Super Soldier in Campus-Chapter 766 - 771: Monthly Salary of 100,000?!_1

If this were an ordinary business lacking funds in its early stages, Zhu Xiuyue’s idea would have been perfectly fine.

But Lin Feng could not wait. He was out of time!

According to the terms of Lin Feng’s wager with Ning Fuxun, Lin Feng only had three years to transform this fledgling Martial Hall into the Hong Sect’s headquarters...

What did "headquarters" entail?

The headquarters was, naturally, the most prominent, most luxuriously decorated, best-equipped, and most popular establishment in the Hong Sect!

In other words, Lin Feng had to make this Martial Hall renowned throughout Jiangzhou within three years. That was the minimum requirement. Only by achieving this condition would Lin Feng have a chance to elevate this Martial Hall to the status of the Hong Sect’s headquarters!

However, Ning Fuxun was an old fox. According to his plan, aside from providing the initial funds for renovations and equipment, he had cut off all subsequent funding from the moment he signed the agreement with Lin Feng!

To put it differently, if Lin Feng wanted to win the wager and gain twenty percent equity in this Martial Hall, he would have to rely on his own efforts from now on.

"Old Ning really is an old fox. I thought we were familiar enough that he’d cut me some slack, but I didn’t expect him to be so ruthless, practically leaving me no way out!" Lin Feng chuckled, muttering to himself. However, Lin Feng also had an inkling of Ning FXuxun’s intentions: the more challenging the conditions, the more potential they would squeeze out of him...

Old Ning must have people keeping an eye on me! Lin Feng thought with a cold smirk. If he were an ordinary young man with no funds whatsoever, faced with this situation, he’d likely have to do as Zhu Xiuyue suggested: postpone purchasing equipment and wait until the Martial Hall opened and generated cash flow to gradually improve the facilities!

After presenting her proposal, Zhu Xiuyue fell silent, staring nervously at Lin Feng, awaiting his answer... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"Not a single piece of necessary equipment can be omitted..." Lin Feng looked at Zhu Xiuyue and said earnestly, "Xiuyue, I want you to understand something. I want this Martial Hall to have the shortest possible preparation time, and then, within your capabilities, to hold the grandest opening ceremony possible before operations begin... According to my requirements, can you give me a rough estimate of the funds needed?"

Hearing Lin Feng’s words, Zhu Xiuyue frowned, her expression turning serious. She pondered for about three minutes before stating confidently, "Brother Feng, according to your requirements, the new Martial Hall can be renovated in as little as one month. The equipment installation can be coordinated with the preparations for the opening ceremony; I estimate twenty days for that. To prepare everything to the highest specifications in such a short timeframe, including personnel expenses, I estimate it will cost at least 15,000,000..."

"Fifteen million?!" Even though Lin Feng considered himself quite wealthy, he couldn’t help but feel a little shocked when Zhu Xiuyue quoted this figure. Being a layman in these matters, Lin Feng found it difficult to imagine what an opening ceremony costing over ten million would even entail!

Ning Aoxue and Su Zi, who were listening nearby, also showed a flicker of surprise when they heard the price Zhu Xiuyue quoted. Although they were from noble backgrounds and had seen much of the world, neither had personally handled such a vast sum of money. They were rather astonished to hear that an opening ceremony alone would cost so much.

"Yes, and that’s the most conservative estimate," Zhu Xiuyue said, looking at Lin Feng earnestly, her tone very deliberate. "But Brother Feng, I can guarantee that spending this much money will absolutely achieve the desired effect. You have to trust me!"

Lin Feng shook his head and said with a chuckle, "Xiuyue, you’re overthinking it. After all, you’re the true expert in these matters. Of course, I trust you..."

Then, Lin Feng, with a subtle movement unseen by the others, lightly retrieved a bank card from his sleeve and discreetly pressed it into Zhu Xiuyue’s hand. Using a voice projection technique so only Zhu Xiuyue could hear, he said, "Xiuyue, this card has 20,000,000. The PIN is 696865. Handle the opening ceremony as you see fit. Any leftover funds can serve as the Martial Hall’s working capital, which you’ll manage for the time being..."

The shock Zhu Xiuyue felt at this moment was beyond words... If she previously had any lingering doubts about what Lin Feng meant by giving her full authority, they were now completely dispelled!

Brother Feng trusts me this much! Zhu Xiuyue could hardly believe it. She had only known Lin Feng for a day, yet he was entrusting her with managing such a large venture as the Martial Hall, and had even given her 20,000,000 in cash to handle at her discretion!

This was such profound trust...

Of course, Zhu Xiuyue understood that Lin Feng’s trust wasn’t solely in her, but rather in Zhou Yang’s judgment... Zhu Xiuyue was certain that if it weren’t for Zhou Yang’s presence, Brother Feng, no matter how much he might personally trust her, wouldn’t have handed over everything to her full control on the very first day...

As an elite graduate in finance and accounting from a top institution, with three or four years of navigating the workplace under her belt, Zhu Xiuyue knew countless ways to embezzle the vast majority of Lin Feng’s 20,000,000. Moreover, she could doctor the accounts so that no one would ever find any discrepancies. If it had been Liu Heng asking her to do this, Zhu Xiuyue might very well have done so, securing a tidy little fortune for herself!

However, faced with such profound trust from Lin Feng, Zhu Xiuyue found that she had no such inclination...

"Brother Feng, don’t worry, I will definitely handle this properly for you..." Zhu Xiuyue glanced at Su Zi and Ning Aoxue, then also lowered her voice to speak to Lin Feng. She wasn’t particularly wary of the two beautiful women, but as a young woman herself, handling such a large sum of money made Zhu Xiuyue feel somewhat like a startled bird.

"Alright, get to work then..." Lin Feng smiled. In truth, his willingness to trust Zhu Xiuyue so readily stemmed not only from his trust in Zhou Yang but, more importantly, from confidence in his own capabilities...

As the Wolf King, Lin Feng was confident that if Zhu Xiuyue dared to do anything to betray his trust, no matter where she fled on this planet, she wouldn’t be able to escape his pursuit...

Naturally, Lin Feng hoped such an unpleasant event would not occur. He shook his head, as if to dispel these uncomfortable thoughts, and smiled at Zhu Xiuyue. "As for your salary, I’m not sure what an appropriate amount would be. Let’s tentatively set it at 100,000 a month. How does that sound?!"

"One hundred thousand?!" Zhu Xiuyue, who hadn’t shown much excitement even when receiving the 20,000,000, nearly jumped in surprise when she heard the salary Lin Feng proposed. Her eyes, wide as saucers, stared fixedly at Lin Feng as she cried out, her voice sharp with excitement.

"Err... is it too little?" Lin Feng looked somewhat taken aback by Zhu Xiuyue’s reaction and muttered to himself, "Maybe I should offer more?"