“Indeed.” I nodded, “Greetings. Are you willing to partner with [Zhan Long] to build the first player-run shop in Ba Huang City?”
The Archer nodded and smiled, “Yes! Ba Huang City’s first player shop will have unbounded possibilities. A businessman’s sensitive sense would not miss this great opportunity.”
I got straight to the point and asked, “Tell me, what kind of profit percentage are you looking for? After we finish constructing the shop, how much do you want?”
He raised his hands and showed nine fingers, “This much!”
“9%?” I asked.
“No, 90%!” The fat on his face were jiggling, “4 million RMB is not a small sum; you can’t just say give me the money and get it. Me getting 90% is not unreasonable.”
I smiled, then walked up to the Archer. I reached out and grabbed his collar, raising his fat body and coldly said, “90%? Did you think [Zhan Long] was some dumbf*ck? Get out of my sight or else I’ll make it so you will never see the daylight in Ba Huang City again!”
The fatty was shocked, “Xiao Yao Zi Zai, what….. what is the meaning of this?! Even if a business deal fails, it shouldn’t affect our friendship. Let us calmly negotiate…..”
I sneered, “When you shamelessly said 90%, where was the friendship there? Our [Zhan Long] was basically completely annihilated in order to obtain this [God of Commerce Badge]. Are you saying that our levels are less than your 4 million? Don’t even mention 4 million, even if you paid 40 million, don’t even dream of getting 90%. Our [Zhan Long] won’t break our backs for a person like you. Get out. Don’t let me see you again!”
The fatty staggered out and ran out of the armory shop. He had been scared silly by my anger.
Fox walked in and asked, “How….. how did it end up like this?”
I softly said, “This douchebag wanted 90%. I can’t PK within Ba Huang City, otherwise, based on my personality, he would’ve left as a spirit…….”
Fox made a fist and said, “Pei, 90%? What nerve he has… Just wait here for a second, I’ll get the next one to come……”
“Alright!”
Not long after, a thin Lv 55 Knight entered. From the looks of it, the businessmen in the game weren’t really high level players, which made sense since their original intent wasn’t to play the game, but rather to take this business opportunity to make money in this artificial world.
Looking at the thin person, I courteously said, “Hello, I am Xiao Yao Zi Zai…..”
The thin person was extremely concise and said, “Guild Master Zi Zai, you don’t have to say any more. I want 70% of the profit. If you agree then nod, if you don’t, then I shall leave……”
I nodded and said, “Goodbye, I won’t send you out!”
The third one was normal compared to the others. He was a sturdy young man, a Lv 59 Mage. In his hand, he carried an iridescent purple staff that looked to be a Purple Tier weapon. When he walked in, he smiled and said, “Xiao Yao Zi Zai, Ba Huang City’s number one! Hello!”
I politely smiled and said, “Hello. Tell me your price?”
The young man said, “I’ll give 4 million to help [Zhan Long] start its store, but I want 80% of the profit. Of course, if you don’t like the price, we can negotiate!”
“30%, and I’m not doing any more than that……” I said as I stubbornly held up three fingers.
The young man shook his head and said, “Nevermind then, 30% is too little. I don’t even know if I’ll get my investment back……”
I thought about it and said, “Then how about 40%…….”
“That’s still too low. at least 60%, that way I can make sure that I won’t lose money from this.”
“Nevermind then……”
“Okay, well when you think it through you can contact me then.”
“Okay!”
……
This time the business deal was friendly, as we shook hands as farewell.
Fox walked in again, his brows furrowed, “This one failed too?”
“Yup….” I gritted my teeth and said, “He wanted 60%. These people are just too crafty. Isn’t this basically asking for [Zhan Long]’s blood? We definitely can’t agree. I’d rather wait. What if…… If I sell Emperor Qin’s Sword, we’d definitely get 4M…”
“No! We can’t!”
Fox urgently shook his head and said, “Li Brat, you’re the symbol of [Zhan Long], and right now the Emperor Qin’s Sword is your emblem. If you sell Emperor Qin’s Sword, then you’re basically breaking your signature move. You definitely can’t do that. Let’s just wait, there will definitely be someone to work with us……”
“Aye…..”
After a period of feeling dejected, I suddenly heard a message——
“Beep!”
[System Notification]: Player【One Second Hero】has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept?
……
Who was that? Even though I added a lot of friends everyday, this was the first I had received today.
I’ll just accept, and see what happens!
After I accepted the friend, the other person sent me a message, “Hello Guild Master Xiao Yao Zi Zai! I heard that [Zhan Long] is looking for a partner in business so I came, since I know that you guys definitely need me!”
“Who are you?”
“Let’s meet on Ba Huang City’s North Gate Bridge, how’s that sound?”
“Alright!”
……
Walking out of the armory shop, Fox, Wolf, Old K and Matcha were all there. The four practically all said at the same time, “What happened?”
I waved my hand. “Let’s go, come with me for a trip!”
Even though they didn’t know why, the people still followed me.
From on top of the East Gate Bridge, we slowly arrived. There was a lone player standing on the bridge. Dressed in extremely fine armor of the Knight Style and carrying a brightly shining spear, a few words floated above his head——
One Second Hero LV 62 Golden Knight
City: Ba Huang City
Guild: None
Position: None
……
Seeing me walk over, One Second Hero took the initiative to come forward, hand reaching out with a smile, “Hello Guild Master Zi Zai, I am One Second Hero. I’m Chen Yong Jie, from Fujian. I do some business in the north. I hope I can work together with [Zhan Long]!”