Chapter 68: Chapter 68: Oh My, This Is Too Demoralizing
"Foreigners are looking for ? Ask them if their leader is nad Char. If so, that’s our private chef team, here to make our als."
Fang Chenyi was taken aback for a mont, but then he thought of Char’s team. It was almost noon, so they were probably here to deliver lunch.
After a mont’s wait, the faint sound of Bai nghan speaking English ca through the phone.
After a brief exchange, Bai nghan brought the phone back to her ear and spoke to the waiting Fang Chenyi.
"No, Chenyi. The man in charge said his na isn’t Char. He said his na is ’Gordon,’ and he’s here to deliver so cars for you."
"Delivering cars? What cars? Holy crap, don’t tell
the cars I ordered are here already? That was fast! Okay, I get it. Wait for , I’m heading right back."
Hearing Bai nghan say they were delivering cars, Fang Chenyi was stunned for a mont. He then recalled the special reward he had just received from the system and was hit by a wave of shock.
’The system said they’d be delivered, but it’s only been a few minutes, and they’re already at my door? Even if they drove from a dealership in the city, there’s no way they could have gotten here this fast!’
However, considering the system’s usual way of doing things—none of which could be explained logically—he quickly ca to terms with it.
’After all, the system’s existence was in itself sothing that couldn’t be explained.’
He had finished up here anyway, so Fang Chenyi didn’t linger. He walked downstairs, got into his Lamborghini Sesto Elento, and floored it, speeding toward the villa complex.
As he passed a small plaza, a group of people gathered there all turned to stare.
"See? Look! I told you that kid driving the tractor earlier had a Lamborghini, and you didn’t believe . Do you believe
now?!"
...
As he drove into the villa complex, he could see from a distance a full ten large container trucks parked in front of his villa.
A group of people was standing at the entrance to the villa. Bai nghan, Su Tantan, and Wei Yilong were all there.
Seeing Fang Chenyi’s Lamborghini arrive, the crowd moved forward to greet him.
"Ah, you must be the esteed Mr. Fang. I’m ’Gordon’ from Global Prestige Motors. I’m in charge of delivering the ten vehicles you’ve ordered."
As soon as he opened the door and got out, the foreigner spread his arms and walked toward Fang Chenyi, ready for a hug.
Deftly sidestepping the man’s embrace, Fang Chenyi smiled and extended his right hand. "Haha, hello, ’Gou Dan.’ A pleasure to et you," he said with a grin. "But here in Huaxia, we tend to prefer handshakes."
Gordon wasn’t the least bit embarrassed by the rejected hug. On the contrary, he laughed heartily and clasped Fang Chenyi’s hand with both of his.
"Oh, my dearest Mr. Fang, it seems I still have much to learn about your culture here in Huaxia. It was presumptuous of ."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and a young foreign man from his entourage respectfully hurried over with a large, tal combination-lock briefcase.
Gou Dan took the case, carefully entered the combination, and opened it. He then swiveled the case around to face Fang Chenyi.
"Mr. Fang, here are the keys and the corresponding ownership docunts for the ten cars you ordered. I’ll also need to trouble you to sign these ten docunts."
Bai nghan, Su Tantan, and Wei Yilong, who were standing behind them, were utterly shocked to overhear this. From the sound of things, Fang Chenyi had actually bought ten cars at once?
And judging by the fact that the keys were presented in a tal briefcase, these ten cars had to be sothing extraordinary!
In truth, it wasn’t just the three of them who were shocked. Even Gou Dan, the one delivering the cars, was inwardly stunned. To be honest, he might not have been so surprised by an order like this in Dubai, but this was Huaxia! Although Huaxia had plenty of hidden tycoons, he had never heard of anyone ordering ten globally limited-edition cars all at once!
When he had first arrived, Gou Dan had been quite puzzled. Logically, the client who could afford to order such a batch of cars shouldn’t be living in such a ’low-end’ villa complex.
That’s right. While the villas here were very nice, and the most expensive on Qinhuang Island, they simply couldn’t compare to a true luxury estate.
While everyone was lost in their own thoughts, Fang Chenyi simply reached out and took the briefcase and ten docunts that were offered to him.
However, Fang Chenyi didn’t take the pen offered to him. Instead, he reached into his jacket and pulled out his own new fountain pen.
The mont Fang Chenyi pulled the pen from his jacket, Gou Dan’s jaw dropped in shock. His eyes were glued to the fountain pen in Fang Chenyi’s hand as he subconsciously gasped in astonishnt.
"Oh, my God... Mr. Fang, is that... is that... a Fulgor Nocturnus in your hand?!"
Fang Chenyi, who was just about to sign the docunts, paused. He looked up with great interest at the foreigner across from him.
"Oh? Heh, I’m surprised you recognize this pen, Mr. Gou Dan."
Receiving Fang Chenyi’s confirmation, Gou Dan grew even more shocked.
"Oh, my God, it really is a Fulgor Nocturnus. Mr. Fang, you are unbelievably rich..."
The three people behind him, plus the young foreign assistant, watched the foreigner’s shocked expression as he stared at the pen in Fang Chenyi’s hand. They were all both curious and bewildered.
They didn’t pay much attention to fountain pens and didn’t understand the fuss. ’It’s just a pen,’ they thought. ’Even if it’s a luxury brand, it can’t cost more than ten or twenty thousand at most, can it? Is it really sothing to get so worked up about?’
But the foreigner’s next sentence utterly shocked everyone standing behind them.
"There aren’t more than five of these Fulgor Nocturnus pens in the entire world now. A few years ago, one was auctioned for eight million US dollars. I’d imagine it could fetch at least ten million US dollars now. To think I would get to see one here in your possession, Mr. Fang... it’s truly my honor."
"PFFT! What?! Ten million US dollars for this little pen?! Are you sure you didn’t misspeak? Like, you added an extra ’million’ or sothing by mistake?"
Wei Yilong, who was behind them, could no longer hold back after hearing Gou Dan’s words and had to interject.
It was no wonder he was so surprised. He had already accepted that he was nothing compared to a tycoon like Fang Chenyi. It was one thing for his entire family’s net worth to be less than the value of Fang Chenyi’s real estate.
But now, it looked like his family’s entire damn fortune wasn’t even worth the price of the pen in the man’s hand. That was just too demoralizing...
"Heh, ten million US dollars is just my estimate," Gordon clarified. "After all, for a Fulgor Nocturnus, there’s a price but no market. If it found the right collector, it selling for twenty or even thirty million US dollars wouldn’t be out of the question."
[To be continued...]
PS: Three Chapters today, bros!
A big thank you to ’Li You’ for the 15 consecutive tips of 100 book coins!
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