Charlie asked him, “How long would it take for the pre-publicity preparation?”Isaac said, “For large auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, it generally takes them at least six months to prepare for a major auction. They usually hold two large auctions in a year, and during this half-year period, they would take at least four months to prepare the various auction items. It’s just like how it would take several rounds of screenings for a talent show in order to select the final products that would appear in the auction lot.”After pausing for a moment, Isaac then added, “In addition, where the items to be auctioned have already been determined, it will take at least two months of preparation time because they need a long time to lay the groundwork for a bit of publicity. They will also have to print the auction brochures and send them to every customer. A customer representative should be sent to introduce the auction to the key customers in person so that the other party w
To the rich, the attractiveness of the Rejuvenating Pill definitely exceeded any other item in this world. However, for such a long period of time before this, Charlie had never treated the Rejuvenating Pill as a commodity. The only time that he had auctioned the Rejuvenating Pill was because Dylan was being too pretentious at Jasmine’s birthday banquet. So, Charlie had taken out a Rejuvenating Pill to give Dylan a smack in the face. As for the other Rejuvenating Pills, Charlie basically treated them as favors, and he had given them to his close friends and relatives. However, for the current Charlie, his mentality had changed from before.Before this, he had never had an eager desire to make money, and he had never thought about how much money he wanted to make or what kind of heights he would reach.However, now that Charlie had become the head of the Wade family and vowed to carry the Wade family forward, he must now consider how he could convert and turn all of his resour
The other person was the Queen of Northern Europe whom he had just saved.She was still waiting for her follow-up Rejuvenating Pill and so, she would naturally follow all of his orders. It would also be Helena’s enthronement ceremony tomorrow, and all the royal aristocrats and top rich people from all over Europe would be going to Northern Europe to participate in this enthronement ceremony. As long as the old lady showed up before this group of European tycoons, the Rejuvenating Pill was bound to create huge waves in the hearts of this group of nobles. At that time, the small city of Aurous Hill would definitely become the center of the world’s rich and powerful people’s attention.As Charlie spoke of this, he then said again, “Mr. Cameron, many people want to draw a clear line with Shangri-La now, right? Then, when the time comes, you will make a public announcement that all those people who want to attend the auction will have to stay at Shangri-La before they are allowed to ent
The inspiration triggered by the auction made Charlie feel exhilarated.After leaving Shangri-La, he did not go home but instead, he went to Emgrand Group directly to find Doris.At this moment, he had a long-term plan in his heart.He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the Wade family’s business layout in Aurous Hill.As long as this auction could run smoothly, the attention on Aurous Hill would definitely increase rapidly. By that time, Aurous Hill’s commercial value would also rise quickly. When the time comes, the land prices in Aurous Hill would rise, the housing prices would rise, foreign investments would rise and the overall consumption power and economic development level would also rise. So, if the layout was done well in advance, the Wade family would definitely be able to seize this opportunity to take off!So, Charlie was already prepared to raise funds immediately to hoard lands in Aurous Hill like crazy and also make more investments in h
The secretary hurriedly said, “Vice Chairman Young, the young master is here, and he said he is here to find you for something, but...”Doris quickly waved her hand and said, “Okay, I got it. You can go ahead and get busy. I’ll go and see the young master after sending Chairman Wilson off.”Although the secretary felt that Doris’ attitude was a little strange, she did not ask Doris anything because of her professionalism. Instead, she immediately replied, “Okay, Vice Chairman Young. In that case, I will go and get busy first.”After saying that, the secretary turned around and left. Doris heaved a sigh of relief. After adjusting her own state of mind, she then said to Claire, “Chairman Wilson, let’s go first.”Claire then asked her in a low voice with a little curiosity, “Vice Chairman Young, the young master that Lynette mentioned just now should be the chairman of Emgrand Group, right?”Doris could only nod and said, “That’s right. It’s our chairman.” Claire then asked again
Just then, Doris knocked on the door outside the reception lounge. “Young Master, please come over to my office instead.”Charlie opened the door and asked, “Has Claire left already?”Doris nodded and said, “The young mistress has already gone downstairs. Don’t worry.”“Okay.” Charlie heaved a sigh of relief and went to Doris’ office with her as he asked, “What did Claire come to see you about?”Doris replied, “It’s about the progress of the Emgrand Hotel project. The second phase of the project undertaken by the young mistress has already been completed, and our supervisor will organize the acceptance in the next two days.”Charlie asked, “Claire is doing well on that end, right?”Doris nodded and said, “The young mistress is doing a great job. The quality of the project and the construction progress is even better than we had expected. She is the most ethical and professional B-party that has collaborated with Emgrand Group over the years. She did not cut any corners on the con
Charlie said in agreement, “I share the same views as you, and I also came to find you for this matter.”After saying that, Charlie asked her, “How much available capital does Emgrand Group have now?”Doris hurriedly said, “Our available funds are about thirteen billion dollars at present, but we can still borrow at least forty billion dollars from the bank at any time. The total capital that we have could be summed up to about fifty billion dollars.”Charlie nodded and said again, “I will transfer one hundred billion dollars in cash from the Wade family to you. I’ll also personally inject another fifty billion dollars to make up for two hundred billion dollars in cash. After that, you should use the fastest speed possible to buy up as much good land or any lands with development prospects in Aurous Hill!” Doris exclaimed, “Young Master, you want to invest two hundred billion dollars at one go?! Don’t you think that this will be a little too much?”Charlie smiled slightly and sai
Doris nodded again and again after hearing Charlie’s plan and said, “Young Master, I understand what you mean. When the time comes, I will get someone to come up with a professional business plan, and I will even look for an internationally renowned design studio to help us roughly design a blueprint that will definitely start from the grandest and highest direction.”“Mm.” Charlie said, “I will leave you in charge of this matter. I have three requirements for this. The first one is that it must be fast, secondly, it must be good, and thirdly, it must be complete! Do you know Dubai Mall? It is the world’s largest shopping center, and what I want is that kind of feeling, but I want it to be more high-end and refined compared to them.”“Understood!” Doris said immediately, “I will start working on this immediately.”Charlie nodded in satisfaction and said, “Other than that, there is also the matter of the high-end community.”After saying that, Charlie zoomed in on the map and looked
Zachary's voice was choking with tears. "Please, don't just see how much it actually is—the problem is that we're just amateurs and sold that bronze sculpture as a forgery. That's something we can't change…"Jacob remained brazenly stubborn. "Don't give me that crap—that's not what I'm talking about. All I ask is for you to get that bronze sculpture back. I'll send you the 300 thousand later, and I don't care about anything else. Get it done, or I'm talking to Charlie. I'll even confess that I was up to no good, but I want it back! Hell, it's not like Charlie would do anything to me even if he finds out!"Zachary really burst into tears right then, sobbing, "Please, you can't do this! Master Wade won't punish you, but he will punish me! I'm where I am today only because he put a good word in with Don Albert for me… if he knew what we were up to such treachery and flips, I'm screwed!""What treachery?!" Jacob demanded, furious. "How is this treachery?! You came up with the plan, didn
Seeing that their flight was being slowly towed toward the runway, Elaine quickly urged Jacob, "If you're calling him, do it right now! They're towing our plane to the runway, and we won't be able to call him once we take off!""Right!" Jacob exclaimed excitedly. "I'll call him right now—if he doesn't get it done, I'll tell Charlie to destroy him! He's Don Albert's henchman, and even Don Albert sucks up to Charlie. That would definitely pressure him enough!""Okay! Elaine nodded, excited too. "Then call him right now, or we might never find the buyer again!""Yeah!" Jacob promptly whipped out his phone and called Zachary.Meanwhile, Zachary had presumed that Jacob wouldn't find out before his flight took off, so he was immediately nervous when Jacob called him.His nerves aside, he was afraid to not answer at all.Who knew why Jacob was calling. It could just be a false alarm.Hence, as he answered, he feigned calmness and asked, "Hello again, Mr. President! Shouldn't your fli
In reality, Jacob wouldn't usually be this bold, but he dared to run his mouth against the air marshal because twenty million was just too much money.Money emboldens, just like alcohol—while one wouldn't even mouth off for a couple thousand, one would murder for a million.And they were talking about twenty million here!Moreover, Jacob's rightful twenty million was going to his enemy, which incensed him further!Still, Elaine's words quickly calmed him because there was no scenario in which he would come up on top if he ended up behind bars.Elaine had been imprisoned for three days and ultimately ended up leaving with a broken leg.Heaven knows what would happen if he ended up arrested for fourteen days.With that in mind, he stopped arguing with the air marshall and returned to his seat, dejected. Clenching Elaine's hand, tears of grief rolled down his cheeks as he asked feebly, "What should I do now, dear? I thought it was junk and sold it for 300 thousand but it's actual
Jacob bellowed at the middle-aged man right then, "Then don't give me shit if you can't pay up! I only have one request, and that is I want off this plane right now!"Elaine came to a realization then, and she quickly asked, "Don't tell me… That thing we just saw online… you're the one who sold it yesterday?!"Jacob was on the verge of tears as he nodded. "Yes, it was me! That's why I want it back no matter what it takes!"Elaine became anxious as well. They were talking about twenty million, after all! Even if they lived off bank interest, they could still afford to spend ten grand per day for up to eight years!How could they let that slip through their grasp?!Pointing at the air stewardess, Elaine immediately snapped, "Hey, he's talking to you! Open the door, you hear?!"While the air stewardess was unable to handle both of them at once, a young man in a white collared shirt and black pants strode over, telling Jacob and Elaine, "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm the air marshal of
Seeing that comment, Elaine promptly turned to Jacob, "Dear, I don't think they made it up. It says the antique was treated like a Renaissance forgery and sold for 300 thousand to the dealer, but it actually was medieval and sold first thing this morning."Jacob's mind seemed to fade entirely in an instant, and he dropped his glass of champagne before he knew it, wetting his trousers.Elaine quickly pulled out a towel to wipe it, exclaiming, "What's wrong?! Why did you wet your pants?!"Then, realizing that Jacob's eyes and mouth were gaping wide while he sat frozen stiff almost as if he were dead, she promptly shook him, "What's gotten into you, Jacob? Are you alright?"As Jacob came to his senses, his eyes were suddenly blood-red.Suddenly on his feet, he bellowed in fury, "Fuck! My twenty million! Open the door! Open it right now! I'm getting off this plane!"The cabin crew and the other passengers were all shocked by his sudden bellow, and Elaine was just as confused. "Your t
While Zachary was caught feeling utterly helpless, the news that Raymond had made 20 million in a day was spreading like wildfire. Even though Zachary had already threatened Mick to not spill the beans, the problem was that all of Aurous Hill's Antique Street knew that over dozens of customers had come to Raymond's shop first thing in the morning.As such, everyone was curious—Raymond had supposedly made a blunder just yesterday yet now had dozens of people going to his shop? What on earth was he pulling?Hence, when most of the other collectors started to leave after failing to get the bronze sculpture, many gossipers came up to them to ask about it.For their part, the collectors were not hiding the truth, so they gave them a summary.Soon, all the antique dealers of Aurous Hill were left pondering the meaning of their existence.After all, they were told these collectors had prepared 20 million before rushing over to Aurous Hill in the night, yet they had all failed to buy th
Zachary was instantly relieved to hear that Jacob's flight was taking off soon.The issue at hand was troublesome, but he would at least have time to come up with a plan if he was given more time.Moreover, Jacob didn't know anything and would be in Dubai in a few hours. Most importantly, he wouldn't be bothered with Aurous Hill gossip when he arrived, giving Zachary more time to deal with this mess.As such, Zachary quickly said, "Oh, nothing, Mr. President. I was just calling to check on your flight, but since you're flying now, I'm sure the air stewardess will be asking you to turn the flight mode on. I shan't be a bother now—I wish you safe travels with the missus!" Seeing how cordial Zachary was, Jacob chuckled, "How nice of you. I'll definitely get you some local souvenirs!""Oh, then allow me to thank you ahead of time, Mr. President!" Zachary exclaimed, as subservient as ever."Uh-huh," Jacob replied. "Well, I'm hanging up now. Let's catch up later.""Yes, yes, yes, let
Mr. Cardensky's forgery syndicate had made the bronze sculpture—all Zachary had done was talk Jacob into buying it, and Jacob himself had made some money after Raymond bought it.That meant the entire plot had nothing to do with Zachary as he was just a mediator at best.In other words, if the bronze sculpture was worth nothing, he didn't lose anything… although he wouldn't make a cent even if it was worth a hundred million.However, he also knew all too well what Jacob Wilson was like.In fact, in this world, he was only second to Charlie when it came to knowing what type of man Jacob Wilson really was—not even Claire or Elaine would win against them.He was a dead man.That was Zachary's immediate thought on the matter, should Jacob ever find out.After all, Jacob was precisely one of those people who didn't play by any rules—no buyer's regret? No seller's remorse? None of that applied to him.Not even the Gods could make Jacob offer a refund if he scalped them. And vice vers
As Mick Crane had established a corrupted hierarchy in Vintage Deluxe, he had to make sure his position was never threatened by Raymond Cole.That was why he wanted Raymond gone, and it was obvious from that how important self-gain was to him.However, though he plotted to protect this job with a salary of several hundred grand per annum and incentives worth just as much, he didn't think that doing so meant he had missed out on 20 million.And to add insult to injury, that 20 million had ended up in Raymond's pocket.Mick wasn't just thunderstruck—he wished he was dead.Hanging up on Trippy right then, he called Zachary directly since Zachary had told him earlier that text notifications from his number would be silenced.Zachary was just about to fall asleep when his phone began buzzing.Already annoyed when he picked up his phone, he immediately snapped at Mick when he saw who the caller was. "I told you! Text me if you have any updates, and I'll check it when I wake up! Why ar