After the match between Chang Hao and Li Canghao, Da Li accepted a joint interview with reporters.

Reporter: "May I ask Li Jiuduan, how do you feel about today's game of chess?" ”

Da Li: "It was very difficult, and I wanted to give up at one point, but a belief has always supported me...... So here, I have to say sorry to my good friend Chang Hao Jiuduan, he played very well today, I learned a trick from him, and finally thank him for his completion, thank you......"

Reporter: "A belief sustains you? Can you ask what the belief is? ”

Da Li: "Faith is tomorrow's game, as long as I think of Li Xiangping Jiudan waiting for me in front, I tell myself that I must not lose, I am eager to fight him." ”

Well? Da Li's answer was a bit unexpected, especially the Chinese reporters present, who were not used to it, because according to the domestic routine, at this time, shouldn't the athletes say something like "tenacious struggle to win glory for the country"? How did it come to Koreans that the desire to fight with someone can also become a belief?

"That's right, it is precisely because of Li Xiangping's ninth section that he has provided me with a steady stream of powerful motivation!"

When adding to this question, Da Li still had a serious face, and he continued to talk eloquently:

"People who haven't fought him will never know how powerful he really is..... No, I even think that even a lot of people who have fought with him ...... For example, I can't see his full face, his chess is a treasure, this treasure deeply attracted me, I was so fascinated. So I still say the same thing, I am fortunate to be in the same era as Li Xiangping Jiuduan, and everyone knows that I am 12 years older than him, so I don't have one more chance to fight him, I see it as the luck of my life. ”

Well? Hearing Da Li say this, this reminded many reporters that after the end of the "LG Cup" not long ago, Da Li seemed to have said something similar.

It's just that everyone didn't care at the time, thinking that it was just the modest words of the victor, and these words were also in line with Da Li's consistent personality.

But what about this time?

Last time he said it after the game, but this time it was before the game.

And it was not long after he defeated his opponent in a chess match, and then this time it was the power of 4 consecutive wins, so in this case, is it necessary for Da Li to destroy his prestige?

This doesn't make sense no matter how you think about it.

Since it is unreasonable, it proves that what Da Li said is likely to be true.

There was nothing more to say, and after everyone finished interviewing Da Li, a group of reporters immediately rushed upstairs and surrounded Li Xiangping.

"Haha Da Li really said that, he is modest and polite......"

Since Da Li has talked about this level, Li Xiangping feels that he can't be too hypocritical, so he faced many reporters and issued a short "pre-game speech":

"I'll be honest with you, since the last time I lost to Li Canghao's seniors, I haven't slept well for more than two months, and sometimes I wake up from my dreams, so this time I ......"

Speaking of this, Li Xiangping paused slightly, and he even added a key tone:

"I hope that tomorrow's game will cure my insomnia."

After saying this, Li Xiangping refused to say a word again, he politely said goodbye to the reporter, and then dodged back to the room, leaving a group of people to look at each other outside the door.

When everyone came to their senses, many reporters were surprised and delighted-----

Everyone does have a reason to be "surprised and happy", not to mention hearing such a special "pre-game speech" today:

One side said that he wanted to rely on this game of chess to cure diseases, and the other side was even more exaggerated, and even raised this game of chess to the level of "faith".

Even if you put these things aside, just think about the game itself, and you can see that it is actually very significant.

Let's talk about the weight of this game of chess first: this is the main duel of the "Nongshim Cup", and it is a game that directly determines the ownership of the trophy. The "Nongshim Cup" is currently the only world-class Go team competition in the chess world, with a prize fund of 300 million won, which is not much lower than other individual world competitions.

What's more, the prize money distribution of the "Nongshim Cup" is winner-takes-all, that is, tomorrow's game of rapid chess will directly determine the ownership of 300 million won, the winner takes all, and the loser has nothing, which undoubtedly enhances the excitement of the game.

Let's take a look at these two players: this is actually needless to say, Li Canghao was the former hegemon of the chess world, and since 96, he has been the undisputed number one player in the world chess world.

And what about Li Xiangping? He rose to prominence in the 00-01 season, began to conquer the city in the 01-02 season, and in the 02-03 season, he has formed a trend that has swept the world, and in the recent 03-04 season, he has actually surpassed Li Canghao, not only with a superior record against each other, but also with a good overall result throughout the year.

The only thing that is still bad now is the comparison of the number of champions between the two sides, but considering that Da Li's more than ten championships took 12 years, and Li Xiangping's 7 championships only took a little more than 3 years, such a comparison is not very convincing, and it is a bit unfair to Li Xiangping.

Finally, I would like to mention the timing of this game: the Lunar New Year will be in a few days, so in a sense, tomorrow's game will be the final match of the entire 03-04 season.

So how do you sum up the season? There is no doubt that the outcome of tomorrow's game will be crucial.

If Li Xiangping can win, then there is nothing to say, even if he has just lost an "LG Cup" before, no one will doubt that the "Li Xiangping era" has come, and no one can stop the trend of changing the dynasty.

On the contrary, if Li Canghao wins, then it can be considered that the two have fallen into some kind of stalemate war, and the two generations of chess kings have begun to repeatedly tug of saw, and even Da Li has begun to "blow the horn of counterattack".

In addition to the above three points, if you take into account that the Korean team has never missed in the "Nongshim Cup" before, no, it is not only the "Nongshim Cup", but also the predecessor of the "Nongshim Cup", the "Jinro Cup", as long as you take into account the Three Kingdoms Tournament that has been held for so many years, the Korean team has not once let the championship fall, which gives another layer of meaning to tomorrow's game: is it the Korean team that continues to be brilliant? Or did Li Xiangping help the Chinese team win the cup for the first time?

A game of rapid chess has so much meaning, it's no wonder that the reporters are excited, and they are all excited.

And what do journalists do when they get high? Well, of course, they can't do anything else, it's just to write articles to catch up with the draft and continue to fan the flames of the competition.

"Hehe, everything is ready, only the east wind is owed." Reporter Zhang Da shook his head there while going downstairs.

Lao Xie asked curiously beside him: "What is missing now?" ”

"There is still a lack of content, and there is still a lack of quality in tomorrow's game." Reporter Zhang Da smiled:

"I'm talking about a famous game, a famous game in Go! If you want to make history in this game tomorrow, then everything is really ready, and now only the two players are left to perform tomorrow. ”

I didn't say anything all night, probably because I was really tired in the past two days, Li Xiangping had a good night's sleep this time, and he woke up early in the morning feeling refreshed and in good condition.

At 8 o'clock in the morning, Li Xiangping came to the restaurant on the second floor of the hotel to enjoy a breakfast in a five-star hotel.

At 9 o'clock, he came to the hotel lobby again and talked and bragged with a group of reporters.

At 10 o'clock, Li Xiangping unexpectedly saw the beautiful chess player Tang Li Chuduan in the hotel.

Tang Chuduan is a real beautiful chess player, especially now, with a face full of collagen, she is at the peak of her appearance, and she is now studying at a university in Shanghai.

The two said hello, Li Xiangping asked her about her intention, Tang Chuduan told Li Xiangping that because today's game of chess has received unprecedented attention, not only will the sports channel of the imperial court station broadcast live, but also there will be a listing explanation at the hotel site, and she was invited to do the listing commentary, and her partner is Ma Xiao Pegasus.

Waiting for Tang Chuduan to leave to be busy, Zhang Da asked strangely: "Xiangping, what are you laughing at?" ”

"Hehe, nothing."

In fact, Li Xiangping remembered that because Tang Chuduan and Gu Dali were fellow villagers, the two even studied in the same primary school or middle school, so the media at this time liked to fry the CP of the two of them, but later, Tang Chuduan married a rich second generation.

Well, when it comes to the husband of the early Tang Dynasty in the future, it can be regarded as Li Yuanhu's peers, and the family has a lot of business that is also engaged in the real estate industry, but only in terms of this part of the industry, the scale is much smaller than Li Yuanhu, and they are only well-known in their local area, and they have not been able to have a national layout like Li Yuanhu.

At half past eleven, Li Xiangping and Zhang Da, reporter Lao Xie and others said goodbye, and he needed to go back and readjust.

"Brother Ding'an, you said that my strategy today is a bit risky?"

"Hehe, how do you know about this Ding'an, anyway, this method is proposed by yourself, and you are responsible for playing chess by yourself, but to be honest, I really want to appreciate the tricks of Xiangping Xiaoyou."

"Haha, you guy......"

A little after 12 o'clock, Li Xiangping went downstairs again for lunch, considering the afternoon game, so he learned from Lao Nie's experience, he didn't dare to eat too much at noon, mainly fruits, and then carried a box of chocolates in his pocket.

At 12:55 p.m., in a flash of lights, Li Xiangping and Li Canghao sat opposite each other.

Dean Wang Lunan personally served as the referee of the game, he first presided over the guess, Da Li grabbed a large handful of chess pieces in his hand, and Li Xiangping quietly put the two chess pieces on the chessboard.

After President Wang Lunan counted, Da Li's large number of chess pieces was 19, and Li Xiangping guessed wrong, so today's game of chess was played by him.

The two sides then swap seats.

At 1 o'clock in the afternoon Beijing time, with the order of Dean Wang Lunan, the final battle of the whole season officially began.

The two players bowed slightly, and then Da Li calmly picked up a sunspot and slapped the chess piece to the star in the lower left corner of Li Xiangping's direction.

Li Xiangping took a deep breath, and this crucial game officially began.