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

"...Hmm? Chairman Shang, what you mean is...

"You want me to play in the first round tomorrow?!"

September 9th was the day before the opening ceremony of the Zhongjing Asian Games and the official start of the Go competition.

At 4 pm, in the Asian Games Village in Chukyo City, Japan.

After listening to the request from Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie, who came specially for the event, Rui Zhao couldn't help but tilt his head slightly:
“But… didn’t I come here just to participate in the competition?
“There’s no reason not to participate!”

Seeing the reaction of the much-anticipated Asian Games star in the team, Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie exchanged glances in surprise, and then Lu Wenjie asked tentatively:
"You...didn't you see the lottery results posted in the group?"

"What are the results of the lottery?"

Rui Zhao was stunned, then he picked up his phone and patted his head and said:

"Ah! Sorry, Vice Chairman Lu!
"I, I was just doing layout research, and I was so engrossed that I didn't see it..."

"Well, there's nothing to be embarrassed about..."

Lu Wenjie immediately explained the reason why he came to ask Rui Zhao to fight:
"This time, there are eight teams in both the men's and women's teams participating in the Asian Games, but due to the time limit, there are only six rounds, and the top four will enter the single-elimination tournament to determine the ranking.

“In the first round of tomorrow’s game, we will face the Huaxia Zhugang women’s team in the morning, and the men’s team will face the Tailan team in the afternoon.

"Logically, neither of these two teams is very strong. You, who are competing in three events, can definitely consider taking a break. I believe you don't want to get entangled with too weak opponents, right?"

"Uh... th-this must be it!"

Athena, who now regarded all players below the ninth dan as noobs, nodded truthfully with a little embarrassment.

“Ah, we certainly understand that!
"The association also hopes that you can rest more and pay attention to your physical fitness."

Lu Wenjie took over the conversation again and said:

“It’s just… this time you can be said to be a big star at the Asian Games, the popularity is very, very high!

"Originally, there were no tickets for the intellectual sports in this Asian Games. However, because of your popularity, the organizers temporarily opened a viewing hall at the Zhongjing International Conference Center and arranged for people to provide on-site commentary. Entrance and interviews were also held there.

“I heard that although I could only watch the game from a distance and could not directly see the players and cheer for them, the tickets were sold out very quickly once they were released! A large number of media came to report on the first day of the competition!
“Therefore, if you don’t participate in the competition the day before, it may have a greater impact on the publicity.

“So both the association and the Japanese Chess Institute hope that you can play in the first two games on the first day, and then rest when you meet other weaker opponents.

"Look...can you?"

After hearing this, Rui Zhao finally reacted.

Just as Lu Wenjie said, Zhugang, China and Tailan, these two places have indeed never heard of any great chess players.

If Rui Zhao had followed her thoughts all along, she would definitely not want to waste time on an opponent who was too weak.

But now that the Zhao Miao Cup is about to begin, she also knows that the publicity and promotion of Go is also a very important thing.

Since Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie have come to visit, it means that this is indeed a matter of great importance. So Rui Zhao quickly nodded and agreed:

"No problem! Vice Chairman Lu! I have always been sensible!
"I have endured ten games in ten consecutive days in this year's Lakeside Cup! What's more, it's only two games a day!"

"Uh... Rui Zhao...

“If you are interviewed by a reporter, please do not mention similar statements.

"Otherwise, Japan and South Korea might not be very happy..."

"Eh? Is that so?
"I-I know!"

The sensible Concubine Zhaojun nodded quickly, and at the same time tried hard to remember this bit of social etiquette in her mind.

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Soon, half a day passed in a flash.

It is September 9th, and the Go competition of the Zhongjing Asian Games, which has been long awaited by the entire world chess community, will officially kick off at 19: this morning.

At nine o'clock in the morning, the coach and five players of the Chinese women's team arrived at the venue of the Asian Games Go event - Zhongjing International Conference Center. Then they followed the passage specially planned by the organizer, passed through an auditorium-style on-site viewing hall, and went to the game room.

When the four girls from the Huaxia team entered the hall, there was an extremely warm cheer immediately. Liu Yuhong, who was walking in the front, could not help but exclaimed:
“Wow…

"Are there so many spectators and media at the scene?! Even...

“What the hell is that big cheering banner that says [Destiny is Clear]?!
"Did the Ryukos pull it?!"

Zou Yang, who was following closely behind, also blinked in surprise:
"……wrong!
"The signature on the lower right corner of the banner is in Japanese! It should be [Shotenhou Japanese Support Association]!
"I've heard before that Rui Zhao is incredibly popular in Japan, and now it seems to be true! There's even such a thing as a 'fan club'..."

"Hey wait!!"

At this time, Yang Manjing, who was also observing the situation in the viewing hall following the gazes of the two seniors, also suddenly exclaimed:
“Isn’t the most excited person standing in front of the banner… Kanako Akiyama?!!!

"No! She really isn't embarrassed to wear such outrageous clothes???!"

Indeed, Akiyama Nidan, who was standing in front of the banner with a group of fans applauding and cheering, was undoubtedly the most beautiful girl in the audience. She had a Showa-style headband with the three characters "Zhaojun Ming" written on it, and wore a T-shirt with a photo of Rui Zhao printed on it, and a sweatshirt with the Zhao Miao Cup mascot "Q-version cat-eared Rui Zhao" printed on it.

This fanatical fan-like outfit is the kind that would get one socially disowned if seen on the streets of China. He is truly an idol nerd, which made Queen Mulan sigh at the depth of Japan's cheering culture.

However, Zhaojun, the famous Chinese figure walking at the end, did not seem to pay much attention to the cheers from the audience and the discussions of her teammates.

She was still beautiful in her Asian Games uniform, but she just smiled and waved to the audience, with no emotion in her heart...

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Soon, after a brief explanation in the players' rest area, coach Jiao Kai took the lead in handing the match schedule with the Hua Xia team's first round table arrangements to the referee's desk.

After the game room was officially opened, Rui Zhao, Liu Yuhong, Yang Manjing said a brief farewell to Jiao Kai and Zou Yang, and officially started their journey to this Asian Games!

The competition rules of this Zhongjing Asian Games are basically the same as those of the previous Hangzhou Asian Games, with two main differences:

One of the games used the Japanese and Korean rules - for a tournament held in Japan, this is understandable.

Secondly, the rather complicated substitute rules of the previous Asian Games were cancelled and changed to a simple rule of selecting five from six players for the men's team and three from four players for the women's team to play.

After both sides have decided on the table positions, they submit them to the referee in advance and the match is announced on the spot. The overall process is similar to the Weiqi League match, except that unlike the Weiqi League, there are "main chess table" and "fast chess table". The time and importance of all tables are exactly the same.

In the first round against Huaxia Zhugang, the Huaxia women's team could play with anyone. In the end, Zou Yang, a homegirl, took the initiative to give up her seat, allowing Yang Manjing and Liu Yuhong to follow Zhao Tianhou and enjoy the feeling of being the focus of many media.

Soon, with the official photographers snapping photos, the three girls from the Huaxia women's team arrived at their own competition stage. The Huaxia Zhugang women's team, their opponents, also took their positions first.

When the referee in charge of this stage saw that both sides had gathered, he announced the matchup in public - the opponent that Dangshi Zhaojun, who was sitting on the first stage, would face was Chen Leying of the Hua Xia Zhugang team.

This Chen Leying was also a young girl in her twenties, but she was obviously several years older than Rui Zhao.

After the two teams took their seats according to their table order, Rui Zhao, who had always been a bit introverted, gave the other team a simple smile as a greeting.

but……

It is true that Queen Zhaotian is an erotic person, but who knew that the other party could not be more erotic!

Seeing that she had met this world chess star, Chen Leying immediately grasped Rui Zhao's hands and greeted him enthusiastically in Zhuhai-Hong Kong Chinese:

"Wow! I actually picked you, Rui Zhao 9th Dan!

“This is so lucky and so lucky!!”

"what……

"Lucky, lucky?"

Faced with the opponent's sudden hand-pinching, the fast chess Athena didn't know how to react for a moment. She could only try hard to maintain a smile on her face and try not to look too embarrassed - after all, the camera not far away was obviously staring at her and filming her.

However, Chen Leying did not notice the slight hesitation in Rui Zhao's heart at all, and nodded twice:

"Of course!
"Do you know? In our Zhugang, many people now admire you!

"Not only is she beautiful, she is also a great chess player!! She knocked all those men to the ground one by one!!!

"Four unlimited national championships, one Nongshim Cup finalist, and a perfect qualifying for the Asian Games men's team preliminaries... These achievements are too dazzling! There are many young girls in Zhuhai and Hong Kong who regard you as their idol!
"I heard that Go training is also very popular now. Those who are short of manpower have to invite teachers from Pengze to teach!

"As a result, I was able to play against you in person today. This is of course too lucky!!! I must write a 2,000-word review when I go back...

"Oh, yes! If it's convenient, can we take a photo together after the game? Please!"

Hearing this, Rui Zhao, who was a little confused, blinked his eyes.

She felt a little embarrassed and restrained just now, and couldn't help but ask back:

"Sister Chen, what you said... is it true?
“Are there really many people who started learning Go because of me?!”

"Yes!"

Chen Leying answered without any hesitation:

"You are the pride of us women, and the pride of China! It's normal for someone to want to follow in your footsteps!

"I must do my best in this Asian Games!

"If nothing else, everyone in our Zhuhai-Hong Kong delegation is very supportive of you!"

Hearing this, Rui Zhao, who originally had the mentality of "completing the task", suddenly felt a surge of strength in his heart.

For Dang Zhaojun, who has been determined to do more for the Go community since the Bai Yinhua incident, it is undoubtedly an extremely exciting thing to hear that more people are willing to get in touch with Go because of her!

The previous Qu Hui might have been just a dot.

But the situation that Chen Leying described now actually has a hint of “a single spark can start a prairie fire”!
"Yeah! Definitely!"

The contemporary Zhaojun of China nodded vigorously, full of determination. (End of this chapter)