...Waking up the next day, Jiang Cheng rubbed his throbbing head and found the space beside him already empty.
Jiang Cheng held his breath and listened for a moment, finding the entire room silent. Turning his head, he saw a thick stack of red chinese yuan pressed under his phone on the bedside table.
Jiang Cheng picked up the note on the table. On it, in elegant handwriting, it said: "Thank you for your hospitality. I was very satisfied last night. This is your reward."
Jiang Cheng immediately laughed. Was he being treated like a male escort?
Judging by the thickness, there was at least five thousand yuan. She was quite generous.
He never expected a woman would give away her first time and then pay the man. Yu Xiaoxiao was certainly interesting.
It was a pity, however, that she hadn't left any contact information.
After tidying up, Jiang Cheng checked out of the room. He looked at the five Beginner Critical Hit Cards and one Supercar Cashback Card in his system.
"I understand the Cashback Card, but does the Critical Strike Card mean I get a 'critical hit' after I spend money? Does it crit for more money? Or experience? Is it like getting gear drops in a game?"
It would be great if it dropped money, but if it was just experience, it would be a bit boring.
Seeing Jiang Cheng's question, the system replied with a 'ding': "Host, the Consumption Critical Strike Card refers to the chance to obtain a monetary multiplier on a purchase within a specified amount range. For example, ten times, twenty times... The maximum multiplier for a Beginner Critical Hit Card is fifty times."
This explanation left Jiang Cheng feeling quite satisfied.
After doing some comparisons, Jiang Cheng already had an answer in his heart.
If he went to buy a supercar directly now, he could only choose a model within ten million yuan.
Even if he got the maximum fifty-fold cashback, that would only be five hundred million.
But if he used the five Beginner Critical Hit Cards first and then used the accumulated funds to buy an even more expensive supercar, wouldn't the cashback amount be higher?
Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng immediately had a plan.
It was currently 2017. Although Chengdu had implemented purchase restriction policies in 2014, due to economic issues, those policies were effectively dead in all but name.
Even though there was no explicit regulation canceling the purchase restrictions.
Many developers held a "partially hidden, partially revealed" attitude. As long as you could pay in full, you could buy as many as you wanted.
The real restriction on buying houses wasn't the purchase limit, but the loan limit.
If you didn't need a bank loan, there was room to maneuver.
He knew this from his father, who worked in the construction industry.
He had five Critical Strike Cards with a maximum spending limit of one million each. Jiang Cheng planned to use them directly to buy property.
After leaving the hotel, Jiang Cheng followed the system's positioning and found his porsche 918 parked nearby.
Jiang Cheng tried pressing the porsche key, and the car's response sounded from not far away.
With that press, the crowd surrounding the supercar immediately broke into a clamor.
A Girl who was posing for photos with the car immediately looked around, searching for the owner of the luxury vehicle.
Looking at the black "Little Prince of the Nightclub" porsche a few meters away, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock again.
The aesthetics of this car... any Girl sitting in it would probably feel 'hot'.
I wonder how the car's air conditioning is.
The woman who had been leaning on Jiang Cheng's car saw such a young Handsome Guy walking toward her, and her eyes glazed over.
Jiang Cheng walked toward the car, glancing at the woman who had been taking selfies with his luxury car.
He had seen her from a distance. Even with several people watching, the woman had remained unfazed, posing in various ways against Jiang Cheng's car.
She was wearing a tube top, a tight patent leather hip-hugging skirt, and black high heels.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng ignored her and directly opened the door to sit inside, the woman immediately ran to the car window.
She flashed what she thought was a charming smile at Jiang Cheng: "Hey, big brother, is this car yours?"
"I figured it couldn't possibly be yours?" Jiang Cheng said with feigned confusion.
The woman's expression didn't change as she said flatteringly, "No, no, I just thought this car was so cool that I couldn't help taking some photos. I wonder if you could give me a ride, Handsome Guy?"
"Does my car look like a taxi?"
"Of course not. But you look like you're very good at fixing sewers. Do you want to come to my house and fix my sewer?"
Jiang Cheng secretly activated the favorability value scanning system on her.
[Name: Chen Liqi]
[Age: 23]
[Height: 168 cm]
[Looks: 85]
[Figure: 88]
[Privacy: 28]
[favorability value: 90 (Intimate state)]
A privacy value of 28 wasn't that surprising, but 90 favorability points was a bit much, wasn't it?
This was the legendary type of Girl who was 'destined' for anyone with money, the type who would fawn over wealth.
Jiang Cheng said with a chuckle, "Forget it. With twenty-eight 'fellow travelers' having been there, it's too crowded. I won't squeeze in."
After saying that, Jiang Cheng started the car and drove away.
The woman was left standing there with a look of utter bewilderment.
How did Jiang Cheng know?
The woman immediately took a mirror out of her bag and muttered, "I don't have '28' written on my face."
An old man watching nearby saw Jiang Cheng reject her and immediately spoke up: "Little Girl, I'll volunteer myself. I've been a professional sewer unblocker for thirty years. If that Handsome Guy won't do it, I'll help you out."
The woman exploded as soon as she heard this: "Creep! Pervert!"
"Hey, little Girl, how can you say that about me? You were just asking that young man to come over; why can't I? Fair prices for everyone, I'll unblock it."
"Get lost, okay?"
The onlookers couldn't help but burst out laughing at their exchange.
"Old man, the'sewer' she's talking about might not be the same one you mean."
"How is it not the same? Don't worry, little Girl. Whether it's a proper sewer or an improper one, I'm an expert."
Seeing that she couldn't hook the big tree that was Jiang Cheng and was instead being teased by a creepy old man, the woman turned and left, her face flushed with anger... Jiang Cheng, of course, didn't know about what happened afterward. As soon as he sat in the car, the system gave an automatic prompt.
Ding: Rewarding Host with Supercar Driving Skills. Note: Considering the Host has not yet taken a driving test, the system has automatically resolved all driver's license issues. The process is entirely legal and compliant; there is no need to worry.
Looking at the driver's license that suddenly appeared in his hand, Jiang Cheng couldn't help but shout: "Awesome!"
Driving the porsche 918 now, Jiang Cheng finally understood what it meant to have a tool for showing off. After all, in modern society, cars and houses have become symbols of wealth in many people's hearts.
Perhaps some people would feel that a car is just a means of transportation and there's no need to buy such an expensive one, that buying something so costly is just for showing off.
But in reality, when your status hasn't reached a certain level of public recognition, items like cars, watches, and houses are the best symbols to demonstrate a man's hard power.
For example, if you drive a Wuling, your relatives might not think much of it, but if you switch to a mercedes-benz, they'll think you've made it and are successful.
As the saying goes: 'Be successful young and drive a bmw, and you won't have to fly solo.'
Some people might bring up Father Ma's simplicity. It's the same old story: Father Ma's social status is already so high that he doesn't need these things to bolster his image.
After all, his face and his name are hard power in themselves.
But Jiang Cheng was different. Compared to Father Ma, the current Jiang Cheng was just a new player who had just registered and received a Newbie Gift Pack.
He hadn't even reached the Unyielding Silver rank yet.
To put it more bluntly, comparing himself to Father Ma, he wasn't even worth a single strand of his hair.
So, at this stage, he still needed these things to package himself.
Although Jiang Cheng, like Father Ma, was not interested in money.
But reaching the pinnacle of life and encountering 'unspoken rules' everywhere...
The temptation was quite large; he really had no way to refuse.
So the best way now was to continue packaging himself.
He had already set his navigation to the nearest real estate agency center.
As for why he didn't go directly to a new development to buy?
Wanting to find a new residential development to view in this prosperous downtown area of Chengdu? Wake up.
Real estate was currently on the rise. When a new development opened, it was usually snapped up immediately or moved to the secondary market by the sales office to fleece the 'leeks'.
If you wanted to get in, the simplest way was still to find a real estate agent.