An Expert Is actually By My Side - Chapter 26

Chapter 26: Just Missing Three Pawns

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
After a lot of internal torment, Cloud Hao finally resisted the temptation of the one million. He did not come clean to the rich woman in front of him that he was “Somewhere Deep in the Clouds”.
Besides, it was useless to tell her everything.
Unless he logged into his Yinke account in front of her, she would most likely think that he was kidding.
Cloud Hao was well aware that with his current piano proficiency, he couldn’t explain how he had managed to compose “The Fleeting Fireworks”. It was almost impossible to bluff his way through in front of professionals.
Cloud Hao felt that he had always been a cautious person, especially when it came to crucial issues.
Unless he had sufficient ability to prove himself, it was better not to let others know that the online identity “Somewhere Deep in the Clouds” was his.
Or at least, he must wait till he unlocked two more songs. If he couldn’t explain himself then, he could still slip past by “showing off his skills”.
After lunch, Lin Mengmeng yawned and headed back to her dorm to take a nap.
Just like how Cloud Hao couldn’t figure out why this rich woman was so eager to squeeze with others in the canteen, he also couldn’t figure out why she didn’t gain weight even though she kept eating after waking up and sleeping after eating.
Putting his plate on the tray return cart, Cloud Hao confirmed that he didn’t have any classes in the afternoon. Then, he scanned the code to unlock the shared E-bike and rode out of the campus. He took the subway to go to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau in the south of the city.
The agency had just sent him a text message to inform him that the relevant procedures had been completed. He only needed to bring his ID card to the Industrial and Commercial Bureau to complete the final step, which was the registration of the company’s legal representative.
In his current life, there were many places that were quite different from his previous life, especially in the area of company registration.
If he remembered correctly, in the world before he transmigrated, office space was needed in order to register a company. However, the Country Xia in this world was different. An office space was not something of importance.
For example, university students who were starting a business could simply fill in the school address as their registered address. If they could get the endorsement of the school’s research project, they could also enjoy a large amount of tax relief and financial subsidies. If they managed to get a patent or other significant achievements in the end, the abundance of rewards would be extraordinary.
If possible, Cloud Hao hoped that he could settle everything in this one trip.
It was not only for the sake of the system missions, but it was also for the 2048 game, which he had uploaded onto the E-fun platform.
It was actually quite interesting now that he thought about it. Originally, Cloud Hao had only planned to use 2048 to rake in some money to resolve his food and clothing problems. What he did not expect was that not only did the popularity of this game not decrease over time, it seemed to be increasing further.
It snowballed, especially after Brother Xiang’s live broadcast incident. In less than two weeks, the E-fun platform’s sales had increased by five times from the initial 200,000 copies, achieving an astonishing sales volume of nearly 1 million.
According to the sale price of 1 yuan and the 50% share, the money accumulated in his E-fun account in the past two weeks had exceeded the 450,000-yuan mark.
However, another problem also followed.
Based on Country Xia’s personal income tax standard, after the monthly 10,000 yuan threshold was exceeded, the tax rate could progressively go up to 41%. The maximum he could withdraw now was 370 or 380 thousand yuan. That was so unjust.
However, things would be different if he registered a company.
Aside from the fact that there were a lot of tax-free policies that could be freeloaded off, given that video games in this world were a part of the cultural industry, it was better to pay taxes on your own rather than to let others do it on your behalf.
The young lady, who was helping him in the transaction, had a professional smile on her face as she handed all the necessary documents and business license to Cloud Hao.
“If you need office space, I recommend the Internet Entrepreneur Park in the southern part of the city. Its location is not far from River Town University. You only need to take two subway stops. Furthermore, it’s rent-free for the first year.”
“Rent-free for the first year?” Cloud Hao was tempted.
“Yes, and it’s very easy to apply.” The young sales lady smiled and nodded. “This kind of entrepreneur park under Shangjing is basically of a welfare nature. Generally, as long as you can offer three jobs, fifty square meters of rent will be waived for that year, halved in the following year, and the regular payment will only begin in the third year. Not only is the rent cheaper than outside, but there’s also a chance of it being reduced or waived again.”
Three jobs?
That’s perfect!
Obsessed with money, Cloud Hao was immediately enticed and quickly asked, “How do I apply for this?”
As if she had guessed his thoughts, the young sales lady smiled slightly and said, “You can leave this to us.”
As the sales lady had introduced, the application for an office in this park really was hassle-free. Basically, all one had to do was fill out a form, and you would be able to get the keys and documents.
Cloud Hao took the subway to the entrepreneur park in the south of the city. There, he didn’t have to spend much effort to find the office building hidden in the corner.
In general, the environment here was pretty good. The only drawback was that it was a little bit deserted, such that the entire 20th floor was occupied by only his company. The other offices were all empty.
The Cloud Dream Corporation’s office was located in a room right at the end of the corridor, with about seven or eight workstations. The area was a little small, about 40 square meters, though.
However, all these didn’t matter, as he didn’t need that big a space, to begin with.
Moreover, the desks, chairs, and other office equipment were all readily available here. The door access control system for clocking in and out had already been installed. All these came as a pleasant surprise to Cloud Hao.
“It’s actually done up really well.”
Fascinated, Cloud Hao walked two rounds around his office, which was only approximately forty square meters. He sat on the chair furthest inside and put his feet on the desk to get a kick out of it.
“Forty-eight years. I am finally the boss for once.”
Stroking the armrest, he delightedly muttered to himself, “From today onwards, you shall be the chairman’s mount!”
He had to admit that this feeling was indeed intoxicating.
However, Cloud Hao did not stay here for long. After a short rest, he went outside.
There was no water and electricity, and the air-conditioning hadn’t been turned on. Given the climate of River Town, which was summer all year round except for winter, staying in the office for long was like being in a sauna. Besides, he still had to go over to the property management to register and prepay for water and electricity installments.
Of course, besides these miscellaneous matters, there was something of utmost importance that he had to do.
Right now, the entire Cloud Dream Corporation was just an empty shell. Although he was the boss in name and had his own business card, he was actually no different from being a general without an army.
Regardless of the business aspect of things, he still had to recruit three pawns first to get the rent exemption for the entrepreneur park, and also to clear the system mission.
After handling all the procedures, Cloud Hao sat down in an Internet cafe and skillfully opened a recruitment website.
Before he even began a thorough search, an advertisement on the homepage caught his eye.
“River Town South Talent Market is holding a campus recruitment convention? We sincerely invite major companies to participate… Join now to receive booth-fee exemption, five bento box meal coupons, and a box of mineral water. Damn, must they really go all out like that?”
In order to solve the problem of employment and to make the employment data in the second half of the year look better, River Town’s talent center was pulling out all the stops.
Although Cloud Hao didn’t believe that the really outstanding companies would be enticed by these small favors, when he thought about how there were well-known universities in the vicinity of the talent market in the south of the city, he couldn’t help but burn with enthusiasm.
Where’s the easiest place to find SSR pawns?
Definitely the double first-class top schools!
Or at least that’s the case in terms of probability, right?
Without any hesitation, Cloud Hao immediately filled in his company’s information on the form and submitted his application.
Although he had no experience in recruitment, he was not at all worried that he would not be able to get his hands on suitable talents.
You’ve gotta be kidding me. Who in this world would recognize talent better than me?
Whether or not the person had prospects, he could tell with one stare!
“Cloud Dream, the place where dreams begin… Done!”
“This shall be the slogan for the recruitment poster for now!”
After making an ingenious poster using PPT, Cloud Hao clapped his hands, and his lips curled up into a smug smile.
Campus recruitment?
Very good!