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

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Is this the best I can do?

At 5:40 pm on the same day, in the chess room of the Dongying Chess Institute.

Seeing that the competition was drawing to a close, the Japanese female Honinbo had already made a clear assessment of the current situation.

Although the endgame was complicated, Rui Zhao still had a lot of room for improvement and she recovered a lot of disadvantages...

But the black chess's lead in the middle game is too big!
The subsequent conclusion was almost a foregone conclusion. It was a foregone conclusion that I would lose the game with a disadvantage of five and a half points. There was no need to persist any longer.

"I lost……"

After 243 moves, the Japanese woman led the team and resigned.

At this point, all twelve contestants from the host country who participated in this fan-air battle have been eliminated. Rui Zhao also avenged his winning streak that was ended by his opponent at the lakeside.

After the game, Aoi Natsukawa did not linger for too long and left the scene quickly.

Despite the outcome of this match, Aoi Natsukawa had been able to foresee such a result to a large extent before the game.

But when the last player from her country was neatly blocked from the top four by the newly crowned Rookie King of China, the Women's Honinbo still felt some indescribable emotions in her heart.

After walking out of the chess room, Xia Chuan briefly accepted interviews from the media.

Although on the surface, she still behaved very decently and humorously, worthy of being a leader of a country.

But if someone who is familiar with her can see that Natsukawa Aoi is faintly showing a sense of loss and confusion at this moment.

really……

We can't let her carry this burden forever.

After all, she is just a 31-year-old "girl"...

Hiroaki Shindo, who was waiting for the interview to end and comfort his old friend not far away, looked at the other party's appearance and couldn't help but make a secret decision in his heart.

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"Rui Zhao 6th Dan, thank you for accepting our interview!

"Today you defeated Natsukawa Nyoryu Honinbo with a very clean and powerful mid-game battle, which was considered revenge for the defeat in the Lakeside Cup. What do you think?"

"Feelings?
"Well, I don't have any feelings. I can move on to the next round after winning. I'm happy to have more games!"

"Ah...but Natsukawa Honinbo blocked your chance to win eight consecutive games in the women's tournament and tie the historical record. If you can win against such an opponent, you should have some special emotions, right?"

"No... Winning or losing is normal for a chess player!

"If you often play chess with emotions, the quality of your chess will decline!"

"Uh... that means, Rui Zhao 6th Dan, you will only be particularly happy if you win the championship, right?"

“Winning the championship… isn’t that bad?
“Whether it was the City Cup, the New First Dan Tournament, the Women’s Go League, or the Bay Area Masters Tournament, I still felt that playing beautiful chess was more important than winning the championship!
“Like the last game of the second stage of the Nongshim Cup, against Lei Qi 9th Dan, although we lost, I think the black chess was played at a very high quality. If I could play chess like this, I would be happy even if I lost!
"Ah, of course! After winning the Rookie King Championship, I was excited to finally challenge Chess Master Lin... Eh?

"No, sorry, I was talking nonsense just now. What I said just now doesn't count! After I won the Rookie King Championship, I never thought about challenging Chess Master Lin! Don't broadcast that part later!"

"Uh……"

The central media reporter looked at Rui Zhao who was waving at him and felt a little embarrassed for a moment:

“But, this is a live broadcast?”

"ah?!
“It’s over! I screwed up again…/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~”

The girl, who had been in a good mood, suddenly became depressed, leaving the reporter at a loss.

At the same time, not far from the interview location, Jin Youen, who had already finished the game, was observing the girl's every move from an inconspicuous place:
She really made it to the semi-finals this time...

The Ice Queen sighed inwardly, with a hint of anticipation in her serious eyes.

I just don’t know…

Next round...can I meet her?

……

After Rui Zhao completed the media interviews for the last quarter-final match, the Dongying Chess Institute held the semi-final draw on site.

The final draw results are:
【Kim Woo-eun】 vs. 【Liu Yuhong】

[Zou Yang] vs. [Rui Zhao]

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“…Chairman Shang, this is the situation.

"The annual fee of 10 million for the Weiqi League is still a bit high. It is difficult for our board of directors to approve it. Please understand!"

"Ah...I see!" "Thank you, Mr. Wei!"

On the same evening, in Dajing City, Chinese Go Association.

Shang Chaotian, who had just watched the Fan Air Battle quarterfinals this afternoon, was still in the office, dealing with a rather troubling matter:

Sponsorship matters for the next Weiqi League.

Yes.

The current Weiqi League was exclusively sponsored by Zhicheng Group, a private heavy industry enterprise in Dongjiang City, and the final competition ended a week ago.

Lin, the great chess master who had been quite frustrated in individual competitions recently, performed bravely in the Weiqi League playoffs and eventually led his team to defeat the Qiantang team and win the championship of this year's Weiqi League - of course, Lin Ruixin's recent performance in the Samsung Cup domestic qualifiers was hard to describe, but that is another story for another time.

In short, some of the follow-up work for this Weiqi League has basically been completed, and the sponsorship issues for the next Weiqi League are now directly on the table.

After all, Mr. Qian had already agreed a year ago that he would only sponsor one session, so there was no reason for him to ask for help again.

But for Shang Chaotian, this 10 million meal... is really hard to accept!
Although Shang Chaotian has been trying hard to contact various companies and find a kind-hearted person to take over the next Weiqi League over the past six months, the companies he contacted either directly refused or replied that they would wait until the current Weiqi League was over.

After waiting for the league to be completely over with great difficulty, the bosses who had said at the beginning, "We'll wait and see after the Weiqi League," started to act like pigeons again, saying "definitely next time" all the time, which made Shang Chaotian very conflicted.

Just when Shang Chaotian was about to say a few pleasantries and hang up the phone, the other party took the initiative to bring up another matter:

“But… President Shang, although the expenditure of the men’s league is a bit high, we may not be able to help.

“But as for the Women’s Weiqi League, we have discussed it with the board of directors and we think we can still cooperate!

"It just so happens that your five-year contract with Huaxin Heye has just expired!"

Come again...

Which one is this?
Shang Chaotian couldn't help but frown when he heard this, but he still answered politely and truthfully:
“Uh, Mr. Wei, you may not know it yet.

"We have just renewed the contract with Huaxin Heye for another five years in the Women's Go League. Thank you for your concern!"

The current women's league is sponsored by Huaxin Heye Investment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the famous state-owned enterprise Huaxin Group, for a long time on a charitable basis. It has been sponsored for ten years and the annual sponsorship fee is 250 million yuan.

At the end of last year's league, the two sides reached an agreement to renew the contract for another five years. Now the contract process is going through.

“Ah…I see. That’s a pity.”

There was some regret in the other party's tone, but he never mentioned the men's Go League again.

Soon, both sides exchanged a few polite words and hung up the phone.

After returning empty-handed once again, Shang Chaotian could not help but lean back on the sofa, looking up and sighing:
“Hmm…I didn’t expect that.

"There's actually a day when the women's league is more popular than the men's league!"

Shang Chaotian couldn't help but sigh.

In his and most people's understanding, the Men's Go League is a competition that attracts much more attention than the Women's Go League.

When the domestic economic situation was relatively good, it was not too difficult to find sponsors for the men's Go League. However, women's Go matches are much less entertaining than men's, and the previous Go Association leaders were really worried about finding sponsors for the women's Go League.

Fortunately, the overall investment in the Women's Go League is not large. The Chess Association mobilized many veterans and smoothed out various relationships. Finally, it found a large state-owned enterprise like Huaxin to allow the Women's Go League to receive "minimum living security" for a long time as its public welfare and social contribution. This has ensured the smooth holding of the Women's Go League in the past ten years.

But Shang Chaotian never expected that the situation would change. The men's Weiqi League, which was able to find sponsors before, now has to rack its brains to find a sponsor. On the contrary, the women's Weiqi League, which used to rely purely on the minimum living allowance, now has investment value in the eyes of many companies!
As for the reason...it's not hard to guess.

This is because a popular female anchor with a good image, good performance, positive style, and who has been reported by central media several times is playing chess in the Women's Go League!
In the second half of last season, the ratings and attention of the Women's Go League had already skyrocketed, so at the end of the season, there was no need for Shang Chaotian to take the initiative to propose it, Huaxin Heye had already come to them to renew the sponsorship contract.

However, faced with the invitation from Huaxin and the industry, the Chess Association, knowing that the commercial value of the women's league is no longer what it used to be, could not refuse.

Huaxin Group has been supporting the Women's Go League for so many years. It would be inappropriate to burn bridges after finally getting some publicity. So Shang Chaotian readily agreed to renew the contract for another five years under the original conditions.

However, this has directly led to the embarrassing situation that the women's league, which already has sponsorship, has no worries about sales, while the men's Weiqi League has been slow to secure sponsorship.

Hey! ε=(ο｀*)))
If only... Rui Zhao could play chess in the men's league.

Shang Chaotian couldn't help but think,

If Rui Zhao can play stably in the Weiqi League, it will probably raise the commercial value of the Weiqi League by a large margin, right? It will probably be easier to get sponsorship!

But he also understood: Although Rui Zhao had been able to beat players like Chu Jun who had been playing in the Chinese Weiqi League for a long time, the possibility of Rui Zhao playing in the Chinese Weiqi League as stably as Chu Jun for a long time was extremely low.

Hey, don’t count on this child every day. There are too many things I need her help with!
This chess association relies on a little girl every day when it encounters difficulties. If this gets out, people will laugh to death.

Shang Chaotian immediately collected his thoughts and prepared to make the next "begging call".

However, what Shang Chaotian didn't know at this time was...

Just when this thought flashed through his mind, Zou Yang, who was far away in Japan, was stunned after hearing the question just raised by his junior sister:

"what?

"Rui Zhao, what did you say?!"

"You want to play in both the men's Weiqi League and the men's Weiqi League next season?!" (End of this chapter)