The next day.
In the morning, there was already a huge crowd outside China Qiyuan.
There were thousands of people densely packed together and it was as if they were on a parade.
The entire street was blocked off. The traffic police had to urgently deploy manpower to implement traffic control. Vehicles on both ends of the road had to make a detour.
"It's going to start soon!"
"Damn, why are there so many people?"
"This is crazy!"
"Of course, the one playing is Zhang Ye!"
"Who wouldn't want to see the final game of the war between humans and machines!"
"Even if humans lose, we still have to witness it with our own eyes!"
"Zhang Ye! Go for it! "
"Crush PeterGo!"
"I just hope that Teacher Zhang doesn't lose too badly!"
There were people everywhere. There were layers and layers of people. The entire street was filled with people!
Some of them lived nearby and came over to watch the commotion. There were also people who came from afar to cheer with signs. The slogans on the signs were all different and were especially funny.
— Face-smacking Zhang, go for it!
— Teacher Zhang, don't drop the ball!
— Teacher Zhang, don't get smacked in the face!
— Zhang Ye, can you do it?
There were also a dozen students from some school holding up a red silk banner with the words: "A warm celebration of Teacher Zhang Ye's arrival in the Go world!"
The reporters had also arrived!
Some of them had already gone inside while others were setting up their equipment outside.
A female reporter from the Beijing Sports Channel said, "Hello, everyone. I am currently at the entrance of China Qiyuan. From the camera, we can see that the venue is already filled with people. Here, in an hour's time, we will be bringing everyone a war between humans and machines. The world's most intelligent artificial intelligence will face off against the world's most intelligent human in a hundred years! Today is the first live broadcast of Peter versus Professor Zhang. As for who will emerge victorious, please stay tuned to BTV-Sports' live broadcast later. Let us wait and see! "
The camera cut back to the live broadcast studio.
In the BTV-Sports' live broadcast studio.
The male host said, "Alright, thank you to our on-site reporter, Xiao He, for bringing us this report." He then looked to the side and asked, "Teacher Li, what do you think of today's game?"
Li Nian — famous Go commentator and commentator.
Li Nian said, "Today's match will be very difficult."
The male host said, "Yes, Peter has already demonstrated its strong Go skills. After Xiang Rong 9-dan lost to it, no one in the world would dare to say that they could beat Peter. But what surprised us was that China Qiyuan still managed to invite Professor Zhang to come forward under such circumstances."
Li Nian said, "Yes, I also find it strange. That's because up until now, no one has seen Zhang Ye play Go, so no one knows what level he's at. That's why I can't predict the outcome of the match right now. We can only slowly analyze it as the match progresses. I believe that a lot of people, including me, would like to know how good Zhang Ye, the smartest person in the world, is at Go."
The male host said, "Yes, Professor Zhang's standard is still unknown."
…
At the Qiyuan.
In the spectator room.
Zhang Ye met Xiang Rong 9-dan for the first time.
Zhang Ye shook hands with him. "Hello, Teacher Xiang."
Xiang Rong said, "Hello, Professor Zhang. Let me briefly explain my understanding of Peter. First of all, it's really very intelligent, so don't treat it like a computer. I believe that you should know this better than me. I tested out its moves earlier, and the way it responded to it is definitely not at the level of a normal AI. Secondly, no matter how complicated the situation is, it won't have too much of an effect on it. So if you're going to make the first move, I don't recommend starting with a diagonal opening. Furthermore, remember not to drag the game out for too long. Try to finish the game as quickly as possible, because the depletion of stamina and mental energy will have a great impact on us and increase the number of mistakes we make. But that won't affect Peter at all.
Zhang Ye nodded. "I'll remember it."
Dan Donghe also came forward. "Professor Zhang, you must keep your cool. Play a steady opening and take advantage of it!"
Zhang Ye said, "Alright, I'll try my best."
Wu Changhe also came over at this moment. "Your advantage is that the AI doesn't have your data, so it doesn't know what your playing style is or what level you're at. You can use this to your advantage and catch it off guard. It's about to start, so don't screw it up, kid! "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Got it, Uncle."
A female professional Go player came over with a cup of hot tea. "Professor Zhang, have some water."
"Oh, thank you." Zhang Ye took it from her.
Li Qinqin also asked with concern, "Have you had breakfast?"
"Auntie, I've had breakfast," Zhang Ye said.
Li Qinqin said, "It'll definitely be a long battle today, so pay attention to your stamina."
Hu Liang 7-dan said, "You can do it!"
Xu Han 8-dan said, "Professor Zhang, you can do it!"
Chen Ying 7-dan said, "We're counting on you! You must win! "
Everyone was cheering for him!
Zhang Ye said loudly, "Alright, I'll be going then!"
Everyone watched nervously as Zhang Ye walked out.
When Zhang Ye walked up to Wu Changhe, he heard Wu Changhe whisper some harsh words, "Kid, if you lose, don't even think of entering our house! Do you hear me! "
Zhang Ye was floored!
Damn!
Did he have to be so ruthless?
This time, he was also getting nervous!
In the game room.
Everything was ready.
The Americans had already arrived. Only a few reporters from the Central TV Sports Channel were still there.
When Zhang Ye's old classmate, Yu Yingyi, saw him coming in, she immediately went up to him. "Professor Zhang, hello."
The camera panned over!
Zhang Ye said, "Hello, Yingyi."
Yu Yingyi said nervously, "How confident are you today?"
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "I don't know, but I'll give it my all."
Yu Yingyi looked at her watch and said, "I still have a lot of questions to ask, but there's not much time left. I'll be waiting for your good news in the commentary room then."
The live broadcast cut away for the time being.
Yu Yingyi put down the microphone and said with a wry smile, "You really came? You came just because the China Qiyuan invited you? Why didn't I know that you knew how to play Go? "
Zhang Ye said in amusement, "There's a lot you don't know."
Yu Yingyi said, "No matter what, do your best. Don't let the machines look down on us!"
"Don't worry," Zhang Ye said.
Yu Yingyi left. She still had to partner with Chen Ying for commentary.
Zhang Ye strolled over to his own seat in the opponent's area and sat down.
Next to him, the three American staff members were doing the final adjustments to Peter. Very quickly, they were ready. A representative from the American side nodded and sat down in the chair representing Peter across from Zhang Ye. He would be representing Peter to "copy" the moves from the computer over to them.
Counting down to three minutes.
The two international Go referees confirmed with Zhang Ye and the American representative.
The American representative nodded.
Zhang Ye also gestured to indicate that he was ready.
Outside the arena.
The live broadcast signal was broadcast all over the country!
Even some of the Asian countries were simulcasting it!
This match could be said to be the focus of the entire world!
Counting down:
Three.
Two.
One.
The match began!
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