After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

"Mr. Fujii Hideaki, this is the front page headline of today's Asahi Shimbun. Please take a look."

Fujii Hideaki, who had just boarded the plane, received today's newspaper handed to him by Koichi Sakamoto. The entire page of the newspaper was about the China-Japan Go Challenge.

From this we can see the current attention that boxing matches are getting in Japan.

Japan's Asahi Shimbun specially found eight professionals to predict the final outcome of this boxing match.

Four of them cautiously believed that Fujii Hideaki could win, three thought that Zhan Lang would win in the end, and the last one thought it was a fifty-fifty chance.

However, most of those who are optimistic about Fujii Hideaki's victory are just friendly support. Even many of the reasons given in the newspapers are far-fetched. They support him entirely out of nationality and Fujii Hideaki's face.

After all, there has to be someone supporting your own national players. You can't just surrender to the enemy just because you feel there is little hope.

To a certain extent, many people are cheering for Fujii Hideaki, hoping that he can try harder.

However, it is difficult for most Japanese chess fans to hold out hope. After all, at Fujii Hideaki's age, it is no longer a second spring, it is purely a miracle.

Fujii Hideaki himself could naturally see it, but he didn't need these things to boost his morale.

Because Fujii Hideaki never thought he would lose from the beginning.

When Fujii Hideaki saw that his two juniors, Kenichi Mitsuba and Masao Toya, were defeated, he knew that the responsibility of the entire Japanese Go fell on him.

In addition to the pressure, Fujii Hideaki also felt a hint of excitement, just like the excitement he felt when he first entered the Go Saint Tournament and challenged the reigning Go Saint.

A winner is someone who can often perform at his best when the situation is more exciting.

Although Fujii Hideaki joked that he had prepared a razor, he was actually already prepared to fight to the death.

Even when Koichi Sakamoto went to his house to persuade him to quit drinking, Fujii Hideaki directly stated that he had already started quitting drinking a long time ago, so there was no need for him to remind him.

Since the young Japanese are not capable, let me, an old man, make another contribution!
It doesn’t matter if there is no bonus or anything like that, I will try my best to win this game!

A legend is someone who can always do things that others think are impossible.

Only in this way can you become a legend, right?

When hearing what Fujii Hideaki said, Koichi Sakamoto couldn't help but stand in awe.

This is the value of Japan's lifelong Go Master. If all Japanese Go players have such awareness, Chinese Go will never be able to defeat Japanese Go!

Even Koichi Sakamoto felt ashamed of himself for judging others by his own standards.

I actually thought that Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan was the kind of person who was only interested in money!

You deserve to die!

After Fujii Hideaki made up his mind, he completely stopped drinking, maintained a regular schedule, and even stopped going anywhere. He just stayed at home every day practicing Go and studying Go with others.

This requires extreme self-discipline. You have to know that such a boring life is not something that ordinary people can endure.

Even Torajiro Kashima, who had made similar bold statements before, couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

After all, after I have said it, I can always tell myself that it is okay to have one more sip of wine, and it is okay to go to the brothel one more time. I made the oath today, so I will start again tomorrow.

But Fujii Hideaki is sixty years old and can still do exactly what he says.

The most terrifying thing is the willpower to do what you say.

Ninety-nine percent of people cannot do this. Tokyo is not far from the capital of China. Fujii Hideaki and his team arrived at the Capital International Airport in just a few hours.

As a representative of the Chinese delegation, Hao Qiang naturally had to go to the airport to greet Fujii Hideaki. When he saw Fujii Hideaki's mental state, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Fujii Hideaki had a big, shiny black and slicked back hair, which scared Hao Qiang at the time. At first glance, Fujii Hideaki really looked like a young man.

"Mr. Fujii has been in very good spirits recently. I almost couldn't recognize you. I would believe you if you said you were in your forties."

Fujii Hideaki couldn't help but laugh when he heard this. It was impossible for his hair to turn from white to black naturally. It was against the laws of nature for hair to turn from white to black naturally during aging.

"My wife said she was going to keep the hair I shaved to apologize for my sin as a souvenir. Thinking that white hair would be too ugly, she dyed it in advance so that it wouldn't be ugly."

Looking at Fujii Hideaki who was laughing, Hao Qiang also laughed, and then said that the other party was being modest. The game had not started yet and the result was still unknown.

But when Hao Qiang saw Fujii Hideaki's mental state, he really felt that the situation did not seem good.

The Japanese side postponed the game for one month, apparently to give Fujii Hideaki time to adjust his condition.

Now it seems that Fujii Hideaki has adjusted very well, and his whole spirit and energy are completely different.

No matter what the result is, this game will definitely not be as easy as the Chinese media expects.

The final match of the first China-Japan Go Tournament was held in the Capital Gymnasium.

Before the game, Chairman Fang, the honorary chairman of the Chinese Go Association, came early to meet with the Japanese player Fujii Hideaki, exchanged routine greetings and thanked him for his support for Chinese Go over the years.

After the greetings, Chairman Fang took out a framed Chinese painting and gave it to Zhan Lang: "I have always wanted to give this painting to you, and today I finally have the chance to bring it to you."

Seeing this Chinese painting, everyone present was praising Chairman Fang for how good he was at painting. After all, his status and position were so high that flattery would never wear thin.

Only Zhan Lang knows the other meanings of this painting.

This is what the other party told me when I came back from Japan two months ago.

If I win, the other party will give me a Chinese painting I drew.

The game hasn't even started yet, but the opponent has already sent this to me. The meaning is very clear. I believe you can definitely win this round, so I brought this thing to you in advance!

Zhan Lang did not take it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Put this painting in the VIP room first. It won't be too late to take it when I come back after playing chess."

The meaning of Zhan Lang's words was also only known to him and Chairman Fang.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Zhan Lang and Fujii Hideaki walked into the game room side by side.

Reporters, cameras and referees are already in place and the match will be broadcast live in its entirety.

At 9:30 in the morning, as chief referee Chen Long announced the start of the competition, this competition that will change the course of the history of Chinese and Japanese Go officially opened.

PS: In today's Korean MZ Super Arena Tournament, Kang Dong-yoon defeated Shin Jin-seo in the middle game.

The older the ginger, the spiciest it gets. This second Chunchun is so scary. He caught Shen Lanke, but lost to Lai Sheshi.

After losing the game, Shen Zi came to the Internet to vent his emotions with Chinese chess players. Once again tonight, he suffered three consecutive defeats in online chess, and now he has lost six games in a row.

However, I still believe that Shenzi can defeat Dingzhu in the Wushlanke Cup at the end of the month. After all, Dingzhu is in worse shape.

(End of this chapter)