Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

"Robbio, how about doing me a favor?" Chen Zhao called Robbio.

"What's the deal?"

"Design a house for me."

"Okay, what's the price?" Robbio asked.

"Including labor, it's under a million dollars."

Robbio took a breath: "Are you going to build a palace?"

What is the concept of a house costing one million dollars?

The duplex house that Chen Zhao and Fali live in now costs only tens of thousands of dollars.

Of course, this house is relatively old, and the average middle-class house costs less than 200,000 yuan.

Don't look at the TV shows that some luxury homes cost tens of millions or hundreds of millions of dollars. That's a combination of location and external facilities. Sometimes a golf course costs tens of millions of dollars.

The cost of the house itself is far less than tens of millions of dollars.

With a construction cost of one million US dollars, it is already an out-and-out mansion.

"Okay, how much does it cost to build a palace?"

"..." Robbio despises rich people like Chen Zhao, especially those who have only been in the United States for half a year and have already made such a huge fortune. However, he has a good relationship with Chen Zhao, and he still owes Chen Zhao a lot of money. It's a favor, so he can't shirk this favor.

"When are you free, take me to the site for an inspection. I need to take some photos before I can start designing."

Architectural designers are not as simple as drawing a picture on a piece of white paper.

The most basic ones are mechanics and materials science, and the second is to rely on the environment to set off the building itself.

Especially the design of villas and manors requires unique ingenuity.

An architect without imagination is not a good architect.

After making an appointment with Robbio, he hung up the phone.

But the phone rang immediately again, and it was Dell.

"Chen, have you met Ford? He is the winner of this year's Elite League. He ran under 9.70 seconds in three consecutive 100-meter dash races."

"How did you know that I met Ford?" Chen Zhao was a little confused.

"It was all exposed in the media, and there were photos of you entering and leaving Ford's apartment. Even your identity as an illegal doctor was exposed."

"What?" Chen Zhao was confused. He actually had no news at all.

"Ford doesn't have an agency or agent now, does it?" Dell asked, changing the subject.

"Why do you ask?"

"Can you do me a favor and make an appointment with Ford to meet with my company?"

"Your company? Aren't you just a shareholder of CAA, and you don't seem to take care of things very much, right?"

"It's not that I don't want to take care of things, it's that I don't have enough say. If I can take the lead in signing Ford, then I can get more say in CAA."

"I can help you make an appointment with Ford, but you also need to do me a favor."

"What's the deal?"

"I know a new actor who doesn't have an agency right now. He has played several small roles in movies and TV series. You can also sign him into the company."

"What is your name?"

"Vincent, there is a TV series to be broadcast on the BBC recently, called "The Deep Sea", and he is the scientist in it."

"Okay, let me pay attention to this person. As long as he is suitable, I can take the initiative to sign him in. Do you have his contact information?"

"I'll give you his phone number."

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Chen Zhao returned to the room and heard Fali talking on the phone.

"Dad, I need money, two hundred thousand dollars, can you lend me it."

"Yeah...I know...ok."

Chen Zhao opened the door and came in, and Fali immediately hung up the phone.

"List."

"Fali, are you asking for money from your family?"

"Chen, you want to build a new house. This is our common home, and I want to contribute."

"Fali, I have money, but I haven't got it yet. You don't need to ask your family for money."

"List……"

"Trust me, okay?"

"But dad has promised to lend me money."

"Then make another call."

Chen Zhao is a bit of a man. He and Fali have only been dating officially for a day, and he wants Fali to ask for money from her family. This is very hurtful for a man's self-esteem.

What Chen Zhao hopes is to rely on his own efforts and abilities to make money and build a house, rather than rely on his girlfriend to piece it together.

If that's the case, then they might as well live here now.

"No matter which one of us contributes more money, this is our common home."

"Okay, Chen."

Tonight, Fali seemed particularly enthusiastic, and her endurance had improved a lot.

After a fierce battle, the two hugged each other and fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Chen Zhao went straight to Ethan's hotel.

Because of Fali's actions last night, Chen Zhao was even more eager to make money.

"Kypres? Are you here so early?" Chen Zhao was a little surprised to find that Kypres was also here.

Capris looked quite good and his sitting posture was relatively casual: "Chen, I'm here to thank you."

Chen Zhao picked up the burger on the counter and started eating it.

"Thank me for what?"

"I went to see Philip Queen today, and I heard his hysterical wailing from afar." Capres was radiant and said, "Chen, half of his body is like rotten meat. How did you do that?" of?"

"Well, I didn't do it, it was God's will."

"Okay, I won't ask any more questions." Capres smiled.

Ethan came out and looked at Capres: "Why are you still here?"

The last time the two met, they shared the same hatred, but once the matter was over, they returned to being sworn enemies.

"Chen, how about you cooperate with me? I have more connections and can provide you with more customers." Capris poached in front of Ethan.

"Is it just your connections who came out of prison? Are you sure they won't slice Chen up?"

The ex-couple started to quarrel again, and Chen Zhao enjoyed his breakfast while enjoying the insults and curses between the two.

Their words that insult each other are always innovative and never repeated.

Even their common son, Robbio, has become a weapon they use to attack each other.

Robbio was innocently shot. I wonder how he would feel if he knew the actions of these two men.

"It seems like nothing happened this morning. I went to the gym."

After listening to these two perform a duet for an hour, Chen Zhao already felt bored.

But as soon as he left the hotel, he saw a woman approaching Chen Zhao.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, can I give you an interview?"

"Are you a reporter?"

"I'm a reporter for the Los Angeles Times."

"Sorry, I don't have time."

Chen Zhao turned around, stopped a car, and planned to leave.

But Chen Zhao discovered that the reporter's car was also following behind.