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

Chapter 295 World Championships Direct Invitation
Why did Mr. Ni come to my house? !
When Ni Jue saw the caller, she was a little surprised.

Because this Ni Zhanggen is the chairman of Dongjiang Mengli Lily Home Technology Co., Ltd.!

A senior Go enthusiast and sponsor of the world championship [Mengli Lily Cup]!

Ni Jue has a close relationship with Mr. Ni. His only world championship was the first "Mengli Lily Cup" held from the end of 2013 to the beginning of 2014.

As a sponsor, Mr. Ni was naturally very happy to see that the young talent of his surname won the first championship of the world competition that he exclusively sponsored. At that time, he sent a message to Ni Jue, hoping that he could create more good results in the [Mengli Baihe Cup] in the future. The two of them became close friends and would get together from time to time.

Of course, when the subsequent Go AI came out soon after, Ni Jue's overall focus changed drastically, and he began to compete with the dog in wits and courage, so that he basically made no achievements in the world competitions. This is another story...

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Ni Jue naturally did not dare to neglect the call from Mr. Ni, a big sponsor and long-time friend. He took a deep breath and answered the phone:

"Hello, Mr. Ni! I haven't contacted you for a while!"

The voice on the other end of the phone was crisp and clear:
"Hey! I've been busy with business lately and haven't had time to play chess with you!"

When Ni Jue heard this, he thought that Mr. Ni was just addicted to chess, so he immediately took the initiative to express his opinion:

"How about...I'll play two games of online chess with you?"

Ni Zhanggen seemed to be slightly stunned when he heard this, and then responded politely:
"Ah? No no...I'm really busy lately!
"When you come to Zhigao next January, we'll play two more games in person!"

[Mengli Lily Cup] This competition is usually held in Zhigao City, Suzhou Province after New Year's Day. As for the reason - that is Mr. Ni's hometown.

The Mengli Lily Cup is China's world championship, and there are 64 participants in this tournament. Even if the direct invitations from the last champion and runner-up and two wild cards are not counted, China will have 28 players competing in this tournament (5 seeds and 23 selections, including two female chess players). Ni Jue is fully capable of swimming out of the preliminaries without a knife.

But Ni Jue felt a little strange when she heard this:
"Of course!

"That is... Mr. Ni, you called me today. Is there something else?"

Ni Zhanggen joked:
"Can't we just chat?"

"That's fine! It's up to you!"

But Ni Zhanggen only joked here, and then he stopped teasing and his words became a little more formal.

"Uh... Actually, that's what happened!

"Ni Jue, your little junior sister...what do you think of her?"

"what?"

Ni Jue was stunned. She didn't expect Ni Zhanggen to ask such a question.

"How about what?"

"Chess quality, character, strength, etc."

Ask this?
Ni Jue couldn't help but sit down again and frowned slightly.

But since Mr. Ni asked this, there was no reason for Ni Jue not to answer.

“If you ask me… there is nothing to fault in every aspect.

"She is obedient, polite, hardworking, brave, and extremely talented in Go - I even feel that her talent is no less than that of Xiao Lei!
"Except for being a little silly outside the plate, there is nothing wrong with this girl."

"Are you telling the truth? I don't want you to lie to me!"

“…I even think I’m being conservative!”

Ni Jue's mind flashed back to when he proposed to his junior sister to use the flying knife he taught her to deal with Jin Youen, but was rejected by Rui Zhao, and he answered with emotion.

After hearing Ni Jue's answer, Ni Zhanggen seemed very satisfied:
“Well… that’s good!

"If your senior brother says so...then I feel relieved!"

Ni Jue became more and more curious at this time:

"Mr. Ni, what are you doing...?"

"Ah! We have discussed it internally in our company. We intend to give this year's wild card to your junior sister!"

"ah?!!!"

This time Ni Jue was really shocked and couldn't help but confirm:
"Wild card? A wild card for the Yumeli Lily Cup?!"

Ni Zhanggen on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of wild card could that be? I can only decide who gets the wild cards for my own competition!"

But after confirming Mr. Ni’s answer, Ni Jue didn’t react for a long time - because this was really too shocking!
"...Um, Mr. Ni, would you please consider this for a moment?
"Rui Zhao...she is just a female chess player of the second dan level!
"Although the wild card is indeed the organizer's privilege, giving it to a female second-dan player will probably cause a huge controversy! It may even affect the credibility of the event!"

Ni Jue’s worries are actually not unreasonable.

With wild cards, you can be a little outrageous, but not too outrageous.

Even if it seems outrageous at the time, it cannot be outrageous when you look back.

For example, the wild card for the Wu Yue Cup was given to Rui Zhao. Although the announcement of the wild card caused an uproar in public opinion and surprised friendly countries, after Rui Zhao and the Ice Queen played a world-famous game, no one dared to question the chess association's decision to allocate wild cards.

But you have to know that there is a huge gap in overall level between the Women's World Championships and the real world championships!

At that time, Rui Zhao was able to dispel doubts in the Wu Yue Cup, and now it seems obvious that there were factors of exceptional performance.

And with her current strength, she is clearly not qualified to participate in the World Championships!

However, Ni Zhanggen's attitude... was very firm:

"Ni Jue, I'm afraid I can't completely decide this by myself...

"This is a unanimous decision made at the company's board of directors meeting. Even if I personally object, I think I will have to think about it."

"Board meeting?!"

Ni Jue became increasingly confused.

Because he knew that, like the vast majority of entrepreneurs who sponsored Go competitions, Ni Zhanggen organized the "Mengli Lily Cup" out of his own interest.

If we really talk about the publicity value achieved through the competition...it is far from reaching the 10 million yuan investment per session.

Therefore, such a matter that is purely the boss's personal interest should not be brought to the board meeting at all...

You have to pay compensation anyway, so just do it, what else can you do!
But this time...

What's happening here? !

Ni Zhanggen seemed to have heard Ni Jue's doubts and began to explain slowly:

“Oh, there’s nothing I can do!
"Your little sister has been attracting attention recently and seems to be very popular in the future, so I, the vice president in charge of marketing, have been keeping an eye on her!

"What's that? 'I've wasted so much money playing Go for so many years, and this year I finally get to see the river god who returns the gold banknotes'! I must seize the opportunity!

"I had no choice but to call Vice Chairman Lu. Vice Chairman Lu said that this girl would definitely not be interested in image endorsements or anything like that, but if she could be given a wild card, then a lot of things would be easier!
"Then I told the directors about this situation, and everyone agreed - give it to me!

"I can make the decision to hold the competition despite internal opposition. But if I don't listen to other people's opinions on things like wild cards, I'm afraid it's not appropriate..."

After hearing this, Ni Jue finally understood the whole situation. He couldn't help but sigh that his junior sister looked silly and stupid, and she might have stirred up quite a storm.

At this point, Ni Jue naturally had nothing to say:

"I understand, Mr. Ni! If we can give Rui Zhao a wild card, then she can have more experience in the world competition. As her senior, I will be happy!
"I was just a little worried that this might cause some controversy and affect Rui Zhao and our entire [Dream Lily Cup] event...

"After all, she is just a second-dan female chess player now..."

Ni Zhanggen smiled and said, "But didn't you also say, 'it's just now'!"

"Hmm? You mean...?"

Ni Zhanggen said meaningfully:

"Ni Jue, this is the first time I've seen you be so optimistic about a young chess player!

“So…be confident in your own vision!

“Don’t forget, there is still more than a month until New Year’s Day.

"In the middle, there is also the second stage of the competition..."

Well, I have reached 800,000 words without realizing it. The next node will be the legendary [Million Must Be God]! (laughs)
In addition, I will go to Hangzhou on a business trip today and tomorrow, and there may be social events.

We will try our best to ensure the update is on time. If the update is affected and postponed to noon or afternoon, please forgive us.

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