It turned out that in two or three days, the popularity of Taoyuan Company also spread all the way to the European continent with the spread of online media and those European buyers who bid for their favorite lots.

Europeans may not necessarily have much feeling for abalone and ginseng, but for the best truffles, it is definitely in high demand.

And now Taoyuan company's truffles have become synonymous with top-quality truffles, and several Michelin-starred restaurants have unexpectedly become popular because of the photograph of Taoyuan truffles, and many people with financial strength have called to inquire, hoping to book a truffle meal in advance.

That's pretty much the case, as the super-rich gather on Hong Kong Island and the auction turnover reaches an astonishing $100 million, making Taoyuan Company the limelight for a while. In turn, the Taoyuan company is famous, and the restaurants that have photographed the Taoyuan truffles have also risen with the tide.

The European headquarters of the Western food chain in the corner has also continuously raised the priority of Taoyuan truffles.

Therefore, the sales director of the corner Western restaurant chain was naturally very happy after hearing that Bastian had obtained a certain share of Taoyuan truffles through personal connections, and agreed to his suggestion to raise the price without hesitation.

Bastian also let out a long sigh of relief, and he said, "Yes! I'll do it right away!"

Putting away the phone and walking into the living room, Bastian already had a warm smile on his face, and he said: "Mr. Xia, our head office has prepared the funds, I need to fax a contract back, and our financial staff will transfer the money to your account as soon as possible!"

Xia Ruofei nodded with a smile and said, "There is a fax machine in the study, you can use it at will!"

"Thank you very much!" Bastian walked briskly to the study with the signed contract and faxed the purchase agreement back to the company's headquarters in Europe.

The company also quickly replied: the financial staff will deal with it with the highest priority, and the funds will be available soon.

Bastian returned to the living room and waited with Xia Ruofei while chatting.

After about ten minutes, Xia Ruofei's mobile phone received a text message alerting him of account changes. He went to check on the computer, and the 418,600 euros from the corner Western restaurant chain had arrived.

Xia Ruofei smiled and said, "Mr. Bastian, the funds have arrived!

"Thank you for your generosity!" Bastian hurriedly shook hands with Xia Ruofei and said, "I booked a ticket to return to Europe at noon, Mr. Xia, then we will leave first! After sending this batch of truffles back to the headquarters, I should return to work in Sanshan soon, I hope you will give me a chance to be an east, I want to thank you very much!"

Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, "I must bother when the time comes!"

Cheng Xiaoxiao also said: "Mr. Xia, thank you so much this time!"

"You're welcome!" Xia Ruofei smiled, "By the way, Xiaoxiao, are you going to Europe with Mr. Bastian?"

"No, Mr. Bastian gave me two days off, but I'm going to go back to Sanshan today and spend time with my family. Cheng Xiaoxiao said.

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "I will return to Sanshan in the afternoon, there are still empty seats on my plane, if you haven't booked a ticket yet, I don't mind taking you a ride." ”

Cheng Xiaoxiao said in surprise: "Really, Mr. Xia, your plane ...... You've already bought a private jet?"

"Pretty much...... But I only have the right to use it. Xia Ruofei didn't explain too much, and asked with a smile, "How about it?" Do you want to experience a business jet?"

"Of course!" Cheng Xiaoxiao said without hesitation, "Mr. Xia, then I won't be polite to you?"

In fact, Cheng Xiaoxiao has booked a return ticket, but she can return on the same plane with her idol, and she is still on a legendary luxury business jet, of course Cheng Xiaoxiao will not hesitate.

As for the booked ticket, you can just refund it, although there will be a fee for changing and refunding the discounted ticket, but compared to taking a business plane with an idol, this loss is simply insignificant.

"What's so polite about this, anyway, the plane is very spacious, just add you one. Xia Ruofei said, "Then let's decide, you pack your luggage at noon, and I will call you when I check out!"

"Uh-huh!" Cheng Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly.

Xia Ruofei personally sent the two to the door of the presidential suite, watched them get on the elevator, and then returned to the house.

He randomly found a movie on the computer in the study and watched it for a while, and at about eleven o'clock, old Blake also came to the presidential suite as promised.

Xia Ruofei prepared a total of 78 kilograms of truffles for Old Black, including 30 kilograms of black truffles and 48 kilograms of white truffles.

When Old Black saw a box full of truffles in excellent condition, he was naturally overjoyed, and thanked Xia Ruofei again and again.

This batch of truffles, both in quantity and quality, has far exceeded Old Blake's expectations.

On the question of the purchase price, the elder Black offered 10,000 euros per kilogram of black truffles, and as for white truffles, he offered a higher price, reaching 25,000 euros per kilogram.

This price is a lot higher than the high price quoted by Bastian just now.

Xia Ruofei will naturally not be dissatisfied with this price.

Of course, he didn't take the initiative to tell Old Black that he had just sold another batch of truffles for 8,000 euros and 20,000 euros each.

Xia Ruofei will not get along with money, plus there is no clear market price for top ingredients such as Taoyuan truffles, and what kind of price to open depends entirely on the buyer's judgment of the value of truffles and his economic strength.

Even if it is traded at this price, it is much lower than the price set at auction, and old Black will certainly not do a loss-making business, and if he dares to auction it at this price, he will definitely be sure to change hands at a higher price.

Old Black directly took out the contract that had been prepared long ago - he himself was the patriarch of the Black family, and he could make a decision directly on such an acquisition, and he didn't need to look ahead and backward like Bastian.

After signing the contract, Old Black immediately called the family's financial staff to transfer the money.

After a while, Xia Ruofei added another 500,000 euros to his account - the total amount of this transaction was 1.5 million euros, but Xia Ruofei had already received a deposit of 1 million euros in advance, and the 500,000 euros transferred today were equivalent to the final payment.

"Mr. Xia, thank you very much!" said Old Blake excitedly, "I hope we can still maintain a good cooperative relationship in the future! Our Blake family will always be your loyal friends!"

Xia Ruofei nodded and said, "Happy cooperation!"

Then, Xia Ruofei rang the bell to summon Tony, the housekeeper.

Xia Ruofei said, "Tony, prepare a luggage cart and help Mr. Black push this box back to the room!"

These truffles and the box weigh at least eighty kilograms, and old Blake is not young, and it is really a bit difficult for him to carry this box back by himself.

"Okay!" Tony said with a slight bow, "Please wait......"

Tony turned around and went out to find the luggage trolley, and Old Black thanked Xia Ruofei again, and then he said: "Mr. Xia, I want to invite you to a meal at noon to express my gratitude, and I will go back with truffles in the afternoon, so please be sure to appreciate your face!"

Xia Ruofei groaned slightly, then nodded and said, "Okay! Thank you for your kind invitation!"

Old Blake was overjoyed and said, "At half past twelve, the Jiahua Western Restaurant on the third floor of the hotel will be seen or dispersed!"

"See you or leave!" Xia Ruofei said with a smile.

He knew that Old Black must freeze the truffles first, otherwise he would invite himself directly to the Western restaurant, not about half past twelve, after all, it was almost time for dinner.

Tony quickly found a cart and helped Old Black carry the heavy boxes back to his room.

Xia Ruofei continued to watch the movie for a while, and only after the appointed time did he walk out of the presidential suite and take the special elevator to Jiahua Western Restaurant on the third floor.

The waiter in the restaurant took Xia Ruofei to a private seat on the side of the floor-to-ceiling glass, old Black had already come to the restaurant in advance, and after seeing Xia Ruofei, he immediately got up enthusiastically to greet him.

The two exchanged a few words and then sat down.

It's a nice seat with a great view, and although it's only on the third floor of the hotel, there are no other tall buildings on this side, overlooking Victoria Bay.

The two each ordered a few dishes, and neither of them chose French foie gras. Old Blake has already developed a habit, and Xia Ruofei still has a shadow in his heart.

The two chatted while eating, and from time to time they took two sips of red wine with their wine glasses, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

During the chat, Xia Ruofei's heart suddenly moved, and he asked: "Mr. Black, there is something that I have always been a little puzzled about, I remember that we invited the Grasso family, but I did not meet the Grasso family at this auction, do you know the reason?"

Old Blake smiled and said, "Mr. Xia wants to ask Monica, right?"

As for the reason for the conflict between his grandson George Black and Xia Ruofei, Old Black has long investigated clearly, and he knows that at the earliest, the two had a quarrel in Shencheng because of Monica, and George Black, who is bound to revenge, has always held a grudge, which is what happened later.

Therefore, Old Black also guessed that the relationship between Xia Ruofei and Monica should be unusual.

"Monica and I are good friends. Xia Ruofei said lightly.

Old Blake nodded and said, "Xia, this friend of yours may have been in a little trouble lately...... To be precise, it was the Grasso family who were in some trouble. ”

"Oh, what the hell is going on, can Mr. Black tell me?" Xia Ruofei asked with a slight frown.

"Of course, no problem!" said Old Blake, "as far as I know, the Grasso family is involved in a dispute between the Italian mafia families, and unfortunately the little mafia family they support has lost the struggle, so ......"

Speaking of this, Old Black shrugged his shoulders slightly, and said with a look of regret: "Their life is not very easy now! The mafia family they support has fallen apart, and it is completely unable to provide them with the protection they deserve." And the mafia family that now controls that area will naturally not be polite to support their rivals, the Grasso family, and now the business of the Grasso family has plummeted, and many of the original partners have chosen to leave ......"

Xia Ruofei frowned, he hadn't contacted Monica for a while, but he didn't expect that the situation of Monica's Grasso family was so bad.

He knows that in many parts of Italy, the power of the mafia family can be said to cover the sky with one hand, and even the government has no way to take the godfather of the mafia.

In fact, the mafia forces are inextricably linked to the Italian government, and there are not a few high-level mafia families in politics, who are not only underground rulers in their respective control areas, but also have great influence in the official face.

Listening to the old Blake's description, the Grasso family should have become a victim of mafia competition.

It seems that Monica's life may not be easy lately!

Xia Ruofei asked with some concern: "Mr. Black, the Grasso family is in the truffle business, why do they support the mafia family, and even get involved in the competition between these mafia?"

Old Black shrugged and said: "The patriarch of the Grasso family is in the prime of life, and he is eager to make the Grasso family more brilliant under his leadership, so he will choose to join the Moore family, without the support of these ancient families in Italy, it is difficult to make the business bigger." It's just that his luck is not very good, or his vision is not very good, the Moore family is strong outside, and he was defeated by competitors in just a few months......"

Old Black paused, took a sip of red wine, and continued: "The Grasso family has a lot of financial support for the Moore family, otherwise the Moore family will not even last a month, and it will be swallowed by the opponent. It was precisely because of their support that the Moore family held out for a few more months, and it was also because of this that after the Gelman family took control of the situation, they would vigorously suppress the Grasso family. ”

"I ......see," Xia Ruofei exhaled tastefully and said, "Thank you for telling me this, Mr. Black!"

Old Blake smiled and said, "You're welcome, it's not a secret in Italy, it's easy for you to get this news." ”

Xia Ruofei nodded, and suddenly he was not in the mood to enjoy a good meal, so he thought about calling Monica as soon as possible and asking what the situation was over there and if he could help.

Old Blake also saw that Xia Ruofei was a little depressed, so after a while, he took the initiative to end the meal.

When the two walked to the door of the western restaurant and said goodbye to each other, old Blake suddenly heard something and said, "By the way, Mr. Xia, I seem to have heard that Monica has been in some new trouble recently......"