Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Spending Money Day 91
Liu Yue thought that she would have a sleepless night today.
But the reality is that she had a great time at Grand Lisboa during the day, and her exercise steps exceeded 20,000. After taking a shower, she lay on the bed and fell asleep quickly.
Many people dream of having a life like hers, but Liu Yue rarely dreams of that.
She slept until dawn, and when she opened her eyes it was already June 7th.
When she was in elementary school, Liu Yue had no idea about this date. After entering middle school, she found out that her birthday was the day before the college entrance examination.
As a result, she didn't have a proper "coming-of-age ceremony" on her 18th birthday—after all, she was taking the college entrance exam the next day, so how else could she celebrate? Her adoptive parents, concerned about food safety, didn't dare take her out to eat. They had dinner at home and then sent her off to school.
Liu Yue fully understood, but still felt a little regretful. She had wanted to make amends at the graduation banquet...
It didn't matter, it was all in the past. Just think of the birthday He Xi celebrated for her yesterday as her "coming of age ceremony."
Liu Yue lay on the bed and played with her mobile phone for a while, and only remembered to sign in when she was washing up.
She clicked to sign in, then skillfully pressed the turntable start button. The area the pointer pointed to told her that she would have to spend 10 million today.
Liu Yue asked: "System, is the birthday gift you gave me delayed?"
It was quite good. If she had won it yesterday, she would have felt a bit troubled. He Xi had specially booked Hong Kong Di for her. She couldn't just give up playing for the money.
The system's answer was still about the uncontrollable probability. Liu Yue hummed twice and said, "I know, I know."
Ten million is easy to spend. There are so many top luxury shopping malls in Hong Kong. It’s easy to go in and take a few walks around.
She just celebrated her birthday yesterday and was in a good mood today, so she wanted to do a lot of shopping, which was very reasonable.
Oh, and she hasn’t opened her birthday present yet!
Thinking of this, Liu Yue excitedly went out for breakfast and mentioned this to Sang Yu.
The gift she received last night was still in the hotel. Since she didn't live in Hong Kong all the time, there was no need to keep it anywhere. She could just take it back to Shenzhen when she left.
He Xi asked her last night if she wanted to go home, but Liu Yue was too tired and too lazy to move, so she simply stayed in the hotel to rest.
Anyway, the area that He Xi booked was not just the theme park, the entire hotel was also to serve her and her guests.
Sang Yu first showed her the complete gift list and explained that her gifts were stored in a separate guest room. Did she want to open the blind box or check the corresponding items on the gift list?
Of course it's the latter. Liu Yue followed her to the guest room with great interest.
On the way, she also met Ye Jiashu who was coming downstairs for breakfast, and the two met in the elevator.
Ye Jiashu said good morning to her and wished her a happy birthday.
Liu Yue was happy: "You told me yesterday."
"There were a lot of people there yesterday," Ye Jiashu explained. "I'm not sure if you heard it."
Oh yes, Liu Yue remembered.
On previous occasions, Ye Jiashu had always been by her side, but yesterday, he had been nowhere to be seen. Perhaps there were too many guests around her, and the automatic follow mode had been physically disrupted.
Unexpectedly, he still remembered this incident and specially said "Happy Birthday" again. Liu Yue was still very happy.
She said, "I know you returned the deposit and gave me the robot dog as a birthday present. And it was even made ahead of schedule. Thank you."
In fact, she doesn't care about the money, but the thought is the most important.
However, fortunately, when she paid the deposit, she had already spent all the money she needed for the day, and she used her own money, otherwise it would have been involved in the completion of the task.
Ye Jiashu scratched his head: "It's okay, it's nothing, as long as you like it."
He didn't tell her that he had worked overtime for several days or stayed up all night. He just watched her leave when the elevator door opened.
She must be really happy, even her back was full of joy, which made Ye Jiashu's depressed mood in recent days become a little brighter.
On the way down, the elevator met other people, as He Xi had only booked the hotel for last night. The park had resumed normal operations, and the hotel had begun to accept other guests.
However, guests who have already checked in do not need to leave in a hurry. As long as they stay, He Xi will pay for their room and food and drink expenses in the hotel.
After all, some guests came from other places, especially the friends invited by Liu Yue. They would come to Hong Kong to play for a few days. The host would definitely continue to entertain them and provide tourist guide services.
As for whether someone would deliberately stay here and not leave... For He Xi and Liu Yue, it is quite worthwhile to spend a little money to see clearly a person's character.
Liu Yue came to the guest room, or rather, her "warehouse" now.
She really received a lot of gifts yesterday. Boxes of all sizes filled the room and were sorted into categories.
Liu Yue pointed to the boxes with obvious logos: "What are these?"
"It's a gift from the brand." said Sang Yu.
Oh, here are Hermes, Chanel, Dior, LV... and so on. There are not only gifts, but also handwritten birthday cards from the president of the China region.
In fact, every brand would ask her if it would be her honor to host a birthday party for her - although most customers would answer no, they still had to show their appreciation.
Of course Liu Yue's assistant answered that it was not necessary, so the brand arranged for the Hong Kong store to deliver the gift.
It’s not just the stores she frequents in Shenzhen that pay attention to her birthday.
There was nothing much to open about the brand gifts. Liu Yue had seen them all on the gift list. They were basically a combination of new products of the season + flashy small items, and also came with several pages of new product albums.
Liu Yue thought for a while. Should she go to the mall to shop by herself, or let these brands deliver the goods to her?
Forget it, let her go by herself. After a good sleep last night, Liu Yue is now full of energy and is willing to go out for a walk. If time permits, she would also like to take a city walk in Hong Kong. After all, she has not been here many times before.
She skipped the brand gift area and randomly selected a gift box to open.
As Liu Yue was unpacking, she asked, "Have my parents left the hotel yet?"
Sang Yu: "Yes, Ms. He Xi and Mr. Clo are busy with work and have already taken off from Hong Kong."
Liu Yue knew about this; they had told her about it yesterday, but she didn't expect them to leave so early.
This is normal, after all, Clo has been playing with her for several days and He Xi has been very busy.
Let her see what's in the box...it turns out to be a Vacheron Constantin perpetual calendar.
Liu Yue opened another large box. This box was incredibly large, almost taller than she was. After unpacking it, she found a blue Jellycat packaging bag, and inside was an oversized crescent moon doll.
“Wow!”
Liu Yue was very surprised. She didn't expect that Jellycat had such toys. She hadn't seen them when she shopped online or in offline malls. They must be limited editions that are hard to buy.
No, she seemed to have seen a small size before, but she didn't expect it to be this big.
She tried to hold the doll, and it felt soft and comfortable, but it was very heavy. But this was not a disadvantage, but an advantage of being able to hold it while sleeping.
Liu Yue casually put aside the Vacheron Constantin worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, but she couldn't let go of the Jellycat, which was so dear to her heart, even though it was only priced at 7,999 yuan.
Sang Yu recorded her reaction and mood when she opened the gift, and then mapped it to the specific gift giver to determine their return gift and interpersonal communication patterns.
The next gifts that were opened were mainly jewelry with moon elements, and many people also gave watches.
Liu Yue didn't realize it at first, but later she found that everyone was very thoughtful. The gifts they gave her were basically related to the moon, time, or definitely had the color blue, one of these three elements.
It seems that everyone has done their homework. Liu Yue may not really like things with moon elements, but the feeling of being flattered and valued must be very comfortable.
"This packaging should be the robot dog..."
Liu Yue was muttering as she unpacked it. Her premonition was very accurate. It was indeed Lucifer!
Although Lucifer was custom-made to her exact specifications, it still met all three of the above elements. Its ears had a blue metallic sheen, and it had a crescent moon logo on its chest.
Well, everyone is right about her.
Liu Yue put Lucifer down and picked up its entire instruction manual.
She didn't use the adverb incorrectly; it was a whole book, covering how to use it, common problems, troubleshooting...
After flipping through a few pages, Liu Yue began to feel dizzy.
She flipped back to the first page, found Lucifer's hidden switch, and connected its Bluetooth with her phone.
"Let me see... We also need facial recognition, voiceprint recognition, and user information binding..."
Liu Yue completed the steps in the instruction manual one by one, and Lucifer finally started up.
It shook its head, and its eyes and mouth showed happy expressions, making it more interactive.
"Hello, Liu Yue, I'm the robot dog Lucifer. I'm happy to serve you."
Liu Yue patted its head, and it sensed it and even kicked and danced on the spot. It was quite smart.
And the voice of this AI is also very nice - the voice of the previous test version was the female voice of customer service, which was not unpleasant, but sounded very mechanical.
Ye Jiashu changed it according to her request. Liu Yue didn't say what she wanted specifically, but Lucifer's voice sounded like a child's voice, like a child talking, and the tone became much more lively.
Sure enough, as long as the request is made, there is nothing that Party B cannot do.
Liu Yue tested its function and found that adding a dog head did not affect its body flexibility, and its movement speed seemed to have increased.
The test version of the robot dog that Ye Jiashu mentioned before was Apha3.0. Liu Yue felt that Lucifer should have been upgraded to 3.1.
She tried the camera again and checked the real-time image on her phone. It was indeed much clearer than before.
Liu Yue asked it: "Can you help me go shopping at the supermarket? I want to buy some groceries and cook for lunch."
Lucifer's eye display screen lights up, and the ellipsis means that the AI is thinking.
After a while, a dialog box popped up in Liu Yue's software, and Lucifer's thinking feedback was in the style of a dialogue window.
The ingredients chosen are rice, eggs, lean meat, tofu, and green leafy vegetables. As long as Liu Yue did not make any additional requests, it is really a very light and versatile ingredient.
It also asked about Liu Yue's household seasonings, asking if she needed to buy onions, ginger, garlic, salt, sugar, or oil, a more thorough consideration than Liu Yue. Finally, it asked if she had a specific recipe, and it would further refine the list.
Liu Yue took a screenshot of the robot dog's thinking results and sent it to Ye Jiashu. She said that it was still necessary to add the AI's thinking and questioning process. Now Lucifer could help her better.
She further entered instructions, and even if she didn't turn on the receiver, Lucifer would convert her voice into text and display it in the conversation window.
Of course, she didn't need Lucifer to actually go shopping for groceries today, she just wanted to try out this function.
However, it is still a bit inconvenient on the mobile phone. When Lucifer is far away from her, a pop-up window can be used on the mobile phone. When he is next to her, it can intelligently summarize the thinking content and interact with her directly by voice.
When Ye Jiashu came over, Liu Yue told her this idea.
This is a new test for AI's computing power. Ye Jiashu can only say that he will do his best.
Party A's demands are indeed endless...
"Thank you for your hard work. I like Lucifer very much."
Liu Yue said, "But when you make Lucifer 2.0 in the future, you have to accept my money. Otherwise, I will be embarrassed to ask you for anything."
Ye Jiashu was about to say something, but Liu Yue spoke first, "If you continue to argue with me, I'll find another company to work for."
...Okay, Ye Jiashu compromised.
He asked, "Are you going to take Lucifer out for a walk today? It has built-in navigation, and I've even downloaded maps of several major shopping malls in Shenzhen and Hong Kong."
Liu Yue didn't have this plan originally, but after hearing what he said, she thought it would be a good idea to take Lucifer out.
She's not sure if pets are allowed into Hong Kong shopping malls, but robotic dogs are definitely fine.
"You can take it anywhere," Ye Jiashu said. "When its camera is activated, a light will light up on its forehead, which complies with the legal requirements of some countries and regions."
Although there are no relevant regulations in the mainland, Ye Jiashu thought that Liu Yue likes to travel around the world, so he took this into consideration.
Liu Yue affirmed: "Your company is very considerate of customer needs."
After she unpacked Lucifer's box, she had no interest in the remaining gifts, so she asked Sang Yu to help her unpack them, sort them into categories, and send them back to Shenzhen.
Because she was going to take Lucifer out, Liu Yue invited Ye Jiashu as well - if he was willing to accompany her to the mall.
"No problem." Ye Jiashu pushed his glasses. "Today is Lucifer's first day at work. I have to follow him and see how he performs."
Liu Yue was amused by his description. Although she considered Lucifer a life assistant, it was generally for entertainment purposes. If she really needed help, there was no need to pull out her assistant. A random college student would be more useful than a robot dog.
Ye Jiashu actually said that Lucifer was at work... The Internet said it was a wealthy dog, and when he described it like that, the robot dog turned into the shape of a cow or a horse.
Liu Yue changed her clothes and took Ye Jiashu to Landmark Plaza.
No one spoke in the car. To break the overly quiet atmosphere, Ye Jiashu asked her, "What do you want to buy today?"
Good question. Liu Yue herself doesn’t know yet.
She stretched in the car and said, "Just strolling around... I seem to have been buying jewelry and clothes lately, not many bags."
The main reason was that she wasn't used to carrying a backpack when she went out—and almost no one had given her a bag for her birthday this time. But she didn't need it, and it was essential to have it in her closet. Maybe she'd just decide to use it one day on a whim?
Just like now, she thought that she hadn't bought a bag for a long time, so she went straight to Hermes after getting off the car.
She had never been here before and was a new customer who walked in. There was a long line at the door, but the sales staff greeted her very warmly.
"Miss Liu, please come this way."
After saying that, she gave a look to the other sales staff. The person who received her should be of a high rank in the store and the type who gave orders.
Liu Yue was taken to the VIP room. Slaes, who had just taken a few quick steps, had already taken out coconut milk and a few pieces of her favorite chocolate from the refrigerator.
Liu Yue feels that many people may understand her preferences better than she does.
The salesperson asked enthusiastically, "What would you like to see today, Ms. Liu?"
Liu Yue asked her, "The quota in my account should be enough to buy a Birkin, right?"
The sales representative in Shenzhen had reminded her several times, but Liu Yue was out of town when she sent the messages. When she returned, she'd forgotten again because there were so many brands messaging her.
"Oh, what are you talking about?"
The salesperson immediately said, "Whatever you want, we will find it for you immediately. Our mission is to meet all your needs."
Liu Yue found it a bit unbelievable that such words came from the mouth of an Hermès salesperson.
Sang Yu thought to herself that she had never imagined that Liu Yue's family background was so strong.
She was still quite ignorant, and even though she knew the names of Ke Luo and He Xi, she hadn't thought about what they meant. It wasn't until yesterday, when the wealthy community was abuzz and she learned about the relevant information, that she realized how lucky she was to have the first-mover advantage as Liu Yue's roommate.
If she had known earlier that her parents were of this level, when Liu Yue first walked into Hermès—
No, no, no, does Liu Yue need to go into the store to buy things in person? She comes shopping for fun. If it is just a simple shopping need, Hermès should arrange for someone to deliver what she wants.
Things like matching goods, waiting, and upgrading VIC... These are used to distinguish the middle class from ordinary rich people. For someone like Liu Yue, Hermès should be begging her to buy things, to have a good relationship with her, and to hope that she can do them the honor of attending a few events.
Many people want to expand their social circles through brand activities. If everyone wants to "socialize upwards", then the brands will of course have to spend time and effort to please the top group of people and do their best to maintain relationships with them.
With her as the hook, those wealthy ladies will desperately try to get Hermès VIC qualification, just to meet her and have some common topics to chat with. This is another hidden logic of luxury goods as social currency.
Liu Yue doesn't care about these things. She only cares about one thing. So if she buys a bag now, she doesn't need to match the goods?
You should have said it earlier. She was too low-key before... But since those things have been bought, it doesn't matter.
There are various restrictions when buying bags at Hermès, but from this moment on, those annoying rules have nothing to do with Liu Yue.
She looked at the sample album on her tablet. The main size of Birkin is 25, which comes in many different leathers and many kinds of craftsmanship. If she really wanted to make a complete illustrated guide for it, she would probably come up with many branches.
Among them, the most famous should be Himalaya and Little House.
Himalaya is a branch of Birkin25, and the small house is Birkin20. Liu Yue looked around and was not very interested in the former, but the design of the latter was quite nice.
She asked the salesperson: "I want to collect Liuheyuan directly, can you help me arrange it?"
Liuheyuan refers to the six colors of the small houses.
It is difficult to get a small house. Although its public price is only a few hundred thousand, the price in the secondary market is usually seven figures. The highest auction record of the white house in Hong Kong has reached 2.52 million Hong Kong dollars.
Even though she was Liu Yue, the salesperson knew to try her best to meet her requirements, but when she heard her idea of a complete illustrated guide to small houses, she almost gasped.
The production of the miniature houses is extremely limited, and stores compete annually not for inventory but for the right to place orders. It's impossible to keep these things in stock, so the only choice is who has the strongest connections and can get Hermès to prioritize their orders.
Sales didn't dare to agree or refuse, so he could only say that he would make a report and apply and try his best to arrange it for her.
It would probably be difficult to get them all at once, and Liu Yue was willing to wait in batches, which made the salesperson feel relieved.
"But don't wait too long." Liu Yue added, "Otherwise I won't be interested."
This is true. She can't even remember how many orders she has placed and how many products need to be stocked.
Fortunately, Sang Yu had remembered it for her. All the jewelry she had paid in full for at Van Cleef & Arpels had arrived, and Gao Zhu was also on the way, so she should be able to return to Shenzhen before her.
Bulgari is still looking for gems for her, but Audemars Piguet has already started.
Seeing that the topic was getting further and further off topic, the Hermès sales representative quickly brought her back to the topic.
She recommended several Birkin25s that were very suitable for Liu Yue. Although they were all ordinary leather, they were in stock in the store and she could take them away directly.
Otherwise, if Liu Yue came shopping in person and walked out empty-handed, the small house would have to wait for who knows how long. Would she be able to come again in the future?
Even if she doesn't come to Hong Kong, she can still go shopping in Shenzhen. For customers of this level, brands no longer care about which store she spends at, and sales understands this very well.
Liu Yue is well aware of the salesperson's routine in recommending colors. When they say something is suitable for her, it must be based on the inventory.
She patted Lucifer's head, waking it from its automatic sleep state.
Ye Jiashu didn't know what he was thinking. After Lucifer was awakened, he didn't immediately switch to a happy working state, but had a confused expression for a few seconds.
Isn't this the true reaction of a worker after being assigned a task...
Liu Yue was silent for a moment, feeling that her Lucifer was full of class flavor, and even her current happy expression seemed to have become a forced smile.
Ye Jiashu explained: "This is the AI thinking, analyzing the environment. It definitely doesn't mean it's unwilling to work."
Liu Yue: ...
Liu Yue originally wanted to ask Lucifer to help her choose a bag, but since Ye Jiashu said so, she felt that it would be unacceptable for the boss not to give some benefits to his employees.
She said to Lucifer, "Go to the pet section and pick out some clothes and a leash for yourself. Oh, and a pet travel bag, too."
Lucifer didn't understand, and asked her in a pop-up window on her phone if she wanted to choose something for her pet at home.
Liu Yue looked at Ye Jiashu: "Your product has a big problem."
"Lucifer doesn't think of himself as a dog. How can this be improved?"
Ye Jiashu: ...
This request is really too high. He even wanted to say, don't make things difficult for AI. Can I be your dog?
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