Chapter 139: Chapter 118: The Youth Has Disappeared
“Let’s go, we should head inside… Zhou Wang?”
After the introductions, Zhang Zhiyuan called out, but strangely, Zhou Wang didn’t respond.
Hearing Zhang Zhiyuan’s question, Zhou Wang snapped back to reality.
“Oh, sorry, I spaced out.”
Zhou Wang chuckled and, walking alongside Zhang Zhiyuan, asked, “By the way, what’s the name of this club again?”
“Dianwang Club. Hey, you know, it kind of matches your name. Does this club have anything to do with you?”
Zhang Zhiyuan joked.
Zhou Wang’s expression turned slightly odd, though not entirely without reason.
Ding!
[Detected an “Advanced Industry Acquisition Card (Basic)” perfect match for an immediate industry private club, would you like to use the item?]
[Note: Only “immediate industries” will trigger this notification, but the host can still choose to acquire other industries.]
This was the system prompt that popped into Zhou Wang’s mind right after he got out of the car.
As Zhou Wang reviewed the system’s explanation, he realized that “immediate industry” referred to an industry that could be successfully acquired within a short time frame and whose value was close to the limit of the item.
No wonder, he thought, that even though he hadn’t gone out much recently, the [Industry Acquisition Card] had unexpectedly activated now.
Zhou Wang hesitated for a moment.
Wasn’t it too hasty to use a billion-dollar item just like that?
But then Zhou Wang reconsidered. Why worry?
At his current level, could he find a better option if he gave himself more time?
It was just a basic industry card, he figured, used it already. Everything had to start somewhere, and he would have more industry cards in the future.
With the system’s backing, Zhou Wang essentially had unlimited trial and error costs…
And with the club matching his name, wasn’t this a sign of destiny?
Zhou Wang smiled and chose “Yes” in his heart.
[Host successfully used the “Industry Acquisition Card,” deducted one dollar from balance, acquisition target locked as “Dianwang Private Club,” currently interacting with reality.]
[Progress: 1%… 3%…]
The progress bar moved quickly, much faster than when acquiring shares of Wuyou Media.
“Don’t worry about it. Little Tu might not be in the best mood, not sure what he talked about with Yiming. I’ll make sure he raises a glass to you later.”
Perhaps noticing Zhou Wang’s distractedness, Zhang Zhiyuan patted Zhou Wang’s shoulder again and whispered.
“Oh, I’m not thinking about that.”
Zhou Wang waved it off; that Brother Tu—Zhou Wang had sensed during a previous encounter—wasn’t particularly fond of him.
Wherever there are people, there are conflicts. Although Zhou Wang found this group, led by Zhang Zhiyuan, generally likable, it was unrealistic to expect everyone to be friendly.
So Zhou Wang didn’t care what Brother Tu thought as long as he didn’t openly bother him. Zhou Wang could just ignore his presence.
Currently, Zhou Wang’s thoughts were entirely focused on the club that was about to become his personal property…
He looked around and was at least satisfied with the environment. Inside was yet to be seen, but the nearly two-thousand-square-meter outdoor area had a lawn, garden, terrace, pier, and more, all well-maintained.
The parking lot was a small area separately sectioned off at the front gate of the estate, not taking up the actual usable space.
“Young Master Zhang, do you know how much was initially invested in this club?”
Zhou Wang asked casually.
“This…”
While Zhang Zhiyuan hesitated, Tang Yiming chuckled and said, “You should be asking me.”
“Oh right, I almost forgot, Yiming, you’re the expert on Ming City!” Zhang Zhiyuan laughed.
“Not really, but I know a bit about this area.” Tang Yiming waved off modestly.
“Are you from Jing City too? I felt a bit of kinship from your accent earlier.”
Zhou Wang smiled and shook hands with Tang Yiming.
“No need for formalities, call me Yiming if you like.”
Tang Yiming smiled, “I’m not a native Jing City person but lived there for a long time. I only moved to Ming City because of my parents’ job changes.”
After some light banter, Tang Yiming answered Zhou Wang’s earlier question.
“The Dianwang Club, as far as I know, had an initial investment of about two billion yuan.”
“Two billion?”
Zhou Wang was a bit surprised.
Since his industry acquisition card theoretically could only acquire businesses valued under one billion, two billion seemed way beyond its limit.
“That’s what it cost ten years ago; it’s certainly worth less now.”
Tang Yiming pointed to the interior of the estate, with three differently styled villas, “For example, if you sell one of these villas today, it’d be roughly around thirty million each, so the prices have dropped quite a bit in recent years.”
Zhou Wang nodded understandingly, gaining some clarity.
The system’s valuation was surely based on the current market situation, plus these three villas couldn’t easily be sold separately anymore since the outdoor areas were combined. Bundling them would definitely lower the selling price.
With these calculations and some unknown factors, a price around one billion also seemed reasonable.
The three of them walked ahead while Brother Tu and Zhou Yiquan, still feeling awkward, walked behind. In their chatter and laughter, they soon arrived at Building No. 3, where Wang Qiaobin and others welcomed them.
“Brother Dog, hahaha, you’re finally here!”