Hearing this, Lu Wenjie blinked several times briskly, his expression seemed to be somewhat surprised, and also a little amused:
"Ah, Brother Tian...

"You're also afraid that they'll be demoted!"

Shang Chaotian said helplessly:

“Yes! Now one of our goals in the league is to further expand its influence and scale, but this cannot be achieved without commercial support.

"Rui Zhao has already become the most attractive brand for sponsors before he even plays a game in the Chinese Weiqi League. If we are relegated next season, what will we do with our subsequent plans?"

Lu Wenjie pursed his lips and reminded:
“Actually… Rui Zhao only signed a one-year contract.

"If the Pohu team is relegated next year, just let her jump ship and find another club!"

"I understand that, but... Rui Zhao is actually a very sentimental kid."

Shang Chaotian sighed and said:

"This time she switched from the Dongjiang Women's Team to the Pohu Women's Team. I don't think she did anything wrong to Zou Yang, but recently when I saw her meet the little sheep, she looked very embarrassed - although the plate was called merciless.

"If we get relegated together with Pohu team this season, if Pohu team makes it clear, maybe Rui Zhao will be tricked into coming down and join them in promotion again!"

"Ah, that's right..."

Lu Wenjie sighed and said:
"But the Pohu team has such a broken lineup... It will be really difficult for them to stay in the league! Recently, except for Rui Zhao, the other four players are not in good shape..."

"You... have already understood this?"

"Of course! Otherwise, how can I be your deputy?"

Lu Wenjie said this half-jokingly, then he stopped smiling and said:
“The four of them haven’t had many competitions recently, so let’s just talk about the situation in the Tongge Cup preliminaries!
"First is Elder Du! He lost to fellow veteran Guan Chi in the third round of the open group yesterday and didn't even make it to the group finals!
"And the two 6th-dan players were even worse off, both of them were eliminated in the first round!

"Wei Zhenzhong lost to Geng Zhizhen, 7th dan, in the first round, and Wan Zhao lost to Guo Zicheng, 4th dan.

"As for Gu Chuxiong, you know the situation. He didn't even participate in the competition this time..."

"Yes, I understand."

Shang Chaotian's expression was full of helplessness:

"As an old 7th dan player, it is already difficult for him to qualify for the World Championships.

"It's okay for him to work hard before, but now he has to earn money and save money for milk powder in the future. His wife is pregnant and needs someone to take care of the family. It would be wise not to come.

"And Wei Zhenzhong and Wan Zhao can't really be counted on to play a leading role in high-level competitions...

“These… forget it.

"But can't Du Weichen be more motivated?"

Speaking of this "Elder Du" in the chess world, the chairman of the chess association felt a little sad for a while:

"A triple champion, but at the age of 32, his rank has dropped to 40th! He can't even qualify for the preliminaries of the Dragon Star Tournament!

"Look at Huang Bo Nan, He Wei, and Luo Xi, they are all older than him, but their ratings are still in the teens or twenties!

"Doesn't he save some face for himself in front of the younger generation?!"

"How can you expect him to make progress?"

Lu Wenjie shrugged and said:
"He has three championships and three runner-ups in his hands. Who else among the chess players still active today has the right to speak loudly to him except for the great chess master Lin?

"What's more, he is not a particularly strong-willed person. He has no desires or ambitions to get to this point. He is also willing to lead the team to promotion, which can be said to be dedicated!
"You can't expect everyone to be like Uncle Long and Uncle Tuo, who still work so hard at their age, right?"

Shang Chaotian was speechless, but he still felt something was wrong, so he continued after a long while:
"But this lineup... we'll be relegated if we're not careful!"

"Then Elder Du doesn't care - it's nothing more than finding another marginal team to continue hanging out with!

"I heard... He just complained that Hongdu's stove was too hot in the summer!"

"..."

This time the chairman of the chess association finally understood why the leaders hate the lazy players the most.

He really just won't listen to anything!
"Oh! The Pohu team is like this...

“I was so anxious that I wanted to register for the Weiqi League and help them play a few games!”…

...

"Senior Sister Zou... I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

At the same time, in Tongge Building, Tongge Hotel, Gezhou.

Looking at Zou Yang who admitted defeat and then sighed, the live broadcast queen who had just won the game seemed quite uneasy.

Although she had some issues with her senior sister recently, she still respected this senior sister who had always taken care of her very much.

But in the end, in the past two months, not only did she "defect" to Poyang Lake, but she also blocked her senior sister twice in the league and Tongge Cup qualifiers, which was truly "treasonous", so she felt guilty and hurried to express her apologies.

However, Rui Zhao's apology did not have any effect.

Zou Yang still murmured:

"Hey, what kind of a bad schedule is this in Gezhou? The women's preliminaries have to wait for five consecutive days to qualify!

"If I had met you in the first two days, I would have had a chance. But I met you on the last day. How can I beat you, a little monster who never gets tired?"

"Little monster?!"

After hearing what his senior sister said, Rui Zhao seemed a little aggrieved.

She felt that she was just an ordinary female chess player, so why was she called a monster?

But after complaining, Zou Yang looked at his junior sister again and suddenly revealed a helpless but gentle smile:
"Well, come on! Don't worry about going to the Pohu team anymore!

"You didn't do anything wrong in the first place. And now it seems that with your talent, you should really go to a higher level competition as soon as possible to gain experience.

"It's just that from my perspective, I have to show some attitude! I just didn't expect that I would collapse so soon..."

After reciting these two sentences, the little sheep reached out his hand to his junior sister:

"Rui Zhao, do your best in this tournament! Try to beat a male chess player from Ying and Han!
"The Men's Weiqi League will open in a month, so it's a good opportunity to make a name for yourself in your debut in the league!"

Seeing that the other party showed goodwill to him first, and seemed to no longer mind his transfer to Poyang Lake, Rui Zhao was greatly surprised and could not help but be stunned on the spot:
"Senior Sister, you are... not blaming me?"

"Strange...it's still strange."

The little sheep raised his eyebrows:

"But you are still my junior sister, aren't you?"

After hearing this, Rui Zhao, with watery eyes, finally reacted completely. He immediately held Zou Yang's hand tightly and said:

"Ah... Senior Sister...

"I knew that you, Senior Sister Zou, are the best!"

"Hey! Don't hold it so tightly!

"Also, next time we meet, I will still try my best to beat you, especially in the league..."

But just as the sisters were pulling each other, a mature but somewhat mean male voice suddenly came from the side:
"Hey! Little sheep, Queen Zhaotian!

"You two sisters have such a good relationship!"

Hearing this, Rui Zhao subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice.

Next to the chess table stood a middle-aged man with a receding hairline. He had a big smile on his face, small, squinting eyes, and wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked to be in his forties, and made people want to call him "Uncle".

Although Rui Zhao met this person for the first time, he knew who he was.

However, at this time, the female celebrity who was more familiar with the other party reacted first and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"Elder Du?!

"Weren't you eliminated yesterday? Why are you still here?!" (End of this chapter)

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