Chapter 13: Everything Is Going Smoothly! Industry!

Chapter 13: Things Are Going Smoothly! The Business!

Lu Feng was lost in thought when his phone rang—it was his cousin Yang Ming calling.

Answering the call, Yang Ming’s voice came through: “Xiao Feng, the stuff has been dealt with. Where are you? I’ll come pick you up for some tea!”

“At the rented apartment!” Lu Feng replied, surprised.

Yang Ming was already back, which meant everything had gone smoothly.

“Alright, I’ll be there soon,” Yang Ming said before hanging up.

Lu Feng put away his phone and glanced at the box of Qingfeng tea leaves. He brewed a cup before heading downstairs to wait.

Soon after, Yang Ming arrived in a BMW 740. Lu Feng opened the passenger door and got in, and Yang Ming started the car again, driving toward Jinhong Tower.

When Lu Feng arrived at Yang Ming’s rented office, it was lively and filled with chatter.

A Lin, A Pao, and Chen Bo were there, along with four brothers Yang Ming had brought and three brothers Chen Bo had brought.

They all surrounded a tea table tightly packed, and those without seats stood nearby chatting.

Perhaps because they had gone out on business together this time, they had obviously grown more familiar with one another.

“Brother Ming, Xiao Feng!” A Lin, who was preparing tea, was the first to spot them and hurriedly greeted.

“Quick, make room for two more seats,” A Pao said to two nearby men, who wisely stood up.

“Master Feng, come sit here,” Chen Bo warmly welcomed Lu Feng to the tea table.

No one could be indifferent to the God of Wealth.

After all, it was through this channel that Lu Feng had obtained the gold jewelry, earning tens of thousands on two occasions.

And it had only been a few days.

Once seated, both the three brothers Chen Bo brought and the four brothers Yang Ming invited greeted Lu Feng proactively.

After Yang Ming and Lu Feng sat down, A Lin prepared to brew another pot of tea.

Seeing this, Lu Feng took out the Qingfeng tea leaves he had brought and handed them to A Lin. “Brother A Lin, try this tea.”

A Lin nodded, took the tea leaves, tore open the corner of the package, and poured the leaves into the teacup.

He added water, rinsed the leaves once, then added water again, repeating the process until a large cup of tea was brewed. Then he poured a cup for each person.

“Ah!” Chen Bo took a sip and exclaimed in surprise, “Master Feng, this tea is excellent! The aroma, the sweet aftertaste—this isn’t the kind of tea you usually find. And after one cup, you feel more awake. This energizing effect rivals those teas that cost over ten thousand yuan a box.”

As a tea house owner, he immediately recognized the difference in Qingfeng tea.

“Yes, this tea is indeed good,” Yang Ming couldn’t help but praise as well.

Although he only rented this one office, he knew some bosses who often invited him for tea, and he regularly drank tea costing several thousand yuan a box, but none tasted as good as the tea his cousin had brought.

A Lin, A Pao, and the others also agreed after tasting it.

Lu Feng nodded slightly, further convinced of the value of Qingfeng tea.

At that moment, Yang Ming shifted the conversation to business. “Xiao Feng, this time the gold deal went very smoothly. I already paid you one million before; the remaining 2.88 million will be transferred to you shortly.”

He took out a laptop, then a banking USB token and began operating. Shortly after, Lu Feng’s phone received a message:

“Your account ending in xxxxxx... credit amount 2,886,000.00 yuan, balance 4,132,390.00 yuan!”

Looking at the string of numbers, a faint smile appeared on Lu Feng’s face.

Such a large sum—he had never dared to imagine this before.

For years, the balance in his account had never exceeded ten thousand yuan.

Chen Bo then asked, “Master Feng, now that I have sufficient funds, can I ask when the next batch from your channel will arrive?”

Lu Feng understood Chen Bo’s meaning. They now trusted that he had a channel behind him—there had to be someone or some force providing the gold jewelry; the goods couldn’t have appeared out of thin air.

Of course, they had no idea that the “channel” was actually the game world of “After the Apocalypse” in Lu Feng’s mind.

He couldn’t say for sure when he would find more gold in the game, so he made something up. “Boss Chen, we have to wait for notification from that side.”

“Alright,” Chen Bo nodded without pressing further. “This time things went well. Master Feng, Brother Ming, tonight at Extreme Bar—I’m hosting. You both must come.”

“Definitely!” Yang Ming smiled and invited Lu Feng, “Xiao Feng, come with me.”

“Okay,” Lu Feng nodded.

“Then it’s settled. We’ll contact you tonight!” Chen Bo laughed heartily, drank two more cups of tea, and left with his men.

After Chen Bo left, Yang Ming turned to A Lin, A Pao, and the others. “Bring out your payment codes!”

A Lin, A Pao, and the other four brothers immediately smiled broadly.

With the outsiders gone, it was time to split the money internally.

Lu Feng paid no mind to this.

After all, this was the 10% profit from the gray market channel that belonged to Yang Ming and his group.

The gold value from the second jewelry shop yielded 485,000 yuan in profit for the gray channel, but since they relied on Chen Bo’s channel, he would receive a share as well.

Lu Feng didn’t know the exact distribution method, only that Yang Ming transferred 30,000 yuan each to A Lin and A Pao, who had invested shares, and 5,000 yuan each to the other four brothers as red envelopes.

Though 5,000 yuan wasn’t much, considering it had only been two days, many in You City struggled to earn that much in a whole month.

Lu Feng wasn’t stingy and also transferred 100,000 yuan to his cousin through mobile banking.

He had earned so much from this batch of gold that 100,000 yuan was nothing.

Moreover, in good spirits, he treated it as an additional fee for Yang Ming’s hard work.

Surprised by the transfer notification, Yang Ming asked, “Xiao Feng, did you send this?”

Lu Feng nodded. “Yes, I earned quite a bit myself!”

Yang Ming naturally knew Lu Feng had made a good profit, especially since he had helped buy him a car.

This showed that his cousin wasn’t just a simple agent; otherwise, the money wouldn’t have been so easily available. The people behind the channel would surely have objections.

But he didn’t dwell on this matter—it was between his cousin and the other side. Besides, he was currently making money alongside his cousin, who hadn’t done him any harm.

So, Yang Ming also told A Lin, A Pao, and the four brothers, “Xiao Feng sent you all a red envelope too!”

Then Yang Ming transferred 20,000 yuan each to A Lin and A Pao, and another 5,000 yuan each to the four brothers.

A Lin smiled broadly and said, “Master Feng, from now on, I’m eating with you.”

“Yeah,” A Pao nodded in agreement.

Both wore happy expressions.

Including Lu Feng’s red envelopes, they had earned 50,000 yuan this time in one go.

That was no small sum.

The other four also expressed their thanks:

“Thank you, Master Feng!”

“Master Feng, just tell me if you need anything!”

“From now on, whatever Master Feng says!”

They all wore happy expressions.

They had effectively earned 10,000 yuan each this time and were growing increasingly respectful of Lu Feng.

While loyalty mattered, of course, they hoped to earn money as well.

Seeing his cousin doing favors for him, Lu Feng roughly understood why Yang Ming had so many brothers following him purely out of loyalty.

Yang Ming had a genuine personal charisma.

Looking around the tea-brewing office, Lu Feng asked, “Cousin, what do you think about me opening a tea house?”

The idea of opening a tea house was spontaneous, but the more he thought about it, the better it seemed.

First, having a tea house would give Yang Ming and his brothers a respectable place to brew tea. Since they followed Yang Ming out of loyalty, they must be good people.

Second, a tea house is a natural gathering place for influence and connections. With their own tea house, people Yang Ming knew would gradually come by and bring friends.

Their influence and network would grow, and once they reached a certain level, wealthy and powerful people would come willingly.

This would benefit Lu Feng as well.

Third, with connections established, the Qingfeng tea leaves from the game could be sold at the tea house, and there would be no need to sell all at once; they could be sold slowly over time.

Fourth, it would provide a cover—otherwise, without any business, people would wonder where his money came from. Having a visible business would be different.

(End of chapter)