165: Chapter 165: Buying a building for 600 million triggers a new system task.

"Hello, President Xu? It's Qin Yi. Are you busy?" Qin Yi asked with a slight smile playing on his lips.

On the other end of the line, President Xu's voice overflowed with enthusiasm. "Oh, Mr. Qin! I was just about to call you. Would you say we're on the same wavelength?"

"Oh? Does President Xu have something for me?"

"Haha, Mr. Qin, you really are a busy man with a short memory. Didn't I prepare that centurion black card for you earlier? Along with our Huaxia Merchants Bank Gold Card, they're all ready today. Tell me, when would it be convenient for me to deliver them to you?"

Hearing that it was about this, the smile on Qin Yi's face deepened. "President Xu, you're too kind. You can just mail them over. I wouldn't dare trouble you to make the trip yourself."

"It's no trouble, no trouble at all," President Xu said hurriedly. "As it happens, I have a meeting in the Magic City tomorrow anyway. It's right on my way."

Qin Yi raised an eyebrow and smiled. "I see. That's perfect then. President Xu, give me a call when you arrive in the Magic City. I'm free anytime."

"Alright, I'll set off tomorrow then," President Xu agreed readily. Then, he asked tentatively, "By the way, Mr. Qin, you called because you needed something, right?"

Qin Yi gave a light cough and replied with a smile, "Yes, there is indeed a small matter I'd like to trouble you with."

"Mr. Qin, you're too polite. Just say the word. As long as it's within my power, it's absolutely no trouble," President Xu guaranteed, patting his chest.

"It's like this: I just bought something and need to wire money to a bank account. The amount is a bit large, so it has to be done at the bank. I happen to have some things to attend to here and can't step away, so I wanted to ask if you could help process it directly from the backend?" Qin Yi inquired in a calm tone.

Hearing this, President Xu was a bit puzzled. He thought to himself, 'It's just a transfer; can't you do that on your phone? Why do you need my help?' But he still agreed readily. "Mr. Qin, you're too kind. It's a small matter, no problem. Mr. Qin, tell me the other party's bank account number, and I'll take it down."

"Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, President Xu." Qin Yi nodded and signaled Wei Ming, who was standing nearby, to hand over the contract. He read out the bank account number from the contract to President Xu.

After recording the account number, President Xu followed up, "And how much does Mr. Qin need to transfer this time?"

Qin Yi calmly uttered a few words: "Not much, six hundred million."

"How much? Six... six hundred million?" President Xu was so shocked he nearly bit his tongue. He widened his eyes and asked in disbelief, "Mr. Qin, what did you buy? There's a lot of telecom fraud these days. You haven't been scammed, have you?"

Qin Yi burst into laughter upon hearing this. "Don't worry, President Xu, it's not a scam. I'm buying two floors of an office building in the Magic City. I've signed a contract with Hongtian Group; how could it be a scam?" As he spoke, he specifically looked at Wei Ming and Bai Lu.

The two of them also shared a smile, though their eyes held a bit more curiosity. They both thought to themselves that this Mr. Qin was truly impressive—one phone call and he was talking to a bank president. They just didn't know which bank this 'President Xu' was the head of.

After hearing Qin Yi's explanation, President Xu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, so it's Hongtian Group! Then I'm relieved. Mr. Qin, buying two floors of an office building in one go—what a grand gesture!"

Qin Yi smiled modestly. "President Xu, you flatter me. It's just a small investment, hardly a grand gesture."

"Yes, yes, Mr. Qin is truly humble," President Xu complimented. "Then please wait a moment while I go arrange the transfer details."

"Alright, President Xu. I'll wait for your call." Qin Yi hung up the phone, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.

...

The call ended, and about ten minutes later, the bank SMS notification on Qin Yi's phone arrived a step ahead of President Xu.

Just as Qin Yi was about to tell Wei Ming that the funds had arrived, the System in his mind suddenly and abruptly chimed, causing Qin Yi's movements to freeze.

[Ding! Detected that the Host has made a one-time expenditure of 600 million huaxia currency to purchase the 13th and 14th floors of the Hongtian Bund Center T3 Office Building. Due to the massive capital flow, a special System task has been triggered!]

[Task Name: Only Children Make Choices; Adults Want Everything!]

[Option 1: Establish a financial investment company and get it on the right track within one month! Task completion conditions: Paid-in registered capital ≥ 100,000,000; company personnel ≥ 100; the number of industry elites must not be less than 10%, otherwise the task will be deemed a failure! Upon task expiration, the System will conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on the task completion status and grant the Host corresponding rewards or punishments!]

[Option 2: Establish an entertainment media company and get it on the right track within one month! Task completion conditions: Paid-in registered capital ≥ 100,000,000; company personnel ≥ 100; the total fan count of the artists under the company must not be less than 100 million, otherwise the task will be deemed a failure! Upon task expiration, the System will conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on the task completion status and grant the Host corresponding rewards or punishments!]

After hearing this, Qin Yi's eyes couldn't help but twitch. The registered capital was fine—a mere hundred million was nothing to him—but for a newly founded company to recruit over a hundred people in a month, with no less than 10% being industry elites! Besides, what kind of person counted as an industry elite? Someone with a million-dollar salary? Ten million? And as for this entertainment media company, he didn't even know anyone in that field... Well, of course, his ex-girlfriend Su Mo was a music major, so she was at least half-connected to entertainment...

Thinking this, Qin Yi couldn't help but complain to the System: "System, are you playing me? One month? That's far too short, isn't it?"

[Ding! Replying to Host: 99% of the problems in this world can be solved with money, and the remaining 1% require even more money. Since the Host has the System, are you still afraid of problems that can't be solved? In the view of this System, as long as the money is in place, let alone a month, half a month would be more than enough. Additionally, a friendly reminder to the Host: as soon as the task completion conditions are met, the task will be recognized as complete. The shorter the time taken to complete the task, the more generous the rewards the Host will receive!]

"Holy crap," Qin Yi muttered, unable to help but chuckle helplessly. He continued to complain silently, "System, you make so much sense that I'm actually speechless..."

[Ding! The task countdown has begun. Host, please make a choice as soon as possible... 15... 14... 13...]

Hearing the System's countdown in his mind, Qin Yi started to panic. He had originally wanted to choose the first option—establishing a financial investment company—which aligned with his original intention of starting a business. But thinking of the task's name, he had a faint, bad premonition. Thus, as the countdown was about to end, Qin Yi gritted his teeth and made a bold decision: "System, I want both options!"

As soon as Qin Yi's words fell, the System's countdown stopped abruptly, replaced by a pleasant System notification tone.

[Ding! Congratulations to the Host. The Host has made a wise choice and successfully avoided a potential hidden punishment.]

Qin Yi let out a long breath, feeling both lucky and uneasy. He couldn't help but press the System: "System, you can't be this much of a trap, can you? Triggering a task and there's a hidden punishment?! Do you think I'm leveling up too fast or something?! Tell me, if I had only chosen one, what would the hidden punishment have been?"

[Ding! Replying to Host: Hidden punishment—one of the Host's six-dimensional attributes would be randomly reduced to the average level of a minor!]

Hearing this, Qin Yi felt a chill run down his spine. If he had really only chosen one option just now, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

Reducing attribute values... if it dropped his Intelligence, how the hell would he start a company? Even if it didn't drop Intelligence, if it dropped something else, like Stamina... how would he lead a 'shameful' life with Xu Qian in the future...

Thinking of this, Qin Yi couldn't help but frown, a sense of helplessness welling up as he complained to the System: "System, you're a real piece of work! Completing a task increases attributes by one or two points, but picking the wrong option slashes my six-dimensional attributes in half? I think you should stop giving me these choice-based tasks. Why don't you just tell me what to do?"

[Ding! Replying to Host: System tasks are entirely voluntary and never mandatory!]

Qin Yi's mouth twitched slightly. "Fine, forget I said anything..."

Just then, his phone rang, pulling Qin Yi's consciousness back. He looked down and saw the name "President Xu" flashing on the screen.

Qin Yi adjusted his somewhat frustrated mood from the dialogue with the System, answered the phone, and said with a smile to President Xu, "President Xu, thank you so much. I've already received the SMS for the successful transfer."

On the other end, President Xu's hearty laughter came through. "Mr. Qin, you're too kind. It was just a small favor. If you need anything in the future, don't hesitate to call me."

Qin Yi replied with a smile, "President Xu, when you come to the Magic City, I'll definitely arrange a fine meal to welcome you."

"Oh, Mr. Qin, you're far too kind. Then I'll gladly accept. I look forward to meeting you in the Magic City?" There was a hint of joy in President Xu's voice.

"Haha, it's a deal. See you then!" Qin Yi said with a smile.

"Alright, Mr. Qin. Then I'll let you get back to it. I'll contact you when I get to the Magic City," President Xu said politely.

"Okay, goodbye, President Xu." Qin Yi hung up, the bright smile remaining on his face.

Putting his phone away, he turned to Wei Ming and Bai Lu, his tone sounding relaxed. "Manager Wei, the money has been sent. Arrange for someone to check it."

Hearing this, Wei Ming immediately responded, "Alright, Mr. Qin. I'll contact the Group right away to confirm." After saying that, he turned to make the call.

Then, Qin Yi turned his gaze back to Bai Lu, pulled out the keys to the rolls-royce cullinan, and handed them to her. "Manager Bai, I have some things to handle, so I won't be going back with you all. Please help me take my parents back."

Bai Lu took the car keys and nodded slightly. "Of course, Mr. Qin. Leave it to me."

"Yeah," Qin Yi grunted in response, then continued, "Also, I'll have to trouble Manager Bai to help with the property transfer procedures here as well."

Bai Lu naturally wouldn't refuse Qin Yi's request. Although this wasn't part of her job as a property manager, she had received so much commission from Qin Yi that doing some legwork was, in her eyes, only right and proper.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, Bai Lu quickly promised with a smile, "Please rest assured, Mr. Qin. I'll go to the Real Estate Bureau tomorrow to handle the relevant procedures."

"Good, then I'll leave it to you." After saying this, Qin Yi walked over toward his parents.

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