Volume 8: Return to the Golden Years Comprehensive World Chapter 584 Yuan Xudong finally became the villain
At eight o'clock in the evening, Yuan Xudong was waiting in the room for Cheng Yurou to come to him. For this purpose, he took a hot bath and asked the hotel waiter to bring him a bottle of 1982 Lafite red wine. The only reason why Yuan Xudong chose it was that it was expensive. How could an inexpensive thing highlight his status as a billionaire?
At this moment, Yuan Xudong finally understood why those women liked to buy brand-name bags. It was not because of their good quality, but because they were expensive. As long as the price was expensive, a snakeskin bag used for buying vegetables could be a high-end luxury product. Although it is similar to a snakeskin bag, it is a luxury product. People who really know the goods know that without tens of thousands of dollars and the corresponding quota, you can't buy it even if you want to!
Half an hour later, the doorbell rang. It should be Cheng Yurou. Yuan Xudong took a deep breath. To be honest, it was the first time he did such a thing. He was a little nervous, but it didn't matter. After all, it was a consensual thing and it was a matter of equal exchange. No one is nobler than anyone else, right?
Yuan Xudong had just finished taking a shower and did not change his clothes. He went to open the door wearing a loose bathrobe. The white bathrobe was only tied around his waist with a white belt. His hair was not completely dry yet. His skin was very white after taking a shower. A small piece of his chest was exposed at the collar. A glimpse of his chest could tell a lot about the situation. He had a great figure, like a white jade sculpture, which made people unable to help but take a few more glances!
After Yuan Xudong opened the door, Cheng Yurou appeared in front of him. She was wearing a thick down jacket, a hood, big sunglasses and a mask. Yuan Xudong looked at Cheng Yurou who covered herself tightly and smiled and said:
"Ms. Cheng, please come in!"
“Hmm~~”
Cheng Yurou nodded gently and hummed. She glanced at Yuan Xudong imperceptibly. Seeing him come to open the door in a bathrobe, her heart couldn't help but tremble slightly, and a blush flashed across her face. This was the first time for her. Yuan Xudong was just a little nervous, but she was much more nervous than Yuan Xudong. Her body wrapped in a thick down jacket was trembling slightly. At this time, Yuan Xudong slightly stepped aside, and Cheng Yurou walked directly into the room. Yuan Xudong closed the door and locked it. Hearing the sound of the door closing and locking, Cheng Yurou couldn't help but tremble. She forced herself to suppress the urge to turn around and run away. She looked up at Yuan Xudong and said calmly:
"What about the contract? Are you ready?"
"Of course I'm ready, what about you?"
Yuan Xudong smiled and looked down at Cheng Yurou who was pretending to be calm. Yuan Xudong clearly heard the slight tremor in her voice. If it weren't for the big sunglasses and mask covering Cheng Yurou tightly, Yuan Xudong had reason to believe that she would be more nervous. At this time, Yuan Xudong walked into the living room and smiled:
"Ms. Cheng, please take off all your clothes. Don't you feel hot?"
"you……"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's direct request, Cheng Yurou blushed immediately. At this time, Yuan Xudong suddenly changed his words:
"Don't get me wrong, I asked you to take off your down jacket, mask, and sunglasses as well!"
“Hmm~~”
Cheng Yurou nodded gently and hummed. She followed Yuan Xudong into the living room, took off her down jacket and put it on the sofa in the living room. She also took off her mask and sunglasses and put them on the table. At this time, Cheng Yurou returned to her daytime outfit, wearing a light blue white fox fur cloak embroidered with brocade patterns, and a tube-top butterfly skirt of the same style and color. She was elegant and dignified, with the temperament of a lady from a noble family. Yuan Xudong looked at her face and figure and praised her sincerely:
"Your beauty is as white as snow, your lips are as red as pearls, and passers-by all stop their carriages, vying to be like the goddess of Luochuan. Miss Cheng, you are so beautiful tonight!"
Hearing Yuan Xudong praising her beauty, which was comparable to the Luochuan Goddess, Cheng Yurou felt shy and secretly happy , but asked coldly:
"Mr. Yuan, how do I compare to Su Cheng?"
"Su Cheng is just an ignorant little girl . Of course, she can't compare to you, but..."
Yuan Xudong smiled and glanced at him. Cheng Yurou asked curiously:
"Just what?"
"She is beautiful, but compared to Miss Cheng and Su Cheng, she lacks a bit of the spirit of a young girl. She is not that charming. I feel pity for her!"
Yuan Xudong told the truth:
"I like your appearance, but I like Su Cheng's inner beauty even more. Do you understand what I mean?"
"Haha, hypocrisy. If Su Cheng was ugly, would you still like her inner beauty?"
Cheng Yurou asked disdainfully. Her original intention was to ridicule Yuan Xudong, but she didn't expect that Yuan Xudong actually nodded and admitted his hypocrisy. The corner of his mouth curled up with a sly smile and said:
"Haha, I never said I wasn't hypocritical. Who in this world dares to say they aren't hypocritical? Miss Cheng, do you dare to say it?"
"I don't care about you!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong being so calm, Cheng Yurou felt guilty. She raised her neck and tried to look calm.
“When will the contract be signed?”
"Now, a night of love is worth a thousand gold, I don't want to waste my time!"
Yuan Xudong smiled and took out a contract that he had prepared long ago from the drawer and handed it to Cheng Yurou and said with a smile:
"Take a look at it. If there are no problems, you can sign it now!"
Cheng Yurou took the contract and sat on the sofa to read it carefully. Yuan Xudong did not disturb her. He walked over and poured two glasses of wine, then handed one to Cheng Yurou and said with a smile:
"Would you like something to drink?"
"Thank you, I have a question I want to ask you, is that okay?"
Cheng Yurou took the red wine and asked, Yuan Xudong nodded and smiled:
"Of course, you can ask me anything you want to ask!"
Cheng Yurou nodded, raised the contract in her hand, and asked doubtfully:
"You just let me play the leading female role. Aren't you afraid that I won't perform well and end up losing money?"
"Well, this question..."
Yuan Xudong thought for a moment and said:
"I'm really not afraid. This is a project of Xingyu Company. Even if the investment fails, the loss will be to the company, not me!"
"What do you mean?"
Cheng Yurou was a little confused about what Yuan Xudong meant. She asked with some doubt:
"Aren't you a major shareholder of Xingyu?"
"What I need is a good project, not a profitable business. Let me tell you, banks are very profitable, right?"
Seeing Cheng Yurou nodded, Yuan Xudong smiled and continued:
"Then why are bank share prices so low, while loss-making companies have higher share prices?"
Without Cheng Yurou's answer, Yuan Xudong continued to laugh:
"How much money can you make from doing business? As long as you raise the company's stock price and then cash out, isn't it easier to make money than making a movie?"
Speaking of this, Yuan Xudong said somewhat complacently:
"You think Xingyu relies on making movies and TV series to make money. Let me tell you, Xingyu doesn't make much profit at all. It's good enough if it doesn't lose money. But Xingyu's valuation is several billion, and it can even reach 10 or 20 billion when How many movies and TV series do you think it takes to make that much money?"
Yuan Xudong only explained part of the reason. Another part was that he and Duan Chengxuan had a profit betting agreement. If Star Entertainment really lost money, it would be more beneficial to him. His purpose of investing in Star Entertainment was investment, and he did not expect dividends from Star Entertainment. As long as the valuation was high, selling part of the shares would make more money than making movies and TV series, wouldn't it?
Of course, since there is a gambling agreement, Yuan Xudong certainly cannot deliberately make trouble. However, there is no problem in letting Cheng Yurou play a role. Although she is said to be the heroine of the movie, she is actually a vase role. The main reason is that investors from Hollywood want to get a share of the domestic box office. They don’t care who plays this vase role, as long as it is a first-line actress who is popular in the country. Yuan Xudong will not tell Cheng Yurou this clearly.
Moreover, regarding the gambling agreement, as the founder of Star Entertainment, Duan Chengxuan bought many high-quality copyrights for the long-term development of Star Entertainment. This is actually a good thing, but he ignored the company's capital chain and idealism. If it happens as Yuan Xudong expected, Star Entertainment's capital chain will definitely break, and then it will incur serious losses and debts. At that time, Yuan Xudong will hire some internet trolls to spread the news and spread the gambling agreement.
When the stock price plummets, Yuan Xudong can buy back shares and then announce some good news, such as the company has bought a lot of popular copyrights, the company is going to cooperate with Hollywood, etc. When the stock price goes up, Yuan Xudong can sell the shares and make a fortune. As for Duan Chengxuan, he is in big trouble because if the gambling agreement is executed, he will be kicked out of Star Entertainment and his shares will be transferred to Yuan Xudong.
That's why Yuan Xudong hopes that Star Entertainment Company will suffer serious losses, but it cannot really go bankrupt. If the founder is kicked out, Yuan Xudong will be the boss of the company. If Duan Chengxuan still wants to come back, Yuan Xudong can also sell the company to him. Although he is bankrupt, his father is a billionaire. But according to Yuan Xudong's investigation, Duan Chengxuan's father does not actually support Duan Chengxuan to work in the film and television industry. However, Yuan Xudong can also lend money to Duan Chengxuan to buy back the shares, as long as his sister Duan Lingwei is willing. Wow, that's a bit evil!
In a word, Duan Chengxuan is the founder of Star Entertainment. He hopes that it can develop in the future and has devoted a lot of effort and emotion to it. However, Yuan Xudong is different. He is just doing business. In his eyes, Star Entertainment is a commodity that can be sold to others at any time. Moreover, Yuan Xudong is not optimistic about Star Entertainment. At least its ceiling is there and there is no future that people can imagine. Compared with Star Entertainment, China Literature is the boss. Yuan Xudong plans to sell Star Entertainment shares in the future and then buy China Literature shares. The strong will always be strong, and this is a high probability event!
As for Su Cheng and the others, they are not actually from Star Entertainment. Their agency contracts are with another agency. This agency and Star Entertainment have a cooperative relationship and the boss is the same, but legally speaking, they are two companies. Yuan Xudong will sell Star Entertainment, and then this agency will be separated and belong to Yuan Xudong alone. It's perfect!
At that time, Star Entertainment will be sold to Duan Chengxuan, and her sister Duan Lingwei will come to help her. She will continue to lead Su Cheng and the others, with the sister taking care of the younger sister. Yuan Xudong was excited just thinking about it. He only hoped that the crisis of Star Entertainment would break out sooner so that he could win the beauty and then cling to Yuewen. Yuan Xudong thought about it and decided that Penguin Big Brother was the most powerful. If he didn't buy its shares, whose would he buy?
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After chatting with Cheng Yurou for a while and drinking two glasses of red wine, Yuan Xudong looked at the drunken beauty and smiled:
"If there are no other questions, shall we sign the contract now?"
"Okay~~"
Cheng Yurou blushed and said shyly. Seeing that she agreed, Yuan Xudong signed his name on the last page of the contract, then handed her the pen and said:
"It's your turn to sign. It's not too late for you to regret it now!"
Cheng Yurou didn't say anything. She just took the pen and signed her name on the last page of the contract. After both parties signed, Yuan Xudong looked at Cheng Yurou and smiled.
"The contract takes effect. You belong to me for the next night!"
After that, Yuan Xudong bent down, picked up Cheng Yurou, and walked towards the bedroom...
After a long night, Dongfang Yubai and Yuan Xudong sent Cheng Yurou out of the room. Seeing her limping along the wall of the hotel, he couldn't help but feel pity for her and said:
"How about you take a rest for a while, and I promise not to bully you, okay?"
"No, I don't need your pity!"
Cheng Yurou glared at Yuan Xudong angrily and said angrily, he really didn't sleep all night last night and had been tormenting her until now. At this moment, Cheng Yurou's feet suddenly went weak. She screamed in fear and was about to fall to the ground. Yuan Xudong rushed over and hugged her in his arms and said with concern:
"Yu Rou, are you okay?"
"Let me go, bad guy. It's all your fault, bad guy..."
Being held in Yuan Xudong's arms, Cheng Yurou suddenly felt very wronged and sad in her heart. She was really scared last night. Yuan Xudong did not pity her at all. After all, she had never experienced such a thing. Yuan Xudong could be said to be her first man.
Looking at Cheng Yurou crying in his arms, Yuan Xudong felt a little guilty. He wiped the tears from her eyes, and his fingers gently brushed her face and hair, saying softly:
"Yu Rou, I'm sorry, it's all my fault, it's my fault, I..."
"Asshole, let her go!"
Just as Yuan Xudong was looking at Cheng Yurou tenderly in his arms, a violent male voice suddenly shouted, like the impotent roar, or the impotent scream, of a wounded man. Before Yuan Xudong could react, a figure rushed towards him.
At this time, Cheng Yurou was also stunned, because the man who rushed over was Ye Chen, her first love boyfriend whom she chose to give up. She and him looked at each other. Seeing Cheng Yurou crying and being hugged by Yuan Xudong, Ye Chen felt distressed. The grief and anger in his heart instantly turned into the power to punch. All this happened in an instant. Ye Chen punched Yuan Xudong directly in the face.
Because he wanted to be with Cheng Yurou, Yuan Xudong asked the bodyguard to leave first. In addition, he hadn't reacted yet, and the punch hit him in the face. Fortunately, Yuan Xudong slightly tilted his head, and Ye Chen was concerned about Cheng Yurou and was afraid of hurting her, so Yuan Xudong was not seriously injured. Seeing that Ye Chen still wanted to hit him, Yuan Xudong quickly dodged him and said angrily:
"Ye Chen, are you crazy?!"
"What did you do to Yu Rou?!"
Ye Chen roared. Yuan Xudong was not afraid of Ye Chen causing trouble, but was worried that it would affect Cheng Yurou. At this time, Cheng Yurou stood between Yuan Xudong and Ye Chen. She looked at Ye Chen with a evasive look and explained:
"Ye Chen, President Yuan didn't do anything to me, please leave quickly!"
"Yu Rou, don't be afraid, I..."
Seeing Ye Chen still grumbling, Yuan Xudong put his arm around Cheng Yurou's waist and said with a smile:
"Don't you want to know what I did to Yu Rou? Well, let me tell you. I stayed with Yu Rou last night because I wanted her to go to Hollywood to realize her dream. What can you do for her?"
Yuan Xudong was mad after being hit in the face by Ye Chen. Seeing Cheng Yurou trying to defend him, he got angry and sneered:
"The contract is still in Yu Rou's hands. Do you want to take a look?"
Hearing this, Ye Chen looked at Cheng Yurou in disbelief. He couldn't help but glance at the contract that Cheng Yurou still held in her hand. He was unwilling to believe the cruel reality before him and said:
"Yu Rou, tell me, everything he said is not true?"
"Ye Chen, don't be like this, we broke up a long time ago!"
Cheng Yurou glanced at Ye Chen and advised:
"You'd better forget about me. After so many years, I'm no longer the same person I was before!"
"Yu Rou, why is this happening? Why do you have to be a big star? Isn't it good to be an ordinary person?"
Ye Chen asked with a painful look on his face. The girl he liked was taken by another man. He was heartbroken. Seeing him like this, Yuan Xudong sneered and said sarcastically:
"You want Yurou to be an ordinary woman, so why don't you be an extraordinary man yourself? Instead of asking others to be good, it's better to ask yourself to be good, because you can only decide your own life, and you have no right to decide what kind of life others want. What you think is good may not be what others think!"
After saying that, Yuan Xudong hugged Cheng Yurou and retreated back to the room, leaving the miserable Ye Chen in the corridor outside. Cheng Yurou looked at Yuan Xudong in a daze. What Yuan Xudong said just now touched Cheng Yurou's heart. When Cheng Yurou wanted to develop in the entertainment industry, Ye Chen had always opposed it. He was afraid of losing Cheng Yurou because there were too many temptations in the entertainment industry. But Cheng Yurou just yearned for the glamorous life in the entertainment industry. Besides, she had the capital, so how could she sacrifice her own life for Ye Chen?
To put it bluntly, everyone only has one life to live, so why should anyone ask others to sacrifice for themselves?
Ye Chen just can't figure things out. He thinks love is important and that Cheng Yurou should not go into the entertainment industry and should be an ordinary person and be with him. But then again, he has always asked Cheng Yurou to sacrifice, give up her dreams and be an ordinary person, but why can't he sacrifice and let go and let Cheng Yurou pursue her dreams?
Ultimately, he is afraid of losing Cheng Yurou, but isn't this also selfish?
Even in love, there should be mutual respect. When love requires one person to make sacrifices all the time, then if the other person is also true love, he should choose to let go instead of clinging to the other person to be with him/her. This is not love, but just wanting to possess the other person. Yuan Xudong understands this very well because he does not understand love, he only knows how to possess the other person!
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