Chapter 33 Chapter 33 Spending Money Day 33
In early February, Lin Feiran finally finished editing the vlog video of his Chengdu trip and posted it on his accounts on various platforms.
A few hours later, she refreshed the comment section again, and the responses from fans and netizens were indeed very enthusiastic. Some people even asked her why she suddenly changed her style.
He used to be a budget-conscious traveler, but now in Chengdu, he's living a carefree and refined lifestyle. Did this blogger hook up with a wealthy woman?
Don't tell me, don't tell me, this casual guess actually turned out to be right...
Lin Feiran really could not forget the shock of her trip to Chengdu. That day, she saw with her own eyes that Liu Yue spent more than 900,000 yuan at the Shu Brocade Factory.
While Shu embroidery paintings, valued at 380,000 yuan, dominated the sales, her spending on Shu brocade was also astounding. She bought brocade at 3,000 to 4,000 yuan per meter, and to create the generously sized Hanfu pieces, she could easily cut six or seven meters at a time.
Because it was the first time for Liu Yue and Sang Yu to buy fabrics and make clothes by themselves, even if they looked for references, they couldn't figure out the specific amount to be used, so they cut more of each piece of Shu brocade. They were not afraid of not being able to use it all, but they were afraid of not having enough.
Cutting one more meter would only cost a few thousand yuan more, and the extra Shu brocade would always have a place to go; but if the clothes were too small and cramped, it would be difficult to remedy or adjust them.
Lin Feiran thought it made a lot of sense at the time, but when he thought about it again, considering that the material cost several thousand dollars, he still wanted to say that it was inhumane.
Of course, she only filmed the display details of Shu brocade and Shu embroidery in the vlog, and did not film the clips of Liu Yue's consumption.
Some fans even asked her in private messages, "Is Zifei's restaurant an advertisement? Is the food really good with an average cost of over 1,000 yuan?"
Lin Feiran thought for a moment and clarified that this wasn't an advertisement. How could she possibly get such high-end promotion? Furthermore, a restaurant like this wouldn't go the internet celebrity route, as that wouldn't attract their true target customers.
As for whether it tastes good... Lin Feiran could only say that this restaurant's products are stable and the ingredients are rare, so it can be used for banquets. But as for how delicious it is...
In short, it has the right environment and it is delicious.
Zifei has been open for over a decade, and has always operated behind closed doors. The restaurant's facade is very low-key, and if the driver hadn't parked nearby according to the navigation, Lin Feiran would never have guessed it was a restaurant when he passed by.
Entering the gate, the environment inside is a different world. The courtyard is full of ancient charm and is well-arranged. They were taken to the glass room private room and ate by the lake. It is said that this is the best view in the restaurant.
Zifei does not take orders, but first determines the dining standards and then prepares the meals in the store based on the customer's dietary restrictions.
Sang Yu booked a banquet for 1,888 yuan per person. When Lin Feiran heard the price, his left eyebrow jumped. After learning that a 10% service fee would be charged for each person, his right eyebrow also jumped.
In fact, this is Zifei's limit, not Liu Yue's spending limit - because they only made a reservation one day in advance, the dishes that can be made in the store are limited, and they also need to reserve and adjust many high-end ingredients.
The dish that impressed Lin Feiran the most was the boiled cabbage, which was what Liu Yue specifically asked for. She had always been curious about it.
Liu Yue's imagination of boiled cabbage was that broth was poured onto the carved cabbage buds, and the cabbage slowly bloomed in the process. However, the boiled cabbage that Zifei served only had a few pieces of cabbage heart in it.
Well, although the soup tasted good... the waiter explained to them when serving the dishes that the broth was made from local chicken, local duck, spare ribs, pork bones, Yunnan ham and scallops, and then absorbed with minced pork and chicken to make the broth clear and transparent, looking like tasteless boiled water.
Liu Yue took a sip of the soup and had no complaints about the taste. Lin Feiran was also impressed by its sweetness. When she picked up the cabbage heart with chopsticks and ate it, she understood for the first time what "melt in your mouth" meant.
Oh my god, it’s so delicious! There’s actually such a delicious cabbage in the world! After eating this dish, Lin Feiran felt that he would never want to eat any other cabbage again.
The soup tasted good, but Liu Yue was still thinking about watering the flowers. Although she knew that this step was just a performance and had no effect on the taste, she just wanted to watch it!
Liu Yue wanted it, and Liu Yue got it. Later, the restaurant actually sent a chef to perform for her how to water the cabbages to bloom. It can be said that her every wish was granted.
Lin Feiran thought their service attitude was really good, but when she thought about the 10% service fee, she felt that this was what they should do.
Some fans also said that Zifei's singing and dancing performance was particularly wonderful, and it was a real pleasure to eat there. There was not only the beautiful scenery of the lake, but also the performances of beautiful women. The singing and dancing girls were very professional and looked better than on TV shows.
In this regard, Lin Feiran just wants to say that all of this requires krypton gold.
Of course, there was a complimentary song and dance performance at the banquet, but there was only one song, and it was a random piece. If you wanted to request a song or specify the type of performance, you had to pay extra.
That night, Liu Yue watched the beautiful young ladies perform the Water Sleeve Dance, Liyuanchun, and Qiu Shui Fu. Lin Feiran was also feasting his eyes and felt the charm of the song and dance performance for the first time.
When the young lady was singing "Shui Tiao Ge Tou", she played with her mobile phone in the middle. When she learned the bill for that night, she felt very regretful - someone played the piano, someone danced, and someone sang songs. They charged 1,200 yuan for each song!
Even if it was Liu Yue who paid the bill, Lin Feiran still felt that he had lost a lot.
Although she had realized that Liu Yue was not just wealthy after being struck by the Shu brocade and Shu embroidery, the extent of her "spending money lavishly" still made her sigh that the world of the rich was indeed different from that of ordinary people.
Lin Feiran’s vlog has been posted, and Liu Yue has finally posted the last set of photos of her trip to Chengdu on her Moments.
Although she returned to Shenzhen on February 1st and it's already February 7th, she still had a few days off... Not because she was waiting for photos, but because she was thinking about the copywriting. As she was thinking, she forgot about it and then put it off until today...
However, this cannot be blamed on her, as she was preparing for the first subject exam.
She has already finished the test today and feels very good after leaving the examination room. After the results come out, the instructor will take her to practice in the car to prepare for the second and third subjects.
Liu Yue took a shower and lay on the bed playing with her cell phone.
She clicked the wheel and drew today's cashback, 10%, and received 1,000 yuan.
"well."
Liu Yue sighed, not for the thousand yuan, but for the ten thousand yuan she had won for seven consecutive days.
Seven days in a row! When she won one million in Chengdu, she thought she had escaped Africa and entered Europe, but after returning to Shenzhen, her luck was so bad.
Liu Yue briefly wondered if this had something to do with her city, but then decided she was overthinking it. She'd only been in Chengdu for a few days, and her previous one-million-yuan winnings had all been in Shenzhen.
"Will I only be able to draw 10,000 yuan from now on?" Liu Yue couldn't help but doubt herself.
System: "The turntable is a random event, host, don't think too much about it."
The corner of Liu Yue's mouth twitched. What the system meant was that she was simply unlucky.
"It's okay." Liu Yue recovered quickly. "Maybe it's a delayed onset of the European and African Conservation Law. I said it was too abnormal to take a hundred thousand two days in a row and then take a million."
Up to now, she has received a total of 3.297 million in cashback from the system, which is enough to buy a small house in Shenzhen.
As long as the system is in place, she can continue to rent a house with the system's money. However, Liu Yue still plans to buy a house to settle down. Even if there are any changes on the system side, the house is her retreat.
But Liu Yue was still quite conflicted. She didn't want to spend all her savings so quickly, and she also wanted to save more to buy a bigger and better house.
Alas, it turns out that human desires are endless... Drawing 10,000 for seven consecutive days did affect Liu Yue's mentality. She was thinking, if she could only draw 10,000 every day in the future, how would she plan and maintain her current life.
Liu Yue turned over in bed and saw Jiang Qinian helping to promote the house again when she was browsing her Moments.
Through chatting with Sang Yu, Liu Yue already knew that You Jingchuan wanted to sell the house, and the selling price of this house had dropped from 1.5 billion to 1.3 billion.
She was surprised that the price of luxury homes dropped so quickly. Although the difference between 15 and 13 was only 2, it was in the billions!
However, Sang Yu said that the price of this house may still fall.
On the one hand, it was because You Jingchuan was in a hurry to sell the house. It was almost the New Year, and who could come up with tens of billions in cash to buy his house? On the other hand, it was also because everyone knew that he had offended someone and urgently needed to sell the house to make up for his losses.
According to what Liu Yue heard from Sang Yu, the people behind You Jingchuan's plot this time include both external enemies and those involved in internal family struggles, and the relationships are extremely complicated.
Therefore, if You Jingchuan wants to sell this luxury house, the price must be lowered sufficiently. If there is no big enough room for bargain hunting, most people will not wade into the muddy water after weighing the pros and cons.
After all, everyone sees each other all the time in the business world. Even if you can't make more friends, there's no need to make more enemies. The fact that helping someone in need is a commendable act also reflects the fact that few people are willing to do so.
Besides, if You Jingchuan suffers a major setback, there will be many people waiting to share the cake that he cannot eat.
Liu Yue was very curious: "How low will it fall in the end?"
"It's hard to say." Sang Yu thought for a moment. "It depends on You Jingchuan's ability to withstand pressure and his financial situation. If he can hold on until next month, and give others some time to mobilize funds, the transaction may be around 1.2 billion. After all, the renovation of his house is really valuable, and it should be quite comfortable to live in."
"But if he can't hold out that long..."
Sang Yu smiled and said, "That's hard to say."
The outside world is speculating on how long You Jingchuan can hold on. He attended a cocktail party yesterday and looked bright and calm, as if the recent troubles he encountered were just minor ones and everything was under control.
But in fact, he was already getting anxious and angry.
He had offended many people over the years, and even more people wanted to take advantage of his weakness and kill him. If he really failed in cash flow, the subsequent plan that had been seamless and step-by-step would completely collapse.
You Jingchuan really wanted to sell the house quickly. He didn't have many valuable fixed assets, and the others still had room for appreciation. The only thing was that the house in Shenwan Tiancheng was basically impossible to increase in price because of its popularity on the internet.
But if he really had to bleed a lot of money and sell it at a low price, he really couldn't bear to do it.
He reserved this house when the property was first developed, and many architectural details were completed according to his needs. You Jingchuan dares to say that there is absolutely no more comfortable sky mansion in Shenzhen than this one, and it is hard to find a rival in the whole country.
"If you can sell, sell it as soon as possible." Jiang Qinian reminded him, "If you sell at a loss to recover your losses, you still have a chance to turn the tide."
You Jingchuan knew this, but the offers he'd received these days were too steep! Did those people really want to buy the house? They knew he needed the money urgently, yet they still asked if he could pay in installments.
He seriously suspected that these people just wanted to laugh at him and waste his time.
He was worried, and Liu Yue was worried too.
Being mentally prepared is one thing, but the facts are another... If possible, Liu Yue still hopes to struggle and be given a larger sign-in amount, and she will spend it well!
At 9:59, Liu Yue went to wash her hands. She was very serious and rubbed them repeatedly with hand sanitizer.
"Good luck, good luck, good luck..."
Liu Yue played "Good Luck" in her room, muttering to herself. When the system's date switched to a new day, she pressed the sign-in button.
Next came the turn of the wheel, and she held her breath, waiting for the result.
The pointer's rotation speed gradually slowed down, but Liu Yue's breathing became more and more rapid. The grid it finally pointed to was...
One hundred thousand times.
How much is 100,000 times 10,000 yuan? 100,000 times is 10,000 followed by five zeros. Liu Yue first spread out the five fingers of her left hand and counted to 10,000, then spread out the fingers of her right hand and continued counting.
Hundreds of thousands, millions, tens of millions, hundreds of millions, billions...
One billion!
Liu Yue's mind was blank, and she sat on the bed in a daze. After five seconds, her reflexes finally came, and she was overwhelmed by huge ecstasy. She jumped up happily and used her bed as a trampoline.
One billion, that's one billion yuan! Oh my god, how can she spend all that money?
When Liu Yue first thought about not being able to spend all the money, she was just happy. Of course, the more money the better, and it would be best if she could never spend it all. But after a few minutes, Liu Yue gradually calmed down and realized that not being able to spend all the money was not just a Versailles statement, but a problem that needed to be solved.
After all, a billion is a daily stash, but a guaranteed 100 million cashback is permanent. As long as she gets the cashback tomorrow, she can just lie back and live the rest of her life without having to worry about anything else.
Buy a house! This was the thought that immediately popped into Liu Yue's mind. With 1 billion yuan, wouldn't she be able to choose any house in Shenzhen?
Liu Yue actually wanted to buy the house she was living in. She had inquired about it last time and the market price was only 300 million.
It was the system that gave her the confidence. Now when she talked about 300 million, she actually used the word "only"!
Liu Yue turned on her cell phone and was about to contact Xiao Li when she suddenly thought of the house that You Jingchuan was selling.
Although the budget exceeded the target by a few hundred million...but when it comes to buying a house, it's not like the seller would just give a fixed price. There should still be room for negotiation, right?
Liu Yue thought of the mansion with a rooftop that could hold a helicopter and a glass garage in the living room, and she felt a surge of excitement. She sent a message to Sang Yu, who was still awake.
She asked Sang Yu if there was any chance of negotiating that house for under 1 billion. You Jingchuan was short of money. If they could make the deal, they could sign the contract tomorrow. After the formalities were completed, she would pay the full amount immediately without delay.
Sang Yu rubbed his eyes to make sure that he was not seeing things and was not dreaming.
She quickly gathered her thoughts and confirmed with Liu Yue: "Are you sure you can pay the full amount soon?"
It wasn't because she didn't trust Liu Yue's financial resources - this was a key condition that would have a significant impact on price negotiations, and she had to confirm it again.
"I'm sure my parents have the money ready."
If the transfer procedures hadn't taken time, Liu Yue would have transferred the money to You Jingchuan on the same day.
Sang Yu pondered for a moment and replied, "It's very difficult. I'll do my best."
Seeing this, Liu Yue felt relieved. Sang Yu said he would try his best, which meant that it was possible.
She sent a message to Jiang Qinian, also emphasizing the need for prompt payment of the full amount, but the other party replied within seconds. Is this true?
Liu Yue: "Of course it's true. I'm not idle. Can I look at houses tomorrow?"
When Jiang Qinian told You Jingchuan about this, his eyes widened, as if he had been pleasantly surprised. When he learned that the other party thought the price was too high and wanted to negotiate further, he didn't show any displeasure, but rather a sigh of relief.
Only those who dislike the goods are the buyers. In business, there is no such thing as bargaining. Because this is Jiang Qinian's friend, You Jingchuan did not mention capital verification or anything like that. He directly asked to add WeChat and arrange a time to view the house with Liu Yue.
"I have an appointment with her at nine o'clock tomorrow morning."
You Jingchuan and Jiang Qinian said, "Can you come with me? Help me speak well of the house."
Jiang Qinian shook his head: "You know, I'm not good at this."
Well, Jiang Qinian was only interested in his building blocks, so You Jingchuan didn't force him.
Liu Yue would bring an assistant, so it was most likely that Sang Yu. Thinking of her, You Jingchuan's joy at finding a buyer was overshadowed.
Sang Yu was collecting information. She never fought an unprepared battle. You Jingchuan was also on high alert and thought of several backup plans.
Liu Yue...Liu Yue was not idle either. She was surfing the Internet.
She was misunderstood, but she wasn't going to be a hands-off boss this time. Although Liu Yue had handed over the house purchase negotiations to Sang Yu, she knew that she couldn't put all her eggs in one basket. If the house deal didn't go through, she had to have other options for spending money.
She saw many luxury homes for sale in Shenzhen online and sent messages to each one asking if she could view the house the next afternoon.
The agents responded quickly, but unfortunately half of them said the property had been sold or was no longer for sale for various reasons and recommended other houses to her; the other half said they would take her to see the property, but they couldn't even send her the location and insisted that she would talk to them once she got there and they would arrange pick-up.
How could Liu Yue not understand this routine? When she arrived at the scene, the house she was taken to see was not the one in the picture.
As for Mrs. Jiang's house... unfortunately, she and her husband went traveling abroad.
Even if the system were willing to acknowledge a "verbal agreement," the other party would still need time to negotiate the price. Mrs. Jiang was on vacation, and she wasn't as desperate for money as You Jingchuan. If Liu Yue was so eager to sign the contract, it would be surprising if the price wasn't inflated.
After searching for a long time, Liu Yue had no choice but to choose jewelry and gold as plan B.
There was no need to look at ordinary jewelry. Spending a billion would only mean high-end jewelry. Liu Yue's targets were Van Cleef & Arpels and Harry Winston. These jewelry brands' stores in Shenzhen should have high-end jewelry samples in stock.
It didn't matter that only Vic could try them on - she could spend hundreds of millions of dollars at the counter first, and then when she said she wanted to see Gaozhu, the salesgirl would have no reason to refuse.
What if high beads are not that expensive... Although there is no upper limit to the price of high beads, the brand displayed in stores is definitely not as good as the one that only appears in exhibitions.
But an exhibition isn't something she can just put on immediately because she wants one. The money she can spend on it is probably very limited.
Liu Yue thought about buying some gold again. She might buy some gold bars first and then go to a gold shop to make various jewelry. But the problem was, would either the bank branch or the gold shop have so much in stock? Would she have to travel so many places in a day? Would it be too conspicuous?
Alas, one billion is really too much and it is difficult to spend it in one day.
Liu Yue sighed in a Versailles way. She thought to herself, if the moment came when she had no other choice, she could only imitate the protagonists of the rich novels she had read before, walk into Hermès, and ask the salesperson to buy all the products in the store for her.
Very childish and embarrassing, but very efficient.
Hopefully I won't need this trick :)
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Liu Yue lives in Shenwan Tiancheng. She is in Building 3, and You Jingchuan's house is on the top floor of Building 6, so it is very convenient to go and see the house.
Before leaving, Liu Yue and Sang Yu discussed their budget. It was within one billion, not a penny more.
She had checked the information yesterday and found that buying a house requires a stamp duty. Even though Liu Yue's house was her first, because the area exceeded 144 square meters, she was still required to pay a 3% stamp duty.
Liu Yue felt heartbroken at the thought of the deed tax. She had assumed the cashback was reserved for this type of expense, but the system told her that the entire tax paid on the purchase would be borne by the system, independent of the check-in fee, and that she could simply pay with her card.
This sentence was like heavenly music to Liu Yue's ears. It instantly saved her tens of millions! She had never even drawn 10 million! After drawing 10,000 yuan for seven consecutive days, the system directly gave her a huge bonus.
Sang Yu nodded to indicate that he understood.
Although she didn't understand why Liu Yue insisted that the contract must be signed today, and that it would be fine if the contract could not be signed, there were many things she shouldn't ask. Perhaps the family behind Liu Yue was also involved, and this was part of their plan.
Liu Yue didn't explain because she didn't know how to explain herself. Her principle was to keep quiet unless asked. In fact, her silence made Sang Yu's logical chain more complete and self-consistent.
You Jingchuan opened the door for them. He was wearing casual clothes and had a very bright smile. He looked in great shape.
However, Sang Yu still caught the fatigue around his eyes through his foundation. It seemed that You Jingchuan hadn't been sleeping well recently.
Since he couldn't sleep well, Sang Yu felt relieved, and the success rate of this matter was expected to increase.
Although he was in a hurry to sell the house, You Jingchuan didn't show it on his face. He warmly treated Liu Yue to tea and snacks, chatting about trending topics on the internet. The atmosphere didn't feel like a house sale, but more like a gathering of friends.
It had been almost two weeks since the drone incident, and Liu Yue's anger had long since subsided. Even if she couldn't pretend it had never happened, she still didn't want to hit someone who smiled at her. Since the other party was so enthusiastic, she wouldn't deliberately turn her face away.
As they chatted, the topic gradually turned to Liu Yue.
Sang Yu noticed and immediately interrupted: "Mr. You, your house is decorated very nicely."
As a buyer's assistant, she actually took the initiative to praise the house. You Jingchuan immediately sounded the alarm in his heart.
He mumbled a few words and wanted to continue the previous topic, but then he heard Sang Yu say, "Such a nice house, why are you suddenly selling it? It's a pity."
You Jingchuan's smile froze. Did she really not know, or was she asking despite knowing the answer?
Sang Yu sneered in his heart, don't even think about testing Liu Yue's psychological price. Now you are begging others to buy it, why are you pretending to be relaxed?
She knew that the budget given by Liu Yue was difficult to negotiate, but only difficult tasks could demonstrate her irreplaceability.
She has picked up this opportunity, so she asks You Jingchuan to be a stepping stone for her.
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