Chapter 292: Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover!
As the saying goes, it’s easy to go from frugality to luxury.
In the past, Jiang Tao lived a life of tightening his belt.
A T-shirt costing over thirty yuan could be worn for three to four years.
Now, Jiang Tao earning hundreds of thousands a day has become the norm.
Occasionally, some high-value intelligence breaks out, or a special mission is triggered.
Or he gets incredibly lucky and rolls a “6” on the 【 Monopoly Dice 】.
His daily income can easily reach over a million in minutes!
Earning money no longer poses much of a challenge for Jiang Tao.
The Daily Intelligence System has directly adjusted “earning money” to easy mode for him.
Every day, the special items obtained solely from the system can bring him over a hundred thousand in passive revenue.
Earning money and not spending it is equivalent to not earning it at all!
With more money in hand, Jiang Tao naturally wouldn’t make his wife and children suffer, nor would he make himself suffer.
He can buy whatever he wants to eat, whatever he wants to drink, without having to haggle over the price.
Shirts costing thousands of yuan, pants and belts and leather shoes costing over ten thousand yuan.
He can buy them whenever he wants, without having to consider cost-effectiveness.
He used to think that shirts and pants costing thousands of yuan were a tax on the unintelligent.
Rich people were foolish and had too much money, spending so much on clothes that were flashy but impractical.
Now, after becoming a rich person himself.
Jiang Tao has also gradually become a rich person with “foolish money” in the eyes of others.
But it must be said.
The feeling of wearing a shirt worth thousands of yuan versus one worth a hundred yuan is truly different.
The material of the shirt he’s wearing feels like a second skin.
Soft, comfortable, breathable, and very textured.
It also adds an air of elegance and nobility.
Clothes make the man, as the saying goes, and it’s not without reason.
A LV casual set costing over 30,000 yuan versus a casual set from Pinduoduo for 100 yuan.
The effect they create is truly different.
Jiang Tao’s LV casual set maximizes both comfort and emotional value.
Perhaps to others, buying such expensive clothes is “foolish money.”
But for Jiang Tao and Xu Li, the parties involved, they are quite satisfied.
Money can’t buy happiness, let others say what they will!
You should live your life however you want to live it.
Spend the money you earn however you want to spend it.
Without caring about others’ gazes, and even more so, without caring about their gossip.
This is a piece of life philosophy that Jiang Tao has come to realize recently.
“Brother-in-law, are you here to conduct some business?”
After a bit of idle chat, Fang Qi asked Jiang Tao again about the purpose of his visit today.
“Yes, I have an appointment with Manager Han from your bank. I want her to help me buy some stocks on consignment.”
Jiang Tao didn’t hide it from Fang Qi, and directly told her the truth about why he was here today.
“Manager Han? Consignment for stocks…”
Fang Qi was slightly surprised upon hearing Jiang Tao’s words.
There was only one person named Han working in consignment wealth management at the sub-branch, and that was Han Lin!
The clients Han Lin handles have assets of at least tens of millions!
Could it be that this older female cousin’s husband has earned tens of millions in just a year or two??
Last year, Fang Qi heard her old mother lamenting that her best friend Xu Li had married poorly, was still living in the rural area, and her family was burdened with significant external debt.
In less than a year, this rural older female cousin’s husband has gone from being in debt to becoming a millionaire?
This speed is too astonishing!
Dadda, dadda—
While Jiang Tao and Fang Qi were talking, the sound of high heels approaching suddenly came from the front left.
Jiang Tao looked up, his gaze directed towards the direction of the footsteps.
A woman wearing a bank uniform, a ladies’ suit skirt set similar to Fang Qi’s, was walking towards him with elegant steps.
A pair of slender long legs were covered in nude stockings, making the leg shape appear even more slender and straight.
The woman’s figure was similar to Xu Li’s, both having a slender build.
Her face was also delicate, her skin fair with a rosy complexion, and she wore light makeup for work.
The aesthetic standards of the banking system are trustworthy.
It’s rare to see overweight or ordinary-looking female employees in a bank.
If there were such individuals, their background would surely be extraordinary; perhaps their parents had tens of millions deposited in the bank.
The mainstream employees are like Fang Qi and the woman in front of him, beautiful female employees with excellent figures and appearances.
“Excuse me, Manager Jiang, I apologize for keeping you waiting.”
Han Lin stopped about 1.5 meters in front of Jiang Tao, apologizing with a face full of sincerity.
“It’s fine, I just arrived myself. I happened to run into an acquaintance and we chatted for a bit.”
Jiang Tao looked at Han Lin with a gentle smile, then turned to Fang Qi and said:
“Fang Qi, come visit our home another day when you have time. Your sister misses you too. I’ll go take care of some important matters with Manager Han now.”
Han Lin’s expression showed slight surprise upon seeing that Jiang Tao knew her colleague Fang Qi.
“Okay, brother-in-law, I’ll definitely visit when I have time.”
If she hadn’t encountered Jiang Tao here today, and seen how Han Lin treated him.
Fang Qi’s words might have just been polite formality.
But this time, her statement was incredibly sincere.
She was already mentally scheduling a visit to Jiang Tao!
“Then you go ahead and be busy. Goodbye.”
“Yes, okay, brother-in-law. You be busy too.”
“Let’s go, Manager Han.”
Jiang Tao had a tight schedule for the day. After nodding to Han Lin, the two walked side-by-side towards the VIP client reception room.
Fang Qi watched Jiang Tao’s figure disappear at the entrance before retracting her gaze, her mind in turmoil.
“Brother-in-law Jiang Tao looks like a completely different person.”
“That LV casual set alone must be at least thirty to forty thousand.”
“The fact that Han Lin personally came out to receive him means his deposit at our branch is at least tens of millions!”
“Truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover!”
After not seeing him for a long time, Jiang Tao’s image in Fang Qi’s mind had undergone a complete transformation.
Inside the ICBC VIP client reception room.
After entering, Jiang Tao sat on the black leather sofa against the wall.
Han Lin attentively brewed him a cup of clear, bright yellow tea.
The rich aroma of the tea permeated the air, indicating that this tea was not cheap.
After making the tea, Han Lin sat opposite Jiang Tao with her legs together, her smile giving a feeling of warmth.
“Manager Jiang, I have just opened your stock account for you.”
“As for the consignment authority, you will need to sign a few agency contracts personally.”
“Here are the contracts I’ve printed out. Please take a look.”
Han Lin said this while handing the contracts she had prepared before Jiang Tao’s arrival to him, her smile eager and respectful.
On Jiang Tao’s ICBC debit card, there was currently over 10 million, nearly 20 million, in cash.
This deposit amount undoubtedly placed him among the top tier of major clients at the ICBC Longze Branch.
In some web novels, Dominant CEOs and continuously humiliated second-generation rich characters have net worths of tens of millions, even hundreds of millions.
Some even have tens of billions, hundreds of billions, or trillions.
Without a net worth of several billion, one doesn’t even dare to claim to be the protagonist.
However, in reality, when someone like Jiang Tao deposits one or two million in a bank, the bank will treat him like a VIP and cater to him.
Han Lin was the exclusive wealth management consultant assigned to Jiang Tao by ICBC.
Whether Jiang Tao wanted to withdraw funds, make large transfers, or purchase wealth management products.
He could directly contact Han Lin via WeChat, and she would handle it for him through a dedicated channel.
For ordinary people, withdrawing 50,000 yuan requires the bank to ask for the purpose and fill out various application forms.
There are also restrictions on daily transfer limits for bank cards, such as 50,000 to 500,000 yuan.
Jiang Tao can conduct transactions of up to tens of millions per day through a specially approved fast channel for quick processing.
“Let me take a look.”
Jiang Tao picked up the contract and flipped through it symbolically a few times. He didn’t think the bank would try to trick him in this regard.
A long-term stable cooperative relationship is built on mutual sincerity.
Swish, swish, whoosh—
Jiang Tao quickly turned the pages of the contract, spending about five minutes, giving it a brief and general read-through.
“No problem.”
After finishing the contract, Jiang Tao didn’t hesitate. He picked up a signature pen in front of him and rapidly signed his name in the Party B section of several documents.
Han Lin, watching Jiang Tao’s swift action, felt an even greater liking for this young tycoon.
Her gaze involuntarily swept over Jiang Tao’s face and body.
With the rapid increase in his charm value recently, Jiang Tao’s already high appearance had improved even further.
Even though he was 31 years old and middle-aged this year.
His appearance had not diminished but increased, and was even higher than when he was in his twenties.
The current Jiang Tao exuded a more mature male aura than in his youth.
There was also his steady confidence, that understated sharpness that women found most captivating.
Of course, the most important factor was his rapidly expanding wealth.
Money is a man’s courage, and also a man’s best “cosmetic.”
If you had hundreds of billions or trillions, 99% of women worldwide would want to have your children.
Han Lin was primarily responsible for major clients at ICBC and had encountered quite a few millionaires.
Among her clients, there were even big shots worth over a hundred million.
Jiang Tao was not the wealthiest or the youngest among her clients, but he was definitely the most handsome!
Furthermore, with the growth of his physique, even with minimal exercise, Jiang Tao’s body had become increasingly perfect.
Developed pectorals, biceps, triceps, six-pack abs, and an Adonis belt.
How handsome and charming Jiang Tao was when he took off his clothes, only Xu Li and Yuan Mengqi knew.
“Manager Han?”
After signing the contracts, Jiang Tao waved his hand in front of the somewhat dazed Han Lin.
“Uh, ah, excuse me, Manager Jiang, I was just, just lost in thought.”
Pulled back to reality by Jiang Tao, Han Lin’s pretty face flushed instantly. She tucked a few strands of hair behind her ear to hide her embarrassment.
Seeing Han Lin’s reaction, Jiang Tao was used to it.
Being too charming was also a happy trouble!
Afterwards, in just 5 minutes.
Jiang Tao transferred 6 million to the securities account that the bank was acting as his agent for.
This 6 million would all be used to purchase Shanghai Airlines stock and be held long-term.
Jiang Tao’s previous experience with stock trading was just small-scale dabbling on Alipay, playing around with amounts no more than a few hundred thousand.
But this time, he was going to use 6 million in funds.
It would be best to open an account at a brokerage firm and have a professional manager operate it for him.
Or, like now, come to the bank and have them act as an agent.
Although there would be some handling fees, it saved time, effort, and worry.
Jiang Tao had quite a few things to do every day.
That’s why he thought of asking Han Lin to help him with this investment plan to buy the dip in Shanghai Airlines.
According to the intelligence provided by System Brother, Shanghai Airlines would have a price increase of up to 61% within the next 7 months.
Although he didn’t know the exact day it would rise or fall, it didn’t affect Jiang Tao much.
Regardless of whether it rose or fell, he would hold it long-term.
When the time was ripe for selling, the Daily Intelligence System would provide a notification.
He would earn at least three to four million from this investment.
He only needed to give the bank a fraction of his earnings to comfortably be a hands-off investor and wait for the money to roll in.
Why not do it?
Jiang Tao was very open-minded now; he would delegate tasks to others as much as possible.
He didn’t want to do everything himself and be busy like a spinning top every day.
Seeing Jiang Tao’s substantial investment, Han Lin’s admiration for him grew.
Handsome, in good shape, and so wealthy.
A client with high appearance and high net worth like Jiang Tao was definitely an excellent choice for marriage!
Too bad!
Han Lin also knew that Jiang Tao was currently married.
Although she had a good impression of Jiang Tao, her family upbringing prevented her from interfering in someone else’s marriage.
Honestly, the number of clients who had proposed to keep her over the years was more than she could count on two hands, but she had politely declined them all.
“Goodbye, Manager Jiang. If you need anything, feel free to call me anytime.”
After finishing the business for Jiang Tao, Han Lin politely saw him out with a smile.
“Okay, thank you, Manager Han.”
After a polite exchange with Han Lin, Jiang Tao strode towards the Mercedes-Benz G-wagon parked not far from the bank entrance.
The last stop this morning was the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located near the CBD commercial center on the East Fourth Ring Road in Chaoyang District, Capital City.
Last night’s intelligence indicated that the Ritz-Carlton wanted to upgrade their in-room bedding.
And the 【 Insomnia Terminator 】 would be favored by their management.
Jiang Tao planned to try and contact the hotel’s management and offer them a few 【 Insomnia Terminator 】 pillows for free.
Based on his practical experience during this period.
Customers who have experienced the 【 Insomnia Terminator 】 have a 100% repurchase rate!
Bai Yulan and Du Ennan, in particular, have treated this pillow as a gift for important clients at the company.
Between the two of them alone, they have purchased nearly 100 【 Insomnia Terminator 】s from Jiang Tao.
11:38 AM.
The Mercedes-Benz G-wagon slowly drove into the underground parking lot of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
After parking the car, Jiang Tao and Jia Guilin, carrying a shopping bag, took the elevator directly to the accommodation department on the 3rd floor.
Upon exiting the elevator, seeing the luxurious decoration style of the hotel lobby, Jia Guilin secretly gasped.
Indeed, there’s a reason why expensive things are expensive!
