Hello 1983

  Chapter 183 An Unfinished Game of Chess

  In October 1984, before the start of the first China-Japan Go Challenge, the Go world generally believed that the island country had the highest level.

  National Go players are like clouds: Yoda Kiki, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, Fujisawa Hideyuki, Takemiya Masaki, Otake Hero, all of them are top masters.

  The survey before the start of the game also showed this: more than 3,000 people in the island country participated in the voting, of which only more than 20 people believed that China could win.

   And the more than 20 people are mostly domestic students studying there.

  Even in the survey conducted by the domestic "Go World", only 20% of the people think that the Huaxia team will win.

  If it wasn't for this, how could Nie Xuanfeng's great reputation be achieved? The times make heroes, which is probably the case.

   And Mr. Fujita Shoichi, who liked Go since he was a child, considered himself an amateur master, so he lured Liu Qingshan to place a bet.

   "The lottery, isn't that a gamble, no no no."

  Zheng Xiaoxiao kept waving her little hands. She knew that the stubborn donkey's net worth was ten thousand dollars.

  Of course Liu Qingshan knew about Fujita Masaichi’s trick, so he untied the Jade Pig Dragon from its neck and said:

   "Then I'll use this to bet against Mr. Fujita, is that okay?"

  A hint of greed flashed in Fujita's eyes, but he pretended to be reluctant on the surface:

   "The quality of your jade is very poor, forget it, I will reluctantly agree."

  Hmph, just have fun in your heart.

  Liu Qingshan curled his lips, and then the two agreed to start the chess game after breakfast, and the winner would be decided in one game.

  This news quickly spread in a small area. Nowadays, the Go craze has not yet risen, and many people don't even know that there is such a board game.

  During breakfast in the guest house, Liu Qingshan was drinking rice porridge, when he saw Zheng Hongqi coming up with his rice bowl: "Qingshan, are you sure?"

  Soon a few more people came up and asked Liu Qingshan in a hurry.

   "Xiao Liu, you must win, and you can't embarrass us!"

  Lao Cheng stretched out his big hand and patted Liu Qingshan's shoulder vigorously.

  Because the two sides of the competition have special identities, the significance of this competition has suddenly risen to the level of the nation.

   This is just two folk chess players, a private match, if the national players of the two sides compete in a group arena, the sensation and influence it will cause can be imagined.

   "Director Cheng, I'm under a lot of pressure when you say that."

  Liu Qingshan replied with a smile, look at him eating pancakes and drinking rice porridge, there is no trace of pressure.

  Director Zhou also came up: "I heard that there is still a bet. The other party bet 10,000 US dollars and must win. I will exchange it for you into RMB, and it will be 1:3."

  Of course there were different opinions, so Leader Hu frowned: "Xiao Liu, make a bet, no matter whether you win or lose, it won't affect you well, right?"

   "Leader, it's okay, we are a private communication, not official."

  Liu Qingshan winked at Leader Hu, the meaning was obvious: Leader, you just pretend not to know.

  Leader Hu really understood, and happily went to another table for dinner.

  The heads of these units in the county don't have so many scruples. If they get together during the holidays, no one will make two.

  Old Cheng whispered a few times: "Xiao Liu, can we also place a bet, I also bet on a steel worker, and I will bet on you to win!"

  Besides the relatively high gambling nature, Director Cheng mainly wanted to express his support for Liu Qingshan through this method.

   "Old Cheng, you're still the director because of you, I'll pay ten yuan and bet on Qingshan to win!"

  Director Zhou took out a card of unity and slapped it on the table.

  Others also contributed money one after another, but of course Liu Qingshan confiscated it, thanked him for a while, and then finished breakfast lively.

  Everyone is busy with their own business, only Zheng Xiaoxiao came to Liu Qingshan, today is a rest day, so she didn't go to school, she was going to be a referee for Liu Qingshan.

  In case the opponent loses and plays tricks, she doesn't want "an unfinished game of chess" to happen again.

  The match between the two sides was held in a room in the guest house. Masaichi Fujita also called a female assistant, and there was also an interpreter present. There was really no official person.

  A long time ago, the staff of the guest house went to the cultural and sports bureau in the county to borrow chessboard pieces. Before the Go craze, these things were really hard to find.

   In addition, I also brought two special game timers, which are the ones that stop the watch when you press it.

   Originally heard the news that Director Lu of the cultural center would bring people to help out. After all, this kind of thing can be regarded as a cultural exchange activity between the two countries.

   As a result, the staff told him: The Japanese businessman bet $10,000.

   In this case, Director Lu felt that it was inconvenient to participate, and he could only secretly be shocked: 10,000 US dollars, what a big bet!

  At 9 am, the door of the competition room was closed, and the competition officially started.

  Although others did not participate in this game, it does not mean that they do not pay attention to it. On the contrary, those who know the news are thinking about it.

   Betting is one aspect. The most important thing is that it is related to the sense of national honor. No one wants Liu Qingshan to lose the game.

  Even Leader Hu, Zheng Hongqi and others, while busy drafting the contract, kept an eye on this side, asking the waiter in the guest house for news from time to time.

  However, the door of the room has been closed tightly. Except for the people in the room, no one else can get the slightest news. Even the waiter is not allowed to enter under the guise of delivering tea.

  Everyone felt as if twenty-five little mice had got into their hearts.

   An hour passed, and at ten o'clock in the morning, there was no other movement in the room except for the occasional crackling sound.

  Two hours passed, at eleven o'clock in the morning, there was no sound of falling in the room, and there was silence.

  Three hours passed, and it was almost twelve o'clock at noon. The door finally opened, and Fujita Masaichi's female assistant ran out in a panic, followed by an interpreter:

   "Oxygen, hurry up, Mr. Fujita needs oxygen!"

  It's lunch time now, and the people who pay attention to this game are basically gathered here.

  After hearing the translation's explanation, people were also surprised: foreign businessmen must not make problems here!

   But the oxygen inhalation equipment is only available in the hospital. County Magistrate Wang hurriedly said: "Should we hurry up and send Mr. Fujita to the hospital?"

  Lao Cheng and the others next to each other were all beaming, and Lao Cheng quietly gave everyone a high-five, and he kept saying:

   "Drain the opponent from hypoxia, this kid Qingshan is really amazing!"

   After talking, they remembered something: "No, it's not about long-distance running or something. How can you play chess without oxygen?"

   "The brain is highly tense, just like a machine that keeps running at high speed, it will heat up for the same reason."

   Director Zhou explained to him, and then saw the pale Fujita Masaichi being helped out and sent directly to the hospital.

   Until this time, Liu Qingshan came out of the room slowly, followed by Zheng Xiaoxiao with a red face, this girl was completely excited.

"Won?"

  A dozen voices asked almost simultaneously.

   Liu Qingshan nodded with a smile.

  Go is one of his hobbies. When he was in college, the Sino-Japanese Go competition was in full swing, so he fell in love with it. He is definitely a master among amateurs.

   Moreover, he is familiar with the development and changes of Go over the past few decades, and his thinking is so open that it is several blocks away from Fujita.

   This guy actually took the initiative to challenge him. Isn't that a rat-cat fight, purely looking for abuse?

  The reason why the game took so long was mostly because Fujita was thinking about it. In the end, this guy was ashamed and angry, and he did use his brain too much, so that the brain was hypoxic and was sent directly to the hospital.

  In the end, the game of chess was not finished, and it really became an unfinished game of chess.

  But anyone who knows a little bit of Go can tell that Liu Qingshan is sure to win.

  In addition, Fujita Masaichi gave up the game, so of course the winner is Liu Qingshan.

  After Zheng Xiaoxiao finished the game vividly, everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers, and Lao Cheng even raised his voice: "Waiter, serve the wine, we must celebrate!"

   As a result, County Magistrate Wang waved his hand: "When this matter is over, I will accompany everyone to get drunk."

  The county magistrate said, of course the wine is not good enough, and people turned their attention to another matter. Director Zhou approached Liu Qingshan: "That ten thousand dollars..."

   "This, this!"

  Zheng Xiaoxiao excitedly took out a thick stack of Franklin. She also grew up playing chess in elementary school, and at first she was worried about Liu Qingshan for a while.

  But after more than 20 moves, she, like Fujita, couldn't understand Liu Qingshan's moves at all.

   When the bet was collected at the end, she was a little rude and asked the female assistant directly for it.

  Give the money to Director Zhou, and he will exchange it. Zheng Xiaoxiao still couldn't hide his excitement, and vividly told the story of "Suppressing God":

  "During the Tang Dynasty, the prince of the Fusang King accompanied the Tang envoy to the court. This prince was proficient in Go, and he was the number one player in Fusang. He offered to fight against the number one player in the Tang Dynasty."

   "At this time, the great player of the Tang Dynasty, named Gu Shiyan, played chess with the prince. At first, the fight was indistinguishable. At the 33rd move, he used an ingenious trick to suppress the gods, forcing the prince to admit defeat."

  Zheng Xiaoxiao’s voice is very pleasant, and the story is very attractive. Everyone listened with great interest. When the story was over, Zheng Xiaoxiao still did not forget to say excitedly:

   "Sanfeng's chess moves today, we can't understand them, they are quite as powerful as Gu Shiyan in the past!"

  Everyone also applauded and laughed jokingly, only Liu Qingshan shook his head: "I can't compare to Gu Shiyan, this Mr. Fujita is not a prince, hahaha."

  In the afternoon, Director Zhou handed over the exchanged 30,000 yuan to Liu Qingshan.

  Liu Qingshan couldn't help being in a good mood.

   When you are short of money, there is a foreigner who traveled thousands of miles and came to China to give him money. What kind of spirit is this? This is the great spirit of internationalism!

  The last time I went to Chuncheng, the 10,000 yuan I gave Hou San was almost spent, and Liu Qingshan had no money at hand, so I wanted to maintain the current scale.

   Never would have imagined that he would earn 30,000 yuan so quickly, so let’s invest in some more. Anyway, it’s a business that can make money without losing money.

  Liu Qingshan was thinking about the beauty, when he heard a light cough from beside him:

  "Someone has money, don't you know how to pay off the debt first?"

  (end of this chapter)