hollywood billionaire

Chapter 126 Mother Han's Meeting Ceremony

"Yeah."

Ling Lan patted her forehead, feeling a little regretful.

"At that time in San Francisco, I should have bought things for others... These two days have been jet-lagged, and my head has fainted. Hey, it's so rude. We, the elders, didn't even buy some gifts for our... children."

"Er Wazi?" Han Yi raised his eyebrows, and Lan Jian's way of remedial action made him feel refreshed.

"Oh, you know what I mean." Ling Lan waved her hand, approached Han Yi, and asked in a low voice, "Then let's go shopping tomorrow. You know what they like best."

"Tomorrow our schedule is too full, and we have to go to the music festival venue, you forgot."

Han Yiman cleared his throat casually, and slowly revealed the plan he had been keeping in his heart.

"Otherwise, let's have dinner later and look at the fountain, and then you guys will rest first, and try to completely reverse the jet lag today."

"I'll buy it myself."

"Row."

Ling Lan thought for a while, took out a credit card from the card bag, and handed it to Han Yi.

"How long does the shop here close?"

"It was closed late. I went at nine or ten o'clock."

Mom, these stores can stay open all night if I want to.

Of course, Han Yi couldn't say this kind of tiger-wolf words. He just took the credit card in Ling Lan's hand and nodded with a smile.

"I'll do things, don't worry."

"Then you are so picky, don't buy cheap ones, it will make people think we are not arrogant." Ling Lan patted the back of Han Yi's hand, and said repeatedly, "Don't think of saving me... This matter is more important than that." Everything matters."

"What's the matter?" Han Yi asked knowingly with a smirk.

"What's the matter, it's a lifelong event!" Ling Lan pouted, stood up swiftly, and walked towards the seafood area.

"I'm too lazy to tell you two, elm head."

"Elm skull... I think it's Einstein."

Han Yi touched the top of his head, quite satisfied with himself.

"Embrain, can you come up with these tricks?"

……

"Okay, good support..."

Collapsing on the sofa in the living room of the penthouse suite, Xu Yiru felt like a balloon rising into the sky, ready to explode at any moment.

Las Vegas hotels with much higher oxygen levels than normal places can easily make people lose their sharp perception in the exciting mood, and the food at The Bacchanal is really impeccable.Therefore, when Xu Yiru found that he could no longer fit another northern zodiac crab leg, it was already a big deal.

"Chew a couple of these."

Zhao Youzhen who came out of the bedroom bent down and put two yellow chewable tablets into Xiaoru's mouth.

"Papain helps digestion."

"Thank you...thank you..."

Xiao Ru rested her chin with her right hand to prevent the crumbs from falling on her body.

"Aren't you bloated, sister Yuzhen?
If you read it correctly, this terrifying big stomach king has refilled all kinds of juices five times.

"Me, I'm [-]% full."

Zhao Youzhen winked at Xu Yiru playfully, because if there is one, there is another, now in front of Xiaoru, the Korean girl is no longer afraid to show her side.

As long as Han Yi cooperates with her, only take a little at a time, and remove the empty plates in time so that Ling Lan and Tian Zongyun can't see it.

"The five of us, she ate it all by herself."

Han Yi gave a thumbs up beside him.

"I don't know how happy you will be when we hold Mad City here."

"I'm so excited that I can't sleep now."

"Miss Yuzhen, you can..."

Xu Yiru weakly raised his hand.

"Can you stop talking about eating? I'm going to throw up just thinking about it."

"Ah, okay, sorry... I can press here for you to stop vomiting."

Zhao Youzhen sat beside Xu Yiru, took her hand, pressed Hegu acupoint, and rubbed her.

"Where did you see this method?" Han Yi was a little curious.

"...Zhihu." Zhao Youzhen raised his eyes and thought for a while before answering.

"You Korean, you have a wide range of online activities." After casually teasing, Han Yi sat on the sofa opposite Xiaoru and Youzhen, lit up the phone screen and glanced at it, and said lightly, "Hey, that's right , you don’t have any arrangements for a while, do you?”

"Yi Yi, look at me like this." Xu Yiru raised her head from the pillow and looked at Han Yi, "If there is an arrangement, I should go to the hospital."

"Okay, then take a good rest first, wait... about half an hour, you two will accompany me to go shopping?"

"It's almost nine o'clock."

Zhao Youzhen didn't stop what he was doing, but just tilted his head in doubt.

"what are you looking for?"

"Harry Winston..."

At 21:06, the three of them took the elevator down to the first floor and walked to the shopping corridor on the left wing of the Bellagio Hotel.

Slightly raised his chin, and glanced into the distance. It should have closed 6 minutes ago, but now the lights are on, and there are two clerks at the door to welcome guests, which is in stark contrast to the closed doors of Chanel, Giorgio Armani and Jaeger-LeCoultre next door. At the Hai Rui-Winston store, the doubts in Zhao Youzhen's eyes became even more serious.

"Easy..."

After resting for 10 minutes, Xu Yiru, who had almost recovered, touched Han Yi's elbow.

"Are you going to get married?"

"You're cuter when you're so bloated that you can't speak."

Han Yi glanced at Xiaoru.

"It's not for me, it's for you... hey, hey, where are you going?"

Looking at Xiaoru and Yuzhen who turned their heads away in amazement, Han Yi stretched out his arms and raised the volume.

"Of course I'm going back."

Xu Yiru turned her head and wrinkled her nose at him.

"Whoever asks you to buy it for us, if you want to buy it, we will come by ourselves during the day."

"Strictly speaking, I'm not buying it for you."

Han Yi breathed a sigh of relief, stood on the spot with his hands crossed over his chest, and lowered his voice.

"It's Auntie."

Hearing these two words, Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen stopped at the same time.

"She entrusted me to choose a...meeting gift for you two."

The necks, shoulders, and backs of the two girls stiffened visibly to the naked eye.

A few seconds later, they turned around at the same time in tacit understanding.

"You said..." Youzhen opened her mouth with rolling eyes.

"What gift?" Xiaoru helped her complete with a flushed face.

"I do not know either."

Han Yi spread his hands innocently and added another fire to the pile of firewood.

"She said that as a parent, you don't give anything when you meet for the first time, which is rude."

as a parent...

Chewing on this word, Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen seemed to be different people, and suddenly became shy and reserved.

"There's no reason why you should give a gift when you meet for the first time..."

"Auntie is too polite, you don't need a gift."

He said so, but his body stood back beside Han Yi honestly.

"Go and have a look first, if you don't like it, change to another store tomorrow."

"Yes ma'am, I'm very sorry, we're closed and closed to the public at this time... Ah, yes, there are appointments for private shopping."

When Han Yi, Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen arrived at Hai Rui Winston's store, the two gorgeous blond women with accents that sounded like Eastern European visitors were arguing with the clerk standing in front of the main entrance, wanting to get a chance to enter the store.

No matter how the two Eastern European women asked, whether they said they spent hundreds of thousands of euros in the store in Monaco, or said that they would fly back to Kiev early in the morning, the clerk always kept an understanding but sorry smile, and politely repeated Already have a private shopping appointment.

After nearly 5 minutes, the two women who were a little bit annoyed waved their hands and left muttering in their native language. They didn't need to understand, and they knew that the words that popped out of their mouths would not be good PG-13 words.

In order not to increase the difficulty of the work for the clerk, and in order not to avoid such unnecessary and annoying limelight, Han Yi and the three looked at each other, and stood by the elevator leading to the basement level and talked in low voices quite tacitly, until He couldn't hear the Ukrainian complaints at all, so he walked towards Harry Winston in front of him.

"Good evening, sirs and ladies."

He has kept a perfect smile since just now, without any change in mood. His bright and smooth brown hair is combed close to his scalp, and he is wearing a Prussian blue lady's suit, which matches the main color of Harry Winston very well. One of the clerks greeted him enthusiastically.

"I'm Pacia, a consultant at the Bellagio store in Las Vegas, Harry Winston. Do you have an appointment?"

Asking this way actually means that Pacia is already [-]% certain about the identities of the three.

A man and two women, both of Asian descent, were consistent with information from private shopping appointments.

"Yes." Han Yi nodded.

"By..."

"Ms. Ling."

Hearing the name of the person who made the appointment, the corners of Pacia's mouth curled up a little more, and the dubious expressions on the faces of Xu Yiru and Zhao Youzhen, who were standing beside Han Yi, also faded away.

It seemed that it was indeed Auntie Ling's idea.

Of course, this small detail is also carefully arranged by Han Yi. He asked Olivia Rodriguez to use his mother's surname to make an appointment for today's private shopping time. The credibility of the fact that Lan wants to choose a meeting gift for them" can also give Xiaoru and Yuzhen a subtle hint.

What hint?
The wealth that Han Yi can control does come from this unpredictable family, not from himself.

"Okay, thank you. Once again, welcome to the Bellagio store of Hai Rui-Winston Las Vegas, Ms. Zhao, Mr. Han and Ms. Xu. Thank you for choosing our store as today's private Destinations for shopping trips.”

"Please come with me."

Under Pacia's leadership, Han Yi and his party walked into this small store.Compared with the brand's main store at 701 Fifth Avenue in New York, which occupies half of the St. Regis Hotel, and the 7022-square-foot West Coast flagship store in Beverly Hills, which is being renovated and will open next year, it is located indoors and is adjacent to the casino lobby. This branch of the restaurant really can only be described as elegant.But there are exhibition halls full of all kinds of jewelry on the two wings, and the iconic octagonal jewelry display cabinet at the entrance. There are also many of them, but the types are not as complete as in other cities.

Xiao Ru took a quick look at the situation of the store and made up her mind.There is nothing particularly expensive in this store... No, there is nothing that is more expensive than I know.The only thing that is a little strange is that there should only be one security guard at the door, but it has been increased to four, and they are still patrolling back and forth in the store.

At that time, just pick a silver bracelet or something worth thousands of dollars so that Yi Yi can do business in front of her aunt.

The delivery is cheap, which makes my aunt feel uncomfortable.The gift is expensive, and I feel uncomfortable again.

Zhao Youzhen glanced at the Winston Gates platinum bracelet lying quietly in the glass window on the counter closest to them in the exhibition hall on the right, and had similar thoughts.

In the traditional context, bracelets have no special meaning beyond accessories, and this kind of item without diamonds or only with broken diamonds, which is closer to the category of fashion jewelry, is also something that she will not feel worthy of in the store. few items.

I accepted Mother Han's meeting gift today, and when the time comes, I'll just buy another gift for Han Yi when I return to Los Angeles.

At least, during the first 2 minutes of sitting in the VIP room at the deepest part of the store, Yuzhen really planned this way.

"Please sit down for a moment, I will immediately ask today's personal shopping consultant to serve you."

"What do you want to drink first? Still water, sparkling water, soft drinks, and some special drinks from our Harry Winston, Spring Garden, and..."

"Ice water is fine."

"Still water, warm, thank you."

"Me too."

"No problem, I'll serve it to you later."

Almost at the same time that Pacia turned to leave, two sales consultants who were also wearing Prussian blue suits and looked much older than Pacia walked into the semi-open VIP room with modest and restrained smiles. .

A man and a woman, the former dyed a head of silver hair that did not evolve naturally, combined with his pale skin and slight wrinkles, giving people a professional look that has been immersed in the industry for many years.The latter is a middle-aged black woman with tight skin. Of course, there is no afro, no dreadlocks, and a neat ponytail. The exposed skin has been carefully cared for for a long time, and that spontaneous elegance Temperament, it doesn't look like it comes from this continent.

"Good evening, Ms. Zhao, Mr. Han, and Ms. Xu."

The male consultant stood in front of the three of them, nodded with a smile, and called the three of them strictly in alphabetical order, so as not to give customers any bad impressions and hints on such details.

"My name is Oliver, and this elegant lady beside me is my colleague, Jada."

"It is a great honor for us to have the opportunity to be your personal shopper at Harry Winston tonight."

The accents of the two sales consultants both have distinctly British accents.Of course, not Scotland or Liverpool, but the clearer and more intelligible southern English pronunciation south of the Seven-Washing line.

"Let me briefly introduce myself first. Jada and I are both jewelers from the high-end jewelry department at 718 Fifth Avenue..."

Oliver's introduction had just been uttered, and Zhao Youzhen's pupils suddenly shrank when he heard the key words, and the soles of his feet that were originally relaxed instantly tightened.And Xu Yiru pursed her lips even more, and looked at Han Yi who was sitting on the single sofa in shock.

High Jewelry.

Linlang products in the jewelry world can be roughly divided into three categories.

The first category is called fashion jewelry, costume jewelry, and is sometimes called outright costume jewelry.Fashion jewelry is often made of gold-plated or synthetic gemstones rather than natural gemstones to keep costs down.Some brands even use acrylic or even plastic in such jewelry.What's more, because of the heavy use of base metals such as brass, copper or zinc in the thin gold plating of these jewelry, many wearers may even develop allergies.

Among other things, Han Yi has the most typical example - Madison Bill.Her ears are extremely sensitive to brass, as long as it is gold-plated copper earrings, it will immediately make her earlobes red and swollen.

As for how he would know this?
The high-intensity Whatsapp chat these days is not for nothing.

All in all, the purpose of fashion jewelry is directly placed in the name, that is, as an accessory to set off clothing for trendy matching.The lifespan of these jewelry is only a few years at best, and of course, for trend-seeking shoppers, it may be worn for a season before being tossed in the trash.

The second largest category of jewelry products is called fine jewelry, fine jewelry.Jewelery that lasts a lifetime, fine jewelry is a masterpiece of artistic inspiration, stylish craftsmanship and precious materials.They are made of solid precious metals such as 14 to 18L gold, silver or platinum, and are often accompanied by naturally occurring precious stones such as diamonds, sapphires or pearls.Thus, unlike fashion jewellery, fine jewellery, which is extremely durable, can be worn every day or even passed down from generation to generation.

At this point, consumers have really touched the core area of ​​the jewelry industry.Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari, Graff, Mikimoto and, of course, Harry Winston, all have lines that fall under the category of fine jewelry, even at the lowest prices.

In the process of climbing upwards in the jewelry world, 99.999% of consumers will stop in the territory of fine jewelry.However, there are always some darlings of wealth and destiny who can go to the next level and take off those unique and glorious crowns.

High jewelry, high jewelry, or in French, haute joaillerie.

Every piece of high-end jewelry is almost unique.Even if there are products of the same series and style, there will only be a few of them in the world.It is very difficult for a second person to wear the same jewelry within the purchaser's life.These jewels, which can be called works of art, not only retain their original value, but also have a high probability of increasing in value over time.

The term haute couture jewelry represents the ultimate expression of fashion art and craftsmanship through the language of jewelry.Jewelers who create high-end jewelry use only the finest metals and gemstones found in nature.These true works of art beyond time can bring the rarity and uniqueness of high-end jewelry to the highest level.

There are only a few brands in the world that have the financial resources, design and craftsmanship to create high-end jewelry that meets the standards.Christian Dior's Haute Jewelery Department, Louis Vuitton's Haute Jewelry Department, Chaumet, Bulgari, Chopard, Tiffany, Mikimoto, Piaget, Graff, Buccellati, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, And, of course, the eternal Harry Winston.

The jeweler, who was born in New York City in 1896, has been running his luxury business on Fifth Avenue since 1932.Today, Harry Winston has become a resounding name in the jewelry industry.From watches to diamond rings to necklaces, Harry Winston uses only the highest quality gemstones and metals, and employs only the best master jewelry craftsmen in the industry.

Elegant, luxurious and durable, the design language is timeless and can stand the test and temper of time.Harry Winston is every girl's dream partner.

There is a joke that as long as Harry Winston is on the ring finger, it doesn't matter who the groom is.Whether it’s on Pinterest, Tumblr or Instagram, there will always be one or two The One or Winston Blossom in Xiaoru and Youzhen’s tweets, and they will always be wrapped in bed like any girl who still has a longing for love , quietly fantasizing about the appearance of the life partner kneeling on one knee and opening the blue velvet box.

But this fantasy does not include the haute couture series.

The two girls, who came from superior backgrounds and broad-mindedness, of course have a good understanding of Harry Winston's product lines and prices.

A 1.35-carat The One, no matter which store in the world, enjoys any discount, it is at least a high price of more than [-] US dollars.For ordinary people, this is already a daunting astronomical figure.

As for Harry Winston's haute couture jewelry?

For the protection of customer privacy, the brand will not announce the specific price of each high-end jewelry series product to the public.

But as an investment target that can outperform time, people can have a glimpse of the extreme extravagance of that mysterious world from Christie's auction records.

A 29.01-carat pear-shaped haute couture diamond ring with an estimated price of US$130-180 million and a final transaction price of US$192.75 million.

1986 Harry Winston haute sapphire, pearl and diamond necklace, $202.6 million.

九枚钻石组成的手链/头饰两用珠宝，钻石的克拉数分别是14.26、12.66、12.05、10.79、8.08、7.16、6.72、5.02和9.78。

Estimated transaction price?
720.4 million US dollars.

It is no exaggeration to say that a product that can be named as a high-end jewellery, 10 US dollars is just a hit, 30 US dollars is just the beginning, 50 US dollars is barely enough, and more than 100 million US dollars is the absolute essence of HW. .

"...flying with us from New York this time are all nine haute couture jewelry collections by Harry Winston: The New York Collection, The Incredibles Collections, The Majestic Escapes Collection... and the Secret Collection and Hope Collection."

Accompanied by Oliver's gentle and calm introduction, several sales consultants from the Las Vegas branch carefully entered the store holding the royal blue velvet-backed jewelry display tray.

Just looking at the size of those diamonds, Xiaoru felt like he was about to faint.

The fear of being dominated by Chanel couture on Rodeo Drive two months ago came to mind again.

"Ms. Zhao, Ms. Xu..."

Jada spoke softly.

"Excuse me, do you two want to browse the collection together, or do I and Oliver serve separately? There is also a private exhibition room inside."

"Together?"

Xu Yiru glanced at Zhao Youzhen, and after seeing the affirmative look in the latter's eyes, he nodded at Jia Da with a polite smile.

"Together."

At this time, the two girls, whose spirits have been greatly shocked and impacted, urgently need each other's encouragement and support.

"Very good, then... let's start with the New York series, shall we?"

Oliver signaled the sales consultant to put the tray on the display table to the left of the three of them, and made a gesture of invitation.

"it is good."

Xu Yiru slowly moved towards the white seat of the display table, turned his head sideways, gave Han Yi a hard look, and squeezed out a sentence in Chinese with the corner of his mouth.

"Yi Yi, you are going to make us miserable."

"too expensive."

Zhao Youzhen sighed lightly and took over the conversation.

"My mother arranged it, not me."

Sitting down on the chair on the far left, Han Yi smiled and threw the blame on Ling Lan.

"Auntie Ling, the one who ordered me to die has a minimum consumption amount, and you are not allowed to leave until you finish spending."

This is the consumption and reward plan that Han Yi has planned in his mind for a long time.Starting from the investment of Parkway Capital, every large reward received later can only be used on business-related consumption categories.

Han Yi, who has three top luxury cars, a Bel-Air mansion and a whole team of housekeepers to support, spends money much faster than expected.The eight-figure cash in the account that can be used at will is now slowly sliding towards the big seven-figure direction.

Although the tuition fee transferred to Zhao Youzhen can get ten times the reward, it is only a few hundred thousand dollars. For Han Yi, who has a growing appetite, there is no way to see the difference in the account balance if the money is put in.

More importantly, all business investments will be rewarded or deducted according to the performance of the financial quarterly report.In this quarter, UTA and Mad Decent should have no problem making profits, but the entire HMG segment is still in the early stage of investment, and it will take some time to turn losses into profits.

Therefore, if Han Yi wants to offset the reward deduction caused by the loss, Han Yi must obtain double the return through other consumption.

The road of spending money on artists is doomed to fail, and Bi Li's car only got 30% back.For Han Yi, if it does not exceed 100%, it is a loss-making business that spends less and less money.

As for spending money for himself, apart from No. 864 Stella Della Road, which helped him get three times the private equity funds, even Ferrari, which had a strong resonance, didn't make him much money.

other hobbies?

How much can you spend on reading, playing games, or spending on music?
What's more, music-related consumption can only be counted as career investment.

Who told him that he was engaged in the music industry?

Linking hobbies to careers is not a good thing from this point of view.

After exhaustively exhausting almost all the options, Han Yi could only place his calculations on Xiaoru and Yuzhen.At present, only spending money on two girls can get the strongest positive emotional feedback and the highest return rate.

From three or four times to ten times, the two lambs became fatter and fatter, and the more wool they gathered, the more they grew.

However, what is regrettable and gratifying is that neither Xu Yiru nor Zhao Youzhen are the kind of people who can accept gifts from men with peace of mind.It is an impossible task to spend a large amount of money for them without a name.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Han Yi actively and enthusiastically invited the two girls to join the tour group, and this was the ultimate goal.

In the name of asking the aunt to give you a meeting gift, spend the money in place at one time, so that you will have enough cash at your disposal for at least the next quarter.

"Minimum spending amount..."

Hearing Han Yi's words, Xiaoru swallowed.

"how many?"

Han Yi raised his hands, making a five on the left and a two on the right.

"Seventy thousand dollars?" Xu Yiru was in a daze.

"It's seven digits." Han Yi shook his head, "Everyone."

(End of this chapter)