"...Huh?
"Japan wants to restart the 'Huaying Celebrity Competition' within the year? ! "
At nine o'clock in the morning on December 2, Dajing City, Chinese Go Association.
Shang Chaotian, who just came to the unit today, received an extremely unexpected news from Secretary Xiao Wei :
“Hasn’t this competition been suspended for thirty years? ! ”
"That's right."
Secretary Xiao Wei nodded and explained:
"Yesterday after the opening dinner of the LIG Cup, Vice Chairman Tadao Sato of the Japanese Chess Academy came to Vice Chairman Lu to talk about the matter. He said Their senior management has agreed in principle, and has already contacted the sponsors, and is even drafting a formal invitation!
"Because it was late yesterday, and you were socializing, so Deputy Lu The chairman told me about the situation and asked me to convey it to you. He also sent you an email about the specific situation. ”
Shang Chaotian blinked in surprise, then hurriedly opened the computer and called up his mailbox, and found that Xiao Wei was indeed true to his words: Lu Wenjie had indeed sent an email about this matter!
The chairman of the Chinese Chess Association immediately read the email quickly. As he read it, he couldn't help but read:
"...it is tentatively planned to hold one session first. Will a single game win or lose? It will be different from the previous three rounds of chess. Yeah...
“Eh? Sponsor in Japan or Chaoying News? !
"Ha! This is still a familiar recipe, and it still has a familiar taste!
"By the way, wasn't it because of what it said about the "economic downturn" that the competition was stopped?
"As a result, your Japanese economy has been stagnant for more than thirty years, and now you think you can do it again?!"
After seeing the Japanese sponsors, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but complained angrily. Several sentences.
Shang Chaotian was born in 1976, and has actually never participated in the Huaying Celebrity Tournament - this is a stage for players who are one round older than him.
But the reason why Shang Chaotian is very impressed by this game is because when this game was first born, it was largely a game used by Japanese Go, which was in the leading position at the time, to establish its prestige!
In the first four competitions, celebrities from Japan all won with a score of 2-0! This made domestic chess fans extremely angry, and a large number of people even wrote letters to the chess association asking the then-reigning celebrities to abdicate!
Shang Chaotian, who was still a teenager at the time, was already determined to become a professional chess player. Knowing the gap between the levels of Go between Huaying and Go at that time, although he was not as extreme as some chess fans, the fact that he had not won a game in four years still made him feel aggrieved at a young age.
What makes him even more "grudgeful" is that when China finally catches up with its overall technical level and begins to compete with Japan and even has a slight upper hand, Japan The sponsor actually directly announced that it would not take place, highlighting the "hit and run"!
This made Shang Chaotian, who had just grown up at the time and was preparing to take up the banner of the new generation of Chinese Go, quite unhappy that "the tree wants to be quiet but the wind does not stop".
"Perhaps...it's because of Rui Zhao?"
Seeing that his usually calm-tempered chairman was rarely a little emotional, secretary Xiao Wei tried to take over the conversation and said:
"...I heard that Rui Zhao is very popular in Japan and South Korea right now! Some people even went to the Ryogoku Chess Academy to ask if there were any Rui Zhao peripherals for sale!
"Especially this time she won [Celebrity] 】, although there are many controversies in China, its popularity in Japan and South Korea is not to mention how high it is!
“But now that Rui Zhao is not participating in the fan-air battle, there is no chance to go to Japan to play chess!
“Japan wants to invite Rui Zhao over, but they have to use their brains! ”
“Well...
"I must have some ideas in this regard - after all, the Beijing Asian Games will be held next year!"
After pondering for a moment, Shang Chaotian, who calmed down, squinted his eyes and judged as objectively as possible:
"But I'm afraid...
"My thoughts are not that simple! "
"Huh? What do you mean...? ”
"Those who come are not good, and those who are good will not come."
Shang Chaotian explained:
"Although I estimate that publicity and attracting attention are the main reasons for this competition.
“But we must also know that the most serious humiliation of the Japanese [Celebrity] title so far was actually the opening match of last year’s siege - the Cerebellum Ax, who was the Japanese celebrity at the time, gave away his head thousands of miles away and lost to the only six-dan at the time. Rui Zhao sets foot on the siege arena for the first time!
“But this time, I saw Rui Zhao ascending to the position of [Celebrity], and the one who currently holds the title of [Celebrity] in Japan became their number one person in the country, Takuya Ichijo.
"I estimate... 80% of the Japanese Chess Institute wants revenge!
"After all, compared to Ni Jue who originally held a flying knife, he now uses it all the way in the Masters and consumes a lot of money. Rui Zhao is probably much weaker. They probably thought they had encountered a soft persimmon! "
"...Huh? !
"Then... do you think you should find a reason to decline? After all, their suggestion came too suddenly!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wei quickly suggested:
"Just say that our schedule for the year has been arranged, and it is not easy to change..."
"Huh? Why refuse! This must be agreed!
"I will give it to Wen immediately Make a WeChat call! Set a mutually acceptable date as soon as possible! "
Shang Chaotian, who has always been mature and steady, showed a rare domineering moment:
"Do you really think that our Chinese celebrities are easy to mess with? !
"It's been forty years since Japan sent a famous person to suppress the chess players from all over the country!
"I want to see it now and give their famous person another chance. This time Can they win against our little girl! "
…
…
"...Okay, okay Brother Tian!
"Then I will take advantage of this LIG Cup to discuss this matter with the Japanese Chess Academy, and leave the competition matters to Brother Kai.
"Okay, I will let you know if there is any new situation. Report again!
"Let's do this first!"
Ten minutes later, Kunchi Resort, Kyoto Road, South Korea. Lu Wenjie, who received Shang Chaotian's WeChat call arrangement, finally hung up the WeChat call after accepting the arrangement of his chairman, and then said with a small sigh:
"Hey, I have to say! This girl Rui Zhao is so popular!
" People in South Korea and Japan are staring at her! "
"Yes!
“Everyone knows how much hot topics this girl can stir up, but why is she so controversial in our country! I really don’t understand!”
After the second stage of the Nongshim Cup Jiao Kai, who followed Lu Wenjie directly to the LIG Cup venue, said with emotion:
"Uh, that's right.
"What Sun Yi told us last night...don't you talk to Lao Shang? "
"What's the point of saying it? After all, it’s up to the boys to hold on! "
Lu Wenjie shrugged:
"But... I'm really worried.
"Although...Liu Shixian did not win the championship in the past Spring Orchid Cup and Tongge Cup.
"But those two times, one was Lei Qi's narrow victory by relying on the Chinese rules and the other was a coincidental layout. He bumped into an ancient formula variation that Zhuang Zheng had specially studied, and it just happened to trick him. Master Liu's overall level is still very high!
“From this point of view, he is difficult enough to deal with in the World Championship alone. And Master Liu in the Nongshim Cup is recognized to be even stronger than in the World Championship!
< br>"This time he was full of confidence. As a deputy general, he took the initiative to attack in advance, fearing that the attacker was evil! "
"Well... indeed.
"The third stage, the task is very heavy!"
Jiao Kai nodded:
"But...does Liu Shixian just want to give us some tricks?
< br>"This time in the Masters Game, Ni Jue's flying knife has consumed so much, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Rui Zhao to use it in key games in the future!
"If Rui Zhao can't use flying knives, it will be very difficult for Rui Zhao to contend with Master Liu! Does he take it so seriously?"
"Well...Brother Kai.
"I think you take it for granted. "
"...take it for granted? "
"You have to know that based on past experience, Rui Zhao's fast chess is obviously better than his slow chess! ”
Lu Wenjie slowly said his opinion:
"In this year's Pinghu Quick Chess Tournament, Rui Zhao defeated Kuai Liang, and even almost overthrew the final champion Lei Qi!
"Moreover, this girl has obviously been improving recently! It's just that the recent games have all been slow chess, and I can't tell what level she is at fast chess now...
"To be honest, I really feel that if Rui Zhao plays fast chess one day, Xiao Lei will be really beaten." If you win, there’s nothing to make a fuss about.”
“Well…it seems true!”
Jiao Kai pondered again, and then he couldn’t help but smile:
"Hey!
" Listen to what you mean, is this little girl Rui Zhao really our trump card in the Nongshim Cup? !
“I really feel a little unreal!”
“It would be nice to have more experience!”
Lu Wenjie also laughed and said:
"She has now finished the Nongshim Cup, and is now our reigning celebrity in China! How real are these?
"Don't think she is a girl, just ask:
< br>“Is it too much to use a chess player with this performance as our final general?”
“Not too much, not too much!”
Jiao Kailian claimed:
"Then Wenjie, please remember to tell Rui Zhao about our preliminary agreement!
"There are more competitions to compete in. This girl must be very happy! "
But after hearing this, Lu Wenjie was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Well, I actually asked her for her opinion before...
"Now I will tell her on WeChat and let her prepare accordingly!"
After saying this, Lu Wenjie immediately called up WeChat and prepared to notify the Celebrity Zhaojun Association, which was preparing for the Yixian Competition in China, of its intention to formally accept the invitation.
However, when he called up the chat with Rui Zhao, Rui Zhao's simple reply late last night, "I understand, I will follow the association's arrangements," came to mind.
Hmm... I thought something was wrong when I saw this reply...
Lu Wenjie frowned slightly.
Logically speaking, isn’t this girl always very happy when she hears there is a competition?
This is...
Did it disturb her rest? (End of this chapter)