“Do you have an appointment?” The receptionist was a pretty young lady. When she saw Xiao Ce wearing a mask, she thought that the boy had a nice voice and sounded a little familiar.

However, if you don’t have a reservation, I’m sorry.

At this moment, Xiao Ce took off his mask and said, “I have something to discuss with Mr. Tao. Can you please make it convenient for me or call to ask?”

“Oh? You are Xiao Ce!” The lady at the front desk was excited, but she immediately remembered that she was still a staff member of Jia Shi, so she became a little reserved.

However, when she saw Xiao Ce blinking inadvertently and then smiling at her, she felt like a spring breeze.

I wonder if anyone has ever experienced that feeling, when a person of the opposite sex looks at you with his/her beautiful eyes and smiles at you, you will be in a good mood for the whole day.

The front desk lady now has this feeling.

At this moment, the lady at the front desk stretched out her hand to touch the phone next to her, and her hand was shaking slightly, which showed that she was extremely uneasy.

After making a few phone calls, the lady at the front desk said to Xiao Ce: “Boss Tao asked you to go to the reception room and wait for a while. I will take you there.”

As she spoke, the receptionist enthusiastically led the way and said casually, “I still have two hours before I get off work.”

“Yeah.” Xiao Ce nodded politely.

I followed the receptionist to the reception room. She hesitated for a few seconds before leaving.

Xiao Ce sat on a sofa, waiting quietly.

“I didn’t expect Excellent Era to become like this.” Su Muqiu also came with Xiao Ce.

He walked to the window, looked at the scenery outside, and said slowly: “In the past, Excellent Era was just a two-story Internet cafe, but at that time, an Internet cafe of this size was quite good.”

“Brother Tao is a man with great dreams. I can understand his approach, but I am still a little disappointed.” Su Muqiu sighed and said:

“I can understand that he and Ye Xiu had different ideas and parted ways, but I didn’t expect him to give up this season on his own initiative.”

Su Muqiu couldn’t understand it at all. Jia Shi hadn’t reached a desperate situation yet, but they actually chose to let Sun Xiang not participate in the competition. Wasn’t this a deliberate decision to be eliminated?

What he couldn’t understand even more was why he didn’t just give it a try?

Just for Sun Xiang? For the honor of a fighting god?

If we don’t even try to maintain our chance of relegation, how can we fight for the championship?

Starting over again wouldn’t be like this.

In Su Muqiu’s eyes, only after trying everything, is one qualified to start over again.

Suddenly, the door of the reception room was pushed open.

Tao Xuan, wearing a straight suit, walked in. He calmly sat down in front of Xiao Ce and started to fiddle with the tea set.

“Deputy Captain Xiao’s sudden visit really surprised me.” Tao Xuan said as he made tea, “I wonder what advice Deputy Captain Xiao has for you?”

“Is Jia Shi planning to be eliminated?” Xiao Ce asked straight to the point.

“It’s still unknown whether I will be eliminated or not.” Tao Xuan said calmly.

“But you’ve already made up your mind to get out, right?” Xiao Ce said, “Play in the Challenge Tournament? And then face Ye Xiu?”

“Ye Xiu?” Tao Xuan’s expression finally changed.

“Hmm.” Xiao Ce realized that he had let something slip, and then said, “Ye Qiu.”

“You came here just to talk about this?” Tao Xuan said slowly.

“No.” Xiao Ce shook his head and said, “Actually, I came here to discuss cooperation.”

“Cooperation?” Tao Xuan laughed. “I’m actually quite curious about what kind of cooperation we can have.”

“Of course not. You won’t be able to recover after you’re eliminated. You might as well sell me the assets that Excellent Era has accumulated over the years.”

Tao Xuan was so angry that he laughed when he heard Xiao Ce’s words, “You said Excellent Era can’t turn things around?”

“I can’t turn it over. You know the current situation of Excellent Era better than I do.” Xiao Ce said: “Besides, I am a person who sometimes does things in a crazy way.”

“Oh?” Tao Xuan looked like he wanted to know more and said, “I’m curious about why you’re so crazy.”

“How crazy?” Xiao Ce smiled gently, his tone still gentle, but he said: “If you, Excellent Era, dare to participate in the challenge match, I dare to join Ye Qiu’s team. Isn’t that crazy enough?”

“Boss Tao, what do you think Excellent Era has to dominate the Challenge Tournament?” Xiao Ce said, picking up the cup of tea in front of him and taking a sip. “Not bad.”

Tao Xuan fell silent at this time, drinking the tea in his hand absent-mindedly.

After a while, Tao Xuan said, “You have been targeting Excellent Era from the beginning. I am curious about the reason.”

Xiao Ce shook his head upon hearing this and said, “I’m only targeting some people from Excellent Era. In fact, I have a friend who doesn’t want your relationship with Ye Qiu to become what it is now.”

“Friend?” Tao Xuan couldn’t think of who this friend was. Maybe he was a former member of Excellent Era.

Xiao Ce continued, “I can understand that Excellent Era wants to take a step forward, but the way you did it is wrong. You shouldn’t have driven Ye Qiu away.”

“Do you think I want this?” Tao Xuan smiled bitterly and said, “There are only two ways for a team to develop. Either go commercial or win the championship. Of course, there is a third way, which is to go semi-commercial but also have the possibility of winning the championship.”

“All the teams are talking about how great Misty Rain is, but Misty Rain’s commercialization is very successful, and it can also secure a place in the playoffs this season. Excellent Era is a dynasty team, but now it is not even as good as Misty Rain. Change is inevitable.”

Tao Xuan’s emotions were rising as he spoke, and he continued to talk about his ideals, ambitions, and the obstacles he faced.

“I know Excellent Era’s current problem. Ye Qiu doesn’t get along with his teammates. Do you think I should replace Ye Qiu, who never participates in commercial activities, or just replace a group of players?”

“From my perspective, I chose the former. But now it seems that this was indeed the wrong path.”

Tao Xuan’s emotions gradually calmed down. He said, “I talked to Ye Qiu some time ago and asked him to come back and be a coach first. After he stabilized, he could play again. He would wait for a year. He would rather form a grassroots team. Don’t you think it’s ridiculous?”

This really made Xiao Ce not very good at it. He pondered for a moment before saying, “Putting this aside, aren’t you wrong?”

Tao Xuan looked at Xiao Ce deeply. In fact, he was willing to tell Xiao Ce this because he was really worried that Xiao Ce would really go to play in the challenge match.

That’s so annoying.

179. Chapter 179 How about the merger?

179.

The reception room was silent for a while. Tao Xuan broke the silence and said, “I can’t agree to the cooperation you mentioned. If you have nothing else, please leave.”

“You really don’t want to consider it? Or do you want to hold on to the empire that Ye Qiu conquered in the past? Just three consecutive championships. Don’t just focus on the past glory, you have to look to the future.” Xiao Ce said.

“It’s just three consecutive championships, but you are so arrogant.” Tao Xuan sneered.

“But you don’t even think about who is the hero behind Excellent Era’s three consecutive championships.” Xiao Ce also hit back.

Tao Xuan was silent again.

Before this, he had said something similar when he went to see Ye Qiu, and he also told Ye Qiu that Excellent Era needed to look to the future.

Tao Xuan didn’t say anything for a long time.

Xiao Ce continued, “If you guys at Excellent Era are destined to leave this stage, why not merge with them?”

“Merge?” Tao Xuan was stunned and asked, “What do you mean?”

“The two teams are merging. For the sake of my two friends, you can take 51% of the shares.” Xiao Ce said with a smile.

“51% may seem like a lot, but after the distribution it’s less than 33%. If it’s less than one-third, then he’s not the real boss.” Tao Xuan shook his head.

“What? You want more?” Xiao Ce said lightly.

“Haha.” Tao Xuan smiled, but he was quite curious about who the two friends the other party was talking about?

“Your friend? Ye Qiu? Who else?” Tao Xuan asked.

“One is Gu Beicheng, and the other one, maybe I’ll let you meet him in the future.” Xiao Ce said.

“A chance to meet? But if I don’t agree, then I can’t meet, right?” Tao Xuan said, but he also thought that one of the friends the other party was talking about was not Ye Qiu.

For some reason, he did not choose to refuse immediately, but fell into a long period of contemplation.

“Boss Tao, please make a decision as soon as possible. We are in a hurry.” Of course Xiao Ce was in a hurry. He urgently needed rare materials.

And Jia Shi has a lot of these things.

Tao Xuan remained silent, finding it difficult to make a decision.

Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Ce said again: “Our goal for Linhai this season is to win the championship, but we are still a little short of equipment. But if I can’t win the championship, I can only cause trouble for Excellent Era.”

“Are you threatening me?” Tao Xuan gritted his teeth.

“It’s not a threat, I just want you to feel what it means to be powerless. Of course, if you think you can come back alive after Jia Shi is eliminated, you can give it a try.” Xiao Ce said lightly.

“I really don’t like the way you talk.” Tao Xuan said.

“Otherwise, do you think I would be as easy to talk to as Ye Qiu?” Xiao Ce chuckled.

“What will happen after the merger?” Tao Xuan finally asked.

“From the perspective of interests, you won’t lose. This is just one point. Of course, I’ve always been loyal to my friends. If you don’t agree, you can call me Boss Tao. If you agree, you can call me Brother Tao.”

Tao Xuan pondered and said, “If I agree, tell me who the other friend is.”

“I can tell you now, his name is Su Muqiu.” Xiao Ce said.

“Impossible!” Tao Xuan stood up suddenly.

He thought of anyone: Wu Xuefeng, Qin Tianran, Xue Mingkai, and even Xia Ming.

But the name Su Muqiu alone made him unbelievable.

However, Xiao Ce did not explain much, leaving it up to you to believe it or not.

At this moment, Xiao Ce suddenly asked, “There is a player named Li Zhen in your youth training, right?”

“There is such a person.” Tao Xuan had some impression of her. After all, she was the only female youth trainee.

“Is it convenient for me to go and meet him?” Xiao Ce asked again.

“I’ll have someone take you there.” Tao Xuan did not refuse and called the team leader Cui Li.

When he arrived at the youth training camp, Xiao Ce also met the little girl named Li Zhen.

Yes, she looks like a little girl, I wonder if she is 16 years old.

Xiao Ce couldn’t help but gasp, wondering if Gu Beicheng actually liked this.

Li Zhen has a pretty appearance, with a standard oval face, but she is a little small and looks childish.

At this moment, a group of Jia Shi’s youth training team members also saw Xiao Ce, and they were all curious about why the Linhai players suddenly came here.