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

"Monkey, are you back?
"How is it? Is Xiao Nie okay?!

At 6:28 pm on June , in a room of Tongge Hotel.

Seeing that her fiancé had just returned, Liu Yuhong, who was sitting on the bed and watching the news broadcast casually, couldn't help but ask.

"Hey! That's it!"

Sun Yi had a helpless smile on his face, and struggled to squeeze out the words:
"Yesterday I reminded Rui Zhao to send him a small blessing, hoping that he would be more emotionally stable in the future and stop thinking about arguing with Rui Zhao every day... But who knew it would have the opposite effect!

"When I first went to see him, he was teary-eyed with his mouth puffed up, mumbling something about how he couldn't even defeat Rui Zhao's dog...

"Come on! You can't really not treat Zeng Gou as Roaring Sky Dog!
"After all, Zeng Guangwen is one of the six prominent players on the Asian Games roster this time, so I have to be careful when I play him!
"Xiao Nie is only a sixth-dan after all! It's understandable that he can explode from time to time, but if he can really beat a master of Zeng Guangwen's level every day, that would be a miracle!"

Hearing this, Liu Yuhong couldn't help but smile and said:

"There's nothing I can do. With a beautiful sister encouraging him to enter this tournament, how can he not be positive?"

Although as the captain of the Su Hu women's team, she should also provide more protection to this rising star of the men's team.

But it's hard not to laugh at Nie Miao's funny look, like a little kitten outside who wants to come into the house to find a gentle and beautiful big sister, but is discovered by the watchdog and beaten up and kicked out.

"What? Don't take other people's courtesy and kindness seriously!

"I'm so lucky that I still have to take time out to take care of his emotions when the competition is almost over, and even bother my junior sister..."

Sun Yi couldn't help but sigh:
"Forget it, let's do this for now!

“I’ll go take care of him before the league starts. Right now, we still have to prepare for the Tongge Cup… huh?

"News Broadcast"

At this point, Monkey King couldn't help but stop.

Because at that moment, the news broadcast on TV suddenly started broadcasting content related to the Tongge Cup World Championships:

“…Next is a piece of news about culture and sports.

"The third Gezhou Tongge Cup World Go Open, which has attracted much attention from Go fans around the world, will be grandly opened at 6:30 a.m. on June in the beautiful Gezhou City, Zhejiang Province.

"This open tournament has attracted 48 top Go players from all over the world, who will compete with each other in wisdom and strategy in the Tongge Building, a cultural landmark of Tongge Hotel in Gezhou.

"This event is jointly hosted by the Chinese Go Association and the People's Government of Gezhou City, and supported by the Zhejiang and Hangzhou Go Associations. It aims to further promote Go culture and promote international cultural exchanges through high-level Go competitions.

"Geezhou City has always insisted on long-term investment in the layout of Go culture. As early as 2006, it held the first 'Tongge Cup' China Go Championship. Since then, it has been laying out the Go culture track for a long time, and began to hold the annual 'Tongge Cup' World Go Open in 2024, which has been widely recognized by all sectors of society and the international community.

"It is precisely because of Gezhou City's continued cultivation in the traditional culture of Go that it has successfully established its unique position among Go fans at home and abroad, promoted the continuous development and growth of related cultural and tourism industries, and truly embarked on a cultural and tourism path with Gezhou's local characteristics!

"On the eve of the event, Cao Yuan, deputy mayor of Gezhou, said in an interview that Gezhou, as one of the important birthplaces of Go culture, has always shouldered the historical mission of inheriting and developing Go culture. The Tongge Cup World Go Open is not only a high-level sports competition, but also a grand display of Go culture.

"During the Tongge Cup World Go Open, Gezhou City will fully take this opportunity to showcase the city's image and promote the local cultural tourism industry. Go activities will be used to promote the long-term and healthy development of related industries. At the same time, the next development plan for the Go cultural industry will be announced to provide continuous impetus for the advancement of the industry.

"It is worth mentioning that Zhaojun Ruizhao, a famous female chess player and the current celebrity who serves as the city image ambassador of Gezhou City, will also appear at this Tongge Cup.

"Shang Chaotian, chairman of the Chinese Go Association, said that Rui Zhao 9th Dan not only demonstrated outstanding wisdom and skills on the board, but also made unremitting efforts in the dissemination and promotion of Go culture.

"The participation of Rui Zhao will bring more extensive attention and international influence to this event. He also hopes that with the attention brought by Rui Zhao, this event will further inspire the enthusiasm of Go enthusiasts around the world and promote the inheritance and development of Go culture..."

……

"Tsk tsk... this girl Rui Zhao is really amazing!
"Even the Tongge Cup was included in the news broadcast!"

Hearing this, Sun Yi couldn't help but exclaim:

"It used to be so difficult for our niche project to be included in the news broadcast. Recently, it's been so difficult!"

"no way!"

The little bird responded:

"Not only is she beautiful and decent, but her daughter also defeated a group of male masters head-on in an unlimited competition. This news value is really too high!

“This time, no one in China is talking about the Tongge Cup, even Ying and Korea are paying close attention to it!

"Many TV stations and newspapers have purchased the copyright to broadcast the event. I heard that Gezhou City made a lot of profit from hosting the event. Can you believe it?!

"If this is not reported vigorously, then I really suspect that there is something wrong with the propaganda department!"

But at this point, Liu Yuhong couldn't help but pause, and said with a little hesitation:
"but……

“Although it’s a good thing that the Tongge Cup has received so much attention, with such high attention, the association… is actually under a lot of pressure to achieve good results.”

"Eh?"

Sun Yi was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he quickly reacted:
"...I understand! After all, Master Liu has won three consecutive championships in the World Championships!

"With such a big show and attention, the result could be that the opponent could tie the record of four consecutive World Championship titles that has been dormant for more than 20 years. Chairman Shang must be under a lot of pressure!
"The reason why South Korea is also paying so much attention to this Tongge Cup is probably due to this aspect...

"I wonder if Xiao Lei and Rui Zhao, who has been in the limelight recently, can stop Liu Shixian..."

“And you too!”

Liu Yuhong added another person without hesitation, his tone full of unquestionable meaning:
"Don't take the blame on your own! The teacher will be angry if he hears that!"

Sun Yi was stunned for a moment, but immediately smiled and said:
"...Yes! And me too!

"As long as it's not the finals, I think... it's not completely impossible to steal a game, right?

“After all, Zhuang Zheng successfully stole a plate from Young Master Liu at the Tongge Cup last year, so I think I am still a little better than Zhuang Zheng.

"If he can do it, I shouldn't have no chance at all..."

But Liu Yuhong was obviously still dissatisfied with her fiancé's statement. She raised her right fist and continued:

"So what if it's the finals?!

"My monkey still punched that Liu Shixian away!"

“Hey, hey… do you have to be so cruel…”

Sun Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly, but he still imitated his fiancée's actions and repeated:
"That's okay!
"One punch and he's flying!"

...

...

"……What?!
"You said you don't want to be a seeded chess player?!"

June 6th was the day before the official opening of this year's Tongge Cup.

Early that morning, Shang Chaotian, who was busy in the competition office, was suddenly visited by his famous friend Zhaojun.

Just as he asked Rui Zhao to sit down on the sofa beside him, the outrageous request made by Empress Zhao made his eyes widen:
"...No! How could you have such an idea?

"We have already selected the seed list and will be sending it out soon!"

Since the Tongge Cup is a world championship with 48 participants, 16 seeded players will be directly awarded a bye into the second round in the first round.

These sixteen people are generally selected by the organizing committee based on their associations and the strength of the chess players. The specific distribution is nine from mainland China, four from South Korea, two from Japan, and one from the Taiwan Strait Province of China.

Although Rui Zhao is currently ranked only 12th in the country, anyone with a clear mind can see that it is far from a good idea for Rui Zhao to be a seed! Therefore, the Chess Association consciously included Rui Zhao in the seed list, and sent the seed list to each seed player privately this morning, as an advance notice. If there is no problem, it will be officially announced this afternoon.

But who would have thought that this seemingly perfunctory action would actually attract a certain fool!
“…Um, Chairman Shang.

“This is a rare opportunity to compete in the World Championships, and I would like to go one more round if possible!

"I participated in the first round of the previous two Tongge Cups, and I thought it would be the same this year, but I was listed as a seeded player...

"So can we switch it up so I can go for the first round?"

"..." This statement really left Shang Chaotian speechless.

After playing Go for so many years, this was the first time he saw a player who was not happy about getting a bye in the first round.

But... even though Rui Zhao's request seemed to be purely "harming oneself to benefit others", Shang Chaotian knew that this request might really not be agreed to!
“Uh… Rui Zhao.

"We're all scheduled, or...that's it?"

Facing this great contributor to Chinese Go, Shang Chaotian spoke softly and kindly:
"You have to know that you are now recognized as a top player and a big star in the Chinese chess world, with a lot of fans!

"If you are put in the first round, you will be exposed for one more round, but you will inevitably be criticized by many chess fans for not understanding chess. It is also not fair to the chess player who draws you in the first round..."

"It's okay. It hasn't been officially announced yet!"

Rui Zhao insisted:
"As for my fans, I will ask Sister An An to help explain to the public. As for whether it is fair or not...

"According to the ranking system, I shouldn't be seeded right now! I think it's a good idea to have Brother Zeng as the seed!

"If he doesn't want to, you can tell me. I can definitely make him agree!"

...So, you have to be the one to get this kind of spot!
Shang Chaotian felt miserable in his heart for a while.

In this Tongge Cup, all the top ten Chinese players in the ranking, except Lin Ruixin who was banned, successfully entered the tournament. So if the seeds were divided according to the ranking points, Zeng Guangwen would be the perfect candidate.

but……

If the dog under the Queen's seat is allowed to become the seed, and Queen Zhao herself is not... you can imagine what the rhythm will be!
Therefore, Shang Chaotian decisively decided to let Rui Zhao replace a certain imperial sandbag, thinking that the sandbag would not dare to raise any objections.

But who knew that Shabao really had no objection, but Rui Zhao, the master, came to the door and had a strong argument! He immediately put Shang Chaotian on top!

Fortunately, the wise man from the Chess Association was also there at this time.

Seeing his boss embarrassed on the spot, Lu Wenjie smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly, then took over the conversation and said:

"That Rui Zhao...

"You want to participate in the first round. You probably want to compete with more masters from other countries, right?"

"Ok!"

The current Zhaojun nodded vigorously:
"After all, it's a rare world championship!"

"But in this case, have you discovered a problem...

"The opponents you drew in the previous two Tongge Cups were both a bit weak, right?"

"……Eh?"

Rui Zhao was slightly startled, and immediately recalled:

"The first two... I think the first one was a European or American chess player, and the second one... was Hanyu 9th Dan from Japan?"

"Well, do you think they are strong?"

"Uh... not quite."

The new generation of "Weak Identifier - Power Enhanced Edition" immediately stamped these two with the "Weak Identification Stamp":
"B-but that's probably just my bad luck!

"It's time to draw some stronger chess players this time..."

“Please Rui Zhao!
"Look at this first round, there are no strong players! They are just here to make up the numbers!"

Lu Wenjie picked up a list of chess players and pointed at the unseeded chess players from abroad and said:
"Look for yourself, do you want to meet Uesaka Rei?"

Rui Zhao shook his head quickly.

"Where's Kim Woo-eun?"

Rui Zhao hesitated for a moment and shook his head again.

"Where's Kerry Tucker, the guy you won the first Tonge Cup against?"

This time, Rui Zhao shook his head like a rattle, clearly showing his deep reluctance.

"so!"

Lu Wenjie spread his hands and said:

"Look carefully for yourself. Among the foreign players who will play in the first round, the only four who can reach the Chinese ninth dan level are An Mingjiao, Shen Qingrun, Wen Chengzhen from South Korea, and Lao Xiaoguang from Japan. The probability of you being selected is less than 20%!

"For a chance of less than 20%, do you think it's necessary to risk spending three or four hours with a bad chess player with a chance of more than 80%?

"Can't you use this time to practice chess by yourself?!"

Hearing this famous person, Zhaojun suddenly woke up from her dream, and quickly stood up, saluted and said:

“I, I understand!
"Then let's follow your arrangement! Sorry to bother you!"

After saying this, Rui Zhao hurriedly slipped out of the competition office, and he seemed to be a little embarrassed after realizing that he had made a stupid mistake.

Seeing that Rui Zhao had left, Lu Wenjie smiled meaningfully at Shang Chaotian:

"Brother Tian, ​​we still have to treat the symptoms when we do our work!

"Otherwise, if this fool gets stubborn, you'll be in trouble!"

"Hahaha, I'm definitely not as good as you in this regard!"

Shang Chaotian shook his head and smiled bitterly:

"……Too!
"Rui Zhao basically wants to play chess with all kinds of masters, but she doesn't know...

“There aren’t many experts outside of China now!
"If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed - among these non-seeded chess players, there aren't many talented foreign chess players!

"Even among the four you picked out with great difficulty, three of them are old guys..."

Hearing the slightly sad tone in Shang Chaotian's voice, Lu Wenjie also sighed and added:
"So... Japan has been trying every possible way to provide resources to Uesaka Rei recently...

"And South Korea also hopes to take advantage of Liu Shixian's good form to create a new all-time best and attract more kids to play chess...

"Hope and the future are always the most important."

Shang Chaotian pursed his lips and said with the same emotion:
"Ah... After fighting with Japan and South Korea for so many years, this is the first time I really hope that both of their plans can succeed...

“But now look…

"We still have to prepare for the worst!"

"……Um."

...

...

This little episode in the race office flashed by, and the final preparations for the Tongge Cup continued until the next morning, when the third Tongge Cup was grandly opened amid the flash lights of numerous media.

After the opening ceremony, the first round of the competition began. Although Zhaojun, the celebrity who was the focus of everyone's attention, did not play as a seeded chess player, most of the media at the scene still maintained a close attention.

After the first round of matches, the draw for the second round of 32 will be held soon. Who will Empress Zhao Tian face in her first match on stage is undoubtedly the focus of many media attention.

However, when the final result was announced, the business smile on the face of Athena, who showed the draw to the audience and media, seemed a little unnatural...

The 3rd Tongge Cup World Go Open Tournament 32-man match:

[Rui Zhao] vs. [Seo Koji] (End of this chapter)