Chapter 61

Ma Junren was currently training a dozen or so female athletes on the track of the Liaoning Sports Institute. "You bunch of idiots, all you know is to slack off, lazy bums, each one of you is as lazy as hell..." As he spoke, his anger seemed to grow, and in the end, he couldn't hold back. He looked around for something to use but found nothing handy, so he rolled up his sleeves, ready to hit them.

Seeing his action, the young women, who had already won gold medals internationally and were considered "national heroes" domestically, closed their eyes tightly, not even daring to use their hands to protect their heads. They knew that even the slightest attempt to protect themselves would only result in more severe beatings.

Ma Junren's fist landed on the youngest girl, a teenager in her teens, who gritted her teeth and didn't make a sound. Wang Junxia, the oldest, felt she couldn't take it anymore. She recalled six months ago when she had begged Coach Ma to find her farming parents a job.

Coach Ma had arranged for her parents to work as temporary staff at the Liaoning Sports Institute, but a month later, they returned home in tears. Wang Junxia's parents couldn't bear to see the coach's abuse of the children. Although they initially supported the coach, thinking that children deserved punishment when they made mistakes, they couldn't stand seeing their own child being beaten for no reason just because the coach was in a bad mood. The honest old couple, fearing that they might bring trouble to their daughter, could only return home in tears.

Wang Junxia watched as Ma Junren approached her, raising his hand to slap her. She closed her eyes tightly. Just as she braced herself for the slap, she heard someone shout, "Coach Ma, someone is here to see you."

"Damn, you're lucky! Go run ten thousand meters!" Wang Junxia slowly opened her eyes after hearing this. She started running without hesitation, glancing at the group of people approaching. It seemed to be a team led by a few people, including a film crew. No wonder he didn't hit her... As she thought this, she noticed a teenager among the group. He looked about fifteen or sixteen, with a city-like demeanor, not particularly handsome but with an indescribable aura.

"What's a teenager like him doing here?" Wang Junxia wondered. The Ma family team had always been kept in an extremely isolated environment by a man surnamed Ma. They were not allowed to watch the news, participate in external activities, make phone calls, or write letters without the coach's review and delivery. They were also forbidden to fall in love or whisper to any men... She really didn't know if there were any famous teenagers in their teens recently.

"Coach Ma, hello, I'm Jia Gang. I once spoke to you on behalf of Shanghai Yanzhong Industry. I'm here to discuss your secret formula. Is there a suitable place where we can talk?" Jia Gang, with the demeanor of a general manager, shook Ma Junren's hand and smiled.

"Yanzhong Industry? Oh, the company that called me first in Stuttgart? I already told you, I won't sell it for ten million, no way, nothing to discuss..." The champion coach waved his hand impatiently and then turned to the film crew behind Jia Gang. "Which TV station are you from? Want to interview me? Come on, let's go to my dorm..."

Hey... At this moment, Jia Hongjian suddenly felt an urge to slap someone. Was this Ma Junren really so "snobbish" in front of his family? He didn't even show the most basic courtesy and refused them in front of the media without even offering them a cup of tea?

"Coach Ma, sorry, the CCTV film crew is with us," Jia Hongjian smiled and said. Ma Junren looked at Jia Hongjian in surprise and then turned to the film crew for confirmation. Seeing that they indeed came with the Jia family, even carrying the equipment to help them, Ma Junren's face turned red.

"Whose kid are you?" Ma Junren glared at Jia Hongjian. Before Jia Hongjian could respond, Jia Gang stepped between them and smiled. "This is my son. Regardless, we are here to discuss with you, right? Coach Ma, please rest assured, we are very sincere this time, and our offer will not disappoint you. Why don't we find a place to talk?"

Seeing Jia Gang's polite demeanor, Ma Junren pursed his lips and said reluctantly, "Let's go to my dorm, but no tea, only plain water." As they followed Ma Junren to his dorm, Jia Hongjian was puzzled. He was puzzled by how Ma Junren, with such a bad temper, could still live to this age, which was simply unbelievable!

They soon arrived at a three-story building. Ma Junren's dorm was on the first floor, closest to the stairs. The room was quite large, about thirty to forty square meters, with a big bed, a dining table, a TV, and a few other items.

"Alright, wait outside for a moment. Here's some money, go buy cigarettes and snacks," Jia Hongjian said to the film crew and reporters before entering, handing two hundred yuan to Bai Yansong. As someone who had a strong sense of leadership even at fifteen in his previous life, Jia Hongjian wouldn't forget his responsibilities even before such an important negotiation.

Inside the room, Jia Hongjian, his parents, and lawyer Yuan Yang entered. Jia Gang drank some water and enthusiastically took out the plan he and his son had drafted, explaining it to Ma Junren. "Coach Ma, last time you said you wouldn't sell for ten million. This time, our offer is exactly ten million! Yes, you heard right! We are offering ten million RMB for your secret formula. With this ten million, you won't have to worry about your and your family's future. You can work out of interest, send your children abroad for education, and travel abroad every year... All of this can be achieved by participating in the exclusive sales rights auction for the secret formula drink in over thirty provinces and autonomous regions across the country..."

Jia Hongjian had to admit that his father, who was usually very stubborn and poor at speaking, was surprisingly eloquent and shrewd. His words were so well-structured that even Jia Hongjian, who had been in business for many years, couldn't find any flaws. He, like Jia Hongjian, put the most appealing points first, attracting the listener's attention, and then skillfully arranged the potential risks in a way that made them seem negligible...

"Are you really planning to pay ten million for my formula?" Ma Junren's eyes lit up, and he smiled, no longer looking reluctant.

"Yes, ten million in real cash!" Jia Gang nodded confidently.

"Oh, how embarrassing... When you called last time, I was busy and wasn't very polite... Today, because some of the athletes were slacking off, I was in a bad mood and didn't treat you well. I'm sorry! Let me make it up to you. How about some tea instead of plain water? I have some excellent jasmine tea from an old colleague, I'll go get it for you..."

Oh, as soon as he heard about the ten million, Ma Junren's attitude changed completely. Now he was being extremely hospitable, and anyone who didn't know him would think he was very polite and warm-hearted...

A moment later, Ma Junren returned empty-handed and then took out a tea can from a corner of the room, smiling. "I forgot, my old colleague left the tea here for safekeeping, and I forgot about it..."

Sigh... He didn't forget; he just didn't want to offer the good tea to the Jia family at first. Now, to save face, he made up an excuse. He then found some good teacups, carefully warmed them, and poured the tea, discarding the first brew and pouring the second, before serving the Jia family the best tea.

Watching his actions, Jia Hongjian thought of the snobbish old monk in the temple who said, "Sit, sit well, please sit well; tea, serve tea, serve the best tea" to Su Dongpo during the Song Dynasty.

However, everything changed when Ma Junren saw the contract and realized that the Jia family did not plan to pay the ten million in cash upfront, and the initial payment was zero. He exploded. Without a word, he put the contract aside and took back the second brew of jasmine tea from Jia Gang and the others.

He didn't drink it himself but poured it out the window, regardless of whether anyone was outside. "Get out! Do you think I have nothing better to do than play games with you? I'll tell you, if you can pay ten million in cash, I'll sell you the formula. No cash? Get lost!" As he spoke, he opened the door to show them out.

Hey! The tea was cold before they even left!

"Dad, you go out first, let me talk to Coach Ma," Jia Hongjian said with a smile, his tone calm and gentle, without any aggression...

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It is true that Ma Junren liked to use violence, and his training methods were extremely brutal and isolated. Additionally, it is true that he was greedy. When Zhonghua Softshell Turtle Essence presented him and Wang Junxia with 24k gold brooches, Ma Junren, seeing that they were 24k gold, demanded that the athletes hand them over to him for safekeeping. None of the athletes listened to him, knowing that once they handed them over, they would never get them back. If they could get them back, they wouldn't have refused to hand them over...

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