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

Chapter 258 The Eighth World Championship

At 9pm on September 13, in Longxiang Shengjing Villa Community, Dajing City.

After a busy day, Lin Ruixin finally rushed back to his home in Dajing from Dangchao City. He was exhausted and not in a happy mood.

In the quarterfinals of the Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament held yesterday, Lin Ruixin unfortunately lost to veteran Huang Bonan and failed to make the top four.

Although it is not surprising to see any unexpected situation in a single-elimination rapid chess game with a lot of unexpected events, in the past two years, Lin Da, the number one chess player in the country, has felt that there have been so many unexpected events that it has become a bit irritating.

This is the case with the rest of the top players in the country. Those who are strong are not stable enough, and those who are stable are not strong enough. It was not easy for a "Xiao Shang Chess King" to emerge, but he recently fell into a slump after the Chess Saint War. This is why Lin Ruixin continues to hold the throne of the number one player in the country.

Moreover, it wasn't just yesterday's defeat that upset him.

Lin Ruixin sighed, threw his luggage aside, then lay back on the big sofa at home, took out his cell phone, and slowly dialed a number.

Seeing that the call was successfully dialed, he turned on the speakerphone and threw the phone aside, as if he didn't even have the strength to pick up the phone.

Soon, a voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Hey, Ruixin, what's wrong?"

The person who spoke was named Mo Wei, who was in his early thirties and was Lin Ruixin's agent. He was mainly responsible for daily live broadcasts and other business operations.

Lin Ruixin took a long breath and said:
"Um... Brother Mo, let me ask you something: How come that stinky chess player's followers are increasing so fast recently?!

"I haven't watched it for two weeks. I took a look before I got on the plane today. How come she has gained nearly 200,000 followers?! Didn't you say before that not many people watch her live streaming mode?

"My followers haven't increased much recently. Could it be because she has sucked away my followers?"

Mo Wei knew who Lin Ruixin was referring to as "the little stinky chess player". Hearing Lin Ruixin's tone was obviously a little irritated, he hurriedly comforted him:
"No, Ruixin, don't worry about being sucked away by her.

"To be honest, from our professional perspective, you two are not on the same track at all. A viewer can follow both you and [Weiqi Xiaozhao].

"I even think that, normally speaking, the popularity of [Go Xiao Zhao] is also helpful to your live broadcast and commercial value..."

"No help!"

Hearing this, Lin Ruixin couldn't help but curse:
"Then why haven't I seen any increase in followers recently?"

"This……"

Mo Wei was silent for a moment, but still told the truth:

"So I said... 'normally speaking'.

“Generally speaking, for a niche game like Go, any popular anchor who attracts traffic is beneficial to other anchors of the same game, because it can bring traffic from outside the circle into the circle, and it is always a good thing to make the pie bigger first.

"But... I didn't expect why you and Queen Zhaotian are so incompatible, and the fans of both sides are almost choosing sides. This directly leads to the fact that your two fans have no overlap.

"Because the users outside the circle who were attracted into the circle by [Go Xiao Zhao] would definitely follow Zhao Tian Hou first, and then consider following other anchors in the circle. But once they see that you are Zhao Tian Hou's opponent, how could they possibly follow you?"

Hearing this, Lin Ruixin was speechless for a moment.

Depend on!
It seems that this is really the truth!

But Mo Wei hadn't finished speaking yet:
“… Ruixin, I’ve been thinking about this recently.

"Didn't Rui Zhao just go a little crazy when he was coaching after the chess saint tournament? There's no fundamental conflict between the two of you, right?

"I think we should find an opportunity to have a good talk with Queen Zhaotian! Let's make peace.

"You two have complementary styles. If you can work together and talk to each other, your business prospects will be great..."

"impossible!"

Without waiting for Mo Wei to finish his words, Lin Ruixin directly sentenced the proposal to death.

Mo Wei didn't know the inside story of the Chess Master War, and probably thought there was nothing that couldn't be discussed.

But Lin Ruixin himself knew that there was a "fundamental contradiction" between him and Rui Zhao!
There is no room for maneuver in this contradiction unless he gives the [Chess Saint] back to Lei Qi!

"Hey, Ruixin! It's all for rice!

"Let's have a good talk with Queen Zhaotian. You are the [Chess Saint], and I will never let you lose face..."

"I said, it's impossible, Brother Mo!"

Hearing that Mo Wei still wanted to persuade him, Lin Ruixin simply blocked his way.

"Besides, I just don't understand why I, the number one in the country, a five-time [chess saint], a seven-time champion, can't attract as much traffic as a lowly chess loser who just got promoted? It must be that this black fan leader has taken over all my promotion channels!"

Hearing this, Mo Weina sighed visibly and continued to advise:
"… Ruixin, don't be so excited!
“To be honest, from the perspective of those of us working in the media, it’s not surprising that Queen Zhaotian has become so popular recently.

"You have to know what is the most important thing to attract traffic? It's the highlights, the gimmicks, the things that give people a sense of anticipation and freshness!
"Indeed, you are the best in the country, a [chess master], and a seven-time champion! But you have to know...

“…You already were two years ago.

“After that, there’s nothing new.”

Hearing this, Lin Ruixin narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice:

"...Brother Mo, what do you mean?"

Mo Wei on the other end of the phone seemed to hear the hidden dissatisfaction in Lin Ruixin's words.

But he seemed to feel that sooner or later he would need to make some things clear, so he continued:

“Ruixin, in competitive sports, if the overall external conditions of the project do not change, there are generally two ways to attract a large number of new fans - either continue to make progress or always stay at the top.

"Like Empress Zhao Tian, ​​although her starting point and achievements are much lower than yours, she is extremely beautiful. Her recent performance has been rising at an astonishing rate. She has made a lot of 'achievements' that are clearly beyond the ability of a new beginner. She meets the first requirement and naturally attracts fans.

“But as for you, since you won the LIG Cup in 2020 and defended the title of [Go Saint] in 2021, you haven’t achieved any major achievements - you haven’t even achieved a team achievement like winning the Nongshim Cup.

“I managed to defend my title again this year, so it was a good opportunity for publicity.

"But your competitive level in the first three games was obviously not as good as Xiao Lei's. After you said you wanted to win your eighth championship, your competitive state was not ideal either. This has greatly affected the publicity value of your defense of the [Chess Saint] title..."

Mo Wei was originally analyzing Lin Ruixin's words one by one, but Lin Ruixin became more and more annoyed when he heard these words, and suddenly burst out: "No... Brother Mo, what do you mean?
"Do you think you can get the championship just by wanting it?!"

There was silence on the other end of the phone, and then he continued:
"...Of course not, Ruixin, I will definitely always support you.

"But... I think you should consider focusing on your grades recently. I've been reflecting on this recently, and maybe I should have reminded you to pay attention to your grades earlier..."

"Brother Mo, I told you! The championship is not something you can get just by wanting it!"

Lin Ruixin's tone was a little softer than before, but his brows were still furrowed.

Yet, Mo Wei persisted:
"But a few years ago...it wasn't difficult for you to win the World Championship."

"This is different..."

Lin Ruixin sighed and said:
“I was still young then, but now that I’m older, I can only go with the flow.

"Plus, Young Master Liu wasn't very capable before... He's too hard to deal with now..."

However, Mo Wei did not completely agree with his opinion:
"But Dai Ran is one and a half years older than you. He defeated Liu Shixian head-on last year and won the Miao Family Bailing Cup..."

Hearing this, Lin Ruixin frowned and said sternly:
"Brother Mo! You really want to argue with me today, don't you?!
"If you think the championship is easy to win, you can try to win it yourself!"

After a moment of silence, Mo Wei's helpless voice came from the other end of the phone:
"… Ruixin, that's not what I meant.

“I’m not saying you have to win the championship, but we have to try our best.

“You know, there’s been a big debate between you and Shang Qi Wang about your historical status.

“Even though you and he both have seven championships, and you were leading three to one at the end of the Nongshim Cup.

“But Shangqi Kingdom has too many domestic champions and titles, and the achievement of the deputy general winning five games in a row to win the Nongshim Cup for the first time was too dazzling - and your three finishes were all single wins by the main general.

“So even though you are very popular and there are many Shangqi Kings, people in the circle generally still think that you are half a step behind Shangqi King.

“But once you win the eighth championship, the situation will be different!

"With more world championships and the historical achievement of ending the Nongshim Cup three times, you will be able to completely surpass Shangqi Wang and become the undisputed number one in the history of Chinese Go!

"You still have a base of two million fans. As long as you can win the eighth World Championship, publicity, traffic, and commercial activities will definitely line up to find you!
"As the No. 1 player in Chinese Go history, even if there are no other breakthroughs in the future, your reputation and commercial value will be greatly enhanced.

"I think, no matter whether it will work out in the end or not, it's always a good idea to try your best while you are still in your golden years!"

"Try your best? Oh, Brother Mo, that's easy for you to say..."

Lin Ruixin spoke while slowly shaking his head, as if the other party could see his movements.

"Do you know how much effort I put in for the title of [Go Saint] and these world championships? I really practiced chess day and night in those years, and practiced so hard... I wanted to vomit when I saw the chess pieces myself!
"As a result, I finally made it through and look like a successful person, but you want me to practice chess again for a world championship that I may not even win? What a joke!"

Mo Wei still advised: "Ke Ruixin, you need to practice more to get better grades in Go..."

"I know that! How can I, a chess player, not know this?"

Lin Ruixin interrupted impatiently:

"Brother Mo, you can talk without any back pain!
"Then let me ask you, the more time you spend on your career, the better it will be. Why don't you just live in the company and spend all your time on your career?"

Mo Wei was silent for a while before saying:

"Rui Xin, I'm not asking you to sacrifice your life to fight..."

"But if you want to compete for the world championship in Go, you have to spend enough time to compete that it will affect your life. Do you understand?!"

Lin Ruixin interrupted again:

"Do you really think you can win the championship by working from 9 to 5 every day? You don't even want to live in the company every day, but you want me to risk my life to earn money for you?

"Brother Mo, tell me yourself, do you feel no pain in your waist when you talk while standing?"

Although Lin Ruixin's words left Mo Wei unable to refute for a moment, the continuous retorts also obviously made Mo Wei on the other side a little annoyed:
"Rui Xin, then according to you, what's going on with Liu Shixian and Rui Zhao? How do they squeeze out so much time to practice chess?"

"Oh! Don't use them to pressure me!"

Lin Ruixin sneered:

"Master Liu is from South Korea. You know that their nation has almost evolved away from sleep! I won't learn from them!

"As for that lousy chess player, he is nothing more than a fool and a stubborn one! Wasn't I the same at the beginning? I just practiced chess foolishly and won the championship!

"Once she achieves more results and experiences a little more of the joy of being admired, she won't work so hard anymore!"

Having said this, Mo Wei knew there was nothing more to say, so he straightened his tone and said:
"...Hey, come on, Ruixin, I was wrong just now.

"As an agent, I just want to make a suggestion. It's up to you to decide whether to listen to it or not. I don't mean to force you.

"I'll think about how to attract more fans recently! You can handle the Go matters yourself. I won't cross the line."

Hearing the other party soften his tone, Lin Ruixin did not intend to make a fuss and apologized:

"Brother Mo, I just lost to old Budden yesterday, and I'm not in a good mood. I spoke a little harshly just now, please forgive me."

"It's okay, this time it's mine. I'll hang up first!"

"Oh ok, bye Mo."

After this phone call, Lin Ruixin felt more and more tired.

He was originally lying on the sofa, but suddenly his body slipped and he fell on his back on the sofa, mumbling:
"Once she gets some results, she probably won't work so hard anymore...

"……Right?"

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