In the office, Gladstone casually finished signing the documents in his hands and handed them to his secretary before pushing against the desk.
The wheeled chair carried him backward as he spun around to face the window and pulled out a cigarette.
Outside, a breeze brushed his face, and the air carried an indescribable yet undeniable flavor of the times—a feeling of absolute elegance belonging to this era!
It was difficult to describe. It was... like waking from a deep sleep and finding yourself back in the summer of your youth, walking onto the street in leather sandals beneath the blazing sun.
A wave of heat blew past, carrying a scent found only on nostalgic old records. Every pore seemed to swell from within and burst outward. It was the spirit of an era!
Perhaps people living in this era could not sense it, but later, when they looked back, they would feel an indescribable shock, nostalgia, and longing!
The lighter's metal spring vibrated with a "ding," its sound long and deeply resonant.
Ever since Lin Qi began appearing frequently in the media, the things he favored had started becoming fashionable.
The Federation's trends... were actually that simple. People worshiped the wealthy and naturally wanted to use the things the wealthy used.
With Lin Qi driving its popularity, the Langsheng Lighter was becoming the favored lighter of the Federation's upper class.
Its deeply resonant vibration had even developed into many varieties! Just like that, all at once, people began to like it.
The lighter in Gladstone's hand cost more than two thousand dollars, placing it in the mid-to-low range.
He could actually have used something better, costing seven or eight thousand or even over ten thousand, but he was a "public figure." People did not want power and wealth to