Chapter 877 - Shaking Up the Whole Country (1/2)
Chapter 877: Shaking Up the Whole Country
Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
Chapter 878: Shaking Up the Whole Country
Shanghai was a prosperous and bustling cosmopolitan city and a financial center.
However, the eyes of the people all over the country were now focused on this city due to the astronomical offer by the Grand Fortune Jewelry. The country’s major media flocked to this bustling city while countless fans who loved to collect antiques, people who liked jades, experts who studied jade carvings, and even some businesspeople came to the city one after another.
As for Paradise Manor, this dining, leisure, and entertainment venue was full of tourists in recent days as numerous people had filled the hotels and cottages near it, so much so that the available rooms were unable to entirely fulfill the demand.
For the people that couldn’t find accommodations, they simply set up tents outside the Paradise Manor while waiting for the people who owned the twelve zodiac jade carvings to appear.
“Who will become rich billionaires?”
It was the topic that was widespread and was all the rage nowadays.
Hao Lei was now inside the VIP building of Paradise Manor. Her name was quite a sensation and quite famous now. She sat near the window, frowning and looking distressed as she watched the crowd streaming in tides outside without saying a word for a long time.
Creak…
The door was opened and Chi Nan entered with a small smile as she looked at Hao Lei who turned around in surprise. She spoke with a smile, “Well, how’s the taste of becoming a big star, Sis Lili? Is it fascinating enjoying the taste of fame?”
Hao Lei forced a wry smile. “If I knew this would turn into this kind of carnival, I wouldn’t have agreed to supervise this matter when Boss asked me to—even if I was beaten to death. Do you think I’m enjoying this? This is simply torturing; it is making me afraid that this will affect all the tasks I’ll carry out in the future, you know. Anyways, why are you here? Aren’t you always cultivating in seclusion in our Jingmen Island’s headquarters?”
The smile on Chi Nan’s face was getting thicker and she gave her a gentle hug. She tenderly smiled and said, “I can’t always be in seclusion for cultivation, can I? It’s natural to go out and get some fresh air. Never would I have thought that I would hear this interesting thing when I just returned to Shanghai, though.”
“Damn, you’re just gloating.” Hao Lei rolled her eyes and snappily replied.
“Why should I gloat over you?” Chi Nan replied with a tender smile, “I’m sympathizing with you. Hahaha…”
Hao Lei thought for a moment and said, “Well, how about I talk to Boss to give you the work here? It won’t be a problem as you’ll work on the behalf of Grand Fortune Jewelry. I only need to announce to the public that you’re the person they need to look for regarding the twelve zodiac jade carvings.”
“No no no!”
The smile on Chi Nan’s face froze as she waved again and again, “My good sister Lili, please let me go, will you? I’m not suitable to show my face to the public! Besides, the Boss has given the task to you and you’ve become a famous person, so how would I have the nerve to go against his words? Boss will scold us, definitely.”
“I’m so unlucky, sigh!” Hao Lei shook her head and sighed. “My goodness, Boss really has me to stand for him.”
“Anyways, Sis, what would Boss look for these twelve zodiac jade carvings for? 100 million US dollars for a piece is simply an astronomical price. Does he think that having too much money is a burden and simply wants to burn it?”
Hao Lei hesitated for a moment before she replied in a low voice, “I dunno much about this either, even Mo Awu doesn’t dare to ask about it. Nana, you are also well aware of Boss’s character, aren’t you? Don’t talk too much if he doesn’t want to tell us personally.”
“I know that,” replied Chi Nan quickly with a nod.
“Given what I know about him, he will never do things for no reason such as burning money, Nana. Even if he has made a fortune recently,” said Hao Lei, “I think he has a definitive purpose for this matter. Either that, or there is something about these zodiac jade carvings that is quite extraordinary, so the 100 million US dollars should be well-spent.”
“Yeah, Boss has never made a loss in business, that I know,” assented Chi Nan. “Anyways, you just said that he just struck a gold mine. What exactly is it?”
“Well, it can be said that it is due to the Salzburg vampire clan from Europe. They made a deal with him and Boss sold them a hundred medicinal pills,” answered Hao Lei with a smile. “You know what? They paid 200 million GBP for each, or paid with equivalent items and useful resources for cultivation.”
200 million GBP?
Despite knowing some significant big business transactions, Chi Nan was still shocked by the news. The deals she learned of in the past were worth tens of billions of Chinese yuan. But such a business deal with 200 million GBP for each pill for a total of two billion GBP was unheard of even to her.
“Sis Lili, is this vampire clan way too generous and easy to deceive? How come they actually spent so much just to buy a hundred medicinal pills? Are they so rich and so flustered to waste their money?”
“You see, the medicinal pills Boss took out are of enormous help to the vampires. I heard that Shanjenna, who used to live in the Paradise Club before, also benefitted from it greatly.” Hao Lei smiled.
Chi Nan suddenly understood and sighed, “The Bloodkin seem to stop at nothing to spend their capital for the sake of becoming stronger.”
At the entrance of Paradise Manor.
Yang Pengchao and Yue Li were panting after running. They hadn’t had breakfast, nor lunch, and the hot weather made them hungry, thirsty, and tired. Yang Pengchao held a black leather bag as he squeezed through the crowd of media workers outside with Yue Li to come to the gate blocked by dozens of security guards.