Pinnacle

On the TV, Li Zhen was wearing a black suit. He was not as slovenly as usual. His hair was neatly cut, and there was no stubble on his face. Array looks very energetic.

The reporters wanted to stop Li Zhen from entering the arena, but they were stopped by the arranged security guards, but they couldn't stop the enthusiasm of the reporters.

"Li Jiuduan! May I ask Li Jiuduan, everyone says that you are the person who is most likely to win the Chen Clan Cup. What do you think?"

As Li Zhen walked in, he turned his head away with a smile, and just said, "Concentrate on playing chess, and the rest will be discussed later."

Because Li Zhen did not ignore the reporters, this made the reporters a little excited. They chased Li Zhen who entered the arena and asked, "If you win the championship, you will get 50 US dollars from the Chen Group. Are you going to use the money?" Where is it?"

Li Zhen paused for a moment, his face seemed a little heavy, and he said in a low voice, "Cure my apprentice's eyes."

This sentence seemed to stir up waves, and the reporters were sensitive to find that it was a piece of good news. Li Zhen had an apprentice at the [-]th stage, and he seemed to have a problem with his eyes. A heart-warming front-page new article.

For example, the first Go master to defeat Japan's Kuduan, has a blind apprentice, etc...

Everyone heard the words on the TV, and turned their heads to look at Li Yizhi in unanimous agreement. Everyone is a neighbor in the same alley. Of course, they know who the apprentice Li Zhen is talking about. For these small citizens, it may not be possible to make money in a lifetime. They couldn't help being moved by Li Zhen's words.

Sitting in Li Yizhi's arms, Chen Jing looked back at him. Li Yizhi's eyes were fixed on the TV, but he couldn't see it.

Li Yizhi sighed, and he didn't know whether to be grateful or happy. He was indeed very lucky in this life. He had a master who loved him. Whether he liked Go or not, he could pass on his mantle for him. My good apprentice, he may not be able to see anything in his life, but he seems to feel that it is enough to hear this.

Li Zhen was surrounded by reporters, and the scene was almost out of control, because this game not only heralded the birth of a generation of chess champions, but also a display of national strength. No matter what, this was the first one, which always made people excited.

Li Yizhi counted the days. He should have thought that Master Qiao's family was going to participate in the Chen Clan Cup. This year happened to be Li Zhen's most glorious year. Because of Li Zhen's beautiful battle, he easily won the Chen Clan Cup. , There was a lot of Go wind all over the country, not only in Beijing, Shanghai, and Sichuan, but even in remote small towns, Go was very popular for a while, all because of Li Zhen.

Li Zhen's popularity is no less than that of any star after that. After this game, Li Zhen can be seen in the evening and morning newspapers in the streets and alleys almost every day.

Because the crowd of reporters was too large, the security department mobilized personnel. What everyone didn't expect was that Chen Songrui, the second chair of the Chen Group, came to open the way for Li Zhen himself.

Although ordinary people don't know who Chen Songrui is, how could the reporter's piercing eyes not recognize him? The artillery fire was diverted a lot immediately, allowing Li Zhen to enter the hotel smoothly. Under the escort of security personnel, he went upstairs to the competition site.

Everyone watched TV, and someone sighed: "Hey, he is the deputy director of the Chen family. He is not yet 30 years old. Why is he so powerful? My son's monthly subsidy for serving in the army is only 18 yuan. It is said that Chen Songrui can Earn tens of thousands of dollars."

"Hong Kong people."

"He's a director. Li Zhen's [-]th dan is really powerful. It's really impressive for the director to open the way for him. It makes us all look good."

"Speaking of Hong Kong, Xiao Chen seems to have a Hong Kong accent, right?"

Chen Jing turned on the TV without turning her eyes, and said calmly, "No, I'm from Nanjing."

The scene of the competition was very grand, which surprised the Hutong people who had never seen the scene. The venue was very quiet, and there were not ten people in total. The two chess players were sitting on big chairs, and there were chessboards and chess jars on the table. , and the name tags they put on hand, because the game time is very long, the hotel staff specially prepared comfortable chairs, and each person also put wet wipes and water on hand.

The rest are the referee, the notation staff, the notation staff, two security guards guarding the gate, and a camera reporter and a photo reporter.

After the game started, the venue was very quiet, the floor was covered with thick carpets, and the reporters who could enter the meeting to take pictures were also carefully selected, so they were naturally careful not to make a sound.

Li Zhen didn't look nervous. At first he was sitting upright on a chair. His black suit, white collar and cuffs, and slightly frowned eyebrows made people feel that this chess player was very stable, which was different from the sloppy ones that everyone usually sees. Li Jiuduan is different. Everyone can't help but sigh, it turns out that Li Jiuduan is deeply hidden.

Every time the two people on the TV made a move, Chen Jing reported a move, and frowned slightly, as if they were stuck in a stalemate. Because of Chen Jing's attitude, everyone gradually became nervous, even though they didn't see it from the chessboard. There are too many mysteries.

Li Zhen left the venue once, seemingly to go to the bathroom, but the opponent's eyes never left the chessboard for a moment, obviously Li Zhen was more leisurely than his opponent.

When they came back, Chen Songrui, deputy director of the Chen family, also entered the venue together, standing at a distance, as if watching chess, because the Chen family are all chess lovers, so they held the Chen family cup, obviously Chen Songrui is also a Chess idiot, standing in that position for more than an hour, the reporter gave close-ups several times.

A game lasted for a long time, and Li Zhen still brought water to drink from time to time, which made the opponent even more nervous.

Chen Jing has been explaining for Li Yizhi. After the two sides finished playing the chess, the referee counted the points. Because there are black and white chess, the black chess will be played first, and eight points will be posted at the end. Both sides have not timed out, so neither side will be penalized. In the end, Li Zhen won with three points.

The moment he won, Chen Jing couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief, and jumped off Li Yizhi's lap, his face couldn't hide the joy, although his tone was still faint, "I won."

Li Yizhi nodded. After Chen Jing said the word "win", everyone in the chess club cheered. Most people here don't know how to count. They only know whoever occupies the most space is the winner. When it came down, the black chess had five more points than the white flag. Everyone thought that Li Jiuduan was going to lose, but in the end he won. It was precisely because the black chess had eight points.

There was only a slight difference between the masters. Li Zhen won three points. Although it was not much, it was an absolute victory. The reporters outside the venue saw the broadcast, and they were already excitedly piled up at the door, waiting for Li Jiuduan to come out. Good report This is the first world chess champion.

This day, everyone stayed after watching the TV and eager to make a move. Chen Jing also stayed to make a move. Naturally, it is conceivable that this ten-year-old child is almost invincible. It is also because the chess club is still young and there is no such thing as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Wizards.

When Li Yizhi and Chen Jing went to the chess club to play chess the next day, the chess club was almost overcrowded.Because of Li Zhen's [-]th dan incident, all the chess players appeared overnight like mushrooms after a spring rain.

The Chess Club is a courtyard house. Although the area is not small, at first everyone didn’t expect so many people to come, so only the north room was opened. The other rooms are used as activity centers for the elderly, and a few rooms are empty. Or coal and Chinese cabbage piled up for the winter.

This crowded posture took everyone by surprise.

Chen Jing said: "Why don't we expand the chess club and turn it into a formal chess academy."

Everyone has never seen a formal chess academy. Chen Jing explained that he had seen a formal chess academy in Nanjing. A formal chess academy not only provides a place for chess players to play chess, but also provides tea, which is fifty cents a cup. To refill the cup, chess players can bring their own Go to play chess, or they can rent Go here, with a deposit of five yuan, and the deposit will be refunded when they are returned. Naturally, Go cannot be lost or damaged.

Chess players who come to the Chess Academy can simply watch chess, or play multicolored chess. In some places, it is also called hanging play. Walk.

A box of ordinary glass Go chess in this day and age costs six yuan and fifty cents, so ten yuan is not a small lottery, which sounds quite interesting.Moreover, the Chess Academy provides tea and lunch, which can make a lot of money. With the funds, the Chess Academy can be renovated and better Go can be bought. The courtyard house here can also be second to none.

Everyone thinks it is good, but there is a problem, that is, the turnover of funds in the early stage. Most of the people in the chess club are old people and have no source of funds. A box of Go is more than six yuan. Monthly salary, if the chess club does not prepare more Go, and those who come here to play chess are generally influenced by Li Zhen’s [-]th Dan, there must be no Go at home, you can only watch when you come, the chess board is tense, isn’t this too much? Too disappointing?

Chen Jing also has no money, he eats and lives in Li Yizhi's house, where is the cash flow, but it seems that he really wants to help build the chess academy, so he secretly pulled Li Yizhi's sleeve, "Can you lend me some money?" ...I will pay you back."

Chen Jing also felt that what he said was unreliable. After all, he was only ten years old and had no property. If he left Li Yizhi, he might starve to death.

Unexpectedly, Li Yizhi didn't refuse, but readily agreed, but he didn't have any money, so naturally he had to use the deposit left by Li Zhen first.

Li Yizhi took Chen Jing out and bought [-] cans of Go, plus everyone patched together, there were [-] boxes of Go, and then bought some Gao Moer, the next morning, the chess club opened.

Zhang Yiyuan's Gaomo catechu for fifty cents a cup, although it is Gaomoer, is still a time-honored brand of tea, and people in the alleys like Gaomoer, and Gaomoer has become a kind of culture.

And Li Yizhi sat down in the chess academy and hung up the colored chess. At first, a game was not too expensive, and each person paid two yuan and fifty cents, and took five yuan if he won. After all, everyone didn't have much money.

Within a few days, many people came to Li Yizhi, they called him Mr. Li when they met, and some of them came to play with Mr. Li on the train. It didn’t work for seven days, and Li Yizhi borrowed all the initial funds. I made it up.