Chapter 580: Chen Long’s Son

“So this is the so-called ‘Pearl of the Orient,’ Harbor City,” Xu Yang mused as he looked down at Victoria Harbour below.

It was his first time in Harbor City. He had never thought about coming to Harbor City for fun before, simply because he didn’t have the money.

After he had the money, he thought about finding time to take Zhao Yuxin to Harbor City for fun.

But he never imagined that his first visit to Harbor City would be with a big guy like Wang Xiaocong.

If people didn’t know any better, they might think the two of them were together.

Wang Xiaocong had been to Harbor City countless times. Looking down at Victoria Harbour, he curled his lip and said, “Actually, Harbor City isn’t all that. It’s not even as good as the mainland’s first-tier cities now. There are too many people and not enough land in Harbor City, it’s so crowded. Walking on the streets is just people squeezing past people. That so-called Queen’s Road, Causeway Bay, might sound impressive, but in my opinion, they’re just lousy streets, not nearly as spacious as the shopping streets in big mainland cities.”@@novelbin@@

As the heir to Wan Da Group, Wang Xiaocong didn’t think Harbor City was all that remarkable like ordinary people did.

In his view, apart from that small group of wealthy individuals, life in Harbor City was quite tough for everyone else, nowhere near as comfortable as that of ordinary mainlanders.

And wealthy people can live in comfort anywhere.

There’s not much to see with two big men together.

If there were women with them, they could at least go have a look at Victoria Harbour.

But with two big men, forget it.

Therefore, Wang Xiaocong called Brother Chen Long and arranged to meet him the next day. After that, they both went back to their rooms to sleep.

The next day.

At ten in the morning, the two took the hotel’s VIP Bentley service to Chen Long’s villa.

Chen Long’s villa was in Ping Mountain of Harbor City.

This was the bona fide wealthy district of Harbor City, where the residents were incredibly rich or influential.

Chen Long was one of them and the only celebrity living there.

It’s not that other celebrities like Liu Dehua, Zhang Xueyou, Star Chow, and Zhou Runfa weren’t impressive, but they didn’t compare to Chen Long, who had debuted earlier and earned money sooner than them. Even with their wealth now, they couldn’t buy a villa here.

This place was a symbol of status.

Chen Long took pride in owning a villa here.

What does it mean to be an international superstar? This is what it means.

Chen Long’s villa had a small courtyard.

Despite being a small courtyard, don’t think it’s nothing.

In Harbor City, a villa with a courtyard is the envy of countless rich people.

You can’t buy one even if you have the money now.

Chen Long’s villa was guarded by bodyguards and staffed with Filipino maids, along with an American butler.

This was pretty much standard for a rich-person district villa.

As a member of this elite group, Brother Chen Long naturally kept up with this standard.

Wang Xiaocong said, “My name is Wang Xiaocong; we’re here to see Brother Chen Long. We have an appointment.”

“Okay, please wait a moment,” a bodyguard immediately replied, picking up a walkie-talkie and speaking a few words.

Chen Long had already told them that Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong would be coming in the morning.

Chen Long was an international superstar, and without an appointment, it was not possible to see him.

Soon, a white-haired man in standard butler attire came out.

This was Chen Long’s American butler.

The butler spoke in impeccable Mandarin, “Welcome Mr. Wang, welcome Mr. Xu. I am Mr. Chen Long’s butler. My Chinese name is Li Hua!”

Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong both nodded: “Hello, Butler Li.”

Butler Li smiled and nodded, leading Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong into the villa. They sat down in the living room, where he had the Filipino maid serve tea, before explaining, “Mr. Wang, Mr. Xu, I’m sorry. You had an appointment with Mr. Chen Long for half-past ten, and now it is only ten. You’ve arrived a bit early. Chen Long is not home at the moment and will be back later. It’s not that he intends to slight you; he’s just very busy, with each day’s schedule tightly arranged. Of course, he’s a man who keeps his promises, and he’ll definitely be back before half-past ten to meet with you both.”

Xu Yang said, “Brother Chen Long is an international superstar; he has a lot of matters to take care of. We understand.”

Wang Xiaocong also nodded, “No problem, we can wait.”

So the two of them chatted with Butler Li while sipping their tea.

As they chatted, they suddenly heard a burst of laughter coming from outside the door.

Soon after, they saw a man walk into the living room, arm in arm with a beautiful woman, talking and laughing.

Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong immediately recognized the man.

It was none other than Chen Long’s son, Fang Zuming.

Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong were somewhat familiar with Fang Zuming.

The guy hadn’t made a name for himself studying in the beautiful country, so he returned to Harbor City to mingle in the entertainment circle, hoping to rely on his father Chen Long to become a popular star and be as carefree as his dad one day.

In the beginning, everyone considered Chen Long’s face and gave him a lot of resources; he could be the protagonist in his first film with big names playing supporting roles to highlight him, and even a lousy song of his could win an award.

Although Chen Long had repeatedly said in public that his son’s development in the entertainment industry was his own business, not related to him, and that people didn’t need to give him face or resources for Fang Zuming, letting his son develop on his own…

But everyone knew that it was just lip service, and things went on as usual.

Unfortunately, Fang Zuming was after all not Chen Long. Not only did he lack talent, but he also wasn’t willing to endure hardships. Even with resources, after many years, he still hadn’t managed to become famous.

In the end, Fang Zuming figured since his dad was rich, he would inherit everything once his dad passed away. There was no need to exhaust himself acting or singing.

How much money could exhausting himself with acting and singing even earn?

Wasn’t it better to just use his dad’s money to enjoy life?

So, Fang Zuming began his journey of enjoying life.

Chen Long was very disappointed in response and had rebuked him several times, frustrated at his lack of progress.

But Fang Zuming didn’t listen, so he stopped scolding him.

Things would be as they may; he couldn’t control it anymore.

Moreover, when Chen Long was young and busy with his career, he hadn’t fulfilled his duties as a father.

He felt responsible for his son’s failure, so he let his son pursue his own life.

Perhaps Fang Zuming, having enjoyed life for too long, found it too boring and took a thrilling risk by doing drugs with a celebrity surnamed He.

The incident became public, causing a huge uproar in society.

After Fang Zuming came out, he wasn’t exposed for drug abuse or anything.

It was unknown if he quit or simply wasn’t caught again.

Unexpectedly, when they visited today, they met Fang Zuming, whom they had thought was still playing around in the beautiful country.

When both men looked at Fang Zuming, he also looked at them, his gaze settling on Wang Xiaocong: “You are Wang Xiaocong?”

Wang Xiaocong smiled and nodded: “That’s me. How do you know about me?”

Fang Zuming said, “You’re the son of the richest man, right? Our local news has covered you before. Those news media, they love to report on rich second generations. I occasionally watch the news, so I know about you.”

Wang Xiaocong nodded, “I see.”

Fang Zuming said, “What brings you to my home? Are you here to talk to my dad about a movie?”

Wang Xiaocong chuckled, “Not for a movie, but indeed I’m here to talk about some cooperation, to ask him to endorse a commercial.”

Fang Zuming said, “Oh, an endorsement. Not bad. My dad’s going to make some money, which is perfect since I’m planning to get a new sports car. Now I can rightfully ask him for money!”