"Isn't there Nie Weiping? Brother-in-law, you know him, don't you always say he is great!"
Lin Chaoyang nodded slightly, "If there is really a variable in the Sino-Japanese Go tournament, it may be Nie Weiping."
Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Tao Yumo became happy again, "So there is still hope!"
"It's just a small chance of hope." Lin Chaoyang reminded.
"It's better to have hope than no hope! Nie Weiping seemed to have a good chance of winning against the Japanese in the past!" Tao Yumo said optimistically.
Since the reform and opening up, the rise of various domestic sports does not depend largely on its popularity, but on which sport can bring glory to the country.
The news of the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament broke out after the Sino-Japanese chess community meeting in August. For more than a month now, it has aroused considerable discussion among the people.
Nowadays, the two countries have officially reconciled, and economic and cultural exchanges are booming, but when it comes to national sentiments, they are still antagonistic.
Therefore, the Chinese people's attention to this arena match is somewhat mixed with some hatred between the country and the family, which has led to the popularity of this match among the people.
On October 5, the opening ceremony of the first China-Japan Go Tournament was held at the New Otani Hotel in Tokyo, Japan.
At the opening ceremony, players from both sides appeared.
China has sent Wang Jianhong, Jiang Zhujiu, Shao Zhenzhong, Qian Yuping, Cao Dayuan, Liu Xiaoguang, Ma Xiaochun, and Nie Weiping, top players in the Go world. The 32-year-old Nie Weiping will serve as the leader of this tournament.
The Japanese side sent Noriki Yida, Kaku Kobayashi, Shuzo Awaji, Satoshi Kataoka, Akira Ishida, Koichi Kobayashi, Masao Kato, and Hideyuki Fujisawa.
Among them, Koichi Kobayashi and Masao Kato are top-notch players, and Hideyuki Fujisawa is revered as a chess saint by the Japanese Go community.
For this arena match, both China and Japan showed their best talents.
The format of the arena competition is that the vanguards of both sides compete. The winner sits in the arena, and the second person from the losing side attacks. The winner sits in the arena again until the opponent's leader is defeated.
The schedule is for games to be played every two months, alternating between China and Japan.
Before the game, the National Sports Commission gave a task to Nie Weiping, who was leading the team. If he could compete with Koichi Kobayashi, he would be qualified. If he could defeat Koichi Kobayashi, he would be victorious.
Koichi Kobayashi is one of the two deputy generals on the Japanese side. After him, there is another deputy general Kato Masao and the chief general Fujisawa Hideyuki. The strength gap between China and Japan can also be seen from the requirements of the Sports Committee.
On the night of the opening ceremony, the Japanese Go community was very enthusiastic, with more than 70 people participating.
In contrast, the Chinese side seemed to be somewhat alone, with only four envoys in Japan, Song Zhiguang, head of the Chinese delegation Hao Keqiang, coach Nie Weiping and pioneer Wang Jianhong present.
At the opening ceremony, Sakata Eio, chairman of the Nippon Chess Academy, said bluntly: "Whether the China-Japan Arena Tournament can be exciting and long-lasting depends entirely on the performance of the Chinese chess players."
The implication is that the Chinese team may be defeated.
In addition to him, several young Japanese chess players behaved extremely arrogantly. They all expressed their intention to win three or four games in a row, and even jokingly asked the other side to give up the playing order in front of reporters to give them room to perform.
Faced with Japan's arrogance, the Chinese team was naturally filled with anger, but had no choice but to hope to slap the opponent in the face with victory.
The next morning, the first match of the arena competition was held in Tokyo. The Chinese side Wang Jianhong played black and the Japanese side Yida Nokiki played white. In the end, Yida Noki defeated Wang Jianhong in the middle game.
When the news spread back to China, the domestic chess community sighed.
There was originally a gap in strength between the two sides, but now that the start was unfavorable, it seemed that there was no hope for the group competition.
"These little Japanese are really bullying people too much!"
The first game of the first Sino-Japanese Go Tournament has ended for more than a week, and the Chinese team returned home in mourning.
With their return to China, the arrogant remarks made by Japan at the opening ceremony were reported in the domestic chess community, which made many people in the domestic chess community feel indignant.
When the news spread to the public, not to mention Go enthusiasts, even ordinary people were angry.
In this way, the attention of the Sino-Japanese Go Tournament has been further increased, and it has become an important topic for many ordinary people to talk about after dinner.
Tao Yushu put down the newspaper, unable to hide his anger.
"Well, it's useless to get angry about this. The little devil is afraid of power but not moral. If you don't beat him, they won't know how to be afraid. Now we can only hope that people like Nie Weiping can live up to their expectations!"
After listening to Lin Chaoyang's persuasion, Tao Yushu calmed down a little.
Although she can't stand the arrogance of the Japanese, she also understands that there is indeed a gap in the Go strength between the two countries.
"Just don't lose too ugly. How can it be so easy to hurt them?"
When she said this, she looked at Xiao Dongdong who was playing, and her eyes became firm.
"Dongdong must learn Go from now on."
Lin Chaoyang also glanced at his son. The boy was sitting on the ground and kicked his good leg on the table with both feet.
Lin Chaoyang:......
"Don't you know that piece of material yet? Besides, do you think our country is inferior to others in just Go? There are so many sports!"
"Of course it can't be done by just one of our families, but if thousands of families take action, our country may not be able to become a sports power in another twenty years."
"Instead of hoping that your son will grow up to become a national player and win glory for the country, why not let him learn some skills that can defeat thousands of people and change the country and society."
Tao Yushu rolled her eyes at him, "I say something, you say something. Go is a hobby, what are you afraid of if you learn it?"
"I'm afraid you have some unrealistic illusions about your son!"
Tao Yushu couldn't help but snorted after hearing his words, "You are wrong in thinking. You are thinking of giving up before you even start."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chaoyang immediately put his arm around her shoulders and said harmoniously: "I'm just saying casually, you will have to do your son's education in the future."
He said something against his will and looked at Xiao Dongdong, who was inexperienced in world affairs.
Son, your happy childhood, dad can only help you so far!
Then he added: "Tomorrow "The King of Chess" will be released. Let's go and watch Jiang Nansheng fight one against nine. It will be a blast!"
"How to win spiritually?"
"Then what's the matter? If you want to win, you must first be energetic.
Maybe when "The Master of Chess" is released, we chess players will be deeply inspired after watching it, and once we have an epiphany, we can defeat little Japan?"
Tao Yushu was so amused by him that he smiled, "You know how to talk nonsense!"
The next evening, when Tao Yushu got home from get off work, he took Lin Chaoyang's hand and went to the cinema.
Tao Yumo was left holding Xiao Dongdong, speechless and choked. You two are so cool, but you don't care about my life or death at all!
Capital Cinema is on Chang'an Street, a few hundred meters away from Lin Chaoyang's home and only a ten-minute walk away.
When the couple arrived, there were already many moviegoers gathered in the lounge.
These days, there is no timetable for movie releases, and there is no unified release schedule. Generally, movies are often released first in big cities.
The same is true for "The Chess". After it successfully passed the film bureau's review some time ago, preparations for its release have been intensive, and it was finally released in mid-October.
For most viewers, Go is a niche sport, so when movies about Go are released, few viewers will care.
But the situation of "The Chess Master" is different. Its original novel itself has a very strong influence. Since its publication, the total sales have exceeded 2.6 million copies.
Behind such sales, there may be tens of millions of readers, so "Chess Master" has attracted the attention of many readers since the filming started.
In addition, in the past month or so, the topic of the Sino-Japanese Go match has continued to be hot and has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The superposition of the two provided huge attention and discussion for the release of the "Chess" movie.
"There are so many people!" Tao Yushu said, looking at the people queuing up to buy tickets in the lounge.
The couple queued up to buy tickets and waited for almost an hour before entering the screening room. Audiences also came in one after another, and the screening room was quickly filled.
The movie started to show, and the long shot of more than a minute ended, and Jiang Nansheng, played by Tony Leung Ka Fai, appeared on the screen.
Tao Yushu and Lin Chaoyang whispered: "It's quite in line with the Jiang Nansheng I imagined."
"You can't choose him if he's not suitable!" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.
The couple exchanged a few words in a low voice. As the plot of the movie slowly unfolded, Tao Yushu no longer cared about discussing it with Lin Chaoyang. His mind was firmly attracted by the movie, following the ups and downs of the characters' fates.
The same goes for all the audiences in the cinema at the same time, experiencing a heart-stirring story in the changes of light and shadow.
"Bang!"
Lin Chaoyang, who had watched the movie, had no emotions when he heard this huge sound effect, but the hearts of the audience in the screening room were tightly clenched with the sound of the gunshot.
"If the country's fortune is prosperous, then the chess fortune will be prosperous!"
"The decline of China's national destiny is all due to the weakness of our generation!"
"I have no other talents in my life. The only thing I can excel at is this chess skill. I should serve the country with this!"
The bold words were still in my ears, but the person who spoke them fell in a pool of blood.
He was born into a wealthy family. In the first half of his life, he had no worries about food and clothing. He didn't care about worldly affairs and loved chess like crazy.
If you don't want to be punished by fate, if your country is ruined and your family is ruined, who can be alone?
He knew clearly what kind of fate he would face after taking that step, but he still went without hesitation.
Once you step out, there is no turning back.
There was no light in the long night, and the wind and snow in the sky seemed to see him off.
Along with the huge gunshot, the hot blood smeared the white snow under him, painting a red picture.
In the infinite stretching of the lens, on the vast land, only that little bit of red is burning like a spark of fire.
Even if there is still one Chinese alive, this country will not perish!
The movie ended, and there was silence in the screening room.
Sadness, anger, regret...all kinds of emotions were intertwined in their hearts, and all the audience were immersed in complex emotions.
On the first day "Chess Master" was released, the vast majority of the audience who came to watch the movie were loyal readers of the novel.
The 105-minute movie is over. For those who are both readers and viewers, the movie has almost perfectly restored the essence of the original novel.
Jiang Nansheng, played by Tony Leung Ka Fai, is ignorant of worldly affairs, gentle as jade, and loves chess like crazy, vividly interpreting the character of Jiang Nansheng.
After encountering a misfortune in the later period, he was determined to serve the country with chess. His performance style transitions were smooth and natural, and he was penetrating.
Especially the last few lines of the movie, which were sonorous, powerful and impassioned, made everyone in the audience shed tears.
That's what a good movie adaptation is, it must add points to the original work.
The screening was over, but the huge screening room was still silent until a sob broke the silent memory.
This sob seemed to turn on a switch, and a moment later there was a burst of crying in the screening room.
Some people wiped away tears silently, some people sobbed quietly, and some people howled incessantly.
They are weeping for Jiang Nansheng's sacrifice, for the era when others allowed themselves to be bullied, and for the countless martyrs who shed their lives and blood.
As the lights in the screening room came on, the audience, whose emotions had been vented, gradually returned to their senses, the cries gradually subsided, and the audience got up and left one after another.
Tao Yushu is a very patriotic person, but she has always been rational and just kept wiping her tears.
She and Lin Chaoyang stood up together with the crowd and walked outside the screening room when they heard the conversation between two young people.
“The adaptation is so good, it’s no worse than the novel!”
"Jiang Nansheng's performance is so good. It would be great if we could have Jiang Nansheng in Chinese Go. Will it be the turn of those little Japanese guys to show off their power?"
After walking out of the screening room, Tao Yushu's eyes were red and he said softly to Lin Chaoyang: "I seem to understand what you mean."
Lin Chaoyang looked at her doubtfully, and Tao Yushu said word for word: "When the spirit of the heart reaches a certain level, it cannot be stopped. Only with this spirit of spirit can this nation have the motivation to work hard and burst out with great strength.
The vitality of creativity!”
Lin Chaoyang looked at Tao Yushu, who had a serious face, and wanted to say something:
My wife summed it up really well, it was all something I didn’t expect!
Chapter completed!