novelraw Chapter 263 : A Natural Actor
Chapter 263 : A Natural Actor
Chapter 263: A Natural Actor
Two days later, Chen Fan met this so-called Fourth Master Hai.
The meeting place was chosen at a night market by the road.
Feng Pojun accompanied Chen Fan, and in addition, there were two security teams hidden around, ready to follow orders at any time.
Chen Fan wanted to probe the background of this Fourth Master Hai, but he was no fool, so safety had to be ensured.
Chen Fan had been sitting for less than half an hour when a black Volkswagen Tiguan drove into the night market.
It was followed by an Iveco van.
The car stopped by the roadside, and a driver in a black suit quickly got out and went around to open the door on the other side.
A short, chubby middle-aged man slowly got out of the car.
On this cold day, the guy was only wearing a long-sleeved wool sweater, with a big gold chain around his neck and a shiny Rolex on his wrist.
From the van behind, more than a dozen henchmen came down, holding sticks in their hands and arrogantly driving away the people around.
"Get out of the way!"
"Hurry up and scram, did you hear me? If you don't want to die, leave immediately."
Intimidated and threatened by these thugs, the area quickly became deserted, without a single person left.
The chubby middle-aged man strode into the night market and sat down opposite Chen Fan at his stall.
Chen Fan looked him up and down.
"So you're Hai Laosi?"
"F***! How dare you speak to Fourth Master like that?" One of the henchmen immediately drew a knife, ready to attack.
On this side, Feng Pojun took a step forward expressionlessly. With just one order from Chen Fan, he was ready to unleash a massacre.
"Shut up!" Hai Laosi raised his hand, signaling his subordinate to retreat.
"Heh heh, my men don't know the rules, pardon me."
Hai Laosi helped himself to the tea in front of him very casually.
"To be honest, you've surprised me."
"I originally thought you'd meet me at the club, but I didn't expect you to choose this place as the meeting spot."
Chen Fan glanced at the skewers in front of him, took a piece of paper and wiped his mouth.
"I've been a bit busy lately, so I didn't have time to meet you."
"This time I just happened to come here for a meal, so I took the opportunity to meet you."
As soon as these words came out, Hai Laosi's brow visibly furrowed, as if he had been angered.
However, Chen Fan seemed as if he hadn't noticed this at all, and slowly said:
"Fourth Master, right? I'm quite sure that before today, you and I have never met or known each other. There's no conflict between us, right?"
Hai Laosi smiled and nodded.
"That's right."
Chen Fan put down the paper napkin and finally looked up.
"Then I don't understand why Fourth Master has to target my club when there's no grudge between us."
Hai Laosi laughed.
"To be honest, I don't want to target you either."
"But your club has become too popular. Over the past year, you must have made quite a lot of money, right?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"Let's cut to the chase, what exactly do you want to do?"
Hai Laosi stretched out his hand, and one of his subordinates immediately handed him a cigarette and produced a lighter to light it for him.
After taking a puff and slowly exhaling a mouthful of smoke towards Chen Fan, Hai Laosi finally spoke with a smile.
"Brother, to be honest, I really don't want to take action against you."
"But I have no choice, who asked you to be so outstanding?"
"Anyway, you've made quite a lot of money this year."
"The money you invested in building the club should have been recouped."
"So just sell the club to me. You'll get another big sum of money, so you won't be losing out either way."
Chen Fan's eyes narrowed slightly.
"Is this a threat?"
Hai Laosi smiled.
"You can take it as a threat."
Chen Fan's expression darkened.
"What if I don't sell?"
Hai Laosi smiled and said, "These past few days, you've seen it yourself. With just a word from me, your club won't be able to operate."
"Kid, I've looked into your background."
"You're not a local of Yunhai, your hometown is in Luocheng, and you came to Yunhai for university."
"To be honest, I quite admire you. At such a young age, without any background, you managed to start a successful business all by yourself."
"I have this trait where I admire talented people."
"That's why I decided to have a good chat with you, and buy your club with money."
"Otherwise, if it were someone else, do you think I would pay to buy their club? If I wanted to, there's no need for all this trouble. With just a word from me, without spending a single yuan, their assets would become mine. Do you believe me?"
Seeing Chen Fan's unhappy expression and silence, Hai Laosi smiled and continued, "Kid, I think you're a smart person, you should be clear that I have connections in both the legitimate and underground worlds. If you resist stubbornly, it won't do you any good."
"If you accept my terms now, at least you can still make a big profit."
"But if you choose to resist, then I'm sorry, you won't only lose the money, but you also won't be able to keep the club."
Feng Pojun couldn't listen anymore, his fists clenched slightly, and he was about to step forward when suddenly Chen Fan slapped the table.
"How can you so blatantly try to seize my business? Aren't you afraid I'll report you?"
Hai Laosi acted as if he had heard a joke and burst out laughing.
"Sure, feel free to report me if you want to."
"You'll see that no one will dare to handle this matter..."
Chen Fan's expression went through a series of changes, and eventually he sat back in his seat dejectedly.
"Why does it have to be me?"
Hai Laosi laughed without saying a word.
"Well? Have you considered it?"
Chen Fan suddenly tried to negotiate: "I can give you a sum of money. As long as you don't take action against my club..."
Hai Laosi smiled and shook his head.
Chen Fan's expression became tense as he continued, "Shares. I can give you 20% equity, that's a substantial amount of money..."
Hai Laosi still shook his head with a smile.
"Kid, don't keep resisting. Make up your mind sooner rather than later."
Chen Fan slumped in his chair, as if all his strength had been drained.
"I... I need time to consider."
Hai Laosi smiled and asked, "How long?"
"One month."
"Too long, I'll give you one week."
"Give me your answer within one week, otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
Chen Fan got up unsteadily, and looked deeply at Hai Laosi across from him.
"What you're doing won't end well."
Hai Laosi laughed without getting angry.
"I'll wait for your message."
Chen Fan walked out of the stall and onto the street, but suddenly stopped, turned his head back, and seemed to casually ask, "You dare to be so arrogant, it must be because Zhao Longqi is backing you, right?"
The smile on Hai Laosi's face visibly froze for a moment.
But he quickly recovered his normal expression.
"Zhao Longqi? I don't understand what you're talking about."
Chen Fan had already gotten the answer he wanted. He looked at the other party deeply, said nothing more, and turned to leave.
Watching Chen Fan's departing figure, Hai Laosi's expression gradually darkened.
"Could he have guessed?"
"Hmph! Even if he guessed, what can an outsider like him do, overturn the skies?"
Hai Laosi threw away the cigarette in his hand and said coldly, "Order the men to go and cause some trouble at the club these few days, put some pressure on them."
"Yes!"
Feng Pojun followed behind Chen Fan with a murderous look as they left the night market.
"They've gone too far, Boss, should I..."
Feng Pojun suddenly froze, staring blankly at Chen Fan.
Just now, he clearly had an expression of despair and anger.
But after leaving the night market, Chen Fan's expression returned to normal, without a shred of anger or anxiety.
"Boss..."
"Hai Laosi is backed by the Zhao family."
Chen Fan gave a cold laugh, "Just as I thought."