"Wu Yun, the paperwork is done. Keep an eye on your phone for the next couple of days. The instructor we've arranged will contact you," the clerk said to Wu Yun after taking the registration fee.
"Okay, thank you!" Wu Yun took the receipt and walked out of the office.
...
The next day, after waking up and getting ready, Wu Yun headed to the government affairs center to handle the property deed transfer, as agreed upon during the home purchase.
After taking a taxi to the old government affairs center, Wu Yun found the agent, Liu Wei, and the homeowner, Aunt Tang, already waiting for him at the main entrance.
"Honestly, you young people love to sleep in as soon as you have a day off. Sleeping early and waking up early is good for you," Aunt Tang lectured the moment she saw Wu Yun. "Huh, you're looking even more handsome than yesterday, Wu Yun! Are you free anytime soon? I'd like to introduce you to my daughter."
Wu Yun felt the urge to turn around and leave. Back at the agency office yesterday, he must have given Aunt Tang the impression that his family was wealthy by paying for the house in full. That had to be why she was so fixated on introducing her younger daughter to him.
Looking at Aunt Tang's rather plain face, Wu Yun decided against it.
Seeing Wu Yun's predicament, Liu Wei quickly changed the subject. "Sister Tang, Wu Yun is here now. Let's go inside and get this taken care of. We still have to go to the bank to transfer the final payment to you. We're on a tight schedule, so let's hurry!"
The moment she heard about the money, Aunt Tang temporarily forgot about her matchmaking plans and excitedly clicked her way into the government affairs center lobby in her high heels.
After spending two hours at the center and paying nearly 20,000 yuan in various taxes and fees, the three of them hurried to the nearest Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to handle the personal transfer.
"[Huaxia Industrial Bank] July 3, 2014, 11:20 AM: 200,000 yuan has been transferred from your account ending in 416. Current balance: 57,273.55 yuan."
EXP +200,000. Character Level 3 (1,034,079/1,000,000). Level-up settlement in progress. Countdown: 10 minutes.
Wu Yun couldn't stop smiling, which made him seem even more bright and handsome to Aunt Tang.
Aunt Tang and Liu Wei assumed Wu Yun was just happy about owning his own place. Liu Wei congratulated him, "Congratulations, Wu Yun, on getting your second property! No, I should say, your first property that's truly your own. We'll notify you when it's time to pick up the deed, and we can handle the transfer for the gas, water, and electricity, as well as the paperwork with the property management company."
Wu Yun's first property was an old apartment inherited from his grandparents, which is why Liu Wei had phrased it that way.
Afterward, Wu Yun had to put in some effort to get out of Aunt Tang's invitation to have lunch with her and her daughter.
Wu Yun fled in disarray. 'As a future tycoon, how can I go on a blind date so soon! I'm only eighteen; there will be tons of girls lining up for me in the future.'
Wu Yun didn't go home. Instead, he walked to Walmart, found a bench in the shopping center, and sat down, pretending to play on his phone.
System upgrade successful. Reward: one lottery draw. Beginner-level Spending Rebate permission unlocked.
Character: Wu Yun
Gender: Male
Age: 18 (Born: 1/1/1996)
Basic Stats:
Height: 178cm
Weight: 70kg
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Character Level 4 (34,079/10,000,000). Base AFK income: 1.25 yuan/second.
Shop unlocked. Lottery draws: one. Beginner-level Spending Rebate permission unlocked.
He did some quick mental math to figure out his monthly base income. 'Holy cow, that's 3.24 million yuan a month! That's more than ninety-nine percent of the country. Too bad I already took an advance for this month, so I'll have to wait for the next.'
Wu Yun suddenly remembered he had another 50 million yuan coming in soon. 'Doesn't that mean I can level up to Level 5 this month?'
Suppressing his excitement, Wu Yun mentally opened the introduction for the Beginner-level Spending Rebate permission.
Beginner-level Spending Rebate: Designated purchases receive a 1-3x rebate. The monthly rebate limit is equal to one month's base income.
Wu Yun didn't quite understand the description, so he asked, "System, is this rebate limit per transaction, or a total limit?"
System: "Host, in your dreams! A per-transaction limit would let you farm money indefinitely. You think I'd let you exploit a loophole like that? No matter how much you spend, the rebate cap for Level Four is your Level Four base income."
Listening to the system's sarcasm, Wu Yun felt the urge to cancel the binding.
Ignoring the system's nagging, Wu Yun opened the lottery wheel again.
The giant wheel spun. Wu Yun mentally commanded it to stop.
"Congratulations, Host. You have drawn: 'The History of the Shared Economy and Related Business Plans.' Shop price: 30 million yuan."
Wu Yun leaped up from his bench, pumping his fist. It was a classic case of getting a pillow just when you're feeling sleepy! He had just been worrying about how to start a business with the 50 million he was about to get, and now he'd drawn a business plan!
Before his rebirth, the shared economy had been a hot topic in society. From the earliest bike-sharing to car-sharing, then to shared electric scooters and shared power banks, the word "shared" was completely familiar to people of the later era.
Before his rebirth, Wu Yun had often ridden shared bikes, but he knew nothing about their development history.
He'd even contributed a two or three hundred yuan deposit to Little Yellow Car, which he never got back, right up until the moment of his rebirth.
Wu Yun opened "The History of the Shared Economy and Related Business Plans" to view the detailed description.
Just as Wu Yun had initially thought, the business plan was divided into sections for each of those shared items.
Wu Yun first read about the development of the shared economy and saw that bike-sharing appeared first, so he opened the bike-sharing subsection.
This history of bike-sharing development included the entire evolution of all shared bike companies from his past life, including important milestones and development strategies, with the timeline ending at the moment of Wu Yun's rebirth.
At the end, there was also a detailed business plan in a PPT format.
Wu Yun skimmed through it and suppressed the urge to go register a company immediately. 'At this point in time, there isn't a single bike-sharing company yet. I have plenty of time.'
Just then, Wu Yun's phone rang. It was an unknown number from Jingyang.
"Hello?" Wu Yun swiped to answer.
"Is this Wu Yun? This is Instructor Wang Wu from Chengnan Driving School!" a booming voice came from the phone.
"Oh, hello, Instructor. When should I start my lessons?" Wu Yun replied, realizing who it was.
The booming voice continued, "I was just about to call you. Be at the place where you registered tomorrow at eight in the morning. I'll pick you all up and take you to the training grounds."
"Okay! I'll be there on time tomorrow, Instructor."
The instructor's call broke Wu Yun's train of thought. He decided not to continue reading the business plan and just grabbed a quick bite at a fast-food place in the mall.
Afterward, Wu Yun went to a supermarket and bought two cartons of Chunghwa cigarettes to give to the instructor the next day.
Even though Wu Yun would only be studying for a few days, sometimes having the instructor help schedule the test was much more efficient than trying to book it yourself.
As for Qi Fei, the upperclassman who was also learning to drive, Wu Yun had decided to just let things develop naturally. His interaction with her yesterday had given him the impression that she wasn't an easy person to talk to, but maybe it was just because they didn't know each other well yet.
With that in mind, Wu Yun sent Qi Fei a WeChat message: "Hey, did the instructor call you? We're supposed to meet up tomorrow at eight in the morning to go to the training grounds."
He didn't have to wait long for a reply; a message came back just a few seconds later. "He just called me too. I hear you already know how to drive. You'll have to share some tips with me."
The completely different speaking style left Wu Yun baffled. 'Is this the acting skill of a performance major?'
"Haha, can't wait to witness the legendary skills of a female driver tomorrow," Wu Yun replied, adding an emoji.
In response, he got three "beating" emojis from Qi Fei.