Chapter 34: Shark TV’s Spacious Studio

At noon, Bi Fang arrived at the police station and greeted Officer Zhao, who had helped him yesterday, enthusiastically. Officer Zhao, who was dealing with official business, was startled and looked at the unfamiliar young man in front of him. He racked his brain but couldn’t remember seeing this person before. That is until he caught a glimpse of the broken shoulder strap on the backpack behind Bi Fang. He then asked somewhat skeptically, “Are you Bi Fang?”

“Yes, what’s up? Don’t recognize me?” Bi Fang found it somewhat amusing. He turned in a circle in front of Officer Zhao and spread his hands, expressing his sincerity.

“Ah, I didn’t recognize you at all!” Officer Zhao stood up, looking at the young man in front of him with surprise on his face. Yesterday, Bi Fang appeared like a refugee covered in dirt, but after a night’s rest, he seemed like a completely different person, not only looking sharp and confident but also carrying a unique jungle wilderness aura. With this temperament and his face, it was truly impressive! This young man had the same charm as Officer Zhao did in his younger days.

Moreover…

“Did you serve in the military before?” Officer Zhao eyed Bi Fang and suddenly asked. Being an experienced policeman, he was sensitive to a person’s aura. Bi Fang just smiled and did not deny it.

If yesterday’s encounter only granted him the skills of a field army, he wouldn’t admit to having served in the military, as his service record could be easily checked. But today, he directly acknowledged it.

A fusion voucher!

Who could resist the charm of a ten-consecutive-draw?

This voucher was something Bi Fang received this morning when he couldn’t resist the temptation of his accumulated 1200 points, so he gave in and had a ten-consecutive-draw. The effect was incredibly powerful, even strong enough to alter the course of causality.

As long as the fusion voucher was used on a corresponding skill, it would grant the appropriate professional certification without any flaws, making it entirely reasonable! That’s amazing!

After obtaining this voucher, Bi Fang was ecstatic, and he praised the system as his father. He believed that if it could even alter historical records, what couldn’t it do? Without a doubt, Bi Fang used the voucher on the newly acquired field army skill. Now, when he meets someone, he can directly acknowledge having served in the military and even have a national endorsement for his skillset.

Even though Bi Fang’s current skills were not that of a special forces soldier, the field army itself already possessed great strength. Moreover, as long as his skills improved, his professional certification would also change, making it a permanent solution.

Now 展示畢方的面板 appeared on his dashboard:

Unique Bound User: Bi Fang

Age: 24

Height: 183.9cm

Weight: 68kg

Strength: 8

Endurance: 11

Agility: 9

Spirit: 11

Status: Good

Enhancement Points: 0

Wild Points: 420

On the skill tree, the purple trunk: Wilderness Survival lv1, Advanced Yoga lv1.

The blue trunk: Pilates lv3.

The green trunk: Cross-Country Hiking lv5, Rock Climbing lv5, Swimming lv2, First Aid lv5, Organism Identification lv2, Bodyweight Fitness lv3, Field Army lv5.

Among them, Bi Fang had spent 300 points in the store on the Bodyweight Fitness skill, which doesn’t rely on equipment and allows training with only one’s body as resistance. It can be practiced anywhere and at any time. It’s highly helpful for training core strength and continuous power output. The famous human flag is a kind of bodyweight exercise.

Additionally, Bi Fang used the low-level skill upgrade vouchers that he won (only effective on blue and green skills) to upgrade his Cross-Country Hiking and First Aid skills.

Aside from the three upgrade vouchers, he also obtained a special enhancement voucher, which he had yet to use. The remaining items were outdoor equipment, still left in the item column and not yet taken out.

Overall, this adventure had not only made up for his physical fitness but also strengthened his professional skills, making it all worthwhile.

“Aiya, why didn’t you mention that earlier? No wonder you managed to make it out of Qinling alive!” Upon Bi Fang’s confirmation, Officer Zhao enthusiastically patted him on the shoulder. They chatted for a while before heading to the station together. When they parted, they even exchanged phone numbers.

The money for the train ticket and hotel expenses were paid by Officer Zhao, who was waiting for Bi Fang to repay him. After all, Bi Fang wasn’t really short on cash. Just from livestreaming these past few days, he had earned over a hundred thousand yuan. This amount even exceeded the annual income of many households.

All he truly lacked was the opportunity to get the money.

Once on the train, Bi Fang yawned. Another long journey lay ahead, and he needed to catch some sleep.

…

On the other hand, completely unlike Bi Fang’s leisurely mood, Wang Weifeng was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. On one hand, he was busy dealing with a series of activities that had drawn users away from Shark TV’s competing platforms. On the other hand, he was anxious about Bi Fang’s sudden disappearance.

Wang Weifeng had his sights set on signing Bi Fang. The increase in his popularity from being completely unknown to having over twenty thousand followers chasing thirty thousand was a first for Wang Weifeng after many years in the industry. He was determined to sign Bi Fang no matter what it took.

So, he went to great lengths to arrange for the big anchor room inspection, and after the live broadcast ended, he immediately transferred the gifts as well, showing how much Wang Weifeng valued him.

But the fact that they couldn’t get in touch with him for several days had left everyone very uneasy. If the money hadn’t gotten through, Wang Weifeng even suspected that the other party had provided false information when registering the live broadcast room.

“Ding ling ling.”

The phone on the office desk suddenly rang.

“Who is it?”

Wang Weifeng, who was already in a bad mood, picked up the phone and said irritably.

“Manager Wang, there’s someone downstairs who wants to see you. His name is Lu Junming, and he’s with one of our platform’s anchors. Do you want me to turn him down?”

Lu Junming?

What did he want?

Wang Weifeng frowned. He had heard this name before. Lu Junming was a big spender on the Shark platform. Of course, everyone knew the real situation. Facing a big guild, even Wang Weifeng couldn’t refuse easily.

“Let them come up.”

“Alright, Manager Wang.”

…

Returning to his rented apartment, Bi Fang finally took a breath. But then he remembered that he still owed money to several people. He immediately pulled out his phone, opened the backstage of his live broadcast room, and checked if he could withdraw his gift income first.

Soon, he found that his phone was full of missed calls and many text messages. One of them was a payment message, totaling 112,456 yuan!

Shark platform is really generous!

Bi Fang counted the six-digit amount over and over again, silently praising it in his heart.

Having been here for so long, he finally solved his urgent problem!

Without hesitation, Bi Fang paid back the six hundred yuan he had borrowed when he first arrived in this world, and he fulfilled his promise to repay tenfold – giving each of the three people who had lent him money two thousand yuan. They were all stunned.

In all honesty, when they lent the money, they never thought they’d be paid back.

On one hand, it wasn’t a large amount, and on the other, they had all received benefits from Bi Fang before. Considering this, the two hundred they lent him was trivial.

But to their surprise, within a few days, Bi Fang had paid them back tenfold!

What good business was he involved in, and why didn’t he share it with his buddies?

But Bi Fang didn’t explain much, and assured them that everything was fine. He then transferred three thousand yuan to Officer Zhao, but soon received a refund notification.

Officer Zhao didn’t want to take any more than necessary.

After some insistence from both sides, Bi Fang finally gave in and paid the proper amount.

What a good man!

Bi Fang silently sighed. After finishing all this, he finally had time to look at the numerous private messages in the backstage.

Generally, those who could send private messages were high-level accounts. Thinking of how much money these people had given him, Bi Fang felt a bit embarrassed not to respond at all. He prepared to reply to some important ones.

He carefully went through them, replying to the ones he could, and offering his thanks to the crazy female fans whose messages he couldn’t really respond to. Only towards the end did he see a few important messages.

Several of them were undoubtedly invitations to sign with Shark platform. On average, at least two were sent per day, and each had different content.

Was Shark TV not working and just busy sending him invitations?

Bi Fang continued to scroll down.

He found a message from Lord Mu, mainly inviting Bi Fang to have dinner together whenever he was free. The words conveyed a desire to make friends, and the message mentioned Lord Mu’s identity.

He was the CEO of a listed company.

Bi Fang casually checked and found out that the CEO was quite young, only in his thirties, but very wealthy. Moreover, his father was even richer, a major director of a certain group, with a net worth…

It was an enormous number, so many zeros that even Bi Fang’s system-enhanced vision blurred.

Lastly, there was a message from Fatty Cat Pete and the others, saying they had set up a fan group. Bi Fang took a look and joined, waiting for their approval.

After handling all these, he finally started replying to the official messages from the Shark platform.