Chapter 581: Endure a Moment of Peace

Hearing Fang Zuming’s words, Wang Xiaocong thought to himself that Chen Long’s son was truly a waste.

Although he couldn’t compare to his own dad, he was still doing business, losing money, but still striving hard in business.

Fang Zuming, at his age, still had to ask Chen Long for money to buy a new car.

Fang Zuming looked at Xu Yang, “Wang Xiaocong, is this your friend? Who is he? Which rich second-generation is he from? I haven’t seen the media in Harbor City report on him.”

Wang Xiaocong replied with a chuckle, “His name is Xu Yang, and he’s not a rich second-generation, but the wealthy founder. In just over a year, he became a billionaire with an estimated net worth of a hundred billion now.”

“Holy shit!” Fang Zuming exclaimed, “Really? He became a hundred-billionaire in just over a year?”

He looked at Xu Yang with a face full of shock mixed with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

To think that his old man had slaved over making movies all his life, countless times barely escaping death, endorsing products, and investing in all sorts of messy things, only to make just over twenty billion dollars.

Yet Xu Yang became a hundred-billionaire in just a year’s time.

It was truly a case of comparing people can be infuriating.

If only his old man had that much money, how great would that be.

Getting a new sports car wouldn’t be so hard then.

Not to mention swapping a sports car, even getting a private jet wouldn’t be an issue, right?

Wang Xiaocong said, “Of course it’s true, I have to follow Xu Yang now. I’m relying on him to take me along in the future. Coming to see your dad for an endorsement deal was also his idea.”

Fang Zuming stared at Xu Yang, “Mr. Xu, how did you do it? Can you teach me? My dad says every day that I’m good for nothing, only knowing how to indulge in pleasures—I’m so worried. If I had even one percent of your ability, I wouldn’t have to be scolded by him.”

Xu Yang smiled, preparing to speak.

At that moment, a noise came from outside.

It was Chen Long returning with a bunch of friends.

Entering the house, he saw his son hugging a garishly made-up woman, obviously not a proper lady, and immediately flew into a rage: “You little rascal, I can tolerate your messing around outside, but you even bring people back home—are you trying to anger me to death?!”

“Dad, stop yelling, can’t you see we have guests?” Fang Zuming curled his lip, nonchalantly saying, “Wang Xiaocong and Xu Yang said they came to talk about your endorsement deal. Your endorsement fee isn’t small, I need a new car, just five million. Give me the money first, once you sign the endorsement deal, you’ll earn a big sum!”

“You!” Chen Long was livid, his face turning iron blue, “Get out, I don’t have any money for you!”

“If you don’t give me the money, I won’t leave. If you don’t mind losing face, then go ahead and argue with me in front of Wang Xiaocong and Xu Yang!” Fang Zuming shouted.

“You…” Chen Long was so furious he felt like his lungs would explode, “How dare you blackmail me, I’ll beat you to death, you little rascal!”

With that, he stepped in front of Fang Zuming, ready to hit him.

Fang Zuming faced him fearlessly, tilting his head back.

“Big brother, don’t be impulsive, impulse is the devil!”

“Big brother, you can’t hit him!”

“Big brother, it’s just five million, just give it to him!”

“Big brother, there are outsiders here, take a step back for peace and quiet!”

Chen Long’s friends immediately held him back, all advising against it.

“Fine, fine, fine!” Chen Long quickly wrote a check for five million and threw it at Fang Zuming, “Now get lost, and I’ll deal with you later!”

With Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong present, it really wasn’t appropriate to discipline his son, lest he become the laughingstock of others.

“Heh heh, then I’m off. You talk about the endorsement. Wang Xiaocong is the son of the wealthiest man, Xu Yang is a hundred-billionaire, you can drive a hard bargain. The next time I change cars, it’s going to depend on this endorsement of yours!”

Having pocketed the check, Fang Zuming said this and walked out, hugging the woman.

“You guys go have fun,” Chen Long signaled his friends to leave first.

The butler also left.

Only one young man didn’t leave.

This young man’s name was Fan Yunfan, and he was Chen Long’s agent.@@novelbin@@

Chen Long sat down on the sofa opposite Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong, wearing a wry smile as he said, “President Xu, young master Wang, my son is good for nothing, I’ve embarrassed you.”

Xu Yang gave a slight smile, “Big brother, you spoil your son too much.”

Chen Long replied with a bitter smile, “I don’t want to either, I’ve yelled at him, I’ve hit him, but he just won’t listen. I can’t just abandon him, right, sigh…”

Xu Yang said, “Big brother, every family has its problems, just keep educating him slowly, I believe your son will change.”

Having said this, Xu Yang himself didn’t believe it.

Fang Zuming was already in his thirties and still acted this way, unless some major change happened in his life, it was unlikely there would be any significant change.

Not everyone was as lucky as he was, to be bound with “the system”.

“Well, let’s hope for the best,” Chen Long sighed and shook his head, “Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore. Let’s discuss what you came to see me for. I heard from my son that you were looking for me to discuss an endorsement, I thought you were going to invest in my movie.”

Xu Yang asked with interest, “Big brother, what movie are you planning to shoot?”

Wang Xiaocong also showed an interested expression.

As a globally acclaimed action movie star, Chen Long was truly a superstar.

Every new movie he took part in was highly anticipated.

Chen Long was getting older, and many of his routines had become tiresome to audiences.

It wasn’t possible to return to the golden era of movies like “Police Story” or “Rush Hour”.

But as long as Chen Long was willing to put his heart into filmmaking, he could still make great movies, at least they wouldn’t be flops.

For instance, the movie “Kung Fu Yoga,” which was released in the Spring Festival slot a few years ago, didn’t receive as good reviews as his previous films, but it was passable and the box office grossed nearly two billion.

Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong were also part of the film industry, and if Chen Long had a good film project, they weren’t against investing, as money was no issue for them.

Chen Long said, “It’s a script I wrote about rescuing overseas compatriots and matching wits with foreign criminal forces.”

Xu Yang said, “That sounds very interesting, and it aligns with the current patriotic trend.”

Chen Long said, “Yes, we have to keep up with the trends. Nowadays, patriotic movies are quite marketable.”

Wang Xiaocong asked, “Big brother, how much do you need to invest in this film?”

Chen Long made a “eight” hand gesture, “Eight hundred million, it’s a major production, we need to shoot in several countries.”

Wang Xiaocong said, “That’s a big investment, eight hundred million, that’s more than one hundred million US dollars. Even in the Beautiful Country’s Hollywood, that’s a big production. How much more funding do you need now?”

Chen Long said, “I still need half of that, four hundred million.”

Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong exchanged glances, Xu Yang said, “Big brother, let’s think about it first. Regarding your movie, we need to understand it more before we decide. For now, let’s talk about the endorsement deal.”

Chen Long said, “Sure, but I’m a bit puzzled, why would you want me to be the endorser?”

He himself thought he was toxic for endorsements.

Whatever product he endorsed, the company would go out of business.

Now netizens even joke about it with Chen Long.

One could say, not many people were looking for Chen Long to endorse their products anymore.

Chen Long himself didn’t expect Xu Yang and Chen Long would seek him for an endorsement.