Chapter 199: No. 1 in the World (Six)
【Two in one chapter】
Publicity about the "World's No. 1 Budokai" is being carried out in cities big and small, and the popularity is getting higher and higher day by day. "Planet Company", "Budokai", "Martial Arts", "Martial Arts", "Bonus" ...and so on, keywords have always been hot search terms on the Internet. □ Tomato◇Novel Network ``---`-`--``
"...It may be necessary to strengthen the body, but is such a competition putting the cart before the horse? Scientific and technological development is the future of mankind, and where does martial arts fit in? It is said that martial artists in ancient times could fly to the sky and escape from the earth, and were invulnerable. Now it seems that using science Judging from the perspective, it is probably just some folk tricks. Why does Planet Company act like this?..." -Hilda "Zhongdu Daily"
"...This is a throwback to the times! Exercise is enough. What's the point of showing off your bravery? Can it be compared to bullets? Can it be compared to guns? Even if you can practice the so-called "breaking rocks with one punch" So what about "magical power"? Can it be compared to the weapons developed by scientists? Will it be necessary to rely on these country men to fight in the event of a war? If there is a crisis on the earth, are we going to believe in these people who make a living by selling their fists and feet? The so-called 'martial artist', or do we have to rely on real scientific weapons? Planet Company is trying to lead the public towards wrong values! Is there a bigger conspiracy behind this huge bonus?..." - Prali's "Red Easy News" net"
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Nandu, a certain sea port. A muscular man covered in flesh and bare upper body who was carrying goods was resting. After taking a sip of tea, a companion brought an old newspaper. He snatched it up with his rough hands and glanced at it, and he was immediately attracted. Living.
"The best in the world... martial arts club?" the man murmured, remembering the days when he had worked hard to practice martial arts since childhood, "The best in the world? Oh..." But he accidentally glanced at the prize money setting of this competition, and his eyes widened immediately. Eye!
Suddenly, the man stood up, like an iron tower of muscles. Sweat flowed like a spring along the muscles made of reinforced concrete. The ground under his feet was already a puddle of moisture. ☆◇ ▽☆☆Tomato Novel Network -``---`
"Ouch, my brother, what's wrong with you? Take a rest quickly, there's a batch of goods to be moved later!" The companion wiped his sweat with a wet towel. The man tossed the towel and strode away, leaving only one sentence: "Move the egg! I'm going to compete in martial arts!"
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There are obviously negative press releases like those given by these two news organizations, but of course there are also positive ones.
"With the development of modern science and technology, people's lifestyles are also changing, and they pay less and less attention to personal physical exercise. Some scientists predict that in the future, human limbs will severely degenerate, the brain will continue to evolve, and hair will disappear. Humanity's aesthetics will also change in the future... This should not be the evolutionary direction that our generation is willing to see, so the 'World's No. 1 Martial Arts Club' may be a turning point. Martial arts for all may be too much, but national fitness has Why not?"
All kinds of things, probably like this.
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No matter how people talk about it, the promotion of the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Club is proceeding in an orderly manner.
On February 29, the signboard "The First World's No. 1 Budokai" was released and the competition logo was released to the media. It is reported that the seven calligraphy characters of "The World's No. 1 Budokai" were handwritten by an unknown artist. , the pen is powerful, and coupled with the ink painting-like logo pattern of the Budokai, it adds a bit of martial arts artistic conception.
The camera on the broadcast screen showed a banner held by Mr. Wu Zhao, the chairman of Planet Company, and Kenny, the current CEO of Guangwu Entertainment Group, with seven large characters of "The World's No. 1 Martial Arts Club" and a martial arts pose on the left. The human figure logo can actually feel a feeling of excitement even through the TV screen!
"Whose calligraphy and painting is this?! Every stroke of stroke is so impressive! This composition, this effort... Anyway, I'm impressed! I've never seen this kind of handwriting. Has anyone seen it? "After watching the broadcast video, someone immediately typed in the comment area and said. ◇ Tomato Novel Network `
"I seem to have seen this feeling somewhere..." someone replied.
"Me too. Every artist has a unique style. Since everyone has a sense of déjà vu, it must be that there are old works circulating. But who is this?"
"Hanma? Sleeping Kamikaze? Nanhua Mengwake? No, that's not their style..."
"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" In a family in Xidu, a little boy saw his grandfather holding his reading glasses tremblingly and staring at the TV screen. On the screen was the image of "The Best Martial Arts Club in the World" and martial arts training. The old man patted his thigh happily at the figure's logo, and sighed happily and sadly: "It's him, it's his authentic work. I never expected that this 'soul painter' is still alive..."
"Soul Painter? Who is that?" the little boy asked, so the old man told him about the original work of the Soul Painter that he had seen at an art exhibition when he was young. He was shocked at that time. After hearing all this, the little boy was shocked. The boy marveled every now and then.
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Dongdu, an underground black boxing venue.
"Sign it, as long as you sign this, the 1 million cash will be yours immediately!" A fat man sitting on the sofa smiled at a dark-skinned sausage-mouthed guy sitting opposite him, smiling very brightly. Insidiously, "When Wang Delei wins the championship tomorrow, the remaining 2 million will also be yours!"
The black-skinned sausage-mouthed boy pursed his lips tightly and held the pen tightly in his hand, unable to place the tip of the pen on the signature spot of the contract on the table. Why does he practice martial arts? Is it just to serve as a foil for these incompetent idiots? But there's nothing he can do about it. How many more years can he keep fighting with boxing? How much money can be made? His mother's illness is a bottomless pit that sucks money. He must make money, make money, make money!
But... the black-skinned boy closed his eyes, and the legend of Wu Xianren that his father told him when he was a child still appeared in front of his eyes. He punched the tree stump day after day in the hot summer and the snowy winter. Day by day, punch after punch, until bloodstains are all over the tree trunk, until the punch holes become more and more big, until the calluses on the back of the fist become thicker and fall off, until the tree trunk is finally broken by him …
Are these just for the shameful purpose of making money here?
Suddenly, he raised his head and saw the fat man across from him holding a newspaper and reading it. Whoops, the fat man turned over a page and caught a glimpse of something. The black-skinned boy snatched it away with great speed. Watch with wide eyes. Tomato Xiao □ Talk ▽ Net☆ `-`
"Hey, are you ready to sign?" The fat man was startled, but he knew how terrifying this nigger could be. Seeing that he just grabbed the newspaper and read it, the fat man breathed a sigh of relief. Oh, there are no pictures of busty girls. Can this rude man understand it?
The expression on the face of the black-skinned boy changed several times, and finally he threw the newspaper on the fat man's face and shouted, "Sign your ass! Get out of here! Let's see if I kill that trash tomorrow!" After that, he slammed the door and left. .
The fat man froze on the spot and took one last look at the newspaper, "The best martial arts club in the world...what the hell!"
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In Beidu, two men, one tall and one short, entered the city.
He is not tall, but he has a fierce and fierce temperament. In the cold weather, he is only wearing a short shirt with a braid tied behind his head. He is Tao Baibai! And the other person with white hair and childish face, accompanying him with his hands behind his back, was naturally Tsurumi who had recovered his memory.
Pedestrians passing by these two people were startled by Tao Baibai's fierce aura. At this time, Tao Baibai was learning martial arts with Tsurumi for the first time, and he was somewhat successful. Coupled with his character that he could use any dirty tricks, ordinary people were really no match for him. He was young, and it was the time when he was extremely crazy.
The two of them stopped on the street. Tao Baibai found that his cheap brother was looking up at something. Following his gaze, he saw that it was a big screen hanging outside a high-rise building... And on that big screen, there was something about Promotional video for "The Best Budokai in the World". □▽○Tomato☆小○说网 `---``---
Tao Baibai grinned: "No. 1 in the world? Brother, the bonus is very generous. Let's go and participate too? Brother, if you get first, I will get second." The implication was that he did not let others go at all. In the eyes.
In his opinion, his eldest brother is the most powerful person in the world for the time being - he will definitely be surpassed by him in the future - and although he himself is not as powerful as his eldest brother, he is still very powerful.
"First place?" Tsurumi retracted his gaze and glanced at Tao Baibai. There was a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth, which was a bit like self-deprecation, and also seemed to be sarcastic to everyone. He snorted and said, "You want to participate in the self-study competition?" Go and participate, I won’t participate in this kind of thing.”
"Hehe, I know, brother, you are not willing to play with those showy guys... Then I, Tao Baibai, will be number one in the world!" Tao Baibai said as if he understood, gearing up and eager to try.
Number one in the world?
Tsurumi sneered in his heart, with that old monster Wu Tian existing, who in this world... dares to be called the best in the world? Even if their master Wu Taidou was reincarnated, he would never be able to defeat the current Wu Tian.
Back then, there was more than one terrifying demon clan that took the Big Demon King Piccolo at will. There were dozens and hundreds of them all over the earth. Weren't they wiped out by Wu Tian in an instant? Even in the end, Tsurumi couldn't even figure out where Wu Tianzhen was.
This kind of martial arts is really like a god on earth...
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March 2nd, March 16th, March 28th...April 1st, April 15th, April 25th...the publicity about the World's No. 1 Budokai has not stopped, and a hot spot has cooled down. The official will bring up another discussion point, in short, to maintain the public's attention to this huge event.
TV advertisements, online video advertisements, bus advertisements, mobile phone push advertisements...are endless and exhausting.
Pre-registration has already started in the five major cities, and there are long lines of people waiting at offline registration points every day; the daily IP traffic of the online registration website is also rising... When the official "mysterious contestants will participate in the competition, After the news that he may be the favorite to win the championship, the popularity of online discussions rose to a higher level again.
"What do you mean? Has the official decided on the winner?" Someone maliciously speculated.
"No, why bother to promote it if it's already been decided?" Some people don't believe it, thinking that the so-called "mysterious player" may have another mystery, and they refresh the Budokai official website from time to time, looking forward to new announcements.
Suddenly, a live broadcast push link popped up.
After clicking in, I found an interview with Mr. Wu Zhao, the chairman of Planet Company.
Wu Zhao's legendary life, coupled with his good looks and melancholic temperament in his youth, have long since become a generation of online male gods and the object of admiration for many young girls. Of course, there are also many girls who are not interested in martial arts at all, and just come to Planet Company and martial arts.
"Mr. Wu Zhao, may I ask if you are participating in the 'World's No. 1 Martial Arts Club' organized by Miss Wu Xingxing?" A microphone was poked in front of Wu Zhao. Next to him was Wu Xing, who was dressed in casual clothes and wearing toad sunglasses. Youthful and beautiful. Wu Zhao frowned and said concisely: "She will not participate."
Wu Xingxing laughed secretly from the side. She knew that her grandfather would also participate in the World's No. 1 Martial Arts Tournament this time. She really felt sorry for the other contestants. They were destined to miss the championship.
"Why? Miss Wu Xingxing is well-known for her versatility in sports. She once led the school team to win the championship in the national women's track and field competition..." The reporter asked, as if Wu Xingxing, the national goddess, must compete with the world's number one martial artist. It cannot be related.
"I told you, I won't participate." Wu Zhao said in a deep voice. There was no scary expression on his face, but it made the reporters surrounding him tremble. The aura of this great devil was indeed well-deserved... I thought about it for a moment. , Wu Zhao felt that it was time to reveal some information, so he said: "Let me tell you the truth, the 'mysterious player' that everyone has been speculating about recently... is a legendary figure! Okay, that's all, let's get out of the way. .”
The reporters had no choice but to disperse, writing down the words "legendary figure" one after another, secretly guessing, exchanging glances, and testing each other to see if they knew who this "mysterious player" was, but they were confused. I couldn’t tell the truth, so I had to go back and work on the manuscript.
"Legendary figure! A mysterious player? There are several suspicious candidates and big conjectures!", "The mysterious player is him?!", "Looking at who the mysterious player is in the world's best martial arts club"...
The next morning, a bunch of press releases appeared in major newspapers and magazines.
You can guess everything, some old martial artist who lives in seclusion, some boxing king who has been retired for many years, some invincible Sanda champion, UU Reading www.uukanshu.netｔ some retired special forces... He even guessed that he is a soldier. There are many who are experimenting with transforming people.
"...Based on the former head of Guangwu Entertainment's obsession with the legendary 'Martial Immortal', could it be that the 'legendary character' mentioned by Mr. Wu from Planet Company refers to the mysterious 'Martial Immortal'?!... ...But judging by time, the 'big shot' more than a hundred years ago should have passed away long ago!..."
In a boxing gym, a young man sitting in the corner was swiping the screen of his mobile phone and browsing the news. The fluorescence of his mobile phone reflected on his slightly tired face. He murmured: "Wuxianren...Wuxianren..." Scratching his hair, the young man closed the browser on his phone, flipped through his contacts, and stopped at the line for "Elder Brother." He hesitated for a while, and then dialed it.
"Hey, Senior Brother...I am...well, pretty good...Are the brothers and sisters still there?...Have you seen the news too?...Martial Immortal, Senior Brother, our Wu Xianliu Is the ancestor of the Martial Immortal?..."
"Senior brother, I... want to participate. I... I... Senior brother, I miss the days when we were young and practiced martial arts with our master... I... Okay, this weekend, just this weekend, we senior brothers will get together. Let’s get together, and then… go to Dongdu!”
.(To be continued.)