Chapter 29 Nie Daochang
Cai Zhixiong lived not far away, and in a short while, he drove to the community where Li Yuanhu lived.
"Hurry up, Lao Li. What are you dawdling for?"
"Hey... Mr. Cai, is it appropriate for us to visit someone so late at night?"
Old Cai laughed when he heard this: "It's appropriate . What's inappropriate about this? Old Li, let me tell you, if we were to visit someone else during this time period, it might not be appropriate, but it would be fine for Old Nie. It's definitely fine! Maybe it's the most appropriate time of the day to visit him."
"oh?"
Li Yuanhu was skeptical. It was already past 10 o'clock in the evening. What the hell was going to be the most appropriate time to visit someone? However, he knew that since Lao Cai sponsored a Go League team, he had become very familiar with many people in the Go circle and was already considered half a Go person.
Besides, Li Yuanhu himself actually wanted to go, after all, that was Old Nie! For chess fans of Li Yuanhu's generation, Old Nie was not just an idol, but a sentiment, a memory of their youth.
"Well... Old Cai, do you think I should bring something when I visit someone for the first time?"
Cai Zhixiong looked at Li Yuanhu and continued to laugh:
"No, no, Lao Li, let me tell you, you may not know Lao Nie. This is your first time, so don't bring anything. If he thinks you get along well and the two of you can have a second encounter, then you can consider giving him a gift."
"oh?"
Li Yuanhu said "oh" again and stopped talking. Anyway, now everything can only be arranged by Lao Cai. The two got in the car, and while walking on the road, Lao Cai told Li Yuanhu what happened in the evening.
"What did you say? Wang Lei, 8th dan, is here too? And Old Nie's other disciples? Are they discussing the game we just played?"
"That's right..." Old Cai continued to laugh as he drove: "Old Li, you didn't see how good my son-in-law was at this game. He actually made a mistake in the beginning, a simple 'Avalanche' move. But that's not the point. The point is that even after making a mistake, your kid still beat Wang Lei. So what? After the game, your kid was still stubborn, saying that it wasn't a mistake, but the latest result of his 18 years of research."
"Haha, this brat!" Li Yuanhu cursed with a smile, and then he asked:
"So did he win by picking up the spoon in the end?"
"No, not picking up the spoon." When he said this, Lao Cai 's laughter subsided a little:
"That's why we went to find Old Nie now. I heard that Wang Lei played chess at the Qingfeng.com headquarters tonight. There were several professional chess players beside him at the time. But after the game, they tried to figure out the reason for their defeat, so they thought of Old Nie and went to his house to find out the reason. I just got the news from a friend at the chess academy, so I took you to see what was going on."
“I see.”
As a veteran chess fan, Li Yuanhu can understand Wang Lei and others ' actions.
The saying "We are not afraid of losing in chess, but we are afraid of losing without knowing why" is applicable to professional chess players. As they have been immersed in the world of winning and losing for a long time, and it can even be said that their daily lives are all about winning and losing, most professional chess players can actually bear the pain of losing. In other words, if a person cannot even bear losing a game, then he or she will most likely not be a qualified professional chess player, let alone an excellent professional chess player.
However, professional chess players can accept losing a game, but they absolutely cannot accept losing without knowing the reason . After losing a game, if they cannot find the reason for the loss, this is something that professional chess players cannot tolerate. Once encountering such a situation, professional chess players will try their best to figure out the problem, whether they study it themselves or ask others for advice. They must figure out the problem clearly, otherwise they will not be able to sleep that night.
Li Yuanhu had read a report about Japanese chess players before. It said that two Japanese chess players were playing a game. Because the chess games in Japanese news back then took a long time, a game might be finished until midnight. However, after the game, the two players were unwilling to give up and continued to review the game. This research might last until the next morning...
Look, this sounds like a very inspirational chicken soup story. Li Yuanhu had drunk this bowl of chicken soup before. But since he sent Li Xiangping to learn Go, Li Yuanhu has had more contact with people in the Go world. He found that this level is nothing at all. This is the case in the Japanese Go world, the Chinese Go world, and the Korean Go world. Chicken soup in the eyes of ordinary people is just the norm in the professional Go world.
It was at this time that Li Yuanhu finally understood why Lao Cai had said, "Perhaps this is the best time to go find Lao Nie."
Cai Zhixiong drove and took Li Yuanhu to a community near the Chinese Chess Institute.
"Hey, does Old Nie live here?"
"No, Old Nie doesn't usually live here." Cai Zhixiong explained to Li Yuanhu:
"Old Li, you should know that Old Nie is now married for the second time, and I heard that his current wife doesn't have a very good relationship with Old Nie's inner disciples. Therefore, this residence is actually the place where Old Nie and his disciples disassemble chess pieces. Therefore, it can also be regarded as a part of Nie's dojo, but it is the highest level one. Old Li, let me tell you, ordinary people are not qualified to come here. If you want to come here to disassemble chess pieces, you must at least become Old Nie's inner disciple."
Obviously, there was a strong sense of showing off in Lao Cai's words. Li Yuanhu ignored him, but looked around curiously, asked Lao Nie which building he lived in, and then walked inside.
Cai Zhixiong was slightly surprised: "Hey, Lao Li, how come you are so familiar with this place... Haha, I forgot, look at my stupid brain, I even forgot that this property was originally developed by you, Boss Li."
Li Yuanhu smiled slightly: "Old Cai, you are wrong. Strictly speaking, this property was developed by Old Guo. I am just working for him. Okay, stop talking nonsense and let's go there quickly."
"Haha, hypocritical, Lao Li, what you said is really hypocritical. Everyone knows that without your help, Lao Guo would not have the strength to develop such a property. By the way, Lao Li, I heard that you are planning to start a big project with Lao Guo again. Then let me make a deal first, you can't leave the building materials business to others. I 'll you."
Li Yuanhu joked with Lao Cai, "I was wondering why you are so hospitable today. It turns out you are waiting for me here. But Lao Cai, let me tell you, this is not enough. If you want to make this deal, you should come to my office tomorrow to discuss it. Remember to bring your daughter with you, otherwise I will not receive you."
Cai Zhixiong laughed: "Haha, of course, of course..."
After a while, the two arrived at Lao Nie's residence. Cai Zhixiong rang the doorbell, and soon a young man came to the door. When he saw Li Yuanhu opening the door, he was stunned, because this person was none other than Gu Dali, one of Lao Nie's inner disciples, who was hailed as the most powerful candidate for the future leader of the domestic chess world.
Li Yuanhu thought to himself, wow, even the person who came to open the door was Gu Dali, so how many people were alarmed by this game of chess played by this kid of his?
