Chapter 112: Li Maode’s Surprise

Business not doing well?

Losing too much money?

Chen Mo listened to Li Maode’s words with a face full of envy.

How he wished his own clothing factory was also struggling.

Unfortunately, reality had other plans—his employees just wouldn’t give him the chance.

Sigh!

Chen Mo sighed inwardly. His heart was bitter, but there was no way to say it out loud!

He looked up at Li Maode.

“Let’s talk about the price for the workshop. But this time, I might only be able to pay part of the deposit upfront. The rest will come later.”

“President Chen, that’s totally fine. If we’re talking about the whole industrial park—other bosses I won’t comment on—but you, I definitely trust.”

Li Maode said with a smile.

President Chen’s employee cafeteria was already the talk of the entire park—the food there beat even the nearby restaurants.

He’d eaten there twice himself, and the taste really was impressive.

But since there were only 20 to 30 meal boxes a day, and he was the park manager, he felt embarrassed to compete with the workshop workers for them every day.

So after trying it twice, he didn’t go back.

Besides, he also knew that President Chen had built employee dormitories—he’d invested so much, there was no way Chen Mo would bail halfway.

So when Chen Mo said he’d only pay part of the deposit for now, Li Maode didn’t hesitate at all.

“President Chen, the last tenant rented this workshop for 500,000 yuan per year. But if you sign a five-year contract, there’s a discounted price.”

“But since it’s you, just signing for three years qualifies for the discounted rate—1.4 million yuan total for three years.”

Chen Mo was momentarily speechless—Li Maode’s words had just saved him 100,000 yuan. Still, 1.4 million yuan would probably last until the financial settlement.

He had already made up his mind—to delay the payment to Li Maode until the day before the company’s settlement. That way, he could dump all the system funds on Li Maode at once.

This would be a perfect way to use up any excess system funds and avoid the risk of sudden profits.

Chen Mo thought to himself—this would give him a go-to money sink. As long as any surprise profits didn’t exceed a million, he could easily manage it.

And besides, the settlement date was just a few days away.

There was no way he’d make over a million in profit in just a few days, right?

“Oh right, President Chen—there’s another piece of good news for you.”

Li Maode suddenly said.

Good news?

Chen Mo was a little suspicious. If it were someone like Li Shen saying this, he’d be on guard instantly. But he wasn’t too familiar with Li Maode, so he wasn’t sure if this was really good news…

“Manager Li, may I ask what the good news is?”

“Oh, it’s like this. Your clothing factory made a batch of work uniforms for us last time, right? The boss was very satisfied.”

“Now it’s almost early October, and the weather is cooling down. The boss wants another batch—this time for autumn work uniforms. He’s placing an order for 2,000 sets.”

“Well? Isn’t that a pleasant surprise?”

Li Maode beamed at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo’s mouth twitched at those words.

Surprise?

More like a shock!

At the same time, he was secretly relieved—thank goodness he hadn’t let Li Shen handle this.

With Li Shen’s opportunistic personality, he would’ve definitely fallen for this and happily taken the order, then rushed to Chen Mo’s office to “share the good news.”

But now that he had encountered it himself, there was no way he’d let that happen.

“Manager Li, I’m afraid we’ll have to decline the autumn work uniform order. Our workshop is preparing to shift direction—we’re moving away from contract manufacturing and toward our own brand, doing production and sales in-house.”

“Oh? That’s a pity. I was hoping to bring you some more orders.”

Li Maode sighed—he’d been hoping to use this opportunity to build some rapport with Chen Mo.

“But since President Chen is going the brand route, then let me congratulate you—may your company grow stronger and achieve new heights.”

As he spoke, he even clasped his fists in a formal gesture.

Chen Mo looked at Li Maode’s congratulatory pose, completely at a loss for words.

Afterward, the two of them discussed the contract details and then parted ways.

…………

Three days later, nighttime.

Tianlong—in the game.

Out in the wild.

Two groups of players stood facing each other.

Above their heads, the guild names read:

[Rich Beyond Heaven] and [Hall of Heroes]

“Lord Teng, long time no see. Still the same attitude.”

“You too.”

At the front of each team, Chen Cong and Du Ziteng glared at each other.

Their guilds had old grudges, and lately, frequent clashes over wild bosses had only added fuel to the fire.

As tensions rose, it had finally escalated into a full-blown guild war.

“Big Money Laozi, don’t think I’m afraid just because you have eight pieces of the Dragon Slayer set. Without the full set, its power can’t be fully unleashed. You alone can’t change the tide—it’s still about who’s got stronger brothers.”

“I just pulled five sets of 100,000-yuan gear—and with the five sets from before, I now have ten sets of 100k gear. Can you beat that?”

Chen Cong smirked at Du Ziteng’s message and typed out a response of his own.

“You think you’re the only one spending money? I bought five 100k gear sets today too. With the three from before, that’s eight sets total. Plus, I had a few extra Dragon Slayer pieces and distributed them among my team.”

“This guild war—we’ll crush you until you submit.”

The battle erupted in an instant. Members from both guilds clashed violently.

The massive fight quickly drew the attention of nearby players who stopped to spectate.

The guild war scene was truly epic—people itched to jump in themselves.

…………

Morning.

“Brother Fang, great news!”

At Cangxue Games, Zhao Bowen burst into Fang Chang’s office with excitement.

“What good news has you this happy?”

Fang Chang looked up, puzzled at Zhao Bowen’s excitement.

“It’s about Tianlong! Last night, two guilds went to war, and each of the guild leaders spent 500,000 yuan in-game.”

“Today, Tianlong hit a historic high in revenue—over 1 million yuan!”

Fang Chang was stunned. Even during Tianlong’s peak, the daily revenue was never this insane!

Back then, guild wars also happened, but you could get guaranteed high-level gear for just 2,000 yuan.

Those whales could easily equip their entire guild with 80–100k.

But now, things were different.

The most expensive gear costs 100,000 yuan per set—just a few sales brings in hundreds of thousands.

Fang Chang couldn’t help but feel emotional. When President Chen first proposed 100k-per-set gear, he’d thought no one would buy it.

But now it was clear—he’d been completely wrong.

That gear was designed exactly for the kind of whales who didn’t care about money.

Thinking of that, Fang Chang once again looked truly impressed.

He turned to Zhao Bowen and said:

“Write up a report on this, and send it along with the financials to President Chen.”

A million yuan—

That’s quite the surprise, too.