Chapter 8

Location: Past as the Wind

Time: 6 PM

Characters: Li Chong, Zheng Yin Yue

Event: Eating, eating in a disheveled manner

One is the fast food girl, the other is the instant noodle guy. Since their last meeting, the two of them have hardly eaten properly. One is busy writing a script, the other is busy creating a novel. Both are the type who can't stop once they get inspired... So now there's this peculiar scene. If it weren't for the private rooms on the second floor, they might have scared others.

Just by looking at how the food on the table was devoured like a storm, you could tell how hungry the two were...

"Oppa, speak up, what do you need me for?" Zheng Yin Yue had just finished another piece of steak...

"Uh, well, last time you mentioned that the person renting my apartment wanted to buy it, right? Ask him if he still wants it, I'll sell it to him for 1.1 billion." Li Chong's mouth was full of food.

Clang, Zheng Yin Yue's knife and fork fell onto the table, looking at Li Chong with surprise, "Oppa, why are you selling the apartment? Are you short of money?"

"Yeah, the film production company can't get any investment. I want to set up my own studio and shoot independent films. I need money," Li Chong continued eating without lifting his head...

"How much do you need? I have some, you don't have to sell the apartment. It's such a good place, it will definitely appreciate in value in the future," Zheng Yin Yue was puzzled...

"How much do you have? I need at least 20 billion won. Selling the house will only get me about 10 billion, and I still need about 10 billion more..." Li Chong explained.

"Ah, 20 billion, oppa, do you need so much that you're crazy...?" Zheng Yin Yue was shocked by Li Chong... "Even if you sell the apartment, you won't have enough. Are you going to borrow money from your uncle and aunt?"

"Um, no need to ask the family for money. I've already made an appointment with Sister Sunghwa. She's been doing well these past few years and should have some money. I'll pay her interest. By the way, you'd better help me contact this person as soon as possible. I'm in a hurry, at least 900 million, and it needs to be paid in full..." Li Chong finally finished eating and explained his thoughts to Zheng Yin Yue.

Zheng Yin Yue thought for a moment, "Alright, I have 200 million. I'll transfer it to your account tomorrow, no refusing."

"Um..." Li Chong wanted to say something but saw Zheng Yin Yue looking at him with a determined gaze... "Alright, I'll calculate the interest for you. The apartment is up to you. Come to my place tomorrow and take the property deed."

After Zheng Yin Yue left, Li Chong ordered a cup of coffee, waiting for Lee Sunghwa while thinking about where he needed to make changes in the script... Time passed without him noticing...

It wasn't until 9 PM that the sound of the door opening in the private room woke Li Chong from his thoughts. He looked up and saw a beauty with a tan complexion walk in, wearing red shorts and a silk shawl, with a halter top underneath... It was none other than the national enchantress, Lee Sunghwa...

Just as Li Chong was about to stand up to greet her, another beauty in a yellow dress with big eyes and fair skin walked in from behind Lee Sunghwa... Li Chong immediately froze when he saw this beauty...

Lee Sunghwa pulled this beauty to sit down, finding Li Chong's frozen state amusing, thinking about how he would handle the situation today...

Li Chong looked at the beauty, really at a loss... The beauty saw Li Chong standing there dumbfounded and giggled, "What, don't want to see me anymore, Li Chong oppa?" The beauty said with a smile.

Li Chong smiled bitterly, "Jiagai, why did you come too..." He then looked at Lee Sunghwa with a resentful expression... The beauty in the yellow dress was none other than the youngest member of fin.k.l, Sung Yuri...

Lee Sunghwa also laughed, glaring at Li Chong, "Don't look at me like that. You never came to me before, but now you're so serious. I guess the amount of money you need isn't small. I've invested all my money elsewhere recently, so I don't have much. Yuri shot two TV dramas last year with good ratings, and she's known as the Queen of Ads, a genuine little rich girl..."

"Um..." Li Chong secretly glared at Lee Sunghwa, knowing she was giving a grand reason when she knew the real reason...

Li Chong calmed down and recounted the entire story of how he offended the CEO of CJ Entertainment, Liu Xiuli... When he mentioned notifying Liu Xiuli that he couldn't direct the film,

Sung Yuri couldn't help but giggle... Lee Sunghwa also laughed, gritting her teeth, "Serves you right, for being so reckless. If I didn't strip you of a layer of skin, it would be strange..."

Li Chong looked at the two beauties, who were laughing uncontrollably, with an innocent expression... "Um, sisters, I came here for help, not to tell you jokes. And the person involved is right here, can't you be a bit more restrained?"

"Ha ha, ha ha" The laughter grew louder... Li Chong's face turned green... He thought to himself, if it weren't for Jang Dong-gun going to serve in the military, would I come to you? Finding him would be much better, saving so much trouble. Why did he have to go to serve? I'll settle this with him when he comes back... Jang Dong-gun, who was serving in the military, sneezed a few times, muttering, "Who's thinking of me?" Jang Dong-gun wouldn't have thought he was being targeted even while lying down...

After Lee Sunghwa and Sung Yuri had their fill of laughter, Lee Sunghwa asked Li Chong, "How much more do you need? We'll give it to you. Seeing you make us laugh so much today is worth it..."

Li Chong calculated, the apartment could sell for 10 billion, the stocks he cashed out were 2 billion, Zheng Yin Yue had 2 billion, and with another 8 billion, he could basically make it until the film was released... So Li Chong said, "I should still need about 8 billion..."

Lee Sunghwa patted her chest, "Thank goodness, thank goodness, you didn't say 30 billion or 50 billion. I can handle this myself..."

Sung Yuri, who had been smiling and watching Li Chong, suddenly asked, "Oppa, what's the total investment?" Li Chong was thinking that if Lee Sunghwa could come up with 8 billion, the film would be almost done, so he didn't pay much attention to Sung Yuri's question and casually said, "Estimated at 20 billion..." Lee Sunghwa immediately realized something was off. She knew Li Chong didn't have much cash, as he had used it all to buy the apartment before serving in the military. Where did he get so much money?

"Oppa is planning to sell the apartment, right..." Sung Yuri's words enlightened Lee Sunghwa...

Lee Sunghwa looked at Li Chong... Li Chong looked at Sung Yuri... Can't you be a bit less smart... Then he nodded at Lee Sunghwa, "Yeah, I'm planning to sell the apartment. I think it can sell for 10 billion. I have 2 billion, and Yin Yue has 2 billion. With your 8 billion, it should be enough to get me through until the film is released..."

Before Li Chong could finish, Sung Yuri said, "Oppa, you're not planning to use all unknown actors, right? Otherwise, even with one or two famous actors, your budget wouldn't be enough..." Li Chong was frustrated... Did she have to remind me of this? I know...

Li Chong explained, "I plan to hire a good male actor, and the rest can be filled with unknowns. It won't affect the plot too much..."

Lee Sunghwa, who wasn't very knowledgeable in this area, looked at Sung Yuri... "In that case, oppa will find it hard to recoup the costs..." Sung Yuri said to Li Chong gently...

Li Chong felt a black line on his face...

Sung Yuri, seeing that it was about time, said, "Actually, I can lend oppa money too. I can come up with 10 billion, so oppa can hire two high-level male actors. As for the female lead, what do you think of me?" Sung Yuri finally revealed her true intentions...

"No..." Li Chong firmly said without hesitation.

This left Lee Sunghwa and Sung Yuri speechless...