Chapter 22 Leaders
Chapter 22 Leaders
"Chairman Shang? Chairman Shang!"
Dajing City, Longtan Holiday Hotel.
Outside the door of Room 1811 stood a long-faced man in his thirties. He was knocking on the door repeatedly with just the right amount of force, his face showing a conflicted and confused expression.
"coming!"
After knocking on the door twice, Shang Chaotian's voice came from inside.
After five or six seconds, the door of the room opened from the inside.
Shang Chaotian was holding a mobile phone in his hand. He smiled when he saw the person coming: "Chairman Mei?! Ah, is it time to give out the awards?"
Shang Chaotian knew the person who came. It was Mei Xianfeng, the chairman of the Dajing Go Association. He was also here as a guest of the tournament today. The rest room was right next to his.
"Well, not yet... Hey! I've told you so many times, just call me Xiaomei!" Mei Xianfeng said modestly: "I have always watched you play chess when I was young! I am really not used to being called that by your idol!"
"It all depends on the occasion, it's better to be formal!" Shang Chaotian replied: "So, Chairman Mei, do you want to see me about something?"
Mei Xianfeng did not answer immediately. He glanced at the mobile phone in Shang Chaotian's hand, then glanced at the desk in the room. He saw that Shang Chaotian's laptop was closed and placed aside, but there was a chessboard full of chess pieces on it.
He frowned and asked tentatively with some uncertainty: "Um... Chairman Shang, where are you now?"
"Oh, I was watching a game of online chess, and then I just happened to be playing around with it!"
Mei Xianfeng's expression eased a little, but he still confirmed further: "Are you sure you were just looking and not here?"
"Of course! Look, I haven't even turned on my computer!" Shang Chaotian chuckled.
Although chess can be played on mobile phone apps a long time ago, it is too easy to slide the icons on mobile phones, so normally people don’t use mobile phones to play the game.
Mei Xianfeng finally felt relieved: "Oh, that's good, that's good! You scared me so much!"
"Hmm? What do you mean by startled?"
"Oh, that's it!"
Mei Xianfeng hurriedly began to explain:
"Right now, Xiao Lei is playing a handicap game with a 9D player named [You Feng Lai Yi] on Yiguo. The games are pretty close! Because Xiao Lei is quite popular right now and hasn't appeared on Yiguo for a long time, there are a lot of people watching. I also heard about it and went to watch!
"Originally, this is nothing, but I haven't heard of the ID [You Feng Lai Yi] very often. Everyone is guessing who it is. Unexpectedly, the usually low-key Xiao Lei Jiudan showed up in the chess country! And he even played a special game of handicap chess!
"Then there was a so-called 'confirmed news' from within the Chess Association that went viral in various groups, saying that this account belonged to the Chess Association, and that you specifically requested this account last night. In addition, you were able to allow Xiao Lei Jiudan to play against a large account, so many people said that this must be you..."
"Ah?! Isn't this nonsense!" Shang Chaotian, who was always steady, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this: "Xiao Lei gave me two pieces?! I'm not that bad!"
"Yeah! I'm also refutating that it's impossible! You are the Optimus Prime of Chinese Go, you can't decline so quickly!"
Mei Xianfeng echoed repeatedly.
"But... you haven't played chess in front of everyone for a long time, and everyone doesn't know your strength, so some people are exaggerating..."
Now Shang Chaotian was choked.
To be honest, he hasn't played chess in public - including online chess - for seven or eight years.
"Oh, I understand. I'll find time to play an exhibition match next time..." Shang Chaotian smiled bitterly, "Ah, of course, my strength has indeed declined a lot, but it's not to the point where Xiao Lei gave me two pieces!"
"That's great!" Hearing that his idol was going to make a comeback after a long absence, Mei Xianfeng suddenly became excited:
"I'm telling you! You are a chess master and a legend in the fight against Korea! If you are given two pieces by Xiao Lei, you are no longer at the professional level. How is that possible!"
"Ah..." Shang Chaotian murmured without comment, then changed the subject: "But how come such a rumor suddenly came out? Are many people paying attention to this game of chess?"
"A lot! Of course a lot!"
Mei Xianfeng answered immediately.
"Originally, a handsome young man like Xiao Lei Jiudan is very eye-catching. He just won the world championship in South Korea at the beginning of the year, which made him even more popular! In addition, he has been reluctant to show up in public for many years, so everyone is eager to see him. Therefore, he was quickly caught by everyone as soon as he came online!
"If that was all, it would be fine, but not long after we played the game, that rumor popped up, and it sparked another heated discussion among a group of people with nosy ideas!
"Not to mention that Lin Ruixin, 1000th Dan, was also live streaming. When he heard that Xiao Lei, th Dan, was playing online chess, he immediately went over to watch and comment! You also know how popular Lin, the top player in China, is in the live streaming circle. When he went, everyone followed him! When I just checked, there were already more than people watching!"
"what?"
Shang Chaotian couldn't help but frown, and quickly picked up his phone to look at the lower right corner of the APP. As a result, the [Number of Viewers] column actually said "1000+"!
Just now he was concentrating on analyzing the board and the level of the two players, and he didn't notice that there were so many people watching!
And taking another look at the list of people in the game room, there are many different IDs, and the one at the top is the golden [Gou Gou Teng Zhu].
It’s not difficult to find someone if we sort them by points!
When Shang Chaotian saw this ID, he couldn't help but frowned slightly, but he quickly returned to normal.
However, his sudden action of picking up the phone clearly exposed himself. Mei Xianfeng frowned slightly and realized why Shang Chaotian made such a move.
"Chairman Shang, are you watching this game of chess as well?"
"Ah... yes!" Shang Chaotian adjusted his expression: "After all, I haven't seen Xiao Lei playing online chess for a long time, so I came here to take a look!"
"Is that so? Then who do you think will win this game?" Mei Xianfeng asked casually, "In the early layout and in the middle game, Xiao Lei Jiudan chased very aggressively, and the black chess pieces only have a three or four point advantage on the board. I think if they try harder in the endgame, it shouldn't be a problem to win this game!"
Shang Chaotian looked at the screen and blinked: "Indeed, I have seen everything that needs to be seen in this game. There is not much to see later..."
He immediately looked at Mei Xianfeng again: "Chairman Mei, I think the time is almost up, so why don't we go down first! Wait for all the games to be over and finish the closing ceremony as soon as possible, so as not to delay the time of the players and sponsors!"
"Ah? Well, that's good!" Mei Xianfeng replied quickly: "Oh, by the way! Speaking of the closing ceremony, there's something I want to tell you... Your closing speech is only over 200 words, isn't it too short?"
"That's about it. I have to give the vice president of the sponsor more time!"
Shang Chaotian answered slowly, turning around and picking up the suit hanging on the hanger.
"It's not easy for them to spend money to sponsor a niche sport like ours. We still have to show our full attitude. Even if we can't give them publicity effects that are worth the sponsorship, at least we can make the leaders of the sponsors feel fully respected."
"Hey, what kind of leaders are they!" Mei Xianfeng sneered, "It would be good enough to let them go on stage to promote it. What do a bunch of businessmen know about Go?"
Shang Chaotian put on his suit jacket leisurely and smiled bitterly:
"Oh, Chairman Mei! I've been busy with work recently, and my secretary is not very helpful. I just squeezed out time to deal with this article. I finally came up with a good excuse, but you insist on making me lose face, right?"
"Oh, I see, I see!"
Mei Xianfeng immediately understood, and began to think to himself: Should I just briefly state the key points of my 1,400-word manuscript?
Otherwise, it would be even longer than what Shang Chaotian read... then you would be really ignorant.
Thanks to [Xiaoyao Yixi] for voting support!
In recent chapters, there will be more side descriptions in terms of the advancement of the main line, and it is also to lay the foundation for the background.
Actually, there is no other way. I have tried to write a long paragraph about the battle of wits and courage on the Go board, but I feel that people who don’t understand Go will be confused when reading it, and people who do understand Go will probably have to use a lot of brain cells to imagine the board. It’s not necessary to be so tired as reading a novel. In the end, I thought it would be better to use indirect description to advance the story, which might be more interesting.
(End of this chapter)