11 Investment
Whoop! Whoop!
Taking a step outside the Teleportation Gates, the two boys finally returned to New China after a few weeks. Passing by the reception, the two ask one of the receptionists "Hello, we would like to sell some things we collected from outside. Can you give us the details?" Ye Qin asked politely.
The receptionist lady he spoke to looked at the handsome young man with good manners for a few moments before replying "Yes, the Monster Association includes a building exclusively for dealing with monster drops just across that hallway to the right. You will easily be able to find it if you follow the signs displayed on the walls. We pride ourselves in providing great service and fair pricing for both the buyer and seller, however, if you want to test your luck and get more profit I suggest you visit a black market or put it up for auction online."
"I see, thank you for your time." Ye Qin said as he turned around and walked along the hallway right of the reception desk.
"What should we do boss? Do we need to maximize the cash or sell them to the association, or put it up for auction and let them take some of it as commission?" Wang Tao asked.
"Well, let's see how it goes first." Ye Qin replied.
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Step! Step!
Arriving at the association building, the two walked up to the counter and asked for an appraisal then sat down nearby and waited.
Not far from them, a clumsy-looking man with glasses wearing a full suit and checkered tie eyes the two from his seat as he took a sip from his coffee.
Of course, Ye Qin noticed this and eyed him back, making him startled and moved his line of sight away quickly and avoided Ye Qin's gaze. After looking away for a few moments, the man once again looked strangely at the two boys as if he had something he wanted to say.
Wang Tao couldn't take it anymore before standing up and puffed up his chest then walked up to the clumsy-looking man and said "Hey, why are you looking at us like that? Laozi doesn't have such special interests in men."
"Ah! No, you're misunderstanding! I'm as straight as can be, in fact, I have a wife and a 3-year-old daughter!" the man in glasses replied.
"Oh, nice then why are you looking at us?" Fatty Wang eyed him.
The man wiped his sweat with a handkerchief before saying, "Sorry for overhearing your conversation, I noticed you two were trying to sell your materials so I tried approaching you but didn't know how to go about at it."
"So you want us to sell to you?" Ye Qin suddenly asked from his seat.
"To put it bluntly, yes, young man you're sharp. Just a few words and you already know what I wanted to say." the man replied as he pulled out a business card and handed one to both Ye Qin and Wang Tao.
"You see, I started my own company that specializes in the purchase and sales of monster related materials and ingredients, however, currently I am the only one in the company so it's not going too well for me." the man said.
Ye Qin looked at the business card which said:
[Little Star Corporation]
[Founder and CEO: Liu Kai]
[Address: XXX XXXXXX XXXXX]
[Contact Number: XX XXXX XXXX]
He kept looking at it for a while as he pondered and then replied "I see, then how about I entrust you with this certain drop we collected during our journey."
"Huh, boss you're giving him that? Can we really trust him?" Wang Tao asked.
"Just treat it as us investing in his company. If we want to make a profit, we need to trust our instincts even if we may lose it all, that's just how business works." Ye Qin replied as he sent the information of the huge tusks collected from the Blazing Elephant.
…
As Liu Kai read the information and glanced at the tusks, his eyes grew wider and wider as he kept going through it all. After a while, he paused and said "This, you two really got this yourself? That means I just encountered two future leaders of humanity!"
"..."
Cough!
"Excuse the excitement, now are you sure you want to give this to me? What if I run off with it and sell it without giving you two even a single yuan?" the Liu Kai said.
"Like I said before, just treat it as us investing in your company." Ye Qin replied.
"I see… How about this, after I sell this I will give you two both 20% of the shares making the three of us the founders of the company?" Liu Kai proposed.
"20% of a company with nothing? That's pretty sketchy but fine since boss already agreed to give it to you then I naturally agree." Wang Tao said.
Though Wang Tao didn't know until the future that their conversation with Liu Kai during this first trip to the Abandoned Lands would lead the three of them from becoming large shareholders of the world's largest corporation.
When he thinks about it, later on, he will find that his decision to trust in Ye Qin and Liu Kai was the greatest choice he ever made!
After making a deal with Liu Kai, the two sold their gatherings and then split their earnings with Ye Qin having a larger portion of the earnings due to Wang Tao insisting it. Ye Qin could only agree since the fatty was so insistent and didn't want to waste time arguing with the former.
The two then left the building and called Wang Tao's chauffeur to pick them up. The guards that the boys had seen when they entered the association building saw two familiar teens and said to each other "Aren't those two the brats who entered a few weeks ago?" Guard A asked.
"You're right it's definitely them." Guard B replied.
"So they survived huh, they must've stayed close to the base or else they wouldn't be able to come back." Guard A said trying to convince himself.
"Naturally." Guard B replied.
Once Wang Tao's chauffeur arrived and the two boys entered the car, the chauffeur said "Young Master! You survived! Thank goodness, I didn't know what to think when the Master said you and Young Master Ye were going to the Abandoned Lands!"
"What the? Did you just curse me? Of course, I survived? Who do you think I am? Even if I didn't my Boss will survive for sure and bring my corpse back to the Wang's to be buried!" Wang Tao shouted at his chauffeur.
"Young Master! You must not mention such a thing! It may bring misfortune upon you! A death flag they would call in Japanese culture!" the old driver replied.
"..."
"You sure watch a lot of anime..." Wang Tao said.
"Hahahaha, it's the only thing I can do to pass time since I'm already so old," he replied.
"Tch, what a weeb." Wang Tao hissed as he closed his eyes and slept.
"..."
Ye Qin sitting next to him didn't say anything as he took a sip from a bottle of juice.
Though humanity had advanced greatly, Television shows, Cartoons, Anime, Drama, etc still exist to this day which meant that the ancient culture of the past was never lost and only became a greater influence in the present time.
...
Once they arrived at the Wang's mansion it was a bit past noon, the two boys went inside the house to be greeted by Wang Tao's mother who cried for a while and hugged her son before making them lunch.
After lunch, Wang Tao sent a message to his dad to tell him that they would visit him which he welcomed with open arms. Ye Qin next to him asked "Don't you think your dad has a lot of free time? I mean as the President shouldn't he have a pile of work to do? Instead, he just lets us come and go as we like and see him whenever."
"..."
"You're right..." Wang Tao replied.
"Right?" Ye Qin said as the two-headed towards the Wang's company driven by the old chauffeur once again.
...
In the President's office, Father Wang just finished signing a load of paperwork and instructed his secretary to take them out of the office. He then sat in his chair and contemplated for while the two boys knocked on his door.
Knock! Knock!
"Come in." Father Wang said as he got off his chair and sat down on the couch across from the two boys.
"Welcome back, you're just in time for the final exam." Father Wang said before looking at Ye Qin's hat.
"That's new." he said.
"Yea..." Ye Qin replied.
"Anyways, did you two enjoy the trip? Any danger?" Father Wang asked.
"Of course! But since it's us no matter the danger we will come back fully intact!" Wang Tao said as he began narrating their journey and took away the part about the Great Sage.
"..."
"..."
"You two, to encounter such a foe and to even defeat it. The future belongs to the young generation, the new will surpass the old. This saying is without a doubt correct." Father Wang said.
After narrating, Wang Tao also said "Oh yea, we also met a girl our age with white hair! She even had a dragon!"
"What? A dragon? Wait did you say white hair?" Father Wang asked again.
"Yep, white hair, and a dragon." Fatty Wang replied.
"I see, don't mention this to anyone. The two of you might be in danger if they know that you two made contact with 'her'." his father said seriously.
"Huh? Danger?" Wang Tao asked.
Ye Qin next to him tapped Wang Tao on the shoulder and told him to be quiet and agree with his eyes. Since his boss told him to, he naturally kept quiet as the two of them wondered why they would be in danger.
"Enough of that, it's about time for you two to go home. Especially you, nephew Ye, your parents must miss you." Father Wang said.
"Yes, I will be heading home now, Uncle Wang. Thank you for the temporary pass." Ye Qin bowed as he left the father and son duo to chat.
...
By the time Ye Qin arrived home, it was already past three in the afternoon. His father at work and his sister at school, Ye Qin only saw his mother who jumped into his arms and hugged him without saying anything since her son had decided what he wanted to do.
Ye Qin told his mother that he only stayed around the edges of the Abandoned Lands and that he is confident in passing the final exams which brought her great joy and relief as he went up to his room.
That night, Ye Qin sat on his bed and focused his mind into his monster sea whilst the Monkey King released it's 72 Transformations and revealed its true form.
