40: Success Master

"How could I end up with a mother like this? I must have accumulated bad luck for eight lifetimes!" Qian Ziyong threw his phone on the table, feeling quite pleased.

Giving his mother thirty thousand yuan filled him with a sense of accomplishment.

However, as soon as he thought of Liu Gaoda having four million yuan and several beautiful girls accompanying him, Qian Ziyong inexplicably felt envious.

"Hmph! Liu Gaoda has money, but I want to be even richer than him. I hope this cycle's task is more challenging!"

Qian Ziyong opened the system; this cycle had already refreshed, and he hadn't checked it before.

【Host: Qian Ziyong】

【Personal Funds: 22344】

【Current Cycle Task: 100,000,000】

【Time Limit: Three Months】

【System Funds: 100,000,002 + Fixed Assets】

Seeing an additional one hundred million in cash in the system's funds, Qian Ziyong's eyes lit up.

A small goal!

He would set a small goal for himself this year: to fleece the system for one hundred million!

If he had one hundred million, let's see how Liu Gaoda could still show off.

Two days ago, Liu Gaoda came to visit him, driving a sports car.

Although he didn't say anything on the surface, he was actually very envious deep down.

Who wouldn't want to try driving a sports car with one hand at a young age?

With one hundred million, he would need two sports cars: one for him to drive, and one for his nanny to drive.

As for why he would have a nanny?

Because he was going to buy a manor. Not only would he have a nanny, but he would also have a driver!

The thought of luxury cars and villas filled Qian Ziyong with motivation!

"First, I need to make the Hot Pot Restaurant go bankrupt, otherwise, the fixed assets alone would account for tens of millions!"

Qian Ziyong really wanted to directly close the Hot Pot Restaurant.

But the system wouldn't allow it.

He had to find a reasonable excuse.

For example, the Hot Pot Restaurant losing money!

So, how could he make the Hot Pot Restaurant lose money?

Qian Ziyong had already planned this before: hire a very unreliable person to manage the Hot Pot Restaurant.

Over the past few days, he had carefully researched and already had a candidate in mind!

...

Shencheng is a prefecture-level city, very prosperous.

And today, Qian Ziyong and Zhu Daqiang flew thousands of miles to Shencheng.

Inside a spacious banquet hall, dozens of people were seated, and a middle-aged man in a sharp suit was standing on the stage, gesticulating wildly.

Qian Ziyong and Zhu Daqiang found seats and sat down.

"Boss, what are we doing here?" Zhu Daqiang asked curiously.

Qian Ziyong lowered his head and whispered, "The Hot Pot Restaurant needs a manager. I plan to hire one to help me manage it."

Zhu Daqiang said, "Since Liu Gaoda left, the Hot Pot Restaurant has been running smoothly. I think we could promote a capable person from within the store!"

"Many people are submitting resumes to our Feihuang Supermarket and Hot Pot Restaurant, and there are quite a few excellent individuals among them!"

Qian Ziyong shook his head, "The Hot Pot Restaurant must have a manager!"

"I've looked at all those resumes; they are all mediocre, not the person I want to choose!"

Zhu Daqiang was curious, "Boss, what kind of person are you looking for?"

"Is he sitting here now?"

Zhu Daqiang's gaze swept around. He only saw some people who were here as shills and some less intelligent individuals.

Qian Ziyong said, "No need to look. The person I'm looking for is on the stage!"

"What?" Zhu Daqiang's eyes widened, and he said anxiously, "Boss, he's a swindler!"

"I've encountered many people like him. Besides their talent for bragging, they are utterly useless!"

"If you hire such a person as a manager, it's very likely to lead the Hot Pot Restaurant into a pit of fire!"

Hearing Zhu Daqiang's words, Qian Ziyong's eyes lit up.

See that!

Even Zhu Daqiang knew not to hire this person, that he would lead the Hot Pot Restaurant into a pit of fire.

What if he hired him then?

Plus, with him fanning the flames from behind, the Hot Pot Restaurant was definitely going to go bankrupt!

How great!

Qian Ziyong shook his head, "I have my own plans. Now, let's listen to his speech!"

On stage, the middle-aged man was passionately speaking, "Why haven't you earned money?"

"That's because you are not close to money!"

"And you don't understand that making money requires not only wisdom but also courage!"

"Clap if you understand!"

Countless people below the stage applauded.

The middle-aged man held the microphone and passionately declared, "To succeed, first go crazy, rush forward regardless of everything!"

"Clap if you understand!"

The applause continued.

Zhu Daqiang listened with a face full of black lines.

What was all this nonsense!

Isn't this just a master of deception, a master of success studies!

A 24k pure swindler!

What on earth!

Zhu Daqiang looked at Qian Ziyong, only to see him listening with great interest.

"Boss, he's a swindler. He's definitely going to sell courses later!"

"Listening to his class, besides wasting time, you can say it's utterly useless!"

Zhu Daqiang earnestly advised him.

Qian Ziyong nodded, "I have my own plans. Just watch!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Daqiang stopped trying to persuade him.

However, his heart was hanging, praying that Qian Ziyong would absolutely not hire this swindler.

The middle-aged man continued on stage, "When two brave armies meet, the braver one wins! Compared to wisdom, courage is more important!"

"Throughout history, those who achieve great things might not be smart, but they are definitely brave enough!"

"..."

After a long string of words, Qian Ziyong initially listened with great interest, but then he started to doze off.

The constant applause from the people around him kept him from sleeping.

Fortunately, an hour later, the intermission finally arrived.

The middle-aged man on stage went to the restroom.

"Let's go!" Qian Ziyong led Zhu Daqiang and followed him.

Before they even reached the restroom, they heard several rough, burly men shouting angrily, "That guy Zhou Kaitian went to the toilet, let's beat him to death!"

"How dare he swindle my money? Today, I'm going to break his leg!"

Seeing these burly men, Qian Ziyong quickly moved to the side. Zhu Daqiang stood in front of Qian Ziyong, extending his hand to separate the men from Qian Ziyong.

The men ignored the two and rushed into the restroom. Qian Ziyong then heard wailing sounds coming from inside.

Qian Ziyong perked up his ears, hearing loud thumps and several screams.

After fifteen minutes, it finally quieted down, and the rough men left, seemingly satisfied.

After a while, the success master Zhou Kaitian walked out from inside.

His clothes were torn, his face was covered in bruises, and the most striking thing was his pants.

His pants were wet, and the water stain was very obvious.

Qian Ziyong smelled a foul odor and quickly stepped back two paces.

Then, feeling that it was impolite, Qian Ziyong stepped forward to greet him, "Master Zhou, do you need to call the police?"

Zhou Kaitian looked up at Qian Ziyong, and seeing Qian Ziyong take out his phone, he quickly stopped him.

"Don't call the police!"

Qian Ziyong hadn't really intended to call the police and put his phone back in his pocket.

He had just heard something, it seemed Zhou Kaitian had swindled those people's money.

"Master Zhou, I need to talk to you about something. I wonder if it's convenient for you?" Qian Ziyong asked.

"You want to sign up for my class? Of course, it's convenient!" Zhou Kaitian straightened his clothes, ignoring his wet pants, and immediately returned to his brilliant image from before.

Only his bruised face made him look quite comical.

Qian Ziyong shook his head, "I'm not here to sign up for your class. I want to ask you to help me open a store!"

"What a waste of expression!" Hearing that Qian Ziyong wasn't signing up for his class and wanted him to open some lousy store, Zhou Kaitian immediately lost interest.