Tianma? Actually, I'm a doctor!

"Platinum, start!"

The next second—

The silver-white girl took out her cell phone with her jade hand and answered the call immediately.

Old man, it’s time to get some gold coins!

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[PS: I don't know if Hypergryph will release a Platinum version later, so please don't backstab me while I'm writing this.]

[I hope this backstab is a little lighter! What do you think of the unusual platinum? ]

[The last book was terrible. I was halfway through writing about the Master and Zhuo Fu when they were implemented by CY. The Master also went from being a masked woman to being some egocentric person, and then got backstabbed.]

[After dinner, I'm going to play Black Myth! Today, the 19th, must be the most difficult day, right?]

106. The Strongest Battle in History! URA's Submission, Spring Emperor Award Showdown

Ten minutes before Bai Jin answered the phone.

Japan, inside URA.

In a conference room, a tense and important meeting was taking place.

"Osaka Cup, big failure!!!"

"This is a painful lesson that will be engraved in the history of URA's competitions!"

"The previous GI, the Arima Kinen, had just broken the record to an unprecedented high, and the next Osaka Cup, it suddenly became the lowest in the past few years since the GI was upgraded!"

"Tenma, Tenma! We must find a way to get Platinum back to compete in Japan, no matter the cost!"

"The Spring Emperor's Award must not be repeated in the Osaka Cup. URA simply can't afford it."

Amidst all the discussions, there was a lot of worry and regret about the defeat in the Osaka Cup.

I regret it now, very much.

Among Japanese events, the most popular are the middle-distance and long-distance GI races. The Osaka Cup is the latest event to be upgraded from GII to GI in recent years, making it a very important event for URA.

But after that silver-white Pegasus said coldly at the awards dinner, "URA has no right to award me an award," and revealed the news of the expedition to Dubai!

Coupled with the fractures of Elly Hayako and Tokai Emperor, the Osaka Cup has completely fallen to the bottom, becoming the least discussed match since its promotion.

It also formed the most extreme and ultimate contrast with the record-breaking Arima Kinen that just ended not long ago.

The defeat in the Osaka Cup is a foregone conclusion. For the current URA, the next top priority is to avoid the Spring Emperor's Award from repeating the Osaka Cup tragedy as much as possible.

The Spring Emperor's Prize is a heavyweight competition that surpasses the Osaka Cup in terms of value, significance, and influence. If this were to replicate the Osaka Cup... it would be the end of it!!

If a race has a low score, it can be explained because most of the star horse racing ladies have accidents and can't come, such as Speed ​​​​Zi and Emperor who have broken bones, and Platinum from the expedition.

There are two races in a row, and the other one is a long-distance race with a different schedule, and there are also outstanding and famous superstar horse racing girls like Mejiro McQueen!

If the Spring Emperor's Award were to replicate the lack of popularity and discussion, it would mean that URA would be set back several years in development. This would be ten times more painful than losing prize money or something!

"The trouble is, the Spring Emperor Award doesn't seem to be getting much attention right now."

"Even though we repeatedly advertised this as a 'historic match' and 'unprecedented Tianchun triple crown' in our promotional materials, the response was far less than we had anticipated."

"Now, the trouble is getting serious."

The information placed on the table includes the attitudes of the current organization's external competition enthusiasts towards the current Spring Emperor's Award.

The pre-sale phase for the match hasn't started yet, but URA has already started an attitude survey out of great concern.

Among them, many loyal Uma Musume fans who had bought tickets to watch the race in previous years were not interested.

There are many specific comments in the questionnaire.

[Spring Emperor Award? Platinum players probably won't participate, I won't watch it because it's boring.]

[A historic battle? Sorry, I saw so many historical moments in the Tianma race that McQueen's Tianchun was a little lacking in comparison.]

[Without platinum, even dogs won’t watch! ]

Congratulations in advance to McQueen on his third consecutive victory. As long as Pegasus isn't here, a sure-win match is meaningless... No, even with Pegasus here, it's still a sure-win from another perspective. But I won't miss Platinum's match!

Just got back from Dubai. After watching Platinum's thrilling chase and escape, you're just going to show me an ordinary long-distance race? Even a GI race wouldn't be that interesting.

[I've been spoiled by Miss Platinum's competitions. My horizons have been raised a lot. Even my former idol, Miss McQueen's competitions... I'm not that interested. But I'll still go and support her. Maybe Miss Platinum will participate too?]

Most of the content expressed a negative attitude towards the Spring Emperor's Award, with keywords like "Tianma" and "Platinum" appearing numerous times.

Obviously, after watching several of Platinum's games in succession, this group of Japanese audiences may not be interested in ordinary Japanese middle and long distance competitions in the short term.

In a way, this is... "Sage Time"!

After watching the Arima Kinen and Dubai World Cup, many Japanese viewers compared the video of the Osaka Cup that just ended not long ago, and suddenly felt that it was a good thing that they did not watch the Osaka Cup.

The next Spring Emperor's Award after the Osaka Cup also made them feel that it was tasteless and a pity to throw it away.

It sounds like Mejiro McQueen, the daughter of a wealthy family, who is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the Spring Emperor's Award... is indeed interesting and may be a battle that makes history.

But - Pegasus Platinum, hasn't the history you created been enough?

First, during the classic year, she won the British Epsom Derby, which had never been won by an Asian horse girl, making history.

Then, there was the unprecedented Quadruple Crown, and then the Arima Memorial Exhibition, the first special effect in history to be seen by the whole world!

In this year's Dubai World Cup, he even surpassed the Dubai Millennium, sweeping the grass and clay to win two international GIs in one day!

Among the several records mentioned above, which one can compare with the gimmick and record of winning the Spring Emperor Award three times in a row?

Not to mention...long distance races tend to be boring most of the time.

From the perspective of entertainment, middle-distance races are the most exciting, as they test both endurance and explosive power and will not make people feel bored.

In comparison, the long-distance races are indeed much less entertaining to watch, and the Spring Emperor's Award at this moment has caught the attention of the audience.

As a result, the publicity effect of the current Spring Emperor Awards was not good, far from what URA had initially expected, and the audience even decreased significantly compared to last year.

"Even if the current Mejiro McQueen can achieve the unprecedented title of [Spring Triple Crown], he can't save this year's Spring Emperor Award."

"With no star horsegirls competing in the Osaka Cup, their failure is understandable. But the Spring Emperor's Prize not only features the prestigious Mejiro McQueen, but also the exceptional Manchester City Tea House!"

"This Tenshun tournament should have been more exciting, with more anticipation and suspense than the Osaka Cup. But it didn't get much more attention than the Osaka Cup. It's really bad."

Mejiro McQueen and Manchester Tea House, each of them has been placed in the Spring Emperor's Award in previous years and are qualified as long-distance athletes who are the favorites to win the championship.

Normally, just one of these strong players signing up to compete would be enough to turn the Spring Emperor's Award into a popular event with a high level of discussion.

But now that both of them have confirmed their departure and registration, it still has little impact!

It could be said that from the perspective of URA, the situation was now extremely close to... a desperate situation!!

Dangerous!

Several senior members spoke out in a heavy tone, gritting their teeth.

"Look at the changes in the Dubai World Cup. Just like our Arima Kinen, the discussion has skyrocketed. It's like the progress has taken several years to achieve."

"And all the credit for this... all comes from [Pegasus Platinum]!"

"We must apologize to Platinum and bow our heads to show our apology."

“Even if Tenma can’t stay in Japan forever and will definitely go on overseas expeditions, as long as she comes back to run one or two races a year, it will be a big boost to the development of URA events.”

"If Platinum continues to march forward from the end of the Arima Memorial, from the moment he said 'URA has no right to award me a medal' until retirement, then everyone in Japan, those tens of millions of viewers, will blame us for everything. This will be engraved on the pillar of shame!"

A country that's barely developed enough to survive the second-rate era finally gave birth to a super-talented athlete who surpassed the world's best and was poised for legendary status. However, local competition officials forced him to travel far away and embark on an independent expedition...

This kind of story is what people overseas love the most. They will continue to broadcast and tell stories like "The Lonely Pegasus and the Short-sighted URA".

And those increasingly fanatical Tenma fans in Japan can even crush their URA!!

Platinum's achievements are unlikely to be limited to this. In the future, the better the results are, the more URA will be ridiculed by the whole world!

At this moment, URA was in complete panic!!

From the Spring Emperor's Award in the near future to the distant future, everything was so dark that they all felt as if they were in a blackout.

Don’t do that kind of thing!

In front of the Osaka Cup, which has received historically low attention, the record-breaking Arima Kinen and the Dubai World Cup, we have to bow our arrogant heads.

"Please, Tenma, I'll do anything if she runs the Spring Emperor's Award in Japan."

"Can you still compete in Japanese games without Platinum? You're just hanging on!"

"The incredibly stupid Spring Triple Crown [Benefits Clause] angered Tianma. Simply apologizing now won't do the trick. To show our apology and sincerity, I think we should follow the example of the Dubai tournament officials."

"For example, we've added a new [publicity and promotion fee], and when the campaign generates enough attention, we'll give it an additional bonus share, like in Dubai, with a 50% to 70% ratio."

"No, that's not enough. Our GI bonus isn't as high as Dubai's. To show our sincerity... we can add another benefit."

"For example, the Triple Crown Uma Musume event will receive an additional 30% bonus share. Combined with this, the only Triple Crown event in recent years, Uma Musume Tenma Platinum, will see its direct event prize money doubled."

Finally, the senior executives nodded collectively and agreed with this point of view.

No matter how stubborn the old guy was, he now knew that it was no longer Platinum who needed URA to prove himself.

But - URA needs Tenma Platinum to participate in the competition to prove the glory and value of the Japanese competition.

For this reason... even if it means significantly increasing the event budget, it is worth it. This is better than seeing the GI competition gain less and less attention after so many years of development.

"Seconded."

"What have we done? Without Pegasus, how can we compete with the popularity of foreign events?"

"It has to be this way."

"And hold a press conference and bow to express your apology to Miss Platinum."

At this moment, the painful price paid in the Osaka Cup and the subsequent Tenchun made the top management of URA completely clear-headed.

at last……

URA's competition budget has increased significantly.

The competition budget was grabbed by URA and refined in an instant!

"Okay, then let's organize a press conference to apologize, and at the same time, let's apologize to Tenma and announce the benefits, and invite her to the Spring Emperor Awards."

"Work overtime tonight, let's get started!"

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The girl in silver white was answering the phone.

She heard the apology from Japan's URA, and it was not from a middle or low-level employee, but from the vice president.

What about the president?

Bai Jin turned his head to listen to the vice president's explanation and reminder, while operating the remote control with one hand to turn on the TV.

Then, once opened—

“Private Marseille!”

"Because of our carelessness and arrogance, we didn't show enough respect to Pegasus Platinum..."

The president is leading a large group of senior executives to bow and apologize collectively at a press conference.

All of a sudden, the silver-white girl's expression became subtle.

"In addition, URA will also add new benefits for outstanding horse girls."

"Specifically..."

When she then heard about URA’s new welfare clauses, which included a maximum 70% share of publicity and promotions brought by popular horse girls, and an additional 30% share for the Triple Crown horse girls!

Instantly, Bai Jin's eyes lit up!

Eh, double it?

Great!