Chapter 18: The First Income

The chips looked very new, round, and the smallest ones were 20 denominations, and there were also some 50 and 100 ones.

Whether this counts as money, Lansi didn't know very well either.

He let Yisen stay in the room and stare at Mr. White, while he took two chips downstairs, came to a telephone booth, and dialed the number left by Fudisi.

Soon, the voice of the beautiful girl at the front desk came from the receiver. "This is Lezhu Finance Company. What can I do for you?"

The voice was very nice, but Lansi could imagine that she must be doing other things absent-mindedly, saying these words in a way that was hard to imagine, focusing on a contrast.

"It's me, Lansi. There are some things I need to find Mr. Cotti, or Mr. Fudisi is also fine."

The girl recognized Lansi's voice, and her sweet tone changed immediately. "Fudisi, phone for you!"

Soon, heavy footsteps came from far to near, and immediately after, his voice appeared in the receiver.

"Did you encounter any trouble?" he asked.

This was the only reason he could think of why Lansi would call him. Perhaps Mr. White was not at home, or resolutely refused to give money.

He had not only seen such novices but also personally brought two.

It was the same—a guy who didn't intend to pay back the money from the beginning, borrowed 800 dollars from the company, and then shouted, "If the judge says I must give you the money, I will give you the money."

Those two young people actually had no solution and even asked him if they should throw this matter to the Legal Department, if the company had a Legal Department.

So he felt that Lansi should also have encountered the same problem.

But soon, he knew he had guessed wrong.

"Mr. White is willing to pay back the money, but he only wants to pay with chips. I don't know very well whether these chips are worth this money."

He described the appearance of the chips, as well as a line of small characters on the back of the chips. "It says that this chip comes from the Koda family."

Speaking of this, Lansi wanted to laugh a little, because he thought of that advertising slogan—record beautiful moments.

After Fudisi finished listening, he gave him a suggestion. "No problem at all. The Koda family's chips can be exchanged for cash at their counter, and no proof is needed."

He said and couldn't help asking, "How did you make him hand over the money?"

The company had already delegated people to urge this debt, and the result was very obvious—they didn't succeed.

If they had succeeded, it wouldn't have been Lansi's turn to exert effort.

Of course, the attitude and approach of the first collection wouldn't be so tough, and Lansi was the second.

"I reasoned with him. Mr. White is a person who reasons, so he was willing to settle this debt."

"Do I need to write a receipt or something for him?"

"Or give him the contract?"

"No need at all, Lansi. Bring the chips and the contract back. The company will have other people do the subsequent work. Your work has already been completed, so don't grab other people's work."

"I will tell the boss this good news. Your efficiency is very high; perhaps you will give us all a surprise!"

After hanging up the phone, Lansi returned upstairs and, in front of Mr. White, counted out 3,500 dollars of chips from the kraft paper bag.

"This is what you owe the company; I'm taking it away."

"The rest of these are your own. I only take the money I should take, and at the same time, I also hate people who spread rumors. You should understand what I'm saying."

He looked at Mr. White sitting on the sofa. After a short burst, Mr. White had completely cowered. He nodded with dodging eyes. "Yes, I understand, I won't talk nonsense."

"Very good!" Lansi handed the kraft paper bag containing 3,500 dollars of chips to Yisen. "Then I'm sorry to take up some of your time. Have a pleasant day, Mr. White."

It looked like Mr. White was not happy at all, and the next day was destined not to be happy either.

The three left the apartment and drove the car toward the company.

On the way, Aierwen asked about everything after going upstairs. Companion A and Companion B were extremely excited, and Yisen also couldn't finish talking—

"... I just glared at them, and they hurriedly shrank their necks, just like turtles shrinking their heads back into their shells!"

"I thought someone would call the police or stand up to stop us, but in fact, nothing happened!"

Lansi, who was driving, followed Yisen's emotion and said, "This shows that Federation people are not as powerful as we imagined."

"When you are weak and retreat in the face of their difficulties and temptations, they will force you to retreat step by step."

"But when you show that you can hurt them and are not afraid of their threats to you, they are not much stronger than the weak people we know!"

"So you don't have to be afraid of Federation people at all. They are the same as us, the same as the cowards we know. You are strong, they are weak!"

"If you find that your opponent doesn't retreat, it's not because they are not afraid, but because you are not fierce enough, that's all!"

These words were heard by the four young people. For them, this was a golden rule, and a golden rule that had been verified.

The car soon arrived outside the company. Lansi took the four into the company and let them sit in the lounge.

However, looking at the guys in the lounge who were not easy to mess with, they finally decided to stand in the corridor.

In the office, Lansi placed the kraft paper bag on Alberto's desk. He took it out and counted it simply.

Regarding work, his attitude was very serious and distinct.

He could give Lansi 100 dollars, but Lansi couldn't just give him 3,400 dollars; this didn't follow the rules!

"3,450, 3,500 dollars, just right!" Finally, a 50-dollar chip fell from his hand onto the pile.

He looked at Lansi and nodded slightly. "The Mr. White I know is not a person who reasons. Can you tell me how you persuaded him?"

Lansi sat opposite him, looking very relaxed. "I chatted with him about the New Jincheng Sailing Team first. He is also very interested in baseball, and then I chatted with him about cooking."

"We both found the same hobbies, so it was easier to communicate. I asked him 'Where is the money,' and he told me 'It's in the flower pot.' That's it."

Alberto laughed until he couldn't close his mouth. "I can imagine that the person Mr. White least wants to see in the future is you!"

Saying this, he paused, took three 50-dollar chips from the pile of chips, and pushed them over. "This is what you deserve."

Alberto knew very well that Mr. White had money, because he had his own salesperson in the Koda family's casino.

People who take the initiative to come to the company to talk about loan business will repeatedly push and pull on issues such as interest and repayment methods, and how to let the company compensate for losses if the money cannot be paid back.

They will fight for any benefit for themselves and will never make any impossible compromises.

But in the casino, those gamblers who are red-eyed don't care about the price they will pay for the 500 dollars they took from you in the future!

They only care about whether they can get enough chips to sit back at the gambling table before the next round of cards begins!

The news that Mr. White won a large sum of money in the casino was inquired about by the salesperson. He won a full 4,000-plus dollars, which is equivalent to 100 months of income for an ordinary worker. Many people in the casino were discussing this matter.

The first time the company sent someone to clear the debt, they found that Mr. White didn't have the ability to settle the debt, so it was dragged until now.

Alberto firmly believed that as long as there were enough means, he would definitely be able to take back the money that didn't belong to him.

It's just that he didn't expect things to go so smoothly. In just half a day, the money was collected.

"I am full of expectations for your next work, Lansi." He said and pondered for a moment. "The rewards we give to others are 5%. This is the rule, and you should also get this money."

"However, this work might not be as easy to do as Mr. White's."

Alberto talked about the second "order."

"Mr. Anderson runs a restaurant in the Bay Area. Last year, his finances had some problems, so he found me."

"But now he refuses to admit that he signed any contract and refuses to pay interest and return the principal, and even sued us."

"If we appear around him and hurt him, he will sue us. The lawyer said that the possibility of us losing the lawsuit is very high."

"So this order is different from Mr. White's. You can't be so violent. Do you understand what I mean?"

"You can't hurt him, and you can't even threaten him. Think of a way."

"If you can handle this order, I can give you double the reward."

"No matter how much money you collect from his hands, I will give you 10%!" In order to express his strong inner emotions, Alberto stretched out two hands and gestured. ===== CHAPTER 19 =====