LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 301: Even the pretense was on CCTV

In the Huya Go live broadcast room.

When the host said there was a reversal, people didn't believe it at first, but the host cut to the footage of CCTV's live broadcast of the Go game.

In the huge competition venue, dozens of chess tables were playing chess simultaneously, and the camera suddenly turned to a table in the center.

Seeing Lin Ruo's calm smile, the game was still going on, and the fun people knew in advance that it was a sure thing.

[Damn, I thought the reversal was just Lin Gou's move to overturn the chessboard, but you told me it was really going to be a reversal. Can he even make a comeback against the odds?]

[I think so too, because Lin Gou has always been the type of person who can't stand losing. Why? Because he has never lost in his career. You can tell me whether he can't stand losing.]

[I've already drawn my sword. Forget it, I'll give my accidentally injured ally a proper burial. Next time, be more careful. It's hard for me to identify you like this.]

Lin Gou won with White. Now I really need to say something. Black is speaking!!!

I'm going to write a book about how professional League of Legends players become invincible at Go...

[Still writing a book? Just make a documentary!]

[League of Legends is anti-Korean, and Go is also anti-Korean. Since they are both anti-Korean, with full buffs, what's wrong with me, Lin Shen, being invincible for a while?]

[Stop talking nonsense! Hurry up and call the Koreans who play Go. I told you to call them over. Call all of them, including those with the surnames Shin and Park!]

The fun people never thought that they would still have such a happy day even though the World Championship was over.

Sure enough, wherever the Forest God is, there is fun.

The game was over and they were about to leave, but suddenly a hot man appeared in the live camera.

They knew that something was wrong and the best fun was yet to come.

"How are you, everyone watching on TV? I'm currently at the National Games Go competition, and we just finished the first round of our amateur Go mixed doubles qualifying tournament. It was a truly exciting and close match."

"Today we have invited two players from the Shanghai team who just won the match to be interviewed by us. First, please say hello to the audience in front of the screen."

The microphone was handed to him, and Lin Ruo maintained his usual calm smile: "Good afternoon, everyone from CCTV. I am Lin Ruo, an amateur Go player from the Shanghai team."

Zhang Yu, who introduced himself later, took the initiative to wave and say hello: "Hello everyone, I am Zhang Yu, an amateur athlete from the Shanghai team."

The CCTV host, returning to the camera, couldn't help but joking before starting to ask questions: "Not only are both of you talented contestants, but you're also a perfect match in terms of looks."

Hearing this, Lin Ruo felt a little bad in his heart.

Oh no, if this becomes a trending topic, and there are all those lesbians who like to make fun of him, he will be labeled as a new CP again.

If I had known this, I would have run away earlier.

"You just defeated the Jiangsu duo, the biggest favorites to win the mixed doubles title at this National Games. So, I'd like to ask, how are you two feeling?"

The CCTV host asked the first question and then handed the microphone to the two people.

Zhang Xuan took a look and motioned Lin Ruo to speak first.

"Very calm, because we thought before the game that we would definitely win as long as we didn't make any mistakes, so the results have always been in line with our expectations." Lin Ruo answered quickly.

The host was slightly surprised.

You're so confident, but I heard the team wasn't formed on short notice...

Zhang Xuan next to him licked his lips, blinked embarrassedly, and could only laugh dryly.

I didn't know what to say.

Although they are...

You are calm but I am not. You thought you could beat me before the game but I didn't.

"Actually... I'm still a little nervous." Zhang Yu stuttered through the question and decided that she must answer the next one.

"So, the second question is, you experienced a small comeback in the game. How did you deal with it?"

Zhang Xuan moved in front of the camera on his own accord, and then became stunned when faced with this question.

How did they turn the tables...I don't know.

She seems to prefer the easy-win strategy...it seems like this isn't her place to address this issue.

"Well, let's take advantage of the opponent's mistakes."

Lin Ruo chose to agree: "Yes, that's what my teammate said."

Zhang Ming:......

The CCTV host nodded, and it was obvious that asking this question was equivalent to not asking it at all.

If they don't focus on mistakes during a comeback, what else can they focus on? As for how they made the mistake, the person involved didn't elaborate...

[I'm used to the daily pretense, but the fact that Tema Lin Gou was even featured on CCTV today is something I can't get used to.]

Only Lin Gou could act so calmly and nonchalantly in front of CCTV cameras. It doesn't matter, as long as he doesn't act like a UN figure anymore.

No, no, I still can't get used to this pretense. I told my mom that the guy being interviewed was actually pretty slutty, and she slapped me in the face, asking how I could say that about an athlete who's brought glory to our country...

[Tell your mom, this is the National Games, it should be called "Winning Glory for the Province."]

[I said that, and my mom said that someone as handsome and talented as him would definitely have no problem winning glory for the country at the Asian Games.]

...

The interview continues.

Suddenly, we came to the last question. As the most formal platform media, Lin Ruo could already anticipate what the interview content would be.

The result was as expected.

"What are your expectations for the upcoming games?"

Lin Ruo glanced at Zhang Xuan, who also looked at him. When their eyes met, they confidently gave completely different answers.

"We will continue to work hard..." Lin Ruo said calmly.

"We want to win the gold medal..." Zhang Xuan said loudly.

The scene suddenly became quiet.

One wanted to echo his teammate's modesty, the other wanted to cater to his teammate's arrogance, and that's it...

"Um, okay, thank you both for the interview from the Shanghai team..." The CCTV host ended the interview with a bit of embarrassment.

Lin Ruo cried out that it was all over.

When he returned home at night and opened Weibo, the trending search almost blinded his eyes. What was even more terrifying was that there was not just one, but two or even three.

[Ahhh, these two are such a perfect match, and they are CCTV-certified golden boy and jade girl.]

[I can’t take it anymore, the man is handsome and the woman is beautiful, I love it. 】

[And did you notice that their final answers were all meant to please the other person, as if they weren't thinking about the other person.]

I can't believe how pleasing it is to watch these two sitting together at the chess table, calmly making moves. I'm definitely going to watch tomorrow's match.

[Did you just realize this now? I was already a fan of him when he was playing games. He looked so handsome sitting in front of the computer. He was both capable and good-looking.]

Under the guidance of countless public opinions, the CP super topic was created that night, and the report was made by Lin Ruo the next second.

……

After a short rest for one night, the next day's competition arrived as scheduled. The mixed doubles was postponed temporarily. Lin Ruo needed to participate in the individual competition in the morning and the team points competition in the afternoon.

The individual competition ended quickly. Facing the amateur sixth-dan player from the Guizhou team, Lin Ruo easily won the game in one move, showing his usual dominance.

In the afternoon team competition with the Zhejiang team, a major Go province, the two sides were evenly matched and managed to draw 1-. Neither side won and ended up with point each.

The Jiangsu team has won both games and is currently leading the standings with 6 points after only seven rounds of matches.

Time went on, and another two days of competition passed. In the fast-paced individual competition, Lin Ruo easily made it into the semi-finals.

His opponent is Liu Yuncheng from the Jiangsu team, who he faced and eliminated in the first round of mixed doubles.

There is no doubt that the final will be held ahead of schedule, and it will be another highly anticipated match.

In the Go bar late at night, Go fans had a heated discussion about the schedule.

How would you rate Liu Yuncheng's encounter with Lin Shen in the semifinals?

[This is really bad luck for him. ]

[No, I can't even beat the mixed doubles team with the advantage. Going it alone is just courting death...]

[The silver medal is gone, so let's just prepare for the bronze medal match. Otherwise, if we fail later, we won't get any medals at all.]

[There's also a team competition. The Jiangsu team is currently leading with a perfect record and should be able to win the gold medal.]

It's hard to say. Jiangsu has secured the gold medal in the professional team competition, but in the amateur category, neither Shanghai nor Zhejiang have even touched it, so it's not certain.

I really want to send Lin Gou…ah, Lin Shen to a professional tournament and let him compete against those professional 6th and 7th dan players.

【What if I win by chance...】

[That's great! We have a pioneer in the fight against Korea.]

So when will he participate in the dan tournament? Will he go in December?

[It depends on Lin Shen’s mood, hehe.]

(End of this chapter)