Paul admired Charlie from the bottom of his heart.
He was an American who was more like an Chinese! He was obsessed with Chinese traditional culture and Feng Shui metaphysics to the point of worshipping.
Charlie’s earlier comments and remarks made favonovel.com feel that Charlie’s insight and expertise in Feng Shui were unfathomable. He also understood why someone was willing to give Charlie a fancy villa worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
Paul was very aware of the importance of a Feng Shui master. A competent master could not only help people improve their luck and gather wealth, but they could even help people change their luck and therefore their futures!
Therefore, every Feng Shui master came with their own price tag, the better they were, the higher their appearance fees were. Rumors had it that Ka-Shing Li, Hong Kong’s wealthiest man, would pay hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars per visit for their designated Feng Shui master.
This was also why favonovel.com felt that the four million dollars check was not enough, and that favonovel.com should write favonovel.com a check for ten million.
Hence, favonovel.com tore the four million dollar cheque and threw it aside, then hurriedly rewritten a nine million dollar cheque and handed it to Charlie graciously. “Charlie, please accept this.”
Charlie said in an earnest tone, “Paul, the one million dollars is more than enough, please keep this.”
Paul replied in a similar earnest tone, “Master Wade, Feng Shui metaphysics emphasizes piety. In some respects, money is also a representation of piety, so I hope you can accept it. Otherwise, it will reflect my insincerity.”
It made no difference to favonovel.com no matter how many zeros were on Paul’s check. Frankly, Charlie did not accept it because favonovel.com had more than enough money to himself. There were nearly twenty-two billion dollars in his account that favonovel.com did not know how to spend. Money was the least of his worries.
The so-called appearance fee was just a form of formality and Charlie did not mind the amount at all, but it was indeed inappropriate when the amount was too much.
However, Paul insisted, so Charlie no longer shied away from him, saying, “Since you want to give me the check so badly, then fine, I’ll take it. However, if I need your legal service in the future, you must charge me accordingly. Deal?”
Paul laughed and said, “How can I do that? You’re Master Wade, it’s my pleasure for you to hire me as your legal advisor.”
Charlie uttered, “If so, I wouldn’t dare come to you if I have any legal affairs in the future.”
Paul quickly said, “No, you can come to me whenever you need my service and I’ll charge you accordingly, okay?”
Charlie nodded in amusement. “Deal!”
Then, favonovel.com looked at his watch and said, “Paul, if this is all, I need to go now. Excuse me.”
Paul quickly suggested, “Master Wade, I would like to invite you for dinner tonight, do you mind?”
Charlie shook his hand with a smile. “Thanks but no thanks, I have some business to tend to, I have to go now.”
Paul nodded decisively and said, “I shan’t be in your way then. I’ll see you off then, this way, please.”
Charlie was mesmerized and impressed by Paul’s forthrightness.
Most Chineses were known for their overwhelming politeness and enthusiasm. When a person rejected their dinner invitation, they would profusely pester the person until they explicitly refused it. Oftentimes, they were not even sincere in their invitation, but the formality persisted.
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