Chapter 54 He has reached this level before he even entered the professional field?!
Chapter 54 He has reached this level before he even entered the professional field?!
"Hello, Mr. Jin! I'm sorry to bother you so late today!"
"Hey! Chairman Shang, why are you asking about disturbing or not disturbing me? I'm just worried about the lack of popularity at home!"
When the old man called "Mr. Jin" saw Shang Chaotian coming in person with gifts, he quickly welcomed him into the living room.
Mr. Jin’s full name is Jin Hengyi, and he is one of the two oldest active players in the Chinese Go world.
He has been playing in the Chinese chess world for more than 40 years since he was promoted to a professional chess player at the age of 13. He can be said to be an evergreen in the Chinese chess world. When he was at the peak of his chess skills, he also won the national championship and the world runner-up. Until now, he is still active in the front line of professional Go and practices diligently.
But boxing is afraid of young and strong people, and the same is true for chess.
At this age, Mr. Jin's chess skills are not as good as before, and are only around the fourth or fifth dan level. It is natural that he can't expect to achieve any good results.
But for him, Go is already a part of his life. Not playing Go is no different from being dead.
...
The two sat down in the living room. Mr. Jin's wife helped pour tea, and Shang Chaotian apologized again:
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Jin, this is really an unreasonable request! But Wen Jie and I discussed this matter and felt that it would be better to have a respected senior to lead the charge!
"Now all the other seniors have retired from society, only you and Mr. Wu are still making great contributions. Mr. Wu is in Dongjiang, so it is not convenient for me to visit him, so we shamelessly come to invite you..."
"Hey! Chairman Shang, what are you talking about? It's my honor that you came to me!
"I'm not like that old lady. At my age, I'm still insisting on leaving the game, which is really useless to young people. Sometimes I even feel that I'm disturbing you.
"If my old bones can still be of some use to Chinese Go, then it's okay to mention it, it's okay to mention it!"
Jin Hengyi was not at all unhappy about Shang Chaotian's request. Instead, he was extremely enthusiastic.
"...But I am quite curious: which young talent is so exaggerated that Chairman Shang personally brought him in to test his strength?"
Yes, this appointment for tonight was made by Shang Chaotian and Jin Hengyi yesterday.
He hoped that Jin Hengyi could play a game of online chess with a young man tonight to confirm his strength. So the old man took a nap in the afternoon, had dinner early, adjusted his state, and waited for Shang Chaotian to arrive.
"Ah...you'll know after a while!"
Shang Chaotian kept the question in suspense for a while.
"It's hard to reveal too much about this matter for now... To be honest, I just told you that I played this game to test the strength of a certain young man. As for Sun Yi, he didn't even know why he played this game. He just finished playing it in a daze this afternoon!"
"Heh, you've become more and more creative since you became the chairman!"
Jin Hengyi couldn't help but laugh and tease:
"Okay! Then I'll wait and see! Oh, is it about time? Let's get started right away!"
"Thank you for your help!" Shang Chaotian stood up and responded, while sending a WeChat message to Yu Qingguang who was far away in Dongjiang.
...
"Hey! To be honest, I don't really play online chess. It's eye-straining!"
While Shang Chaotian was helping Jin Hengyi log in to Yiguo, Old Jin couldn't help but sigh.
Shang Chaotian had just logged in with the silver ID [Jin Hengyi] and immediately apologized, "I'm so sorry, Mr. Jin! It's because the child is in Dongjiang now, otherwise I would have brought her here in person today to fight you in person!"
"Hey, I just said that casually. Don't be so cautious."
Jin Hengyi couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you logged in? What's his nickname? I'll go invite him!"
"Oh, no, that won't do! Please wait a moment."
Shang Chaotian glanced at the screen again and saw that a game request had been sent from [Yizhaoqiyi]. He heaved a sigh of relief.
"Here we go. Do you think we should start now?"
"Let's start! I want to see what chess skills this young man, whom Chairman Shang has paid close attention to, has!"
Jin Hengyi moved closer to the computer and directly accepted the game.
...
Hmm, probably some low-level profession!
Not bad! I guess I will move to the middle level soon...
While playing, Jin Hengyi judged his opponent's strength through various details.
Although Jin Hengyi's playing level is not as good as before due to his age, physical strength and other reasons, he was once a first-class chess player in China after all. He can still quickly judge the quality of his opponent from various details.
...The basic skills are very solid, with no obvious weaknesses, and he even has some amazing skills from time to time.
Almost all aspects of his skills needed more experience and practice to be further polished. Hey, no wonder Shang Chaotian would specially pull this person out, he is indeed a talented person with great potential.
The game was halfway through and the two sides entered a stalemate with a very close situation.
At the end of the game and after counting, Jin Hengyi, playing with white, won by two and a half points.
[Yizhaoqiyi]: Thank you Teacher Jin for your guidance!
After the points were counted and the winner was decided, the other party thanked me politely in the chat box.
Jin Hengyi smiled upon seeing this and also typed a reply.
[Jin Hengyi]: Not really! You have good basic skills, young man! You have a bright future! I don’t think I will be able to beat you next time!
"Uh……"
After hearing what Jin Hengyi said, Shang Chaotian on the side seemed to be planning to say something, but after thinking about it, he closed his mouth.
Jin Hengyi was interested at this time and asked him casually:
"Chairman Shang, I can't reveal the identity of this child, but I can at least tell you his age, right? Is he fifteen?"
"Well...she is eighteen this year."
"eighteen?!"
This time Jin Hengyi was surprised for once.
"Eighteen... but if he's eighteen, the child is still excellent... but it's not an exaggeration! Is this worthy of your presence, Chairman Shang?"
Jin Hengyi had his reasons for saying this.
Even reaching the third dan level at the age of eighteen is already an outstanding achievement.
But as we all know, there is never a shortage of talented people in the Go world.
Especially in this era when chess players reach their peak age earlier and earlier.
Take the top three in the domestic rankings for example.
Dai Ran, challenged Tianyuan at the age of eighteen.
Lin Ruixin became a chess master at the age of 18.
Lei Qi, he’s already a world champion when he’s less than 18 years old!
And this kid, at the age of eighteen, is only at the third level.
How can I describe this...
It's almost like the feeling of a certain actress who was a child star in the entertainment industry.
If you ask whether she is beautiful or not, she is definitely much prettier than the average person.
But if you really compare her with the recognized beauties in the entertainment industry, she really pales in comparison and is far inferior.
How could such a young boy be able to move Shang Chaotian?
Driven by curiosity, Jin Hengyi couldn't help but continue to ask:
"…So what level is he at now? No more than four, right?"
"This..." Shang Chaotian was a little unsure about how to answer, so he could only say honestly: "To be honest, she is working hard to get the amateur 5th dan!"
After hearing this, Jin Hengyi smiled complacently:
"Strive for the fifth stage? See! I told you he can't go past the fourth stage at most!
"...
"… Eh? What did you just say? Say it again?
“Strive for… Amateur 5th Dan?!
"He's already at this level before he even entered the pros?!"
Well, after discussing with editor Bacon yesterday, I decided to make major changes to some of the non-main plots in the previous part. Let me tell you about it first.
The main reason for changing the book, as everyone knows from the book friends circle, is the first live broadcast and the original character's character problem. This is really a poison point that I had never thought of before I started reading the book, but in reality it is so overwhelming...
Originally, I was worried that my level was limited and I might not be able to make any changes, so I tended not to make any major changes. But recently, every time I clicked on the comments, there would always be a few people criticizing me, which has really affected my writing spirit. I have to make some changes. I hope the changes won’t ruin it!
The initial idea is that all the plots of Aquaman Xu Nuan will be reasonably replaced by another new female supporting role, and the original owner's behavior will be changed to be more neutral (but it will definitely still be somewhat negative). The main thing that affects subsequent reading is that the character Xu Nuan will be completely replaced. The person who will meet Rui Zhao in the Urban Cup will be a young lady, nothing else.
After the major revision is completed, I will pin it on the book club circle and in the latest chapter "Author's Words" to tell everyone that if you are willing to go back and re-read the major revisions to familiarize yourself with the new characters, you can do so. If you don't want to, you can basically continue reading.
Thank you for your support!
(End of this chapter)