Ye Lingchenâs words shocked both Principal Shen and President Zhang.
Was he arrogant, ignorant, or overconfident?
Basketball was a ball sport, and in addition to individual skill, there was added emphasis on teamwork. Therefore, regular training was essential, and as an athlete, a perfect physique needed to be maintained. Both the athleteâs exercise and diet must be strictly controlled!
However, Ye Lingchen was not prepared to join in any of the basketball associationâs activities and was only interested to participate in games!
Could that even be considered âjoining the basketball associationâ?
President Zhang opened his mouth but was momentarily unsure as to what he should say.
âYouâre talented, Ye Lingchen. Itâs good for young people to have self-confidence, but they canât be too overconfident. If you donât have the time, itâs still okay if you attend training a few times a week. Itâs good to build rapport with your team members.â Principal Shen was prepared to meet halfway for the two of them.
âPresident Shen and President Zhang, I really donât have the time. Iâll go to the basketball association when Iâm free, but my freedom canât be limited. If this canât be agreed on, thereâs no way I can join.â Ye Lingchen shook his head. His expression remained indifferent from the beginning until the end, but his tone was very firm.
âYour skills are very good. You nearly carried the entire team in the inter-university basketball competition. But thatâs only an inter-university competition. Our association will compete with the rest of the world!â President Zhangâs voice was solemn. âDo you know where Chinaâs basketball rank in terms of caliber? We count from the bottom up! Without even mentioning those countries in Europe and America, weâre not even as good as the Sun Nation! â
âWhere do you get your confidence that you can skip training? Do you think you can win if you face other countries?â
âIf President Zhang doesnât believe that I can win, then why come to me?â Ye Lingchenâs eyes looked directly at President Zhang. The intense glimmer in his eyes caused Chairman Zhangâs eyes to feel a slight tingling. âI guarantee I can win. Do you believe me?â
Silence.
Both President Zhang and Principal Shen could feel the aura emanating from Ye Lingchenâs body. It was like a sharp ray of light that seemed capable of piercing through everything!
âIâll consider your proposal, and I hope youâll reconsider too.â
President Zhang finally relented!
He looked at Ye Lingchen and sighed, âIâll come looking for you again.â
Ye Lingchenâs talent was too good that he really could not bear to just give up on him.
Ring ding ding!
Ye Lingchenâs cellphone rang as soon as he walked out of the principalâs office.
The caller ID was Song Qian.
It was obviously an urgent matter if he called at that time.
âHello, Director Song.â
âY-God, I have bad news. I hope youâve prepared yourself for this.â Over the phone, Song Qianâs voice was so solemn that it made it clear he was not in a good mood.
âTell me.â
âWe just received a directive from above.â Song Qian paused for a few seconds, likely to try and restructure his sentence, âItâs a request to shut out your live stream!â
âFrom above? Is it from the TV Bureau?â Ye Lingchenâs voice was extremely calm as if it was nothing disconcerting. âOh, if they want to shut it, then let them shut it.â
âY-God, arenât you angry?â Song Qian was surprised.
In all honesty, he was fuming beyond compare after receiving that news. He even thought of finding someone to vent it all out.
âItâs normal. The crimes in The Ten Deadly Sins are too bloody and violent, and some crimes are not suitable for the public. The TV Bureau is right to ban its broadcast.â Ye Lingchen then continued indifferently, âWe have to respond to the countryâs call. Itâs good enough that they banned my live stream instead of banning me. â
In addition to the recent craze over the Ys, The Ten Deadly Sins would surely bring about a lot of negative effects.
âThis, this...â
Song Qian was startled by Ye Lingchenâs acknowledgment. A banned live stream was a great loss to the hostâs popularity and money. Any other person would find it unbearable to be in that position and would at least utter a couple of profanities. Ye Lingchen however, was just so calm!
Ye Lingchen was worthy of being the successor of socialism! Song Qian suddenly felt ashamed.
âY-God, Iâll try my best to help you, but I hope you can make preparations and come up with more high-quality work as soon as possible,â Song Qian spoke to Ye Lingchen again before hanging up.
Itâs good to be banned, just for a while.
Ye Lingchen smiled indifferently.
However, he also kept an eye on it. He logged in to the live stream with his mobile phone and took out all the money he had earned since from it.
Since the live stream had been banned, he had no idea if the money would be blocked as well.
The total was RMB53,865.04.
It was already quite amazing that he made so much money in less than two months. Ye Lingchen was known to spend very little time to do his daily live streams and would ask for leave from time to time. If that were not the case, he would have earned even more.
He was Huyuâs bringer of wealth.
However, judging from the value of Grave Robberâs Chronicles and The Ten Deadly Sins, half a million was not considered much.
After Song Qian hung up, someone ran over to him and hurriedly said, âDirector Song, CEO Wang requested your presence at the meeting room now.â
âOkay!â
Song Qian nodded and could already predict the possible contents of the meeting. He then hurried to the conference room.
Many high-level Huyu members were already present in the conference room. Wang Yuan, Zhou Min, and Si Yu were all there as well.
Wang Yuan only spoke up when Song Qian arrived. âEveryone is probably already aware that Y-Godâs live stream has been banned. Whatâs your opinion on this?â
âCEO Wang, I think this is the time for us to support Y-God even more. If we continue to promote him, he will be grateful!â Song Qian said immediately and added, âIf we can just find a way to set aside this ban directive and ban only The Ten Deadly Sins instead of the live stream itself, thatâll be the best!â
âHey, hey, are you nuts, Song Qian?â Zhou Min snickered. âYou want to continue promoting Y-God? Why should we even get him on board with us? What privilege does he have that we must ingratiate him?â
âItâs even more ridiculous to try and quash the ban directive! Do you know how much it will cost us?ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âCEO Wang, talent is the most important. Y-Godâs potential can shoulder that!â Song Qian continued to persuade.
âSong Qian, I donât agree with you!â Another bald man spoke up. âY-God has only spent two months live streaming in our studio. We canât even consider him one of us. We should not waste too much on him.â
âI agree,â another senior member chimed in. âY-God definitely has what it takes, considering his ability to create Grave Robberâs Chronicles and The Ten Deadly Sins, but this kind of work fluctuates greatly and often needs inspiration! Will Y-Godâs next creation be a hit as well? We canât bet on it!â
âBut...â
âAlright, thatâs enough!â CEO Wang immediately interjected. âHalf of the copyright for Grave Robberâs Chronicles is in our hands and we are in a position to call the shots. Y-Godâs live stream is banned, so he has no value at all. Thereâs no further need to discuss this matter!â ...