"Congratulations, Man Jing!
"Congratulations on becoming the fourth female chess player to win the Rookie of the Year title!"

February 2, 13: p.m., Cultural and Sports Activity Center, Majiaqiao Town, Dongjiang City.

While presenting the award to the petite girl in front of him, Lu Wenjie congratulated her sincerely.

Just half an hour ago, the last match of the three-game final of this year's China Go Rookie King Tournament just ended.

The seventeen-year-old female seventh-dan chess player Yang Manjing finally defeated the fourteen-year-old third-dan player Nie Yunyi, who has been on a strong upward trend recently, with a total score of 2 to 1, and won her first championship since she entered the professional world!
However, facing Lu Wenjie's congratulations, Yang Manjing was obviously not in high spirits, and did not even smile when he received the trophy:
“Ah, thank you Vice Chairman Lu!”

Seeing this, Lu Wenjie raised his eyebrows slightly but said nothing on the spot.

However, after the award ceremony ended and he stepped down from the stage, Lu Wenjie secretly approached the little witch and said:
"What's wrong, Man Jing?
"Haven't you always wanted to win the Rookie of the Year award like Xiao Liu?

"You got what you wanted today, aren't you happy?"

"Uh, happy... I'm definitely happy!"

Yang Manjing tried hard to force a smile and said:
"That's right, it's not enough...

"Rui Zhao defeated Chu Jun 2-0 last year, and this time in the Nongshim Cup, he accomplished something so amazing.

"And I was such a small brat, and he stole my game and mocked me... I felt a little bad..."

After hearing this, Lu Wenjie finally came back to his senses.

The opponent that Yang Manjing just defeated in the final was Nie Yunyi, who was promoted to the same professional level as Rui Zhao two years ago and was only fourteen years old.

Although this kid did not stand out in the qualifying tournament, he has made rapid progress in the year and a half since he was qualified.

In this competition, she emerged as a dark horse and made it all the way to the finals, even beating the Little Witch in the second game of the final!
He was able to reach the finals in the second Rookie King Tournament after being promoted to a professional chess player. The last and only male chess player to do this was Dai Ran.

Moreover, Dai Ran was able to advance to the next level because he was relatively old. He was almost sixteen years old when he entered the finals.

Nie Yunyi is only fourteen years old this year.

Although Xiao Nie, third dan, was not able to go further and win the championship like Dai Ran did.

But the fact that she was able to defeat a group of new and strong players after only one and a half years of professional career, reach the Rookie King finals, and even beat the little witch who has made great progress in the past year or so and is recognized as the next generation of women's deputy leader, is enough to make people look forward to it.

Some people in the industry even see him as a strong contender to become the next leading figure after Lei Qi.

but……

Although Xiao Nie is very strong, he is a bit eccentric off the court.

For example, after winning the second game the day before yesterday, he directly mocked the little witch in the post-match interview. After the game today, his every move was full of dissatisfaction, which showed that he is difficult to discipline.

……no way.

Who can blame her for being Lin Ruixin?
Lu Wenjie sighed, then said comfortingly:
"Hey, Man Jing, don't take this too seriously! There are bound to be some chess players with distinct personalities...

"In the past year or so, your progress has been obvious to all.

"Your current level is very close to being on par with the other two, and the game you lost was indeed due to Xiao Nie's poor performance..."

“Vice Chairman Lu!”

But just as Lu Wenjie began to comfort the little witch, the devil appeared.

A reckless young boy's voice suddenly came from near and far at a rapid speed.

Soon, a small and conspicuous person with a smug look on his face ran up to the two of them and immediately asked them directly:
"Vice Chairman Lu! I want to ask you something!

"I just heard from the staff that the chess association is planning to give Rui Zhao an exceptional promotion to the ninth rank? Is this true?"

"Uh……

“Some things are being studied, but they are not finalized yet.”

Lu Wenjie said ambiguously.

Lu Wenjie was not surprised that Nie Yunyi knew this news.

The Chess Association is always very cautious about such extraordinary things. They are afraid that if the news is released suddenly, the outside world will not accept it, so some staff members will release the news privately first to test the public opinion. This step was also taken when Xie Minghe was promoted to the ninth level.

Of course, Rui Zhao's role as a substitute in the Nongshim Cup was a special case. The sooner it was revealed, the sooner the trouble would come, so it was better to keep it secret until the end.

However, seeing that Lu Wenjie did not explicitly deny it, Xiao Xianyanbao was unhappy:
"Why?!
"Why can I be promoted to ninth dan just by winning one game of chess?!

"If that's the case, I beat Yang Manjing to a pulp the day before yesterday, but no one wanted to let me advance to the seventh level!"

"You...!" "Okay, okay, don't be angry, Man Jing!
"He's just a kid!"

Seeing the little witch's hands bulging with veins, and the words "want to kill someone" almost written on her face, Lu Wenjie hurriedly tried to persuade her and then explained:
“Well, it’s not just one game of chess.

"Rui Zhao is now recognized as the best female chess player in China. She has also defeated nine-dan male chess players and even world champions many times..."

"That's no reason to give her this backdoor!"

Xiao Nie Sanduan interrupted again angrily:
“What’s important now is gender equality, not that women have special privileges!
"It's ok for female chess players to have their own women's competitions, but why do they still get this kind of obvious preferential treatment when it comes to promotion?

"A male chess player can only win the world runner-up title after winning the Nongshim Cup, but a female chess player can be promoted to the ninth dan directly?

"Because they are bad, they are right?"

"No, you better figure out who is the loser!"

The little witch at the side couldn't stand it when she heard this:
"Rui Zhao defeated that Liu Shixian!

"You guys haven't been able to beat Liu Shixian once in the five Nongshim Cups!!!"

"It's just a game of chess, good luck!"

Nie Yunyi still sneered:
"I'll be frank with you, female chess players are all lousy at the end of the day!
"You have been a professional for seven or eight years, but you are not much better than me who has only been a professional for one and a half years. You still have the nerve to say that!
“If Rui Zhao is really that good, why does she have to rely on wildcards or get a place in the women’s group every time she wants to enter the World Championships?
"After all, aren't you still relying on the fact that you are a woman, and that I am weak and therefore I am right?
“…Huh?

"W-Why are you holding up the trophy?!"

...

...

[On-site news: The Newcomer Award Ceremony was full of tempers, the champion and runner-up swore at each other and almost fought! ]

Uh……

What is this all about? !
Didn't I hear that the little witch has matured a lot recently? Why did this happen again?
At 5:30 pm on the same day, at Dongjiang City Jiren Hospital.

Lei Qi glanced at the "breaking news" that Yiguo had just popped up and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

"What, what happened, Lei Qi Jiudan?"

Seeing Lei Qi suddenly take out his cell phone and take a look at it, Queen Zhao Tian, ​​who was reviewing the game with him, asked a question in a low voice.

"Ah, nothing..."

Lei Qi turned off his phone and replied simply:
"I subscribed to an important news push from Yiguo, but it just pushed some nonsense to me..."

"Like This……"

Rui Zhao scratched his head, showing an embarrassed cute smile and said:
"I thought I had annoyed you by pestering you all day!"

Well, it’s a bit annoying actually…

Lei Qi grumbled quietly in his heart.

Today, as instructed by Shang Chaotian, he came to give Rui Zhao his own commentary on this year's Nongshim Cup.

As a result, Rui Zhao, who was still on the hospital bed, showed great energy and interest, and kept asking questions. Even though Lei Qi was mentally prepared, he was almost unable to bear it.

Well……

No wonder my dad once said that the most energy-consuming thing for a man is dealing with women...

Lei Qi couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

But fortunately...so far, these five plates have basically been discussed.

The reason why Lei Qigang had time to glance at his phone was because Rui Zhao was already thinking about what else he wanted to ask.

“…That’s impossible!

"I should apologize for forcing you to go to the ring this time."

Lei Qi responded first, then tried to pretend that he didn't care and quietly changed the subject:

"Oh, speaking of your Nongshim Cup match, yesterday afternoon...

"What did you talk about with Liu Shixian?"

(End of this chapter)

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