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

Number 2...?

Fifteen minutes later, in the auditorium of Gezhou Hotel.

Looking at the number he had just drawn, Lei Qi couldn't help but frown slightly. Then, after showing it to the media guests on the scene, he walked towards the position reserved between the other two chess players born in 00.

As the signing position of the new generation leader of China was confirmed, Sun Yi and Liu Shixian both smiled at him.

The only difference is that Sun Yi's smile is full of helplessness, while Liu Shixian's smile has some other meaning.

Sun Yi's frustration is easy to understand - for him, the best scenario is definitely that his two bitter opponents will meet in the semi-finals. But now his wish has been dashed: he, who drew the No. 1 lottery, will meet Lei Qi, who drew the No. 2 lottery, in the semi-finals.

As for Liu Shixian's profound meaning...

Others may not be so clear about it, but how could Lei Qi, who had been told a "privacy" by Liu Shixian, not understand it!

Although the only "red dot in the green" among the top four has not yet come on stage to draw lots, the first three players have already done so, and the final result is clear:
【Sun Yi】 vs 【Lei Qi】

【Liu Shixian】 vs 【Rui Zhao】

In fact, logically speaking, drawing Sun Yi should not be a bad lot for Lei Qi.

In the eyes of China's young leaders, the biggest threats in this Tongge Cup are the world's number one player who has suppressed them for a long time, and the fast chess Athena who just defeated them head-on in the last round of the Asian Games qualifiers.

It should be good news that the two players who pose the greatest threat now can meet in the semi-finals.

But in Lei Qi's own opinion, this was the most unsatisfactory result - he most hoped to draw Liu Shixian, followed by Rui Zhao.

One reason is that for Lei Qi, facing Liu Shixian, who has been undefeated in the world championships in recent years, if he can meet his opponent in a single game, then his chances of winning are naturally greater than if he can win in a game of chess.

And secondly...he didn't really want Liu Rui and the other one to meet.

Well, I just simply don’t want to.

No reason.

Therefore, he hated Liu Shixian's smile so much that he could only roll his eyes in response and then took his seat and waited for the last of the top four contestants to complete the final scene.

However, Lei Qi's "archenemy" naturally had no idea about his slight mood swings.

After hearing the host calling out her name, the famous Chinese celebrity Zhaojun was brimming with vigor and joy. She walked onto the stage amid the flash lights of numerous media on the scene, as if she had "finally drawn the best fortune".

After drawing the last remaining number 4, Queen Zhaotian walked briskly, greeted Sun and Lei with a smile, and came to Liu Shixian's side in order.

"…It seems like luck has finally favored me today."

Liu Shixian spoke softly to the newly arrived beauty Nine-dan in a gentle and flawless Chinese voice, the volume of his voice just loud enough for Lei Qi to hear clearly:
"It's nice to meet you in the semi-finals, Rui Zhao."

"Yeah, me too!"

Hanhan answered without hesitation, with a smile as bright as a summer flower:

"The only chance I have to meet you, Liu Jiudan, is at the World Championships. It's great to meet you!

"Please give me your guidance in the semi-finals the day after tomorrow!"

“Each other.

“I am also looking forward to this game.”

...Tsk.

Why are you so happy that you drew Liu Shixian?
Hearing the conversation between the two people on his left, Lei Qi's expression was quite twisted.

During last year's Spring Orchid Cup, I said I felt I was no worse than him...

Women are really pigs!

The four players finished drawing lots. According to the convention of the competition, the two semi-final opponents shook hands and appeared. After allowing many media to take photos, the semi-final draw ceremony ended.

Sun Yi, who was on the far left side of the stage, took a deep breath and began to walk off the stage. However, Lei Qi, who should have followed closely behind him, stopped at this moment and made a small "please" gesture, indicating that Liu Shixian behind him should go first.

The number one man in the world was slightly stunned, but he did not hesitate and continued to walk forward naturally.

Rui Zhao, who was standing behind, felt a little strange about Lei Qi's action. When he was about to ask, he saw the other party raised his hands in front of him, just as he had done to the other party after the last round of Asian Games qualifiers.

"...See you in the finals." Along with this familiar action, Lei Qi's brief words also came out, crisp and clean.

The volume of this blessing was also just right, causing Liu Shixian, who was walking in front, to stop and look back.

Rui Zhao naturally wouldn't think much about this.

She took the photo without hesitation, and gave her response and blessing with a smile:
"Um!

"Good luck in the semifinals!"

...

...

"……no!
"Why are you, Lei Qi, qualified to high-five her?"

At the same time, in Dajing City, in a dormitory of Qinghua University.

Seeing the high-five between the two Chinese "post-05" stars on the live broadcast, Li Jingzhe, who stayed in school this summer to continue his research, couldn't help but curse out loud.

Li Jingzhe has never been very fond of Lei Qi, the Chinese leader who is the same age as him - after all, there were some rumors in the market that made Li Jingzhe very uncomfortable, so it would be strange for him to have a good impression of Lei Qi.

He is just a weak leader who has just won three championships. Why does he act so familiar and close to Rui Zhao?
If I'm comparing myself to you, I'm not bad at all!
Li Jingzhe couldn't help but complain secretly in his heart.

um, yes.

Although Lei Qi holds three crowns and four titles, and is a recognized leader in Chinese Go, he can earn millions a year at a young age.

But as the most outstanding student in this year's Tsinghua Yao Class - probably the only one - Li Jingzhe still has enough confidence to compete.

After all, almost everyone in Yao's class is an outstanding person. If a leader of a niche project wants to directly crush the best among them, it is hard to say who will win.

But... this is only compared with Lei Qi.

If he were placed in front of Rui Zhao, Mr. "Qi Luo Jing Zhe" would suddenly feel ashamed of himself.

To him, the contemporary Concubine Zhaojun was a person who could not even be described by the term “white moonlight”!
I really have the nerve to ask others for money...

Snapped!
Without waiting for his thoughts to continue, Li Jingzhe slapped his own flushed cheeks.

Well... stop thinking about those things!
It is more important than anything else to focus on your own research and be able to help this "angel investor" more!

Thinking of this, Li Jingzhe quickly gathered his messy thoughts, and finally checked the post he had just written on the Yiguo Forum, preparing to send it out:
[Congratulations to Rui Zhao for entering the semi-finals of the World Championship for the second time, the only female chess player in history! ]

[As the title says, after quickly defeating Fang Zhaoxiang yesterday and becoming the only female chess player in history to enter the quarterfinals of the World Championship four times, Queen Zhaotian set another record today! ]

[After easily defeating Dai Ran, Rui Zhao advanced to the semi-finals of this year's Tongge Cup, becoming the first female chess player in history to enter the top four of the World Championship twice! ]

[Mr. Wu and Jin Youen have only accomplished this feat once! Rui Zhao only took 35 minutes to accomplish this feat today.]

[Although she will challenge the world's most recognized No. 1 Liu Shixian in the next semi-final, Rui Zhao, who has been in excellent competitive form recently, may not be without a chance! ]

[Can the reigning celebrity Zhaojun tie or even surpass the best result of a female chess player in the world championship created by Kim Woo-eun? Let us wait and see! ]

Hmm... there shouldn't be any problem.

After the inspection, Li Jingzhe finally clicked the [Publish] button quite solemnly, as if his seriousness at the moment could help Rui Zhao who was thousands of miles away.

however……

Then the web page on the phone did not jump as usual, but instead it got stuck on the spot and could no longer connect!
——The forum crashed!!!
"Depend on?!
"Why did the Yi Kingdom collapse again!"

Li Jingzhe couldn't help but open his mouth wide for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

The last time Yiguo expanded its servers was a year and a half ago when the “Pink Miracle” occurred in the Nongshim Cup.

Although the officials of Yiguo vowed afterwards that they had significantly expanded their capacity and left enough margin so that such incidents would never happen again, how could Yiguo have imagined at that time that with Rui Zhao's increasingly strong performance, such a niche sport as Go would receive such attention from the entire nation!
Especially in the upcoming semi-final...

On one side is the fast chess Athena, who had just qualified for the Asian Games qualifiers with all wins, and even crushed the opponent with slow chess in the first few rounds of the Tongge Cup.

On the other side is the world's No. 1 player who aims to match Choi Myung-ho and achieve the longest streak of four consecutive World Championship titles in history.

The huge discussion torrent brought about by the collision between the two instantly overwhelmed the small water pipe server of the Yiguo platform. Like a wild and raging wave, it spread across the Internet of the three East Asian countries in an instant... (End of this chapter)