King of Kings, start with a perfect record and strive for the top spot.

The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight shone through the curtains and dappled the sheets, Ye Lan opened her sleepy eyes.

Lin Xueyao, who was next to her, was snoring softly. Her small hands were tightly gripping the pillow and the corner of her clothes, and her hair was a little messy.

Ye Lan found it amusing, so she reached out and gently pinched the other person's cheek. The other person simply turned over and went back to sleep.

Last night, the two had an in-depth and friendly conversation, and didn't fall asleep until very late.

Ye Lan developed a bad habit during her school days: she only slept five or six hours a day and was still full of energy, but Lin Xueyao couldn't do that.

She always seems to be constantly sleepy, usually sleeping for about ten hours.

Ye Lan took her phone out from under her pillow, glanced at the time, and saw that it was only seven in the morning. She estimated that Lin Xueyao would not wake up until eleven.

Without waking her, he gently lifted the covers and tucked the blanket around Lin Xueyao's collar to protect her from the cold wind.

After doing all this, he put on his slippers, walked out of the bedroom, and began to wash up.

I scooped up a handful of cold water and rubbed it on my face; my mind instantly became much clearer.

Looking at the stacks of Darlie toothpaste next to the sink that had formed a wall, Ye Lan's head, which had just regained consciousness, started to throb again.

In the corner of the bathroom, there was a small mountain of laundry detergent.

Lin Xueyao did buy too much.

Ye Lan shook her head, picked up the red toothbrush in the cup, squeezed on the toothpaste, and started brushing her teeth. At the same time, she used her mobile phone to buy a lot of snacks and potato chips online.

There was no way around it; Lin Xueyao just loved to eat it.

Although she had been explicitly forbidden from eating too many snacks before, Ye Lan was still worried that she would eat laundry detergent instead of potato chips.

Instead of blocking, it's better to guide; it's better to keep some snacks at home.

I finished brushing my teeth and went to the bathroom, and the delivery guy just happened to bring the snacks to my door.

Ye Lan arranged the snacks one by one in the cupboard, and then wrote a sentence on a sticky note: "You can only eat one a day, otherwise I won't want you anymore!"

In the bottom right corner of the sticky note, there was a threatening emoticon drawn.

After doing all this, Ye Lan capped the pen and stared blankly at the sticky note.

I suddenly miss the girl who taught me how to write sticky notes.

But Ye Lan knew very well that the world was neither too big nor too small, and many people had unknowingly met for the last time.

If you don't deliberately try to meet them, you might never see them again.

Ye Lan was feeling sad when the phone suddenly rang. He sighed, put the sticky note in the cabinet, and closed the window.

I picked up my phone; the caller ID showed no name, so it was clearly a call from an unknown number.

However, this is not surprising. Since becoming a boss, he has received more and more business calls, including many spam calls such as advertising and sales calls.

The key is that you have no idea whether it's a spam call or a work-related call until you answer it.

Just like opening a blind box of chocolates, you never know if the next one will be a chocolate or an awesome treat!

But you can't just hang up, because if it's a work call, wouldn't that be a huge loss?

Ye Lan answered the phone, and a slightly standard announcer's voice came from the other end.

"Hello, I am Wang Liang, the economic advisor for the King of Glory KPL professional league. Are you Mr. Ye Lan?"

This is the difference between a work call and a sales call.

Sales calls usually ask for your identity, and you can hang up halfway through. However, for business calls, you should usually state your identity in advance to prevent the other party from thinking it's a sales call and hanging up.

"That's right, I am Ye Lan. What's the matter with my call?" Ye Lan replied calmly.

Wang Liang's eyes lit up, and he cleared his throat slightly. "It's like this, because your milk tea has had a very good response in the professional arena, we would like to talk to you about a long-term cooperation."

Hearing this, Ye Lan perked up; making money was his favorite thing.

"Do you have time tomorrow? I've booked a private room at the Longmao Hotel. How about we eat and chat there? Afterwards, we can go to a karaoke bar and sing some songs."

Ye Lan was speechless for a moment. "Brother, you're not going to act anymore, are you?"

All business dinners inevitably involve karaoke, but is that really singing?

To put it bluntly, it's about venting humanity's most primal desires.

But Ye Lan always felt that roadside stalls were unhygienic and could easily make people sick.

He immediately and decisively refused, "No need, let's talk over the phone. I'll find a time to sign the contract after we've reached an agreement."

Upon hearing this, Wang Liang's eyes immediately dimmed. He had originally planned to use public funds for food and drinks and have some fun, but it turned out that the other party had absolutely no interest in that area.

Forget it, he's just a young boy who's barely an adult. He's probably never been to a place like that before, so it's normal that he's not interested.

After thinking about Ye Lan's identity information, Wang Liang sighed helplessly.

Then he continued, "We would like to sign a long-term cooperation agreement with you for 3-5 years. During this period, you will not only help us promote professional competitions, but also provide us with drinks."

Ye Lan nodded silently. These were the most basic requirements, nothing to worry about.

Moreover, this kind of promotion is mutual; professional leagues ride on the popularity of their milk tea, while their milk tea rides on the popularity of professional matches.

True win-win, that's what cooperation is all about!

"I understand the terms. Give me a quote!"

Since it was an official professional organization that took the initiative to propose the collaboration, there must have been a substantial sponsorship involved.

Wang Liang continued, "Considering that your Xueyao Milk Tea is just an early-stage startup project and doesn't have much influence yet, we've prepared a sponsorship of 50 million yuan. This is no small amount, so we hope you'll consider it carefully."

Wang Liang felt that a bid of 50 million was definitely enough.

First of all, Xueyao milk tea is a new industry, and it definitely needs a lot of capital to expand.

Secondly, Ye Lan is just a high school graduate, a teenager under 20 years old. People like him are not shrewd and have not seen much of the world. Fifty million is an astronomical figure for them.

But when Ye Lan heard the price, she was completely unmoved, without even the slightest emotional fluctuation.

"Isn't 50 million a bit too little?"

Wang Liang was stunned. He raised his hand and twirled his ear with his little finger, wondering if he had misheard.

"It's true that my Xueyao Milk Tea is a new project, but its prospects are very promising. An investment of 50 million is a bit too much of an underestimation."

“The grand prospects are a matter for later, but you are in the early stages of development right now. The investment of 50 million is calculated based on your current situation.”

Ye Lan sneered and replied without any politeness, "Then let me tell you, if it weren't for the early stages of development, you wouldn't have been able to get through to my phone at all."