"You mean, let me go to the listing this afternoon?"

"It's not that you can have anyone else ......" Zhang Da reporter said to Li Xiaoqiang with a smile: "Who let you lose chess yesterday, if you can still sit there and play chess today, this errand will not be your turn." How? I don't want to. ”

Li Xiaoqiang was not unwilling, but he didn't think of this stubble for a while. After becoming a professional chess player, Li Xiaoqiang rarely spoke chess, and the main reason for this was of course because of his age. A young man under the age of 20 pretending to be a teacher on stage to talk eloquently, this style of painting really doesn't match. Therefore, except for one or two occasional times, Li Xiaoqiang basically never did this, and others would not invite him.

But this time the Three Kingdoms Tournament was different, because the game was held in Shencheng, the well-known domestic chess players basically did not come. And Ma Xiaofei is going to play tomorrow, and it is obviously inappropriate to continue to ask him to explain today. Therefore, this task naturally fell to Li Xiaoqiang.

"How could I not want to? can partner with Sister Xu Ying to play chess, this is a beauty difference that many people can't ask for. ”

Li Xiaoqiang and Xu Ying made a joke. Xu Ying's age is several years older than Li Xiaoqiang, so this "sister" is also called out. In fact, from Li Xiaoqiang's heart, he doesn't want to talk about chess at all now. Mainly because I just lost chess yesterday, and now I am about to talk about winning my own people's chess, and I always feel a little weird in my heart.

On the other hand, Li Xiaoqiang's current mind has already flown to the semi-finals of the "Toyo Securities Cup" a few days later. The psychology of chess players is often like this, the more you lose, the more you want to get back. This is no different from the mood of ordinary people who want to turn over the book after losing money playing mahjong. It's just that Li Xiaoqiang is aiming at Lao Nie this time.

"It's not me who is partnering with you today, it's her." Xu Ying smiled and pointed to Yukari Umezawa on the side.

"Huh?"

Before Li Xiaoqiang could finish expressing his surprise, Xu Ying continued to add: "Today is just a rehearsal. Tomorrow's game will be the highlight. Because the sports channel is going to broadcast tomorrow's game live. ”

"Oh?"

Now Li Xiaoqiang almost understands what is going on. The Three Kingdoms Ring Tournament has entered the final climax so far. If you want to pick a game for live broadcasting, then tomorrow's game of chess is undoubtedly the most suitable choice. There is no other reason, because tomorrow's game will be confirmed to have Chinese players.

Li Xiaoqiang asked about the details again, why is it Yukari Umezawa who is partnering with him? What did Xu Ying do again? Xu Ying told him that there was no host on the sports channel this time. They invited Xu Ying to be the host of the live broadcast. In this way, the listing explanation lacks a role to ask questions, or a "praiser". I don't know who came up with the bad idea, Li Xiaoqiang estimated that reporter Zhang Da was the most suspicious. Let's just say that there is a beautiful Japanese chess player in Shencheng, her Chinese proficiency is good, and she is fully qualified for this role of "praise".

If the program can be run with new ideas, of course, the TV station has no opinion. He asked Yukari Umezawa for his own opinion, and Umezawa himself agreed, so the matter was settled.

"How. Xiaoqiang, do you have any comments? Xu Ying first looked at Yukari Umezawa beside her, and then at Li Xiaoqiang. Everyone could see what she meant. In fact, although the "scandal" between Li Xiaoqiang and Yukari Umezawa has been rumored for some years, it is precisely because of "some years" that the Go world really believes not much.

How so? It's like all the stories of the "Golden Boy and the Girl", although everyone likes to shout that so-and-so and so-and-so are "together". But the real key word is "coaxing", which is what everyone likes to see. And not many people really care if the two of them are "together" or not.

The relationship between Li Xiaoqiang and Yukari Umezawa is actually like this in the eyes of many people in the outside world. It is precisely because not many people feel that the two of them can really be "together". So the more violent the coaxing. After all, Li Xiaoqiang is still young now, isn't he? He is still a cut away from the legal age of marriage. If this is a few years old, everyone may not even have the fun of coaxing.

What everyone ignores. The "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" will also grow up. For example, Yukari Umezawa has grown up now. And what about Li Xiaoqiang? If it was earlier, Li Xiaoqiang could still pat his chest to ensure that he was frank and open. But this has been the time lately. In particular, Yukari Umezawa came to China this time. I don't know why, how Li Xiaoqiang feels that he also has a ghost in his heart.

Well, even if the "ghost" in Li Xiaoqiang's heart is not big now, but the "ghost" is a "ghost" after all, isn't it? What happens when a person has a ghost in his heart? He'll behave unnaturally. For example, the current Li Xiaoqiang behaves unnaturally. When everyone was dining together at noon, when Li Xiaoqiang heard Xu Ying talking about himself and Yukari Umezawa again, he first glanced at Yukari Umezawa very unnaturally. Then he said to Xu Ying:

"Ahem...... How can it be Sister Xu Ying, how can I have an opinion, being able to partner with a beautiful woman is a blessing that I have cultivated in my previous life, not to mention that this time I am a partner of two people......"

Fortunately, the time at noon was short. Li Xiaoqiang's unnaturalness also flashed. At 1 o'clock in the afternoon, when the match between Masaki Takemiya VS Li Shifo began, Li Xiaoqiang had already entered the role, and he and Xu Ying, Mei Ze, Yukari and others walked into the research room and began to prepare for the afternoon listing explanation. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang podium, under the auspices of Xu Ying, he began to play chess with Yukari Umezawa for the first time.

Today is a match between two foreign chess players, and there is nothing to do with Chinese chess players. Li Xiaoqiang didn't think that there would be many chess fans to listen to the explanation. However, I was taken aback when I walked into the chess hall, I didn't expect that there were so many Go enthusiasts here today, and the whole hall was densely packed.

"They are all coming for you......" Before taking the stage, reporter Zhang Da said to Li Xiaoqiang with a smile:

“…… You don't usually talk about chess, and it's rare for people to have the opportunity to interact with you. Come up and talk about it well, so that everyone can appreciate your style......"

Li Xiaoqiang talked about chess very little in his life, but he still listened to a lot of chess in his last life. As for what ordinary enthusiasts like to hear, Li Xiaoqiang thinks he knows quite well. Therefore, he is very confident in his explanation.

But it's a pity that Li Xiaoqiang's explanation today is really not a success.

“…… For today's match, I would like to first make my position clear, and emotionally I support Mr. Takemiya......"

When he first came to power, Li Xiaoqiang said this proudly. Because Li Xiaoqiang felt that before starting to talk about chess, it was important for the speaker to first indicate his position. The so-called fairness and objectivity are what "news broadcasters" need to do. To do this kind of competitive show, it's better to have a little tendency. Because only in this way can it seem more emotional and more engaged.

As for why he chose to support Takemiya, it is of course better understood. Li Xiaoqiang believes that most of the Chinese chess fans who came to the scene today may choose to support Wugong. You must know that in this era, although Mr. Wu Gong is not as active as before, his popularity in China, in addition to himself and Nie Whirlwind can stabilize him, even Ma Xiaofei may not be comparable to him. This is not only related to his unique chess style, but also related to Mr. Takemiya's very good life.

For example, a few years ago, in a certain "Sino-Japanese Celebrity Competition", when Kobayashi Koji defeated Ma Xiaofei. A Japanese journalist complimented Kobayashi Koji, saying that he "won without much effort." At that time, everyone was reviewing the game, and there were reporters and chess players present, and the situation was a little embarrassing for a while. Masaki Takemiya was also present, and he even reprimanded the Japanese reporter in public, telling him, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand." ”……

It is conceivable that when such a story is transmitted back to China, Mr. Takemiya will easily arouse the favor of the Chinese people, and everyone will regard him as their own. Don't talk about others, let's talk about Li Xiaoqiang himself, he actually supports Wu Gong emotionally. In addition to the above reasons, people are easy to sympathize with the weak, and in Li Xiaoqiang's mind, Masaki Takemiya is definitely a weak person in front of Li Shifo......

Since a supporter has been selected, it is natural to praise him first, and the following is Li Xiaoqiang's words to praise Mr. Wu Gong:

“…… Today's game, I think, is a battle between attacking and defensive players. Needless to say, Li Shifo is defensive, while Mr. Takemiya is aggressive...... What the? You say that Mr. Takemiya's characteristic is "cosmic flow"? Everyone is right, the black "cosmic flow" and the white "natural flow" are almost Mr. Takemiya's label. But let's not forget that both "cosmic flow" and "natural flow" are actually an offensive approach. I even think that among all professional chess players, Mr. Takemiya's attack is very representative. Especially in his heyday, the soft "cosmic flow" won him many titles, not only by newspapers and magazines, but also by the majority of Go lovers ......".

“…… That's right, I think the essence of the "cosmic flow" is softness, and as long as the "cosmic flow" becomes soft, it becomes a "natural flow". Everyone should have heard that Mr. Takemiya's "natural flow" is actually more powerful than his "cosmic flow......"

“…… Here I will briefly talk about the basic characteristics of the "cosmic flow": I do not have to surround and eat the opponent I enter, but besiege and erode it, so that it can work on a small scale: so before I know it, a new wall has been erected behind (in the center), and this time I have to encroach on the new wall. So the siege and erosion were again besieged, and a new thick momentum was created again. In the end, in an unimaginable place, it suddenly became fifteen or twenty eyes empty. This is the tactics of Takemiya to win by relying on turf......"

“…… All in all, the above basic tactics are the style of soft "cosmic flow", and to grasp the essence of it, its two strong pillars are lethal attack power and a clear overall concept......"

“…… Okay, now let's look at the chess, this game is Mr. Takemiya-san guessed the black chess, let's see if he can perform his stunt......"

Li Xiaoqiang said a lot of good things about Mr. Wu Gong at the beginning, which was because he was afraid that he would not have a chance to say it after the chess was played later. However, as the chess game progressed, after more than 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Xiaoqiang was a little dumbfounded, which is also the reason why he was unsuccessful in talking about chess today.

Because he suddenly found that he didn't have the opportunity to say good things about Li Shifo today.

"Alas, empiricism is really dead." Li Xiaoqiang sighed in his heart. (To be continued.) )