At this time, Sophie could not wait to come to Aurous Hill to meet Charlie.If it was not for the press conference that would be held in the afternoon to officially announce the news of her succession as the head of the Schulz family and chairman of Schulz Group, Sophie would have liked to fly over to Aurous Hill immediately.Moreover, she had two very good reasons for coming to Aurous Hill. The first one was that her mother was living in Aurous Hill, and the other was that she was also a shareholder of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. With such a large investment in Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, Sophie naturally had to come over to pay attention to the operation of the company more often.Charlie didn’t think much about it. It just so happened that he really wanted to meet up with both Sophie and Autumn to have a good chat with them.Moreover, he not only wanted to talk to both of them about the matter relating to Ten Thousand Armies’ armed escorts, but he also wanted to talk
Helena said extremely gratefully, “Thank you, Mr. Wade...”As she said that, she hesitated for a moment and asked somewhat nervously, “Mr. Wade... You... Will you be able to come and attend my coronation ceremony?”Charlie said apologetically, “Sorry, Helena. I’m in Aurous Hill now, and I can’t go over to attend your coronation ceremony. Moreover, it’s your Northern Europe’s royal family’s coronation ceremony, and I think it would be rather eye-catching for someone with an Asian appearance like mine to appear there.”“I understand...” Helena could not hide the disappointment in her voice as she said, “I just... I just hoped that you would be able to appear here and so, I could not help but ask you about it although I knew that it might be difficult for you to get away. Furthermore, with your character, you might not like this kind of occasion either...”Charlie hummed slightly and asked her, “There are still a few hours to go. Are you feeling nervous now?”“Yes...” Helena confided
“Promote the Rejuvenating Pill?!”After hearing Charlie’s words, Helena was surprised and she asked, “Mr. Wade, are you planning to sell the Rejuvenating Pill to the public?”“That’s right.” Charlie smiled and said, “I plan to hold an auction in Aurous Hill at the end of the month. I will be taking out a small amount of Rejuvenating Pills for the live auction at that time.”Helena could not help but exclaim, “I’m afraid that it will fetch a sky-high price at that time, then...”Charlie laughed and said, “It would naturally be best if it could fetch a sky-high price.”As he said that, he then added, “The European royal families, nobles, and the rich and powerful are all my potential customers. So, I will have to ask your grandmother to help me promote it properly. As for the specific time and rules of the auction, I will release it to the public officially through the Wade family in a few days.”Helena immediately said, “No problem! I’ll talk to my grandmother about it in a moment
Chandler laughed and said, “I’ve heard about the news of Ten Thousand Armies charging all the way to the Wade family’s old mansion with coffins in the United States. So, I drew up a divination hexagram for you, and I realized that the hexagram was surprisingly an upper image of a dragon entering the sea. So, I knew that Ten Thousand Armies was definitely not your opponent.”As Chandler spoke of this, he then added, “According to my speculation, Ten Thousand Armies is not only not your opponent, but most importantly, it should also be the key to sending you, the dragon from the shallow waters, into the sea! If my guess is correct, you should have already become the head of the Wade family, right?”Charlie could not help but ask in awe, “Old Master Lennard, your divination and fortune-telling skills are already so advanced? You can already tell that I’ve become the head of the Wade family simply through a hexagram? This is truly remarkable!”“No, no, no...” Chandler said humbly, “I’m
After listening to Charlie’s explanation, Chandler instantly comprehended Charlie’s intentions fully. He could also fully appreciate the deeper intentions that Charlie did not mention at all.Chandler knew that by using the Rejuvenating Pill in the auction, Charlie definitely had a deeper intention instead of just giving Aurous Hill more exposure.And Charlie himself had a hidden thought in his heart that he had not told anyone. He wanted to hold this auction and use the Rejuvenating Pill as an excellent bait to attract the richest and most powerful group of people in this world, step by step.To Charlie, the Rejuvenating Pill was just like the ultimate bait that was sprinkled at the top of the water when fishing. With this top-notch material as bait, he would not only be able to bait the ordinary fishes and the usual rare big fishes to come, but even those behemoths that were usually hidden in the deepest and darkest places would definitely be attracted to come. These behemot
As he spoke, Charlie added, “By the way, Old Master Lennard, don’t mention anything about my identity when you talk about the Rejuvenating Pill. Just say that you happened to encounter the Rejuvenating Pill in Oskia, and this time, you heard that a mysterious person is going to take out the Rejuvenating Pill to auction it in Aurous Hill. You don’t have to say anything else. Let them be curious about it first. I will go through some other channels and announce this news officially in a few days.” “Okay!” Chandler said without hesitation, “Leave this matter to me, Young Master Wade! Don’t worry!”Charlie thanked him and said, “Thank you, Old Master Lennard. I will reserve a VIP seat for you at the auction, then. Please come and guide the work of your younger generation!”Chandler laughed heartily as he said, “To be honest with you, Young Master Wade, I can already guess that the price of the Rejuvenating Pill will definitely set a world auction record. Although I’ve made a lot of mon
After Charlie and Chandler said goodbye to each other over the phone, Isaac also drove his car to the entrance of The Heaven Springs. Liam, the general manager of The Apothecary Pharmaceutical, also came out with Albert to greet them.When Liam saw Charlie, he hurriedly and respectfully came forward as he said, “Master Wade!” Charlie did not expect Liam to come so quickly, and he could not help but laugh as he said, “How did you get here so quickly?” Liam hurriedly said, “Chairman Cameron said that you were looking for me for something, so I rushed over here quickly.”Charlie nodded and smiled as he said, “I want to talk about a new medicine with you. Let’s go in and discuss it.”Albert hurriedly said, “Master Wade, the Diamond Room is already ready. Please go in!”Charlie then said, “Let’s all go together.” Several people came to the Diamond Room with Charlie. After they had taken their seats, Charlie went straight to the point and asked Liam, “How is the recent business s
Liam said, “The largest unentered market is the United States. The FDA’s requirements in the United States are indeed too strict, and the process is very cumbersome. So, it is trickier, but we have already successfully entered its two neighbors, Canada and Mexico. As for the European side, the largest unentered markets that we have there are Germany and the United Kingdom.”As Liam spoke of this, he sighed and said, “In fact, these three countries, namely the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany, have great potential!”“Moreover, the consumption of alcohol in these three countries is very high and thus, the probability of their people having stomach discomfort is also much greater. Therefore, demand for all kinds of stomach medicine is also the highest in the world. If our Apothecary Stomach Pill can successfully enter these countries, I expect that our annual sales will exceed two hundred million boxes!”“Amongst them, our domestic sales will account for about thirty to f
As Ian Cash's trio turned and left Treasure Measure, Trippy was still standing there, staring blankly as they headed off to the distance, utterly dispirited.Seeing that, Raymond returned his phone and said coolly, "We had agreed on some ground rules, but not only did you break them, you even tried to sabotage me.""Since you refuse to be honorable, you can't blame me for being cold—starting now, we shall have nothing to do with each other. We'll be strangers even if we bump into each other."Trippy was already choking, and he snatched his phone back before dashing out of Treasure Measure, calling Mick Crane as soon as he left.Mick had just arrived at Vintage Deluxe and hadn't even sat down when Trippy called, and he asked as soon as he answered, "How did it go? What did you find out?"However, Trippy was so exasperated he burst into tears right then, "M-Mr. Crane… My dear Mr. Crane…"Mick was left reeling from shock, and he promptly snapped, "Can't you fucking talk? Why are you
Seeing that the transaction was complete and that the bargain deal had been taken, the other collectors all excused themselves and left.As for Ian, once he had bagged the bronze sculpture, he nodded at Raymond. "I apologize for leaving early, Mr. Cole, but I must return to Eastcliff. However, you can contact me again should you pick up another treasure. I'm quite a spendthrift, and I pay up right away if the item is good and the price is right."Raymond smiled. "Very well. I shall contact you first the next time I get something good."Ian nodded and was ready to leave with his two friends when Trippy chased after them."Please, Mr. Cash!" He cried urgently, his anxiety overcoming him. "You shouldn't buy that! It's a forgery!"Ian frowned at him. "Are you trying to sabotage Mr. Cole? Aren't you supposed to be his friend?""Hell, no!" Trippy promptly replied. "I'm no friend of his—I'm just here to watch, but I didn't think he dared to trick you for 20 million! I can't bear to see
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme