Chapter 419: Buy it if you want, or don't

"Make money? You're crazy about money, aren't you? Look at you and Chen Jinhai—those two pigbrains—do you look like you could make money?" Ye Cheng snapped.

"Bullshit! Ye Cheng, keep your mouth clean." Chen Jinhai flew into a rage and started cursing; if it were anyone else, he'd have gone to beat them up this morning.

"Ye Cheng, you wanna fight again, huh? Last time someone had your back, but not this time." Chen Jinfa was more straightforward, climbing straight up from below to hit Ye Cheng.

But he was getting on in years, he struggled but couldn't jump up, and Ye Cheng kicked him down.

As soon as they started fighting, the Chen family members surged forward, standing below the platform pointing at Ye Cheng and shouting, and a few youngsters tried to jump up.

Damn!

He got a bit impulsive.

In a panic, Ye Cheng let out a loud shout,

"This is pyramid selling, it's illegal—if you buy it you'll go to jail, jail!!!"

Ye Cheng's voice was amplified through the microphone, and instantly everyone heard it.

They weren't scared of other words, but the two words "jail" made them a little nervous.

"Ye Cheng, what nonsense are you spouting? We're just selling stuff—what's legal or illegal? Don't talk nonsense." He Feiyang was a bit nervous.

"Yeah, kid, you don't want everyone to make money, do you? This benefit I specially applied for from the company—it's a one‑time chance; if you don't want to buy, don't stop others." Xia Guangliang also started putting on airs.

Ye Cheng stood on the platform, looking at him contemptuously,

"Want me to call the police and try? I've seen plenty of pyramid‑scheme tricks."

Seeing that Ye Cheng really seemed ready to call the police, Xia Guangliang immediately got a bit flustered, pretending to lift his wrist to check the time,

"Oh, my time's almost up, I've got to go."

Saying that, Xia Guangliang walked off on his own.

Ye Cheng jumped down from the platform to chase, but He Feiyang shouted,

"Folks, you don't want your benefits anymore? If Ye Cheng delays Consultant Xia's business, those benefits will surely be gone."

A crowd got hot‑headed and blocked Ye Cheng's path; he could only look on helplessly.

"Ye Cheng, now that they've left, you ought to give an explanation—what the hell do you mean?" Chen Jinfa brushed off the dust, having just been kicked to the ground by Ye Cheng, which really pissed him off.

Fine, an explanation then.

Seeing he couldn't leave, Ye Cheng also couldn't be bothered, so he jumped back onto the platform and picked up the microphone.

"Come on, tell me what you want to say and I'll explain—I'll make it clear up front, I'll only say this once, you bunch of idiots—if you still believe them, I don't care if you go to hell! Fuck!"

A shout of "Fuck!" echoed in the ceremonial hall, calming quite a few people down.

But Chen Jinfa now only wanted to embarrass Ye Cheng, and didn't care about anything else.

"Don't act high‑and‑mighty! They're giving us double the benefits, you almost ruined them, and you still dare call us idiots."

Ye Cheng crouched down, looking down at Chen Jinfa, staring at him and asked,

"Did you finish elementary school?"

Chen Jinfa really hadn't finished elementary school.

"Don't flaunt your education here—you're just a high schooler, thinking you're some college student."

"Fine, then as a high schooler I'll do the math for you!"

Ye Cheng stood up and then quickly said,

"Come on, you spend 40,000 to buy ten units, each unit sold gives you 1,000 back—how many do you need to sell to break even?"

"Damn, 40 units!"

Ye Cheng's voice reverberated in the ceremonial hall; earlier they'd only heard the commission go up to 1,000, ignoring the cost—this simple calculation really does require 40 units.

"Ye Cheng, stop misleading everyone—raising the commission from 200 to 1,000 definitely means there's a cost." He Feiyang also jumped up and blamed Ye Cheng.

"Exactly, the company also has costs—if there are 40 people, once I sell to 40 people and break even, my next purchase will net me 1,000, isn't that great?" Chen Jinfa also jumped up, opposing whatever Ye Cheng said today.

Ye Cheng gave him a contemptuous glance,

"You want to sell to 40 people, he wants to sell to 40 people, all of you sitting here want to sell to 40 people—but who's going to buy from all of you?"

Having said that, Ye Cheng didn't wait for Chen Jinfa to keep talking, but turned to face everyone and said,

"I'm standing here today only because I don't want to see you get scammed, and also because I'm a part of Baiyun Village—so buy or don't buy, it's up to you."

After saying that, Ye Cheng slammed the microphone to the ground, jumped down from the platform, and walked off.

No one dared to stop him; those with sense started thinking.

A few youngsters tried to stop him, but Ye Cheng gave them a glare that sent them back.

Watching Ye Cheng's back, Chen Jinfa smugly picked up the microphone and shouted loudly,

"I'll buy today just to show you—let's see who's the idiot later!"

After saying that, he looked at He Feiyang,

"Come on, Feiyang, I'll buy ten units at once! Sell the boat and I'll be rich!"

He Feiyang burst out laughing at once,

"All right, Uncle, I'll handle the paperwork—you've snagged a slot."

Seeing Chen Jinfa make the purchase, others also started getting restless.

Wang Defa stood there motionless, his brain a bit slow to catch on.

Someone nearby came over,

"Defa, want to pool together for a slot?"

Wang Defa finally reacted, quickly waving his hands,

"I'm not buying—if you want to buy, you buy."

"No, you were just looking for someone—how'd you change your mind all of a sudden?"

Wang Defa pointed at the door at Ye Cheng's back,

During this period I've figured it out—following Ye Cheng is definitely right; you can buy or not buy as you like, but I'm not buying anymore.

Saying that, he took a few quick steps and followed Ye Cheng out.

He had suffered too many losses, each time because he was out of sync with Ye Cheng; just now Ye Cheng's calculation made his mind calm down as well.

"Lao Er, Lao Er, see? I listened to you and didn't buy." Wang Defa hurried a few steps to catch up with Ye Cheng's pace.

Ye Cheng was a bit surprised—this old guy actually didn't buy; he's always liked profiteering.

Seeing Ye Cheng's strange look, Wang Defa puffed out his chest and slapped himself hard twice,

"Lao Er, your uncle still has some discernment; following you is definitely right."

"Heh, have you come to your senses now?"

"Yes, I have."

"Alright, help me with something."

"Sure, not just one thing—I can handle ten." Wang Defa was overjoyed; he had always wanted to reconcile with Ye Cheng but never had the chance. Now Ye Cheng gave him this opportunity, and he must seize it well.

"Go find Duan Chunsheng and my brother, then round up some people; you must definitely keep He Feiyang confined in the village, not let him take the money away—can you do that?"

"This?" Wang Defa hesitated, "Isn't this illegal?"