Chapter 16: The Gambling Contract
At this stage, there are four stages of the 'Magic Talent' city competition, namely 'Audition', 'Group Stage', 'Quarterfinals', 'Semi-finals' and 'Finals'.
Tournaments don't happen every day, basically one round per week, giving players a week to prepare.
However, the day before the start of the competition, the contestants must cooperate with the organizer to record a small video, so that the audience can have a basic impression of the contestants before the performance.
After leaving the bar, the two went straight to the Minjiang Grand Theater.
Today is Friday, and when the two came to the arena, there were already a lot of people at the Grand Theater.
In addition to the 16 groups of players who will compete in the group stage, media reporters from major mobile live broadcast platforms have also kicked off their positions, ready to provide first-hand commercial content for their respective traffic platforms.
"Look, it's Ye Qingfeng and Shen Xuejiao!" Suddenly, someone shouted.
Ye Qingfeng was taken aback, but she didn't expect to be recognized by the media as soon as she appeared.
"Hurry up, don't let them run!"
I don't know who shouted first, Shen Xuejiao reacted first, pulled Ye Qingfeng and ran to the backstage.
The two ran and jogged tightly, but they were still dumplings by many self-media reporters.
Although he is often shrouded in an aura of excellence, Ye Qingfeng has long been unfazed by this level of focus, but he has attracted much attention as a magician, and to be honest, he is still a little proud in his heart.
"Mr. Ye, are you lovers?"
"Miss Shen, say a few words!"
"Are you confident of advancing to the quarterfinals?"
"What kind of magic trick are you going to perform this time, can you reveal it......"
For a moment, seven or eight microphones came over.
Ye Qingfeng cleared her throat, and was about to say a few words,
Suddenly, someone shouted, "Guy is here!" β
"Hurry up, don't let her run!"
In the blink of an eye, the group of reporters dispersed and gathered around Li Jiaxuan like a swarm of flies.
This beautiful Persian girl, surrounded by reporters, walked here with all her might.
Tall and slender figure,
With big eyes that glow with the mystery of the sea blue,
high-nosed plump,
Three-dimensional sexy lips,
There is not only the deep sculpture of Westerners, but also the gentleness and beauty of Orientals.
The silver-gray hair is slightly curly and softly draped over the shoulders, forming a unique Muslin-like beauty that will really make people's eyes shine.
"Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman? Am I not fragrant? Seeing that Ye Qingfeng was fascinated, Shen Xuejiao said angrily.
Ye Qingfeng came back to her senses, "How could it be?" I just think she's like an internet celebrity! β
"Who?"
"Sister Feng!"
Shen Xuejiao turned cloudy and sunny at this time, and pulled him to the backstage.
Ye Qingfeng thought, heroes are sad to pass the beauty pass, and beauties love to sell sour stalls,
Alas, the ancients did not deceive me.
Backstage in the theater, the organizers are conducting pre-game interviews with the contestants.
Ye Qingfeng and Shen Xuejiao found a place to sit down, and the staff poured them two glasses of water, "It's your turn next, if you have anything to say to the audience, it's best to prepare it now, and the content should not exceed three minutes!" β
Ye Qingfeng hurriedly took out his mobile phone and started the draft,
He was a top student in the Chinese department, and he quickly wrote a 300-word speech around the three aspects of 'self-introduction', 'stage vision' and 'dream'.
Shen Xuejiao touched up her makeup and introduced to Ye Qingfeng, "Did you see the person sitting opposite you?" He is our next group stage opponent, the third seed of the Flower Club! β
Ye Qingfeng looked to the other side, and saw that the person Shen Xuejiao said was in his 30s, with a mustache, and was saying something to Li Jiajiao with a flattering face.
Without Shen Xuejiao's introduction, Ye Qingfeng recognized this person at a glance.
This person's name is Yang Yuqiang, and he is a well-known Douyin Internet celebrity in the province next door.
It's a shame to say that most of Ye Qingfeng's magic tricks were learned from this person's Douyin account.
"Next group of players!"
Finally it was their turn, and the two walked towards the recording room, but were stopped by the staff.
"I'm sorry, they're in a hurry, you guys wait a little longer!" Said the staff.
Shen Xuejiao said, "Why? We came first! β
"Give face!"
The staff turned to beckon Li Jiaqian to go, and the two had to sit back stupidly.
Half an hour later, Li Jiayi and Yang Yuqiang walked out of the recording studio, and this time it was finally Ye Qingfeng and Shen Xuejiao's turn.
Four people came face to face,
When passing by,
Li Jiaxuan looked back and smiled, "I almost forgot, tomorrow is Saturday, usually at this time, the traffic of the playground is still considerable, I just want to go to your bar to sit down, is there still a place?" β
This slut,
It's disgusting that you've cut off the electricity in someone's bar and are still gloating here.
Shen Xuejiao was about to have a seizure, Ye Qingfeng grabbed her and smiled bitterly, "It's so unfortunate, our bar is closed for the past few days!"
"Oh!" Li Jiaqian said happily, "That's a pity! β
"Stop pretending, isn't this a blessing to you? How on earth can you let us go? Shen Xuejiao said stupidly.
Li Jiaxuan didn't think so, "Don't be naΓ―ve, do you think that's it?" In this society, you are either friends or enemies, your nightmare has just begun, and this is the price of rejecting me! β
"Heh, there is a rich father, do you really think you can cover the sky with one hand? You're not the only club! Shen Xuejiao said.
"That's right, but don't forget, your commercial value is time-sensitive, you can't even make it to the quarterfinals, which club do you think will sign you?" After speaking, Li Jiaxuan smiled, "Maybe there is, but that's next year!" β
At this time, Ye Qingfeng said, "If we enter the quarterfinals, what will we say then?" β
"Huh?" Yang Yuqiang, the dog-legged man, said first, "It's up to you, do you still want to enter the quarterfinals?" You'll have to ask me if I'll say yes or not! β
Ye Qingfeng ignored him and said directly to Li Jiaxuan, "Miss Li, it's better to make a bet, if we lose, I'll accept the contract."
Your magician loses, and you're going to sell me that bar and the haunted house in the North End for 1 million including shop ownership, land ownership, and management rights! β
Li Jiaxuan thought for a while and said leisurely, "Since you are so confident, the contract will be extended for another ten years, and the other bar and haunted house are more than 1 million, if it is 1.5 million, I will bet!" β
"Miss Li, you're too greedy!" Ye Qingfeng smiled.
Li Jiaxuan shrugged, looking very indifferent, "You want to gamble, I didn't force you!" β
Ye Qingfeng turned to look at Yang Yuqiang, "Mr. Yang, let's see the real chapter in the arena!" β
Although he was not very sure of defeating Li Jiaxian, with the help of the old ghost Xu Xuefu, it was more than enough to clean up Yang Yuqiang.
Yang Yuqiang responded with a weak chicken gesture, anyway, he has 160,000 followers on his Douyin account, and after playing magic for so many years, will he lose to two fledgling rookies?
In this way, the two made this bet.
As Li Jiaxuan said, whether it is the capital market or the arena, if you are not a friend, you must be a competitor, which is an unavoidable sharp contradiction.
But Ye Qingfeng still underestimated Li Jiaxi's influence, and in the recording studio, he only recorded three questions before it ended.
"Didn't you say three minutes? I've only been talking about it for a minute and a half! Ye Qingfeng looked at her watch and was very surprised.
The reporter explained that because he had recorded for 10 minutes, he had to make up for it from the pre-match interviews of the other players.
Ye Qingfeng felt outrageous, "That's not right, she's out of time, why do you make up for it from us?" Isn't this a double standard for you? β
The reporter sneered, "Do you know how many ads can be played in one minute and thirty seconds?
Do you know how much an ad costs?
You're not a big star,
Our organizers have already invested a lot of money at you,
Don't always double standard,
You can get on this stage,
can show his face in the major media,
This is already the greatest fairness to you,
If you really want to pursue fairness, it is better to cherish this opportunity, use your strength to prove yourself, and sign a club like "Flower on the Other Side" as soon as possible, so that you can get more resources! β
Shen Xuejiao was about to blow up, "You are doing double standards here, are you still reasonable?" Do you want a face? β
"Sister, we are decent people, let me come!" Ye Qingfeng pulled Shen Xuejiao away, and this kind of thing is his forte.
Most people in the country lack critical thinking ability and speak without logic, this is because they have not studied the systematic "Logic".
"Logic" is a discipline that studies the laws of thinking, and UNESCO lists it as the second of the seven basic disciplines, second only to mathematics, which shows the importance of logic, but this important discipline has almost been abolished in China.
At the beginning, Ye Qingfeng also came to learn with resistance, the burden of cramming education was already very heavy, and he didn't understand why his mother wanted him to learn this kind of subject that would not appear in the exam.
Then Professor Ye told him that without Logic, Einstein would not have become a great scientist, and Nietzsche would not have become a great philosopher.
To find logic, we must jump out of the "shackles of habit", avoid the "trap of thinking", escape from the "fog of cognition", correct the "attachment of temperament", and if we want to find logic, we must break away from all artificial layouts.
And "Logic" is the eye that allows people to see the truth, the eye in the mind, and if you can't learn 'logic', this person will be a cataract in the mind all his life, and he will take many detours.
It is no exaggeration to say that since he learned logic, if he wants to talk about talking about cannons, Ye Qingfeng has really not been afraid of anyone.
Of course, except for the little pink who treats slogans as logic, you talk to them about logic, they shout patriotic slogans with you, you reason with them, and they expel you from your nationality, which is really speechless.
At that moment, Ye Qingfeng reasoned with the reporter, "It's a shame that you are still a media person, and you speak so illogically, that's right, we do have the strength to prove ourselves, but this is not a reason for you to reduce my exposure!" β
The reporter was annoyed, "No one else said anything, why are you doing so much, seeing that others are more famous than you, isn't it particularly sour?" β
Ye Qingfeng's words did not decrease, "There is really a problem with your logic, others don't speak, it's because they have been kneeling for a long time and can't stand up, but this doesn't mean that I have to swallow my anger, if I can't treat everyone equally, otherwise don't blame others for questioning!" β
Two sentences directly suffocated the collection reporter to the point where he had nothing to answer.
Her lips trembled for a long time, leaned back in the chair and said, "You college students, you have never experienced society, you don't know the rules at all, if you are not convinced, what do you like, don't delay my work!" β
"You're wrong, I'm not hating rules, what I hate is that unspoken rules are above rules!" Ye Qingfeng picked up the work card on the table and glanced at it, "Your name is Du Xiaoyue, right?" This won't be the case, if you have time to go around the talent market, you won't be able to do this job for long! β
"Okay, I'll see what you can do to me!" Du Xiaoyue was fearless, "The first time I met such a self-aware person, I told you clearly, increasing Li Jiaxia's exposure is specially taken care of by the publicity director, you budding clowns can turn the sky upside down in addition to sour?" If you have the ability, you can also open a club? β
Ye Qingfeng didn't talk nonsense with her, and walked out of the big theater, he also comforted Shen Xuejiao, "Sister, this world is like this, when you feel that the whole world has malice towards you, it's just because we are not strong enough!" β
Shen Xuejiao's face was pale, and she was resentful, "The truth is true, but it's really disgusting, it's too bullying, these bastards!" β
There was a smile on the corner of Ye Qingfeng's mouth, and he leaned into her ear and said, "Sister, why don't we go to the rehearsal first, wait for the evening to buy lottery tickets, and experience the feeling of winning five million?" β
Shen Xuejiao's eyes suddenly lit up, and she smiled in a mellow arc.