In the live broadcast room of Songcheng TV Station, the screen switched to the stands on both sides of the Songcheng University Martial Arts Stadium. There were already a sea of people there, most of them young and energetic men and women.
"So popular!" The commentator and host Fang Juexiao couldn't help but sigh. "Listen, listen to the shouts, listen to the movements. How is this a low-level preliminaries? If you say it's the North-South Regional Competition, I'm afraid the audience in front of the TV will believe it! "
His partner, the guest of the competition, the 38-year-old Dan stage Mighty One Gan Le, laughed. "I've always heard that Songcheng University's martial arts atmosphere is average. Today, I see that it's very good. Except for the number of seats, it's not much worse than our home ground."
He was a member of Songcheng's "Forever" Club. He was the main substitute for the North-South Regional Competition, which was also the preparatory competition. He was of Professional Seventh Pin. Because of his easy-going personality and naturally smiling face, he was quite popular in the province and was often invited by the TV station as a guest.
Fang Juexiao flipped through the information in his hand and said while looking forward, "Old Gan, actually the rumors you heard are not wrong. It's just that he's a little old. Songcheng University Martial Arts Club has been defeated repeatedly in the Regional Competition of the National University Martial Arts Competitions in the past few years. They've been eliminated again and again, and their popularity is getting lower and lower. They're lucky if they can get a few hundred students to watch an official competition. Last year, when Lin Que joined the school, they spent a lot of effort to promote the competition.
But in the end … "Speaking of this, he lightly patted the table like a storyteller, shook his head and said," In the end, they still couldn't break through the group competition. At that time, I thought, it's over. Songcheng University needs at least three years to restore its martial arts atmosphere. Who knew that Lou Cheng would appear out of nowhere this year. He's talented and can perform on the spot. Not only that, but he also knows how to create big news. I heard that he caught a student who jumped off a building a while ago, which caused a sensation in the school. It was on the third page of Songcheng Metropolis Daily, and even the portal website reprinted it.
"Then, the students of Songcheng University are curious. They thought that they should at least go to the scene to see what Lou Cheng looks like and how good his martial arts are. And this year, the Martial Arts Club swept through the group competition of the preliminaries, and even the Fearless Squad became their sacrifice. After a while, their popularity suddenly gathered together! "
Gan Le said cooperatively,
"As the saying goes, a single tree can't hold up a forest, but two trees make a forest. With Lou Cheng, Lin Que won't be alone. I've seen the highlights of their previous matches. I have to say, I don't know where Coach Shi from Songcheng University found Lou Cheng. Such a martial arts genius is hard to come by!"
"Besides, he and Lin Que are still freshmen. Maybe next year, or maybe the year after, the difficulty of the preliminaries in the Songcheng division will only depend on one thing — whether the Songcheng University Martial Arts Club will participate or not."
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"I've talked with my teammates in the club. They all agree that Lin Que has already touched the threshold of the Dan stage and has a great chance of advancing within this year. As for Lou Cheng, as long as he can build up his foundation, this obstacle won't be able to stop him. At the earliest next year, at the latest the year after next year, Songcheng University Martial Arts Club will be led by two fighters of the Dan stage. Maybe one or two fighters of the Professional Ninth Pin will emerge among the others.
Yan Xiaoling, who was watching the live broadcast, quickly posted on the forum.
"Hey, today's commentator is so shameless. He keeps flattering our Lou Cheng and Songcheng University Martial Arts Club. I'm embarrassed. But I want to say, please continue, don't stop!"
"What about this year? Old Gan, how far do you think Songcheng University Martial Arts Club will go in the end? "Fang Juexiao controlled the direction of the topic, so as not to divert it to outer space.
This was the professional quality of a host.
Gan Le smiled and said, "I don't dare to make any promises. In this day and age, it's easy to get slapped in the face if you make any promises. I can only say this. After winning today's match, as long as Songcheng University Martial Arts Club doesn't mess around, there won't be any problem for them to advance as the first in the group. However, once they advance, it will depend on the situation of the draw. To be honest, if they were to meet the undamaged 'Fearless Squad' again, they might not necessarily win. As for the other groups, there are those who are stronger than Fearless Squad, and there are also those who are on the same level as them."
"Haha, Old Gan, you've become a wily old fox in the guest world!" Fang Juexiao teased. "In other words, today's match will determine at least one person in the third group to get the qualification. And it's good to get the qualification. After the qualification, they can immediately get a broadcasting share of 250,000 yuan. For martial arts clubs or teams, it's almost a profit."
Each of the eight qualified teams would get a share of two hundred and fifty thousand from the broadcast. Every time they advanced, they would get more. Entering the semi-finals would get three hundred and fifty thousand plus a Still Stance Visualization Technique. Entering the finals would get five hundred and fifty thousand plus a Martial Arts Technique. Being the champion of their division would get an additional six hundred thousand and a Dan Stage Unique Skill that was compatible with the visualization technique.
Gan Le silently "fired a shot".
"If it's just the quarter-finals, it won't be profitable."
"Why?" Fang Juexiao roughly knew the reason, but he still had to ask to satisfy the curiosity of the audience. "Take the Azure Dragon Squad as an example. The four Professional Ninth Pin fighters in the squad come from four different martial arts schools. They all have a fixed monthly salary. This can't be included in the cost of the preliminaries, right?"
As an experienced person, Gan Le revealed the truth and said,
"Of course not. This is the remuneration for guiding the students and guarding against challenges. But since they're participating in the preliminaries, who will pay for the ointment and soup they used during this period? They have to protect their bodies. Who will pay for the loss if they can't fight in the small Challenge Tournament? Martial arts competitions have a lot of risks. They should at least give something for the last match, right? They should at least give some bonus if they win a match, right? In this way, Azure Dragon Squad will have to spend at least 100,000 yuan for the three months of group matches! "
"When they qualify and get the broadcasting share, don't you feel embarrassed not to give them some bonus? According to the rules, they should at least take half of the 250,000 yuan and deduct the cost of the remaining. It's hard to say if they'll make a profit. "
"Sigh, it's only because of the rise of online broadcasting that the TV stations are giving more generous money. In the past, they had to get a place in the division to make a profit."
Fang Juexiao nodded and said, "Yes.
"Thank you, Master Gan, for solving this puzzle for us. However, the situation of each team in the group stage is different. Some spend 100,000 yuan to buy three months of advertisements, some spend 100,000 yuan to buy a rare opportunity to train their soldiers in actual combat, and some are purely doing voluntary work for their members. They don't get a single cent, so they don't have any expenses. Yes, I'm talking about Songcheng University Martial Arts Club!"
"Alright, the competition is about to begin. Let's turn our attention back to the arena. As for the special competition format, Master Gan and I have talked a lot about it, so I won't go into details. I just want to emphasize that the spirit of martial arts is to display the strongest and break through the strongest!"
"Uh, I see the referee on the arena. The next match is worth 250,000 yuan!"
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"Ah? There's money for qualifying in the group matches? "Lou Cheng looked at Sun Jian in surprise.
He had never thought that he would be able to earn money from the preliminaries!
Sun Jian lowered his voice and said,
"I heard from the uncle in the school office that as long as we can qualify and get a share of the broadcast, most of it will go to the Martial Arts Club. Take the first 250,000 yuan as an example. The plan is that the school will get 100,000 yuan for daily management and maintenance expenses. Coach Shi will get 50,000 yuan as a bonus. You and Lin Que are professional fighters, so each of you will get 20,000 yuan. Me, Li Mao, Yan Zheke, and Hua Hua will be substitutes. Well, I'm a substitute, so each of us will get 10,000 yuan. Guo Qing will get 5,000 yuan, Li Xiaowen will get 2,000 yuan, Jiang Fusheng, Wu Meng, and Cai Zongming will get 1,000 yuan, and the rest will go to the Martial Arts Club's coffers.
As a fighter of Amateur Third Pin, Lin Hua had a great chance to compete today.
20,000 yuan? Lou Cheng couldn't help but gasp.
He was worried about where to find the money for the Dan stage and dating expenses during the summer vacation. Who would have thought that 20,000 yuan would fall from the sky!
Although he still had more than 12,000 yuan in private savings, there was still a long way to go before the summer vacation. He still had so many dates to go on. Who knew how much would be left by then? Especially when he planned to take Yan Zheke to some fun places during the May Day holiday!
As for the wear and tear of his martial arts shoes and daily expenses of ointment, Yan Zheke quietly covered all of them. Although she wouldn't deliberately split the money between them during dates, she would always advise Lou Cheng to be frugal in other aspects. She was also very willing to spend money for him.
When Cai Zongming heard about this by chance, he even praised her, saying that one-sided giving wouldn't last long. Only by giving and receiving would one know how to cherish.
20,000 yuan … Lou Cheng didn't look in the mirror, but he knew that his eyes must be shining.
Previously, during the preliminaries, he had used his pure desire for victory to create his fighting spirit. But now, in his eyes, the Azure Dragon Battle Team was like a walking pile of cash, a bright future for him to advance to the Dan stage, and a beautiful date between him and Yan Zheke!
In addition, the Azure Dragon Squad had slightly offended him because of the special competition system they applied. Yesterday afternoon, Yan Zheke specially asked Lin Hua, Sun Jian, and the others to practice the basic principles of besieging. In other words, there was no date this week!
The Azure Dragon Squad was the worst!
Fight!
Must fight!
Win!
Must win!
He felt that his nostrils were snorting, and his fighting spirit was at the peak. He didn't need others to motivate him, and he didn't need Coach Shi's persuasion!
It just so happened that he had mastered the "Frozen River Diagram" today!
At this time, Geezer Shi clapped his hands, waking Yan Zheke and the others from their meditation. He smiled and said,
"Today's team is Lin Que, Lou Cheng, Sun Jian, Li Mao, Yan Zheke, and Lin Hua!"
Six against three!
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In the away team's locker room, Mo Zicong put down his phone and stood up. He glanced at Deng Hua, Zhu Tao, and the others, and began to motivate them before the match.
He closed his eyes and said in a low voice,
"I know that not many people are optimistic about us in this match. If we didn't apply for the special competition system, I wouldn't be optimistic about it either. Even if we did, the current bets are betting that we will lose."
Speaking of this, he pointed to the outside of the locker room,
"Did you hear that? The cheers outside are so excited that they don't even think that this is an evenly matched match! "
"Can you imagine? In the TV station's pre-match analysis, they were all talking about what would happen if Songcheng University Martial Arts Club won! "
"Do you know? Songcheng University may already be discussing the distribution of the broadcasting bonus! "
"What does this mean? It means that in their eyes, we are not the Azure Dragon, but a loach. They can trample on us as they want. There is no possibility of us losing the match! "
With a boom, the other members of the Azure Dragon Squad all stood up, their faces full of anger.
This was an undisguised contempt!
This was extremely infuriating contempt!
They were thinking about what would happen if they won before the match. Did they think that we were dead?
Mo Zicong raised his arms, clenched his fists, and said loudly,
"Go out and let them know that we are not to be trifled with!"
"Go out and tear off their pride and beat their arrogance!"
"This is our battle to prove ourselves!"
Deng Hua, Zhu Tao, and the others immediately followed and shouted,
"The battle to prove ourselves!"
…
In front of the computer, Yan Xiaoling had quickly changed her sitting position. She focused on the screen and forgot to reply.
…
In the Shanbei University Martial Arts Club, Xu Wannian also stayed and sat beside Peng Leyun, watching the live broadcast with a solemn expression.
Did Junior Brother Peng just say that Lou Cheng will be my nemesis?
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