Beast Taming: the More the Better

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Dong Muyun’s Skit Performance!

Su Ping had initially been quite curious about Dong Muyun of the Tianyun Group, a woman influential enough to be dubbed ’Queen Dong.’ Now, however, he had absolutely no intention of interacting with her.

Thus, meeting their gazes, Su Ping stated coldly, ”I’ve said it before: our family’s land deed will not be sold. Not only will it not be sold, but we also won’t renew the lease when it expires next year. I have other matters to attend to. If you two don’t have anything else, I won’t see you out.”

Dong Muyun frowned. The man beside her, the resort’s new manager, fixed Su Ping with an icy gaze. ”Su Ping, do you know who we are? Do you know who our Chairman is? Our Chairman could crush you as easily as an ant!”

A sneer touched Su Ping’s lips as anger welled within him. He was about to offer a sarcastic retort but caught himself.

He suddenly felt something was amiss.

This man before him, the new manager of the Yuntian Resort, seemed a bit too clownish.

It would be forgivable if it were someone like Zhou Shuchen, who had just graduated. Such a person would likely have a simplistic mindset and little social experience, perhaps acting a bit cocky after awakening a talent, especially given a prior family-related inferiority complex.

But what about this man?

He looked to be around thirty—not old, but certainly not young anymore—and he was part of the Tianyun Group’s corporate structure.

If he truly were such a mindless, power-abusing underling, wouldn’t that be a bit out of character?

Of course, some people truly were like that, overconfident in their status, but Dong Muyun was right there!

Could he afford to be so foolish? With the true boss of Tianyun Group present, would Dong Muyun approve of his attitude? Or was this an act, deliberately performed for her?

What was the point? It seemed illogical, especially since Su Ping had maintained a vague stance previously and hadn’t offended them, right?

Faintly, a possibility bloomed in Su Ping’s mind.

This meant the manager’s current despicable behavior was precisely what Dong Muyun had instructed him to do.

A glint of realization shone in Su Ping’s eyes. Did this woman really think he was a child?

Did she think that by provoking his emotions, she could make him do something impulsive?

This thought flashed through his mind. As Su Ping sneered at the two before him, the man, predictably, continued his pompous speech, ”I’m telling you, our Chairman is the Chairman of the Tianyun Group in Jianghai Province! Her net worth is thousands, even tens of thousands of times greater than your meager cultivation field!”

Su Ping remained silent, simply watching the two of them perform.

Dong Muyun frowned slightly and, as the presumed good cop, finally spoke, ”Manager Qian...”

Predictably, the so-called Manager Qian, who had just been arrogant and domineering, instantly deflated. He adopted a servile demeanor, even more fawning than the Forest Wolves begging for tree fruit.

Seeing Su Ping’s gaze slowly shift to her, Dong Muyun smiled faintly, a smile she considered—and which indeed was—irresistibly charming, as she said, ”Su Ping, Tianyun Group is not a band of robbers, nor are we pirates. Besides, your talent is exceptional. I hold you in high regard and genuinely appreciate your abilities.

”Let’s do this: for the land we’re currently leasing, plus your family’s current plot, I can offer double the price Manager Guan previously proposed. I’ll also give you two options.

”First, if you wish to continue operating a cultivation base, Tianyun Group has an undeveloped plot of land on Chonghua Road, within Linzhou City’s Third Ring. We can transfer this land to you directly, and we’ll also cover the costs to rebuild it to your complete satisfaction.

”Second, if you no longer wish to waste your time on this small plot of land, I can authorize your immediate entry into Tianyun Group’s Cultivation Department. You would start as Deputy Director. Beyond your personal commissions, never mind the monthly salary; you would also have priority access to some of Tianyun Group’s internal resources!”

Dong Muyun’s smiling eyes radiated absolute confidence; she believed Su Ping had no reason to refuse her offer.

Indeed, if he hadn’t known about the Secret Realm beforehand, such a generous offer would have made him seriously consider it.

It was so generous that Manager Qian, standing beside her, couldn’t help but interject, ”Chairman, we only want to sketch out a large-scale, comprehensive Pet Beast ecological village here. There’s no need to spend so much! Entrust this to me. I’m certain I’ll do a far better job than that good-for-nothing Guan Qianshan. I guarantee your satisfaction!”

As he spoke, he even seemed to exude a cold, threatening intent, the unspoken implication clear.

Under such circumstances, if Su Ping had really been a seventeen or eighteen-year-old graduate, he might actually have been intimidated.

The conditions Dong Muyun proposed were indeed excellent, and the accompanying threat was certainly his Achilles’ heel.

However, I am now an Intermediate Level Breeder registered with the Breeder Association. How could they manipulate me so easily?

Do they really think I’m some naive kid who doesn’t know how to leverage his position?

Besides, Dong Muyun’s conditions sounded good, seemingly covering all angles.

But who can’t make empty promises?

What if they developed the Secret Realm and then just tossed it aside, leaving me with nothing? That’s entirely possible.

I wouldn’t expect to see a single cent.

Su Ping had no faith in the promises of these capitalist entrepreneurs; to him, they were the biggest joke in the world.

However, he didn’t rush to expose them. Instead, he found their little performance rather amusing.

He had even figured out the true meaning behind their act.

They had reached this point: one side threatening, the other enticing, yet facing only his disdain. How could a young man his age endure such a thing? Su Ping then said, his eyes flashing with ’anger,’ ”Are you saying if I agree, you can make this guy get lost? Even disappear from the face of the earth?”

Su Ping pointed at Manager Qian, who had suddenly turned ’deathly pale.’ This guy’s acting is truly superb. If my mental fortitude weren’t beyond that of my peers, I might have actually been fooled.

”Hmph, you think our Chairman...”

”Manager Qian, you’re fired.”

”Chairman, no! I’d toil like an ox and horse for you and Tianyun Group! This brat...”

Manager Qian immediately began to wail. A smile touched Dong Muyun’s lips. Young people, after all, she thought. So quick to anger. A few taunts and insults, and they can’t take it.

But isn’t this perfect?

Dong Muyun ignored Manager Qian’s performance—which she found quite satisfactory—and slowly turned to Su Ping, a smile playing on her lips as she said, ”Satisfied now? Send me your account number. I’ll transfer half the deposit first, and then we can sign...”

Su Ping also smiled, his earlier anger and coldness vanishing completely. His smile, remarkably similar to Dong Muyun’s, was accompanied by a nod and a chuckle as he said, ”Indeed, I’m satisfied. A little skit personally performed by the Chairman of Tianyun Group... ordinary people certainly don’t get to see that. How could I not be satisfied?”

At these words, both Dong Muyun and Manager Qian—who was still pale with despair and begging for mercy—froze.

Su Ping ignored their changed expressions and continued in a low voice, ”It’s just a shame. If a mere skit like this could secure the development rights to a wild Secret Realm, Tianyun Group would have become the top corporation in Dragon Nation, perhaps even the world, long ago, wouldn’t it?”

Hearing this, Dong Muyun’s expression finally, truly changed.

How does this kid know?