Chapter 1147
Chapter 1147: The eternal line of defense for humanity's wisdom!
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge
Half an hour later .
Zhang Ye's speech ended .
With that, the press conference was also done .
The press conference this time felt more like Zhang Ye's oratory ceremony . The reporters had only asked him one question, but what followed was a long talk by Zhang Ye . He knew what to say and knew what the reporters wanted to know, so he just said everything in a single breath . After all, he and the media had been in such regular contact that they understood each other perfectly . Sometimes, there was even a tacit understanding of a common enemy, such as right now .
Applause was sounding for the umpteenth time . Not counting those domestic reporters, even China Qiyuan's people and the foreign reporters were standing up to applaud Zhang Ye!
Chen Ying was feeling some admiration for him .
Dan Donghe was very pleased .
Yu Yingyi learned quite a lot from Zhang Ye's speech .
Everyone was pretty convinced by Zhang Ye . They knew that it wasn't accidental that he could arrive at where he was today and could sense it from the speech that he had just given . On the contrary, they rather disliked the American team who spoke pompous words and had a condescending attitude toward the wisdom of humanity and Zhang Ye, insisting on their belief that Peter would win for sure . However, even after the results were confirmed, they still seemed like they were not accepting their defeat . Not being able to compete in Go, they shifted their talk to taking on the Xiangqi world instead and tried to justify why Peter had lost during the entire press conference . Compared to Zhang Ye's speech, it was really on a different level . Zhang Ye had not spoken about himself at all and never once took credit for the outcome . Instead, he talked about the veterans and novices of the Go world, as well as the staff working behind the scenes, hailing them as the true heroes!
He was good at speaking?
His emotional quotient was high?
That was absolutely untrue!
The foreign reporters might not know him well, but which Chinese reporter did not understand what kind of person Zhang Ye was? Who would dare to claim that Zhang Ye had a high emotional quotient? If anyone did, they would be the first to get spat on by the others! Zhang Ye's emotional quotient was definitely not high, but the words he spoke all came from his heart . In these days, he had really taken a liking to these lovely people who gave their heart and soul to Go .
Humans were emotional beings . This was unlike machines and perhaps the reason Zhang Ye could win against Peter . And on this point, even if the artificial intelligence were to get developed further and have its computational ability increased and sped up, it would still not be able to learn a thing like emotions .
Everyone dispersed .
The media gradually left to head back to their office to quickly prepare for the news release!
Dan Donghe brought along some people from the Qiyuan and found Zhang Ye . "Professor Zhang, thank you!"
Zhang Ye smiled . "It's what I should do; don't be so courteous . "
Dan Donghe tried for the umpteenth time to invite Zhang Ye . "Are you interested in taking up Go? From today onward, your world Go ranking should be number one!"
Hu Liang 7-dan said, "Come join us, Professor Zhang!"
Xu Han said, "Yeah!"
Xiang Rong 9-dan also sincerely invited him . "I've been thinking of retiring for some time now too . I'm already getting old and starting to lose focus whenever I play . pBut our country's young players are not fully mature yet . Tian Weiwei still lacks experience and his playstyle is not stable yet . He can't stand up on his own yet, so I must hold the fort for now . If you do join us, I'll be able to take a step back at last . "
"Yeah, Professor Zhang . You are so skilled at Go, it would such a pity if you don't join the national team!" Chen Ying said with a laugh, "If you join us, our national team would dominate everyone else for the next ten years at least!"
This was not drivel . In fact, dominating for just ten years was at the lower end of the estimates . If Zhang Ye were to lead the national Go team, together with Xiang Rong and Li Yi 9-dan, there probably wouldn't be any opponents who could match them . Be it Japan or Korean, be it Shinji 9-dan, Park Yuhee, or anyone else, even if Xiang Rong 9-dan were to retire suddenly, Zhang Ye alone could carry the team and not let them fall .
Zhang Ye quickly waved it off . "I'll pass . But if Peter makes a comeback in the future, just give me a ring . I'll come right over . "
Everyone was disappointed .
A Go genius who only came along once a century, the only person who was capable of taking over Xiang Rong 9-dan's position, had actually turned out to be an amateur? He wasn't even considered a professional Go player . This made them all feel a little frustrated . Comparisons really were torturous, and this was certainly the first ever such case in the history of Go!
Dan Donghe knew that Zhang Ye's heart was in a different place, so he didn't try to persuade him any further . He said, "Wherever you might end up in the future, you will always be part of our Qiyuan . If there's anything you need, just let us know!"
Zhang Ye laughed, "Sure . "
"Let's go to my place for a meal then . " Dan Donghe still remembered what he promised earlier .
Zhang Ye grunted and did not know how to reject his invitation .
As a result, Wu Changhe, who had been silent all this while, suddenly rolled his eyes and said, "Old Dan, what do you mean by going to your place for a meal?"
Dan Donghe said, "Didn't we already agree on that?"
"Who agreed with you?" Wu Changhe harrumphed . "This kid is coming with me . I still have something to settle with him afterwards . "
Dan Donghe was having none of it . "I said it first, I asked him to come over first!"
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