Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Wuzhan Away at the Beginning Chapter 193

「With the bet settled, Scott and the others left immediately.」

「March 7th and Bailu came over to understand the ins and outs of the matter. The little secretary felt extremely guilty towards Sushang, feeling that the Chamber of Commerce had implicated her.」

「At first, Sushang took it quite lightly and didn’t mind. But after calming down, she realized that if she lost, it wouldn’t just be her own embarrassment, but also dragging the Cloud Knights’ reputation through the mud.」

「The little secretary introduced herself as Yunxi, the secretary of the Jinren Lane Chamber of Commerce. She wanted to continue apologizing, but March 7th stopped her: “Saying such things will only create distance.”」

「“That’s right, there’s nothing ‘shouldn’t’ about it, I’m already involved.” Sushang said with a smile.」

「Yunxi confessed to everyone that the Chamber of Commerce’s situation wasn’t good. Not only could they not pay the rent, but they also owed a lot of money just for renting the port. The root of the problem was clear: Jinren Lane wasn’t prosperous enough.」

「Increasing revenue and cutting expenditure didn’t work, and everyone froze. If this continued, they might have to hear Sushang bark like a dog…」

「Bailu suddenly looked up at March 7th: “March 7th, I think you’re good at using your brain, why don’t you give it a try.”」

「March 7th put her hands on her hips: “Wait, where did you diagnose that I have a brain?”」

「Yunxi heard March 7th’s concerns and quickly said: “It’s okay, you can participate in this matter as a consultant to the Chamber of Commerce. Even if it messes up, it doesn’t matter… after all, the situation is already very bad, how much worse can it get?”」

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Dragon race.

“Already at the bottom, any direction is up.” Caesar narrowed his lake-blue eyes slightly, “I do have a way that might solve their troubles.”

Chuzuru asked expressionlessly: “Have you also dabbled in the business field?” In his memory, Caesar’s perfunctory attitude towards exams and papers was well-known in the academy. This field, which deals with mathematics and various symbols, was usually far from his reach.

“Not really.” Caesar gently shook the ice in his glass, making a crisp “clink” sound, “I think at this time, March 7th should go find Herta.”

“I remember she seems to be the daughter of a board member of the Interstellar Peace Corporation. With this connection alone, even if it can’t solve the Jinren Lane’s business difficulties, can’t it solve the problem of this Scott?”

“Using family connections, I’m afraid a simple finger movement could dismiss this Scott representative, right?”

“…” Chuzuru didn’t know what to say.

This was indeed the kind of solution Caesar could come up with.

“Although I don’t know much about her, she doesn’t seem like the kind of person who would abuse family power.” Chuzuru corrected, “She’s more inclined to be a scholar, and her personality is more independent. Even if March 7th asks for her help, she wouldn’t do such a thing.”

“Compared to your plan, I’d rather believe she’d just buy the entire Jinren Lane.”

Thinking of that girl’s ability to easily buy a star destroyer, Chuzuru even felt that buying the entire Jinren Lane would only cost her a few days’ worth of pocket money.

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「March 7th operated it a bit, adjusted the placement, and really saved a lot of expenses. She proudly put her hands on her hips, her nose almost reaching the sky – as expected, she was the hidden business genius in the Astral Express crew!」

「However, this only solved part of the efficiency problem of stacking goods. If Heyun Logistics doesn’t deliver goods, the dock workers are helpless.」

「The group rushed to the Jinren Lane branch of Heyun Logistics. After clarifying the situation, they learned that the company promised to give subsidies to the shops and had informed the merchants in advance not to use dock logistics.」

「In this way, the Chamber of Commerce would continue to lose money, eventually leading to the current situation. After overthrowing the Chamber of Commerce, the company planned to turn this place into a freight transit station, and Jinren Lane would cease to exist from then on.」

「Is this business warfare…」

「“My head is itchy, it feels like a brain is about to grow.” March 7th scratched her head.」

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Tivat.

“These company people are really despicable, actually using such tricks in secret -”

On the Yujing Terrace, Keqing’s purple eyes narrowed, and the hand holding the teacup trembled with anger.

As one of the Liyue Qixing, she was responsible for land planning and construction in Liyue, and she was well aware of the significance of old districts like Jinren Lane. This wasn’t just about the livelihoods of many merchants, but also the memories of generations of nearby residents.

Ningguang, on the other hand, lazily held her pipe, a wisp of thin smoke escaping from her red lips: “Hehe, the ups and downs of the business world… these kinds of tricks are actually very common in Liyue.”

“The reason why the company has an opportunity is, in the end, because none of the merchants who cooperated with the company softened their hands when receiving money.”

Keqing frowned: “But this is also the company’s power struggle, right? Its size is large enough to easily devour small organizations like the Jinren Lane Chamber of Commerce. If the Xianzhou Loufu doesn’t control it… this behemoth of a company will sooner or later devour all the individual small merchants.”

“By then, this area will be transformed into the company’s warehouse, and the culture and memories belonging to the Xianzhou people here will all disappear. Once this sense of belonging is lost… the impact will probably be quite far-reaching.”

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「After some communication, March 7th helped plan the logistics freight route, successfully achieving the goal of reducing costs and increasing efficiency.」

「This also made Yunxi more convinced… that March 7th was the savior of Jinren Lane she was looking for!」

「So, she formally issued an invitation to March 7th on behalf of the Chamber of Commerce, hoping that March 7th would become a business consultant and participate in the plan to save Jinren Lane.」

「But March 7th didn’t immediately agree, saying that she wanted to discuss it with Sushang and Bailu first.」

「Sushang definitely hoped that March 7th would help, after all, she wasn’t good at using her brain. If it wasn’t for March 7th, she would have to apologize.」

「“… You don’t want me to bark like a puppy in front of so many people, do you? And, I really want to help Jinren Lane.” Hearing that March 7th was considering it, Sushang immediately felt unsure. Although she was quite willing to go all out, barking like a dog… thinking about it carefully, it was still too embarrassing.」

「“A beautiful girl barking like a dog? It doesn’t seem like it’s not…” March 7th suddenly had a dangerous and curious idea.」

「“Hey, what’s with that expression? Don’t think nonsense.” In order to stop the other party’s dangerous thoughts, Sushang mentioned her hometown to March 7th.」

「“The Yaoqing Xianzhou has closer ties with the company. It is said that initially, it was just the company investing here for mutual trade. But as time went on, things changed…”」