Chapter 52 Once a month!
Ning Shuyin's gaze quickly swept over the contract.
This agreement is a perfect reflection of Zhou Zhiheng's personality—shrewd, domineering, and always looking to make a profit.
As the first party to the contract, Zhou Zhiheng invested in her future by using a one trillion yuan debt forgiveness right.
As the second party, Ning Shuyin must achieve a KPI that can only be described as a fantasy within three years—to generate five trillion in profits for him.
If successful, she will receive a planet as a reward.
If it fails...
Ning Shuyin's gaze fell on the "Personal Ownership Transfer Clause".
Ning Shuyin will forever lose her freedom, becoming a tiny cog in Zhou Zhiheng's business empire, maintaining his ledgers 24/7, and no longer possessing the integrity of an independent individual.
This is no contract.
This is clearly a contract of servitude.
Ning Shuyin felt a wave of dizziness.
She closed her eyes, unable to believe how things had developed to this point.
He was supposed to start out as a working-class guy, but after failing to survive, he ended up playing a penniless guy who owed a huge debt, then signed an unfair labor contract and became a beast of burden to be exploited by his boss.
really.
Never do business with businessmen!
They have the most sinister intentions in the world, setting traps for you so that you unknowingly mortgage your entire future.
Ning Shuyin's inner villain cursed until she was almost exhausted.
But on the surface, she still tried to remain calm.
After thinking for a while, she looked up again.
No, we can't let him do as he pleases.
She raised her head, mustered her courage, and said, "Mr. Zhou, this contract—is unfair."
Zhou Zhiheng chuckled softly, as if he had heard a joke.
"Oh? Where's the unfairness? I'll invest one trillion in you, betting that you can generate five trillion in profits within three years. In my projects, that rate of return is practically charity."
"Screw your charity work," Ning Shuyin cursed inwardly.
“A 500% return… cough, you think that’s okay?” Ning Shuyin pointed at the contract, rolling her eyes inwardly.
“Okay, but in order to achieve the KPI, I need the corresponding tools and permissions.”
"Oh? What tools and permissions? Tell me."
Ning Shuyin drew a circle in the space around her with her finger: "During the contract period, I need access to the superdimensional ledger."
Since you've already asked, why not go for the big one?
That's what Ning Shuyin thought.
"Superdimensional ledger?" Zhou Zhiheng raised an eyebrow.
Clearly, this requirement far exceeded his expectations.
"Ha, impossible. The core trade secrets inside are so valuable that even if you sold a hundred of you, you couldn't afford to pay for them."
“I don’t want core secrets,” Ning Shuyin conceded. “I only need access to publicly available market information. You have to give me a pot so I can cook, right? Otherwise, how am I supposed to earn five trillion? By daydreaming?”
Zhou Zhiheng listened and thought for a while.
"Well, it's not impossible." He finally nodded.
"However, I can only give you the bare minimum access, one hour a week. That's my bottom line."
Zhou Zhiheng only provided scraps, and even added a time limit for their use.
Ning Shuyin's lips curled up by a single pixel.
She had expected that he wouldn't give in easily.
Therefore, when making requests, she left room for negotiation.
These results have met her expectations.
Basic data, if used well, is not necessarily worse than higher-level information.
Moreover, the fact that the price could be negotiated in the first stage of negotiations shows that the contract is flexible.
Ning Shuyin quickly seized the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot.
"Also, regarding the punishment for failure."
She pointed to the "transfer of individual ownership" clause.
“If I lose, I can be a ledger keeper, but my private life and emotions are not included in the contract.”
Upon hearing this, Zhou Zhiheng's face turned mocking.
"Your private life and feelings? Pshaw, what use is that to me?"
He waved his hand dismissively, as if shooing away a flying insect.
As Ning Shuyin had expected, the negotiation of this condition went extremely smoothly.
He even added a note to the terms: "Party A promises that it will never have any irrational emotional entanglements with Party B that would affect its profits."
This guy really is a heartless money-making machine.
"The last little bit."
Ning Shuyin pointed to the sign that read "Right to inspect the project anytime, anywhere".
This is no different from a boss checking up on you 24/7 in real life; it's downright insane.
She cleared her throat and said, "Each time you exercise your inspection rights, it must be on the premise that it is beneficial to the project. Moreover, it can be done at most once a month."
"turn down."
Zhou Zhiheng's face turned cold.
"I can look at my investment projects whenever I want. I decide the frequency and number of times."
“Alright,” Ning Shuyin immediately seized on the loophole in his words, “Since it’s an inspection, it must be related to the project. You need to come up with a valid reason that can convince me. If I feel the reason is insufficient, I have the right to… refuse.”
Zhou Zhiheng almost laughed out of anger when he heard Ning Shuyin's words about "seizing power".
"Ning Shuyin, have you forgotten that you are begging me now, not negotiating with me?"
"No." Ning Shuyin shook her head, meeting his dangerous gaze.
“I’m reminding my new boss, after all…” she paused deliberately, “you also want to earn that 5 times the profit, don’t you?”
Zhou Zhiheng looked at her without saying a word for a long time.
Seeing that the negotiations had reached a stalemate, Ning Shuyin seemed to magnanimously take a step back.
“Since Mr. Zhou insists that you decide the frequency, that’s fine too,” she said with a smile. “However, to ensure my work efficiency, you will need to pay me for my time each time I deem an inspection unreasonable. Not much, but based on your net worth, one trillion each time.”
Zhou Zhiheng's face stiffened.
Ning Shuyin, seemingly oblivious to his expression, continued:
"Moreover, it's one trillion at a time, and each time... cannot exceed one hour. Otherwise, I'm afraid you'll take advantage of loopholes and make it last too long, affecting my work."
Zhou Zhiheng's face immediately darkened.
He glared at Ning Shuyin and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Once a month! But you must cooperate unconditionally."
"make a deal."
The modified contract was transformed into a data stream and flew into Ning Shuyin's terminal.
Her anxiety finally subsided.
Although it was a contract of servitude, she had her own ideas.
"System, now that I have the peripheral data of the hyperdimensional ledger, can you deduce some things that were not published in the original novel?"
[Host, theoretically, as long as the amount of data is large enough and the model is excellent enough, everything can be predicted.]
However, the system's next sentence dealt her another blow.
However, the trillion-level data flow of the "hyperdimensional ledger," if you were to force a calculation, would have a 99.99% probability of causing brain death.
Ning Shuyin: "..."
"What can we do then? We can't just sit here with a mountain of gold and become a beggar, can we?"
[Host, you may purchase a high-level black-box operator terminal as an external processor.]
"Black box operator terminal?"
Ning Shuyin looked at the price the system had shown her and was immediately taken aback by the long string of zeros.
[Host, this is the official suggested retail price. To purchase discounted products, please travel to the "Chaos Trading Star" in the Outer Star Region.]
Chaos Trading Star —
Ning Shuyin had heard of that place.
A lawless zone, teeming with smugglers, space pirates, and outlaws, and also one of the largest black markets on the outskirts of the Interstellar Alliance.
You can definitely find good stuff in places like this.
The problem is...
"That place is outside the border; it's inaccessible by regular flight routes. How do we get there?"
The optimal transportation route has been selected for the host.
[We suggest contacting your legal date: Caesar. He's a big shot in the extraterrestrial realm; getting you there couldn't be easier for him.]
Caesar.
She instinctively felt a bit of fear towards this outsider, nicknamed "King of Space Pirates."
But the allure of black-box operator terminals is too great.
In order to regain their freedom more quickly, they have no choice but to seek fortune in danger.
Ning Shuyin gritted her teeth, opened her personal terminal, and clicked on Caesar's avatar in the list of Rose Society members.
She sent him a date invitation, and at the same time edited a polite message in the comments, saying that she would invite him to their first legal date when he was free.
Then, she pressed the send button.
Surprisingly, Caesar replied instantly.
The content consists of only one word.
Wait.
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