As the saying goes, rarity increases value. The reason why the Lafite from ’82 is so expensive is definitely because it’s both rare and delicious, and also because of its strong reputation.

Now, for the Viscount Red Wine produced by Eastern Castle, Ye Qiu feels that there needs to be control over the wine circulating in the market.

"Housekeeper Eugene, these wines should be stored mostly in the cellar, aside from the portion agreed upon for Count Charley."

"Young Master Ye, I understand. We are now preparing to build two additional underground cellars."

The principle of rarity increasing value is something Housekeeper Eugene understands well.

Currently, Viscount Red Wine’s reputation has taken off in Europe, priced the same or even higher than Lafite in France’s high society because Viscount Red Wine is scarcer.

Now, Count Charley’s Viscount Red Wine is not sold; it’s stored in his cellar. The market is actually only circulating what was sold last year.

In Europe, a bottle costs thirty to forty thousand Euro, which only the wealthy can afford.

"Ye Qiu, is this the really expensive wine?"

"Initially sold here for ten thousand Euro a bottle, now in Europe it’s probably thirty to forty thousand Euro a bottle, and domestically it might go for four to five hundred thousand per bottle."

Liu Lingxiu is indeed a bit stunned.

The wine is so expensive that two bottles could exchange for a small house.

Does anyone actually buy it?

"Does anyone actually buy it?"

"Last year we only produced a few tens of thousands of bottles, and with over six billion people worldwide, even if there were only a few million wealthy individuals, this wine is insufficient to meet demand."

At this point, Liu Lingxiu finally understood why it’s so expensive.

"We’ll try the wine again tonight."

Actually, Liu Lingxiu had tasted a glass before, finding it somewhat tart. She and Ye Xue both didn’t understand why the wine was so expensive. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

So to have her taste it again now feels wasteful. This stuff seems more expensive than gold; drinking a few sips means thousands of dollars gone.

Now Ye Qiu wants to take Liu Lingxiu around the vineyard.

In Europe, grapes are typically harvested at the end of September, and since it’s now nearly August, it’s not yet time for harvesting. But there are clusters of grapes everywhere, starting to turn red and black, but not yet fully ripe.

These grapes are mainly for winemaking and are completely different from the sweet ones usually eaten.

"Young Master Ye, we’ve had people watching constantly to prevent any issues, and I’ve also taken out massive insurance policies with several European insurance companies."

"You’ve thought this through."

It’s clear Europe places great importance on insurance; it’s better to be safe than sorry, so buying insurance means that if anything happens to these grapes, there will surely be compensation.

There’s no need to worry too much about losses in this aspect.

Ye Qiu and Liu Lingxiu, accompanied by Housekeeper Eugene, saw many grapes, and Liu Lingxiu took numerous photos to send to her parents and Ye Xue.

Around 9:30 in the morning, Ye Qiu’s phone rang—Louise was calling.

"Qiu, I’ve arrived at the castle, where are you?"

Louise had just parked her red BMW, and when the servants came out to greet her, she learned that Ye Qiu was out with Housekeeper Eugene and Miss Liu.

"I’m here at the vineyard, come over."

Ye Qiu told Louise the location, and she drove over directly.

Soon, she saw Ye Qiu’s figure and a young beauty.

Before, when Louise visited Jinling, she didn’t notice Liu Lingxiu as they hadn’t met; she had only met Zhou Wenting, Jiang Xiaoxiao, and Ye Qiu’s sister Ye Xue.

"Qiu," Louise greeted excitedly as soon as she got out.

After Louise hugged Ye Qiu warmly and released him, he said, "This is Liu Lingxiu, my official girlfriend."

Official girlfriend?

That means publicly recognized girlfriend.

For some reason, hearing this made Louise feel a bit jealous.

Liu Lingxiu was also surprised to see this stunning young Caucasian woman.

After Louise and Liu Lingxiu introduced themselves and shook hands, Ye Qiu continued touring the vineyard with Liu Lingxiu and Louise, without need for Housekeeper Eugene to follow.

"Housekeeper Eugene, you can go do your work."

After Eugene left, Ye Qiu walked ahead, gazing at the grapes falling in the vineyard while Louise and Liu Lingxiu followed behind.

Louise spoke both Mandarin and French, while Liu Lingxiu didn’t know French, but they could converse in Mandarin.

Leaving the vineyard, Liu Lingxiu realized the European scenery truly resembles those beautiful oil paintings.

She suddenly understood why Europe is known for oil paintings while domestically it’s landscape paintings; the environments are different, leading to significant differences even in art.

"Ye Qiu, it’s so beautiful here, although I can’t paint, maybe I should paint it."

"Isn’t it just an oil painting? It’s not difficult."

Hearing them talk about oil paintings, Louise said, "Qiu, Christie’s auction house in Paris is preparing to auction off some great works right now."

Auction house?

Ye Qiu wasn’t particularly interested.

"Louise, are you planning to go?"

"I was supposed to go with my family, but since you’re here, of course I’m here to accompany you."

"What kind of work would make your family attend?"

"An oil painting, quite a stunning piece, about an Italian Mafia Organization depicting a father and son, many families in Europe are very interested."

Europe is practically connected, so the influence of that Italian Mafia Organization over Europe is significant.

"An oil painting of an Italian Mafia Family father and son?"

Ye Qiu asked.

"Yes, it’s from Sicily. I’ve seen the photos of the painting; indeed it’s very breathtaking. Now the bid has reached one hundred million Euro."

One hundred million Euro?

Previously, Ye Qiu sold it to a middle-aged man for only twenty million Euro, and he thought it was worth that price, but now it’s soared to one hundred million Euro.

Seems like quite a loss.

"When does the auction start?"

"It should be in these two days; Christie’s auction house is still preparing. It’s said to be the painter’s most stunning oil painting." Louise finished speaking and took out a few photos.

Isn’t this the Friday evening banquet Ye Qiu painted?

"What? Is this more valuable?"

"This one can’t be bought at any price; it’s by Godfather Mafia Martio," Louise said.