“It’s fine,” Gu Wanshi said with a smile.
In her past life, she’d been incredibly dedicated to her work, for the sake of filming, she’d stayed in all kinds of environments.
A somewhat dirty stairwell might disgust her, but it wasn’t something she couldn’t endure.
Besides, she wanted to quickly see what the players in this club were like, so she could decide whether to buy the club or not.
They walked up to a unit on the third floor, and Zhao Tong raised her hand and knocked on the door.
After a good while with no response, Zhao Tong knocked harder, and only then did someone come to open the door.
The person who came out was a young man who looked barely twenty, his hair nearly reaching his shoulders, unshaven and looking rather worn out.
“Sis?” The young man was startled to see Zhao Tong, nearly dropping the phone in his hand. “Why are you here?”
“Why do you think? To check on you,” Zhao Tong said, a mix of anger and concern in her voice. “Look at the state you’re in. Do you know how worried Mom is about you?”
Zhao Jie said impatiently, “I can make my own decisions about my own life, you don’t need to worry about me!”
“You—” Zhao Tong was about to scold him further, then suddenly remembered Gu Wanshi was still standing beside her.
She quickly introduced her. “This is my boss, surname Gu. Say hello!”
The moment Zhao Jie saw Gu Wanshi, he froze, his face flushing slightly.
He’d been buried in training with his teammates lately, hardly seeing any strangers at all.
For such a beautiful girl to suddenly appear in front of him, how could he not blush?
“H-hello, Boss Gu,” Zhao Jie said dazedly.
“Hello.” Gu Wanshi nodded with a smile. “May I come in and take a look? Will it interrupt your training?”
“No, it won’t!” Zhao Jie said quickly. “We were just about to take a break anyway. Boss Gu, sis, please come in and sit.”
Gu Wanshi and Zhao Tong both walked inside.
The moment they stepped through the door, both their brows furrowed.
The place was an absolute mess! Clothes and shoes were scattered everywhere, even underwear was carelessly draped over the sofa, along with instant noodle cups, chili sauce jars, unwashed bowls and chopsticks…
Several young men lay sprawled about, and only upon noticing they had visitors did they scramble to their feet.
“Ahem, sorry about this, Boss Gu, sis, we’ve been so busy training lately, we haven’t had time to clean up,” Zhao Jie said, embarrassed.
The others also felt ashamed, having such a beautiful girl see their place in such a mess…
“Doesn’t your club’s owner hire a cleaner to come tidy up for you?” Gu Wanshi asked.
Zhao Jie gave a helpless smile. “Our club’s owner probably doesn’t care about us much anymore… he only gave us a tiny bit of money for food this month, so how would he bother hiring a cleaner for us?”
“Yeah, even the coach barely shows up anymore, we’ve had to train ourselves,” another boy said with a bitter smile.
The others’ faces all carried the same downcast expression.
Could they really win competitions in an environment and under conditions like this?
Gu Wanshi chatted with them for a while.
Through their conversation, Gu Wanshi learned that they genuinely treated esports as their true passion and calling, not just something they did for fun.
Whenever they talked about training and competitions, every single one of them had a spark in their eyes.
When they talked about wanting to compete internationally and bring honor to their country, Zhao Jie even got a little animated, gesturing with his hands.
Gu Wanshi found herself caught up in their enthusiasm, growing a little excited herself.
Then she watched them train for a while longer.
The game they played was called Azure Flame Guardian, quite similar to a game from the world she’d come from before transmigrating, both were 5v5 MOBA games.
In her past life, Gu Wanshi used to play games in her free time, so she had a decent understanding of them.
She could tell that these young men’s skill level was very high.
If they had good training conditions and good coaching, they might really be able to go compete internationally someday.
Gu Wanshi made up her mind, she would buy this club.
Their club’s owner clearly didn’t want to bother with them anymore anyway, so if someone wanted to buy it, he surely wouldn’t refuse.
“You have your owner’s contact information, right?” Gu Wanshi asked. “Give it to me.”
“Boss Gu, what are you planning to do?” Zhao Jie asked curiously.
“I’m going to buy your club,” Gu Wanshi said flatly. “Once I do, I’ll give you all proper training conditions, so you can focus on training and competing.”
Hearing this, the boys in the club instantly grew excited!
Although they were all devoted to the game, they could also tell that the beautiful young woman in front of them seemed quite wealthy!
They’d all regretted signing with this club in the first place.
But now, if this beautiful young woman could buy out the club, their lives would surely get better!
Without hesitation, Zhao Jie gave Gu Wanshi the owner’s phone number.
Gu Wanshi called the club owner, and the moment he heard someone wanted to buy the club, he was overjoyed.
He’d only started this club on a whim in the first place, and had been racking his brain trying to figure out how to unload this hot potato!
The club owner was a middle-aged man, and the moment he received Gu Wanshi’s call, he rushed right over.
Seeing Gu Wanshi, his eyes flickered with calculation.
Gu Wanshi was beautiful and dressed impeccably, clearly a wealthy young lady, probably wanting to run a club on a whim.
He’d better ask for a good price.
“Ahem, how should I address you, miss?”
“My surname is Gu,” Gu Wanshi said, her expression cool.
She had no good feelings toward this man at all, in fact, she found him rather distasteful.
If he was going to start a club in the first place, he should be responsible for the kids in it. Signing them on and then abandoning them like this, what kind of way was that to run things!
“Miss Gu.” The man’s smile widened. “This club, you know, has a lot of my own blood, sweat, and tears in it. These kids are like my own children…”
“No need to say all that,” Gu Wanshi cut in with a cold smile. “Just name your price.”
The man’s eyes darted, and he said, “I can see you’re serious about buying, so let’s just settle it, a flat two million, how about that?”
Two million?
Gu Wanshi’s eyes turned colder.
Was he trying to treat her like an easy mark?
Even though she now had over a billion, that didn’t mean she was willing to just throw money away on someone like this!
Seeing Gu Wanshi stay silent, the man added, “I won’t sell for less than two million.”
“Is that so? In that case, there’s something I need to make clear with you first,” Gu Wanshi said flatly.
“What is it? Go ahead.”
“I’ve already read the contract you signed with these kids when you brought them into the club,” Gu Wanshi said. “The contract specifies the standards for their food, clothing, housing, and transportation after joining the club. Let’s just talk about the food allowance, it states, if I remember right, at least one hundred yuan per person per day.”
The man’s face changed.
“But… these past several days, all the kids combined haven’t even spent a hundred yuan a day on food together, have they?” Gu Wanshi said with a cold smile. “Just because they don’t understand this stuff doesn’t mean nobody does. Tell me, if I take them and sue you in court, how much would you have to pay in damages?”