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

Chapter 572 Exit

"Uh, Brother Tian. The situation...

"That's the situation."

Ten minutes later, in Dajing City, the office of the chairman of the Chinese Go Association.

When Shang Chaotian heard Lu Wenjie explain the whole situation in an extremely negative tone through the video conference, he felt a little numb.

Didn’t I ask Wen Jie to take Mr. Wu to persuade people today?

It's only been a few minutes?!
It’s ok that the lobbyist was persuaded, but how come even his deputy initiated a vote? ! ! !
However, after thinking for a few seconds, Shang Chaotian found that he really didn't have any temper towards Lu Wenjie's poor performance.

If only Mr. Qian had said that he could pay for the competition and support Rui Zhao at any time, that would have been fine.

Whoever sponsors the competition is not considered sponsoring. Just thank them again and again!

But even Rui Zhao himself offered to take over sponsoring the competition, so Shang Chaotian could no longer sit still!

The leaders of the chess association can't get sponsorship for the event, so they let a young professional girl pay for it?
How can this be called a “takeover sponsorship competition”?

This is slapping a bunch of grown men in the face!
Having said that, it is not difficult to understand why Lu Wenjie initiated the vote at the speed of light.

You have to choose to vote yourself!
At this moment, Shang Chaotian knew that no matter what Rui Zhao said, he could not persuade him.

It’s just that...the formalities have to be gone through.

Shang Chaotian hesitated for a while, then asked Mr. Wu on the other end of the phone tentatively:

"Uh... Mr. Wu.

"You also suggest that we follow Rui Zhao's suggestion, right?"

Wu Yueyun in the camera arched his eyebrows and said kindly:

“Well, Chaotian, I just said it directly.

"If Rui Zhao no longer participates in other women's competitions except for the ring competition and the Asian Games, will you have any trouble?"

Uh, Mr. Wu asked very directly...

Shang Chaotian's expression was very twisted at this time, but he could only say truthfully:
“Mainly, there are two aspects…

"On the one hand, in terms of performance, South Korea's Kim Woo-eun has won the Women's World Championship for six consecutive times so far, with amazing dominance. For the association, we very much hope to end her streak as soon as possible.

"On the other hand, will it have any impact on the enthusiasm of local governments and companies to sponsor women's competitions..."

Before Shang Chaotian finished speaking, Wu Yueyun took over and said:
"Forget it! It's like the Women's World Championship is such a rare thing!

"I won so many women's world titles back then, but you still call the period from 95 to 04 the 'dark decade'!

“You have to understand that the reason why our Chinese Go performance and morale have been low recently is that there has been no world champion in the unlimited competition for nearly two years!
"So, we're really putting all our hopes on Rui Zhao?!"

"Uh……

"You, you are right! You are right!"

Shang Chaotian could only respond repeatedly for a moment.

There's nothing I can do, the old lady was absolutely right.

In the world of Go, the competition in the unlimited arena is undoubtedly the main theme. The results of women's competitions can only be used to add icing on the cake or save a little face.

If China is now firmly suppressing Japan and South Korea in the unlimited world championship, then there is no need to worry about whether the Ice Queen is winning consecutive championships! Just think of it as a candy for South Korea.

In other words, it is I who need to taste the sweetness now, so I attach so much importance to this candy.

Seeing Shang Chaotian nodded, Wu Yueyun continued:
"Regarding the impact on the women's event, both Director Qian and Rui Zhao have already expressed their views. Do you have any other opinions?"

"No, no! And it's not that exaggerated."

Shang Chaotian quickly denied it, trying to save his dignity:
"These current competitions were originally held before Rui Zhao was promoted to Dan.

"Even if Rui Zhao really doesn't participate in the future, the sponsors will inevitably have some concerns. But Lao Kong, Wen Jie and I will risk our reputation to maintain the current scale of the event."

Hearing Shang Chaotian's agreement, Wu Yueyun immediately said:

"Okay, now that we've discussed everything, is that it?
"Rui Zhao, please announce this on social media later..."

"Hey wait wait!"

Shang Chaotian quickly called out:
"Mr. Wu, although the association has no major doubts about Rui Zhao no longer participating in the women's competition.

"But there are two things I want to discuss with Rui Zhao."

Regarding the fact that Rui Zhao will no longer participate in women's competitions, the general direction has now been decided and is irreversible.

But as the chairman of the association, he always has to "bargain" to minimize the adverse effects of this matter in all aspects.

“First… Rui Zhao.

"The Fan Air War will start next month, are you really not going to join in for the last time?
"You are the runner-up in the last competition, so you can enter this competition directly without going through the next round of selection. "You have never won the women's world championship so far, and you just announced your withdrawal from all women's individual competitions... Don't you feel a little regretful?"

"No, not at all."

Rui Zhao on the other side of the camera didn't give him any face at all.

"In the current women's competition, the only match that I find valuable is with Jin Jiudan.

“But, even if she is a gold 9th dan, there are many men who are at the same level as her or better than her.

"For me, I only need to spend 5,000 yuan to let Senior Brother Sun show his true skills and play a game with me, and even review the game... Ah, although slow chess is probably a bit more expensive, it's not much higher after all.

"Why should I go all the way to Japan to participate in the competition and waste my time when I can solve the problem with just a few thousand dollars?"

"..."

These words silenced Shang Chaotian again.

Although he has seen a lot of the world, he has also witnessed many big bosses spending lavishly.

But when it comes to spending money wisely, he still thinks Rui Zhao is more capable.

Others spend money extravagantly, mostly to show off their wealth. They seem to not value money, but in fact they value it very much.

As long as the amount is large enough, it will eventually change from quantitative to qualitative, making it impossible for people to continue spending.

And Rui Zhao... he really didn't take money that seriously.

As long as she can get something of real value in return, she will spend money without blinking an eye!

At this point, Shang Chaotian knew that Rui Zhao would never participate in women's competitions again, and he was not even willing to give her another chance.

So he sorted out his words again and turned to discuss the second matter with Rui Zhao:
“Then… there is one more thing, which is about the title of [Female Celebrity] that you hold.

“To be honest, you don’t even need to participate in other competitions.

“But you are already the title holder of the Women’s Masters, if possible… I hope you can continue to hold the title.

“Firstly, as a title holder, if you voluntarily give up the title, it will have a very bad impact on the brand value of the event.

"What's more, our event cooperation agreement with Oro City had expired last year, and we will be negotiating a new cooperation agreement this year.

"If you give up the title of Women's Masters at this time, not only will it affect the negotiations with Oro City, it may even directly lead to no one being willing to take over the Women's Masters Tournament!

“Although both Mr. Qian and you have expressed your willingness to take over the sponsorship of the event, I think… this is a bit unnecessary.

"In the final analysis, it's nothing more than a three-game match every year. And the challengers who come up will be top female players like Shuangbi and Little Witch, so it won't waste too much of your time.

“Also, I think it’s more appropriate for you to keep one shoe for the women’s event.

"In this way, there will always be a suspense of 'who among the female chess players will have the opportunity to challenge Queen Zhaotian', which will allow more viewers to pay attention to women's events for a long time, so that they will not be completely forgotten once you leave.

"Rui Zhao, what do you think?"

This time, Rui Zhao did not immediately express his objection after hearing it.

What Shang Chaotian said just now is indeed very reasonable: it is just a matter of playing one more game a year, especially against the strongest female opponents in the country, so it cannot be said that it will delay training and progress.

Moreover, compared with not participating in other competitions, voluntarily giving up the title in hand does have a much worse impression, is not appropriate, and is likely to cause controversy.

Even Wu Yueyun looked at Rui Zhao after hearing this - she also felt that there was nothing wrong with what Shang Chaotian said.

"……Ok, I see."

As if sensing something from Wu Yueyun's gaze, Rui Zhao nodded and said:

“Last time, after I won the title of Female Celebrity, the city of Oro also held a grand award ceremony, so I naturally didn’t want to make things difficult for them.

"If the association thinks this is appropriate, then I will continue to hold the title!"

"Okay! Thank you Rui Zhao!"

Seeing that Rui Zhao finally agreed to this most troublesome thing, Shang Chaotian felt relieved.

Although once this matter is made public, it will definitely cause considerable trouble to the Chess Association.

But for Rui Zhao, who tried his best to win the championship for China in the Nongshim Cup this time, Shang Chaotian really couldn't ask for more...

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The next day, January 2025, 2.

Early that morning, the Chinese female celebrity and 7th-dan female chess player who had just created the "Pink Miracle" at the Nongshim Cup released the following news through her B-station account [Weiqi Xiaozhao]:
Except for the title of [Women's Celebrity] that she will continue to defend, she will no longer participate in any women's competitions except foreign team competitions in the future, and the time is indefinite!

Unsurprisingly, Empress Zhaotian's post once again caused a stir in the Chinese chess world...

(End of this chapter)