However, Min Ziqiong, having just been released, was not in the mood to pay attention to these matters.
From the moment she left the police station and retrieved her phone, its ringtone had not stopped.
Almost every call she answered was filled with congratulations.
And after the congratulations, they would get to the point: We want to cooperate with you on the production and sales of the Shenjing products.
Among these calls were small workshop owners trying to take advantage of the situation, as well as some well-known venture capital firms.
There were even quite a few influential figures who, unable to appear in person, sent intermediaries.
But Min Ziqiong refused them all, not agreeing to a single one.
Min Ziqiong's reason for refusal was simple: "The true developer and owner of the Shenjing product is someone else. Therefore, strictly speaking, I am merely an agent and have no authority to decide on partners. The future production and sales plan for Shenjing needs to be discussed with the true owner before it can be announced to you all."
Faced with such a reason, those on the other end of the line clearly didn't believe her, thinking it was just an excuse.
However, there was nothing they could do but give up for the time being and wait to discuss it in a few days.
After fending off those who wanted to collaborate, Min Ziqiong found herself cornered by reporters.
Only after finally answering all the reporters' questions could Min Ziqiong escape.
As soon as she returned to the villa on the mountaintop, Min Ziqiong collapsed on the sofa.
The few days in the detention room hadn't made her feel this exhausted; instead, the short two hours after her release had left her utterly drained.
"Thank you." However, after a brief rest, Min Ziqiong still stood up and said respectfully to Ying Chen.
If it weren't for Ying Chen, she might have really fallen into her cousin's trap this time.
"No need to thank me. After all, I'm the one who will get the lion's share of Shenjing's future profits. Saving you is equivalent to saving my wallet."
Ying Chen waved his hand.
Min Ziqiong looked at Ying Chen and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Mr. Ying, I've always had a question. Do cultivators like you still care about money? Or rather, is money still that important to people at your level?"
To Min Ziqiong's question, if it were the earlier Ying Chen, he might have answered "not important," but the current Ying Chen replied without hesitation: "Important."
"Wealth, partners, dharma, and land have always been the four essential elements of cultivation. And wealth occupies the first position. To give a simple example, let's take Nannan's cultivation. Don't be fooled by the fact that Nannan usually just meditates and visualizes, seemingly without much consumption. In reality, she needs to absorb a large amount of spiritual energy with every meditation and visualization. Where does spiritual energy come from? It's provided by the villa's formation."
"And how was the villa's formation created? It was built using extremely rare and valuable heavenly materials and earthly treasures. This formation alone is enough to consume the entire fortune of an ordinary billionaire. Let alone any other cultivation."
"Tell me, is money important to cultivators or not?"
Min Ziqiong clicked her tongue at this.
She never imagined that Nannan's cultivation would be so expensive!
She hadn't achieved anything yet, and it had already cost the fortune of a billionaire?
"It seems I'll have to work for Mr. Ying for the rest of my life to pay off the tuition fees for Nannan's cultivation."
Min Ziqiong gave a wry smile.
"I originally wanted to rest for a bit, but now it seems I have no time to rest at all. Getting back to work and paying off the debt is the priority!"
With that, Min Ziqiong left the living room and walked towards her room.
Without delay, she went to prepare the plan for the next phase of the Shenjing product!
Watching Min Ziqiong's retreating back, Ying Chen smiled faintly.
In fact, Ying Chen hadn't finished his words. The reason why he said wealth was extremely important to him was not just because of the four elements of cultivation.
It was also because of the great changes that were about to occur!
If spiritual energy were to truly recover in the future, then everything in this world would change.
Those spiritual herbs, spirit beasts that had disappeared, or Dharma artifacts that had lost their spirituality, would all sprout anew like withered trees in spring!
These heavenly materials and earthly treasures are very much dependent on serendipity; even actively searching for them might not yield results.
However, if one didn't actively search, it was possible for an old farmer to accidentally dig one up while tilling the soil.
At such times, wealth would become paramount.
The old farmer would naturally no longer pursue ethereal things like cultivation; only money could bring him peace of mind.
Only money could acquire those heavenly materials and earthly treasures that appeared by chance!
Ying Chen was preparing for this very reason, vigorously accumulating wealth.
When the true recovery of spiritual energy began, Ying Chen would not have to fight bloody battles for a mere inferior Dharma artifact like others.
Instead, his own warehouse would be filled with various high-grade Dharma artifacts and legacy Dharma artifacts!
Ying Chen would even struggle with which one to use every day!
Thinking of that day, even the calm Ying Chen couldn't help but grin.
Just then, the sound of a car horn suddenly came from outside the villa.
Then, a voice called out, "Excuse me, is Ms. Min Ziqiong living here?"
"We are from the United Sun and Moon Company. On orders from headquarters, we wish to have some business discussions with Ms. Min."
"Don't worry, we absolutely won't take up much of Ms. Min's time. The terms we offer are very generous."
It turned out they had come to discuss cooperation with Min Ziqiong!
She had politely refused them over the phone, yet they had shown up in person!
However, this United Sun and Moon Company, even Ying Chen found somewhat familiar.
With a little thought, he recalled seeing advertisements for this company everywhere on his phone; it seemed to be a large multinational corporation.
However, this company sold daily necessities, so why would they suddenly want to cooperate with Min Ziqiong?
This leap across industries seemed a bit outlandish, didn't it?
"It's up to you, handle it as you see fit." Ying Chen seemed to see Min Ziqiong push open her door and walk towards the living room, and spoke directly.
Min Ziqiong stopped in her tracks.
She had intended to ask Ying Chen for instructions, as such cooperation was extremely important and related to the future of Shenjing.
To her surprise, Ying Chen had become addicted to being a hands-off manager and had dismissed her with a single sentence.
With no other choice, Min Ziqiong turned and walked towards the main entrance.
She didn't even bother inviting the representatives from the United Sun and Moon Company inside. Standing directly at the entrance, she said, "I apologize, but I'm very busy these few days. Since you said it would only take a few minutes, let's skip the unnecessary pleasantries and talk right here at the entrance!"
The representatives from the United Sun and Moon Company clearly hadn't expected this. They exchanged glances, then reluctantly nodded: "Alright. Since we came with sincerity, we naturally don't care about these minor breaches of etiquette."
With that remark, Min Ziqiong subconsciously frowned.
The representatives of these large companies were truly accustomed to being high and mighty, basking in admiration!
They assumed everyone would fawn over them and be terrified of offending them upon meeting them.
Therefore, they considered agreeing to talk at the entrance with Min Ziqiong to be a favor to her!