Chapter 49: The Invisible Flex is the Deadliest

Chapter 49: The Deadliest Flex is Invisible

At the very beginning, all six members found it extremely difficult to understand why Gao Yun, a non-professional athlete, would assemble such a luxurious private physical management team.

Because, compared to any top professional athlete in the world—whether it is Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, or Conor McGregor, major stars in various sports—their physical management teams looked exceptionally weak compared to Gao Yun's. Weak as in utterly pathetic!

The professional levels and fame of these six individuals were basically at the very apex of their respective industries.

Just the annual salaries for the entire team amounted to seventeen million yuan, not to mention other random expenses for supplements, food, equipment, and more.

Every year, Gao Yun spent at least twenty-five million RMB on his own body.

In the sports world, the most extravagant star who was most willing to spend money on himself was NBA superstar LeBron James, whose annual maintenance bills for his body totaled no more than 1.5 million US dollars.

Why was that? You do not make a living through competitive sports, so why bother pursuing it to this extreme?

At the same time, they inevitably harbored a certain worry, fearing that the new boss was merely acting on a whim and would dissolve the team before long.

However, after signing the contracts, Gao Yun immediately paid three months' salary in advance, and his gradually demonstrated financial strength completely dispelled their concerns.

Their curiosity and incomprehension had transformed into shock and disbelief over this short period, driven by Gao Yun's astonishing progress in physical fitness.

They somewhat understood why Gao Yun wanted to hire a team to manage his body. Such a treasure trove of immense potential required an excavator to help dig it out; no matter how profusely one sweated while holding a shovel by oneself, it could never be fully excavated.

Four of the team members were permanent residents. After the meeting, Zhang Ye and Wang Sheng returned to their respective rooms to rest, while the two foreigners played console games in the entertainment room, with snacks and beer scattered across the sofa nearby.

During a cutscene in the game, Clayton put down his controller, took a sip of beer, and casually asked, "Hey, Thomas, purely in terms of physical fitness, do you think the boss could make the roster on your football team?"

Thomas thought for a moment and replied, "A backup quarterback, perhaps. That position doesn't place heavy demands on raw physical attributes, but it requires a relatively balanced set of data in strength, speed, and endurance. However, at the current rate of progress, I believe that after another half month of training, Yun will have the physical conditioning of a professional player."

Thomas stroked his fluffy brown beard and added, "You should understand the power of the Eight-Ball Man."

Clayton laughed out loud: "I understand, of course I understand. You know during physical therapy, his sweatpants were quite tight so I could catch a glimpse of it."

Thomas laughed and cursed: "Fuck you, you're disgusting me."

***

The banter between his subordinates in the basement entertainment room was naturally out of reach for Gao Yun, who was up in the master bedroom. At that moment, he had just finished editing the latest episode of his "Trainee" series of videos and published them across multiple video platforms.

Besides Douyin and Bilibili, which he used previously, Gao Yun had also created his own channel under his real name on Xigua, Huoshan, Kuaishou, and even on the overseas platform YouTube. Adopting a multi-pronged approach, the content was identical anyway; it merely required a couple of extra clicks of the mouse to upload it once more.

Not long after the video was posted, bullet comments and replies gradually began to flood in.

"Here he comes, here he comes, that insanely rich individual trainee has arrived!"

"I'm speechless. Living in a massive villa and driving a Ferrari, why work this hard when you're so loaded? Look at Principal Wang, traveling all over the world in style and hanging out with internet celebrity beauties, isn't that nice?"

"(Dog head) It's a real shame this kid doesn't do drugs. Why study music and dance, why lift weights?"

"A bunch of jealous haters upstairs. Ignore them, host. If you actually debut, I'll definitely become your fan—no wait, I'm already your fan now,嘿嘿."

"OMG I'm dead, the host's physique is practically cheating!!"

"When dancing, the angles of the movements are off, the center of gravity is unstable, explosive power is lacking, the sense of rhythm is poor, and expressive tension is weak—these are all my shortcomings, and they have nothing to do with the host at all."

"An industry insider evaluation here: the host's street dance skills have improved extremely fast, definitely belonging to the top tier among amateurs. If he studies hard a bit more, he might actually be able to debut relying on street dance, looks, and muscles."

"Fellow industry insider, the host's guitar skills are also improving rapidly; he could go play gigs in a bar now, but there's still some distance to go before becoming a true professional guitarist. Unlike street dance, this gap definitely won't close without three to five years plus genuine talent."

"Fellow fellow industry insider, I decline to comment on the host's singing level. I can only say, please keep working hard to be a good singing enthusiast. Dreaming of debuting with this skill is sheer delusion."

When the video progressed to tonight's segment at the Caesar Gym private training area during stretching, featuring the chubby club member who was fully pixelated except for a single Green Submariner watch on his wrist, the bullet comments instantly became dense.

"High energy ahead!"

"Please pay attention! Slap-in-the-face scene incoming!"

"Holy crap, these two foreigners get paid that much? Over ten million RMB a year? Is that for real?"

"Green Submariner: What's so great about being pretty? Trainee: US Dollars! Green Submariner: What kind of dollars? Trainee:..."

"I'm dying of laughter, this is truly a nouveau riche meeting a supreme god of wealth, just seeing who is wealthier than whom."

"I don't quite get it, does the host want to be a trainee or an athlete? Otherwise, why hire trainers and rehabilitation specialists?"

"(Crying) You don't understand the world of the rich, which is normal—I don't understand it either. Maybe once I understand it, I can become rich too."

"You probably have some misunderstandings about athletes. Ordinary athletes could never afford trainers and rehabilitation specialists; they usually only hire them for a month or two during a preparation period for guidance. These two foreigners actually live with the host, so it looks like they've signed at least a one-year contract—the private kind where they are kept long-term at home. Only top-tier athletes in the world like Cristiano Ronaldo and Kobe Bryant do that."

"Then since the host isn't an athlete, why hire them? For health?"

"Don't ask. We don't understand the world of wealth gods, just kneeling is enough!"

As this small interlude passed, the screen faded to black, transitioning to the segment where Gao Yun returned to the villa for a meal, and the comment section became even more enthusiastic.

"So, he was a food blogger all along... Why post this kind of video late at night???"

"Oh my god, fitness meals can be made like this? This looks way too delicious!!"

"Could this tall, thin, scholarly-looking gentleman be the host's nanny? It completely shatters my worldview."

"The person above is going to kill me with laughter. That's called a private chef, responsible only for the host's diet and nothing else, and even the chef himself has a nanny taking care of him at the host's place."

"Is this the world of the rich? I'm weeping. He has specialized dance teachers for street dance; specialized music teachers for singing and guitar; and for fitness training, he has three professionals—a private trainer, a private physical therapist, and a private chef—serving him around the clock. The most insane part is that these three people actually have a nanny too?"

"You're weeping too early. If you watch the 'Trainee' series from start to finish, you'll know that the host has an entire physical management team totaling six people, plus two residential nannies. Just the salaries for these people must be an astronomical figure."

Gao Yun was browsing the comments and bullet comments across several video platforms. Seeing this comment, a thought stirred in his heart. He figured that when the opportunity arose and the team was fully assembled later on, he could film a few more videos dedicated solely to them, detailing everyone's educational background, resume, salary, duties, and so on. On one hand, it would satisfy the fans' thirst for knowledge, and on the other hand, it would be easy filler content for his videos. Wasn't that just wonderful?!

Thanks to "Bookworm Hulk" for the tip and support.

Both career and romance are falling into place; just charge forward and be done with it!

(End of this chapter)