Go: Is the portable old man the nine-time champion?

Chapter 274 Who are you implying?

"Cough cough."

Yi Zheng felt that he had been interviewed quite a few times, but this was the first time he had ever been interviewed in such a formal way, like a press conference.

Yi Zheng touched the badge on the front of his Tang suit. This was a suit specially made by Yunyi Chess Academy for those with the title of Divine Calculator, and it also had a pure gold badge. When Yi Zheng saw it just now, he almost wanted to bite it to see if it was really 99K pure gold.

In this respect, the Chinese Chess Academy is unlikely to cheat, since the overall prize money is sponsored by the Chinese Chess Academy. As a local entity, Yunyi does not need to contribute any money, so it is natural for them to be more generous in other aspects.

The trophy is indeed gold-plated; after all, the cost of a pure gold trophy of that size would probably be higher than the prize money, which is simply unaffordable.

I remember seeing similar interview clips or TV shows where celebrities announce their relationships, or ministers who were living comfortably but were secretly bowing and apologizing to Marseille because the people couldn't afford rice and red bean paste.

Looking at the crowd of media below, Yi Zheng inexplicably felt even less confident than when he was in the game room.

Because the reporters in the audience were even more excited than he was, and their eyes were practically bulging with hunger. If it weren't for the pre-established procedures, they would have already started asking questions all at once.

Even so, every reporter is now itching to rush onto the stage and take advantage of Yi Zheng.

These aren't just lenses, they're practically long lenses and long telephoto lenses!

"Don't be nervous, there are only a few people here. At my peak, there were dozens of microphones in front of me, and I wasn't afraid at all."

Mr. Ke glanced at the empty seats next to him and sat down, then looked at the reporters below the stage and comforted Yi Zheng.

If you want to become famous, you have to deal with these people, and you even have to find ways to build good relationships with them.

There's nothing we can do about it; some people are incapable of accomplishing anything, but they're more than capable of ruining you.

After everything was ready, the staff finally called on the reporter to begin the interview.

The first reporter to ask a question was clearly very excited: "Teacher Yi Zheng, no, then we should call you the Divine Calculator Yi, the Eighth Dan Yi Zheng."

After obtaining the title, Yi Zheng's rank jumped directly from the first dan to the eighth dan, making a huge leap and becoming the wildest leap in history.

He surpassed the current rank of 7, where the three musketeers were simultaneously, and reached the rank of 8, which can only be obtained with specific honors.

This rank not only symbolizes skill, but also represents honor.

The new king's title has already gone viral on social media, with the hashtag #TheMastermindChangesHands# trending

Online data is fluctuating wildly: #YiZhengBreaksTheCurse# has surged to the top three trending topics, and under the related hashtag #ChessSaintSupplementLiterature#, there are a bunch of suggestions for Yun Jiudan to change his ID to: Divine Calculator · Reserve.

"How do you feel about winning the title with a 2-0 victory? What are your expectations for the upcoming Asian Cup?"

Yi Zheng had already secured a spot in the Asian Cup last year, and with the Asian Cup starting in two weeks, everyone naturally expects Yi Zheng, who has performed exceptionally well domestically, to also deliver outstanding performances on the international stage.

Instead of acting like some people, who launch a powerful attack domestically but become timid and submissive when facing chess players from other countries.

To put it bluntly, most people wouldn't particularly like such a player. The title of "King of Internal Wars" isn't always a good one; it carries a lot of criticism and even insults.

Here, we must speak up for a certain "King of the Domestic Wars." In fact, his record against top foreign players is quite good, but he just doesn't perform well in world tournaments. He even missed his best opportunity due to surgery.

Yi Zheng picked up the microphone that was handed to him and thought for a moment: "The next step is definitely to win the Chess Saint title and the Asian Cup. The goal is definitely to win the championship." Hearing this, the reporters couldn't stop pressing their camera shutters.

I just love the way you talk about everything.

A reporter posted on Weibo on the spot: "#NewGodDeclaration# Yi Zheng: First, I will slaughter the Go Saint Jiang Mobai, and then I will defeat the top-tier players from Japan and South Korea!"

What are your thoughts on today's match?

"Overall, it's not bad. Looking back, I did find a lot of bad things, especially when I really looked back, I realized that Senior Brother Yun had a chance to kill me in the middle, and I'm very grateful that he didn't see it."

Yi Zheng wiped his sweat as he recalled the scene of facing Old Ke's roar as soon as he came out: "But the beauty of human games lies in these thrilling 'miscalculations'."

Anyway, it was a very lucky game, and I'm very excited and happy right now.

Indeed, if Coach Ke hadn't pointed it out directly after the game, Yi Zheng felt that it would have taken him a very long time to figure out what exactly happened in the middle.

Even if there are related commentary games, without Yi Zheng writing his own commentary, most players would not be able to truly explain the game clearly.

It was indeed too complicated. Even Professor Ke hadn't figured it out completely, but his judgment was certainly more accurate.

"As for my goal, it's still what I said before, I want to win the Grand Slam, or what's it called again, the Super Grand Slam, which is the nine major tournaments that we in China traditionally recognize, and win them all."

How many more are Jiang Jiudan missing? The Olympics and the Asian Championships? Not too far off, he's won the World Cup twice, hasn't he?

So this goal is actually quite far away. My career is still quite long, but it's also going by pretty fast. I'll be turning eighteen soon.

Anyway, let's be realistic for now and focus on winning a world championship first. I feel that only with a world championship can one truly be considered a top-tier chess player.

To be honest, Yi Zheng didn't really mean anything by it; he was just saying it casually.

However, once you reach a certain level, any casual remark you make will be magnified infinitely by everyone, who will then try to guess what you really mean.

The reporters in the audience immediately started to speculate: what does it mean to be a world-class chess player?

Are there any top-tier players who don't have a world-class championship?
Who are you implying?
Who are you targeting?

Got it!

Write it down, write it down!

Meanwhile, Ethan, the World Cup runner-up and a World Championship Round of 64 player, couldn't help but sneeze several times, muttering, "What's wrong? Have you caught a cold? Go get yourself a glass of ice water."

The interview session didn't last very long, but as we were leaving, a staff member from the chess academy handed me a stack of business cards.

This means invitations to various variety shows, appointment letters as "Go Promotion Ambassadors" in various provinces of East China, and even cover shoot proposals for various Go magazines and fashion magazines...

Yi Zheng rubbed his temples and smiled wryly: "This is more tiring than playing a best-of-three game of chess."

P.S.: Please vote for me, everyone!

(End of this chapter)