Chapter 74 - A Historic Step!
Chapter 74: A Historic Step!
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Lin Wan noticed that Boss Pei walked past a few brands selling personal use products; he didn’t even walk in!
He didn’t even buy a perfume gift box that was a thousand-over yuan!
Furthermore, Boss Pei had bought stuff that was related to work. Even the wallet and briefcase he had bought were those suited for business meetings! Altogether, he had spent not even a hundred thousand yuan!
Lin Wan was very surprised; how strong was her boss’s self-control!
She touched her heart and knew that if it was someone else that earned two million—no, wait, even one million—that person would probably spend lavishly on clothing, wallets, and watches that cost tens of thousands each.
However, Boss Pei had spent not even a hundred thousand yuan; he also looked satisfied!
That was very impressive!
Thinking that Boss Pei had always been very generous when it came to working conditions, salary, and giving out bonuses; it was a stark comparison to what she witnessed now!
Lin Wan, Huang Sibo, and company’s eyes grew a little moist.
What a saint boss they had!
As for Pei Qian, he did not notice everyone’s reaction at all.
He was still thinking furiously what else he could spend more on! Now that he had already entered a state of loss, anymore that he spent was going to be his personal gain!
Furthermore, he had already gone one entire round in the mall; he had basically bought one of everything that the system had not restricted him from buying. Everyone else’s shopping had also more or less come to an end as everyone gathered in the hall on the first floor, with hands full of shopping bags and huge smiles on their faces.
Paid shopping always felt this good!
However, Pei Qian did not want to leave just like that. He had finally managed to reach a loss; however, it was only three thousand over yuan. He was not willing to give up now!
He looked at Xin Hailu as his eyes flashed. “I want to buy some gifts for a friend who is also a boss; any suggestions?”
He could not directly say it was for him; that would appear very strange and set off alarm bells. Everyone would then think: if it was for himself, Pei Qian could just buy anything he wanted; why did he have to ask them?
However, if he said it was a gift for a friend, everyone would raise some ideas; and Pei Qian could then use this opportunity to think through what he was still lacking or haven’t bought.
Xin Hailu started to suggest some things while everyone else chimed in as well. They suggested an expensive suit, perfume, a watch, a fountain pen, etc.
Pei Qian kept on shaking his head.
He had seen most of these already and bought all that he could; as for the rest, the system did not allow him to buy!
Everyone had gone through one round of suggestions and didn’t have anything else to say. They didn’t know what else could be given as a gift.
At this time, Lin Wan ventured a guess, “How about… spectacles?”
Pei Qian’s eyes lit up. “Spectacles?”
Lin Wan nodded and said, “If your friend is short-sighted, you can give him some glasses. However, you would have to know his degree first; even if you don’t know his degree or he isn’t short-sighted, you can also gift him a spectacle frame.
“A good-looking pair of spectacles can raise one’s airs and show that he has taste.”
Pei Qian wanted to praise Lin Wan highly!
Spectacles! Why had I not thought about that?
Pei Qian wasn’t short-sighted and didn’t need spectacles. Hence, as much as he had tried to think, he had not thought of this.
Come to think of it, buying a pair of spectacles for himself was reasonable!
He looked at Assistant Xin and said, “Where can I find the most expensive spectacles?”
Xin Hailu thought for a moment and said, “There is a Louis Vuitton shop here that sells spectacles; it should be expensive enough. However, most of their products are sunglasses; I’m not sure if that is what you are looking for.”
“Bring me there.”
The two took the escalator and soon reached the Louis Vuitton shop and found the shelf selling spectacles.
Pei Qian took a look and saw that the prices were satisfactory!
The cheapest was about two thousand while the most expensive was nine thousand over!
That a pair of spectacles could sell for nine thousand; to be honest, that was a little unexpected for Pei Qian. However, it was a good thing for him!
However, when Pei Qian took up the pair of sunglasses worth over nine thousand yuan, the system denied him.
“…”
Pei Qian was speechless; the system wasn’t going to allow this purchase?
What a letdown!
He attempted once again with another pair that was over eight thousand yuan.
This time, the system actually did not sound out any alerts!
Pei Qian was overjoyed. After taking a closer look and comparing both pairs, he realized that the first model looked a little superficial; it looked exactly like a pair of sunglasses as the spectacle frame was a little too gaudy and hence did not meet the requirement of being business-like or business-related.
As for the second pair—although it stated it was a pair of sunglasses, the very thin spectacle frame with golden threads plus its straighter and narrower build was more acceptable.
Pei Qian wore it, looked at Xin Hailu, and asked, “How does it look?”
Xin Hailu nodded and said, “It looks very classy, Boss Pei.”
Pei Qian was elated.
No wonder the system had not issued any warnings. This pair of spectacles could be used for business and indeed elevated his airs!
The system must have considered that this pair could be worn during business dealings to elevate one’s airs; it had the same function as a suit and hence had permitted it.
Pei Qian took two pairs that had a slight difference in design; these were the most expensive ones that the system allowed.
“I’ll take these.”
Pei Qian wanted to swipe his card immediately.
The saleslady was pleasantly surprised as she hurriedly took out an exquisite gift box and packaged the spectacles nicely for Pei Qian after he had paid.
After she had been done with one—before she started on the other, Pei Qian waved at her to indicate that it was not necessary to pack the second one.
“I’ll wear this now.”
Pei Qian took off the sunglasses’ cover lenses as he wore the spectacle frame.
He took a look in the mirror.
En, he indeed looked more classy and of good taste.
Alright, I’ll wear this!
It was after all worth more than eight thousand; he couldn’t possibly just leave it at one side to collect dust, right?
After checking the System Funds once more, Pei Qian was very content now. He had given it his all and finally caused losses of more than twenty thousand! This was Pei Qian’s small step; however, it was a big step towards defeating the system!
The duo returned to the hall. Everyone immediately noticed something different with Boss Pei’s image. He had a pair of spectacle frames with golden threads on the sides; his airs had been elevated a whole level!
“Boss Pei is so handsome!”
“Boss Pei has bought a pair for yourself as well? It looks so good!”
“This pair must have cost a lot; it must be at least a thousand, right?”
Facing the praises and flattery from his employees, Pei Qian smiled slightly while he was indifferent on the inside.
“Let’s all go our own ways now; you can claim your taxi fares. Rest well over the weekend!”
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…
On the 31st, the system started to initiate settlement!
A screen once again appeared in front of Pei Qian.
<Wealth Conversion System>
<Owner: Pei Qian>
<Profit Conversion Ratio 100:1. Loss Conversion Ratio 1:1>
<Settlement starting…>
<System Funds: 478,723.5 (↓212,276.5)>
<Personal Wealth: 608.3>
<Settlement in progress…>
<Conversion in progress…>
<System Funds: 478,723.5>
<Personal Wealth: 21,884.8 (↑21,276.5)>
Pei Qian was so emotional he wanted to cry.
Finally!
After giving it his all, he had finally generated losses of twenty thousand!
Don’t belittle these twenty thousand.
It was a historic first step!
This small step of losses was a big step towards ultimate success!
Soon enough, the screen displayed even more data.
<Next Settlement: 90 days later>
<System Funds will be topped up. Target amount: 1,000,000>
<Topping up 521,276.5…>
<System Funds topping up completed.>
<System Funds: 1,000,000>
<Personal Wealth: 21,884.8>
<This Week’s Special Task: The company needs to own a physical shop house that is situated near a bustling city district or a university.>
<Special Task Completion Reward: Additional Ten Percent above the final converted amount>
As Pei Qian had predicted, this time, the System Funds’ total amount had been increased from five hundred thousand to one million yuan!
If Pei Qian’s System Funds had been more than one million yuan before, he would probably not have gotten a top-up this time.
Pei Qian had gone on a spending spree and spent four hundred and seventy thousand yuan. Not only had he managed to credit twenty thousand into his Personal Wealth, but the system had automatically replenished the funds to one million; he had struck a windfall!
Furthermore, Pei Qian noticed that this time was rather different from previous settlements. Since the funds had been topped up to a million this time, Pei Qian didn’t need to painstakingly count the number of zeros anymore.
Moreover, the system had announced a Special Task: the company needed to own any sort of physical shop house. If he managed to complete this task, he would get an additional ten percent over the original amount to be transferred to him!