Chapter 572 Exit
“Uh, Brother Tian. The situation...
“That’s it. ”
Ten minutes later, Dajing City, the office of the Chairman of the Chinese Go Association.
After Shang Chaotian listened to Lu Wenjie’s explanation of the entire situation in an extremely rude tone through the video conference, he felt I feel a little numb.
Didn’t I ask Wen Jie to take Mr. Wu to persuade people today?
How many minutes has it been? !
Forget about the lobbyists being persuaded in turn, why did even his deputy initiate a vote? ! ! !
However, after thinking about it for a few seconds. Shang Chaotian found that he really didn't have a bad temper about Lu Wenjie's behavior.
If only Director Qian had said that he could fund the competition at any time and give Rui Zhao a platform, forget it.
Whoever sponsors the competition is not a sponsor, just thank yourself and thank you again!
But even Rui Zhao himself offered to take over the sponsorship of the competition, but Shang Chaotian couldn't sit still anymore!
The leaders of my own chess association can't get tournament sponsorship, so let a young professional girl provide the money?
This is not a "sponsorship replacement competition"!
This is slapping a bunch of big men in the face!
Having said that, it is not difficult to understand Lu Wenjie's light-speed initiation of voting.
You have to choose to vote if you come by yourself!
At this moment, Shang Chaotian knew that Rui Zhao could not persuade him anymore.
It’s just that... you have to go through the motions.
Shang Chaotian pondered for a while, then tentatively asked Mr. Wu on the other end of the phone:
"Uh...Mr. Wu.
"You also suggested following Rui Zhao's wishes, right? "
Wu Yueyun in the camera arched his eyebrows and said kindly:
"Well, Chaotian, I will just say it.
"If Rui Zhao no longer participates in other women's competitions except ring competitions and the Asian Games, will that be any trouble for you?"
Well, Mr. Wu asked so directly...
Shang Chaotian's expression was very twisted at this time, but he could only say truthfully:
"Mainly, there are two aspects...
“On the one hand, in terms of performance, South Korea’s Kim Woo-eun has won the women’s world championship for six consecutive times so far, and her dominance is amazing. For the association, it very much hopes to end her consecutive championships as soon as possible.
“On the other hand, it will definitely affect the enthusiasm of various local governments and enterprises to sponsor women’s competitions...”
Before Shang Chaotian finished speaking, Wu Yueyun took over directly and said:
"Forget it! It really makes the Women's World Championship a rare thing!
"I won so many back then. Women's World Championship, but don't you still call the years from 1995 to 2004 the 'Dark Decade'?
"You have to understand that the recent low performance and morale of our Chinese Go team is mainly due to the fact that there has been no world championship in the unrestricted competition in the past two years!
"In the end, all hope was given to Rui Zhao On your body? ! ”
"Uh...
"You, you are right! That’s right! ”
Shang Chaotian could only respond continuously for a while.
There is no way, the old lady is absolutely right.
For the world of Go, the competition for unlimited playing fields is absolutely useless. There is no doubt that the results of the women's competition can only be used to add icing on the cake or save a little face.
If China now firmly suppresses Japan and South Korea in the Unlimited World Championship, there is no need to worry about whether the Ice Queen is winning consecutive championships! Just treat it like giving South Korea a bite of candy.
That is to say, it is myself who needs to taste the sweetness now, so I take this piece of candy so seriously.
Seeing Shang Chaotian nod, Wu Yueyun continued:
"As for the impact on women's competitions, both Qian Dong and Rui Zhao have already expressed their opinions. You still have Do you have any opinions?”
“No, no! And it’s not that exaggerated.”
Shang Chaotian quickly denied it and tried his best to show his respect:
"These competitions at the moment were originally organized by Rui Zhao years ago.
"Although Rui Zhao really wants to stop participating in the future, the sponsors will inevitably Some ideas. But I, Lao Kong, and Wen Jie are willing to go all out to maintain the current scale of the competition. "
Hearing that Shang Chaotian agreed, Wu Yueyun immediately dropped his hammer and said:
"Okay, everything has been settled, that's it?
"Rui Zhao, please announce this on social media later..."
"Hey, wait, wait, wait!"
Shang Chaotian quickly shouted:
"Mr. Wu, although the association has no big doubts about Rui Zhao no longer participating in women's competitions.
"But there are two things... I want to discuss with Rui Zhao. ”
As for Rui Zhao no longer participating in women's competitions, the general direction has definitely been finalized now and is irreversible.
As the chairman of the association, he always has to "bargain" to minimize the adverse effects of this matter in all aspects.
“First of all... Rui Zhao.
“You really don’t want to take part in the air-fan battle starting next month?
“You were the runner-up last time, so you can directly enter this competition without being selected through round-robin selection.” You have not won the women’s world championship so far, so you announced your withdrawal from all women’s individual competitions. Fighting for...don't you feel a little regretful? ”
“No, I don’t think so at all.”
Rui Zhao on the other side of the camera didn’t give him any face.
“In the women’s competition now, the only match that I feel is more valuable is the one with Jin Jiuduan.
“But, even if it is Jin Jiuduan, among the men, she is on the same level. Or there are many people who are stronger than her.
"For example, I only need to spend five thousand yuan to get Senior Brother Sun to show his true skills and play a review game with me... Ah, although slow chess is probably a little more expensive, it is not much higher.
“Why should I go all the way to Japan to participate in a competition and waste time when something can be solved with a few thousand dollars? "
"..."
These words silenced Shang Chaotian again.
Although he has seen a lot of the world, he has also witnessed many big bosses. A scene of spending a lot of money
But when it came to using money wisely, he still felt that Rui Zhao had more sense.
Others spend extravagantly, more to show off their wealth. It seems that money is not important, but in fact it is extremely important.
As long as the amount is large enough, it will eventually change from quantity to quality, making it impossible for people to continue to spend money.
As for Rui Zhao... he really didn't take money seriously.
As long as she can get something of real value, she will spend money without batting an eye!
Speaking of this, Shang Chaotian knew that Rui Zhao would never participate in a women's competition again in the future, and was not even willing to give it another chance.
So he tidied up his language again and discussed the second matter with Rui Zhao:
"Then...there is another matter, which is about what you are talking about. About the [Female Celebrity] title I hold.
“To be honest, it’s okay if you don’t participate in other competitions.
“But you are already the title holder of the Women’s Masters. If possible... I hope you can continue to hold the title.
"First of all, as a title holder, if you voluntarily give up the title, it will have a very bad impact on the brand value of the event.
"What's more, as of last year, our event cooperation agreement with Or City has expired. Period, a new cooperation agreement will be negotiated soon this year.
“If you want to give up the [Female Celebrity] title at this time, not to mention it may affect the negotiations with Or City, and it may even directly lead to no one being willing to take over the Women’s Celebrity Tournament!
"Although Director Qian and you both said that we can take over sponsoring the event, I think... this is a bit unnecessary.
“In the final analysis, it’s nothing more than three rounds of chess a year. And the challengers who come up will be top female experts like Shuangbi and Little Witch, so it won’t waste your time too much.
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"In addition, I think it is more appropriate for you to keep only one shoe in the women's competition.
"In this way, there is a suspense of 'who among the female chess players will have a chance to challenge Zhao Tianhou', It can make more viewers pay attention to women's events for a long time, so that you won't be completely gone as soon as you leave.
"Rui Zhao, what do you think?"
This time, Rui Zhao did not immediately object after hearing this.
What Shang Chaotian said just now is indeed very reasonable: playing one more chess game a year, with the top female players in the country, does not mean that it will delay training and progress.
And compared to not participating in other competitions, the perception of voluntarily giving up the title in hand is indeed much worse, not appropriate, and can easily cause controversy.
Even Wu Yueyun looked at Rui Zhao after hearing these words - she also felt that there was nothing wrong with what Shang Chaotian said.
"...Okay, I understand."
As if he felt something from Wu Yueyun's gaze, Rui Zhao nodded and said:
" After I got the title of [Female Celebrity], Or City also held a very grand award ceremony, so naturally I didn't want to make it difficult for them.
"If the association thinks this is more appropriate, then I will continue to hold the title!"
"Okay! Thank you Rui Zhao!"
Seeing that Rui Zhao finally agreed to this most troublesome thing Shang Chaotian felt relieved after all.
Although once this matter is announced, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble to the Chess Association.
But for Rui Zhao, who tried his best to win the championship for China in the Nongshim Cup this time, Shang Chaotian really has no way to ask for more...
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The next day, February 15, 2025.
Early this morning, the Chinese female celebrity and seventh-dan female chess player who had just achieved the "Pink Miracle" in the Nongshim Cup released news through her Bilibili account [Go Xiaozhao]:
Except that the title of [Female Celebrity] already held will continue to be held for defense, she will no longer participate in all future women's competitions except foreign team competitions for an indefinite period!
And without the slightest surprise, this news from Zhao Tianhou once again caused an uproar in the Chinese chess world...
(End of this chapter)