Super Rich by Doing as You Please

Chapter 366: Chapter 180: Do You Think I’m an Iron Man Who Doesn’t Need to Rest?

The man was speechless.

"I’m guessing he sued for the bride price just to mess with her."

Xi Wei continued, "Then, he suddenly left his old company and started his own media company with 50 million in registered capital. He put a woman in charge of it.

Recently, his company partnered with another to produce a short-form drama. It did very well and went viral. It seems they made tens of millions.

And he also has a fitness center under his name. It’s currently being renovated and should be opening soon. Apparently, he’s also put a woman in charge of managing that.

What’s worth noting is that the woman managing the company and the one running the fitness center are best friends."

The man nodded. "Is there any other information?"

"Yes."

Xi Wei said with a serious expression, "He’s also a high-level VIP client at the Construction Bank and holds a private banking account.

I spent a bit of money to have someone look up his personal account balance in the banking system. They couldn’t see the exact numbers; they didn’t have enough clearance.

But based on his recent spending records, he’s spent nearly one hundred million in just over a month."

"!!!" The man was finally taken aback.

’A young man who can blow through nearly a hundred million on personal expenses in a single month, and you’re telling me he’s from an ordinary family?’

’Only an idiot would believe that.’

’Damn, even the son of the richest man in the country probably doesn’t spend like that.’

That’s why the man didn’t believe the personal information his son had dug up at all.

In this age of big data, many things have become transparent, but they can also be made to be very deceptive.

The man asked seriously, "Xi Wei, what’s your take on this young man?"

"He’s very mysterious. I can’t figure him out."

Xi Wei wasn’t sure what his father was getting at, but he offered his advice. "Unless it’s absolutely necessary, we shouldn’t go out of our way to provoke him."

"Then tell me, why did he get close to your sister? Does he have some sort of ulterior motive?"

"Uh, Dad."

Xi Wei said awkwardly, "Actually, it seems like she was the one who went after him."

The man fell silent.

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Keep an eye on your sister. Dating is fine, but don’t let her get taken advantage of."

’After all, who knows how many women a man like that has in his life.’

’We’re both men, and rich men at that. We both know how things are.’

’Faithfulness isn’t something you find in men like us.’

"I understand." Xi Wei nodded.

Since Xu Yun wasn’t answering his phone, Xino had no choice but to head to his new home at Jiangcheng Heaven and Earth.

But without a key card, she couldn’t even get into the elevator. She had to ask the property management staff to contact him.

The staff member called Xu Yun’s video intercom, but there was still no answer.

This meant he wasn’t home.

Xino had no choice but to wait for Xu Yun in her car at the community entrance.

To be honest, if her brother, Xi Wei, saw his sister acting so humbled, he would probably be heartbroken.

But that’s just how love is.

Between a man and a woman, whoever falls first or loves more is the one who ends up at a disadvantage, the one who humbles themselves.

Xino had truly fallen for Xu Yun; she even wanted to marry him.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have slept with him.

Don’t be fooled by her usual wild behavior; when it came to relationships, she was very serious. She wasn’t the type of woman to casually sleep with a man.

Besides, given her family background and upbringing, there was no way she could be a promiscuous woman.

Xu Yun had no idea Xino was waiting for him outside his residential complex. After he had satisfied Liang Yan, she finally got down to business.

"Xu Yun, I have a script. I’ve read it, and I think it has a lot of potential."

Liang Yan traced circles on Xu Yun’s chest. "So, I’m planning to produce a full-length TV series. Do you want to invest?"

"You haven’t even completely cornered the short-form drama market, and you already want to jump into TV series?"

"We can tackle both at once."

Liang Yan said, "Trust my gut. I have a feeling this show will definitely be a hit."

"What’s your reasoning?"

"I don’t know if you watch TV series regularly."

Liang Yan explained, "If you look at the wuxia or low-fantasy martial arts series on the market right now, the cheap, five-dime special effects for the fight scenes are just unwatchable.

It’s either laughably bad CGI or endless slow-motion. It’s not even as good as the effects some influencers on TikTok make, and plenty of people complain about it.

But even with all that, because the investors hire a few popular celebrities, the ratings are still really high.

So I was thinking, we could also adapt a web novel from a major IP, find some popular actors, and then really invest in the special effects.

But we’d be different. We’d do it legitimately—no money laundering, no fudging the numbers. We could build our entire reputation with a single hit show."

"You make it sound so simple. You think it’s that easy?"

Xu Yun asked doubtfully, "I might not understand the entertainment market, but there’s only so much pie to go around. You think the other players are just going to let you walk in and take a slice?

Your short-form dramas were successful because the other investors were slow to react, which allowed you to get a head start in that market."

"Don’t you worry about that."

Liang Yan said, "The film industry is a murky business, but for television, I’ve already contacted the right people and secured a distribution platform. It shouldn’t be a problem."

"So you’re just here to ask me for money, is that it?"

"Yes. Producing a TV series isn’t like a short-form drama. The actors’ salaries alone are a huge expense."

Liang Yan turned on her side to face Xu Yun, explaining, "I don’t have enough money right now."

"How much do you need, and how much do you have?"