Chapter Two: Buying a "Worthless" Team

There were no lights at the west gate. Rain leaked through a rusted awning above three collection notices. The top one demanded 4.87 million yuan in overdue stadium fees from Linjiang Blaze within twenty-four hours. An argument shook the meeting room when Chenzhou entered. "Cancel tomorrow's match!" a balding man shouted. "Travel, bonuses, medical bills—everything costs money. Dissolve now and we can at least sell the equipment." "The players are already on the bus," white-haired coach Qin Haishan snapped. "Blaze may be poor, but we will not be cowards." "Can pride pay a debt?" "I don't know about pride," Chenzhou said, folding his umbrella, "but tomorrow's match is worth twenty million." Silence.