Chapter Five: The Blockade That Failed

Chenzhou proposed a Sixteen-City Home Ground plan. Twenty local venues in each town would receive low-bandwidth lines. Individual viewers entered distributed regional rooms. Skyvault supplied shirts and footballs, shops hosted crowds, and local partners shared advertising revenue. "We have no presenters or production crew," Liang said. "Fans are the presenters." Qinghe displayed live heat maps, sprint speeds, and changing win probabilities from Touchline. "Each room can choose its own commentary while using our picture and data." Liang's resistance weakened. "Hanhai offered three million for everything, didn't they?" Chenzhou asked. "Sign today, close tomorrow." Liang nodded. "I offer no cash. I offer one match that might keep Wildfire alive."