novelraw Chapter 326 - 259: Trending for Half a Month Without Challenge
Chapter 326 - 259: Trending for Half a Month Without Challenge
The Red Bull team members who initially felt a bit of animosity towards Wang Ye,
became immensely grateful when they learned he had saved their lives from the brink of disaster.
They couldn’t stop thanking him.
Carlos, the team captain, also expressed his sincere gratitude to Wang Ye.
The others present applauded one after another,
celebrating the saving of five lives and marveling at Wang Ye’s kindness and generosity.
Online viewers in the livestream also took screenshots and recorded clips, sharing them on social media. Most captions praised Wang Ye not only for his unparalleled athletic skills but also for his extraordinary character.
Who else could lend a hand when enemies were in danger?
Keep in mind that while Wang Ye saved them today, they could very well surpass him tomorrow. Yet under such circumstances, Wang Ye showed no selfishness, risking his own life to save them.
After tidying up the mess on site,
everyone immediately took a helicopter back to their accommodation, signaling the conclusion of the Life of Water challenge.
Reflecting on the speed at which Wang Ye saved the five people, everyone truly appreciated his incredible strength. As professional extreme sports athletes, they knew even the most advanced detectors couldn’t find five people sunk in the ocean so quickly, yet Wang Ye found them all and rescued them within two minutes with just his own body.
Unfortunately, the live feed was cut partway through as the videographer was forced to land near the shallows to help rescue the drowning five; thus, the entire rescue wasn’t captured on film. Some managed to capture footage amidst the chaos, but obstacles made it look unclear and restricted in perspective.
However, they had been livestreaming the entire event, so there were at least millions of people online, many of whom recorded the screen throughout and edited the videos to make them more understandable, attaching explanations, allowing many viewers who missed the live stream to learn about Wang Ye’s "speed of light rescue" story through various means.
The spread of this story stirred up feelings of pride and fervor among many netizens.
China has always revered the concepts of "chivalry" and "righteousness."
And Wang Ye’s actions full of "chivalrous spirit"
naturally struck a chord with many Chinese people.
In fact, after a period of viral heat, fire departments in some areas began contacting Wang Ye to invite him to collaborate.
But since Wang Ye was not in the country, he had to politely decline their invitations.
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About three days later,
Li Weimin assisted Ah Gui and others to quickly wrap up the follow-up affairs of the challenge,
and edited the marathon and challenge videos at the fastest speed,
publishing them on their TikTok account.
After completing these tasks, the climate in Mexico calmed a bit. The water on the roads gradually receded, allowing cars to drive normally.
Wang Ye and his team prepared to leave Mexico for their next challenge location.
Before leaving, Wang Ye specifically sought out Carlos to inquire about their future plans. From Carlos, he learned that because one of their challenge team members died during the challenge, Red Bull compensated them with substantial sums for funeral and burial expenses and planned to withdraw their sponsorship, thus halting the Ozaki’s Eight challenge.
However, Carlos himself and some of his teammates really wanted to continue challenging the Ozaki’s Eight.
So they faced a difficult decision.
Would they rely on their own funds to continue the next challenges,
or give up, each returning home?
Continuing the challenge would require considering expenses for travel, equipment, supplies, helicopter rentals, etc., each being a significant cost.
To complete the remaining challenges, the costs would likely start at millions of USD.
Although they had amassed significant savings from years of engaging in extreme sports, they couldn’t handle such expenditure.
Thus, the remaining three or four team members couldn’t face such a tough decision and chose to abandon the challenge.
Now, only Carlos was left in the team.
After learning about Carlos’s situation,
Wang Ye pondered briefly and offered a proposal. He could take Carlos along for the remaining challenges, and he could provide financial support. As for conditions, he didn’t really have any, he just wanted a companion during his challenges, someone who could provide support and company.
In extreme sports challenges, partners are crucial because these sports are particularly dangerous, and having a partner can encourage each other, increasing efficiency and success rates.
Hearing this, Carlos naturally agreed with delight,
and expressed his sincere gratitude to Wang Ye again.
In response, Wang Ye wasn’t bothered. According to his endorsement contract with Anta, he had already broken five world records and was entitled to increase his endorsement fee by fifty million.
Once each for the Lanzhou Marathon and the Chicago Marathon, and once each for Celestial Descent, Awakening Earth, and Life of Water.
This meant his annual endorsement fee had risen to 65 million USD from 15 million USD. Together with other royalties and commissions, his bank balance had neared one billion. Providing Carlos with a support of a million USD was entirely stress-free.