Billiards: Starting with the Overlord's Shot, Dominating the World

The hovercar silently took off, accelerated instantly, and left the provincial team base far behind.

The car was filled with a faint scent of perfume.

"Mr. Gu, what... what's the matter? Why are you in such a hurry?" Fan Zhengyang shifted his position uncomfortably; the leather seat was just too soft.

"I'll take you to see something." Gu Qingcheng, with one hand on the steering wheel, turned her head and gave him a mysterious smile.

The sports car slowly landed in the most bustling CBD area of ​​Lanjing City, stopping in front of a skyscraper that was over 300 meters tall and shaped like a diamond.

"The Global Financial Center is a landmark building in Lanjing City," Gu Qingcheng introduced.

She led Fan Zhengyang through the VIP exclusive passage, took the high-speed elevator, and went straight to the top floor of the building—the 88th floor.

The elevator doors opened, revealing an incredibly spacious and impressive office space to Fan Zhengyang.

The entire floor has been opened up, with huge floor-to-ceiling windows offering unparalleled 360-degree city views. Below you is a bustling flow of traffic, and in the distance, rows of skyscrapers rise one after another. Standing here, you feel a sense of grandeur, as if you have the whole city at your feet.

The office is still undergoing final soft furnishing, but the Liying Sports logo made of neon tubes on the wall has already announced its future ownership.

"This will be the headquarters of Liying Sports in Lanjing from now on." Gu Qingcheng spread her arms wide, like a queen surveying her territory, her tone carrying a hint of pride.

"I've decided to move the entire group's sports division here. Centered on Beijing, we'll radiate outwards across the country and even the world."

Fan Zhengyang was shocked by the outrageously extravagant scene before him.

An entire floor!

In the prime real estate of Beijing's CBD, they bought an entire floor!

How much will this cost?

Poverty once again limited his imagination.

"President Gu, your generosity is truly astounding," Fan Zhengyang remarked sincerely.

"Not much." Gu Qingcheng walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the city below, and parted her red lips slightly. "My ambition is much greater than this."

She turned around, walked up to Fan Zhengyang, took out a black card with a metallic sheen from her exquisite handbag, and handed it to him.

"What's this?" Fan Zhengyang took it and saw that it was an electronic access card.

"Look," Gu Qingcheng pointed with her bright red nail polished finger to an extremely luxurious-looking residential building across the street from the window, "Do you see that 'Tianxi No. 1'? It's a luxury apartment building in Lanjing City."

She paused, then, in a nonchalant tone, uttered a sentence that nearly gave Fan Zhengyang a heart attack:

"I bought the top-floor duplex."

"Pfft—" Fan Zheng-yang almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

You...you bought it?!

He had secretly checked the housing prices in that area online before; one house there would be enough for him to work hard for a lifetime!

"Why...why did you buy that?"

"It's your place to stay," Gu Qingcheng replied, as matter-of-factly as ever.

Seeing Fan Zhengyang's ghost-like expression, she smiled with satisfaction, stepped forward, leaned close to his ear, and said in a warm, intimate voice that only the two of them could hear:

"It's close to the company, so it's convenient for you to come anytime. It's also convenient for me to go over anytime to check on my favorite 'investment' and see if I'm slacking off."

Her voice carried a hint of allure, each word like a feather gently tickling Fan Zhengyang's eardrums.

"This...this is too valuable! I can't accept it!" Fan Zhengyang instinctively tried to return the access card to her.

Gu Qingcheng didn't accept it. Instead, she took a step back, crossed her arms, and her eyes became somewhat amused: "What? You don't dare to take it?"

She looked Fan Zhengyang up and down as if admiring a perfect work of art.

"Fan Zhengyang, listen to me carefully."

Her tone suddenly became serious.

"You are the future ace of Liying Sports. Your battlefield is on the pool table. And everything outside the pool table, I will take care of for you."

"You just need to focus solely on winning! To take the championship! To stand on that highest platform!"

"As for all this..." she pointed to the mansion outside the window and the office below, "it's just a path I've paved for you. Once you become a world champion, a sports icon of this era, you'll find that these things are within your grasp."

"So, accept it."

"This is an investment in your future value, and it also reflects my confidence in you."

Looking into Gu Qingcheng's eyes, which were filled with confidence and possessiveness, Fan Zhengyang fell silent.

He knew that this woman was demonstrating her determination and strength to him in the most direct way.

She wanted more than just to be his sponsor.

She wanted to be his most powerful partner on his path to the top of the world.

To refuse would be to betray this weighty trust.

Fan Zhengyang took a deep breath and gripped the access card tightly in his hand.

"Okay." He looked at her and said solemnly, "I'll accept it. But Ms. Gu, I won't take your things for nothing."

He paused, then his eyes blazed with an unprecedented confidence.

"Next week, we'll have an internal round-robin tournament. I'll get first place."

"I will win the championship at the East China Regional Invitational Tournament in a month."

"In the future, I will win every championship you can think of: the World Championships, the World Cup, the Olympics!"

"I will show you with my results that this investment you're making today is the most profitable business deal you've ever done!"

The boy's resounding declaration echoed in the empty office.

Gu Qingcheng was taken aback when she saw the burning flame in his eyes and his confident yet arrogant demeanor. Then, a beautiful smile curved her red lips.

"Okay. I'll be waiting!"

After returning from Gu Qingcheng's "Sky City", Fan Zhengyang felt like he was about to float away.

It wasn't because of that penthouse overlooking the entire city, nor because of Gu Qingcheng's highly seductive and ambiguous words.

It was because of that profound and unconditional trust.

Someone believes in you and is willing to risk everything for you.

This feeling can ignite a man's fighting spirit more than any stimulant.

In the following days, Fan Zhengyang completely entered "battle mode".

Instead of moving into the luxurious apartment immediately, he devoted himself entirely to preparations for the war.

During the day, he trains hard in the gym, sweating profusely to get his body into peak condition.

In the evening, he used the newly unlocked "data-driven analysis" and "tactical simulation" functions in the virtual training space to study the game videos of all the team's main players hundreds of times.