The two teenagers complaining in the office at this moment never dreamed that in just half a month, they would be slapped in the face by the cruel reality.

When the programs of this year's professional chess player examination preliminaries landed on major TV stations, the long-haired boy who spoke softly and smiled like a nobleman of a family quickly gained huge popularity, and even beat the entertainment industry in a certain popularity vote. For the new generation of singers and actors, the sales of the same style of kimonos and folding fans surged, and the number of signups for Go classrooms in various places increased several times, reaching hundreds of thousands.

Qiyuan deliberately intercepted a segment of the documentary and played it repeatedly on the TV of Qiyuan.

He Guang Xu Nuan, a quiet room.

On the chessboard, there are nineteen vertical and horizontal lanes dividing the world, and the black and white squares and circles are placed as stars, each occupying one side.

The young man in the blue patterned hakama sat upright in front of the chessboard, holding a fan in one hand and holding up a sunspot in the other, with a gentle expression, half a smile but not a smile. When he raised his head, a ray of light flowed through his dark as night eyes, extremely Do your best.

Su Bai Yurun's fingers gently landed the sunspot on the chessboard, making a soft sound.

"It's your turn."

The young man's invitation had an astonishing effect on someone who sent him an invitation.

I don't know how many people looked at this camera when they passed by the chess academy, and ran to fill out the registration form for the Go class.

The person in charge of the Chess Academy hugged the TV and burst into tears, choked up and said, "The Chess Academy finally... ushered in a new life!"

New students, new students, new lives.

A bright future begins here!

He is right!

"In order to save the chess world, we must change the past concepts, let Go become a fashion, and let chess players become idols!"

That's right!

This sentence will become his lifelong belief!

The power of idols is indeed astonishing. It is not an exaggeration to say that Qiyuan has almost "resurrected from the dead".

In the past few years, the number of children learning Go has decreased year by year.

Without the entry of new blood, an industry is bound to decline.

Even with the sponsorship of the consortium, the Chess Institute can barely continue to support it, but everyone can feel the stagnation of the Japanese chess world.

Once it loses its broad mass base, the sport will be divorced from the masses, and finally it will be completely reduced to a prop for the powerful to show off.

The people in charge of chess institutes of all dynasties want to change this situation, but freezing three feet is not a one-day cold, how can Shen Ke change in a short period of time, in a world where "the living environment of chess players may not be as good as that of company employees" In this era, it is meaningless to talk about "love" and "feelings" with most people.

Compared with sponsorship, Qiyuan cares more about the number of people learning Go, especially the number of young people.

The Chess Academy couldn't believe that the situation of "Go classrooms full of children with high enthusiasm for learning" that they had dreamed of for decades would really happen, and many people who were committed to promoting Go burst into tears because of this.

The feedback data from Go classrooms around the world is astonishing. In many places, not only a large number of freshmen have appeared, but even the number of middle-aged people signing up has also increased rapidly. It seems that many generations have signed up at the same time in many families.

Kyoto, Yuan Gong family.

"Mom! I want to learn Go!"

Yuan Gongqian, the daughter of the Yuan Gong family, circled around her mother.

"Didn't my mother always hope that I could participate in some interest classes? Go is also a good sport. Let me learn it! Everyone has gone to learn it, but I can't. Keiko and the others go to the Go classroom after class... ...The classmates in the class are discussing Go every day, and I can't get in the way at all...Mom~"

Only then did Yuan Gongqian's mother let go.

"Okay, since your classmates are all going to learn chess, then you should go too."

"Great! Mom is so nice!" Yuan Gongqian hugged her mother happily.

"However, I also want to go together." Mrs. Yuan Gong said with a smile, "His Highness Shiina is so handsome—isn't he?"

When Yuan Gongqian heard her recent catchphrase being spoken out by her mother, she immediately blushed, stomped her feet and ran away.

Sariyashiki Town.

Nanye family.

In Nanye's family, mother and son also went to the Go classroom to sign up at the same time. However, compared to Yuan Gongqian begging his mother to go to the Go classroom, the situation in Nanye's house was reversed—— Housewife Nanye Shizuko rarely became interested in an advertisement. She watched the advertisement for just a few minutes in front of the TV on time every day, and was in a daze at the newly bought "Weekly Go", which she couldn't understand at all. The keen Nanye Xiuyi quickly realized the crux of the matter, and the filial and considerate young man immediately proposed to learn Go.

Minano Shizuko said pleasantly: "Does Xiuyi want to learn chess? That's really great! Mom has already seen it, and now the newly opened class in the Go classroom learns five times a week for two hours each time for three months. For one semester, if you take courses for one semester at a time, you can get a [-]% discount, and if you sign up for more than one person, you can enjoy the limited-time event benefit of '[-]% discount for each additional person'!"

Having said that, Shizuko Minano also realized that she was a little too excited, so she coughed in disguise.

"In short, if Xiuyi wants to learn Go, mom will definitely support you."

Now this time is just when the NHK Go program is broadcasting the commercial, and Minano Shuichi has not spoken yet, and the elegant and noble boy has appeared on the TV again.

Minano Hideichi frowned slightly.

...No, this is not a boy at all, but a girl.

Beijing……

The brilliant Jinghime, the Miko of Ise Shrine.

That kind of extraordinary temperament is hard to imitate, even in the Heian era, people with this kind of temperament are rare, let alone this noisy and impetuous modern age.

Although I don't understand why the Miko of Ise would disguise himself as a man to play chess, but learning chess is not a bad thing, it's rare for my mother to express her affection for someone so clearly...

Minano Hideichi quickly finished the weighing, and said with a smile: "You can't play Go alone, mother and I should go to study together, and then we can still compete against each other."

Minano Shizuko was very pleasantly surprised when she heard this sentence, and nodded repeatedly as she wished.

"Great! I mean... that's good too! And there are more discounts for two people. It would be even better if Dad is willing to go together. The family discount package will also give away washing powder and cooking oil. If If you learn Go, you will be able to understand a little bit of the game... It is said that this year's professional chess player exam will also be broadcast live."

Minano Hideo agreed with a smile, but couldn't stop muttering in his heart: What is the Miko of Ise thinking?Could it be that he wants to turn all his Shinto fans into Go fans?

Similar things are happening in many places and in many families.

It is undeniable that for some teenagers, the inheritance history of "Go" is too heavy and rigid, too far away from their lives, but an idol of a noble boy in the Go world is fresh and full of charm. I also want to be such a person.They don't know what Go is, and they don't need to know it—because as long as they become interested in Go because of this promotional video, the teachers in the Go classroom should worry about the following courses.

With the help of people with good intentions, many idol stars and young singers have begun to discuss Go. With this shareholder trend, several large-scale TV dramas involving Go are also in full swing.

If these are not enough, then, when some people in the cultural circles and politicians also started to talk about reviving traditional culture and inheriting chess skills, some smarter people have caught a signal.

Go is about to "fire".

The Secretary of the Governor of Tokyo, Genghime, attended the interview instead of the Governor. During the period, he made no secret of his appreciation for the current young chess players and encouraged young people to learn this traditional culture.

Beautiful brunette talking to the camera.

"To sum up, the Governor believes that in this impetuous society, we need to re-examine the cultural treasures of the past. Our country once stood at the top of the world chess world, but now South Korea has come from behind, and my country is also catching up. The number of professional chess players taking the exam has been decreasing year by year. Excessive pursuit of fame and fortune has neglected the fundamentals. It is time for reform in the chess world. We welcome the new generation and warmly invite everyone to participate in this beneficial activity. Young chess players like Shiina-kun are the hope of the chess world."

Anyone with a sense of politics has keenly grasped the meaning of this passage.

This is no longer simply an attempt to promote the revival of Go. This kind of naming of a specific person shows that this person has already caught the eyes of some big shots.

Who is a real fool who can make a name for himself in the political and economic circles?

Some people who originally wanted to fish in troubled waters immediately withdrew all those bad marketing attempts to make a fortune by taking advantage of the reputation of "chess player Shiina-kun".

All the reports and interviews involving "Shiina Kyo" turned out to be positive, creating a nearly perfect noble son.

The upsurge of the whole people learning Go is heating up again.

This weekend, Shiina Kyo was invited to Kobe's house as a guest.

Kobe Kikuemon and Kobe Miwako were standing at the door waiting. When they saw Shiina Kyo, they showed excited expressions at the same time. Kobe Kikuemon nodded repeatedly while leaning on his crutches, and said with tears in his eyes, "I knew Kyo Your Highness will definitely pass the exam," Granny Matsue said in a low voice, "This time it's just a preliminaries, and the main competition will start next month."

Miwako Kobe trotted forward happily, bowed slightly, and smiled like a flower.

"His Royal Highness! I am very happy to meet you! It is a pity that I cannot watch the whole process of your exam this time. Fortunately, the shooting effect is not bad. By the way, are you comfortable with the chess board and chess pieces of the Chess Academy? Before I went to When I looked at it, I found that some of the chess pieces were cracked. It is really pitiful. How can chess players use such chess pieces to play games? I feel very uncomfortable when I think that His Royal Highness needs to use such chessboard pieces for the exam, so I I changed all the things in the Chess Academy, and replaced the tea with what His Highness likes."

It turns out that Mr. Kobe did not do this, but you——!

Shiina Kyo couldn't help shouting in her heart, with a gentle smile on her face.

"Thank you very much, Ms. Miwako, for your kindness. I am very satisfied with what I have now."

"That's good!" Kobe Miwako patted her heart, breathed a sigh of relief, and carefully reached out to hold Shiina Kyo's sleeve, "Let's go in. Although I have watched His Highness Kyo's exam on TV, I still have I want to ask you a question personally."

"Okay." Kyo Shiina saluted Kobe Kikuemon and Matsue Granny, "I'm sorry to bother you again, thank you very much Mr. Kobe for the invitation."

"His Royal Highness——" Kobe Kikuemon wiped his tears with a handkerchief, and said with a choked voice, "I am so touched to be able to feel the brilliance of His Highness at such a close distance, and your presence makes the shrine shine. "

Shiina Kyodo didn't dare to be polite anymore. According to his experience, if he said a few more words, the old gentleman could still cry for a long time.

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