"Lai Chen! Do you understand what is going on right now?"
At nine o'clock in the morning on April 12, in an office in Hongdu City, Pohu Province.
Lai Chen, the manager of the Pohu team, was using his hands-free mobile phone when a series of questions came from his boss Gong Quanzhen:
"There is only one month left before the opening of the Women's League. It’s time! Have you found a strong opponent?
“How can we cooperate with Queen Zhao to win the championship with just the people in last year’s team?
"You know, in the last round of preliminaries of the Tianyuan Tournament yesterday afternoon, Rui Zhao beat Fang Zhaoxiang's eighth-dan by half an eye!
"Although this may be due to Fang Zhaoxiang's mediocre performance, the game of chess played by Zhao Tianhou was also It was really good. Fang Baduan was beaten into disgrace throughout the middle game. In the end, he was able to come back because he caught Rui Zhao's official weakness!
"We only signed a one-year contract with Zhao Tianhou. If you don't hurry up and bring in reinforcements this year, we might not have a chance next year!"
Ouch... my Aunt-in-law!
Why did you perform so well in the Tianyuan Tournament qualifiers for nothing!
It made Mr. Gong think of this again!
Lai Chen cursed in his heart, but when faced with the questioning from his boss, he was too troubled to speak out, so he could only bite the bullet and explain:
"Uh, Mr. Gong, you We also know that most female chess players have little pursuit, and strong chess players are not as easy to find as men!
“Last year, the Dongjiang team wanted to run a strong three-player team, but in the end they only managed to get a South Korean rookie Heo Nanying after a long time of hard work! That’s all.
“It’s even harder to find female chess players who have reached the sixth-dan level! In the current league, both local players and foreign players have contracts. Where do you want me to go? Look for it!”
"I don't care! I just want the result!"
Gong Quanzhen on the other end was not polite to Lai Chen at all, and immediately launched the "as long as the result" move.
“If it doesn’t work out, find a way to recruit people from the South Korean Women’s League!
“Anyway, if I can’t see strong signings before May, I’m asking you! You weigh it yourself! ”
After leaving these words, a busy signal came from the mobile phone - this was basically Gong Quanzhen’s last statement.
After being reprimanded by his boss, Lai Chen on the phone looked helpless - because he had already done what Gong Quanzhen said.
During this period of time, he has been working hard on recruiting players.
He asked all the qualified chess players in the country, and even contacted the foreign players who played in the Women's League last season, but still came back without success.
In desperation, he recently even asked someone to inquire in the South Korean chess circle about chess players who meet the requirements but have not come to the Women's Weijia as a foreign aid before to see if there is any opportunity to contact them, but so far it has been in vain.
Hey! Or send another email and ask if there is any new news from South Korea!
Manager Lai sighed, thinking that now he can only act like a dead horse!
However, when he opened his email on his computer, he suddenly received a new email:
[Letter of recommendation for suitable female chess players to your company]
Huh?
Is there any news from South Korea? !
Lai Chen was overjoyed when he saw the title of the email. He immediately opened the email and read it:
[Dear Mr. Lai Chen:]
[Hello! 】
【Recently I heard that your company is looking for excellent female chess players in South Korea to serve as your team's team members in the Chinese Women's Go League A next season. 】
【Coincidentally, there is a rookie female second-level chess player in our office. Although she did not directly meet the previous requirements of your team, she has a record of defeating male high-level players many times and is also very good. . 】
[Especially herself, she has strong expectations for being a teammate with Rui Zhao Liudan. 】
【Attached is the resume of the chess player. I wonder if your company can consider it? 】
【If you can agree to our request, we will do our best to cooperate with your company if you have other requirements! 】
【If you have any questions, please contact me at any time. I hope we have opportunities to cooperate in the future! 】
【I wish you a happy job! 】
Well...this is not the person I entrusted to you earlier!
Feeling that the other party's words seemed a bit too polite, Lai Chen glanced at the other party's email address and confirmed that it was not the reply from the person he had previously entrusted.
Is the news about us poaching people in South Korea spread so widely? Did anyone else know about it and recommend themselves?
Lai Chen muttered in his heart, but still opened the attached resume to take a look.
For him, now is the time when he lacks clues. So no matter where the other person comes from, it’s always a good idea to take a look at the resume you sent!
Hmm...this girl's last name is "Shang"...
Just after taking a look at her resume, Lai Chen suddenly felt something was wrong.
The last name is "Shang"? !
Is there anyone in South Korea with the surname "Shang"?
And even if there is, I have never heard of any powerful female chess player named "Shang"?
With doubts, Lai Chen continued to read the name of this female chess player. Go up...Saka Rei...
...Eh?
Uesaka Rei? ! ! !
After seeing the name on his resume, Lai Chen opened his mouth wide and could not calm down for a long time.
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Unknowingly, April time flies by, the fine spring rain in the south of the Yangtze River gradually stops, and there is a hint of warmth and lushness in the air. This year’s four or five The month also comes.
May 6, the first day after the Beginning of Summer.
On this day, an event that has attracted much attention from Chinese chess fans - the 5th "Shengjiang Cup" Chinese Go King of Go Competition officially kicked off at the Shengjiang Hotel in Shengjiang City, Zhejiang and Hangzhou Province .
At nine o'clock in the morning, in Hall 108 of the hotel, all the leading guests arrived one by one.
After the routine opening speech and leadership speech, the majestic and exciting background music gradually sounded, and the host also used a heroic tone to introduce the chess players participating in this competition:
< br>"Okay, let us use the warmest applause to invite the eight top champion chess players in the Chinese chess world this year to take the stage!
"They are!
"The champion of the 2023 Pinghu Quick Chess Tournament, Zhu Yuanjun is ninth dan!"
"The 2023 Changqi Cup Champion, Bian Lele is 9th Dan!"
"The 2023 Tongge Cup Champion, Shangguan is promoted to 9th Dan!"
"The third [Yixian] title holder The winner is Sun Yi 9th Dan!"
"The third [National Player] title holder is Xiong Si 19th Dan!"
"The 36th [Celebrity], the third The 18th [Tian Yuan] double title holder, Ni Jue 9th Dan!”
"The champion of the last King of Kings competition is Dai Ran 9th Dan!"
"Finally, it is our seven-time champion and the holder of the 13th [Chess Saint] title, Lin Ruixin 9th Dan!"
As each player with a championship title on his head was announced, warm applause broke out at the scene to welcome these top players who had won championships or titles in the past year. The sound was louder than ever. For a while.
——The King of Kings Competition, as the name suggests, you must be a "king" to be eligible to participate.
According to the historical participation requirements of the King of Kings, the competition will be participated by a total of 8 people including the last King of Kings champion, the World Series champion, and the national official competition champion with the highest prize money within one year from the previous competition to this competition. , extremely demanding. Therefore, it is not too much to give the participating chess players such a grand entrance ceremony, although it is high-profile.
In addition, the King of Kings Tournament has a prize money of 1 million yuan, second only to the Chess Holy War in domestic competitions, and is held once a year. Therefore, the eight masters who came here were very motivated.
It is also generally believed in the chess circle that if the King of Kings Tournament can be guaranteed to be held every year, it is likely to become the second domestic tournament recognized by the Chinese chess community in the future.
However, although the appearances of the national champions were very impressive, Shang Chaotian, who was sitting in the VIP seat under the stage, let out a long sigh at this time and had no sense of pleasure that the grand event was about to begin.
"Brother Tian, what are you sighing about?"
Seeing that his chairman was obviously worried, Lu Wenjie, who was sitting next to him, immediately asked.
"Which one?"
Hearing this statement, Shang Chaotian was stunned for a moment.
Lu Wenjie smiled and said:
“Yes!
“I feel... there may be many reasons for you to sigh! ”
Shang Chaotian frowned and showed a helpless smile:
"Then tell me?"
Seeing that the other party said so, Lu Wenjie was not polite and immediately gave his own thoughts Let’s talk about it one by one:
“First of all, Xiao Lei didn’t come this year...
“Is this the reason? "(End of Chapter)