Chapter 1 The Beginnings
Guan Nantian put down the Panlong blue and white porcelain tea bowl in his hand, took out two Davidoff cigars from the cigarette cases on several stools next to him, and threw one to Zhou Kai.
Zhou Kai had never smoked a cigar, he watched Guan Nantian cut off the top of the cigar with a cigar scissor, lit a long match, and slowly smoked the port of the cigar.
Guan Nantian turned his cigar and said, "I should drink red wine when smoking cigars, but I only have tea here, so I have to settle for it." As he spoke, he gently blew on the lit cigar, and a rich cigar aroma suddenly spread.
"There are some things that I feel necessary to let you know now." Guan Nantian handed the cigar cutter and matches to Zhou Kai.
Zhou Kaiyi gourd painting a cigar lit on the ground.
"I have a cousin named Guan Huicheng, and he is my uncle's son..."
Zhou Kai didn't speak, he leaned back on the red sandalwood chair and enjoyed the cigar in his hand, he knew that Guan Nantian couldn't suddenly mention his cousin for no reason.
“... Actually, when I was a kid, my cousin and I had a very good relationship, and we were almost so good that we almost wore the same pair of pants. Guan Nantian watched the smoke rise from his mouth, and his mind seemed to sink into memories.
My cousin was actually an illegitimate child, and after his mother died, my uncle took him home, and since then, my uncle has not remarried. Because my cousin didn't have a mother since he was a child, and there were only two of us from the Guan family to our generation, we were very good, and we had nothing to talk about. He was very timid at the time, and I still remember him pulling the corner of my coat and hiding behind me..."
This is the second time Zhou Kai has heard Guan Nantian talk about his family, Guan Nantian's father Guan Shiwen and his uncle Guan Shiwu, and an aunt Guan Shiqi, Zhou Kai knows all of this, but Zhou Kai doesn't know about Guan Nantian's descendants and Guan Nantian's descendants. The Guan family has developed too quickly, and it seems that from the beginning they have hidden all the members of their family, which is fundamentally different from the Situ family, another big family in the country.
To put it mildly, the Guan family is an upstart, and there are only three generations of Guan Nantian's generation, unlike the Situ family, which has a centuries-old heritage. It is precisely because they have risen so fast that many people have not even had time to understand them, coupled with their own low profile, outsiders do not know about it, but they know very little.
Through such a long period of contact with Guan Nantian, Zhou Kai knows that their background must not be simple, from the science and technology of their scientific research institute, as well as Guan Nantian's random return to and from the "Noah" planet, not to mention that in this information-developed society, as long as there is a heart, there is almost no information that cannot be found, but the Guan family can hide themselves very well, if there is no official assistance, Zhou Kai absolutely does not believe it.
And now he can finally understand the tip of the iceberg of this family from Guan Nantian's mouth.
Zhou Kai adjusted his sitting posture, indicating that he was listening intently to Guan Nantian's narration.
“... But all this seems to have changed overnight, the vacation before Hui Cheng went to college, he who had always been in good health suddenly fell seriously ill, and he locked himself in his room for nearly a month, even if it was me, he didn't see him. It was then that he began to change, he was no longer playful, he began to care about the family business, and his academic performance improved by leaps and bounds. Everyone was happy for his efforts, no one noticed that his eyes had changed, only me, and only I who grew up with him since I was a child, could find that his eyes were different from before, I couldn't say what it felt at the time, but now I know, it's ambition! In recent years, he has even begun to hide his ambitions in front of me. ”
Guan Nantian paused, put down the cigar in his hand, took a sip of the tea bowl, sighed, and continued.
"Alas! In fact, there are only two people in our generation, I don't understand where he has such great ambition, for this matter, I have been staying abroad for the past few years and did not want to come back, just to tell him that I have no intention of fighting with him, family affection is far more important than money. However, even this could not dispel his growing ambition. If it weren't for my uncle's insistence on me coming back, I really wouldn't want to compete with him for the position of head of the family. Although my uncle didn't say it, I knew that he must know something, otherwise he wouldn't have made it reasonable for me to be the head of the family, Huicheng is his own child after all! ”
The current Guan Nantian is no longer the Guan Nantian in Zhou Kai's impression, Guan Nantian, who has always been atmospheric, resolute, and heroic, suddenly became a little depressed and hesitant.
But these belong to the family's private affairs after all, Zhou Kai didn't know what to say, he had to bow his head and drink the tea, the already small amount of tea had already been drunk by him, leaving only the dry tea leaves tightly attached to the bottom of the bowl.
Guan Nantian didn't notice Zhou Kai's crampedness, he leaned back in his chair and looked up at the roof in a daze, as if he was still recalling something. Halfway, he slowly lowered his gaze and looked at Zhou Kai.
Zhou Kai knew that something related to him was coming.
"Remember the time I went to 'Noah'?" Guan Nantian seemed to regain his calm and composure, he looked at Zhou Kai and asked with a smile.
"Huh? Oh! Remember! You were gone for a long time that time. Zhou Kai was stunned for a moment, but immediately reacted.
"After that return, for some special reasons, the family asked me to be in charge of setting up a team. You should know very well that I have already established the team, and it is only natural that this project should be handed over to me. However, Hui Cheng ...... In short, this matter has become a test of who among us can be the head of the house. March of this year is the time for the competition, and whoever wins will be the next head of the house. ”
"That's... What do I need to do? Zhou Kai was a little confused, there were still three months to go, what did Guan Nantian tell him now?
Guan Nantian saw Zhou Kai's confusion, he smiled and said, "I called you here today, not just because of this game. Now the team I'm going to form has begun to take shape, there are just 12 players, and I need you to run in together for a while while the league hasn't started, so that you can get to know each other and prepare for that game. The game in March is very important, not only whether I can succeed the family, but more importantly, whether the team has the strength to compete in the world, if you win, that game is the beginning, it is the beginning of your international competition, if you lose, that game is the end, the end of the game. ”
"Do we have a profile of our opponents?" Zhou Kai thought for a while and asked.
"No, and the other side doesn't have any information about us. However, I have faith in you, and I have faith in my own vision! Guan Nantian said this with a sense of pride.
Almost at the same time, Guan Huicheng also said the same thing as Guan Nantian.
"Confidence comes from strength, and with your quality, I'm not worried about accidents. Besides, I will never allow accidents. The latter sentence, Guan Huicheng said very quietly, even the young man sitting in front of him did not hear clearly.
There were only two of them in the huge office, and sitting in front of Guan Huicheng was a somewhat thin young man, his dark skin was tight, and from the green tendons on his arms, he could feel the huge strength hidden in his thin body. He had a thick-line face, a thin, resolute square chin, those haughty, thin lips tightly pursed, and a pair of piercing eyes that exuded an overbearing pride.
As long as there is a fan who pays a little attention to WG sports, he can easily recognize him, he is the first person on the domestic sniper list "Sniper King" Ding Xiaowei.
"I'm not interested in the race you're talking about, I'm interested in you really have a way to qualify for the 'American God of War Cup Grand Prix'?"
Ding Xiaowei knows very well that although the "American God of War Cup Grand Prix" can be registered freely, the registered teams still have to go through a special agency to review their qualifications. For a long time, no domestic team has ever been able to pass the audit, and if Guan Huicheng told him that there was a way for the regular team to pass the audit, Ding Xiaowei would definitely not ignore him. Because none of the regular teams in China can enter the top 50 of the "Global Top Professional Team Ranking Competition", and this top 50 is a hard rule for entering the "American God of War Cup Grand Prix", even if there is no more power, don't want to enter the God of War Cup if you haven't entered the top 50.
Of course, Guan Huicheng was also very aware of this, so what he told Ding Xiaowei was in the name of the underground team.
The "American God of War Cup Grand Prix" is sponsored by an internationally renowned consortium, allowing free registration, and a special agency is responsible for reviewing qualifications, with a total prize fund of up to 500 million league dollars. It is also the only open event where underground teams are allowed to compete. At the same time, it is also one of the top competitions in the world.
"Hey, hey! As long as you win this game, the 'American God of War Cup Grand Prix' is just a warm-up, and there will be more exciting competitions in the future! ”
Hearing this, Ding Xiaowei's eyes glowed hot.