Su Hou was on fire.
The Muzhou internet was in a frenzy.
A record-breaking team in the Eastern region sheep-herding competition semifinals. Su Hou was a farm owner cum instructor. Furthermore, he was a descendant of the Su family and had the label of an inspirational youth. How could the media let go of this opportunity to hype up the topic?
Not just Muzhou's entertainment media, even the political news section, education section, sheep-herding section, agriculture section, and even the weather section mentioned it. Especially the education section. It was rare to find someone who could be used as a positive role model. Naturally, they publicized it.
The influence of sheep-herding in Muzhou was something foreigners could not understand. Su Hou had gone from a rich family retarded to a rising star.
The shock of the three words "record-breaking" covered the whole of Muzhou. As long as people in Muzhou talked about this year's sheep-herding competition, Dongshan Farm and Su Hou would definitely be mentioned. With the pre-competition promotional video as a foundation, no one could say that Su Hou had reaped the fruits of others' labor.
Of course, when people praised him, there were also people who found fault.
"Even if Su Hou is a member of the Su family, at his age, he doesn't have enough money to buy a farm and then hire someone to clean it up. The training and feeding of the shepherd dogs as competition dogs, as well as the medical team, are not cheap."
"Are you guys blind?! And 'inspirational role model'? And 'creating miracles'? Can we look at the closing credits of the promotional video?! Fang Zhao! The main composer and editor is Fang Zhao! The Fang Zhao who single-handedly propped up Silver Wing's virtual idol project and just finished his global lecture tour! He must have made a move again. To be able to revive Silver Wing's virtual idol project from the dead, this incident with Su Hou must have been planned by him. Who knows, it might have been a conspiracy from start to finish! "
"That's right. Who knows, there might be someone supporting him from behind the scenes. Otherwise, how could Su Hou, who knows nothing, get Fang Zhao to compose for him so smoothly? How did he manage to cooperate with Shanmu Farm so smoothly? And he just so happened to get those shepherd dogs, especially that 'flying' dog! "
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However, Su Hou did not care about the doubts online. In the past, he had cared a lot about the media's evaluation of him online. Now, he did not even bother to look. He did not have the time either. After the competition ended, he had received a non-stop stream of phone calls.
Congratulations from his classmates and other members of the Su family. His brother even took the time to call him while he was busy with his experiments. This was very rare. He had just ended the call with his brother when he received a call from his two younger sisters. They said that they wanted to visit his Dongshan Farm and take a photo with Curly Hair and the others. However, the auntie taking care of them did not allow it, saying that it was too dangerous and that they would find another opportunity after the commotion died down.
Muzhou central region, Qingcheng, Qingtai Mountain.
Qingtai Mountain was not the tallest mountain in Muzhou. In fact, it could not even be considered tall. It looked like a mountain that had been shaved off two-thirds of its original height. The buildings on it were mostly courtyards and retro. There were no towering skyscrapers. But in Muzhou, this mountain had an extraordinary significance. The earliest Muzhou government had been located there. Founding Era Great General Su Mu and a few other important leaders had lived there. Later, after the population had increased, the city had been reconstructed, and the government offices had been moved elsewhere. Now, those who lived on Qingtai Mountain were all descendants of the earliest leaders, but most of them were old people who had already retired. Young people were not willing to be cooped up in a place with so many restrictions.
And on Qingtai Mountain, inside an old residence.
A few silver-haired elders sat in the middle. Surrounding them were a few middle-aged men and women sitting cautiously. The house was very quiet. The younger generation sitting in the corner wished they could find a place to sneak out.
Originally, a few elders had arranged to watch a match together. They did not expect to see a junior from the Su family. To the elders who were dozens of years older than Su Hou, they did not have deep feelings for a junior of Su Hou's age. They could not even count the number of great-grandchildren with two pairs of hands, let alone great-great-grandchildren. Unless they were especially outstanding or good at making their presence known, they might not be able to immediately recognize them when they were suddenly mentioned.
But the Eastern sheep-herding competition had made them remember Su Hou's name.
"I never expected that among the younger generation of the family, there would actually be such a little fellow!" an elder exclaimed.
"To be able to achieve his current results, it is indeed not bad!" another elder praised.
These old fellows had experienced a lot. Whether Su Hou had anyone supporting him or not, they did not need to investigate to guess. But regardless of whether it was good luck or finding help, this was also Su Hou's ability. Why did Fang Zhao choose to help him instead of anyone else? There were so many young and promising people in the Su family. Why did Fang Zhao, who already had some fame in the music industry, choose Su Hou, who no one had thought highly of and was often called "retarded" behind his back?
In the end, luck was also a part of ability.
"That Fang Zhao guy, I heard he is a composer from Yanzhou?"
"Yeah, I asked. This year, Su Hou went to Yanzhou to pay his respects. He should have met this Fang Zhao there. What a coincidence, the same name and surname. "
There were so many people in the world with the same name and surname. There were also many people with the same name and surname as martyrs. They could only guess that when Su Hou went to Yanzhou to pay his respects, he had coincidentally met someone called Fang Zhao.
"When the time comes, we will investigate again. But this is all secondary. What I want to know is who set up that trap!"
The elder, who had originally spoken mildly, suddenly hardened his tone towards the end. His eyes flashed with a sharp glint like an unsheathed knife.
They had allowed the younger generation of the Su family to compete. Only when there was competition would there be motivation. Only the more outstanding people could obtain better resources. Small squabbles were fine, but they absolutely would not allow this kind of method of harming one's own family for the sake of benefits! If they wanted to compete, they had to compete openly!
They absolutely would not allow such a situation to occur. This was what Great General Su Mu had left behind for the Su family descendants. Anyone who violated this rule would be expelled from the Su family. If it was not the Su family harming one of their own, then it was all the more reason to investigate. Who dares to harm our Su family? Even if he really is retarded, is he someone you can bully as you please?!
"Investigate!"
The resounding and forceful word "investigate" made the flesh of the younger generation in the room tremble a few times. It seemed like some people were going to be out of luck.
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After Su Hou ended the call with his younger sister, he received a video call from his cousin in Qingcheng.
"Su Hou, you are feeling great!"
"Ah?" Su Hou had a blank look on his face.
"Hehe, a few people are going to be out of luck." The girl on the holographic screen laughed in schadenfreude and recounted what had happened in the room on Qingtai Mountain. Following that, she acted as though she was getting to know Su Hou all over again. "Su Hou, you have changed quite a bit. You have gotten thinner and tanner. Hey, in that promotional video, were you acting or was it really an edited version?"
"Of course it was edited! Everything inside is real! "Su Hou argued. Inside were videos of his three bodyguards, various surveillance cameras at Shanmu Farm, Fang Zhao's purposeful recordings, as well as his own recordings. They had been collected and re-edited into a short film that was a few minutes long and slightly artistic. Before that, he had not known that he was under the surveillance of his three bodyguards. After finding out, he had been a little annoyed, but thinking that he was indeed prone to accidents and had a criminal record, he did not blame the three bodyguards for his own safety. He had just given them new assignments.
"I was just asking. Don't get agitated. Was that promotional video edited by Fang Zhao or did you complete it yourself? "
Speaking of this, Su Hou felt a little embarrassed. "Master Zhao edited it. Two days before it was uploaded, I provided a portion of the video and Master Zhao merged it in. I only participated in a little bit of it. Actually, I also made a promotional video before, but after seeing Master Zhao's video, I was too embarrassed to share mine. "
"Master Zhao? It sounds like that kid is quite arrogant. Wait, did you just say that you also made a video? Don't be shy. We are family. It's not like I will tell anyone if you don't do well. " Not to mention the fact that she had no intention of spreading the video, even if she had, she would not have dared to do so after seeing those old fellows on Qingtai Mountain getting angry.
Su Hou thought about it and felt that it was not a big deal to let the Su family see it, so he sent the video he had made over. Not long after, his cousin replied.
"In the future... leave these kinds of artistic matters to the artists. I almost forgot to ask. How did you know Fang Zhao? "This was what Su Hou's cousin wanted to know the most.
Su Hou recounted what had happened at the cemetery and how he had found Fang Zhao.
Su Hou's cousin was silent for a long time this time. Finally, she said faintly, "Seems like your 49 kowtows were not in vain."
After ending the call, Su Hou's cousin told a few other Su family members of the same generation. A few of them had the same thought. Next year's Memorial Day, should we also go over and kowtow? Su Hou had met a helper when he had gone to Yanzhou to kowtow and become popular. If they kowtowed a few more times at Su Mu's grave, perhaps they would become even more popular next year!
Su Hou also felt that the kowtows were worth it. In the past, he had been depressed about being played by his siblings, but now he suddenly felt that it was all worth it. If he had not kowtowed so many times, he would not have gone to the cemetery to "complain" to Su Mu's grave in a fit of anger, and he would not have met Fang Zhao, and the subsequent events would not have happened.
Over at Muzhou, Dongshan Farm had become popular because of the Eastern region finals. Su Hou was popular, Shanmu Farm was also popular, and the few participating dogs were all on this year's rankings, especially the lead dog, Curly Hair. There was an MVP (Most Valuable Player) in human competitions, and the sheep-herding competition also had a similar award. After the competition, Curly Hair won the MVP award without a doubt. At the same time, the official website of the sheep-herding competition organizers refreshed the Eastern region competition dog rankings.
With a value of 50 million, Curly Hair became the Eastern region's MVP!
Wu Yi was even happier than Fang Zhao. Of the seven dogs on the team, six belonged to his farm. Although Bingo's value was only a few million, far from Curly Hair's, Wu Yi was already very satisfied. His six dogs added up to a total value of over 10 million, and this was only temporary. When the finals started, their value would rise again. Perhaps it could even multiply!
The wrinkles on Wu Yi's face deepened. At the same time, he could not help but lament, "Fang Zhao said that back then, this dog had been wandering the black streets for who knows how long. When he was picked up, he was so skinny that he could not even stand up."
For people from Muzhou who loved dogs, the circumstances that Fang Zhao had described were simply unimaginable.
Muzhou's laws protected the interests of Muzhou citizens. Every legal Muzhou citizen had their own land. Other than the land inherited from their parents and elders, charitable organizations would also allocate land or work to people with special circumstances. As long as they were not lazy and did not abandon themselves to despair, they would be able to survive. Dogs were different. They did not have land or jobs, but Muzhou did not have stray dogs. Even if they were abandoned by the old farm owners, the new farm owners would raise them. Otherwise, they would be seen as "heartless" and "cold-blooded." Foreigners saw this as moral coercion, but Muzhou people felt that this was how it should be. Since they had decided to raise them from the start, they had to take responsibility. As for whether they raised them well or not, it was up to the farm owners to decide.
"Fang Zhao's luck is really good!" Who would have thought that a stray dog picked up would actually have such a value?! If they could really find out, what would have happened in the black streets back then?
And as Curly Hair dominated the annual Eastern region rankings, his "background" was also exposed.
"What?! Not our Muzhou dog?! "
"He actually came from Yanzhou?"
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