Chapter 3307
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The league was flourishing.
In less than half a year, the World Supernatural League had become the most valuable league.
The value of the North American Storm also increased.
But contrary to the market value, the Storm's results were terrible.
After winning the first match, they lost three matches in a row.
It couldn't be helped. The Storm was below average in the league.
Nevertheless, the Storm's value increased day by day.
All sorts of advertisers and sponsors came one after another.
It was as if they didn't see the Storm's losses.
Of course, the Storm wasn't just weak.
It was also because their opponents were strong.
The two Chinese teams and Europe's Scarlet Team had defeated the North American Storm.
Chen Zhao couldn't do anything. The difference in strength was too great.
Unless Chen Zhao cheated them all.
Otherwise, the obvious difference in strength couldn't be made up for with tactics or occasional outbursts.
In the past half a year, Chen Zhao had been very busy. He was almost always in the different regions.
Three more competition venues had been added. Each had its own specialty.
This made the competition more interesting.
It could be said that every sum of money invested now could bring an astonishing rate of return.
Plus, it was a bonus period, so they didn't lose money in almost every match.
No matter how bad a team's results were, there were still plenty of sponsors throwing money at them.
However, at the start of the fifth match, the North American Storm ushered in a wave of results, with two consecutive victories.
…
"President, the Psionic Team is doing something. Do you have time?" West asked.
"What?" Chen Zhao asked on the phone.
"They found an ancient relic. They've been excavating it recently. Their specific goal is still unknown."
"Has Baierte sent any news?"
"No. He said that only Vestana knows what their goal is. She didn't tell anyone what they're digging."
The Supernatural Organization and the Psionic Team had maintained a peaceful relationship for a long time.
The Psionic Team was an enemy that the organization had supported.
But now, the Psionic Team's strength was gradually growing.
One was Vestana's ability.
The other was the arrival of the Spiritual Qi Tide.
Many people's strength had increased to varying degrees.
This clearly wasn't in the organization's interest and needs.
The Psionic Team wasn't strong enough to threaten the organization.
But the Psionic Team was getting closer and closer to that red line.
Therefore, both West and Chen Zhao were on guard.
Once the strength of the psionic team reached or exceeded that red line.
Then the Supernatural Organization would find an excuse to start a war with the Psi team.
They had to kill the threat in the cradle to avoid nurturing a tiger.
"Belster suspects that there is some unknown power in the ancient ruin. Vestana has been in a state of excitement during the excavation."
"Can you find out which era the ancient relic belongs to?"
"I can't find anything. I've looked through all the documents I could find. There's no information about the ancient ruins."
"Then let's wait and see," Chen Zhao said. "If they really get something big, then we'll attack them and take their spoils."
"Alright, now that we're done with business, let's talk about some personal matters. Guild Leader, does the North American Storm have any plans to go public?"
Chen Zhao was surprised that West would talk to him about this.
But since West had asked, there was nothing to hide.
"Yes."
The North American Storm was now very valuable. It had only been established for half a year, but they had already achieved profits and even recovered 60% of their investment.
The market value was over 1.5 billion dollars. Investors were very optimistic about the Storm's future.
Chen Zhao and Steven's plan was to throw the team into the stock market again.
The Storm's current value wasn't because of their results, but because of the North American market. This was also a bonus brought by the market environment.
"When will you go public? Give me an exact time. I plan to buy a lot."
"Probably next year," Chen Zhao said. "When the financial report for the fourth quarter comes out."
The better the financial report, the higher the valuation and the more excited the market would be.
Going public blindly wouldn't result in bad results, but it wouldn't reach expectations.
"Oh, I'll take the Storm members out to relax this weekend. Do you want to come?"
"Forget it. President, you've left all the work to me. I'm so busy right now."
"You're slandering me, aren't you? You're the one who said that I don't need to be responsible for the regular missions, and I don't need to manage the miscellaneous affairs of the association. When you guys went on a vacation, I single-handedly finished all the missions that had accumulated for a year."
"That's not a vacation. It's a conference."
"It's the same. Are you really not coming?"
"At least before I finish some troublesome missions, I won't have time."
…
The wind and waves on the sea could always make people forget their troubles quickly.
Seagulls flew above their heads. If they were unlucky, they might even drop a pile of poop on the yacht.
More than ten official members of the Storm were currently on Chen Zhao's yacht.
The pre-season had ended. They had a month of leisure time.
They'd gotten the last ticket to the playoffs.
This also completed the plan for the first season.
As for the final ranking in the playoffs …
In Chen Zhao's words, they had to do their best and leave the rest to fate.
There were always many things that didn't go as planned in the first season.
For example, two official members thought that they could be arrogant after becoming famous. They broke the team rules and disobeyed Chen Zhao's orders. In the end, Chen Zhao terminated their contracts and kicked them out of the league. They would even be sent to court.
This was also a way for Chen Zhao to establish his authority, even if he only planned to coach for one season.
However, Chen Zhao was also the second largest shareholder of the Storm. He didn't like disobedient people.
"Hakuichiro, are you sure? Starting next season, you'll be the coach of the Storm." Chen Zhao and Hakuichiro leaned against the railing of the deck and chatted.
"Coach, I'm not sure if I'm up to the job."
"You see, I've also coached for one season without any experience. In terms of management, I'll give you the greatest help. Next season, you'll mainly be in charge of training and leading the team. There won't be any personnel changes in the new season. You're familiar with the people in the team, so I believe you'll do well."
"Is this an official appointment?"
"As for the contract, you can have your agent talk to the department manager of the Storm. I'm just confirming your intentions."
"Before that, I still have some personal matters to deal with. Before that, I can't give you an answer."
"Can you tell me what it is?"
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