Chapter 246 Final Preliminary Round
“Um, um… I’m sorry, Zeng Qidan!

"I, I really just found out yesterday that you were given the title of 'weakest seventh dan'... I also just found out that you were scolded by your teacher because of this... I'm really sorry!"

September 9th, the last day of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament preliminaries, at 7: am.

In a corner of the competition area of ​​Dangchao City Sports Center, the young girl bowed slightly and saluted to the wealthy young man who had just come to the stage and sat down.

Although Ai Jianan felt that Zeng Guangwen’s impotent rage yesterday was completely unreasonable - how could a nobody on the edge of the Go League have the qualifications to ask his own pillar to know him!

But Empress Zhaotian has always been a good person. As long as she feels that she has caused trouble to others, she is willing to apologize to them. So when she saw Zeng Guangwen today, she apologized politely.

However, this type of behavior is limited to outside the board - if you think someone is pointing at the chess piece and deliberately showing mercy inside the board, that would be overthinking.

However, Zeng Guangwen was still a little angry, and he raised his eyebrows and said:
“Don’t give me that!
"No one recognized me yesterday, but today you act like you care about others! What were you doing earlier?"

Zeng Qiduan had his reasons for being dissatisfied with the girl.

As a well-known lazy person in Qiduan, Zeng Guangwen didn't have any big aspirations.

Being a substitute in the Weiqi League provides a living, and from time to time I can give some guidance to the young players who are trying to get a dan. As for the competitions, I just go when there is money to be made, and I leave when there is no money to be made. Life is quite comfortable. It is really a situation that makes Bai Yinhua feel unbalanced.

However, something that happened three months ago caused him some trouble.

At that time, a low-level professional account named [Yizhaoqiyi] on the Yigu platform was challenging high-end chess players everywhere. With Rui Zhao's strength at the time, he was beaten to a pulp and lost all the way.

Considering that it was widely rumored in the circle at that time that [Yi Zhao Qi Yi] was a person with great connections, Zeng Qidan, who was always watching the fun and not minding the big things, had nothing to do one day, so he decisively accepted the other party's challenge, and then...

Then he was quickly scolded by his teacher and given the honorary title of “the weakest seventh dan”, which was considered a “good harvest”.

But Zeng Guangwen didn't care much about this matter:
It’s no big deal to lose a low-level chess game due to a mistake!

Anyway, it’s not like I haven’t lost to lower-level opponents in professional competitions before!

But soon, he found something was wrong.

On the one hand, Rui Zhao's fame increased after she defeated Bai Yinhua, and she is also a popular anchor in the circle... Therefore, this title has the tendency to become a lifelong meme, and it has been a month or two and it is still popular. This made Zeng Qidan, who was originally very thick-skinned, a little uncomfortable.

On the other hand, this also affected his ability to coach chess.

After all, the name of "the weakest seventh dan" is known to everyone in the entire Chinese chess circle, so young people who are trying to get promoted to a dan naturally have to think twice.

This forced Zeng Guangwen to plan how to wash away this bad reputation. He was even quite happy to see Rui Zhao almost beat the Ice Queen! He thought that if the opponent was really strong, then he who lost the game would not be the worst!
As a result, less than two days after Zeng Qidan used this reason to argue with chess fans from China, Rui Zhao lost to Gao Yang in the national chess qualifying tournament, causing Zeng Guangwen to be defeated instantly by the chess fans using two inequalities, looking very embarrassed.

So in this Pinghu fast chess tournament, when Zeng Guangwen saw that he and Rui Zhao were assigned to the same group, he tried his best to beat Rui Zhao.

But he didn't expect that when he approached to challenge for a fight yesterday, the person didn't even recognize him!
This made Zeng Guangwen even more angry, and he broke down on the spot. He participated in the competition with a sour face today, vowing to defeat his opponent and clear his name!
Rui Zhao, who was blamed by Zeng Qiduan, felt a little aggrieved:
"It's because I wasn't familiar with you before that I didn't know your situation..."

Zeng Guangwen snorted proudly:
"No point in saying more! You'll be familiar with it after playing this game of chess!

"Come on, guess first!"

...

...

"Ah! From the camera footage, both sides started guessing who would go first! Rui Zhao guessed that he got the black chess piece!

"Lei Qi, many chess fans may not be familiar with Rui Zhao's opponent this time, Zeng Guangwen, 7th Dan. Can you help introduce him to him?"

At the same time, in the official studio of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament.

A young man who shouldn't have been here looked a little unnatural when faced with questions from the female host Song Jin.

How did things... become like this!
Am I not just planning to come and take a quick look at the situation?

How did he become a "commentary guest"? !
However, Lei Qi, who was already standing on the stage, had no intention of dwelling on the previous events. He still managed a smile and replied with all his strength:

“Well… um.

"He is... a genuine 7th dan chess player, and he is also playing in the Chinese Weiqi League now. He is quite impressive!"

After thinking for a while, Lei Qi couldn't find any other glorious deeds of Zeng Guangwen, so he could only give a simple and polite reply with an unnatural expression.

Yes, today Lei Qi was arranged to come and explain the third round of the elimination match between Zeng Guangwen 7th Dan and Rui Zhao 1st Dan.

As for the reason... well.

I have to mention the help that Dan Gang asked for this morning...

… Shan Gang is from Dangchao City. Although his family has moved to Dongjiang City for long-term residence, he is still concerned about the development of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament, his hometown event.

For this year's Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament, Dangchao City has put in a huge amount of publicity, hoping that it will become as popular as the Chess Saint Tournament and the New First Dan Tournament some time ago.

Therefore, this time we not only put a lot of effort into promotional materials and efforts, but also hoped that the live broadcast explanation would be as eye-catching as possible.

This time, the person the organizing committee has set its sights on is Lei Qi.

In their opinion, if the last champion, the future No. 1 player in China, Lei Qi, could personally come to commentate on the qualifying round for Rui Zhao Chuan, who has been extremely popular and attracted a lot of attention recently, it would be a perfect match, and the popularity would be great...

The painting is so beautiful, don’t look at it!
However, the proposal that the organizing committee felt was extremely perfect was immediately rejected by Shang Chaotian, but was immediately rejected by the current chairman of the chess association.

The reason... those who understand will understand.

The organizing committee did not give up and tried to invite Lei Qi through Lei Jingming's friend, the famous local chess player Shan Gang.

But when Dan Gang made a brief attempt, he was rejected by Lei Jingming on the grounds that his son's itinerary had already been decided.

The reason... those who understand will understand.

Since he had hit a wall, Dan Gang had no other options. He wanted to go up and commentate for free, at least to show his appreciation for his hometown.

But he didn't expect to meet Lei Qi early this morning, who said that he was fine. This made him overjoyed!
So it was only natural for Shan Gang to make the request again.

...

To be honest, Lei Qi naturally wanted to refuse Shan Gang's request.

He was indeed concerned about Rui Zhao's exaggerated publicity influence this time, so he came here specifically to take a look at the situation at the qualifying round.

But if I were to commentate on the other team's game in public...it would be too embarrassing if Chairman Shang and my dad saw me!

But in the current situation, it is really difficult for Lei Qi to refuse!

One reason is that I have already said that I have nothing to do in the next two days, and it would be embarrassing to find another excuse at the last minute.

The second reason is that Lei Qi, who still has two years left on his contract with the Dajing team, is now considering whether he can be loaned to the Dongjiang team next season.

After all, under the current circumstances, Dongjiang City is the place where he would rather stay for a long time.

As for the matter of loan, it all depends on how much price the other team is willing to pay and how much determination they have.

As a coach, Shan Gang has a great influence on the team's management decisions. Lei Qi also plans to wait until his performance in the Weiqi League is more stable and then take his father to talk to the other party!

Therefore, forcibly refusing now... may not be a good choice, and it might affect my long-term plan to return to Dongjiang as soon as possible.

After struggling for a while, Lei Qi reluctantly agreed, and then Shan Gang took him to the live studio without saying a word, and then...

And then this is what happened.

Oh, what sin have I committed...

The young man sighed in his heart, but he had to try hard to control his expression and do the task at hand.

...

“I see… Indeed.”

Hearing the boy's mild compliment, Song Jin also expressed his understanding.

Most chess fans don’t know much about Zeng Qidan, but as an insider, how could she not know her?

How to say it...I am just unknown!

Most of his slightly famous deeds are negative, so it is better not to mention them in such a formal occasion.

Coincidentally, as the game start time approached, Song Jin, 2nd Dan, could turn the topic to the game and stop the awkward conversation.

"Ah, they're starting to make moves!

"Dear audience friends, the most anticipated match of the final round of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament qualifiers, the match between Rui Zhao, 1st dan, playing black, and Zeng Guangwen, 7th dan, has officially begun!"

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