Chapter 1843 - 763: I’ve Become a Daoist Master

Chapter 1843: Chapter 763: I’ve Become a Daoist Master

"The shop across the street closed?"

Inside the Coastal Farewell Society, Han Zechen was taken aback by the news. He quickly got up from his boss chair and briskly walked to the door.

It was already 11 o’clock in the morning, well past business hours, yet the Wanghai Farewell Society across the street still had its doors tightly shut.

"What’s going on?"

Han Zechen asked with a hint of joy.

Manager Chen Sicheng, standing next to him, laughed and said, "I just went to check. They posted a notice on their door and sent out a post on WeChat, saying they’re closing for reorganization, reopening date to be announced."

"Closing for reorganization?"

Han Zechen asked suspiciously, "We haven’t been pulling any strings to give them trouble lately, have we?"

"No, after we surpassed them in revenue, those underhanded tactics stopped, hahaha. Mr. Han, they obviously couldn’t hold on any longer themselves! It won’t be long before they genuinely close for good!"

Chen Sicheng laughed heartily.

Han Zechen’s expression relaxed, a smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Keep a close eye on them, especially Zhou Wang’s movements. When he leaves Qin Island in disgrace, I want to personally see him off!"

"Understood, Mr. Han!"

...

"Brother Dog, where are you?"

"Me? I’m on Gulangyu..."

"Gulangyu?"

On the phone, Yang Hao’s voice suddenly rose by eight degrees, "Are you there for fun?"

"Nonsense, I’m on Gulangyu not for fun. Could it be for business?"

Zhou Wang held the phone in one hand, an icy Coke in the other, and shifted a bit on the beach chair, speaking with a bit of annoyance.

"But this isn’t right... Aren’t you supposed to be figuring out how to get through this tough time with me? Brother Dog, do you know how much money we have left in our accounts? We have to pay the loan interest tomorrow, and I still can’t understand why we had to close..."

Over the phone, Yang Hao was clearly anxious, firing off a litany of complaints.

Zhou Wang initially held the phone a bit further away, and only after Yang Hao finished did he formally continue to reassure him, "Alright, alright, Haozi, I know you’re worried, but don’t panic just yet. You know, the mountain man has a plan, just wait a bit..."

"It’s always the same words, Brother Dog, can’t you say anything new?"

Yang Hao said irritably, "Forget it, if you won’t care, I will. I can’t just watch our business go down the drain like this!"

"It’s useless, Haozi."

Zhou Wang said calmly, "I’ve already spoken with Uncle Yang and Aunt Zhou, even if you asked them, you wouldn’t get any money."

"What——"

Yang Hao was clearly stunned, "When did you contact my parents?"

"Just yesterday. We’re almost twisted like a pretzel financially. Asking them for money won’t help, so I cut that option off for you ahead of time. Now the only thing you can do is trust me."

Zhou Wang said in a slow and measured way.

Without caring what Yang Hao said next, he added, "Let’s have some midnight snacks later," and hung up the call.

On his phone screen, besides the call log with Yang Hao, there were more than a dozen missed calls from "Xu Wenqian," "Su Ranran," "Young Master Zhang," "Xiao Qi," "Xia Xiwei," "Miss Di"...

These were mainly women around Zhou Wang, and a few calls from his good buddies.

Zhou Wang didn’t know who the spy was, but clearly, since his entrepreneurial endeavors in Qin Island leaked out, many around him had been closely following his movements.

Along with it, the continuous losses of the shop, even to the point of temporarily closing, also reached their ears.

Zhou Wang really couldn’t be bothered to explain one by one, so he simply chose not to answer the calls. However, in their eyes, this might be an indication that things were even worse, so although he avoided the hassle of long phone conversations, the messages on WhatsApp kept coming.

Among those messages, perhaps five or six of them were about money transfers.

Most of the people transferring him money were women, the most extravagant being Xia Xiwei. The limit for a single transfer on WhatsApp is 200,000. In one day, Xia Xiwei sent him five transactions, hitting the 1,000,000 daily limit, and she continued the next day.

By now, it’s been about three or four days. The money Xia Xiwei kept transferring to Zhou Wang had exceeded three million, probably because Zhou Wang wasn’t responding to her; she was persistently asking for his bank account number, clearly wanting to give Zhou Wang a substantial amount.

Speaking of which, this year seems to be Xia Xiwei’s breakout year in her career. Ever since she starred in "Night Watchman," her popularity has soared. She privately complained to Zhou Wang, saying she almost lives on set. This year, she’s expected to release at least two more series, and her popularity might soar once again.

Luckily, she’s busy enough; otherwise, given her character, if Zhou Wang continued not to respond to her, she probably would’ve stormed over to Qin Island again.

Zhou Wang felt he was quite fortunate.

As a certain famous film superstar once said, "When you become successful, you’ll find that everyone around you is good to you."

And now Zhou Wang is in a "fallen" state, yet he’s still surrounded by good people. Most of the women still show unwavering loyalty, which made Zhou Wang very touched.

However, Zhou Wang remained clear-headed.

It’s only been a few months after all, his assets are just frozen, not truly lost. He can still display a strong influence regarding connections and resources, and what he had given them before was ample enough that the lingering warmth hasn’t been entirely consumed.

When he truly has nothing left, whether he can maintain relationships with these women remains a big question mark.