Good News and Bad News

I have some good news to tell you!

But there's also bad news!

Having returned to the real world after his journey in another world, Zhang Xuezhou woke up just in time for the final day of the competition.

The sequencing event attracted 493 participating teams, which were then narrowed down to 128 teams after two rounds.

The second day featured the round of 64 and round of 32 matches.

The third day featured the round of 16, the quarterfinals, the semifinals, and the final.

The large number of teams competing in the first two days resulted in long waiting times for matches.

As the competition progresses, the frequency of matches also increases.

Although the number of matches will increase, the participants' physical fitness and genetic strength will be relatively equal, which will not create unfairness in the competition.

"The good news seems we've made it to the third day. There will be several matches today," Zhang Xuezhou said, looking at Zhang Manqian's sallow face. "And what's the bad news?"

"The bad news is that Song Sijia isn't in good form and it's difficult for her to coordinate with the team!"

Winning four consecutive games will inevitably come at a price. Apart from the first game which was relatively easy, the next three games will be quite difficult.

Not every airdrop includes firearms, so even if Song Fengying ran fast, it wouldn't help.

Airdropping supplies can provide an advantage, but it won't provide a decisive one.

After acquiring the brass knuckles, arm guards, and helmet in quick succession, Song Sijia had no choice but to fight several rounds, using the Dragon Might Combat Technique to clear the field.

"I've used Dragon Might Combat Technique quite a bit these past two days, but after a night's rest, I should be able to fight a bit more today, but I just can't handle such a high-intensity match."

Song Sijia used to need to rely on makeup to fake illness, but now she can achieve the same effect without makeup.

As if she had stayed up for two nights in a row, Song Sijia was in extremely poor mental condition and even dozed off from time to time.

"Dragon Might Combat Technique..."

Intimidation-based combat techniques are closely related to mental state. Lacking a high level of mastery of realm techniques and Mental Strengthening, Song Sijia was clearly unable to engage in high-intensity, sustained combat.

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, indicating that he understood the situation.

"Don't worry, I'll take your place from now on," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Friendship first, competition second, let's strive for the best!"

"You're repeating what I say again!"

Song Sijia grumbled in dissatisfaction, but then settled down comfortably on the table and went to doze off.

"Son, we also have good news to tell you," Song Fengying said.

"But there's also bad news," Wang Li interjected with a forced smile.

"Good news! Could it be that the live-streamed sequencing event sparked a frenzy, leading to a surge in platform users?" Zhang Xuezhou said.

"More or less," Song Fengying nodded awkwardly.

"Bad news... it seems someone's sabotaging things!"

Zhang Xuezhou pondered for a few seconds.

Zhang Manqian was undoubtedly talking about the most relevant matters of the sequencing event, while Song Fengying and Wang Li were in charge of logistics and supplies. When the two of them spoke at the same time, Zhang Xuezhou immediately felt that there was a problem with the platform.

After asking a few questions, and seeing the nearly 30 million yuan in donations accumulated in Song Fengying's live stream, Zhang Xuezhou felt that a blockbuster news story was about to be born.

The reason they were still relatively safe at this time was that reporters could not enter the venue of the sequencing event, and the sequencing event had not ended, so people had not left. This made it impossible for various mainstream media to conduct on-site interviews, and they also lacked interviewees to appear on camera in the live broadcast room. At this time, the broadcasts were in a relatively reserved state.

But Zhang Xuezhou knew without a second thought that there must be many people waiting at No. 18 Xuefu Road, and that there must be people stationed around the perimeter where the special task force was maintaining order.

Once the sequencing conference concludes, interviews with the sequencers who participated, and discussions about Gene Fighting Technique, will quickly go viral.

"Are there any instructions from above?" Zhang Xuezhou asked, pointing upwards.

"Wuyang and An Ran are communicating over there," Song Fengying said, "But they're advising us to prepare as soon as possible."

"Actually, we were prepared," Wang Li said. "We made a large-scale purchase of company assets a couple of days ago, and we didn't keep much cash on hand!"

"Some of the money was invested in purchasing high-end medical services under the Jishi Group, and another part was invested in the network equipment industry," Song Fengying said. "It's basically like transferring money from one hand to the other."

"Well done!" Zhang Xuezhou praised, "Looks like our Feiyu Live is doomed!"

"That Zuo Teng said you might have some skills to solve the problem, do you have any skills?" Song Fengying asked.

"Can this kind of thing really be resolved?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise.

"It's really gone!"

After listening to Zuo Teng's advice, Song Fengying still held a glimmer of hope.

But when Zhang Xuezhou responded, her heart shattered.

"Our Flying Bird Live will be back online once things have calmed down!"

After a short adjustment, Song Fengying regained her fighting spirit.

Feiyu Live has collapsed, but Zhang Weimeng's income is still there, so the Zhang family can weather the storm no matter what.

"I have a dad... a dad..."

Song Fengying mentioned Zhang Weimeng's income from writing books, Zhang Xuezhou paused and thought for a moment.

Individual strength is never enough to fight against a collective. Feiyu Live is very profitable, but compared to the interest groups bound to the Aristocratic Clan, it is an insignificant existence.

Zhang Xuezhou quickly realized that Feiyu Live had unintentionally crossed the line during its broadcast and was being exploited by some people with ulterior motives.

While the Sequencing Contest supports participants bringing visual aids and communication devices as equipment for the three-day competition, and allows participants to take photos and videos as souvenirs, the live broadcast changes this nature.

For the sequencing conference, the presence of an external task force means that the event is only for a select few, not for the general public, and journalists and other industry personnel are prohibited from visiting during this period.

However, live streaming has undoubtedly turned it into a place for information dissemination, and the huge number of people gathered in the live streaming room will spread relevant information in all directions.

This would break the genetic information that the Scarlet Alliance State has been blocking, thus causing some social unrest.

In such turmoil, some ambitious individuals may also take the opportunity to seek personal gain.

For these people, giving tips behind the scenes is perfectly normal behavior, making it difficult for anyone to find any fault with them.

For the sake of triggering social unrest, the cost of less than 30 million is far too low.

Caught in this storm, Feiyu Live is a ship that could capsize at any moment.

If it weren't for the warnings and interventions of Ren Wuyang and others, and if the current situation hadn't escalated, Zhang Xuezhou felt that not only would Feiyu Live be difficult to control, but the shareholders involved in Feiyu Live would also be in big trouble.

In this turmoil, Zhang Xuezhou originally thought that as long as everyone was safe and their money was safe, he would be fortunate.

But after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Xuezhou finally realized that he did indeed have some skills.

This prompted him to quickly dial Ren Wuyang's number.

"What? Could we perhaps set up a special area at the event venue—a preliminary audition area for actors from the film and television production team of 'The Smiling, Proud Wanderer'?"

Ren Wuyang was under immense pressure, received the call and was slightly taken aback.

"Can anyone believe this?" Ren Wuyang asked. "No one in movies or TV shows has ever done this before!"

"My mom kept talking about the martial arts tournament during her live stream, but she didn't mention the sequencing participants' event. I think it'll work. Just because others haven't done it doesn't mean we can't," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Even if it doesn't work, your Western Capital propaganda team knows how to direct things in this direction. Others broadcast their own shows, we'll broadcast ours."

"This works?"

"The main point is to present a true investigative report. They can write it, and you can refute it and introduce the truth. Besides, the most important thing is that the anchor is willing to cooperate in the interview, so what are you afraid of? Are you afraid that other researchers will cooperate in the interview and reveal related information?" Zhang Xuezhou said, "Compared to causing turmoil, it shouldn't be a problem for everyone to exchange words back and forth!"

"I think it's fine, Changkong Yinghao?"

After Ren Wuyang asked, the voice on the communication device immediately became much lighter.