106: Chapter 106 Is this some kind of acting?

"I'm free anytime during this period." Chen Sheng, who had originally been indifferent, suddenly remembered that the rise in gold prices was waiting for him. He changed his tone and continued, "However, it's best to complete the transaction as soon as possible. I don't know when something might come up."

However, he didn't know that the person on the other end was even more anxious to complete this transaction than he was. "Mr. Chen, the buyer is also in Shu City. Do you think you have time today?"

"The buyer is also from Shu City!" Chen Sheng couldn't help but mutter to himself, "If I had known the first generation phone would be bought by someone local, I would have just listed it on a second-hand platform."

Perhaps the commission fee deducted by the auction platform could have been saved.

Chen Sheng steadied himself and said, "I have time today."

"Very well, Mr. Chen. I will confirm the time and location with the buyer, and then I will contact you again shortly."

"Alright!" Chen Sheng hung up the phone first.

He glanced at the food delivery platform, which was still under review. Chen Sheng returned to "A Small Shop Here," greeted Mei Xue, and then drove straight home. He dug out the first generation phone hidden in his study and put it in the car, but unfortunately, he received another call from the Staff Member of the auction platform.

"Mr. Chen, we have already arranged with the buyer to complete the transaction tomorrow between 3-4 PM at the XX Coffee Shop on the first floor of the Convention and Exhibition Center. Does that work for you?"

"That works!"

"Very well! Since you have no issues, I will arrange for the Staff Member to be on-site tomorrow. I will send the Staff Member's contact information to your phone via text message later. Please keep an eye out for it."

"Thanks for the trouble!"

After hanging up, Chen Sheng checked the time. It wasn't too early or too late, so he simply dove into his study, turned on his computer, and began searching for various information regarding gold trading.

How to eat a piece of meat... no, sip a little broth from the rise in gold prices—Chen Sheng thought of two ways.

The first way, naturally, was through formal channels, such as banks and other institutions, to purchase gold directly.

Since gold is linked to the international market, a rise in domestic gold prices also implies a rise in international gold prices, so the second way was to trade gold futures directly.

After all, he was a man who had opened an international financial account.

In the blink of an eye, it was the 2nd.

As usual, he first took An Xiaonuan to the company in the morning, followed by the exciting time of opening the blind box.

He opened the system panel.

host: Chen Sheng

Level: Level 1

Upgrade Experience Points: 65 / 100

Unread Intelligence Count: 3

Following the old routine, he rubbed his hands together until they were warm, then tapped on the unread intelligence with his heated fingers.

【Today's Intelligence 1: Today at 14:29, one of the fishing machines at the Bai Le Hui Game City on the fourth floor of Wanda Plaza will malfunction. The malfunction will last for about ten minutes, and during this time, the fishing machine will have a 100% hit rate.】

"What?" Chen Sheng subconsciously stroked his chin. "I wonder if this game center returns money or tickets."

Due to tightening regulations, many game centers now only allow the exchange of game tickets, which can then be redeemed for corresponding gifts based on the quantity of tickets.

If it returns tickets, even if the malfunction lasts about ten minutes, there isn't actually much profit margin.

But if it returns money... Tsk tsk! Twenty minutes of guaranteed hits—the profit in that would be massive.

"Everything will only be known once I get to the scene." Chen Sheng shifted his gaze downward and continued to read today's second piece of intelligence.

【Today's Intelligence 2: Yangyang Supermarket on the B1 floor of the International Trade Building in Jinjiang District is holding a grand opening event today. Spending over 88 yuan allows participation in a lucky draw, with the first prize being a plasma fan worth 1,999 yuan; spending over 288 yuan allows participation in a spinning wheel activity, with the first prize being an XX kitchen gift set worth 4,999 yuan; spending over 588 yuan allows participation in a golden egg smashing activity, with the first prize being an LCD TV worth 9,999 yuan.】

Seeing this, Chen Sheng suddenly thought of a very serious problem.

It's impossible for there to be only one fishing machine in the game center, and it's impossible for there to be only one golden egg in the golden egg smashing activity. So, the question arises: which machine in the game center is the one that malfunctions? Which ticket has the first prize printed on it? Which golden egg contains the first prize?

"System, are you messing with me? The intelligence is vague; how am I supposed to handle this?" If the system didn't exist in his mind, or rather his consciousness, he would have gone up and punched it twice to teach it a lesson.

【Ding! The host can advance future intelligence to mark the items in the current intelligence.】

If the system hadn't popped up with that sentence, Chen Sheng would have just been angry for a while. But the system had suddenly come out with that line, making him so furious he was practically steaming.

Chen Sheng shouted in grief and indignation: "System! Please, try acting like a human!"

【Ding! Does the host need to advance future intelligence for marking?】

Chen Sheng was choked up for several minutes before he reacted. He gave a thumbs up to the air and "praised" it: "You're cold, you're heartless, you're amazing, you're awesome. Are you happy now?"

【Ding! Does the host need to advance future intelligence for marking?】

"I..." Chen Sheng laughed. "Fine, fine, fine! So that's how you want to play it, right? I just won't mark it. What can you do about it?"

The system's heart—now it's not even pretending anymore, right!

Shifting his gaze downward, Chen Sheng looked at the last piece of intelligence for today.

【Today's Intelligence 3: Gao Lan (stage name Lanlan), residing at XX building, unit 2, XX floor, room XX of Fanghuang Residential District in Chenghua District, is a hostess at a high-end club, with countless simps under her skirt. At seven o'clock tonight, simp number one, XX, will drive Gao Lan home and give her a bouquet of roses and a set of cosmetics. Gao Lan will only keep the cosmetics, and the roses will be casually thrown into the trash can downstairs in the unit building by her. Hidden inside the roses are 52 one-hundred-yuan bills.】

【Note 1: This intelligence is valid until 5:45 on the 3rd; it will automatically expire after that.】

"Fine, fine, fine. So simps are being mass-produced now, right?" Chen Sheng could only express his speechlessness. First there was a simp hiding a bracelet in flowers, and now there's a simp hiding cash in flowers. Can't they change their routine? If they don't have the emotional intelligence, can't they just be direct?

So, if you can't get the meat, you have to look for the reasons within yourself!

No... I should say that whether or not you can get the meat has nothing to do with money, or at least not much to do with it. Haven't you seen that every night, the little yellow-haired guys ride their eighth-hand modified electric scooters speeding along the road? If they don't have two, three, four, five, or six non-mainstream girls riding on the back, they'd be looked down upon.

And then look at the simps... Tsk tsk~

Chen Sheng closed the system panel and stepped on the gas, arriving at the commercial street. When he walked into "A Small Shop Here," he found that Mei Xue had already neatly arranged the items purchased yesterday, and the shelves that had been somewhat empty were now fully restocked with goods.

Chen Sheng nodded at Mei Xue with satisfaction, then went to the cash register and pulled up yesterday's transaction records.

After reviewing the transaction and inventory records, well! It is said that as long as you grasp these two items, employees won't dare to pull any tricks. However, as a novice, Chen Sheng didn't see anything unusual, but the necessary act still had to be performed.

This was what Old Yu taught him: regardless of whether there is anything or not, you first have to maintain the momentum; just the appearance alone can bluff people.

However, after finishing the process, Chen Sheng still walked over to the phone and called Old Yu. "Old Yu, you promised to help me keep an eye on things. When exactly are you coming back?"

Since Old Yu didn't manage to invite Chen Sheng to go fishing in the neighboring province together, he arranged to meet a few local Fishing Buddies in a group chat himself, shouldered his fishing gear, and went on the trip alone.

"What? Three more days? How much have you caught that you're so reluctant to leave?"

"What? You haven't caught anything?"

As a result, one sentence from Old Yu silenced Chen Sheng. "It's precisely because I haven't caught anything that it's only three days. If the fish were biting well, I definitely wouldn't be back for ten days or half a month."

Chen Sheng: "..."

He could only say the reason was very strong; he couldn't refute it.

"Anyway, remember to call me the first thing when you get back." Chen Sheng silently hung up the phone.

He stayed at "A Small Shop Here" until noon. At noon, Chen Sheng treated Mei Xue and the Part-time employee to a boxed lunch.

This wasn't because Chen Sheng was stingy, but because the retail store couldn't be left unattended; leaving anyone to guard the store wasn't ideal, so he simply ordered takeout.

After lunch, the time reached 1 PM. Chen Sheng bid the two farewell, drove to Wanda Plaza, took the elevator to the fourth floor, walked into the Bai Le Hui Game City, and Chen Sheng went straight to the fishing machine area.

He handed a cigarette to a man who was playing the fishing game, and the two started chatting. Soon, Chen Sheng obtained the information he wanted.

The fishing machines here have two modes. One is for regular customers, played by inserting coins; likewise, points can also be exchanged for game tokens.

However, game tokens can only be stored and cannot be exchanged for money.

Game tokens are stored in a personal account, and the next time you visit, you can just take them out directly from your personal account.

The other mode is for experienced players like the man in front of him.

You can privately ask the Staff Member to add points, adding five hundred or a thousand at a time, and the points can also be exchanged privately.

The two modes correspond to the saying "there is a policy from above, and a countermeasure from below"; experienced players know what's up.