Chapter 17 - 17: Is One Hundred Million Enough?

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``` The restaurant arranged a very special spot, where almost every customer came in would notice at first glance, yet it didn't seem too conspicuous within the whole place. "Mr. Fang, here is your menu," the waiter brought over an exquisitely crafted booklet. Fang Jueyu noticed that this menu seemed different from the others, probably specially designed for him. "Two tomahawk steaks, medium-well, one Argentine prawn, one foie gras..." The price of each dish could make an average university student sweat, but for Fang Jueyu now, he didn't feel anything. Last night, any little ingredient in his seafood noodle probably cost more than this entire meal. He knew Cheng Kai would definitely feel embarrassed to order, so he just went ahead and ordered for both of them. Of course, he didn't overdo it, just the amount for two people. "That's it, and please be a bit quick for us!" Fang Jueyu thought he heard Cheng Kai's stomach grumbling earlier. "Rest assured, we'll arrange it for you as quickly as possible." The waiter bowed and left. Searᴄh the nôvelFire.net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. "Holy crap, Fang Jueyu, you really kept us in the dark!" Once the waiter left, Cheng Kai immediately acted dramatically as if he was about to devour Fang Jueyu, "Three years as roommates, and we didn't know you're so wealthy! A rich guy like you always borrowing money from a poor guy like me!" "Calm down, calm down!" Fang Jueyu pushed Cheng Kai back into his seat, "Didn't I tell you? I only found out recently that my family had this much money, I wasn't faking it before!" Seeing Cheng Kai's skeptical look, Fang Jueyu added, "Tell me, over these three years, did you ever see me spending lavishly or driving luxury cars to school all the time?" "Well... you didn't," Cheng Kai thought for a moment, Fang Jueyu had indeed seemed quite ordinary these three years. No matter how well someone fakes it, in such a long time they'd eventually slip up. "Come on, spill it, how much money does your family have?" Cheng Kai asked cautiously, fearing others might overhear. Fang Jueyu shook his head, "Would you believe me if I said I don't even know how much money we have?" Cheng Kai shook his head, clearly, nobody would believe that. "Wait, the Jiangnan Villa you were talking about earlier, what kind of place is it?" Cheng Kai suddenly remembered the focal point of the earlier clash between Fang Jueyu and Wang Xuan. "Oh, it's that villa district about three kilometers from school, remember last time at our dorm dinner, Ding Minghui asked about it?" "The property prices there are really high, right?" Cheng Kai extended five fingers, "Does it match this figure?" "Pretty much, but on my house you'd need to add another finger!" "Six hundred thousand?" Cheng Kai exhaled a sigh of relief, didn't sound extremely outrageous. "No, I mean, add another finger to the tens place!" "Damn! A million five?" Cheng Kai nearly slammed the table in the restaurant, "Back home, a million five could buy a whole house in some remote places!" "I remember they only sell villas there, right? How big is yours? Must be at least four hundred square meters?" Cheng Kai started calculating, and the string of zeros in his head almost made him faint. "Alright, stop figuring it out. When there's time, I'll take a few of you guys over to my place to hang out, and then you'll know!" Fang Jueyu thought if Cheng Kai kept asking, it might undermine his self-confidence because anything in his house, even a piece of artwork, could be more valuable than an entire house. "Old Fang, we agreed three years ago, if you get rich, don't forget about us. Now that you're really wealthy, don't leave us hanging!" "Hahahaha, don't worry, if you have any entrepreneurial ideas, just let me know, I'll definitely support you guys!" Though Fang Jueyu couldn't support everyone, he'd absolutely support his roommates. "Great! Was waiting for that! Honestly, we've got some ideas brewing!" "Oh?" Fang Jueyu instantly got interested; in their dorm, he was the only one studying physics, and the three others majored in computer science, and they all loved gaming, "Let's hear them?" "Hehe, with these three years, we haven't just been playing games or chasing girls, when you were dating, we came up with a prototype for a game, and if it's made, it'll definitely hit the market!" "Alas!" Cheng Kai sighed, "It's just we lack funds, we can't set up the game servers, and we don't have enough manpower, so we had to give up. Otherwise, nobody would voluntarily take this damned grad exam!" "A ten-million-dollar initial investment, is it enough?" "Pfft!" Cheng Kai spat out the water he had just drunk, the words "ten million" casually rolled off Fang Jueyu's tongue, who could handle that? "What's wrong? Not enough?" Fang Jueyu didn't really know the gaming industry well, but developing a large game indeed needed a lot of funding, it was undeniable, "Then, how about a hundred million?" "Cough cough cough!" Cheng Kai started coughing intensely, just how much money did Fang Jueyu's family have? "No, no, no, it's not that it's not enough. Initially, our game is just for mobile users, so we don't need that much funding, but aren't you afraid of us scamming you by investing without even looking?" "Hahahahaha, I trust you guys!" Fang Jueyu laughed, "Besides, even if we fail, then so be it, we'll just try again!" "Well! You're amazing!" Cheng Kai was speechless, is this how rich people do it now? Losing millions just brushed off like that? "Organize all game-related materials, I'll find a time to have my personal secretary connect with you. If everything checks out, funding can be ready right away!" Fang Jueyu added, "But I'll only fund it; you guys have to manage everything else!" "Got it! With money, nothing's a problem!" The two got more and more excited talking, and soon the food they ordered arrived. With their mouths full, whatever they said after that was mumbled and unclear. Since they decided to continue with the game project, Cheng Kai abandoned his grad exam plans to focus all his energy on completing the first step of his career! Once sated, Fang Jueyu headed back to the villa because someone was scheduled to tailor clothes for him in the afternoon. Just when he got home, he received a call from someone he hadn't heard from in a long time. "Jiang Yi, you're something else, it's been so long since graduation, how many times have you called me? I'm always the one reaching out to you. What, had a revelation today?" Whenever he talked to his old desk mate, Fang Jueyu felt like he was back in those hectic yet beautiful high school days. "I heard you broke up again recently, just calling to comfort you!" Although that's what Jiang Yi said, there was no comforting tone in her voice. "Come on, don't I know you? It'd be a miracle if you weren't cursing me; I beg you to lift this scum girl curse on me!" "Hahahaha, enough jokes, let's talk business," Jiang Yi laughed twice and then got serious, "In half a month, our high school is having its anniversary celebration, and our class teacher wants us to go back and take a look!" "Alright, that's all? We haven't seen each other for ages, let's get together!" Fang Jueyu was quite happy hearing this news. "Of course, it'd be great for us to meet, but don't forget, there are a few people in our class who are definitely going to flaunt it, you better be prepared!" "New task release!" Little Yi's voice suddenly rang. Mission requirement: Steal the show at the anniversary. Mission reward: Level-one authority task completion increased by 2%, reward a lost item accidentally left by ancestor. Fang Jueyu suddenly showed a sly grin, of course, some people would go back to show off, but this time he would definitely be the most dazzling star in the world of show-offs! ```

Chapter 17 - 17: Is One Hundred Million Enough?

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