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

"Ah, I give up!"

At 2 pm on February 17, a crucial main player battle in the second game of the first round of the Weiqi League playoffs just ended in Yuzhou City.

Facing the 30-year-old Dai Ran, Sun Wukong still acted as a "strength and weakness detector" this time. Although he achieved certain results after launching a sudden attack in the middle game, he was still "recovered" by Dai Gong's precise sacrifice conversion, and finally surrendered in the middle game. The hope of Su Hu team's promotion also dimmed.

Sun Yi was obviously a little depressed after the defeat.

He has made up his mind recently and has been working hard, but he was defeated again in the main battle against Dai Gong, which undoubtedly hit him a bit.

However, after this game was over, Dai Ran spoke up for once:
"Sun Yi, you are more daring than before."

"……Eh?"

“…Literally.”

Dai Gong's words are still simple:
"This game lacks some local considerations, but at least you dare to play it and you won't be euthanized. That's a good thing.

"It seems that playing more with Rui Zhao is indeed useful!"

"Dai Gong, do you say that too..."

Sun Yi smiled bitterly and said:
“Indeed, we can be said to be learning from each other!
“I used to think of playing chess with her as a part-time job…but recently, although my grades don’t seem to have improved, I do feel that my chess impact has increased.

"If things go wrong, you'll be in my hands next time, Mr. Dai!"

"It's long overdue. I'll be waiting."

Dai Ran replied briefly:

"Then, you'll still charge 5,000 for the win?"

"Uh……"

Sun Yi's face instantly became awkward:
“No, no more!

"If I keep accepting them, I'm afraid that one day the truth will be revealed and Teacher Yu will come over and break my legs...

“However, although I said I didn’t want to charge a win fee, Rui Zhao was afraid that I wouldn’t be serious and still insisted on paying it. He just changed it to 2,000 for a fast game and 4,000 for a slow game.

"I can't convince her, so I just leave it like this. I just always feel really embarrassed..."

But who would have thought that at this moment, Dai Ran slightly raised his eyebrows and said:
“Don’t be sorry, you deserve it.

"I can't really earn this kind of money at my age, so I can only help her teach her chess and do some analysis.

"That's right, you have to be mentally prepared."

"…Mentally prepared?"

"Ok.

"This little girl is not easy to accompany, right?"

...

...

"Hey, Deputy Mayor Niu! Long time no see!

"The last time we met was when we held the Women's Masters Tournament in E'er City last year. Half a year has passed in a flash!"

At the same time, Chinese Go Association.

Hearing that Deputy Mayor Niu of Oro City was coming, Chess Association Chairman Shang Chaotian took Lu Wenjie directly to the gate to welcome him. As soon as the main person arrived, they exchanged a lot of polite greetings.

Niu Xianru was also very enthusiastic and shook Shang Chaotian's hand and said:

“Yes, yes!
"We all witnessed together when Queen Zhaotian won the title, and it left a deep impression on us..."

The host and the guest exchanged pleasantries for a while and didn't say much.

After completing the existing procedures, both parties moved to the reception room in the Chess Association.

Shang Chaotian saw that the situation was almost right, so he turned to the main topic:

"Deputy Mayor Niu, you said on the previous phone call that you had something to discuss. Could you please tell me what it is specifically about?

"If it involves other people, I will make an appointment immediately!" "Ah, it's just a small matter!

"With you two leaders here, Chairman Shang and Vice Chairman Lu, why would we need anyone else?"

Niu Xianru responded half politely and half flatteringly, and then continued:

"That's right! Originally, I came to Dajing just to report something on behalf of the city, but I didn't expect that there would be so many big news in our Go circle recently!
"First of all, our title holder Rui Zhao made great contributions in this Nongshim Cup. He ended Liu Shixian's many records in the Nongshim Cup and brought back the long-lost Nongshim Cup for our country! Our city is also very proud of this.

"What's even more commendable is that Rui Zhao, as a woman, defeated the current No. 1 player, but she did not get complacent. Instead, she set higher standards and stricter requirements for herself. She was not satisfied with being confined to women's competitions. She decided to compete head-on with male chess players for a long time and vowed to show the style of female chess players! It's really admirable.

"But because of this, we have suffered some misunderstandings from other brother cities and Go friendly cooperation units. We are deeply regretful.

“Rui Zhao is now our title holder, and in a sense, he is also our child of Or City.

"Our children have been misunderstood, so we have to show our support in some way!
“After much thought, we decided that we could only continue to support the successful hosting of this women’s title event, which is the most direct and powerful way.

"So, I came here today mainly to talk about this matter!"

Hearing this, a smile began to appear on Shang Chaotian's face, which had been somewhat dignified.

Oh, it really paid off for my earnest advice to Miss Rui Zhao, and Or City finally reciprocated the favor.

Isn’t the saying “Heaven will pay off those who work hard” here come true?

"Deputy Mayor Niu means...

"Does Or City intend to continue sponsoring the Women's Masters Tournament?"

Niu Xianru nodded and smiled, then added:
“More than just a long-term sponsorship!
"We plan to upgrade it to an important part of our city's long-term cultural tourism strategy! It will become a cultural business card for our Oro City!
“We have had great success with the Chinese Chess Association in this women’s title tournament over the past three years, so…

"We plan to renew the cooperation agreement for another five years!"

"Huh? Five years?!"

Upon hearing this duration, Shang Chaotian was overjoyed!
Women's Go competitions have always been difficult to obtain long-term and effective sponsorship because of their generally average viewing value.

Some competitions are often held for only one or two sessions and then come to nothing, but this time, Oroqen City is willing to continue holding it, and even extended it for five years. This is undoubtedly a good thing!
And, that’s not all yet!

Before Shang Chaotian could calm down the surprise on his face, Niu Xianru said:
"Well, there is something I may need to discuss with you...

"It's mainly about the prize money and the size of the event. We plan to upgrade and expand it. Do you have any opinions on this?"

……What?

Shang Chaotian's eyes suddenly widened.

To be honest, this request was completely beyond Shang Chaotian's expectations!
The reason why Oroqen City took over the Women's Celebrity Tournament was mainly to respond to the country's call for "cultural enrichment of the border", which required some typical projects and did not seem to have much subjective initiative.

result……

This time, E'er City took the initiative to propose a long-term cooperation contract, but they actually wanted to increase the prize money and the scale of the event? !

This is really...

It really pleases me!

Shang Chaotian tried hard to control the corners of his mouth from curling up too much, and said with forced calmness:

“We definitely welcome this!
"If your city can increase its investment in the event, the Women's Masters Tournament will surely become a benchmark for domestic women's Go competitions!"

Niu Xianru smiled and said:
"That's for sure!"

"Rui Zhao, our current title holder, is undoubtedly the best in Chinese Go!
"And according to this situation, Rui Zhao may only have this title in the future. Then this title must be worthy of her status as the number one actress in the country!"

Oh...so that's how it is!

I wonder if the total prize money for the tournament can be increased by 30% compared to before...

Just as Shang Chaotian was secretly speculating in his heart, Niu Xianru's next words directly stopped him on the spot:
“…Our initial idea is to triple the game fee for each round!
"The challenger final will be changed to a three-game match, and the title challenger will receive at least 300,000 yuan in prize money!
"And the prize money for the final title winner..."

"Let's round it up to a million!"

(End of this chapter)