Yu Xiaxing curled up on the sofa in her bedroom, holding her phone in both hands and staring at the screen without blinking.
At last, a new notification popped up.
[The results for the third-round task, “The Renewal Battle,” have been finalized.]
[Attachment: Task rankings and detailed scores]
Yu Xiaxing quickly tapped it open.
She wanted to see whether all the reverse jinxing she had thrown at herself that night had actually worked.
Her eyes swept rapidly toward the top of the rankings.
[First place: Yu Yuanchen, 94 points.]
Oh my god! It wasn’t her!
It really wasn’t her!
Her metaphysical strategy had actually worked!
Yu Xiaxing excitedly let out several loud “Aaaah!”s.
Once she had calmed down, she hurriedly looked farther down.
[Second place: Yu Xiaxing, 90 points.]
[Third place: Yu Zhining, 89 points.]
[Fourth place: Yu Zheng, 83 points.]
[Fifth place: Yu Lingyi, 80 points.]
[Sixth place: Yu Suisui, 77 points.]
[Seventh place: Yu Guan, 74 points.]
[According to the rules of this round, first-place winner Yu Yuanchen will receive six million yuan in operating funds, while second-place winner Yu Xiaxing will receive four million yuan in operating funds.]
[The last-place finisher, Yu Guan, receives a yellow-card warning and will receive zero points in the “Crisis Management Ability” category of the monthly rankings.]
Yu Xiaxing stared at the screen, the happiness that had just begun to rise in her chest completely drowned out by shock.
She had almost forgotten. The prize money had been split up this time, so second place came with four million yuan too.
Because she had gone all-out in her previous life but was slacking off in this one, the progress of many tasks had changed completely from what she remembered.
The Assessment Committee was also constantly adjusting the tasks and rewards according to everyone’s performance.
Damn it... She had finally gotten second place, and she was still getting four million yuan.
And this result was so far from what she had expected!
She reread the task requirements.
Basic success: The target signs a renewal agreement or explicitly commits to renewing the contract during the task period.
...Looking at it carefully, she realized that dragging out the signing process during the final stage had actually been pointless. Apparently, an explicit commitment alone counted as basic success.
High-quality success: A longer renewal term and more favorable conditions, such as a higher unit price or expanded scope of cooperation, along with additional commitments, such as introducing new clients.
She and Yu Zhining definitely qualified as super-high-quality successes.
One had secured such extraordinarily favorable renewal terms that she had actually made an extra ten million yuan.
The other had secured a renewal term of ten or even twenty years.
She had assumed first place would go to one of the two of them. But why had it gone to Yu Yuanchen?
And then there was Yu Guan.
Yu Guan had always been cautious and steady. There was no way he should have ended up in last place with a yellow-card warning, right?
Yu Xiaxing opened her detailed score breakdown again.
This round was worth a total of one hundred points, divided into seven scoring categories.
[1. Goal Completion: 30 points]
The full thirty points could be awarded only if the renewal was completed in its entirety. Missing even one item meant receiving no points at all.
For example, if Yu Zhining had failed to renew with even one person—Grandma Xu—he would have lost all thirty points. It had been incredibly close for him, and his task had also been the most difficult.
Yu Xiaxing had received full marks in this category.
[2. Preservation of Core Value: 15 points]
This category assessed the renewal target’s contribution to the project’s revenue, cash flow, brand, and long-term operations.
She had received full marks here as well.
[3. Improvement of Renewal Terms: 15 points]
This included extending the cooperation period, reducing costs, and increasing the minimum purchase volume or minimum business volume.
This one... Well, she had made an extra ten million yuan from the deal. What was there left to negotiate in terms of renewal costs? Chen Yuru and her daughter had also completed their renewals without spending a single cent.
Naturally, she had received full marks again.
[4. Expansion of Cooperation Scope: 15 points]
This included adding new services, expanding into new regions, sharing resources, and launching new business ventures.
Full marks here too.
[5. Acquisition of Additional Resources: 10 points]
This included introducing new clients, providing channels, coordinating joint publicity, and securing additional resource support.
In her case, the resources had practically been poured all over her. Full marks.
[6. Cost Control and Contract Fulfillment Risk: 5 points]
This comprehensively assessed renewal costs, the extent of concessions, contract stability, difficulty of execution, and compliance risks.
She had received four points.
Thinking it over carefully, there were indeed plenty of risks to avoid in the subsequent execution of the contract with Qizhi, so losing one point was reasonable.
[7. Completion Timeliness: 10 points]
Points were awarded according to when the task was completed. The earlier the core renewal was finalized, the higher the score.
She had received one point.
...
Excellent. As expected, dragging things out until the very last moment had been a fantastic strategy.
She could use the same tactic for future tasks too!
There was basically nothing wrong with her score.
But she was still incredibly curious about how Yu Yuanchen had managed to take first place this time.
Just then, a message popped up in the group chat.
Yu Suisui: “Big brother, you’re amazing. You’re usually so quiet, and then suddenly you go and make a fortune without saying a word!”
Yu Yuanchen: “Can’t be helped. The client likes me, so renewing the contract was a piece of cake.”
Yu Lingyi: “[Thumbs-up][Thumbs-up][Thumbs-up]”
Yu Yuanchen sent another photo of himself holding a glass of champagne.
The photo showed only one well-defined hand, along with a woman in a red dress seated across the table. Only her crossed, shapely legs were visible.
Yu Yuanchen: “Grandpa, last time you said I spent all day eating, drinking, and fooling around, and that I was shirking my responsibilities. But I really wasn’t. You wronged me. @Grandpa”
Grandpa did not reply. It was so late that he had probably gone to bed early.
Next, Yu Yuanchen deliberately tagged Yu Xiaxing.
Yu Yuanchen: “@Yu Xiaxing, sorry, little sister. I accidentally ended your winning streak.”
The corners of Yu Xiaxing’s lips curled upward.
No problem, no problem. She almost wanted to hug him and kiss him.
She wished everyone could trample all over her head!
But as happy as she was, she still felt that this round was bizarre.
What exactly had he done?
How could it possibly be more impressive than her own deal—which had made an extra ten million yuan—or Yu Zhining’s ten- or twenty-year renewal?
Yu Xiaxing immediately sent a message to the group.
Yu Xiaxing: “Second brother, you’re amazing. Could you share some tips? I want to know where I lost. I’d love to learn from you.”
Yu Yuanchen: “That’s not something you can easily learn. First, you need a face that makes clients unwilling to turn you down the moment they see you.”
Yu Zheng: “Blegh...”
Yu Yuanchen: “What are you, a baby? Still spitting up milk?”
Yu Xiaxing: “What was your renewal task this time? You must have achieved something incredible to take first place, right? Share it with us, second brother.”
At that moment, all the siblings, along with some of the older members of the family, were looking at their phones.
Seeing Yu Xiaxing constantly pressing for details, everyone sighed inwardly.
Look at her!
She had come in second and still wasn’t satisfied. Her first reaction was to learn from the person in first place!
How were the others supposed to compete with her?
...
After being pressed by Yu Xiaxing again and again, Yu Yuanchen finally brushed her off with a casual “I’m with a client,” making it clear that he had no intention of continuing the conversation.
Yu Xiaxing still couldn’t suppress her curiosity.
After thinking for a moment, she sent another message.
Yu Xiaxing: “I suggest that, from now on, we compile the methods used by the first-place winner in each round into a best-practices case study and make it available for everyone to learn from!”
“It can be released after the competition ends, so it won’t involve revealing strategies in advance, and there’s no chance of opponents sabotaging them.”
“Are we members of the Yu family participating in the heir competition just to fight over wins and losses?”
“We’re doing this to grow! To learn and improve, and become the very best Yu family heir!”
“@Assessment Committee, could you consider our suggestion?”
“@Everyone, who’s in favor? Who’s against?”
