At this moment, Bernard Elnor’s heart was brimming with excitement.
In his seventy-odd years of life, he felt an intense aversion to money for the first time.
How to quickly spend fifty billion on Ye Chen became the thing he most eagerly anticipated.
What was that trending phrase again?
*Shut the fuck up and take my fucking money!*
*Less bloody nonsense, just take my money!*
He thought Ye Chen was quite cunning, fifty billion dollars couldn’t just be spent as he pleased, he had to follow Ye Chen’s orders and wait for his instructions, which was honestly making him a bit impatient.
However, when he thought about the losses from confronting America being converted into points by Ye Chen, within a few seconds, he came up with various strategies for gaining experience in America.
Didn’t Ye Chen say? Any money lost due to American sanctions would count as experience.
This was too easy, making money on your knees is hard these days, making money standing up is even harder, but making yourself lose money while standing? Hell, even a dog with a bowl of dog food could do it!
So, he patted his chest and said to Ye Chen, “Mr. Ye, in a few days, just wait and watch the news, I’ll definitely make a huge splash in America!”
Ye Chen nodded, chuckling, “I’m counting on you, give it your all!”
Hamid, standing nearby, was quietly shocked, his brother Ye was truly unparalleled, a single pill had Bernard Elnor completely under his thumb, if he had even twenty percent of Ye Chen’s skills, he might have become the supreme leader in Syria.
The more he admired Ye Chen’s abilities, the luckier he felt, kidnapping a few dim-witted American elites had led him to Ye Chen, this true god, who not only cured his limp but also helped him fend off government forces and the Wanlong Palace, steadily strengthening his position in the midst of war, this time, when he stumbled, it was Ye Chen who turned the tide, he had been saved by him too many times in this lifetime.
What a pity he was a bearded man, if he were a sexy beauty, he’d first give Ye Chen eight kids before talking about anything else.
Bernard Elnor, in high spirits, said to Ye Chen, “Mr. Ye, will you and your family join us for the New Year’s Eve dinner this afternoon?”
Ye Chen knew he had organised a New Year’s Eve event for Chinese guests, with a chance to watch the Spring Festival Gala, and was happy to join in the fun, but thinking about the global uproar from last night’s events, with countless eyes on this tiny Baima Island, where tourists’ casual livestreams were getting 100,000+ viewers, if someone livestreamed the dinner, wouldn’t he be exposed worldwide?
So, he instructed Bernard Elnor, “Here’s what you do, issue a notice later saying, for safety reasons, from now until every guest leaves Baima Island, no one is allowed to use mobile phones in public areas, if they comply until they leave, each person gets the $100,000 compensation, otherwise, Baima Island reserves the right to reclaim it, also, for tonight’s dinner, no one attending is allowed to bring phones.”
Bernard Elnor knew Ye Chen preferred to keep a low profile, so he immediately nodded, saying, “Alright, Mr. Ye, don’t worry, I’ll handle it!”
After their chat, they bid farewell, Bernard Elnor returned to his villa, the first thing he did was call his head of operations in the US.
He arranged a series of preparations in advance, then had his assistant contact the UN Counter-Terrorism Office to inform them of his donation plans.
The name “United Nations” sounds cool, but it lacks real presence.
It’s a bit like the royal family in a constitutional monarchy, nominally supreme, but the real power lies with the parliament.
On the surface, when something happens, those with real power bring it out to play the host, but it’s just for show, countries like America don’t give it any face.
And many of the members who do give it face, it doesn’t take seriously, because they’re a bunch of poor relatives, who seem to come with local specialties but are really there because their house collapsed, hoping you’ll fund a couple of villas and a few wives.
Hearing the former world’s richest man wanted to donate, the UN staff were thrilled and immediately prepared to welcome Bernard Elnor.
So, Bernard Elnor decided, tomorrow he’d return to France to meet the president, the day after he’d do media interviews in France to firmly state his position, then immediately fly to America on his private jet to rack up experience.
…
That afternoon, Bernard Elnor kept his promise.
Every guest who arrived on the island, adult or child, received $100,000 in compensation.
Ye Chen and Xiao Churan gifted this benefit to Xiao Changkun and Ma Lan, so the couple each got $200,000.
Today was New Year’s Eve, the biggest Chinese holiday, and with this windfall, the old couple were overjoyed, so by four o’clock, they were already organising to head to the restaurant for the celebration.
