When Nie Whirlwind heard Li Cai come in, he said that he had something to ask him for help, and he felt a tightness in his heart.

For his proud disciple, Nie Whirlwind knows that although he is talented, he is very whimsical in doing things, and this was the case with his retirement from Go last time, he went to play tennis instead of Go.

Although his performance in tennis is also good, which can be regarded as setting an example for Chinese men's tennis, Nie Xuanfeng is still a little unhappy in his heart, feeling that Go is compared to tennis, so he let his apprentice go to tennis instead.

Although he was unhappy, Nie Whirlwind still asked Li Cai: "What's the matter? ”

When Li Cai heard this, he couldn't smile bitterly, so he had to say: "Teacher, where do you want to go, Huaguo football can't be saved by me alone, I came to ask you for help in Go this time, but it's great news." ”

Nie Whirlwind heard that it was about Go, and thought that the Asian Games were coming, thinking that Li Cai wanted to represent the Huaguo team and participate in the game of Go.

But Li Cai didn't let Nie Whirlwind wait long, so he told the matter of Go.

"I want to hold a Go tournament. ”

When Nie Whirlwind heard that it was a Go tournament, he just nodded, a little disappointed, thinking that this was not a big deal, it was better for you to return to the Go world and participate in the news of the competition.

But when Li Cai said the bonus number, Nie Whirlwind thought that he had heard it wrong, and heard five million as fifty million.

So, Nie Whirlwind hurriedly interrupted Li Cai's introduction to the game and asked again: "What did you just say about the bonus?"

Li Cai said indifferently: "Fifty million!"

After confirming that the prize was 50 million, not 5 million, Nie Whirlwind felt that his blood pressure was rising rapidly, and hurriedly took medicine to calm himself down and calm down.

Seeing that the teacher suddenly covered his heart and took medicine, Li Cai thought that the teacher was sick, and hurriedly said, "Teacher, are you okay?" ”

Nie Whirlwind took the medicine and felt much more comfortable, waving his hand to signal that he was fine.

In the Go tournament with a prize of 50 million, Nie Xuanfeng was curious, and he didn't know where this disciple got the sponsorship.

Regarding the teacher's question, Li Cai said bluntly: "My dad is here to sponsor!"

Hearing Li Cai's answer, Nie Whirlwind remembered that Dad Li was now one of the top ten richest people in Huaguo, so he could easily take out the 50 million bonus.

So, Li interrupted the teacher and continued.

Nie Whirlwind frowned when he heard that only the champion could get the 50 million bonus, while the other participants did not have a prize and were eligible to win a world championship every year, and felt that it was a little inappropriate.

But Nie Whirlwind still waited for Li to finish speaking before expressing his opinion.

Li Cai explained that the teacher did not have a game fee for the other contestants.

"I think so, once the prize money is high, you don't have to share it with others, and you take it alone, which will make the contestants work harder and make the game more intense, otherwise as long as you participate, you can get a lot of game fees, which goes against the original intention, and it can't attract attention, and my dad won't be willing to sponsor. Second, it will be of great importance to let more people know about Go, and also let other countries know about the sport of Go, which can be of great importance in promoting the development of Go's international perspective. ”

After listening to Li Cai's explanation, Nie Whirlwind thought for a while, and felt that what he said as an apprentice was very reasonable, so he agreed to his request for help.

Li Cai then said: "Don't get involved in the chess association, directly notify the FIDE and let them publicize it." ”

Regarding Li Cai's request, Nie Whirlwind naturally understands it, and knows that if the Chess Association participates, the nature of the competition will change, it will become more bureaucratic, and it will also lose the original intention of holding this competition.

Nie Whirlwind agreed, and promised Li Cai to help make contact.

After the main questions were discussed, Nie Whirlwind asked Li Cai: "What is the name of this competition?" ”

Li Cai thought for a while and muttered: "The financial cup, the same name as himself, but it's too vulgar, and the Wancai Cup can't be listened to, it feels weird." ”

Hearing the two names muttered by his apprentice, Nie Whirlwind couldn't cry or laugh, and was about to help Li Cai pick one up.

Li Cai suddenly clapped his hands, and then said, "If you have it, it's called the Hope Cup." ”

Although the name is simple, and there are competitions with such names everywhere, Li Cai feels that it also makes it easier to remember.

After the name was decided, Nie Whirlwind asked the place and time of the competition.

"If you want to participate in the venue, it's in Shangjing, and in the first Hope Cup, you will first have Kong Erjie, who won the Fujitsu Cup, and Lee Sedol, who won the BC Card Cup, play three rounds, and then see who the champion of the Samsung Cup and LG Cup is. ”

Nie Whirlwind listened, nodded, and signaled that he knew.

After discussing the details of the game, Nie Whirlwind asked Li Cai to wait for his news.

After handing over the competition to the teacher Nie Whirlwind, Li Cai went home.

After leaving everything to others to do, Li Cai was also busy practicing Go.

After all, he hasn't competed for a long time, and although Li Cai has confidence in himself, he still needs to train more for the sake of safety.

It may be because of the 50 million tournament prize money, which is the highest prize money in the Go competition, which can also make Go go to the world and promote the influence of Go in the international arena.

As a chess player, Nie Whirlwind played chess all his life and dedicated his youth to Go.

Although he is now old and his Go strength is not as good as these younger generations, Nie Whirlwind has cultivated a large number of talents for the development of Huaguo Go, so that many talented chess players have appeared in Huaguo Go.

Among the many apprentices, Nie Xuanfeng especially values Li Cai and Gu Dali, one has ruled the world Go world for several years, letting the world know that Huaguo Go is the real boss, and the other proves that Huaguo chess players, in addition to Li Cai, there are other masters, and their comprehensive strength is no worse than that of Korean chess players.

And Ke Jie, the little spy in the future, will also make Nie Whirlwind proud, proving that there are successors to Huaguo Go.

When Li Cai specialized in Go behind closed doors, the Hope Cup had passed the FIDE and was established.

Soon, as soon as the qualification and prize money for the Hope Cup were announced, it attracted the attention of the world.

Many people who don't know about Go in foreign countries were dumbfounded and completely dumbfounded when they heard that the prize money for the champion of this competition was as high as 50 million.

In China, Japan and South Korea, where Go is active, the media reported the news after they learned about it, so that people who don't pay attention to sports news knew about it.

In European and American countries, countries that are not interested in Go, the media also reported on this matter, so that more people know about the sport of Go.

In short, the Hope Cup competition has not even started, and it is already noisy. The world's media have watched and gone to China to prepare to interview Wancai Group, which sponsors the competition.

And Li Cai, who is guarding, has also received a lot of attention.