After the Bankruptcy of the Supporting Male Lead – Chapter 24

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024
Sales

After the public opinion improves, it’s much more convenient for Chen Zhan to go out— mainly because he does not need to wear a mask to avoid being beaten.

Yin Ronglan has the habit of running in the morning, and after spending a long time with him in the crew, Chen Zhan inevitably has the same habits. He slept well last night, and when it was light, he ran around the community several times.

When he came back, he ran into the old man who lives opposite, with a bag full of plastic bottles in his hand.

Not seeing the stubborn dog, Chen Zhan raised his eyebrows: “Sent away?”

The old man nodded, “He will be sent back when he is trained.”

There is no doubt that this drudgery fell on Yin Ronglan’s head.

The new furniture ordered by Chen Zhan just arrived today. Although the old man repeatedly declined, he still sent an overly soft chair.

Xiao Tong was ridiculed by the entire internet afterwards, and Chen Zhan had no time to jump into the pit as he had to prepare for the opening of the online store.

Operation requires at least one customer service worker and one after-sales service worker. Some of these tasks will be done by the boss in the early stages. Chen Zhan’s reputation is increasing day by day, and he is definitely too busy to sell products online.

At present, the store only sells amulets so it is not cost-effective to hire someone specially.

After thinking about it for a while, Chen Zhan had an idea: “1000 whitewash value, hire you to serve as a customer service.”

After a short period of silence, almost a grumpy voice sounded:

[System: ……What nonsense are you talking about?? ]

Use it to gain whitewash points and then use those points to prostitute it?

Chen Zhan: “You have experience and you are fine at ordinary times. Besides, isn’t the system just customer service?”

What’s the difference?

In the next five minutes, Chen Zhan almost heard all the foul language he had heard in his entire life.

After it vented almost, Chen Zhan did not hesitate to bring up the old thing: “In 20XX, it is known that he has been absent from work and returned to his hometown to visit relatives for three days.”

[System: Okay! 】

Although he suspected it was cursing, Chen Zhan didn’t care about the details when the goal was achieved.

In mid-November, a sleet and rain quickly blurred the boundaries between autumn and winter, and the store officially opened on this day.

The amulet doll was unexpectedly popular with its ugly-cute image. The previous advertisements played well. However, although it has sold thousands of units in a few minutes, online reviews vary:
“I heard that it can prevent persecution. Buy one. I hope to avoid the Invigilation teacher.¹”
“The upstairs was exposed.”
“Reported.”
“I advise you not to do this. I was one of the readers who went to the meeting before and won the amulet as a prize. I took it in the quiz. After cheating, I won the first place in the school. Now I have to represent the school to participate in the autonomous regional competition.”
“Ask the Chosen Son upstairs, are you still alive?”

Chen Zhan shook his head after looking at it. After calculating his income, he remitted 10,000 yuan to Yin Ronglan, indicating that it was the share of the sale of the doll as thanks for introducing a reliable factory.

The system does not have a shipping function, and Chen Zhan is unwilling to waste time on it, so he simply spends a small amount extra to get the manufacturer to ship directly.

After successfully opening up a new business, he finally got a breather.

During the period, he insisted on running in the morning, but it seemed completely useless. After squeezing his delicate wrist, Chen Zhan’s brows wrinkled.

-Appetite increased, but weight did not increase.

In the face of the cruel reality, he prepared to adopt a free exercise method and find the old man from next door to help pick up waste.

The door was opened, and a piece of cloth was hung to act as a curtain. Quiet soft music came from inside.

After entering the door, Chen Zhan disapproved and said: “It’s not safe.”

The old man waved his hand and didn’t care much: “I have few valuable objects in my house.”

“Thieves don’t leave empty-handed.” Chen Zhan reminded.

After that, he started to do security popularization for him.

The old man was helpless and could only nod his head again and again.

He spent his day picking up trash, reading books and drinking tea, and he was at ease.

After learning of Chen Zhan’s intentions, the old man smiled and said: “What kind of exercise is trash picking? You might as well run a few more laps around the community.”

Chen Zhan smiled: “It’s boring to exercise alone.”

The old man had already figured it out. His lifestyle is nuanced in some aspects, but in many ways it is not trivial. Suddenly he thought of something and asked: “Did you use the note I gave you last time?”

Chen Zhan responded on reflex: “What note?”

The old man squinted his eyes, “The one with the lawyer’s information.”

Chen Zhan rubbed the tip of his nose lightly; the answer is self-evident.

“The matter of the will should not be sloppy.” The old man solemnly said: “It may not be used in a short time. But maybe the building collapses one day and you just barely escape. At least you know how to take over my inheritance.”

“……”

What kind of metaphor is this?

“The will?” A voice came from close by.

Someone opened the curtain and stepped in.

Chen Zhan’s expression became complicated in an instant, and he slowly said: “One of the benefits of closing the door is to prevent eavesdropping.”

The old man nodded and reached a consensus with him on this point.

The person who just came in is Yin Ronglan. He is wearing a pair of ordinary black casual trousers today, but his legs are straight and slender. At this moment, he was frowning and staring at the old man: “Are you uncomfortable?”

The old man said helplessly: “Why are you here?”

Yin Ronglan did not answer. The old man knew he was not easy to fool, and simply told him: “Although some indexes of my body are not up to the standard, I am generally healthy.”

The sign made him not worry.

After a long while, Yin Ronglan slowly said: “That’s all right.”

The old man and Chen Zhan breathed a sigh of relief. However, at the next moment, Yin Ronglan sat on the small sofa that Chen Zhan sent over, his eyes secretive: “What is the matter of the will?”

Chen Zhan just knew that this breath was too early.

Not knowing his hesitation, the old man explained at will: “Just in case, a heir to the inheritance has been appointed.”

A simple sentence fully explained the central idea.

Yin Ronglan recalled the day when Chen Zhan’s attitude towards him improved, and the expression in his eyes became more meaningful: “That’s it.”

“I refused.” Chen Zhan gave the textbook version of the white lotus question answering technique.

Suddenly, Yin Ronglan stood up, ostensibly tidying up the wind-blown door curtain, but his sight stayed on the embroidery in the center of the door for a long time…… The picture of the weasel giving the chicken a New Year’s greeting is still there.

He glanced over at Chen Zhan’s expression, it was rare to see a little embarrassment.

Chen Zhan also felt that the other party was looking at him and turned his face slightly, pretending to look at the floating clouds in the sky outside the window.

Yin Ronglan turned around and looked at the old man half-jokingly: “Aren’t you supposed to leave me something?”

The old man was amused by him and pointed to Chen Zhan: “This is the one you should beg now.”

Chen Zhan coughed, his expression solemn: “I decided to give up one of the most valuable things here.”

Yin Ronglan raised his eyebrows slightly, making a respectful look.

Chen Zhan looked up at him and said calmly: “Yes, it’s the custody of the dog.”

After a brief moment of silence, the old man rocks forward and backward, clapping his hands continuously.

Contrary to him, Yin Ronglan sighed softly. Chen Zhan is a good player who can adjust the atmosphere. If he didn’t choose to start his own business but entered a company, he would definitely develop well in the personnel department.

Chen Zhan looked at Yin Ronglan with a smile and changed the subject: “How is that dog’s training?”

Hearing that the old man stopped smiling, and said in sorrow: “I felt a connection when I saw it. Unfortunately, it’s too fierce, not even wanting to enter the home.”

Yin Ronglan calmly said: “It has achieved initial results.”

The old man’s eyes lit up: “Will it shake hands?”

Yin Ronglan shook his head.

“How about standing?”

“No.”

The old man: “What will it do?”

Yin Ronglan replied lightly: “Eat.”

Contrary to the atmosphere created by Chen Zhan’s jokes, there was an awkward silence.

Thinking of the embroidery that was specially sent to the old man to warn him, Chen Zhan felt guilty again, and said aloud: “It means the dog has gradually trusted you.”

The old man doesn’t have the ability to open his eyes and tell lies. Instead, he yawned and said, “I’m going to take a nap, you guys do what you will.”

The two went out one after another. Chen Zhan closed the door, and after the closing sound, his body leaned against the door panel: “Come to me to sew the doll?”

The words are full of ridicule.

Yin Ronglan said, “I invite you to dinner.”

Chen Zhan fell into deep thought and wondered how likely it is that the meal will evolve into a Last Supper after the other party knows that he has cut off his legacy.²

“You sent a lot of manual expenses before.” Yin Ronglan’s starting point was on a separate channel from him, and his voice was gentle: “Please have a meal.”

Chen Zhan: “I went out in the morning and saw the beef noodle shop owner had something. The door will not open until next Tuesday.”

Yin Ronglan muttered: “Then go and have a good meal.”

There is no reason for the delicacies delivered to the door to be rejected. Based on the principle of saving, Chen Zhan nodded: “But I still some tasks left unfinished, and it may take about 20 minutes.”

Yin Ronglan: “I’m waiting for you.”

If you know that there will be a treat at noon, Chen Zhan will probably not choose to waste time eating this morning.

After pouring a cup of tea for Yin Ronglan, he sat down again and started to code.

Since Confessions entered the charging stage, Chen Zhan’s workload has doubled more than usual.

Yin Ronglan saw that the number of words counted in the document was more than 5,000, and said slowly: “In fact, there is no need to rush.”

According to his current popularity, readers are increasing day by day, and it is beneficial to delay the completion timeline for a longer time.

“I want to hurry.” The clicks of the keyboard sounded as Chen Zhan explained: “While the heat is not gone, there are two more to be arranged.”

Yin Ronglan was startled: “Two?”

Chen Zhan switched the input method while giving a description: “The Years I Persecuted the Shadow and Striking Stones with Eggs: Hatred of the Rich Made Me Repeatedly Defame the Wealthy President.”

He gently rubbed the fingers of his left hand while wondering aloud: “Every book is controlled at 350,000 words. The trilogy just happened to be a million word long series.”

Still laughing beautifully the moment before, Yin Ronglan’s silence came without warning at this moment.

Chen Zhan’s eyebrows twitched: “What kind of expression is this?” Yin Ronglan lowered his eyelids, his eyelashes trembling slightly, he could not see the look just now, as if it were just an illusion. The smile returned to his usual gentleness: “I just think you have a lot of ideas.”

Chen Zhan moved his hand from the mouse, holding his chin: “I hope I can find more suitable materials before this ends.”

Yin Ronglan’s expression remained unchanged, watching the computer screen and shifted the topic: “How much more?”

Chen Zhan realized that he was distracted, and smiled apologetically, hurrying to continue coding.

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Footnotes

1. The teacher who goes around during mid-terms/finals to ensure no cheating. ^

2. The original phrase here was “how likely the meal will evolve into a Hongmen Banquet”, “Hongmen Banquet” being a biography of a banquet between somewhat opposing army leaders (rather, leaders for two separate armies that toppled a regime so they were on the same side but that alliance was due to dissolve at any time) with lots of suspicion and twists and turns that results in one party being defeated (killed?) and the other being the victor. Seemed like too long a reference for a simple joke so I chose a fitting Western translation that would let you guys laugh without needing too much explanation, but also included this little blurb because I love ranting I thought it was interesting. Plus, I thought this would elicit more vivid imagery as similar situations have popped up in tons of novels/manga before (one particular scene of Red River where Yuri captures a king and his officials during a banquet comes to mind). ^

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