It was already eight o'clock when we came to old Sorin's manor in the evening.
After getting off the extended Lincoln car, Yang Wei was beside me holding my arm. Both of us were dressed in dinner party attire, we could be called a combination of a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
Yang Wei was wearing a pearl-colored Versace Ms. evening gown, and I was wearing an Armani suit carefully selected by Yang Wei. It has to be said that these women are really talented in how to dress up. In this regard, men are incomparable in any case.
Originally, in my opinion, it is enough to take a shower first, then change into a clean and fresh shirt, and wear a formal suit to show respect to the host when attending a dinner party.
But when Yang Wei found out about my plan later, she couldn't help but sighed, and then made fun of me for being really "white" about this kind of social affairs. In the end, she almost dragged me back to my room and helped me dress up In an hour! ! I also asked the hotel to hire a hair stylist to get my hair done. At the same time, someone bought a limited edition Omega men's watch. I only know the logo of this brand, but I don't know which one it is. Anyway, Yang Wei chose it.
What makes me admire even more is that Yang Wei will not slow down her own speed in the slightest while helping me dress up. She pretty much changed in my room and even took a shower in my suite - which was somewhat embarrassing to me.
When we arrived at Sorin's manor at eight o'clock, I had a completely new look from head to toe, and I seemed to be a little more aristocratic, especially because I was tall and straight, and I had cultivated a bit of awe-inspiring aura between my brows, Yang Wei Ze followed me with a peaceful smile... Such a combination, and in a world where most of the people around are white faces, naturally immediately attracted a lot of attention.
This manor of old Thorin... Honestly, it's almost a king's castle in my opinion! ! !
The white building in front of me is completely built in Gothic castle style... pure white marble, plus that strong Gothic style. Of course, this huge building is not an antique from the middle ages, but it was newly built here by Sorin at an expensive price six years ago! ! It can be said that this is the palace of Sorin's underground kingdom!
The huge garden swimming pool, those lawns are a kind of expensive broadleaf grass imported from Holland, it is said that this kind of grass can be kept green for most of the year! But just because I saw a part of this garden, it was at least a thousand square meters! There were already many luxury cars parked in the parking lot in front of the castle, and seven or eight big men in black suits were there as welcome guests. And behind the castle, there is a private golf course, a racecourse, a helipad...
What makes me sigh even more is that because Thorin likes F1 racing cars so much, he even built a standard racing track behind his castle!
"That's for the four prototypes of the Ferrari racing team in his collection." Yang Wei is obviously not here for the first time, she introduced me in a low voice beside me, and then smiled: "However, the After the road was built, it is said that it has not been used once, because at Sorin's age, he is really not suitable for driving a Ferrari F1 car. However, the racetrack is quite good, and Sorin has raised two very rare thoroughbred horses. "
Looking at the castle in front of me and listening to Yang Wei's introduction, I couldn't help but sigh.
Really, people are better than people, so mad!
It turns out that my wish is just to live in a big house with a garden and a swimming pool. I feel that I am already living a luxurious and luxurious life... But compared with the old Sorin... it is simply the life of a beggar.
"Actually, everyone knows about old Sorin's weird habits. It is said that this guy has the blood of a certain European nobleman, but that happened many generations ago. Old Sorin didn't have a good life when he was young, but After getting rich, I really like this kind of aristocratic luxury life... You will know after a while when you go in and look at the decorations inside the castle." Yang Wei pursed her lips and smiled.
"How much money does he have..." I couldn't help sighing: "For such a castle, the maintenance alone costs every year..."
"At least five million dollars. The maintenance of the helipad, the maintenance of the helicopter, the professional racing track, the maintenance of the racing car. The maintenance of the racetrack, the breeding of those purebred racehorses, and the related personnel... the maintenance of the lawn , renewal, and the maintenance of other buildings in the castle itself, as well as some daily expenses... For this manor alone, Sorin spends at least five million dollars a year. And please note that this is far from including the banquet he held here Expenses... Every time this kind of banquet is held, it costs a lot of money, and old Sorin holds many banquets here every year."
I whistled once.
In other words, if I gave him the 5% of the shares, the annual profit would only be enough for him to barely maintain the most basic expenses of such a manor? !
"A day like this, Bill Gates is nothing more than that." I smiled wryly.
"Do you think Bill Gates is really the richest man in the world?" Yang Wei pouted: "That's calculated by the media. There are more people in the world who are richer than Bill, but no one will disclose their wealth Just come out."
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There are quite a lot of guests tonight. When we walked into the gate of the castle, the row of pottery vertical pillars on both sides required at least two people to hug them. The dinner is divided into two venues, inside and outside. On the lawn outside, there is a row of tables with sterling silver cutlery, polite waiters, even wigs, suits and bow ties... To my surprise, they all speak French!
"This is a French waiter hired at a high price." Yang smiled: "It is also a feature of the luxurious life most admired by European nobles."
Yang Wei seems to be very familiar with this place, and within two minutes of us walking in, she has already greeted three guests.
"This is the mayor of Toronto... Well, this is the provincial senator..." Yang Wei introduced the guests to me in a low voice, and said in a low voice: "The banquet tonight is bigger than the one we attended last time in the hotel." Yes, much taller. Old Thorin seems to have put a lot of thought into it."
It seems that Sorin still values me as a guest. We just walked into the castle hall for two minutes, and I was still admiring the gorgeous murals on the surrounding walls, as well as the reliefs full of European style—Yang Wei told me, Many of these are genuine—two minutes later, Thorin is in front of us.
Old Sorin had silver hair, apparently dyed, and looked very energetic. He was wearing a classical dress, with a bit of noble temperament in his stability, holding a sterling silver handle in his hand walking stick. His eyes were bright, and at the same time with a hearty smile, he walked up to me: "Oh, Chen Yang, young man, welcome to come... Ah, Wei Wei, you are more beautiful than when I saw you last time .”
Yang Wei smiled and thanked modestly, but when I was about to shake hands with Sorin, he couldn't help but give me a hug when he came up. Fortunately, I reacted quickly to avoid embarrassment.
"Okay, young man, I've already seen that you are an outstanding guy!" Sorin smiled happily: "Look, it hasn't been long, and you are now a famous fifth master on the west coast. You are like Mr. Fang It’s much better.” At this point, he said casually: “Oh, by the way, I’m sorry for Mr. Fang’s misfortune, well, you must have received my condolence gift.”
"Yes, thank you." I replied firmly. At Ba Ye's funeral, Sorin sent someone to bring gifts.
Sorin's face was flushed today, and he looked refreshed. Behind him were two middle-aged men, and one of them seemed to be a very powerful guy. It was probably a bodyguard or something, and the other one, with deep eyes, should be Thorin's personal assistant.
"Okay, young man, since you're here, let's enjoy this beautiful night." Sorin winked at me, completely like an old friend's affectionate tone: "There are many warm and beautiful people here tonight." Girl, oh, I think they will all be interested in you, a famous young talent." Then he turned his head to look at Yang Wei, and said with a smile: "Oh, Wei Wei, you don't mind if I say that?"
"Of course not." Yang Wei still smiled properly.
Sorin was so affectionate to me, he even asked me to follow him closely, then took me around the banquet hall, and introduced me to those distinguished guests very enthusiastically, Watching him pat me on the shoulder and praise me without hesitation in front of others, I even felt an absurd feeling... as if a father was praising his son.
I'm really uncomfortable with his affectionate attitude... You know, I haven't known him for a long time, and the time of contact is even more short. Of course, I also know that this is the rule of the game, so I try my best to cooperate with him.
Finally, when Sorin took me to a relatively quiet environment, he raised his hand lightly, and a waiter came over to serve a few glasses of wine, and we each shared a glass of wine, Sorin seemed to remember Same, looking at me, with a gentle smile on his face: "Chen Yang, I heard that you have done a good job in Vancouver recently! Your offshore business is very prosperous."
I sneered in my heart: I heard? Hmph, I'm afraid my eyes are red with jealousy!
Coming here tonight, I'm even more sure that Sorin wants to get 5% of the share! With his wealth, it costs him such a large sum of money to maintain a manor every year... How can such a person care about that mere five percent? !
Obviously, he wanted the 5%, not for the mere 5 million dividends per year! He wants more! ! What he wants is the chance to enter this game! He wants to enter the game! !
He looked at me with a smile, his smile was so enthusiastic and full of joy... But I felt like a frog stared at by a poisonous snake!