Chapter 723

When Chen Zekai hurriedly went to help Ye Chen buy cosmetics, Ye Chen had already arrived at the Jin Ling Gymnasium.

Today, the competition had already reached the semi-finals.

In the previous match, Qin Aoxue's performance of defeating Joanna in one move had triggered huge attention on the internet, instantly pushing the attention of this competition to a peak.

Therefore, today's semi-finals attracted the attention of the whole country's audience, so much so that outside the Jin Ling Gymnasium, a large number of spectators were buying tickets at high prices, just to witness Qin Aoxue advance to the finals with their own eyes.

And inside and outside the venue, the advertisements for Kobayashi Weisan had already been displayed in a big way. As the title sponsor, their advertising elements were everywhere. If you used a camera to take a shot, there would definitely be an advertisement for Kobayashi Weisan in that shot.

Moreover, the TV station broadcasting this competition also constantly displayed the Kobayashi Weisan logo in the bottom right corner of the TV screen.

What's even more powerful is that many internet anchors were on-site, using their mobile phones to do live broadcasts for netizens on live streaming platforms. This process was also continuing to expand the influence of Kobayashi Weisan.

It can be said that Kobayashi Weisan had earned enough eyeballs all at once.

Kobayashi Jiro was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth because of this.

At first, he only felt that this competition wouldn't have too many people paying attention, but fortunately, the naming rights were sold cheaply. But he didn't expect that a single Qin Aoxue would make this competition completely popular. He had really made a huge profit this time.

After Ye Chen arrived at the gymnasium, he went to the athlete's lounge in the back. As soon as he entered the room, Qin Aoxue was jumping up and down on the spot doing warm-ups, and Qin Gang and Qin Aodong were also there.

Seeing Ye Chen come in, Qin Aoxue hurriedly stepped forward and said affectionately, "Master Ye, you're here!"

Ye Chen nodded and asked with a smile, "Aoxue, how is your state today?"

Qin Aoxue hurriedly said, "Master Ye, I feel in a particularly good state! Don't worry, I will definitely win this match!"

Ye Chen gave an "um" and smiled, "I think with your current strength, no one among the contestants in this competition can be compared to you anymore. So what you need to worry about is how to make the match look more beautiful."

Qin Aoxue asked, unable to hide her shyness, "Master Ye, oh no, Coach Ye, how do you think I should fight this match to make it look more beautiful?"

Ye Chen said indifferently, "Very simple, just like last time, you must win in one move!"

In Ye Chen's view, the most perfect way to win a match between martial artists is to win in one move!

Fighting for 300 rounds is certainly hearty.

However, situations that generally require such a long battle to win indicate that the actual gap between the two sides is not large, or even that they are evenly matched.

Qin Aoxue's current strength is already far beyond what these contestants can compare to, it's just that she still has some deficiencies in tactics. If she accumulates more experience, her actual combat ability can be improved to a higher level.

Qin Aoxue was somewhat unsure in her heart, but seeing Ye Chen believe in her so much, she immediately nodded and said firmly, "Coach, don't worry, I will definitely go all out!"

At this very moment, in another lounge.

Ito Nanako was wrapped in a blanket, closing her eyes to rest.

Tanaka Koichi and Kobayashi Jiro were both standing on the side. Tanaka Koichi was still holding a mobile phone, and the phone was video calling Yamamoto Kazuki, who was lying on a hospital bed.

However, Yamamoto Kazuki on the other end of the phone didn't make any sound. He just quietly watched his beloved disciple through Tanaka Koichi's lens.

Yamamoto Kazuki was very worried that Ito Nanako's mentality would collapse.

After all, Ye Chen's appearance overturned the cognition of the two master and disciple, and brought a heavy blow to the enthusiasm of both of them.

However, Yamamoto Kazuki still hoped that Ito Nanako could perform well.

Even if she couldn't win the championship this time, with her strength, it wouldn't be a problem to get a runner-up.

However, if she didn't perform well, she might not even be able to get the runner-up.

Fortunately, he discovered through the video that there was nothing different about Ito Nanako from usual.

Ito Nanako herself was not the kind of athlete who was particularly easy to get excited, so before a big competition, she was generally very quiet and liked to close her eyes and rest like this.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Tanaka Koichi spoke, "Miss, there are five minutes left before entering the venue."

Only then did Ito Nanako open her eyes and nod gently, "I know."

Tanaka Koichi said again, "Miss, I am video calling Coach Yamamoto. Do you have anything else you need to ask him?"

As he spoke, he immediately switched the camera and pointed the phone screen at Ito Nanako.

At this time, Ito Nanako saw Yamamoto Kazuki, who was somewhat weak on the hospital bed, and said respectfully, "Master, how are you feeling now?"

Yamamoto Kazuki smiled self-deprecatingly, "My biggest problem is that I have no feeling anywhere."

Ito Nanako hurriedly said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Master, I didn't mean it."

Yamamoto Kazuki smiled slightly and said, "It's okay, I've accepted my fate."

As he spoke, he raised his voice a bit and said clearly, "Nanako! Today's match is crucial for you. Whether you can get the silver medal depends on whether you can win this match."

"Master is not trying to discourage you, but you are likely not Qin Aoxue's opponent. However, as long as you win this match, the silver medal will already be in your pocket."

The rules of the semi-finals are two-on-two, the two winners compete for the championship and runner-up, and the two losers compete for third place.

That is to say, as long as Nanako wins today, she will have at least pocketed the silver medal for the runner-up.

Hearing this, Ito Nanako also nodded seriously and said, "Master, Nanako knows she is not Qin Aoxue's opponent, but Nanako will definitely try her best to finish every remaining match, and will never let you, Master, be disgraced because of me!"

Yamamoto Kazuki said with relief, "Very good. After winning this match, in the next match against Qin Aoxue, at that time, besides going all out, you must also make Ye Chen look at you with new eyes, and then take the opportunity of competing with Qin Aoxue to apprentice yourself to Ye Chen and beg her to accept you as a disciple!"

Ito Nanako smiled bitterly, "Master, it's impossible for Ye Chen to accept me as a disciple."

Yamamoto Kazuki said puzzledly, "A disciple as talented as you, in my opinion, no one would refuse. Ye Chen must be the same. What reason does he have to refuse you?"

Ito Nanako shook her head and said, "Just because I am a Japanese."

"What?" Yamamoto Kazuki frowned and asked, "Does Ye Chen look down on us Japanese?"

Ito Nanako said, "It's not looking down, it's just that he said that the Chinese taught the Japanese too much, but the Japanese have been returning kindness with enmity for the past two or three hundred years, so..."

Hearing this, Yamamoto Kazuki couldn't help but sigh and said, "Ye Chen masters the true high-end martial arts. Before seeing his strength, we were just looking at the sky from the bottom of a well. But after seeing his strength, if there is no chance to practice his kind of high-end martial arts, it really feels like all these years have been practiced in vain..."