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

Chapter 152: Cradle of the World Championship

"What?!

"You said that the flying knife that Lin Ruixin used to defeat my son was stolen from Rui Zhao?!"

On the evening of July 7, Dongjiang Garden Community.

Hearing Li Wangyuan's words, Lei Jingming, who had already returned to his home in Dongjiang from Qiantang, couldn't help but exclaimed in the multi-person voice chat.

Upon hearing the news, Yu Qingguang immediately scolded his friend:
"Keep your voice down! Are you afraid your son doesn't know or something?"

"No, it's okay... I'm already on the balcony, far away from Lei Qi's room."

Although he was explaining, Lei Jingming couldn't help but lower his voice.

After the game ended yesterday, Lei Qi returned to his home in Dongjiang to prepare for the game.

After all, the chess game is being played in Gezhou, and it would be too much of a hassle to go back to Dajing. It would be much more convenient to go back to Dongjiang first and then go directly to Gezhou.

Li Wangyuan took over the conversation again and said:

"After playing chess yesterday, Xiao Ni went to look for your son immediately.

"It's hard to mention the specific details, but he also told your son that Lin Ruixin must have only this one flying knife, and told him not to worry about the last one... Hey, did Xiao Lei say anything to you?"

Lei Jingming answered truthfully: “No, everything is normal.

"You saw it at the press conference, it was all nonsense. When I got home, I felt the same as before the fourth set."

Yu Qingguang sighed: "Well, this child is really mature beyond his years - he is much better than some of his fathers!"

"Older than you..."

Before Lei Jingming could formally launch his attack, Yu Qingguang took the opportunity to directly say:

"Look, what did I say?

"The kid was able to sit still even after losing a game of chess, but I hooked some people with just one sentence, and you still say I'm not better than some fathers?"

Lei Jingming was speechless for a moment.

He really wanted to go up and have a good argument with the other party, but now it seemed that doing so would only provide evidence for the other party, and he was suddenly in a dilemma.

"Alright, alright... Old Yu, stop bickering!"

Shang Chaotian, who had remained silent since just now, came out to smooth things over.

"Although Lei Qi is not too affected by the factors on the chessboard now, he still fluctuates when encountering things outside the chessboard. Otherwise, would I have asked him to start 'seclusion' after 'May Day'?

"Old Lei, you should pay attention to Lei Qi's mentality.

"It's the last game, and the most important thing is to play it with all your strength. Don't create any noise that will affect him."

Needless to say, everyone knew that Shang Chaotian's previous sentence was about the time when Lei Qi had a mental breakdown because he lost to Rui Zhao in a handicap game.

The meaning of the chess association chairman's last sentence... was to tell Lei Jingming not to make any unnecessary moves after knowing the inside story of the flying knife, so as to prevent Lei Qi from being affected by external factors.

"Well, I understand. After all, the child is not yet an adult! I will definitely not cause him any trouble."

Lei Jingming answered immediately.

He might get carried away with his own affairs, but when it comes to his son, he will always be much more careful.

However, at this moment he suddenly remembered another thing and quickly asked the head coach of the Muhu Dojo:
"Oh, speaking of which, how's Rui Zhaona doing?"

"Ah, I forgot to tell you - six consecutive wins! You don't have to worry!"

Yu Qingguang said with a hint of pride:

"She is getting better and better every day. I am already looking forward to bringing back a female champion for our dojo!
"I wanted to tell you yesterday, but I thought your mind was full of your son's chess game, so I didn't tell you..."

"That's good! That's good! It's okay if you just told me earlier!"

Upon hearing the news, Lei Jingming's voice also revealed a hint of relief.

"I care about everyone. Rui Zhao is my only student, so why should I care about him?"

...

...

"...Okay, that's it, teacher. Please take care of yourself too!"

July 7th, 4: in the evening, Su Hu team training base.

Liu Yuhong, the captain of the Su Hu women's team, had just hung up the phone with her teacher and fell into silence.

strangeness……

What is the teacher struggling with?

Apart from Jingjing, there is no one else worth saving in the country!

The current queen Mulan frowned.

Just now on the phone, she had repeatedly, either explicitly or implicitly, asked Shang Chaotian about the situation of the "Wu Yue Cup" wildcard.

Although Shang Chaotian kept his public and private life separate, he always thought it was okay to leak some information to students in advance about who the wildcard pick would be. So in the past, whenever Liu Yuhong asked, he would basically hint at some information.

But who would have thought that this time, Shang Chaotian would go against his usual behavior and just say that it has not been confirmed yet - especially when it is obvious that the wild card should be used to get Yang Manjing this time.

It is already early July, and the competition will start in half a month!
This situation made Liu Yuhong a little worried - she had made a guarantee with Yang Manjing as soon as the qualifying round was over, saying that she would definitely be selected as a wildcard, and asked the little witch to prepare for the Wu Yue Cup as soon as possible!

This... the teacher can't play by the rules, right?

There is really no one else in the country who needs to be rescued!
Just as Liu Yuhong was puzzled, suddenly a clear female voice called out to her:

"Sister Yu Hong! It's time to eat!"

Liu Yuhong looked up and saw that it was Yang Manjing!
Because both the first and second tables of the Su Hu team were successfully selected for the "Wu Yue Cup" competition, and Liu Yuhong believed that the little witch of the third table would have no problem getting a wild card, the three of them have been training together at the training base recently to prepare for the Wu Yue Cup.

So even in Lei Qi's chess saint battle, Liu Yuhong only went to watch one game, just to show a little concern.

If I really want to watch the two games in Zhejiang and Hangzhou provinces, it would disrupt my preparations.

...

"Ok!"

Liu Yuhong simply responded and was about to move, but Yang Manjing asked again:

"Sister Yu Hong...were you the one who called Chairman Shang just now?"

Uh, it seems like she heard something nearby...

Liu Yuhong thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he nodded.

The little witch continued to ask cautiously:
"Then, did Chairman Shang say who will be given the wild card for the Wu Yue Cup?"

Although Liu Yuhong had given her a guarantee, for a sixteen-year-old girl, she was still worried when the wildcard candidate was not finally confirmed. Empress Liu couldn't help but twitch her eyebrows, and had to deal with it first:

“Well, that’s not the case yet…but don’t worry, it’s definitely you!
"It's just that the chess saint tournament hasn't finished yet... this time my junior brother is participating, so the teacher will be more distracted by this, don't worry!"

"Ok!"

The little witch always believed Liu Yuhong's words without thinking.

But after she nodded, she suddenly felt a little emotional.

"However, Lei Qi is about to become a chess saint...

"You were still competing with me in the Rookie of the Year competition last year..."

Hearing this, Liu Yuhong had something to say, and said:
"So! You have to concentrate and work hard!
"I can't say that I can take off on the spot like my junior brother Xiao Lei, but I have to win the Rookie of the Year title at least once, right? Xiao Mian Yang and I both won it!"

The Rookie King Tournament is the most important competition for young professional Go players in China, and is usually held after the Spring Festival every year. The prize money is generous, the status is high, and a high proportion of the winners of the Rookie King Tournament are world champions, so it is also known as the "cradle of world champions."

However, since it is called "Newcomer King", it is because this competition is only for young chess players.

The specific requirements are: as of March 3 of the same year, men must be under 1 years old and women must be under 32 years old, and their rating points must be ranked in the top among all players who meet the age requirements. Lower rankings are allowed.

As for the age requirement for women, which is two years lower than that for men, it is to encourage women to play Go and balance the strength of the contestants. Otherwise, female players will have almost no chance against male players of the same age.

Yang Manjing pouted: "I will definitely try my best...but that Chu Jun is too strong!

"I really feel like I have no chance in this year's Rookie King Tournament quarterfinals..."

Chu Jun...

Well...it's a bit too difficult for Jingjing to beat him.

Liu Yuhong judged secretly.

Chu Jun was born in March 2006 and had already started playing in the Chinese Go League two years ago.

At the age of fifteen, he reached the fifth dan level, and last month he was promoted to the sixth dan level.

Logically speaking, this speed of promotion is already very impressive. Under normal circumstances, he would be a strong contender to become the next leader of Chinese Go.

It’s just because of the saying “If there is Yu, why is there Liang?” that it has not been taken seriously until now.

Well, it is indeed not easy for girls to win the Rookie of the Year title.

Liu Yuhong sighed slightly.

Since the Rookie King Contest was held, although there has been an age bias towards women, there have been only two women's champions - Zou Yang in 2017 and Liu Yuhong herself in 2018.

Even Zou Yang and she only took advantage of the fact that there were no young geniuses in domestic men's Go for two years. They relied on their age advantage to step on the relatively late bloomer Sun Wukong and won the Rookie of the Year title one after another.

If we really let it go for the next two years, let alone last year's Lei Qi, even if we face the slightly weaker Chu Jun, the champion of this year's Rookie King Tournament, with their chess skills when they were both less than 20 years old, they still would have no chance of winning.

Thinking of this, Liu Yuhong comforted Yang Manjing:

"It's okay, Jingjing, just work hard.

"Besides, you are still improving your chess skills. Chu Jun will only be able to participate next year. Your chance will come the year after next!"

Although it was just consolation, it was still a bit too fake for Liu Yuhong to say that Yang Manjing could defeat Chu Jun now. It would be better to give a more realistic statement.

Yang Manjing nodded, without saying anything reluctantly:
“Well, I’ll keep trying!
"...Also, Sister Yu Hong, is it okay if I ask you something?"

Seeing that his three masters seemed a little entangled, Liu Yuhong immediately replied:

"Jingjing, that's what you said!"

The girl asked cautiously and shyly:

"Well... next year, Sister Haocheng will take a break. Will Rui Zhao... join our team?"

"what?"

Liu Yuhong was stunned.

"Why do you suddenly ask such a thing?"

Yang Manjing stammered:
“Just… just a little worried.

"I saw in the Go group today that Rui Zhao has eight wins and no losses in the qualifying tournament, so he must have successfully qualified this year!
"And last time... last time you participated in her live broadcast and sat next to her! I was afraid..."

"Oh, that's not why I want to sit next to her!"

"That is……?"

"Isn't it just to get that grandson..."

Halfway through his words, Liu Yuhong suddenly froze.

But Yang Manjing didn't notice anything unusual and asked naturally:
"For... what?"

“… Seize the opportunity to appear on camera!”

After thinking for two seconds, Liu Yuhong said awkwardly:

"She's very popular now, so I wanted to take advantage of her popularity, so I sat next to her!"

"That's it..."

Hearing this, the little witch's mood became visibly depressed. Liu Yuhong hurriedly comforted her:

"But I tried it and I feel like this live broadcast is not interesting. I will definitely not go there again!"

"Really?" The girl's eyes lit up.

"Ok!"

Liu Yuhong nodded.

“So, I won’t bring her into our team!

"We are a Go team. If we bring in a host, won't it be as chaotic as Lin Ruixin's? Absolutely not!"

"Yeah! That's great!"

The little witch raised her hands and cheered loudly. Liu Yuhong didn't know what to do:
It's just that you don't want to help Rui Zhao... Jingjing, are you really that serious?
Although she originally wanted to pull Rui Zhao over, she recently felt that it was not appropriate to do so.

As for the reason...well...yes!

Of course, they are afraid that it will affect the performance of the little witch!
There is absolutely no other reason!
Today's two chapters will be about the transition of supporting characters, and then the next part will be the plot of the end of the Dan ranking tournament and the last game of the Chess Saint Tournament.

By the way, compared to reality, this article has made slight modifications to the age of participants due to plot needs (in reality, anyone born after January 1st can participate), and at the same time, the importance of the Rookie King Contest (including prize money) has been appropriately raised.

In reality, many successful chess players usually only participate in the Rookie King Tournament at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and are too lazy to participate afterwards (a typical example is Taco, who participated in the Rookie King Tournament once at the age of 15 and never participated in it afterwards).

However, in the text settings, it is assumed that as long as everyone is within the age limit, unless they have been promoted to a top boss like Lei Qi, they will continue to participate in the Rookie King.

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(End of this chapter)