Chapter Two: Buying a "Worthless" Team

"Skyvault Sports planned a three-year sponsorship with our opponent, Donggang. The contract has a public-sentiment window. If Blaze wins tomorrow, Skyvault will redirect its 'Defy the Impossible' campaign to us: twelve million in cash, six million in equipment." Qin stared at him. "We are second from the bottom. They are champions. You haven't seen my lineup." "Goalkeeper Sun Yue's wrist fails on low shots in rain. Left back Gao Xiang has a fever. Captain Chen Fang's knee lasts sixty minutes. You planned a five-four-one formation and penalties. That loses." Those were confidential medical details. "Who did you bribe?" Qin asked. "Nobody." Chenzhou pointed through the window at a lean teenager juggling a ball alone. "Start Lu Ye."