"Wenjie, how is the situation?"
At nine o'clock in the evening on April 26, Luojing City, Central Plains Province.
Shang Chaotian, the chairman of the Chess Association, who was in Luojing City to support the chess crusade, came to Lu Wenjie's room quite exhausted after a day of work and socializing, to inquire about the coordination and handling of a troublesome matter.
"...Lin Ruixin, has he agreed to participate?"
"Hey! No..."
Lu Wenjie shook his head, smacked his lips and expressed the preliminary result:
"He still said the same thing - he did not agree that Rui Zhao's status as the 'Nongshim Cup Terminator' was qualified to participate in the King of Kings.
“If we insist on holding the King of Kings competition according to the original personnel and schedule, then he will withdraw from this competition! "
"..."
After listening to the deputy's words, Shang Chaotian remained silent for a while.
In the past two days, the entire Chinese chess world has been in an uproar again.
Originally, as a major event held only once every two years, the Chess Tournament should have been the focus of attention of all Chinese chess fans, but now it has been overtaken by another event:
Lin Ruixin publicly threatened to withdraw from the competition on social media the night before yesterday, demanding that the King of Kings competition change the finalists, otherwise he would withdraw from the competition to show his attitude.
This statement and this move immediately caused an uproar in the entire Chinese chess world! It also shocked the leaders of the association!
In fact, before Lin Ruixin published this social media update, he privately called Shang Chaotian to make a request, but was rejected by Shang Chaotian not surprisingly.
Although Shang Chaotian understands to a certain extent Lin Ruixin's worry about being used by Rui Zhao with a flying knife again in the game, he also said that he would persuade Rui Zhao and Ni Jue to put aside their previous grudges and stop taking special aim.
But Lin Ruixin did not accept these explanations at all!
After his appeal was rejected, Master Lin directly posted a public update to put pressure on the association and organizers. He had a completely "there is no one for me, there is no one for me" attitude, which suddenly made the chess association It’s getting difficult!
You know, this time in the King of Kings tournament, there is already a lack of champion players who are qualified to participate!
Finally, Rui Zhao was brought in to gather six people, and by changing to a single round-robin format, a decent competition framework was established.
But when Lin Ruixin made such a fuss, it gave Shang Chaotian another headache! So as soon as he finished socializing today, he came back to ask about the communication between Lu Wenjie and Lin Ruixina, but there was still no progress at all.
After the two people in the room were silent for several seconds, Shang Chaotai answered:
"I had a special phone call with Shengjiang City today. Shengjiang meant that we hope that we can Persuading Lin Ruixin.
“But they won’t make any concessions about letting Rui Zhao compete.
“If Lin Ruixin insists on not participating, Shengjiang City hopes that the two parties will work together to find a reasonable substitute and successfully handle the competition.”
"This is normal."
Lu Wenjie then continued:
"Facing the threat of the other party, even if you find a way out, giving in is a sign of extreme cowardice. This is about to give in. Where should Shengjiang City save its reputation?
“What’s more, in terms of commercial value, on one hand there is a washed-up seven-time champion who has not won a championship in more than four years, and on the other hand there is a man with continuous improvement in performance and good appearance and character. The General Administration appoints young role models. It is not difficult to choose!
“Brother Tian, this time...
"Should we give Lin Ruixin some punishment?
"Otherwise, if he creates such a big problem for Shengjiang and we remain indifferent, it will leave a very bad impression on the sponsors..."
Hearing this, Shang Chaotian couldn’t help but smile bitterly:
“Ha, you and Lao Kong’s suggestions are exactly the same!
“When I discussed this matter with him on the phone today, he emphasized that he must not spoil Lin Ruixin this time.
"He also feels that some minor controversial words and deeds in the past can be ignored, but using one's own participation as a threat to publicly question the decisions of the organizer and the association must not be tolerated..."
" What you were thinking that day was..."
"Give him a one-month ban! You really have to beat him up!"
Shang Chaotian sighed, and then said:
"Lao Kongna also agrees! Wenjie, if you have no objection, make an appointment for a short video meeting with the members of the executive committee tomorrow morning, and let's go through the process after the meeting!"
Hmm, it was only a month after such a big fuss...
Brother Tian still used to protect him.
Lu Wenjie muttered secretly.
However, when he thought about how Lin Ruixin went through it in the last chess holy war without receiving any substantial punishment, the vice chairman of the Chess Association was not surprised, so he nodded and replied:
"I have no objection! This is a quick way to cut through the mess!
"Putting an end to this matter through a direct ban will also help to end online public opinion as soon as possible and reduce the impact!
"But, in this way, there will only be five players in the King of Kings tournament. Six people...
"What should I do?"
When things have reached this point, Lin Ruixin's absence from this King of Kings competition is definitely a certainty, but the problem has not been completely solved. .
Five people, even if they are in the round robin, it is really too shabby!
However, Shang Chaotian was prepared for this.
“Actually...
“This is another reason why Lao Kong and I suggested that Lin Ruixin be suspended for one month. "
Shang Chaotian replied slowly:
"Today Lao Kong flew to Dongjiang specially to communicate with Dongying Chess Media Club, the sponsor of the Dragon Star Battle, including myself and Sheng Jiang Na coordinated for a long time and finally had a plan to deal with the past.
"Our initial plan now is to exchange the competition time between the Dragon Star Battle and the King of Kings Tournament!
"The Dragon Star Battle, which was originally held from May 10th to 25th, will be held from the 2nd to the 17th. , and the King of Kings tournament has been postponed from early May to the 19th to the 25th. "
"Huh? You mean...
"Let the new champion determined by the Dragon Star Battle be the sixth contestant?!"
"Well, that's the plan."
Hearing what Shang Chaotian said, Lu Wenjie quickly understood.
Give Lin Ruixin a one-month suspension, preventing him from participating in the new Dragon Star War.
In addition to beating this generation leader and giving an explanation to Shengjiang City, it is also to maximize the possibility of identifying a new champion to participate in the King of Kings competition.
But soon, Lu Wenjie frowned again:
“Brother Ketian, to be honest, I only banned one Lin Ruixin... I’m afraid it won’t work!
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"Right now, the two people in the best condition in the country are obviously Xiao Lei and Sun Yi. Together, I estimate that they have at least 70% chance of winning the championship. But these two have already become the king of kings. If one of them is Winning the Dragon Star Battle Championship..."
"Hey, Wenjie!
"You usually live better than me!" Why can't I turn a corner at this time?
“We are related!”
Shang Chaotian explained with a wry smile:
"After all, the Dragon Star War is a small competition, and it's quite a toss-up.
"As long as we promise to compensate you in the future, some things can't be discussed.
"Lei Qi is my student, I can go and talk to him.
"As for Sun Yi, I am not that close to him, but...
< br>“I can also let my students chat with him.”
…
…
“Oops!
“It’s okay, it’s okay, little obedient monkey, don’t be depressed!
“Next time I will find an opportunity to teach Xiao Lei a lesson and help you vent your anger!”
April 29th, the last day before the Labor Day holiday. At 6:50 in the evening, the challenger final of the Chess Master Tournament had just ended.
Liu Yuhong, who had finally managed to get through to her boyfriend, was constantly comforting him, even considering his junior brother as a potential victim.
As for why you need comfort...
Today, Sun Yi lost to Lei Qi again in the decisive battle of the Chess Saint Challenger, losing the qualification to challenge for the title of [Chess Saint].
And what makes Sun Houer even more depressed is that this is not the first time he has lost to Lei Qi in the past few days.
In the winner's bracket final the day before yesterday, he also lost to his opponent in a hard-fought battle, so that he felt a little emo after losing again today.
"It's not bad! I don't need your help to make extra moves."
Sun Yi on the other end of the phone reluctantly made a little joke, but The tone was full of forced laughter:
"I just keep losing to Young Master Liu and Xiao Lei recently, and I feel a little aggrieved."
"Ah..."
Hearing this, Liu Yuhong pursed his lips, feeling quite uncomfortable.
In fact, in Liu Yuhong's opinion, Sun Hou'er has been working hard in the past six months. The strength has obviously and steadily improved, and there is already a faint feeling that Lei Qi is under one person in the country.
But the problem is that the difficulty of breaking out in the face of attack is still the biggest problem of Yixian in this world.
We lost to Ryu Shixian twice in the LIG Cup and Sanshuang Cup semi-finals, almost without any clear chances.
In this year's Tianyuan Tournament, Spring Orchid Cup, and Chess Saint Tournament, he lost four times in a row to Lei Qi, the recognized leader of the next generation.
There has been no new breakthrough or championship, which makes Sun Yi, who has always been aiming to win the world championship, inevitably a little frustrated for a while.
"I'm sorry, Monkey, I shouldn't have let you withdraw from the Dragon Star War this time."
Liu Yuhong said apologetically:
"Originally this time He withdrew from Long Xing's battle with Xiao Lei, and Lin Ruixin was suspended again. You have a good chance of winning a championship to cheer yourself up..."
"Ah, no, no, no!
"I want to win the Dragon Star Battle Championship, why don't I make it difficult for the association! "
Sensing that the female ticket seemed to be worried, Sun Yi hurriedly said in a positive tone:
"And, it's actually a good thing for me - what I lack now is a championship. Little games don’t quench your thirst!
“It just so happens that I don’t have to participate in the Dragon Star Battle this time, so I just have a good time to adjust. The subsequent King of Kings will also be a competition, so I’ll just find my place again at that time!
"Don't worry, it's no problem!"
Hmm...
He is such a loser, he looks less and less like a monkey now...
Listen After saying these words, Liu Yuhong couldn't help but smile:
"Well! Monkey, you are the best! I'm waiting for your good news!"
"Yeah!
"Ah, I remember Yu Hong, aren't you going to hold a Lakeside Cup meeting tonight? I'm fine, don't worry!
“I’ll be back tomorrow!”
“Ah, okay, see you tomorrow!”
After hanging up the phone, Queen Liu glanced at the time— —The seven o'clock meeting is only five minutes away. So she quickly opened the video software and went online, entering the reserved online conference room.
The new Lakeside Cup will open in South Korea on May 6. There will be seven games in the first phase, and the subsequent second phase will also be held in South Korea in October.
Today's meeting is mainly to confirm the candidates for the vanguard and secondary vanguard, so as to organize an overseas expedition after the holiday.
After boarding, Xiao Xiaoniao found that everyone was almost there.
In addition to coach Jiao Kai, there are three others who have passed the qualifiers: Zou Yang, Yang Manjing and Zhong Wan.
Coupled with the exempted Liu Yuhong and Rui Zhao, these are all the members of this year's Chinese team competing in the Lakeside Cup.
However, the reason why it is said that they are "basically present" is because among the two people who were exempted from selection, only one has come...
"Hmm...where is Rui Zhao?"
Liu Yuhong couldn't help but ask after going online.
“I didn’t call her in today’s meeting.”
Jiao Kai replied:
"In the first stage, she is a strong general who can't fight, so it's useless to call her. Instead, she sits there holding a tablet and doing questions, which affects the atmosphere of the meeting. It's better to let her busy with her own business.
" Well, let's say...
"Yu Hong, do you have any objections to her being the commander-in-chief?"
"That's not the case!
"Now Sun Hou'er has to kill her. Be careful, I don't dare touch porcelain! ”
Faced with Jiao Kai's little joke, Liu Yuhong calmed down and answered with the same ridicule.
Seeing that everyone was here, Jiao Kai also started to get down to the topic after livening up the atmosphere:
"Okay, I won't waste everyone's time! Let's get straight to the point and keep the story short!
< br>“Today’s meeting is mainly to decide on the candidates for the vanguard and secondary striker. Wen Jie and I will go to South Korea after the holiday - after all, everyone has to go in one go, which is more troublesome and expensive, so we have to streamline the staff. .
“In the afternoon, I communicated with the coaching staff internally, that...
"Zhong Wan!
"If you don't have any personal opinions, you can be the pioneer this time, okay? "
"Hmm. ”
The 25-year-old round-faced girl from Jinfen nodded naturally.
This arrangement is not surprising - among the five players in this Lakeside Cup, Rui Zhao is a domestic player. The absolute No. 1 sister without any controversy, the Iron Lord.
The three "Sheep Bird Witches" are of similar strength and form the second echelon.
Zhong Wan, the one with the lowest rank and lowest strength, is naturally the natural candidate for the vanguard. This didn't come as a surprise to her.
"Very good! That's it!"
Seeing that Zhong Wan was very happy, Jiao Kai was in a good mood. After finalizing the decision, he moved on to the next topic:
"Continue Come down...it's the second front!
"Does anyone want to go to South Korea with us after the holiday?"
Unlike the vanguard, who has almost no doubts, Jiao Kai plans to seek the opinions of the three Yangniaowu and Yangniaowu on the candidate for the second vanguard.
Now that the three of them are close in strength, no one can argue with them.
Rather than thinking about guessing the vanguard candidates of Japan and South Korea now to arrange the troops, it would be more appropriate to first ask the players for their personal wishes.
Second Feng...it's better to take it off yourself!
At least I should spend more time with that monkey...
Thinking of the male fans who were not in a high mood recently, the little bird secretly decided to try his best to move himself to the back of the queue.
Unexpectedly, before she could formulate the words to refuse, a clear girl’s voice sounded in the network conference room:
“Coach Jiao, me, me, me!”
“Ah! Xiao Yang, you are so positive!”
Seeing that a team member was willing to take the initiative to play, Jiao Kai was very happy:
"Yes!
"If others have no objections, the second forward will be Xiao Yang..."
< br>However, before Jiao Kai finished speaking, the little witch hurriedly interrupted:
“Wait a minute, Coach Jiao! Don't be so hasty!
"It's true that I plan to go to South Korea with Sister Zhong Wan...
"But if possible...
"I want to fight as a vanguard!" (End of Chapter)
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