“Miss Gu, that’s not a very nice thing to say,” the man laughed stiffly.
“Is that so? Then let’s talk about it in court, should be quite interesting.”
The man panicked. “Wait, don’t! We can talk this over!”
He’d thought she was just some rich, brainless young heir!
He didn’t expect her to be this hard to fool.
“Talk it over, right? Fine, I don’t want anything else from this club, just transfer the contracts of all these kids to me, and I’ll give you ten thousand.”
The man’s face flushed a mix of blue and purple.
Back when he’d signed these kids, though he’d taken advantage of their naivety to lowball the price, it had definitely been more than ten thousand.
“Ten thousand is a bit too cheap…”
“Then see you in court.”
Actually, Gu Wanshi hadn’t originally planned to lowball the price this much.
But this man wasn’t just irresponsible toward the kids, he’d also tried to fleece her outright!
Well then, she wouldn’t be polite about it either.
If she weren’t worried about this man causing trouble afterward, she wouldn’t even want to give him the ten thousand.
Zhao Jie chimed in at just the right moment. “Boss Gu, don’t worry, we’ve all got copies of our contracts. If we need to go to court, we won’t back down!”
With him leading the charge, the other boys all chimed in in agreement.
Seeing the situation turn against him, the man had no choice but to grit his teeth and agree.
“Fine, ten thousand it is!”
Gu Wanshi immediately went with the man to handle the transfer paperwork.
Since it was only ten thousand yuan, Gu Wanshi didn’t even bother waiting to see if the system would issue a quest for it.
The boys were all thrilled, while the man’s face had gone ashen.
He’d lost way too much on this deal!
He should have known better than to try to fleece Gu Wanshi and just gone with a normal price from the start!
The man tried to make small talk with Gu Wanshi, but she didn’t even spare him another glance, heading straight back into the complex with the boys.
Now that the boys were under her, she needed to take responsibility for them and provide the best living and training conditions she could.
Never mind anything else, if they trained well and won awards, she’d benefit even more from it too.
And besides, she wasn’t worried about money right now, seeing the team she was backing compete internationally and bring honor to the country would be an incredibly satisfying thing to witness!
When the boys saw her sports car, they were all stunned, envy written all over their faces.
“Boss Gu, isn’t this the newest Ferrari? I saw it online!”
“Sister Wanshi, you’re way too rich!”
Gu Wanshi smiled and said, “So, as long as you all train hard and compete well, I’ll definitely give you the best treatment possible.”
“We definitely will!”
“Not to mention, the upcoming autumn tournament, we’re going to win the championship!”
Just then, a bus pulled up, one Gu Wanshi had just rented to shuttle the kids around day to day, along with a driver she’d hired for it.
“Get on,” Gu Wanshi told the boys. “I’ll take you all to eat first.”
The boys climbed onto the bus, overjoyed.
After giving the bus driver the address, Gu Wanshi drove off ahead with Zhao Tong in the Ferrari.
By the time the boys arrived at “Drunken Sea and Clouds,” Gu Wanshi had already booked a private room.
“Order whatever you want. You’ve all been through so much hardship, it’s about time you ate something good.”
The boys had been surviving on instant noodles or steamed buns and pickles all this time, and now, looking at the dazzling array of dishes on the menu, they were practically in tears.
“Sister Wanshi…”
“Don’t just talk, order for us, sis!”
“Got it, sis!”
Even so, the boys still felt too shy to order anything too expensive, until Gu Wanshi lost her patience and ordered a whole table full of dishes herself, cheese-baked abalone with minced meat, steamed wild pomfret, cheese e-fu noodles with salt-and-pepper lobster, truffle scallion-roasted Arctic sea cucumber, black pepper Grade-A beef cubes, and more, telling them to eat their fill without holding back.
Gu Wanshi and Zhao Tong had eaten a big breakfast, so they didn’t eat much and were already full.
Gu Wanshi found a suitable two-story house online. Although it wasn’t in the city center, the surrounding facilities were fairly complete, and most importantly, the area had a good environment, well-suited for the team to train and rest.
Because of its out-of-the-way location, the price wasn’t too steep, three million in full.
Just as Gu Wanshi finished contacting the agent to arrange a viewing, she heard the system’s voice.
“Ding! Current main quest activated: host, spend five million within five hours to earn a rebate and two lottery draws.”
“Zhao Tong, let’s go, we’re off to view the house,” Gu Wanshi immediately stood up.
“Got it, boss.”
Gu Wanshi then told the other boys, “I’ve already paid the bill, eat as much as you want, and order more dishes if you’d like, drinks too, whatever you want, but no alcohol. I’ll cover any extra orders.”
“Sister Wanshi, where are you going?” Zhao Jie asked, by now, his tone toward Gu Wanshi had grown much warmer.
“I’m going to check out your new place. If it’s good, I’ll send the address to the driver and he’ll bring you all over.”
“Got it, Sister Wanshi!”
Gu Wanshi and Zhao Tong rushed over and quickly settled on the two-story house, paying the full amount outright and completing all the paperwork and transfer of ownership.
The ground floor of this small house had a very spacious living room, plus another large room that would work perfectly as a training room.
Although Gu Wanshi had bought this house for the team to live in, since she was the legal owner and it belonged to her, the money spent still counted toward the quest.
After sending the address to the bus driver, Gu Wanshi took Zhao Tong to go buy computers.
On the way, she asked the system, “System, the computers I’m about to buy, same as with the house, even though they’re technically for the team to use, I’m only lending them to them, the computers still belong to me, so this money should count toward the quest too, right?”
The system seemed a bit confused, and after a moment said, “Fine, this one can count toward the quest too, but this is the last time. Per this system’s assessment, aside from Zhao Jie, none of the other team members meet the appearance standard, so going forward, any daily expenses you spend on the other team members besides Zhao Jie cannot count toward the quest.”
“Got it!” Gu Wanshi knew when to quit while she was ahead.
Actually, she thought all the boys looked quite decent.
It was just that the system’s standards for appearance and character were extremely high, so only Zhao Jie met the appearance requirement.
Although Zhao Jie looked quite worn-out right now, with a bit of grooming, his looks would hold up fine even in the entertainment industry.
At a computer specialty store, Gu Wanshi ordered fifteen computers in one go, all gaming-specific models with top-tier specs across the board, delighting the store’s owner to no end.
Each computer with full specs cost one hundred thousand, so fifteen came to one million five hundred thousand.
The store handled delivery and installation.
With five hundred thousand left to spend, and a Hermès store conveniently nearby, Gu Wanshi went in and bought a bag and a bottle of perfume, completing the quest.
By the time Gu Wanshi and Zhao Tong returned to the small house, the boys had already arrived, standing neatly in a row in the living room.