Universe Infinite Canteen.

Chapter 671 Win-win
To sum up, through tonight's negotiations, Malu got 10 in cash, 20 in compensation, the right to win the tie, and the home advantage.

He originally wanted to try again and schedule the competition to a month later, so that there would be no suspense at all. However, Luo Xiangshi had been studying Houde recently and was aware of the incredible growth rate of this school.

So I had to set the date for next week no matter what.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that applications for competitions between schools must be submitted one week in advance, Luo Xiangshi would even hope that the competition could be held tomorrow so that he could fly the students over overnight.

The price of all this is that Houde will face Haoxia, which is ranked 4th in the Ministry of Education, next week.

Well, to be honest, this was also within Malu's expectations.

In fact, he could accept facing a famous hero. The reason why he held on to Xia Yin at the beginning was just to show off.

This is how negotiation works. The more you show that you care, the more likely you are to extract more benefits from the other party.

If Malu had said from the beginning that he wanted to fight the famous hero, not only would the 300,000 be lost, but Luo Xiangshi would probably also have been suspicious, wondering if there was a trick.

On the other hand, although he now paid an extra 300,000 yuan and signed a series of unequal treaties, he looked radiant with joy.

Because in Luo Xiangshi's view, which school will compete is undoubtedly the most important thing, and everything else is just details.

Of course, famous heroes are the best, but heroic heroes are not bad either. This is a school ranked 4th on the list of universities of the Ministry of Education. The students selected are the most outstanding young people from each province. The worst qualification is C grade, and they have to have strong family connections.

If a student from a commoner family wants to become a hero, he must start with B-level qualifications.

At the same time, the group also spent huge sums of money to hire famous teachers to teach them, provide them with sufficient training resources, formulate scientific training schedules, and regularly arrange for them to enter disaster zones to accumulate practical experience.

If we can’t win again, wouldn’t that be a failure of modern education?

Therefore, when Malu finally gave in under the pressure of money, Luo Xiangshi remained calm on the surface, but he was cheering in his heart.

A mere three hundred thousand was nothing compared to the value of that thing, not to mention that Houde would not be able to get the remaining two hundred thousand in compensation.

In other words, he only spent 10 yuan and made concessions on some minor conditions, but he gained the greatest advantage.

He was afraid that Malu would go back and think about it and then change his mind, so he wrote a bank draft for 10 yuan on the spot.

Malu got 100,000 yuan for free, and there were still 200,000 yuan waiting for him, so he was very happy.

In short, both sides felt that they had won the negotiation. At the same time, in order to prevent the other side from seeing that they had won, they both chose to keep a stern face.

Seeing that the matter had finally come to an end, the guests all breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, until now, many people still felt it was unreal.

It was expected that Mingxia Group had a background, but Houde’s decline had been going on for more than a year or two.

As locals of Pingcheng, no one knew better than them how difficult the situation of this unique Fu Master School had been in recent years.

The Cao brothers and sisters still have some connections, which are basically supported by their classmates or old alumni. Some of these people are in business, some in politics, and some are doing well, but at most they can only get to the municipal bureau.

There is no one above, otherwise we wouldn't have fallen into the previous predicament.

But this time, a deputy commander and a provincial governor actually came out to support Houde, which really surprised all the guests. From then on, they never dared to underestimate Houde again.

After the dinner, many people came over to greet Malu. Regardless of who won or lost the bet between Malu and Luo Xiangshi, at least after this night, Houde had a firm foothold in Pingcheng.

Even Hou Chengyi, who had embarrassed Houde before, came over to apologize and his attitude changed 180 degrees.

He assured that the Municipal Education Bureau would increase its support for local schools and increase financial allocations to Houde in the future, and said that a meeting would be held tonight to discuss the matter.

Afterwards, Director Hou affectionately put his arm around Principal Ma's shoulders, indicating that the two could call each other brothers from now on.

Malu glanced at Hou Chengyi, who was almost seventy years old, and felt a little admiration for him.

But for an official, face is the least important thing.

Considering that everyone was in Pingcheng and would see each other sooner or later, Malu just exchanged a few words with them. Seeing that there were still many people waiting to get close to him, Malu directly pulled Lu Yingying and Cao Youyi over.

Let them socialize with these people, and Malu took the opportunity to slip out of the hotel.

He went around to the back door of the hotel and peered out toward the street.

Soon a black car stopped in front of him, then the door was opened and a voice came from inside, "Get in."

Upon hearing this, Malu got into the car. In addition to the driver, there was another familiar figure in the back seat.

"Thank you very much this time." Malu said to Yuan Ruonan.

"You're welcome. You helped me with the recording equipment, so this is my repayment for the favor."

Yuan Ruonan was wearing men's clothes today and looked very heroic.

"Uncle Li was promoted by my father. He is one of our own. I have already greeted him. If you have any questions in the future, you can go directly to him."

"What's going on with Chen Meng?" Ma Lu asked curiously, "Why would she speak for me?"

"Chen Meng's fiancé, Vice Commander Wei, is considered to be the president's man, but he is a slippery man and is a target that can be won over. However, this matter has nothing to do with him.

"When Luo Xiangshi learned that Chen Meng was going to Pingcheng to film, he thought of paying her to come. But Chen Meng and I happened to be friends, so I found her before she arrived at the hotel and asked her to help you. In essence, Luo Xiangshi and I were just trying to take advantage of Deputy Commander Wei's influence.

"But to be honest, I didn't expect General Zheng to come. He and Deputy Commander Wei are sworn brothers, although both of them were just playing around.

"But with this relationship, I can let my men send Chen Meng away on the pretext of protecting her. Fortunately, I have a backup plan, otherwise it would be very disadvantageous to you if he showed up."

Although Yuan Ruonan did not go to the restaurant, she knew everything that happened there.

After a pause, she asked, "By the way, what on earth was in that box that caused the Mingxia Group to spend so much money?"

"I don't know." Malu spread his hands. "When I got it, there was a secret talisman on the iron box. I didn't see what was inside. But Teacher Cao said that this iron box might have been left by Ye Wangshu, the first principal of Houde."

Yuan Ruonan raised an eyebrow, "Why does Luo Xiangshi know what Ye Wangshu's relics are?"

"If the iron box was really left by Ye Wangshu, and Luo Xiangshi was able to open it, it means that he found Ye Wangshu's descendants, and the information about the box was most likely told to him by Ye Wangshu's descendants." Malu speculated.

(End of this chapter)