Jennifer then said to her buddies beside her, “You should also add Elaine as a friend so that it will be easier for us to communicate with each other in the future.”Elaine said without hesitation, “That’s really great. I’ll create a group chat immediately and add the four of us to the group chat. We can communicate in the group chat directly if there’s any news in the future.”Soon, the four of them started getting to work with the birth of a WhatsApp group chat called ‘Eliminate Hannah Queen to Eliminate Harm for the Society’.Elaine then returned home on crutches whereas Jennifer and the others walked back to their villa immediately. After arriving below the villa, Jennifer looked up at the room on the second floor and said to the other two in a low voice, “They really closed the windows and doors. I’ll climb up to their balcony on the second floor to see if I can take pictures or videos from outside, but our windows here have really good soundproofing. Even if I can take video
Harold did not dare to retort after he was reprimanded by Hannah. He could only nod resentfully and concur, “Mom, you’re right. I was too self-righteous...”Hannah snorted coldly and continued rebuking, “Besides, I also told you that you only have one task tonight. You have to shed some tears when you thank the viewers in the live broadcast after the live broadcast is over. But why didn’t I see any tears from you when you spoke just now? Where are your tears?”Harold said nervously, “Mom... I-I couldn’t cry when I thought about how easily you could earn hundreds of thousands of dollars again tonight...”Hannah scolded angrily, “Useless! You have to cry even if you can’t cry! If you don’t move those people in the live broadcast room and make them think that they are being very noble, how can they be willing to spend their money on us, then?! The selection in our live broadcast room is all cheap and worthless goods with a selling price that is several times higher than its cost price.
With that said, Christopher smacked his lips and sighed emotionally as he said, “But this rice cereal is really f*cking unpalatable. It doesn’t leave any fragrance in your mouth after you eat it, and it even tastes a little bitter. Would it cost the manufacturers a lot to use some good materials?” Hannah raised her hand and slapped him, stunning him.Christopher was about to ask her why she had done that when Hannah then said impatiently, “Who the hell are you to call me your honey?! Weren’t you the one who slapped me, forced me to get a divorce with you, and asked me to get out of this house?”Christopher was taken aback and hurriedly said, “Oh, Honey, it’s all my fault! I was blind and didn’t know how to cherish a good wife like you. If I mention divorce to you again, I will be struck to death by lightning!” Hannah laughed coldly and said, “Oh, Christopher, your attitude really changes very quickly! What did you say at the beginning? You said that I cuckolded you, got pregnant
Before finding a means to make a living through live broadcasting, Hannah was often rejected by the Wilson family. This was especially so after she came back from the black coal mine and was found to be pregnant as well as infected with venereal disease. Lady Wilson and Christopher had never treated her well. At that time, even her son, Harold, felt ashamed of his mother, and he felt that she was a disgrace.When Hannah was facing the most difficult time of her life, the only person in this family who made her feel warm was her daughter, Wendy.Since encountering setbacks and being rescued by Charlie, Wendy’s personality had changed a lot. She became much more stable and down-to-earth, and she was also much kinder because of the trials and tribulations she had gone through.She knew what had happened to her mother. Even though it was a little embarrassing to speak of it, she could not do anything about her mother’s situation.Outsiders could laugh at and mock her mother, but th
“It’s not normal!” Hannah said very resolutely, “It’s a working day, and the data should not fluctuate too much. If we want to make money, we must ensure that the data has been rising steadily. Once the data starts to go downhill, that is definitely a very dangerous signal. If it falls by two to three percent every day, it will not take long before we will be back to our original state. We have to find a way to let our data rise again and continue to surge higher.”Christopher asked, “Honey, do you have any good ideas?”Hannah said coldly, “I’ve been thinking about it for the past two days. Those scums in the live broadcast room may have gotten a little tired of watching the two of you in a paralyzed state in bed. I plan to change the script a little starting tomorrow.”Christopher hurriedly asked, “Honey, what script are you going to change?”Hannah said calmly, “I checked on the internet, and it seems that pancreatic cancer has the highest mortality rate. I checked some of the ea
Hannah hummed in response and then said to Lady Wilson, “Old lady, you also have a new script.”Lady Wilson hurriedly asked respectfully, “Hannah, just tell me how you need me to act!”Hannah said coldly, “When Harold’s act for his diagnosis of uremia is done, you have to cry a lot in front of the camera every day. You can play the role of a blind woman after ten to twenty days of continuous crying.”“Play the role of a blind woman...” Lady Wilson’s mouth twitched, but she still said helplessly, “Okay, I will listen to you...”Hannah stood up in satisfaction and said condescendingly, “All of you should give it your best and act well. After the new wave of scripts is completed and our sales increase to a higher level, I will go to the suburbs to buy a bigger villa. I’ll bring all of you over there, then. Your injuries will probably be healed by then, and you will be able to do your live broadcast at night and enjoy a leisurely life during the day without being disturbed by others.”
After Jennifer returned to the room and met up with the other two, she saw that their faces were filled with righteous indignation and anger.She quickly asked, “Did you record everything? Don’t drop the ball for me at this time!”Yulia said in exasperation, “Jennifer, the Wilson family is truly evil. You may not have been able to hear what they said from out on the balcony, but Hannah and that damned old woman were cursing at us like crazy!”“That’s right!” Yara also said angrily, “The main point is that Hannah is really evil. Not to mention scolding the three of us, but she also scolded those people who spent money on them in her live broadcast room. Don’t you think that this b*tch is really as bad as one could be?!”Yulia also chimed in and said, “That shameless woman, Hannah, is now starting to think of other deception methods. She asked her husband and son to pretend to have advanced pancreatic cancer and the other to pretend to have uremia. That damned old lady will have a sc
Next, there was only one slightly laborious process left, which was to synchronize the audio and video time tracks so that the audio and video would be synchronized. Fortunately, the video file and the audio file were whole, so Elaine only needed to find one of the clips where it was easier to recognize the mouth shape, then echo the corresponding audio of this clip, and the entire video and the audio would be perfectly matched.Soon, Elaine found a very convenient lip-sync and synchronized the audio and video to perfection. She then previewed the entire video, and after confirming that there were no problems, she exported the video file.After the video was exported, Elaine grinned happily as she reviewed it again.She could not help but sigh and say, “Hannah, oh, Hannah, I really underestimated you. I didn’t expect you to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars a day. In that case, you will definitely be able to earn a small goal in a year, right? Unexpectedly, you’re really capab
Jacob asked, "Then, what would this sculpture be worth if it was genuine?"Mr. Cardensky thought about it. "Well, there are standards when it comes to Renaissance relics, but with something this exquisite, it'd definitely be auctionable for one or two million—and that's the conservative estimate.""How much would you sell it to me for?" Jacob then asked."Thirty percent of the market price," Mr. Cardensky quickly replied. "As I've said, the conservative estimate for this one is around one to two million, so we will set the price with the median estimate value at 1.5 million. And thirty percent means 450 grand."Jacob shook his head right away. "No, no, no… that's too expensive. What if I end up unable to sell it, on top of that?"In his mind, while he could barely accept that pricing, he still needed Raymond to be able to afford it if he wanted to swindle Raymond for twice the money.Mr. Cardensky quickly chuckled, "Oh, Mr. Montague—now you're being too serious. In this business,
"Okay!"Mr. Cardensky smiled and pointed at a nearby farmyard. "There's our workshop—the good stuff is all in there. Allow me to take you there!"The farmyard seemed uninteresting at first glance, but Mr. Cardensky soon led them to the stables and brushed off the straws covering the floor, revealing a plank laid flat on the ground.Mr. Cardensky then lifted it, revealing a passage below—they had dug a cellar into the ground beneath, with the stables as an entry point.As Jacob followed Mr. Cardensky down the cellar, he exclaimed in awe, "Your operation is definitely big, digging such a huge cellar!"Mr. Cardensky smiled humbly. "Anyone working in the business would have sustained their losses before. In the end, we're all folk of humble origins, starting out with raiding tombs or excavating artifacts. Just digging a cellar is really nothing."As they conversed, they cleared the stairs and arrived at the main hall.It was certainly a hall as it was around a hundred square meters,
Zachary nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Montague? Very well!""Yes!" Jacob grinned smugly. "Longer last names are simply better—it just sounds so authoritative."With that agreed upon, both men alighted, where the master was waiting nearby.Seeing them get off, he hurried over to them, smiling, "Please, follow me."Zachary looked around and huffed, "Honestly, Mr. Cardensky, isn't this way too far from the highway? The road is narrow and terrible, and I have to park my car all the way out here. Just coming here is taxing."Mr. Cardensky smiled in turn. "My friend, that's exactly why we picked this place. Do you remember seeing a couple of cars parked by the road, occupying half of it?""We arranged for them to be there. Anyone coming by car would have to slow down that way, buying time for us to see who they truly are. If it's cops, our watchers would quietly text us while we clean the house and bail."Zachary exclaimed in realization, "You boys really run a tight ship!""For sure," Mr.
After working in Antique Street for years, Zachary's connections and influence were naturally special. And yet, though he was acquainted with some of the more impressive individuals, he was not that close with them either.For example, the forgery masters who worked specifically to deceive experts only accepted jobs from major clients, usually antique traders high in social status and wealth.In contrast, they wouldn't ever be interested in frivolous people like Zachary. Even if he could reach them, they might not look at him twice.If one would describe them as the cartel boss, then Zachary would be a low-level enforcer, managing night joints or goofing off.But now, Zachary had turned over a new leaf—he worked under Don Albert, so one of those masters was pleasantly surprised when he called one of them, inviting him to his own workshop for a visit and further discussion.As such, Zachary picked up Jacob and went over to the master's hideout where the latter worked on his count
Zachary was naturally shrewd enough to read Jacob's intention.In reality, he wasn't offering to pay just because he wanted the profit. He merely wanted to get in Jacob's good graces. After all, wouldn't Jacob be even more grateful that he wasn't just helping his revenge but also helping him make money?As such, he didn't hesitate to tell Jacob, "Well, chief—since you'll be paying, I will make sure that you will get every cent of profit that you deserve."Jacob was grinning ear-to-ear, but he said, "Oh, you don't have to! If we really are making a profit, there's no way I would let your good work go unrewarded!"Spreading his arms, he continued generously, "How about this? I will pay the full cost while you get twenty percent of the net profit!"Zachary laughed. "Now, that can wait, chief. We need to pay as soon as we decide on the item we want, and there's no time for buyer's regret. But if Raymond doesn't take the bait, all that money will go down the drain, and whether we can s
Zachary chuckled and continued, "Well, I went to Antique Street and asked around. Turns out our mutual friend only brought a few hundred thousand grand with him. If he messes up and loses all his money, won't it be over for him?""He won't just be broke either—he'd be humiliated and forced to fuck off from Antique Street. You'd get even then!"Jacob was at once excited.Just yesterday, Claire and Charlie were warning him that assault meant doing time.As the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association and the next presidential-hopeful, he would lose his place if he was charged with assault or being an accessory to a case.However, Zachary's plan was much better. Jacob wouldn't have to take responsibility, and the damage on Raymond would be even worse!In comparison, slapping Raymond meant nothing. Watching him go broke and get humiliated would really ease his heart!With that in mind, he promptly pressed Zachary, "Are you sure that prick will mess up?""I can't a
Jacob Wilson was in his office at the Calligraphy and Painting Association, planning his itinerary in Dubai.Still, he was immediately thrilled when Zachary told him that there was progress, and he quickly said, "Come see me at the Calligraphy and Painting Association. We'll talk in my office!""Alright!" Zachary agreed to it happily. "Just wait, Mr. Wilson. I'll be right there!"Jacob then quickly told him, "By the way, remember to address me as the vice president when you're here. Got it?"Zachary was naturally sharp enough to understand why, especially around other members of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.Smiling, he said, "Don't worry, chief. You can always be at ease when I'm on the job!"Once he hung up, he drove to the Calligraphy and Painting Association at top speed.There were just a dozen people around the dozens of work cubicles although Zachary was curious about the personal effects or office tools in the cubicles.After asking around, a staff member le
Then, Mick continued, "I won't lie—Moore Group's bean counters have been eager to get rid of Vintage Deluxe for a while now. It's only Miss Moore's insistence that keeps them at bay, even occasionally coming to check on how business is going. That means she holds sentiment for this place, but if she knows that Raymond is back and doing well, she might hire him again!"Zachary could laugh right then. After all, Mick was terrible at gathering information—he could worry about anyone taking his palace, but not Raymond. The man was fired because he had insulted Master Wade's father in-law, and Miss Moore was endlessly respectful—even obedient to Master Wade. There was no chance that she would hire Raymond back after what he had done, and Mick was just being paranoid.However, Zachary did not tell Mick that.As Mick was begging him to intervene and thus owing him big time, he would also be helping Jacob Wilson get even.Two birds with one stone, so why not?With that in mind, Zachar
Zachary then said, "By the way, I have some friends who have a lot of stock. How much capital do you have, Mr. Cole? I'll check if they have stuff that suits you, and you can partner with them."When Zachary asked how much capital, he was basically asking Raymond how much he would invest in his own business and how much he could spend on taking new stock as he was buying.As such, Raymond replied modestly, "I've been chasing my tail for a while, so I didn't earn more than a few hundred thousand. I definitely would have no issue taking items with rebates, but I'm afraid I can't afford premiums.""Alright!" Zachary nodded, having discerned the scale of Zachary's capital."I'll check on what's available and see if we can get a few personal deals."Raymond nodded. "Thank you, Zachary!"Zachary smiled, shaking his head. "Mr. Crane, please buy another fruit basket for Mr. Cole—I'll pay you later."Mick quickly said, "Oh, you don't have to, Mr. Evans! It's my pleasure, no worries!"Zach