76: That's all there is to it for Chapter 76.

About fifteen minutes later.

A black Mercedes-Benz E-Class pulled up steadily in front of the storefront.

The car door opened, and a middle-aged man in his early forties stepped out.

He was wearing dark business casual attire, holding a leather folder in his hand, his hair combed meticulously; he looked like a shrewd businessman.

Agent Liu Wei hurried over to greet him.

"Brother Ma, this way, please."

The landlord's surname was Ma, and his name was Ma Jianguo. He owned several storefronts in the Futian area and was considered a landlord with some decent assets.

Ma Jianguo entered the shop and saw Zhang Qi standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window at first glance.

Young.

That was his first reaction.

He recognized the Patek Philippe on his wrist at a glance.

An item starting at over 300,000 yuan worn by a young man in his early twenties indicated that this kid was either a second-generation rich kid or capable of earning it himself.

Regardless of which it was, he was not someone to be trifled with.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang." Ma Jianguo took the initiative to extend his hand, his face wearing just the right amount of enthusiasm.

"Manager Ma." Zhang Qi shook his hand and nodded.

Without exchanging many pleasantries, they got straight to the point.

Agent Liu Wei had already printed the contract, in triplicate, with the terms clearly laid out.

A three-year term, monthly rent of 120,000, paid quarterly.

The initial payment was three months' rent plus one month's deposit, totaling 480,000.

The property management fee was 8,000 per month, with the initial payment also being three months in advance, totaling 24,000.

Plus the agency fee.

According to industry rules, the agency fee is one month's rent, split equally between the landlord and the tenant. In other words, Zhang Qi needed to pay 60,000.

Adding it all up—480,000 plus 24,000 plus 60,000.

564,000 yuan.

Zhang Qi flipped through two pages of the contract, confirmed the key terms, picked up a pen, and signed directly.

Then he took out his phone and opened the banking app.

"Please provide your account number."

Ma Jianguo was stunned for a moment.

So fast? No bargaining?

He had been a landlord for so many years and had seen many different types of tenants.

Even those bosses who drove million-dollar luxury cars to look at shops would haggle over the terms a bit when signing the contract.

Either cutting the rent, asking for a rent-free period, or penny-pinching on property fees.

After all, it was business; the price cut now was future profit.

Like Zhang Qi, who signed after reading and paid after signing without bargaining a single cent—he really had never encountered this before.

"Mr. Zhang, you're straightforward!" Ma Jianguo regained his composure and quickly read out the account number.

Zhang Qi tapped his fingers on the screen a few times.

480,000, transfer successful.

24,000, transfer successful.

60,000, transferred out.

Three transactions, in less than a minute, all arrived.

Ma Jianguo's phone buzzed three times in a row. He looked down at the text message, and the shrewdness in his eyes was instantly replaced by satisfaction.

564,000 yuan, not a cent missing, crisp and clean.

Agent Liu Wei stood to the side, also letting out a long sigh of relief.

This deal today was finally done.

Last time he helped Zhang Qi find a property at Yinhu Residence, he ran around all day, and in the end, only got a 1,000-yuan red packet from Manager Chen Danni.

This time, it was great; it only took half a day, and the agency fee was in his pocket.

Sure enough, following the right person is more important than anything else.

The three parties finished confirming, and the contract was signed.

Ma Jianguo put away his copy of the contract and shook hands with Zhang Qi politely again.

Agent Liu Wei tactfully walked to the side, lowering his head to organize documents, leaving space for Ma Jianguo and Zhang Qi to chat alone.

Ma Jianguo leaned over to Agent Liu Wei and asked in a low voice.

"What's the background of this Mr. Zhang? He doesn't look very old."

Agent Liu Wei shook his head.

"Brother Ma, I really don't know. I've only dealt with Brother Qi twice, and I only know he's generous with his money; I don't know anything else."

This was the truth.

Even if he knew Zhang Qi's background, he couldn't tell others.

In the agency business, people with loose lips don't last long.

Ma Jianguo hit a soft wall, but he didn't mind.

He had been in the business world for so many years; he knew clearly who to befriend and who to keep at a distance.

This Zhang Qi was clearly a capable young man. Regardless of whether there was a family background behind him, just that nonchalant attitude when paying earlier was enough to prove the point.

Ma Jianguo stepped forward and took out his phone with a smile.

"Mr. Zhang, let's add each other on WeChat. If anything happens on this street in the future, feel free to call me. I have several other storefronts in this area; if you need them later, I'll reserve them for you first."

"Good." Zhang Qi scanned his QR code and added him as a friend.

Ma Jianguo exchanged a few more pleasantries, tactfully didn't stay long, and left with his folder.

At the storefront entrance, Agent Liu Wei also said goodbye to Zhang Qi.

"Brother Qi, if you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime. I'm online 24/7!"

After saying this, he bowed and scraped as he exited the shop.

Walking to his electric scooter, before riding off, Agent Liu Wei couldn't help but look back at the matte gray porsche 911 parked on the side of the road.

This kind of client, he deserves to drive a sports car and sleep with a goddess.

Agent Liu Wei started the electric scooter and merged into the traffic, feeling incredibly good.

The shop fell quiet.

Sunlight shone in from the floor-to-ceiling glass on the south side, and only Zhang Qi and Sun Yiyao were left in the empty shop.

But Zhang Qi's attention at this moment was not on Sun Yiyao at all.

He was waiting.

Waiting for that voice in his mind.

Sure enough, in less than two seconds, the system's voice rang out as expected.

Ding—

Zhang Qi felt a jolt.

That familiar mechanical notification sound rang out in his mind right on time.

[Host consumption of 564,000 yuan detected, triggering double cashback, cashback amount: 1,128,000 yuan.]

[Current cumulative consumption total: 34,264,000 yuan.]

Zhang Qi almost laughed out loud.

It triggered!

He hurriedly took out his phone and opened the banking app.

The balance on the screen jumped.

38,444,538.50

More than 38 million.

He had just paid out 564,000, and the system returned 1,128,000.

A net profit of 564,000.

Zhang Qi locked his phone screen and took a deep breath.

He was now completely certain of one thing—as long as it was consumption under his own name, whether it was buying things for personal use, acquiring assets, or business investment, it could all trigger the system's double cashback.

The key point was that the money went out of his own card, and the subject of the consumption was himself.

The contract was signed in his own name, and the lessee of the shop was himself.

The system determined this as "consumption for oneself."

Zhang Qi nodded inwardly.

In this way, the ways to farm cashback in the future would be far, far more numerous.

Buying houses, cars, eating, and shopping, while they were the big items, were ultimately limited. How many houses can one person live in? How many cars can one drive? How many pieces of clothing can one wear?

But if business investment also counted as consumption—

Then starting a company, renting office buildings, buying equipment, stocking inventory, paying salaries... all business expenses, as long as they were under his name, could theoretically trigger cashback.

This was no longer on the scale of millions or tens of millions.

This was on the scale of hundreds of millions or even billions.

The more Zhang Qi thought about it, the more excited he became, and his mind was already rapidly planning the next step.

First, he had to register a company.

Inject funds into his own company account, and then conduct various business activities in the company's name.

The legal representative of the company didn't have to be him, as long as he was the boss.

Whether it was procurement, renovation, or daily operating expenses, pour it all into the system.

For every bit of money spent, double it back.

Like a snowball, rolling bigger and bigger.

Zhang Qi let out a long breath, unable to suppress the curve of his mouth.

This was much easier than spending money one transaction at a time.

"Brother Qi?"

Sun Yiyao's voice came from the side.

Zhang Qi snapped out of it and turned to look at her.

The woman didn't know when she had walked in front of him, looking up, her beautiful big eyes glistening with moisture, and two faint blushes on her cheeks.

"Brother Qi, if you haven't had your fill..."

Sun Yiyao's voice was even thinner than before, and her gaze swept behind her—the shop's rolling shutter door was still half-closed; as long as it was pulled down, this would be a completely enclosed, private space.

She didn't say the second half of the sentence.

But the meaning was written clearly on her face.

What happened in the Porsche earlier had really worn her out.

But at this moment, her gratitude and dependence on Zhang Qi reached a new height.

This shop.

Monthly rent of 120,000, opened on the most prosperous commercial street in Futian.

He paid 564,000 for the initial signing without even blinking an eye.

This favor was too heavy.

As a girl who came to Shenzhen from a small city to work, she had never imagined that one day she could own a shop of her own in such a location.

Even if this shop was nominally Zhang Qi's, she was the one actually operating it.

This was equivalent to Zhang Qi directly rewriting her life trajectory.

Although outside was the street with people coming and going, even if it was shameful to close the door...

But Sun Yiyao felt that she had nothing else to repay him with, and this was the only way...