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

Chapter 966 Girls go into battle!

"Hey, niece! Why are you so slow?

"We've been waiting for you to have a meeting after the game for quite some time!"

Five minutes later, at the door of the visiting team's lounge at the New Century Yingkong Hotel in Dajing City.

Seeing that his last commander had finally returned from the battle, Du Weichen, who was waiting here, greeted Rui Zhao who had hurried over as usual.

Rui Zhao would not hide anything from the coach's question, and answered truthfully:

"Ah, Lei Qi seemed to be feeling unwell just now, and his face looked very strange.

“I was worried that he had health problems, so I wanted to send him to the hospital, but he insisted that he was fine.

"I argued with him about this for a while, and finally Cai Shuang Jiudan came to call him. I told Cai Jiudan about the situation and only then did I feel relieved..."

"Hmm? Something wrong with your body?"

Du Weichen frowned slightly and said:

"Not really, right? He didn't give us any chances today and directly shattered our dream of getting the top spot in the regular season. What's the problem?"

"No, I'm not sure. When we were discussing the game after the match, his expression suddenly changed..."

"Why do I feel like you said something wrong again..." The coach of the Pohu team, who knew his captain's style well, said suspiciously.

"how could be!"

The current Zhaojun immediately refuted:
"I'm still actively helping him to make connections and introducing him to people he wants to meet..."

"Alright, alright! I won't say any more..."

Elder Du waved his hand, too lazy to waste any more words with his commander.

After all, there are many cases where this sounds fine but is actually a big problem:
“That… second niece!

“It’s a pity that we didn’t win against Dajing team and take the first place in the regular season.

"But with only one round left in the regular season, we have already secured a top four spot, which is a historic result since the founding of the team..."

"Ah! That's great!
“Pah, pah, pah…”

"……Well……

"You don't have to applaud."

Du Weichen originally said this just to pave the way for what he was going to say later, but he didn't expect his silly commander to applaud directly, looking very happy, which made him feel a little embarrassed:
“So… so!
"There is something I would like to discuss with you, the commander-in-chief..."

"H-discuss it with me first?"

Rui Zhao tilted his head slightly, looking a little confused.

"...Yes! It's about the postseason after the new year..."

Du Weichen chose his words carefully and said:

"You know, when Japan sent Uesaka over, they promised to let him play in the playoffs. But now there may be some problems, so I want to ask you...

"If we send you three girls to play in the playoffs, do you think it's okay?"

...

...

"...Chairman Mei, wait a minute!

"You mean...

"The proportion of girls who signed up to learn Go during the recent winter vacation is almost ten times higher than before?!"

At the same time, in the VIP viewing room of the New Century Yingkong Hotel in Dajing City.

After hearing the number just reported by Mei Xianfeng, chairman of the Dajing City Chess Association, Shang Chaotian hurriedly interrupted him and asked in surprise.

The chairman of the Chinese Chess Association, who had just returned from a business trip late last night, was invited to come to support the home game of the Dajing team today to create an atmosphere for the home team to win the Weiqi League three consecutive championships. Afterwards, he also watched and chatted with the coach of the Dajing team, Fan Zhuo, and the chairman of the Dajing Chess Association, Mei Xianfeng.

But he didn't expect that during the conversation, he would come up with such a surprising thing!

Although Shang Chaotian knew that as Rui Zhao's influence grew, the number of girls willing to learn Go would increase significantly. But...

What does it mean to be nearly ten times?!

This is no longer called promotion, but take-off!!
"...Yeah, when I first heard this number, I also thought it was written wrong..."

Mei Xianfeng shrugged and smiled bitterly:

"But when I actually went to various training sites to check out the situation, it was really crowded with girls! The trend-following situation was very serious!
“Originally, the number of boys who were willing to go to training classes to learn chess was at least twice that of girls. But now, although the number of boys learning chess has increased a lot, the ratio has completely reversed!
"I even feel a little out of balance!"

"...Uh..." "That's not the way to say it."

After digesting this somewhat shocking reality for a while, Shang Chaotian blinked and corrected him half-jokingly:

"Then originally there were more than twice as many boys as girls, so isn't that also a yin-yang imbalance?"

"That's not what you say, Chairman Shang!"

Mei Xianfeng waved his hand and said:
"Boys who learn chess have the opportunity to become true national players, and are more likely to make it a long-term hobby and become core chess fans.

“But as for women learning chess, I feel like everyone is just taking advantage of Rui Zhao’s recent popularity. It’s hard to imagine that girls would be willing to sit in front of the chessboard for a long time.

"But there are some benefits after all! At least there is a severe shortage of Go teachers right now, so it can help practitioners find jobs! In fact, I was just about to ask you if you have any resources you can recommend..."

"what……"

After hearing what Mei Xianfeng said, Shang Chaotian's expression seemed to freeze for a moment, as if he was suddenly thinking about something. But having been in the social arena for a long time, he quickly regained his standard business smile and replied:

"Chairman Mei, you'd better not think of coming here! Now Go organizations in Europe, North America, and even Southeast Asia and South America are asking me for help, saying that they don't have enough teachers, and see if I can send more people over in the short term. They can provide translators.

"I am now troubled by the issue of sending people. I hope you can forgive me, Chairman Mei..."

At this moment, Shang Chaotian's secretary Xiao Wei suddenly walked in and whispered a few words to Shang Chaotian.

The chairman of the chess association, who was originally chatting, interrupted the conversation when he saw that it was time to get down to business, stood up and said goodbye, and walked towards the Dajing team's combat meeting room.

But he didn't expect that he would run into the captain of the Dajing team who was rushing to the VIP viewing room just after he walked out of the door:

“…Lei Qi?!”

Shang Chaotian was quite surprised to see his own student:
"Didn't I just ask you to wait in the lounge?"

"How can it make sense for a teacher to come find a student?"

Lei Qi tried to put on a decent smile and said:
"Anyway, the post-match meeting is over, so naturally it's my turn to come find you."

"what……"

Shang Chaotian nodded, then asked with a little doubt:
"But you just won the game today, basically helping the Dajing team secure first place in the regular season. Why do you still look unhappy?"

"Uh……"

Xiao Lei Jiudan was a little embarrassed for a moment, but he still tried hard to find an excuse:
"No, no, I'm just a little tired after playing chess..."

"That's it..."

Shang Chaotian sighed lightly, then patted his student on the shoulder with a smile and encouraged him:
"Lei Qi, you've been performing really well since the LIG Cup!

“Not only did we defend the title of [Yixian] once again, but we are also now undefeated in the Weiqi League this season!

"From the perspective of the content of the chess, except for the first game of the Yixian battle where you might have been a little hesitant about Rui Zhao's sudden attack, the rest of the games were played very well.

"At this rate, I believe it's only a matter of time before you surpass me and Lin Ruixin and become the best in China's history!"

"Oh, you're too kind!"

Lei Qi replied politely:

“Now that I can use Flow stably again, I should definitely take it a step further!
"As for future achievements, I think it's too early to talk about it now. We still have to take one step at a time and do well in the present."

“Well… that’s fine!
"In that case, I'll just talk to you about the present."

Seeing that the students did not seem to be abnormal, Shang Chaotian stated the main purpose of his visit after a brief pause:
"The specific schedule for the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament was released a few days ago. You should have read it, right?"

"Well, of course." Lei Qi replied briefly.

As 2026 comes to an end, the seven players participating in the World's Strongest Chess Player Tournament scheduled to start in late January 2027 have also been determined.

South Korea: Ryu Se-hyun, Park Min-yeol, Lee Jung-yeon
Chinese mainland: Lei Qi, Rui Zhao

Japan: Takuya Ichijo

China Taiwan Strait: Xu Lifan
Three days ago, the organizers also announced the final contestant - Japanese rising star Uesaka Rei, who was participating with a wild card - and the specific competition schedule. As one of the participating players, Lei Qi naturally knew the details.

Shang Chaotian nodded slightly, and then continued to ask meaningfully:
"...Then have you noticed...

"Is South Korea deliberately targeting you?"

Hearing his teacher ask such a clear question, Lei Qi subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

But after a brief silence, the reigning Chinese chess master nodded again:

"……Um."

(End of this chapter)