After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Congratulations on winning the ninth dan of Zhanlang. How do you feel about winning the championship of the China-Japan Tianyuan Competition?"

After the awards ceremony, there was a session for journalists to interview. This time, the Chinese Go Association even held a small press conference for the interview.

The three people sitting on the stage were the top boss Chen Long, sponsor Wang Xinhao and contestant Zhan Lang.

The association also specially placed the championship trophy on the table, with a red ribbon tied on it, on which was written in brush the words "Champion of the First China-Japan Tianyuan Competition: Zhan Lang".

However, the trophy was really too big. After Zhan Lang sat down, he found that the trophy on the table was actually taller than himself, and it was almost blocking the person sitting behind him.

As the winner of this competition, Zhan Lang was naturally the first person to be interviewed.

After all, many reporters were waiting outside the door and had no way to watch the live broadcast on TV, so the specific details could only be made up through interviews.

Hearing this, Zhan Lang took the microphone and clapped his hands twice: "Ahem, I am definitely in a good mood. After all, it is not easy to win this competition. There were some unhappy accidents in the middle.

But before the game started I had already said that I could win, so the result was within my expectations and I wasn't that excited at all.

Mainly, I want to thank Mr. Wang Xinhao for supporting the China-Japan Tianyuan Competition and the China Tianyuan Competition, which gave us a stage to display our skills. "

When Wang Xinhao heard this, he smiled and led the applause. After all, he had to lead the applause when he heard someone praising him.

Chen Long, who was applauding nearby, felt a little embarrassed. To some extent, it was because he had not done his job well enough and had not inspected the team carefully enough that an accident occurred during the competition and he almost ruined the victory.

Although Zhan Lang won in the end, this episode will definitely be talked about for a while.

If I lose, I'm sure people will nag me for even longer.

It’s even hard to say how far-reaching the impact will be.

Originally, this competition was an event to show off one's face, but after this accident, although one's face was shown, to some extent one's butt was also exposed.

Thinking of this, Chen Long had a headache about how to apologize and clean up the mess later, and at the same time he felt a little chilly.

This time everything is on China's side, but if it fails because of this accident, it would be really painful.

Although we won this time, we must reflect on why such problems occurred in logistics.

"Hello, Zhan Lang, I'm a reporter for Go World. We are a newly created Go magazine under New Sports. The first issue is about to be published. So we would like to invite you to do an exclusive interview for this tournament. Do you have time?"

"We can contact you later. Are there any questions on the scene right now?"

Zhan Lang did not agree immediately. After all, if you agree to an interview with one of them, the others will immediately follow suit and it will be difficult for you to decide whether to agree or not.

"After the game, we got the chess records and found that you played very well after the time ran out, but everyone was also puzzled as to how you did it.

Could you please describe to us how you managed to win the game with only a few minutes left after the power outage? After all, we all thought it was almost impossible for you to win. To be honest, our reporters outside had almost written the article about your defeat and were just waiting for the subsequent details to be polished.

"It's nothing. I did feel a little difficult at the time. There were only a few minutes left, and the situation was quite tense. I just wanted to give it a try. I think each move took two or three seconds on average. I haven't been so nervous even in blitz chess.

I personally feel that my chess sense should be pretty good. At least I have never seen anyone with a better chess sense than me.

Looking back now, it seems that my moves in the second half of the game were better than those in the first half. I'm thinking that next time I should just make the moves without thinking.

Of course, this is a joke. If that really happened, you would be brutally killed.

Fujii Hideaki, the 9th dan, must have felt the time advantage and wanted to play more steadily, so he gave me the opportunity, which allowed me to secure the advantage right away.

Then I spent half a minute looking at the situation and thought that it should be similar. I could finish it within the reserved time. It was not difficult, so I just went on to finish it.

However, Fujii Hideaki, the 9th dan, should have realized in the end that even if he finished collecting all the points, it would not be enough, and even if he dragged the time until I had to pay penalty points, it would not be enough, so he just admitted defeat.

How should I put it? I said before that this is a lucky match for China and Japan in Go, and it seems to be true.

Although some unpleasant things happened, luck seems to be on my side, and now luck should also be on the side of Chinese Go."

Zhan Lang spoke lightly, but the reporters in the audience remembered that he was very excited.

Zhan Lang claimed that he defeated Japan's lifelong chess master Fujii Hideaki with his moves without thinking!
"Do you have any regrets about this competition?"

“It’s a pity that I didn’t show my full strength in front of Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan. I hope I’ll have another chance next time.”

"Do you think the gap between Chinese and Japanese Go has started to narrow? Objectively speaking, the gap should still be large, right?"

"Generally speaking, the overall strength of Chinese Go is still a long way behind Japan, but I think the top forces will be able to compete in the next one or two years. I think the top-notch players have been deified too much.

In terms of overall strength, I estimate that in five to ten years, China's overall Go strength will surpass that of Japan. During this period, China's overall strength will definitely be weaker than that of Japan.

But it doesn’t matter, I will do it!

Up to now, no Japanese chess player has ever defeated me. After this competition, I think Japan must have regarded defeating me as a stage goal to avenge itself.

I am looking forward to the challenge, but what I want to say is that Japanese players are the challengers! Even top players are the same.”

On the other hand, unlike Zhan Lang who is currently being treated like a star, Fujii Hideaki, 9th Dan, is in a miserable situation.

(End of this chapter)