Go: The live broadcast queen launched a gorgeous rebellion against the dog

Chapter 135 "Going Crazy"

June 6, 22:.

In an old residential area in Bachuan County, Qinguan Province, an ordinary family of three is eating homemade rice dumplings for dinner while listening to the evening news broadcast on the provincial satellite TV.

Originally, all three of them were fine, but the next piece of news attracted the attention of Bai Yinhua, the family's son.

"...Today, the second match of the highly anticipated Chinese Go Chess Saint Tournament came to an end in Xidu City of our province. After several hours of fierce competition, the challenger Lei Qi, 9th dan, lost to the current Chess Saint title holder Lin Ruixin, 9th dan, by a narrow margin of half a point and failed to win another game. The two sides tied 1-1 in the first two games. The following is the report sent back by our station's on-site reporter Zhao Hui..."

The news was halfway through when the sound suddenly stopped - Bai Yinhua had already picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

Why on earth is it the Dragon Boat Festival, but the provincial satellite TV station's evening news is suddenly broadcasting the chess master battle.

Bai Yinhua frowned and put down the remote control, but when he turned around, he found that his parents were looking at him with a stunned expression, and he was at a loss for a moment.

Only then did he realize that he had been impulsive.

For parents, watching the evening news and weather forecast on the provincial satellite TV while eating dinner is a long-standing habit that has not changed in ten years.

As a result, I actually turned off the program my parents wanted to watch just because I didn't want to hear any news about Go. It was really inappropriate.

He gave up more than 20 years of effort and hard work in Go, which was already very unfair to his parents. And he was still throwing a tantrum, which was unacceptable.

"I'm sorry, Mom and Dad!

"I wanted to turn the volume down, but I accidentally turned it off... I'll turn it back on!"

After saying that, Bai Yinhua quickly turned on the TV again, and saw that the camera had switched to an interview with a young chess fan at the scene:

"It was wonderful! The match between two world champions was really wonderful!

"Especially Xiao Lei's chess. His double tiger move in the first game made everyone dumbfounded! Today's overwhelming pursuit was also a feast for the eyes.

"This is the charm of our national quintessence. I will definitely let my children continue to play Go in the future!"

After the interview with the young chess fan ended, the news voice-over changed and began broadcasting an interview with the chairman of the Chess Association, Shang Chaotian.

"Go has a long history with the Guanzhong region. The 19-line chessboard that we still use today was gradually established as the orthodox one in Guanzhong during the Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, Chang'an was the economic and cultural center of Asia, and this fascinating sport of Go was also spread from here to the whole world.

"Although some people think that Go is an old-fashioned game that is not popular among the general public, it is not the case. Just like Xidu City, it has a long history of thousands of years, but it has also been constantly changing and improving during these thousands of years, and it is still the same today.

"It goes without saying that the skills on the chessboard have improved. In order to keep up with the trend of the times, we have gradually adopted new models to promote Go. For example, we strive to achieve promotion goals through emerging self-media and using methods that young people like.

"For example, recently, there is a host in our circle named [Weiqi Xiaozhao], who is an 18-year-old beautiful girl. She uses her very friendly image to live broadcast herself participating in offline competitions, playing chess online and explaining the competitions, constantly attracting people outside the circle to learn about Go.

"During this live broadcast of the Chess Saint Battle, the number of viewers on her live broadcast on Bilibili even far exceeded our official live broadcast..."

After the interview with Shang Chaotian was broadcast, the report began to turn to the significance of holding the second game of the Chess Saint Tournament in Xidu City for the cultural and sports work of the province. However, Bai Yinhua was naturally too lazy to listen to these polite words.

【Go Xiao Zhao】……

That little girl... is really working hard on her own!
Even Chairman Shang helped promote it on satellite TV...

Bai Yinhua's expression and mood were a little complicated for a moment.

Although he still holds a negative attitude towards Go, when he learned that such a beautiful and strong girl was actually working hard to promote Go, he actually had an urge to watch the live broadcast of [Go Xiaozhao].

Uh... just a look, shouldn't be a big deal, right?

Bai Yinhua defended himself in this way.

Although he was the only one who could hear his defense.

...

...

"What? You want me to talk about the fourth game?
"Vice Chairman Lu, you can't just pick on me to get the wool, right?"

June 6, Qiantang City, Ni Jue’s home.

Tian Yuan, a famous chess player who was doing research in front of the computer, was speechless when he heard the suggestion of the vice chairman of the Chess Association.

"Aren't you in Qiantang? So of course I have to pull you in?"

Lu Wenjie's tone was relaxed and matter-of-fact.

"Besides, it's not like I won't give you the appearance fee!"

"What are you guys doing? I don't think that much of three thousand dollars!"

Ni Jue first complained about the chess association’s tight funding situation.

But he thought about it and realized that the first two games between Lei Qi and Lin Ruixin were of very high quality, especially Lei Qi's side. He would definitely need to study and review the game carefully.

Since you have to do it anyway, why not do paid research?

What’s more, it’s right at your doorstep!

"Well then... for the sake of the development of Go in our country, I will make another sacrifice!
"Oh, by the way, Vice Chairman Lu, I heard some rumors in the industry these days that Lin Ruixin gave up participating in the Nongshim Cup preliminaries this time?"

Lu Wenjie's voice paused for a moment on the phone, and he asked back:
"Why? Are you surprised?"

It really is...

Seeing that Lu Wenjie had already agreed implicitly, Ni Jue continued speaking.

"Ah, I'm not surprised. It's not surprising for him to make such a choice...

"But if you ask me, this is not a smart choice."

These words whetted Lu Wenjie's appetite: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Ni Jue chuckled and said:

"Comparing the current status of the two sides, it is difficult for him to keep the title of [Go Saint]...

"You know, Xiao Lei's nickname is 'Xiao Shang Chess King'. It is extremely rare for him to make such a problematic move that day. He can't always count on Xiao Lei to make such a move a second time, right?
"It's Lin Dawanghong himself who makes big mistakes from time to time, like the one in the first game.

“In this situation, if Lin Wanghong simply gives up and surrenders politely, he will still have the opportunity to fight for a place in the Nongshim Cup.

"Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could fight against the foreign enemies together?"

Seeing that Ni Jue was making a joke, Lu Wenjie couldn’t help but complain: “Swing, swing, swing, you only know how to swing!
"You are such a fool. It's fine if you just do it yourself, but you also persuade others to do it... It's natural for you to do it badly, right?!"

"That's not the case. The purpose of playing badly is to stand up better!"

Ni Jue replied without blushing or beating her heart.

But perhaps because he felt that the topic had strayed a bit too far from the topic he had just joked about, Ni Jue stopped laughing and said in a serious tone:
"But... Vice Chairman Lu, Lin Ruixin is not participating this year, and Old Dai is taking up a spot. I'm afraid it will be bad news again!
"If we don't do well this year, it will be four years without a title! This has never happened since the eight-year titleless streak at the beginning of the century."

What Ni Jue said is indeed true.

In the first five Nongshim Cups that Lin Ruixin participated in (the 17th to 21st), the Chinese team won four championships in five years, which was extremely glorious.

However, since Lin Daqisheng's form began to decline three years ago and South Korea's Liu Shixian rose strongly, the situation of China and South Korea in the Nongshim Cup has also reversed. In the past three years (the 22nd to 24th), South Korea has won three consecutive championships, which is extremely strong.

Lu Wenjie was stunned when he heard this: "What do you mean by this?"

Ni Jue calmly replied: "What do you mean?"

Lu Wenjie was naturally intelligent, and he understood everything Ni Jue said, and immediately replied:

"Hey, hey, we don't have any wild cards to give you this year, why are you so crazy!"

According to the "Nongshim Cup Selection Regulations", when there are no exempt candidates in that year, four of the five candidates for the Nongshim Cup will be nominated through selection, and the last candidate will be decided by the chess association wild card.

"Hey! Don't think so badly of me!

"When I don't play with the knife, I'm just not very good at hitting the first few, but I can still hit the others."

Ni Jue replied:

“This time, Lin Ruixin gave up, Xiao Lei and Lao Dai were exempted from the selection, and I, who ranked ninth, can directly enter the second stage.

"When the second stage of grouping comes, in the first round, assign me a level outside the top ten. I should have a high probability of winning. In the second round, I will use the knife once, and if nothing unexpected happens, I will qualify - only once, it should be okay.

"How was it? Was it not as difficult as I imagined?"

Hearing this, Lu Wenjie fell silent for a moment. He never expected that Ni Jue, who had been in a bad state for a long time, would actually find a way to overcome the difficulties on his own!
It was clearly agreed at the beginning that he would be pulled out only when there was no one from China who was exempt from the selection and it really was impossible to win the Nongshim Cup for a long time!
"What are you doing?"

“Didn’t we agree at the beginning that you can not participate in the Nongshim Cup preliminaries for a long time, but you can’t run away when we want to find you?

"Why did you take the initiative to wash yourself clean and jump onto the chopping block this time?"

"It's nothing, I was just a little touched by something that happened recently."

Ni Jue said casually, bringing the topic back:

"What do you think? I have already said 'If there is a war, I will return when called'. Why don't you consider giving me a chance?"

Lu Wenjie was silent for a moment.

He naturally knew that Ni Jue's flying knife method, which was based on long-term unpopular research, was highly targeted in fast chess and single-player competitions, and there was a good chance that he could deal with Liu Shixian, who had been a headache for the Chinese team for the past three years.

But Lu Wenjie also knew what the flying knife meant to Ni Jue.

Ni Jue had already made great sacrifices and contributions in the previous Bai Yinhua incident, and if he wanted to use flying knives in the Nongshim Cup this time, he couldn't hide the chess record through manipulation like he did in the "Metropolitan Cup".

That meant that Ni Jue's flying knife would be consumed, and Lu Wenjie was too embarrassed to accept that.

"…It's okay. We haven't lost seven years in a row yet! Don't feel any psychological pressure. Just play badly!"

Lu Wenjie half-jokingly rejected Ni Jue's proposal.

But Ni Jue's tone was still serious:
"To be honest, Vice Chairman Lu, I should have listened to you, but I'm also 29 years old!

"…If you really want to wait until we are seven years without a championship before calling me, I will definitely come, but I am afraid that by then I will not be able to do anything about it."

Lu Wenjie was silent for another two seconds, and then he spoke in a joking tone:

"He's only 29, how can you say you have the will but not the strength? Chairman Shang won his last World Championship when he was 33!
"What's more, in this AI era, the speed at which chess players are declining has slowed down compared to previous years."

Ni Jue was silent for a while after hearing this, then he sighed and said:

"Alright! Anyway...if you have something to say, just talk. I'm hanging up now."

"Don't forget the live commentary for Game 4."

"Well, I won't forget this."

After hanging up the phone, Ni Jue calmed down and planned to continue with his current research, but he didn't expect that another old guy who he had known for many years actually contacted him through WeChat.

[Ran Jin]: Ni Jue, are you free? Let's play two games of online chess? Each game has a 1000 prize.

???

Seeing this message from Dai Gongzhineng, Ni Jue couldn't help but roll his eyes.

As two young chess geniuses of the same generation, although neither of them is very sociable and has been competing with each other for quite a long time, they have always had a good relationship - they just don't contact each other much.

But what's going on with Old Dai today? !

【玉為王刀】: Hey, are you trying to rob people here?
【Jade is the King’s Blade】: I can’t possibly draw my sword just for a game of online chess, so how can I possibly beat a guy like you who’s walking his dog!

[Ranjin]: Let’s play quick chess for the next hour. That should be fair, right?

Huh? One hour of fast chess?

Is Old Dai crazy?!

【Jade is the King’s Blade】: If we play fast chess, I’m afraid you can’t even beat me without using a sword, right?
[Ran Jin]: Don’t worry about it. Are you going to get off or not?

Are you really going to give it to me?

Ni Jue looked at the chat content on the screen in confusion, but soon he narrowed his eyes and realized what was going on.

Oh, there's a crazy one too!
He smiled softly, then replied naturally.

【Jade is the King's Blade】: Next! If you don't make money when you have it, you're a fool!

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