Liu Ben, a die-hard soccer fan, naturally dreamed of one day becoming a great soccer star or personally forming a team and leading them to the pinnacle of the world.

Although this ideal was once merely a fantasy in Liu Ben’s mind, and realizing it would require him to have the attributes of a protagonist, otherwise, these dreams would remain just fantasies.

However, ever since meeting Wu Hao, a classmate with invincible traits, and successfully sparking Wu Hao’s slight interest in soccer, Wu Hao not only invested to let him form a soccer club independently, but also made a huge acquisition, spending so much money that it left the local citizens in a daze.

For Liu Ben, though, this wasn’t the most important thing. What mattered most to him was that he truly achieved his dream of personally managing a soccer club. Liu Ben’s current situation perfectly echoed Ma Zong’s famous saying: “A person should have dreams, just in case they come true one day.”

And now Liu Ben had achieved his life’s dream. Although it was thanks to Wu Hao’s influence, as the saying goes, “When one person attains the Dao, their chickens and dogs rise to heaven.” Since Wu Hao, the protagonist with invincible traits, had a good relationship with Liu Ben as classmates, naturally, Liu Ben could benefit.

“Your Tianfu Club should still be hiring foreign players, right?” Wu Hao responded with a light chuckle to Liu Ben’s excitement and then asked.

“Not yet! I’m still looking for foreign players, but my team is just preparing to play in the second division league. Some foreign players aren’t too willing to join such a small second-division team,” Liu Ben replied, feeling quite helpless. Although his team was under Wu Hao’s name, Wu Hao didn’t directly manage it. The team was affiliated with the machinery plant, which acted as the team’s sponsor.

Because Wu Hao didn’t directly oversee the team, Liu Ben had always been thrifty with the club’s expenses, not splurging just because the team was linked to Wu Hao’s machinery plant, part of Wu Hao’s business empire.

This is why the Tianfu Club, which had just entered the second division league, struggled to attract good players, even foreign ones.

After all, the players coming from South America, even the worst of them, play in top leagues. Why would anyone want to join a second-division team?

But without recruiting strong enough players, it would be tough for them to qualify for the top division league next season.

Hearing Liu Ben’s complaints, Wu Hao quickly came up with a solution. “Alright, you don’t need to worry about the player issue. Tomorrow, talk to Old Zhao from the Tianyu Club and see if you can use their name. Then, offer better salaries, and you should be able to recruit stronger players.”

“That’ll definitely work! Since you’ve given the word, Brother Hao, I won’t hold back on spending your money,” Liu Ben replied, his face lighting up with joy. Now that Wu Hao had spoken, Liu Ben no longer hesitated.

He knew Wu Hao’s current wealth, and with Wu Hao’s fortune, he surely wouldn’t mind investing a little more in the club.

After all, Wu Hao had already announced an investment of 10 billion in soccer alone. And that was just the initial plan—more investments were to come.

Meanwhile, as Wu Hao and Liu Ben were chatting, in a heavily guarded and restricted area of the capital, a group of high-ranking officials gathered in a simple conference room, discussing a crucial matter.

“Alright, these are the details we’ve gathered about this young man, Wu Hao. Let’s discuss what strategies we should adopt to align with our policies regarding him,” said the first leader calmly.

The people sitting around the room were the top officials in the country. The fact that they were gathered to discuss Wu Hao showed how much importance they placed on him.

“This young man, Wu Hao, has already established a friendship with us, and since he’s a native citizen, I think we should further strengthen our relationship with him,” one official said.

“Even without that, the fact that he can provide us with the most advanced nuclear-powered aircraft carrier design plans from the U.S. is enough reason for us to take him seriously. We are on the path of peaceful development, and before the nation becomes strong, we must maintain stability and peaceful development in all areas,” another official added.

“Agreed. Based on the current situation, it’s better for us to maintain a friendly relationship with Wu Hao rather than antagonize him,” said a third official.

As two of the top leaders shared their views, the others looked at each other and nodded in agreement. Clearly, there were no objections.

These leaders were mostly civil servants, so they preferred stable and cautious decisions in any situation.

If it had been military leaders, the outcome wouldn’t have been so easily reached, as they tend to have a more rigid approach and are less tolerant of even minor issues.

Soon, the first leader, seeing that his colleagues had reached a consensus, knew the next step was to discuss how to maintain a friendly relationship with Wu Hao.

In truth, it didn’t have to be so complicated. As long as they didn’t falsely accuse Wu Hao of any crimes or intentionally cause trouble for him, things would be fine. After all, Wu Hao, as a member of the Chinese nation, although now able to look down on the world, had no intention of causing problems for his own country.

After a series of discussions, the leaders finally reached a unified conclusion, and the results of their meeting were quickly broken down into orders distributed to various departments and personnel.

Meanwhile, Liu Shiguo, waiting in Sanyuan City, also received new orders. “Zhang Kui, call Wu Hao and tell him I’d like to meet again later. There’s something important I need to discuss with him.”