In name only: The land of Handong, I shall rule its fate.

Should we ask the fans for help?

All four were stunned. If this matter could be resolved by the fans, well, the national football team wouldn't have played so many friendly matches for so many years.

"We will create an online platform IP for the team, montage together scenes of official match defeats and clips of the team's valiant fight, and ask fans for their feedback."

"The main focus is on being obedient and following orders."

Lin Zhiyuan took a sip of tea and smiled, "Of course, being obedient doesn't mean you have to listen to everything they say. Coaches and assistant coaches need to be selective from a professional perspective, and we must not abandon the team's current foundation."

"While maintaining the existing foundation, we will adopt some unexpected but useful suggestions from fans."

"Uh, taking the unorthodox approach?"

The director of the Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism Bureau blurted out, instantly attracting everyone's attention. He coughed awkwardly and corrected himself, "Slip of the tongue! Slip of the tongue! It means to learn from the fans' imaginative new ideas and tactics and apply them to the game."

Lin Zhiyuan rolled his eyes. What nonsense was he spouting? But his attitude in correcting himself was commendable.

"right!"

"The players must not lose their fighting spirit, and at the same time, they must adopt new ideas from the fans, using these new ideas as the key to victory for the team."

Lin Zhiyuan continued, "We will have the account operators take some time to conduct an initial screening of ideas, summarize them and report them to the assistant coach. After the second screening, they will be used for the team members' daily training, and then the head coach will make the final arrangements for the main competition."

"Tactics are tactics, but whether they work depends on the actual game. After all, our players' skills are not outstanding, and they can miss open goals due to excessive pressure."

The team manager lowered his head in shame.

"These are things on the field. Now let's talk about things off the field. The Hanchao League promotes cultural and sports development, but the key is to let audiences from both inside and outside the province truly understand the spirit of Handong and what each city in Handong is like through football matches."

"Our ultimate goal is to get more and more people into Handong, into every city, and even settle down in all thirteen cities of Handong, becoming a part of the new Handong."

"The ultimate goal is far away."

"What we need to do now is take the first step: let the audience know about Handong and Yantai, and then use tactical recruitment as an example."

"For any new tactics that pass the second screening, we can send a local specialty of Yantai. Don't send random things, it will cause confusion. We will advance one region at a time."

"Yantai now consists of three cities and three districts. The first batch of shortlisted candidates were sent to Yanyang City, the second batch to Yanzhong City, and so on."

"For those who achieve results on the field, we can extend a three-day, two-night tour invitation to the corresponding district or city for the individual or family, and we will handle the interviews and related promotions."

"If the hype grows, we can go even bigger and offer discounts or even free admission to the scenic area to those who show their tickets supporting the Rock Collision Team."

Lin Zhiyuan explained the detailed plan, "You can plan the rest yourselves, and report them to Minister Pan Lin and Governor Yang Shan for record."

The game is never just a simple game; it's a comprehensive tactical defense of culture, tourism, and the economy, ultimately aiming to keep money, popularity, and talent in Handong.

Luyang Mountain achieved great enlightenment.

The wins and losses of the rock collision team are not important, but whether the Hanchao League wins or loses off the field is what Lin Zhiyuan cares about. And if this work is done well, it will be a political achievement for him, Lu Yangshan.

The path to progress is truly unfolding before us.

"Don't worry, Executive Director Lin, I'll handle this personally. Not only Yantai, but the same goes for the other twelve teams."

Lu Yangshan patted his chest and guaranteed that anyone who dared to obstruct his path to enlightenment would be covered in blood before he fell.

certainly…

There's a proper order to things, and Iwata is guaranteed to be the first to try something new.

Executive Director Lin is already so pitiful. The team he bet on was thrashed 5-0 in the first game and suffered an unprecedented humiliation. He will probably never be able to win again in the future. Why not let him win off the field?

You win on the field, but Executive Director Lin wins off the field.

This is called a win-win situation!

With the support of the provincial publicity department and major media outlets and social media platforms, the popularity of the Wuhan Super League quickly spread from the province to football enthusiasts across the country.

The performance of both teams in the opening match was indispensable.

Click to watch the match replay.

Even a dog would shake its head watching the first half. What level are these two teams? Even a college team would play better than you. And what's up with the Iwata team?

Will they start by inheriting the style of the national football team?

Many viewers immediately quit, but some chose to watch it one more time, as it was good for watching while eating!

Who can resist watching an episode of the Hanchao League during mealtime? You can easily down three large bowls of food in the first fifteen minutes, but if you keep watching, something feels off, very off!

Lincheng team, what's going on with you again?

Where is the sportsmanship on the field? Where is the brotherhood between our cities? Why are you guys so desperately trying to score against the other team? Are you trying to ruin their job in the first game? What grudge do you hold against them?

Did I stab you in the back?

Tsk tsk…

The Iwata team is really disappointing. They're just playing football, why don't they at least get the ball? The entire team combined didn't even touch the ball for half the time the goalkeeper did. The goalkeeper is practically crippled!

They might as well all become full-time goalkeepers.

You guys scored an own goal in just thirty minutes? Are you serious? Go home, wash up, and go to bed. Football isn't for you.

Hey!

They won't give up, they're really determined, it's somewhat interesting but not much.

The first half ended with a 5-0 score.

Many rice lovers were horrified to find that their food intake had dropped to zero after 15 minutes, and quickly skipped to the second half.

You have to eat what you haven't finished.

But they realized something was wrong right at the start. The Yantai team had even put out their "King Eight" formation to avoid being hit by a volleyball. Well, that was all they could do.

But to everyone's surprise, this was a fanged turtle. The rock-collision players seemed to have been released from some kind of shackles, and their defensive tactics were bloody. They would defend against anyone they saw, almost climbing on their backs. They would tackle anyone they encountered, taking both the ball and the player down with them, and yet they had excellent control over the degree of their tackles.

The sudden counterattack that followed gave many spectators a fright, but unfortunately the ball didn't go in.

Reality is not a novel.

The Yantai team failed to turn the tide and did not score, while the Lincheng team secured their first victory.

But the viewers watching on TV and computers felt a sense of emptiness.

The match video has ended; please skip to the next one.

Just about to click it off.

Suddenly, I noticed that the official Rock Team website released a montage video.

Ah!

They may not be good at football, but their marketing is amazing. However, this isn't the entertainment industry; in the football world, only the strong reign supreme.

The audience was about to open the Heavenly Gate with a single click.

It was discovered that this seemed to be a parody video. The footage clearly showed the frustration of conceding a goal, the pain of missing an open goal, and the tenacity of holding on, but the goal and the missed shot were shown in close-up and repeated.

The video suddenly went black, and yellow subtitles appeared:

The underdogs on the field deserve to be thoroughly humiliated!