32: Entering the game

Wang Chen's balance of over four million instantly set the pyramid scheme organization ablaze. The news traveled to the higher-ups at the speed of light.

Faced with such a big fish—no, more like a super whale—any industry regulations were tossed out the window.

A group of executives decided overnight to act quickly to avoid any complications from delays!

The next morning, Hu Liang found Wang Chen with a face full of flattery.

"Mr. Wang, after an overnight meeting and discussion among our executives, we've agreed to let you handle the subscription procedures today!"

Wang Chen feigned a look of pleasant surprise. "So fast? That's great! I can't wait!"

After observing for a few days, the executives noticed that Wang Chen took extra care of He Li and Xiang Tingting, being very generous with his spending. Thus, they arranged for the two of them to accompany Wang Chen to the bank to make the payment, while Jiang Hao, the tool, was ruthlessly cast aside.

He Li and Xiang Tingting were naturally overjoyed. Being able to spend more time with this handsome and wealthy Mr. Wang, they might even achieve a double harvest in both love and career.

The two of them dressed up meticulously, putting on the little dresses Wang Chen had gifted them, and walked out with one on each of his arms.

Upon arriving at the bank, following the instructions Hu Liang had given him beforehand, Wang Chen transferred 69,800 yuan into a so-called corporate account, though the recipient was an individual named Li Yan.

Looking at the bank transfer receipt in Wang Chen's hand, the smiles on He Li and Xiang Tingting's faces grew even more radiant.

Once the business was done, Wang Chen took the two women for a casual stroll, bought them some small items, and then found a milk tea shop. He added them on wechat and transferred ten thousand yuan to each of them.

"This little bit of money is just to thank you two beauties for your care and guidance over the past few days."

He then said with a sincere tone, "I'm about to enter the industry, but I don't know much about the internal workings. Could you two beauties tell me about it?"

The power of money is infinite. Having received the transfers and hearing Wang Chen ask so humbly, He Li and Xiang Tingting's defenses instantly crumbled. They spilled almost everything they knew like pouring beans from a jar.

It turned out there were over a thousand practitioners here, divided into many systems. Each system had a direct Boss, with three supervisors below them, followed by managers and salespersons.

The direct Boss of their system was named You Yong, a name full of athletic vibes. It was said he had brought in most of his relatives, allowing him to rise to the Boss level at lightning speed.

Hu Liang was a high-level manager with over 400 shares and was also one of the three supervisors in the system, specifically the Discipline Supervisor. Chen Mengqi and Fang Lulu were also managers, and even He Li and Xiang Tingting held manager-level positions. Xiang Tingting was actually He Li's recruiter. The four of them were Hu Liang's university classmates and had all been brought in by him. He Li had arrived later, so Hu Liang placed her under Xiang Tingting.

As for the poor Jiang Hao, he was also Hu Liang's university classmate, but since he arrived last, he was at the very bottom.

After hearing this, Wang Chen shouted 'holy crap' in his mind. This relationship structure and configuration—they really thought highly of him. It was practically an all-star lineup!

In the afternoon, under the lead of He Li and Xiang Tingting, Wang Chen completed the tedious subscription process and was officially in the industry.

At this point, Wang Chen successfully took over Jiang Hao's position, becoming a salesperson at the lowest level. His recruiter was Jiang Hao.

However, after the excitement and annoyance passed, Wang Chen suddenly remembered a key issue he had previously overlooked.

They said reaching the Boss level required 29 partners. This wasn't something money alone could solve; he needed 29 heads!

He didn't actually want to go around deceiving people to get heads; that crossed his bottom line.

Looking at the two attentive young ladies beside him, Wang Chen's heart stirred. He found a quiet spot in the residential area and sighed to the two women, "Lili, Tingting, to be honest, I'm the type of person who likes to do things in one step. I don't have that much time to slowly develop 29 partners."

He paused and lowered his voice, putting on the air of someone who was very rich but in a hurry.

"You two are experienced. Help me brainstorm. Can I just invest the money for 29 people directly to push myself up?"

He Li and Xiang Tingting's eyes went wide! Investing over two million directly?! This really was a massive sucker!

The two women weren't sure if it could be done. They said they needed to call the higher-ups to ask, then ran off to the side to report.

Half an hour later, the two women brought Wang Chen some bad news.

They couldn't!

The shortcut was blocked. After thinking it over at "home" for two days and seeing Jiang Hao and the others still immersed in their dreams of striking it rich, Wang Chen decided to go to the law enforcement department!

He made an excuse to slip out and navigated directly to the local law enforcement team. After explaining his purpose, he met with Captain Zhang of the law enforcement team.

Wang Chen shook hands enthusiastically with Captain Zhang and got straight to the point.

"Captain Zhang, hello. My name is Wang Chen. My friend's younger cousin was tricked into joining this so-called 1040 sunshine project. He invested 69,800 and even tricked his parents into coming. Entrusted by my friend, I entered the game in person to figure out their situation. Originally, I just wanted to take my friend's cousin and his family away, but considering this pyramid scheme has ruined countless people, I wanted to come and discuss with you whether we can cooperate to wipe out these organizations and stop them from harming others!"

After speaking, he took out his phone and showed Captain Zhang some secretly filmed footage of the "classroom" environment and snippets of the brainwashing rhetoric he had heard, then continued.

"Captain Zhang, just catching this one group treats the symptoms but not the disease. I want to organize a large-scale legal awareness campaign to thoroughly expose their scam! I'll provide the funds and find 50 volunteers from outside the province to have them experience the entire process as newcomers while we film and record everything! The volunteers don't need to actually invest; I'll cover all the investments. Plus, I'll personally give each volunteer ten thousand yuan as a reward and reimburse all their travel expenses!"

Seeing the surprised look in Captain Zhang's eyes, Wang Chen struck while the iron was hot.

"To show my support, I can donate 1 million to our law enforcement team right now for this operation and subsequent publicity! Once the event is successfully concluded, I'll donate another 5 million! Let's hold an Anti-Pyramid Scheme Legal Awareness Week to raise awareness among people nationwide!"

Wang Chen's inhumanly lavish move completely stunned Captain Zhang.

After an emergency report to the superiors, Wang Chen's proposed plan was finally approved.

Captain Zhang shook Wang Chen's hand and said excitedly, "Mr. Wang, thank you so much! This is a good thing, and we will definitely cooperate fully! Give us seven days to prepare, recruit volunteers, deploy personnel, and formulate a detailed plan! We'll notify you then!"

Having settled things with the officials, a large weight finally lifted from Wang Chen's heart.

The thought of staying in this hellhole for at least another seven days made him feel uneasy all over. He sent a message to Xiang Tingting.

"Tingting, this shared living environment is too poor; I'm not used to it. I plan to rent a house myself. It'll be quieter and more convenient for inviting people over."

When the news reached the higher-ups, Hu Liang and the others were initially hesitant, fearing Wang Chen would run away. But they couldn't resist He Li and Xiang Tingting's barrage of praise for Wang Chen from the side.

"Brother Liang, Mr. Wang is someone who wants to invest in 29 shares to become a Boss directly! That's over two million! Why would he run?"

At the thought of that two-million-plus performance, the higher-ups immediately agreed. However, they required He Li and Xiang Tingting to move in with him to ensure he was kept under close watch!

When Xiang Tingting told Wang Chen the higher-ups' decision, he didn't care. If the two women wanted to move in, so be it, as long as they weren't men.

Thus, Wang Chen quickly rented a three-bedroom, two-living-room apartment in a nearby residential area that the landlord said was fully renovated and intended as a wedding home.

That same evening, He Li and Xiang Tingting carried their luggage and moved in with giggles, claiming they were there to help Wang Chen get familiar with the industry faster.

For the next seven days, Wang Chen lived a life that seemed like he was having too much fun to think of home, but in reality, every day felt like a year.

During the day, he would be taken by the two women in turns to "visit" some so-called successful people. Whenever he had a spare moment, he started reverse brainwashing He Li and Xiang Tingting.

"Lili, look at this bag. Do you like it? When I become a Boss, I'll buy you ten!"

"Tingting, your technique is good. Come, massage my shoulders some more. If it feels good, there'll be a reward!"

From time to time, he would send the two women small red envelopes or buy them little gifts, firmly maintaining his persona of a rich guy and an "old pervert."

For the sake of the money and his looks, the two women did their best to cater to him, acting spoiled and cute in various ways, serving Wang Chen as if he were an emperor.

While enjoying this "sweet" surveillance, Wang Chen was silently counting the time in his heart, waiting for the moment the law enforcement department would notify him.

On the evening of the seventh day of waiting, Wang Chen was leaning on the sofa, enjoying Xiang Tingting's comfortable massage while accepting peeled grapes fed to him by He Li, when his phone rang abruptly.

He glanced at it; it was an unfamiliar local number. His heart stirred, knowing it was news from Captain Zhang's side.

He signaled the two women with his eyes, naturally picked up the phone, and walked to the balcony before answering.

"Hello, who is this?"

Captain Zhang's voice came from the other end.

"Mr. Wang, it's me, Old Zhang. Everything is basically ready! However, we studied it carefully, and having 50 unfamiliar faces show up at once is too big a target; it would easily alert the other party. How about we do it in batches? 10 people at a time, divided into 5 batches, with two or three days between each batch. This will create an illusion of a continuous stream of newcomers, which fits the rhythm of a pyramid scheme recruiting people."

Wang Chen thought for a moment and felt what Captain Zhang said made sense. As expected of an official, his mind was flexible. He replied, "Captain Zhang, you've thought it through. Let's do as you say. Doing it in batches is indeed safer."

"Good! Then tomorrow morning, if it's convenient for you, come over to our place to meet the first batch of volunteers. We'll also go over the details again to ensure nothing goes wrong."

"No problem, I'll head over tomorrow morning."

After hanging up, Wang Chen returned to the living room. He Li asked curiously, "Brother Chen, who was it? Calling so late."

Wang Chen lied effortlessly: "Oh, a local friend. He knows I'm here and invited me to get together tomorrow, and also to talk about some business matters."

The two women didn't suspect a thing and continued their attentive service.