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

Chapter 236: First Career Title
August 8, 27: p.m.

Dajing City, Minglongtianyuan, "Wanglong Pavilion".

The final of the 2023 "Yuan th Cup" new first-level tournament, where Cheng Yuyang plays black against Rui Zhao, is being held here.

Yes.

Although there are 34 participants in the New First Dan Tournament, the entire competition only lasts for four days from the 24th to the 27th.

There will be two rapid chess games each day on August 8th and 24th to determine the top 25 to top .

The semi-finals and finals will be held on the 26th and 27th, with a "two-hour, one-minute" slow chess match each day to determine the final champion and runner-up.

To be honest, such a tight schedule is very unfavorable for the players' performance.

Normally speaking, playing for two consecutive days is the limit for a professional chess player to maintain a relatively stable performance. If he continues for more than that, his condition will inevitably be affected.

But there is no way because of budget constraints.

You know, Go enthusiasts all like to watch the games between top players. Who would want to pay attention to some small fry who have just been promoted to the professional level?

Therefore, not many people are willing to pay attention to the new first-stage competition, and financial constraints are inevitable.

This is because the boss of the sponsor [Yuan Shijiu Education Technology Co., Ltd.] is a former famous national player who has his own sense of responsibility for the training of new Go players. Otherwise, this competition would not be able to be held at all!
Therefore, the new beginners have no complaints about the tight schedule - most people can't make it to the last two days anyway.

As for the possible decline in the quality of the semi-finals and finals...not many people actually care.

It's a new first-level tournament. It's good enough that someone is willing to take a look at the match report! Who has the heart to watch the game?

The popularity of previous competitions was basically this high - even the one that featured the genius Lei Qi.

But...this year is a little different.

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"Oh, Vice Chairman Lu! I never thought that the finals of our small new first-level tournament could be held in the same place where the Chess Saint Tournament was held! They even arranged for high-level chess players to come and give a lecture!"

In a reception room outside the "Wanglong Pavilion", Zhao Yahui, the person in charge of the original 19th company of the New First Dan Tournament, was watching the live broadcast of the finals while happily saying to Lu Wenjie:

“To be honest, although we sponsored the New First Dan Tournament in recent years mainly out of Mr. Cao’s sentiment and sense of responsibility. But after all, we are a commercial company. If we can increase the influence of the event and let our brand get more exposure, then everyone will be happy!
"Mr. Cao was also very happy when he heard about the great help from the chess association this time! Thank you so much!"

The reason why Zhao Yahui thanked Lu Wenjie was that the final of the new first-level tournament, which was supposed to be held at the Huaxia Chess Academy, was upgraded to the "Wanglong Pavilion" of Minglongtian Academy, where the first game of the Chess Saint Tournament was held.

The Chess Association even specially invited Liang Sizhen, a 7th dan chess player from the Dajing team, and Xu Qinglan, a 3rd dan senior female host, to come and talk about chess, and all related expenses were paid by the Chess Association.

"Ah! Mr. Cao cares so much about the development of Go, so our Go Association should naturally return the favor!

"My strength is so small, it's not worth mentioning!"

The business smile on Lu Wenjie's face was also extremely standard - except that he lied to a certain extent.

Normally speaking, how could the Chess Association, which is penniless after hosting the Chess Saint Tournament, have any spare money to proactively help the new first-level tournament to upgrade its software and hardware!

But... this time things are a little different.

Because the team competing in the new first-dan tournament finals this time is Rui Zhao.

Previously, under the joint promotion of the three presidents and vice presidents of the Go Association, Shang, Lu, and Kong, in addition to various preferential treatments, the promotion of [Go Xiaozhao] also allocated 100,000 yuan of "special funds for promotion strategy" from the publicity department - this money was used for the upgrade of the new first-dan tournament.

In fact, anyone who has done publicity knows that, under normal circumstances, one hundred thousand yuan in publicity expenses is simply not enough to cover the cost of a long-term promotion plan!
Why there is almost no official publicity about Go competitions on weekdays is because in the new media era, publicity and promotion are too expensive!

Even if all the limited funds of the chess association are spent on it, it will not make much of a splash. It would be better to save the money on prize money and organizing competitions, or to achieve a roundabout way by improving the level of competitions.

However, in this new first-level finals, Lu Wenjie was quite surprised to find that this 100,000 yuan could be spent on Rui Zhao for a very long time! And it could also have a great publicity effect!

The reason is very simple: this Go player has an attractive appearance and many attractive gimmicks!

What are the words "the strongest new first-dan player in history", "very likely to become the first female champion of the new first-dan tournament", "the creator of the first famous female game in history", "the beautiful girl that makes the number one Chinese Go player fearful", "the future number one female player that even the current Go queen is convinced by"...

These various eye-catching statements combined with the girl's extremely outstanding appearance naturally make her a hot topic!

Therefore, after Rui Zhao entered the semi-finals of this competition, a large number of media applied to report on the finals, and even media from Japan and South Korea requested to come!

You know, advertising costs are indeed expensive - but they are mainly expensive in terms of traffic.

Now that the traffic is actively blocking the door, there is no pressure at all!

Lu Wenjie decisively contacted Minglong Tianyuan and reported a series of media reports and attention on Rui Zhao. The other party readily agreed to give another low price.

As for inviting Liang Sizhen and Xu Qinglan on behalf of the chess association, it really doesn't cost that much money.

Actually, after all this operation, not much money was spent. Instead, the standards and exposure of the new first-stage competition were greatly improved, so much so that the sponsor of the competition, Yuan 19th Company, came to express its gratitude!

"Hey! Vice Chairman Lu, you are too polite!"

Zhao Yahui said politely: "In short, the Chess Association is so supportive of our sponsorship of the new first-level tournament, so we will definitely show our sincerity!

"I'll discuss this with Mr. Cao again when I get back. Should we increase the prize money for next year's new first-stage competition and strive to expand the influence of the event..."

"This, this, this... this is not necessary!
"I also understand that it is not easy for private companies to come up with funds! Besides, our chess association may not be able to help every year."

Lu Wenjie quickly stopped him and gave him a preventive measure.

You know, there will be no Rui Zhao in the new first-level competition next year!
The chess association, which is busy with money, naturally would not waste money on useless things.

While Lu Wenjie and Zhao Yahui were exchanging pleasantries, Xu Qinglan, who was explaining something on the live broadcast screen, suddenly raised her voice and interrupted their conversation:

"Ah! Just now there was news from the stadium:
"After the 206th move, Cheng Yuyang, playing with black, admitted defeat in the middle of the game.

"So let's congratulate Rui Zhao for winning her first professional championship, and also the first female champion since the establishment of the new Shodan Tournament!
"This little girl is not only very, very beautiful, but also very, very outstanding!
"You have to know that compared with the 'Rookie King' competition where female players have an age advantage, the New Shodan competition has a certain bias in prize money, but the other competition requirements and conditions are exactly the same. It is not easy to win the championship against so many male Shodans in the same class!"

"Uh, Mr. Xu, I think you still can't treat her as a new beginner...

"She was one of the top eight players in the Wu Yue Cup and almost eliminated the Ice Queen! In fact, I think it's a bit of a bully for her to come to the new first-level tournament..."

"Uh...Xiao Liang, there are some things we can say without being so honest in front of a live stream.

"We still need to emphasize the first women's champion of the new first-level tournament."

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"Congratulations, Rui Zhao! That's your first professional championship!"

At the same time, inside the stadium.

Cheng Yuyang, who had just surrendered, smiled helplessly and sent his blessings to the girl opposite him.

To be honest, for him who was just promoted to professional professional at the age of nearly 18, this new first-dan tournament should be the closest he will ever be to the championship if nothing unexpected happens.

Let alone winning championships in future competitions, it is estimated that the number of times he will enter the main competitions of various competitions will be few and far between.

However... he was convinced of his loss to Rui Zhao.

Just like when I lost to Lei Qi when I was a kid.

"Ah, thank you!"

The girl thanked him carefully:

"I'm sorry, Cheng Yuyang... I heard from Teacher Yu that you have always wanted to win the New First Dan Championship like Lei Qi..."

"Hey! What are you talking about!"

Cheng Yuyang smiled, stretched, and looked around:

"Besides, it's also thanks to you that I can compete in the place where he played chess not long ago... It's really beautiful!"

But at this point, Cheng Yuyang's expression froze, and he still said with a little worry:
"I just don't know if Lei Qi has recovered a bit..."

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"Vice Chairman Lu, can I ask you something?"

Shortly after the final of the new first-dan tournament ended, Lu Wenjie was a little surprised to see Liang Sizhen rushing to find him.

Because he just saw that Liang Sizhen declined interviews from two media outlets and came to his side (mainly to ask about his views on Rui Zhao's level and future development).

You know, a marginal player like him in the Go League doesn’t have many opportunities to show up in front of the media!
You've just finished explaining and you're already asking me for money, right?
Don't be so anxious!

"Uh, Xiao Liang, the commentary fee needs to go through a process. It usually takes a week to half a month for it to arrive in the account..."

"Ah? No! That's not what I'm asking!"

Hearing this, Liang Sizhen quickly waved his hands, glanced around with his peripheral vision, and lowered his voice.

"I just wanted to ask you about your morning..."

"In the morning?" Lu Wenjie was slightly stunned: "What are you talking about?"

"Just... Chairman Shang's self-examination at the Executive Committee..."

"Ah?" Lu Wenjie's mood immediately became serious: "Who told you that?

Liang Sizhen was startled by Lu Wenjie's sudden change in tone:
"It's not just anyone, it's just... since this afternoon, several professional chess players' groups have been spreading the news, and many people are discussing it privately!"

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