In the morning they were discussing investing in a shop, and by noon they signed the rchant team investnt contract.
Cooperation in the Wasteland was far more straightforward than Cheng Ye had imagined; no lengthy negotiations, no complex terms. The two went straight to the notary office.
In this simple bungalow with only three tables and six chairs, they picked up the investnt template handed over by the staff and signed without hesitation.
There was no issue of going public or any special regulations.
The investnt agreent was so simple it was practically rough; its core function was just to serve as a voucher for withdrawing Contribution Points from the bank.
However, the agreent clearly stated in black and white that Matthew Lee would invest twenty thousand Contribution Points in a lump sum, enjoying 40% of future earnings from the rchant team.
20% of the profits would serve as operating funds for the rchant team, used for vehicle repairs, team mbers’ salaries, ergency supplies, etc.
The remaining 40% would go to Cheng Ye.
To outsiders, it seed that Cheng Ye had gained earnings equivalent to twenty thousand Contribution Points with just an "idea," sure to be profitable.
But both understood that this wasn’t a proper way to account for it.
The rchant team was a long-term managent project. Cheng Ye needed to select and train team mbers, and he constantly needed to plan and adjust routes.
Matthew Lee’s investnt didn’t an he could lie back and earn without worries in the future.
Whenever trouble arises, the two must face it together.
This includes the early stage of marking spots on the route, which Matthew Lee, the Third-stage Inspector, could not help but assist with.
"Should we na the rchant team?" After signing the agreent, Matthew Lee held the application form and looked at Cheng Ye.
Cheng Ye blurted out almost without thinking, "Let’s call it Integrity rchant Team."
"That simple?" Matthew Lee was surprised, repeating it twice, "That na is too ordinary. It sounds no different from those small rchant teams that just rent a vehicle and run short distances, not impressive at all."
"We’re not after impressive, we’re after down-to-earth," Cheng Ye explained with a smile. "The rchant team is just starting, and we need to interact with residents of Satellite Cities and other rchant teams. A flashy na would seem distant. The word ’integrity’ sounds reliable at first glance and makes people feel assured to cooperate with us."
Saying that, he handed in the filled application form.
But surprisingly, the na had already been registered by soone else.
"See, I told you!" Matthew Lee imdiately chid in, a bit pridefully, "Nas like Integrity, Solidarity, and Pioneer can be found in dozens of rchant teams in every Shelter City; they’re all over the place. Once our rchant team gains notoriety, if people ntion Integrity rchant Team, they wouldn’t even know which one it is. It diminishes value."
"How about Wild Horse rchant Team! Taking ’wild’ from your na and ’horse’ from mine, it’s catchy and grand, sounds unyielding!"
"Sure," Cheng Ye nodded, changed the na to Wild Horse rchant Team, and handed it in again.
The staff tapped a few tis on the terminal and looked up, "Sorry, this na is also registered."
"Who registered it? Get him to make way for us!" Matthew Lee was astonished.
"It was registered by Dawn Inspector," the staff quickly replied.
"Uh..." Matthew Lee’s vigor instantly deflated. He sat back in the chair dejectedly and murmured, "The Fourth-stage Inspector of you Eastern People is also the money-making genius of our inspection station. The past few years, he’s been in the top five earners among inspectors, overseeing more than ten rchant teams, quite the maverick..."
He continued to murmur, "Why did he choose that na for a rchant team?"
Cheng Ye couldn’t help but laugh, pondering for a while. Suddenly an idea ca to him: "Why not call it Qingping rchant Team?"
Since common nas have been snatched up, let’s go for a niche high-end route instead.
Sotis, an uncommon na stands out more, and it helps distinguish from small rchant teams right from the start. Isn’t this another form of "down-to-earth"?
"The one with the saying ’The wind rises from the ends of the green mountains’?"
"You know that?"
"I have quite a few old books at ho, I’ll show you soti." He said, pointing towards the Inner City, with a gentle smile Cheng Ye had never seen before.
"Is it for the child?"
"Yeah." Matthew Lee nodded, his tone full of expectation, "I plan to raise him to be a researcher. I don’t want him to inherit this inspector’s ss; fighting infection sources in the station or scheming against people outside is too tiring. Also, if he goes into research, it will free up an inspector slot in the station; it’s a win-win."
Is that so?
Cheng Ye smiled but wasn’t fully convinced by what Matthew Lee said.
Being a researcher in Happiness City isn’t an easy way either. The research institute has its own complex rules, a place that only cares about output, not contribution.
Unless Matthew Lee’s child is exceptionally gifted in research, going there would just be jumping from one cage to another.
But an inspector who understands research and technology is entirely different.
Especially since Qin Feng ntioned that the inspection station needs to establish its own research institute.
Just as he was thinking, the application form was returned, and this na was finally unclaid and successfully approved.
Cheng Ye took the application form and looked at the printed words "Qingping rchant Team," feeling a sudden sense of steadiness.
From a vague idea to finalizing the plan, signing the agreent, and now having a na.
Qingping rchant Team beca his first entrepreneurial project to take root in the Wasteland.
"Qingping..." Matthew Lee looked at the na, softly repeating it several tis, the smile in his eyes growing, "It’s truly a good na! It might not be prominent at first, but as soon as the wind blows, it can spread throughout the Buffer Zone and all Satellite Cities. Our rchant team might really make a big impact in the future!"
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