However, after this competition, given Gangzi's way of doing things, he will likely refer to traditional sports and make arrangements for these things before the next Dragon Cup begins.

Based on Gangzi's current achievements, Lin Yifeng is already very satisfied with the results he has given.

Lin Yifeng did not go directly to Gangzi.

The competition had just started today, and Gangzi was extremely busy. Lin Yifeng didn't want to cause him any trouble, so he just strolled around the venue to see how Guo Fengsheng's sponsorship was going.

Various standees, each bearing the names of major sponsors, were pre-ordered to separate the audience from the athletes at the outermost perimeter of the venue.

Besides Mixue Ice Cream, Wallace, and Xiangpiaopiao, which are Lin Yifeng's own companies, major players like Yili and Warrior are also included.

In addition, there are many other manufacturers associated with Lam Yat-fung, such as meat processing plants and Tianfu Cola.

I did a rough calculation and found that there are at least twenty to thirty sponsors for this year's Dragon Cup, which is double the number from the previous edition.

At the edge of the venue, Mixue Ice Cream employees had already set up their beverage stalls and were preparing chilled lemonade at the entrance.

All participants, regardless of winning or losing, will receive a glass of lemonade today, which can be considered a way of indirectly advertising Mixue Ice Cream.

Lin Yifeng was also very satisfied with this arrangement.

Every now and then at nine o'clock, people are allowed to enter the competition area.

The audience is mainly in the stands above the stadium, while the contestants enter the venue in batches, every two hours. After entering and competing, they can choose to stay or leave.

It was put in at nine o'clock, and within just ten minutes, the entire venue was already packed with people.

The participants were in high spirits, and many of them went to the stands early to watch the competition on the big screen before the actual match started.

As the two most popular combat sports, this area has the largest number of people sitting here.

Lin Yifeng even saw several people with sponsor badges on their clothes who had arrived early to watch the game outside the stadium.

These are all contestants who ranked in the top 32 in the previous competition, and they have the qualification to directly advance to 128.

Despite the apparent competition being 258 to 128, the second round was actually 192 to 96, with 32 of those spots reserved in advance.

As for the others, they had already started researching whether there were any formidable opponents in this preliminary round, and how to deal with them when it was their turn to compete.

"interesting."

"Is the team already taking shape?"

"I feel like I could start my own team and have some fun with it."

Lin Yifeng stroked his chin, beginning to seriously consider the question.

In fact, he had begun to consider whether to sponsor the top eight contestants to compete in the small country across the ocean after this competition.

If it were really possible, Lin Yifeng could form a fighting team and have them compete overseas.

Winning international-level awards can significantly boost esports at the national level.

Of course, we also need to see how this competition goes. We might as well let the domestic competition continue for another two years to accumulate more talent before considering international competitions.

As Lin Yifeng pondered these thoughts, he arrived at the exhibition area for the competition.

It must be said that the preliminary selection process also produced a wealth of talent.

You can encounter all sorts of bizarre things, even things that give both the referees and the staff a headache.

For example, after the competition started, a player chose the wrong person and asked the referee if he could change his person.

The referee was understanding in this regard and gave him the opportunity to be substituted.

As a best-of-one (BO1) tournament, the male player was replaced, and in the King of Fighters event, he was quickly defeated in a 1v3 sweep.

Instead of considering his own technical shortcomings after the match, he complained about the venue and the referee.

"Damn it! I should have known better than to change the player!"

"This damn joystick is drifting!"

"Referee, why didn't you stop me? It's all your fault!"

The referee's eyes widened, revealing an incredulous expression.

ah?

My question?

This can be considered as having a template for ball sports.

Of course, this was just a minor incident. There were even more outrageous people who, after successfully defeating three opponents in a row in King of Fighters, got so excited that they kicked a bench in an attempt to show off their skills.

Little did they know that the benches here were custom-made by Gangzi. He knew the nature of those people from the arcade world best.

The chairs and tables here are all custom-made from solid steel and wood. Even if an ordinary person kicked them, it would take them a long time to smash them, let alone an ordinary person kicking them.

This kick fractured the man's shinbone, ending his match prematurely.

Fortunately, a medical team was on site in advance and quickly took the man to the hospital. Before leaving, the man was still protesting to the referee, saying that he should not be disqualified and that he could still play despite his injury.

The referee rolled his eyes and told him directly that damaging the event organizer's finances meant he would lose.

The man was furious. Luckily, he didn't faint on the stretcher. He didn't break the bench, but he did break his own leg and was disqualified from the competition.

Even though he protested repeatedly, it was to no avail.

After witnessing the man's ordeal, subsequent competitors adopted a more lenient approach to the competition.

As for the rumors circulating outside, they are becoming increasingly outrageous.

From the very beginning, someone damaged the event organizers' property, resulting in injury and a loss for the organizers.

In the end, it turned out that someone violated the rules of the competition, had their leg broken, and was sent away.

This would normally be considered a scare tactic, but to these people who hang out in arcades every day, it might actually happen.

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