Chapter 3493 Happy Chinese New Year

At this moment, Bernard Arno was extremely excited.

For the first time in his seventy-plus years of life, he felt an extremely strong aversion to money.

How to quickly spend 50 billion on Ye Chen has become his most anticipated thing now.

How do you say this hot topic?

Shut the fuck up and take my fucking money!

Stop the fucking bullshit and take my money!

He felt that Ye Chen was quite mean. He could spend $50 billion whenever he wanted, but he still had to listen to his orders and wait for his instructions. This really made him a little impatient.

However, when Ye Chen thought of the losses caused by the tough confrontation with the United States, he would count them as points for himself. In just a few seconds, he thought of various ideas for gaining experience during this trip to the United States.

Didn't Ye Chen say that as long as the money lost due to the sanctions imposed by the United States is counted as experience.

This is so easy to do. It’s hard to make money while kneeling these days, and it’s even harder to make money while standing. But if you want to lose money while standing, even a dog will do that if you give it a bowl of dog food!

So, he patted his chest and said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, just wait and see the news in a few days. I will definitely go to the United States to make a big fuss about this matter!"

Ye Chen nodded and snorted, "I'm optimistic about you, keep working hard!"

Hamid, who was watching from the side, was secretly shocked. His brother Ye was so amazing that he could control Bernard Elno completely with just one pill. If he had twice as much ability as him, he might even be able to become the commander-in-chief in Syria.

The more he felt that Ye Chen was capable, the more he felt that he was so lucky. He kidnapped a few stupid American top students, and ended up attracting Ye Chen, a true god. Not only did he cure his lame leg, but he also helped him resist the attacks of the government forces and the Ten Thousand Dragons Palace, and he continued to consolidate his strength in the war. This time, he stumbled, and it was Ye Chen who turned the tide. He really has been saved too many times in his life.

It’s a pity that I am a man with a big beard. If I were a sexy beauty, I would give birth to eight children for Ye Chen first and then talk about other things.

Bernard Elno was in a good mood, so he said to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, can you and your family come to the New Year's Eve dinner this afternoon?"

Ye Chen knew that he had organized a New Year's Eve dinner for the Chinese guests, and they could also watch the Spring Festival Gala, so he was happy to join in the fun. But when he thought about the fact that what happened last night had caused a sensation around the world, and countless people were paying attention to this small White Horse Island, and the number of online viewers for tourists on the island would be over 10 if they did a live broadcast of the New Year's Eve dinner tonight, wouldn't he be exposed worldwide?

So he told Bernard Arno: "So, you can have someone issue a notice later, saying that for safety reasons, from now on, until every guest leaves White Horse Island, no one is allowed to use mobile phones in public places and areas. If they can comply until the moment they leave the island, each person will receive the $100,000 compensation. Otherwise, White Horse Island has the right to take back the compensation. In addition, no one is allowed to bring mobile phones to the New Year's Eve dinner tonight."

Bernard Elno knew that Ye Chen was low-key, so he immediately nodded and said, “Okay, Mr. Ye, don’t worry, leave it to me!”

After the three of them finished chatting and said goodbye to each other, Bernard Elno returned to the villa where he was staying. The first thing he did was to immediately call the person in charge in the United States.

He made a series of preparations in advance, and then asked his assistant to contact the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office to inform the other party of his decision to donate.

The name United Nations sounds cool, but it actually has no presence.

Its positioning is somewhat similar to the royal family of a constitutional monarchy. In name, it is quite powerful, the supreme ruler, but the real power of the country lies in the hands of parliament.

When something goes wrong, those in power will ask it to take charge of the situation, but it's just a show. In reality, members like the United States don't give it any face at all.

However, it looks down on many of the members who give it face, because they are all a bunch of poor relatives. They seem to come to visit you with a bag of local specialties, but in fact their house is running down and they want you to pay for them to build two villas and marry two wives.

When they suddenly heard that the former richest man in the world was coming to donate money, the relevant United Nations staff were very excited and immediately prepared to welcome Bernard Arnault.

Therefore, Bernard Arno decided to return to France to meet the President tomorrow, accept some media interviews in France the day after tomorrow, firmly express his attitude, and then immediately take his private plane to America to gain experience.

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In the afternoon, Bernard Arno fulfilled his promise.

All guests who landed on the island, whether adults or children, received compensation of US$100,000 per person.

Ye Chen and Xiao Churan gave this right to Xiao Changkun and Ma Lan, so the couple each received US$200,000.

Today is New Year's Eve, which is the biggest festival in China. The old couple had received a windfall, so they were extremely happy. So they went to a restaurant to celebrate the New Year at around 4 o'clock.

The family left the guest room and came to the commercial area of Baima Island, where they found lights and decorations everywhere. The area was full of decorations related to the Chinese New Year and looked very festive.

What Ye Chen and his family didn't expect was that outside the restaurant where the hotel provided New Year's Eve dinner for Chinese tourists, there was actually a professional lion dance team performing hard.

Ye Chen couldn't help but be curious. In a place like Baima Island, all foreign materials have to be purchased from outside the island. Where did they get so many Chinese New Year-related materials?

Just as I was wondering, I saw an old man in a red Tang suit standing at the door of the restaurant. He was constantly greeting every guest who came in, and even took out red envelopes with "Happy New Year" written on them from his pocket and handed them to each guest with both hands.

Ye Chen looked carefully and found that it was Bernard Elno. He didn't expect that this old guy would dress himself in a bright red Tang suit, which matched his silver hair and made him look like a mascot.

Viola Ma recognized him at a glance, and hurriedly said: “The boss of that luxury goods group is actually giving out red envelopes! Go and see how much money this old man can give!”

As she spoke, she took the lead and walked ahead.

Bernard Elno also saw Ye Chen at this moment. In order to prevent Ye Chen's family from being suspicious, he just smiled and signaled to Ye Chen with his eyes, and then handed a red envelope to Ma Lan who had come to him: "Ms. Ma, Happy Chinese New Year! Congratulations on your prosperity!"

As he spoke, he handed a red envelope to Ma Lan.

Ma Lan felt the thickness of the red envelope and felt a little disappointed. She couldn't help but secretly complain in her heart: "It feels like there are only two bills in this red envelope at most. Even if they are all one hundred dollars, it's only two hundred dollars. This old man is still not big enough. He should at least give a thousand dollars, right?"

Because the red envelope was not thick enough, she lost the urge to check it out immediately. She stuffed the red envelope into her pocket and said with a smile, "Hey, congratulations on your prosperity, Boss Erno! I hope your business will be prosperous and you will be healthy in the new year!"

Bernard Erno was also very happy and said with a smile: "Thank you for your blessing, Ms. Ma. I will borrow your good wishes!"

Ma Lan whispered: "In our China, if someone gives you more blessings, you have to give more red envelopes in return. This is called reciprocity. Do you understand?"

Bernard Elno was a little confused at first, but his brain was quick after all, and he soon understood what Ma Lan meant. He laughed and said, "Thank you Ms. Ma for reminding me. I have learned another knowledge point about Chinese customs!"

As he said that, he quickly took out another red envelope and handed it to Ma Lan, smiling and saying, “Ms. Ma, I also wish you good health and all the best in the new year!”

Ma Lan took the red envelope with a smile, and then quickly made up for herself: "Mr. Elno, you are the big boss, I won't give you a red envelope."

Bernard Arnault thought to himself, "How can the idiom 'banmennongfu' be used in this way? It's really an eye-opener."

At this time, Ye Chen, Xiao Churan and Xiao Changkun also came over.

Bernard Arno quickly took out three more red envelopes and said Happy New Year to everyone.

Xiao Changkun took the red envelope and thanked him cheerfully. However, Xiao Churan did not take the red envelope. He just said politely, "Thank you for Mr. Elno's blessing. I also wish you a happy new year. But you don't have to spend money on the red envelope."

Ma Lan said quickly: "Hey Chu Ran, the red envelope is just for good luck. It's not a big deal for Mr. Elno. If you are embarrassed, Mom will keep it for you first."

As he spoke, Ma Lan's hand had already reached out and took the red envelope in his hand.

Xiao Churan said with some dissatisfaction: "Oh, Mom, can you stop being so obsessed with money..."

Bernard Elno hurried to smooth things over: "Mrs. Ye, don't take it so seriously. There's not much money in the red envelope. It's just one thousand euros. It's mainly for good luck."

Ma Lan's eyes lit up, and she thought to herself, "Wow, such a thin red envelope actually contains one thousand euros. The euro is more valuable than the US dollar. This old man is really willing to spend it!"

Bernard Elno then looked at Ye Chen again, handed him a red envelope, and said with a smile: "Mr. Ye, I wish you a happy new year!"

Ye Chen smiled and nodded, took the red envelope, handed it to Viola Ma, and said, "Mom, keep it as a souvenir."

Ma Lan squinted her eyes, smiled with wrinkles on her face, and said happily: "Since the good son-in-law said so, then mom will keep it for you."

Ye Chen asked Bernard Elno with interest: "Mr. Elno, where did you get these Lunar New Year materials and this lion dance team?"

Bernard Elno smiled and said, "The resources in the Maldives are really scarce, and there are not many Chinese living here, so I specially asked people to purchase them from Dubai. They were urgently airlifted here early this morning. The lion dance team was also invited from Dubai. I hope to give the Chinese guests on the island a sense of home."

Then, Bernard Elno said, "By the way, Mr. Ye, I have specially invited some professional Chinese chefs from Dubai. They will be in charge of tonight's New Year's Eve dinner. I hope you... and your family will enjoy it."

Ye Chen nodded and said with a smile: “Mr. Elno is thoughtful.”

Bernard Elno was praised, and his face was wrinkled with smiles. Then he whispered to Ye Chen: "Mr. Ye, in order to make you and your family happy, I specially arranged a lottery. The first prize is 100 million US dollars. You can let your family win it through a secret operation. What do you think?"

Ye Chen was extremely angry, and lowered his voice and said angrily: "If you keep thinking of such a bad idea, I will increase the experience points for exchanging for the Rejuvenation Pill to 500 billion!"