"McQueen, this is quite an unexpectedly interesting scene. I never imagined something like this would happen in your team."

Meanwhile, the Golden Master, walking awkwardly towards the training ground, naturally attracted a lot of attention. At that moment, Megumi Ryan, sitting with McQueen, asked his sister with great interest:

"So, McQueen, have you found your so-called 'Soulmate' yet? Or have you started to experience the taste of love?"

"……not yet."

McQueen put down his teacup and sighed silently, saying:

"Although this is indeed what I want to see, but... I don't know why, I feel like I can't quite feel it... what the feeling of being in love is like."

"You can't just look at someone's love life, McQueen." Ryan smiled and said, "You should pay more attention to the people close to you and see if there's anything about them that attracts you. I think anyone you feel close to must have something you like about them."

"—Although I don't really understand it either, I think you can give it a try."

"People close to me..."

McQueen nodded silently upon hearing this. She thought it was a good idea. She should look at the people around her. Perhaps what they had in common was the type of person McQueen would like.

Chapter 149: Is the TV station going to acquire the "Miracle" team?

"My closest people... aside from a few sisters in the family, are probably only Didus and the Emperor... but how can I say such things to the Emperor and the others?"

"...Forget it, I should go find the trainer. It's too early to think about these things now."

In the end, McQueen gave up on thinking about this rather difficult matter and chose to put it aside for the time being, and went to Jinlang to arrange his training for this time.

Although the story of the Gold Master gave McQueen some inspiration, she still couldn't fully grasp the feelings involved. The Gold Master's reaction was like a textbook for McQueen, but a textbook can never compare to the power of practice. McQueen had never experienced that heart-fluttering feeling, so she simply couldn't understand it.

Perhaps she needs a little more time.

Thinking this, McQueen had already entered the team's room. After composing herself, she knocked on the door, a smile unconsciously spreading across her face as she spoke:

"Trainer, are you there?"

"...McQueen, come in, I have something to discuss with you."

However, Jin Lang's tone seemed somewhat serious that day, and McQueen's heart skipped a beat before he pushed open the door and entered. He then discovered that the East Sea Emperor and the Golden Ship were standing in Jin Lang's room, and their expressions, like Jin Lang's, were not very pleasant.

"What's wrong? Trainer, has something bad happened?"

“Yes, it’s definitely not a good thing.” Jin Lang nodded and handed a letter he had been holding to McQueen, saying, “McQueen, this is a letter from the radio station. Take a look.”

"The Central Radio and Television Station?" McQueen was quite surprised to hear this and accepted the letter. However, he could not ignore the contents of the letter, since the letter from the Central Radio and Television Station was, in a sense, a message from the central government.

Although Shadai and Chuo are not strictly subordinate to each other, Shadai, as the largest racehorse girl ranch in Japan, monopolizes most of the high-quality racehorse girl resources. Even many resources in Chuo are influenced by Shadai to some extent. Therefore, Shadai can be said to be the largest giant in Japan, even much larger than Mejiro Ranch.

Therefore, the news from the news agency was almost certainly news from the central government. Many bigwigs on the news agency also had connections with the central government, a fact that McQueen Megumi was well aware of.

But as McQueen opened the envelope and read through the letter word by word, her expression gradually changed from its initial seriousness...

"This, this is truly—utterly shameless to wear stockings like that!"

In short, the contents of the envelope were that the "Miracle" team had discovered their resources and conditions. They felt that the team's racehorse girls were very talented and had the potential to dominate Japan in the future. Therefore, they extended an olive branch, hoping that the team's racehorse girls could be named "Shadai," that is, compete under the name of Shadai's racehorse girls.

All of this seemed like a simple recruitment effort, but the contents of the envelope made McQueen's expression turn very unpleasant.

The company stated that while they can accept racehorse girls, they cannot accommodate trainers appointed by the central government. Therefore, they plan to offer a high price to "buy out" the racehorse girls' contracts from the three trainers.

The three trainers signed a contract with Treson Academy, stipulating that all penalties for breach of contract would be paid by the agency, which would also provide a substantial sum as compensation. In return, the three trainers' assigned racehorse girls would be transferred to trainers under the agency's management.

This condition infuriated McQueen so much that she almost tore the letter up, but she managed to control her emotions and retorted sharply:

"Seriously, that's outrageous! What do those people at the sports channel think of the relationship between the trainer and the racehorse girl?!"

"No, we absolutely cannot agree to them wearing stockings! Trainer, please reject them immediately!"

As he said this, McQueen immediately turned his gaze to Jin Lang. Jin Lang was the true backbone of this team and the one who made the final decision. Ikezoe and Wada respected Jin Lang very much. Therefore, Jin Lang's choice was the choice that this team would make.

Therefore, at this moment, Jinlang's choice is actually the most important, as it will determine the team's overall decision.

“McQueen, don’t be nervous. Of course I won’t agree to the demands of the racetrack. Even if I did, Ikezoe and Wada, as well as the other racetrack girls, would never agree.”

"But the problem is, how do we refuse in a way that won't make the TV station hold a grudge against us? You know, the connections with the TV station are not something we can easily mess with."

Transferring the training rights for the horse racing girls? It has to be said, as expected of the shadai (training company). Everyone knows about their monopoly and dominance in the Japanese horse racing industry. However, I didn't expect that even in the other world of horse racing girls, the shadai would still be the same.

Racetracks practically monopolize most of the important resources in the industry, including but not limited to stallion resources, trainers, riders, stable staff, and even funds and some good horses. Small horse owners can only survive in the cracks of the racetracks' monopoly. Without good resources and stallions, the possibility of small horse owners getting good racehorses is extremely slim.

This explains why the relationship between Good Opera and the CRTV was so bad back then. Good Opera happened to be the very entity that the CRTV considered "inferior." It survived by squeezing into the cracks, but not only did it defeat all of the CRTV's good operas, it even broke through the encirclement back then, which can be said to have been a slap in the face to the CRTV.

It's like someone trying to crush an ant with two fingers, but the ant not only lifts the person's fingers but also bites them with a wound deep enough to bleed. You can imagine why the opera house was so unwilling to cooperate with the opera back then.

In reality, a good opera may be a miracle, but it certainly doesn't mean it will be the only miracle. Today, I can guarantee that if another horse race emerges in the future that can rival a good opera and slap the TVB in the face, the TVB's approach won't be much better than it was back then.

Shetai is a place where they do not allow anything beyond their control, whether it is a person or a racehorse.

In this world, it's the same; they won't stand idly by. If the "Miracle" team only had one outstanding racehorse girl, it might not be a big deal, but if a whole group of racehorse girls are all so outstanding... then the media outlet has no choice but to be on alert.

"Duoluona, why don't we go find the chairman!" The Emperor of the East Sea couldn't help but speak up in desperation. "The chairman must have a way to negotiate with the shaman. This is the Central Horse Racing Academy, after all. Even the shaman can't do anything here..."

“Your Majesty, the president is only the president of Treson Academy. In front of the society, she cannot even represent Treson Academy. Even if this matter is to be discussed, it must be discussed by the chairman of the board.”

Upon hearing this, Jin Lang rubbed the emperor's head and then said, "Moreover, the central government has interests involved with the radio station, so they probably won't do anything to the radio station. At most, the radio station will only receive some warnings, but there won't be any substantial punishment."

"Don't worry about this. It's not your concern. Everyone, including the student council, will work together to find a solution."

"You just go and train. You don't need to worry about the rest. Just leave it to us."

Jin Lang opened his mouth, looked at the still childish face of the East Sea Emperor, and still couldn't bear to say anything too profit-driven. The duty of a racehorse girl is to run, not to get involved with the media and the central government—that's the job of their trainers.

"Isn't there anything I can do to help?" Megumi McQueen couldn't help but ask. "Grandmother will surely find a way to negotiate with the shaman."

"No, McQueen. Remember, never involve the Mejiro family in this matter. It would be a losing proposition."

Jin Lang shook his head with a wry smile upon hearing this, but still didn't say anything more.

“We’ll handle it—the training supervision for the Gold Ship, Emperor, and McQueen is in your hands for now.”

"Oh, don't worry, old man." Golden Ship casually agreed, and Jinlang left the room with peace of mind, entrusting this peaceful environment to the three racehorse girls.

"What to do..." the East Sea Emperor murmured to herself, still uneasy. Beside her, McQueen gently pressed down on the East Sea Emperor's shoulder and whispered:

"Everything will pass, Your Majesty, don't worry. The trainers wouldn't want us to worry like this either."

"There will be a way to handle this, Your Majesty."

McQueen said this softly, but she felt very helpless inside. She vaguely sensed that their team was in a huge crisis, and that their running might not be enough to solve the problem.

They are fighting against an unseen and powerful enemy, one that the racehorse girls cannot defeat, nor can it be overcome solely through race results; it requires other means...

McQueen was also quite frustrated and helpless at this moment. Was there really nothing he could do to help?

Meanwhile, Golden Ship was smiling as always, but at this moment, she seemed to have made a decision, a decision that she felt was correct and that the old man needed most right now.

Chapter 150: The Meeting Between the Golden and Meguro Families

Night fell inside Treson Academy. The curfew had already passed, and it should have been time for the racehorse girls to be forbidden from leaving their dormitories and to receive criticism upon returning. However, one racehorse girl still quietly left her dormitory.

"McQueen, the deadline has passed, you should know that, right?"

As the dormitory manager for Kurehito, Fuji Kiseki immediately stepped forward to stop Mejiro McQueen from leaving the dormitory, and said with a smile:

"It's not safe to go out at night, little pony. Do you have any relevant documents?"

"My application to stay overnight outside the dorms has been approved. Here is my trainer's signature and the student council's stamp."

McQueen calmly took out his application and handed it to Fujiki, then slowly said:

“It’s not just me, but also Meguro Ryan, Meguro Aldan, Meguro Mitsuaki—as long as they are Meguro family racehorse girls, we will all be returning to the Meguro family today. We have some important matters to discuss, so please make things convenient for us, senpai.”

"Well... since you've applied, then you can go ahead."

Fujiki carefully examined the list and application report, and after confirming that everything was correct, he smiled and let them through, then said:

"The application for off-campus accommodation is only valid on the day of application. Don't come back too late the next day or you'll miss class."

"Understood, thank you for the reminder, senior."

McQueen nodded gently and then strode away from the dormitory. Outside the gates of Treson Academy, a car was already waiting for her. All the Mejiro family's racehorse girls in Treson Academy were waiting for her there.

McQueen calmly entered the car, while Meguro Ryan asked him, puzzled, "McQueen, why are you in such a hurry for us all to go back to the Meguro family today? Is there something important?"

"It's something important, Ryan-nee, very important." Megumi McQueen nodded solemnly, glancing at the slightly tense expressions of her Megumi sisters before speaking seriously:

"This matter concerns my team and my trainers. I need to communicate with my grandmother personally because this matter... is related to the TV station."

"Shetai?"

McQueen's words alone startled the Mejiro sisters around him. Clearly, even the horse racing girls who didn't care about other things were well aware of the power of the term "shadai" (社台).

"So this is a tricky situation, but I can't give up." McQueen bit his lower lip slightly, seemingly conflicted, but he had already made up his mind.

"Therefore, I must go and discuss this with my grandmother. I hope everyone can help me..."

"But, but, McQueen, I understand how you feel, but, that's a radio station, you know."

However, seeing her younger sister so excited, Megumi Rayon, after exchanging glances with her other sisters, cautiously spoke up, intending to give her sister a heads-up first:

"Shetai's power is too great. Even our Mejiro Ranch can't compete with them. They are the combined resources of six families. They are more like a large enterprise than a ranch."

“McQueen, Grandmother will definitely not agree, but we must have other ways… So, you’d better prepare yourself.”

"……I know."

McQueen nodded silently upon hearing this. Of course, she knew how powerful the Shetai was. Mejiro Ranch sounded big and rich, but it depended on what ranch it was compared to. Compared to small ranches, even if they operated for another thirty or forty years, they still couldn't catch up with Mejiro Ranch. But compared to Shetai... Mejiro Ranch was just the power of a family.

However, McQueen had to try no matter what. Now, only Grandmother Meguro could make this decision, so McQueen had to use all his determination to try to persuade Grandmother to help their team overcome this difficulty.

At least, McQueen didn't want to be powerless again this time, unable to help the trainers in any way...

……

Meanwhile, on the other side, what Meguro McQueen and his group didn't know was that it wasn't just the Meguro family's racehorse girl who left school that day. Even faster than McQueen, a very serious meeting was taking place at the Golden family's ranch.

"Everyone, you all understand why I've come to see you all this time, right?"

In a pitch-black room, two rows of people, all racehorse girls, sat in the seats. A few candles were lit on the simple tablecloth, creating a gloomy atmosphere, as if they were holding a meeting of some shady underworld organization.

"...It's so dark, Golden Ship, why aren't the lights on? Why is it so dark?"

"Turning the lights on ruins the atmosphere! Sister Master, please sit properly! I'm in a meeting right now as the acting head of the Golden Family!"

The person sitting in the position of family head at this moment is none other than Golden Ship, who was entrusted with the heavy responsibility of the Golden Family before Golden Journey left.

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