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

"……ah?

"The Japanese side wants to restart the 'Chinese-Japanese Celebrity Competition' within this year?!"

At 12:2 am on December nd, Dajing City, Chinese Go Association.

Shang Chaotian, who had just arrived at the company today, received an extremely unexpected message from his secretary Xiao Wei:

"Hasn't this competition been suspended for thirty years?!"

"correct."

Secretary Xiao Wei nodded and explained:
"After the opening dinner of the LIG Cup yesterday, Vice President Sato Tadao of the Dongying Chess Institute approached Vice President Lu to discuss this matter. He said that their top management had agreed in principle, and had already contacted the sponsors, and were even drafting a formal invitation document!

"It was late yesterday, and you were socializing, so Vice Chairman Lu told me the situation and asked me to pass it on to you. He also sent you an email with the details."

Shang Chaotian blinked in surprise, then quickly opened his computer and checked his mailbox, and found that what Xiao Wei said was true: Lu Wenjie had indeed sent an email about this matter!

The chairman of the Chinese Chess Association immediately read the email quickly, and kept repeating as he read:

"...It's tentatively planned to hold one tournament first, with a single-game win or loss? It's different from the previous three-game tournament...

"Eh? The sponsor from Japan is still Chaoying News?!

"Ha! This is still a familiar recipe, and it still has a familiar taste!
"Isn't it because of the 'economic downturn' that the competition was cancelled?

"As a result, your Japanese economy has been stagnant for more than 30 years, and now you think you can do it again?!"

After seeing the sponsors from Japan, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but complain a few times in a bad mood.

Shang Chaotian was born in 1976, and has actually never participated in the Huaying Celebrity Tournament - this is a stage for chess players who are one level older than him.

But the reason why Shang Chaotian was so impressed by this competition was that when it was first created, it was largely a competition used by the then-leading Japanese Go to establish its prestige!

In the first four competitions, the Japanese players won with a score of 2-0. This made domestic chess fans extremely angry, and even a large number of people wrote to the Chess Association to ask the then-incumbent masters to abdicate!
Shang Chaotian, who was still a teenager at the time, had already become a professional chess player. Although he was not as extreme as some chess fans, he still felt very frustrated that he had not won a single game in the four-year competition.

What made him even more "resentful" was that, after China's overall technical level had finally caught up and started to compete with Japan and even had the upper hand, the Japanese sponsors directly announced that they would not hold the event, highlighting the strategy of "hit and run"!
This made Shang Chaotian, who had just come of age and was ready to take up the banner of the new generation of Chinese Go, feel quite unhappy, as if "the tree wanted to be still but the wind did not stop".

"Maybe... it's because of Rui Zhao?"

Seeing that the usually calm chairman showed some emotion, Secretary Xiao Wei tried to take over the conversation:

"...I heard that Rui Zhao is very popular in Japan and South Korea! Some people even went to the two countries' chess institutes to ask if there are any Rui Zhao peripherals for sale!

"Especially this time she won the Celebrity Award. Although there are many controversies in China, her popularity in both Japan and South Korea is extremely high!

“But now Rui Zhao is not participating in the Fankong Battle, so there is no chance for him to go to Japan to play chess!
"If Japan wants to invite Rui Zhao over, it will have to use its brains!"

"Well……

"We definitely have some thoughts on this - after all, the Zhongjing Asian Games will be held next year!"

After a brief pause, Shang Chaotian calmed down and narrowed his eyes, judging as objectively as possible:
“But I’m afraid…

"My thoughts are not that simple!"

"Hmm? You mean...?"

“Those who come with evil intentions will not come, and those who come with good intentions will not come.”

Shang Chaotian explained:

“Although I think the main reason for this competition is to create publicity and attract attention.

"But you should also know that the most serious humiliation of the Japanese [Meijin] title so far was actually the opening match of the Weiqi League last year. The then Japanese Meijin Xiao Naofu lost to Rui Zhao, who was only a sixth-dan player at the time and was stepping into the Weiqi League for the first time!

"And this time, seeing Rui Zhao ascend to the position of [Celebrity], the person who currently holds the title of [Celebrity] in Japan has become their top domestic figure, Ichijo Takuya.

"I guess... the Dongying Chess Institute probably wants revenge!
"After all, compared to Ni Jue who originally had the flying knife, Rui Zhao, who has used up a lot of energy in the Masters Tournament, is probably much weaker. They probably think they have met an easy target!"

"……ah?!
"Then... do you think you should find a reason to decline? After all, their suggestion came too suddenly!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wei quickly suggested:
"Let's just say that our schedule for the year has already been arranged, so it's not easy to change it..."

"Hmm? Why are you declining? You have to agree to this!

"I'll call Wen Jie on WeChat right away! Let's set a date that both parties can accept as soon as possible!"

Shang Chaotian, who is always mature and steady, rarely showed his domineering attitude:
"Do you really think that our Chinese celebrities are easy to mess with?!
"It's been forty years since they sent a famous person from Japan to suppress our chess players!

"Now I want to see if I can give their celebrities another chance and see if they can beat our little girl this time!"

...

...

"...Okay, okay, brother Tian!
"Then I will take advantage of this LIG Cup to discuss this matter with the Japanese Chess Institute, and leave the competition matters mainly to Brother Kai.

"Okay, I'll report to you if there's any new situation!
"That's it for now!"

Ten minutes later, at Kunchi Resort in Kyoto, South Korea, Lu Wenjie, who received the WeChat call from Shang Chaotian, finally hung up the call after responding to his chairman's arrangement, and then said with a small sigh:

"Oh, I have to say! Miss Rui Zhao is popular!

"Both South Korea and Japan are keeping an eye on her!"

"yes!
"Everyone knows how much attention this girl can draw, but why is there so much controversy about her in our country? I really don't understand!"

Jiao Kai, who followed Lu Wenjie to the LIG Cup directly after the second stage of the Nongshim Cup, said with emotion:
“Uh, right.

"What Sun Yi told us last night...won't you tell Lao Shang about it?"

"What's the point of saying it? In the end, the boys have to hold on!"

Lu Wenjie shrugged:

“But… I’m really worried.

“Although… Liu Shixian didn’t win the championship in the past Chunzhilan Cup and Tongge Cup.

"But in those two times, one time Lei Qi won by half a point with white under the Chinese rules, and the other time his layout happened to run into an ancient pattern variation that Zhuang Zheng had studied very well, which just happened to trick him. Master Liu's overall level is still very high!
"From this point of view, he was already difficult enough to deal with in the World Championships. And Master Liu in the Nongshim Cup is recognized to be even stronger than in the World Championships!
"He is full of confidence this time. As the deputy general, he took the initiative to attack ahead of time. I am afraid that he is coming with bad intentions!"

“Yeah…indeed.

"The third stage, the task is very heavy!"

Jiao Kai nodded:

"But... is Liu Shixian just trying to play some tricks on us?

"Ni Jue used up so many of his flying knives in this celebrity tournament. I'm afraid Rui Zhao won't be able to use them in crucial matches in the future!

"And if he can't use the flying knife, it will be very difficult for Rui Zhao to compete with Young Master Liu! Does he really take it that seriously?"

“Um… Kai.

"I think you're taking it for granted."

"...take it for granted?"

"You have to know that based on past experience, Rui Zhao's fast chess is clearly a level better than his slow chess!"

Lu Wenjie slowly expressed his opinion:
"In this year's Pinghu Rapid Chess Tournament, Rui Zhao defeated Kuai Liang and even nearly defeated the final champion Lei Qi!

"Besides, this girl's chess skills have obviously improved recently! It's just that all her recent matches have been slow chess, so it's hard to tell what level her fast chess skills are at right now...

"To be honest, I really think that if Rui Zhao really beats Xiao Lei in a quick game one day, there's nothing to be surprised about."

"Hmm...it seems to be true!"

Jiao Kai pondered for a while, then couldn't help but laughed:

"Hey!

"From what you said, Rui Zhao is really our trump card for the Nongshim Cup?!
“It feels unreal to me!”

“Just experience more!”

Lu Wenjie also laughed and said:

"She has already won the Nongshim Cup and is now a celebrity in our China! How real is this?
"Don't look at her because she is a girl, just ask:
"Is it too much to use a chess player with this level of performance as our final general?"

"Not too much, not too much!"

Jiao Kailian claimed that:

"Then Wen Jie, remember to tell Rui Zhao about what we have tentatively agreed to!

"There are more games to play. I'm sure this girl is very happy!"

However, upon hearing this, Lu Wenjie was stunned, then nodded and said:
"Well, I actually asked her opinion before...

"I'll talk to her on WeChat now and ask her to make the necessary preparations!"

After saying this, Lu Wenjie immediately opened WeChat and prepared to notify the Zhaojun Association, a celebrity group that was preparing for the Yixian Tournament in China, that they intended to formally accept the invitation.

However, when he called up the chat between him and Rui Zhao, Rui Zhao's simple reply late last night, "I understand. I'll follow the association's arrangements," came to his attention.

Hmm... I was wondering why I felt something was wrong with this reply...

Lu Wenjie frowned slightly.

Logically, shouldn't this girl be very happy when she hears there's a competition?
This is……

Did you disturb her rest? (End of this chapter)