Chapter 230: It's All Settled
"Look at what you're saying." Cai Zhixin hurriedly explained, "Zhang Yuxi isn't out here selling herself. She's different from other celebrities; she never does that kind of thing. But you're different, I can see she has a thing for you, so I thought I'd play matchmaker. Consider it a kind of reward for your past generosity. You get what I mean, right?"
Freebie? Is there really such a good thing? Chen Feng was a bit skeptical.
"How come I never noticed she had feelings for me?" Chen Feng expressed his doubt.
Cai Zhixin had just finished his business, gave a shake, zipped up, and turned around to say in a lowered voice, "Brother Tao has already smoothed things over for you in advance. He hopes Zhang Yuxi will give you a good time tonight. Of course, this can't be forced, after all, Zhang Yuxi is a big star, and it depends on her own will. I saw her proposing a toast to you just now and looking at you tenderly, so she's clearly willing. It'll be up to you to handle it later."
Chen Feng also finished up, quickly zipped up, and took a step back from Cai Zhixin, who had been standing too close, his breath reeking of alcohol.
"Tell me the truth, why are you and Brother Tao being so kind to me?"
Chen Feng didn't believe they were eagerly playing as pimps, helping him sleep with a celebrity, just because he lent Cai Zhixin 20 million.
Cai Zhixin chuckled, "First of all, it's because you lent me money. Secondly, we all know you have deep pockets, and Brother Tao is working at an investment fund that's a bit short on project capital, interested in bringing you on board. Of course, if you're not willing, Brother Tao won't force you.
Also, Zhang Yuxi heard about your loan to me, and with Brother Tao praising you so highly, she's a bit proactive in wanting to get to know you. You know how it is in the entertainment industry; to keep attention and fame, besides company backing, these stars also need one or more sugar daddies to be generous with them. Zhang Yuxi has such intentions toward you. So, you get it now, right?"
Indeed, there's no such thing as a freebie with celebrities, even if it starts free, there will be a cost later. The most direct form is money, villas, luxury cars, etc., followed by resources like promotional resources, or other intangible things like power.
"Got it." Chen Feng nodded and said candidly after some thought, "If I sleep with her, then invest in a movie or TV show for her, will that do?"
"Of course, that works. Specifically, once you're close, you can discuss it between yourselves." Cai Zhixin said, raising an eyebrow at Chen Feng with a knowing expression, "As far as I know, aside from her company's backing, Zhang Yuxi currently doesn't have any sugar daddies. If you're interested, you can seize this opportunity."
"You've really gone to some trouble, and I appreciate this goodwill."
Chen Feng smiled and patted him on the arm to show friendliness, which made Cai Zhixin a bit flattered, causing him to bend his back slightly.
"So, are you planning to take Zhang Yuxi on?" Cai Zhixin was delighted and quickly asked.
If Chen Feng really hit it off with Zhang Yuxi, then he and Tao Yaoyang would be credited for it, and with Zhang Yuxi's influence, they might even get closer to Chen Feng.
Let's not talk about any future benefits from Chen Feng, at the very least, the previous secret probing into Chen Feng could be mostly overlooked.
"Of course. Why wouldn't I want such a young and beautiful big star who's coming to me on her own?" Chen Feng admitted candidly.
This is quite a serendipity. He is single anyway (his mistress doesn't count), and being a very normal man, why refuse the chance to sleep with a female star? As for investing in her movie or TV show afterward, it's right up Chen Feng's alley.
His current ways of making money are too limited, relying only on stock trading. In the short term, it's fine, but long-term, there might be some unforeseen risks. After all, he hits the mark every time, with the stock price doubling and soaring, so in the long run, the securities company might notice something abnormal.
Previously, he neither thought of nor bothered finding suitable means to earn money, but he just realized he could do so through film and TV production investments.
Previously, even if he thought of this method, he had no way in, but now, the opportunity has fallen into his lap, along with a pretty actress, so there's really no reason for Chen Feng to refuse.
Anyway, his luck is out of the world right now, practically blessed by the gods; everything he does goes smoothly. Investing in film and TV surely won't lose money either.
Moreover, this investment project is in the open, there's no fear of any checks.
"Alright, alright," Cai Zhixin happily said, "I'll arrange everything for you tonight. Later, play along, act a bit drunk, and just stay here tonight. There are exactly two luxury suites on this floor, so when you're drunk, just head to the room and wait."
"Then what about my two female companions?" Chen Feng lamented a bit. Had he known such good things were happening tonight, he surely wouldn't have brought Wu Mengting and Sun Xiaorui along.
"They, of course, will also sleep here tonight. They'll be in the other luxury suite, maybe even with my female companion and Sister Hua. But you know, to keep them here, we have to get them drunk first. My companion and Sister Hua are quite the drinkers, so they probably have your friends drunk by now. I hope you don't mind."
Chen Feng frowned slightly upon hearing this, but couldn't say much. After all, their arrangement was for his own good, so he could only temporarily inconvenience Sun and Wu, and intend to compensate them with a branded handbag each afterward.
"Alright then. Let's do it. After this works out, I might check out Brother Tao's investment fund. If it's suitable, I'll consider putting some money in."
Overall, the interactions with Cai Zhixin and Tao Yaoyang have earned Chen Feng's initial approval, and his acute sixth sense assures him they bear no malice toward him.
This is key. Otherwise, Chen Feng would be somewhat worried about them setting him up. After all, one can't be too careful.
However, putting the sixth sense aside, the fact they brought in a big star like Zhang Yuxi lowers the odds of a setup because her appearance fee would be too high.
"Great. Brother Feng is indeed straightforward," Cai Zhixin said happily, giving Chen Feng a thumbs-up and smoothly changing his address to call Chen Feng Brother Feng.
In fact, he had long wanted to address Chen Feng this way, but he had to previously pretend he didn't know Chen Feng's "background," aiming for an equal address, but calling Chen Feng by his name felt awkward. After all, his mindset had changed.
Now it was good, seizing the chance to change the address to Brother Feng, Cai Zhixin found it much more fluent and felt a bit closer to Chen Feng.
Chen Feng didn't care much about it since, in society today, having money means being the boss, not to mention Cai Zhixin owed him 20 million and was younger than Chen Feng, so calling him Brother isn't excessive.
After their conversation, they returned to the banquet, and Chen Feng looked at Sun and Wu, seeing that they weren't drunk yet, but almost there. At this point, both of them had flushed cheeks but were still in high spirits, chatting warmly with Zhang Yuxi and the others.