CHAPTER 485: CHAPTER 481: PRETENTIOUS CLASSMATE (FOURTH UPDATE, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE)

Zhou Fa was taken aback by Ye Chen’s words.

"Join your film crew?"

Ye Chen nodded, "Yes, I’m preparing to shoot a film right now. We have a lead actress but still need a leading actor."

Zhou Fa glanced at Ye Chen and then gave a bitter smile, "DiDi Brother, I’m down on my luck as it is, don’t mess with me."

No wonder Zhou Fa didn’t believe him, Ye Chen was just a DiDi driver, how could he invest in a film.

Ye Chen said, "Actually, making movies is just a hobby of mine. I’m actually a wealthy big shot."

"What? A wealthy big shot?" Zhou Fa looked Ye Chen up and down.

Upon seeing the Patek Philippe on Ye Chen’s wrist, Zhou Fa’s eyes focused.

Ye Chen parked the car at the Marriott Hotel and smiled, "Honestly, this hotel is actually mine."

Zhou Fa was momentarily dumbfounded.

He still couldn’t believe it.

At this time, Ye Chen said, "If you don’t believe me, you can come with me to the hotel lobby and ask."

Zhou Fa nodded and followed Ye Chen into the hotel.

As soon as they reached the entrance, the lobby manager and the doorman saw Ye Chen and immediately bowed at ninety degrees, "Hello, Boss."

Zhou Fa was completely dumbstruck.

Turns out this guy is actually a big shot.

Zhou Fa asked in confusion, "Why are you driving for DiDi if you’re so rich?"

Ye Chen chuckled lightly, "I drive for DiDi to experience life."

Zhou Fa was left speechless.

The two of them chatted for a while in the hotel restaurant.

Ye Chen briefly told him about the film he was going to make.

When he heard he would be working with Tong Xiaoya, Zhou Fa nearly went crazy.

Tong Xiaoya is one of his favorite actresses.

He never dreamed that one day he would actually get to act with Tong Xiaoya.

Ye Chen laughed, "So, how about it? Do you agree?"

Zhou Fa nodded, "Thank you Mr. Ye for the opportunity."

Ye Chen said, "Alright, go to Light and Shadow Film and Television Company to sign the contract tomorrow."

Zhou Fa left with a thousand thanks.

Ye Chen got up to leave too, when suddenly a voice came from behind, "Ye Chen, is that really you?"

Turning around, Ye Chen was startled to see it was his elementary school classmate Xu Tianze.

Ye Chen used to be the class monitor, and he was the team leader.

He remembered when the class monitor was elected, Xu Tianze cried a lot after losing to Ye Chen, insisting there was something fishy going on.

But after all, they were elementary school classmates, so Ye Chen was very enthusiastic.

"Tianze, what a coincidence to run into you here."

Xu Tianze pulled Ye Chen over with a big smile, "Since we’ve met, let’s have a drink together."

Ye Chen nodded and said, "Sure."

Once the two of them sat down, Ye Chen realized that Xu Tianze brought him to sit down not to catch up over a meal, but to show off.

As soon as he sat down, Xu Tianze started complaining about being poor.

"Ah, life is so tiring now. Look at me, a monthly salary of one million, only twelve million a year, in Modu where every inch of land is precious, I feel like a poor man."

"Really, I feel so poor, life is hard."

As Xu Tianze spoke, he took a big gulp of beer.

Ye Chen: "..."

This guy’s show-off skills seem pretty strong, starting off with complaints about being poor.

Xu Tianze continued, "Actually, I feel like I live worse than a dog every day. As a department manager, I’ve got tons of things to deal with daily, and dozens of people to manage, it’s exhausting."

Ye Chen was speechless, because he saw that though Xu Tianze was complaining about being poor, his face carried a smug expression.

As a child, losing the class monitor election to Ye Chen had always been an indelible mark in his heart.

This time seeing Ye Chen, now successful in his career, how could he not seize the chance to show off?

To really hit Ye Chen hard, he directly unleashed his show-off ultimate technique, the pretending-to-be-poor act.

This pretending-to-be-poor act had never failed Xu Tianze.

At first, he would talk about how bad things were for him, and people would think he was really lamenting.

But soon they’d realize that he wasn’t actually poor, he was just showing off.

Xu Tianze loved this feeling, and never grew tired of it.

This time, meeting Ye Chen, he was certainly going to turn his past painful memories into power, and show off to put Ye Chen down.

Xu Tianze sighed and tossed his keys onto the table.

Ye Chen glanced at them, they were the keys to a Mercedes-Benz.

Xu Tianze held the car keys deliberately waving them back and forth, fearing Ye Chen wouldn’t see.

"You know what? Lately, I’ve been troubled. I spent over five million to buy a school zone house just to get my son into a top elementary school, and every month I pay four to five grand in loans. Ugh, I’m really poor."

"Look at this Mercedes-Benz, it’s just a transportation tool, right? But my wife wouldn’t have it any other way, insisting I buy one costing over a million. Oh, it pains me to no end."

"Life is so tough. Earning millions a year, thought I’d live carefree, but look at me now, four to five grand in mortgage every month, plus the cost of maintaining the car, and the expense of sending the kid to cram school, I’m dying poor."

As he spoke, Xu Tianze put on an aggrieved expression.

As if his life was full of suffering.

To set the mood, he even took a drink to drown his sorrows.

Ye Chen said nothing, just watched him quietly showing off.

"Ah, talk about our house, know Wanda Mansion? Seventy to eighty thousand per square meter, claims of European-style royal service and European garden design, but isn’t it just a bigger garden? But no way, my wife likes it, so we bought it."

Xu Tianze spoke with a face full of bitterness.

Ye Chen secretly sighed, he’d seen plenty of people who could show off, but this guy, Ye Chen would definitely give full marks, he really could put on airs.

If there were levels, this guy would definitely reach King Bi status.

"If it’s so hard, why buy such an expensive house, just get something decent enough." Ye Chen said deliberately.

As expected, a smile surfaced on Xu Tianze’s face, he was waiting for Ye Chen’s reaction.

"There’s no choice, the kid’s at a private school, all the families have money, we can’t have our kid falling behind right from the start, so we could only push ourselves."

The man was busy showing off when a woman came over with a seven or eight-year-old child.

Xu Tianze smiled, "Honey, this is Ye Chen, the class monitor I often tell you about from my elementary school days."

At home, Xu Tianze often spoke ill of Ye Chen, claiming he used underhanded means to take his class monitor position, so his wife didn’t have a good impression of Ye Chen either.

Then, remembering something, Xu Tianze asked, "By the way, Ye Chen, what are you doing now?"

Xu Tianze’s eyes were filled with anticipation.

Ye Chen’s attire was very simple, so he felt Ye Chen probably wasn’t as successful as him.

As expected, Ye Chen replied casually, "Oh, me? I’m driving for DiDi."

Upon hearing Ye Chen say he was driving for DiDi, Xu Tianze let out a long sigh, a wildly delighted expression on his face.