Xiahou Aotian stared at the man behind the wide desk as if facing a formidable enemy. He retracted his haughty chin, concentrated his indomitable gaze, and straightened his lazy back.

He had to admit that today, he, Xiahou Aotian, had met a man who could rival him.

The study was as luxurious as a palace, with furniture exuding the scent of money everywhere, a carpet so soft it was unimaginable, and on the desk were desserts and expensive wines that looked delicious at a glance.

In terms of money, Xiahou Aotian lost, and lost convincingly.

In terms of appearance, he considered himself outstanding, with handsome features, sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and even without makeup, he was several levels better than those young idols who were constantly called "brother."

But looking at this man up close, Xiahou Aotian lost confidence in his appearance for the first time, feeling that the other's handsome, flawless face was a masterpiece sculpted by God himself.

In terms of temperament, the other man sat at an expensive desk, like the one used by the president in the White House, wearing a crisp and meticulous white suit, with a portrait of himself occupying half the wall behind him.

It truly lived up to the old saying: "Bragging is like the wind, always with you."

"What a Master Qian!" Xiahou Aotian sighed:

"You gave me a hard time as soon as we met. I, Xiahou Aotian, have lost. I admit that, at this stage, I have a slight, insignificant gap with you, but don't be smug. As the saying goes, 'Don't bully a young man for being poor.' The last demigod who bullied me is already in the ancestral home, repenting in seclusion.

"Let's talk business now. I regret to tell you that I won't be intimidated."

Looking at the young man in front of him, Fu Qingyang's eyes flashed with confusion and bewilderment. The inexplicable chuunibyou, the unreasonable arrogance, the self-hypnotic pride... these psychological states and emotions were all exposed under the Eye of Insight.

But it was precisely because it was real that Fu Qingyang found it unreal.

Just now, in that instant, he saw anger, fighting spirit, excitement, humiliation, and unwillingness in Xiahou Aotian's expression and eyes...

He had only greeted the other man, but the other man had already performed a love-hate drama of at least 40 episodes in his mind.

Does such a weirdo really exist in this world?

Fu Qingyang's eyes flickered slightly, suppressing the confusion and bewilderment in his heart, maintaining a high and cold demeanor, and said:

"Yuanshi Tianzun told me that you obtained a mechanical art manual in the Mo Sect's Mechanical City. It is a manual containing blueprints for many mechanical creations."

Xiahou Aotian looked at Zhang Yuanqing beside the desk, and said angrily, "How can you betray me? We're in the same gang."

"How can this be called betrayal? This is cooperation. You have core technology now, but you lack money. You need financing." Zhang Yuanqing gestured to Fu Qingyang: "Our Master Qian is willing to be your angel investor."

Xiahou Aotian looked at the two of them with suspicion, thought for a moment, and said suspiciously, "Did you arrange three hundred axemen outside the study? As long as I refuse, you'll smash a cup as a signal, and they'll rush in and chop me into pieces?"

"No, no, there are no axemen outside the study, only bunny girls with slender waists, long legs, and pretty faces," Zhang Yuanqing said.

"Tch, decadent extravagance!" Xiahou Aotian was so jealous that he was falling apart.

"When your cooperation with Master Qian is achieved, you can also be so decadently extravagant." Zhang Yuanqing's reply was incredibly smooth.

Xiahou Aotian was quite expectant when he heard this, stroking his chin, "I don't want bunny girls, I want little mature women in garter stockings."

Fu Qingyang's mouth twitched slightly, and he said coldly:

"My study is not a place for you to discuss romance."

He looked at Xiahou Aotian calmly:

"We can cooperate. You can be the manufacturer, and I'll be the agent. I'll provide the raw materials for making the machines, and you'll only be responsible for processing and manufacturing. I'll be responsible for sales, and only I can sell them. You can't have other distributors, and you can't leak the mechanical art manual to anyone, including the Xiahou family."

Xiahou Aotian shrugged: "But I've already leaked the mechanical art manual to the Xiahou family."

"What?" Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.

Fu Qingyang, however, looked calm, "How much did you leak?"

"As expected of a Sentinel, you're not scared." Xiahou Aotian raised his chin, "I used a lowest-level puppet to clear my debt to the family. It's obviously not worth 150 million, but my uncle said he's willing to pay a premium for me, which means he wants the subsequent mechanical blueprints, and I'm more inclined to sell the blueprints to the family."

Zhang Yuanqing said quickly, "You're confused, how can you be as confused as Elder Sun? Is family development more important than gang development?"

Xiahou Aotian snorted, "Family development is definitely more important."

This guy is unexpectedly self-aware... Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but frown. Indeed, family development is definitely more important than gang development, even if Xiahou Aotian is not liked by the family elders.

But the characteristic of the Spirit Realm families is that as long as they are relatives by blood, they will definitely receive shelter and grace, and it is destined that as long as they are not incapable, no matter how disliked they are, as long as their strength reaches a certain level, the family will definitely delegate power.

Currently, the role of The Way of the Extraordinary is not that great yet.

Fu Qingyang ignored Xiahou Aotian's words and calmly explained his plan, "I plan to establish a company in the name of ‘The Way of the Extraordinary’ gang, and then cooperate with the Taiyi Sect and the Five Elements Alliance as the controller of the company, becoming a supplier of mechanical weapons for the two official organizations."

"When the cooperation with the officials stabilizes, I will expand the business to Spirit Realm families and folk organizations backed by the officials. They will all get their goods from us in the future. We will split the profits 40/60, you get 40, I get 60."

Fu Qingyang looked at Xiahou Aotian, "Now let's talk about it again, is family development important, or is gang development important?"

Xiahou Aotian's voice was loud and his expression was firm: "Gang development is important!"

This guy is giving too much. Xiahou Aotian had no choice but to submit. He had no money and no resources. He could either sell the mechanical manual to the family for a high price, or form a company in the family's name like Fu Qingyang.

At most, he would be the CEO of the company, and he would never have 40% of the shares.

There are so many family businesses, and no individual owns more than 10% of the shares, not even the head of the family.

Fu Qingyang nodded in satisfaction:

"I have already bought the villa next door and will use it as a mechanical art manufacturing factory. You are now the head of the factory. Later, I will arrange for a group of scholars to come over, and you will be responsible for managing them. Some non-core components will be left to them to manufacture."

Speaking of this, Fu Qingyang pointed out:

"As the protagonist, you need a team and followers. This is the first step for you, Xiahou Aotian, to become famous in the world and rival Lu Ban and Mozi." The lethality of this sentence was no less than Guan Ya saying to Zhang Yuanqing: "Master, I will take a concubine for you every month in the future."

Xiahou Aotian's eyes suddenly lit up, blooming with excitement and agitation.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Happy cooperation!"

After sending Xiahou Aotian away, Fu Qingyang looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said:

"In the 40% given to him, I will specify in the contract that 5% of it will be used as the gang's operating fund. But I won't say it now. After he stabilizes, I will tell him that I refuse pure technical investment, and he must empty his savings and invest in the production of the first batch of mechanical weapons.

"When the sunk costs accumulate to a certain extent, I will cut his shares. It is not suitable for the long-term development of the company for one person to own 40% of the shares. How much do you think is appropriate to cut it to?"

"30%, he will rebel if it's too little, and it will be difficult for me to coax him then," Zhang Yuanqing said.

Fu Qingyang nodded and said, "I will give you 10% of the shares. You can invite some trusted people to invest, such as your mother-in-law who has no prospects. Her business has not been good in recent years."

10% of the shares will be worth so much money in the future... Zhang Yuanqing kowtowed: "Thank you, boss!"

Li Chunfeng walked out of the room silently, carrying a backpack and a suitcase.

In the living room, on the sofa, a pair of big and small beauties wearing hot pants and sharing snacks looked over in surprise.

Xie Lingxi said in surprise, "Li Chunfeng, are you resigning?"

The Queen also looked over, her expression blank and reluctant.

As a scholar, Li Chunfeng's role in the team is irreplaceable. He interferes with the enemy's signals during missions,

locates the enemy's position, interferes with the enemy's monitoring, and so on, becoming a strong backing for the team.

In life, he can not only repair computers, repair air conditioners, change light bulbs, and repair washing machines, but also climb over the wall to foreign websites to take screenshots of interesting information.

Apart from not being able to fight, he is almost an all-around assistant.

A scholar's body rivals the team.

"Not resigning, just temporarily transferred to another position." Li Chunfeng pointed outside, "Elder Fu bought the big villa behind us and is going to transform it into a mechanical weapon factory. I've been transferred there."

"Isn't that the same as resigning?" Xie Lingxi frowned, "Then you won't be a member of our team anymore?"

"When there are no missions, I will be tightening screws there. When there are missions, I will go out with you," Li Chunfeng said.

The Queen and Xie Lingxi were dumbfounded: "So crazy? This won't work, isn't this treating you like an animal?"

Li Chunfeng heard this, and showed a tangled expression. In the end, he succumbed and said in a hollow voice:

"I originally refused. This doesn't fit my pace of life, and it will lower my quality of life to the bottom, but Elder Fu said, add a zero to the salary... he gave too much."