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

"Greatly commend Rui Zhao?
"This shouldn't be the case! It would be a problem if we didn't commend them!"

At 2 am on February 12, at the training base of the Weiqi Qiantang Team.

Xie Minghe was amused for a moment when he heard Shang Chaotian on the other end of the phone speak to him in such a serious tone, yet he told him something that was a matter of course:
"Brother Shang, I have been paying attention to public opinion these past two days. Rui Zhao's victory over Liu Shixian in the Nongshim Cup has caused quite a stir!
"Not to mention that Yiguo immediately changed her ID to a silver one to take advantage of the popularity, I heard that the central media's 'Face to Face' is planning to invite her to be on the show, and Xia Weina is also planning to make some moves in the Weiqi League playoffs!

"It would be dereliction of duty if you don't commend and reward this gust of east wind!"

Shang Chaotian on the other end gave a bitter smile and then took over the conversation:
“Uh, Minghe, there’s actually more than that!
"This time, Rui Zhao directly blocked Liu Shixian's 17th consecutive win and the end of his 4th consecutive win in the Nongshim Cup... It caused a huge response!

"After all, a woman defeating the world's number one man head-on in such an important competition... There is hardly a second example of this happening in all the competitive sports held in our country!
"According to the information I received, the Sports Federation is even preparing to issue a notice to all centers and sports teams, calling on all young athletes and female athletes in the country to learn from Rui Zhao!
"Including yesterday, Director Gou called me and suggested that we give Rui Zhao an 'exceptional award'..."

After hearing this, Xie Minghe still didn't think there was anything wrong, so he answered:

“That makes sense!
"As a female Go player, Rui Zhao was able to withstand tremendous pressure and defeat Young Master Liu, who almost made people despair, despite the fact that we have not won any unlimited international Go tournaments in the past two years. I think no reward is too much for her!

"Even if our Chess Association is a poor institution, I'm afraid it can't give out much money, right? Haha..."

"Well, after discussing this within the association, there is a cash reward, but it's not much and it's not the main point...

"And as for money, this girl doesn't want it either."

Shang Chaotian gave a brief explanation but did not continue, as if he was thinking about how to start.

"Isn't that the point?"

Xie Minghe frowned slightly, but then he came to his senses.

Although I often participate in the qualifiers of various competitions, I am still an inactive chess player. Why did the chess association commend Rui Zhao and discuss this with me? !
Oh, could it be...

Xie Minghe blinked, then asked tentatively:
“The association means…

"Are you going to use this incident to help Rui Zhao get promoted to the ninth level?!"

As Xie Minghe expected, Shang Chaotian replied:

"Well, it was proposed by Lao Kong...

"The sensation caused by Rui Zhao's final victory in the ring can be compared to your three consecutive victories as the main general, and it may even be more so! Even the news broadcast urgently interrupted the news to report it!

"For a niche sport like ours that is gradually declining, the last time we were on the news was when Lin Ruixin became the youngest seven-time champion. We have no reason not to use this opportunity to promote it more.

"We originally wanted to give Rui Zhao an honorary title, but there are always various procedures for awarding honorary titles. By the time the title is awarded, it might have already been passed!
"And if our association made up an uncertified title out of thin air and gave it to her... it would seem too casual.

"So, after comprehensive consideration, Lao Kong suggested that we follow the example of your main player winning three consecutive games to end the Nongshim Cup, and use the reason of [women's chess player ended the World Go Team Championship] to promote Rui Zhao to the ninth dan.

"This can be implemented by just reporting to the center for special approval and the executive committee of the association holding an interim meeting to agree to amend the "Rank Management Regulations". And with your precedent, chess fans and the public will be more likely to accept it.

"So...I called today to get your opinion."

After hearing this, Xie Minghe finally understood why Shang Chaotian made this call today.

Xie Minghe and Lu Wenjie, born in 1985, are of the same generation. They have won the world runner-up once and were undoubtedly the top chess players in the country.

However, since its main active period was before the rank reform in 2016, there was no such thing as rank points at that time.

If you don't get promoted to 9th dan directly by winning the World Championship or two World Championships, other ways are too difficult, so for a long time Xie Minghe was only 7th dan. Until...

The 2011th Nongshim Cup Tournament in 2012-.

At that time, Chinese Go was in a small trough before its nine years of glory. In the 2011 World Championships between China and South Korea, China was at an absolute disadvantage.

In the Nongshim Cup, after China won the first championship in the 2012th Nongshim Cup, South Korea won three consecutive championships! Therefore, when the third stage of the Nongshim Cup came in early , the entire Chinese chess world was in mourning, and chess fans were prepared for the worst.

In the last four games, Japan was eliminated, and the Chinese side only had Lu Wenjie and Xie Minghe left. Facing the aggressive South Korean master Yin Zhenxi who had won three consecutive victories in the ring match, Lu Wenjie, who was originally scheduled to be the main player, decided to play in advance to curb the opponent's momentum, but he didn't expect to make a mistake and lost to the opponent in the middle game, giving the opponent four consecutive wins!
As a result, the Chinese team was faced with an almost hopeless situation of one against three.

You know, in previous Nongshim Cup matches, it was always the South Korean main player Choi Myeong-ho who played N games in a row, but now it is Xie Minghe, who has only won the world runner-up once, facing three South Korean generals alone. No matter how you look at it, this is a done deal.

However, under such difficult circumstances, Xie Minghe began his performance:

In the first match, he attacked Yoon Jin-seok. He fought tenaciously to the end despite being at a disadvantage for a long time, forcing Yoon Jin-seok to make a losing move and won by a narrow margin of one and a half points.

In the second match against the world champion, "Hammer Brother" Wen Chengzhen, Xie Minghe took advantage of the opponent's rash flaws in attack and launched a sudden counterattack, killing the dragon in one fell swoop and achieving two consecutive victories.

In the final match between the main generals, facing the Wall of Sighs of China in the competition, Go GOAT Cui Minghao, Xie Minghe fought more and more bravely and won the battle! He ended the competition with an extremely amazing three-game winning streak of the main generals, winning the Nongshim Cup for China for the second time!
Such a feat immediately made chess fans across the country excited!

While the entire Chinese Go community was celebrating this miraculous victory that swept away the gloom, a large number of letters from Go fans flew to the Chinese Go Association like snowflakes, demanding that the hero of this tournament be promoted to the ninth level as an exception!
To be fair, Xie Minghe's three consecutive victories in the World Go Team Championships meant much more to Chinese Go than a world championship. Therefore, the Go Association and the Chinese Go Academy followed public opinion and wrote into the "Rank Management Regulations" that "anyone who wins three consecutive victories or more in the World Go Team Championships will be promoted to the ninth rank regardless of his original rank", and posthumously approved Xie Minghe's promotion to the ninth rank!

Looking back now, Xie Minghe's victory was worthy of the Chess Association's exception.

This miraculous reversal in the Nongshim Cup greatly boosted the morale of the entire Chinese Go community, marking the beginning of a glorious nine-year period for Chinese Go from 2012 to 2020, until the rise of another South Korean great devil...

Thirteen years have passed, and time seems to have gone through a cycle.

At present, another extremely outstanding chess player has miraculously ended the horrific record of the new generation devil in the Nongshim Cup.

Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that the association intends to follow suit and offer special incentives.

But... compared to himself back then, Xie Minghe also knew that although Rui Zhao's victory this time was of great value, it lacked persuasiveness.

After all, he entered the Huaxia team through formal selection and ended the competition with three consecutive wins. Rui Zhao entered the team directly with a wild card and only won one game.

Although everyone knew that the game Rui Zhao won was worth a fortune, in the world of Go, there was a lot of chance in a game. If someone really questioned it, I'm afraid a good thing would turn into a public opinion storm.

And this should be the reason why Shang Chaotian contacted me...

"...I have no objection, I think it's very suitable!"

After figuring out the other party's intention of contacting, Xie Minghe did not wait for Shang Chaotian to speak again, and said simply and firmly:
“I think that in terms of significance, Rui Zhao’s victory yesterday is no less than my three consecutive victories that year!
"Once the association officially releases the news, I will be the first to publicly express my support!"

...

...

"…Thank you for your hard work, Minghe."

At the same time, Dongjiang Caiqiao Railway Station.

Seeing that the Nongshim hero of that year expressed his willingness to endorse Rui Zhao, Shang Chaotian, who was about to leave Dongjiang, expressed his sincere gratitude.

Rui Zhao is still recuperating in the hospital. To be honest, Shang Chaotian really wants to wait until Rui Zhao is discharged from the hospital before leaving.

However, as the chairman of the chess association, staying in Dongjiang for one more day is already his limit.

The Weiqi League playoffs are about to begin, and he needs to arrange and decide a lot of work regarding Rui Zhao's publicity, commendation, etc.

This girl... I don't know if she's better...

After the call, Shang Chaotian was about to call Rui Guoquan again to ask about Rui Zhao's current physical condition, but at this moment, he suddenly received two WeChat messages on his phone:
[Chairman Shang! Can you help me get out of the hospital? ]

[My parents are watching me very closely now, and they won’t let me practice chess! I can’t stand it any longer…]

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After seeing these two WeChat messages, Shang Chaotian stood there in shock for a long time, with a big question mark slowly appearing above his head:
No, girl?
Are you still coming? ! ! ! (End of this chapter)