After thinking for a mont, Xue Yang said, "Let’s do it another day. You guys can co to Hui City, and I’ll take you out."
"You said it, so don’t go back on your word."
"Of course not."
Just as he said that, a call from Cui Hao suddenly ca through.
"Xue Yang, have you checked Weibo?"
"I have."
"Our official Weibo account is trending."
"..."
Slightly surprised, Xue Yang quickly hung up and reopened the Weibo trending list.
#DidYouDownloadKingsGaIn2015?
#King, The Ga That Exploded Out Of Nowhere
#LeagueVsKing, The War For Dominance!
King’s Ga occupied three of the top ten trending topics, a clear sign of just how popular it had beco.
Xue Yang continued to scroll down and even saw a topic about the author of *My Precious Boy* starting a Weibo account.
That’s a thing too?
Xue Yang once again witnessed the power of the internet. No wonder so many people wanted to be famous. Its power was simply imnse. Once you were famous, the benefits would follow.
Cui Hao called again.
"Did you see it?"
"I saw it."
"I checked, and it seems so people are promoting us. There are six of them in total, each a major influencer with tens of millions of followers. Especially Adorable Little Sweetheart! She’s my idol. I can’t believe she’s also interested in this ga and even tagged our official account."
"No matter what, getting famous is a good thing."
"I can’t talk anymore, I need to go reply to the fans’ questions. Seriously, this New Year’s holiday feels like I’m on break, but not really. You should get on and help out too."
"Okay."
After hanging up, Xue Yang briefly explained the situation to Lin Xi before heading to Weibo to manage the comnts.
Lin Xi wasn’t asleep. She scrolled through Weibo, liking every post Xue Yang made. When she saw negative comnts, she would occasionally offer a few rebuttals.
And so, ti ticked by.
...
「The next morning」
Yang Xiaozhi took his dad’s motorcycle and headed to town with Chen Fang riding along. Half an hour later, they arrived at an auto repair shop.
Yang Xiaozhi parked the motorcycle, and the two of them walked inside.
"Brother Zhang, Happy New Year!"
"Xiao Zhi, you’re here. Happy New Year! Is this your girlfriend?"
"Happy New Year, Brother Zhang!" Chen Fang chid in.
"Happy New Year to you too! Please, co in and have a seat."
After sitting down, Yang Xiaozhi observed his surroundings. He had apprenticed here two years ago. Back then, the business wasn’t doing too well, and because the revenue was poor, his salary was relatively low. He ended up leaving after about six months. Now, half a year had passed since then, and he wondered if things had improved.
But since they’re open on the first day of the New Year, business must be decent, right?
Brother Zhang boiled a pot of water. While brewing tea, he said, "This location of mine is quite good. See that exit up ahead? It’s been designated as a future highway exit. Once it’s completed, the traffic on this road will be incredible."
"I know about that, but it’ll definitely take several years to finish, won’t it?"
"It won’t be that long. I’ve already heard whispers that it could be built in as little as two years. It can’t be helped. If I had any other option, I wouldn’t be trying to sell this shop at all."
"Brother Zhang, I worked here for a while, so we’re acquainted. Can you lower the price a little? 150,000 is too much."
"Any lower and I’d be losing money. That’s the lowest I can go. If you don’t want it, I’ll sell it to soone else."
Just then, Brother Zhang’s phone rang.
"Hello? Oh, Brother Sheng, what? You want my shop too? Well... I’m actually negotiating with soone else right now. Can I get back to you in a bit?"
After hanging up, Brother Zhang turned to Yang Xiaozhi with a troubled expression. "You see, my shop is in high demand. If it weren’t for the fact that you used to work here, I would’ve just agreed to sell it to the other guy."
Yang Xiaozhi and Chen Fang grew anxious. "Brother Zhang, please wait! My cousin is almost here. Once he arrives, we can finalize things. Just wait a bit longer."
"Xiao Zhi, you heard for yourself that soone else is waiting. How about this? I’ll wait another half an hour. If your cousin hasn’t arrived by then, I’ll have no choice but to give the shop to the other party."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang."
Yang Xiaozhi stood up, walked to the side, and called Xue Yang. "Cousin, where are you?"
"Getting ready to leave now."
Yang Xiaozhi recounted what had just happened.
Hearing this, Xue Yang raised an eyebrow slightly.
"Half an hour, is it?"
"Yes, Cousin. Please hurry, or soone else will get the shop!"
"Hmm."
After hanging up, Xue Yang was suddenly in no hurry. He got out of the car and went back into the courtyard.
"Xiao Yang, didn’t you and Xiao Zhi have an appointnt?" Xue Yuanqing asked with surprise.
"Yeah, but there’s no rush. I’ll have so tea before I go."
"Oh, okay."
Half an hour later, Xue Yang leisurely left the house.
anwhile, Yang Xiaozhi was on the verge of panic. Half an hour has passed. Why isn’t my cousin here yet? Logically, he should have arrived in about ten minutes.
"Xiao Zhi," Brother Zhang said, "don’t tell your cousin stood you up?"
"No way. He must be stuck in traffic. Brother Zhang, please wait a little longer. We definitely want the shop."
Stuck in traffic? It’s the first day of the New Year. How could there possibly be traffic?
Despite his doubts, Brother Zhang didn’t say anything more. In truth, he was nervous too. What if Yang Xiaozhi’s cousin really doesn’t show up? How am I supposed to handle this? I can’t stand running this repair shop for another day. I’m losing money every single day. If this keeps up, I’ll lose the shirt off my back.
"Xiao Zhi, seeing as we go way back, I’ll wait a little longer."
"Thank you, Brother Zhang."
Unable to sit still, Yang Xiaozhi went outside, wanting to be the first to see Xue Yang’s arrival. As ti ticked by, countless vans passed on the road, but there was still no sign of Xue Yang.
"Xiao Zhi, you’re the older brother. You have to listen to your younger brother?"
"Brother Zhang, it’s like this: the funds are with my cousin, so the final decision rests with him."
The final say belongs to his younger brother? Brother Zhang glanced at Yang Xiaozhi, who was only nineteen. His brother must be even younger. Maybe I can raise the price a little.
"Xiao Zhi, to save the shop for you, I just had to turn soone else down. He offered 170,000. So how about this: you give 160,000, and I’ll transfer the shop to you."
"Brother Zhang, how can you do that?" Yang Xiaozhi exclaid.
It was 150,000 a mont ago, and now he’s added another 10,000? Isn’t this just blatant price gouging? 160,000... that’s too expensive, right? But if we don’t take this shop, I don’t know where we’d find another one on such short notice.
"160,000 is a steal," Brother Zhang said smoothly. "Go ask any agency. I guarantee they’ll tell you it’s worth more than 160,000."
"..."
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