She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 1012 - 865: Super Star 39 (Second Update)

Maybe, anyway, I’ve hit and scolded her, what else can she do?

"Do you think they will ask you for money? How much money is on your card, don’t take my service fee away again!"

"They probably won’t ask, they returned the bank card to me in public, but I don’t owe them anything, I’ll naturally go withdraw the money and throw it in her face."

Hua Yan couldn’t help but laugh, "What’s the point of that, it’ll just lead to embarrassment for both sides."

"Are we supposed to care about their face when we’re being bullied? It’d be best if she could use her connections to get me fired."

Ling Yao only found out today that the person who was supporting the second female lead is the investor who wanted to support him on the night the filming started. He was disgusted then, so he had no interest in staying with this crew any longer.

Ling Yao didn’t let Hua Yan leave, reasoning that they might all have to leave together soon. Indeed, within half an hour, Liang An rushed in, his first words were: "Little ancestor, who did you offend again? Why did the producer just call and tell us to pack up and leave?"

Ling Yao got the answer he wanted, "Where’s my bank card?"

"Oh, at a time like this, how can you still be thinking about your bank card? What bank card, what card of the devil? From the start of filming till now, all expenses still need to be reimbursed to them, plus, since it was our mistake, we also have to pay a penalty for breach of contract..."

Ling Yao’s fox eyes turned sharp instantly: "What did you just say? Our mistake? Breach of contract penalty? Ha, on what grounds? No way, I’m going to argue with them!"

Liang An held on to him tightly, "Can you calm down? Do you know you offended someone from the investor’s side?"

"Yes, she’s indeed someone from the investor’s side, and she’s Pig Head Gong’s boss, can you believe it?"

As Ling Yao said this with a grin, Liang An instantly quieted down, "Who did you say? Whose person is she?"

Ling Yao looked as if he had eaten a fly, clearly not wanting to say more, so Hua Yan repeated for him. 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"Uncle, he said it was Gong Zhutao, right? How could someone be called Pig Head?"

Liang An glared at her, "Only you know? Wasn’t it because he stood up for you?"

Ling Yao’s chilly gaze swept over, "No, I stood up for myself; since it’s not possible to stay, we should just leave. Xi Lan took my bank card; although they don’t have the PIN, getting a new one is troublesome, isn’t it? So, my dear, go get it back for me, or I’ll make it unpleasant for her."

Hua Yan didn’t know what Ling Yao could do to them, but Liang An was clearly not easily molded. Knowing Ling Yao’s true thoughts, he could only sigh: "Alright, you go back to the hotel first; I’ll come once I take care of things."

Ling Yao murmured an acknowledgment, removed his makeup in the dressing room, changed into his clothes, and swaggered out of the Film City with his arm around Hua Yan’s shoulder.

Hua Yan nervously looked back at him several times, but Ling Yao didn’t mind.

"I only discovered here that the second female lead is connected to someone I dislike. I already came to work with emotions, so since they’ve fired me, I feel quite relieved. So, you don’t need to take this on; now I have time to do something else, like read a book?"

Hua Yan pressed her lips together. Though he talked about it lightly, she couldn’t get over it. What if they demanded that he pay a penalty for breach of contract?

Ling Yao saw right through her thoughts, "Do you think that stingy Liang An would let that happen? Don’t worry; they wouldn’t dare. Not only would they dare, but we don’t have to compensate the twelve thousand either. If I leave the scene with my arrogance, it’s the best solution. If we really had a fallout, who knows what would happen?"

After the two returned to the hotel, Liang An dragged himself over about three hours later looking exhausted.

"Well, are you satisfied now? Contract annulled, ineffective disposition, although we negotiated. There’s no compensation needed, but Ling Yao, you can’t be so capricious and act recklessly every time. You disliked the second female lead and the investor this time; what about next time? Can you always work with the people and things you like? Can you think about the people around you?"

Saying this, he angrily tossed his bank card to him, "Go back yourself tomorrow; I’ve got other things to deal with. Please think about this seriously! You’re not alone; you have many colleagues counting on you for their livelihood. If you just leave without notice, what are we supposed to do? What about the others?"

What Liang An said was radical yet heartfelt. After he left, Ling Yao’s arrogance vanished, replaced by an unseeable loneliness and helplessness. It was the first time she saw him like this, so she was a little worried: "Are you okay?"

Ling Yao looked up at her with innocence: "Isn’t work supposed to be done because you like it? Why do you humans put up with people and things you hate? I don’t get it and don’t want to understand, but the people and things around me always force me to adapt to this state. Liang An has been in the human world a bit longer, so he’s more deep and experienced. But even you understand more than I do, and that puzzles me!"

Hua Yan was initially surprised by his naivety, then began to envy that perhaps only the strong and the weak existed in the Demon World, without all these schemes and social considerations?

"The entertainment circle is the most realistic place. Remember that. Today you have popularity, and I’ll support you; all resources and connections are yours. But if you fall out of favor someday and no one cares about you, it means you no longer have the status and dignity you had before. They can abandon you and step on you anytime. I remember clearly one saying: When you’re popular, you’re surrounded by good people. When you’re not, you’re surrounded by wicked people. This isn’t just scaremongering; it’s the experience and lessons everyone has summed up. Therefore, Ling Yao, if you want to walk in the entertainment circle and behave willfully like today, you must have enough strength and status. Otherwise, just like today, being told to leave with just a word!"

Ling Yao asked her with confusion: "Then why do you still like this place?"

Hua Yan shook her head, "I didn’t enter the entertainment circle because I liked it; it’s because... I have a reason I can’t avoid doing it. Please forgive me, I can’t tell you about it, but I can assure you that I didn’t step into this circle without any preparation. I will use my power to lay the foundation and then debut. In this way, the entertainment circle is just a place where I can come and go as I want, attain fame as I wish, and ignite popularity at will. Destiny isn’t in others’ hands but in mine. My strength determines my future status. Do you understand?"

Ling Yao rubbed his chin, falling into thought. Seeing this, Hua Yan didn’t disturb him, quietly leaving the living room and returning to her room.

Today’s incident gave her a lesson, too. Strength alone isn’t enough; one also needs power and money. Only with these three can they walk freely in the entertainment circle.

As of now, it is February 2015, she is fifteen years old, and now has a movable cash of one million, a savings deposit of 1.2 million. With four houses totaling 160 square meters bought for 5.5 million, which are now valued at 60-70 thousand per square meter in East and West City. That means her 160 square meters could potentially sell for around 10 million.

What to do? Sell or not to sell?

Moreover, with 8.5 million in her account, plus interest, she can gather around 9 million. Adding it up, she seems to have a capital influx of 20 million, and she doesn’t plan to sell the house her mother left since it’s the only housing.

But then again, if she sells these houses now, future restrictions could lock her out from purchasing more. Once restrictions are in place, she’ll no longer be able to exchange for more houses.

For a moment, Hua Yan was hesitant, but she determined that she needed to find a way to visit the court, to speak with the judge who had given the ruling, to discuss if the funds in her account could be unlocked for investment.

An investment of ten million is quite a considerable amount these days, right?

Even if these houses aren’t sold, gathering ten million for investment—isn’t that a viable option?

Thus, while Ling Yao pondered over life’s matters, she quietly gave a call to the law firm.

"Actually, this court-managed money, once you reach adulthood, you can freely dispose of it. Would you consider waiting, just three more years,"

Hua Yan shook her head, "My father will be released from prison next June. Whether he would interfere with this money once he’s out, I’m not certain. But I’m sure that I want to use this money elsewhere before he comes out, leaving him with nothing to trace. There’s no familial or blood bond between us anymore. I only have hate for him. When he sees me, he thinks of my mother, and my mother’s death, so we could never reconcile in this life. With it being like this, why give him the chance?"

"Yanyan, don’t be so radical. After all, he is your father."

"Uncle Meng, I don’t want to hear this. Can you please set up a meeting with Judge Wang? I want to meet her."

"In most cases, these funds would be managed by a guardian, but your situation is special; it’s jointly managed by our law firm and the court instead. Your guardian hasn’t really undertaken this responsibility. Maybe Sister Zhao had other considerations initially, but since it was transferred to the court, as long as there’s no manipulation from your guardian, after explaining the reasons, the court shouldn’t be freezing the funds anymore. People make things happen. I’ll give it a try!"

"Thank you, Uncle Meng, I appreciate it."

Although investing this ten million might not cause a spark, leaving it in the bank to earn interest would lose value even more. So, rather than that, it’s better to use the funds for investment, though it’s uncertain if the other party would agree.

Of course, thinking long-term, if the four houses could be sold in a short period, she wouldn’t mind taking the risk. With this in mind, she picked up her phone and called a real estate agency.