Ren Pingsheng and Xu Genbao sat in the restaurant of Genbao base together and tasted the most famous "Genbao Wontons" and "3811 Soup" in the base.

"This wonton is delicious, and the children love it. Hanhai's time-honored brand is fine, so try it more."

Xu Genbao introduced attentively.

Ren Pingsheng looked at the plate of fragrant wontons. On the one hand, it was out of politeness, and on the other hand, he picked up one and put it in his mouth. When he bite, he found that the skin was thin and tender, full and rich, fresh and chewy, and it was not greasy. It was indeed delicious.

“It’s delicious, really delicious.”

While complimenting, Ren Pingsheng did not stop and ate several more times.

Xu Genbao's face showed a proud look, and he explained:

"My wonton only has four kinds of fillings, fresh shepherd's purse, pork, and mushrooms and dried shrimps (note: dried shrimps). The key is to look at the filling examples, as well as the amount of seasonings, and the strength of the filling. You must beat them evenly until they sticky. The wontons made will be delicious."

Xu Genbao said while showing off his hand to Ren Pingsheng.

"In the first few years of the base's establishment, the food was indeed relatively simple. Except for the regular supply of milk, eggs and butter for players' growth, other varieties were very monotonous. These children were in the development stage, and they were all greedy. They bought some foods with heavy taste but no nutrition all day long, such as Lao Ganma, Ganqian noodles, etc.."

"I saw that the situation was wrong. I finally let these children train scientifically and let them eat junk food. How can I do it? So I remembered the shepherd's purse wontons I learned when I was in the army. I prepared the ingredients myself, made the filling myself, and the coach, and the children. Everyone thought it was delicious. The children liked to eat it very much, and they had to eat it for every meal. At most, I ate 50 pieces by myself."

Xu Genbao said, stretching out five fingers to sway, his face full of smugness, like an old child.

"In this way, this wonton has become the signature of our base. Many people come here to visit and try our wontons."

It is similar to "Genbao Wonton", and the birth of "3811 Soup" is also closely related to the nutritional needs of these young players. Xu Genbao designed the ingredients for this soup by himself, stewing it with 3 old hens, 8 wild turtles and 11 kilograms of ribs, which is both delicious and nutritious.

"Try it, you taste it, without adding any seasoning, so fresh that your eyebrows fall off!"

Listening to Xu Genbao's introduction, Ren Pingsheng drank "3811 soup" while eating "Genbao wontons", and deeply felt the difficult and lonely development history of the Genbao base over the years.

Although Xu Genbao never complains on the surface, he always looks indifferent.

But judging from his efforts to create unique delicacies for the young players to adjust their tastes and let them eat more nutritious and healthy foods, Xu Genbao really devoted his efforts to this football base and these young players.

At the same time, Ren Pingsheng can also see that Genbao Football Base is struggling with economic difficulties.

Although Xu Genbao has a passion and scientific training ideas, there is still a gap between the Genbao base and the world-class youth training base. Xu Genbao can make up for this gap with his personal enthusiasm and experience, but he can do it by himself.

Ren Pingsheng pushed away the edible plate in front of him, touched his slightly bloated belly, and said in the most sincere tone:

"Guide Xu, please offer a price. I will take over the base and club to help you realize your dream."

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When Ren Pingsheng spoke, Xu Genbao was eating a wonton. He was not surprised by the other party's words, because before that, the Hanhai Municipal Sports Committee had already greeted him and knew the intention of Ren Pingsheng's trip.

Xu Genbao is not a person who is divorced from social reality. He also learned about Ren Pingsheng's wealth and economic strength through his own connections, as well as Ren Pingsheng's background in the political arena of Hanhai City, and gave a preliminary assessment of his strength.

So when Ren Pingsheng made a request, Xu Genbao was not surprised. He was as if nothing had happened. He chewed and ate the wonton slowly, then he picked up a napkin, wiped his lips carefully, then looked up at Ren Pingsheng, and said softly:

"Mr. Xu, the base and club are just shells. The most valuable thing in my hands is this group of players. They are like my own children, and I have raised them with one hand, like my blood and flesh. If you want to take these children away, I feel very reluctant, and it is like cutting my flesh. I feel very uncomfortable."

Ren Pingsheng was able to understand Xu Genbao's mentality very well. It was already a great achievement to be able to stick to this secluded island for 7 years. He also brought out a bunch of promising players. Xu Genbao's reluctance is a natural thing.

"Guide Xu, because they are your children, you should let me pick up this plate."

Ren Pingsheng looked at Xu Genbao's eyes behind light-colored glasses and said slowly:

"Your achievements in youth training can be said to be the first in national football in nearly ten years. However, youth training is one thing, and professional football is another. Since the professionalization of A-A, all champion teams have been backed by powerful enterprise groups. Dalian has Wande, Qilu has energy, and Yanjing has Xin..."

"Without the help of capital, even if the East Asian team advances to the Super League, they can only be busy with relegation every year. At that time, how many opportunities can these young people get for training? Without the support of capital, how much salary can these young people get? Their parents sent their children for more than ten years, but they can only get a few thousand yuan like the staff. Do you think they can accept it?"

"What if they can accept it now? These young people always have to get married, have children, start a family and start a business. All of these require money. Without money, you can't do anything."

“You should accept my advice whether it’s for these kids or for yourself.”

Although Ren Pingsheng's words were a bit straightforward, the logic in his words was undeniably powerful.

Xu Genbao is a person with a strong personality, but he is not a stubborn person. In a sense, he has the natural economic mind of the Hanhai people, so he managed the Genbao base in an orderly manner under various conditions, so that he brought the East Asian team to its current level.

Therefore, Xu Genbao knew very well that everything Ren Pingsheng said was correct, and it pointed out the weaknesses of Genbao base and the East Asian team.

When Xu Genbao led the team, he won the A-League championship and coached the wealthy teams such as Dalian Wande and Hanhai Shenhua. He knew that the dominance of these strong teams in the domestic top league is inseparable from the support of the local government and large enterprises and consortiums behind it.

Under the leadership of Xuegenbao, the East Asian team successfully entered the League One, but due to insufficient funds and other reasons, it was impossible to introduce powerful foreign players. With these youth training players who have not yet grown up, it is very difficult to enter the Super League.

It has been almost a month since the start of the 2008 League One. In the first three rounds, the East Asian team only won 2 draws and 1 defeat, and there is no sign of victory so far. Judging from today's situation, there is basically no hope of going to the Super League.

Moreover, these good seedlings of the East Asian team have attracted the attention of several major domestic clubs. They have all offered bids to poach the youth training results of the Genbao Base. If the East Asian team cannot make new breakthroughs in the long run and the players' treatment cannot be improved, the loss of the essence of the "Chongming Phase I" is foreseeable.

After working hard for so many years, he ended up "making wedding clothes for others", which made Xu Genbao, who has always been arrogant, accept it.

After weighing the pros and cons of multiple parties, introducing powerful capital to take over this plate has become a path that Xu Genbao must take.

However, Xu Genbao had a little concern in the end. He wanted to know Ren Pingsheng's enthusiasm for the base and club before making a decision.

So under Ren Pingsheng's expectant look, Xu Genbao spoke.

"Mr. Ren, how do you plan to develop the club."

When Ren Pingsheng heard this, he immediately understood Xu Genbao's thoughts. He smiled slightly and said confidently:

"I invested 60 million yuan to buy the base and club, as well as all the players. In addition, I will invest at least 60 million yuan every year in the club to improve the strength of the team. If your position remains unchanged, I will not interfere in your management, and your team is up to you. I have only one requirement to build this team into a country, no, it should be said that it is the strongest team in Asia."

Looking at Xu Genbao's pupils that slightly contracted after his light-colored glasses, Ren Pingsheng said with confidence:

"Guide Xu, what do you think of this condition?"

Xu Genbao quickly calculated in his mind that he had invested about 10 million yuan in Genbao base and East Asia club over the years. According to Ren Pingsheng's bid, he not only could repay the original loan, but also had considerable returns. It can be said that Ren Pingsheng's offer was very generous.

Moreover, Ren Pingsheng also proposed that he would invest 60 million yuan in the club in the next year and ignore the impact of inflation. Dalian Wande's investment back then was much higher. With these capital support, the East Asian team's advancement to the Super League is no longer a problem, and they can also work hard towards greater goals.

The most important thing is that with Ren Pingsheng's financial support, Xu Genbao does not have to sell these excellent seedlings in his hands. He can build a Xu family army based on the "Chongming First Phase" according to his needs, and make achievements in the national football world and make a name for himself, and it will not waste his efforts over the years.

Under the temptation of capital, Xu Genbao seemed to have seen a bright future for his players and the proud future prospects of the Genbao base.

Xu Genbao had no doubts at this time, stood up and stretched out his hand:

"Mr. Ren, it's a matter of determination. I need your support in the future."

Ren Pingsheng smiled, held Xu Genbao's rough and powerful hand, nodded and said:

"Guide Xu, the future of national football is in our hands, let's work together."

The two of them looked at each other and laughed happily.

Xu Genbao didn't take Ren Pingsheng's words seriously. He thought this was just a boss's inspirational way.

Only Ren Pingsheng himself knew best that the action he made at this time would not only change the fate of "Xu Genbao's children", but also have a huge impact on the pattern of national football.

The future, here, opens a new chapter.
Chapter completed!