It Turned Out Huo Xi Was the Investor

Shen Can received a call from Assistant He the very next day. Not long after they finished discussing things, the money was already in place.

Shen Can let out a "Woohoo!" and immediately jumped up. He had already arranged to go look at venues with Su Nanxing today.

After changing clothes, he found Shen Chi at his door. Shen Can looked at him in confusion. "Third Brother, why are you standing outside my room?"

Shen Chi coughed twice to hide his awkwardness. "Doesn't Third Brother know you're going to look at venues? I'll go with you."

"Huh? How could you come with me? Su Nanxing is coming too. If Su Nanxing and I get photographed together, we can still explain that I was taking an acquaintance's younger brother out."

"If you two mortal enemies get photographed together, I can't imagine what your fans will do." Shen Can had not expected his third brother to want to tag along when he had already made plans with Su Nanxing.

"What could they do? We'll just explain that even though we're rivals, he and my little brother are friends. Besides, what if you run into an extreme fan? Do either of you have the strength to fight back?" Shen Chi felt he had found an exceptionally suitable excuse.

Shen Can looked Shen Chi over. It was true—if they ran into one of Su Nanxing's obsessive fans or a stalker, he would have trouble handling it. He himself could run easily enough, but Su Nanxing would have no one to protect him.

In the end, Shen Chi went with Shen Can and the others. Fortunately, they did not run into any stalkers or anything of the sort. Shen Can had already had his eye on the studio location for some time, and after looking it over, they found no problems, so they settled on it quickly.

After confirming the place, Shen Can discussed the kind of renovation he wanted with the renovation team Shen Yu had found for him. Meanwhile, Su Nanxing and Shen Chi found somewhere to sit.

Shen Chi really wanted to find a topic to chat with Su Nanxing about, but he had no idea what to say. In the end, he could only ask about work. "Is your new album coming out soon?"

"Not for a while yet." Once Su Nanxing finished speaking, the two fell silent again.

Just as Shen Chi was feeling annoyed at himself—he could get along well enough with anyone, yet somehow could not talk properly with Su Nanxing—Su Nanxing spoke up. "When are you joining a new production?"

Shen Chi sighed in relief. At last, he had another topic to discuss. "There have been a lot of things going on lately. I'll consider joining a new production after everything is settled. Besides, I still have completed films that haven't been released yet."

"Is that so? I saw a report a couple of days ago saying you were going to join a certain director's production. It was a male-male romance project, and I heard there were quite a few intimate scenes."

Shen Chi had not expected Su Nanxing to have noticed that report. After a pause, he said, "A script was sent over, but I didn't take it."

Su Nanxing turned to look at Shen Chi. "Why? You don't like male-male romance projects? Or is it because of the intimate scenes?"

Shen Chi found the excuse that he did not like the script. In truth, it was because of those intimate scenes. He did not want to film that sort of scene with another man, and the script itself was indeed rather mediocre.

Not long after they finished talking, Shen Can came over. He had already explained most of his requirements. All that remained was to see whether Yang Jing had any requests. Shen Can had given both sides each other's contact information and told them to communicate directly first.

The first thing this studio would release was the game Yang Jing and the others had previously prepared. Only after that would come the game Shen Can had in mind.

Su Nanxing had specifically come out to accompany him while he looked at venues, so Shen Can certainly could not just let him go home. He treated Su Nanxing to a meal.

At the table, Shen Can looked at Su Nanxing, then at Shen Chi. How strange. They actually haven't bickered much today. Is it really because Su Nanxing and I have become friends, so Shen Chi feels too embarrassed to snap at him?

The two listened to Shen Can's inner thoughts in silence. After learning what would happen in the original plot, neither of them could return to the way they had interacted before.

After the meal, Shen Can and Shen Chi drove home. Shen Chi had originally wanted to offer Su Nanxing a ride, but Su Nanxing had driven himself, so there was no need.

The Shen Household drew a great deal of attention among wealthy families, and Shen Can was someone none of them knew much about.

Everyone was curious about what this young master of the Shen Household, who had just returned to the country, would do. Would he simply live as a young master and collect company dividends, or would he develop a career of his own?

So once they learned Shen Can was making games, people inevitably began paying attention. They had originally assumed it was Shen Can's parents and brothers supporting him. Who would have thought Huo Xi was the investor? Had Huo Xi invested just because he was close with Shen Yu?

It was truly shocking. Or perhaps Shen Can actually had some real ability? All the wealthy families watched to see how things would develop. If he lost money, that would be amusing.

At the Zhou Household, Shen Keke smashed a bowl in anger. Shen Can had actually started building his own career already, while he was still trapped in the Zhou Household. If only he were Shen Can.

He would have a wealthy family, wonderful older brothers, and even his brothers' friends would look after him because of their relationship with his brothers. What made Shen Can better than him? Wasn't it just that Shen Can had been born into a better family?

Shen Keke kept cursing without noticing someone listening behind him. When he was startled and wanted to curse, he did not dare to, because that person was Zhou Jingxuan's grandmother.

That old woman was truly strange. He had never seen anyone move into her daughter's husband's family home with her daughter. She was always picking at his faults, and he was sick to death of it. But even the Zhou Patriarch treated her with great respect, so there was nothing he could do no matter how annoyed he was.

"Is what you just said about Huo Xi investing in the Shen Household's son who just returned to the country true?" Looking at the woman whose anger seemed to have no clear source, Shen Keke did not understand what was going on, but he recounted the matter exactly as it had happened.

She could no longer sit still. Not only had Huo Corporation been carrying out large-scale personnel changes, but several shareholders had also been kicked out of Huo Corporation.

Huo Xi was far too bold. His grandfather was not even dead yet, and he already dared to touch his grandfather's people.

And there was his mother. She had tolerated her traveling and playing around everywhere before, but now she had developed a fondness for auctions. For the past few days, there had been news every day about what she had bought.

His mother was spending money like this, yet Huo Xi did not stop her? Was he just letting his mother squander it? Wouldn't that money be better used to do some business?

And it was not just his mother. Now Huo Xi had begun messing around as well. A young master who had only just returned to the country was clearly just starting a company for fun. Did the Shen Household not know how to invest in him themselves? Why did Huo Xi have to invest?

During dinner at the Zhou Household, they inevitably discussed the matter as well. Thinking of the rumors about the Huo Household lately, Zhou Jingxuan said enviously, "The Huo Household is really rich. They have so much money to start this project and that project, investing here and investing there."

Zhou Hongyuan, Zhou Jingxuan's father, also said, "Exactly. If this hadn't gotten out, who would have known? It's a pity we have no connection with the Huo Household. Otherwise, we could have made some money alongside them."

Thinking of something, Zhou Jingxuan added, "They'll only be comfortable for a little while longer. A friend of mine in the news industry told me that the Huo Patriarch is ill. Quite a few well-informed investors have quietly begun selling Huo Corporation stock, and Huo Corporation's stock market has already become a little unstable today."

"Is that news accurate? But even if it is, it doesn't matter. It's normal for the stock market to fluctuate when someone who made major contributions to a company and is relatively well known falls ill or dies. It will stabilize again after a while. After all, doesn't Huo Corporation still have Huo Xi?"

Zhou Hongyuan asked about it, then did not pay it much mind. It had nothing to do with the Zhou Household anyway. As long as Huo Xi was at Huo Corporation, nothing would happen to it. If they wanted to profit from someone else's downfall, the Huo Household was not the one they should be watching.