As a Magnate, I Started Checking in at a Convenience Store

Chapter 145: Annual PK

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

“Hmm? Why has the sky turned dark?” Zhou Chao peered out the window at the Bund, where the city lights were just beginning to shine. He hadn’t fully emerged from his slumber yet!

Getting up from the bed, Zhou Chao realized that he hadn’t even changed his clothes, and he could smell the lingering scent of alcohol on himself. He promptly stripped off his clothes and walked into the bathroom.

By the time Zhou Chao emerged from the bathroom, he had changed into a bathrobe. He picked up his phone from the table and noticed that Ling Chen had sent him several messages, the earliest one being at 5 p.m., which was two hours ago.

Zhou Chao opened Ling Chen’s message. “Boss, our anchor will participate in Mou Yin’s annual ranking PK tonight. If you have time, Boss, would you like to watch?”

The subsequent messages were similar, all asking if Zhou Chao wanted to attend. It was currently 7 p.m., and the annual PK was scheduled for 9 p.m. There was still some time left, so Zhou Chao decided not to reply to Ling Chen for now.

“Gugu!” A strange noise echoed in the room, and Zhou Chao patted his growling stomach. “I’m hungry!”

He immediately called The Palms Residence Club and placed an order for food and snacks, ensuring he’d have them ready for the annual PK broadcast later on.

The club’s delivery was quite fast, and in about half an hour, Zhou Chao’s doorbell rang.

“Oh, it’s Manager Yang delivering it in person. There’s no need for all this trouble!”

Zhou Chao opened the door and saw the property manager, Yang Mi, and a staff member carrying bags of food. He stepped aside to let them in.

“Mr. Zhou, here’s your dinner and snacks. Please check them.” On the table were two meal containers and a large bag of snacks. Zhou Chao glanced at them casually and nodded.

“Yes, that’s correct. Thank you!”

After Zhou Chao finished speaking, he thought they would leave, but Manager Yang had a hesitant expression on her face.

“Manager Yang, is there anything else? Just tell me, no need to hesitate!” Zhou Chao asked, sensing that something was amiss.

Yang Butler remained silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and said, “Mr. Zhou, it’s about the property management fee for last year. We are currently collecting it. May 1 ask when it would be convenient for you to come to the property management office?”

Yang Mi finished speaking, but she lowered her head, afraid that Zhou Chao would scold her. After all, she had been persistently reminding him about the property management fee, even coming to his home for it.

However, what she got was a hearty laugh from Zhou Chao.

“Hahaha, Manager Yang, you could have simply told me directly. 1 haven’t been in Modu recently, and 1 haven’t been paying attention to your notifications. What’s the total amount?”

“Mr. Zhou, your property management fee for last year was a total of 115,000 yuan,” Yang Mi replied. Zhou Chao didn’t pay it much mind; instead, he took out his phone from his pocket.

“So, my annual property management fee comes to 230,000 yuan, is that correct?” Zhou Chao pondered for a moment. He had purchased the property in June of the previous year, which meant 115,000 yuan for half a year and approximately 230,000 yuan for a full year.

“Yes, Mr. Zhou!”

“Okay, this year, include the total from last year, which is 345,000 yuan. I’ll make a direct transfer to your account, and you help me take care of the payment.” Zhou Chao promptly initiated the money transfer to Manager Yang’s account.

“Ding dong.” Less than a minute later, Yang Mi received a notification of the incoming transfer on her phone. She took it out, glanced at it, and then put it back.

“Mr. Zhou, we won’t disturb you any longer. Enjoy your meal!” With that, the two of them turned and left Zhou Chao’s home.

Seeing Yang Mi and her companion leave, Zhou Chao took out the food from the containers. There were four dishes, all of them hearty. Hungry as he was, Zhou Chao began eating right away.

“Burp! Indeed, it’s delicious when you’re hungry!” After quickly finishing the food and some soup on the table, Zhou Chao cleaned up and then lay down on the sofa.

“Why is it not even 8 o’clock yet? I guess I’ll have to check out Mou Yin for a while.” He glanced at the time on his phone and sighed at how slow time seemed to pass.

Opening Mou Yin, Zhou Chao followed the accounts of the several people participating in tonight’s annual PK. It would be more convenient when the live broadcast started.

Soon, it was 9 o’clock, and Zhou Chao received a notification from Mou Yin that his followed user, Zhong Ting, had started the live broadcast. Instead of entering immediately, Zhou Chao went to the recharge page and directly topped up ten million yuan!

When he returned after topping up, there were already tens of thousands of viewers in the live stream room, and the number was steadily increasing. Zhou Chao took a look at Zhong Ting’s content and noticed that the number of likes, comments, and followers were all quite high. She had already surpassed ten million followers, which was impressive on Mou Yin at this time.

Zhou Chao checked the accounts of the other participants and found that their follower counts had also significantly increased. Peng Shiliu had surpassed ten million, and the other three were not far behind.

“A funny soul always receives favor,” Zhou Chao thought. He clicked into Zhong Ting’s livestream room and saw that she was currently on a video call with someone.

“Little Ghost?” Zhou Chao wasn’t very familiar with the world of internet celebrities since he usually just browsed short videos and news. However, he noticed that the person on the other side also had a large number of followers and was considered a big internet celebrity in their own right.

“Ghosts, long time no see!”

“Ah Zhong, can we have a quick showdown with Little Ghost?”

“Sure, let’s make it fast! After all, if 1 break your feelings, then 1 will break you for real!”

“You never expected that I’m an emotionless beast!” Watching their conversation, Zhou Chao couldn’t help but laugh at their banter.

“Mute!” Then both of them put on sunglasses and got ready for a showdown, not holding back!

At first, Zhou Chao thought it would be an even match, but to his surprise, Zhong Ting was quickly pinned down and beaten. Zhou Chao couldn’t help but twitch his lips as he watched.

As both sides’ livestreams were coming to an end, and Zhou Chao’s side had yet to win, he couldn’t help but wonder if Ling Chen’s intention in messaging him earlier was not so simple anymore.

“Well, it seems 1 have to step in myself!” Zhou Chao didn’t blame Ling Chen; he just didn’t like the feeling of being manipulated.

With not much time left, Zhou Chao started sending gifts in the live chat: one, two… ten, twenty… a hundred, two hundred… until five hundred carnival gifts. Only then did he stop.

In both livestream rooms, an unusual silence settled in, except for the continuous barrage of comments scrolling across the screen. The only other sound was the music. Zhong Ting and Little Ghost were clearly stunned by Zhou Chao’s wave of carnival gifts!

“Thanks, Big Brother Drifting, thank you for the 500 carnivals!” Seeing Zhong Ting’s excited expression in the livestream room, Zhou Chao smiled.

“Keep up the good work in your livestream! Go for it!” Zhou Chao sent a message and then switched to Peng Shiliu’s livestream.

Watching Peng Shiliu dancing energetically, Zhou Chao didn’t waste any time and sent 500 carnival gifts without hesitation. He encouraged him with a message and then slipped away, not even waiting for a response.

Zhou Chao repeated this operation for the other three participants, sending each of them 500 carnival gifts to show his support. Then he left their livestream rooms.

As for the 10 million yuan he had topped up earlier, it was now reduced to less than 2.5 million yuan. Zhou Chao looked at the dwindling number and felt like a flock of crows was flying over his head.

Out of sight, out of mind. Zhou Chao exited Mou Yin.

“Time to sleep, time to sleep!” It was already 11 o’clock without him realizing it. Zhou Chao grabbed a can of soda and headed upstairs to get some rest..