NOVEL WEB Chapter 263
Chapter 263: We Are Born to Stand at the Top of the Pyramid
At Pier No. 1 in Tianhai City, Jiang Che parked his car by the roadside and headed towards the shore.
Chu Mingcheng was waiting by the sea. When he saw Jiang Che arrive, he immediately waved to signal him.
“Young master Jiang, you’re here. Let’s go up now.”
“Where are the others?” Jiang Che asked curiously. Chu Mingcheng hadn’t mentioned that this gathering was just the two of them.
“They haven’t arrived yet. I told them to come in the evening.” Chu Mingcheng chuckled, revealing a knowing smile.
He wanted to please Jiang Che, so he had him come early. He wanted Jiang Che to have first pick because he was the main guest today. Everyone else was just supporting cast.
“Young master Jiang, let’s board the ship.” Chu Mingcheng gestured invitingly, making way for Jiang Che.
Jiang Che didn’t think much of it and walked towards the yacht moored at the shore. Since he was here, he might as well enjoy it.
At Pier No. 1 in Tianhai City, a massive vessel was moored, making the nearby yachts look small in comparison.
This was the “Starry Night,” a yacht that Chu Mingcheng had spent a fortune to build. The yacht was 145 meters long, 25 meters wide, four stories high, and weighed over ten thousand tons!
Its interior was luxuriously equipped with independent cinemas, gyms, bars, and more. Building this yacht had cost Chu Mingcheng over three billion yuan. Even for someone of his stature, amassing such a sum had taken a long time.
“You sure are generous…” Upon reaching the yacht’s deck, Jiang Che glanced around at its layout and then looked back at Chu Mingcheng.
He also had yachts, but they were just a few billion yuan worth of small yachts, incomparable to Chu Mingcheng’s “Starry Night.”
Of course, if he wanted to, it wouldn’t be hard to build one himself. But Jiang Che had no interest in this. Spending time on it seemed like a waste when he could be out looking for more protagonists to challenge.
Building such a massive yacht would take at least a year and a half, which he didn’t have the patience for. Besides, his few small yachts were more than sufficient for his needs.
Although not as grand as the “Starry Night,” they could still accommodate dozens of women for a sea outing…
“Hehe…” Chu Mingcheng awkwardly scratched his nose.
He didn’t think Jiang Che was complimenting him but rather mocking him for being wasteful. No matter how wealthy one was, spending money so lavishly was unsustainable!
Back then, he had been impulsive, which led him to spend a fortune on this colossal yacht. Since then, he had earned the title of Chu State’s top playboy.
To outsiders, he appeared to be an unambitious, idle playboy. Even his own family occasionally criticized him for being wasteful.
However, Chu Mingcheng never cared about these rumors. He didn’t care what others thought. After all, only he knew if the money was well spent…
Every year, around June and July, under the scorching sun, he would take a group of beauties out to sea. They would have a half-month-long luxurious sea party…
No one regulated activities at sea, making it the happiest time of his year…
But today, Jiang Che’s comment made Chu Mingcheng feel awkward. He feared Jiang Che might label him as an idle playboy.
He didn’t care about others’ opinions, but if Jiang Che thought of him this way, he wouldn’t want to associate with him. If that happened, all his efforts these past few days would be in vain.
Thinking of this, Chu Mingcheng wanted to explain himself, hoping to regain some face in Jiang Che’s eyes.
“Young master Jiang… Actually, I…”
“You don’t need to explain anything to me. Isn’t life all about enjoying oneself? Since we are born to stand at the top of the pyramid, we should naturally enjoy life to the fullest.”
“If I had your leisure, I would have built such a yacht long ago.” Jiang Che interrupted Chu Mingcheng, speaking with a hint of admiration.
Through these few days of brief interactions, he understood that Chu Mingcheng wasn’t just a rich, idle playboy.
If Chu Mingcheng only sought pleasure, he couldn’t have reached the middle stage of Man and Heaven realm at twenty-four.
And being born into a top family in Chu State, he couldn’t be completely useless. They worked as hard as ordinary people, and their smooth sailing was supported by their powerful families.
Of course, this didn’t apply to Tang Tianlong, the idiot. Tang Tianlong was just a transmigrator without the upbringing of a noble family. Even as the eldest son of the Tang family, he behaved like a commoner.
He was a commoner before transmigrating and remained one afterward. Had Jiang Che not experienced the struggles of climbing up step by step in his previous life, his mindset would be the same as Tang Tianlong’s.
The climb had exposed him to much injustice and the dark side of society, shaping his current mindset.