Chapter 340: Divine Sovereign Wu Fu!!! [Seeking Monthly Ticket!]
Afterward, he found Tang Zonghu, intending to invite him to join the venture, and the two would collaborate on the construction.
However, Tang Zonghu was not optimistic about this psychiatric hospital and did not want to join. Eventually, out of their years of friendship, he signed the Rule Contract, lending out one hundred billion.
Moreover, this one hundred billion was money Tang Zonghu obtained by mortgaging some of his own shares and assets.
The money from the mortgage also required interest payments, but the contract stated that Li Ru would cover the interest and pay Tang Zonghu interest annually.
One hundred billion is certainly not a small amount; in this Mysterious World, friendship doesn't hold that much importance.
But most importantly, Li Ru once saved Tang Zonghu's life when they were young.
Additionally, both had become Emperor Sovereigns, so their bond was indeed extraordinary.
After Jingmi Mental Hospital was completed, it raked in gold daily. Those who could enter were at least big personalities or Level 9 Ghost Emperors.
Taking the high-end route, they didn't worry about not making money. One hundred billion could easily be earned back within ten years.
However, Li Ru, due to certain special reasons, accrued another debt.
This sum was also significant, and it needed to be prioritized for repayment.
Therefore, Tang Zonghu could only extend the repayment deadline of the Rule Contract to thirty years using a special item.
That is to say, no matter what, Li Ru had only four years left to repay the money.
But things were not that simple. As mentioned before, much of Tang Zonghu's money also came from mortgaging his assets.
Only when Li Ru repaid the money could he repay his debts and reclaim his mortgaged items.
However, the ten-year term had long passed, and despite his efforts to repay, he couldn't gather enough money. It could be said that he currently had nothing.
He was left with just this contract and an annual interest of ten billion.
Tang Zonghu asked Li Ru to mortgage the shares of the psychiatric hospital to him, but unfortunately, those shares had long been mortgaged.
Tang Zonghu was so angry he wanted to confront Li Ru, but he couldn't match Li Ru's strength within the psychiatric hospital.
Moreover, Li Ru hardly went out, so Tang Zonghu had no choice but to stay there long-term.
He could only wait for four years until the contract expired.
Once the contract expired, even if Li Ru didn't have the money, he would have to cough up the one hundred billion to repay him.
Otherwise, unbearable consequences awaited.
He would take the one hundred billion and redeem some of his past assets.
After all, he was an Emperor Sovereign; he had some prestige left. Though he couldn't redeem everything, getting back a portion should be achievable.
Li Ru knew he had acted downright unscrupulously and had no face to meet Tang Zonghu, so he didn't dare appear before him.
"Mr. Tang, haven't you considered selling this contract?" Mu Rufeng asked.
Indeed, the contract could be sold.
But selling for one hundred billion was impossible; it would certainly require a discount.
"Of course, I've thought about it, but the highest offer is only eighty billion, which isn't worthwhile." Tang Zonghu shook his head and said.
Eighty billion was undoubtedly a huge loss, and this price was hard to negotiate.
The closer to the deadline, the less reason he had to sell, and over a long period, the price would naturally be pressured lower.
Not to mention, he was an Emperor Sovereign.
"How about this, I'll buy this contract for one hundred billion, how about it?" Mu Rufeng proposed.
"You? Spend one hundred billion to buy the contract? Are you messing with me?"
"You're just a mere human Contractor; can you come up with one hundred billion?" Tang Zonghu expressed his disbelief in Mu Rufeng without reservation.
One hundred billion, for a human or otherwise, most Ghost Emperors didn't have such assets; even Emperor Sovereigns would need time to gather it.
Let alone a human Contractor like him.
Mu Rufeng said nothing but directly took a contract from his Item Slot, then with a thought, the terms he desired appeared on it.
Mu Rufeng signed his name on it and pressed his fingerprint.
He then handed the contract over to Tang Zonghu.
Tang Zonghu took it with some suspicion and then carefully read through the terms.
"With your signature, I'll transfer one hundred billion to you immediately." Mu Rufeng said, taking out his Heaven and Earth Bank Black Gold Card.
Though his aura wasn't emanating outward, it was contained by Mu Rufeng. Yet given Tang Zonghu's status, he could easily detect that this Black Gold Card was genuine.
Still, he wasn't too concerned, since Mu Rufeng was a Level 9 Divine Realm after all, and a Black Gold Card might only require ten billion in funds to acquire.
What he wanted was one hundred billion, after all.
"You really have one hundred billion?" Tang Zonghu still looked at Mu Rufeng with doubt.
He truly didn't think Mu Rufeng could produce one hundred billion.
Owning one hundred billion in assets as a Level 9 Ghost Emperor was not uncommon.
But most of it was non-liquid assets.
As for a cash flow of one hundred billion, very few Level 9 Ghost Emperors could produce such a sum.
Even those you see who are leaders of Level 9 Groups might produce one hundred billion in cash, but it's likely reallocated from the group's funds.
Therefore, he truly didn't believe Mu Rufeng could produce one hundred billion in cash.
"Mr. Tang, believe it or not, as long as you sign this contract, I'll transfer it to you immediately."