People in America: My Uncle Don Quixote

Chapter 296 Halftime Show: Li Wei Wakes Up (2 Updates, Requesting Monthly Tickets)

As soon as the final whistle blew for the second quarter, the lights in Sofi Stadium began to change.

As the players left the field one after another, hundreds of venue staff dressed in black overalls swarmed in from the four corners of the field like ants, pushing modular stage components, sound equipment and lighting rigs, and began to set up the stage near the 50-yard line with great training.

This is a tradition of the Super Bowl halftime show; the entire setup process must be completed within 8 minutes.

For the 1.7 million viewers in front of their TVs, mobile phones, and computers, those 8 minutes were GG time.

For the 7 people present, watching the stage being set up was a spectacle in itself.

The players can take a break, and the commentators can also have a drink of water during this time.

"Alright, everyone, during halftime, let's review the first half," Joe Buck said. "The 49ers have 10 points, the Giants have 9, and the 49ers have a slight lead of 1 point."

"Troy, what's your assessment of Levi's performance in the first half?"

Troy Ekman leaned back in his chair, his tone uncertain. "To be honest, Joe, I feel like Levi is acting," he said frankly. "I feel like my brain is about to explode."

"How so? Tell us about it?"

"From my assessment of Levi, he's intentionally controlling the pace of the race," Troy said. "He's like a race car driver who only floores the accelerator a third of the way. You know his engine can go all out, but he just doesn't."

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After saying that, he immediately shook his head in confusion: "But I don't understand, I mean... this is the Super Bowl, the biggest stage, how could he dare to throw the game and put on a show?"

"Very likely, Troy," Joe Buck pointed out. "Did you see what he did? He pulled out his own sports drink; he's doing it to generate buzz."

"Maybe," Troy said, "but I really can't understand why he's so confident in himself, like he's certain he can win the Super Bowl no matter what."

"Perhaps he has his own plans?"

“Maybe,” Troy said, “if his plan is to give me a heart attack, then he’s close to succeeding.”

In addition to the regular audience members, there was Li Wei's private VIP box.

Don Quixote leaned against the bar with a glass of whiskey in his hand. On the surface, he was talking and laughing on the phone with Mark, but in reality, his eyes were glued to the television screen.

Kim Ha-eun sat to the side, her computer displaying five windows simultaneously: LW's official website backend, social media monitoring page, Super Bowl broadcast footage, GG's schedule, and server status.

"The server load is normal at the moment," she reported to Don Quixote. "GG will be broadcast in the first GG slot after the halftime show, 90 seconds long, and there are still 20 minutes left before it starts."

Elizabeth stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, her arms crossed over her chest, looking down at the stage being built on the court with a very focused gaze.

Anya walked to the window, turned to look at Elizabeth, who had a faint smile on her lips, and said, "Liz, you seem to be in a particularly good mood today?"

"Really?" Elizabeth turned her head. "Probably because the weather is nice."

"Be honest," Anya suddenly nudged her, teasingly adding, "Just tell me!"

"Ouch! Haha," Elizabeth cried, her ticklish spot causing her to dodge and weave. "Don't tickle me, you'll find out soon enough, I promise, I promise."

The construction of the stage on the stadium is nearing completion.

A huge black circular main stage stands in the center of the 50-yard line, with a T-shaped stage extending from the main stage all the way to the end area.

All the lighting rigs around the stage are in place, the dry ice pipes have been laid, and the sound array has been tested.

The cacophony of 7 voices began to coalesce into a rhythmic clapping sound.

The lights suddenly went out for a moment.

Suddenly, a purple aurora shot from the center of the stage into the night sky, followed by a second and a third, and countless lasers wove together to form a huge net of light that covered the entire stadium.

On the circular screen, a huge diamond-shaped outline slowly rotated.

Everyone recognized the iconic symbol.

Rihanna! A nine-time Grammy winner and a superstar singer with over 250 million records sold worldwide.

As the intro to Umbrella began, Rihanna simply raised her right hand slightly, causing the entire audience of 7 to scream in unison.

Then she looked around before slowly speaking.

In a very short time of 15 minutes, she compiled a medley of her many hit songs.

Fireworks, lasers, holographic projections, and hundreds of dancers on stage combined to create a visual and auditory feast.

As the last song ended, Rihanna stood in the center of the stage, her chest rising and falling slightly.

Fireworks exploded behind her, golden confetti rained down from the sky, and the entire audience rose to their feet, applauding for a long time.

Then, as is customary, the performer should wave at this point and then leave the stage via a lift platform.

But Rihanna didn't leave.

She took a microphone from a staff member on the side of the stage and gestured for the backup dancers to leave the stage first.

This was unusual, and the 7 audience members at the scene and the 1.7 million viewers behind the screens all sensed it.

Something that had never happened before the Super Bowl occurred.

"That concludes tonight's show," Rihanna's voice echoed throughout the stadium through the surround sound system, "but before I leave, I want to do something that no one has ever done before at the Super Bowl halftime show."

In the FOX commentary booth, Joe Buck and Troy Ekman exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with confusion.

Rihanna turned around and faced the Giants' bench.

"There's a young man," she said, "19 years old, who walked from Brooklyn to the Super Bowl stadium, and now, shout his name!"

The microphone was extended towards the fans.

Giants fans are going crazy.

"King!"

"Li Wei!"

"Yellow-skinned God!"

"That's right, Levi, King," she said. "My job's done, now I'm a fan in the stands too. Go Levi!"

An unprecedented event completely shattered the tradition of neutrality among halftime show performers, with the cheers of 7 people utterly engulfing the entire stadium.

In the stands.

When Craig heard that Rihanna had publicly expressed her support for Levi, he was completely stunned.

"Did you hear that?" He turned and shouted at the burly white man, who was also a Giants fan, "Rihanna!"

That's Rihanna! Rihanna supports Levi! Did you hear that?!

The burly white man was being violently shaken by Craig, a burly black man, and his face was filled with terror.

"Brother, I heard something—"

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"Rihanna's got Levi on her side!" Craig wasn't even listening to him; his dark face was flushed with excitement. "That's my brother! Levi was my high school teammate! Rihanna's cheering for my brother!"

"Craig!" Travis grabbed Craig this time. "Calm down, they're going to call the police!"

Today was a highlight for the Giants.

At the entrance to the Giants' player tunnel, Lawrence looked at Levi with envy.

"I never expected this," he said, making no attempt to hide his sour tone, "that our quarterback is so close to Rihanna, having her openly support you. That's unprecedented in Super Bowl history, isn't it?"

"Can I say I don't know her?" Li Wei shrugged. "Maybe my friend asked her for a favor."

"That's right," Elizabeth nodded in response to Anya's question from inside the private room, "It was a small request I made."

She explained, "Rihanna's management team needs to restructure some of their overseas assets through Freeport. After I learned that she was going to play in the Super Bowl this year, I casually made a small request."

Anya was also a little surprised by Elizabeth's current energy, but before she could digest it, Kim Ho-eun suddenly stood up from the sofa.

"Here he comes! Here he comes!" She ran to Don Quixote's side, "GG! LW's GG!"

GG is simple: the first half of the 90-second GG revolves around Levi's match footage, then switches to the mysterious drink he had during halftime, and finally the image freezes, with the LW logo and official website link appearing simultaneously in front of 1.7 million people.

GG is over.

On Kim Ha-eun's computer, with each refresh of the background data panel, the numbers began to skyrocket.

"10 seconds... 3 bottles!"

"30 seconds... 8 bottles!"

"200,000 bottles in one minute!"

The influx of people caused the server response time to spike from the normal 200 milliseconds to over 3000 milliseconds, and web pages that used to load instantly now take several spins.

Meanwhile, at Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

Ethan Horton was also wheeled into the operating room, while his mother, Rachel, sat on a cold plastic chair, clutching her phone.

At Sofi Stadium, the stage for the halftime show has been quickly dismantled, and the stadium has been restored to match condition.

The whistle blew to start the third quarter.

The Giants attack.

When Li Wei returned to the court, everyone noticed something was different.

In the first two quarters, he stood in the pocket like a well-behaved, traditional quarterback, but now his center of gravity is slightly forward, and he even has a bit of a charging posture.

This gesture undoubtedly cheered up the Giants' fans, and even the commentator, Joe Buck, got excited.

"Troy, have you noticed?" His voice was full of eagerness.

"I see it, Joe," Troy slammed his fist on the table. "Come on! Levi, let's see your true performance in the Super Bowl!"

kick off.

The moment the ball entered his hand, Li Wei did not retreat, but instead took two steps to the side.

The 49ers' defensive line assumed it was a short pass and spread out to intercept the passing lane.

However, Li Wei did not raise his arm at all.

He started running.

He started moving!

He started to accelerate, accelerate, accelerate!

The defensive tackle stretched out his arm to try to intercept, but Li Wei's body passed under his arm at a completely unreasonable angle.

"He's charging forward!" Joe Buck's voice boomed, "He's breaking through on the left!"

A linebacker lunged at him from the side, and Li Wei shoved his mask away with his left hand, causing him to stumble two steps. Li Wei continued forward.

30 yards.

35 yards.

40 yards!

The safety came straight at him, and Levi suddenly changed direction while running at full speed. The safety's fingers grazed the hem of his jersey and then he only caught air.

Touchdown!

"Touchdown! Touchdown! Touchdown! Lee Wei-chi hits a 42-yard touchdown!" Joe Buck's voice was completely hoarse.

The extra point was kicked in after the touchdown, adding another point.

16-10, the Giants take the lead.

"I understand!" Troy suddenly slapped his thigh. "Do you understand now?"

"What did I understand?"

"Li Wei was putting on an act for the first two quarters. He was playing along with his drink, playing it safe for the first time, then taking a sip of LW at halftime, and he was fully recharged in the second half!"

Meanwhile, with Li Wei's touchdown, LW beverage sales surged again in just over 10 seconds, selling 200 million bottles in less than 15 minutes.

And this is just the beginning.

In the next offensive push, the 49ers defense made another adjustment, adding an end forward to stop Levi's attack route.

But Li Wei anticipated their prediction. This time, instead of charging into the enemy formation, he opted for an incredible 55-point attack.

A long pass, and the ball was precisely shoved into the arms of the sprinting wide receiver.

Another touchdown!

23: 10.

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