17: Planning and "Stable Income"

Seeing Wang Chen sink into a silent contemplation, Song Shiyin continued, "Mr. Wang, if you have no objections to this quote and are willing to sell, we sincerely invite you to bring the physical item to Jiang City. At that time, we will invite several experts, including Old Master Tang, to conduct an on-site appraisal. Once confirmed, we can sign the contract and complete the payment on the spot. Of course, our company will cover your transportation and accommodation costs for the trip to Jiang City."

Go to Jiang City? Wang Chen's heart stirred; this was indeed a good choice, far more reliable than aimlessly searching for buyers online himself.

Moreover, a bolder idea had just popped into his mind.

Putting on a hesitant expression, he said, "Miss Song, your offer is quite sincere. I'll consider going to Jiang City..."

"However, I actually have some other collections at home that I didn't have time to photograph and upload. If I'm going to Jiang City, perhaps I could bring them along for you all to see."

On the other side of the video, Song Shiyin was visibly stunned, and even Song Jingming and Old Master Tang beside her showed looks of interest once again.

Song Jingming leaned closer to the microphone and said, "Oh? Mr. Wang has other collections? I wonder what category they fall into?"

"Mainly porcelain and some miscellaneous items. Not many, but I think the quality is quite good," Wang Chen said in a relaxed tone, as if speaking of something very ordinary. What he was thinking, however, was that it seemed he would have to go to the antique market to "restock" tomorrow.

With the system in hand, turning those "falsehoods" into "genuine goods" meant he could have as many as he wanted, right?

Hearing this, the smile on Song Jingming's face grew even wider: "That's wonderful! Our Jiahui has a certain reputation and strength in the Jiang City antique circle, and you can rest assured regarding the funds. We would be very happy to have you bring all your collections to Jiang City; we will definitely provide the most professional and fair evaluation and quote."

"Alright, President Song. I'll prepare on my end and arrange a time to go to Jiang City as soon as possible."

"We look forward to meeting you, Mr. Wang. Once your specific itinerary is confirmed, just contact Shiyin directly."

The video call ended. Wang Chen put down his phone and looked at the bottle and copper coins on the table, a smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

With five hundred thousand about to be in hand, the ten million needed for the system upgrade no longer seemed like an unreachable goal.

More importantly, he had found a fast and relatively safe "way to make a fortune."

"Hmm, I'll head to the antique market again tomorrow to 'scavenge' some more good stuff." Wang Chen rubbed his chin, already planning tomorrow's "shopping" list.

"As for the day after tomorrow, I have that date with Qin Qing and Yang Li. I'll take it as a chance to relax and maintain new interpersonal relationships; I can't just become a shut-in just because I have a system." He stretched comfortably, full of hope for his future life.

Seeing that it was still early and some time before dinner, Wang Chen decided to find some fun to pass the time.

Habitually, he opened the Fanqie Novel app on his phone, intending to find a power fantasy novel to relax his brain.

"Big data really knows me!" As soon as he entered the bookstore, the homepage recommendation popped up with a book titled 'Livestream Spending: I Can Turn the Fake into Real'. This title and synopsis were practically tailor-made for him! Wang Chen was amused and clicked in without hesitation.

"Tsk tsk, this protagonist's start is even worse than mine? At least I have a rental apartment!"

"Oh ho, the system is activated! 'Falsehood Becomes Truth'? This golden finger is awesome!"

"Hahaha, reverse-scamming the scammers, nice!"

Wang Chen watched with great interest, feeling a strong sense of immersion as if he were reading his own biography.

Just as he reached the third chapter where the protagonist was about to show off his skills, an ad pop-up jumped out.

"Newcomer welfare! Click to receive an 8,888 yuan cash red envelope, instant arrival! No threshold..."

Wang Chen: "..."

The smile on his face instantly froze.

Wait, I'm practically a billionaire-in-waiting now, and you're pushing this kind of IQ-tax advertisement to me?

Big data, is your latency a bit high?

He subconsciously wanted to wait 5 seconds to close it like before, but a thought suddenly rose in his mind.

"Youyou warned me before not to do too much at once to avoid drawing attention. Does that mean I could set a smaller limit and have Youyou automatically 'harvest' every day?"

Thinking of this, Wang Chen's eyes grew brighter, and he immediately called out in his heart: "Youyou! Are you there? Emergency business consultation!"

【I'm here, I'm here! host, what can I do for you?】

"I want you to automatically, every day, 'legally and reasonably' harvest money from countless trashy mini-game ads like this. Set a daily quota of a hundred thousand yuan as my daily pocket money. Can you do that? Will it cause trouble like last time?"

【host is so smart! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧】

【A large outflow of funds from a single small platform or ad source could indeed trigger data anomalies. However, if we spread it out, it's just like what you humans call 'casting a wide net'!】

【Youyou can simultaneously connect to thousands of such ads online, realizing only a very small amount of profit from each. Through technical means, I can simulate normal user behavior and disperse the sources of funds into different electronic accounts under the host's name, finally summarizing a hundred thousand RMB into your main card every day. This way, in the vast flow of network data, it's like a drop of water merging into the ocean—it won't cause any waves at all!】

Wang Chen was overjoyed hearing this!

See! This is what you call professional!

Not only did she consider the profit, but she even took fund security and anonymity into account! As expected of a high-level system with independent consciousness!

"Awesome! Youyou, you're truly my right-hand woman!" Wang Chen praised her generously. "Then it's settled! Starting tomorrow, a fixed daily amount of a hundred thousand! If it's not enough, I'll find you again!"

【Received! Youyou will officially realize pocket money freedom for you, host, starting from tomorrow morning, with a stable daily income of 100,000 RMB! (≧∇≦)ﾉ】 Youyou responded cheerfully.

"Perfect!" A weight lifted from Wang Chen's heart.

This was great; even if he didn't go to the antique market to find bargains, he'd have a hundred thousand yuan coming in every day just by lying down! This was the kind of confidence he should have now!

In a great mood, Wang Chen felt that reading novels was even more enjoyable. However, he didn't continue reading that "fanfic-like" work; instead, he exited and opened Meituan to order a luxurious takeout to reward himself.

After finishing dinner and slumping on the sofa to digest, Wang Chen remembered the date the day after tomorrow.

He took out his phone, opened wechat, and found the chat boxes for Qin Qing and Yang Li.

"Off work yet? We're still on for the day after tomorrow; I'm taking you two out to have some fun." Wang Chen sent a message to each of them.

They replied almost instantly.

Qin Qing: "Okay! Brother Wang Chen, we're off both the day after tomorrow and the day after that! We also have 7 days of annual leave we can take, so we're on standby anytime! (Cute)"

Yang Li: "Waiting obediently.jpg"

Wang Chen smiled and replied: "Alright then, 8 AM the day after tomorrow, meet at the east gate of Yida Plaza. No problem, right?"

Setting the time early would allow them to have their fill of fun without delaying his subsequent plans.

Qin Qing: "No problem! Guaranteed to be on time! (Striving)"

Yang Li: "Received! Handsome brother! (Salute)"

Having confirmed the time with the two girls, Wang Chen was in high spirits. Just as he was about to take a shower, his phone rang again; it was a wechat video call request from Du Ruoxi.

Wang Chen answered with a smile, and Du Ruoxi's stunningly beautiful face immediately appeared on the screen. The background was her bedroom—all in pink, full of girlish charm!

"Yang Yang!" Du Ruoxi's voice was filled with joy. "What are you doing? Did you miss me?"