"It seems, Mr. Zhang, you still don't quite understand your family history!"
"Understand my ass!" Zhang nglong muttered to himself, "How would I know about my family history when I didn't even know my family was this rich? I didn't even know my parents could freakin' fly!"
"What do you know? Tell
about it," Zhang nglong asked for guidance.
"Well, I don't know too much either. After all, by the ti our Hong Family started following Mr. Zhang's family, the Zhang Family had already beco an enormous entity," Hong Yi said. "Mr. Zhang's ancestors were all extrely wise. They started making various investnts a very long ti ago.
You have to understand, many things were not valuable back then, but as thousands of years pass, even an ordinary cup can beco priceless!"
"That makes sense," Zhang nglong nodded.
"Let's not even ntion other things for now. When Hanli Country had just been established, right next door, your ancestors bought a huge amount of land there. At that ti, their governnt was broke, and they pretty much bought one-fifth of the country's land easily!"
"What? One-fifth of the country? Are you saying that one-fifth of Hanli Country's territory belongs to us?" Zhang nglong couldn't find the words to describe the shock he felt that day.
"Yes, so the administrative taxes from those regions in Hanli Country, 70% go into the hands of the Zhang Family each year. You can freely buy and sell that land."
"Then your Tenghui Group..." Zhang nglong suddenly thought of sothing. The Tenghui Group was thriving in the real estate industry in so many countries around the world; could it be...
"Yes, your family not only in Hanli Country but almost bought large tracts of land all over the world early on. Those lands were originally yours, and when Huiteng Group developed those lands, naturally, we could easily beat those local real estate companies!"
"Badass!" Zhang nglong shouted internally. What about getting land from those countries' land bureaus to build and sell houses? That land was originally theirs! They just need to handle the developnt, sell the ownership, and then just rake in the money! No wonder Tenghui Group is so powerful; it turns out their family business is massive!
"So many things, your ancestors laid out a long ti ago. Thousands of years ago, your family was already the wealthiest family in the world, and traveling all over the world was one of their hobbies."
"In the process, they t many famous painters, musicians, artists, and so on. Mr. Picasso was soone your ancestor Zhang Jun t while traveling in Europe!"
"They were close friends?" Zhang nglong asked.
"Not really; they only t once."
"Then why did Picasso give a painting to my ancestor?"
"Because Mr. Zhang Jun thought Mr. Picasso was very talented, he gave him a sum of money as a sponsorship for his creation. In that era, that amount of money was enough for him to squander for a lifeti; hence, Mr. Picasso could devote himself entirely to his paintings."
"This... money does make the world go round."
"While Mr. Picasso was still alive, every now and then, he would send a painting he was proud of as a gift. But later on, as the paintings piled up, Mr. Zhang Jun found it too troubleso and started using them as placemats or dropping food scraps on them." Even Hong Yi found this part sowhat difficult to say.
"Shit, using paintings worth hundreds of millions of US dollars as placemats? I concede defeat!" Zhang nglong admitted that indeed, poverty limited his imagination—such outrageous deeds were beyond his wildest thoughts.
"Give
a break, I'll just have a look!" This hall, with tens of square ters, was like a mini art exhibition. Even the cheapest painting here was priced in the tens of millions of US dollars. Now, he realized why the plane his father bought for just 12 million US dollars was now worth 1.2 billion US dollars after being refurbished.
...
"Mr. Zhang, we've arrived!" A few dozen minutes later, the plane slowly landed at Jiangnan City Airport.
"Huh? Why is there only my plane here? Where are the others?" Zhang nglong asked curiously. The airstrip, spanning thousands of tres, was deserted—not a single person in sight.
"Mr. Zhang, this is your private airport, of course there's just your plane," Hong Yi said. "Now that you're back in Jiangnan City, I'll arrange for your private jet for long-distance travel and the planes for transporting goods to be gathered here. It should all return to normal operation within three days."
"I have other planes?"
"Of course!" Hong Yi laughed. "You own a total of 127 cargo planes, which are always on standby in various countries, ready to bring you local specialties from anywhere at any ti. For example, if you want to eat the finest Australian lobster, by tomorrow morning, there will be a plane to airfreight it here for you!"
"You also have 12 private passenger jets specifically prepared for your travels, and a team of thousands ready to serve you at any ti!"
"Enough, stop there, I'm about to split open, this is so serious first world problems!" Zhang nglong exclaid. How strong would his ntal resilience need to be to withstand these constant shocks?
"Mr. Zhang, it's getting late, I should take you to where you'll be staying," Hong Yi said.
"Hmm, okay, let's go check out where I'll be staying first."
...
Most of the vehicles were stuck on the highway, but the city area and the overpass were quite smooth. Zhang nglong opened his phone to find that there were over 99
ssages in the dorm group chat.
"Guys, check out the trending searches! Holy shit, have you seen a helicopter literally tow away a car?"
"So freaking aweso, this is the power of money! What does it take to get a helicopter to do that?"
"There must be so company CEO in that car, probably needed to hurry for so ergency, right?"
"That's for sure, I bet there's so important eting or contract they're rushing to sign!"
"Nobody knows who it actually is, netizens have been flesh-searching for hours without any results."
"nglong, isn't that your side's sea-crossing bridge? Did you see it? Co out and say sothing!"
"@Zhang nglong, co out to witness the magic!"
"@Zhang nglong, have you been suffocated to death on the highway? Say sothing!"
"Oh, my son, you died a tragic death!"
"Three minutes of silence for my son's bladder!"
...
"These damn traitors!" Zhang nglong posted a disdainful emoji in the group.
"Yo, boss Zhang ca out? How is it, is your bladder still alive?"
"Going ho this ti to inherit the family fortune, didn't expect it to be this complicated, did you, haha?"
"You might not believe what I'm about to say, but I truly did inherit a fortune. That Maybach and helicopter are mine!" Zhang nglong declared in the group, sure that they wouldn't believe him!
"Hahaha, in what position were you when you dreamt this? I want to give it a try too!"
"Hurry back, we're waiting to play with you, everyone's all set!"
"Give
an hour!"
Zhang nglong quickly left the group chat as the car entered a residential area in the city district. The previously bustling environnt suddenly beca quiet.
"Who would've thought there'd be such an elegant residential area in the city?" Zhang nglong opened his location to check on the neighborhood, but oddly, although the neighborhood was shown on the map, there was no na for it.
"Mr. Zhang, we have arrived. This is your largest property in Jiangnan City," Hong Yi said.
"The largest? This place?" Zhang nglong took a glance at the buildings in the neighborhood. They all seed to be just one or two hundred square ters in size. Given the location and the size of the units, the price would be over ten million, but after the helicopter incident, Zhang nglong felt a twinge of disappointnt.
"Which building?" Zhang nglong asked. There were a total of 8 buildings in the neighborhood, with the one in the middle being the tallest, surrounded by others that circled around it like stars around the moon, a rather unique architectural layout.
"Which building? What do you an?" Hong Yi asked, puzzled.
"I'm asking which building and which floor my house is on?" Zhang nglong repeated.
Hong Yi smiled: "Mr. Zhang, it seems you didn't quite grasp what I ant. When I said this property, I ant this entire neighborhood."
"The entire neighborhood?" Zhang nglong's previous disappointnt was instantly swept away, replaced by shock, "Is this what you call 'one property'?"
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