With all these qualities, I will eventually become immortal.

Chapter 211 HanHai Technology, Strategic Cooperation (3k)

The master and apprentice stood at the street corner waiting when a black van pulled up nearby.

"Old Luo, get in the car."

Zhao Shousui rolled down the car window and greeted him.

"Haha, Old Zhao, it's been a long time."

"Hello, Senior Zhao."

After greeting his master, Meng Chuan sat down in the back seat.

After getting into the car, I saw a young man dressed in a pine-patterned crane robe sitting in the front passenger seat.

Although she is thin, this is only in comparison to her own past self.
Overall, she was quite capable, and like the ancients, she kept her hair long, tied up in a knot and secured with a thin silver hairpin.

The young man turned around to face him and his master, and clasped his hands in a Taoist salute.

"Wang Ye of Wudang greets Master Luo and Xiao Meng."

"Hello, Meng Chuan from Ping An Middle School."

After the two greeted each other, Meng Chuan looked at the master and apprentice pair with a strange expression.

His teacher, Zhao Shousui, was dressed in a black vest and beach shorts, and did not look like a master at all.

However, his apprentice Wang Ye has an impressive physique and a somewhat otherworldly appearance.

Luo Guanyun also noticed this and seized the opportunity to launch a personal attack.

“Old Zhao, your disciple certainly has the demeanor of a Taoist. Look at you, you’re just like that retired old man, unkempt.”

Zhao Shousui and Luo Guanyun were old friends, so he wasn't angry.

Instead, he smiled and said:
"If you say another word, I'll throw you out."

After dinner, the three of them returned to the hotel together.

"Xiao Meng, focus on the competition and don't rush things. I'll help you get started after the competition."

Zhao Shousui spoke earnestly in the elevator.

He was also puzzled; this kid was too hasty in speaking.

From the moment we met, she kept asking me all sorts of questions about the [Azure Dragon Lock Body].
"Okay, thank you, Master Zhao."

This method relates to his conception of body shape, and he was indeed a bit impatient.

He calmed himself down and returned to his reserved room to practice martial arts.

This competition is of an exceptionally high standard, ranking among the highest for those below the level of martial arts masters.

The hotel rooms are provided free of charge by the Wujing Center, and each room also includes a small training room of 100 square meters.

Luo Guanyun did not return to the hotel with the others.

His ancestral home was Langya in Shandong, which was only a few hundred kilometers away from Wu'an City.

Luckily, I have a lot of old friends nearby I can contact, so I can show off to my fellow villagers.

Meanwhile, Meng Chuan was practicing boxing in the training room.

I saw that young Taoist priest Wang Ye is quite skilled today. I should practice with him more when I have time, so as not to be caught off guard and suffer a setback.

Time passed slowly, and Meng Chuan was about to call his master and go out for a stroll to see the sights of Wu'an City.

Just then, the hotel room phone rang.

The receptionist's sweet voice came from the other end of the phone:

【Hello Mr. Meng, we have a customer looking for you. Would it be convenient for him to come up now?】

Meng Chuan was completely baffled. He was a native of Yong'an, but he had no fellow villagers in Wu'an City.

The receptionist handed the phone to the customer, and two minutes later, Meng Chuan understood what he meant.

"Then please come up first. I'll call my master over as well."

"Hello Meng Chuan, I am Yu Chenguang, Marketing Manager from HanHai Technology Co., Ltd. This is my business card."

Meng Chuan nodded, took the business card, and the [Strategic Cooperation Agreement] placed underneath.

"My master will be here shortly, please wait a moment."

Meng Chuangang got the gist of it over the phone, but hadn't heard all the other details. All he knew was that the God of Wealth had brought him money.
It seems that my last battle at Yong'an has made my name known to these big companies.

Don't rush. Meng Chuan needs his master to come and check him out to avoid any shady dealings or traps.

Yu Chenguang, dressed in a navy blue suit and sporting his signature smile, said:
"Okay, Xiao Meng, let's chat first. How much do you know about our HanHai Technology Company?"

"I know HanHai Labs, it must be under your company, right?"

HanHai Laboratory is one of the most prominent pharmaceutical laboratories in DaChu recently.

The five sets of medicine gift boxes that Meng Chuan cashed out after winning the championship at the top of Xiangwang Tomb were products of this laboratory.

Yu Chenguang smiled and nodded, saying:
"Yes, HanHai Labs is indeed under our company, and your strategic cooperation agreement is also related to it."

Our company, Hanhai, is an emerging giant in China and has always been committed to cultivating young talents in the Great Chu Kingdom.

"To engage in mutually beneficial collaborations with the most outstanding martial arts talents in the Great Chu, including scientific research cooperation, technological innovation, and potential development."

Yu Chenguang continued speaking, while Meng Chuan listened and flipped through the documents in his hand.

Everything has two sides; it's impossible to reap all the benefits without making any sacrifices.

A moment later, Luo Guanyun came to Meng Chuan's room from the banquet.

His body was covered in a swirling aura of energy, and the smell of alcohol on his body had vanished without a trace.

"Greetings, Master Luo." Yu Chenguang quickly stood up to greet him, his attitude humble.

He had gathered information beforehand and knew that this person was Meng Chuan's personal master, the newly promoted martial arts grandmaster of the Great Chu, whose thunder magic was unfathomably powerful.

Luo Guanyun nodded slightly and sat down beside him with an air of nonchalance.

Meng Chuan sighed, noting that his master was indeed very dignified in front of outsiders.

He recalled the awe-inspiring sight of his master when they first met, and couldn't help but marvel at the ingenuity of fate.

Yu Chenguang was only a ninth-level martial artist. Although he was a manager of a large company, he had to be respectful in terms of both strength and status.

Luo Guanyun took the agreement from Meng Chuan, while Yu Chenguang stood beside him, waiting to review it.

These strategic cooperation agreements are mainly signed with powerful martial artists at the level of martial arts masters or above.

For martial arts practitioners like Meng Chuan, the best of the best are selected, and the investment is mainly for the future to gain an advantage.

We will wait until it grows up before we can start further cooperation.

Examples include processing spoils from conquering demon nests, serving as brand ambassadors for martial arts competitions, and promoting high-tech products.

While he was still a martial artist, Han Hai provided the resources. Only after he became a martial arts master could he gradually begin to receive returns.

Hanhai Company can afford to wait; as one of the top ten giant enterprises in the Great Chu, it has the capital to do so.

After a moment, Luo Guanyun looked up and asked:
"The general agreement is fine, but the so-called 'training resources' are too scarce."

"Your company is quite something, knowing his mentor is me, offering him three million a year, are you trying to feed a beggar?"

Three million is a lot for ordinary people, but for Luo Guanyun, even if it fell on the ground, he would still pick it up, but it was indeed not much.

Even though he was getting the apprentice for free, Luo Guanyun was unwilling to "sell" his apprentice cheaply.

Most importantly, given his disciple's potential, he will most likely become a martial artist within the next year.

In just one year, Hanhai Company has started to see returns; where else can you find such a good business?

Upon hearing this, Yu Chenguang explained:

"Master Luo, in addition to the annual subsidy of three million, there is also the right to purchase [Han Hai] products at an 80% discount, as well as the opportunity to try out new products every month."

“My apprentice doesn’t need your company’s high-tech stuff, he wants something more practical.”

Luo Guanyun waved his hand and said that Meng Chuan had always practiced martial arts with him and had only eaten all-natural foods, never consuming high-tech products.
This is related to his teaching philosophy. Xingyi Wuxing advocates being close to nature. When the method of absorbing qi circulates in the body, the chemical components that are precipitated and waiting to be decomposed in scientific supplements will have an impact on it.

Some people don't care about these things, but over time, some stubborn remnants become difficult to deal with, inevitably causing more harm than good.

Meng Chuan nodded to himself. He thought the same as Master Luo. He had various qualities that were beneficial to cultivation and did not need these chemical agents.

He just realized that although becoming a martial arts master meant a cooperative relationship with Hanhai Company, it wasn't a superior-subordinate relationship.

However, these subsidies are indeed too little, compared to the prize money of the competition, which is as high as 20 million.

Yu Chenguang nodded to himself; negotiations couldn't involve giving the price right away all at once.

He takes things slowly and methodically; he is one of Hanhai's most skilled negotiators among its market managers.

"Master Luo, first of all, you may have some misunderstandings about Hanhai. Our recently launched [Great Dream] series of supplements are made of all-natural ingredients without any chemical additives."

Secondly, we firmly believe that Meng Chuanhui will quickly advance to the level of a martial arts master, otherwise we wouldn't have come to you to request cooperation.

But as you know, the martial artist stage subsidy is just a bonus. We're not seeking anything in return; it's simply to demonstrate Han Hai's sincerity. The most important thing is the future cooperation with martial artists.

Luo Guanyun waved his hand and said:

"Stop with the nonsense. Once my disciple becomes a martial artist, he can easily collaborate with other companies. And what if he doesn't? Can't I afford to support him?"

If you see potential in Meng Chuan, then show some concrete results.

I can reveal some information in advance: Meng Chuan has already obtained the pre-admission qualification for the Master Class of Beilian University without examination.

Guess how much your old rival, [Tiangong Crafts], will offer for this?

This is the worst of times, with the invasion of demons and the chaos of the demonic path, but it is also the best of times for the flourishing of martial arts culture.

Becoming a martial artist does not mean becoming detached from society or being able to transcend worldly affairs.

In order to continue climbing, most people have to take two paths.

One group consists of academics who enter Wuhan University to teach and acquire resources, while also securing resources for the university and earning a share of the profits.

The second option is to join a company or collaborate with them. However, collaboration requires being "valuable," a qualification that most ordinary martial artists who only reach a certain level in their thirties do not possess.

There are also exceptionally talented martial artists who can be considered representatives of the youth of the Great Chu, and who are qualified and capable of choosing to pursue both paths simultaneously in order to accumulate a large amount of resources.

The resources consumed by martial arts practitioners are terrifyingly high.

Standing meditation, True Martial Arts, True Skills, and even Divine Skills and Ultimate Techniques are all money pits.

Moreover, Meng Chuan's combined internal and external training requires double the resources. As his personal master, he would certainly need to make plans for his disciple as soon as possible.

Luo Guanyun intended for his disciple to pursue both paths simultaneously. This was also the reason why, after reaching the Grandmaster level, he did not choose to return to the National Southwest Associated University as a professor.

Supported by its own massive martial arts school and warships, and with the support of the academy and the company, three paths run parallel. What kind of "martial arts monster" can it possibly cultivate?

The company is not a charity; its leader is also a world-renowned martial arts giant.

Without sufficient military support, even the largest scale is just a castle in the air.

The news of Meng Chuan's exemption from the entrance examination for the Master Class has been kept secret, so Hanhai Company has not been able to obtain it.

However, the Master Class without examination is the first example in the Great Chu.

This means that Wuhan University has already helped the company identify Meng Chuan's strong potential.

(End of this chapter)