Courage

"As for me, I choose to join this club."

Ling Dang said without hesitation upon hearing this.

"I heard that there's a club offering you a 5 million signing bonus, yet you aren't going there?"

A young man who knew the inside story asked in surprise. If it were him, he would definitely have chosen that 5 million signing bonus.

"I'm not going."

Ling Dang shook her head.

"Why!"

The young man asked, puzzled.

"To repay a kindness."

Ling Dang said softly. Before participating in the competition, her family could be described as being in very difficult circumstances.

Because in her family, besides her, there were a younger brother and a younger sister to support.

But her family was just an ordinary household, and raising three children was extremely strenuous.

For the sake of the family, she dropped out of school early to work, and her only form of entertainment was to secretly save a little of the money she earned to play a few games at an internet cafe.

And it was exactly this game that changed her life. Through the tournament hosted by the BL Game Club, she won the championship in the amateur competition.

That had a 3 million prize pool. The four people on their team split it equally, and after deducting taxes, she still received a prize of over 600,000.

This money directly changed her family's life.

Therefore, she was very grateful to the BL Game Club for hosting this competition.

So no matter what price other clubs offered, she would not choose them.

Since she played the game well, she would achieve results at the BL Club, which could be considered a form of repayment.

Inside the office, Tao Ze sat quietly in his office chair, waiting, feeling somewhat anxious.

Whether their BL Club could assemble a perfect team for "Extreme Survival" all depended on those people's choices.

After a while, the office door was knocked on, and immediately after, the door was opened, and several parents walked in with their children.

One of the parents stepped forward and said, "General Manager Tao, we have discussed it. We will all join the BL Club. From now on, we entrust our children to you."

Upon hearing the parent's answer, a happy smile instantly appeared on Tao Ze's face.

"Rest assured, your children will not suffer while with me. If there are no issues, shall we sign the contracts? Here are the contracts; you can take a look."

Tao Ze stood up, took out the contracts he had prepared beforehand, and handed them to the parents.

He had just counted; he had invited eight parents over this time. Six had come in, and the other two must have chosen other clubs.

However, he was already very satisfied with having six stay; it was just enough for four regular team members and two substitutes.

Soon, the parents finished reading the contracts, confirmed there were no issues, and signed them directly.

From this point on, the BL Club's "Extreme Survival" professional team was successfully formed.

At night, in Kyoto, inside a luxurious villa.

"How about that? My club's revenue from just team uniforms and merchandise has already reached nearly 400 million. I told you I could succeed without relying on you."

Chen Cong sat at the dining table, looking at Chen Tianlin, who was sitting at the head of the table, and said triumphantly.

"You didn't rely on us? The money you took to establish the club was all mine."

Chen Tianlin replied indifferently.

"So what? Are you unwilling for me to spend your money? Fine, I won't spend it anymore. It's not like I'll starve to death. I'll just go to a construction site and lay bricks; they provide boxed lunches there every day."

Chen Cong said, not caring at all.

"Old Lin, say less. Xiao Cong, Mom has seen your club; it's very impressive. Mom supports you, just come home more often in the future. Your dad has that foul temper, that's just how he is, don't mind him. Mom will make you something delicious."

Xu Hong couldn't help but glare at Chen Tianlin.

The dining table returned to calm.

The meal was quickly finished, and Chen Tianlin stood up and returned to his study.

Seeing this, Chen Cong thought for a moment, then stood up and followed him.

"Something up?"

Chen Tianlin sat in the chair in the study, turning his head to look at Chen Cong who had followed him in.

"I have something to discuss with you."

"If it's about the club, there's no need to discuss it with me. I'm not interested."

"Tch, even if I did discuss it with you, would you be able to understand?"

Chen Cong curled his lip, then continued.

"It's not about the club; it's about Tianda Plaza."

"What about Tianda Plaza?"

Chen Tianlin turned his chair to face Chen Cong, seemingly showing a hint of interest.

"Nothing is wrong with Tianda Plaza, but I've taken a liking to a location. I think it's quite good, and we could build a Tianda Plaza there."

Chen Cong pulled over a chair from the side and sat down directly.

"Where?"

"The east side of Jiang City."

Chen Cong quickly replied. When he learned that General Manager Chen had placed many industries in the east side, he guessed that the east side definitely had great potential.

After all, he had known General Manager Chen even before he established the Mingri Group.

And in just over a year, he had developed the Mingri Group to this point. The boldness and vision involved were definitely not something an ordinary person could imagine.

Since General Manager Chen chose to build many industries in the east side, it indicated that there must be something in the east side that attracted him.

And for a businessman, the greatest attraction is nothing more than profit.

Although he couldn't see where the profit was there right now, he understood that it might be because his own vision wasn't sufficient.

However, after having contact with the managers under the Mingri Group for a long time, he also understood one thing: following General Manager Chen's footsteps would definitely not be wrong.

The east side of Jiang City.

Chen Tianlin pondered for a moment but couldn't think of anything special about this place, so he stood up and made a phone call.

After a while, a document regarding the east side of Jiang City had been sent to his email.

He opened his email, examined it carefully, and then turned to look at Chen Cong.

"According to the information I have here, the development of the east side of Jiang City is very backward, and the government's policy is also focused on developing the south side."

"No matter how you look at it, the east side of Jiang City does not meet the conditions for investment."

"That's because your vision is lacking. General Manager Chen of the Mingri Group has already built many industries in the east side of Jiang City."

"You are also a Group president; do you think he would build his industries in a place that hasn't been developed or has no potential?"

Chen Cong remained unmoved, firm in his own opinion.

"You're saying that General Manager Chen of the Mingri Group built many industries on the east side?"

Chen Tianlin's eyebrows raised slightly upon hearing this, and he became somewhat interested.

"Yes, many industries…"

Chen Cong recounted some of the things he knew.

Chen Tianlin nodded secretly as he listened to Chen Cong's account; the information he had obtained here certainly wasn't wrong.

If so, for General Manager Chen of the Mingri Group to still invest so many industries in the east side, it was clearly an attempt to use his own investment to drive the development of the east side.

And to accomplish this would require massive capital support. It carried great risk, but it also hid tremendous profit.

If successful, the entire economy of the east side would fall into the pocket of the Mingri Group. That General Manager Chen really has boldness.