Chapter 42

Financial Power

Xiao Juan touched the waitress uniform she was wearing. The joy of reuniting with Chao Musheng was instantly overwhelmed by embarrassment. How should she explain to Brother Chao that she gave up her job at Kunlun just to become a waitress?

If she had known there would be a day of reunion, she wouldn't have said anything about doing something important before parting, even if it killed her.

Her toes were itching so much, she felt like she could dig out an imperial palace.

Sensing Xiao Juan's guilty avoidance, Chao Musheng was very understanding and calmly looked away.

Xiao Juan must have her reasons for doing this?

Seeing Chao Musheng look away directly, as if he didn't know her, Xiao Juan's heart skipped a beat, and she felt vaguely uneasy.

Could it be... Brother Chao has lost his memories related to the players?

"Sister!" The waitress squatting next to her, scrubbing the floor vigorously, secretly tugged at her: "Stop looking, finish scrubbing the floor and leave quickly."

No matter how good-looking the men in the instance are, they are deadly.

The better-looking the man, the more poisonous he is.

"Hello, Mr. Chao. I am the boss of Li Li Entertainment Company. My surname is Li. Nice to meet you." Boss Li took out his business card and presented it to Chao Musheng with both hands.

"Your company has cultivated many artists loved by the audience. The artists not only maintain a good image externally to guide the public positively but also lead fans to care about charity." Chao Musheng took the business card and shook hands with Boss Li out of courtesy: "As the company boss, Mr. Li must also be a conscientious entrepreneur who leads by example?"

Boss Li smiled apologetically: "Mr. Chao, you flatter me. There are still many areas where my company falls short. Please give us more guidance."

He looked down at the waitresses scrubbing the floor, his smile becoming as warm as a spring breeze. He took out a stack of tips from his pocket: "Thank you for your hard work, everyone. Go back and rest."

"Thank you, sir." The leading waitress took the tip, bowed respectfully, and led Xiao Juan and the others away.

Xiao Juan walked at the very back. Looking at the foreman ahead, who was graceful and showed no negative emotions on her face, she quickly lowered her head.

Even she, an outsider, felt angry and aggrieved for the foreman. How could the foreman not have any emotions at all?

The foreman led the waitresses to the workroom on the 15th floor and turned to them: "I know you might feel aggrieved when guests make things difficult for you, but you must learn to endure and get used to it."

If it weren't for making a living, who would want to suffer such grievances?

She distributed the tips to everyone. To warn these new waitresses, she spoke very bluntly: "Although the Moon Gazing is not the largest cruise ship in the world, it is the cruise ship that has carried the most celebrities. Many guests here are big shots that neither you nor I can afford to offend. You won't always meet kind people to help you out like today when guests make things difficult."

"The supreme luxury VIP area on the 15th floor is staffed with a 1:1 service ratio. Besides you, there are many other staff members on this floor. As long as a VIP complains, you cannot stay working in the VIP area." The foreman stared sharply at every staff member: "Treating guests as heaven is the service tenet of this floor. No one is allowed to make mistakes. Do you remember?"

"Remembered."

"Brother Wu, did you hear that rumor?"

"What rumor?"

"That good-looking NPCs in the instance are very likely high-level BOSSes. As long as you please the high-level BOSS, you can be safe in the instance."

The two pushed open the door and saw the deck full of handsome men and beautiful women. Above all these people's heads hung exclamation marks.

Brother Wu gasped, silently closed the door, and looked back at his clueless younger brother.

"Brother Wu, why do you look so bad?" The younger brother didn't believe in evil, pulled open the door to look, and was stunned. With so many handsome men and beautiful women, it couldn't be that everyone was a BOSS. Where did the system send them?

"There are exclamation marks above all these NPCs' heads."

"All of them?"

The younger brother thought his ears had problems. Brother Wu's skill was very special. After entering the instance, as long as the attack power of the NPC he saw exceeded that of the player, an exclamation mark would automatically appear above the NPC's head.

A period represents killing intent, and a question mark represents doubt or neutrality.

"All of them." Brother Wu's face turned pale. How terrifying is the combat power of the NPCs on this ship?

"What are you two dazing here for?" An old employee came over: "Those outside are famous stars in the entertainment industry, with more fans than the other. You must be more careful when serving."

Stars?

Brother Wu, wearing a waiter's shirt and vest, walked among these stars who all had exclamation marks on their heads with drinks. Most of them had gentle smiles on their faces. Even when treating him, a waiter, they were polite and didn't put on any airs.

"Brother, I think these big stars are quite easy to get along with." Brother Wu followed behind an old employee, taking the opportunity to get information from him: "I've only seen many big stars on TV. I didn't expect to have the chance to see real people today."

The old employee glanced at him and laughed meaningfully: "Work hard, remember the requirements in the employee handbook, strive to perform well, and get transferred to above the 10th floor."

Brother Wu took out a red envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into the old employee's hand: "Brother, this is my first time working on the Moon Gazing. How can I be transferred to the 10th floor?"

"It's simple if you say it's simple. If a VIP appreciates you, just one sentence, and the foreman can promote you. It's hard if you say it's hard. Only when the waiters above are complained about by VIPs do we waiters below have the opportunity to be picked up."

The old employee pocketed the red envelope: "The VIPs above the 10th floor are generous. Just a little tip is enough for our wages for several days. Which of us waiters on the lower floors doesn't want to go to the VIP area?"

Brother Wu understood. So these NPCs on the 5th floor are just ordinary guests on the Moon Gazing. The real big shots live above the 10th floor.

These NPCs living on the fifth floor already have exclamation marks on their heads. Wouldn't the combat power of those natives above the 10th floor be heaven-defying?

But if he wanted to get close to the core of power on this cruise ship, he had to find a way to get into the VIP area above the 10th floor.

"Mr. Xu." Chao Musheng followed Secretary Liu into the room where Xu Chenzhu lived. It was a very large suite, and Xu Chenzhu was sitting by the viewing balcony drinking tea.

He walked to the viewing balcony to feel it. The sunshine was unique, and the sea view was panoramic. He even saw two dolphins chasing and playing in the distance.

"Like the scenery here?" Xu Chenzhu poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Chao Musheng.

"Very beautiful." Chao Musheng held up the teacup. The sea breeze blew his hair, and he looked full of youthful spirit in the sun.

"There is a guest bedroom in the suite, with an independent bathroom and balcony. You can move in." Xu Chenzhu lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "The suite on the 10th floor is not spacious enough. It's inconvenient for you to live with Secretary Liu."

Secretary Liu, who was pouring tea for himself with his head down, was confused. Is the suite on the 10th floor not good enough?

"How can I accept that?" Chao Musheng heard the cry of seagulls. He turned to look at the sea: "Why not let Brother Liu move up to live?"

He is a newcomer, how can he snatch ahead of Brother Liu?

"Last time he came to the Moon Gazing, he also lived on the tenth floor." Xu Chenzhu put down the teacup, and the cup made a soft clinking sound in the saucer: "Secretary Liu prefers to live in a familiar environment."

Secretary Liu nodded: "Yes, yes, yes, I prefer a familiar environment. An overly unfamiliar environment will make me sleep poorly."

Reminded by the boss, he remembered that he seemed to have this habit a bit. The boss is really considerate of him.

"It's settled then. I'll have a private bodyguard accompany you to move your things later." Xu Chenzhu turned his head to look at the sea. A seagull landed on the balcony railing.

Chao Musheng took the bread on the table to feed it. It wasn't afraid of people and stretched its neck to peck the bread in his palm.

Soon another seagull landed beside it. The two seagulls rubbed against each other and squeezed each other, looking very intimate.

Seeing the first seagull give the bread to the later one, Chao Musheng took another piece of bread in his hand: "There is enough for both, there is enough for both."

Secretary Liu wanted to speak, but Xu Chenzhu put a finger to his lips, signaling him to be quiet.

Secretary Liu nodded, took his phone, and left the room quietly. Before closing the door, he couldn't help but take another look at Chao Musheng in the sun.

It is indeed the prime of youth.

After eating the bread, the seagull squawked "ou wu" a few times at Chao Musheng before flapping its wings and leaving.

"Wipe your hands." Xu Chenzhu handed him a disinfectant towel: "These seagulls are used to being fed by passengers on the cruise ship, so they are not very afraid of people."

"Quite interesting." Chao Musheng wiped his hands: "This is my first time taking the Moon Gazing."

"How does it feel?"

"The summer after graduating from the college entrance examination, I took the Tianji for a trip. That cruise ship didn't..." Chao Musheng thought for a while: "Didn't have such distinct class divisions as the Moon Gazing."

In fact, in terms of the atmosphere of play, he preferred the Tianji, which belonged to the same cruise company. However, boarding the Moon Gazing this time was semi-social and semi-work in nature, so they couldn't be compared together.

Xu Chenzhu gave Chao Musheng a purple-gold badge: "This is for you."

Chao Musheng picked up the badge and asked curiously: "Mr. Xu, what is this?"

"A little gadget given to me by the cruise company when the Moon Gazing started sailing." Seeing Chao Musheng curious about the badge, the corners of Xu Chenzhu's mouth raised slightly: "This badge can open the entire Moon Gazing for you. Take it and play."

"So powerful?" Chao Musheng's horizons were broadened. He turned the badge over and over several times: "Even the cockpit can be visited?"

"As long as you want." Xu Chenzhu lowered his eyelids: "When this cruise company was established, I... my ancestor had some friendship with the founder, so the investment accounted for 15% of the shares."

"Fifteen percent?!"

This cruise company has routes covering nearly a hundred countries and regions. How much money is a 15% share?

Chao Musheng couldn't help teasing: "Mr. Xu, with so much wealth, will you be unable to sleep at night because you have too much money to spend?"

Xu Chenzhu said seriously: "No."

"This thing is too precious." Seeing Xu Chenzhu answer so seriously, Chao Musheng smiled and returned the badge to Xu Chenzhu: "Mr. Xu, I can't accept it."

"What's precious about a badge?" Xu Chenzhu looked at the badge put back in front of him, got up, took a box, and placed it in front of Chao Musheng. Inside were badges of various colors: "Secretary Liu also has this kind of badge. If you don't like that one just now, pick one from here."

There were more badges in the box than the toy cards Chao Musheng collected when he was a child.

"No, no." Chao Musheng took back the purple-gold badge and laughed dryly: "This one is quite good."

Xu Chenzhu picked and chose in the box, selected several badges related to the Moon Gazing, and piled them all in front of Chao Musheng: "All for you, take them to play."

Chao Musheng was moved. Even his kindergarten friends weren't this generous when sharing glass marbles!

"This purple-gold badge is enough." He was really afraid that Mr. Xu would dump the whole box of badges on him, so he quickly pocketed the purple-gold badge and stood up: "Mr. Xu, I'll go downstairs to pack my luggage."

"Okay, when you come back, we'll go to the restaurant."

Watching Chao Musheng's departing figure, Xu Chenzhu looked at the badge on the table reflecting brilliant light in the sun, his expression gradually becoming confused.

The book said that a mature man should appropriately show his financial power in front of his sweetheart.

Did he do something wrong just now?

Why did Musheng look not moved at all?

"There are many people with noble status on the Moon Gazing, especially one kind of person you must not offend." The foreman held a photo in her hand. In the photo was a purple-gold badge: "When the Moon Gazing started sailing, a total of ten purple-gold badges were given out. Those who possess this badge will always be the most distinguished guests of the Moon Gazing."

Xiao Juan stared at the photo in the foreman's hand and memorized the appearance of the badge.

Years of experience in instances told her that anything specifically mentioned would be encountered sooner or later.

She understood the principle, but why so early?

Xiao Juan looked at the purple badge that fell at her feet and looked up at the young man on the steps. The other party was also looking at her.

Xiao Liu, who was with her, was stunned for a moment, then picked up the purple-gold badge with trembling hands: "Sir, your, your thing."

"Thank you." Chao Musheng put away the badge that accidentally fell out of his pocket and said to Xiao Juan: "I need to go to the 10th floor to move luggage. Can I ask for your help?"

"It is my honor to serve you." Xiao Juan lowered her head, her hands behind her back picking at the hem of her skirt.

She followed silently behind Chao Musheng into the elevator. Chao Musheng lit up the elevator button and looked back at her.

The elevator reached the 10th floor. Two bodyguards were guarding Chao Musheng's door.

"Mr. Chao." The bodyguard looked at Xiao Juan with scrutiny.

"This is my friend." Chao Musheng looked back at Xiao Juan, who kept her head down: "You don't need to worry."

"Okay, Mr. Chao." The bodyguard opened the door for him and withdrew his gaze from Xiao Juan.

Friend?

Xiao Juan looked up at Chao Musheng. So Brother Chao still remembers her?!

When the two walked into the room, Chao Musheng closed the door and looked at Xiao Juan with an indescribable expression: "Haven't seen you for half a month, why did you come to the Moon Gazing to be a waitress?"

"I..."

Xiao Juan's brain was a bit stuck. Dead brain, think of a reason quickly!

"The world is so big, I want to see it." Xiao Juan's toes continued to dig at the ground: "Being a waitress is more cost-effective."

No way, she really couldn't think of an excuse.

"Then Sister Juan, you are very amazing." Chao Musheng lifted the unopened suitcase in the corner: "It only took half a month to work on the Moon Gazing. I heard from Brother Liu that the selection criteria for staff on the Moon Gazing are very strict."

Hearing Chao Musheng actually praise her, Xiao Juan coughed dryly: "Actually, not that amazing."

"Let's go." Chao Musheng walked out the door, and the bodyguard waiting by the door immediately took the suitcase from his hand.

"Brother Chao, are you moving to the 15th floor?" Although Xiao Juan had only been on the Moon Gazing for a few hours, she already knew the status of guests on each floor of the Moon Gazing like the back of her hand. The most distinguished person on the entire Moon Gazing lived on the 15th floor.

"Mhm, the boss also lives on the 15th floor." Chao Musheng said with a smile: "When I'm free, I'll take you to play around the entire cruise ship."

Hearing the word "boss," Xiao Juan's eyes began to ache faintly. She remembered the purple-gold badge she saw just now: "Brother Chao, is that purple-gold badge of yours also the boss's?"

"It was his half an hour ago." Seeing Xiao Juan curious, Chao Musheng took out the badge and handed it to Xiao Juan to admire: "But now Mr. Xu gave the badge to me."

[Ding! High-energy substance detected. Trading with the system can obtain 5000 points.]

Xiao Juan's hand shook, and she almost couldn't hold this expensive badge steadily.

She enters an S-level instance once, and only by clearing it perfectly can she get 1500 points from the system. This thing is actually worth 5000 points?

"Brother Chao, put this thing away carefully, don't lose it." Xiao Juan quickly returned the badge to Chao Musheng. Something even the system covets must not be an ordinary object.

The boss of this world is really generous, willing to give even such a thing to an employee.

It shouldn't be. How can there be a boss in the world who doesn't exploit employees?

Is this reasonable?

"Mr. Chao, the elevator is here." The bodyguard opened the elevator door and protected Chao Musheng into the elevator.

Xiao Juan looked at the golden mark on the bodyguard's head and whispered to Chao Musheng: "Brother Chao, are these bodyguards you hired?"

"They are Mr. Xu's private bodyguards." Chao Musheng said cheerfully: "They came to help me carry luggage."

"Wait!"

Rapid footsteps sounded outside the door. A young man and a middle-aged man ran quickly into the elevator.

The two bodyguards turned slightly sideways, protecting Chao Musheng tightly.

Something is wrong.

Xiao Juan looked at these two bodyguards who obviously regarded Chao Musheng as a protection object, and a strange feeling rose in her heart. Why are the boss's private bodyguards so respectful to Brother Chao?

"Excuse me." The middle-aged man who entered the elevator later noticed that the lit floor button was 15. A fawning smile appeared on his face, and he took the initiative to speak to Chao Musheng behind the bodyguards: "Hello, sir. We are staff from the Kunlun Film and Television Department. This is our company's most outstanding artist at the moment, Song Xu."

"Song Xu." The middle-aged man winked at the young man: "Say hello to this gentleman."

"Artists from the Film and Television Department are arranged to live on the fifth floor." Before Song Xu could speak, the bodyguard standing on the left said coldly: "What are you doing on the tenth floor?"

"I heard Secretary Liu is on the tenth floor and wanted to bring the artist to say hello to him." The middle-aged man looked carefully behind the bodyguard: "Sir, are you a distinguished guest on the 15th floor?"

"Sorry, please do not disturb our employer." The bodyguard reached out, blocking the middle-aged man from approaching.

Seeing the bodyguard guarding against him and the agent like thieves, Song Xu's face looked a bit ugly, barely maintaining a smile: "I am the grandnephew of the chairman of Song's Enterprise. I have a VIP card for the Moon Gazing, so I also live on the 10th floor."

The bodyguard looked at him expressionlessly. So what does this have to do with them who also live on the 10th floor?

The atmosphere in the elevator suddenly stagnated.

Through the bodyguards, Xiao Juan saw that there was only a blue-green mark above the head of this young man called Song Xu, and she was somewhat moved.

She was probably getting carried away. Accustomed to Kunlun's employees with gold and purple levels everywhere, suddenly seeing a native with a blue-green mark, she actually felt that this was a rare species.

Song Xu was angered by the bodyguard's indifferent attitude, but thinking that this was the bodyguard of a distinguished guest on the 15th floor, he forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart.

When the elevator reached the fifteenth floor, he took the initiative to step aside, waiting for the people in the elevator to leave first.

He was also very curious about what the person tightly protected by the bodyguards looked like.

When he saw the other person's appearance clearly, he couldn't help but feel jealous. It's one thing to live on the 15th floor, but to be so good-looking too?

After the middle-aged man saw Chao Musheng's face clearly, his eyes lit up. If such a look entered the entertainment industry, how many fans willing to spend money would it attract?

"Stop dazing, let's go." The middle-aged man turned his head and saw Song Xu staring at the person in a daze, reminding him in a low voice: "Let's sneak into the restaurant first. If the boss comes to the restaurant to dine, we'll take the opportunity to go over and say hello, get familiar."

"Most distinguished guests on the 15th floor like to have waiters deliver meals to their rooms." Song Xu said expressionlessly: "Even if we sneak into the restaurant, we may not necessarily meet the boss."

"Trying is better than staying on the 10th floor doing nothing." The agent knew from Song Xu's expression that the young master was throwing a tantrum again: "Even if we don't see the boss, it's good to make friends with other distinguished guests."

Song Xu smiled reluctantly. Knowing his own affairs, he relied on the name of the Song family to create a persona of a wealthy noble son in the entertainment industry, but in this place on the 15th floor, how many people knew him?

"Musheng, you're back?" Hearing the movement outside the door, Xu Chenzhu got up and opened the door, seeing Chao Musheng chatting with a sweet-looking curly-haired waitress. The two looked very familiar.

Seeing this scene, he was slightly stunned.

"Mr. Xu." Chao Musheng smiled and introduced to Xu Chenzhu: "This is my friend Xiao Juan."

"Hello." Xu Chenzhu gripped the door handle tightly, then quickly let go, the corners of his mouth barely rising.

"Hello." Xiao Juan lowered her head, not daring to look at all.

Ahhhhh, Brother Chao didn't say that he moved to the 15th floor to live with the indescribable big boss!

Seeing Xiao Juan's discomfort, Chao Musheng said: "Xiao Juan, you go busy first. I'll contact you after dinner tonight."

Xiao Juan felt her scalp tingling. Clearly, she didn't make eye contact with the big boss, why did the terror still follow like a shadow?

"I, I'll go first, goodbye Brother Chao!"

Run!

Run quickly!

Xiao Juan seemed to hear her brain screaming. Only when she ran past the corner did she dare to stop and wipe the cold sweat oozing from her forehead.

What kind of existence is this Mr. Xu?

Xu Chenzhu glanced at Xiao Juan's fleeing back and reached out to take the suitcase from the bodyguard: "Is she a very good friend of yours?"

"Not bad, straightforward and capable at work." Seeing the boss carrying the suitcase for him, Chao Musheng was a little embarrassed.

"Mn." Xu Chenzhu pushed open the door and helped Chao Musheng put the suitcase away: "Since she is your friend, you can recommend her to work at Kunlun."

Chao Musheng hesitated to speak.

How should he tell the boss that Xiao Juan refused the job offer from Kunlun and came to the Moon Gazing to be a waitress?

"Let's go, let's go to the restaurant." Seeing that Chao Musheng seemed unwilling to talk more about that girl with him, Xu Chenzhu's eyes dimmed slightly.

Chaochao cares about his friends, which shows that Chaochao is a good person.

Blame him for not doing enough.

So how should he show his financial power?