After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Now that the oath is taken, everyone is free to move around for a while. A bus will take us to the airport.

If you need to go to the toilet, go quickly. Don’t be lazy and make everyone wait for you when the time comes! "

Chen Long led the chess players and staff who were about to go to Tokyo, Japan to participate in the China-Japan Challenge Tournament in a pre-departure oath-taking ceremony.

The others sat down in groups of three or four waiting to rest, while Zhan Lang still stood alone looking at the statue in front of him.

The statue in front of the oath-taking ceremony is that of General Chen, and it is also a landmark building in the Chinese Chess Institute.

To some extent, Mr. Chen can be said to have played the role of a father to the Go career in New China.

In front of the statue of General Chen is a poem he wrote about Go.

Wen Cheng sat opposite him, calmly discussing military affairs, studying chess, and bringing forth new ideas.

Although chess is a minor sport, it is a game of the utmost virtue and a unique Chinese art with a long history and deep roots.

Inherit and carry forward the spirit, rely on future generations, respect the capable, and win the championship.

Every time China goes to Japan for exchanges or international competitions, the participating teams will swear an oath in front of the statue to express their determination to win, and this time is no exception.

Seeing Zhan Lang standing there, Ye Qing walked over and handed him a bottle of Coke: "What's wrong? Are you worried about something?"

Zhan Lang waved his hand when he saw the Coke Ye Qing handed over: "I'm going to start adjusting my condition. From now on, I'm going to give up carbonated drinks and some other things to make sure I keep my body in the best condition."

Go is not just a competition of skills; there are many cases where people lose games due to physical factors.

Getting sick, having a cold, having a fever, eating the wrong food, or having diarrhea are all caused by life events. After all, people eat a variety of grains, so it is impossible that they don't have times when they are in bad shape. However, the competition time is fixed and will not be adjusted because of your bad shape.

Zhan Lang absolutely didn't want anything like this to cause problems in his game, as that would be too late to regret.

Therefore, Zhan Lang must adjust his condition from now on to ensure that he reaches a peak in energy and spirit when he appears on the stage.

At least make sure you don't lose the game because of some regrets.

"This trip to Tokyo is just an opening game, and you don't have to play, so why worry about your condition?"

This time in Tokyo there is only the opening ceremony and the opening match, so Zhan Lang, as the main player, naturally cannot play.

But it is precisely because he is the captain that he will go to the opening ceremony this time. Except for Li Yiran who will appear in the first game, all other participating players are still on standby at home.

Waiting for the second game to be transferred to their home court.

Ye Qing was a little surprised to see Zhan Lang's refusal, because although Zhan Lang did not smoke or drink, he drank a lot of carbonated drinks such as Coke, and publicly stated that Coke was the most delicious thing.

Some people had worried before that he might get sick from drinking this stuff. After all, many people believe that cola has side effects, but Zhan Lang told them not to worry.

I also talked to myself privately about that group of old men. They always told me to drink less cola and beverages, saying they were bad for the body, but I turned around and watched them chug down glass of white wine.

No amount of persuasion before was of any use, but now he actually quits on his own initiative?

Ye Qing suddenly felt a little unreal?

“Adjusting your condition doesn’t mean you can do it right away. It takes a long time. It’s not just about getting a good night’s sleep before the game.

I now get up on time at 8 o'clock every morning, go to bed on time at 10 o'clock at night, eat three meals a day, do not eat midnight snacks, exercise, and practice chess regularly every day according to the competition time.

This game is so important, I must make sure I am in the best condition when I play.

Now I just want to drink more hot water, forget about Coke."

Zhan Lang sighed helplessly. This is how life is. If you want to get something, you have to give up some of the things you like.

I'll drink it back in revenge when this competition is over.

As he spoke, Zhan Lang raised his head and looked at the statue of General Chen in front of him: “To be honest, General Chen and I also have a connection.

My father didn’t really support me learning Go back then, but my father’s old squad leader brought this poem by General Chen to convince my father, and that’s why I’m standing here today.”

"Mr. Chen has indeed made great contributions to Chinese Go." Ye Qing couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

After the Xin Chou Incident that year, the State Sports Commission no longer had any hope for Chinese Go and prepared to disband the Go team.

It was General Manager Chen who stepped forward and saved the Go team single-handedly. He told the Go team members more than once: "I will not rest in peace until I see the revival of Chinese Go in my lifetime!"

"Respect those who are capable and win the championship...it all depends on this time."

Zhan Lang knew that there were actually very few opportunities in life. Some people had many opportunities, but always missed them for various reasons.

But in fact, when you miss the first opportunity, even if the opportunity is in front of you, you will continue to miss all opportunities afterwards.

Similarly, once you seize the first opportunity, you will always be able to seize subsequent opportunities.

So every opportunity in life is important.

“I think everyone’s enthusiasm is still very high.”

Zhan Lang shook his head when he heard Ye Qing's words that seemed to comfort him: "Everyone's enthusiasm is more about the excitement of communicating with Japan's top masters, not the affirmation of their own victory."

The excitement and enthusiasm of the Chinese team members was just the excitement of communicating with the Japanese masters, not the confidence in their own victory.

"The road ahead is long and arduous..."

Zhan Lang thought of the previous meeting and couldn't help but sigh.

Even the players of the Chinese team generally have no confidence in their ability to win, let alone the general public.

If you don’t think you can win, how can others think you can win?
"If the road ahead is long and arduous, you must walk slowly. As long as you keep walking step by step, you will eventually reach the end."

Zhan Lang heard the voice behind him and turned around, and found that Hao Qiang, the editor-in-chief of "New Sports" magazine, was standing behind him.

For this Sino-Japanese exchange competition, magazines on both sides of China and Japan are one of the contact points. Hao Qiang, as the editor-in-chief of "New Sports" magazine, will also go to Japan to attend the opening ceremony and opening game.

"I'm afraid time waits for no one. Opportunity is sometimes more important than time."

“Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, as long as you work hard enough, the time will come.

It's just a matter of a little earlier or later. You are still young and have more opportunities than others."

Compared to others, Hao Qiang seemed to be more confident. He looked at Zhan Lang next to him and said with a smile: "The new Go magazine is almost ready. In fact, we have already prepared the first issue and are waiting to launch it in January next year.

I brought a copy in advance to give to those of you participating in this competition."

As Hao Qiang spoke, he took out a magazine from his bag and handed it to Zhan Lang.

After the battle, I saw the cover of the magazine. It was a picture of General Chen playing chess with his comrades during the war years, and the title of the editorial was "It's time for Chinese Go to take off."

January of next year will be the critical moment when the China-Japan competition reaches its peak.

If the situation is bad, Japan will force China into a desperate situation. If the situation is good, the two sides will enter into a tense tug-of-war in the midfield and backcourt.

Of course, there is also a theory that China may have pushed Japan to the brink of the cliff, which is theoretically possible.

So at this time, this passage in the Go magazine can be said to carry a lot of weight.

"Come on, I don't want the first issue to be different from the one you have in your hands."

Zhan Lang heard this and smiled as he clenched the magazine in his hand. He saw the statue in front of him that looked exactly like the one in the magazine and said, "I can't let Mr. Chen down. I just put down my harsh words in front of him."

Respect the capable and win the championship.

This time, I am the one who can do it!
PS: I will update one chapter first. There are two more chapters today. I will adjust the update to nine o'clock in the morning. Otherwise, it will be troublesome for everyone to stay up late every night. Nine o'clock in the morning is convenient for everyone to read it when they just arrive at the office.

(End of this chapter)