Chapter 49: Billionaire
Watching Gu Wanrong leave the government affairs hall, Su Min’an shook his head self-deprecatingly. “What was I doing today? Judging someone three times based solely on their appearance.”
After bidding farewell to Su Min’an, Gu Wanrong appeared calm on the surface, but her steps were mechanical, her mind in a daze.
“Six hundred million, fifty million… just like that?”
“Today’s holiday has a 66x rebate, used twice, one left.”
“Becoming a billionaire depends on that last rebate.”
“A Siheyuan!!!”
Thinking of this, Gu Wanrong quickened her pace, hailed a taxi, and headed straight for the largest real estate agency in Si Jiu City she had just visited.
“I want to buy a Siheyuan. Show me what you have for sale,” Gu Wanrong said directly to a woman who looked like the manager.
The manager, after discreetly observing Gu Wanrong’s attire, confirming she was wealthy, led her to a VIP room.
“These are all the Siheyuan we currently have for sale.”
“This one. I’ll pay by card,” Gu Wanrong quickly scanned the prices and chose the most expensive one.
The manager, who was making tea, looked up in surprise. The woman had made her decision so quickly. “Are you sure you don’t want to look at some others?”
“No, this one,” Gu Wanrong stated firmly, without hesitation.
“I’ll process it right away,” the manager respectfully placed the tea before Gu Wanrong and excitedly took the black gold card from her slender, white fingers.
Once the manager swiped the card, the 700-square-meter, two-courtyard Siheyuan became Gu Wanrong’s.
Gu Wanrong felt slightly disappointed that this was the best Siheyuan available. She hadn’t been able to find the inner-ring five or six-courtyard Siheyuan she’d seen online.
“【Huaxia Bank】Bao Fu transferred [amount] yuan to your account ending in 6188. Please check.”
After receiving her card back, Gu Wanrong quickly left the agency, amidst the manager’s enthusiastic farewells.
“Manager, who just bought a house?” Someone approached, curious about the transaction – the same receptionist who had helped Gu Wanrong on her first visit. He recognized her immediately.
“Yes, a Siheyuan worth over 200 million,” the manager boasted, excited to have sold a house worth over 100 million in just a few minutes.
“The manager’s monthly sales are going to be far ahead of everyone else again this month,” the receptionist flattered the manager, inwardly regretting not engaging more with Gu Wanrong earlier. What a missed opportunity!
[Detected that the host possesses assets exceeding one hundred billion. Today’s rebate index will be automatically used for an overnight system upgrade. Please prepare accordingly.]
Back at the hotel, Gu Wanrong heard the system’s upgrade notification. Checking her bank balance, the sheer number of digits made her dizzy.
Her delicate fingers traced the numbers, “Ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands… hundred billions!”
“113.2 billion!!!”
Gu Wanrong screamed with excitement, shouting out her bank balance. In just one day, she had gone from a multi-billionaire to a centi-billionaire.
Thankfully, the hotel’s presidential suite was spacious and soundproof, muffling her scream.
A hundred billion. She could do nothing, become a couch potato, eat, drink, and be merry, worry-free for many lifetimes.
Money, to her, was just a number on her bank account balance.
No, such a boastful thought, but truly, it feels so good!
Gu Wanrong excitedly jumped around, then onto her soft bed, rolling like a playful puppy, completely different from the aloof demeanor she maintained in public due to social anxiety.
Eventually, she calmed down, her hair a mess from rolling around, her hair tie lost somewhere in the bedding.
“System, how long will the upgrade take?” Gu Wanrong asked, lying on the bed in a sprawling position.
[Ten days.]
Ten days was a long time. Gu Wanrong asked, “Will all system functions be available during the upgrade?”
[Except for the system space, which can be freely accessed, all other functions will be temporarily disabled.]
So, during the upgrade, she could only access the formulas and databases from the system space. The money rebate, system mall, and blind boxes would be unavailable.
Right!
“What about the personal panel?” Gu Wanrong suddenly remembered.
[The personal panel query function will also be temporarily disabled.]
“Oh, okay.” Even personal information was inaccessible. This upgrade would bring significant changes. “Will there be any new functions after the upgrade?”
[System unknown.]
Even the system didn’t know.
Emmm…
After a moment of silence, Gu Wanrong decided to try her luck with the blind boxes. She had accumulated 331 draws. She hoped to get a commercial building she couldn’t afford, and the kind of five or six-courtyard Siheyuan she had seen online.
She clicked the [100 Consecutive Draws] button.
A system animation played, and Gu Wanrong opened each box one by one.
[Congratulations, host, you have won a five-courtyard Siheyuan, Bai Xian Manor, and 1x (other person) attribute point.]
She only got the Siheyuan. Gu Wanrong clicked [100 Consecutive Draws] again.
[Congratulations, host, you have won Fu Zhenzhu Bao Company, Tong Shen Liu, Tong Shen Qi, and 1x (other person) attribute point.]
She still hadn’t gotten a commercial building. With over a hundred draws remaining, Gu Wanrong clasped her hands, muttering, “Gods and Buddhas, system darling, I must get a commercial building next time.”
Without hesitation, she clicked [100 Consecutive Draws], her long, thick eyelashes unblinking, her beautiful eyes anxiously watching the animation as the boxes appeared.
Ignoring the blue-green boxes that were likely attribute points, she opened the two gold boxes.
[Congratulations, host, you have won Tong Shen Ba.]
Not a building. Let’s try again.
[Congratulations, host, you have won Jinghai International.]
[Congratulations, host, you have won Zhongxing International.]
Whew!
Finally, she got some commercial buildings.
Opening the remaining boxes, she received a total of 10 free attribute points.
Gu Wanrong habitually added them to herself, remembering her frustration from earlier. She maxed out her emotional regulation, so she could adjust her emotions quickly regardless of the situation.
[EQ: Verbal Expression 6+2, Perception 6+2, Cognition 6+2, Emotional Regulation 6+4.]
After distributing the attribute points, Gu Wanrong began to examine the commercial buildings.
Jinghai International—A landmark building in Si Jiu City’s financial center. Many well-known domestic companies, apart from those with headquarters in Si Jiu City, had offices in Jinghai International.
Zhongxing International—A commercial building primarily occupied by entertainment and media companies. Coincidentally, Hua Rui Entertainment, where Gu Wanrong wanted to recruit Wu Yongzheng, Gao Zhimei, and Ma Zhiyuan, occupied five floors in Zhongxing International.
Bai Xian Manor—Covering 25 mu (approximately 1.67 acres), it wasn’t a large manor, but its location in the suburbs of Si Jiu City made it rare.
Tong Shen Liu, Tong Shen Qi, Tong Shen Ba – six, seven, eight?
So, two, three, and four weren’t drawn?