Chapter 66: No Profaning the Emperor Allowed
In the evening, Chen Yiyang met Natasha.
"Do you have more translation work for me? I'm open to negotiating the price." Natasha arrived quite enthusiastically.
As soon as Shen Yifan called her, Natasha came over immediately.
"There's a rather complicated task," Chen Yiyang asked Natasha, "Do you have the contact information of that young Russian we met last time?"
"Oh, so it's not me you're looking for." Natasha visibly showed her disappointment. "After the last event, he did contact me and sent many messages, but I didn't really engage with him."
"Invite him over too," Chen Yiyang instructed Natasha while curiously asking her, "You two are practically from the same country, why do you seem reluctant to interact with him?"
"I'd love to have fellow countrymen here too, but he's too poor," Natasha was straightforward as she said, "With money, he's a countryman, but without it, he's a stranger."
Alright.
Chen Yiyang thought to himself that anyone like Natasha, who could manage to stay here through her own efforts, wouldn't have simple ideals like a naive flower.
Her standards now might be quite high for ordinary people.
Soon enough, that young Russian guy everyone met last time also arrived.
Chen Yiyang called the two together and said to them,
"I have a simple job here; if you do well, the payment can be quite high."
"It's not anything illegal, is it?" Natasha was the first to become cautious.
It's very troublesome for foreigners to commit crimes here. If you're not a student or employed by a big company, it's easy to get deported.
"No, it's not. I need you two to pretend to be businessmen from Russia, with Shen Yifan acting as your translator and assistant. I'll provide you with contact information for local fruit vendors. You need to approach these fruit vendors under the guise of buying fruits to ship to Russia."
"So, basically, lying to them," the young Russian guy seemed to think it wasn't a big deal. After all, he couldn't get deported.
"It's not lying," Chen Yiyang didn't explain too clearly. After all, the situation behind the scenes was such a mess that it couldn't be explained in a few words.
"Just consider yourselves as real businessmen from Russia. Due to geographical reasons, Russia is short on fruits, especially in the Far East region.
Just make an excuse that your previous partners recently went bankrupt, so you need new partners to help procure fruits to transport to Russia.
I'll give you some money. Act generous, and give them an advance payment of one or two thousand yuan, but don't make any other commitments, and don't sign any contracts. Got it?"
"Alright," the two thought about it; they were giving money to others, not swindling them out of it.
That was fine. Moreover, Chen Yiyang promised a generous payment.
"Start preparing tonight, and begin tomorrow," Chen Yiang instructed Natasha and then called over the young accountant.
"You're to follow them for the next few days. Ensure they aren't slacking off; if they need to go to the countryside, make sure they meet most of the fruit vendors in a short time."
"No problem," the young accountant said, "I promise to do my best these days, and even if I run myself ragged, I'll complete the task."
After saying "run myself ragged," Chen Yiyang glanced at the young accountant's prosthetic leg and asked,
"Isn't the new prosthetic arriving soon?"
"It's still being made, but it should be soon."
"Delay it a few days. Soon I'll be taking up a consultant manager position at the Luzon Dried Fruit and Vegetable Factory. Since I'm becoming a manager, of course I'll bring a few people with me. Once you're there, you can have the cost of your prosthetic covered by the new company."
"Does that mean I can earn three salaries?" The young accountant counted on his fingers. "I'll get a salary from the shop, one from the studio, and another from there."
"What, you think I'm stupid? Once you're employed over there, you can't earn the shop's salary anymore. The salary from the studio will just count as your overtime pay. But at the new company, I'll have them set a high salary for you."
"Boss, you're really great," the young accountant thought happily.
Perhaps then, apart from repaying Chen Yiyang every month, there might still be a decent amount of money left.
Soon, she could move out from Chang Yuning's place to avoid lying about Chen Yiyang's personal affairs.
Thinking of this, she glanced at Natasha.
How come she felt this foreign best friend seemed to look at the boss in a weird way?
Today's intelligence: Ancient Roman brothel tokens are being sold at booth 13 on Antique Street in Ning'an District of Jin City. Purchase below a thousand yuan to score a great deal.
It's been a while since there was antique intelligence on great deals.
Upon waking up in the morning, Chen Yiyang saw this intelligence on his phone and felt a little emotional.
Lately, it's all been about fruit market intelligence. Chen Yiyang thought he wouldn't see normal deal intel until the fruit market turbulence was resolved.
Sneaking his hand under the blanket, he squeezed the person beside him. Xu Qing murmured a bit, then turned to hug Chen Yiyang's arm and continued sleeping.
Xu Qing's studio recently completed all the pre-release reviews and approvals for their game.
The game could be launched at any time.
The media's preview version was also out, allowing several media outlets and streamers to start trying and rating the game.
The more critical the moment, the more anxious Xu Qing became.
After all, no matter how confident the creators are in their entertainment products before presenting them to the public or how much the media hypes them,
it's always intangible.
Good or bad, the public's wallets will eventually judge.
In light of this, anxious Xu Qing called Chen Yiyang for overnight stress relief.
The two of them barely got any sleep last night.
Even Chen Yiyang, known for his punctual biological clock, woke up only by noon.
The address for the deal given in the intel was the usual place.
However, Chen Yiyang decided to go early.
It's the first normal deal intelligence in days, and if the things were gone later, whom would he cry to?
Thus, Chen Yiyang leaned over and asked Xu Qing, "Would you like something to eat now?"
He intended to prepare lunch for Xu Qing before heading out himself, to show a bit of thoughtfulness.
But unexpectedly, as soon as Xu Qing heard him, she instinctively pushed him away.
"No, I can't handle it anymore. Let's talk tonight."
Well, this girl misunderstood.
Fortunately, they were in a hotel. Chen Yiyang let Xu Qing carry on sleeping. He got dressed, went downstairs to extend the hotel room stay, and then paid for the hotel's room service, instructing the reception to check on Xu Qing after a couple of hours and see if she was awake. If she was, they should send some food up.