Chapter 203 - 146: Capital City? Capital City

But then, an idea seemed to strike him. Wang Chao froze for a second before his whole body buzzed with excitement.

"Brother Huo, we’re about to strike it rich!"

"Rich?"

Xu Huo was a little stunned. "How are we going to be rich?"

"I landed an investor!"

Wang Chao said, suppressing his excitement.

"I was staking out the market and finally snagged a big boss. I cornered him and pitched him a concept. It sounds like our future plans, but I deliberately altered the core logic."

"The big boss was very interested and talked with me for a whole afternoon."

"In the end, we settled on it. He’s going to fund us to get the prerequisites in place before the internet side of things takes off."

’Damn, a plan that leads to a dead end...’

Xu Huo was a bit impressed. When it came to starting a business, this kid, Chao Zi, was full of cunning tricks. He probably figured that if he revealed the real plan, the investor would just ditch him, steal the idea, and go solo.

So he gave him a half-truth that was also a fatal trap.

If the investor tries to go solo, he’ll hit a dead end. But if he plays along with us, it’s a win-win.

"Did you sign a contract?"

Xu Huo asked.

When it came to development, he had given Wang Chao full responsibility. He himself was in charge of management and cleaning up any major messes.

’Though it’s not like any major messes could happen at this shop...’

"Signed. I left you a message on your phone earlier. The first payment is a hundred thousand. It’s not a lot, but we need to show him some results."

Wang Chao said.

Xu Huo nodded. He had seen the text message; otherwise, he wouldn’t have come back to find him.

"What kind of results?"

"For now, we’ll start by setting up branch stores. I’m calling it a ’chain store’ concept."

Wang Chao explained honestly.

"After that, we’ll implement some internal reforms, gradually pivot toward food delivery, and finally achieve our ultimate goal!"

"I told the big boss about the concepts of chain stores and franchise stores, and I gave him a little hint about the food delivery idea. He’s interested in the food delivery part."

"But we have to show him some results first, like proving we can at least build a nationally famous chain store!"

"Let him know that investing in us is a guaranteed massive profit!"

Wang Chao was ecstatic.

Once again, he casually painted a grand picture of the future.

Niuniu, in Xu Huo’s arms, was drooling, but she couldn’t see any cake.

"And the bigger we build this now, the easier it will be to ask for more money later!"

"This isn’t just about the investment. If we succeed now, we can carve out enough influence and power to control the food delivery empire ten years down the line!"

Xu Huo was thoroughly impressed.

’Whenever it comes to this stuff, the kid’s mind becomes exceptionally sharp...’

Setting traps, scheming, playing chess a hundred moves ahead... The first one-hundred-thousand-yuan investment had just come in, and he was already thinking about the division of power ten years from now...

"So... we have to open branch stores now?"

Xu Huo said, looking thoughtful.

"That’s right. My plan is to open two more: one where the big boss is located, and another one in Linlan City."

Wang Chao nodded.

"That way, Linlan City will have one main store and one branch store. But the one near the big boss needs to be bigger; we’ll build the headquarters there."

"We don’t need to worry about the one in Linlan City, but for the one by the big boss, we’ll have to go there and handle things in person."

Wang Chao stated plainly.

Once the headquarters was set up, the branches would be easy to open. Xu Huo currently had over a million in cash.

The cake shop’s monthly net profit was about ten to twenty thousand.

In Wang Chao’s hands...

Xu Huo calculated the official rewards he had received—it had to be at least another hundred thousand!

Adding the hundred thousand from the investment, they would have around one and a half million.

That was more than enough.

"Alright, let’s do it!"

Xu Huo agreed with a nod.

However...

"Where does the investor live?"

Xu Huo paused, then asked.

’A trip to see him in person is necessary. No major contract is ever finalized online.’

"It’s a bit far, but it’s very close to Jiangsan City!"

Wang Chao puffed out his chest confidently.

"So, where is it exactly?" Xu Huo wondered.

Wang Chao thought for a moment, then said:

"The Capital City."

"Oh, to the Capital City, when are we—huh?"

Xu Huo froze. The corner of his eye twitched as he stared at Wang Chao in disbelief.

"Where?"

"The Capital City!"

Wang Chao declared with absolute certainty:

"It’s all been discussed. The big boss is actually very approachable."

"Brother Huo, I’ve already booked the plane tickets."

"When the time comes..."

"Just watch me work!"

"I’ll negotiate a win-win contract for us!"

Xu Huo fell silent. He wasn’t worried about the contract, but rather...

He wanted to say something, but looking at the boy’s eager, ambitious eyes, he couldn’t bring himself to crush his spirit.

"Alright, fine."

"When are the tickets for?"

A flash of ambitious craving for success gleamed in Wang Chao’s eyes.

He announced forcefully:

"Tomorrow!"

"Tomorrow?"

"That’s right, tomorrow!"