For Rudy, ten billion US dollars in ten years was basically equal to all of his family business being wiped out completely. However, the good thing was that Charlie was giving him ten years to pay this sum of money in installments. This also meant that as long as he was willing to work hard and try his best to make his business more profitable, he might be able to keep half of his family assets in ten years.Therefore, he was forced to accept this reality in his heart. Aside from admitting his own bad luck, his greatest wish was to drag his unconscious son over so that he could beat him up.At this time, Charlie spoke up and said to Rudy, “If you dare to tell anyone including your son about what happened today after you leave this place, I will ask Ten Thousand Armies to send someone to arrest you and send your whole family to Syria. Do you understand me?”Rudy was so frightened that he shuddered and nodded hastily as he said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I will never tell anyone abo
Charlie said coldly, “As far as I know, you not only have nightclubs but also hotels registered under the Order of the Star. I only asked you to donate the assets under your personal name, but I did not say that you should donate all the assets belonging to the Order of the Star as well. Why would you have no fixed place to live in, then?”Solomon was helpless, and he could only say honestly, “I understand. I will do as I am told!”Charlie said again, “Besides that, you will also have to pay the first one billion US dollars within three days. I will ask for you if Ten Thousand Armies does not receive the money within three days. Do you understand me?” Solomon nodded repeatedly and said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I understand. I will definitely transfer the money to Ten Thousand Armies’ bank account within three days. I will kill my godson with my own hands if there is any delay in the money.”Rudy’s face turned pale when he heard this, and he said miserably, “Don’t worry, Godfather.
Charlie’s words instantly brought Shawn back to his senses. He was overjoyed, and he was so excited that his body began trembling slightly. After that, he blurted out excitedly, “Mr. Wade, look at what you’re saying! We already agreed that you would be staying at my house earlier, right? It would not be a problem for you to stay forever if you’re willing!”Charlie smiled slightly and said, “Thank you, Mr. Long.”After saying that, he turned around and looked at Marianne, who was still shocked and stunned, and he said, “Miss Marianne, is it okay for me to follow your car?”Marianne was still unable to digest what had just happened, so she seemed to be in a daze.When Shawn saw that Marianne did not respond, he hurriedly said, “Marianne, Mr. Wade is talking to you! Why are you not answering?”Marianne came back to her senses and stroked the hair between her temples as she said to Charlie, “Sure...”Charlie nodded and then turned to Porter as he said, “Porter, I’ll go first. I’ll
‘It’s just like how the Laine family was the absolute richest family in Hong Kong back then, but there were still people who dared to kidnap their eldest son even when they were so powerful!’‘It’s the same for me!’‘Although I’m almost about to become the richest man in Hong Kong now, I still do not have absolute influence before people like Solomon.’‘If Solomon wants to fight with me, I would still be afraid, and I can only find someone to make peace with him or end up spending money to settle things.’‘It’s just like how I could only clench my teeth and promise to give Solomon five million US dollars so that I could take my daughter away when I first came here today...’‘But... even though it was obviously his god-grandson who had provoked my daughter first, I ended up having to pay him five million US dollars as compensation instead! This is the biggest drawback of having only money but no authority!’‘It would be completely different if I could have someone like Charlie to
“Me?”Charlie smiled faintly and said indifferently as he drove, “I already told you that my name is Charlie Wade, I am twenty-eight years old, and I’m from Oskia.”Marianne continued questioning, “Aren’t you an assistant for Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group? Why is the whole of Ten Thousand Armies yours if you are just an assistant of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group?”Charlie looked straight ahead, and as he steered the vehicle to the left, he casually said, “I was not the one who created Ten Thousand Armies, nor did I pay for its acquisition. However, I was kind to Porter, who is the lord of Ten Thousand Armies. So, he voluntarily made Ten Thousand Armies pledge its allegiance to me.”Having said that, Charlie paused and said again, “As for my role as an assistant in Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, I am just making a friendly appearance here. Your family is also in the ocean shipping business, so you should have heard from your father that Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group has a cl
At this time, Marianne looked at Charlie and asked, “Why do you have to be in contact with my father when you are here to administer justice? Your so-called discussion to talk about the collaboration should also be fake, right?”Charlie shrugged. “The discussion about the collaboration is not necessarily fake. With Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group’s rapid expansion and strength, there is indeed a great need for us to enhance its capacity. Although the ocean shipping company in your father’s hands has a certain capacity, it cannot convert 100% of its capacity into revenue. So, it could be considered a complementary advantage if the two sides collaborate on this basis. In fact, this is a win-win situation.”Marianne hesitated for a moment and then asked Charlie, “Then, is the justice that you are going to administer related to my father?”Charlie did not want to deceive Marianne, so he simply shook his head and said, “I have no comment on this for the time being.”Marianne seemed to h
When Marianne heard Charlie’s words, she felt even more emotional and reluctant.She pretended to be relaxed and smiled as she said, “Okay! I will take you there tomorrow night, then.”After saying that, she suddenly found that she had already run out of topics to talk about with Charlie.She did not dare to ask him about the previous topic, but she also did not know what else she could talk about with Charlie now.In truth, she had a lot of questions that she wanted to ask Charlie. For example, she wanted to ask him which part of Oskia he was from, whether he was already married at the age of twenty-eight years old, or whether he had a girlfriend. Or perhaps she could ask him if he would like to stay longer in Hong Kong because Marianne had a lot of places that she had never shared with others before, and she wanted to take Charlie there along with her for a walk or to take a look at the place and experience it with her. However, she did not dare to ask him any of these questi
Charlie asked curiously, “How long has it been since the food street was bought over?”Marianne thought for a while and said, “It must be for more than ten years now. My father bought it for me the year he got married.”Charlie asked her, “Do you know how much it cost when he bought it?”“I forgot...” Marianne said embarrassedly, “I’m actually not that sensitive in this aspect. I was still young at that time and simply thought that I wanted to keep the food street intact. So, I asked my father to buy it for me. I really do not know how much it cost.”Charlie asked again, “How do you know that there is still a deficit of two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars every month, then?”“The manager was the one who told me.” Marianne said, “My father put someone else in charge of the operation of this food street before I became an adult. It was given to me to manage after I became an adult, but I do not know how to manage it. I only thought that I should not increase the rental to ensure
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
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma