Chapter 1: Acquiring a Failing Garment Factory

“Mr. Chen, based on our on-site assessment of the garment factory and the valuation of its equipment, the acquisition price of 400,000 seems a bit high.”

“Moreover, the factory has been operating at a loss for the past few months. I think you should reconsider carefully.”

Jiangcheng City,

Inside a high-end café,

Tang Qiu took a light sip of her coffee before raising her gaze to the young man sitting across from her.

The young man appeared to be in his early twenties. Dressed in casual sportswear, he exuded a sunny and handsome charm.

However, she couldn’t understand why he would buy a factory that was running at a loss.

“Thank you, Lawyer Tang, but I’ve already made up my mind. Let’s settle at 400,000. Haggling is too much trouble.”

Chen Mo smiled slightly, completely unconcerned about the issues she had just raised.

Right now, his only goal was to acquire the company as soon as possible and spend the one million in system funds.

That’s right—

It was a system.

At the same time, he was a transmigrator. Or rather, instead of transmigrating, it was more like he had been reborn into a parallel world with memories of his past life.

This world’s history was almost identical to that of his original world, except for some deviations in modern developments. Some well-known songs, blockbuster movies, and popular games simply didn’t exist here.

If this were a typical web novel, he could just copy works from his past life and become rich. But reality wasn’t that simple.

Take movies, for example—he only remembered the general plot, but if he had to write an actual screenplay, he wouldn’t be able to do it.

As a result, his greatest achievement in this life had been during elementary school. With his past-life memories, he barely needed to study and could still rank among the top students in exams—

Becoming the model child that parents loved to compare their kids to.

This continued through high school and university.

He had thought that this life would proceed as usual, but three days ago, when he received his university diploma, the system suddenly appeared.

Thinking about this, Chen Mo turned his attention to the system panel in his mind.

—

[Host: Chen Mo]

[System Funds: 1,000,000]

[Personal Assets: 3,527]

[Settlement Cycle: One week (Countdown: 2 days, 2 hours, 56 minutes, 49 seconds)]

[All profits from the host’s company will be added to system funds and will not count as personal assets. Personal assets can only be converted during settlement.]

[Fund Conversion Rules]

1. If the remaining system funds are below 0.1% of the total system funds at settlement, the full amount will be converted into personal assets.

(Example: If the host reduces system funds from 1,000,000 to below 1,000, he can obtain 1,000,000 as personal assets.)

2. If the remaining system funds exceed 0.1%, only 0.1% of the spent funds will be converted into personal assets.

(Example: If 1,000,000 is reduced to 10,000, the host only receives 0.1% of 990,000, which is 990 in personal assets.)

[System Fund Usage Rules]

1. The system will replenish a set amount of system funds every settlement cycle, which must be spent on company operations and cannot be used for personal expenses.

2. The host must not deliberately run the company at a loss or engage in passive sabotage. All company expenses must be reasonable and justified.

3. The company must not engage in illegal or unethical business activities and should promote positive values.

4. The host is prohibited from investing in stocks, cryptocurrencies, etc.

5. The host cannot exploit the company for personal gain, including drawing a salary for himself.

6. The host must not disclose the system’s existence to anyone.

(For more details, expand the remaining 99+ clauses…)

[Note: The system will issue a warning before the host violates any rule.]

—

Owning a company and spending 1,000,000 system funds down to below 1,000 would allow him to convert the entire amount into personal assets, making him a millionaire overnight.

That was the conclusion Chen Mo had reached after obtaining the system.

The company acquisition would be settled today, and as for the concerns Lawyer Tang mentioned—

Those weren’t even problems!

His real problem was figuring out how to spend the system funds properly before settlement.

After all, he only had a little over two days left.

—

“Mr. Chen.”

Tang Qiu noticed Chen Mo zoning out and called his name softly.

“Hmm?”

Chen Mo snapped back to reality, looking at Tang Qiu in confusion.

Tang Qiu felt speechless. Here she was, discussing important issues about the company, and he had zoned out!

Still, maintaining her professional demeanor, she patiently pointed out another issue.

“Based on our research, there’s a chance the factory may have unpaid wages for its employees. I recommend verifying this before signing the contract.”

“Wages? No problem. Money isn’t an issue.”

Chen Mo waved his hand nonchalantly.

This…

Tang Qiu sighed inwardly at his indifferent attitude.

Forget it—

Since he didn’t care, why should she?

Checking her watch, she saw that it was almost time for their meeting, so she simply waited quietly.

—

Before long,

A middle-aged man in a suit, with thinning hair, entered the café.

After glancing around, he walked over.

“Mr. Chen, Lawyer Tang, sorry to keep you waiting.”

Liu Cheng greeted them with a smile.

Today was probably the happiest day he’d had in a long time—

Because the money-draining factory was finally being sold, and at a higher price than expected!

Chen Mo saw the newcomer and smiled, gesturing to the seat across from him.

“Mr. Liu, please have a seat. Would you like something to drink?”

“No, let’s just discuss the contract and get it done.”

Liu Cheng waved his hand dismissively.

That cursed failing factory had stressed him out so much that he was practically going bald—

How could he be in the mood for coffee?

“In that case, let’s begin.”

Chen Mo readily agreed. He had the same thought—once the company was officially under his name, he could spend money freely without any worries.

With only a little over two days left until the settlement deadline, he absolutely didn’t want to run out of time before spending all the money.

That would be a huge loss.

Tang Qiu couldn’t help feeling speechless at their eagerness. She understood why Liu Cheng was in a hurry—he was desperate to get rid of his failing company.

But why was the buyer in such a rush too? Couldn’t he at least try to negotiate the price down? He might have been able to save some money.

Still, it was his decision as the employer, so she had no place to argue.

With that, she took out two printed copies of the contract from her file bag and handed them to both parties.

Then, she guided them through signing the documents.

—

After a while,

Once both had signed all necessary documents, Tang Qiu spoke slowly.

“Alright, the contract is officially signed. From now on, Mr. Chen is the owner of this company.”

Hearing this, Liu Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Before coming here, he had been worried that something unexpected might happen during the signing. But to his surprise, everything had gone incredibly smoothly.

Now that the contract was done, only one matter remained—

The payment.

“Mr. Chen, since the contract has been signed, may I ask… when will the payment be made?”