Chapter 630 - It’s What’s Inside that Matters Most (1/2)
Li Shi walked out of Boss Pei’s house and took the lift down to the 11th story. Once he entered, Li Shi felt different. Although the configuration was still the same, it seemed to be extra meaningful now.
This was the exact same design as Boss Pei’s house!
Yes, Li Shi felt that the place looked exceptionally artistic all of a sudden! Just look at the huge television, the perfectly-positioned sofa, and the coffee table and two chairs by the balcony…
Everything was perfect!
It was a pity that he was lacking the black box on the coffee table, so that his set-up looked less complete than Boss Pei’s. Everything else was exactly the same.
Li Shi had not felt much for the place at first. All he thought was that it was empty. It was alright artistically, but it had not seemed that outstanding.
Yet, for some reason, when compared to Boss Pei’s image, the place looked very different!
Li Shi sat on the couch, not being able to stop thinking about several questions: How did Boss Pei work while staying here? Which room did he sleep in? What did he watch on the huge television?
Yes, it was worth investigating!
Li Shi would observe the television first. He found a game machine and a huge quantity of gaming discs in the television cabinet.
…
Ten minutes later…
A new message popped up in the investors’ group chat.
“How is your viewing going, everyone? Can we leave now?”
“Yes, I’m done here.”
“I think the huge television is not bad. I checked it out and found out that it’s a limited edition. I’m going to get one for my own house!”
“It’s a pity that I don’t enjoy watching television.”
“There are too few items in the house. I finished inspecting all of them in five minutes. What’s more, I can’t add my own furniture. There’s really nothing much to look at.”
“Should we gather downstairs?”
“How about Boss Li? How’s Boss Li doing?”
Li Shi read everyone’s messages on his cell phone and could not help but let out a soft sigh. It felt like those people were returning empty-handed from a mountain full of treasures; they could not appreciate how good the apartments were!
At first, Li Shi had wanted to let them return home on their own. However, on further thought, he sent a message into the group chat. “Come to the 11th story.”
Two minutes later, the other twelve investors arrived at Li Shi’s apartment.
“Boss Li, why did you ask us to come here? Aren’t all the apartments in the building exactly the same?” someone asked.
“That’s right, this looks exactly like my own apartment. I can’t see any differences whatsoever,” said another investor.
Everyone stood in the living room, afraid to go to the sofa because there wasn’t enough space.
Li Shi shook his head, frustrated. As if expecting better from them, he said, “Are all of you planning not to live here now that you’ve paid the rent?!”
Everyone else exchanged confused looks. That was exactly what they had been thinking.
Weren’t their own villas better? They had renovated them according to their own likes and dislikes, and they were all used to it by now.
What do they have here? There weren’t even enough furniture pieces. If their friends came over to visit them, they would have nowhere to sit.
Wouldn’t they be torturing themselves by trying to live in these apartments long-term?
The three investors who had not rented the apartments celebrated in their hearts.
Thank goodness, we were intelligent!
We would have been renting this place for nothing and tossing ten thousand yuan into the trash each month.
Although ten thousand yuan per month was not much to them, it would still hurt their hearts to throw money away.
Li Shi confirmed his guess by looking at everyone else’s expressions.
Sighing softly, he said, “All of you… why don’t you think harder about things? If I had not asked you to come here and dropped you hints on purpose, you would be leaving empty-handed from a mountain full of treasures.”
Confusion was written all over the other investors’ faces.
Why was Boss Li saying this? How could he call this a mountain full of treasures?
Had he seen a mountain full of treasures made up of four bare walls?
Moreover, the furniture was quite valuable indeed, but that was only so to ordinary people. To the rich, they were no different from daily necessities.
How were they returning empty-handed from a mountain full of treasures?
One of the investors asked, “Boss Li, please enlighten us on this. Where’s all the treasure?”
Li Shi laughed humorlessly. “Have you read ‘The Big Duck[1]’ before? It’s more beneficial to the fame of a mountain if celestials live on it rather than if it stands tall; it’s more important for the mystic of water if a dragon lives within it rather than if it runs deep!
“Are furniture and configurations the most important things in houses? No! It’s who lives inside that matters most!”
He lowered his voice. “Let me tell you: Boss Pei lives upstairs.”
The investors’ eyes widened.
“Boss Pei lives here?”
“That can’t be. He must be like us—he must only come here once in a while, right?”
“That’s right, how can he stay long-term in a place like that?!”
Li Shi shook his head. “Boss Pei does live here long-term. You can believe it if you want, but I saw it with my own eyes. How could it be fake?
“Based on my observations, Boss Pei has already been living here for some time. What’s more, he hasn’t touched the house’s configuration!
“What do you think that means?”
The investors’ faces went blank.
Feeling at a loss for words, Li Shi continued speaking. “That means that we can understand Boss Pei’s lifestyle by living here!
“Isn’t that the most valuable treasure?”
Some investors looked like they understood, but others still looked confused.
“Boss Pei’s lifestyle… so what if we learn about it?”
One of the investors who understood quickly explained, “Of course, it’s important! A man’s success is very closely linked to his character and lifestyle! Some people succeed because they’re extremely disciplined while others succeed because they’re extremely focused!
“Do not think that this is unimportant—it’s very important!