LOL: Can’t I play other games professionally?

Chapter 573 feels like a piece of cake.
And the key point is, how did Lin Ruo manage to touch someone's hand? Although it seems like normal etiquette for players to shake hands after a match, it's anything but normal in front of the already envious modeling fans.

[Lin Gou, what are you doing? This is illegal, you know? Let go of your groping hands!]

[I'm not clean anymore, oh no, it's my sister Yu who's not clean anymore.]

[Lin Gou has gotten me all wrong again! Don't you dare look at my Yu sister!]

[Brothers, rest assured, this will be the first and last time Lin Gou touches Yu Meimei's hand. I will strictly control my wife from now on and will not give Lin Gou any second chance.]

"Give me back my wife? Pah! Shameless! What's the difference between you and Lin Gou?"

[Anyone in Xiba Kingdom who's involved in this? I want to hire someone to teach Lin Gou a lesson. How dare he touch my sister Yu's hand?]

Despite the netizens' righteous indignation, they cannot stop what will happen next: the post-match review, the most important procedure after the game.

"Do you have any questions?" Lin Ruo asked calmly, sitting in her chair, inquiring whether her opponent needed to review the game.

Because there were other matches in between, Lin Ruo tried to keep her voice as low as possible.

Yu Lijun then realized that troubles weren't just on the court; there were also many unexpected troubles off the court.

So, should we do a post-mortem analysis?
Yu Lijun felt that she made too many mistakes, almost half of her moves. Is reviewing the game like this really useful?
"If you go now, the academy's cafeteria won't be open. Of course, if you've already bought a plane ticket back to Taiwan for noon, then disregard what I said."

Lin Ruo calmly made a joke, which prompted Yu Lijun to ask the first question.

Did I have a serious problem with my first smile?

The first smile?

Lin Ruo only knew that in the past hour, he had only smiled once, and that was when the white piece in the lower left corner made a move that was too big, giving him some room to move in.

This move was indeed quite fatal.

"Yes, you've already lost from there. Actually, you might have been better off going this way."

After talking for about half an hour, the two finally finished reviewing the game.

However, Lin Ruo could not help Yu Lijun review all the mistakes from beginning to end. Some of the mistakes were not what she wanted to happen, but were forced to happen by her opponent's moves.

This is the kind of pressure-induced mistake that easily occurs when there is a significant gap in strength.

Therefore, instead of explaining everything from beginning to end, it's better to point out the commonalities among these mistakes.

Lin Ruo was not unaware of Yu Lijun's future career trajectory, which was roughly the same as Zhan Ying's, except that one took the comedic route while the other took the so-called good looks route.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to expect her to make great progress in chess and become a top female chess player in the future.

The top female Go player in Taiwan Province and the only wildcard recipient of the Samsung Cup—these titles sound impressive, but in reality, in mainland China where women's Go is more developed, Yu Lijun would eventually realize that she was not quite on the list.

It's impossible for her to follow the path of Yu Zhiying and become a top professional Go player.

The two walked out of the venue shortly after, only an hour and a half after the start of the game. The other players in the room were still in the midst of a fierce battle and could not afford to relax for even a moment.

The fact that Lin Ruo's table finished early didn't attract much attention from the other contestants, as it was something that was easily predictable.

Yu Lijun's level is clearly not on the same level as the other 32 players in the Samsung Cup, and his opponent happens to be Lin Ruo, who won the Mengbaihe Cup just half a year ago and is in high spirits.

The crushing defeat was something everyone could have predicted.

The fact that there was no crushing defeat is what was truly unexpected.

Even the South Korean reporters outside the venue said in an unsurprising tone: "Lin Ruo was indeed the first player to leave. Yu Lijun, a fourth-dan player, is clearly still far behind the other players in terms of strength."

Yes, everyone knows the gap is huge.

Before the match, Korean fans might have had unrealistic expectations that Yu Lijun could defeat Lin Ruo.

Therefore, the viewers in the Korean online live stream at this moment had mixed feelings.

[Damn, it seems like not playing Go for half a year and not having any systematic training hasn't affected Lin Ruo at all. His strength is still terrifying.]

[To be able to defeat a professional 4-dan player so easily, I think even other players might not be able to do it so quickly.]

[The draw favored him, but it's also quite possible it favored others. I'm curious to see how he performs against a strong opponent in the next match.]

[Sigh, I knew Lin Ruo's advancement to the round of 16 was a pipe dream. I still kind of hope he doesn't face one of our players in the next round. Let him draw a strong Chinese player like Ke Jie.]

[If I could actually draw Ke Jie, that would be fantastic!]

As soon as this idea was proposed, almost all South Korean viewers started thinking in this direction.

Yes.

If Lin Ruo were to face Ke Jie in the round of 16, it would undoubtedly be a clash of titans.

Regardless of whether they are eliminated, they will celebrate and be happy for a while, since both of them are considered the biggest threat to South Korea in regaining the championship.

Especially Ke Jie, who has won three consecutive championships.

If he wins another championship, the Samsung Cup can be renamed the Ke Jie Cup.

This is a major event in South Korea; what does it mean to let a Chinese person win the championship every day?

It's meaningless; if things continue like this, then it really is meaningless.

That's why the South Korean players are determined to win back the Samsung Cup title this year.

However, this did not stop Lin Ruo from making witty remarks. As the Korean viewers chatted in the live broadcast room, they discovered that Lin Ruo had also readily accepted an interview with the Korean media off-stage.

Have no idea.

If he comes out alone, who else would you interview? Besides, Lin Ruo understands Korean, so there's no need for a translator. He's a natural-born star.

So just like when she entered the hotel, the Korean media bombarded her with questions again. Unlike before, Lin Ruo felt something special this time.

"Lin Ruo came out so quickly, the game must have gone exceptionally well. Did your opponent cause you any trouble?"

Is it troublesome?
Lin Ruo smiled and said, "Not at all. Her opponent has been creating trouble for herself all along."

The South Korean media were also surprised that Lin Ruo spoke so directly, without even trying to be tactful and save face for her opponent.

Wow, everyone says Lin Ruo is the kind of arrogant person who's practically from the same lineage as Ke Jie. It seems that's absolutely true.

Oh well.

The South Korean media immediately shifted the focus back to Yu Lijun, even requesting Lin Ruo to act as their translator.

"Lin Ruo said that the reason you lost the game was mainly because you made too many mistakes, not because he played so well. Yu Lijun, is that true?"

What's the big deal?

Lin Ruo leaned close to Yu Lijun's ear and translated her words verbatim without any hesitation. The rather shy Yu Lijun nodded, then faced the camera and said, "That's true. I probably made a lot of mistakes, and Lin Ruo is also very strong, so it was very difficult for me."

Lin Ruo never expected that he would end up working as a translator today.

However, translating so many words at once would be too troublesome. Well then, he could only simplify Yu Lijun's words a little. How to simplify them?

So be it.

"Yes."

Lin Ruo's final translation of Yu Lijun's answer consisted of just two words, which was the ultimate simplification yet perfectly summarized the content.

As for the self-praise that followed, it was fine not to repeat it. Lin Ruo was already used to it, so there was no need to repeat it.

However, the South Korean media were not used to it. We clearly saw Yoo Ri-kyun's mouth open for a long time, so why did they only relay two words in the end?

Are our eyes getting blurry? No, our ears can still hear that they've been talking for a long time.

What a mess.

Lin Ruoke didn't care and could only say that this was the general idea.

As for issuing a press release, you can add appropriate details to the word "good" yourself.

See? There's a lot of room for development.

The South Korean media, however, were clearly not buying it. What's wrong with us? We're only publishing the press release and not the live interview content, right? They said so much and all you translate is "yes." Are you sure you can publish that?
Okay, with such a translator, the Korean media still felt that interviewing Lin Ruo was more realistic, so they went back to asking her questions:
Who is Lin Ruo likely to face in the next match?

"Who do I want to run into? To be honest, I don't particularly want to run into anyone, but I believe none of the players on the field want to run into me."

Lin Ruo casually replied with a big one, which made all the Korean reporters around her widen their eyes.

Are you really that arrogant that all the contestants don't want to face you?
The South Korean media finally reaped the benefits of Lin Ruo's interview.

You don't even need to imagine how explosive this interview will be; the live stream is already exploding right now.

[Damn it, how can Lin Ruo be so arrogant? Does he think he's above everyone else? Everyone's afraid to run into him.]

As a League of Legends viewer, I think Lin Ruo was already being lenient; it's already good enough that he didn't say all the chess players present were trash.

【Ahhh, let him yell all he wants. The more arrogant he is now, the more embarrassed he'll be when he loses.】

[Sigh, we League of Legends viewers have been waiting for two years, but he still hasn't been proven wrong.]

Stop talking, or I feel like I'll lose control of him.

South Korean viewers were somewhat devastated.

Why is Lin Ruo always smiling in front of them? It's precisely because they can't defeat him that they feel so desperate. Who knows how long they were devastated after the Dream Lily Cup?

If they can't defeat Lin Ruo in this Samsung Cup, then he'll become a scourge for South Korea.

In the eyes of the Chinese, this is called the "Korean killer," while in the eyes of the Koreans, it is a plague that spreads wherever it goes.

The camera panned away from the worried South Koreans, and Lin Ruo was no longer on the South Korean media's radar.

Next, Lin Ruo went to her hometown, Wild Fox Media.

There's nothing we can do about it. If the other side can interview him, wouldn't it be like being branded a traitor if we don't allow interviews to our own people?

Besides, Lin Ruo enjoys interviews, so it's good to share the spotlight with everyone.

Upon meeting, he first politely greeted the viewers in the Wild Fox live stream: "Hello everyone, I am Lin Ruo, the future Samsung Cup champion."

Then he was greeted with a screen full of question marks.

[Damn, has Lin Gou become this arrogant? He beat the weakest team to make it into the top 16 and now he thinks he can win the championship.]

[If Lin Gou isn't fully awake yet, he should go back to sleep, okay? Playing in the round of 16 is too much trouble.]

That's an exaggeration, but I support Lin Gou. There's no particular reason, I just love hearing him spout sassy nonsense; it's so exciting.

[If you want to win the championship, have you even asked our three-time champion Ke Jie? Wait till I tell him this, and if you can sleep well tonight, I'll change my surname to yours.]

[Brothers, don't blame Lin Gou. He's had a tough time too. He played CrossFire for a month before the Samsung Cup and probably messed up his brain. Maybe he thought he was practicing Go with CrossFire, which is why he was so eager to win this time.]

[I forgot that Lin Gou used to aim for the Mlily Cup and he won, so I absolutely support Lin Gou. Anyway, it doesn't affect my ability to criticize him even if he fails.]

[Yes, let's chant slogans: "Lin Shen, fly bravely! We'll follow you forever! We'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!" And finally, we must add, "Please don't let the idol's actions affect the fans, so we poor fans won't be dragged into this later."]

[You'll get used to it. Haven't you gotten used to it by now? When Lin Gengxin starts showing off, you should know he's a master at it.]

……

cough cough.

Fortunately, he couldn't see the live stream comments, otherwise Lin Ruo would definitely have told his brothers to keep a low profile, but he himself would never have been able to keep a low profile.

For example, the following interview.

"Lin Ruo easily advanced to the round of 16 today. What are your expectations for the upcoming matches?"

"As for the future, I'll just try my best to get into the quarterfinals, then the semifinals, then the finals, and finally win the championship."

The female reporter nodded. As a professional journalist, she usually didn't laugh, but sorry, what Lin Ruo said was too funny.

I initially thought that saying he would try his best to reach the top eight was a low-key statement, but it seems that he really was.

So you're just trying your best to win the championship, right? But that kind of effort isn't grounded enough.

Okay, everyone knows that Lin Ruo's witty remarks have a bit of a comedic element to them.

The reporter from WildFox tried to remain calm and then asked the second question: "Does Lin Ruo have anyone she wants to face in the next round?"

Hmm, this is a very familiar question.

Oh, so that's what the Korean reporter asked just now. Lin Ruo is at a loss. Are the questions you reporters always asking always so monotonous?

However, Lin Ruo is different. He can give different answers to the same question. Isn't it just about who he wants to fight?

"Either is fine, pick one, we won't lose anyway."

At that moment, the Wild Fox reporter seemed to see a huge "brave" character above Lin Ruo's head. By the way, is your idol someone who studies karate and calls himself "Senior Brother"?

If not, then I apologize for being presumptuous.

(End of this chapter)