Chapter 70 Go is the most interesting!
Chapter 70 Go is the most interesting!
"Really? Xiaobai actually thought so..."
September 5, 8:0 am.
In a cheap hotel in Luyang City that costs 90 yuan per night, Lu Wenjie could hear the long sigh of the current chairman of the Chinese Chess Association through the phone.
"Brother Tian, I'm telling you the truth. I've just thought about it, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid what Xiaobai said makes some sense."
Lu Wenjie chose his words very carefully.
"As a sport, if Go is to truly develop, it still needs to establish a sufficient mass base and a stable consumer group, so as to ensure that professional Go players have a stable and decent income and status."
"Wen Jie, it's rare to see you messing around."
Shang Chaotian's voice on the other side sounded both lighthearted and heavy.
"Didn't you already know this?
"When you were trying to increase the scale and prize money of amateur competitions, wasn't it for this purpose?"
"Of course! But now... I feel like it's not enough!"
There was obvious uneasiness in Lu Wenjie's words.
"Brother Tian, seriously...if Xiaobai says that Go is involutionary, that's fine, I agree with that!
"He actually compared Go to... I, I really can't accept it!
"But I just went over it several times in my mind and I really can't refute him!"
"Calm down, Wen Jie!" Shang Chaotian consoled his deputy, "This matter cannot be rushed!"
"I understand that! But I... can't quite see the breakthrough point."
Lu Wenjie's voice was full of fatigue.
"I know that Go is very interesting, but I really don't know how to tell others that Go is very interesting...
"In this day and age, Go's weaknesses are too obvious. It's hard to learn, it's not friendly to newcomers, it's frustrating to lose, and it can seem very monotonous at first glance.
"At the same time, high-level games lack explosive points, and it takes a considerable foundation to understand professional games... Not to mention that after the emergence of AI, even the cultural style has declined a lot!"
Shang Chaotian listened to his deputy's confession silently and waited until he finished speaking before answering.
"Don't be so pessimistic! For example, Lin Ruixin has a lot of fans! This may be a way!"
But Lu Wenjie didn't seem to be comforted much: "Brother Tian, you can't think that people come to see the internet celebrity just because he can play Go."
"That's what they said...but, but it still gave us a chance!"
"……um, yes."
After a brief silence this time, Lu Wenjie finally gave a not-so-sincere affirmative answer.
"Let's think of more ways to retain some traffic at least!
"But Brother Tian, what about Xiaobai? What should we do next?"
"Tell me what you think first?"
Lu Wenjie calmed his breath and replied:
"I think that although this incident is expected to have a very bad impact, I'm afraid it's really difficult for us to force it."
"Tell me the reason?"
"The reason is that Xiaobai has a strong prejudice against the professional Go community. If we use hard tactics and some media outlets with good intentions find Xiaobai for an interview, then we are almost confirming the other party's point of view with our own actions, and the impact will be too bad."
"Yeah, I think so too... So what are you going to do?"
“First, the plan mentioned at the previous meeting remains unchanged: follow the rules and make up for the gaps as soon as possible.
"Next time, we have to be prepared to play the victim!"
"Playing the victim?"
"Yes, prepare all kinds of PR materials in advance. Once the media exposes Xiaobai's experience and ideas, we will immediately complain and complain, which means that we are also helpless, but the whole circle needs to be maintained. We can't just sit back and watch one of the national treasures disappear!
“Although the long-term impact cannot be eliminated, the short-term public opinion will not be too passive, and perhaps we can even win social sympathy… Wait, I suddenly realized why we have to play the victim? Aren’t we miserable ourselves?
"Even this year's sponsorship of the Go League was helped by a little girl who suddenly showed up and insisted on playing Go. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to play! This is all PR material..."
"Hey, hey! Stop talking for now...don't be so excited about exposing your own scars!"
Shang Chaotian hurriedly called out to his deputy.
"It's late today, and you've worked hard, so go to bed early! We'll discuss the specific solution when you come back!"
"it is good!"
Lu Wenjie hung up the phone, but had no intention of taking a rest.
After a day full of incidents, he should have been very tired, but his mind was full of thoughts and he was not sleepy at all.
When Shang Chaotian asked him about the solution, he actually had an idea in his mind.
But I was too optimistic and didn’t dare to say: If... someone could stop Bai Yinhua from winning the "Urban Cup"!
All of Bai Yinhua's current stories are based on the premise that he is a victim who works hard enough but receives no reward.
But if he fails to win an amateur competition, then there will be a huge question mark as to whether he has worked hard enough, and it will be much easier to deal with public opinion!
Unfortunately, this is too optimistic.
The four strongest amateur players are only at the level of professional third dan. It is possible for them to fight against the fifth dan. Before the fight, they are just a little bit away from being promoted to the eighth dan professional backbone players...
It’s better to wash up and sleep!
Lu Wenjie sighed, feeling quite annoyed, and turned on the 28-inch big-butt TV in the room, intending to use it as a form of entertainment to distract his attention so that he could fall asleep as soon as possible.
It is already early morning, and most TV stations are broadcasting midnight theater.
Lu Wenjie, who usually doesn't watch TV series, was not interested in it. He finally switched to Dongjiang Satellite TV, which broadcasts half an hour of local news at midnight, and decided to watch it casually.
But unexpectedly, he saw something familiar.
"On May 5, the 7th 'Metropolitan Cup' National Amateur Go Championship Dongjiang Division Qualifying Competition officially started at Yanbei Middle School in this city, which also marks the annual..."
Eh? Amateur Go competitions can actually be reported on satellite TV news?
Lu Wenjie was a little surprised for a moment.
You know, amateur Go competitions are marginal news even if they are broadcast on sports channels, and are the kind that are broadcast as breaking news at the end.
As a result, it was actually included in the local news on satellite TV? And it looked like it was a special report?
What's the situation?
Lu Wenjie couldn't help but feel curious, and soon he understood why this report was able to squeeze into the local news of the satellite TV station.
???
This girl...is Rui Zhao?
Rui Zhao... is such a beautiful girl? !
Looking at the girl in royal blue school uniform on the TV screen, Lu Wenjie couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
Although he had heard from Shang Chaotian before that Rui Zhao was a pretty girl.
But...how to put it...
The word "beautiful"... covers a very wide range!
Not to mention that Shang Chaotian also heard what Lei Jingming and Yu Qingguang said. So Lu Wenjie didn't take it seriously at all.
But today I saw...
What's wrong with such a beautiful girl crying and shouting about playing Go?
Shouldn't girls like this go into entertainment, art, finance, etc.?
Play Go?! Huh?!
Lu Wenjie, who has always loved Go, lost confidence for the first time in the career he has been immersed in for many years.
While he was still sitting on the bed in a daze, the reporter on TV happened to ask Rui Zhao why she participated in this "City Cup" competition. The picturesque girl answered almost without thinking:
"…Go is the most interesting! If I could, I would like to play Go every day!"
Beautiful girl, clear voice, straightforward answer.
The three factors intertwined together, and suddenly Lu Wenjie had a strange feeling in his heart.
He encountered quite a few bad things during the day.
Especially when faced with Bai Yinhua's "heresies", he could almost feel that his long-held beliefs were even shaken, and he once doubted whether the ancient sport of Go could still maintain its place in this rapidly changing era.
But Rui Zhao's answer just now gave him great confidence.
Such a beautiful girl would obviously be the focus of attention in any industry, but she still insists on playing Go!
Moreover, she has been raining a lot recently! Almost day and night!
Even so, facing the camera, she can still give her answers with passion!
In our Go circle, don’t we have guys like Lei Qi and girls like Rui Zhao?
For a moment, Lu Wenjie was filled with emotion.
He silently composed a WeChat message and prepared to send it to Yu Qingguang who was far away in Dongjiang early the next morning.
【Good luck and great strength】:
Yu Jiudan, I did have something to do last night, I’m really sorry!
Is there any way to change or adjust the match between Rui Zhao and me today?
I really want to play a game with her as soon as possible.
The business trip to Guangdong is over, and I’m going back to Shanghai today.
I promised to write a post about salted fish, but I really don’t have time to save any articles recently…
I should have considered putting it on the shelves after finishing this second round of recommendations, but now it seems that I won’t be able to update it in a day (sad)
(End of this chapter)