Fang Zhao had not heard what Ke Zimo had said, but he could guess. After living in the apocalypse for so many years, Fang Zhao could roughly guess what Ke Zimo was thinking with just a few words and a few glances. When Fang Zhao had mentioned the 10th generation, Ke Zimo had looked at him with a gaze, and Fang Zhao knew what the kid was thinking.
Fang Zhao had not paid much attention to Ke Zimo's tone. He would just take it that Ke Zimo was young and insensible, but if he continued to be insensible in-game, Fang Zhao did not mind dealing a heavy blow to let this "kid" know how to respect his elders.
After gathering Zu Wen and the others, Fang Zhao prepared to enter the venue.
"Mr. Fang! Please wait! "
Fang Zhao, who was about to lead the team into the venue, turned his head. It was Zachary, the engineer in charge of installing the machine. There was another person he did not recognize. This person was slightly younger than Zachary and looked gentler, but he had the aura of a leader. Fang Zhao looked at the insignia on his chest. In terms of rank, he belonged to the upper management of Fiery Bird's Yanzhou branch.
"This is our Yanzhou branch's chief engineer, Xavier. He has some matters to discuss with Mr. Fang," Zachary introduced.
Seeing the people from the Polar Light project team behind Fang Zhao, Zachary got someone to bring them into the venue and then invited Fang Zhao to a small lounge next door for a chat.
"Mr. Fang should be using the 10th generation rather well," Xavier said.
"Not bad. Just spit it out." Fang Zhao did not think that the two of them had called him over just to ask him how to use the machine.
Xavier smiled and asked, "The practice match the day before yesterday... That person was you?"
Fang Zhao looked up at Xavier and Zachary. "Didn't you guys find out?"
"Cough, just a guess." Meeting Fang Zhao's gaze, Zachary swallowed the excuse he had prepared and said helplessly, "We did check, but we will not divulge the privacy of our customers. It is absolutely confidential. No one will say a word."
Xavier also guaranteed, "In terms of confidentiality, Fiery Bird has always done a good job. People from the Big Five have asked us, and those who know about this matter have not divulged a single word. Mr. Fang, you should know that the 10th generation will transmit a portion of data to us. It is written in the contract. "
Fang Zhao nodded. He knew about this. When the machine had been installed, Zachary had told him about it, and he had agreed. Because the 10th generation mech was a new model, it was a big project that Fiery Bird placed great importance on. Right now, it was only being sold in limited quantities. They needed to monitor some data to make improvements to the 10th generation mech, but the data only covered certain aspects. Every item was clearly listed. One of the items was the overall adaptability of the mech. Back then, when Zachary had helped Fang Zhao install the mech, he had explained to Fang Zhao that it was not only Fang Zhao. Every other user of the 10th generation mech in Yanzhou was in the same situation. Of course, this was also a responsibility to the user. If there was any abnormality, even before the user could detect it, Zachary would be able to receive a warning and respond promptly.
"On the day of the practice match, the adaptability value of the 10th-gen model that Mr. Fang was using had already exceeded 95 and stopped at 96." Xavier sized Fang Zhao up again. "In the entire Yanzhou, Mr. Fang is the only person who has exceeded 95."
This value had caused Zachary to be extremely astonished. He did not even know if there was a problem with the data or if the mech had really reached such an adaptability value. Thus, he followed the data and checked Fang Zhao's log-in situation. Fang Zhao's log-in and log-off were synchronized with the "mystery person" during the practice match.
A new user registered on September 1st was a premium VIP the moment he registered, and the data was synchronized. That could only be Fang Zhao. After discovering this, Zachary had informed his superior, Xavier, and Xavier had authorized to check the ID. After checking, it was indeed Fang Zhao.
Zachary felt that this was simply inconceivable. There were only eight people in Yanzhou using the 10th generation, and among them, five were from the Big Five e-sports clubs. Five captain-level people were using it, and the five captains were indeed outstanding. The first time they had used it, their adaptability value had been above 90, but now, it was still in the 91-95 range. However, during the practice match, Fang Zhao's adaptability value had risen all the way to 96.
This could also be considered an explanation as to why they had checked Fang Zhao's ID. Fang Zhao nodded his head, expressing his understanding.
"Thank you for your understanding. We will keep this a secret. They won't know." Zachary understood very well that revealing this matter at this time was simply digging a hole for Fang Zhao. Those commercial e-sports clubs all banded together. The day before yesterday, Fang Zhao had stepped on 2S and BOOM. If 2S and BOOM wanted revenge, when the game officially launched, Fang Zhao might be surrounded by those crafty e-sports clubs first. It would not be easy to act openly, but they might do something behind the scenes. Which of the Big Five e-sports clubs did not have their own methods?
"It doesn't matter if they know," Fang Zhao said.
Xavier and Zachary only laughed when they heard this. They would just treat it as Fang Zhao being young and saying these words out of anger.
Fang Zhao really was not saying these words out of anger. The reason he had chosen to hide his ID back then was not because he was afraid of being surrounded, but because if it was revealed, it would definitely be a little troublesome. There would be many people looking for him — people from his company, people from the media, people from e-sports clubs, etc. He might not even have time to play games. Before the game officially launched, he still did not want to be disturbed and spoil his gaming mood.
"Actually, there is another matter that I called Mr. Fang over today. After the practice match ended, Mr. Fang submitted a user feedback form. We have already accepted it and sent it to headquarters. Just half an hour ago, headquarters issued an order to me, hoping that Mr. Fang can join the 'Battle of the Century' game project's advisory team and participate in the game's evaluation."
Zachary was really convinced. The feedback form that Fang Zhao had submitted had attracted the attention of headquarters and made them decide to invite him to join the advisory team and evaluation team. One could see how precious that feedback form was. Within it, there were many parts that the advisory team had not paid attention to.
Fang Zhao's feedback and suggestions had also included some references. Many of the references were more obscure, and very few people had read them. There were even some passages in handwritten notes from the Period of Destruction that had been preserved in the museum. It was not nitpicking, but it hit the nail on the head.
Headquarters felt that this little fellow was a talent and had a good understanding of the history of the Period of Destruction. That was why after verifying Fang Zhao's words, they had invited him to join the advisory team. He was also the only person in the "Battle of the Century" project team younger than 30.
...
At the press conference venue.
The e-sports clubs and media that had been invited had already arrived. Fiery Bird's other partners had also arrived in succession. Among these partners were not only Silver Wing's Polar Light project team, but also a famous toy manufacturer that manufactured the T-Rex model.
To the left of the 2S e-sports club was the HWR e-sports club, and to the right was the BOOM e-sports club. The three e-sports clubs were having a war of words.
HWR had ridiculed 2S and BOOM for making a fool of themselves in the practice match the day before yesterday. 2S and BOOM had ridiculed HWR for not even having the qualifications to participate in the single event.
HWR's vice-captain, Qiao En, crossed his legs and did not look over at 2S's side. He looked ahead casually, but his words were unforgiving. "Yeah, at least we admit that we are not good at that. You guys tried your best to brag, but what happened in the end? Didn't you still get trampled on? Disgraceful! Speaking of which, the way you guys crashed was really cool. Our team still has a screenshot of you guys crashing. It's a pity that you guys were wearing helmets at that time, so we couldn't see your expressions. If you had expressions, it would have been like this... "
Retracting his leg, Qiao En's expression changed. His eyes widened in shock, and his expression became one of stupefaction. His teammates in the team roared with laughter.
Big Dipper and Transcendental e-sports clubs were watching the commotion and did not mind if things got out of hand. Just now, when 2S and BOOM had ridiculed HWR, they had joined in as well.
As they were bickering, the lights changed. The e-sports clubs could no longer be bothered with bickering. Those who had been lying down lazily also sat up. The media that had been discussing also stopped their other chores and prepared to catch the news.
The important figures were always the last to arrive. Previously, the first two rows of the venue had been empty. Now that the press conference was about to begin, those people had entered.
Those who entered were the important figures of Fiery Bird's Yanzhou branch. Senior management members, key engineers, representatives from the advisory team, and so on. These people were arranged to sit in the first few rows.
However, there was an unexpected figure among the group of people who walked into the hall.
Ke Zimo pointed to Fang Zhao, who had also walked out, and asked, "Why is that fella sitting in the first row?"
The others had also noticed.
Fang Zhao was among the people that entered later.
However, since the press conference had begun, they could not discuss it loudly. They could only discuss it internally through messages.
"How can that kid sit in the front? Could it be that he has some other background? "
"That shouldn't be the case. I remember when that kid first became famous, someone mentioned his background. He was just an ordinary graduate. I never heard that he had any big background."
"Let's wait and see. If that kid goes on stage to speak, we will know why."
"Him? He can go on stage to speak at this sort of press conference? "
"He is the person in charge of the Polar Light project team. Don't forget that Polar Light is still endorsing the game."
"That's why we should abolish the rule of endorsing virtual idols as soon as possible. It's practically useless!"
Regardless of what the people attending the press conference were thinking in private, the press conference went according to the previous schedule. The new game trailer was released, background explanations were given, and peripheral products were released.
The captains of the Big Five also represented their respective clubs to say a few words.
Among the five teams, the last to go on stage was 2S E-Sports Club's captain, Xie He. During his speech, he mentioned some of the practices that the media was more concerned about. "We weren't good at individual competitions, and after the event, we found many problems. We are very grateful to that mysterious racer. He helped us discover some of our problems early. However, in the official game, we are still the kings of Yanzhou!"
Big Dipper, Transcendental, BOOM, and HWR members practically shouted at the same time, "Bullsh * t!"
When Xie He returned to his seat, the Big Five once again declared war. They were debating who was the true king of Yanzhou.
"Hey, that kid is really going on stage!" a 2S member said.
The others also looked forward.
When the host had introduced Fang Zhao, he had said that he was "one of the eight users of Yanzhou's 10th generation console, one of the game's background music composers, a member of the consultant team and evaluation team, and the person in charge of the Polar Light project."
"And he's even a member of the consultant team and evaluation team? Doesn't that kid compose music? Why is he in charge of this? "
Ke Zimo also frowned. "If that's the case, won't it be difficult to make a move?"
On stage, Fang Zhao added a few things about the Old Era. Before he left the stage, he said, "Maybe some people are thinking of beating me up until I don't dare log into the game anymore. Regarding that, I have one thing to say."
Fang Zhao glanced over. It seemed like a casual glance, but it made the people on 2S's side feel a little uncomfortable. How did that kid know they were going to block him? Could he be a mind reader?
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