Hearing this explanation, Lin Yifeng was both amused and exasperated.

It has to be said that in the days before hair dyeing became widespread, most people would choose to perm their hair rather than dye it.

This guy probably went all out by spending money to dye his hair.

It wasn't just this one person; all five of them had blond hair, making them stand out in the crowd. You could tell at a glance that they were all part of the same team.

Huang Mao looked at Lin Yifeng with an appreciative gaze.

"Brother, seeing how discerning you are, why don't you join our Kyo Kusanagi team!"

"Let's all chip in and dye your hair yellow too!"

"Our two teams will sweep the gold and silver medals in the team competition this year!"

Lin Yifeng repeatedly shook his head in refusal and finally said goodbye to the five blond-haired men.

Even so, Lin Yifeng encountered many strange and unusual people on the outskirts.

Some of them even had headbands tied around their heads, with labels on them such as "XXX Province's Number One Long".

Although many new events have been added this year, fighting games still dominate, attracting far more participants than other games.

When we finally made our way through the crowd to the employee entrance.

After showing his work ID to the security guard in front of him and asking for permission, Lin Yifeng entered the venue.

Upon entering the factory, Lin Yifeng was greeted by two familiar faces.

Zhao Youming and Qian Feng sat on either side of the Street Fighter stage not far away, looking through the list of events for today's competition.

As part of the third Dragon Cup, these two took time off specifically to be guest commentators.

Meanwhile, many staff members inside the stadium were making pre-match preparations.

"Fatty Zhao, what are you doing?"

Lin Yifeng chuckled and came closer.

Zhao Youming answered with a serious expression.

"Stop messing around, memorize the move names."

"Holy crap, there are so many moves in King of Fighters, I don't even know what they're called."

"I was so busy playing that I didn't even play some of the characters."

Qian Feng rolled his eyes and muttered something to himself.

"That's obvious. You're always holding onto that Mai Shiranui, watching those two big lights sway back and forth."

"You still have time to play other characters."

Zhao Youming shrugged and retorted fiercely.

"You don't know anything!"

"I call this appreciation!"

"Besides, what's the point of playing with that stupid chair all day long?"

Qian Feng, not to be outdone, laughed and cursed back.

"My second chair is specifically designed to kick Mai Shiranui."

"You act like you can beat me!"

This made Zhao Youming anxious.

"All you can do is spin your legs, what else can you do!"

"If you're so tough, don't spin around, and I'll beat you up."

Lin Yifeng watched as the two were about to start arguing and sighed.

Even with Street Fighter gaining a strong foothold last year, the release of the original King of Fighters in 1994 could not shake the status of this fighting game in China.

In less than half a year, King of Fighters has become the most popular fighting game after Street Fighter.

Moreover, surpassing Street Fighter is clearly only a matter of time. In terms of the number of participants in this competition, the number of participants for these two games is basically evenly split.

Games like Samurai Shodown and Fatal Fury simply cannot compete with these two games in terms of the number of participants.

"You two keep arguing."

"I'll go check out the venue."

After greeting the two men, Lin Yifeng started walking towards the venue.

Upon entering the stadium, Lin Yifeng was also stunned by what he saw.

Inside the enormous stadium, the football field had been divided into playing areas well in advance.

Near the center are two areas with LED displays, which are the main arenas for the Street Fighter and King of Fighters matches. In addition to the match areas, there are plastic benches underneath, which serve as the players' preparation area.

On the side of the LED display screen, there is a dedicated team that adjusts the streaming to switch between the screens of the four competition machines. Seven or eight staff members have already begun testing whether the equipment is functioning properly.

Besides the most popular fighting games, other games near the perimeter were also included, with most having two to four machines for competition, and the various venues were pre-separated by iron fences.

The entrance also had a sign indicating the A and B courts for the competition.

It's safe to say that there are no people here yet, but once the contestants enter, this place will definitely be very lively.

Not far from the stage, a dozen or so people wearing black striped shirts surrounded Gangzi, listening attentively as he gave them the next task.

These people are the referees in charge of this competition, and they are all dressed in clothing specially made by Warrior (Warrior) Co., Ltd.

On the back of their clothes and the cuff of their right arm, red sleeves with the words "Referee" were specially sewn on them to distinguish their job positions from the crowd.

Apart from these people, most of the staff present were wearing yellow T-shirts and were responsible for guiding the contestants in the competition.

The person in the red T-shirt is responsible for recording and reporting the competition results.

Lin Yifeng glanced around and saw that, apart from the contestants, there were at least a hundred staff members.

Lin Yifeng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Guo Fengsheng had warned him beforehand that Gangzi was taking this very seriously, but Lin Yifeng hadn't expected Gangzi to be this serious.

All that's missing is to form a general committee for the competition to oversee every aspect of the event.

Of course, given the experience of people in the 1990s, and the importance that this era places on such competitions, Gangzi and his team probably hadn't thought of this step yet.

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