Chapter 143 Chapter 143 Spending Money Day 143
Liu Yue’s Christmas gift unboxing vlog was recorded a few days after Christmas.
She did receive quite a few gifts, including those from family and friends, gifts from people she didn't know very well, and Christmas gift boxes from various brands.
The latter part is the main content of the vlog that Liu Yue plans to record - speaking of which, this unboxing video is the wish of fans.
It is no secret that luxury brands give gifts to VIC clients. It is just a small trick to maintain customer retention.
Many bloggers posted theirs in early December, and netizens were hoping Liu Yue would do the same. I had no other motive, I just wanted to see a compilation of luxury gifting, ideally with as many brands as possible at once.
It’s not necessarily possible to find someone else for this kind of thing. One person may not be able to be the vic of many brands at the same time, but Liu Yue can definitely do it!
Some netizens also joked that with Sister Xinyue's ability, if she received fewer gifts from a certain brand, it would not be her who should be anxious, but the brand.
Our Yue Jie can do without it, but you dare not send it? Do you still want to achieve sales next year?!
Sang Yu set up the camera, and He Zhiyuan sat across from Liu Yue. He was responsible for handing the gift box to Liu Yue and chatting with her. The video would be edited later anyway, so he didn't have to worry about his voice being recorded.
Liu Yue opened the first box. "This familiar orange color is definitely Hermès... Wow, they're two boxes of horse-head-shaped chocolates."
She showed it to the camera and tasted one directly. The taste was quite ordinary. He Zhiyuan also tasted one. They both agreed that this chocolate was far inferior to the one Liu Yue brought back from Finland.
However, Hermès seems to have two gift boxes?
Liu Yue opened another gift box. This one was bigger. After opening it, she found out it was brikin, and it was very special. It was a straw patchwork brikin25 that she had never seen before.
She picked it up curiously and showed the details to the camera.
"I don't remember buying this new product..." Liu Yue tried to recall and asked Sang Yu beside her, "Did someone give it to me?"
Sang Yu: "This is a new product that hasn't been released yet. It's expected to be released in May next year. Since you're their VIC customer, they might want to get more feedback from you."
This is how luxury goods divide wealthy people into different classes. Ordinary customers who want to buy a bag have to accumulate enough goods first. Even if they upgrade to a VIC, they can only receive chocolates. Only supreme customers like Liu Yue can get the brand's new products as gifts.
Liu Yue can use it to show off her status, and Hermès can also use her influence to open up the new product sales market.
After all, most people buy luxury goods because they want to be recognized as carrying luxury goods. Only when a new product appears on Liu Yue first does it gain recognition. Otherwise, who would have guessed this straw bag is Hermès? The public's impression of a brikin isn't quite like this.
Liu Yue was indeed somewhat interested in it: "I feel that this is very suitable for the seaside, and has a very holiday style."
He Zhiyuan: "Then I'll help you choose a skirt to match it."
Liu Yue nodded happily, and Sang Yu, who was interrupted, glanced at He Zhiyuan.
This guy...is improving so fast.
Chanel's Christmas gift was a coin purse and a headphone bag, and they also gave her a handmade hat; LV gave her three pendants and a newly designed cat bed, which Lucas loved very much.
He Zhiyuan also received a New Year's gift from Louis Vuitton. He was certain that this cat bed was given to Liu Yue alone, as he only had three pendants. Based on his knowledge of these brands, he estimated that the Chanel hat was also specially customized.
The following gifts did not exceed his expectations. They were basically cups, plates, dishes, chopsticks, scarves, dolls, crystal balls, notebooks, coin purses, scented candles...
Simply put, VIC's gifts are mainly flashy and the gift boxes are more valuable than the things inside the boxes, but the Christmas gifts these brands specially prepared for Liu Yue are very thoughtful, and even the patterns on the greeting cards are different from the ones he received.
Tsk, these brands are really...
He Zhiyuan quickly stopped dwelling on this and asked Liu Yue if there was anything else he could help with for Lucas's first birthday party.
"No, my assistant will take care of it." Liu Yue said, "You're the guest, just bring Zhuzhu with you when you come."
“But you didn’t send me an invitation.”
"You can come in by scanning your face." Liu Yue gave him a puzzled look. "Who among me doesn't know you? Why are you talking so much nonsense?"
He Zhiyuan, who was being criticized, looked very happy. Liu Yue also wanted to do what she needed to do before the New Year's Day holiday.
This matter refers to spending all 10 billion.
While she was in Norway, checking into the world's northernmost McDonald's and eating the local limited edition venison burger while waiting for the aurora, she received contract offers from yacht manufacturers one after another.
Building a yacht is really a hassle. Liu Yue waited for almost half a year before they finally made a design that satisfied her and confirmed the materials and costs. They had to wait for her to sign the contract and pay the deposit before they could start construction.
Liu Yue asked her assistant team to negotiate further, seeking technical expert analysis from the two bosses, and ultimately awarded the order to the German manufacturer. They requested payment in US dollars, and the $622 million USD equivalent to 4.43 billion RMB was required.
This cost nearly half of the money, and Liu Yue also made appointments in advance with several studios that made animations for Lucas.
They had previously worked on the character designs, going through several iterations based on different styles and elements. Considering that animation budgets can easily spiral upwards and become difficult to accurately estimate in the early stages, Liu Yue had Sang Yu create a dedicated account for the studios to apply for funds at each milestone.
If the money she transfers now is not enough, she can just add some more later, it’s not a big problem.
Although the money was not locked in with a specific contract amount, considering that they did have a formal contract and the funds were earmarked for specific purposes, the system did not say anything and acquiesced.
This is why Liu Yue could have designated 10 billion earlier, but chose to wait until the end of the year to use it - the New Year is coming soon, and the system's KPI still depends on this 10 billion. It must hope that the money can be spent smoothly more than she does.
Well, the yacht side has 4.45 billion, so let’s round it up and allocate 1.55 billion.
The cost of most animated films and animated series is in the tens of millions, mainly because the special effects in movies with supernatural elements are very expensive, and one movie can burn hundreds of millions.
It was just a coincidence that the superpower they designed for Lucas was related to fire. No matter how you look at it, he was indeed burning, burning madly.
——But a kitten that can ignite is really cool! Damn, why isn't she the chosen child, and why isn't Lucas her Digimon?
Liu Yue had already figured out the remaining four billion yuan while she was in the US. Clo had contacted a lawyer for her to purchase the land, and all they had to do was wait for her to sign the contract.
Since buying land wouldn't cost that much, she invested the rest into building defenses for the base. Two reliable bosses had already prepared the materials and reached a deal with her through a third-party company, allowing the four billion to be spent without a hitch.
Until Liu Yue signed the last contract and the system showed that today's task was completed, she still had no real feeling that she had spent 10 billion.
Maybe it was because it was too easy, or maybe it was because she only saw the numbers on the account and didn't see the 10 billion piled up in cash... In short, Liu Yue still had some inexplicable emotions at this moment.
She said to the system: "Remember when I first linked with you, I had to race against time to spend 100,000 yuan, and I had to be careful with my spending even if I spent 10,000 yuan."
"When I got 1 billion, I was so nervous I almost lost my nerve during the negotiation. When I got 100 million in Switzerland, I was so panicked I wandered around the airport..."
Liu Yue had always made the plan to walk into a luxury store and "buy all the things in your house for me" if the situation really didn't work out, but even after spending 10 billion, she still didn't have time to use this backup plan.
To be honest, as a wealthy host, it seems a bit regrettable that she lacks such famous scenes.
System: "Host, would you like to experience it?"
That's fine, Liu Yue decisively refused. Money should be spent on more interesting things. She was a major client sought after by all the luxury brands, not some foolish, wealthy, and overly gullible leek.
When the 10 billion was about to arrive, Liu Yue no longer needed to find any excuses, but the phones of several of her assistants were almost blown away by calls from the bank.
Although it was New Year's Day, the branch managers had no time for holiday, only a desire for deposits. If they missed this order, not only would they have a hard time during New Year's Day, but also the whole year ahead.
The closer it gets to New Year's Eve, the busier the Internet becomes.
The unboxing video posted by Liu Yue has sparked another round of heated discussion. Everyone feels that they have finally seen the real Vvic. Given the treatment Xinyue receives from the brand, it is no wonder that no information about her can be found on the entire Internet.
Did no one really know? Aside from the few who had their posts and accounts quickly deleted and banned, I'm afraid even if others knew, they wouldn't want to offend her by sharing it.
Haven’t you seen how hard those top luxury brands are licking their lips? When they want to be sincere and leave a deep impression on their customers, they really try too hard.
Speculations about Xinyue's identity also spread to the entertainment department. A well-known singer suddenly canceled his New Year's Eve concert on satellite TV and boarded a flight to Shenzhen.
Not long ago, the rivals were still mocking the singer for being rejected by the satellite TV station. A short time later, the gossiper came out and revealed that there was no point in participating in that compilation concert. If he performed stably tonight, his ascension would be just around the corner.
If you want to know who is such a big shot, please look at Shengzhou and Qiao Yi, whose resources have skyrocketed in the past six months.
The other party said sourly, "That's just seduce the man with your beauty. Is it glorious to not follow the right path?"
The melon owner’s reply was - you wish, he is not really good-looking, the rich woman just admires his talent.
Lucas's birthday party was very lively. He Xi and Clo were mysterious guests, and many of Liu Yue's friends didn't know them.
The two big guys didn't need to be the center of attention. They just sat in the crowd, enjoying this indoor concert and watching the young people swaying their bodies to the rhythm on the dance floor.
Lucas was also very happy, as if he knew it was his birthday today.
Liu Yue drew lots for him and placed a round table filled with birthday gifts given to Lucas by the guests. But no matter how many times the items on the table were changed, he would still walk towards Liu Yue firmly, leaning into her arms and meowing.
"What a clever baby." Liu Yue stroked its head. "It seems you know who loves you the most in the world."
What about her? Who loves her the most in the world?
Liu Yue's eyes swept across everyone present, and she smiled at everyone who looked at her, but her gaze did not linger on anyone.
Why bother with so many things? Who says there can't be many superlatives?
Moreover, she is very, very happy now.
The clock strikes midnight and New Year's Eve fireworks bloom in the sky.
Everyone at the scene was cheering for the arrival of the New Year. Her friend opened the bottle of champagne and shook it a few times. Experienced people quickly moved away for fear of being splashed.
Everyone was laughing and making noises. The host's New Year's greetings came from the TV, and a slight electric sound rang in Liu Yue's head.
At this moment, she was really curious. What could it be? A report on her spending in the past year, or a parting message from the system?
System: "Host, Happy New Year."
Liu Yue suddenly smiled: "Happy New Year."
This was her first time communicating with the system through speaking, and it felt pretty good.
Liu Yue raised her glass high: "Happy New Year!"
Bless her, her parents, everyone present, and the whole world—
In the new year, be happy, joyful, healthy and blessed.
New Year is a time to make wishes, but the only thing Liu Yue needs to achieve by making a wish is probably "world peace."
Well, she made a wish like this, and she must make it come true!
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The author has something to say: The main text is finished.
I've actually thought of many different ways to end this, and I've even considered detailing the extravagant party. But from Liu Yue's perspective, she doesn't care about that anymore. It gets harder to write about super-rich people as the writing progresses, because the threshold is higher. The same old routines are boring. I'm so grateful to everyone for sticking with me this far; you've truly spoiled me. Thank you so much.
The tentative plan is for the sequel to the Yacht + Base story, also featuring Lucas's perspective. If you'd like to see it, feel free to order it, though I'm not sure how to make it. It's not that I don't want to, but my abilities are limited, and I'm afraid I won't be able to capture that flavor.
For example, I probably won’t write about the love between parents. I’ll just use a few words to let everyone imagine it. With my level of writing emotional dramas, I’m afraid that if I write too much, the filter will be broken (covering my face).
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