The Fortunate Demoniac Little Village Doctor
Chapter 422 - 422 397 Spending Money

422: Chapter 397: Spending Money 422: Chapter 397: Spending Money Ma Lin smirked triumphantly and said, “Liu Hun!

You brought this on yourself!

Trying to outdo me in wealth!

I’ll smash you to death!”

The few tourists around, immediately drawn to the commotion, crowded around.

The filming crew and the pretend beggars also ran over to watch the two men flaunt their wealth.

“Cut the crap and start!

Stack for stack, let’s see who can smash the other to death,” Liu Hun said as he grabbed a stack of cash from his briefcase and threw it at Boss Xu’s feet.

Boss Xu could hardly contain his laughter, thinking to himself—let them smash me to death with their money!

“Let’s play!” Ma Lin threw out a stack of ten thousand yuan bills.

“Smack smack smack…” The two men threw money at Boss Xu like it was a competition, the sight of so much cash was absolutely shocking to the onlookers.

“Ah!

If only I were Boss Xu!

This is simply…

damn, it’s not a job for ordinary people!”

“Begging only gets you a thousand!

Look at these guys, they’re selling houses, and this pile must have already surpassed a million!

By golly, when will I ever encounter such **** luck.”

“Look at Ma Lin, already breaking out in a cold sweat, while Liu Hun has the same expressionless cold face.

Stack after stack of cash is thrown down, as if it doesn’t affect him at all, like the money isn’t even his.”

“…”

Listening to the crowd’s chatter, Ma Lin grew even more displeased.

Although he knew he had gone beyond his limit, he couldn’t afford to lose face when it came to money.

“Where’s the money?!

Where’s the money?!” Ma Lin was about to turn around and get some cash when he discovered that both briefcases were empty.

“Brother Lin, we’re out of money,” a subordinate whispered to Ma Lin.

“Get it!

Go get it now!

Today I must smash Liu Hun to death no matter what!” Ma Lin said to his companions agitatedly, then decisively took out his phone and made a frantic call.

Ten minutes later, a Mercedes pulled up to the scene, and a man in a business suit said to Ma Lin, “Mr.

Ma, here is your ten million yuan fund investment, now fully liquidated.

Please sign here.”

Without a second thought, Ma Lin signed his name, then took two briefcases from the man.

Just as he was about to open them, Liu Hun spoke up, “Ma Lin, stop wasting time.

My case also has five million, let’s just throw the cases themselves!”

“Hmph!

Liu Hun, you really dare to talk nonsense!

You’ve got only half a case left, probably just a few hundred thousand, huh?

How can you even suggest throwing cases against me?!” Ma Lin, eyes bloodshot, pointed at Liu Hun and retorted.

Boss Xu stood among the pile of money, only hoping that Liu Hun wouldn’t back down and would hurry up and get some cash.

Liu Hun paid no attention to Ma Lin and was quietly speaking to the manager of a private bank.

“Do you see?

Does Liu Hun have no money left?

What’s he muttering?

He’s not considering taking out a loan for this showdown, is he?”

“My god, just look at all this money on the ground, it’s terrifying.

And they’re still going at it—I can’t even begin to imagine.”

“After all, Ma Lin is a second-generation rich kid; Liu Hun is just an agent who works for others.

How could he possibly have the money to compete with Ma Lin?

Isn’t this like being smashed to death with money?”

“…”

Just as the crowd finished speaking, the manager immediately turned to Liu Hun and said, “Alright, Mr.

Liu.” Then the manager gave a nod to two security guards.

The guards cautiously opened the rear doors of an armored car, each one hauling out four briefcases, placing a total of eight in front of Liu Hun.

Without hesitation, Liu Hun picked up two briefcases and threw them at Boss Xu’s feet.

Then he coldly said to Ma Lin, “Throw your two briefcases, that’s ten million.

Then get back on the phone.”

Ma Lin hadn’t expected Liu Hun to actually be this ruthless.

With bloodshot eyes, he recklessly threw the two briefcases, then continued dialing numbers on his phone.

“Hello, hello, hello!

This is Ma Lin!

I need money!

What…

hello, hello, hello!

No money left?

How can that be?…

Can’t access it?

Why not?

Frozen?

For what reason?” Ma Lin was nearly smashing his phone, but he couldn’t find any more cash.

As the crowd secretly scoffed at Ma Lin’s helplessness, a Bentley drove up.

The car, with a screech, stopped in front of Ma Lin.

Seeing the license plate, he dropped the phone on the ground, stunned, and a cold sweat began trickling down.

The car door opened, and a dignified man in his fifties with a profound gaze stepped out.

With a stony face, he walked up to Ma Lin, glanced at the money scattered all over, and suddenly—

“Smack!” A slap landed on Ma Lin’s face, the man growled, “You worthless thing!

Get back in the car!”

Ma Lin, holding his face, said nothing and got back into the Bentley.

The man then approached Liu Hun, extending his hand politely, “I am Ma Lin’s father, Ma Tianyao.”

“Liu Hun!” Liu Hun shook hands with Ma Tianyao and said.

“Liu, the agent, your reputation precedes you.

Since you’re already a socialite, why bother…” As he spoke, Ma Tianyao glanced at the pile of money on the floor and continued, “doing this kind of thing?”

“Liu wishes Mr.

Ma could understand the whole process of the matter.

Beyond that, there’s nothing much Liu has to say.” Liu Hun didn’t want to explain too much to Ma Tianyao.

If Ma Tianyao really was a man of discernment, then Ma Lin wouldn’t have ended up like he did today.

Ma Tianyao nodded and addressed Liu Hun, “Agent Liu, you’re also half a businessman; you should also know how to determine the value of a commodity.

Just pay whatever this liquor store is worth to purchase it, and let’s both take a step back.

What do you say?”

Liu Hun immediately nodded in agreement.

Spending tens of millions to buy a liquor store was never his intention; it was just a lesson for Ma Lin, and besides, the money had been ‘gifted’ by Ma Lin’s sports car.

Seeing Liu Hun nod, Ma Tianyao immediately called people to clean up the money on the floor, and Liu Hun also instructed the private equity manager to begin cleaning up the money.

At this, the bald-headed Boss Xu suddenly became anxious and hurriedly came over, “You guys!

How can you do this?

How can you just give up the fight like that?”

“Hmph!

One should have a little self-awareness, otherwise, they’ll be stuck in the same spot forever.

Best to understand your own worth.” Ma Tianyao indirectly chastised Boss Xu, then turned to Liu Hun and said, “Agent Liu, I’m very thankful that you made Ma Lin recognize his shortcomings today.

Ma Group is about to enter the entertainment industry, and I hope that he will still have the opportunity to learn from you in the future.

Farewell!”

Ma Tianyao, with an implied threat in his words, finished speaking to Liu Hun, took his portion of the money, and left.

The private equity manager cleaned out Liu Hun’s money and said to him, “Mr.

Liu, not a single cent is missing, it’s all here.”

Boss Xu’s face, which had the look of a cunning merchant, turned into one of bitter disappointment.

With none of the parties playing the game anymore, he had no play and could only turn to Liu Hun with a mournful expression, “Mr.

Liu, please be kind, buy it.

Only five million!”

Liu Hun shook his head…

“Three million!

That’s much cheaper than your initial offer!” Boss Xu continued to plead.

Liu Hun kept shaking his head…

“One million!

I really can’t go any lower, this is a prime spot!

A prime spot!” Boss Xu looked at Liu Hun with puppy-dog eyes.

“Fifty thousand, not a penny more,” Liu Hun outright gave Boss Xu his final offer.

Boss Xu’s face turned from red to blue then from blue to white and finally regained some color as he nodded and said, “Alright!

Fifty thousand it is.” Although the price was beyond the actual value of the liquor store, it was still painfully low compared to the money-flinging round they had just had.

Liu Hun picked up the pen and signed the contract, then instructed his manager to pay Boss Xu the fifty thousand, thus concluding the matter.

After Boss Xu, the private equity manager, the onlooking tourists, and the pretend beggar had all dispersed, filming could finally proceed normally.

Everyone on the set took a while to recover from the scene that had just unfolded, except for Lin Xiaoxiang and Shi Qing’er who had long grown accustomed to such oddities.

Shi Qing’er even jumped around praising Liu Hun for his actions.

Eventually, Shi Qing’er’s single music video was successfully filmed.

What remained was for Lin Xiaoxiang and Yinyue Company to work on the post-production, but they still needed a song to match.

Liu Hun’s borrowed talent came in handy, and he immediately put it to use for himself, quickly penning down a song titled “Bubble”.

Just as he finished writing, he received a call from Lin Xiaoxiang.

“Assistant Lin, is there something the matter?” Liu Hun stretched, easing his tired back from sitting too long.

“Agent Liu, you need to open your computer and look at the portal websites, there’s bad news,” Lin Xiaoxiang said urgently.

Hearing Lin Xiaoxiang’s words, Liu Hun immediately became anxious and booted up his computer, typing in the address of the portal website.

“Hmph!

Ma Lin, you’ve got some nerve!” Liu Hun glared at the video on the portal website, his eyes blazing with fury.

Apparently, the entire process of yesterday’s filming at the liquor store had been secretly recorded by someone sent by Ma Lin.

After some malicious editing, many of the images unfavorable to Shi Qing’er had been left in, but there was no trace of Ma Lin’s provocation.

What was even more infuriating was that these disorderly edited clips easily gave the impression of an arrogant, temperamental actress, completely tarnishing Shi Qing’er’s image.

“Poker-face, what are you watching?” Shi Qing’er approached, munching on an apple, and upon glancing down, her previously good mood shattered, “Who did this?

It’s utterly shameless and deceitful!

There’s no recording of Ma Lin pissing me off at all!

It’s just…

infuriating!” Shi Qing’er said, biting hard into the apple, venting all her anger at Ma Lin on it.

“Agent Liu, the company has already taken public relations actions, but it will take some time to get the video taken down from the website.

I estimate…

it has already spread,” she added.

“Wait for me at the company, I’ll be there soon and we can discuss our next move,” Liu Hun told Lin Xiaoxiang, then took Shi Qing’er with him to Yinyue Company.

When Liu Hun and Shi Qing’er arrived at the office and saw Lin Xiaoxiang, she was pacing anxiously.

Upon seeing them, she quickly came forward, “Agent Liu, you’re here.

I’ve just received a call from the PR department; the video has been taken down.”

“This Ma Lin is despicable!

He’s failed to outwit us, and his only chance with money is gone, so he resorted to these despicable tactics!

It’s infuriating!” Shi Qing’er blurted out, and when she went to bite her apple again, she realized it was all chewed to the core and angrily threw it away.