Working: Start by earning the boss a hundred million!

Chapter 2 Forced to Sign a Contract
After leaving the Cheng family home, Cheng Mai set up a program to go to his apartment.

As soon as the car left the residential area, a woman appeared beside Cheng Mai. The woman's fingers flew across the abacus as she recited the details of the expenses.

"One piece of family ethics information was used, and two pieces were used in total, with a total cost of 36,000 yuan."

"The global live streaming equipment usage fee for the live streaming room is 5,600 yuan and 89 yuan."

"The cost of exorcising the evil god is 8716 yuan."

"Wait, isn't it your duty to exorcise evil gods?" Cheng Mai interrupted immediately.

The clattering sound of the abacus instantly disappeared, and the woman looked at Cheng Mai and said, "Helping people regain their senses is a troublesome thing, and there are also costs associated with hiring strong male ghosts. We also have to spend money."

“Male ghosts are paid more for their appearances than male models!” Cheng Mai said.

There's a really vulgar thing I want to say, but I don't know if I should.

"The price is clearly marked, and you can check the accounts." The woman put away her abacus and smiled slightly. "The total is 128,705 yuan. Will you pay by WeChat, Alipay, or cash?"

"This ghost company is quite advanced. I've transferred the money to you via WeChat." Cheng Mai transferred the money.

"Let me correct you, we are a divine company, we just hired ghost soldiers." The woman happily took the money and continued her sales pitch, "Liu Bo has run away, do you still want to continue tracking him?"

Liu Bo is the butler, Cheng Mai clicked his tongue and said, "Coward."

The woman nodded in agreement. He abandoned his own woman and children and ran away. What a coward.

"Of course, if you choose to give up the pursuit, we cannot confirm whether he will come back to retaliate."

Cheng Mai looked at the woman with a chilling gaze, "How much?"

The woman secretly gave a "YES" sign. The boss was right after all; a woman who couldn't even keep her own head shut was indeed easy to fool.

"We guarantee to catch the person for you for 88,088 yuan. If you need to find out who's behind him, the fee will be 166,666 yuan." The boss said that for premium clients, the price could be higher.

Cheng Mai leaned back in his chair, rubbing his temples. "Please respect my brain, which I've just regained. What's with all this scheming written on your face?"

The woman instantly dropped her shrewdness.

Cheng Mai pointed out, "Liu Bo is a human being, but the person who taught him these crooked ways behind the scenes may not be a human being. You want to catch the person behind him, right?"

The woman remained silent.

“But if you want to catch him, Liu Bo is the only clue, and I am the one who can lure Liu Bo out now.”

The woman's eyes began to dart away.

Cheng Mai moved closer to the woman. "I guarantee I can help you lure Liu Bo out. The price isn't expensive; it'll only cost 217593 yuan."

The woman stared at Cheng Mai in shock and disbelief.

"The price is clearly marked and not expensive. How about you consider it?" Cheng Mai said with a smile.

The woman was shocked, conflicted, struggled, and finally seemed to give up, deflated, and said, "Our boss wants to see you."

"You still have a boss?"

"We are a legitimate company, a legitimate company, registered with the Industry and Commerce Bureau!" the woman shouted frantically.

After her outburst, she immediately reverted to her shrewd woman persona.

The car was forcibly changed direction and driven all the way to the notorious slums of City A.

The narrow, dirty alleyway reeked of a pungent, decaying odor, and the black walls covered in small advertisements seemed to emanate a foul stench.

Cheng Mai followed the woman step by step into the basement of an apartment building. The steps were no longer recognizable as their original color, and there were traces of blood or paint that had congealed on them.

Cheng Mai: "Are you really a legitimate company?" She was now very doubtful.

The woman's sky-high heels clicked loudly as she stepped on a mineral water bottle on the basement level. She bent down to pick it up and shouted, "I've told you hundreds of times, you can't throw away bottles! Don't you know you can sell these for money?"

After shouting, he immediately changed his expression and smiled at Cheng Mai, saying, "Of course we are a legitimate company. That's our business license: Xuanhe Health Products Co., Ltd."

Cheng Mai: "..." Health products? It seems more like a scam company.

"Our boss is waiting for you in his office. Come with me."

Cheng Mai looked at the yellowed business license; it must have been around for a while.

In one corner, someone was punching and kicking someone, and Cheng Mai could hear screams coming from inside.

"That's a ghost we just caught this morning. It was the one that scared people at the movie theater last night. But don't worry, we're just following the law," the woman explained.

Cheng Mai remained silent; it was better not to offer any explanation.

An elderly man walked by, clutching his broken right leg and walking unsteadily, while repeatedly thanking the man next to him.

"This is the old ghost who died in a car accident. Not long ago, his right leg was eaten by a mandrill. We helped him catch the mandrill and found his leg. Today we are here to present him with a banner."

Cheng Mai was numb.

The woman led her into the innermost room, and after knocking, the person inside replied, "Come in."

"Her voice is quite pleasant," Cheng Mai thought.

The woman pushed the door open. "Boss, Miss Cheng has arrived."

Shang Xingjian looked up from in front of the computer and met Cheng Mai's gaze.

Cheng Mai moved his lips, and a word came to mind: a banished immortal.

But then again, that doesn't make sense. This person seems to be a deity, so using the term "banished immortal" would be disrespectful.

Shang Xingjian stood up and took the initiative to greet her, "Ms. Cheng, what is your impression of our company?"

What impression?
Is it a violent beating of an evil spirit, or a disabled old ghost that walks by clinging to its own legs?

"If Miss Cheng is satisfied, let's sign the contract," Shang Xingjian said, taking the contract from the woman.

"Wait a minute," Cheng Mai called out in time, "What kind of contract are you signing?"

"Starting today, our company is hiring you as our accountant. Here is the contract." Shang Xingjian handed over the contract. "Ms. Cheng is a master at making money and is a perfect fit for our company."

Cheng Mai: "Excuse my bluntness, but your company probably doesn't need a finance department."

"That's precisely why we need finance to make money," Shang Xingjian stated matter-of-factly.

Cheng Maimo, is this the legendary otherworldly being?
And she's someone who's about to take over a large listed company, and now she's coming here to work as a lowly accountant?

"Finance is about managing money, not making money," Cheng Mai kindly reminded her.

The merchant took back the contract and seemed quite agreeable.

“Miss Cheng is naturally intelligent. If she can be targeted once, she can be targeted a second time. If Miss Cheng can lose her mind once, there’s no guarantee she won’t lose it a second time.” Shang Xingjian threatened slowly and deliberately. “But if Miss Cheng is an employee of our company, I can guarantee that Miss Cheng will be immune to all evil while she is employed.”

Cheng Mai snatched the contract with lightning speed and signed it smoothly. "Boss, when can I start work?"

Shang Xingjian was satisfied with her pragmatic attitude. He touched Cheng Mai's forehead with his fingertip, and a golden light quickly disappeared. He said slowly, "Then let's start by earning 100 million."

On his first day at work, Cheng Mai wanted to smash the folder on his boss's head.
(End of this chapter)