Because of what Fang Zhao had said, many people were not in the mood to watch the following award ceremonies. After all, it was always the same few teams that were presenting awards. Every year, it was always those familiar names and familiar faces, so there was no novelty to it anymore. Other than the fans of those few teams, everyone else was discussing the exchange match the next day.
Fiery Bird's annual conference was not just a meeting. There would be an exchange match the next day. There would be exchanges between e-sports athletes and fans, and there would also be exchanges between athletes and teams. The official live broadcast had already been arranged. For example, the first exchange match the next day would be Fang Zhao against 10 challengers.
SilverLight did not have any match arrangements for the team exchange match, but they could privately arrange a match with others.
At 7 p.m., after the award ceremony ended, everyone moved to a nearby building. There was a sumptuous dinner waiting for them.
Because his identity had been exposed, Fang Zhao's value in the gaming circles had soared. He had just sat down at the dining table and had not even finished a piece of bread when he met three investors looking for him to endorse. These investors all had collaborations with Fiery Bird in the gaming peripherals industry. Now they had their eyes on Fang Zhao. After all, the annual solo champion had attracted a lot of attention. Just from the entertainment news that had dominated the headlines of every continent today, it was all about "Fang Zhao/AliveAfter500Years."
Wayne was worried about Fang Zhao's condition. After all, there was still an exchange match to be broadcast live tomorrow. Fang Zhao needed a good rest today. There was a time difference between Huangzhou and Yanzhou, and not everyone could adjust well. Wayne advised Fang Zhao to return to the hotel and rest. After all, those who really wanted to collaborate with Fang Zhao would contact him again after the annual conference.
Fang Zhao did not feel any discomfort, but he knew that if he continued to stay here, there would be even more people looking for him. He would not be able to have dinner, so he agreed to Wayne's suggestion. He returned to the hotel and ordered some food to be sent over.
While in the conference hall, Fang Zhao had received many messages from relatives, friends, and classmates. Even Xue Jing had sent him a message. He was flabbergasted that a composer like Fang Zhao would play games and become so famous.
It had not been convenient to take calls in the conference hall, so Fang Zhao had only replied to their messages. After returning to his hotel room, he had returned calls to a few important people.
By the time everything was over, it was almost 9 p.m.
Previously, when Fang Zhao had given his speech in the conference hall, it had been around 5 p.m. The three-hour application period had already ended. Perhaps Fiery Bird had already filtered out the 10 slots.
After browsing the internet, the 10 names had indeed been announced on Fiery Bird's official website. They were all game IDs, four professional players and four non-professional players. The system had randomly selected them and then Fiery Bird's people had selected them. These eight people were all ranked highly in their respective continents but were not qualified to participate in the annual meeting. As for the other two slots, they were completely randomly selected by the system. They were two ordinary players, and Fiery Bird's people did not interfere.
Now, the accounts of those two normal players had already been bought. The exact amount was not revealed, but it was rumored on the internet to be no less than two million.
When people outside the gaming circle saw this number, they didn't believe it at first glance.
"It's just a game. Is there a need to go this far? It must be a publicity stunt! "
"This isn't buying an account. It's just borrowing an account to play a game. Is there a need to spend so much? Those who spend money are fools, right? "
Some people were indifferent. They had seen it many times and were already used to it. "The gaming circle has always been crazy. Throwing money around is common. The money that the rich spend on equipment is something that you might not even get in a year of work."
It was still unknown who had bought those two accounts, but the other eight had already started to make their presence known on the internet. For these people who had already made a name for themselves in their respective continents, they would not sell this opportunity for one or two million. They wanted to cross swords with the legendary AliveAfter500Years and would not let go of this opportunity to make a name for themselves.
So what if they could not beat him and lost? At least they could show their faces in front of gaming fans all over the world.
There were already people who had been selected who posted videos on their social media platforms. The gist of it was: Very happy to have been selected and looking forward to a battle with God AliveAfter500Years.
And in the comments section of their latest posts, netizens from various continents were watching, congratulating, and bidding for the accounts. It was very lively.
Fang Zhao found the previous game videos of the eight contestants and made a simple analysis. Even if he believed in his own ability, he would not be so arrogant as to think that he was omnipotent. His past experiences had taught him not to underestimate any opponent. By watching the game videos of these opponents, he could understand their habits and battle styles, and he had a rough idea of what to expect.
After watching the videos, Fang Zhao casually browsed through Yanzhou's entertainment news.
As expected, Yanzhou's entertainment media were already excited. The news that had broken out today had caught many people unprepared. But for Yanzhou's entertainment media, there had been surprises, but after the surprises, there had been pleasant surprises, and they were all lively. Previously, they had not known where to start, but now they knew. They dug deep into everything related to Fang Zhao, including Fang Zhao's old residence in the black street.
Yue Qing had even sent Fang Zhao a message saying that entertainment reporters were heading over and wanted to see where Fang Zhao had lived. They were very generous with their payment. Although the place had already been purchased by Yue Qing and used as a warehouse, Yue Qing still gave Fang Zhao a heads up.
Fang Zhao expressed that it did not matter. Since it was already Yue Qing's place, everything was up to Yue Qing. Fang Zhao did not think that his experience in the black street was a dark history. There was nothing that could not be shown to others, and the things that could not be told to others would not be known to a second person.
This time, Yue Qing had borrowed Fang Zhao's fame to make a small fortune. Many people in the black street were envious.
After that, Fang Zhao did not pay attention to the news online. A few people in charge of Fiery Bird contacted Fang Zhao and informed him of the arrangements for the next day. As the opening match of the exchange competition, they were worried that Fang Zhao would be under too much pressure. However, after speaking with Fang Zhao, they knew that they had worried for nothing.
The next day.
Tang Can brought a team of Fiery Bird players and a 10th-generation console to the hotel's 62nd floor. Cameras followed them the entire way, proving that there had been no substitutions.
Actually, when Tang Can had found out about the number of challengers, he had wanted to increase the number from 10 to 20. He had asked Fang Zhao, and Fang Zhao had not objected.
Tang Can had also seen the viral video of Fang Zhao riding a motorcycle to kill monsters and rake in points. Perhaps 10 or 20 people would not make a difference to Fang Zhao.
However, in the end, Tang Can still suppressed the idea of increasing the number of challengers. Firstly, this was not a serious competition. It was just a place where e-sports athletes interacted with fans every year. The focus was on entertainment and communication. Just showing off a little was enough. If he suddenly changed his mind and increased the number of challengers, there might be a lot of trouble. For example, those who bought and sold accounts. They were very savage.
At this moment, the large screen showed the status of the other challengers.
They were all prepared, and some had even entered ahead of time to lie in ambush.
Before a challenger entered the game, he had specially sent Fang Zhao a voice message. "Please don't show any mercy! We want to see your true strength. Don't treat this as ordinary fun. "
When experts exchanged blows, they always hoped that the other party would treat them seriously. This was the respect they gave their opponents. The people who had been selected did not care whether the real owners of these IDs were behind these accounts. At this moment, they definitely wanted to see how strong Fang Zhao was. Only then could they determine whether Fang Zhao was really AliveAfter500Years.
Besides, they also considered themselves to be experts. Experts did not need their opponents to show mercy!
Fang Zhao replied, "Okay."
"Ha …" When Schwarzer heard this, he had wanted to laugh out loud, but he had just let out a sound when he acutely noticed that there was a camera in his direction. He felt that laughing now would not be a good influence, so he forcefully stifled his laughter into a yawn.
Back when the eight of them had challenged Fang Zhao, the kick they had suffered had left a deep impression on Schwarzer. He had originally thought that in this sort of exchange match, Fang Zhao would definitely go easy. He had never expected that the challengers would take the initiative to ask Fang Zhao not to show mercy.
The members of the SilverLight team exchanged a knowing look before looking at the large screen.
"Mr. Fang, are you ready?"
The engineers at Fiery Bird headquarters asked. They were not worried about the machine malfunctioning, but they were using this opportunity to conduct research and improve their database to facilitate future upgrades to the new model.
Tang Can had asked Fang Zhao to start the first match of today's exchange match not only to attract attention and satisfy the curiosity of fans, but also for his own matters.
Up until now, among the 100 public gamers using the 10th-generation console, Fang Zhao had the highest adaptability. The latest data showed that his adaptability had stabilized at 98 and had even reached 99 a few times.
After the 10th-generation console had hit the market, there had always been people who had raised doubts about this new model, feeling that it was impossible for gamers to completely adapt to this model. Generally, when the adaptability exceeded 98, it was considered to be completely adapted. Fang Zhao's adaptability data had never been announced, so he could make use of this exchange match to let those doubters know that there were still people who could completely adapt. It would also prove that Fiery Bird's decision was not wrong.
"Done," Fang Zhao, who had already equipped himself, replied.
"Begin!"
The engineers looked at the data on the screen. They did not pay any attention to the battle situation in the game at all. They were only interested in the data and graphs.
"Different machines, different geographical locations, and different surroundings might not be able to reach the usual adaptability value. I reckon it won't reach 96 at the start, maybe only 95. If you want to increase it, you will need more time …"
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