pertwk Chapter 78: Holy crap, who's so rich?
Chapter 78: Holy crap, who's so rich?
"The 'Propagation Battle' is in five months. Shouldn't I spend some of my savings to expand the planting and accumulate spiritual energy to nurture the second generation of hybrid resident spiritual plants?" Old Tian smiled with his hands behind his back.
"Old Tian, are you really going all out for the 'Procreation Competition'? I heard that at least a hundred [Procreation Realm] participants are participating this year, and only the top three will receive commendable rewards; the rest will just be nourishment!" Du Ziyue exclaimed.
"Tsk, you don't believe me, kid?" Old Tian pretended to put on a stern face and pointed to his withered and sunken left eye socket. "Back when it wasn't blind, I only had 100 pots, but the resident spiritual plants I cultivated made it to the very end."
"if……"
"But I heard that your resident spirit plants are hard to digest, so the other spirit plants didn't pay attention to you at first because they were fighting each other?" Du Ziyue raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.
"Don't interrupt. What do you know? So many people crave my indigestible nature, but I'm the only one who survived because of it! My entire graduating class died on the front lines!"
Old Tian coughed twice. "Anyway, I'm planning to rent another 200 pots. The second-generation hybrid spiritual plants I'll bring out then will be at least twice as strong as they were back then, understand?"
"Holy crap, 200 pots per month!" Du Ziyue's eyes widened. "You've struck it rich? Up to 100 pots per month is one tier, that's 1000 yuan per pot per month. And 200 pots per month is 5000 yuan per month!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several trainees nearby turned around curiously and couldn't help but whisper among themselves, since renting extra potted plants in the park was charged in tiered increments.
Each tier consists of 100 pots, with a maximum of 300 pots. For some trainees, unless their families are wealthy or they have urgent matters to attend to, renting 10 or 20 pots occasionally is sufficient.
Some experienced trainees are able to secure exclusive contracts, which bring them a steady stream of income and high demand, allowing them to rent for over 500, but almost no one is willing to easily exceed 100.
Renting for 200 is even rarer.
Old Tian chuckled. "I've been a trainee for decades, and I have several exclusive supply agreements that bring in money. I can probably manage 60 a month, right?"
Soon, Du Ziyue pre-rented 10 pot stalls at the window, gritted his teeth and paid 1 yuan. Then he watched as Lao Tian pre-rented 200 pot stalls, and ding, the transfer was successful.
"Old Tian, you're actually that rich?"
Du Ziyue clicked his tongue in amazement, and the young trainees nearby also showed envy in their eyes and started discussing it.
Old Tian waved his hand and sighed, "What money do we have? It's all savings accumulated over the years. When you and I are lucky enough to reach this age, you'll be able to come up with quite a bit too."
"Haha, then I'll be content." Du Ziyue laughed loudly. He came from an ordinary family, and his parents earned less than 10,000 yuan a month. They were hoping to make a lot of money after they started cultivating.
"Alright, Xiao Du," Old Tian patted him on the back twice. "Work hard. After we rent the pots, I'm going to plant the seeds. Come on... Hmm? Jiang Qiu is here too."
"Who?" Du Ziyue was taken aback, then turned around and saw Jiang Qiu walking over unhurriedly. "Brother Jiang!"
"Du Ziyue, and Lao Tian, you're here too." Jiang Qiu smiled politely. Since Li Si often came here to work from Du Ziyue's place, the two of them naturally greeted each other when they met.
Moreover, I don't know when it started, but Du Ziyue, who is a year older than me, started calling Li Si "Brother Jiang" when they met. I can't just ignore it.
As for Lao Tian, I always saw him when Wu Shan was lecturing, and I also heard many people in the class talk about him. He was senior and had many stories, but we had never interacted before.
"Hehe, just finished renting a basin space. Manager Jiang, are you going back to the logistics department on business?" Old Tian said politely.
"Yes, I'm planning to rent some pots to expand my planting. I just got a number after you."
"Hiss, Steward Jiang entered the [Growth Realm] on his first day of cultivation. He must be renting quite a few pots, right?" Old Tian asked curiously, his voice neither too loud nor too soft.
"Fortunately, the spiritual energy consumption was high after we started hybridization, so we plan to expand the cultivation to 300 more spiritual plants."
"How much?!" Du Ziyue was startled.
People around turned around like startled birds, their faces full of disbelief, as if they thought they had misheard.
Old Tian took a deep breath. "300 pots aren't cheap. 200 pots and beyond is 1 yuan a month. That adds up to 160 million yuan in rent per month. Manager Jiang is so young and already so wealthy?"
Upon hearing this, the people around exclaimed in surprise, "Old Wang, someone wants to rent 300 potty spaces!"
"Holy crap, who's that rich?"
"He looks familiar. He seems to be the one who got first place in this year's internship assessment, the one who entered the [Growth Habitat] that day!"
"Jiang Qiu?!"
A gasp rang out, and more people turned to look, whispering amongst themselves. Jiang Qiu paid no attention, and calmly smiled:
"I managed to sign a few special supply contracts and made some money selling spirit fruits. It's not exactly a windfall, but if there's nothing else, I'll go to the window to apply for a spot."
"Okay...okay, you go ahead and get back to work."
Old Tian's right eyelid twitched violently, and at that moment, Du Ziyue beside him asked blankly, "Old Tian, what kind of exclusive supply agreement for spirit fruits can earn 160 million a month?"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Old Tian's right eye flashed with a sense of loss. He asked himself honestly, he had neither a good physique nor a good background. His only talent was in cultivating ability, and he had managed to cultivate a rare trait once by sheer luck.
Unfortunately, despite its rarity, no profitable opportunity for it has been found. Even after it was refined into a superior formula, it was not valued much in the garden.
In recent years, I've gotten to know some vendors in the underground market, and that's how I signed a few exclusive supply agreements with an intern at Yidan Garden to expand my sales channels and earn some extra money.
The [Wood Edge Flower] has a three-month cycle.
Each cycle only yields a meager profit of a few hundred thousand.
Most of them still need to buy elixirs to treat their illnesses and recover from their injuries.
He couldn't help but sigh, "But a genius like Jiang Qiu has amazing potential, and with someone like Director Jiang supporting him, it's not hard to understand why he earns 160 million a month. Isn't that what Lu Changming is like?"
"Hmm, that makes sense, but even if Jiang Qiu is rich, she probably couldn't rent 300 sinks, right?" Du Ziyue looked at the windowsill, where there were notices posted—
[The planting area in the garden is limited, and each trainee is limited to a maximum of 400 pots.]
It is precisely because of this regulation, and the fact that each trainee can be promoted to trainee and can allocate 100 pots, that a maximum of 300 pots can be rented, but in reality, they are not fully rented.
After all, many talented people in the garden have other ways to allocate more pots, and most of them don't need to spend money to rent them.
With Jiang Qiu already able to manage 200 pots, she can rent up to another 200 pots, just like Lao Tian.
As Du Ziyue was thinking this, Lao Tian glanced at the notice casually, "That's for us ordinary interns. There are more than 400 rare physique geniuses."
Before the words were finished...
Ding! Jiang Qiu's transfer was successful. The window clerk stood up with a smile and called to her colleague, "Manager Jiang Qiu has rented 300 potty seats. Take him to choose a spot!"
"Alright, this way please, Steward."
With a series of thuds, Jiang Qiu, accompanied by a young employee, walked away. The trainees waiting in line in the lobby erupted in commotion. Du Ziyue was stunned, his eyes filled with admiration.