DSF Chapter 129

“Bian, you can rest assured about the endorsement effect. Here are the dehydrated data I just mentioned. Take a look. Mainly, there are indeed several companies interested in cooperation now, but we definitely prefer Kura, so—”

Sun Tianjiao felt a bit parched, so he grabbed the water glass on the table and took a few gulps. Due to drinking too quickly, a drop of water slid down his lips.

As the droplet fell, it left a faint wet mark on his linen shirt.

Bian Shu’s gaze lingered on Sun Tianjiao’s face for a moment before he lowered his eyes, leaning back on the soft sofa and flipping through the documents in his hand.

“Four million a year?”

Sun Tianjiao quickly put down the cup and supplemented, “You might find it a bit expensive, but—”

“Okay.” Bian Shu’s tone was casual and friendly. He casually closed the folder, and his hands, with distinct knuckles, rested on it, veins subtly protruding on the back of his hand.

Sun Tianjiao was momentarily stunned, his lips twitched involuntarily, and for a moment, he didn’t know what to say.

He was accustomed to and adept at raising prices. Rarely did he encounter a generous benefactor like this, who readily agreed without hesitation.

Bian Shu glanced at Sun Tianjiao’s half-empty glass of water, and couldn’t help feeling a bit thirsty himself. He was just about to pick up the glass when he realized it was already empty.

Sun Tianjiao raised an eyebrow and promptly called over a waiter, “Hey, handsome, can you bring us a glass of BlingH20?”

This brand of mineral water cost over four hundred per bottle, but since this wealthy patron didn’t drink alcohol, this was the best way he could express his sincerity.

Bian Shu’s profile, like a chiseled sculpture, tensed slightly. He seemed like he wanted to refuse, but the words died on his lips.

The waiter brought the mineral water and an empty glass. “Here you go, sir.” With that, he naturally unscrewed the bottle cap, poured the water into the glass, skillfully added two ice cubes, and a slice of juicy lemon.

“In fact, you don’t need to bother coming to me about the endorsement. I usually don’t deal with Kura,” Bian Shu said.

Sun Tianjiao smiled, “This is also to show Zero’s sincerity.”

He wore a smile that was incredibly sincere and candid, thinking to himself, it’s precisely because you don’t understand the esports circle well, don’t pay much attention to Kura, and even have the money but lack the groundedness, that I must talk to you. Otherwise, I’d be chopped down layer by layer by your managers who are keen on performance.

Kura’s keyboard was indeed just a small branch in Bian’s commercial empire. It was said to be an investment to please the gamer daughter of the previous generation. However, since Bian Shu was not interested in games and did not study them, when he took over the family business, Kura naturally became marginalized and even directly hired a CEO to manage it.

Sun Tianjiao had to go through several connections just to meet this dazzling wealthy benefactor.

Bian Shu probably knew he was a bit at a loss in terms of price, but he definitely couldn’t be bothered to haggle over this small project.

Taking a sip of BlingH20, Bian Shu shook the glass subtly, and the corner of his lips lifted imperceptibly. “After being used to drinking Nongfu Spring, this tastes a bit strange.”

Sun Tianjiao: “….”

Wow, you’re quite down-to-earth, huh?

Perhaps the smooth progress of the cooperation made him too relaxed, so he inadvertently revealed a very painful expression.

He looked at the bottle of mineral water with pity, feeling like four hundred yuan bills were floating away, and he hadn’t even seen a splash of water.

That’s four hundred yuan!

Bian Shu surveyed Sun Tianjiao’s rapidly changing expression within a few seconds, finding it somewhat amusing. “Manager Sun, being in your twenties and managing the whole team, you’re truly outstanding.”

So, feeling so genuinely emotional about four hundred yuan, is also quite unique.

Sun Tianjiao quickly retracted his expression, modestly waving his hands, “Just an ordinary working person. Compared to Mr. Bian, how can I be considered outstanding? Everyone knows that Guangying Real Estate has been thriving and its market value soaring under your leadership. I even took out a mortgage to buy a house this year.”

Bian Shu didn’t respond, taking another sip of ‘immortal water’ in front of him, then raised an eyebrow and asked, “Manager Sun, do you drink?”

Sun Tianjiao immediately shook his head.

He would rather drink his own tears!

Wasn’t this like using his knife to carve out his own flesh? Even if this water could prolong his life, he couldn’t taste it.

Continuing the previous topic, Bian Shu asked, “Manager Sun, are you already planning to buy a house for marriage?”

Sun Tianjiao chuckled, “How could that be? I don’t even have a girlfriend.”

Bian Shu politely said, “Really?”

To be honest, Sun Tianjiao had a bit of a baby face, and he was quite handsome. It didn’t make sense for him not to have any female admirers.

Sun Tianjiao sighed with a smile, “I was deceived in an online relationship during college, maybe left with some psychological shadow. So, I haven’t been interested in looking for one again. It’s embarrassing.”

Bian Shu raised an eyebrow, “Oh? That careless?”

“It’s not entirely my fault. The main thing is that the other person hid it too well. I used to be a control freak, I liked relationships with an age gap, and the other person completely matched my expectations. I was even prepared to go overseas to meet her. Fortunately, I found out in time. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have found this job.”

Bian Shu, now curious, even stopped drinking the ‘immortal water’, asking, “How did you find out?”

Sun Tianjiao didn’t want to share this personal information originally, but since the other party agreed to a four million cooperation, he paused and said, “I was busy with my graduation project and asked a difficult professional question. He accidentally revealed his gender.”

Bian Shu sympathetically commented, “That’s rough.”

Sun Tianjiao nodded, “Yes, indeed. I was shocked. Later, he contacted me again, changed to a female voice, asking why I broke off the apprentice relationship, and said she didn’t finish her math homework yesterday, so she let her brother help and didn’t know anything about the registration. She even sent me a photo of a fifth-grade math test paper. Such a clumsy lie was obviously done with a voice changer. You know, in our industry, we occasionally use voice changers.”

Bian Shu commented, “There are indeed many online scammers.”

Sun Tianjiao agreed, “Yes, indeed. Sword Three is the game I’ve spent the most money on. I gave him everything I could. However, he did help me a lot professionally. So when he said he was studying at the Wharton School of Business, I believed him. But saying he was in fifth grade was just nonsense.”

Bian Shu furrowed his brow slightly and muttered, “Sword Three?”

Sun Tianjiao quickly explained to the patron, who was straying from sophisticated tastes, “It’s a game, quite popular. But it’s not important. I’ve already quit.”

Bian Shu focused on him, asking, “What’s your game ID?”

“It’s Tianjiang attracts wealth.”

“…”

Sun Tianjiao awkwardly rubbed his hands, “At that time, this kind of tacky name was popular.”

Bian Shu’s expression became complicated, and after a moment, he nodded slowly.

The conversation hit a deadlock for a moment. Seeing Bian Shu not speaking further, Sun Tianjiao, showing great insight, stood up to pay the bill, “Then I’ll go sign the contract with your company’s CEO. I won’t take up any more of your precious time!”

After Sun Tianjiao left with his notebook and folder, Bian Shu breathed a sigh of relief, took out his phone, and made a call.

“Bian Ning, I seem to have seen the scumbag master you posted on 818 five years ago.”

The girl on the other end of the phone paused, unable to contain her anger, “Brother! Tear his collar for me, splash him with a glass of Lafite ’82, shout at him hoarsely and indignantly, asking if he regrets abandoning me for his little green tea junior! Does he have any remorse at all? Now, little green tea junior is deeply attached to someone else, and my true identity is the unquestionable heiress of the Bian Group!”

Bian Shu: “…”

Bian Shu: “Stop watching stupid TV dramas. I’m hanging up.”

After signing the contract, Sun Tianjiao strutted into the training room of Team Zero like a triumphant peacock, slamming the contract in front of Yan Yibing.

“Zuzong, we’ll start operating next month!”

Yan Yibing glanced at it, looked at the signing amount, and applauded with satisfaction, “Ah Jiao, tell me, what did you sacrifice for this four million deal?”

Sun Tianjiao’s lips twitched, his eyelids trembling, a sense of humiliation in his eyes, “My chastity.”

Yan Yibing shrugged nonchalantly, “It’s not that precious.”

Sun Tianjiao snorted, sat down on a chair, crossed his legs, leaned on the table, “I’ve noticed that bosses with deep pockets are straightforward. Maybe because they don’t rely on this subsidiary to make money at all. Sigh, Mr. Chen in the evenings is not as easy to handle. He can drink and is stingy.”

Yan Yibing said, “If it’s not okay, then forget it. Don’t ruin your stomach.”

Sun Tianjiao shook his head, “No, his sportswear brand is high-end and really good-looking. Other clubs are also competing for it.”

That night, Sun Tianjiao went to drink with Mr. Chen as planned, taking on the challenge alone.

He pulled out all the stops, downing two pounds of baijiu, drinking until he was swaying and his mind was muddled. Yet that old fox still wouldn’t budge, hesitating and stringing him along, clearly tempted by better offers from other clubs.

But Sun Tianjiao couldn’t lower the price just because of him. Once the price dropped, it would send a signal to the market, and raising it again would be difficult.

So, this matter could only be slowly negotiated.

He was sent back home by his assistant, leaning in the car still thinking, why weren’t all the bosses in the world as straightforward as Mr. Bian?

Mr. Bian.

A generous person.

When Sun Tianjiao got home, he couldn’t hold back the nausea that had been building up the whole way, clutching the toilet and vomiting violently.

The assistant quickly poured him some water and fed him sobering pills.

After Sun Tianjiao finished vomiting, his stomach felt a little better, so he quickly sent the assistant back.

With a heavy head and a light body, he collapsed on the sofa, reeking of alcohol, getting angrier the more he thought about it.

It had been a month of stringing him along, and he still wouldn’t give a definite answer. Wasn’t all this drinking pointless?

Sun Tianjiao clumsily grabbed his phone, opened WeChat, and with blurred vision, tapped open the chat box.

He clicked on the voice message, slightly breathless, and coquettishly said, “Hey, President Chen, it’s me, Jiaojiao. Have you arrived home?”

“I had a really great time drinking with you today. You’re like a real brother to me, gentle and refined, like a breath of spring, extraordinary in appearance.”

“I wonder how you’re considering that contract?”

“Don’t be too hard on your little brother, please.”

After showering, Bian Shu heard his phone vibrating continuously in the study.

He opened it and found several voice messages from the scumbag master of the Bian Group’s heiress.

Bian Shu didn’t like listening to voice messages because they took too much time and weren’t serious, but because of this subtle coincidence spanning five years, he still clicked on them.

The phone played a drunken and slightly coquettish male voice, probably because he was too drunk, so the ending tones were trembling, especially the phrase “please,” with a helpless and aggrieved tone, like a soft and fluffy dandelion blowing in his face.

Bian Shu’s fingers tightened, unable to resist replying, “Is this how Manager Sun conduct business negotiations with others?”

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Author’s Message:

Bian Shu: Then, am I at a loss here?

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