Chapter 880 Half a Year No See
"Uh... the little witch surrendered...

"As expected, Xiao Yang still has no power to fight back in front of the Queen!"

Half a month passed in a flash, and it was soon October 10th.

That afternoon, in Qiantang City, China, at Zeng Guangwen’s home.

The Sky-roaring Dog under the Queen's seat had just finished broadcasting the second match of the three-game match between Zhaojun and Zhaojun, and his tone was quite boring:

"Although Xiao Yang is in very good form recently, her current domestic rating ranking has reached 23rd place! This is the highest ranking for a female chess player in China except for the queen since rating records were kept in 1997!
“But I have to say that female chess players really don’t need to try to compete with the queens - when discussing women’s records nowadays, we often have to exclude the queens first, otherwise there is no comparison at all!

"It was like today. Xiao Yang defeated Wen Laochui in the seventh round of Weiqi a few days ago. In the Zhaojun match, she faced the newly married Yiyang and Yiniao as well as the rapidly growing Zhu Han. The difference in level was completely visible to the naked eye. I felt that she might even be at the level of weak nine in the men's competition!

"However, the queen easily won two games and easily defended her exclusive title. I really have to admit it!"

After explaining this, Zeng Guangwen sorted out his words a little and began to introduce the next topic:
"Okay! This is the end of my explanation for this Zhaojun Tournament!

"It's just a pity that the one million prize money of the Zhaojun Tournament is not included in the statistics of the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament, and it can't even be included at a discount! If the Queen wants to participate in the Strongest Chess Player Tournament at the beginning of next year, she still has to see how she performs in the next few competitions!

"Hmm? A die-hard fan asked how many competitions are left this year and what the gap is between you and Sun Yi?
"In fact, I have already discussed this with everyone before the Asian Games! There are still four unlimited competitions left this year: Changqi Cup, Celebrity Tournament, LIG ​​Cup, and Yixian Tournament. The total prize money of the Queen is still 106 million yuan short of Sun Yi - I have to say it is still a bit difficult to catch up, a bit difficult to catch up!
“Hiss—why are there still die-hard fans asking why the gap didn’t narrow at all after the Asian Games?!
"I need to explain here: Although the Queen received multiple levels and multiple systems of awards after the Asian Games, and also received cash rewards, these rewards are definitely not included in the prize money statistics of the Strongest Chess Player Tournament! And the Asian Games itself does not have a single cent of prize money!

“Otherwise, the Queen of Heaven wouldn’t even be able to talk about Super Sun Monkey now, and even Xiao Lei wouldn’t be able to talk about it… Uh, did I say too much?
"Ahem! Just now the wheel got pinched, just ignore what I said! Let's get back to the topic!
"If she wants to catch up, she needs to win at least two national championships or one national championship and one world runner-up in these four major competitions to have a chance. These four events are slow chess competitions. With Xiao Lei and Sun Hou, the top two in the country, there is still a lot of pressure!
"After all, the Queen has never entered the World Championship finals. Three of the four national championships were won in rapid chess tournaments. As for the remaining [Celebrity] titles, I won't say much, otherwise everyone will say that my loyalty is not absolute...

“But all my die-hard fans don’t need to worry too much, at least in the Changqi Cup and the Masters Tournament, the Queen has a certain advantage.

“Let’s not talk about the Masters, the Queen is the title holder and she just needs to wait to accept the challenge!

“If Xiao Lei accidentally flips over during the race, I feel that even against Monkey King, there is a great chance that he will defend the title!
“Next up is the Changqi Cup!
"I've talked to everyone before, this competition is very favorable to fast chess players before the semi-finals!
"If Tianhou and Xiaolei meet before the semi-finals, I think Tianhou has at least a 50% chance of winning! So it all depends on the draw for the Changqi Cup this time...

"……Um?!
"Oh my god! What are you talking about?! The association just announced the matchups for the Changqi Cup!!

"Okay, okay! I'll take a good look too!"

Zeng Guangwen, who had just seen the Chess Association’s official account push the Changqi Cup match, was suddenly startled. Then he quickly forwarded it to WeChat on his computer and opened it to read.

Unlike international competitions where lots need to be drawn in each round due to the principle of same-country avoidance, domestic competitions in China have always drawn the entire matchup and promotion map before the game to avoid the trouble of drawing lots in each round, and then the matchups are executed completely according to the promotion map, so that you can directly see the possible subsequent matchups.

"...Hiss, what a pity! Xiao Lei is not in the same quarter as the Queen! They can only meet in the semi-finals.

“Even Sun Wukong is directly in the other half!!

"Hey, this, this...

"God is really not on my side, Queen!"

Zeng Guangwen let out a wail when he saw his master's sign position even before he looked at his own match.

As someone who always relies on the contemporary Zhaojun for support, he naturally understands that with Rui Zhao's extremely strong ability to suppress his opponent, Lei and Sun are the biggest obstacles in his way to winning the championship.

And now the two of them will have to meet at least in the semifinals, when it will be Fan Qi versus Lei Qi. I'm afraid it will be difficult to win the Changqi Cup championship!

However, Comrade Xigou hadn't been wailing for a few seconds when a strange comment suddenly caught his attention:

"Hmm? [Zeng Gou Nu tried hard to bite off Lin Dazui]? What does this mean?
"Has this die-hard fan not watched Go for a long time? Lin Ruixin started banning it half a year ago... Wait!

"Oh yeah, his suspension is only until the end of September, and now it's time!

"Huh? Some comments said that he had already played in the seventh round of the Weiqi League on the 6th?!!
"Ah, this...how come I didn't notice that?!
"There is no movement at all!!!"

...

...

"...Hello, Mogo?
"You called me and left me a message on WeChat...what's the matter?" At 10 pm on October 22, in an office building in Dajing City.

Lin Ruixin's agent Mo Wei had just picked up the phone when he heard the slightly impatient voice of the internet celebrity Lin.

"Uh, Ruixin, have you arrived in Zhenze City?
"How are your preparations for the first round of the Changqi Cup tomorrow?"

Mo Wei tried to use other topics to fill in the gaps, but Lin Dawanghong didn't seem to want to waste time with his agent on useless topics:
"Brother Mo, if you have something to say, just say it.

"If you're fine, I'll hang up..."

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry? Of course I have something important to do!"

Mo Wei hurriedly stopped him and said:
“Uh… In the past six months since you were banned, you’ve hardly made any appearances or live streams, so you’ve lost a lot of fans.

"For future operations, I think we need to redefine our development strategy..."

"Sorry, I'm not interested in these for now."

Lin Ruixin interrupted coldly on the other end of the phone:
"I just want to settle accounts with that lousy chess player now. I'll talk about other things after I've settled the accounts..."

However, after hearing Lin Ruixin's statement, Mo Wei frowned and couldn't help but try to persuade him:
"But Ruixin... you have to know that the top star in the Go circle right now is Rui Zhao! He is even more popular than you were back then!
"Ever since she won three gold medals at the Asian Games and was maliciously reported by the South Korean delegation, the popularity has reached the top, so much so that no one paid attention to the news of your comeback after the suspension ended!

"Under the current circumstances, it would be unwise for us to go against Empress Zhaotian who is at the peak of her power!
"Although there are some conflicts between you and her, I think Rui Zhao is quite easy to talk to - I heard that every time she meets Xiao Nie, the famous black fan leader, she is always gentle and kind.

"As long as you are willing to apologize to her and ease the relationship between the two sides, we can definitely get a share of the current Go popularity!

"For example, the Zhao Miao Cup organized by Rui Zhao, the first quarter competition was very interesting, like a large-scale reality show! The attention was very, very high!
“Although all teams now have sponsors, many teams have not yet formed a formal coaching team.

"I can get in touch with a sponsor boss! If you, Ruixin, are willing to be the head coach of his team, with your talent for variety shows, you can definitely attract as much attention as possible..."

"...Brother Mo, if you continue...

"The relationship between us that has lasted for ten years is about to end."

The icy voice from the other end of the phone instantly interrupted Mo Wei who was talking nonstop.

Although Lin Ruixin's tone sounded calm, Mo Wei had already felt the magma beneath the iceberg that was about to erupt at any time. If he said one more word, the wrath of the former number one man in the world would completely surge forth.

"Ah... these are, of course, just suggestions."

After being stunned for a moment, Mo Wei quickly replied:
"As always, everything will depend on your opinion..."

"Then Brother Mo, please don't bother me recently."

Lin Ruixin rejected the agent's suggestion without mercy:
"Looking at the current promotion route, if everything goes well, I will be able to face that little stinky chess player in the quarterfinals...

"Isn't she very popular now? That's the best!

"I must let her experience the feeling of falling from the highest point and being smashed to pieces!

"must!"

After saying this, Lin Ruixin hung up the phone. Mo Wei could already feel the final gnashing of teeth through the phone.

However, despite Lin Dawanghong's determination, after hearing these words, Mo Wei just kept shaking his head, his expression full of worry about Lin Ruixin's current condition.

Even though he only had a rough understanding of the chess world, he could see clearly that Lin Ruixin was no longer the number one player in China who held the title of "Chess Saint" more than three years ago, and Rui Zhao...

He is far from the same Rui Zhao as before.

(End of this chapter)

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