Hello, 1983

In October 1984, before the first Sino-Japanese Go Tournament started, the Go community generally believed that the island country had the highest level.

The national Go players are like clouds: Ida Kiki, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, Fujisawa Hideyuki, Takemiya Masaki, Otake Heroes, all of them are top masters.

The survey before the start of the game also showed this: more than 3,000 people in the island country participated in the vote, of which only more than 20 people believed that the Chinese side could win.

And most of these 20 people are overseas students from China.

Even in the survey conducted by the domestic Go World, only 20% of the people believed that the Huaxia team would win.

If it weren't for this, how could Nie Xuanfeng achieve the illustrious reputation of Nie Xuanfeng, and the current situation creates heroes, which is probably the case.

And this Mr. Fujita Masaichi, who liked Go since childhood, considered himself an amateur master, so he would lure Liu Qingshan to bet.

Caitou, isn't that a gamble, no no no no.

Zheng Xiaoxiao kept waving her little hands. She knew that Dulu's net worth would never be able to get 10,000 US dollars, and she still borrowed tuition fees from her every year.

Of course, Liu Qingshan knew about Fujita Masaichi's little tricks, so he simply untied the Jade Pig Dragon from his neck and said:

Then I'll use this to gamble with Mr. Fujita, okay?

A flash of greed flashed across Fujita's eyes, but he pretended to be reluctant on the surface:

Your jade article is of poor quality. Forget it, I will reluctantly agree.

Hmph, just have fun in your heart.

Liu Qingshan pouted, and then the two agreed to start a chess game after breakfast, and the winner would be determined in one game.

This news quickly spread in a small area. Now that the Go craze has not yet emerged, many people don't even know that there is such a chess game.

While eating breakfast at the guest house, Liu Qingshan was drinking rice porridge when he saw Zheng Hongqi also coming up with his rice bowl: Qingshan, are you sure?

Soon a few more people gathered around and asked Liu Qingshan in vain.

Liu, you must win, you can't embarrass us!

Old Cheng also stretched out his big hand and patted Liu Qingshan's shoulder vigorously.

Because the two sides of the game have special identities, the significance of this game has risen to a national level at once.

This is just two private chess players, a private game. If the national players of both sides are in a ring match, the sensation and impact it will cause can be imagined.

Director Cheng, you say that, I'm under a lot of pressure.

Liu Qingshan replied with a smile, looking at him eating oil cakes and drinking rice porridge, there is no trace of pressure.

Director Zhou also joined up: I heard that there is still a bet. The other party has placed 10,000 US dollars and must win. I will exchange it for you in RMB, and you can exchange it for one to three.

Of course, there were different opinions. Leader Hu frowned: Liu, make a bet, no matter whether you win or lose, it won't affect you, right?

Leader, it's okay, we are a private communication, not official.

Liu Qingshan winked at Leader Hu, the meaning is obvious: Leader, you just pretend you don't know.

Leader Hu really understood, and happily went to another table to eat.

The heads and brains of these units in the county do not have so many scruples. During the festival, if they get together, whoever does not have two.

Old Cheng also said a few times: Liu, can we also bet, I also bet on a steel worker, and I bet on you to win!

In addition to his gambling nature, Director Cheng mainly wanted to express his support for Liu Qingshan in this way.

Old Cheng, it's a loss for you to be the director. I'll give you ten yuan and bet on Qingshan to win!

Director Zhou took out a big unity and slapped it on the table.

Others also contributed money, but Liu Qingshan of course confiscated it, thanked him for a round, and then finished breakfast in a lively manner.

Everyone was busy, only Zheng Xiaoxiao went to Liu Qingshan. Today is a day off, so she didn't go to school and was going to be a referee for Liu Qingshan.

In case the opponent loses and cheats, she doesn't want to have an unfinished chess game happen again.

The match between the two sides was held in a room in the guest house. Masaichi Fujita also called for a female assistant, and there was also an interpreter present. There was really no official person.

The staff of the guest house had already borrowed chessboard pieces from the cultural and sports bureau in the county. Before the go boom, these things were not easy to find.

In addition, two dedicated game timers are also brought, which are the kind that stop the watch at the touch of a button.

Originally, I heard the news that Director Lu of the Cultural Center had to bring people to help out. After all, this kind of thing can be regarded as a cultural exchange activity between the two countries.

As a result, the staff told him that the Japanese business made a bet of 10,000 US dollars.

In this case, Director Lu felt that it was inconvenient to participate, and he could only secretly be shocked: 10,000 US dollars, such a big bet!

At 9:00 am, the door to the competition room was closed and the competition officially started.

Although others did not participate in this game, it did not mean that they did not pay attention. On the contrary, those who knew the news were all thinking about it.

The stake is one aspect, and the most important thing is that it is about the sense of national honor, and no one wants Liu Qingshan to lose the game.

Even Leader Hu, Zheng Hongqi and the others were busy drafting contracts while paying attention to this, and from time to time inquired about the news from the waiter in the guest house.

However, the door to the room was kept closed, and no one except the people in the room could get the slightest news.

Everyone's heart is like twenty-five little mice that have got into it, that's called a hundred claws scratching their hearts.

An hour later, at ten o'clock in the morning, there was no other movement in the room except for the occasional crackling sound.

Two hours later, at eleven o'clock in the morning, there was no sound of falling in the room, and it was silent.

Three hours passed, and it was about twelve o'clock at noon. The door finally opened, and Masaichi Fujita's female assistant ran out in a panic, followed by the translator:

Oxygen, come on, Mr. Fujita needs oxygen!

It is lunch time now, and the people who follow this game are basically gathered here.

After hearing the explanation of the translator, people were also surprised: foreign businessmen must not have problems here!

However, oxygen inhalation equipment is only available in hospitals. Magistrate Wang hurriedly said, Should we hurry up and send Mr. Fujita to the hospital?

Next to Lao Cheng and the others, everyone had a look of joy, and Lao Cheng quietly gave everyone a high five, and he kept saying:

You're going to be deprived of oxygen for your opponents, this kid Qingshan is really amazing!

After they finished speaking, they remembered something: No, it's not a long-distance running or something. How can you play chess with hypoxia?

The brain is highly tense, just like a machine running at high speed, it will heat up.

Director Zhou explained it to him, and then saw the pale Fujita Masaichi being helped out and sent directly to the hospital.

It was only at this time that Liu Qingshan walked out of the room slowly, followed by Zheng Xiaoxiao, who was blushing. This girl was completely excited.

Won?

A dozen voices asked almost simultaneously.

Liu Qingshan smiled and nodded.

Go is one of his hobbies. When he was in college, when the Sino-Japanese Go arena was in full swing, he fell in love with it. He was definitely an amateur master.

Moreover, he is familiar with the development and changes of Go over the past few decades, and his mind is wide open, throwing several streets out of Fujita.

This guy actually took the initiative to challenge him. Isn't that a rat and a cat fighting in the ring, just looking for abuse?

The reason why the game took so long was mostly due to Fujita Masaichi thinking. In the end, this guy was full of shame and anger, plus he really used his brain too much, so that his brain was deprived of oxygen, and he was sent directly to the hospital.

In the end, this game of chess was not finished, and it really became an unfinished game of chess.

However, anyone who knows a little bit of Go can see that Liu Qingshan has already won.

In addition, Masaichi Fujita gave up the competition, so of course the winner was Liu Qingshan.

Listening to Zheng Xiaoxiao's vivid description of the game, everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers, and Lao Cheng raised his voice: Waiter, drink, you must celebrate!

As a result, Magistrate Wang waved his hand: When I'm done with this matter, I'll accompany everyone to get a rest.

The county magistrate said, of course, the wine can't be drunk, and people turned to pay attention to another matter. Director Zhou approached Liu Qingshan: That 10,000 US dollars...

This, this!

Zheng Xiaoxiao happily took out a thick stack of Franklin. She was also a chess player from elementary school, and at first she was worried about Liu Qingshan for a while.

But after more than 20 moves, she, like Fujita, didn't understand Liu Qingshan's way at all.

When she finally collected the bet, she was a little rude and asked the female assistant directly.

He handed the money to Director Zhou, and he exchanged it. Zheng Xiaoxiao still couldn't hide his excitement, and told the story of Shen Shentou vividly:

During the Tang Dynasty, the Prince of Fusang accompanied the Tang envoy to the court. This prince specialized in Go and was the No. 1 in Fusang. He offered to fight the No. 1 master of the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, the great Tang Dynasty player was named Gu Shiyan, and he played against the prince. At first, the killing was indistinguishable. At the 33rd hand, he used a subtle trick to suppress the gods, forcing the prince to admit defeat.

Zheng Xiaoxiao's voice is very nice and the story is very attractive. Everyone listened with relish. After finishing speaking, Zheng Xiaoxiao said excitedly:

Sanfeng's chess move today, we can't understand, quite the power of Gu Shiyan's head!

Everyone clapped and laughed, only Liu Qingshan shook his head: I can't compare to Gu Shiyan, this Mr. Fujita is not a prince, hahaha.

In the afternoon, Director Zhou handed over the exchanged 30,000 yuan to Liu Qingshan.

Liu Qingshan was also in a good mood.

When he was short of money, there was a foreigner who traveled thousands of miles and came to China to give him money. What kind of spirit is this? This is the great spirit of internationalism!

The last time I went to Spring City, the 10,000 yuan I gave to Hou San had almost been spent. Liu Qingshan had no money on hand, so he wanted to maintain the current scale.

Unexpectedly, I made 30,000 yuan so quickly, so I would invest in some more. Anyway, it is a business that can make a profit without losing money.

Liu Qingshan was thinking about being beautiful when he heard a light cough from beside him:

Someone is rich, doesn't he know that he should pay off the debt first?