Thirty Million, This Floor Is Bought.

Boss Du walked into the room carrying a bottle of Johnnie Walker and immediately came to a halt in front of the whiteboard. It was densely covered with what looked like incomprehensible notes. Su Bai assumed it was some sort of game design document, but then reconsidered. The company was about to freaking go under and bail, so it was highly unlikely to be an active game proposal.

"This room is more than spacious enough for meetings, or even an annual company party. Of course, if Mr. Su's company grows quite large, it might be a bit of a squeeze." The property manager realized his own logic gap as he spoke. True, someone as wealthy and imposing as Su Bai would just book a luxury hotel for a company party. Why would he skimp and host it in an office building?

Even just for the sake of novelty, it made more sense to find a venue outside. After all, Young Master Su's main objective in life was just to go around finding amusement...

"The space is indeed sufficient," Su Bai agreed. He then asked casually, "By the way, can I just buy this entire floor?"

Huh?

Boss Du, who had been putting on a show of swaying his beer belly in front of the whiteboard covered in bizarre notes, immediately shot him a look of sheer disbelief upon hearing Su Bai's words.

Was he hearing this right?

He had never even considered that the office spaces here could be purchased. Sure, theoretically, anything was for sale, but practically speaking, very few people would ever entertain the thought. Most people struggled to even make back the cost of renting an office space, let alone buying one.

He got it now. The guy was definitely just talking big to show off.

"Ah, capitalism!"

Glug, glug, glug...

Boss Du chugged another mouthful of whiskey, making his beer belly look even more pronounced. His entire being radiated an aura of desolation and world-weariness.

Yet, his extreme decadence did not actually stand out much in this room. The studio's ten or so employees all looked equally listless, sporting expressions of utter defeat.

That was just how it was for a company on the verge of bankruptcy. People were either slacking off, making the occasional phone call, or straight-up doing their nails at their desks. Hardly anyone was actually working.

What was the point of trying anyway? The direction was wrong, and they lacked the financial backing of a major tech giant. At the end of the day, this project had been built on nothing but blind passion from the very start. The smart ones merely used it as a stepping stone to pad their resumes. The only ones sticking around until the bitter end were the stubborn fools.

"Ah... if you're looking to buy..." The property manager stammered, his expression becoming visibly excited. "Actually, the landlord has always been willing to sell. It's just that it has been listed for over a year without any interested buyers, so I didn't even... Haha, Mr. Su, you truly are young and accomplished. I never expected someone your age to be investing in commercial real estate."

"It's not an investment. I'm just buying it for my own use." If he was going to mess around and run a company purely out of personal interest, dealing with cramped spaces or being restricted by a landlord would be a massive pain in the neck.

If he farmed enough money in the future, Su Bai wouldn't even mind building his own skyscraper.

He couldn't be bothered to get involved with running a real estate company himself. When the time came, he would just partner up with Liu Chenhu.

Even though Yangyang's old man was a bit superstitious, he still had more than enough influence to get a building constructed locally in Jiangcheng.

"In that case, I will reach out to the landlord on your behalf, Mr. Su, and we can schedule a time to discuss the details."

"Alright, thanks for the trouble."

"Oh, no, no trouble at all."

This sudden turn of events meant that the lease agreement probably wouldn't be signed today, but the property manager wished for nothing more than for this kind of disruption to happen more often!

Investing in office buildings was clearly not a great business move in the current climate. There just weren't that many people looking to rent out office space for business, especially in a place like Jiangcheng. The city didn't have many economic hotspots to begin with, the overall market was poor, and small companies were going bankrupt left and right. Otherwise, the landlord wouldn't have been desperately trying to offload the property for over a year.

In this era of a deflationary spiral, a tycoon like Su Bai who threw money around so casually was truly worth his weight in gold.

Previously, when the manager had seen Su Bai on TikTok, he assumed it was mostly manufactured hype. Titles like "Jiangcheng University's wealthiest young master" and "the internet's most capricious Panamera owner"... Haha, it all sounded like ridiculous clout-chasing.

Now, however, the manager's perception had completely shifted. Holy crap, the reality of this guy's wealth was far more absurd than any of the online rumors.

Ordinary rich kids went to clubs to play around with girls and order expensive champagne sets. A true young master would drop tens of millions on an office building without batting an eye, just to buy a tech company so he could pamper his top-student girlfriend.

Despite his inner shock, the property manager maintained his utmost professionalism. He opened the calculator app on his phone and began estimating the total cost of purchasing the floor for Su Bai.

In addition to the base price, they had to factor in taxes and commission fees.

The area surrounding Jiangcheng University was undeniably a prime location in the city. However, the price per square meter for commercial office space was actually cheaper than residential properties. The base price here was roughly 15,000 yuan per square meter. At 2,000 square meters for the entire floor, the total came out to just over 30 million yuan.

"Not bad. It's not too expensive," Su Bai mused, thinking the price was roughly the same as his Koenigsegg Jesko.

It really wasn't expensive. Even if he expanded into independent game development in the future, this entire floor would be more than enough space.

Meanwhile, Boss Du was slightly intimidated by Su Bai's overwhelming aura of wealth. He quickly backed away, retreating to the corner of the room next to the accountant lady's desk.

The lady looked exactly like an accountant... Generally speaking, women in this profession tended to look like they suffered from hormonal imbalances. It was likely due to the daily grind of financial work and constantly haggling with various parties, a stressful job that easily made one's blood boil and took a toll on the body.

"If I had that kind of money, I wouldn't waste it on buying a building. I could develop a world-class game..."

"Right, right." The accountant was clearly used to Boss Du's bragging. She glanced at his jiggling beer belly and his unkempt, flowing hair, rolling her eyes as she teased, "Then why don't you hurry up and cozy up to him? Try to get Young Master Su to invest. Who knows, maybe the project can still be saved."

"Heh, invest... The guy isn't an idiot. Why would he throw money at an unprofitable project?" Despite the beer belly, Boss Du was surprisingly clear-headed. Even though he seemed completely wasted in broad daylight, he had a clearer read on the grim prospects of his own game than anyone else.

The world was ultimately materialistic. No matter how aloof or artistic a person was, they eventually had to face reality.

Sure, everyone who downloaded the game said it was fun, but being fun didn't equate to making money, and making money didn't equate to being fun. Having waded through it firsthand, Boss Du finally realized just how murky the waters of the gaming industry truly were.

As for exactly how rich Su Bai was, it really didn't concern him. The property manager had mentioned earlier that Su Bai also planned to enter the gaming industry, but truthfully, Boss Du didn't quite buy it. Even if he did, he'd probably just be the one footing the bill. The guy was simply too handsome; he didn't look anything like an internet-addicted gamer.

In short, Boss Du couldn't detect the scent of a kindred spirit on him.

However, from the seemingly ordinary young man who had accompanied Su Bai, Boss Du could detect a faint trace of a kindred spirit... Never mind, it was probably just his imagination. Anyone hanging out with Mr. Su was likely a total normie living a fulfilling social life.

Meanwhile, Wang Haoran was browsing through some books and documents on a display shelf. After getting permission from the staff, he picked a few up to flip through, reading them with keen interest.