8mi Chapter 206 Corporate Endorsement
Chapter 206 Corporate Endorsement
Chapter 206 Corporate Endorsement
The elite class teacher from Wuke High School walked around the seats, trying to persuade them.
"This is an open martial arts competition for all members of the provincial youth genius team. Our principal, a key high school in the province, pulled several strings to ensure that our school could send sixty elite students to watch the event, while the other schools sent forty students each."
"Everyone, calm down. The martial arts competition starts at nine o'clock. Soon you'll be able to witness the prowess of Dongchuan Province's top martial arts geniuses."
A student raised their hand and asked, "Professor, I heard that Wang Dongting, the top martial arts champion in the province, has a blood energy level close to 3,000 calories. Is that true?"
"I don't know the specifics, but it should be roughly the same."
Wang Dongting has been the champion of Dongchuan Martial Arts for two consecutive months. The champion is naturally the strongest member of the genius group, so it's not surprising that his health points are close to 3,000 calories; otherwise, how could he possibly overpower all the other members of the genius group?
"Mentor, a sculpture of senior student Chen Lie has been erected in the square of our elite campus. According to the introduction, he is a master seed member of our provincial key high school's youth genius group."
Will Senior Chen Lie also be participating in the martial arts competition?
"Of course, the school specially invited Ren Hongguang, Chen Lie's tutor in the regular class, and Hong Chengshuo, his tutor in the elite class."
After the martial arts competition for all members of the genius group concludes, these two instructors will ask Chen Lie to select two exceptionally talented individuals from among you to provide guidance.
"Really? That's amazing!"
The elite students from the provincial key high school cheered immediately.
The commotion attracted the attention of the martial arts association's steward in charge of maintaining stability, who came over to take a look.
After the martial arts association's deacon left, the instructor leading the team from the provincial high school hurriedly instructed, "Everyone, please be quiet. The people attending are all important figures from Dongchuan Province. Don't make any more noise."
At eight o'clock, a beautiful woman who looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old stepped onto the battle stage.
"Distinguished figures from the political and business worlds, as well as students from the Genius Training Camp and various martial arts colleges, welcome to watch the public martial arts competition of all members of the Dongchuan Provincial Youth Genius Team."
I am Li Shumin, a reporter from the provincial television station, and I am your host for today.
As soon as the beautiful reporter stepped onto the stage, she greeted everyone present and introduced herself.
"As we all know, the monthly martial arts competition for all members of the provincial youth genius group is conducted in a closed environment."
The reason for holding this open martial arts competition is that the highly anticipated Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament is approaching, so the provincial government decided to hold an open competition to boost morale.
Let our province's martial arts champion lead the members of the genius team, carrying glory and the belief of more than 70 million people in Dongchuan, to meet the formidable enemies in Xichuan and Yunchuan.
This martial arts competition will be broadcast live across the entire province.
"First of all, I am honored to be the host of today's martial arts competition. Before the martial arts competition begins, let us first see the true faces of the top martial arts geniuses of Dongchuan Province."
Next, members of the province's young genius team will walk past the competition stage one by one, and Shumin will report their names and information.
"Now, please welcome our student Wang Dongting, who has won the provincial martial arts championship for two consecutive terms, to the stage."
After Li Shumin finished speaking, Wang Dongting walked onto the battle stage from the side.
"Wang Dongting, 18 years old, is the first member of this year to be selected as a Grandmaster Seed. He has been a member of the Provincial Youth Genius Team for ten months."
As Wang Dongting stepped onto the stage, a commotion erupted in the audience.
Being able to witness firsthand the strongest genius in Dongchuan Province, the top martial arts champion in the province, naturally elicited enthusiastic responses from many elite students and trainees in the genius training camp.
Wang Dongting quickly stepped down from the stage, and the host, Li Shumin, continued, "Next up is Xu Yuanhao, one of the seven Grandmaster seeds in the province's Youth Genius Team."
As Li Shumin's voice faded, Xu Yuanhao, like Wang Dongting, stepped onto the battle platform from the side.
"Xu Yuanhao is 18 years old and has been a member of the provincial youth genius team for ten months."
As Li Shumin continued her introductions, she soon finished introducing all thirty members of the genius team.
Chen Lie, along with a deacon from the Martial Arts Association, arrived at a council hall next door, among many members of the genius group.
Seeing that all the members of the genius group had come over, Gu Tian said in the middle of the council hall: "Students, the reason why I let you come up on stage and introduce you with the help of the provincial TV reporter is because of one thing."
Over the years, before each Three Provinces Martial Arts Tournament, many pharmaceutical companies, martial arts equipment companies and other groups would seek out members of the genius team to endorse their products for a period of one year, paying a considerable endorsement fee.
The endorsement was specifically designated by the provincial government. The provincial government is only responsible for facilitating the process and does not take any profit from it. The purpose is to help members from ordinary families improve their family circumstances and support some businesses in the province.
If the endorsement goes through, you'll receive a sum of Star Coins, and thanks to the fame of the genius team members, the company's products will also see increased sales. It's a win-win situation for both the company and you.
"Wait a moment, I will arrange for a group of business representatives from eight provinces including Sichuan and Shaanxi to meet with you. Whether or not you can reach an agreement depends entirely on you. These businesses have all undergone strict review by the provincial government, and the products they endorse are absolutely qualified and will not tarnish your image. You can rest assured about that."
Anyone among you who is unwilling to accept the endorsement can now return to the waiting hall and wait.
As soon as Gu Tian spoke, several members of the genius group, including Luo Zhixun, Xu Yuanhao, and Song Yixuan, left the council hall.
Chen Lie then asked, "How much is the endorsement fee?"
Gu Tian replied, "The endorsement fee ranges from several hundred million to tens of millions of star coins. You can talk to the company representatives yourself later. The Martial Arts Association will not interfere."
However, those receiving tens of millions of star coins are definitely micro-enterprises, while those receiving hundreds of millions of star coins are naturally behemoths from the eight provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi, like the Riyao Group.
After explaining, Furuta answered a few more questions from the members, and then said, "If you don't have any more questions, please follow me."
After leaving the council hall, we arrived at the small square behind the training ground.
Inside the small square, about forty tables were arranged in a semicircle, with a sign next to each table.
For example, Dongchuan Junfeng Group's endorsement fee starts at 1 million Singapore dollars (negotiable), Dongchuan Hanlong Group's endorsement fee starts at 1.5 million Singapore dollars, and Xichuan Quexiang Group's endorsement fee is 8 million Singapore dollars.
As soon as Chen Lie arrived at the square, he saw the largest sign in the middle: Shaanxi Longyue Group, with an endorsement fee of 2 million Singapore dollars (negotiable).
After leading the members of the genius team into the small square, Gu Tian, accompanied by several people dressed in black, said, "These are staff members sent by the provincial government. You can ask them for specific information about the companies seeking endorsements."
After saying that, Gu Tian turned and left.
After looking around, Chen Lie found that among the forty companies, a few had endorsement fees of less than 100 million Star Dollars, but the lowest fee was still more than 70 million Star Dollars.
The highest endorsement fee belongs to the one with the largest signboard in the middle, Longyue Group, from Shaanxi Province.
Chen Lie found a provincial government employee and asked, "What's the background of this Longyue Group? Why are they able to offer such a high endorsement fee?"
The provincial government staff member replied, "Longyue Group is a behemoth enterprise in Shaanxi Province responsible for the production of martial arts equipment. Its scale is no less than that of Riyue Group in Dongchuan. It is a well-known enterprise in the eight provinces of Sichuan and Shaanxi."
Chen Lie let out an "oh," thinking that since his rebirth, he had never had the opportunity to improve his family's conditions and living standards. Today, it seemed, was the perfect opportunity.
2 million Star Dollars is an absolute fortune. If one didn't practice martial arts, it could support a family for ten lifetimes without worrying about food and drink.
"Brother Chen Lie!"
Wei Ranran approached Chen Lie: "Are you also going to contact the companies seeking endorsements?"
"Mm." Chen Lie nodded.
"You are a potential Grandmaster, you will definitely be able to find an endorsement fee of more than 100 million Star Coins."
As a new member, I can probably only get endorsements from small businesses within the province, earning a few tens of millions of star coins in endorsement fees.
However, I've only just joined the provincial youth prodigy team, and I'm already earning money, which I'm quite satisfied with. Let's see if my dad still dares to say I'm a spendthrift, only spending and not earning.
"Then you go and take a look, I'll go ask too."
Wei Ranran hummed in agreement and walked over.
After seeing Wei Ranran leave, Chen Lie walked straight to the signboard of "Shanzhou Longyue Group".
Looking around, Chen Lie saw that many company representatives were actively seeking out members of the Genius Team to endorse their products, while very few were proactively contacting companies like he was.
"Your endorsement fee is 2 million Singapore dollars?"
Chen Lie went to the table and asked the people from Longyue Group.
"Oh? Yes, may I ask who you are?"
"That's what the people from Longyue Group asked."
"My name is Chen Lie."
"Chen Lie?"
The representative from Longyue Group quickly glanced at the information sheet of the genius team members, and immediately spotted Chen Lie's information.
"Chen Lie, a Grandmaster Seed member—Grandmaster Seed?"
The Longyue Group members looked surprised and turned to Chen Lie, asking solemnly, "Hello, Chen Lie, you're probably looking to collaborate with our Longyue Group on a brand ambassadorship, right?"
"Of course, isn't that why you're here—to find endorsements?"
"Longyue Group is currently making great strides in expanding the martial arts equipment market in Dongchuan Province. Of course, we've come here to seek a spokesperson. However, our Dongchuan branch's representative, Mr. Yang, who is truly in charge of making decisions, just went there—"
Chen Lie said, "It's alright. Let me confirm a few things with you first. Your signboard lists the endorsement fee as 200 million Star Dollars, and it also says 'negotiable,' which means it starts at 200 million Star Dollars, right?"
"That's right," the person from Longyue Group nodded in response.
"Then where is the person who can actually take charge?" Chen Lie asked.
"Please wait a moment, I'll go call them over there."
After the person from Longyue Group finished speaking, he immediately walked over.
A short while later, a very beautiful woman, about twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old, walked over, accompanied by the man from Longyue Group.
"Representative Yang, I just checked, and this student named Chen Lie is a Grandmaster Seed member."
"A Grandmaster seed? Okay, I understand."
The exceptionally beautiful woman nodded slightly, and soon she came to Chen Lie and extended her hand to him.
"Hello, Chen Lie, I am Yang Ningbing, the representative of Longyue Group in this endorsement campaign. I am currently the interim president of Longyue Group's Dongchuan branch."
"Hello there."
Chen Lie shook hands with Yang Ningbing.
"Is Chen Lie going to discuss with us the matter of becoming the brand ambassador for Longyue Group?" Yang Ningbing asked.
"Yes." Chen Lie nodded.
"Chen Lie is a seed member of the Grandmaster program. It is an honor for our Longyue Group to have you as our corporate spokesperson in Dongchuan. I personally hope to reach this endorsement cooperation with you, Chen Lie, but—"
Yang Ningbing paused, then smiled brightly and said, "However—I'm truly sorry, the Shaanxi Provincial Headquarters has given us a strict order: our representative this time can only be the martial arts champion of Dongchuan Province—"
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Upon hearing this, Chen Lie knew it was hopeless.
Although he will undoubtedly become the new provincial martial arts champion after today's competition, he will also surely win the championship in the upcoming three-province martial arts competition and become the champion of the three provinces.
He was even confident that he could become the number one martial artist on Blue Star within a year.
If the Longyue Group can reach a cooperation agreement with him now, he will surely become famous throughout the Blue Star, make a fortune, and make his martial arts equipment a bestseller across the entire Blue Star.
To offer hundreds of millions of star coins to have the number one spokesperson on Earth is a pipe dream.
Even if we don't consider him the best on Earth, or even the best in the three provinces of Sichuan, it would be impossible to hire him for hundreds of millions of star coins.
Now that Longyue Group had rejected him, Chen Lie was too lazy to say anything more, and simply said, "Fine, forget it then."
"Chen Lie, I'm really sorry. Although we can't reach an agreement this time, there will definitely be opportunities to cooperate in the future."
Yang Ningbing said apologetically.
Chen Lie stopped talking and went directly to the bidding offices of the other companies.
Seeing Chen Lie walk away, the other members of the Longyue Group asked, "Representative Yang, why didn't I hear that headquarters gave us the order to only seek the provincial martial arts champion as our spokesperson?"
"Because headquarters never issued this order."
Yang Ningbing stopped smiling and glanced at the man indifferently.
"Then why—"
"There's no particular reason. Although using a Grandmaster seed member as a spokesperson isn't bad, my purpose here is to do my best so that the family knows I'm not inferior to the one sitting in the CEO's chair at headquarters—"
Yang Ningbing reprimanded the Longyue Group employees who had come with her, and then asked the provincial government staff which one of them was the leader of the martial arts team.
After the provincial government official pointed it out to Yang Ningbing, she immediately went over.
Chen Lie left the bidding office of Longyue Group and began looking for other companies seeking endorsements.
The endorsement fee offered by Longyue Group was indeed the highest. Apart from Longyue Group, the highest endorsement fee was offered by a company in Guannei Province, at 1.6 million Singapore dollars.
Just then, a voice rang out behind Chen Lie.
"Excuse me, are you Chen Lie?"
Chen Lie turned around and saw a man who was over forty years old.
"I am Chen Lie."
"Hello Chen Lie, I am Jiang Minghua, the owner of Changsheng Pharmaceutical Company in Dongchuan Province. This is my business card."
As he spoke, Jiang Minghua handed Chen Lie his business card.
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