"Wait a moment!" Shuaiyu interrupted Cai Jiuxia's words, "I just want to ask, how much money is there for first place?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Su Hang also became excited.
Cai Jiuxia's smile grew even wider, "Our Jiuding Group is a Fortune 500 company, spanning multiple fields such as catering and real estate. In the catering sector alone, we are definitely a leader in the country. This time, we have invited many international competitive eaters to participate, so we are being quite generous."
"Damn, just tell me how much money there is. Can you stop blowing hot air?" Shuaiyu interrupted him impatiently.
Cai Jiuxia held up one finger, "This much!"
"Ten thousand?" Su Hang's eyes lit up. Even ten thousand would be a significant amount for him.
However, Cai Jiuxia shook his head, "Wrong, it's one million!"
"One million?"
Su Hang let out a low exclamation, clearly surprised. He had come from the countryside to study in the city, and the largest amount of money he had ever handled was the tuition fee at the beginning of the semester, which was only a few thousand. Ten thousand was already tempting enough, let alone ten times that amount.
"If you can win first place, not only will you get a one million yuan prize, but you will also receive a fully furnished apartment in Qingshui Garden worth one and a half million yuan." Cai Jiuxia said to Su Hang, his words filled with temptation.
This was truly tempting.
"Bro, one million yuan and an apartment, this could directly propel you to the peak of life." Shuaiyu patted Su Hang, completely unable to imagine that eating could earn money.
"How can I trust you?" Su Hang still retained a bit of rationality and did not easily believe him.
Cai Jiuxia smiled bitterly, "If I were to deceive you, what benefit would I gain? Just pay attention to our promotional advertisements, and you'll know if I'm lying."
"I seem to have seen it, it's true." Qin Shiyu spoke up at this moment.
Cai Jiuxia shrugged, meaning, you see, someone is vouching for me, I didn't lie to you, did I?
Su Hang turned to look at Qin Shiyu, who nodded seriously at him, "Yesterday, I went shopping with my mom and got a DM flyer, which was the promotional material for this competitive eating contest."
Qin Shiyu spoke earnestly, clearly having no reason to lie to Su Hang.
At this moment, Shuaiyu cleared his throat, "Brother Xia, right? I'm Su Hang's agent. We agree to this. Give us the time and place."
"Spit!" Su Hang almost spat out a mouthful of old blood. When did this guy become his agent? And he was recklessly agreeing to things for him. He really wanted to give him aๅๅนดๆ (thousand-year kill).
Cai Jiuxia didn't care about whether he was an agent or not, as long as they agreed. He politely clasped his hands and said to Su Hang, "Next Saturday at 9 AM, at the entrance of Qingshui Hotel. Little brother, you must come. My phone number is on the business card, we can contact each other anytime."
He made a gesture of making a phone call, smiled, and then turned around, dragging his bulky frame out of the alley.
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"Damn, why did you agree for me?" As soon as Cai Jiuxia left, Su Hang slapped Shuaiyu's shoulder.
Shuaiyu replied, "One million yuan, bro. Didn't you hear what that appetizer guy said? There's also an apartment. If I didn't agree for you, wouldn't the bird in your mouth fly away?"
"He's called Cai Jiuxia!" Su Hang was speechless.
"Whether he's an appetizer or Cai Jiuxia, as long as he gives us money, he's our boss." Shuaiyu had a carefree attitude.
"Stop arguing, let's go back to the bun shop." Qin Shiyu interrupted their argument.
Su Hang turned back, "Why go back to the bun shop?"
Qin Shiyu said, "Didn't you say you were still hungry? Let's try again and see how much you can eat."
"Right, right, right!" Shuaiyu also came to his senses, pulling Su Hang along, "We must try. Hurry up, let's go to the bun shop, I'll treat you!"
"Damn!" Su Hang slapped his forehead, "I said, if you're treating me, can't you treat me to something better? Just buns?"
"Buns have fillings. It's already good that you're not eating plain steamed buns. With your eating habits, aren't you wasting food? Who can afford to feed you?"
"Shut up!"
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That night, back in the dormitory, Su Hang patted his stomach, lay on the bed, and hummed a tune, feeling very content. All day, they had been testing how much he could eat, and he wouldn't miss such a chance to eat and drink for free.
In the dormitory, besides Su Hang and Shuaiyu, there were two other classmates: one was Zhang Cheng, who was thin and small with dark skin, looking like a golden monkey; the other was Wang Liang, who had a decent appearance but a face full of acne, which was quite scary to look at.
There were four people in the dormitory. Although they had only known each other for a short time, their relationship was still good. Among the four, besides Shuaiyu, Su Hang, Zhang Cheng, and Wang Liang were all from the countryside, making it easy for them to find common topics.
"Brother Hang, where did you go today? I saw that Shuaiyu seemed quite excited." Zhang Cheng, who was copying homework under the desk lamp, kicked his feet on the ground and slid over to Su Hang's bed.
Wang Liang, who was playing a game, also took off his headphones and looked at Su Hang curiously, "Yeah, I just heard him talking on the phone in the hallway about money. What's going on? Did he lose money in the stock market again?"
"Go away?" Zhang Cheng spat, "If he lost money, he wouldn't be so excited. I think he probably made some money."
"Whatever." Wang Liang sneered, "I wish he made money. If he did, he could pay back the two hundred yuan he owes me. When things were going well, he didn't make much. Now that things are bad, everything is falling. If he could make money, the sun would rise in the west!"
"You guys, don't mind him. This guy is always unpredictable. He might be planning some way to get rich." Su Hang laughed, not planning to let a fourth person know about the competitive eating contest, except for Shuaiyu and Qin Shiyu.
Zhang Cheng warned Su Hang, "Brother Hang, if he asks you for money, be careful..."
Su Hang nodded, just as he was about to say something, the dormitory door opened, and Shuaiyu walked in while still on the phone. Zhang Cheng and Wang Liang quickly fell silent, as they had just been criticizing Shuaiyu behind his back.
Shuaiyu ignored them and excitedly called Su Hang out as soon as he entered.
"What's up?" At the end of the corridor, Su Hang looked at Shuaiyu, not knowing what this guy was up to.
Seeing no one around, Shuaiyu lowered his voice and said excitedly, "I just called Brother Xia and got you registered. Next Saturday, we'll go directly. With your appetite, if you perform normally, winning first place will be as easy as taking candy from a baby."