Chapter 1825 - 754: Master of Emotions

Chapter 1825: Chapter 754: Master of Emotions

"Brother Dog, I’ve carefully calculated it, look..."

In the living room, after serving tea, Sister Xiao Yu took Linlin into the bedroom, leaving only the two men facing each other seriously.

Yang Hao pulled out a small notebook from somewhere and began to analyze methodically:

"Our current daily labor cost is the main expense. Even if we do nothing, every 24 hours, we need to spend 1410 yuan. The rent and renovation costs of the main store and branches amount to 2657 yuan per day, so our daily profit must exceed this number to cover the costs..."

"And there’s water, electricity, food, transportation, plus now an additional loan interest. Brother Dog, under the condition of almost no turnover in the past few days, it’s like every time we open our eyes in the morning, we are losing more than five thousand yuan!"

"That’s very serious."

Zhou Wang’s face was grave, but he was secretly delighted.

Has the loss finally begun?

Only five thousand a day, it seems still not quite enough...

"Moreover, if we don’t do something to stop those bastards at the Coastal Farewell Society, our losses will continue to expand over time, possibly even reaching five figures a day!"

Yang Hao said irritably.

"That’s just...terrible."

Zhou Wang almost lost control but managed to change his expression in time.

"Let me think about it."

Zhou Wang motioned Yang Hao to be quiet and pretended to think, but his mind had already opened the system’s inventory interface.

Among the dazzling array of tools, the [Alchemist Baron’s Reversing Balance] was the only tool that shimmered slightly. As Zhou Wang checked the details, he noticed for the first time that the previously inactive [Balance] showed dramatic changes.

The black balance on the left representing "loss" now showed a slight tilt, while the golden balance on the right representing "reward" was elevated, displaying a percentage number: "5%".

According to the system’s explanation at the time, when the percentage reaches 100, the baseline for reward is achieved.

"According to Haozi’s current description, the total loss over the past few days might be just over ten thousand, which translates to a 5% charge, meaning to reach the reward baseline, the loss must be at least over two hundred thousand or perhaps close to three hundred thousand... hsss."

Zhou Wang calculated silently with a curse.

If it were at his financial level when he first came to Qin Island, not to mention losing two hundred thousand, losing just a hundred thousand would lead to bankruptcy, making it impossible to make use of this tool.

Now with a two million loan, the funding can hold, but the problem is... it’s like walking a tightrope, as that two million generates interest daily.

If the rewards obtained after the loss do not reach the standard, this fourth round of action could be declared a failure.

But based on Zhou Wang’s experience, the system has never maliciously trapped him. Given such a high risk, the final reward is likely to exceed expectations.

"...Brother Dog, say something, what should we do?"

"We do nothing..."

"Hmm?!"

"Oh, I mean, Han Zechen is the local bigshot here, and in certain confrontations, it’s normal for us to be at a disadvantage, but his methods of using connections won’t last long."

Zhou Wang cleared his throat and explained, "Over there, you just watch and wait, stabilize the employees in the store. I’ll ask Sister Liu for help, and besides, our online shop is doing quite well, so you don’t need to worry too much..."

Having unconditional trust in Zhou Wang for a long time, seeing Zhou Wang’s confident demeanor, Yang Hao was less anxious... After all, Brother Dog had never disappointed him.

However, before leaving, Yang Hao seemed hesitant, even a bit embarrassed.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Zhou Wang, noticing the sudden awkwardness, was puzzled.

"Brother Dog, I have a... um, relationship issue I want to ask you about."

"A relationship issue? You’re an engaged man, what do you need me to teach you?"

Zhou Wang felt even more baffled.

As far as he knew, Yang Hao and his girlfriend Xiao Ma had been dating since college, having countless breakups and reunions, they got engaged at the end of last year.

At that time, Zhou Wang was far away in Korea and didn’t attend his engagement party, but he did send an 8888 yuan red envelope and promised that when Yang Hao got married, he would roll a die, and whatever number showed up, he would multiply that figure and give him a big red envelope.

Yang Hao even shamelessly asked on the phone: "Godfather, can I roll two dice?"

Zhou Wang, although disdainful, considering he had few real friends, chuckled lightly and said, "Two dice? Let’s see how generous I am and let you roll ten dice!"

Yang Hao was so excited at the time he wanted to hold the wedding banquet the next day.

After all, if he rolled ten dice and all showed six, he could directly claim a Ferrari.

Got sidetracked...

In Zhou Wang’s view, Yang Hao was the epitome of a stable relationship among his brothers, a steady relationship Zhou Wang himself never experienced, so he didn’t think he could teach Yang Hao anything useful.

"It’s not about Xiao Ma, it’s about another woman..."

At this point, Yang Hao blushed and began to stammer.

"What?"

Zhou Wang was initially taken aback, but recalling Yang Hao’s recent life trajectory, his keen mind quickly guessed something.