Chapter 63 Ming Tao and Undercurrent
“Vice Chairman Kong! I need your answer on this matter!”
Dajing City, Chinese Go Association, conference room.
Shang Chaotian, who has always been calm and steady, rarely had a dark face today.
“Bai Yinhua canceled his career rank on the website during the May Day holiday. Even if our managers don’t work during the holiday, there are still three working days left!
"If you don't tell me about such a big thing, do you still think of me as chairman?"
There is a reason why Shang Chaotian is so angry.
Although retirement is common for professional players, the term "retirement" is extremely rare.
To put it simply, retirement is actually a verbal announcement, saying that he will not participate in first-line competitions in the future, but in fact, the ranks and professional status he has achieved so far are still retained.
The vast majority of inactive players in the Go world, such as Shang Chaotian and Lu Wenjie, are like this. In fact, if you really want to play professional games, you can participate at any time. It is just limited to your level. There is no need to humiliate yourself. .
But regression is much more serious.
This is equivalent to professional players completely giving up their past glory and status as professional chess players, and completely returning to amateurism.
For chess players above the hardcore level, this kind of thing is unheard of. Therefore, Shang Chaotian was very angry that the vice chairman in charge of rank management reported the matter to him at this time.
Faced with Shang Chaotian's roar, Kong Zhiyong, the vice chairman of the Chess Association in charge of rank management, just kept a straight face and said without retreating:
"Chairman Shang, you have said this. .
"Just think about it, who would have thought that a professional chess player in his early years would suddenly give up the professional rank that he has devoted countless efforts to for decades? Any normal person would definitely feel that this is being bullied. Was the account hacked, or was it impulsive?
"I was thinking that as long as I contacted him later, confirmed that it was not his true intention, and then helped him restore his rank, wouldn't this matter be over? !
“And you have been so busy at work recently. You didn’t even take a day off during the May Day holiday, and you often work overtime until late at night. I don’t think it’s necessary to disturb you for such a small mistake. As a result, I don’t know how young you are now. People really can't bear any setback..."
"That's enough! You are shirking responsibility!"
The anger on Shang Chaotian's face has not faded at all.
"As the Vice Chairman of the Chess Association, don't you know that the recent discussion about the Luhuai team was very frustrating? At this time, Bai Yinhua suddenly canceled his professional rank on the website. Don't you have any sensitivity? ?”
Kong Zhiyong looked at Shang Chaotian, leaned back, and replied with a clear face:
“If it comes to matters related to the league, then the main problem is Shouldn’t it be counted on Vice Chairman Lu? The current mediation plan was negotiated by him personally!
“And he has had direct contact with the members of the Luhuai team, so he is not very sensitive. It’s Vice Chairman Lu who has the biggest problem! "
"You...! ”
"Ahem!"
Just when Shang Chaotian was about to have a further attack, Lu Wenjie on the side cleared his throat softly and took the initiative to speak.
"Chairman Shang and Vice Chairman Kong, I do have a considerable responsibility for this matter. I will take the initiative to review it at the next organizational life meeting.
"But the top priority now is, I'm afraid I have to think about how to solve the current problem.
“The impact of a hard-core professional player in his prime of his career taking the initiative to retire and participate in amateur competitions to get bonuses is too bad!
"Go fans will think that the Chess Association intends to condone professional players to squeeze out the development space of amateur Go, and it also smeares the image of professional Go, which in turn affects related corporate sponsorships."
"Well, Vice Chairman Lu is right! "
At this time Kong Zhiyong answered immediately, without giving Shang Chaotian a chance to interrupt.
“So regarding this matter, I suggest using tough measures to report it directly to the General Administration, issue a red-letter document in the name of the General Administration and the association, jointly condemn Bai Yinhua, and deprive Bai Yinhua of all previous honors and amateur ranks. At the same time, he will He was blacklisted and banned from participating in any formal professional and amateur competitions as a warning to others!"
After saying this, Kong Zhiyong turned to Shang Chaotian and said: "Chairman Shang, this matter is concerning! Please pay close attention to the development of our country’s Go industry. It is your unshirkable responsibility!”
Shang Chaotian's eyes narrowed slightly, and his already extremely pale face became even more grim.
"...Well, Vice Chairman Kong, I think this is a bit inappropriate."
The person who spoke at this time was still Lu Wenjie, and his tone was still calm. “In the final analysis, the reason why this happened is that in recent years we have vigorously promoted the development of mass and amateur events, and the high amateur competition prize money has caused amateur and professional income to fall upside down.
"Second, the real economic situation has been poor in recent years, and league sponsorship has been less stable, resulting in the income of backbone players not being guaranteed.
"Third, it is because our chess association did not improve the post-retirement management in a timely manner when there were already signs of an income inversion, which allowed some chess players with ideas to take advantage of it.
"Objectively speaking, although Bai Yinhua is wrong in this matter, if we are simply and rudely pushed away from our responsibilities, I am afraid it will have a psychological impact on many first-line professional chess players. "
"Hey! There is something wrong with what Vice Chairman Lu said! "Kong Zhiyong retorted: "I admit that your three points are reasonable, but the person responsible does not dare to be 'us'!
“Let’s talk about it one by one! I was opposed to increasing the prize money for amateur events. I was opposed to this at the beginning. We originally had enough sponsorship money to get it, but we also subsidize amateur events that have no results. It’s just a waste of money. In the end, some people pushed it forward regardless of the objections.
“It’s like I have never touched the matter of league sponsorship! Needless to say!
"In theory, matters related to rank withdrawal are under my jurisdiction, but the specific implementation must strictly follow the rank management rules! This requires the leaders not to mention the amendment of relevant regulations. What can I do!
< br>“So, the responsibility for this matter needs to be clearly defined! If you just say that everyone here is responsible, I don't agree! Isn’t that right, everyone? "
As soon as this statement came out, many people in the senior management of the Chess Association who were present at the meeting responded in a low voice, and there was a lot of discussion.
Lu Wenjie pursed his lips and was about to say more, but he heard Shang Chaotian, who had to sit at the top, groaned.
"Okay! All quiet! ”
Originally, Shang Chaotian had a calm and peaceful temperament, but there was an undercurrent of power in these five words, which made everyone stop talking.
"...Anyway, this incident happened during my tenure. First of all, I have the leadership responsibility. When I go back to the General Administration, I will explain my responsibility!
" Deputy Lu Chairman, since you don’t agree with Vice Chairman Kong’s opinion, you should come up with one yourself! "
Lu Wenjie sighed deeply when he saw this, but knowing that Shang Chaotian had said so, he could only go down this way, and immediately suggested:
"First of all, I think it is necessary to Let's talk to Bai Yinhua. If we can persuade him to change his mind, then everyone will be happy. He is not answering calls from the Chess Association. I plan to take the high-speed train in the afternoon and confront him! ”
"Sorry to trouble you, Vice Chairman Lu!" Shang Chaotian breathed a sigh of relief: "If it involves the need for monetary compensation, you can also tell me directly..."
"Hey eh! Chairman Shang "Isn't this appropriate?" Kong Zhiyong said immediately: "You can't use public money like this!"
Shang Chaotian stared at him with split eyes: "I'll pay for it myself!"
Kong Zhiyong was speechless for a moment, and in the end he could only say angrily: "Anyway, I think this kind of solution to the other party's bad arrogance is not good! In addition, we must always consider that if we cannot reach an agreement with Bai Yinhua, then What to do!”
“I have some ideas about this too”
Lu Wenjie took over the conversation in almost a second.
“According to the past practices of other sports, when encountering such incidents, the principle of ‘not punished this time, but will be punished in the future’ is generally adopted. I think this approach is more acceptable to the public.
“On the one hand, we have to admit that Bai Yinhua’s behavior does not violate the existing system and guarantees his right to participate. But at the same time, we must also express our strong disapproval of such behavior and will immediately fill the loopholes in the rules and draw a clear line from such behavior.
“On the other hand, we must immediately fill in the loopholes in the relevant regulations to ensure that the next ‘Bai Yinhua’ cannot appear.
“Finally, as the league director and I have directly contacted The vice chairman of the party involved has an unshirkable responsibility for this matter. I think I can be punished and then I can apologize to the public. The Chess Association should be able to explain this to the public. ”
"Okay, I think this alternative is okay!" Kong Zhiyong immediately expressed his position: "If there is such a mess, someone must be responsible..."
"The first two are fine, but we will talk about the last one!"
Shang Chaotian’s peripheral vision glanced at Lu Wenjie, and his unquestionable words echoed in the conference room at the same time.
“Chairman Shang, this is not good!”
Kong Zhiyong reminded:
"Now the public likes to be a judge! If we don't set a target for them, there will be a lot of noise!"
"I have already said it to the General Administration, don't I dare to face it? To the public? ”
Shang Chaotian asked expressionlessly.
"Okay, that's it for today's meeting! Dismissed!"
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