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

"Hello, Lei Qi Jiudan!
"First of all, congratulations on winning this round of the game. At the same time, you helped the Dajing team defeat their opponents with a total score of 3 to 1 and got all three points!"

"……Thanks."

"Uh... it looks like Lei Qi Jiudan is a little tired after the battle!

"But, but you played very well in today's game. After you took the initiative in the layout, your winning rate steadily increased. In less than 80 moves, you let Du Weichen win the game. There was no obvious bad move in the whole game!
"Excuse me, how do you evaluate your game today?"

"It's nothing, the opponent is just weaker..."

"Ah this...

"Lei, Lei Qi 9th Dan is indeed a young talent, the recognized future number one in the chess world! He has a strong aura!"

"...Right, right! We noticed today that you and your opponent, Rui Zhao 7th Dan, had a very positive interaction before the game!

"Rui Zhao Qiduan is your father's only student. I'm sure you two must have a very good relationship! Is it because of mutual encouragement that you two have such wonderful performances today?"

"..."

"Uh... Lei, Lei Qi Jiudan?"

“…No, she and I just casually greeted each other before the game.

"I think her performance today was just normal. It was mainly because our Liang Qidan was affected by some external factors. As for me...

“Just play normally, right?

“It’s not surprising that the strong defeat the weak.

"Okay, I still have some things to communicate and deal with within the team. Is there anything else?"

"...Okay, okay, then Lei Qi Jiudan, you go ahead and do your work..."

……

"Hey! It seems that Xiao Lei still cares about Rui Zhao! He had a gloomy face the whole time!"

July 7, 8pm.

Kaiyuan Mingdu Hotel, Changchang County, buffet restaurant.

Having just finished watching a post-match interview video of Lei Qi released by a certain media outlet on the Internet, Lu Wenjie, vice chairman of the Chess Association, couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

After hearing what his deputy said, Shang Chaotian on the opposite side was not surprised at all, and he could only smile bitterly:
"Didn't I tell you earlier: Although Lei Qi realizes that he did something wrong before, he still has some concerns about Rui Zhao's matter!

"This time he arranged a 'Tian Ji Horse Racing'. I guess he didn't want to give Rui Zhao a chance to rise to seventh place in his own team.

"Who would have thought that this would allow Rui Zhao to not only complete the feat of 'promoting to the seventh rank in one year' on his own team, but also add the 'first victory of a female player in the Weiqi League'. He must take it out on Du Weichen!"

Lu Wenjie smiled and nodded:

"But...he played chess really well today!

"Faced with the elder's 'muddy stream', he made very accurate judgments in all aspects. Although he was very ruthless and full of tricks, he didn't fall for the real trap at all. It felt like Dai Gong's performance!"

"...So now I agree with what you said: Rui Zhao's incident may not be all bad for Lei Qi."

Shang Chaotian took over the conversation and said:

“For him, it does seem like he performs better when there is some competition and pressure.

"He won seven consecutive games in the Nongshim Cup last year. I think Rui Zhao deserves half of his credit...

"Ah! Don't tell Xiao Lei about this!"

"It's natural."

Lu Wenjie's smile remained unchanged:
"And objectively speaking: Although Xiao Lei was probably very angry today, I think the result was good.

"The Dajing team got the three points they wanted and took a solid step towards the goal of winning the championship. Rui Zhao broke the record and continued the current wave of popularity.

"I see that the discussion online is continuing to grow. The number of posts and views on the Yiguo forum is more than ten times higher than before! This will be very beneficial for us to attract sponsors and promote Go in the future - I even heard that Xia Weina is planning to design a mobile phone specifically for Rui Zhao!"

"Ah? Is that really necessary?"

"Why not!
“Not only is she as pretty as a celebrity, she can also defeat top male players head-on in the unlimited league—I can’t find another celebrity player like her!

"If Xia Wei just ignores this hype, then his sponsorship would have been in vain!

"That's right..."

Having said this, Lu Wenjie's smile faded slightly, and his voice became a little lower:

"Rui Zhao's popularity has really exploded! I think her number of fans on Bilibili will soon reach three million!

“Not only are the media in the industry reporting on this endlessly, but even a bunch of media outside the industry who don’t know much about the industry have joined in the fun!

“Although this is very beneficial for our future promotion and sponsorship, some gossip and rumors have also spread.

"Especially Xiao Lei and Rui Zhao. There were already a lot of rumors about them before, and now there are even more outrageous speculations. For example, in the interview just now, the reporter also clearly leaned towards this...

"Rui Zhao is a simple-minded person who doesn't pay much attention to public opinion. I don't think it will have any impact. But Xiao Lei..."

"Don't worry about that, Wen Jie."

Shang Chaotian interrupted with certainty:

"Although Xiao Lei is definitely still concerned about Rui Zhao, he has grown a lot in the past year." Even if he does have some mental ups and downs, he has a peer who is good enough to benchmark himself against, so there won't be any problems!

“‘We must learn to trust our children’ – this is the most valuable lesson I learned from the previous Chess Saint Contest, and I now believe it deeply.

"If you're still worried, you can wait and see in the Nongshim Cup qualifiers!"

At this point, Shang Chaotian paused for a moment, then turned to instruct:

"Wen Jie, I will go to Gezhou early tomorrow morning to discuss the resumption of the Tongge Cup domestic competition next year, and by the way, I will give the new beginners the dan certificate!
"The Nongshim Cup trials in Daegyeong in a few days... I'll leave it to you!"

After listening to Shang Chaotian's judgment, Lu Wenjie pursed his lips and nodded in response:
"Brother Tian, ​​don't worry!

"All participants have been notified, and the specific schedule will be announced tomorrow morning."

"Well, thank you for your hard work!"

Shang Chaotian also nodded slightly, but seemed to have thought of something, and couldn't help but sigh softly:
"But...time flies by so fast! It's already been a year!

“It feels like it was only a short while ago that I gave Rui Zhao the rank, but she’s already been promoted to level seven today!

"According to this trend, the first female ninth dan in China since the new century...

“…That shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

...

...

In the evening of the same day, Yiguo Go Forum.

After Rui Zhao won two consecutive victories in the Weiqi League, the forum became extremely lively.

Many people were attracted to the game through the live broadcast of [Go Xiao Zhao]. The recent popularity of Rui Zhao, a beautiful chess player, naturally added fuel to the fire.

The most popular thread was about Rui Zhao's achievement of "promoting to the seventh rank in one year":
[The Queen's power attracts all nations to pay tribute! ——Congratulations to Queen Zhao for setting two new records]

【After the second round of the Weiqi League, Rui Zhao was promoted to the seventh dan again with an amazing record of 18 responsible games, wins and losses, completing the feat of "promoting to the seventh dan in one year" and also breaking the record of "the fastest to reach the seventh dan and above after being promoted" with the results of one year.】

[The original record holder for "the fastest promotion to the seventh dan or above after being promoted to the dan rank" was "The Prodigal Son" Lang Haishen. He won the seventh Yingyi Cup in 2012 and was promoted from the third dan to the ninth dan in one fell swoop, just four years and one month after being promoted to the dan rank.]

【So far, Zhao Tianhou has held all the records for the fastest reaching X Dan (and above) from 2 Dan to 7 Dan. The remaining records for 8 Dan and 9 Dan are still held by Langzi who won the World Championship and was promoted to 9 Dan in four years and one month.】

[Wow! It's improved so much all at once?! This shortens the time by more than 70%!]

[Queen Zhaotian is indeed outrageous. Even though she is a female chess player, I have to admit that! ]

[Normally, even for top national players, it takes an average of six years to reach the seventh dan or above! ]

[For example, Xiao Lei was promoted to Grade 7 in five years and two months, and to Grade 9 in five years and nine months, which was already very impressive! Who would have thought that Queen Zhaotian's promotion was so unreasonable! ]

[However, Queen Zhaotian skipped a segment in the middle, which actually gave her a great advantage. ]

[You can't say that! When the queen was just promoted to the dan level, she played on the second board of the Women's Go League and won many games against masters above the 4th dan level. But it can't be considered as a responsible game. How can this be considered? ]

[Okay, let's take a bolder look: Is it possible for Queen Zhaotian to win all the fastest records from 2nd to 9th section? ]

[Is this bold? This is a done deal, okay?]

[The Queen's ability to suppress the opponent is too outrageous. She is not inferior to him in chess at all! ]

[She is now clearly in a class of her own in the women's competition. Shuangbi and the other female 6th dan players in China are basically her score-boosting babies! ]

[Even... after she reaches the seventh level, she can still defeat the old lady! ]

[Although she is now in the lower league and will participate in unlimited competitions, her progress in upgrading will be delayed because of her loss to a high-ranking male player.]

[But as long as Mr. Wu is still strong in the past two years and plays a few games, the record of the fastest promotion to level 8 or 9 will be easily achieved! ]

[Wait! So...]

[Does Queen Zhao Tian have a chance to be promoted to the ninth dan?! ]

[Isn't this the first female chess player of the ninth dan level in my country since the new century?! ]

[I heard from others that among the Three Kingdoms, only China has the strictest requirements for promotion! I think it’s not too much to say that the Queen is a real female ninth dan? ]

[Actually, there is still some water in it. After all, it is easier to get a rank in the women's competition...]

[Oh, you guys must be so picky! ]

[You said that the South Korean female chess player was promoted to the ninth dan because of the bonus of winning the women's tournament championship, and that she is not a "real ninth dan"! ]

[How come our country relies on promotion points to 9th place, and you also need to see whether the promotion process is a male chess player who plays all the games...]

……

For a time, people inside and outside the chess circle were full of expectations for the future of Rui Zhao, the chess supernova, and even began to imagine his promotion to the ninth dan.

But... at this time, almost no one had thought of it.

The road to becoming the eighth-rank Queen of Zhaotian, which seemed to be a smooth one to the public, was actually so difficult...

...and long. (End of this chapter)