Chapter 442: Attending the Summit (Part 1)

Everyone has hobbies.

Li Jianjun likes playing soccer, Zhang Dekai likes women, and old Sun likes playing Chinese chess.

The most fitting description for him would be a poor player with a strong addiction.

He disdained ordinary chess circles, preferring to compete with high-level masters from county and city levels.

Usually, he had both wins and losses, because the masters also understood the ways of the world, knowing that becoming friends with old Sun could bring many benefits.

However, a month ago, old Sun met a new provincial champion.

He hoped to challenge the champion to a few games, win some and lose some, then boast about it to his chess friends.

Unfortunately,

The champion didn’t care about any ‘boss’ titles, not only defeating old Sun in 10 straight games but also telling him afterwards not to seek him out for chess again. The disdain in his words, especially being called a ‘lousy chess basket,’ pierced right through old Sun’s ‘tender’ heart.

“I can’t accept this!”

Whenever old Sun talked about Chinese chess, he would get infuriated, “Damn it, calling me a lousy chess basket in front of so many people, where does that leave my face as a big boss? But then again, he is a champion after all; if he didn’t let me, I definitely couldn’t win. But… I just can’t swallow this pride. Now, everyone in the provincial chess circle says my level is worse than a three-year-old child, which is too embarrassing!”

Old Sun dreamed of making a comeback.

After all, this was the circle he had ‘galloped’ through for many years.

Li Jianjun tried to calm him down, “Old Sun, don’t rush, haven’t I asked Little Feng for help? Little Feng, that artificial intelligence you talked about, the one that’s really good at data analysis, can’t it be used in Chinese chess to help your Old Brother Sun regain some face?”

It was possible.

Very simple.

With just a few small tricks, let alone a provincial champion, even if the currently renowned Xu Xian came, he would be defeated within thirty moves.

But,

Given the nuances of human relationships, such requests couldn’t be agreed to too easily.

Zhao Qingfeng sighed, “It’s possible, just needing our company’s staff to write a set of AI chess tools. But…”

“But what?”

Old Sun’s eyes widened at the prospect, “Is it very difficult? Actually, I think AI might not work, I can easily win against the old men on the game console, maybe let’s forget it…”

He was referring to the chess programs on gaming consoles.

Those data analysis capabilities are incomparable to Zhao Qingfeng’s AI.

Zhao Qingfeng still shook his head, “No, it’s not that. If I develop it, even Xu Xian won’t stand a chance. But the problem is, it requires a lot of manpower and financial resources, so let’s wait until next year when we’re less busy, and then I’ll help you take revenge.”

Old Sun was stunned.

Even Xu Xian wouldn’t stand a chance?

You should know,

Xu Xian, a renowned six-time champion in the chess world, was known alongside the quick-drawing Lu Qin as the Twin Giants of Lingnan!

Sun was thoroughly convinced, “Does it need a lot of people? I… I want to take revenge soon.”

He didn’t want to wait until next year.

Li Jianjun saw an opportunity, “Little Feng, how about this, as long as you can help Old Sun get even, we’ll give you an additional 5% of shares, making it up to 15 million. One, it’s easier to settle accounts in the future; two, we can use this money to develop the program you talked about; three, it also proves your capability. Old Sun, how about that?”

No problem!

Spending money on hobbies is something every wealthy person enjoys.

Moreover, giving Zhao Qingfeng more shares would mean he’d treat Qingyang Sports as his own business, ensuring even greater earnings in the future.

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