Magnate Tycoon: How Did Simply Enjoying Life Make Me a Male God?

Seeing the respect Wei Yan showed for Xu Yingning on her face, the judges were surprised, but wisely refrained from asking questions, instead greeting Xu Yingning with warm smiles.

"Thank you all for your hard work in this competition."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Wei Yan smiled and said, "I also hope this event can be completed successfully, so that Tianhai can have the opportunity to host more similar competitions in the future."

As her words fell, everyone agreed. Compared to the earlier platitudes, their smiles now appeared more genuine.

Tianhai's official attention to professional fitness competitions obviously benefited all of them.

Wei Yan was about to say a few more words when she noticed a figure approaching from afar. Her eyes moved slightly, and she immediately turned to Xu Yingning and said, "Sister Xu, isn't that President Li coming over there?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yingning turned her head. Seeing that familiar figure, she raised her hand to greet, "Xiaojing, this way."

Before separating earlier, she had invited Li Jing to sit with her and had asked the organizers to arrange seats.

Now it seemed he had already met with friends and was coming over to join her in the viewing area.

"How's your friend doing?" Xu Yingning asked with a gentle smile.

Li Jing's gaze quickly swept over everyone, noticing the judges' badges hanging around the necks of those behind Wei Yan. His mind moved slightly, then he smiled and replied to Xu Yingning, "Very well, he's very confident and says he will definitely win the championship."

"Oh?"

Wei Yan raised an eyebrow, showing increased interest, "What is the name of President Li's friend?"

"Huang Jun."

Li Jing laughed, "He said online predictions are all favoring him as this year's champion. He even promised me, saying after he wins, he'll treat me to a big feast."

As his words fell, Wei Yan and Xu Yingning didn't think much of it, simply responding with a smile.

However, upon hearing the name "Huang Jun," the judges paused and then all looked at Hu Li with strange expressions.

Hu Li's smile had become rigid on his face, his eyes towards Li Jing constantly changing.

After a moment of silence, Hu Li finally took the initiative to speak, squeezing out a somewhat unnatural smile: "This must be President Li? Your friend may be too confident.

This professional fitness competition has its scoring standards; it's not just about wanting to be the champion. If being the champion depended solely on confidence, it would be too easy."

As his words fell, the other judges had varied expressions, refraining from speaking.

Many even tactfully distanced themselves from Hu Li, evidently not wanting to get involved in the confrontation between him and Li Jing.

Li Jing noticed how quickly someone had eagerly refuted him, his gaze sweeping over the badge on the person's neck.

Seeing the name "Hu Li," he understood immediately.

Zhou Shun had previously told him about Hu Li and Wang Xiao. Now, seeing the person so eager to refute him, it seemed they definitely intended for Wang Xiao to win the championship.

Thinking of this, Li Jing smiled, "You're right, the participants in this competition are all professional athletes, naturally winning should depend on strength.

I completely support ensuring fairness and impartiality in this competition."

Saying this, he turned and curiously asked Xie Peng, "President Xie, are there systems in place to ensure fairness and impartiality in this competition?"

"Well..."

Xie Peng was taken aback, glanced at Wei Yan beside him, and then immediately answered, "Of course there is. We invited so many judges as a guarantee of fairness.

Even if one judge makes an error in judgment, the scores of other judges can correct it."

Li Jing feigned curiosity, "Is it possible for judges to collude, intentionally helping a particular contestant?"

As his words fell, the judges' expressions changed, their eyes dodging the question.

This scene didn't escape Li Jing's notice, and Xu Yingning also noticed the odd behavior, raising her eyebrows slightly.

"This possibility does exist, but we also have corresponding punitive measures."

Xie Peng quickly explained, "If there is concrete evidence proving judges deliberately violated fairness, we will deduct the relevant judge's integrity score, impacting their participation as judges in future events."

"Is that all?"

Li Jing frowned, surprised at the light punishment, expecting at least the champion would be revoked, and a new choice would be made. As Zhou Shun said, such domestic competitions still have many areas needing improvement.

"President Li, this is already sufficient. Please trust our professional competence."

Li Jing was preparing to speak again when Hu Li sneered internally, and took the lead, "I understand you hope your friend will win, but as judges, we can only score fairly and impartially, that's our job duty."

This old fox, adept at twisting the truth.

Li Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, then chuckled, "You're right; ensuring fairness in competitions is preferable. That's why I hope organizers can impose stricter punishments on unfair practices.

For those maliciously violating rules and affecting fairness, their judging qualifications should be revoked. Such measures serve as stronger deterrents and impose greater restrictions."

Upon hearing this, Hu Li's face darkened, then he forced a smile, "President Li, rules aren't dictated by just a word from you..."

"I actually find Xiaojing's reasoning sensible too; he's hoping his friend can compete in a more fair and impartial environment."

At this moment, Xu Yingning, who had remained silent, looked towards Wei Yan with a gentle smile, "Director Wei, I believe more fair and impartial events could promote Tianhai's sports industry's healthy development, right?"

As soon as the words fell, Hu Li's brow furrowed. Although he was unsure of her background, she was clearly siding with Li Jing. He promptly opened his mouth in displeasure, "Professor Xu, dictating the rules of a single competition isn't..."

"Sister Xu makes a valid point.

Hu Li's words were interrupted again, causing his face to turn red, yet he dared not release his anger.

Wei Yan then placed a stern gaze on Xie Peng, making the latter tighten his nerves: "As the organizer, you must ensure fairness and impartiality, and take preemptive measures. If online public opinion is triggered by dissatisfaction with the outcome, your company might find it challenging to organize similar events in Tianhai in the future."

Xie Peng's heart skipped a beat, he shot a secretive glare at Hu Li who kept speaking, before replying to Wei Yan with a respectful smile: "Rest assured, Director Wei, we will certainly uphold fairness and impartiality.

If any unfair issues arise or negative public opinion is triggered, we will sternly deal with the relevant personnel."

With that, he turned to the judges behind him with a serious expression: "I hope everyone will adhere to the spirit of sportsmanship and jointly maintain the fairness and impartiality of the competition. If anyone's scoring is unjust, our company will terminate future collaborations."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged varied glances and, after looking at each other, they expressed their commitment to their scoring results.

Meanwhile, Hu Li's face turned extremely unpleasant, originally intending to say more, but was deterred by Xie Peng's cold stare.

Then, as Wei Yan led Xu Yingning and Li Jing away, the judges also prepared to enter the venue,

Hu Li, staring at Li Jing's departing figure with ominous eyes, noticed Oakes walking past and swiftly grabbed his arm, whispering:

"Oakes, do you remember our previous agreement?"

"Agreement? What agreement?"

Oakes' expression shifted slightly, he quickly shook off Hu Li's hand, fearing to be seen by the returning Wei Yan and others ahead.

"Oakes..." Hu Li growled, "Are you going to break our agreement?"

"You just heard it." Seeing this, Oakes glanced around, ensuring no one was nearby before whispering helplessly: "President Xie and Director Wei just said so, I truly have no choice.

You know I studied Chinese to develop in Hua Country; Tianhai is my future development base. I can help you, but not by cutting off my own prospects, right?"

With that, Oakes stopped further explanation, swiftly turned and walked away, fearing too close proximity to Hu Li during this critical juncture.

Meanwhile, Hu Li, his chest rising with anger, noticed Xie Peng in the distance and immediately hurried over.

"President Xie, I have a question."

Towards Xie Peng, Hu Li's attitude showed restraint. He acknowledged Xie Peng as his financier and dared not offend him casually.

"What is it?" Already somewhat displeased with Hu Li due to the previous incident, Xie Peng was even more impatient as Hu Li approached.

Hu Li noticed the change in Xie Peng's attitude, growing increasingly frustrated and unwilling, he silently asked: "I'm just wondering who this Professor Xu and President Li are. Isn't it ridiculous that these outsiders are discussing our internal competition matters?"

"Professor Xu? President Li?"

Originally, Xie Peng didn't want to speak too much but, hearing Hu Li's words, couldn't help but laugh angrily, staring at him:

"I can't reveal their identities, but know this: if you offend these two, even Director Wei won't be able to save you.

Don't blame me for not warning, if you still want to make a living in Tianhai, keep your stupid remarks to yourself. Don't drag me into your downfall!"

With that, Xie Peng snorted coldly and turned away, leaving Hu Li standing there with a shocked expression, muttering:

Those two... such strong backgrounds?!