Chapter 1080

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June 70th, 9 PM in the afternoon.

The eleventh round of the tournament had ended, and a total of 0.146 players had advanced to the next round. There was a free pass for this round, and this free pass could be given to anyone.

No matter if it was the first player to pick their opponent, or the last player to pick their opponent, there was a chance that they would be given a free pass. Therefore, the players did not need to worry about fairness.

The twelfth and thirteenth rounds of the tournament ended on June 70th, and the players who completed the thirteenth round of the tournament were given time to rest.

The tournament on June 70th only had the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth rounds of the tournament. When the thirteenth round of the tournament ended, it was already 4 PM in the evening.

After the thirteenth round of the tournament ended, there were still 6,978 players left. They would participate in the fourteenth and fifteenth round of the tournament on June 71th.

The players who lost in the fourteenth round of the tournament still had a chance to live!

The 266 players who lost in the fourteenth round of the tournament would fight for the 733 spots in the top 6,555. The top 6,555 players had a prize of 6,555 USD. In 7552, 6,555 USD was not a small amount. For normal people, it was a small fortune.

On June 72th, the sixteenth and seventeenth rounds of the tournament would begin. There were only 34 winners in the seventeenth round of the tournament. This meant that the losers in the seventeenth round of the tournament would go through the same format as the fourteenth round. The 34 losers would compete in additional rounds, and the 66 winners would be selected to enter the top 655. They would prepare for the final battle of the top 655!

The tournament schedule for the twenty-sixth and twenty-seventh was not tight. The winners only needed to compete in two matches. The losers in the fourteenth round would have to compete in additional rounds to determine the top 6,555. However, they did not have any more matches, and the pace of the additional rounds was not tense.

Two days passed quickly. After the seventeenth round of the tournament and the additional rounds for the losers in the seventeenth round, the top 655 players of the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament were all determined.

These top 655 players would receive the title of "Renowned in Jianghu!" This title had a series of additional attribute buffs. It was a very good reward.

Shi Lei looked at the list of the top 655 players. This list included all the players he was familiar with.

Windstorm, Jun Wuhui, Cleansing Wind, Holy Light Priest, Blue Ocean, Thunderbolt, Thunder, Xinzhou Zi, Hattori Ishinomori, Kawashima Shinji, Lancelot, and so on.

The reason why Thunderbolt could enter the top 655 was due to Cang Ya's help. If not for Gray Tooth, Thunderbolt might have even stopped in the top thousand.

Relying on Gray Tooth to enter the top 655, the news that Gray Tooth was in Thunderbolt's hands spread. Thunderbolt didn't hide it either. Instead, he provoked Lord Jin on the official player forum.

Thunderbolt made a post on the official player forums, revealing the entire process of how they had tempted Lord Jin. They ridiculed Lord Jin as if he was worthless. In the end, they even expressed their gratitude to Lord Jin. If it wasn't for Gray Tooth, Thunderbolt definitely wouldn't have been able to enter the top 655!

Lord Jin looked at Thunderbolt's post and was so angry that he almost vomited blood. He only replied with three words at the end of the post: 'Just you wait!'

Clearly, Lord Jin was not going to let Thunderbolt off!

But how could Lord Jin fight against Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt? Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt had third-tier guilds in the Hero's World. One of them was an influential official, while the other was a tycoon. They didn't lack money or power, so how could they lose to an idiot from the real world?

Taking a step back, if Lord Jin wanted to cause trouble for Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt in the Hero's World, he would need to at least have a certain level of strength, right? Lord Jin's in-game character had been robbed and killed, so he could only rebuild his account. If he wanted to catch up to Thunderbolt and Thunderbolt, he would need at least three months!

The death penalty in the Hero's World was very severe. After a player died, it would take a certain amount of time to catch up.

In the real world.

As the first Martial Arts Tournament in the Hero's World went on for three days, the TV stations that had the rights to broadcast the Hero's World earned a lot of viewership ratings during this time.

In the Xia Continent, Shuangqing TV station's viewership ratings shot up to third place in the country in just three days. Originally, Shuangqing TV station's viewership ratings hovered around the bottom few places for a long time.

Shuangqing TV station's programs were ugly. This was something that the people of Shuangqing recognized. Shuangqing TV station loved the anti-Japanese war TV series, from spy battles to intelligence battles, and all kinds of brainless shows about "so-and-so teams." In short, Shuangqing TV station's programs were ugly, so their viewership ratings naturally wouldn't be high.

This time, Shuangqing TV station was the only TV station in the Xia Continent that had the rights to broadcast the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament. They used the live broadcast of the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament to raise their viewership ratings to third place in the country. Just the revenue from the advertisements and the sponsorship fees for product placement allowed Shuangqing TV station to make a lot of money.

The staff of Shuangqing TV station, from top to bottom, were very satisfied with the viewership ratings and revenue brought in by the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament.

The entire Shuangqing TV station focused on promoting the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament. Especially in the upcoming battle for the top 655 positions!

Although the previous matches were very exciting, compared to the Top 655 Battle, they paled in comparison. How exciting the Top 655 Battle was, how intense the battles between players were, could only be revealed one by one after the competition started.

Beijing City.

In a courtyard house, an old man sat in the courtyard drinking tea. Another man, who looked to be in his fifties, sat opposite the old man. His attitude was respectful and somewhat restrained.

This somewhat restrained man was Central TV Station's Deputy Station Head, Yue Dexuan. He was a person with real power in Central TV. Other than Station Head Tang Gaole, Yue Dexuan had the most authority.

However, such a person with real power was actually very restrained in front of an old man!

"Dexuan, I heard that Dream Entertainment had the intention to cooperate with Central TV. They hoped that Central TV would broadcast the Hero's World's First Martial Arts Tournament live, is that right?" The old man held a teapot in his left hand. After he finished speaking, he put the teapot in his mouth and lifted the teapot to take a sip of tea.

Dense cold sweat appeared on Yue Dexuan's forehead. He said, "Elder Tang, there is such a thing."

"Then why didn't you agree to Dream Entertainment's request?" Elder Tang asked indifferently. Although his tone was very calm, there was an imposing aura to it. More cold sweat appeared on Yue Dexuan's forehead.

Back then, Central TV had sent Yue Dexuan's nephew, Yue Shangyun, to lead a team to negotiate with Dream Entertainment. Yue Shangyun was a playboy. He actually coveted Mu Shuang and was paralyzed by Shi Lei because of it.

Because of this, Dream Entertainment and Central TV fell out. Although Central TV wanted to cooperate with Dream Entertainment, Dream Entertainment refused to cooperate with Central TV under Shi Lei's leadership.

"This …" Yue Dexuan could not answer. He did not know how to answer.

Elder Tang snorted coldly and stared at Yue Dexuan with a dignified gaze. "That nephew of yours can't do anything right! Even if he's dead, he still left us a big problem! Think of a way to solve this problem! "

Back then, in order to appease Shi Lei and Dream Entertainment's anger, Central TV did not recognize Yue Shangyun and the others. In the end, it led to Yue Shangyun's tragedy.

Now that Elder Tang had spoken, Yue Dexuan had to solve this problem. In other words, Yue Dexuan had to properly handle the relationship between Central TV and Dream Entertainment. As for how to deal with it, it was up to Yue Dexuan to decide!

"Okay, I understand!" Yue Dexuan nodded without hesitation.

"That's good! Contact Dream Entertainment again. Central TV needs the rights to the live broadcast of the Hero's World, "Elder Tang said casually as if he did not need to consider Dream Entertainment's opinion.

Yue Dexuan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look. 'Hmph! Dream Entertainment, I'd like to see if you know what's good for you this time! I hope you don't. When the time comes … '

Central TV missed the rights to the live broadcast of the Hero's World and benefited Shuangqing TV. In the past three days, Shuangqing TV had created a ratings miracle. However, this did not mean that Central TV would let Shuangqing TV continue!

Overseas.

The world's famous TV stations were all broadcasting the Hero's World live. This caused the Hero's World to become popular all over the world. It played a very good role in promoting Xia Xia's culture. Due to the situation in the Hero's World, Xia Xia's higher-ups were happy to see it.

After all, the Hero's World was promoting Xia Xia's culture. Otherwise, based on Xia Xia's situation, the Hero's World might have been censored.

June 72th, 3 PM.

Central TV's Deputy Station Head, Yue Dexuan, personally led the negotiation team to Shuangqing City to discuss the cooperation with Dream Entertainment.

Jade Building, Dream Entertainment's conference room. Mu Shuang represented Dream Entertainment to receive the Central TV team.

Although Yue Dexuan was already 08 years old, he was an old pervert. However, Yue Dexuan had already investigated Mu Shuang's identity. He did not dare to openly covet Mu Shuang.

"Director Mu, nice to meet you. I'm the Deputy Station Head of Central TV Station, Yue Dexuan. This time, our Central TV Station came to Shuangqing City to cooperate with Dream Entertainment to broadcast live coverage of the first World of Heroes Martial Arts Tournament. Our Central TV Station can use Channel 0 to broadcast the World of Bravehearts' competition and related content 79/2, "Yue Dexuan said generously.

Central TV Channel 0 was a specialized sports channel. If this channel broadcast the Brave Warriors' World's competitions all day long, it would be quite beneficial to the Brave Warriors' World and Dream Entertainment.

Mu Shuang's eyes were filled with displeasure. She really hated Yue Dexuan's well-hidden gaze. That kind of gaze made her feel incomparably disgusted.

"Chief Yue, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I can't make the decision regarding Dream Entertainment. Only the CEO of Dream Entertainment, Mr. Shi Lei, can make the final decision." Mu Shuang pushed the problem to Shi Lei.

"Then what about Mr. Shi Lei?" Yue Dexuan asked with a smile.

"I've already informed Mr. Shi Lei. He will be here soon. You can discuss it in detail then," Mu Shuang said coldly.

Right at this moment, the wooden door of the conference room was pushed open. Shi Lei walked in wearing slippers, beach shorts, and a flowery shirt. Such attire was very inappropriate in a formal setting. This also represented Shi Lei's attitude. He did not value the cooperation with Central TV at all!

Shi Lei glanced at Yue Dexuan and pinched him hard. "There's no need to talk about it in detail!"

"Oh, Mr. Shi Lei, are you planning to cooperate with Central TV?" Yue Dexuan asked with certainty.

Shi Lei looked at Yue Dexuan with pity and sneered. "Yue Dexuan, I can't help but admire your acting skills. You are indeed worthy of being the Deputy Station Head of Central TV. Your acting skills are enough to win an Oscar for Best Actor!"

Yue Dexuan looked at Shi Lei without a change in expression and asked again, "Mr. Shi Lei, are you planning to cooperate with Central TV?"

"Why don't you make a guess?" Shi Lei sneered.

"I think that your Dream Entertainment will definitely cooperate with Central TV!" Yue Dexuan answered confidently.

Shi Lei shook his head helplessly. "Your shamelessness really shocked me! As for our cooperation, I can only tell you three words. You're … dreaming! "

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