Chapter 106

  The entire banquet hall instantly entered a silent two-dimensional space from the joyful atmosphere of laughter and applause just now.

  Not to mention the previous chatter of people and the clinking of red wine glasses, the entire banquet hall was quiet as if a pin dropping on the ground could be heard clearly - even the pianist who had been playing various music stopped playing, stretched his neck, and stared blankly at the stage above.

  250 million euros, equivalent to 12 billion yuan according to the exchange rate at that time.

  Such a huge sum is enough to support any movie filled with world-class special effects - for example, the production cost of a movie like Transformers - no, 250 million euros in production costs are still exaggerated numbers publicly announced after some degree of exaggeration, actually, 250 million euros in production costs can probably make this nautical adventure-themed movie shoot the first part, second part and even third part...

  The actual production cost of "Prometheus" is said to be just under 100 million euros.

  Looking at the man standing on stage under the spotlight, calmly announcing this matter, my first reaction was whether he was crazy or not. My second reaction was that he must have been drunk - regardless of all the stunned people around him, I stretched out my hand and pushed away the waiter who was blocking me, staring blankly at the stage with his mouth agape. When the latter slowly turned back to look at me, I smiled slightly at him and said in a low voice, "Sorry, my friend is drunk and now he's on stage causing trouble, can you please find security to take him down? Ah, by the way, when you do it, be a bit rough, he's very fierce."

  The waiter hesitated and said: "But..."

  "There's nothing we can do about it now, but before things get out of hand, you'd best—"

  Just as he was about to say something, Yu Guang suddenly saw a figure with a beer belly rushing out from the corner, looking extremely excited. He closed his mouth and stared at Mandro, who should have been furious, but instead ran up onto the stage with the temporary actor he had invited, beaming with joy, and gave Jiang Chuan a big hug.

  "Thus:"

  The final result was that until the whole banquet dispersed, sitting in the warm car, he was still immersed in an astonishing fact and couldn't extricate himself.

  In the morning, Mr. Producer and his tree hole suddenly withdrew their investment, which was the infamous Black Hand Party Reins family. Jiang Chuan's full name abroad is Lede Reins, and he has a brother-in-law named Che Reins who has just been imprisoned. As a contemporary of Che, Jiang Chuan is now the most promising successor to the Reins family. Yes, that's right, this can explain why Jiang Chuan's watch, handbag, luggage, and even underwear are all genuine. Don't ask why he was once so poor that he bled but still pretended to be a good citizen and a small star. Don't ask if his true identity has anything to do with the black man who smashed him with eggs and later committed suicide in the police station. And don't ask what happened to Xu's sister and brother, or whether the method used was related to him...

  In short, he is currently one of the top three largest mafia families in the world, a young master of a collateral branch of bloodline, note that it can be promoted to orthodoxy at any time.

  He once calmly told Jin Yan that Andre Mond wouldn't be arrogant because there was a greater power behind the Mond family, and his firm tone wasn't because he looked down on Andre or to comfort Jin Yan. From start to finish, he was just describing a fact he knew: the family backing the "Mysterious Seed" behind Mond's back was the Reins family.

  He felt a severe headache.

  He thought of how he was laughing and saying "How could I possibly know any young master of the Black Hand" just this morning, but just now, he gave himself a loud slap - he found that not only did he indeed know the so-called "young master of the Black Hand", but also had an electrifying encounter with him at the washbasin in the hotel's bathroom not long ago.

  During this time he hit that "young master of the underworld" with how many slaps and how many punches, these things he no longer wants to recall.

  He now wants to kneel down and thank Jiang Chuan, who after slapping him a few times not only didn't pull out his gun and point it at his head but also leaned over and kissed him...

  "Ahhhhhhh!"

  At this thought, he suddenly felt that all the blood in his body had rushed to his head. He raised his hand and touched his face, and this action inadvertently pulled on a certain part of his back. He gritted his teeth and let out a low hiss, changing to a sitting position that put less pressure on his lower back. He leaned against the car window, rolled down the glass, and let the snow outside fall onto the tip of his nose as he gazed across the street at "Master Rheins" walking out of the hotel lobby surrounded by other young masters.

  She followed him around like a little wife.

  It wasn't until now that he realized, at this moment, even tasks like "handing over the bouquet" and "holding the umbrella" were not assigned to him, because there was a team of more handsome and uniformly dressed bodyguards who took care of everything. He narrowed his eyes and discovered that the long string of cars parked in front of the hotel looked very familiar, he had seen them before when he and Jiang Chuan came to Berlin last year, outside the airport.

  At that time, he also wondered why Jiang Chuan could walk through the VIP passage.

  Now he was only curious about how Yuan Jinyan, a small star, could walk the VIP passage with Mr. Reynolds.

  Jin Yan's head was resting on the car window, gazing at Jiang Chuan from afar. He seemed to sense that the man standing in the middle of the crowd across the street had looked up and caught his eye - despite the distance, Jin Yan could clearly feel their gazes meeting for an instant. A moment later, he saw Jiang Chuan lower his head and say something to the people beside him, who were probably bodyguards or attendants. Then, he lifted his foot and began walking towards Jin Yan with a steady gait.

  He was taken aback.

  The next second, when he came to his senses, he had already shrunk back into his own head and rolled up the car window again. Sitting in the car, he heard a loud drumbeat-like sound coming from the center of his chest cavity. After a while, he heard the sound of someone knocking on the car window right next to him, and amidst those sounds, he calmly raised his head and said to the driver, "Drive faster."

  Whatever it was that had been seeking revenge against Jiang Chuanqiu had already lost its momentum, now he only knew that he had been scared out of his wits and just wanted to get away quickly, find a place to calm down, and then think about what to do next.

  However, Fang Yu was still outside the car, and the driver couldn't just drive away like that. In the dead silence, Jian Ran could only stare blankly as the nearest door to him was pulled open from the outside. Next, a tall figure with a hint of snow on his body bent down and got in, slamming the door shut behind him - the force of which was enough to make it feel like the door had slammed onto Jian Ran's heart.

  He subconsciously turned his head to look at the person beside him - azure pupils, high nose bridge, slightly upturned nose tip, and thin lips that were pressed into a straight line when not smiling, giving off a somewhat fierce appearance.

  It seemed to be the familiar Jiang Chuan, but now that it had come to this, he wasn't so sure about it anymore... In the midst of an oppressive silence, he could only force a smile and pretend to be relaxed as he broke the silence first: "Just get on my car, aren't you afraid of being seen again and getting into trouble?"

  "I'm afraid I won't be able to come today." The man fell silent for a moment before saying lightly, "You think it's easy to convince the old man at home? How could I possibly take out so much money directly - haven't you heard of the underworld using movies to launder money? But I just invested in 'Mysterious Seeds' and the money has just come back, not even enough time to warm up before throwing it all here... whose money is easy to come by? The box office bombed and I'm under a lot of pressure."

  "......" He thought for a moment, "What identity are you speaking to me with now?"

  Jiang Chuan turned his head and glanced at him with a expressionless face.

  He suddenly felt like he had misspoken... He closed his mouth, thought for a moment and then said: "I'll do my best to act well, you're not also... the second male lead, are you?"

  At this point, the man seemed to be reminded of something and suddenly looked stunned, not saying a word. The atmosphere on the scene was so awkward that it could drip water - Fang Yu, who was sitting in front, hummed a song and pretended nothing had happened, quietly raising the partition between the front passenger seat and the back seat. Little did he know, after the partition went up, Jian Ran, who was left alone with Jiang Chuan in the back seat, had an urge to jump out of the car.

  The car starts at this time.

  Her fingers drummed on her knee: "Aren't you going back to where you live?"

  "Looking out of the window, propping up his chin with one hand, he replied after a long while: 'I'll accompany you back to the hotel.'"

  "... You're also staying at the hotel?"

  Jiang Chuan lowered his head: "Can't afford it?"

  Jian Ran: "......"

  After all, it's someone who can casually spend 1.2 billion RMB with just a few words, saying something like this doesn't make people feel out of place, but instead makes them want to kneel down and apologize for underestimating him in the past... Jing Yan quietly said "oh" and lowered his head again without speaking, at this time, he heard what seemed to be a faint sigh coming from Jiang Chuan's direction - not sure if it was just an illusion, but when Jing Yan subconsciously lifted his head to look over at the man, he found that the other person had already turned his head around and was staring at him intently.

  "What's wrong?"

  "Does your butt still hurt?"

  Suddenly felt that all the blood in his body was once again surging towards his brain.

  The rear seat is too dark and can't be seen clearly.

  "You can be more subtle in your questioning," he suggested.

  "Oh," Jiang Chuan nodded, "was I using too much force just now?"

  He slowly raised his hand and wiped his face, "It still hurts a bit."

  "I've asked someone to buy some medicine, it'll be delivered to the hotel soon, I'll help you apply it."

  "Who did you let buy?"

  Bodyguard.

  "Are you crazy?"

  "They won't say."

  He still had a "you're crazy" expression on his face: "Bodyguards aren't human? If they were, they'd gossip..."

  "You're not yet red enough for them to want to gossip about you," Jiang Chuan said calmly. "Don't worry."

  “……”

  He fell silent for a moment, and at this time, the car drove through a bustling downtown area. The neon lights outside the window reflected into the car, casting a glow on the profile of the man sitting beside him - Jian Ran looked at it for a while, and no matter what, he still thought that the person sitting next to him was really handsome. In this way, his original dream had been fulfilled to some extent.

  A romantic soft bed, a luxurious hotel or apartment with floor-to-ceiling windows, a gentle yet passionate embrace, and a handsome and wealthy partner.

  At least completed the last sentence: handsome and rich handsome partner.

  So handsome it's ridiculous.

  Money makes the mare go.

  "...the last question, you decided to play the role of Raymond and invest 250 million, was it because you felt guilty about what happened in the bathroom before?"

  “……”

  Still in the awkward silence that could squeeze out water, this time Jiang Chuan revealed an "are you crazy" expression, he looked at Jin Yan: "Do you think it's worth 250 million euros to do it once?"

  His face suddenly went blank, and after a moment's thought, he tried to argue: "You just forcibly took away the virginity of a nearly thirty-year-old old man... ...never mind, it's worthless."

  After all, your butt doesn't have diamonds inlaid.

  It's also a pity.