Chapter 295 Direct Invitation to the World Championship
Why did Mr. Ni come to the door? !
Ni Jue was a little surprised when he saw the caller.
Because this Ni Zhanggen is the chairman of Dongjiang Mengli Lily Home Technology Co., Ltd.!
A senior Go enthusiast and father who is the gold medalist of the World Series [Dream Lily Cup]!
Ni Jue and Mr. Ni have a close relationship. His only world championship was the first [Dream Lily Cup] held from the end of 2013 to the beginning of 2014.
As a sponsor, Mr. Ni was naturally extremely happy to see that a young talent with this surname could win the first championship in the world competition that he exclusively sponsored. At that time, he sent a message to Ni Jue, hoping that he would win again in the future. Create great results in the [Dream Lily Cup]. The two have developed a deep friendship and get together from time to time.
Of course, the follow-up Go AI came out soon after, and Ni Jue's overall focus changed drastically. He began to compete with dogs for wits and courage, so that he basically made no achievements in the world competition. This is another story...
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When Mr. Ni, a big benefactor and friend for many years, called, Ni Jue naturally did not dare to neglect, and immediately took a breath and answered the phone:
"Hello, Mr. Ni! I haven't contacted you for a while!"
The voice on the other end of the phone was very crisp and hearty:
"Hey! I've been busy with business recently, so I haven't been able to Kong came to play chess with you!”
When Ni Jue heard this, he thought Mr. Ni was just addicted to chess, and immediately took the initiative to express his position:
“Then... I will accompany you now. Play two games of online chess?”
Ni Zhanggen seemed to be stunned for a moment when he heard this, and responded politely:
"Huh? No, no... I'm really busy recently!
"I'll wait for you in January next year Come to Pheasant Gao, let’s play two more games in person! ”
[Mengli Lily Cup] This competition has always been held in Zhigao City, Suhu Province after New Year’s Day. As for the reason - that is Mr. Ni’s hometown.
And the Mengli Lily Cup As China's World Series, and there are 64 people participating in this competition, even if you don't count the direct invitations of the last champion and runner-up and the two wild cards, there will be 28 people from China participating in this competition (5 seeds and 23 selections, including two women) chess player), Ni Jue can definitely swim out of the pre-selection without a knife.
But hearing this, Ni Jue was a little strange for a moment:
"Of course!
"That's it...Mr. Ni, did you call today for something else? "
Ni Zhanggen joked:
"Can't we just chat? ”
"That's okay! It's up to you!"
But Ni Zhanggen only stopped joking. Then he stopped joking and his words became slightly more formal.
"Uh...that's actually what happened!
"Ni Jue, your little junior sister...what do you think? "
"Huh? ”
Ni Jue was stunned, not expecting Ni Zhanggen to ask such a question.
"How about what?"
"Chess quality, character, strength, etc."
Ask this?
Ni Jue couldn't help but sit down again and frowned slightly.
But since Mr. Ni asked this question, Ni Jue naturally had no reason not to answer.
“If you want me to say... I have no choice in every aspect.
“Obideant, polite, diligent, brave, and extremely talented at Go - I even feel that she is completely talented. Not inferior to Xiao Lei!
"Except for being a little naive outside the plate, this girl can't find any faults at all."
"Are you telling the truth? I don't want you to lie to me!"
"...I even think I was being conservative!"
Ni Jue's mind flashed back to his original proposal to let his junior sister use the flying knife he taught to deal with Jin Youen, but was rejected by Rui Zhao. He replied with emotion.
After listening to Ni Jue’s answer, Ni Zhanggen seemed to be very satisfied:
“Well...that’s good!
“You, my senior brother, said the same thing...then I feel relieved! ”
Ni Jue became more and more curious at this time:
"Mr. Ni, what is this...?"
"Ah! Our company has discussed it internally. We intend to give this year's wild card to To your little junior sister!”
“Ah!”
This time Ni Jue couldn’t help but confirm:
"Wild card? The wild card of the Dream Lily Cup?!"
Ni Zhanggen on the other end of the phone couldn't help but laugh: "What kind of wild card can it be? I can also decide the wild card for my own game. !”
Ni Jue, who confirmed Mr. Ni’s answer, didn’t react for a long time—because it was too shocking!
“...Um, Mr. Ni, would you like to think about it a little more?
"Rui Zhao...she is just a second-level female chess player!
"Although the wild card is indeed a privilege of the organizer, giving a second-level female chess player will probably be very controversial. big! It may even affect the credibility of the event! ”
Ni Jue’s worries are actually not unreasonable.
With regard to wild cards, you can be a little outrageous, but not too outrageous.
Take a step back, Even if it seems outrageous at the time, it cannot be outrageous when you look back.
For example, the wild card of the Wuyue Cup was given to Rui Zhao. Although the announcement of the wild card caused a public uproar and allied countries were surprised, after Rui Zhao and the Ice Queen played a world-famous game, no one dared to question the original wild card of the Chess Association. Allocation decisions.
You must know that compared with the real World Series, the overall level of the Women's World Championship is very different!
At that time, Rui Zhao was able to dispel doubts in the Wuyue Cup, but now it seems that there are factors of extraordinary performance.
With her current strength, she is obviously not qualified to participate in the World Series!
But Ni Zhanggen’s attitude... is very firm:
"Ni Jue, I'm afraid I can't completely control this...
"This is a unified decision made at the company's board of directors meeting. Even if I personally object, I guess I have to weigh it. ”
“Board meeting? ! ”
Ni Jue became increasingly confused.
Because he knew that, like most entrepreneurs who funded Go competitions, Ni Zhanggen organized the [Dream Lily Cup] out of his own interests.
If we really talk about the publicity value achieved through the competition...anyway, it is far from reaching the investment of 10 million per session.
So, for such a matter that is purely of the boss’s personal interest, logically there is no need to go to the board meeting at all...
It’s all about compensation anyway, so just do it, what else can you do? !
But this time...
What is going on? !
Ni Zhanggen seemed to have heard Ni Jue’s doubts, and began to explain slowly:
“Hey, there is no way!
“Your little junior sister has been growing up recently, and she seems to be in danger of becoming a big fire in the future. , so he was targeted by me, the vice president in charge of marketing and promotion!
"What do you mean...'I have been playing Go for so many years with money, but this year I finally met the river god who returned the gold banknotes'! Let me seize the opportunity!
"I had no choice, so I called Vice Chairman Lu. Vice Chairman Lu said that this girl was definitely not interested in image endorsements or anything like that, but if we could give her a wild card, then a lot of things would be easy to discuss!
"Then I told the directors about the situation, and everyone's unanimous opinion was - then give it!
"I can make the decision to hold the competition despite internal opposition. But if I don’t listen to the opinions of other people in the company on things like wild cards, I’m afraid it won’t be appropriate...”
Hearing this, Ni Jue finally understood the whole situation. He couldn’t help but secretly lament that his junior sister was watching He looked stupid when he went up, which may have caused quite a stir.
Now that the matter has come to this, Ni Jue has nothing to say:
“I understand, Mr. Ni! If a wild card can be given to Rui Zhaona so that she can have more experience in the World Series, I, as a senior, will naturally be happy!
"I was just a little worried. This matter might cause some controversy and have an impact on Rui Zhao and our entire [Dream Lily Cup] event...
"After all, she is only a second-level female chess player now. It's just a hand..."
Ni Zhanggen smiled and said: "But didn't you also say, 'It's just' now! "
"Huh? What do you mean...? "
Ni Zhanggen said meaningfully:
"Ni Jue, this is the first time I've seen you think so highly of a young chess player!
"So...be more confident in your own vision!
“Don’t forget, there is still more than a month until New Year’s Day.
“In the middle, there is also the second stage of the arena competition...”
Well, before I know it, I’ve reached 800,000 words, and the next point is the legendary [Millions of Gods] (laughing)
In addition, I will go to Hangzhou for a business trip today and tomorrow, and there may be entertainment.
Try your best to update on time. If the update is affected and postponed to noon or afternoon, please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)