Chapter 46 - 42: The Apocalypse Didn’t Come, and I Became a Clown, Mocked by the Entire Internet

Chapter 46: Chapter 42: The Apocalypse Didn’t Come, and I Became a Clown, Mocked by the Entire Internet

After he was done, Huang Zhiqiang looked utterly astonished.

"65,000... I didn’t even know I could borrow this much money! Dongzi, if you really mess this up, my credit score is toast. I won’t be able to buy a house after graduation."

Zhao Youcai, however, was unconcerned.

"Dongzi, here, fill out this IOU... Right, and put your thumbprint on it."

Yu Dong exchanged two IOUs for his two friends’ loans and their own initial capital.

Huang Zhiqiang’s family was reasonably well-off, and he usually got 2,000 yuan a month for living expenses, but he was always broke by the end of the month and had a habit of spending beyond his means. He had a rich transaction history on major online shopping platforms, which was why he could borrow the most money.

Unlike Yu Dong and Zhao Youcai, who both only had a basic credit limit of 50,000.

Furthermore, Huang Zhiqiang could also get more from his various online credit lines and installment plans.

In total, he could get over 30,000 yuan more than the other two, for a total of around 80,000.

With that, their provisions were much more abundant.

"Dongzi, look at me... Smile. That’s right, give me a smile. Remember the smile on this man’s face, because in seven days, he won’t be able to smile anymore."

Huang Zhiqiang aimed his phone at Yu Dong’s face.

"Huang, what are you filming?"

"In seven days, I’m going to edit your antics from the past few days into a video, post it on TikTok, and call it ’The Apocalypse Never Came, and I Became a Clown Mocked by the Entire Internet.’ You’ll definitely go viral. Then you can ride the wave, start a livestream, sell some stuff, and pay us back."

Zhao Youcai said, "Dongzi, I think this project is feasible."

A vein throbbed on Yu Dong’s forehead.

’Can these two morons really help me?’

’Why does my nose feel so itchy?’

But seeing how excited the two of them were, Yu Dong sighed and didn’t say anything more, letting them film whatever they wanted.

There’s a famous saying in the computer science department: When your code starts running in a weird way, don’t touch it. As long as it works, it works.

Yu Dong decided not to explain anymore. As long as he could get these two to follow orders, that was enough.

"Alright, we have a tight schedule today. Everyone has a job to do, so we need to get moving now!"

Huang Zhiqiang pointed his phone at Yu Dong. "Go ahead, I’m recording."

A corner of Zhao Youcai’s mouth curled up. He watched with great interest, having not even done his daily quests in his mobile cultivation game today.

In his mind, if this world controlled by capital were to really change, the rigid class structure would be reshuffled. That might not be a bad thing.

"Huang, take this list. Go to the Haiyang Agricultural and Sideline Products Wholesale Market and buy the food and drinks according to the quantities and prices on here. Then transport it all to the Xiangti Bay Community. Take Ding Ming with you; he’ll be a great help."

"Holy shit, you wrote it out in this much detail? Dongzi, are you actually serious about this?"

Huang Zhiqiang took the sheet of paper. It was densely packed with the quantities, prices, and even the store names for all sorts of supplies!

All he had to do was follow the list.

While the three of them were eating breakfast, Ding Ming also rushed over.

"Brother Dong, I’m here!"

"Good. Go with him. He’ll tell you what to do. This part-time job will last a week. You’ll get paid next Monday. Do a good job."

"Thanks, Brother Dong! When I get paid, I’ll treat you to some barbecue."

"Haha~ Okay, I’ll be waiting."

Ding Ming did a quick calculation. 300 a day meant 2,100 yuan for the week. That was as much as he usually made in a whole month of part-time work!

It was, one could say, an extremely generous payment!

He didn’t mind being paid weekly. It’s not like he was short on money for food, and besides, any job from Yu Dong was trustworthy.

’Brother Dong is looking out for me so much. I have to find a way to repay him in the future!’

’First, I’ll do this job perfectly and not bring any shame to Brother Dong.’

Ding Ming secretly made up his mind.

Huang Zhiqiang took his assistant, Ding Ming, to the wholesale market. The two of them would be purchasing enough basic living supplies to feed six people for three years.

If they were only maintaining basic nutritional needs, the food costs for six people wouldn’t actually be that high.

In his past life, Yu Dong had spent a total of 33,000 yuan on water, unprocessed foods to meet basic nutritional needs (Category 1), and convenient, ready-to-eat processed foods (Category 2). This had resulted in a surplus of about 30%.

If it was just enough for one person to eat for three years, 25,000 yuan would be sufficient. So for six people, that would be 150,000 yuan.

150,000 yuan to ensure their team wouldn’t have to worry about food and drink for three years was a great deal.

Later, adding the food they would scavenge from Building One, they would have an even greater surplus.

This money had to be spent!

Currently, the money the three of them could control totaled around 250,000 yuan.

After buying 150,000 yuan worth of food, they still had 100,000 yuan of disposable funds to buy other items.

This time, he would focus on organizing the small team’s armed defense. The remaining 100,000 yuan definitely wouldn’t be enough after buying medicine and daily necessities.

Fortunately, Yu Dong had two other ways to get money...

"Dongzi, those two went to buy supplies. What are we doing?" Zhao Youcai was eager to get started, feeling like he was part of something big.

Even if it failed, he would be the first person to witness the birth of the internet’s number one clown. Then he would accept all sorts of interviews, accumulate fans with his witty conversation and brilliant insights on domestic and international affairs, and finally, monetize it all and become a capitalist himself.

"We’re going to rent an apartment first, and meet some... old friends."

"Old friends? You used to be a part-time rental agent?"

Yu Dong led Zhao Youcai to the Ghost Building Xiangtiwan Community.

"Hello, sirs. Are you here to see a friend or to rent an apartment?"

At the community’s main gate, a tall, heroic-looking security guard stepped down from his post and asked them with a broad smile.

The public face of security: Liang Mian.

Seeing that sunny smile again, Yu Dong felt like a lifetime had passed.

The last time, before his spear had pierced down, Liang Mian had been prostrate on the ground, weeping and wailing, a pathetic sight with no dignity whatsoever.

Short and wretched.

The Liang Mian of today was tall and enthusiastic.

How could a person change into a completely different man in just fifteen short days after the apocalypse began?

After a flicker in his eyes, Yu Dong said politely:

"We’re here to rent an apartment."

"Haha~ You must be university students. We have a lot of students renting here. Come, follow me. I’ll take you to Sister Zhang!"

Liang Mian’s eyes were full of envy as he looked at the two of them.

He wanted to go to university, too.

After entering the property management office, Yu Dong met the hefty Sister Zhang. After a brief chat, Sister Zhang stood up and said:

"Our community has three buildings in total. Which building were you thinking of renting in..."

"Building One."

"Alright, Building One has plenty of vacant apartments. I’ll take you to have a look."

"No rush. I’d like to learn a bit about the property management here first... After all, a whole group of us classmates will be renting for a year. The management services are very important to us."

"Don’t worry, our property management services are excellent. Even our security guards are different from other communities! We also have 24-hour surveillance and butler services. Even though not many people live here right now, our community’s management standards are benchmarked against high-end residential areas."

Hearing about such a big deal, Sister Zhang became much more enthusiastic. The fat on her face crinkled into a huge smile as she gave them a very energetic sales pitch.

After hearing this, Yu Dong nodded thoughtfully.

"In that case, let me see your community’s surveillance system first. We’re very concerned about security."

"Our community surveillance is also monitored 24 hours a day by someone on duty. The monitor is good-tempered and patient... Come, this is our community’s surveillance room."

Sister Zhang opened the door to the surveillance room.

In the dim glow of the monitors, a rather stout figure sat with his back to them. A Red Pagoda Mountain cigarette smoldered slowly between his two fingers...