After all of us are reborn, who plays Go?

Chapter 64: The Beginning of Decline
"Thank you very much to Mr. Fujii Hideaki for organizing this exchange event. Thank you very much! Cheers to the friendship between Chinese and Japanese Go."

The seven-day exchange competition organized by Japan has quickly come to an end. As the host country, China naturally had to host a banquet for the Japanese chess players who came for the exchange after the competition.

As the host, Chen Long, the current head of the Chinese national team, specially found the most upscale foreign-related hotel to entertain Fujii Hideaki.

After all, this event was organized by the other party at their own expense, and they did not even charge China a penny. It can be said that this Japanese friend is the one who has provided the greatest help to Chinese Go internationally.

Fujii Hideaki took a sip and sat down, then he linked arms with Chen Long. "China's brewing technology is indeed getting better and better. Brother Chen, you have to bring me a few bottles back to taste them. Otherwise, I will miss the taste if I don't come for a long time."

When Chen Long heard this, he patted his chest and promised: "No problem, this is brewed by our Capital Winery. I will find other good wine for you!

Let’s not talk about other things. When you come to my place, there will definitely be enough wine. If you don’t drink well tonight, I won’t let you go back tomorrow!"

"What are you saying? When have you ever drunk with me? Your alcohol tolerance is not even as good as that kid Fang Yuan!"

"I'm not convinced when you say that! Last time we went to Japan, you forgot who got drunk and ended up in the detention center, right?"

Looking at the two middle-aged men arm in arm, drinking and revealing each other's dark history, Zhan Lang didn't know what to say.

Is this the Japanese Go master and the leader of the Chinese Go national team?

Aren’t these just two drunkards?
No wonder China and Japan ended up in the doomsday game of Go!
According to his status, Zhan Lang should not be able to attend this kind of gathering, but for some reason he was dragged here by Fang Yuan.

It’s actually quite awkward to be with this group of middle-aged people now.

I want to sit at the children’s table!

"Zhan Sang, cheers."

At this time, Heizo Takenaka, who was sitting next to him, suddenly raised his glass and touched Zhan Lang's Coke bottle.

"Oh, cheers, cheers."

When Zhan Lang saw Takenaka Heizo raising his glass to toast him, he quickly picked up the Coke and took a sip.

Compared to the drunkards at his table, Zhan Lang, who had just turned fourteen, could only get a bottle of Coke to make up the numbers.

Takenaka Heizo said to Zhan Lang with some regret: "If you go to Japan, you will have greater development with your talent."

What Heizo Takenaka said is true, now is the peak moment of Japanese Go.

The Go population is as high as 12 million, with six top-notch players with sharpness and a group of strong 9th dan players with incomparable depth. These players form a powerful Japanese Go camp that is incomparably strong in both sharpness and depth. Japanese Go is also known as the Go Kingdom of the World.

Just this year, in a three-game match between South Korea's number one chess player and a top-notch Japanese chess player who is also of Korean descent, he was defeated 0:2.

After the failure, South Korean Cho Myeong-hun felt very inferior for a while, thinking that his Korean celebrity and Cho Chi-kun's Japanese celebrity were not worth mentioning.

Japan's top-notch players were considered invincible. At that time, Chinese and Korean Go players could only learn from Japan respectfully like elementary school students.

The Go atmosphere in Japan is also very good, and Go is promoted as Japan's traditional culture and national sport.

Pick up any magazine or newspaper in Japan, whether it is about finance, military affairs, fishing or current affairs, and most of them will have a Go life or death problem or a Go game record.

Because the media believes that Go is a traditional culture and they have the responsibility to pass it on. There are more than 600 levels of craftsmen who make Go boards in Japan, and the top craftsman's board can easily sell for 35 million yen, which is as high as yuan in RMB.

The most important thing is that among the six top-notch students in Japan, there are two who were born in South Korea and Taiwan, China. It seems that everyone in Japan has the opportunity to become a top-notch student.

This has made countless talented young people dream of studying in Japan.

It can be said to be a replica of the Japanese dream of Go.

"I was too young, so I might not have been able to adapt to it in the past."

When Heizo Takenaka heard this, he shook his head and said, "You are not young anymore. The guy back then has passed away when he was your age." Zhan Lang just smiled and didn't say much. After all, the other person meant well. What he meant was that he was doing this for your own good.

Seeing Zhan Lang seeming a little uneasy at the drinking party, Fujii Hideaki suddenly stood up and toasted with Zhan Lang: "Come on, Zhan Lang, let's have a drink too.

You're already fourteen and you're still drinking Coke? Let me tell you, there's a kid over there who's in the same grade as you, and he comes to my house every day to steal alcohol and drink it!"

"That guy Torajiro, right?"

"Then I'll give you a good spanking if you catch me! The law states that you can only drink at the age of twenty!"

Speaking of this name, the Japanese chess players present couldn't help laughing, as if they were thinking of something happy.

"I respect you!"

For tonight, Zhan Lang was just a supporting role at the table. Everyone was drinking and bragging happily, but Zhan Lang just focused on eating the food and being a glutton.

After the event, Fujii Hideaki and his group returned to Japan on a flight the next day.

As soon as he got off the plane, there were reporters waiting at the airport to interview Fujii Hideaki, the chess master.

"Master Fujii Hideaki! What did you gain from your trip to China?"

Fujii Hideaki seemed to be used to this interview: "I have gained a lot. Chinese Go is in the ascendant, and the new generation of Chinese Go players are improving with each passing day and at a very fast speed.

It can be said that in the next few years, it is possible to develop into our main rival to Japan! "

"Some people think that Sino-Japanese exchanges are completely one-sided assistance. What do you think?"

"Short-sighted."

"So what's the biggest gain from your trip?"

Hearing this, Fujii Hideaki, who was walking and being interviewed, suddenly stopped.

"I found a child, a Chinese child.

That child has only learned Go for ten months, but he is already at the level to participate in professional Go activities."

"Ten months? Professional Go?"

Hearing this, the reporter in charge of the interview was a little dumbfounded. It seemed that these two words could not be put together at all.

Which Japanese student who wants to become a professional does not have a few years of accumulation? Even a cold took away my professional dream.

"So this is a Chinese genius boy?"

"No, not a genius."

Fujii Hideaki said very seriously: "I see the shadow of someone in him. If he grows up, he will be a treasure of Chinese Go, a blessing for world Go, and a nightmare for Japanese Go."

"If nothing unexpected happens, he will come to Japan in March next year to participate in the World Amateur Go Championship.

I hope that the Japanese teenagers who aspire to become top-notch or even the best in the world, if you have the fighting spirit, come and defeat this boy!

Prove that Japanese Go is the most powerful in the world!"

"Otherwise this will be the beginning of the decline of Japanese Go!"

(End of this chapter)