Charlie followed Marianne and took the elevator to the third floor of the villa.After that, Marianne took Charlie to the center of two room doors. She then pointed at the room on the right and said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, this is the guest room where you will be staying. It is a suite with an area of about eighty square meters with a living room, bedroom, and a separate bathroom.”Having said that, Marianne then opened the door and walked in with Charlie. Upon entering the door, they were greeted by the living room of this suite, which was about thirty square meters. The decoration was very luxurious, and there were all kinds of furniture and appliances in the suite.Marianne said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, you can treat this place as a hotel, and you can call the butler directly if you have any needs. He will arrange for someone to serve you as soon as possible. In addition, I’m staying in the room opposite yours, and you can also come to me if you need anything.”Charlie thanked he
She was a little surprised as she asked Charlie, “Mr. Wade, what are you doing up so early?”Charlie smiled and said, “I wanted to go out for a walk and take a look around. I also wanted to see how many mansions there are on Steerlain Island.”Marianne asked in surprise, “Mr. Wade, are you planning to buy a house on Steerlain Island?”Charlie smiled casually and said, “Yes and no. Even if I were to buy it, I would not be the one buying it.”Marianne did not quite understand what Charlie meant, but it sounded as if Charlie was really interested in Steerlain Island. So, she was overjoyed and hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, I can make the introduction if you are interested in the houses here. The Halbert Mansion next to us is for sale, and it belongs to the Halbert family from Hong Kong.”Charlie smiled and said, “I’ll go and take a look, then.”Marianne hurriedly asked, “Do you need me to accompany you?”“No, it’s alright.” Charlie said, “Don’t you have something to do in a while?”Ha
Charlie walked around Steerlain Island, and he felt that this place really had a unique geographical location.The density of luxury mansions on the winding road was not high on Steerlain Island even though land was scarce in Hong Kong. Each villa had a manor and one courtyard on its own. Coupled with the warm and humid climate in the south, it would not only be quiet but also comfortable to live here.Charlie then saw the Halbert Mansion that Marianne had mentioned. The door was closed, and it seemed like no one had lived there for a long time. Although the front of the house was a little old, its overall look was still stylish and grand. Charlie strolled around, and when he returned to the Long family’s villa, Marianna had just come out. When she saw Charlie, her pretty face flushed red, and she asked, “Mr. Wade, how was it?”Charlie smiled and said, “Very good. Are you ready to go out?”“Yes.” Marianne smiled and said, “I will try to finish up earlier today and pick you up a
Jenna, who was aside, smiled and said, “Oh, Shawn, your idea is really good. Mr. Wade must usually have his own businesses to attend to in Oskia, but he can definitely rest on weekends. Why don’t you buy the Halbert Mansion next door, renovate it, and give it to Mr. Wade? You can send a plane to pick Mr. Wade up and bring him to Hong Kong for a vacation every Friday, then.”Charlie smiled and said, “Thank you for your kindness. This matter does not sound very suitable for me, but it seems to be rather suitable for one of my elders.”Having said that, he changed the subject and said to Shawn, “Mr. Long, shall we head to your company for a chat later?”“No problem!” Shawn said excitedly, “I’ll get someone to prepare the car now!”Jenna, who was aside, asked, “Shawn, will you and Mr. Wade be coming back for lunch? Would you like me to prepare lunch in advance?”Shawn waved his hand and said, “I’ll not be coming back. I’m planning to take Mr. Wade to Alkova Dining at noon so that he c
At this moment, Charlie saw the relief on Shawn’s face.However, he simply smiled slightly and asked Shawn, “Mr. Long, you look very happy. Is anything special happening today?”Shawn waved his hand and smiled as he said, “Haha! Everything else is all trivial matters aside from my collaboration with you, Mr. Wade! It’s nothing to worry about!”Charlie did not point it out either. He looked at the scenery outside the window and said indifferently, “It rained heavily last night, and the sun is shining brightly. It seems as though something good is going to happen today.”“Yes, that’s right.” Shawn smiled and said, “I specially asked Master Yaleman to draw up a divination for me this morning, and he said my hexagram shows positive energy coming from the east. He said that this means that something good is going to happen.”“Master Yaleman from Mystery Court?” Charlie asked with some surprise, “I wonder what is the name of this Master Yaleman? What is his relationship with Jack Yalema
Shawn had two office buildings in Central. The total value of the buildings had already exceeded twenty billion Hong Kong dollars now, and this was considered to be the largest component of Shawn’s assets.However, Shawn was not considered the real big boss in Central. The real big boss in Central was actually the Laine family who had faded out of Hong Kong. The price of the Laine family’s building in the center of Central was approaching forty billion Hong Kong dollars. After the team entered Central, Shawn introduced to Charlie proudly, “Mr. Wade, this is Central, the financial center of Hong Kong. You haven’t been in Hong Kong for a long time, and you might not know much about Hong Kong. The price of land in Central is really high.”He smiled as he said, “Mr. Wade, the rental for Grade-A office buildings here is almost the highest in the world, and it is sixty percent more expensive than the famous Manhattan in New York. Those who can set up their companies here are Fortune 500
When Shawn heard Charlie’s question, he smiled and said, “Mr. Wade, Marianne’s biggest problem is that she has never been in love.”Charlie frowned and said, “What has the fact that Marianne has never been in love have anything to do with you wanting to demolish the food street?”Shawn hurriedly said, “Look, this child is already twenty-four years old this year, and she is already of marriageable age. However, she has never been in love before and is always in a blank emotional state in terms of her relationship. She has also been particularly nostalgic. She is in her twenties, but she still goes to the food street to eat and hang out with those vendors every day as if she was still a child. This proves that she is using the nostalgia of her time with her mother in the past to fill her emotional void.”Having said that, Shawn looked at Charlie and said meaningfully, “In truth, the best way at the moment is to let her mature quickly and get into a relationship. Once she falls in love
Charlie smiled and gestured at them. After that, he followed Shawn all the way to his office. What was interesting was that Charlie had met at least another seven or eight employees with the same dressing and temperament along the way. Aside from that, there were hardly any male employees that could be seen on this floor.So, Charlie asked with great interest, “Why are there only female employees here, Mr. Long?”“Eye candy!” Shawn smiled and said, “My employees are basically all air stewardesses. All of them are more than 1.75 meters tall and below twenty-eight years old. I pay them twice the salary, but they do not need to hold any important positions. It is enough for them to dress up like this to greet me every day and serve me well at the same time.”Having said that, Shawn was afraid that Charlie would misunderstand him, so he quickly explained, “Mr. Wade, the kind of service that I’m talking about is not anything unsavory. It’s just simple, normal, and healthy daily service
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l
Mick inspected every video to see who was getting the most views, and he then paid out of his own pocket to use paid advertising to get the video viral.It cost five thousand and it hurt, but reaching the trending page was definitely worth it.Mick was quite shrewd too, making sure that the paid advertising was focused locally. After all, he knew all too well that five thousand didn't buy many clicks, and clicks from elsewhere might be too sporadic to gain any worthwhile attention.As he worked in Antique Street, he naturally had to come up with a plan to promote himself in this place, ideally presenting himself as a master appraiser.That way, his fame would slowly extend throughout the province and perhaps Eastern Oskia, and eventually the country.As such, focusing on Aurous Hill was the best idea.Moreover, he also had another idea—if Jasmine Moore happened to see this video, she would see him in a new light.When that happened, he could look forward to getting really rich!