After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

The closing ceremony of the China-Japan Go Tournament was held in the Great Hall. The Japanese side felt that China had given them enough face. After all, this kind of place can be said to be a pretty impressive place.

However, the city hall was often rented out in the future, and even weddings, concerts and other events could be held in it.

The smaller Macau Hall only requires 50,000 yuan, but additional expenses will be required for security fees, cleaning fees, equipment fees and other related expenses.

At the closing ceremony, it can be said that many big names from the Chinese side came to participate. After all, this competition has been elevated to a level that is somewhat beyond the scope of this competition.

As the honorary chairman of the Go Association, Chairman Fang naturally could not be absent and arrived at the scene early.

Chairman Fang originally wanted to go directly to the gymnasium to watch the game, but he was afraid that his heart would not be able to take it. After all, the era of Go competitions can sometimes be too ups and downs.

One step to heaven and one step to hell, sometimes the audience's blood pressure can really be a problem.

However, Chairman Fang could not help but urge his secretary to call the venue to inquire about the situation at home. He even wanted to play the second game right after finishing the first one.

I was scared to look at it, and uncomfortable not to look at it. I couldn't sleep, so I could only pace back and forth and hope that time would pass quickly.

It can be said that Chairman Fang spent the entire day feeling restless until the news of Zhan Lang's victory came.

After hearing the news, Chairman Fang sat down with a sense of relief and wiped his wet eyes: "If General Manager Chen was here, he would be the happiest person at this moment."

From the Japanese side, Mr. Sekimoto, a sponsor, also came all the way from Tokyo to attend the closing ceremony.

After all, it was a competition sponsored by myself. Although the result was not satisfactory, to some extent, the initial competition effect had been achieved, or even exceeded.

President Guan Ben didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. After all, he had gained a lot of benefits, and...

My company successfully gained popularity in China through this competition, and it even had a huge advertising effect in Japan.

The closing ceremony began soon, with Hao Qiang speaking first as the representative of the Chinese Go team.

In fact, China’s statement was very simple. It meant that the victory in this game was hard-won. At the same time, it hoped that the China-Japan Go Challenge Tournament could continue, and both sides could compete with each other and jointly create better results.

The head of the Japanese team said that he originally thought that the Japanese team could easily defeat the Chinese team, but he did not expect that Fang Yuan and Zhan Lang of the Chinese team would be so brave. In fact, Japan did not have much hope in the last game in China.

Fujii Hideaki, the last commander of the Japanese side, also went on stage to speak. After such a long time, Fujii Hideaki also recovered from his emotions.

“When I was in Japan, I wanted to encourage two juniors, so the three of us published in the newspaper that if we lost the game, we would just shave our heads and apologize.

But now the facts have proved that our oath was a bit rash, as the three of us Japanese were defeated one after another by Zhan Lang.

There is an old Chinese saying that a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Since we have already made a public oath, there is no reason not to fulfill it. So I reported to all of you in China at the closing ceremony that I will shave my head and take responsibility together with Kenichi Mitsuha and Masao Toya within a month."

Zhan Lang, the leader of the Chinese team, said that Fujii Hideaki 9th Dan was very respectable, and that even though he lost the game, he learned a lot, so he didn't think it was necessary to shave his head. After winning, everyone was naturally very polite, and they wanted to show each other that they were not good enough and that he was the best.

After a brief speech, the closing ceremony ushered in the real highlight.

The Japanese sponsors awarded a winning prize to the Chinese team. This time the prize money is not very high. The total prize money is only 5 million yen, and the Chinese team will share it as a whole.

For Zhan Lang, it can be said that it is better than nothing, but the system's bonus is extremely generous, so let's not talk about it for now.

At the same time, President Guan Ben presented the Winning Streak Award to Fang Yuan Jiudan of China for his five consecutive wins and Mitsuha Kenichi of Japan for his six consecutive wins, thanking them for their outstanding performance in this competition.

Since Kenichi Mitsuba was not present, Hideaki Fujii, 9th dan, took his place.

Finally, Mr. Sekimoto, the sponsor and organizer of the competition, came on stage to give the final closing speech.

“Thank you very much for your attention to this competition. There are three things that completely surprised me when our company hosted the China-Japan Go Challenge.

The first is the final victory of the Chinese team, because at the opening ceremony I asked the chairman of the Japan Chess Association how the final game turned out.

Chairman Hasegawa told me confidently that there would be no problem for the Japanese team to win, the only difference was whether it would be won by three people or by five people.

As an absolute authority on Japanese Go, his words at the time gave me peace of mind, but the final outcome was something no one had expected.

I think this victory of the Chinese team will cause a great shock to the entire Japanese Go community. Japanese Go must open its eyes to the world. "

"The second thing is that I didn't expect this competition to have such ups and downs. First, the Chinese team won five consecutive games, then the Japanese team won six consecutive games, and finally the Chinese Zhanlang player won three consecutive games to end the game. It seemed like a movie! No other competition can have such a program effect except the ring match!"

"The third reason is that I didn't expect the tournament to attract so much attention in both China and Japan. Our sponsoring company also benefited from the Chinese team. Our visibility in China has been greatly improved. Knowing that we are the company sponsoring the tournament, they all gave us a thumbs up.

Therefore, from our sponsorship perspective, such competitions can be said to be good value for money, and we are very willing to continue!
However, after Kenichi Mitsuba won six consecutive games, we had discussed it with the Japan Shogi Association. Japan actually believed that if Kenichi Mitsuba won seven consecutive games, the competition would basically be a foregone conclusion and there would be no point in holding it again.

But if the Japanese team loses, no matter whether our company wants to hold the third or fifth session, the Japan Chess Association will definitely accompany us.

So after Zhanlang won today, I immediately called Chairman Hasegawa to ask if his attitude had changed.

His answer was also very affirmative, so I have the right to announce it to you here at the closing ceremony.

China-Japan Go Tournament! Our company will sponsor at least five more events!"

PS: I suggest that someone copy a few more of the Ten Tips of Go.

(End of this chapter)