"No way, you're going to do something so big?" After hearing Gu Xian say that he spent nearly 70 million to redeem the copyright, Li Yuqiu almost couldn't hold the wine he had just drunk.
Gu Xian dodged to the side in disdain. "What can we do? Guangyao is in such a state now. Newcomers don't want to come, and those who stay are plagued by negative news. Taking it slow will only lead to failure. And you have to pay for it anyway. Rather than spending money and begging for someone to take you out for fun, it's definitely more promising to build a platform yourself."
"Of course we can provide the money. You don't even need to ask for a loan. Just think of it as us investing together with you." Sheng Yi was peeling walnuts, a small plate of them already piled up in front of him. "But the cash we have at our disposal is all earned from investing behind your back over the past few years. You know roughly how much that is."
With a boyfriend who's a minor celebrity, Han Rui naturally understands better than anyone else: "'Legend of Songshan' is a fantasy drama. If you want to make it well, you can't skimp on the costumes, props, and special effects. You need to have at least 200 million yuan ready. The little money we can come up with is definitely not enough. What are you going to do with the remaining shortfall?"
“…” Gu Xian didn’t say anything, obviously he was worried about this.
He didn't need to be so strapped for cash. Filming a TV series was a long-term project, and with 70 million in cash, even if it really cost 200 million or more, he could still make ends meet by borrowing and adding some of his unexpired investments.
But, who told him to spend the money?
The gap of 70 million is not so easy to fill. Li Yuqiu and others fell silent, thinking about what solutions there could be.
"Why don't you ask your dad for money?" Li Yuqiu suggested first. "You'll definitely pay him back after you earn enough money."
Without waiting for Gu Xian to answer, Sheng Yi blew on his head and then pushed the plate of walnuts piled like a mountain in front of him: "Eat some walnuts to nourish your brain, Li Yuqiu, what a bad idea you came up with!"
Gu Xian wasn't so excited. He refused in a very calm tone: "No. If I ask my dad for money, Gu Leyu and his mother will think I'm trying to get the family fortune. Even if I return the money - if Gu Leyu and his mother knew I wasn't a loser, they would be even more eager to kick me out."
Li Yuqiu rubbed the back of his head, which had been slapped by Sheng Yi, and while crunching walnuts, he muttered unhappily, "Fight for it if you want. You're your father's biological son, and you have a share of the Gu family's wealth."
"No need to argue." Gu Xian turned slightly to the side, obviously not wanting to talk about this topic. "It's not like I can't support myself."
"Don't you think it's unfair?" Li Yuqiu felt sorry for him.
"So what if it's unfair." Gu Xian looked at the corner of the wall, "Gu Rongcai is my only father."
Li Yuqiu couldn't understand: "Didn't you say that if you really were kicked out, you'd let us support you!"
"..." Gu Xian raised his eyes, "But that's your home, Sheng Yi's home, Han Rui's home, in short, it's not my, Gu Xian's, home."
Li Yuqiu wanted to say something else, but was stopped by Sheng Yi: "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Even a judge can't judge family affairs. Gu Xian knows everything about his family. And even if he really goes to ask for the money, he may not get it. Don't forget that the Gu family just took advantage of Xie Yunjing's attendance at the cocktail party to relax. It's not certain how much cash Gu Xian's father has on hand right now."
Li Yuqiu was still a little unwilling: "Gu Rongcai gave Gu Leyu and his mother so many villas, so he could just sell one and get the money!"
"If you don't plan on asking your dad for money, then what are you going to do?" Han Rui said seriously, "I can ask my parents for some more money, but there's no guarantee that you'll make any money from filming this TV series, so I won't get much."
"You know all this..." He narrowed his eyes slightly, "You're not planning to start with Xie Yunjing, are you?"
Xie Yunjing is different from them. Not only is he loved by the old couple of the Xie family, he also holds great power in the entire Xie Group, and the assets under his name are quite astonishing.
Gu Xian snatched two walnut kernels from Li Yuqiu: "...He did say he could lend me some."
Han Rui: "That's not impossible..."
Gu Xian revealed the real reason for his worry: "But I've already refused."
There are also some people who are so arrogant as to say, "Who needs your little money?"
Han Rui: “…”
Shengyi comforted him, "It's about making money, it's not shameful."
Li Yuqiu was very alert: "What if he was just joking?"
Gu Xian looked at Sheng Yi with a deadly gaze: "...your walnuts are quite useful."
It's no big deal to go back on your word. Just like what Cheng Yi said, making money is not shameful. But if Xie Yunjing was really just playing tricks on him, it would be extremely embarrassing for him to speak up again after he refused.
"Ahem." Han Rui cleared his throat and said with a strange look on his face, "Actually, I think you might as well give it a try. I think Xie Yunjing will lend it to you."
Even though there is a risk of being fooled, Xie Yunjing is indeed the fat sheep that he is most likely to fleece all at once.
Ever since Xie Yunjing entered the room, Gu Xian looked at him from time to time. Gu Xian was sure that Xie Yunjing had noticed his gaze a long time ago, but he just pretended not to know and didn't give him any reaction.
Seeing Xie Yunjing finished his shower and looked like he was about to go to sleep, Gu Xian finally couldn't help but explode, pulling off his quilt and yelling, "Xie Yunjing! Have you finished pretending!"
"Why am I pretending?" Xie Yunjing asked with interest.
He wasn't really pretending. He could tell that Gu Xian probably had something to ask of him, but he didn't know what it was.
"..." Gu Xian grabbed his collar, not caring whether it would be embarrassing or not, "I want to borrow money!"
"Hmm?" Xie Yunjing raised his eyebrows, his eyes showing more interest. "Didn't you say before that you were not short of money?"
“…”
He knew that this bastard would definitely use this to laugh at him!
"Just tell me whether you will lend it or not!"
This arrogant behavior almost made Xie Yunjing want to laugh. He patted Gu Xian's hand that was holding his collar and asked calmly, "Is there anyone who borrows money like you?"
"If I'm polite to you, will you be polite and lend me money?" Although he said this, Gu Xian still let go of his hand.
Xie Yunjing straightened his wrinkled collar and said, "You have to tell me how much you want to borrow first."
"One, no, two hundred million."
Anyway, he has already lost face, and Xie Yunjing can come up with that much money, so he might as well borrow the full amount at once.
"You're borrowing so much money from someone." Xie Yunjing sat up against the headboard and looked him in the eye. "You should have the attitude to ask for help when asking for help."
Gu Xian stared at him gloomily: "What do you want to do?"
It was rare to see Gu Xian so arrogant. Xie Yunjing was in a very good mood at the moment. He jokingly said, "Call me 'Dad' first, will you?"
Gu Xian gritted his teeth secretly: "Don't go too far."
"You're the one who asked me to do it. It's up to you whether you want to or not." Xie Yunjing deliberately yawned. "If you don't want to, then go to sleep. I have to go to school tomorrow..."
A very small voice sounded.
"……dad."
Xie Yunjing paused and looked at Gu Xian in surprise.
Gu Xian seemed to be irritated by his look. He suddenly rushed over to his ear and shouted loudly: "Dad, dad, dad, dad, dad! Are you satisfied?"
Gu Xian actually bowed his head to him. The moment Xie Yunjing realized this fact, he did not feel the slightest joy, and even his previous happy mood disappeared.
When he spoke, Xie Yunjing himself didn't realize the sourness in his tone: "Guangyao...are the people in that company so important to you?"
He wanted to see Gu Xian bow his head in front of him, but how could that be for others?
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