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Chapter 625 Sponsorship
Malu came back from the mental hospital and slept until the next morning thanks to the effects of the medicine.

When I woke up and opened my phone, I found more than a dozen unread messages.

They are An Qi, Zhen Ye, Han Feifei and the Wandering Warlock, and they are all very interested in taking a bath.

Among them, Han Feifei was the most active. She said that she had nothing to do at school today, so she could come to the restaurant to help, and they could go bathing together after finishing the work.

Malu couldn't help scratching his head after seeing these messages. He originally just wanted to find a partner, but he didn't expect so many people were free.

Damn, don't these people work?
But in the end he figured out a solution, which was to stagger the four people's schedules so that they could soak in one bath every day.

Four days is just enough to finish all the baths, and different bathhouse styles can be arranged according to each person's preferences.

The disadvantage is that it is a bit exhausting. Although taking a bath can relax you, it is quite tiring to take a bath every day.

In order to conceal the fact that his bathhouse could be carried with him, Malu had to find another place outside, stick a refrigerator magnet on the door, and then pretend to drive around in a circle.

The only consolation is probably that there are bikinis to see.

So Malu spent this week opening the shop and taking a bath.

In addition, he kept his promise and even found time to subscribe to "The Ancient Emperor Begins with the Broken Engagement".

But I didn't get to finish watching the free part because it was so bad.

After returning to Houde, Malu was ready to lead a team to visit the National Optics School.

However, Cao Youyi told him that his challenge to Guoguang last week was not approved.

"why?"

"Because we were challenged before this." said Li Zhengwei, who was wearing a coat.

Malu was surprised. "Who among the schools behind us dares to challenge us? Could it be that Lingnan is not satisfied with the loss last time and wants to get back at us? But I remember that the losing party cannot challenge again within two months."

"That's right, so the one challenging us this time is Xia Yin who is ranked 89th." Cao Youyi said.

"Hmm? Is it okay for a school with a higher ranking to challenge a school with a lower ranking?" Malu asked.

“The reforms introduced by the Ministry of Education are aimed at promoting competition and exchanges among schools. Usually, the schools with lower rankings challenge the schools with higher rankings.

"If we win, the two sides can exchange rankings, but there is no prohibition on the school in front challenging the school behind," said Cao Youyi.

"Maybe it's because they think no one would do something that's obviously useless."

"This is indeed not good for Xiayin, but it is bad for us, because if we lose, we won't be able to challenge other schools in the next two months." Li Zhengwei continued.

"To put it bluntly, the Mingxia Group is trying to use this method to prevent our ranking from continuing to rise." Ma Lu said, "Tsk tsk, it seems that our victory over Lingnan last week has made some people restless."

"Indeed," Cao Youyi said, "The news of your victory over the Lingnan Education College last week has spread throughout Pingcheng. The Pingcheng Daily is sold out. A copy of the newspaper that used to cost 2 cents is now being sold for 1 yuan."

Qi Baichuan, who is in charge of business, also said, "This battle has completely made our school famous. Before, when I went out to solicit sponsorship and discuss cooperation, most companies ignored me." "Now I receive no less than ten calls a day, and they all take the initiative to come to me to discuss cooperation. They say that our school's current vigorous spirit is very consistent with their brand image.

"I have screened and negotiated four cooperation agreements and am waiting for your confirmation and signature." Qi Baichuan said as he handed the document in his arms to Malu.

Malu flipped through the books and found a match factory, a department store, a textile factory and a coal mine, all of which were local industries in Pingcheng.

Malu first put the cooperation agreement from the coal mine aside and said, "Let's forget about it. The coal mine probably doesn't need to cooperate with us."

The industry in this plane is developing rapidly, various factories are being built like mushrooms after a rain, and the demand for coal has been growing. Therefore, the coal dug out from the mines is not difficult to sell.

There is no need to cooperate with the school in publicity. In addition, Malu is skeptical about the integrity of the mine owner and does not want the cooperative relationship between the two parties to bring any negative impact to Houde.

Qi Baichuan nodded, "I think so too, but I think it is necessary for you to take a look at this cooperation agreement, because the Siping Coal Mine is actually the property of the Salt Gang."

"This may not be accurate. The situation at Siping Coal Mine is quite complicated." As a local, Cao Youyi knows more about Siping Coal Mine and added.

“There are many shareholders of Siping Coal Mine, some of whom are local tyrants in Pingcheng, including the current mayor of Pingcheng and the police chief. However, the one with the most shares is the Kong family, one of the four major families in Xindu.

"They hold about 30% of the shares. In addition, the Minister of Transportation, the Director of the Mining Supervision Bureau, and many senior officials from the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Military Affairs also hold shares.

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"As for the Salt Gang, they are mainly responsible for maintaining order in the mine and dealing with troublemakers. Well, they are also one of the actual managers of the Siping Coal Mine."

"So this cooperation document was their idea?" Malu raised his eyebrows.

"That should be correct." Qi Baichuan said, "The one who came to see me this time was Gao Feng, the deputy leader of the Salt Gang.

"Gao Feng was very generous. He offered us 4000 yuan in sponsorship fees without any additional requirements. It was basically free for us."

"It seems that they are paying for the previous conflict and want to use the money to repair their relationship with us," Cao Youyi analyzed.

"Oh, you're talking about the incident where the Railway Bank came to collect debts and planned to mortgage the school building to the Salt Gang to open a opium den." Malu also remembered it.

"Anyway, it's either them or the Railway Bank, who have something to do with the Mingxia Group. But then again, isn't it necessary for them to change their attitude towards us so quickly just because we won once against Lingnan?"

"That's my doubt, too." Cao Youyi said. "With the power behind the Salt Gang and the Siping Coal Mine, there's no need to care too much about a talisman master school, especially one that the top 100 students didn't even get into."

"Well, no matter what, it's always a good thing to have someone give us money. Since they don't ask for anything from us, we don't have to worry about being affected by their reputation. Let's just accept the four thousand yuan. It just so happens that the school has a lot of money needs recently." Malu said.

After that, he looked through three other cooperation agreements. Their offers were not as generous as that of Siping Coal Mine, but the lowest one was 1400 yuan in sponsorship fees.

The most generous one was the match factory. In addition to the sponsorship fee of 1600 yuan, they were also willing to give 1% of their sales to Houde, on the condition that Malu, the principal, would become their spokesperson.

The match factory would also print his photo on matchboxes.

As for the education industry, burning oneself to light up others is indeed quite suitable for matches.

(End of this chapter)