Zhang Yuning had already turned off the lights to sleep.
However, upon hearing the jingle of a WeChat notification, she turned to find a reply from Wang Kui as her phone screen lit up!
She nervously unlocked her phone.
[Wang Kui: It's fine.]
Zhang Yuning was left baffled. She had thought that Wang Kui would be a little enthusiastic and reply along the lines of 'It's alright, you don't have to apologize since you didn't know', only to wait half a day for two incredibly short and formal words of response.
So direct!
She wanted to snort at that wisecrack, but when she thought about it, she realized something.
Did he really have to reply so much?
They had not been in touch for almost three years, and this had all happened because she had been a little dissatisfied…
***
Opening his eyes and checking his phone, Wang Kui found that it was already past nine.
The feeling of waking up naturally was delightful!
It was as if the fatigue accumulated over the last few days had all been swept away.
In his WeChat, he saw that Yang Ce and Ding Yiyi had worked quickly to set up the Wolfdog Company with more joining at the moment.
He then opened his bedroom door and found Big Butt laying on the floor and resting. It promptly rose to its feet when it heard the sound of the door opening and started wagging its tail.
In its bowl, the huge thighbone had been chomped into tiny pieces, and this was sufficient proof for its jaw strength and teeth sharpness!
At the same time, its old wounds were already scabbing, although the scab on its left eye and front limb appeared more serious.
"Here's the toilet. You could only do your business here!"
Wang Kui led it to the toilet to have it accustom itself. While the hunting dog's intelligence was not as high as cleverer dogs such as Border Collies, they knew how to follow orders.
After that, Wang Kui took out half a notch of bone from his fridge and gave it to the dog. "You can explore the house. I'm going out to do something and will be back in the afternoon!"
Meanwhile, Zhao Zhongheng had already resigned and contacted a broker, so Wang Kui had to take care of business.
Registering a private company would ten thousand dollars and five hundred for the broker's fee, so Wang Kui paid nine thousand while Old Zhao took care of the rest. The company was named Wolfdog Studios, and it would be set up at Zhao Zhongheng's house. They then signed an agreement ruling that for the livestream media income, and they would split it to a 9:1 ratio.
However, that only included Tigerfish as a platform and not other incomes such as bounty rewards or other sources.
Moreover, Wang Kui would have to pay Zhao Zhongheng a monthly salary of 6,500, which was much higher than the salary he had been drawing from their old company.
After all, you had to keep clear accounts even if it was with your brother and produce some rewards at the outset.
"Should we go eat and then go to the baths to celebrate the founding of Wolfdog Studios?" After busying away for a day, Zhao Zhongheng gave Wang Kui a 'you-get-it' look and a blissful grin.
"I'll pass!"
Wang Kui shook his head. "I still have to walk Big Butt since it has been stuck in the house for a day. Also, I promised my fans that I would livestream in the evening"
"Alright, your bro here will just have to do this alone!"
Zhao Zhongheng faked an understanding look and said, "That being said, don't focus entirely on Tigerfish. Try to make an effort on TikTok as a way to draw fans—the recently popular silly pig had gained fame through TikTok and then succeeded in Tigerfish as well!
"Send me your account later so that I can help edit and upload some clips from your livestream feed. We'll try to use the popularity you gained from fighting the wolfdog!"
"Sure!"
Wang Kui replied.
Having a tool made things so much easier.
When he reached home, he bought up every remaining rib and pig thigh that he could from the butcher shop downstairs. It all weighed dozens of catties in total.
The butcher shop owner was left dumbfounded since not even a grill stall was that extravagant. "Kid, why would you buy so many? Those pig thighs would not last long, and you can't eat it after you freeze it for a month since it would become too rigid!"
"I bought it for my dog. It's quite the eater!"
Wang Kui knew that the owner was thinking for his own good.
Pork was not cheap these days, with ribs and pig thighs weighing up to fifty catties each. Indeed, those bags of meat would cost Wang Kui over two grand.
However, his livestream gifts had amounted to over forty thousand, and the money had just been banked into his account. Hence, two grand was peanuts to him.
The shop owner pouted at that, making a face that said 'I do not understand the world of the rich'.
In truth, Wang Kui was not really buying much.
Being a large wolfdog, a Laizhou Hong could weigh up to seventy kilograms and stand shoulder-to-shoulder with an Alaskan Malamute. Moreover, Big Butt was a youth at the moment and in the midst of puberty, which was why it had to eat up to six catties of meat each day.
Wang Kui had not fed it much yesterday because they had just made a long journey and were tired. Moreover, the dog was in a new environment and would need a day to adapt itself, not to mention that there was way too much soy sauce and other condiments in the bones from the grill shop. The high salt content would put a heavy toll on the animal's heart and blood vessels, so, the intake should be limited—raw meat was more dependable.
Scanning the QR code to make his payment, he realized that his WeChat messages was overflowing since he had not checked them earlier.
In just a day, Wolfdog Company had increased to four hundred people, and that was without him making it official, with only his administrators taking people in!
Also, in the WeChat group, many of his fans were pinging him to start his livestream right away.
Coincidentally, Wang Kui wanted to thank everyone for helping him clarify things with their comments on that video yesterday.
As soon as he returned home, Big Butt, lured by the smell of fresh meat, quietly moved toward the doorway and sat down obediently, waiting for its meal.
At the same time, Wang Kui took out his camera, started the stream, and gave a shoutout to his group.
[He's here!]
[D*mn it, I was waiting for so long!]
[Why did you buy so much stuff, Old Kui?]
[I came here from TikTok… whoa, isn't that dog too muscular?! Did it take steroids?!]
Wang Kui read through the live comments and first thanked everyone for their support yesterday before taking out two large ribs from the bags. It was only then that the viewers saw that it was four large bags of pork!
How extravagant!
And just as expected, the smell of blood triggered the dog's wildness.
Once it smelled the raw meat dripping with blood, its eyes turned fierce, and it promptly bared its teeth. The viewers all shuddered at that and remembered that the dog was a beast of bloodlust that had been trained to capture their prey alive!
"Eat! I'll take you for a walk later!"
Wang Kui patted its head, which calmed Big Butt considerably.
Watching as everything went down its stomach after it crunched down bone and meat, everyone understood then that Old Kui had actually not bought much, and it was no wonder why the dog appeared so tough.
[Maybe Lame Cui didn't run away because of his crime, but because he couldn't afford to raise his dogs, haha!]
[What an appetite! It's an even bigger eater than my pig!]
[Hunting dogs really aren't a pastime for everyone. It would cost so much to feed it meat in every meal!]
[I'm crying here! My meals are less luxurious than a dog's!]
***
With that, the live comments began spamming 'we are worse off than a dog'.
Meanwhile, only scraps were left of the two large ribs after a dozen minutes.
After Big Butt had had its fill, Wang Kui looped a black rivet collar on its neck and the canine tactical vest that he had received from the System lottery.
It was made from an army-green fabric with multiple pockets. When looped over the muscular form of Big Butt with a saddle black-and-red coat, it had the special-forces look. Along with its one-eyed bandage which made it look like a pirate, it appeared just like a king amongst dogs!
"Come! We're going for a walk!"