In the CEO's office on the top floor of the Dihao Hotel.
The tall Zheng Feng was having tea and chatting with an elderly man.
The old man's hair and eyebrows were already white, but he was still very energetic and looked extremely robust.
Especially his eyes, which were as sharp as a hawk's; an ordinary person would probably tremble if stared at for just a few seconds.
At first glance, it's difficult to determine the old man's true age.
"What do you think of that Ling Yi?" the old man asked.
"It's easy to see through, yet impossible to truly understand," Zheng Feng said after a moment's thought.
"Oh? Why do you say that?"
Zheng Feng recalled his two meetings with Ling Yi: "This person never hides his thoughts, nor does he hide his nouveau riche status and mentality."
"He possesses an extraordinary self-confidence, a confidence much like yours, Father—a confidence that feels as if everything is under your control."
The old man picked up his teacup and poured a cup of tea for Zheng Feng and himself.
Zheng Feng took a sip of tea before continuing, "If there are any things I can't figure out, it's just two: one is the origin of his wealth—there's not a single Silk to be found."
"From now on, there's no need to investigate the source of his money!" the old man said, taking a sip of tea.
"Why?"
The old man pointed to the sky above. "Confidential files, not to be accessed."
Zheng Feng was startled.
The classified files that his father mentioned were not ordinary classified files; they were basically at the highest level, reaching even the Heavenly Hearing, to truly qualify as classified files in his eyes.
In other words, Ling Yi's background was even more powerful than he had imagined.
"You might not know this, but this morning, Ling Yi's bank account reached the trillion-yuan level."
"This..."
"Befriend this kind of person, but don't be too deliberate," the old man said slowly.
"I understand." Zheng Feng nodded.
"The bidding process must be handled well, without any mistakes. This is very important for our Dihao Cloud Court."
"Don't worry, Father, there won't be any problems!" Zheng Feng said confidently.
"What about Ling Yi...?"
"Didn't he want to have a lavish meal costing hundreds of thousands of yuan? Have someone prepare the ingredients, and once they're almost ready, host a banquet at our Dihao Cloud Court Hotel and invite him over."
A meal costing hundreds of thousands of yuan is unbelievable for ordinary people.
For truly wealthy people, it's no big deal, but getting a meal like that isn't so easy.
Top-quality ingredients need to be prepared in advance, and top-notch chefs need to prepare the side dishes beforehand.
It's not something you can eat whenever you want.
Of course, if the ingredients are in place, a meal could cost not only hundreds of thousands, but even millions.
For example, there is a type of tuna found only in the Antarctica Ocean that has an exceptionally delicious flavor.
A pound of fresh meat costs over 100,000 yuan. If you add air freight and delivery, the price doubles as it travels from the Ancient Country to Baihai City.
Ordinary people not only can't afford it, but they probably don't even have the means to get their hands on it.
For some of the wealthiest individuals, a meal at the dinner table is a world Map.
"Father, didn't you say we didn't need to do it deliberately?"
"Let him pay for it himself."
"Okay!" Zheng Feng nodded.
"Go ahead and get busy. I'll bring you to the board meeting after the bidding process."
Zheng Feng stood up, bowed slightly, and then turned to leave.
Meanwhile, Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang had already returned to the villa.
The reason for returning is that the housekeeper and other staff that Jiang Mei found for Ling Yi have arrived, and Ling Yi needs to verify and accept them.
They're at the villa entrance right now.
Ling Yi initially thought there wouldn't be many people, but after actually seeing them, he realized just how exaggerated the Ling Yi was.
"Mr. Ling Yi, this is the villa's butler, with ten years of experience and a Level 5 Senior Butler Certificate," Jiang Mei introduced to the leading man, who appeared to be only around forty years old.
"Butler, do you have the certificate?" Ling Yi asked.
"Yes, not only the butler has a butler's license, but all the servants, cooks, and bodyguards are certified; they are all professionals."
Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang exchanged a glance. Goodness, they'd learned something new.
According to Jiang Mei's introduction, among these people were one butler, two cooks, ten servants, and ten bodyguards.
In total, there are twenty-three people.
These people earn over a million yuan a month.
A million or so is no small sum. Ling Yi is not short of money, but it just doesn't seem worthwhile for him to spend a million to Hire servants and bodyguards.
To put it bluntly, Ling Yi hasn't quite adapted to his status as a super-rich man yet; his perspective isn't broad enough.
Although it felt like a bad deal, Ling Yi didn't refuse.
He wanted to see what was different about this team of servants, which Hire a million a month.
This man, who claims to have a Level 5 Senior Butler Certificate, is named Liu Laifu.
After Ling Yi officially signed Hire contracts with them, he began to arrange for the others to take up their respective positions.
Cleaning, tending flowerbeds, washing vehicles in the garage, and maintaining the artificial lake and swimming pool.
Everything was quickly and efficiently arranged.
The once quiet villa estate instantly became lively.
By the way, does Ling Yi have a car in his garage?
Of course there are. Besides Ling Yi and Liu Yunxiang's cars, there's also a red sports car worth six million.
This was a gift that Zheng Feng promised to give when we bought the villa.
This morning, Jiang Mei drove it to the garage.
All the necessary paperwork and documents had already been given to Ling Yi.
"Sir, Madam, would you like to have dinner at home?" In the lobby on the first floor, the butler, Laifu, bowed and asked Ling Yi.
"Of course, aren't those two chefs supposed to be top-tier Star Grade chefs who can cook all kinds of cuisines? We definitely have to try them." Ling Yi nodded.
How about we have the chef prepare Shandong cuisine tonight?
"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit. Let's eat something different for a few days." Ling Yi nodded.
"Are there any dietary restrictions?" The butler asked, taking notes meticulously in a small notebook.
"I don't eat cilantro, and I can't handle spicy food very well!" Liu Yunxiang said.
"I don't mind, I don't have any dietary restrictions for now." Ling Yi shook his head. As long as it's not too bizarre food, Ling Yi doesn't have any dietary restrictions.
"Sir, the flowerbeds in the villa need renovation, some kitchen utensils and ingredients need to be added to the kitchen, and the water in the artificial pond needs to be changed..." Butler Laifu reported to Ling Yi one item at a time.
"Stop, we don't understand any of this, you just arrange it as you see fit." Ling Yi had a headache listening to this; he hadn't expected there to be so many things to handle at the villa.
"Then please advance a portion of the funds, sir, to be used for the maintenance of the villa and the supply of all necessary materials within it."
"How much money do you need? Give me an account!"
"Sir, you'd better set up a separate bank account so you can easily track and monitor how the money is used."
Ling Yi took out a bank card from his wallet that he hadn't used in a long time, transferred ten million yuan into it, and then handed it to Laifu.
Only then did they send him away.
"Are these people alright?" Liu Yunxiang asked worriedly.
"It should be fine, don't worry, I have ways to verify whether these people are problematic."
By generating a script for each person, we can naturally determine if they have any issues.