The Comeback of the Interstellar Billionaire

17. The Charcoal in Snowy Weather

Translator: Flying Lines

Hu Xuan looked at Lin Zhuohan beside Lu Yunchu and said, “Mr. Lu, you really cherish Zhuohan, don’t you?”

Lu Yunchu nodded, “Of course. I can tell that Zhuohan will become popular in several years. I can see that your company has too many good actors and actresses waiting for opportunities recently. I can’t bear to see that the pearl in my eye is buried in your back garden. Mr. Hu, I hope you don’t mind me doing this.”

“No, I don’t, but my company has its regulations. This contract cannot be casually terminated.” Hu Xuan sized Lu Yunchu up and down and said.

“I know, it’s about money, isn’t it?” Lu Yunchu signalled the man in black beside him.

The lawyer brought by Lu Yunchu opened the safe with him and said, “A total of 300 million star coins. Mr. Hu, please have a check.”

Hu Xuan looked at Lu Yunchu and said, “No need. I believe in Mr. Lu’s honesty. But I wonder if there is really a need for Mr. Lu to make such a huge effort for an actor in my company?”

“Hahaha! Money is easy to earn, but happiness is hard to find! Besides, it’s just 300 million; it’s not a lot of money. Hu Xuan, you’re a boss of a company too. Do you regard 300 million as a large sum?” Lu Yunchu blinked and said.

Hu Xuan smiled and said, “Mr. Lu, you’re really living an extravagant life now!”

“Just so-so.” Lu Yunchu said lazily when he was playing with his fingernails.

Hu Xuan looked at Lin Zhuohan and was silent for a moment, then he said, “Mr. Lu, you’re helping Zhuohan terminate his contract. Does Mr. Qin know that?”

Lu Yunchu said with a cold face, “It’s none of his business. I do whatever I want.”

“Mr. Lu, don’t be angry. I’m just asking a random question. But I’m afraid that if Qin Rui is angry, the consequences will be extreme.” Hu Xuan said.

Lu Yunchu nodded and said, “I know that. When he is angry, he will bark like a mad dog.”

Hu Xuan was speechless.

……

After successfully terminating the contract, Lin Zhuohan could not help but let out a sigh of relief.

Lu Yunchu looked at Lin Zhuohan and said, “Zhuohan, you can go back first. You should be busy in a few days.”

Lin Zhuohan looked at Lu Yunchu and nodded, “Okay.”

“Is everything arranged?” Lu Yunchu looked at Lin Zhuohan’s back and asked Chen Ke, the lawyer he brought with him.

Chen Ke nodded and said, “Everything has been well-arranged. The appointment with the director is at two in the afternoon.”

Lu Yunchu looked at his Lange & Söhne’s Grand Complication watch on his left wrist and said, “Let’s go now. It’s almost time.”

Chen Ke followed Lu Yunchu to the star shuttle and quickly drove to the agreed hotel.

“Sorry, Director Zeng, I’ve made you wait for a long time,” Lu Yunchu walked into the private room and said.

Zeng Chongyue smiled with his pale face and said, “It doesn’t matter. I just arrived in a few minutes.” He paused for a moment, then said impatiently, “I heard that Mr. Lu wants to invest in my movie?”

Lu Yunchu nodded, “That’s it. I believe in Director Zeng’s capability. Since you have spent so much effort on your movie this time, I believe it will definitely become a miraculous work!”

Lu Yunchu looked at Zeng Chongyue and his heart was beating with complicated feelings. Zeng Chongyue was once a famous director, but he seemed to have been in his dire strait recently. Shan Yuhao looked gentle and harmless, but when he was offended, there were a bunch of people who would stand up for him. Countless actors and directors had fallen into that villain’s hands and Director Zeng was only one of them!

“How much money do you plan to invest, Mr. Lu?” Zeng Chongyue paused and asked.

“That depends on how much you want, Director Zeng. If you are looking for billions of investments, I’m confident to afford it. If you want tens of billions, I’ll have to ask for permissions.” Lu Yunchu blinked when he said.

“The budget of this movie is 3.6 billion. I have some savings myself, but it’s not enough.” Zeng Chongyue said.

“How much do you need to meet your budget?” asked Lu Yunchu.

“2.9 billion,” Zeng Chongyue said.

“Fine. I’ll invest 3.5 billion. If it’s not enough, I can add my investment later.” Lu Yunchu said while sipping his tea.

Zeng Chongyue looked at Lu Yunchu in surprise. “Mr. Lu, aren’t you kidding?!”

“Kidding? Why should I be kidding?”

“If that’s the case, the profits from this movie will all belong to you, Mr. Lu.” Zeng Chongyue said.

“No need, Director Zeng. How can I ask you to work as my free labour? You can still have twenty percent of the movie’s profit.” Lu Yunchu said.

Zeng Chongyue looked at Lu Yunchu and said, “Mr. Lu, it’s so kind of you to say so! Is there any particular reason why Mr. Lu spends so much effort on my movie?”

Lu Yunchu smiled and said, “There is no particular reason. I just think that Shan Yuhao’s acting skills are bad to my eyes. He only deserves to act as a walk-on in a movie. Director Zeng, I’m impressed that you have seen through his essence.”

Zeng Chongyue had heard about the rumours that Lu Yunchu had robbed the lover from Shan Yuhao when they were in college, and people said karma came to Lu Yunchu when he was abandoned by his lover. From what Zeng Chongyue knew about Shan Yuhao, he didn’t believe it at all. He’d rather believe this was a rumour made up by Shan Yuhao to discredit Lu Yunchu. Now, after hearing Lu Yunchu’s words, Zeng Chongyue couldn’t help but smile.

Lu Yunchu and Zeng Chongyue soon signed the contract.

Zeng Chongyue looked at the money on his bank account and his heart was finally settled.

Originally, when Zeng Chongyue knew Lu Yunchu wanted to meet him, he thought that Lu Yunchu was coming to laugh at him. He had never thought that someone would really want to invest in his movie. Now that he had got Lu Yunchu’s investment, Zeng Chongyue felt more ambitious than any moment in his life.