Road to becoming the wealthiest: Starting From Treasure Hunting in the Cabinets
Chapter 456 - 325: A win-win situation is actually possible; it’s just a matter of winning big or small!

Chapter 456: Chapter 325: A win-win situation is actually possible; it’s just a matter of winning big or small!

Sean Knight looked at the large courtyard and said:

"Let’s rent some camera equipment and try our old trick again."

Upon hearing this, Elijah Hastings and the others all laughed.

They had once rented a car repair shop under the pretext of shooting a movie, and had taken out a sum of gold coins inside the factory without the other party’s knowledge.

Would it work this time?

"Boss, is it really appropriate for just the few of us?" Douglas Cooper also wondered, "We’re all men, won’t people find it hard to believe?"

"That’s simple; I’ll assign you a task: go hire a model." Sean Knight laughed, saying:

"It should cost a few hundred US dollars. Let’s scout the place first, and if there’s something inside, we’ll continue our activities under the guise of shooting. If not, we’ll just finish the job quickly and leave."

So it was pretty much decided like that.

At this time, the men sent by Caprio Parker had also arrived in Manila.

They could more easily track down Sean Knight and the others.

After all, they were locals, and it was easy for them to inquire about the whereabouts of foreigners.

Although Sean and his team were somewhat cautious, the difference in appearance between Chinese people and locals was significant, so in less than a day, the local snakes had reported the suspected whereabouts of Sean and his team to Caprio’s men.

Sean and his team were unaware that they were being watched. At this moment, Douglas Cooper was off to find a model to negotiate the shooting, while Sean and Elijah Hastings knocked on the door of the large courtyard.

Lincoln Harrington was on guard inside the car, ready to react in case of emergency.

It was afternoon, and the people who were working had started to leave work, but because it was in the hot zone, the air outside was still hot and the humidity was high. Sean and Elijah Hastings wore the floral shirts that the locals wore, along with sunglasses, and waited in front of the door.

The door opened, and a short middle-aged woman looked at Sean and his men with some surprise.

"Hello, we are from a film company," Elijah Hastings said in English and handed her a business card. "We want to rent your courtyard for filming, as it suits our shooting requirements."

The woman shook her head, speaking a string of the local dialect. Sean guessed from her expression that she didn’t understand what they were saying.

Fortunately, a girl who looked like a student came over soon and asked:

"What do you want to do?"

Elijah handed her the business card and said:

"We are from a film company and want to rent your courtyard as a shooting location. We will pay the rent."

The girl was quite pretty, about sixteen or seventeen years old, and as soon as she heard they were from a film company, her eyes lit up and she asked:

"Are you really making a movie? What kind of movie? Have the roles been selected already? What genre..."

This series of questions almost left Elijah tongue-tied!

Fortunately, Sean reacted quickly and took over, saying:

"The movie we want to shoot is called ’The Beauty in Chaos,’ and it tells the love story of a girl in a time of war. We plan to use your courtyard as the girl’s residence before the war, so we need to..."

Sean didn’t finish, but the girl seemed to understand. Some things in a movie that hasn’t been completed naturally need to be kept secret.

She turned her head and quickly spoke to the middle-aged woman while gesturing with her hands.

The two looked very similar, and Sean guessed that the middle-aged woman was probably the girl’s mother.

The middle-aged woman kept shaking her head, but the girl was trying hard to persuade her.

In the end, seeing her mother still shaking her head, the girl suddenly shouted, speaking quickly, obviously hoping her mother would agree to Sean’s request.

Finally, the middle-aged woman pointed inside, and the girl’s face changed slightly. She then said to Sean:

"My mom has agreed, but my dad’s opinion needs to be sought as well. Renting our courtyard might be quite expensive..."

"How expensive?" asked Elijah Hastings, "We do have a generous budget."

"It might be 10,000 pesos a day..."

10,000 pesos were just under 200 dollars a day.

"I’ll pay you 20,000 pesos a day, on the condition that we see the courtyard first and feel it’s worth renting," Sean interrupted her. "You can tell your parents about this price."

"Alright." This time, even the girl was a little surprised. At such a high rent, they could rent a much newer courtyard.

The girl had grown up in this courtyard and she thought that apart from being big, it had nothing else going for it.

The house was too old, there were no recreational facilities, no swimming pool, and they couldn’t go out whenever they wanted... It was just terrible!

She just didn’t expect anyone to be willing to pay 20,000 pesos a day to rent their courtyard!

As soon as the words left the girl’s mouth, her mother agreed.

It was then time for the girl to persuade her father.

About ten minutes later, the girl came out with a smile on her face and said:

"My father agreed, but you have to prepare a standard contract..."

Sean and Elijah Hastings exchanged a glance, and then Sean told the girl:

"We also need to check the situation inside the courtyard. Here’s the deal: I’ll pay you 20,000 pesos first, which is today’s rent. We’ll go in and check it out, and if it’s suitable, we’ll continue renting for at least a week.

If it’s not suitable, we’ll take a few photos today and the cooperation ends. Is that alright?"