"...Okay, the opening ceremony is over!
"All team leaders, please arrive at each function hall on time before one o'clock in the afternoon to participate. Thank you! ”
At 10:40 a.m. on May 14, the large conference hall of Zhujin Guest House.
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Chinese Women’s Go League A was just held here.< br>
However, Queen Zhao had no interest in this opening ceremony. Apart from appearing on stage, she had been lowering her head in the audience and doing the closing questions written for her by Yu Qingguang, even on stage. The host announced the end of the opening ceremony without paying attention.
Meng Miaomiao, a 21-year-old substitute player of the Pohu team, saw everyone getting up and Rui Zhao was still immersed in doing the questions, so he immediately reminded:
"Hey, Rui Zhao, it's over!
“Hurry back and have something to eat to prepare for the afternoon game. Otherwise I'm ready to warm up and play! "
"Ah! ”
After hearing this, Rui Zhao reacted and quickly stood up.
At this time, the eldest sister in the team, Lu Shijia, looked at the appearance of her new captain and couldn't help but smile:
"Rui Zhao, I didn't feel that I had little communication with you at first. But these two After getting in touch with you, I feel that there is a reason why your grades have improved so quickly!
"You said that you will not lose to anyone in terms of study, and you are absolutely right!" ”
Lu Shijia is thirty-seven years old this year and belongs to the older generation of veteran chess players than Wen Xuefei and Wang Haocheng.
She and Meng Miaomiao are in the second tier. In last year's women's team league, they served as the second and third stations of the Pohu team.
In the last session, the Pohu team invited Song Mingya from South Korea to serve as a gunner in the seventh section, plus Lu Shijia and Meng Miaomiao, and finally successfully broke into the women's siege.
But for Song Mingya, it is okay to come to China to earn more than a week, but she has no intention of traveling back and forth between China and South Korea for a long time.
So regarding the candidates for the second station this season, Pohu team manager Lai Chen was worried for a while. It was not until a talented girl from Japan came to the door that he reluctantly solved the problem.
Rui Zhao was a little embarrassed by the eldest sister in the team, and replied naively:
“After all, my talent is average, so I can only make up for it through hard work!”
However, as soon as these words came out, they immediately caused the eyes of Xiao Uesaka next to him (who always had the voice translation software on his mobile phone turned on) and the complaints of Meng Miaomiao:
"Oh, you are an average talent, so I still What kind of chess are you playing!
“Okay, let’s go eat! "
"Okay, okay! ”
But just when several teammates of the Pohu team were about to go to the restaurant for a meal, a familiar voice suddenly stopped the new coach of the Pohu team:
"Rui Zhao!"
The girl looked along the voice and immediately responded: "Chairman Shang!"
Yes, Shang Chaotian, who was originally in the first row of VIP seats, ended the opening ceremony Then he immediately came over and said with a smile:
“Are you free now, let’s chat for a while?”
“Well, okay!”
Rui Zhao asked his teammates to go first, and then followed Shang Chaotian to a corner of the conference hall.
Shang Chaotian said a few words of greetings in a very polite tone, and then got to the point:
"...that, Rui Zhao.
"There is something happening this time. , I have to say thank you to you face to face on behalf of the association!
“Last month we signed a three-year Weijia sponsorship agreement with Xiawei Mobile. The annual sponsorship amount is as high as 12.5 million yuan, which is a lot more than the previous years!
"This is especially difficult when the economic environment is not booming.
"For this, we must thank you!
"Whatever request you have, as long as I can do it, I will try my best to find a way!"
"Thank you...me?"
Rui Zhao pointed at himself , seems a bit inexplicable.
Shang Chaotian smiled and continued to explain:
“Well, yes.
“On the one hand, you are one of the only two stars in our chess circle. Moreover, the image is very positive, and the overall controversy is much smaller than that of Lin Ruixin, which can attract positive attention and traffic.
“As soon as you join Weijia, you will undoubtedly import relevant traffic into our Weijia League, and the fact that female chess players play in the men’s league is also very interesting and exciting!
“Come again ... Even if you actively promote Pohu Jinlai Environmental Protection, many potential sponsors can see the possible returns on their investment, which also enhances the attraction of Weijia League sponsorship.
"To be honest, we have never had a stable long-term sponsorship contract since the original long-term sponsor of the Weijia League six years ago.
"And this time our league not only succeeded in establishing a long-term partnership with Xiawei Mobile The signing of the contract and even the amount of sponsorship has increased a lot, all thanks to you! It is no exaggeration to say that you are a great contributor to our league! ”
Speaking of this, Shang Chaotian lowered his head slightly and saluted the girl in front of him.
But Rui Zhao’s character cannot bear this with peace of mind! He quickly waved his hand and said:
"Chairman Shang, Shang, what are you doing!
"The Chess Association has helped me a lot so far. I should do some work within my ability!
"To be honest, after signing with the Pohu team this time, I learned a lot from Ran Ran. , including... I also had a good talk with Sister An An.
“During my conversation with Sister An An, I learned that some of the views that Bai Yinhua put forward were not completely groundless.
“So I thought, I have to do my best. a force to work towards solving these problems. "
"Huh? Bai Yinhua’s point of view? ”
Hearing this, Shang Chaotian couldn't help but be startled:
"You... is it because of this that you took the initiative to help Jinlai Environmental Protection promote it?"
"Yeah!"
The girl nodded vigorously:
"Sister An An said that many problems existing in professional Go today are ultimately caused by insufficient attention and low investment and sponsorship, which makes it impossible for many middle and low-level players to continue. “I just thought… if we can bring more returns to sponsors, then they should be able to invest more money, and in the future there will be opportunities for more chess players to truly make a living playing chess.
"When you asked me to continue the live broadcast... it must have been for times like this!"
Ah this...
Hearing this, Shang Chaotian I don't even know what expression to put on.
At that time, when he hoped that [Go Xiao Zhao]'s live broadcast could continue, he also looked forward to multiple high-quality windows for external publicity of Go to attract more outsiders to the trap. Thank God for this. .
How can I expect you to help promote sponsors for free!
For a moment, Shang Chaotian had mixed feelings. He felt that he and the entire Chinese chess community owed more and more to the girl in front of him.
"Rui Zhao, I understand what you are thinking! The association will definitely continue to work hard in this regard!
"Well...is there anything you want?
“I just said, as long as possible, I will find a way to be as satisfied as possible!”
The chairman of the chess association asked the girl sincerely, hoping to express some gratitude to the association.
"Ah...I don't need anything for myself!"
Rui Zhao showed a naive smile:
"I now have a family who loves me and respects me My teachers, brothers and sisters, many fans and viewers who support me, and now I even wear a hat! The things that Yin Hua Qi Duan mentioned to me at that time... always made me a little concerned.
“At first I had some vague understanding of what he said, and I didn’t know enough about many situations in reality, so I didn’t have a deep understanding.
“But now I understand more and more. More and more, I feel that although Bai Qiduan's behavior is definitely wrong, his mood...
"It's actually understandable."
Hearing this, Shang Chaotian Can't help but be silent, but not surprised either.
Even Lu Wenjie, who went to initiate negotiations, was a little shaken after hearing what Bai Yinhua said. Rui Zhao, a simple and kind-hearted child, would feel sympathy after understanding the whole story. It couldn't be more natural.
But at this time, the girl continued:
"Chairman Shang, I am relatively stupid. I know nothing except playing chess. So this is the only thing I can do.
< br>“But you and Vice Chairman Lu are both very powerful and powerful people! I believe that you two will definitely find more ways to let more players play more games!
“Like Ran Ran, she actually works very hard and really wants to compete.
“Unfortunately, the competition system of the second and third divisions and the women’s team is too unreasonable, and most of the income is very meager. It is difficult to give her further opportunities for development.
"So, you don't need to thank me. I will be satisfied if I can see that the league and professional Go can develop better!
"If you need my help, you can always tell me! As long as I can do it, I will definitely try my best to do it!
“Please!”
Having said this, the queen of China’s live broadcast bowed deeply to the chairman of the Chess Association without any hesitation, which made Shang Chaotian at a loss. I can’t help but be moved!
He is the current chairman of the Chess Association and the first person in the history of Chinese Go to win seven world championships. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the person most closely connected with the development of Chinese Go.
But in terms of his enthusiasm for Go, Shang Chaotian felt that he was being compared to the girl in front of him, which even made him a little embarrassed for a moment.
"Rui Zhao! You have done a lot!"
Shang Chaotian quickly pulled up the girl in front of him and said seriously:
"Don't worry ! I will definitely discuss this with the executive members of the association when I get back, implement it, and come up with an overall plan as soon as possible!
“This year we have come up with a preliminary plan to deepen the commercialization of the league! If the plan is executed well this season, we may have the opportunity to attract more sponsorships next season, further expand the scale of the league, and attract more chess players to participate! ”
"Really? That's great!"
Hearing this statement, Rui Zhao seemed very excited.
The expression of joy on her face was unprecedented when she won any championship before.
This made Shang Chaotian couldn't help but ask:
"...But Rui Zhao, I really didn't expect that you would actually think about so many things!
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"The impression you gave me in the past was that you were a child who only focused on the game!"
"Ah... in fact, I am only good at playing chess!
"Original words, I really don’t pay much attention to these off-game things..."
Rui Zhao scratched his head in embarrassment and said:
"But after I got the City Cup, Teacher Yu once asked My word:
"[Even if you rely on your own love to persevere until the end of time, but when the time comes to look up, you will find that you can't even find anyone who can play chess with you. At that time, you can really still experience the joy of Go. 】
“To be honest, when I heard this, I was actually a little confused...but I think I definitely don’t want this to happen!
"Go is my most passionate thing.
"If I can help it...
"I am willing to do my best!"
(End of this chapter)