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

Cow batch!

Over the years, audiences have seen plenty of people bowing and apologizing, silently playing dead, and even shifting blame onto them, but this is the first time someone has used their own family as a scapegoat to severely humiliate them.

interesting…

Team Iwata, you've successfully piqued my curiosity.

The black screen with yellow text lasted for about three to five seconds, then the image reappeared:

On the field, there are three players, a goal, and a large basket with at least a hundred footballs, which are constantly being retrieved and added to.

Keen-eyed viewers recognized the three players: the striker who missed an open goal, and the two defenders who made a defensive error that led to an own goal.

The striker looked pained, his legs felt like they were about to give way, but he still gritted his teeth and kept kicking and shooting; the two defenders weren't in much better shape, unable to catch or dodge with their hands, they could only use their bodies to block the ball, and the exposed parts were covered in bruises.

How miserable!

"Was the shot off target? Are you nervous with someone chasing you from behind? Will the ball go into the goal this time?"

A chilling voice rang out from off-screen, followed by a furious roar from the striker, each shout louder than the last, his voice hoarse, making one feel a pang of sympathy.

The screen went completely black again, and a line of text appeared on the screen accompanied by a sound effect, beginning with a self-criticism:

"The Yantai team suffered a crushing defeat to the Lincheng team in the match at 15:30 on April 4th, which disappointed the people and fans of Yantai. We sincerely apologize for this."

Adhering to the principle of severely training whoever falters at crucial moments and training the entire team if one team is not up to par, we have now completed the extra training for winger Wang Xifei, center-back Li Chao, and center-back Chen Ke. We welcome the Hanchao audience to test the results of the three players' extra training in the next match.

If there is no progress, then train even harder.

Once a member joins the Yantai team, we will not give up on any of them until they are trained to the point of being able to perform.

Faced with objective reality, we have to admit that there is a significant gap in technique, physical strength and tactics between the Yantai team and our brother teams. We will maintain a conservative strategy in the upcoming games.

We want to be a big turtle for a long time, but we don't want to be a big turtle for life. We are now soliciting tactics, training, and unconventional strategies from the entire internet audience.

If your valuable suggestions are appreciated by the assistant coach, the Yantai team will send you a local specialty as a token of our gratitude. If they help us overcome our current difficulties and achieve success on the field, we will certainly reward you with a generous gift.

"The entire Yantai team bows in respect!"

This letter soliciting opinions from all fans is sincere in its attitude, but the wording seems somewhat imprecise, giving off the vibe of someone running a business.

It instantly attracted many like-minded people.

It's okay if they play badly, after all, it's not a professional football league. They're just looking for fun, and if they get angry, they simply stop watching. But if you allow them to criticize the team, hey, that's a different story.

Keyboard, please!

There is never a shortage of tactical masters among the audience. Their writing flows freely, producing hundreds or even thousands of words of commentary. Due to the limitations of numbers, one person often represents an entire building.

That's really mean!

Coach Luo and his two assistant coaches exchanged bewildered glances. This group of people were just there for the fun of it all, and their tricks were increasingly underhanded. They were there to play football, not to uninstall QQ for their brothers.

Finding gold in dung...

The valuable suggestions from many serious fans still made the three of them shine again and again.

After picking and choosing.

The three quickly relayed the results of the second screening to the operations team, who then contacted the provider to collect the local specialties from Yantai. Yantai is mountainous and lacks many things, but it doesn't lack this.

result…

A few fans who received the message immediately posted screenshots of the chat between the Yantai team and their manager. Other people who were having fun saw that there were indeed gifts in return. The gifts weren't very expensive and everyone could afford them, but I was just not happy that you had them and I didn't.

They turned around and started building another thread to offer suggestions on legality and compliance, sparking a second wave of heated discussion.

all in all.

What was originally an informal football league within the province became a hot topic in a strange way, overshadowing the Yantai team. As a result, all five matches on the second day were extremely popular, and the topic trended on the platform for three consecutive days, overshadowing a group of entertainment stars.

They dared not speak out against their anger.

They silently swallowed the money spent, but suffered the bitter consequence of half the promotional effect.

The excitement quietly overshadowed the public outcry surrounding the Jiangdong case, and Handong returned to the right track of development.

Only one person was sullen.

"So annoying!"

Sha Ruijin gritted his teeth as he looked at the overwhelming discussions about the Yantai team on his computer. His Lincheng team was clearly the winner, but it had been completely forgotten.

There's always that absurd feeling of winning but not completely winning.

"Boss, what happened on the court is clear and there's no denying it. The setbacks that Executive Director Lin got off the court were only off the court."

Tong Li respectfully presented the brewed tea to the boss. "Moreover, Executive Director Lin is clearly not doing this for the Yantai team. His real purpose is to promote Yantai and even the thirteen cities to the outside world, so that people all over the country can know about Handong. Then, after Jingzhou barbecue and Luzhou gardens, we can develop the third wave of online tourism economy and attract economic and talent."

"Moreover, they quietly erased the social attention brought about by the Jiangdong case and created an image of a peaceful and prosperous life in Handong."

"I know that."

Sha Ruijin picked up his teacup and took a sip. "I just can't stand Lin Zhiyuan's constant stirring up trouble, as if he's the only one who can do anything in the whole of Handong."

His words were laced with a sour tone, as if someone's lemons had gone bad.

"It's not that we can't get a share of the pie from Executive Director Lin."

Tong Li smiled softly.

"Oh?"

Sha Ruijin immediately looked up. Tong Like had also worked in the publicity department for a long time and was well-versed in media marketing strategies.

"To put it bluntly, this wave of popularity is Lin Changli creating an online persona for the Yantai team: weak but strong, with poor foundation but hard work, and especially willing to accept guidance from fans. This will give netizens a sense of immersive participation, like raising a child and watching him become better and better."

Tong Li continued, "The Yantai team has a character design, so the Lincheng team can naturally have one too, and the audience already has a preliminary impression of it."

Tong Li controlled the mouse and scrolled to a comment that said Lin Cheng's team was like ruthless and cold-blooded killers:

"This persona has a narrow audience; those who like it will really like it, and those who hate it will really hate it. But there's nothing we can do. The first game is already over, and forcibly changing the style would only create a sense of division among the fans, which would be counterproductive."

"Okay, this is it."

Sha Ruijin's eyes lit up with joy. He really liked this character design, mainly because it matched the city's positioning.

If Lin Cheng were forced to adopt the persona of Lin Daiyu, he could leave Handong the very next day.

"Tong Li, go now..."

Sha Ruijin, who always acts on his impulses, immediately said, "Forget it, let's wait until the first wave of hype over Yantai has passed before pushing it, so that Governor Zhiyuan doesn't think we've interfered with the league's plans without authorization."

They lost on the field, but got the spoils off the field.

He was a little afraid that Lin Zhiyuan would get angry and beat him to death.

"OK."

Tong Li nodded to himself; the boss had finally grown up.

He wouldn't have agreed if the boss hadn't brought it up himself. Does he really think Lin Zhiyuan isn't tough?