Bottom-tier trainers in the Pokémon world

"what's up?"

Is there anything more important than Kikuna leaving?

As she spoke, Kikuna took out the dojo's financial statements for the recent period of time.

Don't think about it.

We are definitely still in deficit.

However, compared to when the dojo first opened, the characters are now much smaller.

Upon seeing the deficit report, Xia Yan couldn't help but grin.

Although he knew that the dojo was a long-term "business," he had already invested too much money in it.

"Here's the thing, yesterday the person in charge of the Devon Company in the Sinnoh region contacted me, hoping to collaborate with our dojo on an event. If all goes well, the dojo might be able to officially end its financial difficulties."

Xia Yan's eyes lit up.

"Device's activities?"

"Yes, they hope to use our gym as a venue to host the 'Little Devon Cup' and invite trainers from nearby cities to participate."

Kikuna then produced something that resembled a contract, with a large amount of annotations and information on it.

The Devon Cup?

Xia Yan already knew that.

To open a dojo and make a profit.

Receiving trainers from all over the world is only a small part of the job; it's an obligation that the league is required to fulfill, and of course, the league will also bear some of the expenses.

Organizing these cup competitions, large and small, is the real money.

Leaving aside the ticket revenue alone, the key point is that it can boost the economic development of the entire town of Suiyi.

For example, hotels, restaurants, advertising, sponsorships, etc.

The "Lily of the Valley Youth Competition" held on Lily of the Valley last time attracted much attention.

Trainers and spectators from all over the world flocked to Suzuran Island.

God knows how much money Lily of the Valley actually made after that incident.

It's definitely not a small amount.

If you are holding a tournament in Random Town, choose Natsuhiko's gym as the venue.

Tickets, sponsorships, advertising, and stalls rented in front of the dojo are all ways to make money.

Furthermore, it can increase the popularity of the town and drive its development.

Devon Corporation has already invested a lot of money in Random Town, and the commercial street that has been quickly built in front of the gym is the best proof of that.

The investment required to build a city is inevitably huge, but if managed well, the returns in the later stages will certainly be considerable.

Otherwise, whether it's Devon Corporation, the Sinnoh Chamber of Commerce in Sinnoh, or even Silph Corporation in the Kanto region, they all talked to Gym Leader Xia Yan about the auxiliary construction project to some extent, right?

They are all big companies; they won't do business that results in a loss.

Even if Devon Corporation exists because of Daigo and Natsuhiko's relationship, they will not operate at a loss.

“This is a good thing,” Xia Yan quickly concluded.

"Well, but Devon wants you, Xia Yan, to make an appearance as the gym leader and as the runner-up of the 'Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament'."

"For example, we could have an exhibition match during the opening ceremony, and a match against the champion during the closing ceremony, to increase the buzz and appeal," Kikuna explained.

The German company must have done a lot of these kinds of activities.

They have a fully equipped planning team, promotion team, and operations team, so their business capabilities are very proficient.

Xia Yan understood what he meant.

He nodded and said, "I shouldn't be too busy during this period, so I can attend."

Upon hearing this, Kikuna smiled.

"Okay, I'll go reply to them then. You need to select the dojo manager as soon as possible in the next couple of days, so I can lead them in organizing activities and take over more quickly."

"Wait, what about the prizes for the competition?" Xia Yan asked.

"It's still under discussion, and nothing has been decided yet. If you have any suggestions, I can help you talk to them over there."

Xia Yan gently rubbed his chin.

prize?

He actually does have some ideas.

"understood."

After saying this, Kikuna ran away.

Watching her leave, Xia Yan couldn't help but smack his lips.

"Choosing a dojo manager is not an easy task."

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...

This is the plan.

But sometimes, things can develop in directions that even Devon itself cannot predict.

That's how it is.

It's just a small tournament, centered around Random Town, and if it can radiate to several surrounding cities and attract thirty or forty trainers with some reputation, it would be considered a great success.

After all, Xia Yan's dojo isn't very big.

The number of spectators it can accommodate is limited.

It's not possible to make the competition very large.

But right.

There are always some people who, upon learning that the champion can have a match against Xia Yan, will have certain thoughts in their minds.

For example...

He has just finished challenging Leon, the gym leader, in Baidai City.

He longed to have another all-out battle with Xia Yan.

Another example.

Some of those who lost to Natsuhiko in the "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament", or those who didn't get to play against him.

Don't underestimate the influence of the "Lily of the Valley Youth Competition".

This can be considered the most successful and influential game organized by the league in recent years.

After all, it covers six major regions.

Moreover, the event is being held in the Sinnoh region.

Both the first and second place finishes were won in the Sinnoh region.

This competition naturally had the greatest impact in the Sinnoh region.

Just like a certain e-sports competition in Xia Yan's original world.

If two teams from the same region meet in the finals, wouldn't all the players in that region be celebrating like it's New Year's?

The "year" in "passing the year" refers to "a whole year".

Who cares about the champion or the runner-up, they're all ours!

Xia Yan, who was the runner-up, withdrew from the final for some reason.

In many people's eyes, he is not much different from the champion.

And recently.

As the number of clicks and views on some videos on the league's official website skyrocketed, Xia Yan's title of "tactical master" became increasingly well-known.

This has led many people to try to gain fame by defeating Xia Yan.

so.

The Devon Company's planning team had good ideas, but they underestimated Xia Yan's current fame and influence.

Do you think the title of Sinnoh Twins was put forward by the Sinnoh League?

Wasn't that something that people in the Sinnoh region shouted after Xia Yan and Cynthia swept the top two spots in the "Lily of the Valley Youth Tournament"?

And so.

While Xia Yan was busy with other things, the development of the "Little German Cup" exceeded the expectations of most people.

Chapter Sixty-Six: Spamming the Group (Not talking about me, I don't spam the group)

After dealing with some accumulated matters at the gym, Xia Yan immediately went to the Pokémon Ranch, which was located far behind the gym.

First, all the elves were released and allowed to roam freely.

This includes Alolan Nine-Tails and Six-Tails.

They can temporarily live in the snowy area where the Snow Witch and her companions reside, as it is a suitable habitat for them.

Xia Yan then arrived at the lake in the center of the ranch.

We found Milotic, and a few Feebas.

These are all ugly fish that want to evolve. Xia Yan plans to choose one to evolve and then use it as the basis to write a paper on the evolution of Menes.

However, the ugly fish that Xia Yan valued did not intend to use Xia Yan's method.

Xia Yan also told them about the drawbacks of using "beautiful scales" to evolve, and the shortcomings compared to evolving based on one's own beauty.

However, not all Feebas believe they have that ability, so some of them hope to evolve using their scales.

Xia Yan naturally wouldn't refuse.