Chapter 36: In High-Stakes Business Battles, the Most Sophisticated Strategies Often Rely on the Simplest Methods!

"Big shot, don't listen to his bullshit!"

"Exactly! This kid is notorious for trapping people in contracts!"

"With your strength and methods, you could command a starting annual salary of thirty million at any club. Come to our Canglan Club, and we'll give you forty million!"

"Don't talk nonsense, you Canglan folks! With a tiny club like yours, you probably can't even scrape together ten million. Are you planning to take out a loan just to sign the big shot for forty million?"

"Go to hell, Kuangba! Don't think I don't know about the little affair your boss had with a female employee in the office! I’ve got the video, you think I’m afraid of you?"

"Oh, ho? Who’s afraid of whom? If you’ve got the guts, send it to me. Do you dare?"

"Yeah, do you dare?"

"If you're a man, post it in the group chat!"

As they bickered and the crowd watched the spectacle, a sneaky figure crept up to the rock Su Nian was standing on and whispered, "Big shot, come to our Shenyong Club. How about fifty million a year, plus full benefits and a year-end bonus?"

But the next second...

"Big shot, don't fall for this guy's trap!"

"Those Shenyong people are the best at being two-faced. You'd be better off coming to our Shengshi Club. We are also one of the top five clubs in the Dragon Kingdom, and we'll offer you five million more than his salary!"

"Bullshit! Who has a worse reputation than you guys at Shengshi?"

"Slander! Be careful, I'll sue you for slander!"

"I'll slander your mother!"

"..." Su Nian watched the various club representatives below, bickering like a chaotic marketplace, and his mouth twitched uncontrollably.

As expected! High-end business warfare often relies on the most primitive methods... and mutual defamation is just the perfect fit.

"Stop! Quiet!"

"From now on, the Talent Upgrade Card goes to the highest bidder."

"Whoever causes trouble, no matter how much you offer, you will be disqualified from bidding."

As soon as Su Nian spoke, the scene went silent.

Immediately, someone in the crowd raised their hand and shouted, "I bid twenty thousand!"

Brother Kun raised his hand: "Daring to shout with a measly twenty thousand? Our Haoyue Club bids fifty thousand!"

"One hundred thousand! Our big brother bids one hundred thousand!"

Brother Kun raised his hand again: "Then we bid one hundred thousand and one hundred."

"One hundred and fifty thousand!"

Brother Kun smiled: "Our boss is determined to have this Talent Upgrade Card today, so we'll just bid a little more: one hundred and fifty thousand and one hundred."

"We at Shengshi bid three hundred thousand!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd erupted in an uproar. In such a large-scale auction, isn't this more exciting than a fire?

Brother Kun: "Three hundred thousand and one hundred!"

Hearing this, a certain hidden billionaire with an annual income of over one hundred million couldn't take it anymore. He turned to point at Brother Kun and shouted angrily, "Are you fucking here to cause trouble?"

"Since you always bid one hundred more than everyone else, then for every amount this piece of trash offers, I will bid... ten more!"

At this moment, someone tried to intervene: "Alright, you guys are making things difficult for the big shot."

Brother Kun shrugged: "Difficult? Then don't..."

But before he could finish his sentence, Haoyue Zhengba gave him a look.

"Never mind, let's make it easy then." Brother Kun finished, then silently retreated behind his boss.

"Pfft..." Seeing this, the people around covered their mouths and noses, terrified they might accidentally laugh and offend the other party.

Seeing Brother Kun settle down, the billionaire first snorted coldly, then announced, "I bid five hundred thousand."

But just as his voice fell...

"Haofeng Club bids eight hundred thousand!"

The sudden intervention of Haoqi Ganyun truly shocked everyone around. But it didn't end there...

"Our Haofeng Club doesn't lack money! If anyone here has a talent above C-rank, our club will take you all in. The signing bonus is no problem."

Haoqi Ganyun's words left some players tempted, while simultaneously causing extreme disgust among most of the clubs and rational people present!

Unlike before the auction started, when the clubs were currying favor with the big shot, what was the point of barging in like this now that the auction had begun? Although there were many people here, couldn't you wait until the auction was over to say that? The players present who were looking to join a club weren't blind; with so many club executives here, they wouldn't just leave immediately after the auction. Why were you in such a hurry?

"Interesting." Su Nian looked at the arrogant face of Haoqi Ganyun, then glanced at Haoyue Zhengba not far away, his eyes darting around. If he remembered correctly... in his past life, Haofeng and Haoyue seemed to be at odds!

Since that was the case... why not make the dogfight between them even more intense?

Thinking of this, Su Nian looked at Haoqi Ganyun, feigning surprise as if he had just noticed him, and raised an eyebrow: "Oh, 'Inhuman' is here too? But sorry..."

"For this auction, which goes to the highest bidder..."

"Haofeng and dogs are forbidden from participating."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked at each other, completely bewildered. What happened? Judging by the big shot's tone... did they have a grudge or something?

At this point, some insiders in the crowd began to whisper explanations to others.

"At noon today, when the big shot was helping my boss clear the first-kill, this 'Inhuman' gathered over a hundred people, trying to corner the big shot, kill him, and steal the loot!"

"Really? That shameless?"

"More than that! Our boss recorded the whole thing—the look on 'Inhuman's' face was priceless!"

"Brother, send it to me!"

"Yeah, yeah, let's add each other as friends."

Listening to the whispers around him, Haoqi Ganyun's face turned terrifyingly dark.

"Tujin Tianxia, don't go too far. My boss coming here is giving you face!"

Before Haoqi Ganyun could say anything, K-God couldn't hold back anymore and pointed at Su Nian, shouting loudly.

This scene plunged the area into silence. No one expected the situation to escalate to this point; the spectators were having the time of their lives!

But right then, a figure suddenly stepped in front of Haoqi Ganyun and K-God.

"So what if my brother Tujin goes too far?"

At his boss's signal, Brother Kun pointed at K-God, his momentum not lacking in the slightest. He went straight on the offensive!

"How much is your Haofeng's 'face' worth? You want my brother Tujin to give you face? Do you even deserve it?"

It was clear that this was Haoyue currying favor with the big shot; anyone with a brain could see it. Seeing this, the others weren't about to be left behind. Wasn't this the perfect opportunity to kick someone while they were down?

"Exactly! Do you even deserve it? How much do you think you're worth?"

"We at Shengshi will always stand with the big shot!"

However, currying favor depended on the club. Aside from the four top clubs that had the resources to back it up, the other small and medium-sized clubs didn't dare to easily provoke a behemoth like Haofeng! For example...