Chapter 141 - 139: Automated Zombie-Clearing Trap
Chapter 141: Chapter 139: Automated Zombie-Clearing Trap
After all, she had a laser rifle that also needed crystal cores.
Lin Jiao’s face lit up as she gratefully accepted the 10 crystal cores. For her, this was a complete windfall.
"Lin Jiao, take your people and head back first. I have some things to take care of here," Lu Feng instructed before vanishing with a single thought.
He then returned to Youcheng.
As soon as he was back in the real world, he gave Chen Bo a call.
Chen Bo had been overseeing things at the entertainment city recently.
Although the entertainment city had been left in Ah Pao’s hands, Chen Bo also held shares. In terms of status, he was on par with Yang Ming, as they were both considered top dogs.
So when he supervised the internal security, even Yang Ming’s guys would be completely obedient. After all, they were all on the same team now.
Of course, the one thing he couldn’t compare to Yang Ming in was his relationship with Lu Feng.
They were cousins who had known each other for years—an unbeatable natural advantage. That being the case, Chen Bo had no intention of competing with Yang Ming. He just wanted to latch onto this powerhouse.
With him holding down the fort, the entertainment city ran very smoothly. He came from the streets, so handling these kinds of matters was second nature to him.
And if any troublemakers didn’t know their place, he had ways to deal with them. After all, Chen Bo knew better than anyone where the security cameras weren’t.
He’d just have them dragged away for a beating.
The story would be that the person got drunk and caused a scene. The security went to de-escalate, the person resisted, and so they had to use force to subdue them.
With no cameras, as long as the other party was the one who started the trouble, it was their word against his. The beating would be for nothing.
Some might say the police aren’t fools.
But that’s how it is in the nightclub scene. One side has proof of you causing a disturbance, while you have no proof they beat you. The security guards have the right to stop you from causing trouble.
Plus, you’ve been drinking, so what can you do? There’s not enough evidence. You wouldn’t want them to turn around and sue you for public disturbance, landing yourself in jail.
It might seem unfair, but special circumstances call for special measures. As long as nothing major happened and the higher-ups weren’t looking to make an example of someone, it was something you just had to deal with.
Now, everyone in the area around the venue knew of President Chen from Qingfeng Entertainment City.
When he answered Lu Feng’s call, he immediately asked, "President Lu, what are your orders?"
Lu Feng got straight to the point. "Chen Bo, find me a mechanical designer. I need a special mechanical contraption designed. When you find someone, bring them to my villa."
"Understood." Chen Bo accepted the task.
He didn’t know what this mechanical contraption was for, but he didn’t ask. After witnessing Lu Feng casually discuss deals worth hundreds of millions, he knew his place.
’Shouldn’t I learn a thing or two from Yang Ming?’
After hanging up, Lu Feng also returned to Youcheng, stayed a night with his mom, and then went back to Tianzhou City.
「The next morning.」
Knowing he was back, Ah Pao came to the villa. While preparing tea, he reported to Lu Feng, "President Lu, business at the entertainment city is booming. The spending in Tianzhou City is high, and the people here have serious purchasing power."
"The bar alone is pulling in 250,000 in revenue a day, with 150,000 from tips and commissions. The key is that the girls are motivated. They’ve tricked many of their classmates, best friends, and people from their hometowns into coming here. A lot of them are gorgeous, and the rich guys are more than willing to splash the cash."
Lu Feng nodded. He wasn’t familiar with running a bar, but he knew that with a daily revenue of 250,000, most of it came from alcohol sales. After all, brands like Martell, Cordon Bleu, and Power... the wholesale prices for these drinks were incredibly cheap.
To an ordinary person, it would seem brainless to pay so many times the original price for those drinks.
But for many, the alcohol itself didn’t matter. What mattered was the atmosphere of the bar.
Once the mood was right, the feeling followed.
And of course, that’s not even mentioning the commissions. As long as a girl was uninhibited and had some looks, she could easily make 5,200 a day.
Between lovers, 5,200 might be a romantic gesture, but in a bar, it has a special meaning. Most people wouldn’t know this is the fee for taking a girl out.
For a particularly good-looking one, it might even be a ’one in ten thousand’ night, which is to say, 10,001 yuan.
The bar also takes a cut of these commissions.
For girls working purely on commission, the cut is 5-10%.
For those on a mixed plan, it’s a base salary plus 50% of commissions.
So, it’s very easy for girls in the nightclub scene to make money. A pretty, uninhibited girl can make tens or even hundreds of thousands a month without a problem—more than 90% of the customers.
This is why many people have the misconception that girls in bars are easy to pick up and take home.
For a rich man, a pretty girl might be easy to get. But for anyone else, you could tip her 1,000 or 2,000 for ten days or half a month straight, and she might not even give you the time of day. At best, you might be added to her list of potential candidates.
Of course, Ah Pao’s talk of tricking best friends, hometown acquaintances, and classmates was a bit blunt, even if it was the truth.
Many women who enter the nightclub scene are initially lured in by their best friends, acquaintances, or classmates under false pretenses like being a hostess or a dancer.
Some women, not knowing any better and seeing their friends making so much money, think that person has their best interests at heart and wants to help them. Then their ID is confiscated, and they’re made to sign a contract.
They might be unwilling at first, but after a while, they discover how easy the money is and get sucked in.
That’s why smart men who know their girlfriends have friends, acquaintances, or classmates like this will tell them to keep their distance.
It was worth noting that for a single department like the bar to have this kind of daily revenue meant the entertainment city was an absolute hit.
So, even though Ah Pao had seemed like an unreliable drifter before, once he found the right position, he could really put his talents to use.
Of course, the most important thing was having a benefactor. After all, who else would open an entire entertainment city for him to manage, allowing him to demonstrate such capabilities?
The two of them hadn’t been chatting for long when Chen Bo arrived with a young man in tow. "President Lu," he said, introducing him as soon as they walked in, "this is Lin Jin. He’s a specialist in mechanical design."
Then he turned to Lin Jin and said, "Mr. Lin, this is our President Lu. He’s the one who needs a mechanical trap designed."
Lu Feng looked at Lin Jin and said quickly, "Mr. Lin, please, have a seat."
"Thank you, President Lu," Lin Jin said immediately.
He was naturally a little surprised to see Lu Feng. When he was first contacted by Chen Bo and saw such a massive villa, he knew this President Lu was no ordinary person.
He just never imagined the man would be so young.
That, he truly hadn’t expected.
After that, Lin Jin sat down and asked, "President Lu, what kind of mechanical trap are you looking to have designed?"
Lu Feng explained, "Mr. Lin, let me give you an example. Let’s say there’s a place with a lot of animals—threatening ones that need to be cleared out. I want to create a special mechanical trap that can automatically kill those animals, like an assembly line."
Lu Feng roughly described the situation at Red Leaf Base and the zombies, though he used a special analogy, referring to the zombies as ’animals’.
After listening, Lin Jin understood what Lu Feng meant. He nodded and said, "President Lu, this design isn’t difficult for me. I can get you the schematics very quickly."
Lu Feng nodded and added, "After the schematics are done, I’m hoping you can also help me source the component parts. Whatever it costs, just give the invoices to Chen Bo, and I’ll transfer the money to you."
"Of course, President Lu," Lin Jin nodded immediately. He knew this President Lu was a powerful figure. If he could land this contract and do a good job, it might lead to more opportunities in the future.
After Lin Jin, Chen Bo, and Ah Pao had all left, Lu Feng went to see Yang Qingxue. With Lin Yao’s help, she had almost finished renovating her beauty salon.
After spending an intimate afternoon with Yang Qingxue, Lu Feng returned to the villa and re-entered the game world.
Appearing on the same rooftop at Red Leaf Base, he immediately returned to Qingfeng Base.
At the base, he could see that the people from Red Leaf Base were already working alongside the people from Qingfeng Base, whether on patrol, cleanup, or production line duties...
Seeing this, Lu Feng knew it was time for the final step. He just needed to give these people one more shock, and they would be completely integrated into Qingfeng Base.
So, upon arriving at Qingfeng Base, he summoned Lin Jiao and ordered, "Lin Jiao, gather everyone in the base at the residential complex. I have an announcement."