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

"Rui Zhao 7th Dan! Thank you very much for accepting our interview!

"First of all, congratulations on winning the Huaying Celebrity Competition!
"It's just that after the game you were surrounded by Japanese media, so the interviews with you can only be put together with the interviews before the opening of the Yumeli Lily Cup today.

"First, let me ask you, what do you think of the game you won against Takuya Ichijo a few days ago?
“You know, this game has been highly recognized by many chess fans and other professional masters at home and abroad.

"Especially the retreat in the 52nd move, which was rated by the national team coach Jiao Kai as 'both in-depth research in the AI ​​era and a flash of inspiration in human thinking', and can be said to be a brilliant performance that can compete with Lei Qi's move of squeezing out of thin air in the Masters Tournament for the title of the best move of the year!

"What did you think about this move at that time?"

"Ah... Coach Jiao is exaggerating! Actually, I encountered a similar situation when I was practicing with Senior Brother Sun Yi before.

“Although it is not exactly the same as the actual combat on that day, the overall idea is the same.

"I also accidentally clicked the wrong landing point when reviewing the game. I went from the connection point to the retreat point. I was about to cancel it, but after the AI ​​calculated for two seconds, it actually started to think that the direct break was not a good idea!
"This judgment, which was extremely anti-human, made me continue to study it. Only then did I understand how much damage this seemingly insignificant piece could do. It is indeed a blind spot in human thinking.

"It just so happens that in the past two years, I have also learned a lot of tricks from Teacher Li and Senior Brother Ni on how to set traps for the opponent and lead myself to an advantageous situation during the layout stage. I applied them flexibly here!
"So... I guess I was lucky to win this game!

“I could feel that Yi Ting Mingren also played very well! If I hadn’t happened to encounter a familiar layout change and successfully tricked him with that trick, I feel that the game might have been more difficult that day.

“But after all… it can be considered as fulfilling the mission!

"I need to work harder in the future to live up to the title of [Celebrity]!"

"Ah... Rui Zhao Qidan, you are still very humble! We are all very proud of you!

"In addition, you just went to Japan on December 12st to participate in the celebrity competition, and today you rushed to Chigao to participate in the Yumeli Lily Cup competition which will officially start tomorrow. I'm sure it must be very tiring!
"In this Mengli Lily Cup, you have just won a decisive victory over Ichijo Mingren and you are the center of attention. Everyone is looking forward to your outstanding performance in this competition!

"I wonder what your expectations are for your performance this time?"

"Well... let's just play one plate at a time!

“As a winner, I naturally want to get as many wins as possible.

"But Go is ultimately about accumulation and persistence. It is a blessing in itself to be able to discuss and improve with the world's top players!
“So, it would be great if I could play at my best level!”

"Well, okay then...

"I wish you, Rui Zhao, 7th Dan, a good performance in tomorrow's game!"

"Thank you!"

Ah... it's finally over...

At five o'clock in the evening on January 1th, Zhigao City, Zhigao Junrui Hotel.

Rui Zhao, who had just finished an interview with the media in the media area, simply bowed his head and hurried to the banquet hall to attend tonight's opening dinner and the first round draw ceremony of the tournament.

To be honest, Queen Zhaotian naturally had no interest in media interviews - she could use her mobile phone to answer questions at a dinner party, but accepting interviews was a sheer waste of time.

Last month, Rui Zhao went to Japan to participate in the celebrity competition. After the competition, he was immediately besieged by the swarm of Japanese media, so much so that the reporters sent by the central media to accompany the team could not squeeze in! The popularity caught the [Go Xiao Zhao] team off guard and also troubled Rui Zhao.

Therefore, when she heard that the Mengli Lily Cup was attracting great attention this time and that more formal media interviews would be arranged before the opening dinner and after each round of competition, Dangshi Zhaojun hurriedly begged for mercy from the Chess Association.

Finally, they succeeded in getting the chess association to agree that Rui Zhao could only answer questions from official media in each interview, and could only answer three questions at most. This made the little fool, who always valued time very much, feel relieved.

Well...but...

This time in the Dream Lily Cup, there are a lot more media...

Although Rui Zhao, who had just left the media area, did not want to accept any more interviews, when he thought of the large group of reporters pointing microphones at him, he still sighed in his heart.

Although there were a lot of people during the Spring Orchid Cup and the opening ceremony of the Weiqi League, this time it felt like a step up!

There were even quite a few media from Japan and South Korea...

This……

That should be a good thing, right?

Rui Zhao couldn't help but think:

Although... I'm definitely not as good as the "Mr. Jordan" that Senior Brother Ni mentioned...

But, if I could promote Go a little more...

That also means you are taking on more responsibilities as a celebrity, right?

Thinking of this, Queen Zhaotian secretly encouraged herself.

Well! That's it, Rui Zhao! Keep working hard!

If the little time squeezed out can help promote Go more, then it will be valuable!

But just as the famous Chinese Zhaojun clenched her fist, a familiar voice suddenly called her:
"Rui Zhao, you are becoming more and more skilled at giving interviews!
"You are truly worthy of being a big star in our chess circle!"

"……Eh?"

Rui Zhao turned her head following the voice, and saw a familiar young man suddenly walked up to her from the side and greeted her naturally.

"Senior Brother Sun!"

Rui Zhao's eyes lit up immediately and he greeted her:
“Well, that…

"Did you just finish an interview as well?"

"Ah! That's not the case." Although he was not in high spirits, Sun Yi still responded very appropriately.

Over the past year or so, Monkey King has gradually matured. Although he still has some monkey-like characteristics in his appearance, he has lost his initial impetuosity in his daily life and appears to be much more stable:
"……that……

"First of all, although I have already sent my congratulations on WeChat, I still want to say it in person...

"Congratulations, Rui Zhao! You won the celebrity competition championship!

"That game of chess was played beautifully! It brought honor to our Chinese people!"

"Ah...thank you!"

Rui Zhao said somewhat embarrassedly:

"It's also thanks to Senior Brother Sun!
"If I hadn't discovered a small trap here during my sparring with you, it wouldn't have been so easy to defeat a famous person this time..."

"Ah, after all, this is the result of your own hard work!
"Since he practices and reviews with me and Zeng Guangwen so much every day, it's no surprise that he can gain an advantage in some local research!"

Sun Yi praised him again, and then did not give Rui Zhao a chance to be polite again, and turned directly to the next topic:
"Come again...

"I came here to thank you, too!"

"Thank you?"

"Yes! Haven't you been sending WeChat messages to encourage me?"

Sun Yi explained:
"Even after you beat the Rabbit Cub that day, I saw that you were confused by the Japanese media! But you still found time to send me a WeChat message to congratulate me for entering this tournament!

"Junior sister, you take me, your senior brother who can't make it to the World Championship finals, so seriously. I have to express my gratitude right away!
"Thanks to you, I feel much better now!"

"Ah, no, no!"

The little fool who was not very good at joking hurriedly shook his hands and said:

"Um... Senior Brother Sun, you have to have confidence in yourself!

"When we were sparring, you were the one suppressing me the whole time! You're really, really good!

"I can beat the famous player who made it to the semi-finals of the LIG Cup. It's only a matter of time before you achieve better results, Brother Sun!"

"Um...thank you."

Faced with Rui Zhao's sincere and simple wishes, Monkey King knew that there was no need to be polite and responded naturally:

"I definitely have confidence. I won all four rounds of preliminaries with ease!
"even……

"I'm looking forward to meeting you in this tournament!"

"what?"

Rui Zhao was stunned for a moment, then said:

"But...but...

"Isn't there a principle of 'avoiding the same country'?"

"That's what I said! But China is indeed strong enough!"

Sun Yi explained in a relaxed tone:

"Based on the previous results of the Chunzhilan Cup and Tongge Cup, we had domestic matches from the start of the round of 16. I estimate that the chances of players from the same country being drawn together from the start of the quarterfinals are quite high!

“As for me… although it’s a bit difficult to get into the finals, it’s still easy for me to get into the quarterfinals!
"It's you, Rui Zhao...

"How about reaching the quarterfinals of the World Championship again in this Dream Lily Cup? Can we do it?"

After hearing this, Rui Zhao, who was also maturing, began to understand a little.

Sun Yi said that he hoped to meet her in this competition, but that was just an introduction.

After all... Senior Brother Sun still hopes that she can achieve good results in this Dream Lily Cup competition!

"Yeah! No problem!"

Rui Zhao nodded vigorously, appearing extremely confident.

"Then Senior Brother Sun...

"See you in the quarterfinals!"

...

...

That night, the draw ceremony for the first round of the 6th Mengli Lily Cup was successfully held in the banquet hall of Zhigao Junrui Hotel.

The results of the first round of draws were uneventful, with no matchup being particularly eye-catching, so the focus of attention in the first round naturally fell on several star chess players.

The most eye-catching ones are naturally the famous Chinese lady Zhaojun and the beauty Duan Ruizhao!
Her opponent in the first round is the current holder of the dual titles of [Gosei] and [Jiudan] in Japan and the second-best player in the country:

Ueno Torachiro. (End of this chapter)