Chapter Three: Rules Do Not Protect the Greedy

The Whales' offense had grown a nervous system. The ball touched every hand, and Beicheng's lead vanished. With one minute left, the game was tied. Lu Chen had nineteen points and eighteen assists. One more point would trigger five million yuan. Beicheng missed, giving the Whales the final possession. Every camera turned to Lu Chen. An advertisement appeared over the stream: TWO-HUNDRED-MILLION MAN—DELIVER THE MIRACLE. He dribbled at the top of the arc. The league's best defender waited before him, while twenty thousand spectators counted down behind. Crimson prices flickered wildly: bonus, four days; personal trend, nine days; highlight licensing, twenty-one days; team win dividend, three months. Total: [4 months, 3 days]