In the conference room...
"Mr. Enders, I'm quite satisfied with your quote," Xiao Yunhai said, setting the papers down, "but... two years? That's far too long. Could you deliver within six months?"
Thomas Enders froze, then gave a helpless smile."Six months? I'm afraid that's impossible. Our production lines are full. Even two years is already the fastest we can manage."
Xiao Yunhai frowned slightly. That answer clearly didn't please him.
"I believe in Airbus' capabilities. I'm placing an order for 30 A320-100s and 45 A321-100s—75 aircraft in total. And I'll offer an additional $2 million per plane as a priority fee. How about it?"
Enders' expression stiffened."Your Highness, this sort of backdoor deal isn't standard practice. If word got out, it might damage our reputation."
Xiao Yunhai raised three fingers."$3 million per plane. That's my final offer. Otherwise, I'll just rent planes from someone else."
Enders hesitated.
It wasn't the bonus that made him waver—it was the size of the order. Seventy-five planes? That was second only to a recent mega-deal with China Southern Airlines. A deal like this might come once a year—if that.
After some quick mental math, he gritted his teeth."Your Highness, that's a huge number. There's no way we can deliver all within six months. But we can do 15 planes in six months, 50 within a year, and the rest in the following six months."
He glanced at Xiao Yunhai's furrowed brow and added with a wry smile,"That's already pushing our limits. We'd need to shuffle production schedules and risk offending other clients."
Xiao Yunhai thought it over.
Fifteen planes in six months? That was acceptable.
After all, his tourism push—including port construction, airport expansion, hotel building, and island infrastructure—would take time anyway.
"Alright. We'll go with your timeline: 15 planes in six months, 50 within a year."
Whew.
Enders exhaled in relief.
The deal was done.
And when he thought of the sheer size of the order, he couldn't help but smile."Thank you for trusting Airbus, Your Highness. I assure you, we will deliver as promised."
"Mmhmm."
Xiao Yunhai rose, offering his hand."Mr. Enders, a pleasure doing business."
"A pleasure indeed."
With the big-picture agreement nailed down, Xiao Yunhai handed off the details to the Royal Investment Bureau. They had the legal and financial experts to finalize the contract. After all, they'd handled investments in over a hundred companies to date.
The next day, the payment went through.
Not a deposit—full payment.
That kind of client? Airbus loved them. The extra $3 million per aircraft and the upfront wire transfer made them all but obligated to fulfill the order exactly as promised.
What Airbus didn't know was that Xiao Yunhai wasn't just being generous.
He was spending big to trigger a system reward—a chance to snap up discounted items from the marketplace.
75 aircraft cost him $5.145 billion.He also dropped another $320 million on real estate—not just one building, but a complex of five 20-story towers.
The seller? "Henglong," a major Hong Kong-based developer from the Dragon Kingdom, who had bought the land back in 2001 and finished construction by 2004. But the complex had struggled with low occupancy and couldn't fetch a good price.
Why?Too few foreign companies, and almost no strong local enterprises. Vacancies plagued the place. So when Xiao Yunhai showed up with cash, they were more than happy to liquidate.
Total spent in under five days: $5.465 billion.
Xiao Yunhai was very satisfied.
He opened the system interface.
His account points had exploded from just 1 million to 5.466 billion.
Seeing the massive surge, he immediately checked the system shop's limited-time discount section—the countdown showed 49 hours remaining.
"Oil Field Resource Card... here I come."
He located the oil cards and bought 50 of them in one go.
Why so many?
Because only an idiot skips out on a bargain.
After that, he dropped another 10 million points on a "Super Genetic Pesticide Formula."
He wanted to see how powerful it really was. If it lived up to its description, he could commercialize it, sell it to local farmers, and help them boost their income.
In Xiao Yunhai's mind, most people didn't need revolution—they just wanted a fair shot and a decent life. Give them that, and they'd never dream of rebellion.
As for the F-35A stealth fighter jet, he skipped it.
It would bring far too much trouble.
Right now, Shinhan needed to stay low-profile and focus on economic development.
Money first. Guns later.
Jumping into military buildup would only raise tensions in the region and plunge Shinhan into crisis. If the economy stalled, public anger could erupt—and the royal family might find itself in jeopardy.
Having oil didn't mean you were invincible.
Look at Venezuela.It had the largest proven oil reserves in the world, yet America blockaded and sanctioned it into the ground—worse off than many developing nations.
So until Shinhan built a solid economic foundation, quiet growth was the wise path.
As for the remaining seven discounted items? None of them impressed him.
He glanced at the 4.66 billion points still in his account and decided not to rush.
First, he'd put his newly acquired resources to use—then he'd spend more.
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