With the permission from Muxuxing, Lux Company quickly took action.
As for the marketing that needs to be done, it would be best to attract everyone's attention; as for discussing the specific details of the game with the provincial team, it is responsible for negotiating the details of the game, for example, the competition system should also be set up as reasonably as possible. It would definitely not be possible to have a match like Mu Suxing vs. Xiege. They invited Mu Suxing to do business, not to bully others.
What if Muxuxing is really unhappy, then what about the cooperation
Now, there are many people who are eyeing their positions and want to replace them.
only…
The Lux employee in charge of pre-promotion tried to hold back, but couldn't help asking, "Minister, I heard that the company spent a lot of money to invite President Mu to participate in this friendly match? Even more than those professional players?"
The minister saw through his implication at a glance: "Why, do you think it's not worth it?"
The employee nodded honestly.
The minister disagreed: "If the audience really wants to watch professional tennis players, can't they just watch any official tournament? Why do they have to watch a commercial tournament like ours? Isn't it just to see something different? I'll put it this way, even if Muxuxing is just a vase who can't play tennis at all, this deal is worth it."
"Didn't you just say that we invited Mr. Mu to do business here, not to bully others?"
The person in charge of Lux who was asked to negotiate with the provincial team was a little worried: "But in this game, except for President Mu, they are all official members of the provincial team, not substitutes. Even if we can't match up with Xie Ge, the strength of the others is not a joke. We can't discuss with the coach of the provincial team and ask them to let us win, right? Isn't that match-fixing?"
Asking Mu Xuxing, an outsider, to participate in such a professional competition, and saying that Mu Xuxing cannot be embarrassed, isn't this making things difficult for him
The minister rolled his eyes at him in anger and said, "Are you stupid? One-on-one is not fair, so why not let President Mu play doubles? I heard that Xie Ge is the strongest player in the provincial team, right? Let him play doubles with President Mu. With such a powerful professional player leading him, how bad can President Mu be?"
"We're holding a commercial match, not an official competition, so of course the audience can come as they please. Look at the looks of these two, wouldn't it be appropriate for them not to play doubles together?"
The more he thought about it, the better he felt that this was a good idea. Among professional tennis players, Xie Ge was the most popular, and Mu Suxing's popularity went without saying. Putting these two people together could not only meet business needs, but also prevent Mu Suxing from losing too embarrassingly. It was really killing two birds with one stone!
"Yes, let's do it. I'm going to the provincial team to negotiate the specific match schedule. You go update the guest list and promote what needs to be promoted. Don't forget to include President Mu," he emphasized, "We paid for it."
So when the list of players for the Lux tennis tournament came out, everyone noticed that Muxuxing, a non-professional player, was listed first.
Looking at the specific match schedule again, is there anything they don’t understand
"Both chefs are delighted. I can actually see two male gods collaborate across industries in my lifetime. Lux is awesome!"
"What's there to be happy about... Shege used to play singles, didn't he? It's obvious that the organizer saw that Shege was strong, so they specially sent him to play doubles to help the poor, so that someone wouldn't have to lose so badly, right?"
"? God damn, poverty alleviation, it's just a commercial friendly match, there's no need for that. The purpose of this kind of competition is to make money. Is it wrong for the organizer to consider the viewing experience of the game? Is it necessary to be so serious?"
"I don't know if the guy above is a black or a pink. Can you please not bring bad things to our family? Our Big Devil has always admired Mr. Mu. A friendly match is a friendly match. Is there anything wrong with playing doubles with friends that you have never played before? The picky ones are the ones with problems."
…
No matter how much the netizens argue online, the fact facing the Lux executives at this moment is that all the tickets for the friendly match were sold out in less than half an hour after they went on sale.
The employees who had been somewhat worried about the public reaction also breathed a sigh of relief.
Judging from the ticket sales, their money was not wasted.
A week later.
On the day of the competition, at Xingning City Tennis Stadium.
There was still half an hour before the match officially started, but the audience seats were already packed with people. Outside the audience seats, there was even a row of people standing - many fans protested against the shortage of tickets, and Lux bought extra standing tickets.
The fans present included both tennis enthusiasts and fans who came specially to see Muxuxing’s paintings.
As a true fan of Huaying, when the big screen broadcasting at the venue introduced all the contestants of this competition one by one, Huaying fans had already started betting for their own entertainment.
"Do you think Xingxing can win?"
"I don't think it's possible."
"No way? Isn't it said that Xingxing's partner is a big devil? Isn't Xingxing just an ordinary professional? With Sheger neutralizing him, there should still be hope of winning, right?"
Lin Chuchu shook her head: "It's hard to say. There is a difference between singles and doubles. The former only needs to consider the individual's skills, while the latter also needs to consider the tacit understanding between the two players. Not to mention Xingxing, Xie Ge has always been the third in men's singles and has never played doubles."
Two people who have never played tennis together before are playing doubles as partners for the first time in their lives. How can their chances of winning not be high
Some people are optimistic about this: "It's just a friendly match, why are you taking it so seriously? Isn't it enough to just enjoy the show? Anyway, I don't have high expectations. It's enough for the duo of Gouzei and Damowang to win one game. Of course, two games would be even better."
As for the tie-break or simply winning the game... their main business is not tennis, so why are they so demanding
Mu Suxing certainly didn't know that the fans in the audience had already lowered their expectations to just win one game. He was currently in the dressing room at the venue, making final preparations before his appearance.
As a friendly match derived from half of Prince of Tennis, the order of the game is basically the same as the competition system in "Prince of Tennis", that is, first after two doubles games, three singles competitions will be held. The combination of Mu Suxing and Sheger was naturally arranged in the first doubles.
Their opponents were a pair of doubles players from the provincial team. One of them, Deng Chunlei, was walking out and jokingly said to Xie Ge, "In the game later, Xie Ge, you have to show some mercy."
In his opinion, Xie Ge and Mu Suxing are two people with different strengths, one is strong and the other is weak. Also, it is a doubles match. If Mu Suxing is not so good, then Xie Ge, who is stronger, will naturally have a harder time.
Mu Suxing certainly understood the hidden meaning in his words, but he had no intention of refutation. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he was indeed a complete outsider, and it was normal for the other party to have such thoughts.
As he was thinking this, he saw Shege, who was asked to "show mercy", looking at him.
Muxiuxing:
See what he does
Muxuxing tilted his head in confusion, but Xiege seemed to have received some signal and turned around and replied seriously: "We will."
It's us, not me.
This discovery made Mu Suxing raise his eyebrows in surprise, but Deng Chunlei did not think much about it. He just thought that Xiege, the demon on the field, had also learned to be polite, so he smiled and said, "Okay, I feel relieved with your words."
People on both sides walked to their own side of the field.
"The game begins, Deng Chunlei and Li Shuangqing from the red team serve!"
Although it was a friendly match, considering that there was Xie Ge on the opposite side, Deng Chunlei did not hold back, but chose a relatively stable regular serve.
Of course Mu Suxing would not fail to receive such an ordinary serve. He raised his hand and hit the ball with a backhand, and the ball was hit back easily.
The speed was fast and the force seemed to be quite strong, but with his speed he would definitely be able to catch it... Li Shuangqing made his judgment in his mind while running quickly towards the landing point of the tennis ball. The tennis ball fell as he expected, and he raised his hand to swing the racket. However, at the same moment when the racket touched the tennis ball, a huge force caused his hand to shake uncontrollably, and the tennis ball and the racket fell down together.
Damn, is this power too strong
While rubbing his wrist, Li Shuangqing couldn't help but look up at Mu Suxing. This man looked rather thin, but was he so strong
"15-0!"
Along with the referee's clear voice, cheers and discussions were heard from the audience at the right time. Although they did not have much hope for this game, they still had to encourage when it was time.
"How strange! Wasn't that ball just now quite simple? Li Shuangqing actually let it slip? Wasn't this game scripted? Or was he letting it go?"
"That's normal," someone who knows tennis explained, "The ball was very fast and probably had a lot of force. It's normal that Li Shuangqing couldn't catch it because he was caught off guard."
…
The fans were naturally talking about it, but as the focus of the whole audience at the moment, Mu Suxing felt a little guilty at the moment.
Maybe it was because of the racket, he subconsciously used the wave ball from "The Prince of Tennis" when he hit the ball just now. In the animation, this move belonged to Kawamura Takashi, who had excellent power in the early stage. Due to the exaggeration of the plot of the original work itself, the power of the wave ball is strong enough to hit a big hole in the tennis racket.
Although the real wave ball does not have the special effects like in the animation, its characteristics of fast speed and strong power are still retained. He had actually restrained a lot of strength in the previous shot, but the wave ball is still a wave ball after all, and even so, Li Shuangqing lost both the ball and the racket.
"Sorry... Um, are you okay?"
Looking at Mu Suxing who looked apologetic on the other side of the net, Li Shuangqing shook his head with mixed feelings. His hand was fine, he was just shaken when he received the ball just now, but...
He couldn't help but look at Mu Suxing again, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.
Isn't he a lazy otaku? With this kind of force, even if he was prepared, it would be a bit difficult for him to hit the ball back.
In fact, at this moment, Mu Xuxing can be said to be even weaker than him.
He thought things were too simple, Muxuxing reflected in his heart.
No matter what, there is still a considerable difference between Prince of Tennis and reality. Although he doesn't know how the system specifically adjusts the gap between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional worlds, to be on the safe side, he'd better use moves that are possible to perform in reality and are not too powerful.
Hmm... Tezuka Domain and Zero Slice should be achievable, and Haitang's Snake Ball should be no problem either, but when it comes to the most practical, it must be Fuji Shusuke's Giant Bear Counterattack and Swallow Return Flash, right