The import of coal was urgent, and the very next day, Jintianjing Long imdiately sought out people to work with Zhang nglong on the handover of the new earth mine and coal.
The price for 4 million tons of new earth mine was 160 billion US Dollars, and the batch of coal Kaibong needed had soared to 1300 US Dollars per ton, bringing the total close to 200 billion US Dollars!
In other words, Kaibong had to pay Zhang nglong nearly 40 billion US Dollars more! And this sum just happened to level out the money Zhang nglong spent on importing coal fields from Australia.
Zhang nglong had essentially gotten the 4 million tons of new earth mine from the Kaibong people without spending a penny, his only real loss being so logistics and storage costs. Compared to the massive 160 billion US Dollars, these costs were almost negligible.
"Hmph! Sending soone to kill ? Letting you bleed this much is already quite rciful!" Zhang nglong sneered. Had it been according to the temperant of his ancestors, they might have used planes, tanks, and nuclear bombs to flatten this little island country!
"Zhang nglong, are you back yet?" Just as Zhang nglong finally found so free ti, he received a call from Wang Ling.
"Man, I have rested for less than half a day and here you are harassing . Did you install a surveillance cara in my house or what?" Zhang nglong joked.
"If you're free this afternoon, why don't you co see my team?" Wang Ling suggested.
"Sure!" Zhang nglong was soone who loved playing gas, and although he used to be terrible at them, it didn't stop him from enjoying them. Moreover, he was eager to see the skill level of the people Wang Ling had recruited.
"Hehe, let
tell you, you're definitely going to be blown away. I've spent a lot of money to put this team together!"
"Oh? Then I really must take a good look!"
...
Wang Ling's club was located in an esports town in the Jiangbin District of Jiangnan City, a very bustling gaming industry belt with ga developnt companies, ga operations companies, and esports clubs.
According to Wang Ling, many teams that had participated in world-class competitions were headquartered in this place!
Wang Ling's club occupied a new seven-story building. Initially, a gaming company was supposed to move in, but due to the pandemic's impact, the company went bankrupt before it could settle in, and Wang Ling took a big chunk of the startup capital provided by his father to buy the building.
"How is it, not too shabby, right?" Wang Ling took Zhang nglong around the club for a tour. The building housed the players' and coaches' dormitories, tactical discussion rooms, training rooms, and a whole floor dedicated to living and recreational facilities. Despite its modest size, the club was fully equipped to et the daily needs of the players.
"What's this room for?" Zhang nglong asked, pointing to a few rooms in the corner of the floor with the dormitories. "Guest rooms?"
Wang Ling chuckled, "You don't understand this industry. Esports players have a very strict ti managent, and under normal circumstances, they aren't allowed to leave the base. However, so of the guys still need to exchange feelings with their girlfriends once in a while. I call these the relationship exchange rooms!"
"My man!" Zhang nglong couldn't help but laugh, "I didn't expect you to be so humanized."
The two arrived at the floor with the training rooms, where each esports title had a designated training area. Orchestrating the setup, Wang Ling led Zhang nglong into the first room.
This was the League of Legends team's training room, and all the players were in the midst of their practice sessions.
"Clap clap clap!" Wang Ling clapped his hands, "Everyone, take a short break, I'd like to introduce you all to another shareholder of the club!"
Upon hearing Wang Ling's call, the players and coaches turned their heads. The mont they saw Zhang nglong, many faces lit up with surprise.
"Holy cow! Boss Zhang! Our other shareholder is Boss Zhang!"
"Momma, I've seen him in person now, Boss Zhang, please give
an autograph!"
"Boss Zhang, I'm a fan! Can I get a photo with you?"
" too,
too!"
"We're all your fans!"
This sudden enthusiasm caught Zhang nglong off guard.
"Co, let
introduce you to so of the strongest players on our team!" Wang Ling pulled out a few people from the crowd.
"This is the captain of the League of Legends team, Yu Yunwei. You might not recognize the na, but you've definitely heard his gaming ID—he's 'destiny.'"
"He's 'destiny'!?" Zhang nglong had often seen videos of this player on a small streaming site when he used to play gas. His moves were stunningly brilliant, with a mix of boldness and refinent, managing to solo-kill world champions several tis in solo queue.
"The kinggo club next door has always wanted to sign him, even offering him 20 million per year, but he didn't accept. Now he's been recruited by !" Wang Ling said proudly, "With him as our trump card, we'll definitely make a splash at this year's World Esports Olympics!"
In the League of Legends team, including both starters and substitutes, there were a total of 12 players. Zhang nglong could tell that the other 11 people all respected Yu Yunwei greatly. In the esports circle, skill is the only pathway to respect.
"Not bad," Zhang nglong nodded. "Let's go look over there!"
"This is the Street Fighter players' training room!" Wang Ling introduced.
"Boss!" All the players stood up, except for two who were in the midst of a match.
"Hey, what are you two doing? The boss is here!" The coach hurriedly urged them.
"No worries, let them finish this round!" Zhang nglong smiled, knowing that esports also required high levels of concentration and that even practice matches shouldn't be disturbed by external factors.
"These two were also costly acquisitions for us," Wang Ling said, "one is Luo Ling, last year's national cybercafe champion, and the other is the champion from Island Province, Wei Weihai, but he has quite the temper. Relying on his strength, he's not very friendly to other teammates, often shaming others."
"Moreover, neither of them acknowledges the other as superior, both wanting to be the team captain. They've been competing for a long ti with alternating wins and losses."
"Ok!"
A minute later, the match ended, Luo Ling winning by a sliver of health.
"Damn! Just a bit more!" Wei Weihai was so frustrated he nearly threw the controller.
"Hahaha! There, I won this ti!"
"Cut it out, we played 8 rounds today, each won 4, it's just a tie, nothing to brag about," Wei Weihai retorted.
"Alright, co et Mr. Zhang and Mr. Wang," the coach imdiately said.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Wang!" The two n gave a slight bow to Zhang nglong and Wang Ling.
"You two are both champions?" Zhang nglong asked.
"Sort of," they replied, each with a hint of a defiant smile on their face.
"I just heard from Wang Ling that you two are competing to be the team bully?" Zhang nglong joked.
The expressions on their faces changed slightly, then they said, "Mr. Zhang, it's really because their skills are too poor. According to the current schedule, each city must select one team, then the teams from all cities will compete to form one provincial team, and only the strongest three provincial teams can enter the Esports Olympics. By our current standards, we're far from good enough."
"So that's your excuse for shaming others?" Zhang nglong asked sternly. He had no say in other clubs, but in his, Zhang nglong's club, no such behavior would be tolerated!
They averted their gaze, seemingly unwilling to respond to the question.
"So you an, if soone is stronger than you, it's alright for them to humiliate you just the sa?" Zhang nglong's lips curved slightly.
"I just watched your match," Zhang nglong said, "and in my opinion, both of you are pretty weak!"
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