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Chapter 116 - 105: Accepting a Disciple

Chapter 116: Chapter 105: Accepting a Disciple

Wu Li had crushed Basong’s kneecap with a single foot, and as far as Basong was concerned, he could forget about ever stepping into the ring again in this lifetime; at best, he’d spend the second half of his life as a coach, teaching Boxing.

Of course, that was provided Basong could accept such an outcome, and Yu Li wouldn’t take his anger out on him.

In the private room, Yu Li’s face was ashen as he watched the scene unfold.

"Worthless! Worthless! Worthless!" Yu Li cursed frantically, slamming his fist onto the window sill, his right hand skin broke, blood oozing out, but he didn’t feel a thing, still tightly clutching his fist.

Subordinates in the room all kept their distance, not daring to go near Yu Li at this moment.

Yu Li glared intensely at Wu Li down in the arena, wishing he could blow the other man’s head off with a gunshot!

Just at this moment, Wu Li happened to look up in this direction. Whether it was an illusion or not, Yu Li always felt like the other man could see him in the private room, and was even mocking his plight.

This filled Yu Li with a surge of murderous intent while also making him extremely agitated.

He had become the Family Head of the Yu family not only through his own abilities but also with outside help. The very same people who had helped elevate him had made it their first request to handle the Fenglin Group’s project in New Country, a situation he had now messed up.

Yu Li had just come into power; at least for the moment, he still needed the support of others to solidify his position, so this setback had a significant impact on him...

Ding! The bell rang again in the arena, signifying the end of the match.

"Fenglin Group, wins!" someone announced in English, the voice echoing throughout the venue via loudspeakers.

In the Fenglin Group’s private room, Chen Zhengyang let out a heavy sigh; he was actually the most nervous one there.

The Fenglin Group’s funds wouldn’t last much longer. If they hadn’t won this match, unable to profit and cycle cash back from New Country, the Fenglin Group’s financial chain would have broken. Bankruptcy might not be imminent, but Chen Zhengyang’s life’s work would have shrunk by half.

"I’ll have to give Old Hong a big red envelope when we get back!" Chen Zhengyang thought earnestly.

He felt that Hong Wenbo was truly a blessing to his life. When the Fenglin Group was in desperate need of people, Hong introduced Zhao Lixin, who won two crucial matches for the Fenglin Group and opened up foreign markets. Now, at Fenglin Group’s most perilous moment, he brought Wu Li, who won this life-and-death battle. Incredible!

Business people are often somewhat superstitious. At Chen Zhengyang’s level, many in the circle actually believe in concepts like ’fate, fortune, and feng shui’.

Chen Zhengyang now felt that Hong Wenbo must be cosmically compatible with him and that he should interact with Hong more in the future.

As for Wu Li, who almost single-handedly saved the Fenglin Group, he owed him a great debt. Chen Zhengyang hadn’t yet considered how to repay him, but he would definitely strongly support Wu Li’s business ventures back in Hua Country.

Despite the attacks from the Yu family on the Fenglin Group, that was because it happened in New Country, the rival’s home turf. If the Yu family tried to enter the Hua Country market and compete with the Fenglin Group, Chen Zhengyang could teach Yu Li a lesson in no time.

Once a company reaches a certain level, capital is only the basic requirement; reputation, fame, and various resources, whether market resources or political, can all influence a company’s "fighting power."

Once the Fenglin Group weathered this crisis, Chen Zhengyang was confident he could take the company’s "fighting power" to the next level!

Therefore, although Wu Li’s career was just getting started, with Haohan Fitness safeguarding him and the Fenglin Group’s strong support, it would be hard for him to fail.

...

March 29th, New Country airport, Chen Zhengyang and others saw Wu Li off.

Having been away for so long, there were a pile of things waiting for Wu Li back home—after all, the Martial Arts Hall had just opened—so Wu Li planned to return to his country.

"Wu Li, I won’t say much else. Call me directly if you need anything. In Hua Country, my words, Chen Zhengyang, still carry some weight," Chen Zhengyang said to Wu Li with a hearty tone.

Wu Li smiled and nodded, "Then I must thank you, Boss Chen."

Then Wu Li looked at Zhao Lixin, who bowed with clasped hands, "Once my injury heals, I will come to spar with you."

"Good," Wu Li also responded with a smile.

Finally, it was Yang Yuzhu. She smiled at Wu Li and said, "When you have time, I’d like to learn Xingyi Fist from you. You wouldn’t mind that, would you?"

"Of course not," Wu Li replied with a smile.

In the end, Wu Li waved to the three of them and turned to board Chen Zhengyang’s private plane.

...

At 4:20 PM, Wu Li arrived at Capital City’s domestic airport.

"Master!"

Just off the plane, Wu Li saw Liu Yuanbo waving at him.

"Hard work," Wu Li said, looking at the evidently tired Liu Yuanbo.

In order to let him focus on preparing for the competition, Liu Yuanbo hadn’t bothered him much during this time, only generally mentioning the opening of the business.

On March 18th, Bo Yuan Company opened 8 stores nationwide at once, and Bo Yuan Boxing Gym was renamed Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall, currently focusing on teaching Xingyi Fist.

"It’s still the master who’s awesome, securing 30 stores at once and even waiving three years’ rents," Liu Yuanbo said with a smile, already aware of the agreement between Wu Li and Chen Zhengyang.

"How’s the Martial Arts Hall doing?" Wu Li asked.

Liu Yuanbo: "Among the 8 Martial Arts Halls, the two in Qi City are doing the best business, currently, these two halls have over four hundred students enrolled!"

"Additionally, the other six halls combined have almost seven hundred students enrolled."

Wu Li nodded; this result was much better than expected. Despite Wu Li’s Xingyi Fist introductory course selling over 20,000 copies online, the number of people willing to spend more to train at a martial arts hall was, in fact, not that high.

The price for online courses and hiring a coach are completely different. Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall offered one-on-one private lessons and small classes of up to ten people, without setting up large classes for dozens of people because the instructors couldn’t cope, and Wu Li felt that the effectiveness of such classes would be roughly the same as learning from videos by oneself, which is why they weren’t offered.

One-on-one private instruction cost 500 yuan an hour, and there were discounts for purchasing multiple lessons. As for the small group classes, one term of ten hours cost a total of 1,200 yuan, or you could directly buy a year’s worth for 10,000 yuan, totaling 96 classes.

With such prices compared to some boxing gyms, it was already considered cheap, but it still made a lot of people hesitate.

Moreover, Wu Li predicted that a student with no prior experience would need to persistently complete 120 to 150 class hours to pass the entrance assessment, which meant spending over ten thousand yuan, close to twenty thousand yuan, just for the introductory level. This didn’t even include the cost of various pieces of protective equipment, nutritional supplements, and injury medications.

So, learning martial arts truly was expensive.

"We’ve had a total of 3.27 million yuan in tuition fees this first month!" Liu Yuanbo excitedly told Wu Li. This income was already more than Bo Yuan Boxing Gym had earned in a year.

And there were still 30 stores waiting to open, those 30 stores with waived rents! It could be anticipated that in the next three years, Bo Yuan Company’s net profit would be incredibly significant.

Of course, the prerequisite was that Wu Li’s fame needed to be maintained and continue to rise.

Wu Li nodded: "Let’s strive to train instructors who can teach advanced classes within a year. After a year, in addition to advanced classes, we should also have professional classes to train students to compete in tournaments and chase rankings."

The students currently signing up for Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall were partly attracted by novelty and curiosity, and partly out of a love for Traditional Martial Arts and patriotic feelings. However, the novelty would eventually fade, and patriotism alone couldn’t sustain them. What would really keep students in the end were tangible results.

These results could initially rely on Wu Li’s brand name to achieve, but in the medium term, students would have to create their own achievements. Otherwise, if after so long practicing Xingyi Fist, they entered the ring and still couldn’t overcome those practicing Free Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, or Boxing, who would still be willing to learn Xingyi Fist?

Liu Yuanbo nodded: "That will depend on you, master, to teach a few more talented students."

Suddenly, Wu Li remembered something and asked: "By the way, in the past ten days since opening, has anyone come to challenge the gym?"

Almost everyone who opens a boxing gym or martial arts hall will face challenges; some do it purely for fun, or after a few days of training, overestimating their abilities, they come to experience what it’s like to be a master. Although these people are a bit annoying, they’re the easiest to deal with.

Others come with a purpose, seeking fame or influenced by competitors; these people are definitely well-prepared and have some skill, making them much more troublesome.

What concerned Wu Li the most while abroad was this matter.

The original 35 instructors, who were once professional athletes with ample competition experience, surely had skill, but if they had to defend using Xingyi Fist, they might handle ordinary amateurs but would prove inadequate against slightly more formidable opponents.

Thus, running a martial arts hall, one must have capable fighters, the more, the better. There were so many criticisms online saying Traditional Martial Arts weren’t practical, with people clamoring every day, but how many dared to make trouble at places like Ta Gou Martial Arts School seeking to expose the fake?

Bo Yuan Martial Arts Hall was almost lacking nothing currently—there was plenty of money, facilities, and connections. The only shortage was skilled fighters; relying solely on Wu Li was far from enough.

"Yes, quite a few. On the opening day, all eight stores encountered challengers," Liu Yuanbo said.

"However, our instructors are quite skilled, using the techniques you taught, master, along with their previous training, they managed to deal with most of the challengers."

"Most of them?" Wu Li frowned, "Meaning some weren’t dealt with?"

Liu Yuanbo smiled: "We encountered a master in Shudu. At that time, two instructors from the Shudu branch went up and both lost. Fortunately, Xu Chuan was assigned to the Shudu store, and upon receiving the news, he rushed back and neatly won against the opponent, thereby preserving our gym’s reputation."

"Xu Chuan." Wu Li nodded, he had a deep impression of this instructor. He had the highest talent among his peers back when he was learning the Fist, comparable to Wu Li, which had made Wu Li consider taking him as a disciple. Now, it seemed like the right time to take on a few more disciples.

"Let’s head to Shudu tomorrow," Wu Li said to Liu Yuanbo.

Liu Yuanbo: "What are we going to Shudu for?"

Wu Li smiled: "To take on a new disciple for you."

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