Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Reason for the Bleak Business

The assistant host led Yun Zijin to an office regularly used by the museum staff. She quickly found the relevant contract and handed it to Yun Zijin for review.

"Miss Yun, this is the contract for your purchase from our museum."

"Please take a look, and if everything seems to be in order, you can sign it whenever you’re ready."

Yun Zijin took the contract and opened it to read the contents.

However, when Yun Zijin saw the museum listed as the selling party, she immediately felt it was sketchy.

After all, Yun Zijin wanted to buy authentic silk from the workshop. If she signed a contract with the museum, there was no guarantee they would provide her with the genuine article.

"Um... I think it would be better for me to speak with someone from the silk workshop directly. Could you give me their contact information? I’ll reach out to them myself."

The assistant host looked reluctant. After all, if Yun Zijin signed the contract here, she would get the commission.

If Yun Zijin negotiated with the silk workshop directly, the commission would completely bypass her.

"What? Don’t tell me you were lying to me. Does this silk workshop even exist?"

Yun Zijin had more or less figured out the assistant host’s ulterior motives. She might have a lot of money, but she wasn’t a fool.

With a contract like this, if she signed it and got scammed, she would have to bear the consequences alone with no legal recourse whatsoever.

"Of course not. It’s just that no one from the silk workshop is here. If you contact them now, they might not be able to send someone over today."

The assistant host was still trying to get Yun Zijin to sign the contract with her.

"I’m not in a hurry. If there’s no one available, I just won’t buy it. It’s not a must-have."

Yun Zijin picked up her bag and got ready to leave.

This assistant host seemed enthusiastic, but she was too calculating. Yun Zijin didn’t have a very good impression of her.

If she had just given her the workshop’s contact information from the beginning, Yun Zijin’s impression of her might have been better.

"Miss Yun! Signing with the museum is the same thing! Please, reconsider!"

The assistant host followed closely behind Yun Zijin, incessantly trying to persuade her.

"No, thank you. I find the way you’re handling this matter to be very unprofessional."

’Even if they really do have a partner workshop, the contract should at least mention its name. I looked through the whole thing and didn’t see the silk workshop’s name anywhere. It just said the customer was ordering souvenirs from the museum.’

’Souvenirs!’

’Who signs a formal purchase contract just to buy a souvenir?!’

’Do they really think I’m young and easy to fool?’

’After this whole farce, Yun Zijin finally understood why the silk workshop’s business was so dismal. With a partner like this, it’s no wonder. If you don’t get rid of them, what are you waiting for?’

Emerging from the office, Yun Zijin was no longer in the mood to continue her tour. She walked ahead of Zero One, striding quickly toward the museum’s other exit.

The assistant curator, who was in the middle of a presentation for his livestream audience, saw Yun Zijin emerge from the office looking displeased. His heart sank. ’Did Xiao Pan fail to close the deal again?’

’What in the world has been going on lately? We haven’t signed a single order for the silk workshop!’

Yun Zijin had no intention of explaining. She left the Dijing Fangtu Museum and started driving aimlessly around the Imperial City.

Before she knew it, she found herself outside a large agricultural wholesale market.

’I couldn’t buy the silk, but I can buy some supplies to send to the disaster-stricken areas. That should work, right?’

Yun Zijin thought to herself.

A woman of action, Yun Zijin found a place to park, got out of her car, and headed into the agricultural wholesale market.

Yun Zijin first walked a lap around the market to confirm that the produce was fresh before asking to see the manager.

Hearing that someone was looking for the manager, several stall owners pointed the way for Yun Zijin, and she found him soon after.

Deng Yi hadn’t expected this. He had received a call that someone was looking for him and had rushed over, only to find such a young and beautiful woman.

"So you’re the one looking to purchase supplies in bulk? What do you need? I’ll see if I can get the goods together for you."

Deng Yi had made it to the position of market manager, so he was a sharp judge of character.

Although Yun Zijin looked completely out of place in the wholesale market, Deng Yi didn’t believe the young woman before him would joke about something like this.

"With the recent heavy rains in the south, many areas have been flooded."

"It’s just heart-wrenching! After thinking it over, I decided to donate a shipment of supplies. Boss Deng, could you help me select items that can withstand transport and are easy to store?"

"Also, I’ll need to trouble you to help arrange for the transport trucks. Just let me know the total cost, and I’ll pay for everything at once."

"Including transport, let’s aim for about five million yuan worth of supplies. Boss Deng, can you handle an order that large?"

Hearing Yun Zijin casually mention five million yuan worth of supplies, Deng Yi marveled inwardly. ’Young people these days are seriously wealthy!’

However, considering the supplies were a donation for the disaster areas in the south, Deng Yi secretly resolved to give this Miss Yun the absolute lowest price he could.

"Yes, absolutely! I deeply admire your generosity. Since this is a donation for the disaster areas, I won’t profit from you, Miss Yun. I’ll give you rock-bottom prices on everything!"

It was impossible to make zero profit, of course. The market wasn’t his alone, after all. But he could certainly give Yun Zijin the lowest possible price within his authority.

"Then, on behalf of the people in the disaster-stricken areas, thank you for your generosity, Boss Deng."

"Oh, not at all, not at all. It’s the least I can do. I’ll have my people start gathering the goods. I’ve already contacted the trucking company, and they’ll be here shortly."

Anyone in the wholesale business had those kinds of trucking connections.

After speaking with Yun Zijin, Deng Yi stepped aside to make a few calls. Sure enough, it wasn’t long before several large trucks drove up.

Since the shipment was headed to a disaster area, most vegetables that were difficult to store and transport were excluded. Deng Yi handed Yun Zijin an itemized list of all the supplies he had planned for her.

Each item was listed with its unit price and the final total.

Including the transportation fee, the grand total Yun Zijin had to pay Deng Yi was 5,016,812.63 yuan.

Deng Yi very generously rounded it down for Yun Zijin, telling her she only needed to pay an even five million to complete the transaction.

Yun Zijin was indifferent; to her, a little over ten thousand yuan was no different than a dime.

She took the Black Gold Card directly from her bag and handed it to Deng Yi. "You can run the card."

Seeing the Black Gold Card in her hand, Deng Yi was stunned. ’Could this be the legendary black card?’

Deng Yi took the card from Yun Zijin’s hand and inserted it into the POS machine.

"Miss Yun, please enter your PIN."

Yun Zijin took the POS machine and quickly typed in the PIN. A moment later, the screen displayed "Payment Successful," and the machine automatically printed a receipt.

[Task: Spend ¥5,000,000.00 before midnight tonight. Requirement: Spending must be witnessed by an audience. Status: Complete

Task Reward: 2x Rebate triggered. ¥10,000,000.00 has been deposited into the Host’s savings account. One (1) Randomly Spend brand off-road vehicle has been delivered to the System Inventory. Please check and confirm receipt.]

"Miss Yun, here is your card and receipt."

After she paid five million in a single transaction, Deng Yi had a new appreciation for Yun Zijin’s financial resources.

After paying, Yun Zijin looked at her latest reward and suddenly had an idea: she would follow the trucks to the disaster area.