518 The Reward Is 200,000 USD
After recording the letter-writing segment, everyone welcomed their first release.
Every time a name was called, there would be various micro-expressions in the audience.
No matter how tough and tiring their time as trainees was, no one wanted to leave.
This was a talent show jointly organized by the five nations.
The more rounds they took, the more exposure they would get.
Yuki Mizunashi crossed her arms and prayed in her heart:
Please, please let me advance!
Let me stay a little longer!
…
“14th place, Yuki Mizunashi of the Sakura Nation! Congratulations!”
When Shi Xi read out Cherry Blossom Girl’s name, her heart was filled with emotions.
Cherry Blossom Girl looked pure and cute, but she wasn’t the type that Americans liked.
However, she was very capable. After the first episode of the show was broadcast, she attracted a lot of fans.
There wasn’t much post-production footage, but her performance in the first public contest was outstanding, finally pushing her into the Top 15.
The Cherry Blossom Girl cried and thanked her, then sat in the 14th place.
The teacher continued to announce the rankings of the others.
Mu Zhao stayed behind as the ninth place.
In the male team, Li Jinfan was in seventh place while Bai Cangyang was in second place.
The final trainee to reach the Top was still Felomina from the girls’ group.
[The Top] was a talent show organized by M Country. Although it was an alliance between the five nations, they still wanted to promote their own artistes.
After the recording of the rankings ended, everyone was in tears.
The mentors left, leaving the trainees some space.
…
When the recording of the rankings ended, Shi Xi got off work.
When she returned to the villa, Shi Xi saw Shi Chen playing games in the living room in his home clothes.
“Second Brother? Why didn’t you go to work?” Shi Xi was a little puzzled.
Usually, she would not have guessed that Shi Chen actually knew how to play games.
“I got off work early,” Shi Chen said.
“It’s so nice to be a boss…” Shi Xi said. She wanted to be one too.
“I heard from Ron that you know swordsmanship?” Shi Chen looked over and asked, “When did you learn it?”
“Uh.” Shi Xi blinked and said, “When I was filming a period drama, there was a martial arts scene, so I learned a little.”
Shi Chen nodded casually. “K City is hosting a swordsmanship competition. Do you want to participate?”
Shi Xi was slightly stunned. “Can I participate?”
“Of course you can. The competition is sponsored by our company.”
“Forget it, I don’t have much time to waste.”
“The prize money is 200,000 US dollars.”
“How do I register?”
Shi Chen: …I don’t understand why my sister is so money-minded.
At the last step of the registration, Shi Xi pointed at the number and asked, “What is this?”
Shi Chen took a look. “The registration fee is 10 dollars.”
“I know. I’m asking for the number below.”
“The number of people who have signed up is more than 10,000. It’s alright,” Shi Chen said, accustomed to it. “It’s normal.”
Shi Xi was surprised. “There are so many people who signed up?”
“Yup.”
After chatting with Shi Chen for a while, Shi Xi finally understood that K City was a famous city for swordsmanship.
Out of ten people, eight of them knew swordsmanship.
Most of them started learning swordsmanship from a young age. Every school had a swordsmanship course, and swordsmanship dojos could be seen everywhere on the streets.
Every year, the main residence would organize a swordsmanship competition and give the winner a high prize money and Medal of Honor.
The swordsmanship club would often hold small-scale competitions to attract participants.
With such an atmosphere, K City formed its own unique sports style.
As it was passed down from generation to generation, the environment for the movement of swordsmanship was very stable.
Shi Xi was a little envious.
If ancient martial arts had such a good heritage atmosphere, martial arts centers wouldn’t have closed down one after another, and it would be difficult to find a successor for all kinds of ancient martial arts.
