David Hamilton was almost bursting with joy inside, but on the surface he objected, “Shouldn’t I pay a bit more to show off my extravagant style?” This made the nightclub owner beam with delight, but then David Hamilton suddenly changed his tone: “But fifteen million is really a bit much. Even if my family tells me to squander as I please, I can’t come up with that much money at once. What should I do?”

　　After all, Grace Carter was now nominally David Hamilton’s fiancée, and she objected from the side, “David Hamilton! If you dare to waste money like that, do you believe I’ll knock you out right now and drag you out of here?!”

　　“All right, all right!” David Hamilton surrendered decisively. “Then I won’t squander money on this, okay?!”

　　As soon as he said he wouldn’t squander, the nightclub owner immediately panicked. He had invested six million in this nightclub back in the day, and after three or four years of operation, because the location was far from downtown, customer flow had never been high—at best, he was just barely keeping it afloat. After all, in a place like this, surrounded by ordinary residential buildings, the spending level wasn’t high to begin with. With little business, how could he make any money? Now, with fewer and fewer customers, just hiring waiters, security, and paying utilities cost him forty to fifty thousand a month in losses. If he didn’t sell soon, all the hard-earned money he’d made before would go down the drain.

　　It hadn’t been easy for the city’s most notorious spendthrift, David Hamilton, to show up today. If he missed this chance, he might as well go bang his head against a brick and die. So when he heard David Hamilton refuse, the nightclub owner hurriedly lowered the price: “I know the price is a bit high. How about this, I’ll give David young master a twenty percent discount—twelve million. How about it?”

　　“Twelve million, huh? Still too much. No way.” David Hamilton shook his head decisively.

　　“Then, David young master, what do you think is reasonable?” The nightclub owner was sweating all over. In the whole of Tianjing City, probably only this spendthrift would be willing to take over this place. Anyone else would consider six million already generous.

　　David Hamilton stroked his chin, then suddenly beckoned to Lily Lane, who was standing nearby: “Lily, come here, I have something to ask you.”

　　“Coming,” Lily Lane was still very obedient. As soon as she saw David Hamilton call her, she immediately walked over and said respectfully, “Young master, is there anything I can help you with?”

　　Look at this girl, she really knows how to talk! David Hamilton asked, “The owner wants to sell me this nightclub. Can you help me estimate how much it’s actually worth?”

　　The nightclub owner looked at Lily Lane with hope, but then he completely broke down.

　　He only heard Lily Lane say seriously, “This is outside the Fourth Ring. Ordinary residential property is about one thousand per square meter, commercial storefronts about two thousand five hundred. This nightclub covers about six thousand square meters, with a building area of about two thousand square meters. Calculated by building area, it’s worth about five million. But in reality, only the first floor of this nightclub is profitable; the upper floors used for dining and lodging aren’t worth much. Including the parking lot outside and the interior decoration, the total is about six million.”

　　The nightclub owner was terrified! He had invested exactly six million three years ago, and now, after three years, the valuation was still six million. It was as if he’d worked for nothing for three years—who wouldn’t be anxious?

　　And that wasn’t all. Lily Lane continued even more ruthlessly: “Also, young master, this area is surrounded by ordinary residential neighborhoods. Regular people rarely come here to spend money, and those who can afford it wouldn’t come here. So, if nothing unexpected happens, just breaking even each month is already good. If business is bad, you’ll lose forty to fifty thousand a month. It’s not very cost-effective.”

　　“I see…” David Hamilton looked at the sweating nightclub owner with amusement and said with a laugh, “Well, boss, I have to say, your place really is a great spot for squandering money…”

　　Having his hard-earned business called a great place for squandering money, the nightclub owner didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He could only say cautiously, “David young master, my place is definitely worth more than six million. Look at this location—when the city expands outward in the future, it’ll definitely be more valuable…”

　　“Do you even need to say that?” David Hamilton sniffed and snorted, “What I like about your place is that it’s convenient for squandering money, that’s all. As for future appreciation, what’s that got to do with me?” With the powerful Hong family backing him, probably only his own family could swallow this deal in one go. David Hamilton wasn’t afraid of any objections.

　　“……” Sure enough, the nightclub owner was left speechless by David Hamilton, unable to say a word.

　　When it came to reading people, those two years of psychology in college hadn’t been wasted for David Hamilton. He grinned and continued, “But, not squandering isn’t my style. I’ll treat this nightclub as a big splurge—give you two million more, eight million in total. If you want to sell, I’ll take it. In the future, it’ll be convenient for me to throw a party or something.”

　　This feeling of squandering money was just too satisfying, hahaha! With that extra two million, wouldn’t my attribute points shoot up like crazy?