Chapter 203 After Getting Rich

Of course, even if there really is such a good thing in the world, it will inevitably come with a corresponding price.

“This is a greeting from the dead.”

In the fluorescent screen, the frail old man with a candle introduced himself and said that he and Brewster's grandmother were siblings, so he was the uncle in the Brewster family who had a quarrel with his family and ran away from home in a fit of anger. He had no news for many years and everyone thought he was dead outside.

"But in fact, I have lived longer than all of them, except you." My uncle simply told the story of how he had a quarrel with his family and in a fit of anger he took a boat to the American West to wander around, and then stared beyond the screen.

In other words, across time and space, using the light and shadow of technology to leave traces, he conducted an examination of his only descendant.

"Unfortunately, when I learned that you, a second-rate actor, were my only heir, I was very disappointed." Although the uncle still seemed to be smiling, his tone was extremely sarcastic and insulted Brewster. "But unfortunately, even if I don't want to admit it, you are my only choice."

The actor who plays the role of Uncle is veteran actor Zhong Jingwei, who was invited by Su Yun through connections. He is a legendary actor who once studied abroad at the Yale School of Drama as a Chinese and obtained a Master of Arts.

This is not the era of the future when everyone uses dubbing, and a few dubbing actors rotate through dozens of TV series.

For now, except for the cases where the film is broadcast in different regions with different languages, in which case dubbing is the only option, all other cases follow this underlying rule: even if synchronous recording is not technically possible, the original voices of the actors must be used as much as possible in the later stages.

For most of the well-known awards, an important point in their selection is that the actor's original voice is required - because the dialogue skills are also included as a factor in the evaluation of acting skills.

Therefore, if Su Yun wants to make a co-production film mainly in English and targeting the European and American markets, she must find as many actors as possible who can speak fluent English.

Fortunately, due to historical reasons, English is one of the common languages ​​in Hong Kong these days, and those big guys who have studied abroad can generally speak fluent English.

Moreover, after returning to Hong Kong, Zhong Jingwei has been working in the field of stage drama. He is not only a director and an actor, but also does a very good job... According to Su Yun's memory, a few years later, when the Drama School of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts was established, he was the founding dean and honorary academician.

To coordinate the development of the entertainment industry in a region, in addition to focusing on current and future planning, it is also necessary to do a good job in future talent resource storage management.

Maybe she can become an honorary academician!

Su Yun was also very satisfied with the work done by veteran actor Chung King Wai: after scolding Brewster with the look of a big boss who was trying to support his sick body, he started to talk about how his father locked him in a cupboard with nothing in it except a pile of cigars and a box of matches in order to teach him that smoking cigars was not good for his health when he was a child.

He wouldn't be allowed out until he had finished all the cigars in it.

From then on, my great uncle, who was tortured by cigars, never touched cigars again for the rest of his life.

"Although this is how we first met, maybe we can have some fun remotely... My father taught me a good lesson back then, so as an elder, I will teach you a good lesson as well." The uncle stared at the screen with a grim expression, "You left your hometown in pursuit of fame and money, abandoned your family and friends who loved you, and came to this faraway country - then, I will make you sick of money and hate the feeling of spending money!"

Having said that, the "fun" mentioned by my uncle finally revealed its true colors.

The great uncle gave Brewster two choices: either spend the $30 million within 30 days. If successful, he would inherit a huge inheritance of $300 million, but if he failed, he would lose everything and return to his original state; or choose the coward's pact specially prepared by the great uncle, take the inheritance of $1 million and get out, and the rest of the inheritance would be handed over to the law firm he had been cooperating with, and a certain management fee would be charged for charitable purposes.

There are many restrictions on the challenge of spending 30 million US dollars within 30 days: all the money must be spent within the agreed time, but no assets can be left on the notarization day 30 days later; you cannot arbitrarily increase the price to buy things that are not worth the price or hire people, and you cannot use the excuse of giving gifts to buy luxury goods such as houses, cars, and jewelry. Except for 5% that can be used for charity and 5% for casino entertainment, the rest of the money must be used for practical purposes...

You can't just buy a bunch of valuable artworks or collectibles and destroy them at will - once such behavior of destroying artworks is discovered, the bet will be terminated immediately, and the notary judge who looks like a financial elite and is in charge of wills will directly declare that his challenge has failed.

And the most important point is that this bet cannot be told to anyone. Even if a little bit of information is leaked to others, the bet will be terminated immediately and the challenge qualification will be revoked.

"Why can't I tell my friends?" Brewster asked rhetorically.

"I knew you would think so - because when I was in the closet with cigars and matches, no one came to help me!" The uncle answered Brewster's doubts in the video, and then complained in a low voice as if he was complaining, "I have never had many friends..."

At this moment, Brewster had a strange feeling: his great uncle, who was known as one of the richest people in the United States, seemed... not as happy as he had imagined?

No, how is that possible?

How can you be unhappy with so much money? How can you be without friends?

Even a young man like him who is so poor that he can't even pay the rent for next month is very happy when drinking and bragging with friends - even though he has to worry about the bills and livelihood when he wakes up the next day.

But the joy of talking about dreams the night before was not an illusion.

"Okay, Brewster, do you have the courage to challenge?" The old man's voice in the fluorescent screen interrupted Brewster's thoughts.

"This is the 1 million US dollars arranged by your great uncle." As the video ended, the two heads of the law firm opened the box they brought. The box full of US dollars blinded the eyes of everyone in and out of the play.

"Oh my God, I've never seen so much money!" After all, it was a cinema in a slum, and many audience members who were shocked by the money immediately let out the same scream as the protagonist in the movie.

"It's difficult to spend so much money without leaving any assets. No one will blame you for refusing such a weird bet. If you want, you can leave with the 1 million." The two heads of the law firm spoke in a gentle voice.

"I won't!" Brewster changed his previous behavior of being shocked by the 1 million and chose to challenge without hesitation, "This is my great uncle's money - I want to challenge for the 300 million!"

This rare display of generosity made many of the younger audience members cheer: "Good job! That's how it should be!"

Of course, the audience enjoyed watching the show, but the protagonist in the play was actually pretending to be cool and then ended up in a funeral procession: the law firm assigned him a legal assistant from the accounting department to record his expenses and receipts for the past 30 days.

Originally, the audience was unhappy about the presence of an accounting employee from the rival company next to the protagonist. However, as the door opened, assistant Woods, whose beautiful face could not be hidden even in a dull dark professional suit and large black-framed glasses, instantly lit up the eyes of many audience members.

"Hello, Mr. Brewster, I'm Ellie Woods, and I'm with the accounting department of this law firm." Assistant Woods certainly didn't know the details of the contract. He only knew that the "reason" for his visit was that he was arranged to be a temporary assistant for one month to a lucky man who had just inherited a $30 million inheritance tax-free.

On the way to the bank next door to check the money with his good friend Spike, who was also stunned by the 30 million inheritance, Brewster was so excited that he could hardly control his hands and feet: "Good brother, believe me, I may be crazy for a while... But I'm really not crazy. In a month, I will explain to you the truth of all this!"

"What? What are you talking about..." Before Spike could finish his confused words, he was once again stunned by the neatly stacked piles of banknotes in the room.

Brewster's subsequent behavior also fully confirmed the ancient Chinese saying that one who succeeds in one's career will be incoherent: he first rejected the bank manager's suggestion that he continue to deposit money in the bank and guarantee that he would receive an annual interest rate of up to 24%; then, he turned around and forced the bank to transfer the money to an ordinary account without any interest, preferably one that would require regular custody and management fees because depositing so much money would waste the bank's resources...

The bank manager was stunned for a second by this bizarre line of thinking that only appears once in a thousand years, but then he came to his senses in an instant and agreed without hesitation.

As for this new rich man who just inherited a huge inheritance, it is very likely that he has a problem with his brain. As an excellent bank manager, he does not need to pay attention to this.

"You're just giving up $7.2 million in pure interest every year!" Woods' assistant shouted in disbelief.

"Just because I have money doesn't mean I need to take advantage of others, right?" Perhaps it is the filter of money that blinds people. From the play to outside the play, Brewster's words aroused a lot of echoes and approval.

"It would be great if one day I could have the confidence to say that like him." Adam and a group of slum teenagers stared at the screen, stunned and fascinated.

Afterwards, Brewster hired the private detective who had been sent to take photos and monitor him for a weekly salary of $10,000. He also offered ten times the salary on the spot to the security team guarding the bank's vault, including the security team leader, to be his personal bodyguards because he wanted to withdraw a large sum of cash directly out the door.

When he walked out onto the street, Brewster seemed to remember something.

After searching his body for money but failing to find it, he realized that he only had a hundred-dollar bill. He had no choice but to borrow a coin from Woods' assistant to use the pay phone.

As soon as the call was connected, the manager who had quarreled with him before started to curse: "Where have you been? Hurry back to pack your things and pay the rent - I paid it for you, so come back quickly and return my $200!"

"Calm down and listen to me carefully. I am here in New York now. I have just inherited a $30 million inheritance and am planning to go back and buy our theater!" Brewster replied.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then there was a chaotic noise: "You...can't stand the shock of unemployment, so you touched something you shouldn't have?"