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

“…Okay, the opening ceremony is now over!
"Please all team leaders arrive at the function halls on time before 1:00 p.m. to participate in the competition. Thank you!"

May 5, 14: am, in the conference hall of Zhujin Guest House.

The opening ceremony of the 2024 China Women's Go League A was just held here.

However, Queen Zhaotian had no interest in the opening ceremony. Apart from appearing on the stage, she kept her head down and worked on the closing questions written for her by Yu Qingguang. She didn't even notice when the host on the stage announced the end of the opening ceremony.

Meng Miaomiao, a 21-year-old substitute player of the Pohu team, saw that everyone had stood up and Rui Zhao was still concentrating on doing the questions, so she immediately reminded him:
"Hey, Rui Zhao, it's over!
"Hurry back and eat something to prepare for the afternoon game. Otherwise, I'll be warming up for the game!"

"what!"

After hearing this, Rui Zhao finally reacted and quickly stood up.

At this time, the team's eldest sister Lu Shijia, 5th dan, looked at her new captain and couldn't help but smile:
"Rui Zhao, I didn't realize it because I didn't communicate with you much before. But after getting to know you over the past two days, I feel that there is a reason why your grades have improved so quickly!

"You said that you can't lose to anyone in terms of hard work, and it's absolutely true!"

Lu Shijia is 37 years old this year and is an older chess player than Wen Xuefei and Wang Haocheng.

She and Meng Miaomiao, 2nd dan, served as the second and third players of the Pohu team respectively in last year's women's team league.

In the last session, the Pohu team invited Song Mingya, 7th dan, from South Korea to serve as a recruit, and with the addition of Lu Shijia and Meng Miaomiao, they finally successfully made it to the Women's Go League.

But for Song Mingya, it is okay to come to China and earn more than 100 yuan a week, but she has no intention of traveling back and forth between China and South Korea for a long time to play in the Women's Go League.

Therefore, regarding the selection of the second player for this season, Pohu team manager Lai Chen was worried for a while, until a talented girl from Japan took the initiative to come to him and the problem was barely solved.

Rui Zhao felt a little embarrassed by what the older sister in the team said, and answered innocently:
"After all, I have average talent, so I can only make up for it through hard work!"

However, as soon as these words came out, they immediately attracted the rolling eyes of Xiao Shangban next to him (who had been using the voice translation software on his mobile phone) and the complaints of Meng Miaomiao:

“Oh, you are considered averagely talented, so why should I play chess?
"Okay, let's go eat!"

"Okay, okay!"

But just as several teammates of the Pohu team were about to go to the restaurant for dinner, a familiar voice suddenly called out to the new captain of the Pohu team:

"Rui Zhao!"

The girl looked in the direction of the voice and immediately responded, "Chairman Shang!"

Yes, Shang Chaotian, who was sitting in the first row of VIP seats, came over immediately after the opening ceremony and said with a smile:

"Are you free now to chat for a while?"

"OK, all right!"

Rui Zhao let his teammates go first, and then followed Shang Chaotian to a corner of the conference hall.

Shang Chaotian asked about my well-being in a very polite tone before getting to the point:

“…Um, Rui Zhao.

"This time, something happened. I have to say thank you to you in person on behalf of the association!

"Last month, we signed a three-year sponsorship agreement with Xiawei Mobile Phones for the Weiqi League, with an annual sponsorship amount of up to 1250 million yuan, a significant increase over previous sessions!
“This is particularly difficult when the overall economic environment is not very prosperous.

“We have to thank you for this!

"Whatever you ask for, as long as I can do it, I will try my best to find a way!"

"Thank... me?"

Rui Zhao pointed at himself, looking a little confused.

Shang Chaotian smiled and continued to explain:
"um, yes.

"On the one hand, you are one of the only two celebrities in our chess circle. And your image is very positive. The overall controversy is much less than that of Lin Ruixin, which can attract positive attention and traffic.

"Once you join the Weiqi League, you will undoubtedly bring the relevant traffic to our Weiqi League. Moreover, it is also very interesting and a gimmick for female players to participate in the men's league!
"Then... your active promotion for Pohu Jinlai Environmental Protection has also allowed many potential sponsors to see the potential returns on their investment, thus increasing the attractiveness of sponsoring the Weiqi League.

“Honestly speaking, since the original long-term sponsor of the Weiqi League encountered problems six years ago, we have not had a stable long-term sponsorship contract.

"This time, not only did our league successfully sign a long-term contract with Xiawei Mobile, but the sponsorship amount also increased significantly. This is all thanks to you! It is no exaggeration to say that you are a great contributor to our league!"

Having said that, Shang Chaotian bowed his head slightly and saluted the girl in front of him.

However, Rui Zhao's personality is not good enough to bear this! He waved his hand and said:

"Chairman Shang, what are you doing?
"The Chess Association has helped me a lot so far, and it is my duty to do what I can!
“To be honest, after signing with the Pohu team this time, I learned a lot from Ran Ran, including… I also had a good talk with Sister An An.

"During my conversation with Sister An An, I learned that some of the opinions that Bai Yinhua put forward were not completely groundless.

"So I thought, I have to do my part to try to solve these problems."

"Ah? The point raised by Bai Yinhua?"

Shang Chaotian was stunned when he heard this:
"You...is this why you took the initiative to promote Jinlai Environmental Protection?"

"Ok!"

The girl nodded vigorously:
"Sister An An said that many of the problems in professional Go today are ultimately due to insufficient attention and little investment and sponsorship, which has prevented many mid- and low-level players from continuing. "I thought... if I could bring more returns to the sponsors, they should be able to invest more money, and in the future there would be a chance for more players to truly make a living by playing Go.

"You asked me to continue the live broadcast... It should be for times like this!"

Ah this...

After hearing this, Shang Chaotian didn't know what expression to make.

At that time, when he hoped that the live broadcast of [Go Xiaozhao] could continue, he also hoped that Go would have multiple high-quality windows for external publicity and attract more people outside the circle to join in. He would be thankful if this could be achieved.

How can we expect you to help sponsors promote their products for free?

For a moment, Shang Chaotian was overwhelmed with emotions, feeling that he and the entire Chinese chess community owed the girl in front of him more and more.

"Rui Zhao, I understand your idea! The association will definitely continue to work hard in this regard!

"Um...is there anything you want?
"I just said, as long as it is possible, I will try my best to satisfy you!"

The chairman of the chess association asked the girl sincerely, hoping to express the association's gratitude in some way.

"Ah...I don't need anything myself!"

Rui Zhao showed a silly smile:

"I now have a loving family, respected teachers and seniors, and many fans and viewers who support me. Now I even play in the Weiqi League! I really feel that I am very, very happy!

“If I have to say something, it’s that the things that Bai Yinhua Qiduan mentioned to me at that time… always make me a little concerned.

“I had a vague understanding of what he said at first, and I didn’t know enough about many real-life situations, so I didn’t have a very deep understanding of it.

"But now that I understand more and more, I feel that although Bai Qidan's behavior is definitely wrong, his mood...

“It’s understandable actually.”

Hearing this, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but remain silent, but he was not surprised.

Even Lu Wenjie, who had gone to mediate and negotiate, felt a little shaken after hearing Bai Yinhua's words. It was only natural that a simple and kind-hearted child like Rui Zhao would feel sympathy after understanding the whole story.

But at this time, the girl continued:

"Chairman Shang, I am a bit stupid. I don't know anything else except playing chess. So this is the only thing I can do.

"But, you and Vice Chairman Lu are both very capable and powerful people! I believe that you two will definitely have more ways to get more chess players to play more games!

"Like Ranran, she actually works very hard and really wants to compete.

"It's a pity that the competition system of the B, C and women's team competitions is too unreasonable, and the income is mostly very meager, so it is difficult to give her further development opportunities.

"So, you don't need to thank me. I will be satisfied if I can see the league and professional Go have better development!

"If you need my help, you can always tell me! I will definitely try my best as long as I can do it!

"please!"

Having said that, the Chinese live broadcast queen bowed deeply towards the chairman of the chess association without any hesitation, which made Shang Chaotian at a loss for what to do and could not help but be moved!

He is the current chairman of the Chinese Go Association and the first person in the history of Chinese Go to win seven world championships. It is no exaggeration to say that he is the person most closely tied to the development of Chinese Go.

However, when it comes to his passion for Go, Shang Chaotian actually felt that he was outshined by the girl in front of him, and even felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

"Rui Zhao! You've done so much!"

Shang Chaotian quickly pulled up the girl in front of him and said seriously:

"Don't worry! I will discuss this with the executive committee members of the association when I return, and we will implement it well and come up with an overall plan as soon as possible!
"This year we have come up with a set of plans to deepen the commercialization of the league. If the execution is good this season, we may have the opportunity to attract more sponsorship next season, further expand the scale of the league, and attract more players to participate!"

"Really? That's great!"

Hearing this, Rui Zhao seemed very excited.

The joyful expression on her face was something she had never seen when she won any championship before.

This made Shang Chaotian unable to help but ask:
“…But Rui Zhao, I really didn’t expect you to consider so many things!
"The impression you gave me in the past was that you were a kid who only focused on the plate!"

“Ah… Actually, I’m only good at chess!
"In the past, I really didn't pay much attention to these off-stage matters..."

Rui Zhao scratched his head embarrassedly and said:

"But, after I won the City Cup, Mr. Yu once asked me a question:

"[Even if you rely on your passion to persist until the end of time, when you look up, you will find that there is not even one person who can play Go with you. At that time, will you really still be able to experience the joy of Go?]

“To be honest, when I heard this, I was actually a little confused... But I definitely didn’t want this to happen!
“Go is what I love most.

"If I can help it...

"I'll do my best!"

(End of this chapter)