Charlie asked him, “How long would it take for the pre-publicity preparation?”Isaac said, “For large auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, it generally takes them at least six months to prepare for a major auction. They usually hold two large auctions in a year, and during this half-year period, they would take at least four months to prepare the various auction items. It’s just like how it would take several rounds of screenings for a talent show in order to select the final products that would appear in the auction lot.”After pausing for a moment, Isaac then added, “In addition, where the items to be auctioned have already been determined, it will take at least two months of preparation time because they need a long time to lay the groundwork for a bit of publicity. They will also have to print the auction brochures and send them to every customer. A customer representative should be sent to introduce the auction to the key customers in person so that the other party w
To the rich, the attractiveness of the Rejuvenating Pill definitely exceeded any other item in this world. However, for such a long period of time before this, Charlie had never treated the Rejuvenating Pill as a commodity. The only time that he had auctioned the Rejuvenating Pill was because Dylan was being too pretentious at Jasmine’s birthday banquet. So, Charlie had taken out a Rejuvenating Pill to give Dylan a smack in the face. As for the other Rejuvenating Pills, Charlie basically treated them as favors, and he had given them to his close friends and relatives. However, for the current Charlie, his mentality had changed from before.Before this, he had never had an eager desire to make money, and he had never thought about how much money he wanted to make or what kind of heights he would reach.However, now that Charlie had become the head of the Wade family and vowed to carry the Wade family forward, he must now consider how he could convert and turn all of his resour
The other person was the Queen of Northern Europe whom he had just saved.She was still waiting for her follow-up Rejuvenating Pill and so, she would naturally follow all of his orders. It would also be Helena’s enthronement ceremony tomorrow, and all the royal aristocrats and top rich people from all over Europe would be going to Northern Europe to participate in this enthronement ceremony. As long as the old lady showed up before this group of European tycoons, the Rejuvenating Pill was bound to create huge waves in the hearts of this group of nobles. At that time, the small city of Aurous Hill would definitely become the center of the world’s rich and powerful people’s attention.As Charlie spoke of this, he then said again, “Mr. Cameron, many people want to draw a clear line with Shangri-La now, right? Then, when the time comes, you will make a public announcement that all those people who want to attend the auction will have to stay at Shangri-La before they are allowed to ent
The inspiration triggered by the auction made Charlie feel exhilarated.After leaving Shangri-La, he did not go home but instead, he went to Emgrand Group directly to find Doris.At this moment, he had a long-term plan in his heart.He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the Wade family’s business layout in Aurous Hill.As long as this auction could run smoothly, the attention on Aurous Hill would definitely increase rapidly. By that time, Aurous Hill’s commercial value would also rise quickly. When the time comes, the land prices in Aurous Hill would rise, the housing prices would rise, foreign investments would rise and the overall consumption power and economic development level would also rise. So, if the layout was done well in advance, the Wade family would definitely be able to seize this opportunity to take off!So, Charlie was already prepared to raise funds immediately to hoard lands in Aurous Hill like crazy and also make more investments in h
The secretary hurriedly said, “Vice Chairman Young, the young master is here, and he said he is here to find you for something, but...”Doris quickly waved her hand and said, “Okay, I got it. You can go ahead and get busy. I’ll go and see the young master after sending Chairman Wilson off.”Although the secretary felt that Doris’ attitude was a little strange, she did not ask Doris anything because of her professionalism. Instead, she immediately replied, “Okay, Vice Chairman Young. In that case, I will go and get busy first.”After saying that, the secretary turned around and left. Doris heaved a sigh of relief. After adjusting her own state of mind, she then said to Claire, “Chairman Wilson, let’s go first.”Claire then asked her in a low voice with a little curiosity, “Vice Chairman Young, the young master that Lynette mentioned just now should be the chairman of Emgrand Group, right?”Doris could only nod and said, “That’s right. It’s our chairman.” Claire then asked again
Just then, Doris knocked on the door outside the reception lounge. “Young Master, please come over to my office instead.”Charlie opened the door and asked, “Has Claire left already?”Doris nodded and said, “The young mistress has already gone downstairs. Don’t worry.”“Okay.” Charlie heaved a sigh of relief and went to Doris’ office with her as he asked, “What did Claire come to see you about?”Doris replied, “It’s about the progress of the Emgrand Hotel project. The second phase of the project undertaken by the young mistress has already been completed, and our supervisor will organize the acceptance in the next two days.”Charlie asked, “Claire is doing well on that end, right?”Doris nodded and said, “The young mistress is doing a great job. The quality of the project and the construction progress is even better than we had expected. She is the most ethical and professional B-party that has collaborated with Emgrand Group over the years. She did not cut any corners on the con
Charlie said in agreement, “I share the same views as you, and I also came to find you for this matter.”After saying that, Charlie asked her, “How much available capital does Emgrand Group have now?”Doris hurriedly said, “Our available funds are about thirteen billion dollars at present, but we can still borrow at least forty billion dollars from the bank at any time. The total capital that we have could be summed up to about fifty billion dollars.”Charlie nodded and said again, “I will transfer one hundred billion dollars in cash from the Wade family to you. I’ll also personally inject another fifty billion dollars to make up for two hundred billion dollars in cash. After that, you should use the fastest speed possible to buy up as much good land or any lands with development prospects in Aurous Hill!” Doris exclaimed, “Young Master, you want to invest two hundred billion dollars at one go?! Don’t you think that this will be a little too much?”Charlie smiled slightly and sai
Doris nodded again and again after hearing Charlie’s plan and said, “Young Master, I understand what you mean. When the time comes, I will get someone to come up with a professional business plan, and I will even look for an internationally renowned design studio to help us roughly design a blueprint that will definitely start from the grandest and highest direction.”“Mm.” Charlie said, “I will leave you in charge of this matter. I have three requirements for this. The first one is that it must be fast, secondly, it must be good, and thirdly, it must be complete! Do you know Dubai Mall? It is the world’s largest shopping center, and what I want is that kind of feeling, but I want it to be more high-end and refined compared to them.”“Understood!” Doris said immediately, “I will start working on this immediately.”Charlie nodded in satisfaction and said, “Other than that, there is also the matter of the high-end community.”After saying that, Charlie zoomed in on the map and looked
Holding up a thumb at Charlie, Julien exclaimed in approval, "You're right, my friend! That's far more exciting than having him jailed!"Just hearing that he would be sent to a kennel, Jimmy knew nothing would come of it—even if he didn't know the details, it was so obvious that Julien was thrilled by the very idea!Turning nervously toward Charlie, he was sobbing as he asked, "Mr. Wade…? What's this about a kennel…?"Julien chuckled coolly even before Charlie said a word. "A kennel is where you keep dogs, of course. Though there are literal dogs and metaphorical dogs, and you are the latter."Oh, don't worry. It's a really nice place where you get your own cage, and you'll be fed every day. You don't even have to work, so just sit tight and keep eating until the day you die."Jimmy's soul left his body in that instant.He was going to be locked in a cage?! That was way worse than being locked up and sent to jail! Where was the humanity around here?!Even as the thought struck h
Matilda was actually caught off guard by Jimmy's pleas, and even Paul found it hard to watch.Turning to Charlie, he said, "Please, Mr. Wade—my uncle can be a little despicable, but he is my father's brother. Please, let him have a chance to turn over a new leaf, seeing that he's earnestly repenting."While Paul spoke with Charlie, Jimmy was still confused and wondered why Paul would plead his case with Charlie instead of Julien. If there was anyone Paul should ask, it was Yolden since he was Julien's friend. So, why would he ask some young man instead of Yolden?That was when Charlie asked in curiosity, "You want to let him off? After he tried to take away your parents' legacy?"Paul smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I know the guy. He made sure to travel all this way to make a scene because he had nothing legal that could help him claim Smith Group Corporate Law from us. Otherwise, he'd have already filed the lawsuit in the States. Sure, it's a dirty move, but that's basically a des
As Julien finished, he realized something was wrong and turned toward Charlie before he knew it.Charlie held his gaze in turn, his expression quizzical and amused.Julien cleared his throat right then. "See, there are people who can order me around, but they have my utmost respect. However, a third-rate lawyer like you? Who do you think you are?"That was when Julien's butler called, and he reported respectfully as soon as the call was answered, "Sir, I've spoken with Nate Ellis, the owner of Ares LLC. He has since agreed to fire Jimmy Smith right away as well as disbar him nationwide."Julien asked, "Good. Anything else?""Well, Mr. Ellis also delivered some documents that can be used as evidence against Jimmy Smith, which he claims is enough for a lifetime sentence. If you deem it necessary, we can have it sent to the FBI.""Yes, let's go with that!" Julien replied, his tone satisfied. "And ask the director to handle it personally—I want this prick to never set foot stateside
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do