At the venue.
The international referees came up to confirm.
Then a thinner referee announced, "Peter wins the first game."
The match was a best of three. If Peter won the next game, the match would be over.
The American representative smiled and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He cursed himself for thinking too much. He did not shake hands with Zhang Ye and headed straight for the area where the press conference would be held later.
Zhang Ye ignored him and took one last look at that unassuming computer. Then he turned around and walked out towards the spectator room.
In the spectator room.
The moment this fellow returned, he was surrounded by a group of top professional Go players!
Wu Changhe stared at him and said, "Where's the big move?"
Zhang Ye said in surprise, "What big move?"
Wu Changhe said anxiously, "Didn't you hold back for a big move?"
Zhang Ye was at a loss. "Why would I hold back for a big move?"
Xu Han 8-dan said dumbfoundedly, "Didn't you purposely set a trap for it?"
"Ah? What are you guys talking about? "Zhang Ye could not understand a single word.
A trap?
A big move?
Where am I supposed to find one for you!
This AI is a freak. I already said that I couldn't beat it! Yet you guys insisted that I had to do it. Hai, how embarrassing! Zhang Ye was also very depressed. This fellow had always been called "Face-smacking Zhang." It had always been this fellow who smacked others in the face. Who could have expected that he would be the one getting smacked in the face this time! I knew it. I knew it. I knew that it would be pointless even if I drew a few more skill manuals. Indeed, this was no longer a matter of Go skill!
Chen Ying 7-dan came back from the commentary studio. When she came in, she had an embarrassed look on her face. "Sorry, I-I got too excited during the broadcast."
The group of professional Go players were speechless. They had all been led astray by Chen Ying's commentary and thought that Zhang Ye was holding back for some big move!
But in the end?
He did not even manage to hold back anything!
Li Qinqin sighed and said, "Little Zhang, it's been hard on you."
Zhang Ye smiled sheepishly and said, "Auntie, it wasn't hard on me. I just felt bad that I didn't win."
Xiang Rong 9-dan looked at him and said, "You've already performed very well. At the very least, you played better than me. Even if it were anyone else, they wouldn't have been able to play as well as you did. No matter what, whether you win or lose, we are very grateful to you for standing up for our Go world."
When everyone heard this, they agreed.
Professor Zhang had stood up for them, so even if they lost, they could not blame him. It was not his fault at all!
"Professor Zhang."
"Thank you for your hard work."
"A loss is a loss. It's fine."
"Yes, it's not the first time I've lost."
"What a beautiful opening!"
"Right, no one has ever made PeterGo so passive before! You are the first, and this is also the closest humans have ever come to victory! "
"There's still another round tomorrow."
"That's right, there's still a chance."
The professional Go players spoke one after another.
Dan Donghe had been silent all this time.
There was still a chance?
Even they themselves did not believe what they had just said!
They could all tell that Professor Zhang had really given it his all, but he still lost to PeterGo. What was the point of playing tomorrow? Based on the way things were going today, it was still impossible for them to win. Too many things could be seen from this game. This was the limit of what humans could do, so where was PeterGo's limit? They could not see it at all! Yes, they could not see it at all!
Li Qinqin consoled, "Don't feel too pressured. Just play as you were supposed to tomorrow."
Zhang Ye gave a wry smile. He thought to himself, 'With so many of you counting on me and so many people watching me, how can I not feel pressured? I'm under a lot of pressure! '
What if I can't win tomorrow?
Will I lose all my face?
Won't I be able to marry Old Wu?
Motherfucker, this damned PeterGo!
Which motherf * cking bastard designed this?!
…
On Weibo.
The netizens were wailing!
"This commentary is too much of a scam!"
"Yeah, I believed everything he said!"
"But when Teacher Zhang said 'I admit defeat,' I nearly knelt down!"
"It's useless to say anything now. We've lost again!"
"Teacher Zhang can't win either!"
"Zhang Ye has always been a layman. Do you guys really expect him to win?"
"Hai, don't look forward to tomorrow's game. It's just a formality. I can also tell that PeterGo is too fucking good!"
"Is there really no one who can beat it? They can't even win a single game? "
"It's over for Go!"
"A hundred years from now, there probably won't be a competition like this anymore!"
The atmosphere was extremely pessimistic. Or rather, it was hopeless now!
No one thought that humans would have a chance to turn things around!
…
Later that afternoon.
At home.
The game of Go went on for several hours. It was already past lunchtime.
When he got home, his relatives swarmed up to him.
"Brother, you're amazing!" his third sister said with a look of admiration.
Zhang Ye gave a wry smile. "I've already lost, and you're still amazing?"
His eldest sister said, "But the opponent is an AI. Even Xiang Rong 9-dan lost to it, so it's already heaven-defying that you could play at this level!"
"But I still lost." Zhang Ye was not in a good mood.
His father came over. "Prepare for tomorrow's game!"
His mother said, "Right, we'll torture it to death tomorrow!"
Torture it? I want to do that too!
But how am I supposed to torture it?
His first aunt said, "Don't be discouraged, it'll be fine!"
His third uncle said, "Right, we've only lost one game. There's still more to come!"
Zhang Ye forced a smile. "I've been playing Go for the entire morning, so I'm a little tired. I'm going to lie down for a while."
His mother said, "Hurry up and go."
Zhang Ye went back to his room. The moment he closed the door, he lay down on his bed. Listening to the occasional chatter of his relatives outside, he felt very helpless and depressed.
It wasn't that this fellow couldn't afford to lose, nor was he someone who couldn't take a blow. From the first day he entered the entertainment industry, he had been stumbling along the way. He had experienced too many similar difficulties, but he had never been discouraged. Moreover, Zhang Ye had not lost yet. He had only played one of the three games. But the problem that made Zhang Ye feel very helpless was that he couldn't do anything about PeterGo. He knew that even if he went up tomorrow, he still wouldn't win!
This was the most damning thing!
As such, he couldn't muster up any fighting spirit!
Damn, why don't this bro use his hacking skills to hack into it? Let this bastard smoke? Damn, wouldn't that be a little wicked? Moreover, the Americans would surely be very protective of this latest technology, so he might not even get a chance to hack into it! Should he try the lottery again? That wouldn't work either. It didn't matter how many times he tried the lottery. PeterGo's database was too large. During the match with Zhang Ye today, PeterGo had used the moves and strategies of Xiang Rong 9-dan, Shinji 9-dan, Li Yi 9-dan, and the others more than once. Its massive computing power allowed it to accurately calculate every move Zhang Ye made. This was not a difference in Go skills, but the difference between a human brain and a machine! In this aspect, the machine had a crushing advantage. If PeterGo's "two brains" were added to the analysis capabilities, then the Americans were actually right. From a certain perspective, this artificial intelligence could really be said to be "thinking" from a different perspective.
The amount of information it could gather was not as good as the machine's!
Its computing speed was not as good as the machine's!
Its computing accuracy was not as good as the machine's!
Then what the fuck was the point of competing? How could they compete!
In the outside world.
A lot of experts were analyzing this war between humans and machines!
A Go commentator: "Zhang Ye is very good, but compared to the machine, he's still very lacking."
A scientist: "Humans are destined to lose this war!"
A former Japanese national Go player: "I'm not optimistic about tomorrow's match!"
Ring, ring, ring.
Wu Zeqing's call came in.
When Zhang Ye saw it, he hesitated for a moment before hanging up.
But the next moment, his cell phone rang again.
Zhang Ye braced himself and answered.
"Hello."
"Why didn't you answer my call?"
"Hai, I'm so ashamed."
"I only lost one game and you're already like this?"
"The crux of the matter is that I'm not confident of winning tomorrow either."
"You can win. I believe in you."
"I don't even believe in me."
"But I believe in you."
Zhang Ye was taken aback.
He heard Wu Zeqing say, "I watched today's match. I think there's something wrong with your play. When it comes to Go, I'm far worse than you guys. But when I was at my place, I watched many of your games. I felt that you were restrained today and played very tightly the entire time. It was completely different from your carefree attitude at my place."
Zhang Ye said helplessly, "My opponent was too strong, so I could only play conservatively. Moreover, it was my opponent who was pressuring me the entire time."
Old Wu said, "I've always thought that playing Go is the same as being a person. You are what kind of person you are and play the way you want to. That can't be changed. Conservative? Playing steadily? Advancing at every step? You're not that kind of person at all! You're not that kind of person at all. You might even end up trapping yourself by doing that. If you played the way you played against my dad, China Qiyuan, and Xiang Rong 9-dan back at my place, I think you look especially cool when you play like that. "
When you were at your place?
I didn't even know that your dad wasn't my opponent at your place!
If this bro knew that my opponents were all 9th dan Go players and were ranked in the top 20 of the world Go rankings, I would have fucking pissed my pants. How could I have been carefree then!
Zhang Ye said, "Will that be alright?"
"Give it a try," Old Wu said.
Zhang Ye nodded. "Alright, I'll listen to you."
Old Wu said, "As for the rest, you'll have to rely on yourself. I won't be able to help you."
After hanging up, Zhang Ye thought about it for a while. What Old Wu said was indeed very reasonable. He had played too tightly today, and all he could think about was not to make any mistakes, not to make any mistakes, and not to lose. In the end, he couldn't break out of the situation. He could give it a try when he played tomorrow.
But it was still not enough. It was still far from enough!
The most crucial difficulty had not been overcome yet. He had not found the key to dealing with PeterGo!
There had to be a way!
There had to be!
What was it?
Just what was PeterGo's weakness?
Suddenly, the sound of a television came from outside.
This was the news from the China Qiyuan's post-match press conference. Zhang Ye left right after the game and did not accept any interviews or participate in the press conference. However, the American representative attended.
On television, the first thing the American representative said was, "The smartest human in a hundred years? He's only so-so. I'm looking forward to the second game between him and PeterGo. "
Only so-so?
Only so-so?
Zhang Ye laughed!
You're bragging to me, right?
At this moment, what about marrying Old Wu after winning? For the dignity of humanity? For the glory of the Go world? Zhang Ye threw all of that to the back of his mind!
Fine!
This bro will fight it out with you to the bitter end!
I'll show you bunch of foreigners why people call me "Face-smacking Zhang"!
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