On May 1, as China's Second Team progressed to the regional finals and Fang Yuan became the live-selling "King," over at the Silver Arena, the performance of China's First Team was also pretty good.
After the Plant Type competition ended, Jiang Li won the championship in the Ghost Type competition, securing the second gold medal for China.
May 2.
The Ice Type competition began, with Xie Qingyi's Alolan Ninetales winning bronze.
That same afternoon, the Dragon Type competition started, and Yun Kai's Dragonite clinched the bronze medal.
As of today, two-thirds of the attribute competitions have been completed, and China Team has a decent record of 2 gold and 2 bronze medals.
May 3.
The Fighting Type competition is about to take place, and at the same time, the sixteen major regions will start their regional finals.
Among the thirty-two teams that made it to the finals in the sixteen major regions, there are eight second teams and twenty-four first teams, with China's Second Team among them.
Of course, the second teams from countries like the UK, France, America, Russia, Japan, and others have also successfully advanced to the regional finals and possess the potential to make it to the final championship tournament.
.........
In the morning, at nine o'clock.
Seventh Region, Rainbow Arena.
On the arena's massive screen, flags with red, white, blue stripes, and the Five-star Red Flag confrontation symbols were already displayed.
At the moment, it's the fourth national contest of the Seventh Region, which is also the regional final.
For the China Team, Shang Ren is the first to fight.
On the side of the Kingdom of Netherlands, their champion is the first to go, a white-skinned young man with deep-set eyes.
Unlike the previous matches, this time it's the regional finals, which is critical to the future of China's Second Team, causing many Chinese viewers to shift their attention from the First Team's match back to this one.
"For the first match, it looks like it's going to be Shang Ren vs Luke. Let's cheer for Shang Ren," said China's Second Team when the match was about to start, their faces all stern except for Tang Xinlan.
Fang Yuan wasn't talking to them just now; he was speaking into his phone.
At that moment, Fang Yuan was holding a selfie stick, like an outdoor livestreamer, and had started live streaming on the Dawn Live APP.
Additionally, the smartphone Rotom was flying beside Fang Yuan, taking charge of videotaping the event. With its superior video recording skills, a single Pokemon's power was no less than those of professional television crews.
[666, look what I found.]
[This homepage push... is there something about Fang Team?]
[What's going on, are the competitors allowed to live stream? This is too exaggerated, Fang Team, please focus on the competition, we want to see the Second Team advance to the final championship tournament.]
[System message: an eSports player by the name of Eevee sent ten Super Rockets...]
It seems something strange was mixed in.
Comments flew by rapidly, and Fang Yuan could hardly see the screen clearly.
Normally, it would be suicidal for a competitor to live stream a match.
But who is Fang Yuan? He didn't mind the implications of his actions at all and was completely letting himself go.
Shang Ren, who was about to take the field, was drinking water to calm his nerves – after all, his opponent was strong – but seeing Fang Yuan's sudden divine move nearly made him choke.
"Cough cough cough, Dawn Live?" Shang Ren glanced at Tang Xinlan with an innocent face. Isn't this your family's app? What's going on?
"This guy came to me yesterday wanting to try live streaming the match; what could I do…" said Tang Xinlan.
But was Fang Yuan really just live streaming the match with no ulterior motive?
Soon, the audience discovered that Fang Yuan's true intentions were not in the live stream, as his live room prominently featured a link to his extravagant competition's official website.
It really is a full-service operation.
This kind of approach, unprecedented in the history of World Competitions, was something Fang Yuan only grasped the day before yesterday, and isn't it better to take initiative rather than passively accepting interviews?
It's just that, in his first live stream, Fang Yuan is feeling a bit nervous now...
If only he could do it without showing his face.
"Hey, Little Tang, so many people are sending gifts, with our relationship, the platform shouldn't take a cut, right??" Fang Yuan whispered as he switched the screen.
"Uh." Sitting beside him, Tang Xinlan did not expect Fang Yuan to care about such things and was speechless for a moment. That's that.
......
After Shang Ren went on, Fang Yuan restarted the live stream.
At that moment, Fang Yuan suddenly remembered the question that was asked most frequently online in the past two days; he cracked a slight smile before explaining:
"Many friends asked me before why I named the company 'Gorgeous Contest' such a lowbrow name..."
"And they questioned what exactly 'Gorgeous Contest' means. Cough, here I can reveal a bit in advance to everyone."
"But first, I have a question for you all."
"What do you all think about Energy Blocks and Beauty God Perfume?"
[It's a bit pricey, but if the effects are really as good as described, I would still buy it no matter the cost, since it's much more affordable than other nutritional products on the market.]
[Price is not the problem, if Dr. Fang guarantees it, the quality must be up to standard. If we can't trust Dr. Ron's words, should we trust those crooks at Dawn Group?]
[Upstairs, your account is gone.]
Fang Yuan took a quick scan of a few comments and understood. The original price was indeed set a bit high, but it was based on the market price of Tree Fruit, and it wasn't cheating people.
If the Association is willing to unify the planting of Tree Fruit and streamline the production of Energy Blocks, then the price could potentially be reduced quite a lot, and that would truly be affordable.
However, what he wanted to explain was not this, but:
"Actually, the so-called Gorgeous Contest is just a low-threshold entertainment competition designed to give out benefits to everyone."
"This competition, unlike common ones that focus on Pokemon strength, emphasizes the Coordination Ability of Pokemon. Just like the 18-type activities competition on the World Competition we've seen, the content of the Gorgeous Contest is similar, testing more of the Pokemon's coordination ability, the level of cultivation, as well as the rapport between the Pokemon and the Trainer."
"While it's a battle competition, it's more like a talent show, so almost no threshold, anyone can participate." Fang Yuan then explained the concept of Gorgeous Contest and Coordinating Trainers to the audience in the live stream, and after that, he brought out the big guns.
"My idea is that any Trainer participating in the Gorgeous Contest, regardless of their ranking, will receive Energy Blocks as participation rewards."
"Dragon-Slaying Saber, click to get one, have you all heard of that? Here it is Energy Blocks, just participate to get them."
"Those with excellent results can even win matching Beauty God Perfume, or a year's supply of Energy Block food, or some Energy Blocks discount coupons... Oh, and the Blue Energy Blocks currently on the market are just one of the many varieties of Energy Blocks. We'll also be rolling out Energy Blocks that enhance other attributes, so stay tuned."
Fang Yuan explained with a smile. He didn't stress the importance of Coordination Ability or the profound significance of the Gorgeous Contest. No one really wants to hear about that. It's enough just to let them know the Gorgeous Contest's rewards are unbelievably generous.
As for worrying about a loss, that's totally unnecessary. Although it's said that everyone who participates gets Energy Blocks, the number of participants could simply be limited. Use a lottery to join, and as long as we ensure regular operation in the initial phase and the Trainer Association's support, once the reputation of Energy Blocks gets out, countless companies will surely be willing to invest. The business model of the Gorgeous Contest is absolutely perfect.
Eventually, Hua Nation will see a large number of emerging professions like Coordinating Trainers. Whether a Coordinating Trainer transitions to a traditional Professional Trainer or to a celebrity Trainer, either way can drive the overall level of Hua Nation's Trainer Domain.
When a batch of Trainers from their newcomer period starts pursuing Coordination Ability, or shifts the focus from power to coordination, that's a good outcome.
In short, this is a kind of grassroots Trainer level enhancement competition that subtly strengthens – an upgrade contest. You see, Fang Yuan was able to win the Little Phoenix King Cup, and much of that is thanks to the Rotom Twister performance by the Gorgeous Contest participant Xiao Guang.
Lively, extravagant, highly innovative, and well-received, such competitions, when heavily promoted, are surely more beneficial than harmful.
[Energy Blocks, just for participating??? Are there really such good things???]
[Excel and you can get Beauty God Perfume? Mom, I want to participate in the Gorgeous Contest, I want a Milotic!!]
Watching row after row of comments, Fang Yuan chuckled and then said, "Sorry for getting off-topic for so long. Everyone, quickly cheer for King Shang Ren, he seems to be at a disadvantage now..."