Free Web NovelChapter 489: Chapter 279: Raking in a Fortune, Moving into a Villa
Through these two avenues, Fang Zhen could quickly generate income. Once the money was in place, it would be more than enough to either purchase a villa or develop the Exoskeleton Armor.
After Fang Zhen finalized the plan, he just had to wait for his Spirit to recover before putting it into action.
He checked the time. He was back quite early, so he decided to go out, see some friends, and grab a good meal.
’Other things in the Curse Seal World are fine, but the food is truly terrible.’
After the successful defense of the city, Lanxi City had celebrated wildly for half a day to blow off steam. Many commoners cooked their specialty dishes to reward the army. Pat had highly recommended a few dishes, talking them up immensely. But when Fang Zhen tried them, he felt that aside from a certain exotic flair, they weren’t even as good as the food he normally ate.
’Looks like the Otherworld is a culinary desert. For good food, you still have to rely on Xia Country.’
The food of his homeland was much better suited for soothing the soul.
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「The next afternoon」
After lunch, Fang Zhen drove with Hao Lei and two other newly hired security guards to a well-known teahouse to meet Chen Baokun.
The teahouse was called the Imperial Tea House.
The teahouse resembled a luxurious palace, with carved beams and painted rafters. All of its elegant, antique tea sets were priceless treasures.
The tea itself was of the highest quality, and the tea masters performed their craft like true artists, exuding an air of elegance and prestige.
But Fang Zhen wasn’t here to drink tea.
Hao Lei and the two other men with Fang Zhen each carried an exquisite little briefcase.
Each of the three cases contained ten one-kilogram gold bars.
Today was the day they had arranged to make the trade with Chen Baokun.
When Fang Zhen entered the private room on the third floor, Chen Baokun was already waiting for him.
Seeing Fang Zhen arrive, Chen Baokun stood up, his face wreathed in smiles.
"Assistant General Manager Fang, you’re truly a man of your word. Punctual to the minute."
Fang Zhen gave a faint smile. "I’ve brought the goods."
Hao Lei and his men placed the briefcases on the table and opened them. Inside were one-kilogram gold bars, their brilliant gleam dazzling to the eye.
Chen Baokun nodded.
He inspected the goods himself and weighed them.
The weight of the gold bars was extremely precise.
In addition to his skills, Fang Zhen possessed other abilities, such as his extraordinary perception.
This included an impeccable sense of weight.
As soon as he held a one-kilogram gold bar, he could feel its weight, accurate down to the gram, just like a precision laboratory instrument.
He had strictly controlled the weight of every gold bar, ensuring each was exactly one kilogram—no more, no less.
Chen Baokun picked up a gold bar to test its purity.
After running a few tests, Chen Baokun set the gold bar down and nodded. "The purity is good, and the weight is extremely precise. Let’s proceed with the transaction as agreed."
"Right now, at the Shanghai Gold Exchange, the spot price for a gram of gold is 630 yuan. For an offline, physical gold transaction like this one, the price is a bit higher—643 yuan per gram."
"You’ve brought 30 kilograms of Gold, which totals 19,290,000 yuan. As promised, I’m adding a 0.7% premium, which brings the final price to 19,425,000 yuan."
"If that’s all right with you, we’ll process this as a corporate transaction, and I’ll transfer the money to your company account."
Fang Zhen nodded.
He had earned an extra 135,000 yuan over the market price from this deal. It wasn’t a huge sum compared to the total, but it still put him in a good mood.
The current price for gold jewelry was over 800 yuan per gram, but investment-grade gold bars and jewelry were priced differently.
Fang Zhen had already researched it; the 643 yuan figure was indeed the current market price, so there were no problems.
After confirming the purity and weight of the bars and signing the pre-approved contract, Fang Zhen and Chen Baokun initiated the transfer.
Such a large transfer could be handled via online corporate banking.
Both Fang Zhen and Chen Baokun had brought their laptops. After each connected his USB bank security key and got online, they completed the transfer.
Fang Zhen quickly received a call from his account manager at the bank, followed by a text notification.
An additional 19,425,000 yuan had been deposited into his corporate account.
Combined with the funds already in the account, the company’s balance now exceeded 20 million yuan.
A wave of relief washed over Fang Zhen.
He looked at Chen Baokun. "This transaction was a great success. Next time, I can bring another 20 kilograms or more."
"Excellent! Assistant General Manager Fang, a true hero emerges from the younger generation," Chen Baokun said, his face creased with a broad smile. "It seems this old fossil is about to be replaced by the new wave."
Fang Zhen just smiled.
Ever since Fang Zhen had revealed his access to large quantities of gold and proven his value, Chen Baokun had become increasingly polite. He no longer referred to himself as "Uncle Kun," fawning over Fang Zhen and calling him "Assistant General Manager Fang" at every turn.
Fang Zhen had met people like this before. A seasoned veteran of the business world like Chen Baokun would never let his pride get in the way of a deal. With clear profits on the line, it was easy for him to humble himself.
Fang Zhen sighed to himself.
’In the end, it all comes down to strength. When I have value, I’m Assistant General Manager Fang. When I don’t, I’m just little Fang. Heh.’ freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
Fang Zhen didn’t dwell on the matter, simply nodding at Chen Baokun.
"Let’s schedule a transaction for this same day every month from now on," Fang Zhen said.
"Of course, of course," Chen Baokun said, nodding eagerly.
After completing the transaction, Fang Zhen led his men downstairs. He got into his own car, while Hao Lei and the others boarded the company’s newly purchased van.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, Fang Zhen took stock of his current financial situation.
’The company has over 20 million in its accounts now. That should be enough for the time being.’
Just then, Fang Zhen’s phone rang. It was the company manager, He Yilin.
He Yilin didn’t have direct access to the company’s funds; any large expenditure required Fang Zhen’s personal approval.
However, she could see the company’s cash flow, and she was calling to confirm the nature of the large deposit that had just appeared in the accounts.
