From Wage Slave to Tycoon novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100: Chapter 94: Have to Wait 2.5 Years??

Seeing Si Cong lost in a reverie, Su Chen couldn’t resist kicking him a couple of times. "Hey, wake up! What sweet dream are you having? You’re about to start drooling!"

Snapping out of it, Si Cong looked at Su Chen, his eyes burning with intensity. "Old Su, what do you think of my idea?"

’Actually, Si Cong’s proposal had a lot of merit. The wine’s origin was traceable and its quality was top-notch. With just a little promotion back home and leveraging Si Cong’s network, he could probably get this wine company off the ground quickly. As for whether it could become an industry leader, that was harder to say.’

Su Chen stroked his chin, lost in thought. He still had some reservations. "Your idea is good, but how are you going to compete with a brand like Romanée-Conti on marketing? Their reputation is already deeply ingrained in the public’s mind. You can’t just shake that overnight."

"Besides, the domestic market is flooded with wine brands. It’ll be very difficult to carve out a path for yourself."

"Don’t you worry, just leave it to me. Give me a year, tops... and I guarantee I’ll blow you away!" Si Cong said, brimming with confidence.

Seeing Si Cong’s confidence, Su Chen shrugged nonchalantly. "Alright then, you handle it. By the way, Arno took some of the aged wine from the warehouse. You should go check how much is left when you get a chance."

"What? Arno came asking for wine? A guy with his status would even be interested in this stuff?" Si Cong shot to his feet. His whole plan hinged on that aged wine!

Su Chen shot him an annoyed look. "What do you mean, ’asking for it’? I gave it to him!"

Hearing this, Si Cong said no more. With a quick, "I’m heading to the vineyard," he rushed out the door.

Watching the frantic Si Cong, Su Chen shook his head with a helpless smile. ’Looks like he’s really serious about getting this wine business off the ground.’

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「The Paris Private Jet Air Show」

"Tsk, tsk. Put a cloth on your head and suddenly you’re the richest guy in the world. These Middle Eastern tycoons are loaded!" Si Cong muttered, watching several men in flowing white robes place an order for three Airbus private jets on the spot.

"Alright, enough of that. Do you have any recommendations for me out of these planes?"

Thanks to Si Cong’s VIP status, Su Chen had gotten straight into the air show. After a lap around the exhibition, he found that the private jets from only five manufacturers met his requirements.

They were Airbus, Bombardier, Boeing, Gulfstream, and Falcon.

The Falcon series was the brand of private jet that Si Cong himself owned.

"What’s your budget?"

"Budget?"

’Let’s see,’ Su Chen thought. ’When I went to the Imperial Capital, I had a little over 1.15 billion.’

’Buying that courtyard mansion cost 250 million. The car was 12 million. I invested 20 million in Si Cong’s club, another 50 million in that joint venture film investment company, and then there were daily expenses... All in all, I spent about 334 million in the Imperial Capital.’

’The system reward for November, 256 million, just came in a couple of days ago. So, all told, I should have around 1.08 billion right now.’

’Converted to US dollars, that’s about 160 million.’

"Hmm... anything under 160 million US dollars will do."

"One hundred and sixty million US dollars?!" Si Cong gasped. He never imagined that Old Su had that much liquid capital on hand!

"Old Su, let me put it this way: with that budget, you can take your pick of any private jet on display here, big or small!"

"Take my pick?" Su Chen hadn’t expected these large private jets to be so affordable.

In reality, Su Chen had the wrong idea. The private jets of the world’s top billionaires were so expensive mainly because of their lavish custom interiors. This was especially true for the filthy rich from the Middle East, whose jets were often decorated in dazzling gold and splendor. The cost of the decorations alone could buy a whole new plane.

A standard private jet only costs a few tens of millions of US dollars. Even the larger models don’t typically exceed eighty million. It’s only with a luxurious interior that the price breaks the one-hundred-million-dollar mark.

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