94 Chapter 94
Lingying Audio and Video Store and Jiuxiao Yunque were just the beginning. After that, many businesses hoping to take the opportunity to increase their popularity came one after another. By the time Ning Shu was ready to leave, the advertising fees alone had covered the gap in the advance payment for the broadcasting fee.
Accompanied by a large group of photographers and merchants, Ning Shu boarded a fairy boat and embarked on a journey to the Qingfeng Sword Sect. Traveling day and night, he soon saw the towering mountains of the Qingfeng Sword Sect.
The Qingfeng Sword Sect obviously attached great importance to this big business that could sustain them for three years. The sect leader and several elders were waiting at the door to greet them early.
Xuan Mo was there too. He stood in front of the sect leader and kept looking up. As soon as he saw the shadow of the fairy boat on the distant horizon, he stepped on the spirit sword and rushed out impatiently. The sect leader was unable to stop him and could only watch his junior brother and the young sect leader of the Hehuan Sect getting close to each other.
metropolitan:……
Alas, it seems that the rumors spread by those disciples are not groundless!
Look at how worthless my junior brother is. If they get together in the future, won't my junior brother want to marry into my family's family?
A mess of thoughts began to race through the sect leader's mind, until the immortal boat landed over there, and a girl with bright eyes and white teeth walked towards this side shoulder to shoulder with Xuan Mo. Then the sect leader cheered up and went to greet her, trying his best to make this big man feel at home.
"Xuan Mo, this place is completely different from the Hehuan Sect. It's much colder than ours!" Ning Shu walked in while looking around curiously.
"Well, the snow on the sect's mountains never melts all year round. I'm worried that you'll be cold, so I hunted a few fire foxes to make you a fox fur coat." Xuan Mo said as he put on a red fox fur coat that he had prepared long ago.
The hanging fabric was a fiery red without a single stray hair, except for the hood which was covered with a layer of furry white. The unique sparkling color of the fire fox fur kept jumping as Ning Shu walked, which did not detract from her beauty while also keeping her warm.
"Wow! It's really not cold anymore! It's like being covered in a hot pack!" Ning Shu ran around curiously in her fox fur coat. "It's a pity that foxes are not easy to overhunt, otherwise it would be an entire industry chain! The mountains are truly full of treasures!"
The straight male leader who hadn't thought about the temperature issue at all: ...
He secretly summoned a little Taoist boy and said, "Go and place a few more braziers in the guest rooms of the guest house."
After taking remedial measures, the Sect Master greeted Ning Shu and his group. "Welcome to the Qingfeng Sword Sect to broadcast the sect competition. I'm sure you must have been exhausted from the long journey. Why don't you take a good rest today? We'll prepare some wine and food tonight..."
"It's not hard, it's not hard. I'm here to meet you, Master." After Ning Shu and the team members behind her exchanged greetings, she politely declined their offer to take a day off and turned to business:
"Master Sect Leader, the sect competition is about to begin in a few days. Time is quite tight, so we won't rest and will go straight to setting up the competition venue!"
What's so special about the competition venue? Hasn't it been the same for so many years? The sect leader was a little confused, but he couldn't directly refuse Ning Shu's face, so he could only take the group to see the competition venue first.
Near the entrance of the sect, not far from where the outer disciples live, there is a naturally formed high platform. On the highest flat open space of the platform, there is a flat arena paved with stone slabs. It is surrounded by a circle of very simple wooden stakes as a boundary. The arena is surrounded by a large and tidy square, which is convenient for other elders and disciples to watch the battle.
How to say it, this arena gives people a feeling of returning to nature, which is in line with the simple yet powerful image of the sword cultivators. Ning Shu decided to preserve this authentic arena.
But other places must be commercialized. For example, the audience seats must be installed. People can't pay for tickets and then have to stand to watch the game.
Also, it would be best if this open-air venue were renovated and designed. It would be best if it were a landmark building that could evoke the spirit of sword cultivation. It could also include a position for the host, large screens on all four sides, a filming area, and so on...
Ning Shu thought about it and looked around to estimate the area of the place. "It looks quite spacious here, more than enough for a competition venue." She pulled out a thick stack of blueprints from her Qiankun bag and unfolded them. "Here are the designs of several venues I designed before I came here. Which one do you like best, Sect Master?"
The Sect Master took the renderings, bewildered, and after glancing at a few, he immediately looked at a puzzled expression: "Young Sect Master, these venues you designed are too luxurious. I'm afraid we don't have the budget for that much..."
Sword cultivators are actually very simple in their daily lives. All the buildings and facilities in the sect are basically antiques that have been used for thousands or tens of thousands of years. If something is broken, they are basically repaired and there is rarely a budget for "reconstruction".
Although the sect will soon have a large income, the sect leader plans to use the money to buy more sword-making materials for the disciples, and also to expand and renovate the sword-washing pool and the disciples' caves... In short, there are so many places to spend the money, and there is really no budget for a sword-fighting arena that can be used normally.
The Sect Master originally thought that it would take quite some effort to convince this extravagant young Sect Master, but Ning Shu didn't take it seriously at all. She waved to the team behind her and said, "Don't worry, the Qingfeng Sword Sect won't have to pay for it... Manager Hao, Manager Li! Come over here!"
Following her call, two elegantly dressed cultivators ran out of the group. Ning Shu introduced them to the sect leader, "These two are from a time-honored company that specializes in building various buildings and caves for various aristocratic families. They are willing to build a venue for the Qingfeng Sword Sect free of charge."
"Really?" The clan leader was a little incredulous that such a good thing could happen. "Are you two really willing to do this? I saw the blueprint just now. This stadium is going to be very expensive, right?"
"Yes, we are willing!" The two bosses nodded repeatedly, their eyes shining with excitement. "Please let us do it. We will definitely meet all your requirements. You will definitely not regret it!"
The young master of the Hehuan Sect has already said that we will often sell tickets to cultivators here in the future. Then everyone will see that our construction skills can even withstand the attacks of sword cultivators. In addition, with the advertisements during the competition, whoever builds a house or cave in the future will definitely think of us first!
Seeing the two shopkeepers eager to give him money with such happy expressions on their faces, the clan leader was puzzled: "Really? This is not a small amount of money. Why?"
"Master, because they are all sponsors of this competition." Ning Shu pointed to the large group of merchants behind him and showed the master a sponsorship list filled with various products:
"Besides them, other businesses have also sponsored things. I see that the prizes are divided into different levels according to the first, second and third place prizes. Do you think this is a reasonable division?"
Besides building the stadium for free, there was actually something else? The clan leader took the list in disbelief and looked down at it:
Participation Prize (available to all registered contestants): One Southern Territory Red Glass Fire Bead (sponsored by Tiangong Duanxingfang).
Sect Leader: Hiss, giving away something worth dozens of spirit stones? How is that any different from throwing money around?
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Top ten: a seven-hole exquisite fruit and a pot of fairy peach jade wine (sponsored by Baicaolu).
The top three: a piece of Qisha meteorite iron ore, a piece of Du'e fairy stone (sponsored by Lei Wenzhai), and a piece of high-definition long-focus Lingying stone (sponsored by Pianpian Lingying Audio and Video Store).
metropolitan:……
Are these little bastards eating so well now? Why didn't I catch up with this good time?
Damn it! Why can't the clan leader sign up for the competition?
First Place: Chaos Formless Sword (sponsored by Jiuxiaoyunque)
Seeing this, the sect leader's forehead was already covered with sweat, and his hand holding the list trembled slightly: "Could this Chaos Formless Sword be..."
"Ah, yes, it's the Wuxiang Sword, one of the twelve innate magic weapons. It has been kept in the bottom of the box in Jiuxiao Yunque for a long time. They said that this time it can be put to good use." Ning Shu shrugged indifferently.
The main reason is that this thing will not recognize its owner in the hands of ordinary cultivators, and it can only be a broken sword with a tattered appearance and a seal. Not only has it failed to sell at auctions several times, but the treasure house has to be attacked from time to time for this hot potato, which is really annoying.
We were unwilling to accept a low price, but no one could afford it if the price was high. The status of this sword was as embarrassing as an old and dilapidated house in the city center, so the head of Jiuxiao Yunque and the clansmen decided to give it to us as a favor. On the one hand, it could serve as an advertisement to show the strength of our company, and on the other hand, it could make the Hehuan Sect and Qingfeng Sword Sect owe us a favor, which was considered to be making the best use of the item.
But the Sect Master was of course unaware of these twists and turns. He simply asked Ning Shu again with trembling hands, "These...are all going to be given to those disciples for free? Is that really okay?"
Is there such a good thing in the world? What about the thousand years I spent saving and thrifting?
"Don't worry, Master Sect Leader, I've already discussed this with the merchants!" Ning Shu made an "OK" gesture. "They're willing to give some encouragement to the sword-cultivating disciples. All we have to do is thank them a few times during the competition!"
The timid clan leader: ...
It’s such a generous gift, and we just say thank you and that’s it?
Is this the power that the Hehuan Sect's young master possesses to charm everyone? It's truly terrifying.
Alas, Junior Brother, you deserved it! The Sect Master looked at his Junior Brother, who was almost wagging his tail behind Ning Shu, and walked over to him and patted his shoulder with mixed feelings.
Seeing the construction team over there eagerly preparing to begin work, Ning Shu suddenly remembered something: "By the way, Sect Master, do you have any sword cultivators here who aren't participating in competitions but are eloquent? Preferably with advanced swordsmanship. Can you find two?"
"Not participating in competitions and having advanced swordsmanship are easy, but being eloquent might be a little difficult... May I ask what you want them to do?"
"Tournament commentary." The decoration plan here has been basically finalized, and Ning Shu explained as he walked out: "The audience watching the game are all laymen. If there is no commentator, they will probably be confused. So we should find two knowledgeable people to explain it to lower the threshold for the audience to understand."
The clan leader thought it made sense, so he went back to look for candidates. The preparations before the competition were carried out in full swing. With everyone eagerly waiting, the day of the official competition finally arrived.
【Author’s words】
Sect Leader: Junior Brother, I’ve thought about it, the Hehuan Sect is actually quite good. When you get married in the future, no, when you get married in the future, remember to give more subsidies to your parents’ family [dog head]
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