"As for the payment method, I'll pay a 5 million deposit first,""and the remaining balance will be settled after one month. How does that sound?"
Su Chen's loan borrowed from Qiangsheng Company wasn't enough to cover such a large amount of supplies.He still planned to pull off another empty-handed trick, just like before—getting something for nothing!
"Alright then!"Manager Zhao thought it over and nodded in agreement.
The reason why he, Gao Qiqiang from Qiangsheng Company, and Liu Ke from the auto show could so easily trust Su Chen was quite simple.First, Su Chen had arrived driving a luxury motorhome worth tens of millions—the Nomadison.Second, his demeanor and speech did not resemble those of a fraudster.Most importantly, Manager Zhao and the others believed that this was a society ruled by law; Su Chen was young and wouldn't risk going down an illegal path.
But little did they know that one month later, the apocalypse would strike, and social order would collapse, leaving everyone struggling just to survive.
After signing the contract with Manager Zhao, Su Chen immediately transferred the deposit.Manager Zhao didn't dare to delay and quickly arranged for staff to prepare the supplies for Su Chen.
Watching Walmart employees load boxes of supplies onto the truck, Su Chen showed a satisfied smile.
"Mr. Su, why are you buying so many supplies?"The driver, Old Xu, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.
"You know I like outdoor survival adventures. Otherwise, why would I buy this Nomadison?" Su Chen said with a smile.
Even for outdoor survival, it seemed unnecessary to prepare this many supplies.And although the Nomadison was spacious, it probably couldn't hold this much.
Old Xu was puzzled but saw that Su Chen was reluctant to explain, so he didn't press further.
Just as they were about to leave, Su Chen suddenly slapped his forehead—he had just remembered!
The Doomsday Fortress system could store all supplies within a 30-meter radius into its storage space!He could completely park the Nomadison next to Walmart's warehouse and freeload all the supplies!
But he couldn't rush into that yet.If goods started disappearing from the warehouse, Walmart would definitely call the police.If the police found his motorhome at the crime scene, they would surely target him.
Thinking this through, Su Chen temporarily abandoned the idea of freeloading from Walmart.
After running back and forth between Qiangsheng Company and Walmart, it was already noon.Su Chen generously took Old Xu straight to a Michelin three-star restaurant downtown.
Such high-end restaurants were delicious but extremely expensive.Ordinary wage earners like Su Chen and Old Xu could hardly afford to eat here.
When a table full of delicacies was set along with top-shelf red wine, not only Old Xu but even Su Chen's appetite was instantly whetted.
The two quickly devoured the food with great gusto.Old Xu's eating was especially exaggerated—he even performed a "three bites for one pig" show in public!
Michelin three-star restaurants were all upscale,and their guests were usually self-important socialites who dined with great decorum.
Seeing Su Chen and Old Xu's way of eating, other diners couldn't help but chuckle quietly and whisper among themselves.
"Mr. Su, don't you think this is a bit inappropriate?"Old Xu blushed and slowed his pace.
"Why care about them? We're eating our own food, not affecting anyone else."Su Chen burped and wiped his mouth with a napkin, completely unfazed.
When the apocalypse comes, with scarce supplies, who cares about manners?For a bite to eat, people would kneel and kowtow, and many would even fight, kill, or set fires!
After eating their fill, the two leaned back comfortably, enjoying the view outside the window.
"Mr. Su, what shall we do this afternoon?"Old Xu asked, taking out a medicine bottle from his pocket, pouring two pills, and washing them down with water.
"Old Xu, what medicine are you taking?"Su Chen asked casually.
"Blood pressure meds. I have high blood pressure and need to take medicine every day."Old Xu smiled sheepishly.
Hearing this, Su Chen paused, then his heart jolted as he suddenly remembered something!
Right.He almost forgot that he needed to prepare more medicines!
In the future, shortages wouldn't be limited to daily necessities—medicines would be even scarcer!Their importance was no less than food!
After all, when the apocalypse hits, with extreme cold and heat, many people would easily fall ill.Su Chen definitely didn't want to guard massive supplies only to die unexpectedly from sickness.
"Let's go to the pharmaceutical factory!"Su Chen stood up and led Old Xu outside.
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Inside a pharmaceutical company's office.
"Lin Yingying, your sales performance is at the bottom again this month."The potbellied manager looked at the tall, beautiful Lin Yingying with a greedy gleam in his eyes.
"According to company rules, if you rank last for three consecutive months, you will be fired!"
Feeling the manager's burning gaze, Lin Yingying was uncomfortable but tried to keep calm.
"Please rest assured, Manager, I will definitely work harder this month!"
"Yingying, don't stress too much. If you can't manage it, your big brother here can help you."The manager grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.
He walked over, trying to grab Lin Yingying's delicate, boneless hand.
"As long as you keep me company tonight, everything else can be arranged…"
"That's a small matter; I won't trouble you with that, Manager."Lin Yingying was full of disgust inside and quickly dodged the manager's greasy hands.
Seeing her lack of tact, the manager's face darkened.
"Fine, then your salary this month remains base pay only!"
Lin Yingying pursed her red lips, said nothing more, and turned to leave the office.
Although she verbally promised to work harder, she wasn't confident at all.
Nowadays, with countless pharmaceutical companies competing, medical reps and sales reps would go to any lengths to boost sales—kickbacks, red envelopes, dining, entertainment—it was all routine.
Despite trying to follow the unwritten rules like other colleagues, her beauty made many uneasy, and they demanded she accompany them to eat, drink, and even sleep.
Lin Yingying was decent and refused such requests,but this naturally hurt her performance metrics.
"If I get fired next month, I'm afraid I won't last much longer."
Lin Yingying walked out of the pharmaceutical company with a troubled look.
Just then, a striking large motorhome roared up and slowly parked outside the pharmaceutical company.
Although Lin Yingying didn't know much about motorhomes, just from its appearance, she could tell it was quite valuable!