After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Teng Yi Tianyuan, are you sure you can win this competition?"

Fujii Hideaki was a little speechless when he saw the questions asked by the reporters. How could it be a sure victory?
It feels like the entire Japanese Go community has put itself on a pedestal, and if it can't win, it's as if it would commit suicide by seppuku.

But even so, Fujii Hideaki still said calmly: "There is no such thing as a sure win in Go. The Chinese Go player Zhan Lang is very good at Go, but he doesn't understand philosophy, so he can't beat me."

After saying that, Fujii Hideaki ignored the reporters and walked into the game room.

On the other side, Zhan Lang was also stopped by reporters and asked questions before entering.

"Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan is Japan's lifelong Go master and was once praised as the best in the world in the first fifty moves. Do you have the confidence to win today?"

From the questions asked by reporters from both countries, we can see that both sides are confident that their players will win.

Japan believes that the probability of winning is very high, so it asks whether it can definitely win.

The Chinese side believes that the probability of winning is relatively small, and even asks whether there is confidence in winning.

This phenomenon is also reflected among Go enthusiasts in China and Japan. Only about 20% of Chinese fans believe that Zhanlang can win, and this is the result of the survey obtained even in China.

"Confidence in winning?"

Zhan Lang rubbed his lips with two fingers of his right hand and said, "How should I put it? Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan is not a chess player of our time. I can definitely beat him.

I don’t know if there is no successor in Japan, why even the winner of the Tianyuan title is an old man who is nearly 60 years old.

Or is it that Japan has no generals and needs a 60-year-old man to lead the way? To some extent, this is also the sadness of the Japanese Go world, right?
They are weak and we are strong, I can only say that this will be a game of luck for China and Japan in Go."

Seeing the stunned reporters, Zhan Lang smiled and turned to go back into his own game room.

The reporter was so shocked by this that he froze in place. When he saw Zhan Lang leaving, he thought of stopping him and asking him a few more questions, but it was too late. He could only watch him walk into the game room.

The photographers nearby looked at Zhan Lang who left without even looking back and said something as if complaining: "How rude! This guy is too arrogant! How dare he say that he can 100% beat the Japanese lifelong chess master?"

The reporter seemed to be a Go novice who didn't know much about the situation: "Didn't they say before that this guy beat a Japanese 9th dan? Isn't Fujii Hideaki also a 9th dan? The difference shouldn't be that big."

"There are differences between 9th dans. Fujii Hideaki is the title holder, Japan's lifelong chess master! How can he be the same as those 9th dans that he defeated before?

It feels like they just beat a few ordinary Japanese 9-dans and won a Chinese championship and they think they are good enough. They are blindly arrogant. China has too many people like this and that’s why it hasn’t developed well.”

The photographer shook his head as he spoke: "Young people are so self-righteous. They will cry bitterly after the competition. They will be humiliated and bring shame to Chinese Go.

Can't you say a few soft words before the game, saying that he is a teacher and is studying hard? There are too many self-righteous people in Chinese Go, so we can't surpass Japan."

Another middle-aged man who seemed to be a reporter heard this and said with some dissatisfaction: "Little boy, stop saying so many sarcastic words, maybe this kid can really win.

You never know who the winner is until the game is over, and that is the charm of Go."

Chinese Go is already very difficult, why are there so many people pouring cold water on it? Are they Chinese?

"You never know who the winner will be? Fujii Hideaki is so humble and so strong on the chessboard, the result of this match is definitely predetermined.

If he wins, I'll eat my camera."

The photographer just smiled. How could Chinese Go beat Japan? A few years ago, a Japanese grandma beat Chinese Go.

Now you want to beat the top-notch Japanese team? Still thinking of taking a big leap? LOL.

"Just watch."

The middle-aged man didn't say much after hearing what he heard. In fact, he didn't have much confidence in his heart, but when someone made sarcastic remarks, someone had to stand up and say something.

With the development of Chinese Go to its current stage, can it really defeat the top-notch Japanese players?
This is an unknown, but also a burden on everyone.

A curse that Japan's top-notch players cannot overcome.

After Zhan Lang entered the game room, he saw a specially made chess table in the middle of the room. It was the chess set used specifically for this competition. Zhan Lang had used it during his previous training and it was quite useful.

The chess table is made of exquisite and beautiful teak inlaid with shells, with ingenious design. It looks like a coffee table at ordinary times. When playing chess, you only need to flip the table top to turn it into a chessboard. There are two revolving drawers on both sides of the chess table, which can hold chess pieces, tea cups, ashtrays, etc. It is beautiful and convenient.

It can be said that the design is very good, but the price is not very attractive, and I guess most people can't afford it.

Zhan Lang originally wanted to build one, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. He thought it would be better to use the money to do something else that would increase in value.

Fang Yuan sat on the other side of the table, responsible for setting up the chess pieces on the opposite side. Next to the table were several cameras and a TV that transmitted the real-time image of the chessboard on the opposite side, as well as personnel who were specifically responsible for debugging.

Zhan Lang sat down directly at his seat. Seeing the TV showing the chessboard image from Japan, he waved at one of the cameras facing him and shouted, "Hey! Is anyone there? Can the Japanese hear us?"

"..." When Fujii Hideaki heard the sound coming from the TV, he couldn't hold it in any longer.

Although I am not very serious usually, I know that I still have to maintain my image during live TV broadcasts.

I was sitting there straight and composed, but your words just knocked me off my feet.

Fujii Hideaki couldn't help but cough twice, reminding the invisible Zhan Lang on the opposite side to pay attention to the impact: "Cough cough cough."

"Is Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan here? I knew it was you the moment I heard that voice.

I thought you weren't here yet? But we can only see your chessboard on our monitor and can't see your face? It's the same on your monitor, right?
It's strange that I can't see you. Why don't you talk? There are still ten minutes before the game starts. How about chatting for five minutes? Talk? I know you are on the other side? "

Fujii Hideaki listened to the Chinese voice coming from the other side and said something speechlessly: "The live broadcast is on."

If I had known I would not have arrived early, I would have arrived late. You have messed up my thoughts.

Can we maintain the high standard of our Go?
Zhan Lang seemed quite relaxed: "I know, there is no need to be so tense. It is better to relax when playing chess. This way you can perform at your best. Being too nervous will not help you play well."

Fang Yuan looked at Zhan Lang who was sitting opposite him and didn't know what to say.

But at this time, Zhan Lang seemed to have thought of something and asked Fang Yuan: "Have you completed all the preparations?"

To put it bluntly, this was the first time that the game was broadcast live via satellite, and both teams were not in the same place, which led to considerable technical problems. It was a bit similar to online chess in later generations.

Not to mention that the technology is not mature now, even in the Internet era when technology is mature, there are still a lot of sudden accidents in online chess games in China, Japan and South Korea.

In the Samsung Cup, Shen Zi slipped in the first game, and was disconnected during the countdown in the second game. He was disconnected more than ten times in the LG Cup and almost ten minutes in the Yingshi Cup. Others were frequently disconnected and disqualified in international competitions, and had network accidents.

To put it bluntly, ordinary people's home computers may not have these problems, but official world competitions have frequent problems.

The first time it could be said to be due to lack of experience, but after it has happened countless times and cannot be resolved, it can only be said that both parties are like this.

On both sides there is a huge makeshift team.

In this first cross-space competition, with both sides having no experience and immature technology, Zhan Lang was really afraid that something might go wrong.

It would be fine if there were problems in Japan, but it would be a real headache if there were problems here.

Before the game, both sides reached an agreement on this matter. During the global live broadcast, the game could not be interrupted, and whoever had a problem would be responsible for it.

Especially with the current rules, time is of the essence and it is entirely possible that this will affect the outcome of the game.

"Don't worry, we have logistical support and any problems can be solved immediately."

"I'm ready to guess first."

"it is good."

Hearing this, Zhan Lang grabbed a handful of black pieces from the box and put them in his hand, then placed them under the camera on the chessboard, while Fujii Hideaki's hand also appeared on the TV on the other side.

After seeing the opponent's hand appear, Zhan Lang let go of his hand and a chess piece slid onto the chessboard. He then turned his palm over and showed it in front of the camera to indicate that he had not hidden any pieces.

Seeing the images reflected on TV, Fujii Hideaki looked as if he had expected it.

He followed the same method and also loosened his hands, and the two white pieces fell on the chessboard.

Zhan Lang guessed wrong and played with white.

"As expected, he will play black."

Fujii Hideaki couldn't help but mutter a few words when he saw the final result. Before the game, Fujii Hideaki felt that he would fail.

Because the burden of playing black is very heavy in this match, and coupled with Zhan Lang's incredible luck in the last mahjong game, Fujii Hideaki always feels that he will be the one playing black.

And this is indeed the case.

Fujii Hideaki was not panicked and placed a black piece on the small eye in the upper right corner of the chessboard.

"Fortunately, I had been practicing the rules of this game in advance and had prepared a strategy."

"Even if I have an eight-point handicap, I, Fujii Hideaki, can still win this game!"

(End of this chapter)