"Grandma, are we going to the hotel now?"
"Check if there are any good restaurants," he said calmly.
His assistant, Emery, was hired by XXIII himself.
Emera was just an ordinary person. Her understanding of him was limited to that he was the Grand Duke of Hungary. He was related to the royal families of more than ten European countries.
"Marina Restaurant. It's the favorite restaurant of the celebrities in LA."
"Yes, make a reservation," he said.
Perhaps the celebrities had to wait in line, but it wasn't so troublesome for him.
Her identity could solve many problems for her.
She didn't even need to wait in line to go to Buckingham Palace.
How could she solve it? Simply, she could find the shareholders of the restaurant and call them.
…
"Hello, Mr. Chen? I'm the manager of Marina Restaurant, Dai Bole. "
"What's up?"
"Mr. Chen, a duke from Europe wants to book a room at the restaurant. I want to ask for your opinion."
"Huh? Are you sure you didn't get scammed? "
"It's from the Hungarian Consulate."
"Oh," Chen Zhao said calmly. "Then book it for them."
Although Marina Restaurant advocates fairness.
But there was no true fairness in the world.
Even Chen Zhao had to follow a rule.
Having a European Grand Duke come to his restaurant was also a good promotion for Marina's restaurant.
Chen Zhao glanced at the time. It was about time to go.
He was supposed to meet Wang He at the restaurant at six.
When Chen Zhao arrived at the restaurant, he was half an hour early.
Just then, Nafa Twain ran into Chen Zhao's room.
"Mr. Nafa, how come you're here?"
Chen Zhao looked at Nafa. He looked rather disheveled at the moment.
The last few times he'd seen Nafa, he'd always dressed neatly and didn't lose his poise.
But the current Nafa Twain looked a little down and out.
"Mr. Chen, please help me." Nafa's face was full of bitterness. He hadn't shaved in days. His face was full of stubble and his hair was a little messy. His eyes were unfocused and he looked depressed.
When he got close to Chen Zhao, Chen Zhao could even smell a trace of his scent.
Donne didn't know how long it had been since he last showered.
"Mr. Nafa, I'm afraid I can't help much. I don't have much cash. I've invested all my money." Chen Zhao hoped that Nafa could leave voluntarily.
He did not want to be too harsh with his words, but he would not help Nafa Twain either.
The first reason was that he wasn't her friend.
Also, Chen Zhao was very vengeful.
Nafa Twain had once tried to cheat him of his money.
He had already mortgaged 30% of Marina's Restaurant's shares several times.
He even wanted to sell it to him for 30 million USD.
Just based on this, Chen Zhao would never lend him the money.
Now, he was committing suicide. The repeated mortgages caused him to owe more and more money.
Andrews had told him that Nafa Twain owed the bank 240 million US dollars.
However, the amount of money he owed from private loans was probably even more, and private loans were compounded with interest.
Chen Zhao was a super rich man now, but he didn't dare to take loan sharks.
Usury devoured people without spitting out the bones, whoever touched it would die.
Nafa Twain taking loan sharks was tantamount to drinking poison to quench his thirst.
It could solve a temporary problem, but he would die a worse death.
Moreover, he had mortgaged 30% of Marina's Restaurant's shares many times. The interest he had to pay was also frighteningly high.
He probably owed more than 500 million USD now.
Nafa Twain definitely did not have that many assets.
The only thing he could do now was to apply for bankruptcy protection.
The result was that the bank would temporarily stop pressuring him.
However, all his assets would be frozen.
He would lose everything.
Of course, this was not the scariest part.
The scariest part was that private lenders would not care if he had bankruptcy protection.
His best outcome would be to die on the streets.
Therefore, he did not dare to apply for bankruptcy protection at all.
He felt that he could still make a comeback. He still had a chance.
"Mr. Chen, please, I'm begging you …" Nafa Twain was already kneeling on the ground.
He really had nowhere to go. He did not even dare to return home these few days.
He only dared to stay in a small hotel and avoid debt collectors.
When he turned on his phone, all the calls were from debt collectors.
"You lied to me before," Chen Zhao said.
"I know it was my fault, but … but I was already at my wit's end," Nafa Twain said in despair.
He knew that Chen Zhao was rich because he had just heard from a friend that Chen Zhao had ordered a super yacht from a yacht company. It cost 320 million USD.
If Chen Zhao was willing to help him, he would definitely be able to.
"I have the copyright," Nafa Twain said. "I have the rights to a few movies and the Thief series that I starred in. It's a very popular movie series. Do you know how much the global box office for the last one was? 830 million USD, "Nafa Twain said.
Chen Zhao raised an eyebrow. "Since you have the copyright, why don't you sell it to the movie company?"
"It's a joint copyright between me and DSN. Other Hollywood companies don't dare to buy it and DSN keeps lowering the price like crazy."
"Since other companies don't dare to buy it, why do you think I would?"
"You're not from Hollywood. You won't be restricted by them."
Chen Zhao thought for a moment. "I need to call and ask."
Just then, the door to the private room opened.
Zhou Yu and Wang He had thought that there was no one in the room, so they entered without knocking.
But they saw this awkward scene as soon as they entered.
Zhou Yu and Wang He recognized the person kneeling on the ground at first glance.
Wasn't it Nafa Twain, a Hollywood A-list star?
"Can you guys wait outside for a while? I have some private matters to discuss with Mr. Nafa. "
"My apologies, Mr. Chen." Wang He closed the door respectfully.
"Brother Wang, what's going on? That's a Hollywood superstar, right? "
"Mr. Chen has very powerful connections in Hollywood," Wang He said calmly. "Don't ask what you shouldn't. It's not good for you to know too much."
"Yes, I know." Zhou Yu wasn't a rash person like Li Youkang.
However, he had already imagined what he had just seen.
In his mind, he was sure that Chen Zhao's background was absolutely terrifying.
Even Hollywood A-list superstars had to bow to him.
Wang He was also curious why Nafa Twain had knelt to Chen Zhao.
However, he was smart enough not to ask. It had nothing to do with him anyway.
He and Zhou Yu waited patiently outside the door.
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