Lu Yushi’s face was dark.
Since he had taken over the Lu Corporation, this was the first time he’d been swindled like this!
He had never imagined that Su Weiwei, who had always been so submissive before him, would one day extort him.
Xiao Chun hadn’t caught on yet and asked, “President Lu, why are you asking about Jacob & Co’s Astronomia? Are you planning to buy one?”
Strange. The Astronomia had been released over a year ago. By now, it was already considered outdated.
Lu Yushi said nothing.
When Su Weiwei had given him that watch, he truly hadn’t cared at all.
But when he saw her leaving with that dim expression, he had, on a whim, opened the box and glanced at it once—so he remembered the model.
Lu Yushi wasn’t the type to flaunt, and with a team specifically in charge of his daily outfits, his clothes and watches were always pre-matched and placed in his dressing room. Naturally, he had never paid attention to the price of the watch.
A little over ten million wasn’t much to him, but being conned by Su Weiwei left him feeling extremely sour inside!
“Turn the car around!” Lu Yushi ordered coldly.
Xiao Chun: “Ah?”
Turn back? For what? Was there something left unsettled with Section Chief Mu, and they had to go back to him?
“President Lu, it’s really late. Going to see Section Chief Mu now doesn’t seem right…”
Lu Yushi cast him a cold side glance.
That one look made Xiao Chun’s heart tremble. He had no choice but to turn the car around.
But just as they were about to reach the gates of Yujing Garden, Lu Yushi said again, “Forget it, go back.”
It was only ten million.
And he had actually been about to argue with Su Weiwei over it? Utterly beneath his dignity.
Xiao Chun: “???”
Lu Yushi clenched his fingers tightly.
Su Weiwei, you had better pray that I don’t run into you again!
The next day.
The first thing Su Weiwei did after waking up was count her money.
She couldn’t afford to give up. In just a few days, the bidding would require her to present a ten-billion deposit.
That meant she couldn’t touch the ten billion she had just won. Which left her with less than ten million in liquid cash on her card.
Out of money again!
“Ahhhh! So poor!” Su Weiwei rubbed her head in frustration, almost going crazy.
Su Xiaolai was already dressed up and ready. She asked, “What’s wrong, Jie?”
Su Weiwei stood up. “Nothing. Let’s go, I’ll take you to your audition!”
She had already decided—she would invest in At the Bottom of the Food Chain!
At the time, this web drama had been a dark horse. The initial investment was only five million, but because of the crew’s dedication, it had become an unexpected hit.
The two male leads in the show had skyrocketed from nobodies to A-listers overnight, hailed as the most beautiful reversal in history.
With in-video ads, paid streaming, merchandise, and even a movie spin-off, the project had ultimately made around fifteen billion in total.
The investors alone had received seven billion in profit shares!
Su Weiwei wasn’t expecting to make a fortune here, but every fortune started small.
The sisters took a taxi to the set. As soon as they got out, a nanny van drove up and nearly ran them off to the side!
Su Xiaolai frowned. “That’s Jing Canxian.”
Jing Canxian stretched out a long, slender leg and stepped out proudly.
Her makeup was flawlessly refined, her hair styled in the most fashionable big curls. She looked dazzling at a glance.
Jing Canxian glanced at Su Weiwei with displeasure. “Don’t you have eyes? Couldn’t you see such a big car?!”
Her team was notorious for arrogance. Her fame wasn’t all that big, but she certainly knew how to put on airs!
Her assistant quickly came up to hold an umbrella for her, shooting Su Weiwei and Su Xiaolai a look of disgust.
“Miss Canxian, let’s go quickly. People like them are clearly just trying to scam us. If paparazzi take pictures and spread rumors, who knows how badly it’ll smear our reputation!”
Jing Canxian nodded. “This production team is so annoying. Every random stray cat and dog wants to join. I really don’t want to act in this at all!”
Su Weiwei gave a cold laugh.
The role wasn’t even hers yet, and she was already talking like this?
Su Weiwei took Su Xiaolai’s hand and walked straight in, ignoring Jing Canxian’s inflated self-importance.
The crew’s makeup room and audition room were all set up in the same space—this production really was pitifully poor.
Su Weiwei pressed the elevator button. Jing Canxian, clicking along in her high heels, walked a step behind. By the time she reached the elevator, the doors had just opened.
Su Weiwei pulled Su Xiaolai in, ready to step inside, when Jing Canxian’s assistant suddenly blocked their way!
“Hey, you two wait for the next one! We’re going up first.”
Jing Canxian arrogantly stepped into the elevator, grumbling impatiently, “Can’t you even tell what’s appropriate? How annoying.”
The two of them were full of pride, not putting the Su sisters in their eyes at all…