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Chapter 134 Wow, such a high level of education? Russian Tsinghua and Peking University?

Inside the hotel.

Lin Qingsong, with a cigarette dangling from his lips, stood barefoot on the carpet, quietly gazing out the window at the surging Huangpu River.

He was pondering a question.

"If people are always driven by desires, then what is the purpose of a person's life?"

Eva set out the meal that the hotel had just delivered.

Curious, she walked over to Lin Qingsong. "Lin, what's wrong? Aren't you coming to eat?"

“Eva, you said that people are always driven by desires, so what is the purpose of a person’s life?” Lin Qingsong was about to put out his cigarette when Elena, who was standing next to him, handed him an ashtray with great insight.

"Desire?" Although Eva didn't know why Lin Qingsong would suddenly ask this question, she still said indifferently, "Being dominated by desire is the wisdom of human evolution. Desire is an important driving force for personal growth and development."

"As for the purpose of life? In my opinion, my life is about touching the unique texture of Hermès leather and listening to the sound of champagne bubbles bursting on the deck of my private yacht!" After saying that, she turned to look at the brightly lit Bund outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. "In short, my life is about constantly climbing to the pinnacle of material wealth!"

Oops.

Lin Qingsong didn't expect that Eva would actually give an answer to the question he casually asked during his post-coital period, and the answer was quite interesting.

He didn't even bother to eat, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Eva, why does that person need to live?"

"Living?" Eva sat down next to Lin Qingsong, touching the tableware provided by the five-star restaurant on the table. She picked up a fork, tapped the plate, and said with a smile, "I don't know what others think, but I live to possess all those luxury items in the shop window. Lin, haven't you realized that all the pain stems from restraint?"

"Eva, you're quite insightful." After hearing her words, Lin Qingsong couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.

Elena, who was standing nearby, said inexplicably, "Eva studied philosophy at Moscow State University."

What? ? ?
Upon hearing this, Lin Qingsong couldn't help but widen his eyes and look at Eva, saying, "You're studying at Moscow State University, why are you still working as a model?"

This is one of the most famous universities in Russia, comparable to Tsinghua and Peking Universities in China.

“So what?” Eva shrugged. “Other jobs wouldn’t have given me the opportunity to enjoy so many luxuries at such a young age, nor would they have given me the opportunity to stay in hotels like this.”

Then she leaned closer to Lin Qingsong and clicked her tongue: "Lin, materialism is the most efficient universal value. After all, even the school anniversary donation list uses numbers to put a price tag on the lives of alumni!"

Depend on.

Lin Qingsong was speechless. He was just in a moment of post-coital ecstasy, but he didn't really want to discuss such a profound issue.

"Eat, eat!" Lin Qingsong picked up a piece of meat with his chopsticks and said to Eva and Elena beside him, "The greatest meaning of life is to eat!"

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I will never be emo again.

What are the values ​​of life? What are the universal meanings?

Rice is the most important thing.

After finishing his meal, Lin Qingsong was completely out of his post-coital trance and took out his phone to contact Ivanov.

It's 11 o'clock now, and with a five-hour time difference, it's exactly 6 o'clock in Russia.

He must be home by now.

He lay comfortably in bed, stroking Eva's hair, before finally making a video call.

"Lin! My good brother, it's been so long!"

On the other end of the video call.

Ivanov's comically chubby face filled the entire screen.

Although his tone sounded enthusiastic, his facial expression still had that typical Russian grumpy face.

At most, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

At first, Lin Qingsong couldn't understand why the Russians always had such a sour face.

Especially when he first joined the company, he felt immense pressure facing a car full of grumpy Russian models.

After all, from childhood to adulthood, even if men didn't greet him with a smile, they at least wouldn't give him a sour look.

Until one afternoon on the third day of my employment.

A Russian girl casually told him this while smoking a cigarette in the restroom.

Russians are naturally averse to laughter because, according to their doctrine, those who laugh are either death gods or other demons and monsters.

This is vividly reflected in various portraits of Russia.

Without exception, all the people in the painting have serious expressions on their faces.

They also believe that anyone who laughs for no reason is a fool.

In other words, they would still laugh if there were a reason.

At least the Russian girl who was talking to Lin Qingsong was smiling while smoking.

Although the change wasn't significant, at least his face wasn't so sour anymore.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with Ivanov, Lin Qingsong turned the conversation to Eva.

Furthermore, it was stated directly that he wouldn't be allowed to help for nothing.

Upon hearing that he could make money, Ivanov's smile widened even further.

He no longer looked grumpy.

"Lin, leave this to me! I'll give you an answer tomorrow!" Ivanov patted his chest and said, "There definitely won't be any problems."

Helping a model terminate her contract with her company is a trivial matter for him.

After chatting with the smiling Ivanov.

Lin Qingsong then turned to Eva, who had been listening to their conversation without paying any attention, and said, "You heard that? If nothing unexpected happens, you'll be free tomorrow!"

"Mmm." Eva was so excited she couldn't make a sound.

Eva's fighting prowess may have been so intense that it rivaled Elena's.

She, who usually quits around 1 a.m., actually fought until 4 a.m. today, just like Elena.

After the battle was over, Lin Qingsong lay in the arms of two sleeping female models and began to review the day's intelligence.

[Daily News 01 (Pink): At the if vintage clothing store on Xitang Road near Jing'an Temple, a women's old coat had a 1920s Art Deco style diamond brooch hidden in the lining of its pocket. The brooch is priced between 35,000 and 100,000 yuan.]

Hmm? A diamond brooch?

That works.

Lin Qingsong is actually familiar with the Art Deco style, also known as the modern style.

It's just that it's so famous.

Just like an unkillable cockroach.

This art style, popular from 1920 to 1935, remains popular to this day.

To be precise, it refers to whenever a certain popular style has run its course.

It will once again be at the forefront of trends.

Lin Qingsong can understand why its price fluctuates so much.

First of all, it's an antique, so its price certainly won't be less than 35,000.

But if it finds someone who appreciates it, then it's normal for the price to soar to 100,000.

I just don't know where I'll meet an owner who appreciates it.

If it weren't so late, Lin Qingsong would have loved to teleport there right now and grab the brooch.

[Daily Intelligence 02: Last night, after looking at the two things that had been crossed off her to-do list—fishing for a big catch and modeling—Shen Xingyu inexplicably realized that both of her recently completed tasks were related to Lin Qingsong.]

Sister Yu, you even included fishing and getting a huge catch on your to-do list?

After hearing yesterday that Shen Xingyu's to-do list included horror movies, Lin Qingsong really wanted to ask how long her list actually was.

He estimated that if he could help, at least 80% of the list could be completed.

I wonder if Shen Xingyu will be like those so-called artistic girls.

They say that if someone helps them complete a certain number of things on their life's to-do list, they'll stick with that person for life.

That would be pretty good.

At least Sister Yu's legs are really long and really white!
[Daily Intelligence 03: After learning that Eva would also become her colleague, Elena's sense of crisis intensified. She's considering whether to bring her sister over from Russia, even if it means signing her with Lin Qingsong's company.]

Lin Qingsong turned his head and glanced at Elena, who looked like an angel when she was asleep, and couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.

If all the genes in their family are this good, it wouldn't be a bad idea to invite her older sister over.

In any case, apart from Iva and others who were sent out, Eva was the only one left in their company.

[Daily News 04: A one-month-old Golden Retriever at the Pudong New Area Stray Dog Shelter has a 3-carat loose diamond hidden inside its collar. (Price: 2,000 yuan)]

A shelter for stray dogs?
Lin Qingsong couldn't help but scratch his head when he saw this intelligence.

What is this and what?

How could diamonds be inside the collar of a one-month-old puppy?

However, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered that when he was scrolling through Douyin (TikTok) recently, he often saw people stuffing surprise gifts into various places.

Maybe this was a surprise gift someone wanted to give, but it got stolen by the dog.

I don't know if it's close to my home. If it is, I might consider adopting one.

He seemed to remember that He Yu or He Xue had mentioned liking dogs during a meal and chat.

I can give them to them then.

In this way, I can say that I have both a cat and a dog in a roundabout way.

However, Golden Retrievers are large dogs, so they probably need a lot of space to move around.

Is the house a little small?

After thinking it over, Lin Qingsong felt it was time for him to rent a bigger house.

It would be best to stay in the current Tianhai residential area.

After all, there is a prime location in this community called Building No. 2.

If another treasure like Tiger Penis Wine appears in the new shop, and I take it, I'll miss out, which would be such a waste.

[Daily News 05: Lu Yue, the owner of Shanghai Haiyue International Model Agency, is currently discussing with his wife selling the company after this fashion week and immigrating to Paris with his family.]

Ok?
real or fake!

Upon seeing this information, Lin Qingsong couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Haiyue International is a much larger company than Shining International.

Although not among the very top tier, it's one of those companies that could easily join the top echelon at any time.

After all, Shining International's models are basically rented from their overseas parent company, and then they look for projects.

The advantage is obvious: there's no need to train models, and if you don't like someone's appearance, you can replace them after three months.

However, the downside is also obvious: it lacks core competitiveness and is essentially just working for the parent company of other models.

Haiyue International is different. Their boss, Lu Yue, was one of the first companies in China to work with foreign nationals.

And they were quite ambitious, showing great ambition from the very beginning by cultivating their own contracted models.

The company now has one foreign A-level model, three foreign B-level models, and one B-level Chinese model.

In other words, as long as these models' contracts don't expire.

Then Haiyue International can make money while lying down.

Under these circumstances, Lu Yue is actually going to sell himself to the company?!

Well, this is a good thing.

Lin Qingsong looked at the intelligence report with a look of excitement on his face.

The Shanghai Fashion Week will likely end at the end of the month following next, which means Lu Yue will probably be preparing to sell the company around November.

If he could earn enough money within the next two months, he was fully confident that he could buy the company from Lu Yue.

After all, he was planning to live in Paris, and Vivian was a local bigwig in Paris.

In addition to being a designer for Valentino, she is also a lecturer at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

Unless Lu Yue is stupid, he certainly wouldn't let go of such a connection that could improve his quality of life in Paris.

If I could really buy Haiyue International, I could instantly change my status.

They could even discuss the merger of the two companies with Qi Nan.

Anyway, Qi Nan's main goal in starting the company was not to make money, but to achieve results to show his family.

Therefore, she would not refuse such a powerful alliance.

After adding an important note to the intelligence report, Lin Qingsong concluded his intelligence work for the day.

"call!"

He was originally going to sleep, but unfortunately, the last piece of information made him lose his sleepiness.

Left with no other choice, I got out of bed, turned on the bathtub, and started filling it with water.

He found himself enjoying bathing more and more; the feeling of immersing his whole body in warm water was just so comfortable.

Decided.

Next time you rent a house, be sure to tell the agent that you want a bathtub.

Perhaps the sound of him flushing was too loud, because it woke Elena up.

She shakily climbed out of bed and walked to Lin Qingsong's side.

Then, like a little kitten, she snuggled tightly into his arms.

Helpless, Lin Qingsong could only take her to the bathtub for a bath.

the next day.

Lin Qingsong did not rush to the old shops to find bargains.

Instead, he went downstairs with Elena and Eva to have breakfast, exercised for a while, and then checked out of the hotel and left.

Eva said her life was about constantly climbing to the pinnacle of material wealth.

After thinking it over, Lin Qingsong realized that with the system's help, he didn't need to climb much at all to reach the top.

If that's the case, then why push yourself so hard?
Finding bargains should be a joyful experience, not a mechanical task.

His life cannot be rushed just because of a piece of intelligence.

The information in the intelligence report, unless it is extremely important, such as tiger penis wine, is generally acceptable.

If you can find the rest, great; if you can't, it doesn't matter.

The system will definitely be updated to be better tomorrow or in the future.

(End of this chapter)