When Life Goes Well

Zhang Yang woke up very early in the morning.

It's quite a coincidence that Christie's's auction tonight is being held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, so there's no need to go out of our way.

He leisurely got out of bed, casually moving away the pale arm and long leg that were crossing his chest.

What was this called last night?

This is what they call "having enjoyed themselves to the fullest, they returned late by boat, accidentally wandering into the depths of the lotus blossoms."

"Young Master Zhang, you're awake." Liu Duoduo sat on the bed, her long legs glistening like jade in the morning light, radiating a fair glow.

"Yeah, I'm a very self-disciplined person, I exercise every morning," Zhang Yang said casually.

"I can see that now. Only self-disciplined people deserve this figure." Liu Duoduo smiled and clung to her again.

"What are you doing so early in the morning?" Zhong Ling was also woken up by the noise.

She opened her eyes and saw that Liu Duoduo seemed to want to eat alone. Her mind cleared instantly, and she snorted softly before climbing up to her.

Zhang Yang originally woke up at six o'clock.

After all that fuss, by the time I finished showering, it was almost eight o'clock.

"They really have absolutely no sense of time."

Inside the Great Pot Spring Pan-Fried Bun Shop, Zhang Yang ate his pan-fried buns while muttering to himself.

Inside the huge shop, he was having breakfast alone with two very attractive girls, whose cheeks were flushed, as if they had just finished exercising.

Naturally, it becomes somewhat conspicuous.

"That's why they say handsome people can do whatever they want!" A group of tourists were discussing from a distance.

In their eyes, it's perfectly normal for a guy that handsome to have breakfast with a pretty girl.

However, bringing two of them by yourself is naturally a bit too high-profile.

After finishing their meal, they happened to pass by and naturally saw the Rolls-Royce car keys casually tossed on the table.

"That's all."

No wonder!

Handsome and rich, that's practically unbeatable.

Zhang Yang had no idea that, in other people's eyes, he was playing multiple roles without his knowledge.

He casually fiddled with his car keys, and in the process, he completed the application for admission to tonight's Christie's's auction; he'd just have to go there that evening.

"By the way, where are you guys going later?" Zhang Yang casually chatted with the girls.

Both girls come from wealthy families and are currently studying at NYU Shanghai.

NYU Shanghai is the Magic City branch of New York University. The tuition is around 200,000 RMB per year, and the international student rate is 60-70%. Most students at this school come from well-off families and are aiming to study abroad.

"I think we should go back to school first," Liu Duoduo said.

"Me too, I have class a little later in the morning," Zhong Ling said.

Zhang Yang was also a little surprised. He hadn't expected these two girls to be so wild, yet they weren't slacking off in their studies at all.

"Alright, I'll take you to get your car later." Zhang Yang nodded.

These two girls, while not extremely wealthy, are certainly not poor either. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are genuine "rich, beautiful, and successful" women. Naturally, they are not materialistic and do not need him to deliberately take them shopping or anything like that.

Last night, everyone got together and spontaneously enjoyed themselves, experiencing a harmonious union of body and soul.

That's great.

A few moments later, after finishing breakfast, Zhang Yang took the two girls to get their car.

"See you later, Young Master Zhang."

Before parting, two pretty faces leaned in, and Zhang Yang received a kiss on each cheek.

Passersby all turned to look, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Zhang Yang didn't even check out of his hotel room. To save himself the trouble, he went straight back to the hotel, planning to go downstairs that evening to attend the auction.

Inside the hotel suite, the madness of last night was still vivid in my mind.

Zhang Yang shook his head, took out his phone, and checked the activity in the Rolls-Royce Car Club' group.

Right now, Su Seventeen is posting photos from yesterday's event in the group chat.

These days, car clubs take a lot of photos at offline gatherings. After all, many people pay attention to their WeChat Moments or social media presence, and these event photos serve as a kind of business card.

If this is the case for ordinary car clubs, one can only imagine how it is for Rolls-Royce Car Club.

Photos from group activities.

Champagne tower, swimsuit-clad beauties, a lavish party, and then a group photo with dozens of Rolls-Royce in the background after the event—the sheer scale of it was incredible.

Posting these photos on WeChat Moments and easily getting hundreds of likes is like child's play.

Zhang Yang looked at them and then picked out a few to post on his Moments.

Just posted, refreshed slightly.

Immediately, likes and comments appeared one after another, as if they were free.

What's with the low profile?

There's no need to be low-key.

It's a fact that he's made tens of millions in the raw jade business with his family. As for his classmates and friends, he hasn't hidden it since the last gathering; old classmates in the group chat are always trying to curry favor with him.

As for the bunch of friends he added on WeChat Moments that he didn't even know when he added...

Do you care about them?

[Yang Ge is awesome!]

[Pool party, swimsuit girls, holy crap, the very air smells of money. This kind of circle, this kind of gathering, I could never even dream of having material like this.]

[Brother Yang, you're the only source of information I have about your industry.]

[Old Zhang, I'll kneel down right now.]

Other comments are from complete strangers, like this one:

[Hello, when did we become friends? Are you in our last photo together?]

I had no recollection of the girl who commented, Zhang Yang, but her WeChat Moments were quite colorful. She was always flying around domestically and internationally, traveling everywhere, and hardly missing any opportunity to showcase her colorful life.

They say you should send out whatever you're lacking.

Judging from her meticulous composition and detailed sharing, this girl's real life is probably not as glamorous as she portrays it.

Perhaps it was the sudden discovery that there were genuine high-end people in her WeChat Moments that excited the girl so much. She kept sending Zhang Yang private messages, almost to the point of incoherence.

Zhang Yang was overwhelmed by the problem, but he had no choice but to accept it.

Delete and block all in one go.

Goodbye, don't bother seeing me out.

"Oh right, I should also share it on Zheye," Zhang Yang suddenly thought.

He casually opened Zheye's backend and continued updating his theme.

[Supplement: Some notes from my first Rolls-Royce Car Club meeting.]

Zhang Yang selected some photos and uploaded them.

Comments appeared shortly afterward.

[It's been a long time since I've seen such a down-to-earth wealthy person.]

[The questioner's language is simple and honest, their attitude is sincere, and the photos are authentic. The answerer is genuinely humbly accepting our suggestions and striving to become a qualified wealthy person.]

[Seriously, I was reading this just now, and my nose suddenly stung, and I burst into tears. Just a short while ago, I was sending messages questioning and mocking the original poster. I've finally woken up; I'm just a keyboard warrior who can only talk big.]

[The final group photo was truly stunning! I'm a little curious, who's the person who asked the question in there?]

Zhang Yang finished reading the latest comments, smiled, and put down his phone.

He was somewhat sentimental.

These days, the gap between rich and poor isn't just evident offline; it's also present in real life.

Even in the virtual world of the internet, once you've established your abilities and status, you'll find yourself surrounded by people praising you, their words filled with longing and envy for your lifestyle.

People's hearts have changed!

In the afternoon, Zhang Yang learned about the items to be auctioned at this special auction of luxury watches.

This auction was a veritable showcase of renowned timepieces, featuring world-famous watches from brands such as Patek Philippe Audemars Piguet, Vacheron Constantin, and Rolex, with prices ranging from hundreds of thousands to millions, and even reaching tens of millions for the most expensive timepieces.

Zhang Yang had a clear goal: the most coveted watch at the auction.

Patek Philippe 5002R-014.

Unique and highly complex.

Featuring an 18k red gold double-dial watch with twelve functions including a cathedral chime minute repeater, as well as a tourbillon, perpetual calendar, retrograde calendar, moon tracking, sidereal time, star chart, and more.

The black dial with diamond hour markers is absolutely stunning.

Of course, the price is also very attractive.

It's estimated to be in the range of 20 million to 40 million.

Wearing a watch like this means you've reached the pinnacle of wristwatches. As for those collector's items, the kind with prices that are ridiculously high, reaching hundreds of millions... those are not within the scope of this discussion.

"If I want it, getting it shouldn't be a problem," Zhang Yang thought for a moment.

Based on his 30 million yuan limit for watch vouchers at a 10% discount, he estimated that this watch wouldn't reach that 30 million yuan level, and it would be sufficient for his needs.

In the evening, before Zhang Yang headed to the auction venue.

In the Rolls-Royce Car Club's group chat.

[Hi everyone, my luxury car maintenance center is opening tomorrow! Everyone is welcome to come and support me. Friends in our group will all get a discount!]

For luxury cars, maintenance and such are usually done at 4S stores.

Car washes and detailing services are available at luxury car maintenance centers. Besides, who who can afford a Rolex only owns one, right? So, these car enthusiasts in the group are indeed potential customers.

Zhang Yang glanced at the member who sent the message and vaguely remembered them; they must have met briefly at the party last night.

As soon as he posted this message, quite a few people in the group wanted to support him.

"Then I'll just send a flower basket. Anyway, we'll definitely need a designated care center in the future," Zhang Yang muttered to himself.

Those who dare to open luxury car maintenance centers naturally have some skills. Without the right tools, they simply can't take on such a demanding job; that's the rule.

Zhang Yang saw this and kept it in mind.

Night falls at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.

Christie's and Jewelry Auction.

On stage, Ms. Chen, Christie's a cheongsam, spoke with elegance and perfect timing as she auctioned a Patek Philippe with a blue dial.

Below the stage, numerous bidders were placing their offers.

On the side, people were constantly answering calls from off-site bidders, helping them place their bids.

Anyway, the atmosphere at the scene was quite lively.

Zhang Yang's attention wasn't on the Patek Philippe in front of him, even though the blue-dial Patek Philippe looked beautiful and its price tag of several million was worth the impression Zhang Yang had of it.

After a bidding war...

This Patek Philippe with a blue dial, still in its factory-sealed condition, was ultimately sold to an off-site bidder for just over three million.

"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, next up is the grand finale of our auction." Ms. Chen began introducing the final item of the auction.

The atmosphere inside the room was quickly stirred up, and a low murmur rippled through the bidding area.

Shortly after, the Patek Philippe 5002R-014 began bidding with a starting price of 20 million, the highest in the entire auction.

However, there were few bidders, despite the constant discussion in the room.

This is not surprising at all. Those luxury watches with starting prices of hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, the customers who came to participate in the bidding naturally had the corresponding financial strength and could bid. After all, there is no shortage of rich people anywhere.

But what is this?

This is a watch king with a starting price of 20 million.

To be qualified to wear a watch worth tens of millions on one's wrist, how incredibly powerful must one be? Even such a powerful person might not personally attend this auction.

As expected, Zhang Yang didn't see anyone bid in the auction room. Throughout the entire process, only big shots from outside the auction room called to place bids, commonly known as mystery buyers.

"I was rash; I shouldn't have gone in person." Zhang Yang shook his head, realizing that he had indeed misjudged the situation.

Ban Liao, so be high-profile then, but be careful next time.

Zhang Yang dismissed his other thoughts and focused his attention on the auction in front of him, intending to make a bid when the opportunity arose.

Soon, the price of this Patek Philippe, which started at 20 million, was easily raised to 25 million.

"Twenty-five million five hundred thousand, is there anything higher? Twenty-five million five hundred thousand once..." Ms. Chen began to raise the auction gavel.

Zhang Yang raised his sign.

"Twenty-six million!" Ms. Chen's tone gradually became more impassioned.

The phone at the agent's desk kept ringing.

"Okay, 26.5 million. Any more bids? 26.5 million once..."

Zhang Yang continued to raise his placard.

"Twenty-seven million! This gentleman from number six has bid twenty-seven million! Is there any higher bid?" Ms. Chen raised the auction gavel high and asked several times.

The arena finally fell silent.

"Okay! Deal!"

As the gavel fell, Zhang Yang smiled.

Everyone said that this was the highest-selling item of the auction, but for him, after using the 90% discount coupon, he only paid 2.7 million.

That's an incredible deal!

Of course, there were other additional fees paid by the buyer, but for Zhang Yang, it was still a huge profit.

Inside the arena, countless eyes were fixed on Zhang Yang.

Tall, handsome, and with a radiant presence like stars in the night sky.

A person with such a demeanor is naturally the buyer himself, not some assistant or other person entrusted with bidding.

Zhang Yang didn't stay in the room for long. Now that he had successfully bid on the item he had chosen in advance, he just needed to go through the formalities after the meeting.

So he quickly got up and left the venue first.

Later, after a series of tedious procedures, Zhang Yang finally used up the 10% off watch voucher and, as he wished, acquired the Patek Philippe, which had a transaction price of 27 million.

Night falls, in the hotel room.

Zhang Yang put on the Patek Philippe, which cost a whopping 27 million yuan, and admired the shimmering luster of its black and red dial and diamond hour markers under the lights and in the night.

On the hour, the watch emitted a melodious church bell sound; it's hard to imagine that such a deep sound could come from such a small wristwatch.

Zhang Yang let out a soft sigh, his feelings a mixture of emotion and complex.

Life is full of firsts, from the joy of owning your first Porsche to the excitement of owning your first luxury watch.

Buying your first luxury watch worth tens of millions is undoubtedly a new milestone.

"Life!" he murmured inexplicably, gently grasping the coolness of his left wrist with his right hand, feeling its barely perceptible vibration. His heart surged with a feeling so profound it seemed to encompass the sun and moon, and his eyes shone with a bright light.