"Trying to corner me? Jiang Ye stared at her suspiciously."
"There's a way to deal with her. We subordinates have little influence and can't do it. Only a big shot like you can. The receptionist revealed the answer. You can use your customer status to complain about her to Termite Real Estate."
"What will happen if I complain?"
"She'll definitely be in trouble! Termite Real Estate takes customer complaints very seriously. You're a commander, and your business on this planet is very high. You'll get a quick response after complaining. Most likely, Leia will be demoted or even fired! The receptionist paused and added, but there's a prerequisite: you have to let her do a project for you."
"Can't I just complain directly?"
"Judging by headquarters' usual behavior, only after-sales reviews matter the most. Everything else is irrelevant. The receptionist said confidently, first let her handle a project for you, then complain about her. She'll definitely beg you to withdraw the complaint then."
"Jiang Ye looked at the receptionist seriously. After a long while, he felt she wasn't lying."
"After all, the receptionist was Xu Yan's subordinate and couldn't collude with Leia, the newly appointed superior who would leave in a few days."
"With Leia's arrogant attitude, it's completely understandable that her subordinates dislike her."
"Alright. Jiang Ye nodded. I'll remember that."
"Have a good day." The receptionist watched him go with anticipation.
"Jiang Ye's consideration time was only a few steps towards the door."
"The moment he stepped out, he made up his mind: he would gather ten billion within three days and make Leia do a project for him!"
"Returning to the base vehicle, he first checked his specific account balance."
"5-7800-5000 yuan."
"There was still about four billion two hundred million to go to reach ten billion."
"Without a word, Jiang Ye went out to borrow money."
"There were no banks or other lending institutions, so he had to rely on personal connections."
"First stop, Tian Rao's place."
"The familiar scene: mountains of clothes, buzzing clothing printers, and busy garment workers."
"Tian Rao, wearing a fall/winter tracksuit, sat on a recliner supervising. Seeing Jiang Ye enter, her eyes clearly lit up, and she jumped down from the recliner."
"What brings you here?" she whispered in Jiang Ye's ear."
"Borrowing money. Jiang Ye also whispered, How much can you lend me?"
"Tian Rao held up one finger."
"Alright, alright, thank you so much, hurry up, hurry up!" Jiang Ye grabbed her shoulder, turned her around, and pushed her inside. Tian Rao operated on the base panel, clicked a few times, and transferred one billion to Jiang Ye's account."
"With the money in hand, Jiang Ye didn't linger and left immediately."
"The funding gap was still three billion two hundred million short."
"Second stop, Ju Lanlan's place."
"Jiang Ye knocked on the door for a long time before an angry question came from inside."
"Who is it!" Ju Lanlan shouted, clearly agitated."
"It's me, Jiang Ye. Jiang Ye scratched his head, wondering why she was so angry. Was he visiting at the wrong time?"
"Ah? Ju Lanlan inside was clearly stunned, followed by the sound of slippers shuffling in a hurry, and the door opened."
"Jiang Ye froze, dumbfounded."
"Ju Lanlan was wearing only a purple silk nightgown, with a very low neckline and her long legs fully exposed. She was covered in sweat, slightly breathless, and her hair was so messy it could hide a nest of sparrows."
"Were you jogging? Jiang Ye asked awkwardly."
"Ah, yes. Ju Lanlan's face turned red. She adjusted her strap. Is there something? I'm really sorry, the house is a bit messy, it might not be convenient for you to come in."
"It was my abrupt visit, and it's not a big deal, just borrowing some money. Jiang Ye said, Do you have any spare funds?"
"I just bought a house recently, so I don't have much money left. How much do you need?"
"Three billion two hundred million."
"Whoa, I don't have that much. I can give you two billion at most."
"That's great, thank you so much!" Jiang Ye reached out to shake her hand."
"Oh, my hands are dirty, all sweaty. Ju Lanlan smiled awkwardly. Alright, I'll transfer the money to you right away."
"Lanlan! Who's here? A man's voice from upstairs interrupted their conversation."
"Ju Lanlan and Jiang Ye were both awkward. All along, both of them wanted to pretend nothing happened, but now they couldn't."
"Ju Lanlan stammered, Uh, that's, that's a client! Came to talk business."
"Jiang Ye thought, good heavens, talking business until you're covered in sweat. No wonder they say the business world is like a battlefield, it's really intense."
"Then you continue your business, I'll be going now. Jiang Ye quickly said goodbye, Remember to transfer the money."
"Definitely, definitely! Ju Lanlan closed the door, her face extremely embarrassed."
"As soon as Jiang Ye took a few steps, the man's voice sounded again from the villa behind him."
"Lanlan! Who was that?"
"Shut up! Your mother is dead! Ju Lanlan cursed, If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"
"Jiang Ye almost stumbled. He didn't expect her to have such a fierce side in private."
"Another two billion was secured, leaving only one billion two hundred million short."
"Jiang Ye headed straight for the express center but missed it. The transport spaceship behind the express center had disappeared. Isabel must have gone to pick up new immigrants."
"Jiang Ye had no choice but to return to the base vehicle and send Isabel a message:"
"Sister, I'm short on cash, urgent need, do you have one billion two hundred million?"
"A few seconds later, he received a reply."
"Isabel: No."
"Cold, concise, ruthless."
"Jiang Ye scratched his head. The last time he borrowed money, he used a provocation to make Isabel ask her husband for it. It wasn't easy for her to fork out money, so she probably didn't want to lend it again this time."
"Just as he was about to think of other ways to get money, another message arrived."
"Isabel: At most, I can give you eighty million."
"Jiang Ye sent two kneeling thank you emojis and then received a transfer notification."
"The shortfall was still forty-two million."
"He wasn't in a hurry anymore. A mere forty-odd million, and by the time the various passive income streams arrived in the evening, he could gather it all at once."
"Just as Jiang Ye was about to go to bed for a nap, the base tablet rang again."
"【Che Zhen transferred 47 million yuan to you】"
"Jiang Ye was stunned. How did Che Zhen know I was short on money?"
"Where did this kid get such a large sum of money again?"
"Just as he was about to type a question, a message followed immediately."
"Che Zhen: Boss! My subordinates and I dug open the bodies of the jumping worms we killed yesterday. We found a lot of ready-made feces in their intestines, and we sold them all. It totaled 94 million. According to regulations, I'll hand over half to you. Can I give the rest to the men as bonuses?"
"Jiang Ye suddenly realized. It was indeed a case of perfect timing. This money was exactly what he needed to solve his urgent problem!"
"He didn't even have to wait until evening. Looking at his account balance, 10-0500-5000 yuan, enough for Leia to do a project for him."
"Jiang Ye typed a message to Che Zhen:"
"Good! Give everyone a collective third-class merit, pay them according to regulations, and the rest will be confiscated for backup. See what the military base needs, and use the remaining money to buy it. Send me a copy of the purchase information later."
"Che Zhen: Yes!"
"Jiang Ye was in a great mood. He quickly left the base vehicle and headed straight for the Termite Real Estate building."