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

[You call this the real deal?! — An outsider’s view of Empress Zhaotian]

[As the title says. I am a newbie who has just started playing Go. Twenty days ago, I was a complete novice who knew nothing about Go.]

[I am a sports fan, I like a lot of things, but I didn’t know much about Go.]

[This time, the Queen of Zhaotian blocked Liu Shixian in the Nongshim Cup. When she appeared on the news broadcast, I was amazed by her beauty. Therefore, I became interested in her and wanted to learn more about the sport of Go. ]

[But in the end, after I got into the show, I found that there was a lot of controversy in the industry about Empress Zhao Tian, ​​which made me a little nervous.]

[I can accept being promoted as a vase, but I still hope it’s not too vase-like. ]

[I am afraid that Rui Zhao will be in trouble and I will have to stop following her and hurt my relationship, so I have been watching the live broadcast while looking up information these past two days, hoping to find out all the negative news about Rui Zhao so that I can be mentally prepared.]

[But the more I look into it, the more I feel…]

[Is your Go community a little too harsh on female players? ! ]

[If you carefully review the achievements that Queen Zhao has made along the way, you will find that she is not a controversial figure at all, but a benchmark idol female athlete! ]

[When she was still unranked, she defeated a former professional 7th dan player head-on in an amateur match.]

[She won all the qualifying matches and was promoted to the dan rank ahead of schedule. In her first professional tournament, she used a wild card to force the female chess champion to the point where she had to rely on cheating and crying for her mother to win the game.]

【It is the first time in history that a woman has won the New First Dan Championship. 】

[Later, at the Lakeside Cup, he won seven consecutive victories, the second longest in history, and was the most deserving contributor to the last cup.]

[Women's Weiqi League won all nine games and defeated the little witch in the key game to win the championship and won the [Best Rookie]. It was also the first time in history that a team won all nine games and won the [Best Rookie].

【Champion of the Bay Area Masters Tournament, fastest record of winning the women's national championship after being promoted to a professional position. 】

【Winner of the Rookie King Tournament the year after being promoted to Dan, the only one in history. 】

[She won the first victory in the history of female players in the Weiqi League and the first victory in the history of the main stage, and then entered the quarterfinals of the Yingyi Cup. 】

[The "Pink Miracle" in the Nongshim Cup, led the team to relegation in the previous Weiqi League relegation battle, and basically secured the title of Weiqi League [Best Rookie]...]

[There are so many records and highlights in her achievements, many of which are very good even by the standards of male rookie chess players! On the contrary, her Women's World Championship seems mediocre.]

[The more I look at it, the more I think... this is so real? Isn't this a treasured idol-level athlete! ]

[As a result, some Go fans and professional players in the Go community are actually questioning her decision to stop playing women's games? ]

[I am really impressed! Many other sports have no chance of bringing female athletes into unlimited competitions to create a gimmick! ]

[As a result, in the Go field, there is such a ready-made, high-quality idol with male-level strength, but they don’t cherish it well, and even professional Go players are sarcastic. What’s the reason! ]

[Although I have always heard that Go is a game with historical roots and extremely high cultural attributes. ]

[But now it seems that in addition to the historical and cultural heritage, it also inherited some feudal remnants! ]

……

Tut tut...

I didn't expect that there are still new fans who are so serious about joining the game...

Those who know clearly that he is just a newcomer, while those who don’t would think that I am the water army I hired myself!
March 2025, 3, Southern Times Square, Dongjiang City.

Ai Jianan, who was observing the direction of public opinion on Yiguo, had just finished reading a post specially posted by a new fan of Queen Zhaotian. She couldn't help but nod her head repeatedly with a smile on her face.

This post is a reflection of the public opinion about Rui Zhao.

Ever since Rui Zhao proved his strength again in the crucial Weiqi relegation match, the former Zhao haters on the Internet had to lie down and play dead, and public opinion became one-sided.

This is as it should be: in competitive sports, results speak for themselves. If you have good enough results, you can do whatever you want.

The "pink miracle" in the Nongshim Cup was originally doubted because it was only one game and the sample size was too small. So when Rui Zhao later announced that she would withdraw from the women's competition indefinitely, it caused a lot of controversy.

But when Rui Zhao won two tough battles in a row and successfully avoided relegation under the gaze of the spotlight and with a group of teammates, no one could criticize him!

The most embarrassing performance was delivered at a controversial time, silencing all previous doubters and leaving them with black eyes and bruises - this was supposed to be the most popular and watched episode in competitive sports!
With the strong proof of "leading the team to avoid relegation", it seems that the "pink miracle" of Queen Zhao Tian in the Nongshim Cup was genuine and dazzling.

Riding on this national craze, Rui Zhao's live streaming-related income exceeded one million in just two or three days! He was the most popular in the live streaming area of ​​​​Bilibili!
Seeing that a national star is rising, a large number of business orders and cooperation negotiations are pouring in to Ai Jianan.

The anchors signed by Miss Ai’s studio have also come to ask if they can “take advantage of Sister Rui Zhao’s popularity”.

——Although, these anchors are all older than Rui Zhao, so calling them “sister” seems a bit inappropriate.

But there is no way around it, you have to use respectful titles when you are working.

Even Ai Jianan's father called her last night and discussed with her in a nice tone whether he could take a bite of the traffic of the currently popular Queen Zhaotian!

This made Ai Jianan very proud - I, the illegitimate daughter (actually the legitimate daughter) of the Ai family, was about to devour my master!

However, although she was proud, Miss Ai did not let the short-term victory go to her head.

She knew that, whether from Rui Zhao's subjective will or the long-term development of the celebrity brand, they should seek greater breakthroughs. In particular, when she happily reported the recent live broadcast income to Rui Zhao this morning, Rui Zhao mentioned something that gave her a broader mindset...

Thinking of this, Ai Jianan couldn't help but open WeChat again and once again read the WeChat message her own pillar sent her that morning:
[Hey, did you make that much money? ]

[Then, Sister An An! Can I sponsor and invest in the competition in my personal name? ]

[Originally I thought that since I’ve spent a lot recently, I might have to postpone it! But looking at this, there’s still hope for this year! ]

...

...

"...Hey! Brother Shan, it's no use looking for me now!

"I've already told you that unless you can let her be the commander-in-chief, don't even mention any other conditions!"

At 1 p.m. on the same day, at the Wendao Go Club in Dongjiang City.

Lei Jingming, who was planning to watch his son's game with his old friends, suddenly received a call before the game started:
"I strongly recommended my student to you earlier, but you scoffed at me. What about now? Huh?
"If you had brought the little girl into the team earlier and built a relationship with her, then there would be something to talk about! Now it's too late to say anything!
“Don’t look down on a young girl because she is poor!

"Just one sentence, can you kill her on the main platform?
"This is the necessary condition that she clearly requested from the Pohu team yesterday! If not, no matter what treatment you get, it will be useless!

"I heard from her agent that the gifts, rewards, and voyages she received from live streaming in the past few days alone are worth millions! She's a real rich landlord! Do you still care about your salary and winning fee?
"Let me tell you! Rui Zhao and the Pohu team have already reached an agreement on a contract extension yesterday, and all that's left is the signing of the draft contract!

"It's the Dongjiang team. I think because it's close to home and you have me as your teacher, if you promise her the position of captain, I'll consider it. I can even help you lobby... But you don't agree, what else can I say!
"Okay! Let's not waste time!
"I hope Xiaolang doesn't get defeated by my students next season! Goodbye!"

Seeing his friend hang up the phone, Yu Qingguang asked:
"What? Did Shan Gang shake off the snot that got into his mouth?"

"Who says it's not?"

After Lao Lei Jiudan put down the phone, he threw it on the table and said arrogantly:
"At first, I, as his elder brother, tried to persuade him to give me some face, but he refused to listen! Now he comes to me!

"I'm sorry, it's too late!

"Today I will let him know what it means that he ignored me yesterday and today I will tell him that he is out of my reach!"

"Hmm... It feels really good to slap Dan Gang in the face like this..."

Yu Qingguang pondered:
"But I think... wouldn't it be best for Rui Zhao to return to Dongjiang and become an ordinary main player?"

"Old Yu, do you think so too?" Li Wangyuan, who was also present, echoed.

Lei Jingming felt uncomfortable and immediately raised his eyebrows and said:

"Hmm? What do you two mean?
"Why are you two getting jealous when your student leaves the stage?!"

"Oh, why are you jealous? I'm just worried!"

Regarding Lao Lei's late realization, head coach Yu was quite speechless:

"Don't think that Rui Zhao just played a good game in the relegation battle. But judging from the content of the chess, although she is a good player in fast chess, there are probably not many people in China who can beat her. Her level of slow chess is still not good enough for a main general.

"Take last season for example! I guess the only player who is slower than her is Rong Qi from the Qinghai-Tibet team, and Du Weichen from our team and Qu Jundu from the Jinfen team are about the same as her. The others are all better than her! Objectively speaking, luck played a big part in defeating Park Min-yeol this time.

“Besides, those people who picked on her were just pretending to be dead, they weren’t really dead!

"She is a big shot right now, and if she performs poorly on the main stage next season... I'm afraid there will be a lot of controversy again!
"So, I think it might be a better choice for her to just stay at the fast chess table and gain more experience..."

"…What you said makes sense!"

After thinking for a while, Lao Lei, who thought that Yu and Li were turning their elbows outward, finally agreed with his old friends' views, but then he changed the subject and said:

"...But Rui Zhao will definitely not agree. This kid has always been eager to fight against stronger opponents as much as possible!
"When it comes to Go, you need to constantly learn from the best players to improve quickly! Her rapid progress in the past was inseparable from her strong ambition!
"The reason why she quickly reached a contract renewal agreement with the Pohu team this time was partly because of the emotional connection they had while working together.

"But more importantly, I'm afraid she herself has also judged that if she wants to take the lead, she can only defeat these two or three weak teams..."

"That's true!"

Yu Qingguang sighed and said:

"We can only hope that she can make more progress before the next season of the Chinese Weiqi League!"

"Can you make a little more progress..."

Hearing this, Li Wangyuan frowned and said with some worry:

"But to be honest, Rui Zhao has reached this level, I am a little worried..."

"Don't worry."

Although Li Wangyuan hadn't finished speaking, Yu Qingguang interrupted him without hesitation:

"You know, there were studies in the past that said it's impossible for humans to run the 100 meters in under 10 seconds. Now, isn't that just bullshit?
“Stereotypes are meant to be broken.

"If you don't really try it...how do you know if those so-called 'upper limits' are just a lie?" (End of this chapter)