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[Previously]

What are you?

I am Chu Ying.

The greatest Go player in Southern Liang.

You're going to haunt me for the rest of my life?

That's not up to me and you.

I'm sorry, I can't help you with this.

-I want to play Go. -Is playing Go more important

than your own life?

I can no longer play Go with dignity.

Rascal!

There is no point for me to keep living.

I'll take you to a place where we can play Go.

Let's play Go.

Are you any good?

I'm great.

He's playing instructive game

with me.

What's your name?

Shi Guang.

[Hikaru no Go]

Car?

What is a car?

Haven't you always asked me

what those moving iron boxes are?

Those are cars.

How does the iron box run?

It can run because...

You just need to know it can run.

Next.

A refrigerator.

-Refrigerator? -Yes.

And what is that?

Refrigerator generates cold.

So that the leftover pot package meat,

you can eat it again and again.

-What is pot package meat? -That is...

Xiao Guang,

-why are you mumbling to yourself? -Nothing, nothing.

We're out of ketchup. Go out and buy one for me.

Okay, I got it.

-Now. -Okay, Mum.

Here, let's carry on.

We're having pot package meat for dinner tonight.

You'll understand once I apply ketchup on it.

-What is ketchup? -I'm going now, Mum.

Recorder.

Piano.

I know that twinkling thing in the sky.

That's a comet.

That's not.

That's an airplane.

An airplane that carries people through the sky.

People can visit the sky?

That sounds really magical.

Humans have landed on the moon.

Flying through the sky is nothing.

You're full of baloney, kid.

That's impossible that human can go to the moon.

Haven't you heard it from the TV?

Technology is advancing.

Mankind is improving.

Technology is advancing? Mankind is improving?

Xiao Guang,

but why does the umbrella still look like this?

About this...

It's been over 1,000 years.

Time has brought great changes to the world.

The ancient halls have turned into dust.

Yet umbrella is still in its old form.

And the chess board is still the same old chess board.

But many things have changed.

Do you have airplanes in your time?

Or cars?

It was inconvenient to travel far, wasn't it?

In the third of Emperor Kangxi's reign,

Xiao Bai Long and I went to the capital.

On our journey, grasses were lush and bird flying freely.

Flowers and trees were blooming.

We discussed about Go throughout our journey.

During the rainy days,

we played Go while waiting for the rain to stop.

Our journey

took us two months.

It takes just two hours nowadays.

Be it four hours

or two months,

the destination is still the same.

In this world,

only the unchanging

is everlasting.

I'm just worried that I would be disgusted when you're upset.

[The second round Nine-year-old Prodigy]

Boss, I'll have a pack of ketchup.

-You got it. Please wait a moment. -Okay.

[In the recently-concluded]

[Qiulan Cup World Go Tournament,]

[Chinese 9-dan player Yu Xiao Yang]

[defeated South Korea's 9-dan player Li He Chang]

[with three quarter area.]

[This is the first time a Chinese Go player]

[won the World Go Tournament in recent years.]

[It is also 9-dan player Yu Xiao Yang's]

[first victory in the tournament.]

Xiao Guang, I want to play him.

You only won by two stones

when you played that kid.

This is a world champion.

That was because I wanted to guide Xiao Liang.

I played an instructive game with him.

Instructive game?

Instructive game means guiding the opponent

to the correct path of Go

instead of doing everything he can to win the game.

No matter how great you are,

that's a world champion.

He won't play me.

-One-fifty. -All right.

Who would watch Go nowadays?

I'd rather watch football.

-There you go. -Thank you.

Xiao Guang,

I'm begging you.

I've been thinking these days

about the reason I'm here

in an era where Go has decayed.

But Yu Xiao Yang seems special.

He could be

the master player that I'm seeking.

[This is the first time a Chinese Go player]

[won the World Go Tournament in recent years.]

[It is also 9-dan player Yu Xiao Yang's]

[first victory in the tournament.]

By the way, I'll take a long time when I play.

You'll have to bear with me.

Here.

Here.

Here.

[We would like to congratulate]

[9-dan player Yu Xiao Yang for his great results.]

[Next, let's take a look back at]

[the highlights from the tournament.]

Dad, you're home.

Why did you underestimate your opponent?

-I didn't. -Didn't you?

The game can't fool anyone.

I didn't expect it.

Hello.

Never mind.

Winning is my duty.

There's no need to publicize it.

Keep everything simple.

The Black is obviously better than you.

Yet you underestimated him.

Since when did you learn how to lie?

Who was your opponent?

A boy called Shi Guang.

It's true that

I didn't perform well.

You haven't even realised the real problem.

This game...

was obviously of a wise man versus a mischievous boy.

You had no chance of winning him.

It's poorly installed.

Its balance doesn't work at all.

I'll definitely lose if I participate in the competition.

It's been a few days since we last played.

If this keeps going,

how will I be able to attain the Divine Move?

You've been waiting for over 1,000 years.

A few more days won't matter.

There are so many tomorrows.

Didn't Xiao Bai Long help you attain it?

I was so close.

Back then,

he invited a master player,

Master Ling Ji to play me.

I would've learned the Divine Move by playing him.

But three days before the game,

Xiao Bai Long had suddenly fallen ill.

Two days later,

he passed away.

I've waited for hundreds of years,

thousands of years,

it was just one day away

from the ultimate game.

Just one day away.

Why aren't you disgusted?

I don't know.

I just feel like crying.

Maybe that's why I forgot to feel disgusted.

Was the game with Master Ling Ji

so important to you?

The Divine Move can only be inspired

by playing with a master player.

What happened after that?

After that,

I returned to the darkness somehow.

It was a few hundred years more in the darkness.

I could only keep playing Go

with myself in my mind.

Until a few days ago,

I met you.

For hundreds of years,

the only thing you could do was to play Go with yourself?

I'll help you find it.

-What did you say? -You've been through so much.

I'll help you to attain the Divine Move.

Great.

You promised you'll help me.

But you have to agree to my condition too.

Help me with my exam.

So that I can get my pocket money.

You've got a deal.

I'll keep my word.

Xiao Guang,

draw a nine-way chess board for me.

This is not the time to draw a chess board.

Draw it first, I'll tell you why after you finish.

Okay. Mark 1-1, 1-6.

And 8-1, 8-6.

Connect the stones.

How many stones are there?

Forty-eight.

Go is actually quite useful.

How are you going to repay me then?

I'll take you to the Go tournament tomorrow.

Really?

That's more like it.

Here.

So many children.

Chu Ying, I've always thought that only old people would play Go.

Xiao Guang, look.

Every child here

is passionate about Go like I do.

So even after 1,000 years,

10,000 years,

-people will still love Go, right? -Right.

Let's go.

Go, Go.

Go, Go.

I know this one.

This is the capture of stone you told me last time, right?

Because the black stone

is dead after it loses its liberty.

So it needs to be removed from the board,

right?

You're quite a fast learner.

Is the Black going to lose?

You understand the composition despite being a novice. Very good.

Because the kid who plays Black keeps frowning.

Look,

the Black

is indeed trapped.

But there is one move she can take to break free.

Eight-eighteen.

If she places it in other spots,

it will be game over.

She looks so pitiful.

Let's help her.

How can we help? A true gentleman should keep silent while spectating.

Do not talk.

You'll lose if you lay it here.

You should place it on 8-18 instead.

Xiao Guang.

This is a competition.

How could you interrupt the contestants?

Where is your permit?

I don't know.

I don't have it.

You don't? How did you get in then?

Tell me, how did you get in?

What's wrong?

Fang Xu,

you're here too.

This kid

interrupted a contestant during the game.

And he doesn't have a permit.

Can you tell me what happened just now?

I was going to place it here.

Then he told me that it was a mistake,

that I should place it on 8-18 instead.

Let them have a rematch.

I'll bring him to the office.

That's it?

Mr Bai,

the move seems ordinary.

Why did Mr Fang seem so concerned about it?

He's bluffing.

Ignore him.

He saw through it at such young age.

That doesn't make sense.

We discovered a talented boy in the

Wendao Cup Junior Go Invitational Tournament.

[Even a professional player]

[believes that this kid is exceptional.]

[World of Go will continue to bring you an update on this.]

This is Chen Xiao, reporting live from the tournament.

Sir,

I didn't do it on purpose. I...

Why did you want to lay the stone on that spot?

Why are you looking at me?

Do not talk when you're observing a game. You didn't even know the basic rule.

You should be punished.

Because that move was her only way to keep the game going.

-What's your name? -Sir, I didn't mean to do that.

I didn't ask whether you did it on purpose or not.

I asked for your name.

Which school are you from?

Shi...

My name is Shi Guang.

I'm from Jiefang Road Primary School.

How long have you been learning Go?

Nice, you saw through the move after only four years of learning Go.

It's four days.

I can vouch for him.

Hello, I'm Fang Xu.

I would like to verify a child's identity.

His name is Shi Guang.

Okay.

Xiao Guang, don't go. We haven't watched the game yet.

Shut up. If I don't leave now, they'll call my parents.

Ignorance can be forgiven.

Just apologize and we can go back to our game, can't we?

That's easy for you to say.

They can't see you.

So there's nothing they can do to you.

Xiao Guang...

Be careful.

I'm sorry, sir.

Xiao Liang,

Mr Xie asked you

if you want to play an instructive round with him?

I'm sorry, I'll pass.

You're still waiting for him?

Shi Guang.

I only know his name is Shi Guang.

Other than waiting here,

I don't know where else I can find him.

By the way, when he left last time,

I gave him a ticket for the invitational tournament.

The Junior Go Tournament?

Yes.

But he didn't seem like he was interested in it.

I don't know whether he'd go.

Xiao Liang.

It's quite rare to see Xiao Liang so excited.

I've never seen it.

Has any kid beaten him before?

Even a professional player

would be uncertain that he could beat him.

His father has never let him participate in amateur tournaments.

He's afraid that he would affect other kids.

No wonder.

Now that he has lost to a kid,

he must be quite upset.

Xiao Guang...

He is Yu Xiao Yang. Go and play him.

Are you insane? This is not the time.

I'll be in trouble if I'm caught.

This is all your fault.

I don't get to play with Yu

and I even wasted a chance to observe the game.

You should blame yourself.

If you hadn't seen through the move,

would I have called it out?

Sir,

what are you doing here?

I want to know

why you lost in the round of top 16?

Right.

I made a mistake.

I embarrassed you.

You didn't embarrass me, you embarrassed yourself.

You embarrassed the 9-dan rank as its youngest holder.

Look at those kids out there.

In just a few years, they'll become even younger players with the rank.

What are you going to do by then?

Yes, I understand it now.

I'll be more careful next time.

There is this kid today.

Look at him,

a boy who's around the age of Xiao Liang.

He called out this move while observing the game.

An excellent move indeed.

I didn't expect that

aside from Xiao Liang,

there would be another kid who was at this level.

What is his name?

He said his name is Shi Guang.

Shi Guang.

Shi Guang is a child?

Yes.

Where is he now?

He ran away.

Ran away?

I want to play Go.

Stop pestering me.

We've met Yu Xiao Yang.

Why didn't you play him? Such a pity.

What's done is done.

What's the use of nagging now?

Hey, this again?

The thought of not being able to play Go

makes me feel sad.

Stop crying.

Or I'll get angry at you, I mean it.

And there you go.

Well, go on. Keep on crying.

Go on, don't stop.

Shi Guang.

Here you are. So you did participate in the tournament.

The tournament.

Don't even bring it up. I was just there to watch.

I've never seen such event before.

Many of them are younger than me.

They all looked so serious.

I was touched at first.

Touched?

Have you never played Go seriously?

Not really.

What are you doing?

Let me see your hand.

Seriously, what are you doing?

He's looking for the Go callus on your fingers.

-Go callus? -This is strange, you don't have it.

Play one more round with me.

I'll pass.

I underestimated you last time.

I swear I'll be serious this time.

Forget it, you won't understand.

You're not the one

I want to play Go with right now.

Fine, will you keep playing Go?

I will, for now.

For now?

Don't you want to be a professional player?

Me?

You must be kidding.

Do you want to be a professional player?

I do.

Can you make any money by being a pro?

There is prize money from playing and competing.

How much can there be?

The Qiulan Cup offers several hundred thousand dollars.

The Emperor's Cup offers millions of yen.

The LP Cup offers over a hundred million won.

My goodness, I could get rich.

Go playing is sacred.

How can you use it to earn money?

It's just a thought.

A thought?

Now that you said it,

being a professional player could be a good idea.

Making some money by just winning one or two

championships sounds good.

Being a professional player could be a good idea?

Just winning one or two championships?

That's right. I'll be able to open a racing car store by then.

I'll get the best accessories possible

for my Cyclone Sabre.

That's right, I can even sell accessories to my classmates.

You're a strong player indeed.

But you're not worthy of playing Go.

Did I say anything wrong?

Far beyond wrong.

You can insult me,

but you shouldn't insult Go.

I didn't intend to, don't be mad.

Fine, I'll play you.

But I'm a bit tired today.

Can we do it another day?

Fine.

Take me to that Black and White Go Club now.

[I won't hold back this time.]

[Aren't you bullying a third grade kid?]

[He's no ordinary kid.]

[Although his skills are premature,]

[every move of his shines.]

[Some day, he'll become a formidable opponent whom I respect.]

[He'll either turn into a lion]

[or a dragon.]

[But but he is still just a kid now.]

[He's still far from being my rival.]

You're getting ahead of yourself.

Please have a seat.

-Please take a guess. -Guess?

You are pretending again.

The guess is to decide

who'll play Black and White.

Guess whether the number of stones in my hand is odd or even.

You'll play Black if you get it right.

I'll play Black if you get it wrong.

I assume you know this, right?

Of course I do.

I just need to tell him whether it's odd or even, right?

You can put one or two stones

on the board as your answer.

According to the current rules,

Black makes the first move.

We'll make the first move.

Don't think me ignorant.

The first move.

Upper right, star point.

Lower left, star point.

Six-three, corner position.

I'll start my attack.

Three-six, double low approach.

Is that him?

Yes, he's the one who beat Xiao Liang.

-He's here again. -Let's go and check it out.

A-k-i...

What does this mean?

What are you doing?

I'm falling asleep.

We're just getting started.

Don't disturb him.

He's focusing.

We have to stay focused too.

You...

Why are you so fierce?

If I lay it here,

the attack on lower left will accelerate.

He's waiting for me to make my move.

In that case,

Eleven-seven, capture.

Eleven-six.

[Black and White Go Club]

[Closed]

He placed two stones. Doesn't that mean he has committed a foul?

Placing two stones means resignation.

Resignation?

Just like that?

But the game just started.

This is too soon.

At such young age,

it's impressive enough that

he's able to compete with me for so many rounds.

Yu Liang, what's the matter?

Don't cry.

You're quite good actually.

I...

Forget it. I'll tell you the truth.

I'm not the one who beat you.

There is someone standing behind me.

He's right here.

He has been learning Go for over 1,000 years.

You can't beat him.

Go away!

Winning or losing

is a common occurrence in chess.

You don't have to be too...

This is the most precious thing I carry with me.

It's even precious than my racing car.

I give it to you.

Please stop crying, okay?

Scatter everyone, clear out.

Leave him alone.

Why did you have to be so ruthless?

Couldn't you just go easy on him?

This game was different.

How was it different?

Look at him,

he's crying his eyes out.

The one who wants to win more than me

is actually him.

I have to respect him.

I wouldn't have played

if I had known this would happen.

Mr Bai,

thank you so much for helping Shi Guang.

-It's my pleasure. -Thank you.

-What's the matter? -All right then. Goodbye.

-All right then. -He has really come to see your parents?

Fortunately, I wasn't home.

Xiao Guang.

Grandpa, ouch, ouch.

I came immediately

as soon as I heard about the game.

I caught him downstairs.

Xiao Guang, what did you do this time?

Mum, I made a mistake.

I'll be a good boy starting from now.

Please don't dock my pocket money, please?

I'm not punishing you.

I want to compliment you.

Mr Bai Chuan from Junior Go Class dropped by today.

He said he saw Shi Guang played a good game

in the Junior Go Tournament.

He believes that you have potential.

He wants you to join his class.

Join a Go class?

You can improve even faster then.

This is a blessing in disguise. Say yes now, Xiao Guang.

Join the junior class to learn Go?

Tell me what you think.

I fully agree with it.

Say yes, say yes now.

Xiao Guang, what's holding you back?

Mr Bai even paid us a visit personally.

That means you're a promising talent.

I'll enrol you tomorrow.

Say yes, Xiao Guang. Say yes.

I don't want to learn Go.

What's wrong?

Shi Guang, what's wrong?

Shi Guang?

I can go,

only if there's a reward.

Look at this.

RMB100.

-RMB100! -Xiao Guang.

If you learn well,

I'll buy you anything you want.

I will work hard.

Good.

Place the fourth stone in different spot when you have three in same row.

Play on the point of symmetry.

Wu Di,

you're here too.

Shi Guang, why are you here?

You know each other?

Wu Di and I are neighbours.

He's a year older than me.

We're good friends.

-Why are you here? -I'm here to learn Go.

-Come on, let's go to the class. -All right.

Hold on.

You two are not in the same class.

Shi Guang is attending the advanced class.

I'll take him there.

At this point,

White can play a combination attack

to secure itself.

Focus.

I've been trying for two days.

I really don't understand.

You can put a black stone here.

You're absolutely different from Xiao Bai Long.

I don't know why I picked you.

Stop playing.

The White secures itself.

The Black...

The Black gets an advantage on the outside.

Look at the board.

You can place the white stone here

through this method.

Did you see that game from just now?

Good, tell me.

How should I make the next move?

Sir, I made a mistake.

Please give me back my toy car.

I know what the next move should be.

Good.

Tell me then.

Seven-fourteen, pincer move.

Lay it on 7-14.

Is this the step I taught in class?

The step you taught is mediocre.

Although decent,

it's not as good as this move.

My move is better.

Can you return my car to me now?

About your car,

I can return it.

Since you said I'm not a good teacher,

you can skip my class.

There is one open spot

for Children's Palace at Xinmiao Cup Youth Go Tournament.

You should participate.

Although other contestants are much older than you,

I still hope you can

bring us back a trophy.

The prize for the first runner-up is shopping vouchers worth RMB1,000.

It's enough for me to buy many premium racing cars.

Chu Ying, how about you help me win the second place?

The second place?

I've never come in second in my whole life.

Why don't we win the first place?

The first?

I don't need the prize for the champion.

Besides, I'll have to represent the city to participate in the national tournament.

I don't want to go.

National tournament?

That's right, Mr Bai said that

Fangyuan is the city of Go.

Many champions with great records are born here.

That's why the winner from our city

can advance into the national tournament directly.

In that case...

What are you thinking? Hurry and tell me.

-Nothing. -Are you sure?

Yes.

[Han Fei, Shi Guang]

Let the first round of this year's

Xinmiao Cup Youth Go Tournament begin.

Are you ready?

Of course.

The first move.

Small point.

The 56th move. Shi Guang wins by resignation. Enter the next round.

Yes!

Don't forget your etiquette.

Yes.

That's more like it.

I lost.

Shi Guang wins by resignation. Advance into quarter-finals.

Wins by resignation again?

Who is this kid?

Right, he's quite remarkable.

Victory goes to Shi Guang. He advances into the final.

Yes!

Chu Ying,

why don't we just quit the game?

Claim the prize money now and buy a car.

People are starting to call you a prodigy.

It'd be unseemly to forfeit the game now.

But if I keep winning,

I'll lose the racing car.

I have a plan. We'll resign the game on the 50th move.

That way we'll be able to save face,

and win the prize money.

What do you say?

Let's do that.

On the 50th move, you can count.

Okay.

Let the game begin.

Press, please leave the room.

Your first move.

Upper left, star point.

Mr Bai Chuan,

Shi Guang will win this time.

I've finished the press release.

It's titled

"Nine Years Old Prodigy Leads The New Hope of Go."

What do you think?

That's my student.

Twenty-one, twenty-two,

twenty-three, twenty-four,

twenty-five, twenty-six,

twenty-seven, twenty-eight...

Stop counting.

This is the 46th move.

We're almost done then. Let me make my final move.

Once he lays his stone,

I will...

The 48th move.

Twelve-thirteen.

Make the move now, hurry.

I lost.

Don't stop.

Hang in there a little longer.

At least hang in there until the final move.

Hang in there?

Haven't you fooled me enough?

I fooled you?

You read the move of the double capture all along.

You tricked me with your every move.

And you're still trying to fool me now.

Stop crying. It's good.

I've played Go for eight years.

All the hard work I put in.

I couldn't even beat a child in the end.

What's the point of learning it?

Xiao Guang.

I don't ever want to play again.

Why? Have you forgotten our deal?

You must think that I'm a fool.

You won the game on purpose.

Did you see the first runner-up just now?

Of course I did, we played together just now.

I see,

you're upset because you wanted the first runner-up's prize, aren't you?

Believe me, I can win more for you in future.

You won the game yourself.

What does it have to do with me?

Yes, it's true that I wanted the RMB1,000.

But when I heard what the first runner-up said,

when I saw him crying,

it made me feel terrible.

I've finally understood how upset Yu Liang was.

If I keep doing this,

I'll upset more people.

Shi Guang!

Why did you break the trophy?

Shi Guang.

You could win more prize money in the national tournament.

You'll be able to assemble a better racing car by then.

You've now become a well-known prodigy.

Isn't that far more interesting than winning the car racing game?

It's true that I won it on purpose.

If you didn't go to the national tournament,

how would you meet more master players?

How would you be able to help me attain the Divine Move?

You win some, you lose some in Go.

Losers find a way to win.

While winners find a way to keep winning.

These are the rules in Go.

We can sympathize with him.

But if I come across him again,

I'll still want to win.

Shi Guang.

What are you doing?

My teacher would like to play with you.

Come with me.

Go again? I'm not going.

Do you know who my teacher is?

Yu Xiao Yang.

Xiao Guang, did you hear it?

It's Yu Xiao Yang.

It's Yu Xiao Yang, Xiao Guang.

I said I'm not going.

Xiao Guang,

once I attain the Divine Move by playing with Yu Xiao Yang,

I swear I'll leave you alone, okay?

-I've got stuff to do. -Xiao Guang.

The Divine Move

is my lifelong pursuit.

It's within my grasp now.

Please help me.

Get in the car.