Chapter 625 Sponsorship
Malu came back from the mental hospital and took advantage of the effects of the medicine to sleep until the next morning.
When I woke up and opened my phone, I found that there were more than a dozen unread messages.
They are from Anqi, Zhen Ye, Han Feifei and Wandering Warlock. They are all very interested in bathing.
Among them, Han Feifei was the most positive. She also said that if there was nothing to do at school today, she could come over to the restaurant to help, and they would go hang out together after that.
Malu couldn''t help scratching his head after seeing this information. He originally just wanted to find a partner, but he didn''t expect so many people to be free.
Damn it, don’t these people work?
But in the end, he came up with a solution, staggering the time of the four of them, and taking one bath every day.
It takes just four days to complete the bath, and different bathhouse styles can be arranged according to everyone''s preferences.
The disadvantage is that it is a bit wasteful. Although taking a bath can relax you, taking a bath every day is quite tiring.
And in order to cover up the fact that his bathhouse can be carried with him, Malu had to find another place outside, put a refrigerator magnet on the door, and then drive around in a pretense.
The only consolation is probably seeing bikinis.
So Malu spent this week opening a shop and taking a bath.
In addition, he kept his promise and even took the time to subscribe to "The Ancient Emperor Begins from Breaking Off the Engagement".
But I couldn’t finish the free part because it was so bad.
When he returned to Houde, Malu was gearing up and was planning to lead the team to Qian Guoguang Hall.
As a result, Cao Youyi informed that last week''s challenge application against Guoguang was not approved.
"Why?"
"Because we were challenged before this." Li Zhengwei said, wearing a coat.
Ma Lu was surprised, "Which of the schools at the back dares to challenge us? Could it be that Lingnan was unconvinced by its loss last time and wanted to regain its place, but I remember that the losing side cannot challenge us again within two months, right?" ”
"That''s right, so the one who challenges us this time is Xia Yin, who is ranked 89th." Cao Youyi said.
"Huh? Is it okay for a top-ranked school to challenge a bottom-ranked school?" Ma Lu asked.
“The reforms introduced by the Ministry of Education are aimed at promoting competition and exchanges between schools. Usually, schools at the bottom challenge the schools at the top.
"If they win, the two sides can exchange rankings, but the school in front is not prohibited from challenging the school behind." Cao Youyi said.
"Maybe it''s because I feel that no one would do such an obviously useless thing."
"This is indeed not good for Xiayin, but it is bad for us, because if we lose, we will not be able to challenge other schools in the next two months." Li Zhengwei continued.
"To put it bluntly, Mingxia Group wants 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 made some people restless."
"Indeed," Cao Youyi said, "your victory over the church''s Lingnan Educational College last week has now spread in Pingcheng. Pingcheng Daily has been sold out, and the 2 cent newspaper has now been sold to 1.4 yuan."
Qi Baichuan, who is in charge of business affairs, also said, "This battle has completely established the reputation of our school. Before I went outside to solicit sponsorship and discuss cooperation, most companies ignored me." Now I receive more than 100 calls every day. After ten phone calls, they all came to us to discuss cooperation, saying that our school’s current vigorous spirit fits well with their brand image.
"I have screened and negotiated four cooperation letters, and I am just waiting for your confirmation and signature." Qi Baichuan said as he handed the document in his arms to Ma Lu.
Malu rummaged around and found that there was a match factory, a department store, a textile factory and a coal mine, all of which were local industries in Pingcheng.
Ma Lu first put the coal mine''s cooperation letter aside and said, "I don''t want this. The coal mine probably doesn''t have any need to cooperate with us."
The industry in this plane is developing rapidly, various factories have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the demand for coal has been growing, so there is no need to worry about selling the coal dug out of the mines.
There is no need to cooperate with the school for publicity. In addition, Ma Lu is also skeptical about the integrity of the mine boss. He does not hope that the cooperative relationship between the two parties will have any negative impact on Houde.
Qi Baichuan nodded, "I think so too, but I think it is necessary for you to take a look at this cooperation letter, because the Siping Coal Mine is actually the property of the Salt Gang."
"That may not be accurate. The situation in Siping Coal Mine is relatively complicated." Cao Youyi, as a local, knows more about Siping Coal Mine and added.
“There are many shareholders of Siping Coal Mine, some of whom are local wealthy gentry in Pingcheng, including the current mayor of Pingcheng and the police chief, who all have shares in it, but the one with the largest shares is the Kong family of the four major families in Xindu.
“They hold about 30% of the shares. In addition, the Minister of Transportation, the Director of the Mine Supervision Agency, and many senior officials from the Military and Political Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs also hold shares.
"As for the Salt Gang, they are mainly responsible for maintaining order in the mine and dealing with troublemakers. Well, they can also be considered one of the actual managers of the Siping Coal Mine."
"So this cooperation document was their idea?" Malu raised his eyebrows.
"It should be right." Qi Baichuan said, "The person who came to see me this time was Gao Feng, the deputy leader of the Salt Gang.
"Gaofeng was very generous. He offered a sponsorship fee of 4,000 yuan in one go without any additional requirements. It was basically like giving it to us for free."
"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 probably talking about the time when the Railway Bank came to collect debts and planned to use the school building as a loan to the Salt Gang to open an opium den." Ma Lu also remembered.
"Anyway, it''s either them or the Railway Bank, which has an affair with the Mingxia Group. But then again, isn''t it necessary to make their attitude towards us change so quickly just by winning Lingnan once?"
"This is also my doubt." Cao Youyi said, "With the forces behind the Yan Gang and Siping Coal Mine, there is no need to care too much about a Talisman Master School, and it is a Talisman Master School that has not entered the top 100."
"Well, no matter what, it''s always a good thing if someone gives you money. Since they have no demands on us, there''s no need to worry about being implicated by their reputation. Let''s just accept the four thousand yuan. It just so happens that the school has been using money recently. There are a lot of places." Ma Lu said.
After that, he looked through three other cooperation letters. Their offers were not as generous as those of Siping Coal Mine, but the minimum sponsorship fee was 1,400 yuan.
The most generous one was the match factory. In addition to the sponsorship fee of 1,600 yuan, they were also willing to give 1% of the sales to Houde, on the condition that the principal, Malu, could be their spokesperson.
The match factory would also print his photo on the matchbox.
As for the education industry, burning yourself and illuminating others does go well with matches.
(End of chapter)