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

Chapter 388 Extreme
"Director Gou, I'm sorry to bother you so late at night!"

At the same time, in Dongjiang Hotel, in Shang Chaotian’s room.

The chairman of the chess association, who had just watched the last game of the Nongshim Cup, returned to his room almost immediately and then called Director Gou of the chess and card management center.

"Chairman Shang, what are you talking about!
"If you have anything to say, just ask!"

Gou Shuci, director of the General Administration's chess and card center, sounded calm and polite on the other end of the phone.

Officials of all levels serving in Beijing have always been very sensitive and sensible about this.

Although the Chess and Card Center has actual leadership, jurisdiction, construction and development responsibilities over the Chess Association, the Chess Association is still nominally a "civilian organization". The two parties are essentially "one official and one civilian". There is no strict subordinate relationship in the administrative aspect, and both are managed through another line.

Although people will naturally treat you as a leader, it is still necessary for Director Gou to pay more attention to his own identity in daily life.

Especially since Go is the quintessence of Chinese culture, it is very popular among many senior leaders in the system. Therefore, Director Gou has always been polite to Shang Chaotian, the former domestic leader and current chairman of the Go Association.

Shang Chaotian paused and reported in detail in a low voice:
"It's embarrassing to say this! It's a rather shameful thing.

“In this Go competition… we didn’t win all the games.

"Although we won the Lakeside Cup this morning, South Korea's Ryu Se-hyun maintained a very good form in the Nongshim Cup this afternoon. In the end, we still failed to win. We really feel ashamed of our country!"

"Hey! Chairman Shang, you are too kind!"

Gou Shuci was not surprised by Shang Chaotian's words, and replied in the same calm tone:

"For a non-Olympic sport like Go, which has a relatively small audience, it's good to have achievements, but don't take small failures to heart."

"what……"

Shang Chaotian was slightly surprised by Gou Shuci's indifferent reaction.

To be honest, when he made the call, he was prepared to be blamed or even criticized by Director Gou.

During the sixth Nongshim Cup that year, the Chinese team was defeated by South Korean captain Choi Myung-ho, who defeated three of their generals in a row, allowing the team to complete the "Dongjiang Victory" with an unprecedented five-game winning streak. At that time, the chess and card center and even the leaders of the General Administration were quite dissatisfied with this, believing that it was a big blow to the domestic sports industry and overall morale.

But this time, the Chinese team lost the Nongshim Cup for four consecutive times, and in this competition, Liu Shixian miraculously reversed the situation in an almost unbelievable way. Shang Chaotian thought that he would be scolded by Gou Shuci when he called to apologize, but the result was...

How could it be finished in just two light sentences?

Gou Shuci on the other end of the phone seemed to hear the doubt in Shang Chaotian's tone. He chuckled and started explaining to himself.

“Chairman Shang, you Go players shouldn’t put such a heavy burden on yourselves!

"Now, our country is gradually becoming stronger, and the time when we urgently need you to win glory for the country has passed!

"Our people will tolerate even a small loss!"

“Ah…Is that so?”

The chairman of the chess association subconsciously forced a smile that the other party couldn't see, but for a moment he felt a little empty in his heart.

However, Shang Chaotian did not have the time to feel the emptiness in his heart - because Gou Shuci had not yet finished his words.

“…But, Chairman Shang.

“I have a question that I would like to discuss with you.

"Why does a small country like South Korea always produce talented chess players like Moon Bo-hyun, Choi Myeong-ho, Choi Sung-seok, and Ryu Se-hyun?
"I've heard from people in the industry that Go is a game that requires a lot of talent, and the number and quality of talent directly determines the performance of the next generation.

"But... South Korea's total population is only equivalent to that of one province in our country. Logically, it shouldn't be the case that a genius from just one province can overwhelm our entire country!

“Although there is a saying in other sports that our good athletes are forced by their parents to take the college entrance examination.

“But compared with Europe and the United States, this statement may have some truth, but compared with South Korea…

“I think this argument is untenable.”

Indeed, when it comes to the level of enthusiasm for studying and taking exams, South Korea, which is in the same Confucian cultural circle, is even more enthusiastic than China.

Perhaps the test-oriented education in our country has a great influence on the selection of talents in other projects, but we cannot compare with South Korea in Go... I am afraid it is difficult to find the reason from this aspect.

Shang Chaotian was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"Director Gou, to be honest, I have thought about this question before.

“When I was still playing Go, I thought it might be because of the level of development of Go.

"After all, the domestic conditions were not very good at that time, and the Go foundation was not enough, so it was understandable that we could not beat South Korea.

"In the past few years, as the Cui brothers and Cui Xiao are no longer at their peak, our group of players born in the 90s have risen strongly. I really think that the time has come for Chinese Go to make a complete turnaround.

"But the appearance of Liu Shixian dealt me ​​another heavy blow."

Gou Shuci continued to ask:

“Then…Chairman Shang.

"Where do you think the problem lies? Is there a problem with our internal organization and management?"

"Objectively speaking, there is definitely room for improvement in our own management and systems, but this is definitely not the main reason, and it may not even be the reason - because the South Korean Chess Institute also has many systems that are difficult to describe in a few words."

"So what's the problem?"

Shang Chaotian swallowed subconsciously and sighed:

"Director Gou, you just said that Go is a sport that requires a lot of talent, and I totally agree with that.

"But...if you really play Go to the top level, you will find another thing:
"For Go, talent is only the foundation, hard work is the key." "Hard work is the key?"

Gou Shuci sounded a little confused when he heard this.

"That's true... There's nothing wrong with that. There's no one you don't want to practice!
"But I've watched you train a few times before, and our chess players are actually quite diligent now! Only Lin Ruixin seems to have slacked off a bit in the past two years..."

"Ah, actually I think everyone is pretty hardworking."

Shang Chaotian's voice sounded quite helpless:

“It’s a pity… Go is still too pure.

"And the national character of South Korea is still...

"It's too extreme."

After a brief pause, Shang Chaotian said what he thought was the most appropriate adjective for the South Korean people.

...

...

Liu Shixian...

Are you still doing the questions now?!
At the same time, at Dongjiang Hotel, the award ceremony took place.

Lei Qi, who was waiting for the staff to set up the stage and scenery, couldn't help but squint his eyes when he saw the world's number one person concentrating on answering multiple-choice questions on the spot.

Yes.

After helping South Korea win its fourth consecutive Nongshim Cup title with his unprecedented six-game winning streak as a main player, the world's number one player did not seem to have any intention of celebrating.

After he finished the interview, he directly picked a seat in the hall that had not yet been decorated and sat down. He took out the tablet he carried with him and continued to practice situation judgment. He was so casual that it seemed as if he had just finished a day of training. Lei Qi couldn't help but feel a sense of déjà vu.

The young master of the Liu family is diligent, and this is known to everyone in the circle.

But having just completed a historic achievement, the world's number one player remained as usual, as if nothing had happened. This still made the young Chinese captain feel unusually shocked.

Just as Lei Qi was slightly dazed, a gentle voice suddenly entered his ears:

"...Lei Jiudan, is there something wrong?"

Lei Qi was startled at this, and when he looked carefully, he saw that Liu Shixian had turned his head slightly to look at him, obviously noticing the gaze Lei Qi had just given him.

"Ah...nothing."

Lei Qi replied rather awkwardly:

"Just thinking... you just got the historic sixth consecutive victory of the main general, but now you are still practicing chess. I feel a little surprised."

Liu Shixian smiled gently and said:
"Ah... not really?

“As a chess player, isn’t it your duty to practice chess?

"Didn't your Chinese girl Rui Zhao keep reviewing her performance after winning her first domestic women's championship a while ago?

"I saw you act like you cared about her a lot before, and I thought you were used to it!"

"Well……"

Lei Qi was a little embarrassed when his soft spot was touched. He wanted to explain, but Master Liu's next words came immediately:

"By the way, I'd like to remind you that this is Thunder Ninth Stage.

“If you want to beat her, then maybe… you need to set your sights on me.

“She and I…

“Actually, they are the same kind of people.”

"……Eh?"

Hearing this, Lei Qi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Just when he was about to continue asking, he saw that the other party had turned his head away after a sly smile, and refocused his eyes on his tablet, as if he didn't intend to continue talking.

For a moment, the boy's eyes changed several times. Many different emotions flashed through his dark eyes like a revolving lantern, and finally settled into a kind of seriousness and solemnity.

After a period of silent contemplation, Lei Qi seemed to remember something, suddenly took out his mobile phone and opened the Yiguo app.

As expected, the headline on the Yiguo platform is now the result of the final battle of the Nongshim Cup. The headline has even been expanded to highlight the exaggeration of this "Dongjiang Miracle":

[Nongshim Cup final match: Liu Shixian won the game with black by 1.5 points against Xiong Siyi, and won the championship with 6 consecutive wins! He also set many Nongshim Cup records! ]

But beneath this unmistakable headline, there was another piece of fresh news that made the boy click on it without hesitation:
[Breaking news: Rui Zhao won the championship in the 28th "Majiaqiao" Cup Chinese Go Rookie King Tournament! ]

[In the second match of the three-game match of the 28th "Majiaqiao Cup" Chinese Go Rookie King Tournament held today, Rui Zhao defeated Chu Jun in the middle game with white pieces, becoming the third female player to win the Rookie King Tournament after Zou Yang and Liu Yuhong! ]

[It is worth mentioning that after defeating Chu Jun, the 77.75th dan, in this game, Rui Zhao's rating in the first responsible game also reached 16 points, and he was promoted to the 75th dan with the condition of " points in games", which also greatly refreshed the record of the fastest promotion to the th dan by a professional chess player. ]

The same kind of people...?

After reading this news, Lei Qi said something in his heart with emotion, and then he couldn't help but look up at the figure of the world's number one person not far from the front row.

But suddenly, he, who was at the Nongshim Cup award ceremony, seemed to see the focused girl who was only concerned with doing questions at the Women's Go League award ceremony, and it was difficult to tell whether it was real or not.

(Volume 3 [Group], End)
There is also a short essay at the end of the paper, which I will make up later.

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