While his classmates were cheering in Los Angeles for the dormitory conditions that exceeded expectations, Fangran stood at the door of the super-large manor building.
Looking at the splendid hall, nearly a hundred people lined up in two rows and bowed to welcome him.
The feelings of money, power, and status seep out from this exaggerated scene....
"Welcome to Fiseld-Imperial Manor."
Imperial Manor...?
Listening to the words of the familiar woman in front of him, Fangran's first reaction was that this name was really suitable.
"plz follow me."
Raising her bowed and downcast calm eyes, Fiseld's elite temperament of 'can do anything' is simply reflected in her to the extreme.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, Fangran followed her and walked inside.
Speaking of how big this hall is, it would be outrageous to have several statues placed between the door and the stairs to make it less empty...
Statues of figures with different postures and exquisite clothes. The dark gold surface shows a lot of glitz. It is amazing that there are even rich gilded patterns on the base.
Under the brilliant chandelier, walking in the middle of two rows of people bowing to pay their respects, Fangran felt an extraordinary pressure.
"Where are we going?"
Stepping onto the overly spacious staircase facing the door, I finally left the welcome ceremony in the hall and arrived at the endless corridor on the second floor.
Fangran looked at the dome above and was finally able to ask the question in his mind.
"The master is waiting for you."
In response to Fangran's inquiry, the silver-haired woman who was wearing a suit-like uniform that was different from other maids and servants turned her head and spoke slightly slowly,
"Is it..."
Hearing that the figure was waiting for his answer, Fangran nodded, and then he suddenly realized that the figure in front of him looked familiar.
"Um...have I seen you somewhere?"
"It was last time in Paris, when I was with the master, and I met you, Master Fangran."
Black silk magic bunny girl!?
The moment the woman in front of him said 'Paris' in a flat voice, this impression hit Fangran's mind like a meteorite!
I didn’t dare to take a second look, and my attention was distracted by the conversation at the time, and too many situations followed.
He had forgotten the extremely 'impactful' sight he had seen at that time.
I was shocked that she was the figure who was wearing sexy and revealing clothes that night and didn't say a word. There was a strange feeling in my throat and I had a headache. This must have been arranged by that person.
Fangran quickly shook those images out of his mind, covering up the inexplicable embarrassing change of topic:
"Speaking of which...can you please stop calling me Master Fangran?"
"Why? I learned in Chinese that this is what the wealthy class in China call it."
What era did that happen...
Thinking this speechlessly, facing her words asking for the reason, Fangran felt ashamed as he thought of the elegant and powerful 20th Cavalry who had been troubled by various strong men of his in the 'past'...
"Because it always brings back some embarrassing memories, I'm a little allergic to this title."
"Okay, Master Fang."
"Don't use Master Fang either..."
"I understand, Master."
Fang Ran: "..."
Have you only learned this one appropriate title in Chinese!?
Looking at her plain expression, knowing that there was no possibility of progress on this topic, Fangran completely gave up and continued walking forward behind her.
The light from the dome is reflected, and the floor tiles are crystal clear.
Decorated with golden and red accents, the bright and gorgeous huge corridor stretches forward as if there is no end.
Trying hard not to notice the curve of her waist and the slender legs with black stockings and high heels, Fangran looked up at the dome of the corridor that might be ten meters or even higher.
Before going to see that figure, I asked him the question that shocked him in the first place.
"How big is this place?"
"If you are referring to the overall area of the Imperial Manor, including artificial lakes, artificial beaches and golf courses, as well as undeveloped parts, the total area is approximately 700 hectares."
700 hectares....!?
Although I recalled the vastness I saw in my dark eyes, I still couldn't believe this number. Fangran remembered that the Forbidden City in the capital was only 720,000 square meters.
Nearly ten Forbidden City??
"If it refers to the construction area, it has been expanded several times in the past ten years and has exceeded 100,000 square meters."
One hundred thousand....
I never thought that I would hear the word "ten thousand" in terms of housing area. Before I came here, I thought it would be multiple mansions or a castle, but walking in this giant palace,
Fangran found that his situation was too small.
Witnessing the top level of the night battle world does not mean that you can also understand the reality...
"How many people live here now?"
Looking at the doors they passed one after another along the way, Fangran was a little curious about what was inside. He didn't know how to express the surprise in his heart, so he had to ask this question.
"The logistics team responsible for all aspects such as cleaning, catering, security, gardening, daily maintenance, etc., plus the management, the number of members who maintain the basic operations of the Empire Manor is about one thousand to one thousand two hundred people,"
"Sorry, I am not the person in charge of personnel management and cannot give you an accurate answer."
"No...it's okay."
In fact, the question was not about how many staff there were, but after hearing the answer from more than a thousand people, Fangran felt that everything was better, and answered speechlessly,
He probably had an inkling that the annual cost of maintaining such an entire 'imperial palace' would be an astronomical figure.
Not to mention the wages of employing so many people, daily consumables like light bulbs are definitely very expensive.
"Here, please follow me."
After opening a particularly special door, I soon discovered that the surrounding style seemed to have changed somewhat, as if I had moved from a public area to a private core area.
Different from the brilliant and bright style just now, the European style, which is still mainly gorgeous, also has American and modern elements.
The whole piece blends into a golden-red luxurious style.
And not only that, the most important thing is...
Paintings embedded in expensive frames, various old artworks in black-framed glass cabinets, silver mirrors and carved wall hangings hanging on the patterned walls, swan statues and patterned candlesticks on the table, sculptures in the center of the spiral staircase,
There are also animal specimens that look real and are decorated with various objects...
Counting them one by one can last a whole day. Even a layman can see that these precious things are all placed randomly in the hall and corridors.
It's more like Aladdin's treasure cave than an art gallery displaying collections.
"By the way, these things are..."
Fangran looked at the cheetah 'crouching' on a high stone platform, a lion wearing a crown next to him, and a snow leopard wearing a gem necklace around its neck.
From the seemingly random but harmonious and natural picture of these things,
You can feel the 'taste' accumulated by countless amounts of money...
"These are artworks collected and photographed by Fiseld family members from all over the world."
The cold and sexy figure answered aloud, and when she heard the word 'taken', Fangran couldn't help but frown slightly curiously and asked:
"How much do these things cost?"
"I'm sorry, I can't tell you the specific price of each piece, but the ones on display should be no more than $500,000 each."
The most expensive will not exceed...
I am speechless for such an answer. These things can be used as treasures of the house or the finale of the exhibition, but they can only be displayed outside. I wonder what kind of things will be displayed inside.
Fangran deeply understood that not only was the external scale unimaginable, but the internal details of this imperial manor also contained huge amounts of money.
By the way, how long does it take to get there...
After midnight, walking in the imperial manor under the brilliant lights,
Fangran followed the silver-haired woman whom he had met last time, wondering if they had been gone for almost twenty minutes.
"We are here, the master is waiting for you inside."
After finally hearing her words, Fangran raised his eyes from his trance...