Daily Evolution from Mastering Tai Chi-Chapter 170: Price

The distance between Wei Sea and Lanzhou is about two thousand kilometers.

It’s not much shorter than the two thousand five hundred kilometers Wang Ye hiked from Shenzhen to Wei Sea.

But now there’s only one week left until the Lanzhou Marathon starts.

If relying purely on running, it might be a bit risky.

So Wang Ye plans to use cycling to make the journey, shortening the time spent on the road.

Fortunately, during the cycling process, he can also improve his skill level, so it’s not a waste of time.

Wang Ye is also very curious about what kind of change will occur once his Cycling Skill advances to Extraordinary.

After planning the route, he strapped on an 80-pound hiking bag and went to the hotel front desk to check out.

He dawdled until around two in the afternoon before finally mounting his mountain bike, ready to embark on the journey to Lanzhou.

Before setting off, he informed Li Weimin of his itinerary and means of travel.

When Li Weimin heard that he was cycling to Lanzhou, he was greatly shocked.

Because he couldn’t believe that anyone in the world could cross a two-thousand-kilometer distance in a week by bicycle, even an Ironman athlete couldn’t achieve that. Even if Wang Ye could barely finish cycling, his body would definitely suffer serious damage, which would affect his race performance and might even prevent him from breaking two hours in the Lanzhou Marathon.

Therefore, at first, Li Weimin kept advising Wang Ye to give up on this idea and take a plane or high-speed train to Lanzhou instead. But when he found out that Wang Ye had previously spent ten days hiking the 2,500 kilometers from Shenzhen to Wei Sea, he was even more astounded than before.

Ten days on foot to cross 2,500 kilometers. That’s much more frightening than seven days of cycling to cover 2,000 kilometers.

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After Wang Ye hit the road, he tried using his maximum cruising speed—equivalent to 100 kilometers per hour—continuously cycling on the highway for an entire afternoon,

only to find that within that short afternoon, he had cycled about 300 kilometers, leaving Shandong and entering the territory of Henan.

At this speed, it should take no more than three or four days to reach Lanzhou.

Evening.

Wang Ye arrived in Zhengzhou, Henan.

He took off his helmet and goggles.

Parked his mountain bike by the roadside, then entered a noodle shop.

Henan noodles are very cheap; ten yuan can buy a large bowl of lamb noodle soup.

Wang Ye ate twelve bowls in a row, barely replenishing his energy consumption.

The surrounding staff and customers cast surprised glances his way.

At the same time, Wang Ye could sense many cameras were aimed at him while he was slurping noodles, probably filming videos.

But Wang Ye didn’t mind, as he is now a creator with millions of fans on Douyin, and with the popularity of the numerous feats he has accomplished over the past two months, his account’s popularity has become comparable to that of some creators with tens of millions of followers. Being secretly filmed by fans is naturally unavoidable. Moreover, exhibiting such inhuman food intake in front of onlookers helps solidify his current cultivator persona.

After finishing dinner,

Wang Ye left the noodle shop.

Rode his bike to the nearest wetland park.

Sitting on a park bench by the Yellow River, he started browsing short videos.

As Wang Ye was scrolling through videos,

he suddenly discovered that his Douyin backend was flooded with numerous endorsement invitations like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

"Why so many all of a sudden?" Wang Ye showed a different expression. But after a bit of thought, he understood.

It’s been more than half a month since he broke the marathon world record at the Shenzhen Marathon.

Most sports brand groups have now learned that Wang Ye is about to head to Lanzhou to participate in the Lanzhou Marathon to prove his strength.

If Wang Ye achieves a good result in the Lanzhou Marathon, the number of brands inviting him for endorsements will naturally increase, and competition will become more intense.

As of now,

Wang Ye’s influence hasn’t expanded that far.

Right now is the best time to invite Wang Ye for endorsements.

Although Wang Ye has already signed with Anta, he still glanced at the offers from these groups.

From the content of these invitations, it was clear that their offers were roughly similar. For an athlete like Wang Ye, who showed top-tier potential but hadn’t yet gained any international certificates or joined a national team, most other sports brand groups offered endorsement fees between 10 to 15 million, and the contract terms were typically ten years, similar to Anta’s initial offer.

The reason Wang Ye decided to sign with Anta at this time, 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

was because Li Weimin’s offer was extremely generous.

During discussions with Li Weimin in recent days, Wang Ye asked to reduce the contract term from ten years to five. Li Weimin readily agreed. He also knew that given Wang Ye’s potential, his influence in several years was bound to be immeasurable and might even spread globally, akin to the influence and status of Jordan or Ali in international sports. A contract that could retain Wang Ye for five years was already very valuable.

To further enhance his competitive edge, Li Weimin also provided a special offer: for every international sports record Wang Ye broke, his annual endorsement fee would increase by 10 million. This means that if Wang Ye breaks a record at the Lanzhou Marathon, his endorsement fee will rise to 25 million per year.

Wang Ye was very satisfied with this arrangement.

His progress is swift, and in the next five years, he might break countless world records.

If he were to sign a contract with fixed endorsement fees now, it would be a lose-lose situation for him.

But Anta offered him a contract that continues to upgrade as he progresses.

This alone provided Wang Ye ample reason to sign with Anta.

After finishing watching the videos,

it was already 11 p.m.,

He didn’t check into a nearby hotel.

Instead, he mounted his mountain bike again, heading toward Lanzhou.

Through these days of intense training, his sleep time has been reduced to 2-3 hours.

Therefore, he can continue traveling throughout the night, only taking brief fragmented rests along the way.

Staying in a hotel for just two hours of rest would be a waste.

And it’s too much of a time waster.

It’s more cost-effective to spend all his time on the road. If he can travel day and night and reach Lanzhou earlier, he could make pre-race adjustments to his body before the marathon starts.

He certainly knows which is a more sensible choice.