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

Well……

Judging from her battle record, even if she wasn't the main general, she should at least be the deputy general, but in the end she still asked for a vanguard...

Seeing the WeChat message from his own pillar, Ai Jianan, who had been tired all day, stretched lazily and smiled bitterly:
Should I say, she is truly worthy of being called Xiao Zhao Miao...right?

To be honest, although the first quarter of the Zhao Miao Cup is about to start, Boss Ai is too busy with work every day, but she is still paying attention to the upcoming first stage of the Nongshim Cup and the Asian Games.

The reason is simple - as a competition initiated by Rui Zhao, at least 80% of the attention to the Zhaomiao Cup probably comes from the attention of the contemporary Zhaojun.

And if Rui Zhao can play more and win more games before the first quarter, it will undoubtedly be of great benefit to the Zhao Miao Cup!
After all… currently only eight of the sixteen teams have secured title sponsorship, and these eight teams have basically secured it through the influence of their own pillars, namely:
[Gezhou Tongge Ziwei] [Bianmeng E'er Tanlang] [Dream Lily Tianji] [Spring Orchid Lucun] [Dongjiang Sincere Tianxiang] [Jinlai Environmental Protection Tiantong] [Muhu Education Wenqu] [Dongjiang Qinming Pojun]

The first four characters are the name of the sponsor, and the last two characters are the fixed team name named according to the ancient Chinese astrology - this is the team naming and naming rules that Ai Jianan had planned long ago.

The reason why we have to give each team a fixed two-character team name is mainly to create a greater sense of ceremony and team belonging, to establish a long-term brand effect for each team as much as possible, and to avoid unprofessional situations such as "buying a team and changing the skin" in the Weiqi League.

Since we are doing it, we must do it as professionally and formally as possible. This is the general principle that Ai Jianan determined when planning the Zhaomiao Cup.

As for the sponsorship and naming requirements for the first teams, the price offered by the Zhao Miao Cup is not high - 300,000 naming fees for a single team per season.

After paying the 300,000 yuan naming fee, not only can the team be named and the team players be required to wear customized uniforms from the sponsor in the Zhao Miao Cup competitions throughout the year, but the players' match fees, prize money, and basic coaching and team management services are still provided by the Zhao Miao Cup officials, and the naming sponsor does not need to pay extra money.

Of course, if sponsors want players to perform better and gain greater exposure, they can also "upgrade and transform" the conditions provided by the authorities, provide their own coaches or offer extra bonuses to players to attract better players. This is all within the permitted range. For example, Lao Lei, 9th dan, has now sidelined the coach assigned to the Pojun Army by the Zhao Miao Cup authorities.

However, although the title sponsorship fee is not high, the remaining eight teams [Sun], [Moon], [Ju Men], [Lian Zhen], [Wu Qu], [Tian Fu], [Tian Liang] and [Qi Sha] have not yet been able to attract sponsorship.

The reason is simple - Go itself is a niche sport. Even though it has started to gain popularity recently due to the popularity of Go Xiaozhao, most people are still waiting to see whether this competition between young chess players can attract enough attention and exposure.

Although Rui Zhao had already stated that she could make up for the shortfall in the Zhao Miao Cup, Ai Jianan understood that a truly mature and long-term commercial league could not rely on the huge unilateral efforts of one person, and ultimately it still had to have its own commercial value and hematopoietic ability.

The Zhaomiao Cup does not prohibit investors from temporarily sponsoring teams after the start of the season - it can even be said that each team needs to perform better to win the favor of investors.

Therefore, the news that Rui Zhao will compete in the first stage of the Nongshim Cup is undoubtedly a great boon to the popularity of the Zhao Miao Cup and the subsequent traffic and investment!
It's just...

Xiao Zhaomiao is working so hard, is he too tired?

Ai Jianan lowered his eyes, and couldn't help but worry whether his mainstay could survive the upcoming devilish schedule.

Although Rui Zhao has continued to achieve excellent results in recent months despite consecutive competitions, and can be regarded as the number one hard worker in the Chinese Go world, she has fainted twice on the field before, which inevitably makes people worried.

[Xiao Zhao, congratulations on getting what you wished for! ]

[But we must also pay attention to the balance between work and rest! We must not let any problems arise in the men's individual events at the final Asian Games, as there will be no substitutes! ]

Soon, the contemporary Zhaojun replied:
[Hmm... Why do you worry about this every day? Chairman Fashion and Coach Jiao also told me this at the meeting just now. ]

[But I don’t sleep! I sleep eight hours a day! How can I be tired in this situation? ]

[I heard from Ran Ran that Sister An An, you have been working overtime until midnight every day recently. This is the situation that should be worrying, right? ]

……

...Oh my god!
I was speechless!

Ai Jianan, who has been feeling very upset recently, looked at the WeChat message Rui Zhao had just sent and became even more speechless. Thinking back to the complexion of both parties recently, it seemed that she was the one who needed to be more worried!

But before Ai Jianan could recover from the reality of being questioned by her own pillar, Rui Zhao's next WeChat message arrived:

【Oh, right! That, that!】

[If I achieve good results in the Nongshim Cup, can I further increase the popularity of the So Meow Cup? ]

[Ah, not only the Nongshim Cup, but also the Asian Games, right?! ]

[If so, I will definitely work hard to get better results! ]

Um... so...

How come she always finds herself popular in strange places...

Seeing this, Ai Jianan, who had been speechless for a while, burst into laughter three seconds later.

However, this pillar of our family has worked so hard...

As a boss, I have to be more aware!
After looking up at the ceiling for a few seconds, the boss of Jianan Agency turned his arms on both sides and quickly replied:

[Of course! ]

[However, Xiao Zhao, don't put too much psychological pressure on yourself! ]

[I guess, just when the news of you being the vanguard spread...]

[It’s enough to attract media attention! ]

...

...

"Chairman! Chairman!"

Two days later, on September 9th at 13: p.m., in Chukyo City, Japan, at the Central Headquarters of the Japan Chess Institute.

Kobayashi Yahiko, who was handling official business in the temporary office, heard the anxious exclamation of his deputy Sato Tadao, and hurriedly raised his head to greet him:

"What's wrong, Zhongnan? Is this...what's the emergency?"

The vice president of the Dongying Chess Institute hurriedly walked up to Xiaolin, not caring about other etiquette, and asked directly:
"Um... have you seen the latest media reports?" "Media reports?"

"Correct!"

Sato Tadao replied with a serious expression:

"Huaxia's Nongshim Cup team just arrived at the airport half an hour ago as planned, but except for Zeng Guangwen...

"There is actually a Rui Zhao!!"

"Rui Zhao?"

"Correct!"

Sato nodded vigorously:
"Considering that the Chinese Empress Zhaotian has always valued time very much, she would not normally come to Japan early just to walk the dog.

"So, now the media outside are publishing various news, speculating whether Rui Zhao will be the vanguard!!!"

However, after hearing Sato's words, Kobayashi Yahiko only raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled bitterly:
“Ah…as expected!”

“…Huh? Really?”

Kobayashi Yahiko's choice of words puzzled Sato Tadao:

"Chairman, what do you mean?"

"Ah, that's it!"

Xiao Lin said slowly with a smile:

"Yesterday, when Uesaka returned to China, he came to see me first and talked about something strange.

“It was after the Chinese Weiqi League ended the day before yesterday that Rui Zhao made an extremely unusual public statement in her live broadcast, saying that Chu Jun, who was a horse racing player in the league, lacked the courage to face strong opponents and was not suitable to be the pioneer in the Nongshim Cup.

"At that time, I was wondering: Could it be that she was going to be the pioneer? Now it seems to be the case!"

"..."

Sato didn't know what expression to put on for this "little episode" for a moment. After struggling for a long time, he continued:
"But Chairman, let's not worry about what's going on in China for now!
"This is the 'Quick Chess Athena' Rui Zhao!!!

"I'm worried that if Rui Zhao is the vanguard, our entire team will be in danger of being wiped out by her! This is too..."

"There's nothing to worry about, Tadao!"

Kobayashi Yahiko waved his hand to stop him from saying anything else:
“Our focus, after all, is on the future!

"If the attention brought by Rui Zhao Jiudan can help my country's Go to rise again in the future, then it is okay to pay some price!"

"...But if we lose a single battle and lose an entire country to one man, it's unavoidable..."

"I told you, Zhongnan, relax!"

Kobayashi Yahiko's expression remained calm:

“Not winning a single game in the Nongshim Cup… We’ve experienced this many times!

"An entire country was destroyed by one person... China has given us this lesson twice before!

"What is there to worry about?"

"Uh……

"cocoa……"

"Besides! Even if you don't accept it, what can I do?

"Did you give your student a death order to let him defeat Rui Zhao?"

"...

"...

“…Okay, okay. I understand.”

At this point, Sato knew that he had no choice but to accept the facts:
"I'm just saying, if the Queen Zhaotian just came to walk the dog...

"That would be the best!"

...

...

However, Sato Tadao's little wish finally came to nothing...

That evening, the opening ceremony and media meeting of the first phase of the new Nongshim Cup was held at the Nakagyo Gate Tower Hotel in Nakagyo City, Japan.

Because the most beautiful woman in the chess world and the current celebrity of China, Concubine Zhaojun, was traveling with the team, the opening ceremony attracted a large number of media, which was the most in history. For a time, the entire meeting was packed with people and the occasion was unprecedented, which warmed up the atmosphere for the subsequent Asian Games.

At the first round draw ceremony, the Chinese team faced the first stage host team Japan for the first time. The specific matchups were:

Japanese team pioneer: [Seo Koji] 8th dan

Huaxia team vanguard: [Rui Zhao] famous Zhaojun! (End of this chapter)