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Chapter 317 Moving, Asking Jiang Xiaoshuang for Help

Cao Sheng glanced at the missed calls and then opened the unread text messages to view their contents.

He noticed that many of the senders of these text messages overlapped with the records of those missed calls.

He figured that after reading a few unread text messages, he would understand why so many people were contacting him.

that's the truth.

"Old classmate! You've really made a fortune! You earned over a hundred million this year? Awesome! Congratulations!"

This message was sent by a classmate from university.

"Cao Sheng! It's me, Zhang Ming! I treated you to a meal before, do you remember? When can we get together? It's been so long, I miss you terribly!"

Cao Sheng frowned and thought about the name carefully for a while before vaguely remembering that it seemed to be a roommate and classmate from high school.

As a reborn person, his high school classmates were too far removed from him, and he could hardly remember the names of most of them.

"Wow! That's awesome! You actually made over a hundred million! Is that true? Now that you've made such a fortune, shouldn't you treat your old classmate to a big meal?"

At the end of this message, a name was noted—Li Yuhe.

Cao Sheng vaguely remembered the name; it was a girl who sat in front of him for a few months during his senior year of high school. A few months later, she secretly switched seats with another girl, which moved her a little further away from him.

Cao Sheng was a little surprised that she also had his phone number; he wondered where she had found it.

"Cao Sheng! I just called you, but you didn't answer. Come over to my place sometime!"

This is a message sent by a teacher from my junior college days.

"Cao Sheng! You've truly become the pride of our school! Congratulations!"

This was sent by my college counselor, Lu Xiangwei.

"Senior! You're amazing! You're my idol! I've never met anyone as talented as you in my entire life, you're incredible! I admire you so much!"

This message came from an unknown number; I don't know which junior student it was.

"Senior! I love you, will you be my boyfriend?"

This was sent by a female student who had noted my name.

……

Seeing hundreds of unread text messages, Cao Sheng knew what had happened and lost interest in reading any further.

He frowned slightly, wondering who had leaked his income.

He never intended to expose his income of hundreds of millions.

When the script for "Pacific Rim" sold for $200 million, he didn't want to publicize it; he had long understood the principle of keeping one's wealth hidden.

They also know that exposing their wealth can easily attract a lot of trouble, or even danger.

Who exactly leaked this information?
Did Disney or Fox actively promote this information? Or was it leaked by the tax authorities?
He frowned and thought for a while, then put down his phone and searched for relevant information on his laptop, which was already running.

Soon, he found a bunch of related news articles.

After casually reading two articles, he gave a wry smile.

It was actually Jackie Chan who told the media.

Is Jackie Chan also a big mouth?
Cao Sheng remained silent.

I kind of regret that when Jackie Chan called, I didn't keep the secret and revealed the prices of the scripts for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Twilight" under his curious questioning.

However, even if he doesn't reveal it himself, this secret probably won't last long. Disney and Fox spent so much money to buy its script, they'll definitely promote it extensively.

But when this news got out, he realized that he probably wouldn't be able to spend the New Year peacefully in his hometown.

and also……

These days, public security isn't very good, and if this kind of news spreads, it might attract the attention of some desperate criminals.

Words like kidnapping and extortion flashed through his mind.

He wasn't sure if these things would happen to him.

But since he had considered this possibility, he wanted to try his best to avoid it.

The idea of ​​moving immediately came to his mind.

Not only do I have to move, but my parents also have to move.

As a professional novelist, he was full of inspiration and immediately thought of many places he could move to, such as school dormitories, moving next to a police station so that the police could protect him closely, or renting a place in a residential area for the families of some powerful departments, and so on.

After all, money can be very tempting.

A self-made billionaire like him, who suddenly acquires enormous wealth but lacks a formidable background, might indeed attract the attention of some desperate criminals.

Sitting in front of the computer, he thought for a long time and gradually made a decision.

We have to move! We absolutely have to move!

……

The next morning, while having breakfast with his parents, he told them about the situation and the potential dangers, with one goal: to persuade them to move with him.

When his parents heard him say that he had recently earned over 100 million, they looked at each other, unsure of what to say and not quite believing it.

More than 100 million...

This is a number they couldn't even imagine.

The couple did not object to Cao Sheng's suggestion to move. Previously, they were reluctant to move to Huizhou to live with their son because they were reluctant to leave their hometown, and also because their son was not yet married and had no children. They felt that if they went to Huizhou, they would have no children to take care of and would be idle.

Now, their son says that bad people might be targeting their family and that their lives might be in danger, so the couple no longer gives those reasons.

"Are you leaving after the New Year? Or are you leaving in the next couple of days?"

Cao Sheng's mother asked hesitantly.

Cao Sheng's father also looked at Cao Sheng, waiting for Cao Sheng's opinion.

In such an important matter, the couple subconsciously wanted to hear their son's opinion.

This is very common in rural areas. Parents are generally used to listening to their sons' opinions on everything, especially if their sons are successful.

Cao Sheng: "Let's go today! Pack quickly, and then we'll set off. First, come with me to Huizhou."

He is cautious by nature, and the reason he didn't set off overnight was because he had drunk quite a bit and driving was unsafe. Otherwise, given his personality, he would have tried to persuade his parents to move last night.

That morning, relatives and neighbors continued to visit his home.

But they were all sent away by Cao Sheng's parents.

The reason given was that their son was taking them on a trip for the Chinese New Year this year, and they needed to hurry up and pack their bags because they would be leaving soon.

Before leaving, Cao Sheng's parents discussed it and decided to give the key to the front door to a cousin so that he could look after the house and occasionally ventilate it.

Around 10 a.m., Cao Sheng drove his parents away from their hometown and headed towards Huizhou.

Less than half an hour after Cao Shenggang and his parents left their hometown, reporters and cameramen from the county television station arrived in the village, wanting to interview him.

That afternoon, people from the city television station also arrived, along with reporters from several local newspapers. In the evening, another group of reporters from other media outlets arrived.

The arrival of these reporters surprised the villagers in Cao Sheng's hometown.

They all inquired about what the reporters were there for.

Soon, news that Cao Sheng had recently earned over 100 million yuan spread throughout the village.

That very night, the news spread to several nearby villages. The rumors, as if they had grown wings, quickly spread throughout the surrounding villages, the entire county, and even the whole city...

These days, the number of billionaires is incredibly high. Moreover, Cao Sheng's way of making money is simply unbelievable.

If he made this much money in business, people probably wouldn't be too surprised.

But to earn so much money by writing screenplays is simply unbelievable.

Anyone who hears this will be astonished.

Especially in Cao Sheng's hometown, when people heard that such a talented man had emerged from their hometown and made so much money with his talent, they couldn't help but chat about it with others.

……

In the afternoon, Cao Sheng brought his parents to Huizhou.

He did not bring his parents to his villa.

He felt his villa was no longer safe.

Many reporters had previously visited his villa to interview him; the villa's location was no longer a secret.

With the Lunar New Year approaching, he didn't want to keep his parents hiding, so after arriving in Huizhou, he took them to a five-star hotel.

He always called Jiang Xiaoshuang to ask her to book the rooms for him.

I didn't use my own ID card, nor did I use my parents' ID cards.

Just to be on the safe side, he didn't even ask Huang Qingya to help him book a room.

It's no secret that Huang Qingya is his girlfriend.

It just so happens that Jiang Xiaoshuang hasn't started her vacation yet. She works at the TV station and is currently very busy. Logically speaking, as a reporter, Cao Sheng shouldn't be asking her for help.

But Cao Sheng felt that she wouldn't reveal his whereabouts.

He was willing to believe Jiang Xiaoshuang just this once.

Moreover, the security of a five-star hotel should be guaranteed, and even if his whereabouts were leaked, it would not pose any danger to his family of three.

Subconsciously, he wanted to use this incident to test whether Jiang Xiaoshuang was reliable.

In the hotel room.

Jiang Xiaoshuang was enthusiastically helping Cao Sheng's parents put away their luggage. She was busy running around and sweating, but her face was still full of smiles.

About half an hour later, Cao Sheng told his parents to rest for a while and then took Jiang Xiaoshuang to the next room.

He lives in the next room.

As soon as she entered, Jiang Xiaoshuang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "I really didn't expect that you would suddenly return to Huizhou so close to the New Year, and I certainly didn't expect you to ask me for this favor. But I'm so glad you thought of asking me for help, really!"

As she spoke, she walked to the window, opened it halfway, and let the room air out.

Cao Sheng walked to the sofa and sat down, smiling slightly. "I had no choice. I had already gone back to my hometown to prepare for the New Year, but I didn't expect so many media outlets to report on my income. I figured if I didn't leave soon, I would be bothered to death by people back home for the New Year. There will probably be quite a few reporters at the villa as well, so I had no choice but to stay at the hotel for now. Thank you for your hard work today!"

Jiang Xiaoshuang saw an unopened pack of tissues on the coffee table, walked over, pulled out a tissue, wiped the sweat from her forehead, and chuckled, "You want to avoid reporters? Then why did you ask me for help? Have you forgotten that I'm a reporter too? Hehe."

Cao Sheng looked at her with a smile, "If you want to interview me, I can give you an exclusive interview. Do you want to interview me?"

Jiang Xiaoshuang was a little surprised, "Really?"

Cao Sheng smiled and nodded.

Jiang Xiaoshuang stared at him for a while, then chuckled and shook her head. "Fine! Since you're so annoyed by reporters, I won't bother you anymore. Right now, I'm just your friend, not a reporter! By the way, it's almost Chinese New Year. Are you going to spend it with your uncle and aunt at this hotel?"

Cao Sheng: "I have this idea, but it's not certain. I'll ask my parents later if they want to travel to the south. If they don't mind the fatigue, I'll take them to a coastal city in the south for the Chinese New Year. Sanya or Shenzhen are both fine."

Jiang Xiaoshuang nodded. "That's a good idea. Do you need me to help you buy the plane ticket? If so, don't hesitate to ask. It's not appropriate for you to be in the public eye right now."

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "Thank you!"

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

……

That afternoon, Jiang Xiaoshuang didn't leave.

She sat in Cao Sheng's room and chatted with him about this and that. Cao Sheng couldn't very well tell her to leave, so he could only keep her company and chat.

For dinner, they didn't go downstairs to eat, but instead called the hotel to have some food delivered to their room.

Jiang Xiaoshuang and Cao Sheng's family of three had dinner together.

During the meal, they frequently served food to Cao Sheng's parents, being overly enthusiastic.

So much so that after the meal, when she said goodbye and left, Cao Sheng's parents kept asking her about her relationship with Cao Sheng.

Cao Sheng repeatedly denied having an affair with her, but his parents remained skeptical.

During this time, Huang Qingya called, but Cao Sheng didn't answer. However, he sent her a message saying, "I'll call you back in a bit."

He waited until his parents went to the next room to rest before dialing Huang Qingya's number.

What were you doing just now? Why didn't you answer my call?

Huang Qingya asked.

Cao Sheng: "My parents were here just now, and I was talking to them!"

Huang Qingya: "Oh, so you're going upstairs now?"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "No, I'm not in my hometown right now."

Huang Qingya was surprised. "Not here? How could that be? Didn't you just go back to your hometown yesterday? How come you're not here again? Where are you now?"

Cao Sheng briefly recounted how he had brought his parents to Huizhou.

Huang Qingya was very surprised after hearing this.

"What? You and your uncle and aunt are at a hotel now? Which hotel? I'm coming to see you now! Tell me quickly which hotel and which room."

Cao Sheng hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Are you free to come now? No reporters came looking for you today?"

Huang Qingya: "..."

After a moment of silence, Huang Qingya said, "A few reporters did come knocking on my door today, but my parents turned them away. What? Are you afraid I'll bring those reporters over?"

Cao Sheng: "A little bit! But if you really want to come, then come! Just be careful not to let the reporters know our room number."

Huang Qingya hesitated for a moment, "Then send me the hotel and room number. I'll be careful when I come over. If there are reporters following me, I won't come, okay?"

Cao Sheng agreed.

I told her the hotel name and my room number.

After the call ended, Cao Sheng got up, grabbed a change of clothes, and went to the bathroom for a bath.

Lying in the bathtub, he was still thinking about where to move next.

Where should I buy a house?
……

at the same time.

At Huang Qingya's house, after hanging up the phone, Huang Qingya went into the bedroom to change her clothes. When she came out of the bedroom after quickly changing her clothes, she saw her older brother Huang Qingfeng standing on the balcony smoking. She glanced at him and then hurriedly went to the front door to bend down and change her shoes.

Huang Qingfeng turned to look at her, squinting as he watched her change her shoes. Just as she was about to finish, he suddenly spoke up: "You already knew he'd made over a hundred million recently, didn't you?"

Huang Qingya looked up in surprise.

Before she could speak, Huang Qingfeng chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "No wonder you thought I didn't earn much when I told you I made several million this year! No wonder!"

(End of this chapter)