Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Spending Money Day 54
Liu Yue will use this 100 million first to secure Gao Zhu's final payment.
The necklace she bought from Van Cleef & Arpels cost 23 million yuan. She had already paid a deposit of 3.45 million yuan, and the remaining balance was 19.55 million yuan.
This expense only accounted for 1/5 of the task amount. Liu Yue couldn't help but regret that she should have bought a few more pieces of jewelry that day.
Alas, there's no such thing as knowing in advance. She wasn't sure then, and couldn't gamble on whether she could actually win 100 million.
It was four o'clock in the afternoon when Liu Yue left by helicopter.
Her flight is at 10:40 pm local time and is expected to arrive in Hong Kong at 4:40 pm Beijing time tomorrow.
Despite the time difference, Liu Yue had figured it out. She was using the next-day check-in amount. After returning to China tomorrow, she just had to spend the money before 10 PM Beijing time.
Of course, considering that flights may not arrive on time, it would be better for her to spend the money before takeoff or during the flight. Spending after landing will have too many variables and can only be a last resort.
When Liu Yue was shopping in Gstaad, the system had already reminded her that she could apply for a tax refund, and the refund amount would not affect her task completion. Furthermore, she could also go through the normal declaration process when bringing luxury goods back to China, and the import tax would still be covered by the system.
Thanks to the system, if Liu Yue had to calculate these two parts of tax, she would probably have fainted.
There are still 80 million left, and this is when the benefits of planning ahead come into play.
Liu Yue called Sang Yu and asked her how the price negotiation for the helicopter was going. She wanted to buy a Bell 429, but when could she decide?
Although it is evening Beijing time, it is still daytime in the dealer's time zone.
When Sang Yu received the news, he went back to confirm the date.
...Didn't she say she needed to "rest" for a while? So that meant three days? Liu Yue's parents really doted on her.
Sang Yu just sighed and quickly contacted the dealer.
She had already had a round of talks with the other party, and had reduced the price from 50 million to 48 million. This time she expressed a clearer willingness to buy and told the dealer that if it was 45 million, the deal could be done immediately.
Liu Yue waited half an hour before receiving a reply from Sang Yu. The dealer wanted her to pay in US dollars, and the deal was for $6 million. If she really wanted to buy, she had to pay a 20% deposit today, and the dealer would then handle customs clearance and approval.
Sang Yu specifically reminded Liu Yue that this helicopter needed to be imported from abroad, and she had to set aside part of the budget to pay for tariffs and value-added tax, as well as customs fees, import surcharges and other fees.
Liu Yue glanced at the list and noticed that among these additional expenses, various taxes were the largest, which could be paid by the system. As for the other expenses, they could just go through the small wallet account.
As for the dealer's request to pay in US dollars, this is even more of a problem, as the system has a lot of foreign exchange reserves.
But she had a question: "I signed the contract and paid the deposit today. What if the exchange rate changes when I pay the final payment?"
After all, her task is to calculate the progress using RMB as the currency unit.
The system took a moment to respond: "The exchange rate at the time the contract was signed will be used as the basis. The rise and fall of the US dollar will not affect the host's mission completion."
Very good, now Liu Yue feels relieved.
She replied to Sang Yu that it was no problem, and Sang Yu quickly sent her an electronic contract.
Liu Yue said she would take a look first and sign if there was no problem.
——Although she doesn’t actually read it, the system helps her check it, but she still has to go through the process in front of others.
What she was actually looking at was the shopping guide for Zurich Airport. It was still early before boarding, and she wanted to see what she was going to buy.
By the way, she had previously planned to buy a small apartment in Deep Bay Sky City!
Although she cannot earn property income by buying a house, the new house can be used as her staff dormitory.
Liu Yue remembered this and quickly sent a message to Xiao Li. This idea came to her after she returned from Yunnan, but she later forgot about it.
It was already late at night Beijing time, but Xiao Li still replied to her quickly. He is indeed the sales champion.
Unfortunately, she didn't have any suitable properties for sale, and even fewer for rent. Furthermore, Liu Yue's request was a bit sudden, so even if she found a suitable property, she might not be able to arrange an appointment with the landlord tomorrow.
Well...it's really difficult to buy a house within 24 hours, and you can't always get a bargain.
Liu Yue asked Xiao Li to find her a house first and recommend it to her if it turned out to be suitable. She preferred Shenzhen Bay Sky City, but if that wasn't possible, nearby communities would also be acceptable, but the environment had to be good and, most importantly, safe for a woman living alone.
After talking about the house for a while, it was almost time.
Liu Yue and Sang Yu said that she had read the contract and there was no problem. She would sign it online and send it over later.
After the contract was signed, her spending task for today locked in another 43.0626 million yuan in expenditures, and a deposit of 1.2 million US dollars was also transferred to the other party's account.
Digital transfers really do reduce people's sensitivity to money. Liu Yue looked at the progress bar which was more than halfway through and didn't feel anything. Her mind was full of the fact that she had already spent more than 60 million yuan, and there were still more than 30 million yuan left.
When she came to her senses, she realized that more than 60 million was a huge sum of money.
Liu Yue drank some ice water in the lounge, trying to calm down the excitement caused by her long reflexes.
Calm down! She's already spent billions on luxury homes! A mere 100 million is nothing.
Having said that, Liu Yue was secretly happy for a while before continuing to pick up her phone to look up information.
What could she buy with over 30 million? There were luxury stores at the airport, but with prices in the tens of thousands, how much could she possibly bring back? It would be best to buy something larger that could be shipped domestically, and then spend the remaining money here.
If I want to buy something big... does a yacht count?
Liu Yue sent another message to Sang Yu, asking how long it would take to buy a yacht. If she wanted the yacht in stock, could she sign the contract and pay tomorrow?
Sang Yu looked at the new message on his phone and felt a little confused for a moment.
She replied to Liu Yue, "I need to check the information first." Then she opened the chat window with Ren Zhen and tactfully asked about Liu Yue's travel experience in Switzerland.
She understood why she wanted to buy a helicopter, after all, Liu Yue had mentioned this before, but why did she suddenly become interested in the yacht and asked for it to be in stock and could be paid for as soon as possible?
Sang Yu was a little worried. She wondered if Liu Yue had experienced something that had caused her to spend money so frantically. If so, she would have to consider hiring a psychiatrist.
Ren Zhen’s answer to her was that it was okay and Liu Yue was having a great time in Switzerland.
Not only did she not reveal any specific information, she also told Sang Yu in a businesslike tone that an assistant should not try to pry into the employer's private life and that she had crossed the line.
Sang Yu was stunned at first, then felt a chill on his back.
Yes, she did cross the line...she almost made that stupid mistake.
She didn't need to explain that her original intention was for Liu Yue's own good - whether Liu Yue was good or not, Ren Zhen and Zhang Cheng were right beside her, could they be completely unaware of it?
Is it because she hasn't been with Liu Yue these days, so she is a little anxious and wants to make up for the uneasiness caused by the lack of information, or is it because Liu Yue is too good to her and shares everything with her, causing her to gradually blur the boundaries between friendship and work?
Either way, it shouldn't be like this.
Sang Yu took a few deep breaths and then thanked Ren Zhen.
Liu Yue wanted a yacht, and no matter what the reason was, she would find a way to help her buy it.
Sang Yu regained her composure in time and did whatever Liu Yue asked her to do without asking for reasons.
Moreover, she knew Liu Yue's character very well. She was a law-abiding, honest and decent (?) college student. Even if she was asked to do something bad, she would not do it.
While Sang Yu was communicating the details with the helicopter dealer, he was also thinking about who to buy the yacht from.
As for yachts, it is not easy to find brand new ones in stock. They are big toys for the rich and are mostly customized, but there are many second-hand ones.
After all, many people make impulse purchases and then find that they can only use the product a few times. However, the maintenance cost of this thing is very high, and the full price paid when buying it is just the beginning of its long road to making money.
Sang Yu also specifically asked Liu Yue if she was sure she wanted to buy it in her own name?
There are many types of taxes to pay when buying a yacht. Many wealthy people will own yachts by registering companies in Malta, Cayman and other places to save tax expenses.
This shows the value of the system's "all-inclusive tax" feature. Liu Yue even confirmed with the system that the yacht taxes are also fully included, right?
After receiving a positive response from the system, Liu Yue proudly told Sang Yu that she would buy it in her own name and would not be afraid of paying taxes, and would just consider it as a contribution to the national finances.
Hmm... Sang Yu remembered what Liu Yue had said before.
In a sense, she really relies on working hard to eat, drink and have fun to drive GDP growth.
After confirming that Liu Yue was willing to accept a second-hand yacht, Sang Yu had an idea in mind.
She knew the people in Shenzhen who had long since dismissed their yachts as worthless. If she kept them, the upkeep would be too high; if she sold them, the market price would plummet, and she was unwilling to accept the loss.
This type of person is Sang Yu's target, but it is too late now, and she can't drag them to the dock in the middle of the night and ask them to see your yacht.
She originally wanted to wait for Liu Yue to return to Shenzhen before taking her to visit the pier, but Liu Yue said that she could do it for her.
——By the time she arrives in Shenzhen, it may not be too late.
Liu Yue wanted it, and she had to get it within a day! She had to buy it right away, as the novelty was taking over her.
Okay, Sang Yu didn’t understand, but did it.
Although she couldn't go to the dock right now, she still contacted a few people. When they learned that she was going to buy a yacht for her employer, they were very excited and kept asking her if it was true.
Every extra day a yacht stays at the dock requires an extra day of mooring fees. If there is a suitable offer, these yacht owners who have long wanted to sell their yachts will be ecstatic and will definitely want to make the deal more than Liu Yue.
Because there were enough options, Sang Yu also asked Liu Yue about her preference for using the yacht.
Liu Yue thought for a moment and said, "Safety and comfort are key. I only use it near Shenzhen, so speed and distance don't really matter. But the yacht must be fun, spacious, and the decor shouldn't be too old-fashioned. I like modern, high-tech styles."
Sang Yu said she understood. She first sent Liu Yue the pictures provided by the original owner for reference. When she went to the dock to see the yacht tomorrow, she would provide a real video so that she could make a choice remotely.
After ordering this big item, Liu Yue felt much more relaxed.
She fully believed in Sang Yu's ability. If she said she could buy it, she would definitely buy it. Liu Yue decided that she would spend a few million yuan at the airport, just to avoid Sang Yu's bargaining ability and spend the money she saved in advance.
If I can't buy a yacht... I still have a plan B that I thought of on the day of buying the house, which is to walk into a luxury store and say I want everything you have.
It's a bit tacky, but it does help you spend your money. To earn cash back, this is the last resort.
Liu Yue prayed online, please, this flight must take off and land smoothly, there must be no delay!
She ate something in the lounge and then rinsed off briefly in the shower.
There are still three hours before departure, so Liu Yue decided to go shopping.
There aren't many luxury stores at Zurich Airport. She originally wanted to go to Hermès, but it had closed. She also wanted to go to Chanel and Dior, but couldn't find them either. The luxury stores she passed along the way were mostly empty.
There is also a Tiffany's here. Liu Yue thought of going in to try her luck and see if there is anything worth buying.
The Tiffany store was also empty. The salesperson greeted her warmly, speaking German non-stop. When she heard her speak English, she switched to it, though it didn't sound as fluent.
When the sales representative learned that she wanted to buy some nice jewelry, she immediately recommended the brand's classic key pendant, the Victorian ruby model.
The salesperson was talking about how valuable this necklace was and how classic its design was, but all Liu Yue could think of was how beautiful it was.
This pendant is available in two sizes, and Liu Yue tried the large size without hesitation.
It may sound a bit childish to say it, but influenced by the cartoons in her childhood, Liu Yue likes this key-shaped pendant very much. The ruby inlaid in the middle of it is the finishing touch, which makes Liu Yue miss the spell of "lifting the seal".
Of course, this is just a thought in her mind. Liu Yue would never really do this. It's too social.
Liu Yue's love for this ruby key pendant was very obvious, and the salesperson racked his brains in not very fluent English to come up with all the words that could be used to praise her.
She actually used several words and grammar incorrectly, but Liu Yue didn't care about this little thing, as long as the emotional value was given.
"I want it." Liu Yue said without hesitation, "Do you have any other key pendants in stock?"
A mere 14,000 chf, equivalent to only 120,000 RMB, is still a long way from her goal.
The salesperson was overjoyed to meet such a generous customer at the airport!
She said she wanted different styles of key pendants, which of course we had.
She took out petal keys, iris keys, vine keys, crown keys from the counter... Big customers were really rare, so the salesperson brought all the keys in stock in the store to her at once for her to choose from.
The only thing that made Liu Yue regretful was that the styles of goods at the airport were not complete, and the models of each pendant were not consistent.
The Victoria Ruby she had just looked at was large, and the heart-shaped key and daisy key behind it were both small, which made her, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder, feel a little uncomfortable.
But it doesn’t matter. In her mind, collecting styles takes priority over sizes. If there is something she really likes, she can find a way to buy all the sizes after returning home.
It doesn’t matter if she can’t wear them all. She is happy just looking at these sparkling jewels in the cloakroom.
Liu Yue tried them on one by one. Most of the jewelry was made of platinum and rose gold, and her aesthetic taste was more inclined towards the latter.
She chose one from each style, and the salesperson used a calculator to help her calculate the discounted price.
She chose eight necklaces, which now total 59,700chf, a big sale!
This is indeed a big order for the airport store, after all, no customers would buy high-end jewelry here.
But... for Liu Yue, her spending efficiency is still a bit low.
It took so long to buy it, and she only spent more than 500,000 yuan. She needs to speed up.
Liu Yue searched the jewelry counter and soon saw the largest and shiniest pendant.
"Show me this," she said.
It can only be said that so many luxury goods were not bought in vain. Liu Yue chose the most expensive item in the store at a glance.
Although this pendant is a piece from the knot series and is a woven hemp rope design, it looks very much like a key. Sales couldn't help but want to take a picture of himself, wondering how he could have forgotten this?
No matter what series it is, as long as customers like it, it is the key!
This hemp rope—no, this key—was also an oversized pendant, the only one in the store. Liu Yue wore it around her neck, feeling a rare sense of weight.
It’s very big and shiny, Liu Yue likes it very much.
The price of this pendant has finally gone up. It is sold for 56,000chf, nearly 500,000 yuan.
After knowing the selling price, Liu Yue was even more satisfied with it.
The salesperson noticed that she exuded the aura of being well-off, and attentively recommended matching jewelry for the pendant to her.
Bracelets, rings, earrings... you can show them to the rich woman, maybe she will like them.
Liu Yue was indeed very interested in jewelry from the same series that could form a set, but she only chose bracelets.
Well, she had almost finished shopping at Tiffany’s. She had just glanced at the other jewelry and felt that they were just so-so.
Hey, the sunglasses here are pretty nice. I might as well buy a few pairs to take away.
Liu Yue had bought Tiffany's gradient blue online before, and it became her favorite item recently. Now she is looking at the real thing at the counter and finds that other colors are also very beautiful.
Buy, buy everything, buy whatever you like, something that costs thousands of dollars a pair, just go all in on whatever you want.
Liu Yue spent 135,500 CHF at Tiffany, totaling RMB 1,208,688.95.
Alas... I'd better rely on the yacht. If I don't buy high beads, it will be really difficult to spend the money, but they are not available in the airport store.
There is still more than 36 million left to spend today, and Liu Yue is already tired.
Although there is a Bulgari store at the airport, she plans to go back to the lounge and lie down. She can still buy it online and have it shipped directly to her home, saving her the trouble of bringing it back in person.
Zhang Cheng went to help her with the tax refund and bought some chocolates at the same time.
Liu Yue didn't plan to buy anything she could buy in China, as she already had a lot of luggage. However, there is a brand called Sprüngli, which only has stores in Switzerland and is worth a visit.
She had a video call with Zhang Cheng, and Zhang Cheng would get her whatever she wanted.
Liu Yue saw a lot of macarons. She had been curious about this kind of dessert for a long time.
Many people say it is too sweet and unpalatable, while others say it is because they did not buy good ones. Real high-quality macarons are very delicious, otherwise they would not be popular in Europe.
Some people also refute that this thing is always too sweet no matter how you cook it, and that Europeans think it tastes good because of their eating habits, and that it should be eaten slowly with tea, not all at once...
"Let's have six of each flavor," said Liu Yue and Zhang Cheng.
She had never had it before and really wanted to try it. Sprüngli is a very famous Swiss chocolate brand. Although macarons are not its main business, they should be pretty good.
With the mentality of being here since she was already there, Liu Yue frantically shopped through the screen.
She likes this one, and that one looks good too...Try more, have some of all, she especially loves desserts.
Liu Yue also saw some very strange chocolate - what is this on the screen, a Guangdong twin ponytail?
She was shocked. The Swiss had such bizarre tastes. How could they make chocolate in the shape of cockroaches?
Zhang Cheng explained to her: "This is not a cockroach, it's a beetle."
So that's how it is. Liu Yue was almost scared.
Don't tell me, don't tell me, this looks too much like a cockroach...
She was surprised at first sight, but when she looked at it again, she actually felt a little moved.
She didn't mean anything else, she was just curious about its taste.
Sprüngli's chocolate was cheaper than she expected. Liu Yue felt that she bought a lot, but the total amount was less than 20,000 RMB when she checked out.
Zurich Airport accepts Alipay payments, so Zhang Cheng simply used the money in his small purse. Liu Yue glanced at the balance and realized she had almost forgotten about it.
The system previously adjusted the upper limit of this part to 500,000. Ren Zhen bought her a plane ticket back home and also the luggage shipping fee. Sang Yu paid for the Shu brocade clothing and fish farming expenses, and part of it was Lucas's expenses. There was not much money left in the small purse.
She happily transferred 450,000 yuan into the account. Although it wasn't much, even a small amount was still meat, and it would definitely help her with her mission today.
Liu Yue opened Taobao again and made her purchase at the Bulgari online store.
She had always wanted to buy a fan from this brand...and now she finally remembered it.
She skillfully sorted the items by price from high to low, and soon found the diamond-studded fan that she had been eyeing, in pink and blue.
Sapphires and pink sapphires have become evergreens in the jewelry world, which must be because they are really beautiful. Liu Yue never fussed about the color. She just bought the necklace for over 300,000 yuan.
Liu Yue also discovered that Bulgari’s fan series has many different designs.
Great! Collectors rejoice! The full encyclopedia is launched!
Liu Yue also liked the design of this fan, which was hollowed out in the middle to highlight the large gemstone. She took a look and found that this style also came in four colors: emerald, diamond, sapphire and ruby.
They all look great, so I went all in. Each one costs hundreds of thousands, which is much more efficient than spending money at Tiffany's.
There is also a relatively new style, a combination pendant of three small fans, which Liu Yue also added to the shopping cart.
Further down the list is the basic small fan. Between the one with pure gemstones and the one inlaid with gemstones and diamonds, she will definitely choose the latter.
Buy, buy them all, yes, you can also buy the bracelet...
Liu Yue clicked and clicked on Taobao, adding items to the shopping cart continuously, and finally spent several million in Bulgari's online boutique.
But it's only a few million. How come after spending so much time, the tens of millions digits haven't moved? Just now it was 30 million, and now it's still 30 million!
Liu Yue sighed, it was really difficult to spend money.
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