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Chapter 261
A huge hole that was more than ten centimeters deep appeared on the concrete wall.
One could not imagine how much strength David put into this hit.
Tucker immediately felt his spine shatter upon impact.
Pfft!”
Another mouthful of blood was spat out.
The two broke through the wall and fell onto the floor on the other side. The main difference between them was that Tucker was left lying on the floor gasping for his breath and on the brink of death while David stood steadily on the ground.
Tucker wanted to get up but could only move his head, his body unable to exert any strength.
Slowly, Tucker had used up all his energy and endless darkness engulfed him.
David walked over to Tucker and tried to feel for his pulse.
“F*ck… he’s dead!
“Jesus, why are you so weak?
“I haven’t even asked you who sent you to kill me yet!”
Despite this being his first kill, David was rather unfazed by it. He knew that if he did not kill, h e himself would end up being killed. Taking a look at this assassin’s face, David realized that this person was a foreigner.
Falcon was in charge of matters regarding foreigners causing trouble in the country, so David directly called the Captain of Team Vulture, Lucas.
He told Lucas that a foreigner had come to kill him and had used an extremely powerful weapon to do so. Then he sent his address to Lucas.
Lucas told David to stay in place as he would go over quickly. After around twenty minutes, David saw a military helicopter fly toward him before stopping o n the rooftop of the abandoned building.
Very soon, Lucas and a few others arrived before David.
“Sir!” David shouted.
“What happened?” Lucas asked.
David proceeded to tell Lucas what happened.
“Find out who he is!” Lucas told a female team member who had arrived with him. “Yes, Sir!”
Three female team members arrived before Tucker and pulled out a bottle of chemical solution and poured it over Tucker’s face before cleaning his face with clear water.
Next, they pulled out a scanner and scanned Tucker’s face before connecting the scanner to a laptop.
After a short while, a female team leader reported, “We found him, Sir.
This man’s name is Tucker, the top forty-eighth assassin on the dark web.
He’s quite famous among assassins because despite having only the strength of a beginner Tiger Ranker, he’s very skilled with all sorts of firearms.”
“Who did you offend? For this person to employ someone from the dark web to assassinate you, they must have a great deal of money,” Lucas told David.
David’s first thought was Morris and Gunther since they were still alive but missing.
As far as he was concerned, only those two had a blood feud with him. “How am I supposed to know? I’m just a university student, who could I have offended?” David said exasperatedly.
“Fine, keep it to yourself, then, Just be more careful from now on. We never know as someone might send more assassins after you again. Bring me to where you fought and give me the details.”
David took Lucas and the others through where he first dodged the snipping to the last location of his fight with Tucker, detailing what happened the entire time.
Lucas and the others shuddered when they saw two fist-sized crates on the concrete floor.
They could already imagine the damage such a sniper rifle could cause if it hit someone.
Then when David brought them to the place he killed Tucker, Lucas could not help but internally praise David’s strength. There was a huge hole in the concrete wall.
The most important detail was David’s young age.
David had a lot of potential.
The other female team members looked at David with admiration and respect as well. They were in awe to know that such a young man had such incredible strength.
Chapter 262
David left, leaving Lucas and the others to deal with the aftermath since they were more experienced with things like this.
Lucas told David that those female team members were from Team
Spider, the team in charge of Falcon’s intelligence network. He also told
David to just contact them if there was any additional information he needed and that these women would inform David if they found any new leads. With that, they exchanged contacts. David indeed saw the spider motif on their arms.
His uniform should have the vulture motif as well, but he had never worn it since receiving the uniform.
Once he got back to Starry Night Hotel, David felt rather an urgent need to grow stronger. What happened today was extremely dangerous, and had his mind power been any weaker, he might not have sensed danger in time and lost his life.
Even if he did not die, a sniper rifle of such a powerful caliber would surely cripple him.
It was terrifying.
He had to raise his lavish points to one thousand and enhance his mind power so that it could break through ordinary limits. A person’s mind power was just too important.
It could sense dangers before it happened.
Not only did he need to enhance his mind power, but also his physical stats as well.
He was still too weak now but there was already someone targeting him.
More importantly, he did not even know who his enemy was.
Not knowing was the most terrifying of all.
What if a powerful assassin like Lucas came after him again? He could not guarantee being able to escape safely from masters like Lucas or Leeman.
At the very least, David had to enhance his martial ability to those two’s levels or he might not feel safe.
He needed an abundance of lavish points for that!
How can I earn more lavish points in a logical way?’ David thought before calling Pearl.
“Hello, Mr. Lidell!” Pearl greeted from the other end of the line. “Miss Pearl, there are some things I want to buy so help me look for them. I’d like you to buy them as soon as possible, and buy the best there is. Money isn’t a problem,” David said.
“What would you like to buy?” Pearl asked. “I want an island, an aircraft, and a cruise. Get both a jet and a helicopter, and buy the most luxurious cruise ship there is.”
“Are you sure you want to buy these things, Mr. Lidell? I think it’d be more cost-effective to use the money on investing. Those things will only depreciate in value, so you won’t earn anything from them,” Pearl persuaded.
“It’s fine. Just invest as I say-money isn’t a problem. Oh, and progress is a little slow so speed it up, okay? If you think you’ve recruited enough people, so assign those reliable to other provinces and cities for development! I want to have East League International become a world
-class investment company.”
“Alright, I understand, Mr. Lidell!” Pearl replied.
Since David had already given the order, there was nothing more she needed to say. She was just curious about where David got the money from.
Not even wealthy families would allow their son to spend money like this.
She was so confused.
Not that she was in any position to interfere.
A secret base in Capital City.
Lucas was currently waiting for Tucker’s lab report.
An old man with a mask walked out of the lab. “How is it, Old Cole?” Lucas asked.
“The sniper’s a customized model from Falconia’s black market. Its bullets are also specially manufactured to deal a great amount of damage. He also has several different kinds of special firearms on him, and according to our analysis, these weapons must’ve been broken down into small parts and shipped into the country. But as to how they were shipped over, well, we’re not too sure about that. It’s obvious, though, that this man is very skilled with firearms,” Old Cole reported.
“The most crucial part of this case are these firearms. We need to know how they got into the country. We have to find out and break that supply chain, or society will be put at great risk if these guns find their ways to gangsters and other criminals,” Lucas said.
“Tell your men to go easy next time. This guy’s strong enough to be a Tiger Ranker, and yet his organs are completely crushed. There’s not a single unbroken bone in his upper half. People like him are much more useful alive than dead,” Old Cole berated.
“He’s new. I’ll tell him to hold back next time.”
“Oh? Team Vulture has a new member?” Old Cole asked.
“Yeah, a Number Ten!”
David did not leave his hotel room for the next few days, afraid that he would get shot in the head if he walked out. He did not even know who his enemy was.
He could not guarantee that he would be able to sense danger again like he did last time.
He still had too much money to spend, so he could not die so soon. He kept the curtains tightly shut and did not dare to walk close to the windows.
There was a building as tall as the hotel opposite his room, and he was afraid that someone would try to shoot him from the opposite building. Fortunately, under his constant calls and urging, he had gained quite a bit from purchases in Springfield and Capital City.
He had up to 578 lavish points now. 1
His employees had already contacted channels to purchase islands, aircraft, and cruises. He could purchase them any time and earn a big deal of lavish points.
David did this all while sitting patiently in Starry Night Hotel’s grand luxury suite.
He had already decided that he was not going to leave the room until he achieved his mind power breakthrough.
Nothing was more important than his life.
When he had nothing to do, he would message Celia or the high school group chat.
Team Spider had contacted him yesterday and told him that they found the man who lured him to the alley. The man was a local in Capital City and came from a rather wealthy family, but had a gambling addiction which had caused his wife and children to leave him.
The man had a huge debt and was offered a hundred thousand just to lure David to the alley, s o he did as he was told.
Without a doubt, Tucker must have been the person behind the offer.
‘F*cking hell!
This one hundred thousand had almost cost David his life. Another day passed, which was by now the third day since David had locked himself in the room.
On this day, Pearl finally called David and told him that she had already contacted the channels of everything he wanted to buy.
However, because of such a sudden demand, the prices were slightly higher.
David did not care whether things were most costly or not. In fact, he was elated that they were more costly now.
After transferring the money to Pearl, David started to wait for his lavish points to grow.
From afternoon to nighttime, there had been three updates to his lavish points. He had earned a total of almost three hundred points, reaching a total of 864 points.
David did not care how he was spending his money as long as it gave him more lavish points. Then he transferred all those new assets under East League International’s name.
He needed around a hundred more points before he reached one thousand lavish points. This meant he had more than ten billion dollars to spend.
Not to mention that a lavish point of one thousand could only upgrade his mind power to the same level as his body stats.
He still needed more lavish points before he could further enhance his mind and body power.
Therefore, David mentally swept through the people he knew and tried to find someone who could help him earn more lavish points in the shortest time.
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David immediately thought of someone.
Andy Lewis!
The man had just spent around ten billion on a mine in Safari Land, of which he currently owned 25% of the shares to.
David thought that if he could get Andy to help him buy two mines, then he should be able to spend another twenty or thirty billion dollars and earn more lavish points.
So that was exactly what he did.
David immediately called Andy.
He felt extremely uncomfortable since he could not leave his room and refused to do so until h e had achieved a breakthrough in his mind power. “Hey, David! And here I thought you didn’t care about your shares!” Andy said over the phone.
Andy had been busy with the mine in Safari Land these days, so he was not aware of David’s activity within the country.
Neither did he know that David had already become a core member of the SCC.
“Andy! I’m calling because I don’t care about my shares, I actually wanted to ask you for help,” David said straightforwardly.
“How can I help, David?”
“You have contacts in Safari Land, right? I was thinking maybe I could buy two mines for fun.”
“Oh? You want to buy mines too, David? Are you thinking of diamond mines or gold mines?” Andy asked.
“Anything works. I’ve gotten some extra money lately and I don’t know what to do with them, so I thought I’d buy two mines for fun.” “If that’s the case, I might actually have a nice recommendation for you.
Someone discovered a diamond mine in a spot not too far from mine.
They managed to mine an extremely high grade diamond the size of a thumb worth tens of millions! However, the owner isn’t a local and wants to sell the mine to Somerland. The only thing is that because this is a newly discovered mine, no one really knows what’s the situation inside, so it’s pretty risky.”
“Yeah, that’s fine. I’m not afraid of risks, just help me contact the person in charge. As soon as possible, preferably,” David said urgently.
Everything was going as he hoped, and he did not care about the risks.
“Then I’ll help you ask them and contact you later,” Andy said.
“Ask them now. I’ll wait for your call.”
David was rushing, and he was afraid that he would have to wait for a long while if he did not urge Andy.
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“You need it so soon?” Andy asked confusedly.
“Yeah, it’s pretty urgent! So help me ask soon, I’ll wait for your call,” Then, David ended the call before Andy could reply.
Soon after, Andy called back.
“Hey, Andy! How’d it go?” David picked up the phone and asked.
“David, he’s asking for thirty billion. I think I can negotiate for a cheaper price, but the risks are pretty high. After all, this is a new mine and there’s no guaranteeing how deep this mine goes. You might not be able to earn the principal cost back if the mine’s smaller than expected.” “It’s fine. I’ll buy it as long as he’s selling. I’m looking for something exciting anyway and what’s the point of buying a mine without risks? I’ll buy it.”
“Are you sure, David? Thirty billion isn’t a small amount, you know.” “Yeah, I’m sure. I’ll leave this purchase to you and I’ll sign the contracts tomorrow. I’ll give you 10% of the shares as well.”
“What? No! I can’t accept these shares. We’re friends, and this is just a small matter,” Andy quickly rejected.
He did not expect David to give him 10% of the shares. David was essentially just giving him 2 billion for free.
Actually, it might even be more than three billion!
As much as Andy wanted to accept the three billion, he still rejected David.
“I don’t have time to go over to Safari Land after buying this mine, Andy. I’ll still need your help with the development. So consider this 10% as a technology investment. I’m offering it t o you because you’re my friend, so just accept it.”
“… Alright, then.” Andy accepted after some thought. David had already persuaded him to accept the shares, so he would appear arrogant if he continued to decline.
However, Andy then said, “Tell me if there’s anything you need my help with in the future, okay, David? As long as I am able to, I will not say no.”
“Alright, then! Sign the contract tomorrow, I’ll send you the money.” David finally sighed in relief after ending the call. He could finally achieve a breakthrough in mind power.
Chapter 264
The next day, Andy had indeed dealt with the issue appropriately.
David immediately transferred thirty billion to him.
Coupled with a few completed investments in Springfield and Capital City, David’s lavish points increased to 1215 points.
David sat on the sofa and stared at the system interface in front of him, then he tapped on the +] button after the mind power stats.
A window popped up.
“Host David’s mind power has already achieved the maximum of ordinary people in this planet. Do you wish to continue increasing mind power? This increment will cost 1000 lavish points.”
Without any hesitation, David selected “Yes.”
After deducting 1000 lavish points, there were only 215 points left.
David felt a sharp pain in his mind as if he was being poked with a needle.
The pain lasted for a good while before it slowly started to throb.
David laid down on the sofa, his mind hazy and blurry.
After some time, David sat up again. This time his mind was clear.
This moment was similar to the sudden sobering of a drunk man. Not only was his mind clear, but his senses were enhanced as well.
He could even hear a mosquito fly about in the corner of the room David was elated. His mind power had finally broken through its limits.
He quickly checked the system interface.
Like his body stats, his mental power had also gone from ordinary limit to extraordinary level
With the remaining 215 lavish p[points, David tapped on the [+] button next to his body stats. After spending 100 lavish points, his body stats had achieved extraordinary level 2. He continued pressing the button until there was only 15 lavish point left and his body stats had achieved extraordinary level
This meant that leveling up both his body and mind power would only cost 100 lavish points.
While he had leveled up his body stats twice, he did not feel very different. He did feel slightly heated, but it was not as obvious as to how he felt when he achieved a breakthrough.
After that was done, David took a quick shower and changed his clothes.
He was ready to leave his room after staying inside for three to four days.
He soon arrived at the lobby of Starry Night Hotel.
“Hello, Mr. Lidell!”
“Hello, Mr. Lidell!”
The lobby manager, Lucille, and a few other receptionists greeted David simultaneously.
David was crazy rich, willing to spend tens of millions to book grand luxury suites for his employees in a ten-star hotel. This was unprecedented and now that he appeared before them, it was only right that they offer him the best service they could.
“Hello, thanks for your hard work today,” David said with a smile, as if he was the owner of the hotel.
Once David left the hotel, he got into his car and drove off. In the lobby of Starry Night Hotel, the receptionists began to discuss David among themselves.
“Did you guys realize it too? There’s something different about Mr.
Lidell today!”
“Yeah! I saw it too! I feel like he’s more energetic and confident!”
“Yeah, yeah! I felt that too!”
“Sigh, I can’t imagine what kind of luck you would need to have to marry someone like Mr. Lidell! He’s handsome, confident, rich, and a nice man! He’s not arrogant and prideful at all!”
“If Mr. Lidell wants, I’d willingly be his mistress!”
“You silly girl, did you fall in love?”
“Are you telling me you guys aren’t willing? I’m just saying if he wants,
I’m willing.”
“I-I didn’t say I wasn’t willing!”
Lucille stood in the middle of the lobby and watched David leave. She shook her head slightly a s she heard the receptionists talk among themselves.
They had no shame at all, but their conversation had also piqued her interest.
If David wanted, was she willing?
Without much thought, Lucille knew what her answer was. Gladly.
Chapter 265 Greenwood University.
It was currently lunch break.
On a chair by the artificial lake, two students were talking with each other.
Although, one of them was sitting on the chair while the other stood courteously beside him.
“Has David not come for classes yet?” Hanley asked from where he sat on the chair.
“Not yet, Hanley. David hasn’t come to school for the past four to five days,” replied the student standing.
David was an exchange student at Greenwood University. Since he was in the same class as the other student, the latter knew very well whether David had come to school or not.
“Report to me immediately once David returns!”
“Understood, Hanley.”
“Alright, you may be excused now. Go.”
“Yes, Hanley,” replied the student, who then bowed before leaving.
Hanley sat on the chair and stared at the calm pond not too far away.
However, his emotions were far from calm.
This pretty girl whom he had set his eyes on for three years was now taken away from him by a n exchange student who had only arrived a few days ago.
He refused to believe the rumors in the beginning, but he could not ignore them when he saw the pictures as well as Celia’s reaction to the discussions.
The pictures should have been taken from his current location, and it seemed that Celia had indeed rested her head on the guy’s shoulder.
There was no evidence of photoshop being used either.
Celia’s attitude about the matter was also an issue.
She had always stood up and clarified any rumors there were between her and himself.
However, it had already been a few days since those images surfaced and she had yet to clarify anything.
She might not have confirmed anything, but as far as Hanley was concerned, not clarifying was the same as confirming the rumors.
This was a huge blow to his dignity.
He had become the laughing stock of the school these few days. When people talked about Celia’s boyfriend, they would all be reminded of Hanley, who had been pursuing Celia for the past three years. He was Hanley Chasez, one of the publicly agreed Fantastic Four of Greenwood University.
He was smart and handsome.
Not to mention that he was also a local in Capital City.
The Chasez family might not be one of the most distinguished families in the Capital City, but they were certainly among the highly-rated ones.
Not to exaggerate, but all he had to do was spread a few rumors and there would be enough girls in school who wanted to sleep with him to go around the school sports field twice.
He had also fooled around with a few girls before university,
However, once he started attending university and met Celia, he found himself fully conquered by her beauty and only wanted this pure snow lotus beauty for himself.
As such, he changed his life habits and broke it off with all the girls of his past.
Yet, it was to no avail. Celia did not accept him.
It had been three years, and he had done so much these three years. Only to receive the news that Celia had a boyfriend, and that boyfriend was someone else.
At that moment, Hanley’s gentlemanly expression turned into something wretched.
He had never been rejected in his entire life.
If he could not have something, then he would destroy it so no one else could have it either.
This was his life motto.
‘Rather I hurt everyone than be hurt by anyone.
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Two more days passed, and it was now the weekend.
David was still running around buying estates.
However, since there were no large purchases, the increment in lavish points was slow.
It took less than ten billion dollars to go from 15 to 108 points in two days.
David tapped on body again without any hesitation. There were eight lavish points after he was done, while his body reached extraordinary level 4.
On his way back to Starry Night Hotel, David noticed that the area was bustling. There were so many luxury cars in front of the entrance that there was hardly any parking left.
There was also a huge crowd of people around the hotel. Many held signs and banners but were blocked by dozens of security guards.
‘Are these fans?
‘Did some celebrity check into Starry Night Hotel?’
He could only park his car in the underground car park.
David was stopped when he got to the main entrance. There used to be four female ushers here, and now it had become four security guards. “Sir, please show your room card. No one is allowed to enter except for the hotel’s current guests,” one of the security guards said.
David was about to speak when Lucille Yates saw him in the lobby and rushed over.
“Good evening, Mr. Lidell!”
Then Lucille turned to the security guards and said, “Mr. Lidell is the hotel’s VIP.”
“This way, please, Mr. Lidell,” said Lucille.
David followed Lucille into the hotel lobby.
“What do you want to eat tonight, Mr. Lidell? I’ll prepare it for you!” Lucille said respectfully.
“Whatever. Just give me the usual! By the way, what’s going on with the hotel tonight?” David asked casually.
“Mr. Lidell, we have a director premiering a new film in our hotel tonight. He invited many celebrities and film investors to attend. I heard there’s a small donation ceremony at the end. He filmed it in a very poor place, so he wanted to do his part to help the locals. The director is well-renowned internationally,” said Lucille.
“Oh? I see! Do you need an invitation to get in?”
“I don’t think so!”
“Okay then, what floor is it on? I’ll check it out later!”
“It’s in the hall on the sixtieth floor.”
“Okay, thank you!” David said and went upstairs.
Back in his room, David showered, changed his clothes, and was about to check out the premiere.
David admired people who would help others with their influence. He was free anyway, so he wanted to check it out and donate some money. Though making donations would not increase his lavish points, he would like to help since he was filthy rich anyway.
He would like to set up a charity fund or something but did not want to be famous. He had also been busy improving himself these days that he did not have the energy to do so.
Once he was pleased enough with his strength and East League International was stable, he would set up a charity fund in the name of East League International and spend some money t o help people in need.
Money did not mean much to him now.
Once he reached the sixtieth floor of the hotel, he saw several beautiful female ushers standing at the hall entrance.
David walked in. No one asked him for an invitation, so he went straight into the hall.
The hall was huge. You could tell it was a perfect place for this kind of posh party. It was at least two-thirds larger than the party he had attended in Lake City.
The hall was beautifully decorated as well. It was no wonder it was a premium ten-star hotel.
There were many people around-probably two or three hundred, but the hall still seemed empty.
David’s arrival did not attract anyone’s attention as everyone was busy chatting in their own circles.
David went to the food section, took a plate, and began to fill it with food.
After running around all day, he was famished.
He found a corner and enjoyed the food. The food at posh parties was pretty good.
He glanced around the hall. There were many celebrities that David had only ever seen on TV before.
However, there were two people he knew: Marie Kent, one of the four rising stars, as well as the Empress-Elsa Winters.
They met in Lake City.
However, David had no intentions to say hello to them. After all, they were not familiar with each other. It was doubtful they even remembered him!
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Marie was smiling and talking to a paunchy and bald investor. To the outsiders, she was one of the four rising stars in the country and was having such a glamorous life.
However, only she knew the truth. She was nothing more than a plaything to the capitalists.
She finally bagged a big-budget movie she had prepared for a long time, but the so-called investor was upset because she was unwilling to sleep with him.
The investor pulled out of the project suddenly, and the director chewed her head off. They told her that the investor pulled out his investment nonchalantly because of her. If she could not bring in new investments, she could forget about her career in the film industry.
In other words, if she failed to secure a new investor, she would be blacklisted. With the director’s status, it would be easy to blacklist a newcomer like her.
Therefore, even though she was disgusted by the investor’s predatory gaze, she still smiled and chatted with him.
Fortunately, there were many people here, and they were all important people. Otherwise, she would have been groped by now.
Sometimes she thought of leaving the entertainment industry and living her own life without considering anyone’s feelings.
However, she had to live up to the expectations of her parents, mentors, manager, assistant, and studio staff. They were all counting on her to make a living.
If she was out of work or was blacklisted, they would lose their jobs, and her parents and mentors were going to be disappointed.
“Mr. Wilson, the movie we’re going to shoot this time has a good plot and a strong cast. You’ll make a lot of money from it.”
“Ms. Kent, it is a big investment after all. I have to go back and discuss it with the board of directors. Whatever happen next depends on your performance. Don’t you think so? “Mr. Wilson said in broken English as he looked lustfully at Marie.
He had been lusting after the rising star for a long time. Now that he had a chance, he was going to have fun with her.
He was excited at the thought that he might be able to press himself on the beautiful petite body in front of him tonight.
“Mr. Wilson, do you need to go back and discuss it? Everyone knows you call the shots in the company. No one dares to refute your opinion. I guarantee you will make a fortune investing i n this movie,” Marie said, still smiling.
“Ms. Kent! That not how it works! I have to be responsible toward my shareholders, right? No investment is guaranteed to make money these days. There are risks! Would you come to me if it was a sure win? Right?
I have a lot of faith in you, but I has to think about it.” ‘Oh!’
Marie sighed to herself.
These investors were all the same.
Besides making money, they wanted other benefits too.
It was not easy for someone with no background who did not want to trade her body for resources like herself to make it to this point. However, she was out of ideas. Either she traded her body for investments or waited for herself to get blacklisted.
Even if she was going to trade off her body, she should at least find someone younger and better-looking
Mr. Wilson was fat with a protruding belly, and also bald. He was old enough to be her father, and his small eyes would turn lustful whenever he saw a beautiful girl.
It disgusted her to sleep with someone like him. She would rather jump off into the river.
“Go back and think about it then, Mr. Wilson! I’ll ask the others if they’re interested. Goodbye!
With that, Marie turned around and left. She did not want to waste any more time with Mr. Wilson. Since she could not change her fate, she could always choose someone more pleasing t o the eyes. Anyone who could enter this hall was either a celebrity or an investor, and she could always find a younger and better-looking guy. “Ms. Kent! Ms. Kent! I can invest mores. Let’s talk mores!” Mr. Wilson quickly exclaimed, not expecting Marie to leave right away.
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However, Marie ignored him.
Marie went around and talked to two younger and better-looking investors, but failed. They said their company had no plans to invest in such a big-budget film.
After all, the proposed investment for the movie was 300 million to 500 million dollars. It was real money, and not everyone could afford it.
Some companies might look like they had a market value of billions of dollars, but not many o f them could take out a few billion dollars without disrupting their business operations.
“How are things, Marie?” A beautiful middle-aged woman walked over and asked.
It was Marie’s manager-Hannah Clement.
She was also the person who watched Marie graduate from school and get to where she was today.
Marie shook her head and said, “Not much progress, Hannah. What about you?”
“Me too! Oh! There are very few companies that can afford to finance these kinds of big budget movies, and we’ve talked to as many as we can,” Hannah said with a sigh.
“Hannah! Do you think I only have one option left? It’s how the industry works right now. They don’t care about your efforts and acting skills. As long as you are willing to sacrifice your body, anyone can be the female lead!” Marie said with red eyes.
“Oh! Marie, don’t overthink it. We can just quit if there’s no other way. Who does he think he i s to blacklist anyone he wants? I’ll expose him if he blacklists you. We’ll just go all out and fight him at worst!” Hannah said as she touched Marie’s head.
Then, a voice reached their ears.
“Ms. Kent! I heard you need money for your movie.”
They followed the sound and saw a handsome face looking at them with a smile.
David wanted to leave after getting something to eat and donating some money, but ever since his mind power breakthrough, both his eyes and ears became very sharp.
Marie and Hannah were not far from him when they talked, so he heard their conversation. They seemed to be looking for investors.
Was that not giving away free lavish points?
There might not be much, but every b t helps!
The investment in the movie was also a way for him to meet some directors and what not through Marie.
They could approach him whenever they needed investment, and he would get many lavish points.
Therefore, he came over.
“Are you Mr. Lidell?” Marie asked in surprise.
David looked more handsome and classy than when they last met in Lake City, so Marie was slightly unsure.
“It’s a good thing you didn’t forget me, Ms. Kent!” David smiled and said.
“No way! You’re my savior, Mr. Lidell. How could I forget you? You just got more handsome, s o I wasn’t sure,” Marie said as she blushed. Hannah was also surprised to see David. His figure, looks, and temperament were perfect.
He had a smile on his face when he spoke, and it made people feel like they were bathing in the spring wind.
She had been in the entertainment industry for years and had met many brilliant young people, but none of them could compare to David. If he joined the entertainment industry, he could charm many women of all ages.
Chapter 269
“Marie, who’s this?” Asked Hannah.
How could she not know that Marie had such a friend?
After all, she and Marie were inseparable. To put it crudely, she even knew how many moles Marie had.
Besides, she knew almost all of Marie’s friends but had never heard of David!
If he could get David to join their studio, he would become their cash cow after some packaging!
It was the era of clout.
The way David looked now was attractive to girls.
Let her package him, and she could guarantee that David would become the most popular idol around.
He would be getting so many commercial deals and endorsements that they would make enough money to feed themselves for the rest of their lives even if it was only for a few years.
“Hannah, this is Mr. David Lidell, the man who saved my life in Lake City,” replied Marie.
“So you’re Mr. Lidell. Hello! I’m Marie’s manager. My name is Hannah Clement!” Hannah said as she held out her right hand to David.
She had heard Marie mention the incident in Lake City but had not bothered with it. As a budding starlet, it was perfectly normal to be taken advantage of. Everything was fine as long a s she did not lose her chastity. “Hello, Hannah!” David also extended his right hand and shook Hannah’s.
Then he said, “It’s great that you haven’t forgotten me, Ms. Kent! What savior? I didn’t do anything! I just heard you’re looking for investors for the movie you’re planning to film?”
“Yeah! Yes! Our old investor pulled out suddenly, so we’re still looking for new investors. But w e haven’t found one yet because of the large amount of investment,” Marie said, somewhat forlorn.
“I can invest in it!”
Marie froze before asking happily, “Do you invest in movies too, Mr. Lidell?”
“I’ve never invested in one! But I want to try!”
Marie thought for a moment before saying, “Mr. Lidell, I suggest you find a movie with a lower budget if you’re investing for the first time. I can introduce you to some.”
“Can’t I just invest in the one you’re filming?” David asked, puzzled. “Our investment budget is quite big. I can promise that I will do my best, but it’s still up to the market after all. There are many risks. It’s your first time investing in movies, and losing money will hurt your confidence,” explained Marie.
“How big is the investment budget?”
“About three to five hundred million dollars!”
David found it expensive when they first discussed it and became a little excited. However, it was only three to five hundred million dollars. “I’ll invest in your movie, but three to five hundred million dollars won’t do!” David said.
Marie was about to talk David out of it again, but Hannah beat her to it before she could speak. “How much are you going to invest, Mr. Lidell? Perhaps we could find a few more investors and share the budget! A lot of big productions do that nowadays.”
“What good movie can be made with three or five hundred million dollars? I’m a perfectionist that will do my best in everything I do. Since I’ve decided to invest in the movie, you have to film the best shots with the best equipment there is. I’ll invest one billion dollars first. If that’s not enough, I’ll increase it!” David said sternly.
“Mr. Lidell, how… how… how is that appropriate?” Marie stammered.
Hannah did not respond.
It was because she had decided that David was fooling them. He must have taken a fancy to Marie and wanted to impress her. Then he would coax her into sleeping with him to swindle money and sex. She did not expect David to be someone like that when he looked so decent.
You could not judge a book by its cover.
Besides, Marie looked convinced.
Fortunately, she was here today. Otherwise, Marie would have been tricked.
Chapter 269
“Marie, who’s this?” Asked Hannah.
How could she not know that Marie had such a friend?
After all, she and Marie were inseparable. To put it crudely, she even knew how many moles Marie had.
Besides, she knew almost all of Marie’s friends but had never heard of David!
If he could get David to join their studio, he would become their cash cow after some packaging!
It was the era of clout.
The way David looked now was attractive to girls.
Let her package him, and she could guarantee that David would become the most popular idol around.
He would be getting so many commercial deals and endorsements that they would make enough money to feed themselves for the rest of their lives even if it was only for a few years.
“Hannah, this is Mr. David Lidell, the man who saved my life in Lake City,” replied Marie.
“So you’re Mr. Lidell. Hello! I’m Marie’s manager. My name is Hannah Clement!” Hannah said as she held out her right hand to David.
She had heard Marie mention the incident in Lake City but had not bothered with it. As a budding starlet, it was perfectly normal to be taken advantage of. Everything was fine as long a s she did not lose her chastity. “Hello, Hannah!” David also extended his right hand and shook Hannah’s.
Then he said, “It’s great that you haven’t forgotten me, Ms. Kent! What savior? I didn’t do anything! I just heard you’re looking for investors for the movie you’re planning to film?”
“Yeah! Yes! Our old investor pulled out suddenly, so we’re still looking for new investors. But w e haven’t found one yet because of the large amount of investment,” Marie said, somewhat forlorn.
“I can invest in it!”
Marie froze before asking happily, “Do you invest in movies too, Mr. Lidell?”
“I’ve never invested in one! But I want to try!”
Marie thought for a moment before saying, “Mr. Lidell, I suggest you find a movie with a lower budget if you’re investing for the first time. I can introduce you to some.”
“Can’t I just invest in the one you’re filming?” David asked, puzzled.
“Our investment budget is quite big. I can promise that I will do my best, but it’s still up to the market after all. There are many risks. It’s your first time investing in movies, and losing money will hurt your confidence,” explained Marie.
“How big is the investment budget?”
“About three to five hundred million dollars!”
David found it expensive when they first discussed it and became a little excited. However, it was only three to five hundred million dollars. “I’ll invest in your movie, but three to five hundred million dollars won’t do!” David said.
Marie was about to talk David out of it again, but Hannah beat her to it before she could speak. “How much are you going to invest, Mr. Lidell? Perhaps we could find a few more investors and share the budget! A lot of big productions do that nowadays.”
“What good movie can be made with three or five hundred million dollars? I’m a perfectionist that will do my best in everything I do. Since I’ve decided to invest in the movie, you have to film the best shots with the best equipment there is. I’ll invest one billion dollars first. If that’s not enough, I’ll increase it!” David said sternly.
“Mr. Lidell, how… how… how is that appropriate?” Marie stammered.
Hannah did not respond.
It was because she had decided that David was fooling them. He must have taken a fancy to Marie and wanted to impress her. Then he would coax her into sleeping with him to swindle money and sex. She did not expect David to be someone like that when he looked so decent.
You could not judge a book by its cover.
Besides, Marie looked convinced.
Fortunately, she was here today. Otherwise, Marie would have been tricked.
Chapter 270
Hannah had been in the entertainment industry for years. The experience of an entertainment industry rookie like Marie was no match for hers.
She had never seen an investor who thought the investment amount was too little and would top up without reason. Besides, he topped up a few hundred million dollars.
Being a perfectionist and doing his best in everything was bullshit!
Who would resent having more money?
It did not make sense, and the amount was too over-the-top. She would have been fooled if it had been reasonable because David’s appearance was so deceptive.
However, she did not expose him right away. She wanted to see what David would do next.
If Hannah had followed Marie to that private party in Lake City, she would have thought differently.
Everyone there was big shots in Lake City. They were worth billions or even tens of billions of dollars!
Why would David, who could thrive in a place like that, trick a starlet in the early stages of fame?
“Why not? It’s a deal! I’ll invest, and you just have to perform well. I’ll top up if the budget isn’t enough!” David said graciously. “Thank you, Mr. Lidell. Really! You saved me once, and this time you saved me again. I… I don’t know how to thank you!” Marie said and hugged David.
She believed David.
It was because she had seen how capable David was and how he had drove his nearly one hundred million dollar sports car.
David quickly grabbed Marie.
What was she doing?
It would be big news if someone saw them.
Marie Kent of the four rising stars hugged a stranger.
It would make the headlines!
He did not want to be famous!
Hannah quickly grabbed Marie and held her in her arms.
She did not expect Marie to do that. They would have a hard time explaining themselves if anyone filmed this.
Hannah looked around. Luckily, they were at the corner of the room, so no one should have noticed
“Ms. Kent, I can’t afford it!” David said.
“Marie! What the hell are you doing? What if someone saw you?” Hannah also said.
Marie also realized that her actions were inappropriate. She was now a public figure, and her every move was magnified. “Mr. Lidell, and Hannah, I’m sorry. I wanted to express my gratitude to Mr. Lidell and did that on the spur of the moment,” Marie said apologetically.
David had impressed Hannah at first.
However, she was now increasingly sure that David was a jerk who swindled for money and sex with his appearance.
She had no idea how many women he had tricked with his looks.
She also had to admit that she would not have been able to resist David if he had sweet-talked her. David was too attractive.
Once she was convinced that David was a cheater, she even came up with the idea of spending some money to have a one-night stand with him.
David had not noticed that his temperament had improved since his mind power went through a breakthrough a few days ago.
Although his appearance had not changed, his temperament had changed a lot.
The change was fatally attractive to women.
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