1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 456: "I will shave my head to apologize for my failure"

Today, the China-Japan Go Challenge has become the focus of national attention.

After Ma Xiaochun, the 9th dan, lost the game against Kobayashi Koichi, the 10th dan, the media were of course in an uproar.

The Japanese media were naturally delighted, calling Kobayashi Koichi "the iron wall of Japanese Go" and describing Kobayashi Koichi's strength as "the dominance of Japanese Go."

Many Japanese media even "opened champagne" to celebrate the victory of the Japanese Go national team in advance, and even revealed that the Japanese Go national team was already preparing for the closing ceremony of the challenge match.

Not only the Japanese media, but even the domestic media generally believe that the Chinese team's failure is a foregone conclusion.

Media outlets such as the Xinmin Evening News published articles with titles such as "The Japanese team is about to end the game" and "Chinese main player Nie Weiping faces a desperate situation of fighting one against three."

There is a lot of pessimism.

Jiang Xian has finished filming "A Funny Journey to the Kingdom of Women" and is returning to Beijing by train.

He agreed to film one episode with Yang Jie, and just play the role of Tang Monk in that episode.

Although Yang Jie was very reluctant to let Jiang Xian go, she also understood that Jiang Xian had a special identity, and she had already found a new actor who was suitable to play Tang Seng.
——Xu Shaohua.

In 80, Xu Shaohua starred in a movie called "The Transformation of the Spirit", in which he portrayed a young man named Yuanfeng who was dull and stupid at first but later became suave and handsome.

Because of this role, Xu Shaohua became an instant hit and the Hong Kong Ta Kung Pao hailed him as "China's No. 1 niche actor".

"Oh, you're finally back." Jiang Xian's father came to the train station to pick them up in person, and Xu Chenhui was also with them.

"Brother Jiang, let's get in the car."

"There are so many people, how can we fit them all in?"

Jiang Xian took a look and said, "Xiao Xu, take my mom and my wife back first. My dad and I will figure out a solution ourselves."

"Brother Jiang, why don't you wait a moment? I'll come back to pick you and uncle up after I send my sister-in-law and aunt off."

"Oh, no need. Just send them back safely. My dad and I will take the bus."

"Oh, okay."

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Zhu Lin held the child and got into the car with Rao Yuemei and Zhu's mother.

Jiang Guoqing couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.

"If I had known, I wouldn't have come to pick you up, so I wouldn't have to squeeze on the bus."

"Don't complain. What's wrong with taking the bus? Who in Beijing doesn't take the bus? Don't be out of touch with the masses."

"Hey?"

The father and son squeezed onto the bus. It was hot at the moment and the car was filled with a smell of body odor mixed with foot odor.

Bored, Jiang Guoqing squeezed his head in front of a person reading a newspaper and took a few glances.

"Hey, you're talking about Go?"

"Well, this chess game is so frustrating!"

"Who says it's not true? Go is something our ancestors left us. The Japanese learned it and won six games in a row for us. Do you know what that Japanese devil Kobayashi Koichi said?"

"What are you talking about?"

"That little Japanese said: 'Go is a Japanese tradition, and we must defend it to the end!' Hey, isn't it infuriating? It has become their Japanese tradition?"

"Oh, there are even more infuriating things."

The man pointed at the newspaper and said, "The Japanese have said that if we can't win, we'll all have our heads shaved off!"

Listening to his father talking with that man, Jiang Xian leaned over to take a look at the newspaper. It was the Beijing Evening News, and a very eye-catching section on it read "Kobayashi Koichi's six consecutive wins are unstoppable. The three Japanese chess players vowed: if they lose, they will shave their heads to apologize."

"The 12th game of the first China-Japan Go Challenge came to an end at the Hangzhou Gymnasium. Japan's top-notch player Kobayashi Koichi defeated China's deputy general Ma Xiaochun with white in the middle game, winning six consecutive games and forcing the Chinese team into a desperate situation with only the main player Nie Weiping left."

"Since his debut in this tournament, Kobayashi Koichi has defeated six Chinese players, Jiang Zhujiu, Shao Zhenzhong, Qian Yuping, Cao Dayuan, Liu Xiaoguang and Ma Xiaochun, winning all six games against Chinese players."

"After this match, Japan still has three top players, Kobayashi Koichi, Kato Masao, and Fujisawa Hideyuki, while China only has Nie Weiping left to fight alone. The balance of victory and defeat has seriously tilted."

"Recently, the sports section of Japan's Asahi Shimbun posted a unique photo of Fujisawa Hideyuki, Kato Masao, and Kobayashi Koichi taking a swearing-in ceremony over a glass of wine."

"The headline under the photo reads: 'The battle has only just begun', and the subtitle reads: 'Three chess players vow: if they lose, they will shave their heads to apologize.'"

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If the Japanese team loses this match, the three players will shave their heads together.

This idea is so Japanese.

It satisfies Jiang Xian’s stereotype of the Japanese people.

The newspaper also reported the shaving incident in detail.

It is said that this competition coincides with the 60th birthday of the Japanese Go community, as the captain of the Japanese Go national team, the highly respected Fujisawa Hideyuki, th dan, is celebrating his th birthday.

The Japanese Go community gathered in Hakone to celebrate for him.

It also happened that Kobayashi Koichi defeated Ma Xiaochun, 9th dan.

Seeing that Kobayashi Koichi won several rounds in a row in the ring match, he went straight to the tent of Chinese national team coach Nie Weiping. While he was drunk, a very Japanese idea popped up in his mind.

Japanese ninth dan player Ohtake Hideo said: "Kobayashi will definitely beat Nie Weiping. Even if Kobayashi loses, we still have you two. We will definitely win. If the Japanese team loses this match, all three of you should shave your heads."

Masao Kato expressed his opposition.

He felt that it was a bit dangerous to say such things, but he didn't want to spoil everyone's fun in that atmosphere, so he didn't insist.

Finally, Japan coach Fujisawa Hideyuki made the final decision: "Okay, it's settled."

"Ah, what's the point of getting angry?"

A middle-aged man in another seat joined the discussion.

"Kobayashi Koichi won the first three games in the middle game.

In the last two games, I played one against Cao Dayuan, 6th Dan, and won by points with black, and the other against Liu Xiaoguang, and won by half a point with white.

Everyone said it was very close and Ma Xiaochun had the best chance in this round, but what was the result?
They won in the middle game!"

"Isn't it?"

Another old man took out a copy of "Go World" from his pocket, which is the largest-circulation Go magazine in China.

He pointed to the top page and clapped his hands.

"It's all said above. Ma Xiaochun said it himself. He lost with a sincere heart!"

"Uncle, can you show me?"

"Here."

Jiang Xian wanted to take the magazine. The carriage was shaking, but it did not affect his reading.

This is the latest issue of "Go World". In the section that the old man pointed out, Ma Xiaochun's evaluation and opinions on the game between himself and Kobayashi Koichi were published.

The article is very long and Ma Xiaochun also talked about a lot of things, but it can be summed up in four words: "not as skilled as others."

Ma Xiaochun evaluated the game himself. He felt that judging from the overall progress, neither side made any mistakes and both played to their best levels.

This makes chess fans even more desperate.

Because Ma Xiaochun's loss was different from Liu Xiaoguang's.

Liu Xiaoguang had a big advantage in the first half of the game, but was overturned in the end. Chess fans can still imagine that if Liu Xiaoguang played better in the endgame, he might have won, and they still think he has the strength to fight.

Ma Xiaochun directly admitted that he was no match for Kobayashi Koichi and that he did not lose the game because of any mistakes in this game.

This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the morale of chess fans and those who follow the China-Japan Go Challenge in China.

Of course, this is also Ma Xiaochun's style of doing things. The "Demon Sword" has always had a low emotional intelligence and is not very good at speaking. Therefore, he has never been well-received in the Go world, and the conflict between him and Nie Weiping is quite deep.

It is said that in the 1995 Fujitsu Cup final, Ma Xiaochun once again faced Kobayashi Koichi, and the domestic commentator happened to be Nie Weiping.

When Ma Xiaochun made move 199, Nie Weiping said "this is incomprehensible". When the explanation was about to end, Nie Weiping said "this was a losing game".

After hearing about this, Ma Xiaochun, who won the championship against Kobayashi Koichi, retorted in an interview: "Can he understand the chess played by the world champion?"

The weather in August was already hot, and the conversation on the bus was even more heated.

When it comes to the China-Japan Go Tournament, no matter whether you know Go or not, you will be furious.

Everyone has a special feeling towards Japan.

If they really managed to take him down so easily, it would be a huge shame! "Alas, China is such a big country, is there really no one who is good at Go? Is there really no one who can stop Kobayashi Koichi?"

"What will happen if we stop him? Kato Masao and Fujisawa Hideyuki haven't come yet!"

"That's not the case. In terms of chess ability, I think Kato Masao and Fujisawa Hideyuki are both slightly inferior to Kobayashi Koichi. I think Kobayashi Koichi is the undisputed world number one."

"You said Kobayashi Koichi is great, I don't object, but you said Kato Masao is not great? Are you kidding me? Kato Masao is one of the 'Super Six'. Who can be underestimated if they can enter the 'Super Six'?"

"That is, do you know Go?"

"'Six Supers'? What are 'Six Supers'?" Jiang Guoqing asked Jiang Xian.

"They are the six super masters in the Japanese Go world."

Jiang Xian counted on his fingers and said, "'Phoenix' Lin Haifeng, 'Aesthetic Chess Player' Otake Hero, 'Cosmic Style' Takemiya Masaki, 'Big Mac' Zhao Zhixun
Also participating in this tournament are the 'strongest 10th dan' Kobayashi Koichi and the 'star of evil' Kato Masao."

"The titles are more intimidating than each other," Jiang Guoqing muttered.

However, he also knows in his heart that the Chinese Go national team is facing, or the only player Nie Weiping will face, are the three strongest players in the world.

Not to mention passing three levels in a row.

Passing each level is as difficult as climbing to heaven.

"Ugh."

He put his hands behind his back, remembered what someone had said, and sighed.

"When a country prospers, so does chess."

"As the country's fortunes decline, so does the fortunes of chess."

Jiang Xian rested at home for a few days and received another call from Yang Jie, saying that after she finished filming the episode "A Fun Journey to the Kingdom of Women", she asked the chief composer Xu Jingqing to compose a song for the King of the Kingdom of Women and asked Yan Su to write the lyrics.

Yang Jie said on the phone, "I'm recording a song here, but no matter how I listen to it, I feel that Yan Su's lyrics are awkward. I heard that you also wrote lyrics. If you are not busy, can you come over and take a look?"

".become."

Jiang Xian asked for a place and asked Xu Chenhui to drive there.

"Director Yang."

After arriving, Jiang Xian greeted Yang Jie.

"Teacher Jiang, you are here."

When Yang Jie saw him, she smiled and said, "This is Comrade Xu Jingqing, the chief composer of Journey to the West, and this is Comrade Yan Su."

"Hello, both of you." Jiang Xian shook hands with the two of them respectfully.

Both of them are quite old, one is in his forties and the other is in his fifties.

Jiang Xian listened to the melody first.

It begins with a soft and lyrical minor tune, interspersed with bass drum and string accompaniment, and a chorus in the background.

He looked at Xu Jingqing.

"You wrote the song?"

"It's me." Xu Jingqing agreed.

This is the chief composer of "Journey to the West".

He wrote "Dengdeng, waiting for the light on the table."

All the songs in "Journey to the West", such as "Swift Sound of Cloud Palace", "Where is the Way", "Daughter's Love", "Indian Girl", and "Pig Bajie Carrying His Wife on His Back". They were all written by him.

During the years when "Journey to the West" was being filmed, he did nothing but compose music for the show.

Basically, after each episode of "Journey to the West" was filmed, Yang Jie would ask him to compose music for that episode immediately.

As for Yan Su, there is no need to introduce him. The old man is now in his fifties and looks quite strong.

"Teacher Jiang, I also think that you have a deep understanding of this episode. Please take a look at the lyrics."

Yang Jie handed him a page of paper. "The Queen of the Kingdom of Women fell in love with Monk Tang. It's a beautiful but helpless love story. Our song is to show the gentleness, beauty, affection, subtlety and shyness of the Queen of the Kingdom of Women. I think the lyrics written by Mr. Yan Su are still lacking in emotional expression."

"Cough cough."

Yang Jie spoke harshly, and Yan Su felt a little embarrassed.

But he was used to it, because Yang Jie had just said it directly after listening to Xu Jingqing's singing:

"It sounds awful."

"Well, let me take a look." Jiang Xian took the page of lyrics and took a look:
"It's hard to meet each other, and it's hard to say goodbye."

"How can I express all the words in my heart?"

"I am full of tenderness, but he is gone and my resolve is stronger. I only regret that we are not destined to be together in this life."

"I can't express my sincere wishes for your safety. I just wish you peace silently."

"It is not always possible to fulfill one's wishes in this world. Let's see how many times the moon will be full again."

"It's gone, it's gone."

"From now on, I will be haunted by it in my dreams."

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"Teacher Yan Su's lyrics are actually quite good. 'It's hard to meet and hard to part, but my heart is already filled with thousands of emotions' is written with deep affection, but the whole creation is not written entirely from the perspective of the King of the Kingdom of Women, and it is not sad enough."

Yang Jie said with disdain:
“I think this word must be changed!”

"Well, I think it's okay. If you want to revise it, you should ask Teacher Yan Su to revise it." Jiang Xian said.

He has a clear mind.

This melody by Xu Jingqing is obviously written from "Daughter's Love".

He could have written it directly for "Daughter's Love".

But if it were really written down.

Isn't that a slap in Yan Su's face?

Yang Jie was a little disappointed after hearing what Jiang Xian said.

However, when she listened to Xu Jingqing's melody, she was inspired and started to perform it herself.

"The first sentence doesn't work, it needs to be changed."

After the modification.

"The second sentence needs to be changed, too."

In a short while, she changed all the lyrics of the song, which had a total of 8 sentences.

"What do you think of the lyrics?" After making the revision, Yang Jie felt satisfied. She gave the lyrics to the three people and hummed them again to the melody.

"Mandarin ducks and butterflies fly together, the spring scenery in the garden is intoxicating."

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"Love Yi, love Yi."

"May we always be together in this life."

After hearing this, Xu Jingqing and Yan Su's eyes brightened.

"good words!"

"Well, it's well written! It seems that women understand women better. We men can't write about that feeling."

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Yang Jie grinned and looked at Jiang Xian again.

"Teacher Jiang, what do you think?"

"Well, Director Yang wrote a good line."

Jiang Xian also followed suit and praised.