The Evil Soul Master is actually myself

"Sigh, in the end, the attributes don't match. Life and the power of ultimate evil are completely unrelated." Su Ming could only console himself with this thought.

Boom!

While the siblings were eating breakfast, there was a knock on the door.

Both of them were taken aback; who would come to visit at this hour?

"Go open the door, I'm going back to my room to change my clothes," Su Xuan'er gestured to her younger brother to open the door.

"Okay!" Su Ming nodded. He didn't want his sister to wear pajamas in front of outsiders.

It's been blocked again @( oó?ò)@ I'll update tomorrow morning.

I've been blocked again. This shouldn't be happening; even the descriptions of body shapes are gone.

Based on my years of experience with adult content, last night's chapter shouldn't be censored, and I always use another light novel set in a matriarchal world as a benchmark for my adult content.

Hey, I just posted it and didn't even block it. I asked my writer friends, and they probably reported it because of a fellow writer. You really can't afford to give anyone something to criticize you for.

Actually, it's really unnecessary. Although the data for my book looks good and the results are impressive, I didn't make much money from it.

To be honest, after the book is published, I estimate that one update a day will only earn around 1,000 words, and two updates a day will earn 4,000 words to get full attendance bonus. That means I'll only earn 3,000 to 4,000 words in the first three months. You can easily find a job that pays about the same for eight hours a day without overtime. (Shows an awkward but polite smile)

This is already the most optimistic estimate; the initial subscription rate for fan fiction is always very low. Other types of books with similar performance to mine also generate this kind of income.

Writing novels earns me less than I expected; there's really no need to do this. (laughs and cries)

And I don't care. I never expected to make money from novels; I just wanted to pursue my dream and enjoy them.

Even if the entire book is banned, even if it becomes outdated and is eliminated from the market, even if I encounter countless difficulties, I will keep writing as long as I am alive, just to describe one imagined world after another.

Well, in this life, we always have to hold on to something, leave something behind.

Finally, a serious warning: writing novels has its pitfalls, so proceed with caution if you enter the field.

Chapter Seventy-Five Preparations

"Wait a moment, I'll be right there," the black-haired boy called out towards the door.

"Huh? Sister Lexuan, what brings you here?" Su Ming opened the door and asked in surprise when he saw a mature woman with a serene demeanor outside.

"Oh, it's Su Ming. I happen to have something to talk to you about." Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and bent down to affectionately pat the boy's head.

Unfortunately, the little one didn't show her fluffy cat ears this time so she could pet them.

"What is it? Come in and tell me." Su Ming opened the door and invited Zhang Lexuan in.

The gentle and graceful senior sister nodded happily and walked into Su Xuan'er's house with light steps. Her dress swayed gracefully, and Su Ming tried to stay back to avoid contact.

Zhang Lexuan entered the living room and slowly walked around, observing the environment. When she saw the food that was not yet finished on the dining table, she apologized to Su Ming and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were still having breakfast. I'm sorry to bother you."

Su Ming shook his head, indicating that he didn't care.

"Sister Lexuan? Is that you?" The older sister in the inner room recognized the person from the voices outside and exclaimed with delight.

The room door opened, and a stunningly beautiful woman strode out. Su Xuan'er, upon hearing that it was an acquaintance, came out immediately, too lazy to think about what clothes to change into.

Seeing her sister dressed in a snow-white nightgown, Zhang Lexuan pointed at her pair of plump and slender white legs that were vaguely revealed as she walked and scolded her, "You still don't care about your image at home."

Su Ming, who was at the door, had already cleverly closed the door.

Su Xuan'er smiled nonchalantly and said, "Why be so restrictive in front of family?"

"Little guy, don't you think so?" She winked her big, charming eyes at Su Ming.

The boy was too afraid to speak. His sister was too bold; she was flirting with him in front of others.

Seeing this, Zhang Lexuan seemed somewhat sentimental, thinking of her grandfather and her gentle and refined younger brother, and her mood became low.

However, she quickly recovered and carefully examined Su Xuan'er, asking in confusion, "Xiao Xuan, why do I feel like you've changed a lot? Your strength has increased again?"

"Yes, thanks to the little one, I've made some progress recently," Su Xuan'er said with a smile, pinching her fingertips together to illustrate the extent of her progress.

"Alright, stop with the witty remarks. Even I feel a deadly danger. You've made quite a bit of progress, haven't you?" Zhang Lexuan said irritably, though she was also extremely surprised.

She's an eight-ring Soul Douluo with a 100,000-year-old soul bone and soul rings, yet she's not entirely confident against Su Xuan'er.

"Hmm, let's not talk about that anymore. Now that you've come out of seclusion, let's have a meal together as the four of us sisters." Su Xuan'er moved closer to the elegant woman, her slender hands gently kneading her shoulders. This warm gesture between best friends was quite pleasing to the eye for Su Ming, who was standing to the side.

"I'm afraid I can't. I have a lot of things to do lately," Zhang Lexuan said affectionately, placing her hand on her sister's shoulder and holding her soft, warm hand.

"What is it?" Su Xuan'er paused her work and asked in confusion.

"It's all because of your younger brother, suggesting some kind of student council reform to Grandpa." Zhang Lexuan glanced at Su Ming in the distance and said helplessly.

"Reform?" the older sister asked, puzzled.

"It's basically just turning the freshman elimination tournament into another format." The senior sister explained everything she knew in detail.

"So, you came to Su Ming and handed everything over to him?" the older sister asked in surprise. Listening to Sister Le Xuan's reform ideas, she vaguely felt that they were familiar, as if her younger brother had been talking about them before.

"Yeah, I'm so busy, I can just be the chairperson. I'll leave the rest to him. I want to see how he handles it." Zhang Lexuan said through gritted teeth, feeling like a whole bunch of things had been added to her list of tasks for no reason.

Hearing this, Su Ming chuckled awkwardly, then patted his chest and assured her, "Don't worry, Senior Sister, I'll handle everything." He was overjoyed that the reform plan had finally taken its first step.

"Get it for you? What does a little kid like you know?" Zhang Lexuan said dismissively. In her opinion, Su Ming still needed his sister's help. That's right, the purpose of this trip was to conscript men.

"Have you considered that demanding a seven-person team for a battle greatly increases the venue cost and the application fees to the academy? And what about setting up clubs and teams? Each of those costs money!" Zhang Lexuan said resentfully. She couldn't understand how her grandfather could be so bewitched by a child's words.

“Actually… we don’t need to apply for funds from the college. If we do that, the college will have a firm grip on the finances, so how can we talk about the student union and the teaching affairs office governing in parallel?” Su Ming scratched his head and said.

“No need? Okay, then tell me where you’re going to get the money?” Zhang Lexuan raised an eyebrow.

"I'll rely on my sister!" Su Ming replied, looking expectantly at his sister beside him. There's no shame in living off a woman.

Upon hearing this, both women frowned. Su Xuan'er said seriously, "Little one, although the Su family is not short of money due to the development of the food industry, and I am happy to support you, you can't use your private resources for public good."

“Yes, this small amount of money is not a problem for the academy,” Zhang Lexuan agreed.

“No, my idea is that unilaterally accepting the Su family’s support is not feasible, but our student council can trade things with them,” Su Ming said with a smile.

"Huh? The student council is still in its infancy, with only one or two big and small members. Where would they get the assets to trade?" Zhang Lexuan asked, somewhat bewildered.

"Is the student council in charge of handling the freshman elimination rounds this year?" Su Ming asked instead of answering.

“Yes, this is also a kind of test pilot. If it doesn’t go well this time, the student council will stop doing it. Does this have anything to do with what you said?” Zhang Lexuan reminded her.

"The profits involved are huge, such as exclusive naming rights, exclusive operating rights, exclusive broadcasting rights..." Su Ming boldly stated his ideas, which were essentially a complete copy of the competitive business alliance system from his previous life.

Su Ming always felt that the Douluo World was in a feudal period, mainly because its business model was too backward.

Why is nobody thinking of making money from a sport like Soul Master Arena, which is even more exciting than basketball, football, boxing, and e-sports in my previous life?

Even those fighting arenas are just small-scale skirmishes.

The most profitable event is the World Youth Soul Master Tournament, held every five years. Everyone pays attention to this competition. Most ordinary people rarely witness a battle between soul masters in their entire lives, let alone a contest between young talents.

Su Ming has great ambitions. The freshman elimination tournament is just a pilot program. If the Su family monopolizes the Soul Master Competition Alliance, then they will be a true behemoth, and their power can be sustained for a long time.

Of course, all of this is getting too far off topic. Getting back to the main point, Su Ming focused his attention on the freshman elimination tournament, which actually held greater potential benefits. After all, this kind of competition happens every year, even every season, and because the level of the battles is low, it has a large audience base.

Once it gets going, the income won't be small.

Furthermore, Su Ming also wanted to develop Shrek Academy into a talent reserve base for the power he would establish in the future.

Imagine if every generation of geniuses were subtly influenced by the Su family's businesses (milk tea and fried chicken), they would inevitably develop a favorable impression of the group, or at the very least gain brand recognition (exclusive sponsorship).

In the future, it will be easier for Su Ming to absorb them into his power base. It can be said that he is using the Su family's name to plan for the future and then lay the foundation for future success. This is the maximum change he can make with his current age and strength.

Of course, he didn't explain any of this to Zhang Lexuan in detail, but instead used a different story.

"Oh, I see. Indeed, over the years, those parents have had a deep misunderstanding of Shrek Academy, thinking that their children were dismissed because the academy was too heartless. However, with Shrek Academy's strength and world-class teaching quality, we are not afraid of those people's complaints at all."

"But if the freshman elimination rounds are opened to the public, allowing students' parents to witness the genius firsthand, they will probably understand and their resentment will be reduced."

Zhang Lexuan wholeheartedly agreed, saying she strongly supported Su Ming's idea of ​​opening the arena for free.

Then Zhang Lexuan asked doubtfully, "But, can you break even by doing this? I don't see any benefit for the Su family."

"Of course, if you really feel it's a loss, just let us host the freshman elimination tournament for the next ten years." Su Ming answered confidently. He planned to make the first tournament free and then charge for it each year thereafter, so the losses in the early stages wouldn't be too great.

“It’s okay. If you want, I’ll give you a permanent term. If you think it’s a loss and don’t want to hold it anymore, you can stop sponsoring it,” Zhang Lexuan replied nonchalantly. In her opinion, it would be difficult for such a money-losing project to recoup its costs through ticket sales and advertising.

That's actually true. In the future, which of those commercial alliances will make money from ticket sales? In this world, apart from the Soul Fighting Tournament held every five years, all other second-rate Soul Fighting Tournaments rely on gambling to make money.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming was overjoyed and said, "It's a deal, let's sign a contract." A permanent term, the right to unilaterally breach the contract—these rights were given away so readily that even the young man felt a pang of conscience.

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Backup Plan

After finishing their business, Zhang Lexuan exchanged pleasantries with her sister for a while before getting up to say goodbye: "Alright, I won't bother you any longer. This matter is settled then, and I'll leave it to you to handle."

"I'll see you off." Su Xuan'er stood up and smiled, embracing her senior sister for a moment.

After returning, Su Xuan'er asked her younger brother with a puzzled look, "What are you planning to do about this freshman elimination round?"

"Anyway, the referees are sent by the academy, so all we need to do is decorate the venue and put up our logo everywhere. The rest is just handing out free hamburgers and fries to the spectators. In less than a year, we'll be well-known."

Su Mingke was well aware of the human weakness of being greedy for small gains.

“Yes, doing this will quickly attract many consumers to our own businesses, and we can recoup our costs quickly after the competition.” Su Xuan’er nodded. Since having this younger brother for more than ten years, her thinking has become more open after spending more time with him.

"It would be best to also have a commentator. The cultivation level doesn't need to be too high; a Soul Master or Soul Venerable will suffice, as long as they have good speaking skills," Su Ming suggested.

“Okay, just leave it to the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce to handle.” Su Xuan’er casually agreed. The siblings wouldn’t interfere with these miscellaneous tasks and would leave them all to the people below.

In a modern business environment, the combined power of an extraordinary individual in a society essentially allows one to be a hands-off manager, and few dare to take the risk.

"Then I'll leave this place to you. I have other things to do." After finishing his breakfast, Su Ming couldn't wait to leave.

"Where are you going?" the older sister called out.

"Find Huo Yuhao and be back by noon." Su Ming had no choice but to promise. After what happened last night, Su Xuan'er had been making him report his whereabouts every day, like a housekeeper.

Surprisingly, Su Ming didn't feel disgusted; instead, his heart was filled with warmth.

Upon arriving at the outer courtyard again, Su Ming found traveling back and forth to Poseidon Island troublesome for the first time.

"Huo Yuhao, I'm here." Su Ming called out from the dormitory door. Knowing that Tang Wutong was disguised as a man, he was somewhat hesitant and did not go in directly.

As expected, an argument broke out inside.

"Is that guy? Don't let him in!" Tang Dong yelled like a shrew.