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

"Lai Chen! What is going on right now? Do you understand?"

At nine o'clock in the morning on April 4, in an office in Hongdu City, Pohu Province.

Lai Chen, the manager of the Pohu team, was listening to a series of questions from his boss Gong Quanzhen on his cell phone, which was on speakerphone:
"There is only one month left until the opening of the Women's Weiqi League! Have you found any strong players?
“How can we cooperate with Queen Zhaotian to win the championship if we only rely on the people in last year’s team?

"You know, in the final qualifying round of the Tianyuan Tournament yesterday afternoon, Rui Zhao was only half a point away from winning against Fang Zhaoxiang, 8th Dan!
"Although this may be due to Fang Zhaoxiang's average performance, Queen Zhaotian also played a really good game. Fang Baduan was beaten badly throughout the middle game, and in the end he caught Rui Zhao's weakness in the endgame and won back!
"We have only signed a one-year contract with Queen Zhaotian. If you don't quickly get some reinforcements this year, we might not have a chance next year!"

Oh my goodness...my little aunt!
Why did you perform so well in the Tianyuan Tournament qualifiers?

This made Mr. Gong think of this matter again!

Lai Chen complained in his heart, but facing the questioning of his boss, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain:
"Well, Mr. Gong, you also know that most female chess players don't have much ambition, and it's not as easy to find strong chess players as it is among men!

"Last year, the Dongjiang team wanted to run a strong three-man team, but after all the hard work, they only managed to get a South Korean rookie, Xu Nanying.

"It's even harder to find female players who have reached the level of female sixth dan! In the current league, both local and foreign players have contracts. Where can I find them?"

"I don't care! I just want the result!"

Gong Quanzhen on the other end didn't bother to be polite to Lai Chen at all and immediately launched his "only results" strategy.

"If it doesn't work, find a way to recruit players for me from the South Korean Women's League!
"Anyway, if I don't see any strong signings before May, I'll hold you responsible! Think about it for yourself!"

After saying this, a busy tone came from the phone - this was basically Gong Quanzhen's final statement.

After being scolded by his boss, Lai Chen on the other end of the phone seemed very helpless - because he had already done what Gong Quanzhen said.

Over this period of time, he has worked very hard on recruiting players.

Not only did he ask all the qualified chess players in the country, he even contacted the foreign players who played in the Women's Go League last season, but still to no avail.

In desperation, he even asked people in the South Korean chess circle to inquire about chess players who meet the requirements but have never served as foreign players in the Women's Go League before, to see if there is any opportunity for contact, but so far it has been in vain.

Hey! Maybe I can send another email to ask if there is any new news from South Korea!
Manager Lai sighed, thinking that at this point he could only try his best to save the situation!

However, when he opened his email on the computer, he suddenly received a new email:
[Letter of recommendation for suitable female chess players to your company]

Ok?
Is there any news from South Korea? !
Lai Chen was overjoyed when he saw the title of the email. He immediately opened the email and read it:

Dear Mr. Lai Chen:

【Hello!】

[Recently, I heard that your company is looking for excellent female players in South Korea to serve as your team members for the next season of the Chinese Women's Go League A.]

[Coincidentally, we have a rookie female second-dan chess player. Although she did not directly meet the requirements previously proposed by your team, she has a record of defeating male high-dan chess players many times and is also very good. ]

[Especially she herself, has a strong expectation to be a teammate with Rui Zhao 6th Dan.]

[Attached is the resume of the chess player. I wonder if your company can consider it? ]

[If you can agree to our request, we will do our best to cooperate with your other requests! ]

[If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future! ]

【I wish you a happy work! 】

Hmm...this is not the person I asked for help earlier!
Feeling that the other party's words seemed a little too polite, Lai Chen glanced at the other party's email address and confirmed that it was not a reply from the person he had previously entrusted.

Is the news that we are poaching people in South Korea so widespread? Have other people heard about it and recommended themselves?
Lai Chen muttered to himself, but still opened the attached resume to take a look.

For him, now is the time when he is lacking of clues. So no matter what the other party's background is, it is always a good idea to take a look at the resume sent first!

Hmm... this girl's last name is "Shang"...

After just one glance at the resume, Lai Chen suddenly felt something was wrong.

The last name is "Shang"? !

Is there anyone in South Korea with the last name "Shang"?
And even if there is, I have never heard of any good female chess player with the last name "Shang"?

With doubts, Lai Chen continued to read the name of the female chess player.

……Eh?

Uesaka Rei? !!!

After seeing the name on the resume, Lai Chen opened his mouth wide and it took him a long time to recover.

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Before we knew it, April had passed by quickly. The fine spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River had gradually stopped, and the air began to have a hint of warmth and luxuriance. The fourth and fifth months of this year had also arrived.

May 5th, the first day after the beginning of summer.

On this day, an event that has attracted much attention from Chinese Go fans - the 5th "Shengjiang Cup" Chinese Go King of Kings Championship, officially kicked off at Shengjiang Hotel in Shengjiang City, Zhejiang Province.

At nine o'clock in the morning, all the leaders and guests arrived one by one in Hall 108 of the hotel.

After the routine opening remarks and the leaders' speeches, majestic and exciting background music gradually sounded, and the host began to introduce the chess players participating in this competition in a heroic tone:
"Okay, let's give the warmest applause to welcome this year's top eight Chinese chess champions to the stage!
“They are!

"2023 Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament Champion, Zhu Yuanjun is th Dan!"

"2023 Changqi Cup Champion, Bian Lele th Dan!"

"2023 Tongge Cup Champion, Shangguan promoted to th Dan!"

"The third holder of the [Chess Immortal] title, Sun Yi, ninth dan!"

"The third National Player title holder, Xiong Siyi, 9th Dan!"

"The holder of both the 36th [Celebrity] and 38th [Tianyuan] titles, Ni Jue, 9th Dan!"

"The champion of the last King of Kings Tournament, Dai Ran, 9th Dan!"

"Finally, it's our seven-time champion and the 13th Chess Saint, Lin Ruixin, 9th Dan!"

As each champion is announced to enter the venue, there will be warm applause to welcome these top players who have won championships or titles in the past year, and the applause will be louder and louder.

——The King of Kings Contest, as the name suggests, only the "King" is eligible to participate.

According to the requirements of the King of Kings Tournament, the competition is attended by 8 players, including the previous King of Kings champion, the world championship champion, and the champion of the national official competition with the highest prize money within one year from the previous competition to the current competition. Therefore, giving the participating players such a grand entrance ceremony is high-profile but not excessive.

In addition, the King of Kings Tournament has a prize of 100 million yuan, which is second only to the Chess Saint Tournament in domestic events, and it is held once a year. Therefore, the eight masters who came are full of enthusiasm.

It is also generally believed in the chess circle that if the King of Kings Tournament can be held every year, it is likely to become the second most recognized domestic tournament in the Chinese chess world in the future.

However, although the appearance of the national champions was very impressive, Shang Chaotian, who was sitting in the VIP seat below the stage, let out a long sigh at this moment, without any sense of joy that a grand event was about to begin.

"Brother Tian, ​​what are you sighing about?"

Seeing that his chairman was obviously worried, Lu Wenjie, who was sitting next to him, immediately asked.

"which one?"

Hearing this, Shang Chaotian was slightly stunned.

Lu Wenjie smiled and said:

"yes!
"I feel like... there could be many reasons why you sigh!"

Shang Chaotian frowned and smiled helplessly:
"Then tell me?"

Seeing that the other party had said so, Lu Wenjie did not hesitate to express his thoughts one by one:

"First of all, Xiao Lei didn't come this year...

"Is there a reason for this?" (End of this chapter)