"Cooperation? I wonder what kind of cooperation President Shen has in mind? I've already said that I won't be transferring ownership of this Martial Arts Hall." Wang Xiao's eyes flickered.
Shen Tianhe said, "There's no need for Brother Wang to transfer the Martial Arts Hall. We can just operate it right here. When the time comes, I can even help Brother Wang expand and promote the hall, and we can strive to make the World Martial Arts Hall a landmark building in our Dachang City!"
His goal in redeveloping this area of Zhongshan North Road into a commercial and cultural center was not just to make money, but more importantly, to create a respectable 'calling card' for Dachang City.
After all.
Every city had its own landmark buildings.
For example, the Capital City had the Great Wall of China, Shanghai had the Oriental Pearl, Da Guang City had the Xiaoman Waist, Daqing City had Hongya Cave, and so on.
If he could build something unique in Dachang City, it would inevitably attract considerable attention.
This would not only enhance the brand value of their Tianhe Group.
It would also elevate Tianhe Group's standing with the authorities.
Shen Tianhe could also use this opportunity to acquire a significant number of Contribution Points, which would give him a chance to be promoted to a Tier Five Citizen.
At his age, trying to raise his Citizen Tier by raising his Life Tier was basically impossible!
Therefore, his only hope was to rely on Contribution Points for the promotion.
Of course.
Every city had a commercial and cultural center. To make one stand out and become a city's landmark, you definitely needed something impressive.
Shen Tianhe had originally planned to build the nation's largest opera house here, which would feature not only the Tea-picking Opera representative of Dachang City's culture,
but also Cantonese Opera, Kunqu Opera, Qinqiang, Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera, and more.
By combining this with AR projection technology, he wanted to create a unique spark from the collision of tradition and tech.
However.
When Shen Tianhe learned that Wang Xiao had developed the Martial Arts Evolution Path, he immediately scrapped that idea.
It wasn't that he couldn't afford to invest in an opera house, but that investing in the Martial Arts Hall was far more cost-effective.
First, while opera was a traditional part of Huaxia's culture, it was too niche compared to the ever-changing forms of modern entertainment.
After all, when ancient people watched opera, it wasn't just about the performance; it was more about the social activities that followed.
Without those subsequent activities, its appeal to young people was definitely lacking.
Second, Martial Arts, much like opera, had an equally long heritage and had once enjoyed a glorious past.
Now, if Martial Arts could be revitalized, it would inevitably cause a huge sensation everywhere—that was free publicity!
Finally, and most importantly.
Wang Xiao had now developed the Martial Arts Evolution Path, which was equivalent to forging a new path for Martial Arts.
This itself was a natural 'calling card'.
In the future, the World Martial Arts Hall could be known as the birthplace of modern Martial Arts!
It wouldn't even need deliberate promotion.
The World Martial Arts Hall would automatically become a landmark of Dachang City.
If they could partner with the World Martial Arts Hall now, their Tianhe Group could ride this wave to new heights!
Wang Xiao hadn't expected his few short sentences to make Shen Tianhe think so much.
He had even already drafted a preliminary plan for the future.
He said, "As long as you don't tear down the Martial Arts Hall, everything is negotiable. We can discuss the details of the cooperation later."
He really did need someone to promote the Martial Arts Hall and recruit students for him.
Instead of him having to go through the hassle of posting on forums and message boards himself.
As the largest construction group in Dachang City, Tianhe Group was a huge enterprise.
If they were serious, they would indeed be a good partner.
However.
Without anything in writing, talking too much now would just be a waste of breath.
Shen Tianhe said readily, "Alright. I'll go back and have someone draw up a proposal for our cooperation. I'll come visit again then. Brother Wang, I'm sure we'll have a pleasant partnership in the future."
"Of course. If it's a good proposal, I don't mind cooperating with President Shen."
Wang Xiao stood up and shook hands with Shen Tianhe.
After the two exchanged contact information,
Shen Tianhe didn't stay much longer, leaving the Martial Arts Hall quickly with Kuang Guanghua.
He had originally wanted to go say hello to Qin Mengyun, but thinking of her personality, he gave up on the idea.
'Sure enough, strength is the foundation for establishing oneself in this society!'
Wang Xiao let out a soft sigh.
If he hadn't advanced to a Tier Three Life, Shen Tianhe would never have come to give him money and a villa.
He certainly wouldn't have proposed something like a partnership!
'Still, being a Tier Three Life is enough to get by in Dachang City, but on a national or even global scale, it's completely insignificant.'
'Before the next world opens, I can use this time and my Analyze All Things Talent to properly study other Life Evolution Paths and see if I can improve my strength a little more.'
Although Wang Xiao didn't plan on using other Life Evolution Paths to raise his Life Tier, he could still study them for reference.
After all, it was inevitable that he would have to deal with other Evolvers in the future.
There was no harm in understanding them in advance.
Wang Xiao put the thought aside, took out his phone, opened the official Life Evolution Path website, and began looking through the various paths listed there.
Except for a few special Life Evolution Paths that were classified,
all other Life Evolution Paths could be looked up on the site.
Furthermore, it provided detailed introductions to the characteristics of every Life Evolution Path in the world, as well as their advancement requirements.
There were even all sorts of exquisite CG demonstrations.
People from all over the world could use it to find a Life Evolution Path that suited them.
'I can't believe that in just a few hundred years, over three hundred different Life Evolution Paths have been discovered. Human creativity is truly infinite!'
Wang Xiao marveled inwardly as he looked at the dazzling array of Life Evolution Paths on the official website.
Speaking of which, human development always seemed to concentrate on a certain point and then explode forward.
Who could have imagined that it only took two hundred years to go from the first industrial revolution to humanity flying beyond Earth?
And from humanity flying beyond Earth to landing on the moon, it took a mere eight years!
Now, only a century had passed since the moon landing, and humanity had already flown out of the Solar System.
As long as a suitable external force could be found, humanity could unleash an unimaginable evolutionary potential!
Putting those thoughts aside, Wang Xiao began looking at the Life Evolution Paths listed on the official website.
The website ranked the Life Evolution Paths according to their potential.
The top ten Life Evolution Paths could all help a person cultivate to become a Tier Nine Life.
These ten Life Evolution Paths were also the ones with the most cultivators, accounting for almost one-fifth of the total global population.
The current global population was nearly fifty billion.
In other words, a total of ten billion people were cultivating these ten Life Evolution Paths.
Wang Xiao started reading from the top.
Ranked number one was, strikingly: the Chaos Evolution Path.
In its initial stages, this Life Evolution Path required one to find vortexes and supplement them with certain Genetic Potions to induce Life Evolution.
The stronger the vortex, the greater the degree of Life Evolution.
Generally, after evolving to a Tier Three Life, the vortexes would lose their effect.
To continue Life Evolution after that, one needed to use Chaos Elemental Crystals.
These items could be found inside some Mutant Beasts, in the deep sea, in volcanic craters, or in extremely cold regions.
They seemed to contain the Chaos energy of the Cosmos.
As the intensity of Life Evolution increased, the required resources would become increasingly scarce.
Some could even only be found in outer space.
Currently, the strongest practitioner of this Life Evolution Path was named Gu Tiandu, the Chaos Nether King—a Tier Nine Life!
However.
These Tier Nine Life powerhouses no longer seemed to be on Earth, but were instead exploring other planets within the Milky Way Galaxy.
For them, Earth was perhaps just a distant homeland.
Wang Xiao used his Analyze All Things Talent to familiarize himself with all the combat methods of the Chaos Evolution Path.
Then, he continued to look at the other Life Evolution Paths.