Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 801 Boomerang: A Sheep Enters a Tiger's Den to Find Grass
"Hello, Mr. Gao, my name is Su Nan—"

Su Nan smiled radiantly, held her head high, and extended her delicate hand to introduce herself and shake hands with Gao Dongxu.

Gao Dongxu's eyes lit up, and he smiled as he reached out and grasped Su Nan's hand. He couldn't help but frown slightly, lamenting that the calluses on his hands and palms had ruined his rare pair of fair and slender hands.

After letting go, Gao Dongxu smiled and gestured for Su Nan to sit down. Su Nan smiled and thanked him, then subconsciously glanced at the somewhat messy daybed, and her pretty face flushed.

Gao Dongxu picked up the fairness cup and poured a cup of tea for the other party.

"please--"

"Thank you." Su Nan smiled slightly, picked up the exquisite teacup, blew on it, and took a small sip.

"Good tea—"

“Of course.” Gao Dongxu smiled without any modesty, put down his teacup, picked up the fairness cup and poured tea as he said, “The real pre-rain Longjing tea is produced from the eighteen tea trees in front of Hugong Temple at the foot of Lion Peak Mountain. You can’t buy it even if you have money.”

After hearing this, a glint of surprise flashed in Su Nan's beautiful eyes. She smiled and flattered Gao Dongxu, saying, "I'm flattered that Boss Gao is treating me to such excellent tea. I should drink more, because I might never be able to drink such good tea again."

Gao Dongxu smiled as he looked at Su Nan's highly recognizable and exquisite features. Her eyebrows and eyes were like paintings, her nose was high and straight, and her full lips, paired with her signature smile, gave her both the sweetness and liveliness of a young girl and the mature charm of a cold and elegant temperament.

She sat upright, head held high and chest out—well, it seemed she was deliberately trying to impress him.

It has to be said that this melon is so big that it looks like it's guaranteed to be ripe.

She truly has a curvy figure; her slender waist, large peach-shaped buttocks, and long, beautiful legs create an alluring golden ratio.

While inwardly cursing Gao Dongxu for being a lecher, Su Nan endured his undisguised, almost tangible, burning gaze that made her conscience burn. A shy and coquettish expression appeared on her fair and beautiful face.

Faced with Su Nan's coquettish reproach, Gao Dongxu smiled calmly, poured her some tea, and said, "Please—"

"Thank you—" Su Nan gracefully picked up the teacup and took a small sip.

"Miss Su said she has a big business deal to discuss with me. May I ask what kind of big business it is?" Gao Dongxu finished his tea, put the teacup on the table, and asked with a smile.

"Before we get down to business, let me introduce my profession. I'm the captain of an expedition team, spending most of my time exploring dangerous, remote places like deep mountains, deserts, and snow-capped peaks. We are one of the top professional expedition teams in the country..." Su Nan put down her teacup, her eyes crinkling with a smile, a confident and charming smile appearing on her fair and delicate face as she softly introduced herself.

"And then?" A hint of mockery flashed in Gao Dongxu's eyes as he watched Su Nan's performance, or rather, as he watched her juicy gossip.

"I don't know, Mr. Gao, have you ever heard of the legends of the Eastern Xia Kingdom in Northeast China?" Su Nan continued.

"What?! The Eastern Xia Kingdom!" Gao Dongxu's previously lazy smile instantly turned into one of excitement. His eyes burned as he stared at Su Nan, unable to contain his excitement, and said, "The Eastern Xia Kingdom isn't just a legend; it's a historically recorded regime. It was a separatist state established in the 13th century by the Jurchen nobleman Puxian Wannu. It lasted for 19 years before being destroyed by the Mongols... Could it be that you've found the ruins of the Eastern Xia Kingdom?!"

Su Nan's beautiful eyes sparkled. She hadn't expected Gao Dongxu to be so knowledgeable. She knew she had to do a lot of research to have any understanding of Dongxia Kingdom.

The fact that the other person can recite relevant historical facts as soon as they hear the name shows that they are truly knowledgeable, at least in the areas of history and antiques.

"Yes, the ruins of the Eastern Xia Kingdom have been found, and the true history of the Eastern Xia Kingdom is not as simple as it is recorded in history books..." Seeing Gao Dongxu's excitement, Su Nan became even more confident in persuading him to fund the expedition to the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.

"Oh? Is there some secret?" Gao Dongxu chuckled inwardly, but his face showed a curious and inquisitive expression as he pressed for an answer.

"That's right. It is said that when the King of Wannu of Dongxia saw that he was no match for the Mongols, he led his people to abandon the city and hide in a secret place in Changbai Mountain. The kingdom continued for fourteen generations until the last King of Wannu died in the early Ming Dynasty, and Dongxia was finally brought to an end."

Before his death, the fourteenth Wannu King built a royal mausoleum made of gold, filled with countless gold and silver treasures accumulated by the fourteen dynasties of the Eastern Xia Kingdom, known as the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds. Su Nan recounted this with great enthusiasm, his eyebrows dancing with excitement.

Gao Dongxu's lips twitched almost imperceptibly. When did the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds become made of gold?
Well, this time, less than a day later, the information coming from the Crescent Hotel started to go awry.

However, one has to admire the efficiency of the Crescent Hotel; the news reached the Wang family so quickly.

As Gao Dongxu listened to Su Nan's embellished descriptions of the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds, he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud. He quickly took out a cigar, lit it slowly as if he were thinking, and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"You came to me with this so-called big business—is it to rob the imperial tombs of the Eastern Xia Kingdom?" Gao Dongxu's eyes sharpened as he stared at Su Nan, who wore a calm smile, and asked. "It's an expedition—" Su Nan smiled and said, "We're a professional expedition team. We can cooperate. You provide the money and supplies, we'll protect your safety, and we'll explore the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds together. If we find it, we'll only take 20% of all the burial artifacts we discover; the rest is yours..."

Seeing Su Nan reveal her true intentions and make empty promises to him, Gao Dongxu felt a strange and amused feeling.

Unexpectedly, the boomerang he threw flew back immediately and hit him on the head.

What's even more interesting is that it was the Wang family who took the initiative to approach him, asking him to be their sucker and provide financial assistance.

Wow, that's some incredible luck!
“Money is not a problem, but can you tell me why you came to me? We don’t seem to know each other.” Gao Dongxu smiled, took a puff of his cigar, and exhaled smoke.

"I made this decision on the spur of the moment. I happened to run into you chatting with a group of people while I was browsing the stalls outside, so I asked a few questions out of curiosity and that's how I heard your legendary story."

I believe that someone as young as you, who has achieved so much, must possess extraordinary vision and ambition. That's why I approached you to offer my services and seek collaboration.

With an expression of admiration and respect, Su Nan smiled sweetly and complimented him, while also twisting her body slightly and deliberately puffing out her cheeks in a seductive pose, sending Gao Dongxu ambiguous signals that with a little effort, he could win her over, get close to her, and enjoy the gossip.

Gao Dongxu cooperated perfectly, revealing a look of amazement and greed, an expression of being blinded by greed and lust. However, he quickly concealed it, pretending to be calm and frowning as he asked, "You said before that someone found the ruins of the Eastern Xia Kingdom. Do you know this person?"

Su Nan raised an eyebrow slightly, sneering inwardly. She had a thorough understanding of Gao Dongxu's greed and lust. She believed that with her beauty and skills, she could definitely control him and make him her tool.

"I don't know him, but this person handed over a map to the Cloud Palace to the Crescent Hotel for auction, with a starting price of one hundred million US dollars. Now, all the powerful forces in the world are converging on the capital."

"puff--"

Gao Dongxu exhaled a puff of smoke, then revealed a mocking and disdainful expression on his face. His lips twitched a few times, and he burst into laughter.

"Hahaha..."

Hearing the unrestrained and arrogant laughter, and seeing the mockery on Gao Dongxu's face, as well as the burning desire and greed in his eyes, Su Nan's fair and delicate face showed an ugly expression. She narrowed her eyes, frowned at the laughing Gao Dongxu, and said with her red lips slightly open, "Boss Gao, what do you mean by this?"

"Hehe...no, it's nothing...don't misunderstand, hehe..." Seemingly finding it too funny, Gao Dongxu couldn't help but try to suppress his laughter as he spoke. Finally managing to hold it in, a smile still occasionally appeared on his handsome face as he said, "Miss Su, so after all this time, you have nothing, yet you want to cooperate with me?"

Su Nan frowned, a sharp glint flashing in her beautiful eyes, before quickly revealing a charming smile. She said softly, "How can you say there's nothing? My team is absolutely a top-notch exploration team. We've been to Changbai Mountain many times; we know its terrain and environment like the back of our hand..."

"Hehe, Miss Su, this is not a bargaining chip for cooperating with me. If I take a picture of the map, I believe that any force that wants to cooperate with me can flatten the threshold of my shop. Moreover, as long as you are willing to spend money, what kind of expedition team can't you form?"
Furthermore, when you go to the imperial tomb, does anyone on your team understand astronomical feng shui? Do they know how to locate the burial site?

Gao Dongxu asked several questions that left Su Nan speechless and frowning. Watching Su Nan's changing expressions, he smoked his cigar, stood up, and leisurely walked behind Su Nan, gently patting her shoulder.

Su Nan's body trembled, and she quickly came to her senses and turned to look at Gao Dongxu, who was looking at her with a mocking smile.

"Miss Su, you can't just dig up an imperial tomb by hearing some rumors and carrying a shovel..."

Gao Dongxu smiled broadly and boldly patted and pinched Su Nan's shoulder, making no attempt to hide his mockery.

"You want to cooperate with me and still want 20%? What makes you think you can do that?!"

"you--"

Su Yan's face paled, her expression turned ugly, and she glared at Gao Dongxu with wide, angry eyes. She felt as if a huge stone was pressing on her chest, and she was so angry that she could hardly breathe.

She really didn't expect that the other party had such a bad temper, and would turn on her so easily.

Gao Dongxu withdrew his hand, a sneer playing on his lips, and arrogantly blew a puff of smoke into Su Yan's beautiful, fair face.

Amidst the smoke, a fierce glint flashed in Su Yan's beautiful eyes. After taking a deep breath, she smiled and said, "It seems I was wrong, I misunderstood, and I misjudged. They say that a great reputation is well-deserved, but the reality is that a great reputation is often undeserved."

(End of this chapter)