Chapter 69 Nie Weiping

I have known Lao Nie for almost twenty years. In the early 1980s, when I was in college, I began to learn bridge from a teacher.My first teacher, Zheng Zhidan, and Lao Nie are neighbors.So every Wednesday and Saturday night, brothers Nie Weiping and Nie Jibo, Teacher Zheng and I sat in four directions and practiced at the old Nie's house. At that time, Lao Nie and Kong Xiangming had not had a child yet not long after their marriage.Xiao Kong often prepares tea for us, then curls up on the big sofa on the other side of the living room, refilling tea and water for us from time to time.At that time, old Nie's chess skills had not yet reached its peak, and his reputation was far from reaching the level of a "chess master". Therefore, his straightforward nature was always revealed everywhere.

In 1985, the Sino-Japanese Challenge Competition started! A classmate in the sports group of China Youth Daily asked me to write an interview with Nie Weiping.During the interview, Lao Nie's confidence and frankness once again left a deep impression on me. As the China-Japan Go Challenge heats up, Lao Nie's fame rises, and he quickly rises from an athlete to a "national hero".After being named "Chess Master", the brilliance of "Sage" surrounded him. Under the eyes of everyone, his words and deeds became extraordinary, and he was no longer as straightforward and sincere as before.

Naturally, our interactions gradually dwindled. In 1987, reporters Zhang Ting and Sun Xiaoqing of "Liberation Army Daily" wrote a reportage "Nie Xuanfeng".The focus of the debate is how to describe those athletes who have won great honor for the country: should we only write about their hard work, or also write about their inner confusion and their own defects.The other side of the debate is Shen Guosun, a reporter from China Sports Daily and a seven-level Go player.The reporters on both sides are my friends. Although it is to cause controversy for Lao Nie, this is indeed an important literary phenomenon in the writing of documentary literature and reportage literature.Therefore, after obtaining the consent of both parties, several articles written by them will be included in "Works and Controversy", in order to attract the attention of the literary world.The publications were also given to Lao Nie, but Lao Nie knew nothing about the hotly contested matter.It turns out that Lao Nie has always been free and easy, and he only accepts interviews. As for where the reporters start and how to control the scale, he never asks.Because of Lao Nie's straightforward personality, he never beat around the bush when he spoke, which often offended people or caused misunderstandings.Some journalists did not grasp the proper proportions when writing, and did not send Lao Nie for review before publishing, which caused unnecessary troubles as a result.This kind of thing is not uncommon, such as the "fifty percent winning rate" in the group arena, the "apprentice storm"

etc., are more typical examples. Lao Nie is a passionate person with great compassion. I have witnessed him worrying about some ordinary people's trivial matters many times, but he never needs to thank him. Lao Nie is a man who cares little about profits. With his popularity and extensive social connections, it is easy for him to make a fortune in business, but he was not tempted by Shang Hai. Claim kickbacks for individuals. Lao Nie is a serious person, he will admit his mistakes; when others are wrong, he will point them out without any regard for face.For this reason, he has offended many people.To give a small example, during a bridge match, he played "piggy arch" with several national bridge players, and stipulated that if he lost, he would play at the table;In fact, based on his fame, or even his age, he can be exempted.When another bridge master lost and a disciple expressed his willingness to replace him, Lao Nie immediately objected and insisted on following the rules to show fairness.

Lao Nie is a football fan. When it comes to football, he speaks eloquently. The European Championship final in 1996 was at 3:00 in the morning. When I mentioned it at 9:00 the next day, he heard that I watched the live broadcast and shouted that I was not mean enough. Why didn’t he call him and tell him to get up and watch the match.God!Call his home at 3 o'clock in the morning, don't let Wang Jing think I'm sick! Lao Nie sings very well.He once commented on himself that he has no literary talent, so we all thought that he must have been "taught by a famous teacher" after marrying Wang Jing, but Lao Nie proudly said that he had good potential and talent.Indeed, Lao Nie's singing voice is profound. Whether it's the passionate "Pearl of the Orient" or the melancholy Japanese song "I Only Care About You", he sang with both emotion and emotion, which drew applause.

Lao Nie can drink.When friends meet, he never drinks tea, and always substitutes beer for drinks.He was originally good at drinking baijiu, but in April 1998, a physiognomy master from Taiwan told him that if he could quit baijiu, he would improve his chess skills to a higher level.Lao Nie really made up his mind and gave up liquor.A month later, Lao Nie really won his first national championship in several years.But unfortunately, he soon resumed drinking.Perhaps, this is also the reason why he has not won the championship so many times. Lao Nie's calculation talent is impressive.Friends always can't beat him in any game that wins or loses based on calculation.Apart from chess, bridge, quiz, fun math, and even dice, he always seems to be a winner.After he won, when he watched the loser being forced to drink beer or cold water, he would gloat and shout: "Oh! I'm so thirsty! They won't let me drink it!" Once, several friends in the financial field talked about It was an interesting math problem. These gentlemen who were conceited and good at calculating said that it was very difficult to solve this problem after a long time of calculation.After hearing this, Lao Nie was quite unconvinced. After listing the calculation formula, he closed his eyes and thought for a minute and a half, and immediately came up with the answer, which convinced those masters of economics and financial elites.Indeed, as he said, if he had had the opportunity to enter the mathematics department of a university, perhaps China would have one more "Nie Jingrun" and one less "Nie Xuanfeng".I really don't know which one is missing, which is more regrettable.

There are many stories about Lao Nie, and there are different opinions on his praise and criticism.I believe readers will see a real and amiable Nie Weiping from this book.