Chapter 49: 49. Spend some money
"Are you sure you don’t want to have dinner with me?"
Liz chuckled softly. Riki had asked her that question three times, but Liz’s answer remained the same.
"Tonight, Angeline and I are welcoming our distant relatives. They will be staying at Angeline’s house, but I have to go there to help. Besides, I’ll come to your mansion this weekend," said Liz as she got out of Riki’s car, which he had opened for her.
"Liz—"
"It’s not like you don’t have anyone else to have dinner with, right?" asked Liz, before Riki could finish his sentence.
Riki chuckled, feeling very silly. He just wanted to have dinner with the girl, even though Riki could actually have dinner with his friends.
"Okay, how about next time?" asked Riki.
Liz nodded, "Of course. Next time..." muttered the girl.
Riki was already back behind the wheel, smiling before finally driving away.
"Eewh."
Liz immediately turned around, not at all surprised to see Angelo. The teenager was mocking her with a cheeky expression.
"Oh, go away, Angelo! Don’t bother me."
Angelo didn’t listen to his cousin, he just kept following Liz from behind.
"Stop following me, Angelo!"
"Are you getting cocky because you became famous overnight?"
Liz stopped, then turned to look at her cheeky cousin.
"What do you mean?" asked Liz.
Angelo took out his smartphone and showed her the content she had created the night before and uploaded to her social media account.
At first, Liz was confused. It was no surprise that Angelo saw everything she uploaded, because they even followed each other on social media.
But then Liz saw how many likes her video had. Liz quickly grabbed her own smartphone and checked it.
With around 300,000 likes and more than two million views, Liz’s video was going viral.
It was just a video showing the girl singing on her balcony. It was less than a minute long.
"Besides that, there was a live broadcast by someone at your campus. I think it was taken secretly. Do you want to see it? Many people recorded the live broadcast and re-uploaded it."
Liz was silent, her mind racing with her own thoughts. She didn’t expect to suddenly go viral on social media.
"What should I do, Angelo? People already know who I am! They’ll soon find out that I used to be very fat!"
Angelo laughed when he heard this.
"Oh my God, you’re overreacting, Liz. All you have to do is make another video! I’ll help you, cousin," said Angelo.
"How?"
"Did you forget that I’m good at playing the piano? We’ll record another singing video!"
Liz just gave in as her cousin pulled her arm to quickly enter the house.
***
Riki was busy with the launch of his product. There was a lot to do, such as stocking goods, promotions, advertising videos, and so on. At that time, only half of the process had been completed. All that was left was the promotion and advertising video.
They needed a capable model for the product. Someone who could attract the attention of their potential buyers, most of whom were young women.
"I’ve prepared some advertising model recommendations for this product, boss. Here’s the list," said Jake, preparing a list of models that would suit their product.
Since it was a beauty product, Jake’s list consisted of several female models who were in high demand by various brands. Some of them were celebrities, famous models, idols, and even influencers.
Riki even saw Angeline’s name on the list. No wonder, she was an it girl wherever she went. She had a fresh and adorable beauty that would be loved by every women.
"We can ask Angeline to do it, after all, she’s my employee now," said Riki.
Jake furrowed his brow, "You mean Angeline Harland?"
Riki nodded, "Yes, she insisted on working at Little Heaven."
Jake showed a silly look of surprise, but Riki could understand his shock. Because a girl as talented as Angeline, who could easily become a famous idol, model, or even an actress if she had acting skills... why would she work at Little Heaven?
"You’re serious, right?" asked Jake.
Riki chuckled, then nodded, "Yes, but it’s just a job she can do at home and relax. I think she’ll still accept the job as an advertising model. She’s also a beauty influencer on social media, right? So, you can contact her. Oh! I also want Sean to be a model for this product, because I think he’s perfect for it," said Riki.
Jake nodded, "Okay, but for Sean, that means we have to wait until his problems are resolved, right?"
Riki sighed deeply, "Yeah, we’ll go to Hayper Entertainment tomorrow afternoon."
"I hope everything gets resolved quickly, boss. Since Arvin Raynold is helping them, I think they’ll succeed without much unnecessary drama."
Riki nodded and smiled. He also hoped that everything would be resolved quickly and that Vicky would be brought to justice for her murder plot.
Riki didn’t know if David could be brought to justice too, but he hoped that David would also be punished.
"Oh yeah, boss... Jean said he could immediately process the takeover of the bankrupt company. However, are you sure you want to spend a lot of money on that company? According to Jean, it could work to make the company successful again, but the chances are low."
Riki smiled and said, "Even if the chances are low, there’s still a possibility, right? Oh yeah, Jake, help me spend some money."
Jake turned back to Riki, looking at him with a confused expression before finally asking if he had heard him correctly.
"What did you say?"
"Help me spend some money, for example, buy the biggest mall in this city, buy a famous nightclub... I need to spend a lot of money, Jake!"
"Are you serious?"
Riki nodded, "Very serious. What should I buy now?"
Jake was stunned for a moment, until he realized it, then immediately looked for what they could buy around there. He forgot that his boss had more money than he could even imagine.
"Right now, there are several properties you can buy, and it can all be done in just a few hours. Like a beautiful resort, several large stores and—"
"Buy everything, Jake! Don’t think about anything, just buy everything, okay? You can arrange it for me, right? I’m going to the roof for a moment to clear my mind."
Jake nodded, "Okay, boss! Leave it to me, but do you have a limit on how much I can spend?"
Riki smiled slightly, "About fifteen million dollars, Jake. Buy anything, whether it’s profitable or not. Okay?"
Riki then left, leaving Jake looking very excited.
Actually, Riki just wanted to know whether the people the system deemed trustworthy to work with him were truly trustworthy or not.
Because, in truth, humans easily become reckless and greedy when it comes to money.
Riki needed to know how wisely Jake would carry out his tasks.
Riki had reached the roof of the building. The wind was blowing quite strongly that night.
It was cold, but Riki found the coldness of the night quite pleasant.
He let the night breeze blow against his face.
The view of the city at night was so clear. It was beautiful. It was dazzling.
Riki sat on a plastic chair that was somehow up there. Maybe Jean had put it there for someone to jump off the building, or maybe it was just for someone who wanted to sit there.
Since the roof of the building was quite spacious, Riki planned to open a kind of cafe there, to relax or hang out. After all, office workers who were stressed out from work would definitely come to the roof often if it was comfortable.
[You have purchased a resort for 2.5 million dollars]
[You have successfully received a cashback of 7.5 million dollars]
[You bought ownership of an orphanage for 450,000 dollars]
[You have successfully received a cashback of 1,350,000 dollars]
[You bought ownership of an orphanage for 800,000 dollars]
[You successfully received a cashback of 2.4 million dollars]
Wait a minute, Jake bought all that so quickly! And he bought two orphanages!
Next, Jake continued to buy several other properties. Such as two large stores in strategic locations, several vacant lots in the city center, and Jake also bought ownership of a guesthouse and campground on the outskirts of the city. It was located on top of a hill that was famous for its incredibly beautiful view.
The total purchase was only around 9 million dollars.
Then, Jake stopped.
Riki chuckled. It seemed that Jake bought anything that would be very useful for Riki.
[You have donated one million dollars to a trusted foundation that usually helps underprivileged children]
[You get a cashback of three million dollars]
Riki snorted. Jake was really wise in using money. Unlike Riki. Well, maybe it was because yesterday Riki only had a short time, so he panicked.
But still, Riki didn’t think of donating his money to those in need.
Riki returned after he was satisfied with just sitting and looking at the bustling city view. He was already feeling hungry.
Jake gave a report on all the money Riki had spent in a short time.
Everything Jake wrote was in accordance with the system report.
"Can I know why you bought these two orphanages, Jake?" asked Riki.
Jake began to fidget, as if he was hiding something.
"I’m not angry, in fact I’m quite impressed with where all my money was spent. Can you tell me the reason?" asked Riki.
"You won’t be angry if I tell you the truth, right?"
Riki furrowed his brow, "Why are you making me suspicious?"
"It’s not a bad thing... it’s just that one of the orphanages is where I used to live before I was adopted. And the other orphanage is where my younger sibling is."
Riki had no idea Jake came from an orphanage. He thought Jake came from a wealthy family.
"Why should I be angry about that, Jake?"
"Because... I bought it of my own free will."
Riki laughed when he heard that.