Ten minutes later…
There was a knock on the door.
“Come in.
Sean, Pearl, you should come in too,” Hugh said.
After the door was opened, Jack, Sean, and Pearl entered the room together.
“Allow me to announce something.
Mr.
Lidell and I have reached an agreement.
We’ll transfer the Golden Leaf Hotel to Mr.
Lidell for a fee of 20 billion dollars.
Mr.
Hansen, prepare to receive the deposit and draft an invoice.
The transaction will be done within a week,” Hugh looked at the three of them and said.
The three of their expressions were different when they heard this news.
Jack was indifferent.
He had been around Hugh for many years.
Not only was he the head of financial affairs in the Golden Leaf Hotel, but he also held other jobs at other places.
His workload would be reduced if Hugh sold Golden Leaf Hotel.
On the other hand, Sean’s face turned gray.
He was a general manager Hugh found using a headhunting company.
Even though he lost a job here, it would be easy for him to find another job.
However, it would be difficult to find one as good as this one.
Pearl was the happiest one among them.
Her face was red from excitement and she looked very charming now.
Jack gave David an account and David immediately transferred 10% of the deposit, which was 2 billion, into the account.
After that, he got a receipt from Jack.
After he paid the deposit, there was nothing uncertain about this transaction any more.
The way Hugh looked at David was also different now.
According to Bill, if this kid could take out so much money to buy the hotel, then he must be a child from a hidden rich family.
Hugh did not know much about this group.
They were a little mysterious, but they were terrifyingly powerful.
If he was not at a certain level, he would not be able to get into contact with them.
He also heard that these people were not just rich.
At this moment, David said, “Mr.
Greene, I’m still a student so I don’t have so much time to handle the handover, so you can just go to Miss Pearl.
She’ll be the general manager here from now on.”
“Mr.
Hansen, execute this according to Mr.
Lidell’s orders,” Hugh said to Jack.
“Okay, Mr.
Greene!”
Then, Hugh turned to say to David, “Mr.
Lidell, the deal is done, so we’re friends now.
It makes us sound like strangers if you keep calling me Mr.
Greene.
My name is Hugh and I’m a few years older than you.
Why don’t you just call me by my name?”
“Since you said that, then don’t call me Mr.
Lidell too.
Just call me Dave!’
“Haha!
Okay!
You’re such a straightforward person, Dave.
When you come to Lake City next time, you have to give me a call so that I can entertain you.”
“Don’t worry, Hugh.
I will definitely contact you when I’m in Lake City,” David said.
Wasn’t his cousin Lily from his youngest aunt’s house in university in Lake City?
Perhaps he would need Hugh’s help in the future.
“Well, I won’t disturb you now.
I still need to rush back to Lake City this afternoon.
Dave, remember, you have to contact me if you’re in Lake City.
I am pretty respected there too.”
“I will.”
After Hugh left, Jack and Sean followed him out.
Pearl stayed in the room.
She knew she would need to serve this extremely young boss in front of her now.
“Miss Pearl, I’ll hand this hotel to you from now on,” David said to Pearl who stayed.
“Don’t worry, Mr.
Lidell.
I won’t let you down.
I’ll definitely manage this hotel well.”
Inside the chairman’s office in Golden Leaf Hotel.
Hugh and Sean were inside.
“Sean, the boss of this hotel is going to change soon.
If you want to stay, I can talk to Dave.
You can be a department manager if you can’t be a general manager.”
Sean heard that Hugh wanted him to stay as a department manager, but he could not afford to offend him.
After all, the rank of a department manager and a general manager were very different.
The treatment was also very different, so he said quickly, “Mr.
Greene, I don’t want to work here anymore if you’re not here.
I want to follow you.”
“Sean, I don’t have a suitable position for you for now.
Why don’t I give you a year’s salary and you can look for another job?
What do you say?”
“Mr.
Greene, there are still years left for the contract we signed.
You can’t abandon me like this!” Sean said, feeling a little anxious.
“Sean, I’ve already made it so clear.
Why don’t you understand?
Do you want me to spell it out for you?
Do you think I don’t know what you’ve been doing these past years?
I can keep one eye closed as long as you don’t test my limits.
If I want to pursue the matter, just depending on the severity of the things you’ve done, you might have to spend eight to ten years behind bars.”
When Sean heard what Hugh said, he was immediately drenched in a cold sweat.
He thought he was hiding what he did all those years well and he thought that money meant nothing to a hotel with an annual profit of a billion dollars.
He did not expect the boss to find out what he did.
Sean wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said, “I understand, Mr.
Greene.
I’ll pack my things and get out of here.”
“You’ve been working for me for so many years, so you should go to Mr.
Hansen and take your annual salary before leaving.”
“Thank you, Mr.
Greene!”
Sean left the room after he said that.
After David left the hotel, he was about to buy a sport’s car.
However, after he looked around, he saw that there was none that he liked.
They were all mass-produced cars, and the slightly more expensive ones would need him to pre-order them.
Therefore, he bought a laptop and some branded clothes to change into before going back home.
As he lay on the leather sofa, he checked the system and saw that he had another 20 lavish points.
[Host: David Lidell
[Balance: 9999997892598996 dollars
[Body: 19 (Weak) +
[Mind: 28 (Normal) +
[Skills: Driving (introductory) +
[Lavish points: 20]
His body had reached 19 points and it was still weak.
His mind was still 28 points.
He had an introductory driving skill on his skill column.
David added 11 lavish points to his body.
His body immediately increased to 30 points and it changed from weak to normal.
His body also began warming up.
It only cooled down after a minute.
Then, David added 6 lavish points to his mind.
His mind increased from 28 to 34 points.
At that moment, his brain felt refreshed.
It seemed that he had become smarter.
After this, he added the remaining points to his driving skills.
After he did that, David felt a little sweaty.
So, he went to the 28th floor and took off his clothes before jumping into the crystal clear pool.
“This is great!”
David swam a few laps in the pool and exclaimed as he lay on the side of the pool.
After he got out, he saw a huge mirror.
As he walked nearer to the mirror, he saw the reflection of a person in the mirror.
“Is that me?”
David could not believe it.
Even though the face in the mirror belonged to him, his body was completely different.
Even though David was handsome back then, he was thin.
So, he did not look that good even though he was 180cm tall.
Right now, the person in the mirror had curves on his body and did not look thin anymore.
He looked powerful.
After being stuck in a daze for a while, David came back to his senses and said, “This system is amazing!”
After he changed into his new branded clothes, David walked in front of the mirror again.
The reflection in the mirror showed a top-tier handsome, nicely-built, tall, and rich man.
He would be the perfect candidate as a boy toy with that appearance.
David said pretentiously, “Gentlemen, watch your girlfriends, sisters, and aunts because daddy’s going out!
Haha!”
In the evening, David walked into the Golden Leaf Hotel with his head high.
“Hello, Mr.
Lidell!”
“Hello, Mr.
Lidell!”
Four beautiful attendants at the door greeted Lidell with admiration in their eyes.
The news about David becoming their boss had spread throughout the hotel.
Pearl had started handling the affairs of a general manager and the previous general manager Sean had already left.
After David entered the hall, the four attendants started discussing among themselves.
“Mr.
Lidell is so young and handsome!”
“Yes!
He’s so handsome and rich!
He’s the man of my dreams that I’ve been waiting for!”
“Mr.
Lidell won’t fall for you!”
“How do you know?
What if I’m his cup of tea?”
“Tch, Mr.
Lidell’s cup of tea is Ms.
Warner.”
“Don’t you know that you’ll get bored eating the same food?
If Mr.
Lidell wants a change of taste, then our time will come.”
David did not hear the discussion behind him.
After he walked into the lobby, Pearl came to him.
“Miss Pearl, why are you still here?
Didn’t I promote you to the general manager?
Did you not go to the handover?” David asked curiously.
“Mr.
Lidell, I’ve taken all the affairs of the general manager.
I am here to greet you.
Also, this is your driver’s license.”
Pearl handed David a small booklet.
“Thanks, Miss Pearl.
You should get on with your job.
I’ll leave after I’m finished.
Right, may I know if your friend and her husband are free?
I want to buy them a meal to thank them.”
“Alright, I’ll ask them.
I’m a little busy now and I don’t know a lot of things.
I won’t accompany you then, Mr.
Lidell.”
Pearl asked a receptionist from the front desk to take David to dinner before leaving.
“Mr.
Lidell, please come with me,” the receptionist said respectfully to him.
“I know the way.
You don’t need to take me.”
“Mr.
Lidell, we changed your room today, so just let me lead the way,” the receptionist said.
“A new room?
Why?” David asked.
“Mr.
Lidell, you were the VIP yesterday so you were using Private Room 3, but you’re the chairman now and the chairman eats in Private Room 1,” the receptionist explained.
“Alright!
Lead the way.”
David did not quibble over this anymore.
After dinner, David drove around River City.
Even though it was almost dark, River City was a city that never slept.
A lot of shops would close at 12 but David still did not find the sports car he liked.
After he asked around, he found out that the limited edition sport’s cars would be sold out the moment they were released.
So, they would not end up in dealerships.
They were only available in some high-end dealerships and the price would be marked up.
After David thought about it, he figured that the only person who would have connections about this was the ex-boss of Golden Leaf Hotel, Hugh.
So, he gave Hugh a call.
Hugh picked up the call very quickly.
“Dave, you’re already in Lake City?”
Hugh’s voice could be heard through the phone.
“Hugh, I’m still in River City.
However, I need your help with something.
I want to buy a limited-edition sports car.
Do you have any connections for that?” David asked.
“You like collecting limited edition sport’s cars too, Dave?”
“Hugh, which man doesn’t like cars?”
“Haha.
You’re right.
You’re asking the right person.
I just opened a dealership with my friends and we specialize in selling second-hand cars.”
Hugh did indeed open a dealership with his friends, but his dealership only sold high-end cars and they would not even look at cars that were below ten million.
“That’s great.
Can you help me check for some that are suitable for me?”
“Dave, I have a limited-edition Bugatti Veyron that was released 3 years ago.
There are only 8 in the world and the market price back then was 60 million.
However, since it’s limited, the price has hiked a little and it’s around 80 million now.
What do you think?”
“Alright, do you have any photos?
Can you send me some so I can check it out?”
“Okay, I’ll send them to you later.
I think it suits you very well.
If you drive this car into SRU, you’ll definitely look cool as hell.”
“Haha!
Hugh, you know me so well.
I’ll transfer the money to you now.”
“Are you coming to Lake City to get it, or do you want me to send it to you?”
“I’ll go get it on Labor Day.
I have some business in Lake City during Labor Day anyway.” David said.
[A/N: Labor Day is a federal holiday]
He was going to visit his cousin Lily on Labor Day.
While he was at it, he would let her experience the upper-class lifestyle.
He could not explain so many things in detail over the phone.
David immediately transferred 80 million to Hugh because right now, money was just a number to him.
After he got his sports car, David went back home.
After he opened his brand-new laptop, he downloaded Whale Streaming and registered a new account using the username ‘Lil Match’.
David had never seen Whale Streaming before because he could not afford a computer.
Whale Streaming was the largest streaming platform on the computer while TikTok was the largest on mobile.
The two basically dominated over 80% of their respective industries.
After David entered the ID for his cousin’s stream, he saw that it was about 11 pm and that girl was having a lot of fun in her stream.
After he entered the steam, Lily was thanking the people who bought her gifts.
However, their gifts were small in size, and they only cost about eight or ten dollars.
When David looked at the biggest amount gifted, it was only a little over ten thousand while the second-ranking was only a few hundred.
David felt that he should tell this girl during Labor Day that her cousin was a quadrillionaire now and perhaps her gift was too cheap.
If others knew about this, David would be so humiliated.
[A/N: Quadrillion = 1,000,000,000,000,000 / (10¹⁵)]
After he topped up 10 million to his account, he was about to buy some gifts for Lily.
He wanted to give her tens of millions, but after thinking about it, he gave up on that idea.
He was worried that he would scare her.
He should wait and give it to her when he goes to Lake City during Labor Day.
That way, he could also tell his aunt in advance so that she would not suspect that David was doing some illegal business.
“Thank you for your gift, Mr.
W!
“Thank you for the gift, Star!
“Thank you for the sports car, Senior!
Thank you!”
After David looked closely, David saw someone named Senior giving Lily a Sports Car.
A Sports Car cost 200 each and this person named Senior was Rank One.
Lil Match: (Cutie, why don’t you call me handsome?
I’ll steal Rank One from that guy in just one second]
….
Lake City.
Inside the dormitory of Cloud Lake University
Lily was thanking the people who gave her gifts in her stream.
Then, a comment attracted her attention.
Hence, she did not hesitate before saying, “Lil Match, you’re so handsome!
Are you sure you want to do that?”
Lil Match: [Of course!)
David continued, “Well then, I shall thank you, handsome Lil Match!”
At this moment, the person named Senior who was Rank One said something.
Senior: (Dude, who are you?
How dare you try to steal my rank.
We’ll see if you have the ability to do that.)
David was too lazy to reply to him.
Then, he chose the most expensive Super Rocket.
Launch…
[Lil Match has given streamer Dumpling a Super Rocket x1)
David sent a message.
Lil Match: (Are you going to follow?] (Senior has given streamer Dumpling a Super Rocket x 1]
(Lil Match has given streamer Dumpling a Super Rocket x2]
(Lil Match has given streamer Dumpling a Super Rocket x3]
(Lil Match had given streamer Dumpling a Super Rocket x66]
A Super Rocket cost two thousand dollars each.
66 of them would be more than 100 thousand dollars.
The guy named Senior who was Rank One did not dare to follow after giving out a dozen of Super Rockets.
The stream was gaining some popularity too since the platform would broadcast this if someone gifted 66 Super Rockets in one go.
The comments also filled the screen.
(Damn, what a baller!
(Why does the name Lil Match sound so familiar?)
(It’s that super baller on TikTok!
Last night, he gave a streamer gifts worth 2.6 million in an hour!)
(Are you for real?]
(It’s him!
I didn’t think he’d come here.
What a baller.
He immediately gifted 66 Super Rockets in one go.]
(Damn!
Why didn’t I hear about him before?) (He just started, and he’ll only buy gifts for the small streamers.)
….