"Wait a minute!" Shuai Yu interrupted Cai Jiuxia's words, "I just want to ask, how much do I get if I win?"
As soon as this question was asked, Su Hang became interested.
Cai Jiuxia's smile widened, "Our Jiuding Group is a Top 500 enterprises, spanning multiple industries such as catering, real estate, and more. In catering alone, we are the leader in the country. We've invited some international competitive eaters to participate, and naturally, we are quite generous with the rewards."
"Stop talking about all that useless stuff. Just tell me how much money there is!" Shuai Yu interrupted impatiently.
Cai Jiuxia raised one finger, "This much!"
"100,000?" Su Hang's eyes lit up. Even 10,000 yuan would be a considerable sum for him.
However, Cai Jiuxia shook his head, "Wrong, it's 1 million!"
"1 million yuan?!!!"
Su Hang gasped in surprise. He came to the city from the countryside for school, and the most money he'd ever gotten was when he paid tuition at the start of the semester, and even that was only a few thousand yuan. Ten thousand would already be tempting enough, let alone ten times that.
"If you win first place, you'll not only get a 1 million yuan prize, but also a 150,000 yuan luxury apartment at Qingniu Garden," Cai Jiuxia added, speaking with the utmost charm.
Now, that was truly tempting.
"Bro, 1 million and a house! This could seriously launch you to the peak of life!" Shuai Yu patted Su Hang on the back, completely surprised that eating could make money.
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" Su Hang, still a bit skeptical, didn't believe him right away.
Cai Jiuxia chuckled, "If I were lying, what would I gain from it? Just look our promotional advertisements, and you'll know if I'm telling the truth."
"I think I've seen that before. It seems legit," Qin Shiyu spoke up.
Cai Jiuxia shrugged, signaling that someone else was backing him up. "See? I'm not lying."
Su Hang looked back at Qin Shiyu, who nodded seriously, "I went shopping with my mom yesterday and got a flyer for the contest. It's real."
Qin Shiyu was sincere, and clearly, she had no reason to lie.
At this point, Shuai Yu cleared his throat, "So, you're Mr. Cai, right? I'm Su Hang's agent, and we've agreed. where? when? please give us the details."
"Ha!" Su Hang nearly spit out his drink when he heard this. When did this guy become my agent? He was helping me agree to things without even consulting me. Su Hang seriously considered giving him a 'thousand-year-kill' move.
Cai Jiuxia wasn't concerned with anything about agents. As long as the deal was made, he responded smoothly, "Next Saturday at 9 AM, at the entrance of Qingniu Hotel. Younger, don't forget to come. Here's my business card, and we'll be in touch anytime."
He made a gesture like calling on the phone, grinned, and then turned around, dragging his bulky body as he walked out of the alley.
"Why did you agree for me?" After Cai Jiuxia left, Su Hang slapped Shuai Yu on the shoulder.
Shuai Yu, still full of excitement, said, "1 million, bro, didn't you hear what he said? And a house! If I didn't agree, the duck would fly right out of our hands!"
"He's called Cai Jiuxia!" Su Hang was speechless.
"Who cares if it's called 'Cai Jiuxia' or 'Snack Side Dish'(a consonant stem,food that the Chinese eat with wine), as long as he can give us money, he's the boss." Shuai Yu was acting carefree.
"Stop arguing, both of you. Let's go back to the dumpling shop," Qin Shiyu interrupted their bickering.
Su Hang turned around, "Why go back to the Baozi shop?"
Qin Shiyu said, "You weren't full, right? Let's go and see how much you can eat."
"Right, right!" Shuai Yu suddenly realized, pulling Su Hang along, "We have to try, hurry up, I'll treat!"
"Ugh!" Su Hang slapped his forehead. "I said, can't you treat me to something better? Why just Baozi?"
"Baozi have filling in them! At least I didn't make you gnaw on plain steamed buns. With the way you eat, aren't you wasting food? Who can afford to feed you?Too picky!"
That night, went back to the dormitory, Su Hang lay on his bed, rubbing his stomach, humming a tune, feeling quite content. The whole day had been spent testing how much he could eat. He wasn't about to pass up the chance to eat and drink for free.
In the dorm, besides Su Hang and Shuai Yu, there were two other roommates. One is Zhang Cheng, a skinny, dark-skinned guy who look like a monkey. The other is Wang Liang, who has a face full of pimples that made him look a bit terrifying.
Though they had only known each other for a short time, the four of them got along quite well. Apart from Shuai Yu, Su Hang, Zhang Cheng, and Wang Liang were all from rural areas, so they easily find common ground.
"Hang, where'd you guys go today? I noticed Shuai Yu seemed pretty excited," Zhang Cheng said, gliding across the floor in his chair, his feet sliding as he moved next to Su Hang's bed.
Wang Liang, who was playing games, took off his headphones and glanced over at Su Hang, curious, "Yeah, I heard him talking about money and stuff on the phone just now. What's going on? Did he lose money in stocks again?"
"Really?" Zhang Cheng spat, "If he lost, there's no way he'd be that excited. I bet he made some money."
"Forget it." Wang Liang scoffed, "I'd love for him to earn some money. Then he could pay back the 200 yuan he owes me. When things were looking good for him, he didn't make much. Now, when things are bad and everything's falling, if he's made money, the sun must be rising in the West!"
"You two just ignore him. This guy's always daydreaming. He's probably scheming another way to get rich," Su Hang laughed it off. As for the competitive eating contest, he didn't plan on letting anyone else in the dorm know about it, except for Shuai Yu and Qin Shiyu.
Zhang Cheng warned, "Hang, if he asks you for money, be careful..."
Su Hang nodded, just about to say something when the dorm door opened. Shuai Yu walked in, talking on the phone, and both Zhang Cheng and Wang Liang immediately fell silent, since they had just been talking about him behind his back.
Shuai Yu didn't care about that. He entered the room and immediately called Su Hang out excitedly.
"What's up?" Su Hang asked, looking at Shuai Yu, wondering what he was up to now.
Shuai Yu lowered his voice, eager and excited, "I just called Cai Jiuxia and had him sign you up. Next Saturday, we'll just go there directly. With your appetite, if you perform normally, winning first place will be as easy as winking!"