I am the Immortal Emperor, and I am VIP 50.

"Hey!" The receptionist waved her hand slightly. "That's a really harsh thing to say."

She calmly explained to Zhou Yu, "We call this a business karaoke room, understand?"

Zhou Yu: "Isn't this exactly the same thing?"

"Anyway," the receptionist led Zhou Yu through a long, neon-lit corridor filled with loud music from both sides, to a lounge. "Please wait here for a moment. I'll come back if any other customers mention this need."

Zhou Yu hesitated slightly, "Don't we need to sign a contract or anything?"

"No need, this is a gray industry," the receptionist smiled slightly. "There are no contracts, no social insurance or housing fund, no commission, no base salary. How much you can earn depends on your own abilities."

Zhou Yu instinctively wanted to turn around and leave.

Not only are there no social insurance and housing fund benefits, but there's not even a base salary? Are you kidding me? Doesn't that mean I've come all this way for nothing?

I'd rather use this time to get a couple more injections at Ni Chang Xian Yan's place!

And wasn't it all legal and compliant just now? How did it suddenly become a gray market? Are you messing with me?

"Of course, there's no tax to pay," the receptionist said, squinting her eyes. "The most someone ever earned in a day was hundreds of thousands."

"Then what are we waiting for? Go and attract some customers!" Zhou Yu turned and walked straight into the lounge, then turned back to the receptionist and said, "Find me some wealthy customers; I can't stand poor bastards!"

Female receptionist: "..."

Upon entering the lounge, Zhou Yu discovered that there were several other people inside.

However, these people were all adults, and they looked haggard and tired, showing no signs of being alive.

However, their thick makeup effectively concealed this, and unless you look closely, they still maintained a very idol-like appearance.

Among this group of people, Zhou Yu also saw someone he hadn't expected.

"Holy crap! Zhou Yu? What are you doing here?"

Wei Yuan jumped up from the corner of the lounge, pointed at Zhou Yu, and said, "How come I always run into you here?!"

Zhou Yu pointed at him and exclaimed, "Holy crap, isn't that so-and-so? What a coincidence, running into you here!"

Wei Yuan's face was very ugly. As a student of Qingcheng No. 1 Middle School, a key middle school, it was already very embarrassing for Zhou Yu to find out that he had done those things in the Ni Chang Xian Yan.

I never expected that I would be spotted by Zhou Yu when I came to work as a male model at Anti-Entropy Entertainment!

Is this guy fucking following me?

Zhou Yu walked over to Wei Yuan and sat down on the black sofa next to him. "Hey you, sit down first. I didn't expect to run into an acquaintance in this unfamiliar place. It's really like meeting a fellow countryman and having tears in your eyes!"

"By the way, have you been masturbating for more than an hour lately? Want me to teach you?"

Several adults around them cast horrified glances at the two.

Wei Yuan wanted nothing more than to tear Zhou Yu's mouth apart, and he demanded in a low voice, "What are you doing here? Did you come here just to laugh at me?!"

"No," Zhou Yu shook his head repeatedly, putting on an innocent expression. "I came here to make money! I heard that this line of work pays well, so I came. How was I supposed to know you were here too?"

"What do you need so much money for?" Wei Yuan was very surprised. His family was really short of money, the kind that couldn't even afford tuition. So, he had no choice but to do some shady jobs to supplement his family's income.

But what does Zhou Yu need so much money for? Can he be worse off than me?

"I need it for cultivation," Zhou Yu shook his head helplessly. "Cultivation is a bottomless pit; hundreds of thousands can be thrown in and not even make a sound. Sigh..."

"You're crazy," Wei Yuan said, looking at him with disdain. "If you could become stronger just by spending money, wouldn't the world's richest people have become unparalleled powerhouses by now?"

"In the path of cultivation, money is the most useless thing. Don't even mention throwing away hundreds of thousands without a sound. Before you, there were many rich people who tried it, throwing away millions, tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions, and still got no results."

Zhou Yu was too lazy to argue with him, rolled his eyes, and began to say to himself, "I know clearly that everyone's path is unique and cannot be replicated. I am walking my own path in life, and no matter how strong the storms along the way are, even if they make it difficult for me to walk, I will never regret it!"

Wei Yuan felt like he had heard these words somewhere before, but that didn't matter anymore. "If you have money to burn, lend it to me so it won't go to waste. People can't control wealth beyond their intelligence."

Zhou Yu replied, "If you have nothing to do, look down and see if there's a pole. If there isn't, try to knock it down. If there isn't a pole, try to knock it down."

Wei Yuan: "..."

Damn it, we can't communicate!

"Speaking of which," Zhou Yu lowered his voice again and asked Wei Yuan, "what's the deal with all these handsome guys here?"

Upon hearing this, Wei Yuan first glanced at the dejected male models around him before saying, "They are all students who failed to get into Immortal Dao University."

"This is what happens if you don't get into the Immortal University. Your path to immortality is cut off, and you can't cultivate immortality anymore. You can't even retake the exam. In fact, if you find a way to continue cultivating, you will be arrested and sentenced by the immortal cultivators above. You can only start making a living in society with a mediocre Qi and Blood Realm strength."

"These people are typical examples. They barely managed to find a job because of their Qi and Blood Realm strength. No matter what they do, they have to be subservient to others. Their future is visibly ruined because of this."

After listening to what Wei Yuan said, Zhou Yu felt a chill run down his spine.

This was the first time he had come into contact with someone who hadn't been admitted to the Immortal Dao University. If you didn't get into the Immortal Dao University, your path to immortality would be cut off, and you would be forbidden from cultivating immortality ever again. If you did try to cultivate immortality, you would be sentenced to prison!

"Holy crap, that's too ruthless! This is even more extreme than before the spiritual energy revived!"

Before the spiritual energy revived, going to school was not the only way out, but it was the best opportunity to change one's life.

"Now that the spiritual energy has fully recovered, going to school has become the only way out, and the only chance to change one's life!"

You absolutely have to get into the Immortal Path University!

Just as this thought popped into Zhou Yu's mind, the door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open.

The receptionist, who had just spoken, smiled broadly and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, please come out. A group of guests have arrived, and it's your turn to make your appearance."

Wei Yuan swallowed hard and stood up from the sofa.

Although he had done this kind of work a few times before, the guests were not always the same each time, so even though he was a top student from a key high school, Wei Yuan was a little nervous.

"Wait a minute," Zhou Yu suddenly called out, "I have a question."

Wei Yuan lowered his head. "Speak quickly if you have something to say, or shut up if you have something to say."

Zhou Yu, with a serious expression, asked, "Is it too late for me to say that I'm actually a bit socially awkward?"

Wei Yuan: "..."

I didn't see it.

"You might have misunderstood me," Zhou Yu quickly explained, "I meant that my table service fee is very high..."

"You'll have to pay more."