Go Legend

   Chapter 229 Nongshim Cup

  Before the "LC Cup" final, there is another important event in the international arena, which is the third stage of this "Nongshim Cup".

  To say that this "Nongshim Cup" is quite interesting. The first stage was Li Xiangping's performance alone, and he came directly to the second stage after winning six games in a row.

After the second stage, it seemed to be a stage for Liu Changhe alone. He defeated 5 Chinese and Japanese players including Li Xiangping, and the Japanese team even lost a game in this competition. If you win, you will be eliminated directly in the second stage.

In the last game of the second stage, Liu Changhe was defeated by the Chinese chess player Chang Hao. In this way, after the third stage, it was actually Li Canghao one-to-three. He played against the three Chinese chess players Chang Hao, Luo Xihe and Ma Xiaofei alone. .

The third stage of the "Nongshin Cup" was just over a week before the "LG Cup" final, and the venue was in Shencheng. Therefore, when it was time for the game, Li Xiangping, who was too busy, also accompanied the big team. Go to Shencheng to watch the battle.

This time, it was Team Leader Hua who led the team to Shencheng. Lao Hua was very optimistic about this competition. Although he was interviewed by the outside media, he was still saying "Li Changhao is still very strong", "I don't think it's certain yet." , "I can't be too optimistic now, and I can't be too optimistic". However, in private, Team Leader Hua seemed to be full of confidence:

"Hey, in the Three Kingdoms Tournament, all the championships have been taken by the South Korean team. Since this time has such a big advantage, it should be the Chinese team's turn to win even if it is a round, right? Otherwise, I'm too sorry for our six games before Xiangping. Winning streak, don't you think Xiangping?"

  Li Xiangping smiled when he heard it, of course he could only laugh at this time. While laughing, Li Xiangping was actually a little surprised, he said no, right? It stands to reason that Lao Hua is also an old river and lake, so with that cautious temperament, how can he be so optimistic at this time?

But Li Xiangping thought about it and felt normal, although Li Canghao is still the same Li Canghao, and even Li Xiangping personally thinks that because of the existence of himself and Lao Shi, the current big Li may not be stronger than the previous life, but this is only his own It's just an opinion, it's not like that at all in the eyes of others.

   Li Canghao in this previous life was basically when his dominance was at its most terrifying. Not to mention he was deified, but most chess players encountered him in the game, and they were basically timid before the battle.

However, the current Da Li is different. He has lost to Lao Shi twice in Fanqi. Even if he has already been invited to the altar, in the eyes of Team Leader Hua and others, he is not so scary now, at least not as much as in his previous life. fear. On the other hand, for the Chinese team, Ma Xiaofei has just won his third world championship. Li Canghao can't win against Li Xiangping. However, Li Xiangping can't take advantage of Chang Hao and Luo Xihe. Under these circumstances, it is normal for Team Leader Hua to be a little optimistic.

   Seeing that Li Xiangping was silent, Team Leader Hua was still excited, and he continued to ask:

   "What do you think, Xiangping?"

Li Xiangping had no choice but to answer: "I think, now I mainly watch Brother Chang's game, which is the top priority. If Brother Chang can win, then naturally everything will be put aside, and if Brother Chang doesn't stand up, I really can't say what the final outcome will be."

   It must be pointed out that this is indeed Li Xiangping's sincere words, and he really thinks so in his heart. Numerous facts have proved that in the competition system of the arena, the "momentum" is very important. In many cases, the effect of this thing even exceeds the advantage of the number of people.

   Of course, there are many people who understand the game of Go, so although Li Xiangping's words are not very pleasant, but after he said these words, he immediately won the approval of many people.

For example, Ma Xiaofei, if not expected, he should be the coach of the Chinese team this time. He played in the last game, and this time he also went to Shencheng with the big team. After he heard what Li Xiangping said, he immediately Nodding is:

"Yes, yes, what Xiang Ping said makes sense, it makes too much sense. You must know that this game is fast chess, and it is played one game a day, so in this kind of game, if one person takes the lead, then The next game is really bad.”

  After a pause, Ma Xiaofei even turned his head and smiled at Chang Hao:

   "Xiao Chang, did you hear that, but Xiang Ping said that whether or not you can win the championship this time, now the key is up to you."

  The honest boy Chang Hao showed a naive smile, but although the smile was very naive, the smugness behind the smile was clearly visible.

Comrade Chang Hao's smugness is of course understandable. In normal history, although Chang Hao did not yet have a world championship at this time, his rating remained the first in the country all year round, and he reached at least one world competition final every year. Therefore, during this period , he is the de facto Chinese Go player.

Alright now, not to mention the sudden emergence of the "post-80s" Li Xiangping, and now even the "post-60s" Ma Xiaofei has grown old and has once again added a world champion to himself. Not to mention how bad Chang Hao's feelings are, at least it also makes He held back a lot of energy, trying to find an opportunity to have a big fight.

   And the upcoming "Nongshim Cup" is of course a good opportunity to prove himself, so it's no wonder that Chang Jiuduan is smug.

  Chang Jiuduan's smugness is naturally seen by everyone, but at this time, no one will say it. Team Leader Hua looked very satisfied with this, and he also waved his hand with smugness:

   "Okay! Now let's go."

After the    group arrived in Shencheng, since this is the final stage of the championship game after all, and the Chinese team seems to be quite favorable, there are still quite a lot of domestic media interviewed on the spot.

  Many reporters felt a little surprised when they saw Li Xiangping. After all, this game has nothing to do with him at this stage, and they don't understand why he came here this time.

   For example, reporter Zhang Da of "Go World", when he saw Li Xiangping, he asked:

   "Hey, Xiangping, why are you here? You don't have to go to class now, right? This competition is a team competition. Is Xiangping full of confidence in winning the championship? That's why I came here to attend the final closing ceremony."

   When he heard the previous sentence, Li Xiangping actually had a black line on his face. He said in his heart that his buddy wanted to skip class, so he found an excuse to run to Shencheng. But after hearing the latter sentence, Li Xiangping immediately smiled brightly, thinking that this reporter Zhang Da was quite good. Look, the excuse he found for himself was perfect.

   "Hahaha, have confidence! Of course I am full of confidence in Teacher Ma and Brother Chang"

  I don't know when it started. In the current Chinese Go world, as long as Li Xiangping is present, he will unconsciously become the center of the audience. Seeing that almost all the reporters were circling around Li Xiangping, all the topics were handed to Li Xiangping, and the team leader Hua on the side said with a smile:

   "Tsk tsk this Li Xiangping, it's really incredible now, Ma Xiao, why is he so popular?"

Ma Xiaofei, Chang Hao, Luo Xihe, etc. also happily watched Li Xiangping surrounded by reporters. They were actually happy to see this. They are no better than other industries, especially those in the entertainment industry. For a "C position" Lei's brainstorming and tearing is something that talents in the entertainment industry can do. Basically, people who play Go have no such awareness.

Seeing Li Xiangping's current appearance, Ma Xiaofei even joked: "It's a pity that Lao Nie didn't come this time. If Lao Nie is present, it may be able to help him share a little attention, but I think it is Lao Nie, It may become more and more difficult to match Li Xiangping in the future."

   "Haha," Leader Hua also laughed after hearing Ma Xiao's words:

   "That's right, but there is a premise, the premise is that Xiang Ping must continue to win like this."

   When Li Xiangping was surrounded by reporters, in addition to this "Nongshim Cup", of course he was inevitably asked about the "LG Cup" finals soon.

   And Li Xiangping's answer, of course, was very modest and polite. This is of course normal. After all, in the next five games, Li Xiangping himself has to play 4 games, so no matter how arrogant he is, he will not dare to say anything big at this time.

Of course, the reporters were not satisfied with his answer. This situation is naturally more normal. Think about it so far, strictly speaking, Li Xiangping and Li Canghao have met 3 times in the World Championship, and Li Xiangping has met 3 times. To win the final victory, then under this background, Li Xiangping's "humble" words will appear a little hypocritical.

   "Oh, the current social atmosphere seems to be really bad. Everyone sees that even Li Xiangping has become an old fried dough stick now."

   Of course, these words were not said in public, but when a group of reporters communicated in private, reporter Zhang Da whispered.

  Other reporters agreed and nodded frequently after hearing it.

   Maybe it is for this reason that everyone let Li Xiangping go. After all, for reporters, there are not many reporters who like to interview old fried dough sticks. This is the case in other industries, and of course in the Go world.

   "The Korean delegation's flight seems to have arrived."

   This sentence rescued Li Xiangping, and the reporters dispersed in a hurry, ready to interview Li Canghao and the others.

It is not known what happened to Li Xiangping after   . After all, after he arrived in Shencheng, the match between Chang Hao and Li Canghao will be held on the second day. Even if Li Xiangping attracts more attention, he is not the protagonist this time.

   It’s just a pity that Li Xiangping didn’t want to be the protagonist, but soon after the game started on the second day, Li Xiangping seemed to be the protagonist again. ​​​

   The protagonist in the spectator room.

  There is no other reason. During the competition, Li Canghao played the "dog trick" he used not long ago, that is, the change of "continuous pressure" after the vulgar thorn.

  Li Xiangping felt bad, and he felt that Chang Hao would probably lose this game of chess.

   (end of this chapter)