Xia Shanfeng had thought of Wu Tian asking him for money, but he never imagined that Wu Tian would demand that he kowtow.
No matter what, he was still the patriarch of the Xia family, a person of prestige in the city. How could he kowtow to Wu Tian?
So he hesitated and said, "Kowtowing... that doesn't seem right."
"I can apologize, but I can't accept kowtowing."
"At my age, to kowtow to you, isn't that insulting me?"
"What else then?" Wu Tian said coldly, "I want to insult you. Otherwise, why would I make you kowtow?"
"You!" Seeing Wu Tian speak so directly, Xia Shanfeng was also enraged.
He flatly refused, "Impossible, I will not kowtow to you!"
"You won't kowtow?" Wu Tian sneered, "Still putting on airs in front of me at this point? Do you think you're worthy?"
"Xia Shanfeng, let me tell you, you are negotiating with me now, not the other way around."
"I don't care who you are, you must kowtow today."
"Otherwise, I think you know the consequences."
Xia Shanfeng glared at Wu Tian, insisting, "Don't push it too far! Even if you are powerful, if you really push me to the brink, you won't fare well either!"
"Like to be stubborn?" A cold glint flashed in Wu Tian's eyes.
Immediately, he flicked his finger, and a stream of spiritual energy shot into Xia Shanfeng's body.
Xia Shanfeng stiffened, and then his face contorted in pain as he rolled on the ground!
"Pain! Pain! What did you do to me, what did you do to me!" Xia Shanfeng screamed.
At this moment, he felt as if his entire body was being gnawed by ants, and there wasn't a single spot that wasn't wracked with excruciating pain.
Xia Yu was stunned by this scene.
He hurriedly said, "Dad, Dad, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me!"
Wu Tian said coldly, "You already know I'm a spiritual cultivator, but I have another identity you don't know: I'm a traditional Chinese medicine doctor, and I understand all the acupoints of the human body."
"I've just injected spiritual energy into your body. That spiritual energy has struck all your pain-sensing acupoints, which is why you're in so much pain that you'd rather be dead, and it's agonizing."
"I won't kill you, but no one but me can release your acupoints."
"Since you like to be stubborn, then continue to be stubborn. It won't be too late to talk to me when you're no longer so stubborn."
With that, Wu Tian turned to leave.
Xia Shanfeng had already suffered severe internal injuries, and at this point, he could not withstand such pain.
It was worse than death!
He felt like he was suffocating.
If this continued, he would lose half his life even if he didn't die!
In desperation, he hurriedly shouted, "Wait! Wait! I was wrong, I apologize to you, I apologize to you, please spare me!"
Wu Tian stopped and turned his head, smiling mockingly, "I thought you could be more stubborn. After all this, you're only this much?"
"I advise you, it's best not to lie to me."
"If you dare to go back on your word, believe me, you will suffer even greater pain."
Xia Shanfeng quickly said, "I know, I know, I will never go back on my word!"
"Alright, I'll believe you this once." With that, Wu Tian flicked his finger again.
Soon, the spiritual energy shot out, immediately releasing Xia Shanfeng's acupoints.
Xia Shanfeng was freed from the pain and collapsed onto the ground, looking like a deflated fish.
Wu Tian walked over, kicked him twice, and said, "Hey, don't play dead. Do I need to remind you what to do?"
After experiencing Wu Tian's methods, Xia Shanfeng dared not go back on his word!
He quickly got up with difficulty, then knelt before Wu Tian, his face filled with bitterness, and said, "Your Excellency, I apologize to you here. It was all our fault this time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
After speaking, he glared at Xia Yu, who also snapped back to reality and quickly knelt before Wu Tian, also begging for mercy.
This scene stunned Zhou Qian.
After all, this was the renowned Xia family in the city!
Yet, they had now all submitted to Wu Tian. This was simply unbelievable!
For a moment, she couldn't help but look at Wu Tian's back.
Wu Tian had repeatedly shocked her. This man was truly too mysterious. Was he a celestial being descended from heaven?
Seeing the father and son so obedient, Wu Tian didn't intend to torment them further.
He simply said, "Since you've done as I said, I won't make things too difficult for you."
"However, you still need to fulfill my second condition."
"Within three days, I want to see one hundred million funds flow into our restaurant."
"Don't worry, this one hundred million is not me robbing you, it's just an investment. We will share the profits with you if we make money."
"But I'll be upfront, to prevent you from interfering with our operations as major shareholders, I must add a condition."
"This condition is very simple: you can only have one percent of the shares. Do you agree to what I propose?"
"One hundred million?" Xia Shanfeng exclaimed.
"And only one percent of the shares?"
"Your Excellency, your restaurant doesn't look like it's worth a hundred billion in investment. Have you miscalculated?"
Wu Tian said, "I think I've calculated it quite accurately. Giving you one percent of the shares is already quite good."
"After all, I was only thinking of giving you zero point five percent earlier. Shouldn't you be thanking me?"
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you."
"Regarding the dividends, I'll have to cut your dividends by half as well."
"After all, doing business is not easy for us. You are such a large family, you should understand us, it's normal, isn't it?"
Xia Shanfeng was almost spitting blood.
One hundred million for one percent of the shares was one thing, but to have half the dividends deducted at the end of the year, what kind of logic was this in the world?
If you want to rob money, just say so. What's the difference between what you're doing now and robbing?
Xia Shanfeng was extremely unwilling.
So he said with a troubled expression, "This... isn't one hundred million too much?"
"Our family is just a martial family, not specialized in business. We can't afford that much money!"
"Can't afford it?" Wu Tian sneered, "Do you think I'm easily fooled?"
"You asked that fellow surnamed Mo for one hundred million in compensation, and now you're telling me you don't have that much money. Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"