Anyway, his battle with Shawn would begin the moment Janus came out of the airport customs in the afternoon. So, there was nothing wrong with having Shawn’s wife around to witness it.However, Charlie did not want Marianne to tag along.After all, after getting along with Charlie over the past two days, he had gotten to know Marianne better. He did not want her to have to personally witness his conflict with her own father. What’s more, Charlie had been concealing something when he came to Hong Kong and approached Shawn this time. So, he too did not want to tear off his disguise in front of Marianne. According to his plan, he would no longer have any further contact with Shawn and the Long family after dealing with all the problems properly at the airport. His intersection with Marianne would also come to an end after this meal.Marianne did not know what Charlie was thinking. She had originally hoped that she would be able to go together with them, and it did not matter who the
2:00 pm.Janus’s flight landed at Hong Kong Airport on time.At this time, Janus was sitting in the window seat, and he had mixed feelings.He had been away from Hong Kong for too long, and the scenery outside the window no longer felt familiar to him. The only thing that he was familiar with was the traditional characters of the Hong Kong dialect that could be seen everywhere. These traditional characters of the Hong Kong dialect reminded him that he had finally returned to his hometown after twenty years. However, what he regretted was that he probably would not have the opportunity to get reacquainted with Hong Kong which he had left behind for twenty years now. His life would probably begin entering a countdown the moment he landed in Hong Kong.At this time, a male flight attendant came over to him and reminded him, “Mr. Campbell, according to the regulations, you should not get off the plane immediately. You’ll have to wait for all the other passengers to get off the plan
Meanwhile, Charlie, Shawn, and Jenna had also arrived at Hong Kong Airport. The convoy stopped outside the arrival hall of Hong Kong Airport, and Shawn then said to Charlie excitedly, “Mr. Wade, Miss Fox should be arriving soon, right?”Charlie looked at the time and said indifferently, “Almost. There are ten more minutes.”Shawn smiled and asked, “Do you think we should wait in the car or wait inside?”Charlie said casually, “Go inside and wait.”After saying that, he opened the car door first and got out of the car.Shawn was about to get out of the car when the driver turned around and said in a low voice, “Boss, I’ve just received news that Janus has already entered customs.” “Oh, he has already arrived?” Shawn nodded and muttered, “To be honest, I would really like to meet that b*stard and see what f*cking state he is in now... But my wife is here today, so it’d be better for us to try not to meet him.”The driver hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade said that Miss Fox will be arri
Although Shawn and Jenna had already reached the tip of the pyramid in Hong Kong, they were still far behind in terms of the world.The strength of the Fox family was already no longer on the list of ordinary rich people. Instead, their strength already belonged to that of the hidden top wealthy families. Their comprehensive strength was countless times stronger compared to Shawn. Kathleen was also the head of the Fox family, and this was even more unattainable to Shawn and Jenna. At this moment, their mentality was that of the mentality of the richest man in a small county who had finally gotten the opportunity to meet with the richest man in the country. In addition to being extremely excited, they were also inevitably nervous at this time. On the contrary, Charlie was in a very relaxed state, and he had his hands in his pockets as he swaggered into the arrival hall.Many people had come to pick others up in the arrival hall at this time, but Jenna did not put on her sunglass
Both of them looked at each other with shock and disbelief in their eyes.They had originally thought that Kathleen was Charlie’s friend, but unexpectedly, Kathleen was actually humbling herself in front of Charlie. She was even addressing Charlie respectfully and saying that it was her honor to share Charlie’s worries. This was a little too humble, and it seemed more like a subordinate’s tone and attitude toward her boss. Neither one of them could understand why Kathleen, who was the head of the Fox family, would be so humble toward Charlie. At this time, Charlie then said to Kathleen, “Miss Fox, let me introduce you to two of my friends.”Having said that, he pointed at Shawn, who was next to him, and said, “This is the famous Shawn Long from Hong Kong, and the one next to him is his wife, Jenna Fuller.”Kathleen was shocked as soon as she heard their names. She knew that Charlie had come to Hong Kong this time in order to help Janus solve his problem. Besides, she also kn
By virtue of his status as a shareholder of Hong Kong Airport, after Shawn had made a phone call, an airport executive rushed over immediately. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he invited everyone to the VIP lounge on the second floor of the arrival hall. This VIP lounge itself was used for the reception of VIP customers. Shawn had also thought of whether he should prepare a lounge earlier.However, when he thought of how Kathleen was a distinguished guest, he felt that he should stand in the arrival hall to wait and greet her so that it could seem as if he was paying enough attention to her. Otherwise, if he were to sit in the VIP lounge and wait for others to bring Kathleen over, it would seem as if he was being a little too arrogant. Shawn was still a little concerned about this matter after coming to the VIP lounge. So, he asked Charlie, “Mr. Wade, would it be inappropriate for me to sit here and wait for your distinguished guest? Why don’t you tell me the name of your d
Porter clasped one of his hands over the other and said, “Don’t worry, Miss Fox. I will definitely cooperate fully with you on my end.”Shawn, who was next to him, was shocked when he heard this, and he thought to himself, ‘Based on Kathleen’s words, why does it seem as if Charlie is the real boss of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group? It seems as though Autumn is only working under Charlie’s command...’As he thought of this, he could not help but sigh as he thought to himself, ‘That’s right! Charlie is a big shot with such a strong background. It’s simply impossible for him to be just an assistant at Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group!’‘If Charlie is indeed the behind-the-scenes boss of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, I’m afraid that Charlie’s real strength is probably much stronger than I’ve imagined!’ Shawn then subconsciously looked at Charlie, and he felt that a talented person like Charlie, who had two great figures such as Porter and Kathleen by his side, would definitely have
Janus trembled all over when he heard this voice. He raised his head immediately and looked in the direction of the voice. He was surprised to find that Charlie was looking at him with a smile on his face.He was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. It was only after a long time that he finally muttered, “Young Master Wade, you... why are you here?!” Charlie looked at Janus, and he could not help but feel a little surprised. This was because Janus seemed to have aged a lot, and he looked rather disheveled after Charlie had not seen him for just a few days. Come to think of it, Janus must have suffered a lot, so Charlie smiled slightly and said casually, “I’ve already been here for a few days. I cannot ignore something as big as your return home, so I came to Hong Kong this time to make sure that you can return home unharmed. I will also make sure that no one will dare to lay a finger on you from now on.”Janus hurriedly said, “Young Master Wade, Shawn has offered a b
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
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