Before the man could finish speaking, his friend beside him hurriedly reached out and tugged at him.
"Can't you tell they're all joking?
Who doesn't know Li Yuan will be overtaken?"
Prompted by his friend, the man seemed to come to his senses.
An embarrassed look appeared on his face as he turned and hid in the tent.
Director Zeng ignored their mockery and teasing, merely watching the points leaderboard.
"Making it to second place on the first day is already quite good..."
Director Zeng murmured softly as he assessed Li Yuan's performance.
More than six hundred people had entered the Youth Martial Tournament. Many contestants would likely only earn a little over fifty points by the end.
His previous requirement for Li Yuan had been to place in the top thirty.
Now, it seemed Li Yuan would have little difficulty achieving that.
At that thought, Zeng Chang smiled.
He felt his judgment had been rather good. After attending just one of Li Yuan's Open Classes, he had sensed that Li Yuan possessed great potential.
Li Yuan's later match against Gu Yu had directly strengthened his resolve to invest in him.
It was just that this investment had not gone quite as planned.
It was not that Li Yuan was not outstanding enough, but that the final demand had become far higher than the initial requirement.
After a moment of hesitation, Director Zeng's gaze shifted to Jin Fan's ranking.
In that brief moment, Jin Fan had risen another place.
Jin Fan was currently ranked twenty-second, but everyone knew he would gradually catch up.
It would be far too difficult to surpass Jin Fan in the final results.
Director Zeng did not harbor excessive hopes. As long as Li Yuan gave his all and did not disappoint him, that would be