Harold's Residence.
After Harrod personally bathed Sprigatito and dried his fur, he held Sprigatito tightly.
"Li Wei, I truly thank you!"
"Meow~"
Sprigatito no longer resisted as before; he simply leaned very relaxed in Harrod's arm.
"You are a very good Trainer."
Now Li Wei could probably understand what Qinglv meant when he said Harrod was a good person.
Harrod's wealth was not the highest in Sinnoh, but he was definitely a magnate in the region.
Especially in the area of Pokemon food.
The Snowpeak Ranch he operated was a well-known brand in the Sinnoh region, with an excellent reputation.
After three generations of management by Mr. Harrod, it was now the leading Pokemon food company in the Sinnoh region.
If he truly just liked Sprigatito, he had countless Sprigatito to choose from.
He didn't need to choose this Sprigatito who had been seriously ill and resisted baths.
But he still did.
"I don't know why, but when I saw his eyes in the rain, I decided it was him."
"Perhaps that's what you call love at first sight."
Harrod looked down at Sprigatito in his arms, his lips unconsciously curving upwards, "Perhaps."
Li Wei smiled and said, "In the future, you can just bathe him yourself, even if I'm not around."
Li Wei didn't play much of a role today; he simply acted as a bridge, allowing both parties to communicate.
Harrod's feelings had already been conveyed to Sprigatito, so there was no need to worry anymore.
"It's still the same advice: express your feelings more often. It's too hard for the child to guess."
Harrod laughed heartily, "Alright."
"Next, it's time for serious business, signing the contract, but the contract needs to be changed."
Li Wei and Mr. Harrod's company, Snowpeak Ranch, signed a three-year endorsement contract.
The price was slightly adjusted; originally, it was 5 million per year, totaling 15 million for three years.
Now it was changed to 27 million for three years: 8 million in the first year, 9 million in the second year, and 10 million in the third year.
This was proposed by Mr. Harrod, an adjustment made considering Li Wei's already significant fame.
Li Wei only needed to cooperate with photo shoots.
In the future, packaged and boxed Pokemon food sold by Snowpeak Ranch would feature Li Wei's photo.
Snowpeak Ranch had multiple product lines; even Pokemon food was graded, and there were some nutritional supplements...
Li Wei endorsed the highest quality tier of Pokemon food products.
In the past, winners of the Youth Breeder Competition also signed with Snowpeak Ranch, but those were for the mass-market quality products.
The Alliance's minimum hourly wage was 1100 yuan.
With a stroke of the pen, 27 million was Li Wei's, although it would be paid out over three years and subject to tax deductions.
"It's been a pleasure working with you, Mr. Harrod."
Harrod reached out and shook Li Wei's hand.
"I hope we can continue to cooperate in three years."
Actually, Harrod initially wanted to sign a lifetime contract, but Li Wei refused.
On one hand, even if Snowpeak Ranch always remained problem-free, that was Mr. Harrod being problem-free.
Eventually, Mr. Harrod would retire due to age, and his son or daughter would take over...
Li Wei was willing to cooperate with Mr. Harrod, but whether to continue cooperation would require observation.
On the other hand, just like Mr. Harrod adjusted the endorsement contract, Li Wei's fame would always grow.
He had enough confidence in this.
Now, 8-10 million a year could secure him, but in the future, the price would not be this.
Li Wei helped Harrod solve Sprigatito's problem; even if Li Wei demanded a higher price and signed yearly, it would be acceptable.
But there was no need; he wasn't that short of money.
His main source of income was still from selling Energy Cubes and Poffins.
This was his core competence.
As long as he continued to study and practice, he wouldn't have to worry about not making money.
After finishing dinner at Harold's Residence, Li Wei bid farewell, "Then I won't trouble you any longer."
Harrod, accompanied by Sprigatito, saw him off.
"You are always welcome to visit."
"You are also welcome to the Breeding Center."
Harrod laughed heartily, "Haha, I'll visit when I have time."
...
8 PM, Zhuqing Breeding Center.
Unlike the busy and noisy daytime, the Breeding Center at night was quiet and peaceful.
With two Dragapult escorting him, Li Wei landed smoothly on Silver Metagross.
From a distance, Li Wei saw Arcanine diligently guarding the home.
Arcanine's living quarters had now been moved to a security booth built at the main entrance of the Breeding Center.
Arcanine also saw Li Wei from afar and wagged his large, fan-like tail.
"Arcanine, thank you for your hard work guarding the house, you're excellent."
Li Wei always gave Arcanine verbal and active encouragement to help him regain his confidence as quickly as possible.
"Woof!"
Arcanine barked with full vigor.
From the current perspective, the effect was very significant.
Although Arcanine's side quest had not been fully completed, Arcanine's normal life was not a problem.
He could also perform his duty of guarding the Breeding Center very well.
Li Wei actually did not restrict Arcanine from leaving this area, but he mostly stayed within this zone.
Only when Li Wei took him to play frisbee or took him out to the Wild Area for a run would he follow Li Wei outside.
This showed how well-behaved Arcanine was.
"Get some rest early."
"Woof~"
Arcanine's lips curled into a smile, he wagged his big tail, and then lay down on the ground.
Arcanine had multiple layers of thick fur, allowing him to sleep soundly outdoors even on a cold winter night.
It would only be a bit hot in the summer.
But Arcanine himself was a Fire-type Pokemon, so summer was nothing; shedding fur would solve it.
Besides Arcanine, there were also security guards on duty at night; four security guards had now been hired for shifts.
They were all selected by Li Wei's father from a specialized security training company—expensive, but dedicated.
"Thank you for your hard work."
A Luo grinned, "It's not hard, it's very comfortable here."
After coming here to work as a security guard, A Luo thoroughly checked the surroundings to ensure safety.
In A Luo's opinion, the Breeding Center was very safe, with wild Pokemon inhabiting all around, leaving no blind spots.
Moreover, because there had been an attack here before,
And to guard against Pokemon Hunters,
Zorro had arranged plainclothes officers here.
Meaning that even if the Breeding Center was attacked again, someone would immediately respond.
Although Pokemon Hunters had not appeared, Li Wei seemed to have become a bane to Pokemon Hunters.
Furthermore, because the Breeding Center's customers tended to be mid-to-high end, no disputes had occurred.
And here, he could also eat the food made by Li Wei and the old man; A Luo would be hard-pressed to find a better job than this.
Back in his room,
Li Wei needed to determine a new direction.