I Really Didn't Mean to Make Money

Downstairs, Yang Dahai was already waiting in the car at the entrance.

As soon as Chen Mo got in, they headed straight for the stadium where the Sports Meeting was being held.

A big event like the Sports Meeting—how could he possibly miss it?

After arriving at the stadium, he quickly spotted Shen Rou in the stands. A few questions later, he learned that the Sports Meeting had already reached its final event.

Once this last competition ended, it would be time for the highly anticipated prize drawing.

Host Ye Feng noticed President Chen arriving. Since he was still in the middle of hosting, he simply gave a polite nod and greeted him with a smile.

Soon after, the final event came to a close.

With the experience of hosting two previous Sports Meetings, the rankings were tallied up quickly after the last event ended.

“The Sports Meeting has officially concluded. The rankings have been finalized, and now we move on to the moment everyone’s been waiting for—the prize drawing!”

Standing on the awards platform, the host spoke with a serious tone.

Naturally, the first person to draw a prize had to be the company’s president, setting the example for everyone else.

Under the watchful eyes of the employees, Chen Mo casually reached into the already-prepared prize box and pulled out a first-prize ticket.

“Congratulations to President Chen! Luck is on your side once again—you’ve drawn another first prize!”

Ye Feng raised the microphone and called out loudly.

And why “again”? Because in the previous two Sports Meetings, President Chen had also drawn first prize.

Thinking of this, Ye Feng couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. No wonder President Chen was able to grow a small clothing factory into a full-fledged corporation in such a short time.

Just his luck alone was on a whole different level.

As for whether President Chen might be cheating—Ye Feng had never even considered it. After all, Chen Mo was the president of a corporation. Would someone of his status really cheat for a first prize?

Impossible.

Ye Feng shook his head with a knowing smile. President Chen could have as many first prizes as he wanted. Why would he need to cheat?

The only explanation was that his luck was simply off the charts.

Chen Mo looked down at the warm prize ticket in his hand and nodded in satisfaction.

First prize again—another 10,000 yuan added to his personal assets. At this point, his total had surpassed 300,000.

After working hard for more than half a year, he finally had a decent amount of savings.

Over 300,000 in just six months—no matter how you looked at it, it beat a regular job.

After stepping down from the awards platform, the rest of the employees began going up one by one to draw their prizes according to their Sports Meeting rankings.

Some drew first prize, others got the lowest-tier prizes.

But everyone wore excited expressions. Even the lowest prize, when converted to cash, was worth over 7,000 yuan.

This wasn’t part of their salary—it was a bonus for having fun.

No work, just a day of games at the stadium, and you walk away with at least 7,000 yuan. Who wouldn’t be thrilled?

This was the kind of job where you play around and end up making money.

Some of the new employees who had joined after the New Year were still staring at their prize tickets in disbelief.

When news of the Sports Meeting first came out, they’d heard the veteran employees talk about how great it was and how generous the rewards were.

They hadn’t taken it too seriously at the time, thinking the old-timers were exaggerating.

But now, seeing it with their own eyes, they realized the veterans hadn’t been lying at all.

The benefits at this Sports Meeting really were that good. They’d already made up their minds—once they got back, they’d work even harder. They couldn’t afford to slack off and risk losing a job like this.

You wouldn’t find perks like these anywhere else.

Watching the employees go up one after another to claim their prizes, Chen Mo noted that with the company’s growing staff, the prize ceremony was taking much longer than before.

So he didn’t linger. After watching for a bit, he quietly left the stadium.

After all, he’d already accomplished what he came for.

……

“Shen Rou, where’s President Chen?”

Zhang Lan found Shen Rou and glanced around.

She had seen President Chen just as the Sports Meeting was wrapping up.

But she’d been busy helping the studio pack up their equipment. After finishing up and sending the team off, she’d planned to come back and thank President Chen in person.

To her surprise, he was already gone.

“President Chen had some things to take care of. He just left,” Shen Rou explained when she saw Zhang Lan approaching.

“By the way, I asked a few employees about your two new songs.”

“They all said they were really good, but they couldn’t find them on any music platforms.”

“Really?” Zhang Lan’s eyes lit up with joy.

“Why would I lie to you? If you don’t believe me, I can take you over to a few of them and you can ask them yourself.”

As she spoke, Shen Rou started to pull Zhang Lan toward a group of employees who had already finished drawing their prizes.

“No need! I trust you the most,” Zhang Lan said with a bright smile, holding onto Shen Rou’s arm.

With such positive feedback, she could confidently release the songs on the music platforms.

After receiving the good news, she chatted with Shen Rou for a bit longer, then left the stadium in high spirits.

…………

Extreme Survival Offline Tournament Venue.

Du Ziteng and Chen Cong stood on the second-floor viewing platform, watching the competition area below, which was already mostly dismantled.

“Have we finalized things with the stadium?”

Du Ziteng withdrew his gaze and asked slowly. 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Just yesterday, the semifinals had concluded, and the teams advancing to the finals had been determined.

Next up was the final round.

To make the event feel more official, they had decided to hold the finals at Jiangcheng Stadium.

Leaning against the railing of the second-floor platform, Chen Cong nodded slightly. “We finalized everything a couple of days ago. The competition area over there is already being set up.”

As he spoke, he turned to look at Du Ziteng.

“What about ticket sales? How are they doing?”

“Not bad. Since sales started yesterday, we’ve already sold half the tickets.”

“That many?”

Chen Cong was a bit surprised by Du Ziteng’s response.

Extreme Survival was quite popular on several live streaming platforms, but he hadn’t expected tickets for the offline event to sell so quickly.

This wasn’t some celebrity concert, after all!

Seeing the puzzled look on Chen Cong’s face, Du Ziteng smiled faintly.

“Our cheapest tickets are only 25 yuan, and the most expensive ones are just 200. Of course they’re selling fast.”

Du Ziteng let out a soft sigh.

After all, Extreme Survival had only just begun gaining traction. If they had set high ticket prices from the start, hardly anyone would have bought them.

So this time, he had deliberately kept the prices low.

His goal wasn’t to make money from ticket sales. The main objective was to build a reputation.

Only if the venue was lively and packed could the offline finals feel grand and impressive.

Even if some people didn’t attend in person, when the finals were broadcast live, the production team would make sure to show the large, enthusiastic crowd.

That way, viewers watching online would get the impression that attending the offline event was a popular and exciting thing to do.

“Oh right, remember when we talked to the Mingri Group last time? That President Chen seemed really interested in Extreme Survival. Since the finals are coming up, let’s send him an invitation and reserve the best seat for him.”

Du Ziteng suddenly recalled his previous conversation with President Chen of the Mingri Group.