Chapter 94 Am I Not the Richest Person in the World?

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Having resolved his roommate issues, Zhang Menglong completely relaxed. He had initially planned to return to Gusu to see Lu Yiyao, but since Lu Yiyao was busy with her graduation exams, he did not want to distract her. Of course, making a daily phone call was essential, and their relationship warmed rapidly after this meeting. "Alright, I'm going to take a shower now, I have a sight-singing exam tomorrow morning. You should go to sleep early too!" "Got it, rest early." Zhang Menglong turned off the video call and lazily stretched out on the sofa, just as Wang Ling called him. "Boss Zhang, it's only been a few days, and you've already turned Jiangnan City upside down. Watching from the sidelines has really been an eye-opener for us commoners!" said a sarcastic voice from the other end of the phone. "Can you blame me?" Zhang Menglong responded, "When those Russians belittle our Huaxia culture and unity, I just had to show them how awesome our culture really is!" "This isn't about showing off our culture! They were chased away before they could even see the paintings you brought out!" "They don't deserve to see!" Zhang Menglong scoffed. "By the way, Boss Wang, you never visit without a reason. Spill it, what do you want today!" "Hey! Can't I just call to have dinner and chat?" "Pfft! I'm not some naive girl, why would you ask me to have dinner and chat? Out with it or I'm hanging up!" Enjoy exclusive content from empire "Wait a second!" Wang Ling quickly cried out, "Okay, I really do need something!" "Ha-ha, speak!" Zhang Menglong laughed, "Spit it out quick, whatever it is!" "I need to borrow some money!" "Borrow money? You, Wang the rich guy, are asking me for money?" Zhang Menglong was surprised, "Did you do something wrong and get kicked out by your dad?" "Cut the cold remarks!" Wang Ling retorted angrily, "You know how severe the pandemic is this year. The film industry has taken a huge hit, and our family's film company being the biggest in the country, the losses are just too severe!" "What does that have to do with borrowing money from me?" Zhang Menglong questioned, "If it's a cash flow problem, I can spend money to buy shares of your Wanda Film Industry, or even consider a total buyout!" "Boss Zhang, Master Zhang! Please spare me! I'm already miserable enough!" Hearing Zhang Menglong mention buying shares, Wang Ling was scared stiff, "Wanda Film Industry is now in my hands. If you buy it, my dad might just dismantle my whole skeleton!" "Then what do you need the money for?" "To make a movie!" Wang Ling declared, "Now that the situation is starting to improve in the film industry, but there aren't any good films being released. If I make a blockbuster right now, it could have a huge impact on the film industry!" "No way, if you give me a share of the box office proceeds, I'm not investing!" Zhang Menglong said. "What? Are you doing charity?" Wang Ling was surprised, but then he suddenly remembered that time at the betting stone event and swallowed the half-spoken words back. "It's not exactly charity, maybe consider it alleviating poverty at most!" "You rascal!" Although he knew Zhang Menglong was joking, why did Wang Ling feel such an urge to hit him? Wang Ling, after all, was one of the top rich heirs. Now someone's talking about poverty alleviation on him? "Enough said, tomorrow at 11:30 AM, I'll treat you to lunch at Fico Hotel, and we can discuss our shooting plan." "Fine, but for this billion-dollar lunch, you better treat me well!" "Haha, of course!" ... The next afternoon, half an hour before the appointed time, Zhang Menglong arrived early at Fico Hotel, a highly upscale hotel where a normal lunch would cost a few thousand dollars, just to have a taste. "Hmm, strange, why are there so many people?" Zhang Menglong felt a peculiar atmosphere as he walked into the hotel. Logically speaking, this time was not a peak period, and even though Jiangnan City had many wealthy people, a hotel of this caliber would never be full. The strangest thing was that everyone's gaze uniformly focused on the hotel's main entrance, as if someone significant were expected today. "What's going on?" Zhang Menglong found the seat number Wang Ling had told him, and Wang Ling was already there waiting, "You didn't need all these people to welcome me, did you?" "Welcome you, my ass!" Wang Ling wasn't exactly polite, "Turns out today we happened to catch a big event." "What event?" Zhang Menglong asked, curious. "Damn, you've already bought Weibo, don't you know about this trending topic?" "As long as it doesn't concern me, why should I care about it?" Yet curious, Zhang Menglong still pulled out his phone. "You know how the stock god Warren Buffett auctions the chance to have lunch with him, right?" "I've heard about it, it costs several million dollars or even tens of millions just for a meal!" "Exactly, and I don't know if it's because these people think too highly of themselves, but they all started imitating him," Wang Ling said scornfully, "Even the world's richest man auctioned a lunch with him for 12 million dollars. A Huaxia entrepreneur bought it, and it's happening this noon in the VIP hall of this restaurant!" "World's richest man?" Zhang Menglong was puzzled, "Isn't the world's richest man me? I never did such a thing?"

Chapter 94 Am I Not the Richest Person in the World?

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