Evening.
Lin Dong walked into Jinye Hotel with the gait of a rich, handsome man.
"Hello, Director Lin!"
"Hello, Director Lin!"
Four beautiful hostesses at the entrance greeted Lin Dong with adoring eyes.
It was now basically known throughout the hotel that Lin Dong was going to become the owner, and Zhao Xuan had already started taking over the duties of the general manager, as the previous general manager Liu Xuan had already packed his bags and left.
After Lin Dong entered the lobby.
The four hostess sisters began to discuss.
"Director Lin is so young and handsome!"
"Yes! Handsome and rich! He's simply the dream man for us."
"You hussy, Director Lin wouldn't even look at you!"
"How do you know? What if Director Lin likes someone like me!"
"Hmph, Director Lin likes someone like Manager Zhao."
"Don't you know that eating the same dish all the time gets boring? If Director Lin ever wants a change of pace, our sisters' chance will come."
Lin Dong didn't hear the discussion behind him. After arriving in the lobby, Zhao Xuan came up to greet him.
"Sister Xuan, why are you still here? Didn't I tell you to be the general manager? Haven't you gone to hand over?" Lin Dong asked with some confusion.
"Director Lin, I've already taken over the general manager's duties. I came specifically to greet you. This is your driver's license."
Zhao Xuan handed Lin Dong a small booklet.
"Thanks, Sister Xuan, you go ahead and be busy! I'll leave after I eat. Oh, by the way, ask your sister and brother-in-law when they're free. I'd like to treat them to a meal to thank them."
"Okay! I'll ask them! I am indeed quite busy right now, and there are many things I don't understand, so I won't accompany you, Director Lin."
Zhao Xuan called a front desk attendant to lead Lin Dong to dinner, and she left.
"Director Lin, please!" The young front desk attendant respectfully said to him.
"I can find it! You don't need to go."
"Director Lin, your private room has been changed today, so let me take you there!" The young front desk attendant said.
"Changed private room? Why change?" Lin Dong asked.
"Director Lin, yesterday you were a hotel VIP, so you used private room number three, but today you are the hotel's chairman, and the chairman's exclusive private room is number one." The young front desk attendant explained.
"Alright then! Lead the way." Lin Dong no longer hesitated.
After eating, Lin Dong drove around Jiangcheng a few more times. Although it was almost dark, Jiangcheng was a sleepless city, and many shops didn't close until midnight. However, Lin Dong still couldn't find his desired sports car. Only after asking around did he learn that.
Limited edition sports cars are usually gone as soon as they are released and do not flow to 4S stores at all. Only some top-tier car dealerships sell them, and the price is much higher than the release price.
Lin Dong thought about it and realized that among the people he knew, the only one with connections was Ye Hong, the former owner of Jinye Hotel.
So he called Ye Hong.
The call connected quickly.
"Brother Lin, you're in Lake City so soon?" Ye Hong's voice sounded on the phone.
"Brother Ye, I'm still in Jiangcheng! But I have something I'd like to ask for your help with. I want to buy a globally limited edition sports car. Do you have any connections?" Lin Dong asked.
"Brother Lin also likes to collect limited edition sports cars?"
"Brother Ye, what man doesn't like cars?"
"Haha... that's true. Brother Lin, you've come to the right person. My friend and I just opened a car dealership, specializing in reselling some used cars."
Ye Hong did indeed partner with friends to open a car dealership, but his dealership only resold top-tier models; anything under ten million wasn't even considered.
"That's great then, Brother Ye, help me see if there's anything suitable for me."
"Brother Lin, I have a Bugatti Veyron limited edition supercar here that was released three years ago. There are only eight worldwide. The original release price was sixty million, but because it's a limited edition, the price has increased to around eighty million. What do you think?"
"Okay, Brother Ye, do you have any pictures? Send me a couple, and I'll take a look."
"Okay, I'll send them to you shortly. I think this car is very suitable for you. If you drive this car into Jiangnan University, you'll definitely have status."
"Haha... Brother Ye understands me! Then I'll just transfer the money to you directly!"
"Brother Lin, are you coming to Lake City to drive the car, or should I have it shipped to you?"
"I'll come over to pick it up on May Day! I have something to do in Lake City on May Day anyway." Lin Dong said.
He planned to visit his cousin Wang Li on May Day and, while he was at it, help her improve her living standards. Some things were difficult to explain over the phone.
Lin Dong directly transferred eighty million to Ye Hong. Now, money was just a number to him.
After the sports car was settled, Lin Dong returned to International Mansion.
He opened his newly bought laptop, downloaded Whale Streaming, and registered an account named Yigen Xiao Huochai. Lin Dong had never watched Whale Streaming before, mainly because he didn't have money to buy a computer.
Whale Streaming is the largest streaming platform on PC, and Douyin is the largest streaming platform on mobile. The two companies basically occupy eighty percent of their respective territories.
Entering his cousin Wang Li's live stream room number, Lin Dong saw that it was almost eleven o'clock, and the little girl was in full swing with her stream.
Entering the live stream room, Wang Li was thanking those who sent gifts in the live stream room, but these people sent very little, only ten or eight yuan. Lin Dong looked at the top donor, who only had over ten thousand, and the second top donor dropped directly to a few hundred.
Lin Dong felt that he needed to remind this little girl on May Day: your brother is a billionaire now, isn't your gratitude too cheap? If others found out, where would I, your brother, put my face?
He topped up his account with ten million. Lin Dong was ready to send gifts to Wang Li. He originally wanted to send tens of millions, but after thinking about it, he decided against it, fearing he might scare the little girl.
It's better to wait until May Day when he goes to Lake City to leave some savings for this little girl, so she can also give his aunt a heads-up, lest they suspect he's done something illegal.
"Thank you, Brother Wang, for the gift!"
"Thank you, Little Star, for the gift!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother, for the supercar, thank you, thank you!"
Lin Dong watched for a while and found that someone named Senior Brother sent Wang Li a supercar. A supercar costs two hundred yuan each, and this Senior Brother was the top donor.
Lin Dong sent a bullet comment.
"Little sister, call me 'Brother' and I'll take over the top spot for you?!"
Lake City.
Yunhu University Dormitory.
Wang Li was currently live streaming, thanking people for gifts!
A bullet comment caught her attention.
Then she called out without hesitation.
"Yigen Xiao Huochai little brother, are you serious about taking over the top spot for me?"
"Of course!!!" Lin Dong continued to comment.
"Then I'll thank Little Matchstick Brother in advance!"
At this moment, the top donor named Senior Brother sent a message.
"Buddy, who are you? Want to steal my top spot? You'll have to see if you have the strength."
Lin Dong was too lazy to reply.
He directly selected the most expensive super rocket.
Launching...
(Yigen Xiao Huochai, sent Super Rocket X1 to Streamer Little Dumpling)
Lin Dong sent a message.
"Following?"
(Senior Brother, sent Super Rocket X1 to Streamer Little Dumpling)
(Yigen Xiao Huochai, sent Super Rocket X2 to Streamer Little Dumpling)
(Yigen Xiao Huochai, sent Super Rocket X3 to Streamer Little Dumpling)
... ...
(Yigen Xiao Huochai, sent Super Rocket X66 to Streamer Little Dumpling)
A super rocket costs two thousand, and sixty-six of them are already over one hundred thousand. The top donor named Senior Brother followed for more than ten but didn't dare to continue.
The popularity of the live stream room began to surge because sending sixty-six super rockets meant advertising across the entire channel.
Bullet comments also started to fill the screen.
"Holy cow, a big shot!"
"Why does this Yigen Xiao Huochai feel somewhat familiar?"
"My goodness, this is a super big shot from Douyin! Last night, he sent 2.6 million in gifts to a streamer in one hour!"
"Is that true?"
"It's definitely him. I didn't expect him to come here. A big shot is a big shot, sixty-six super rockets with one move."
"That amazing? Why haven't I heard of him before!"
"He just rose to prominence, usually sending gifts in small live stream rooms."
"I see!!!"