"No, niece!
"If you really don't want to quit the women's competition this time, forget it, but do you have to announce the news so hastily?!"

At 2:17 in the morning on February , at the Pohu team training base in Hongdu, the capital of Pohu Province.

Du Weichen, who had just met his teammates, had a lot to say. He couldn't help complaining when he saw Rui Zhao.

"……Eh?!"

After hearing what Du Weichen said, Rui Zhao, who was originally preparing to say something excitedly, was a little confused for a moment:

“This news…must be announced to the public as soon as possible!

"On the one hand, it allows Team Leader Lai to quickly find players, and on the other hand, it also prevents the organizers of various women's competitions from making false publicity!

“It would be so embarrassing if my promotional materials had already been printed!

"I heard that I'm quite popular!"

"...So you know you're popular..."

Elder Du complained a little, and then began to feel distressed:
"But do you know that by making such a fuss, you might even lose your chance to be promoted to the ninth grade?"

"Eh? 9th grade?"

Rui Zhao was obviously a little surprised.

"Yeah! Don't you know?!"

Du Weichen's facial muscles twitched, and then he patiently spoke slowly:

"Originally, the chess and card center and the association had already made preparations. They planned to take advantage of your success and popularity in winning the Nongshim Cup, just like Xie Minghe did in winning the tournament, to write [Female chess players who win the World Go Team Championship will be promoted to the ninth dan] into the rank management regulations, and at the same time, approve your promotion to the ninth dan!
"But in the end, you insisted on making such a fuss now, and it caused quite a controversy! The association had no choice but to bring it up again at another time.

"The problem is, if we wait, there might be bad news again!

"This time, our team's relegation battle will be on the 25th and 27th.

"As the second to last team in the regular season, our team has only one chance to survive and if we fail, we will die!
“But right now, Xiao Gu’s wife just gave birth last week, so he will most likely have to take leave for both games. Even if he does come, I don’t think he will be in good condition!
“If our team is relegated, there will be people gossiping about it, saying that it was you who caused our team to be relegated, and then it will be even harder for the association to promote you!

“And once the excitement over your Nongshim Cup is over, I’m afraid it will be gone forever!”

"So I really don't understand why you have to pick this moment. Can't you wait until you finish the air battle?!"

Seeing Du Weichen speak so long and regretfully, Rui Zhao took a while to digest the words before reacting:

"So, it turns out that Sister Haocheng already has a baby!

"I, I've been so focused on the competition and the hospitalization lately! I didn't even notice this...

"I'll send a message to Brother Gu and Sister Haocheng to congratulate them right away!"

"..."

Du Weichen suddenly felt that he had so much to complain about:
"… Second niece, is there something wrong with your ability to grasp the key points?!

"I'm talking to you about Shengjiu! Shengjiu!"

"...Ah, ah?"

Rui Zhao tilted his head and said:
"But... this isn't something important, right?
"Besides, the rank is useless now, and I haven't reached the qualification for promotion stipulated in the previous regulations.

"I think it would be weird if the association promoted me to ninth grade just because I won a game in the Nongshim Cup!"

It's not something important?!
Du Weichen's facial muscles twitched slightly.

Girl, do you understand the situation?

This is the ninth dan of China, not the water ninth dan of Japan and South Korea!

There have been only two female ninth-dans in Chinese history, and there has been no one since the new century!
The top male chess players may not care too much about the promotion to the ninth level - it is nothing more than a piece of cake.

But for women, it is definitely much more difficult than winning the Women's World Championship!
You don't even take this kind of honor seriously?!
However, when Du Weichen was still in a daze, Rui Zhao in front of him had already changed the subject with a smile:
“Instead of dwelling on this…Brother Du.

"CD time has come!"

"……Eh?"

...

...

“Um… Wen Jie.

"you say……

"Will the Pohu team be relegated this time?"

At 2 p.m. on February 17, the chairman of the Huaxia Go Association, Shang Chaotian, took a quick look at the second game of the first round of the playoffs and couldn't help but ask his deputy a question.

After hearing this, Lu Wenjie pondered for a while and said:

"Hmm... Bincheng lost to Gezhou 3-1 in the first match, and in the second match, Gezhou chose Wenchengzhen as the main general, so Park Minyeol couldn't get on the main general platform. It's estimated that Bincheng is in danger. There is a high probability that Bincheng will decline.

"Next, Bincheng will play against Qiannan. Bincheng's main advantage lies in its main player, but Park Min-yeol is a well-known nervous player. I feel Bincheng has the upper hand, but it's still a little hard to say.

"But no matter which team falls, let's not worry! I heard that Xiao Gu is determined to accompany his wife recently. Let Wan Zhao, a substitute who has not been on the battlefield for a long time, play. I feel that Pohu is in great danger..."

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but sigh and said:

"This girl Rui Zhao is excellent, but unfortunately she acts too much out of the ordinary! It really gives me a headache!

"If the Pohu team is relegated, not to mention all the other troubles, our plan to promote her to the ninth tier will probably come to nothing! This is such a good opportunity for publicity..."

“But I think…

"The reason why Rui Zhao became so outstanding is that she dared to do many things that others dared not do or would not do."

"……Um."

After a moment of silence, Shang Chaotian nodded:

"So, as an official organization, we have to do our best to help chess players withstand the pressure."

Hearing this, Lu Wenjie naturally knew what his chairman meant.

At present, it has been two days since Rui Zhao officially announced that she would no longer participate in women's individual competitions and women's leagues.

During these two days, the Chinese chess world has been extremely lively.

Forget about the various incitements and sarcasms made by chess fans on the Internet; the leaders of the Chess Association can choose to ignore them.

But as for the opinions of the various sponsors of women's competitions...the association cannot just take an "whatever" attitude.

Since the day before yesterday, Shangdu City, Wuxing County, Dongjiang Jianqiao College, and Pengze City have all called one after another, hoping that the association can make Rui Zhao change his mind, otherwise the event will suffer losses.

Even Shangdu City has directly issued an open letter! Although the wording is very polite, the meaning behind it...

……Um.

"Brother, did you come up with a plan for that day?"

Shang Chaotian shook his head and said:
"What else can I do? Just be gentle and apologize carefully!

"Next... I'll ask Director Qian to spread the word later that Zhicheng Group is looking to take over the sponsorship of the women's Go tournament.

"I hope I can fool a few sponsors and satisfy my desire to talk. Don't make it too ugly and think that women's Go will not be able to survive without two sponsors!"

But at this moment, Shang Chaotian's phone suddenly rang.

Chairman Shang frowned, worried that someone from the sponsor of the women's event would come to complain to him again.

When he picked up the phone, he found that it was Niu Xianru, the deputy mayor of Ordos City in charge of culture and tourism.

"Uh……

"Why did the people from Or City come to our door?!"

Shang Chaotian's expression was a little bit ugly:
“It’s fine if other women’s tournaments say we didn’t make good arrangements, but for the Women’s Masters… I can say we did our best!
"I'm selling all my old face for nothing!"

"Well, maybe he came to thank us?"

"Oh! I hope so!

"I've been really tired of this lately!"

Shang Chaotian sighed lightly, then sorted out his state and picked up the phone:
"Hello, Deputy Mayor Niu! It's been a while since I last saw you."

"Hello, Chairman Shang!"

The voice on the other end of the phone seemed very enthusiastic:
"Are you free this afternoon? I'm going to Dajing to do some work recently.

"It just so happens that the city organized a temporary meeting yesterday afternoon, and there is something we need to discuss with you.

"I don't know, is that convenient for you?"

(End of this chapter)

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