Chapter 663 - 338: Piaoxiang Yuan: The More You Look Down on Me, the Harder I’ll Strive

Chapter 663: Chapter 338: Piaoxiang Yuan: The More You Look Down on Me, the Harder I’ll Strive

It wasn’t just this group. At that moment, the link was popping up in all of Chen Jincheng’s fan groups. On top of that, countless clip accounts had also posted the ticket purchasing link.

Lin Hao found out about it quickly as well and immediately had someone buy tickets. There was no way he was going to miss out on the fun.

But when he tried to buy tickets, he discovered they were already sold out. ’How long has it even been?’

"Lao Cheng is seriously popular," Lin Hao couldn’t help but marvel.

He then made a few calls and got in touch with Yijin to have him hold some tickets.

Online, this sudden ticket sale left a lot of people utterly bewildered.

Even some singers felt the need to complain.

’Chen Jincheng is fighting in a martial arts match tomorrow, with zero promotion, and he expects to sell 20,000 tickets in a single night?’

’When they hold concerts, they promote for ages in advance and still aren’t guaranteed to sell 20,000 tickets.’

However, they were soon left dumbfounded.

Because the latest news broke: all 20,000 tickets for Chen Jincheng’s match had sold out. You couldn’t get one even if you wanted to.

To them, it made no sense at all.

’Why?’

Meanwhile, Yijin was at a stadium with a city branch manager from Martial Arts Wind, overseeing the setup of the ring.

Just then, the Martial Arts Wind city branch manager was beside himself with regret. "Man, I’m a complete fucking idiot for ever doubting you. The tickets are all gone!"

"It’s too late for that now, Manager Hu," Yijin reminded him, exasperated. "The most important thing is to get the venue set up. And don’t forget my cut."

’To hold a match like this legally and above board, leaving no room for complaints, cooperating with Martial Arts Wind was the best option. They could pull a few strings and use their connections to legitimize tomorrow’s fight.’

’So, as long as he doesn’t kill Piaoxiang Yuan or cause any serious injuries prohibited by the ring’s rules, Brother Cheng can beat him however he wants tomorrow.’

’Martial Arts Wind needed the publicity, so they agreed as soon as he pitched it. They could tell this event was going to generate an insane amount of traffic tomorrow.’

’They were just too short-sighted. They didn’t believe in Brother Cheng’s drawing power and didn’t book the Central Sports Hall. Otherwise, they could have easily sold over 50,000 tickets.’

’A ticket was only a little over 240 yuan. Believe it or not, for many of Brother Cheng’s fans who were rushing here, their travel fare alone cost more than that.’

Since things were already settled, Yijin didn’t want to waste any more time arguing with the manager. He made a call, summoned the employees from his studio, and headed to a five-star hotel.

He had arranged for Piaoxiang Yuan to stay at this hotel.

’Since Brother Cheng entrusted this to me, I have to milk this wave of hype for everything it’s worth.’

’The match is getting a ton of attention online right now. More videos, more traffic.’

’I can’t just shove a camera in Brother Cheng’s face; that would be disrespectful.’

’So, my only option is to follow Piaoxiang Yuan around. Before the match ends, while his popularity can’t compare to Brother Cheng’s, it’s still massive.’

’And by bringing all twenty-something people from my studio to surround and film Piaoxiang Yuan, then having all the clip accounts post the videos one after another... who could possibly get more out of this hype than me?’

Just as Yijin and his crew arrived at the hotel, they happened to see Piaoxiang Yuan returning from dinner with Ah Nao the Young Scholar and his wife.

Without a moment’s hesitation, he led his crew and surrounded Piaoxiang Yuan.

Piaoxiang Yuan was in an excellent mood. The news of his match against Chen Jincheng had blown up on Tiao Yin, and he had gained 200,000 followers in just a short time, a testament to the event’s popularity.

’The five million followers Ah Nao mentioned might actually be possible. Especially if I can really rough up Chen Jincheng in the ring—then it’s even more likely.’

’I’ll have reached the peak of my life.’

That was why he had happily taken his wife and his brother, Ah Nao the Young Scholar, out for a fancy dinner that evening, spending over ten thousand yuan on the meal.

’But he didn’t feel the pinch at all. Once I beat Chen Jincheng, what’s ten thousand yuan?’

People were already leaving comments saying they would tip him 100 Rockets if he beat up Chen Jincheng.

When he got back to the hotel and was suddenly surrounded by a crowd of people holding up their phones, he was a little stunned at first. But his expression quickly turned to one of delight.

’To think that so many people would stake out the hotel, waiting for me while I was just out for a meal... I’m really famous now!’

’This is the full celebrity treatment.’

’A lot of actual celebrities probably don’t even get this kind of treatment, right?’

So, as he watched them all filming him, he struck what he thought was a very cool, signature Bruce Lee pose and shouted, "WATAA~~"

Yijin couldn’t help but laugh. ’This guy really thinks he’s a star.’

Still, he smiled and called out to Piaoxiang Yuan, "Piaoxiang Yuan, you seem pretty confident about tomorrow’s match."

Piaoxiang Yuan replied with a smug look, "I’m here to fight Chen Jincheng, and only Chen Jincheng. Tomorrow, you’ll all see how I’m going to beat Chen Jincheng."

"Piaoxiang Yuan, can you show us some of your martial arts?" one of Yijin’s employees immediately shouted.

They were here with their boss today specifically to mess with Piaoxiang Yuan, filming more videos to attract traffic.

Piaoxiang Yuan heard this and, without a hint of suspicion, immediately said, "I practice Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune Do. Let me give you all a demonstration."

And with that, he actually started throwing punches. The performance was incredibly awkward. To put it simply, it looked like anyone in the crowd could have done just as well.

And the crucial part was, he was showing off with utter confidence.

Seeing this, Yijin deliberately shouted, "Yeah! Great form!"

He even remembered to applaud.

His employees saw this and, getting the hint, immediately started shouting along and applauding as well.