In crossover anime, who isn't a childhood friend?

If it were them, Sanada would never accept it under any circumstances.

The person who offered to pay the bill was a senior leader from Chuanlan Middle School.

Upon learning that students from their own school, who were merely junior high school students, had actually won the championship in a competition comprised of strong high school students, and even won both the boys' and girls' championships!

The principal and chairman of the board couldn't sit still any longer; they were even more excited than when they learned that the kendo club had won the championship in Osaka last time.

They specially invited the head of student affairs and the homeroom teachers of Minamoto Chiya and Busujima Saeko to the celebration party uninvited.

Then he addressed the members of the Kendo Club.

Especially praise was given to Saeko Busujima and Chiya Minamoto for their incredible performance, which turned the team match into an individual competition!

He's a prodigy, a dragon among men, and his parents raised him well...

They unleashed a barrage of incredibly cheesy words, accompanied by the wrinkles of laughter from the school leaders.

The conversation left both Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima speechless.

The school leaders had the nerve to keep praising him, but the school leaders were too embarrassed to listen any longer.

However, there was an unexpected bonus: the school generously offered to cover tonight's expenses.

The school's chairman, who is in charge of finances, shook hands with Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima, expressing his warm regards to them.

They brought glory to the school this time, winning the highest honor they had never received before. They put in a lot of sweat and effort during this period, which was really hard work and not easy.

Therefore, there was no need to return to the school for a meeting to discuss it later. He personally made the decision at that moment and announced that the two of them deserved to be commended and rewarded by the school.

"A million-dollar prize! You two can each take half!"

"..."

Yuan Qianye noticed the deliberate pause in the chairman's speech during the announcement and could only sigh that this person knew the art of speaking.

Other participants, including the accompanying teachers, will also receive cash prizes, but certainly not as much as they will receive.

The chairman of the board is a seasoned veteran; the first thing he did upon receiving the news was to watch the replay of his school's championship victory online.

For Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima, their performances were almost entirely single-handed, capable of dominating the entire field.

He keenly realized that these two students would likely become hot commodities in the media in the coming period.

That's why he's so generous.

These two students, having accepted the award, will naturally speak highly of the school, as long as they can mention the school's name more often to outsiders.

If we can increase the reputation of Chuanlan Middle School, we can recruit more students in the future, and then we won't lose money.

And this bonus... of course, won't be given out now.

If you're going to give it, do it like before, call in the media reporters, and give it to them in front of their cameras.

This can also be seen as publicity for the school's generosity and willingness to reward students!

Although Yuan Qianye understood the school's chairman's intentions, he didn't care.

This is inherently a mutually beneficial arrangement.

As long as they're paid, it's not difficult to say a few good things about the school.

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Tonight, in addition to the school leaders, another group of people arrived uninvited.

He was the person directly involved in prompting Gen Chiya to participate in this competition.

The employees of the management department of Nishiyamado Co., Ltd.

They also learned that Saeko Busujima, who had already been chosen, and Chiya Minamoto, who was under observation, had both won the championship.

They immediately drafted the contract and rushed over to discuss cooperation.

As previously agreed, they will engage in a mutually beneficial collaboration with Saeko Busujima and Chiya Minamoto.

The two will use their own images to endorse Nishiyamado Co., Ltd., mainly to promote the various kendo-related equipment manufactured and distributed by the company.

Xishantang will also pay them their corresponding compensation in a lump sum based on this cooperation.

Originally, the employees of Nishiyama-do pulled Saeko Busujima and the Minamoto family aside to discuss cooperation.

They were speaking eloquently, revealing their true business acumen, and trying their best to persuade them to take a pen and sign.

But soon, the three ladies, each with their own distinct aura and style, but all equally stunning beauties, noticed what was happening.

Led by a certain outgoing and newly rich pianist, the group included a diplomat's wife and a woman from a business and political family who was now a local councilor's wife.

They all slowly moved closer to this side.

All three are exceptionally beautiful women, a rare find in real life, whose charm is so captivating that most men are obsessed with them.

Now that they've all gathered together, besides being a feast for the eyes, it also puts a considerable amount of pressure on the employees of Xishantang.

Touma Yoko picked up the contract and glanced at it, looking surprised: "A three-year endorsement contract, and the reward is only 20 million?"

You guys are really underestimating the value of a national championship! This isn't child's play; it's not a competition just for middle school students.

"You are a professional manufacturer of kendo equipment, so you should understand how much media buzz an unprecedented 47-game winning streak in the Yulongqi tournament can generate."

Mrs. Yukinoshita, who was standing next to Yoko, also glanced at the contract and continued to the Nishiyama-do group, whose foreheads were already sweating: "Speaking of which, there is Article 3 in the third column of the contract."

What does it mean that "during the contract period, Party B shall cooperate with Party A in commercial activities, including but not limited to shooting advertisements and posters, conducting offline activities, and co-branding promotions with other sub-brands under Party A's company"?

Are you planning to sign a brand ambassador, or are you just hiring two cheap underage laborers?

Finally, Mrs. Sawamura, who was also smiling, delivered the final blow: "My husband practices kendo when he has nothing to do. According to him, Nishiyamado is not the only well-known local brand for kendo equipment."

"The Way of the Sword, Da Wuzhou, Radiant Hall... these companies have all been doing well in recent years. Although they aren't here now, if our two champions take the initiative to contact them and express their desire to collaborate, they shouldn't refuse, right?"

Yuan Qianye was already dissatisfied with the price quoted in the contract and some of the terms in the contract.

Now that his friends' beautiful mothers are offering their help, he's quite happy to do so.

He started to laugh silently, watching the scene of "Three Heroes Fighting Lü Bu" unfold before him.

However, the people on Xishan Hall's side are far from being worthy of being called "Lu Bu".

As for Yuan Qianye's three wives who wholeheartedly sided with him, to be honest, none of them were easy to fool; they all possessed considerable skill and cunning.

With these three working together, they are virtually unbeatable at this victory celebration.

The conditions they imposed on Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima turned into substantial pressure, which was evident on the face of the head of the Nishiyamado business department.

It then turned into beads of sweat, which kept gushing out.

In the end, even the head of the business department of Nishiyamado couldn't make the decision and had to call the vice president in charge of finance for instructions.

Although the vice president berated him mercilessly on the phone after hearing the revised terms, he still nodded in agreement to the added conditions after seeing the news of the Jade Dragon Flag champion topping the trending charts on major online platforms.

The Xishantang headquarters revised the contract and sent it to the hotel via fax.

Finally, the three wives looked at the new contract and nodded after seeing that there were no problems.

Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima signed their names one after the other.

At this point, the contract was officially finalized.

On the other hand, some obviously excessive obligations in the original contract for Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima were removed.

The contract term was also reduced from three years to two years.

The most significant change is in the endorsement fee, which has increased from 20 million to 50 million.

That's a full 1.5 times more!

This was the first time in Yuan Qianye's life that he had earned such a large sum of money through his own abilities!

Hello ladies! It's true that after becoming a wife, I clearly understand more and am better at managing my household.

Without further ado, the contract was signed.

The publicity staff accompanying Xishantang immediately took out cameras and other equipment, wanting to conduct a brief interview with their two spokespersons on the spot.

They plan to post the interview video on their various media official accounts. Now that they have just won the championship, it is the perfect opportunity to leverage their fame to expand the company's influence.

Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima had no objections, since it was their obligation after signing the contract.

They went to a quiet corner of the banquet hall, took notes of what the client wanted them to say, and began filming a simple promotional video.

The three ladies' initiative in helping them made Yuan's father and Runzi's mother very grateful, and they invited them to go to the other side to pour wine and clink glasses.

Shihua, who witnessed the whole process, is still struggling to accept that her younger brother earned fifty million in just a moment.

Feeling dizzy, she was led by Yang Nai to the garden outside the banquet hall for some fresh air.

Rikka, her face flushed red, quickly went to her friends' side, excited as if she had won the lottery, and announced what had just happened.

Hearing an amount like fifty million!

Aside from Eriri widening her eyes and showing a hint of shock,

Both Yukino and Kasumigaoka remained calm.

After Yuan Qianye won the championship in such a one-man show, they roughly guessed that Yuan Qianye would definitely receive a lot of attention and a very good financial reward.

However, I feel a little resentful...

In a corner of the banquet hall, at the client's request, Chiya Minamoto and Saeko Busujima sat very close to each other, smiling and chatting happily in front of the camera.

Their familiar and intimate manner was just like that of a couple...

They were all looking forward to attending his victory celebration tonight, to congratulating him in person, and perhaps... something even more exciting would happen.

But the result was that from the moment he appeared in the banquet hall, he was immediately entangled by different people, and had no free time at all.

He didn't even have a chance to greet them or say a few words properly from beginning to end.

I can only ask Rikka to take care of them and make sure they have a good time tonight.

But how can I feel happy if I can't talk to you or be by your side?

This same feeling also applies to Touma Kazusa.

Shortly after the banquet began, she realized that she couldn't get a word in edgewise with Gen Chiya.