53: I bought a villa for 20,000 yuan and headed to the Magnolia Awards ceremony.

The male host took the items, his hands trembling as he began to write numbers.

Lin Pei looked even more sympathetic.

The male host's mouth was not nimble, and his hands didn't seem to be either.

In fact, his hands were even less nimble than his mouth; he couldn't even write down a single number for a long time.

He looked so pitiful for someone so young.

Lin Pei took the paper back.

"You say the numbers one by one, and I'll write them down."

The male host swallowed hard.

"200..."

Lin Pei wrote it on the paper.

"200."

"0..."

"2000."

"0..."

"20000."

Every time the male host sputtered out a zero, Lin Pei added a digit behind it.

The male host spoke slower and slower.

"0?"

Lin Pei looked up; why did he sound so uncertain now?

He frowned and confirmed with the man, "0?"

The male host immediately shuddered.

His legs went soft, and everything became even less nimble.

He had heard that this actor playing the Second Boss was a murderer before.

At this moment, his brow was tightly furrowed, and his expression was Bu Shan.

He must be dissatisfied.

The male host immediately felt he knew the truth.

It seemed that the price of twenty thousand was this man's bottom line.

He shook his head violently.

"No... more..."

He didn't dare say another word.

He was afraid that for every zero he added, the man in front of him would give him a stab.

This man had tortured and killed so many people in the drama; that gaze didn't feel like acting at all.

Who knows how many people he had killed in the past.

And it looked like even the police were helpless against him.

His own little life was probably not even worth mentioning in this man's eyes.

He didn't dare disobey him in the slightest.

Now it was Lin Pei's turn to be confused.

"No more? This entire villa is only twenty thousand?!"

The male host nodded while his heart was bleeding.

This house cost hundreds of millions to build; the designer was Luo Nan, who had once won the Best Art Direction award at the Golden Eagle Award.

But no matter how expensive the house was, his life was more important.

To avoid being stabbed, he wouldn't add more even if he were killed.

Who let this man set his eyes on his house? He just had to consider himself unlucky.

Lin Pei became even more confused.

What? Such a huge villa, and the selling price is only twenty thousand?

He held up two fingers, squinted his eyes hesitantly, and confirmed with the host again.

"Total price... twenty thousand?"

The male host trembled.

That expression... did he still think it was too much?

"A... a bit less is also okay."

!!!

What, it can be even less?

Lin Pei began to doubt life.

After doubting life, he began to doubt the house.

K.

This wouldn't happen to be a haunted house, would it? The kind they sell as long as you give them some money.

But if it was only twenty thousand, he wasn't afraid of it being a haunted house.

Such a good house for only twenty thousand; so what if it's a bit haunted?

He was getting such a big bargain, why ask for more?

He had the host take him on another tour, and he immediately made the decision.

Even if it's a haunted house, he had to take it!

A short while later, the agent arrived with the house purchase contract.

When it came time to fill in the price, the agent's eyes almost popped out.

Twenty thousand?

For this house, if it were rented out, twenty thousand wouldn't even cover one month's rent.

Isn't this purely giving it away for free?

Even if his family has a mine, he shouldn't squander it like this.

If he had known the host was giving the house away at a friendship price, he would have been the first to grab it.

If he resold it, wouldn't he strike it rich?

But now it was too late.

He could only stare blankly, envying the handsome Young Man before him... The house-buying process was quickly completed, and Lin Pei immediately moved from his original rental to the villa.

A few days later, Director Zhang and Chen Xiaochun came to pick up Lin Pei.

The three of them prepared to go to Shanghai together to attend the white magnolia award ceremony.

Getting out of the car and seeing the villa before them, Director Zhang and Chen Xiaochun praised it in unison.

Chen Xiaochun's eyes sparkled as he asked Lin Pei, who was standing at the door to greet them.

"Brother Lin, you live here?"

Lin Pei smiled.

"I bought it a few days ago and just moved in."

!!!!

Bought it?

Chen Xiaochun and the director looked at each other, the shock in their eyes even greater.

This villa was recognized as the most expensive house in Hengcheng.

If he really bought it, wouldn't it cost hundreds of millions?

After working so hard in the entertainment industry for so many years, even he couldn't afford it.

Lin Pei, a Young Actor who had just entered the circle and hadn't made much money yet, bought it just like that?

To be honest, they didn't believe it.

After all, they heard that Lin Pei had recently learned lockpicking, so sneaking in secretly wouldn't be difficult.

While doubting, Chen Xiaochun asked Lin Pei to bring out the property certificate to show them.

After all, he had never bought such an expensive house in his life.

However, a few minutes later, looking at the property certificate in his hand, he was stunned again.

Holy crap.

Lin Pei really bought this house?

Could this guy be a rich second generation from some family? The kind whose family has a mine.

Lin Pei brought water for the two of them.

"The house looks alright, doesn't it? I bought it a couple of days ago while it was cheap."

Chen Xiaochun and Director Zhang looked at each other again.

Did the Young Man have some kind of misunderstanding about the word "cheap"?

There was no need to doubt now; his family really had a mine!

...A few hours later, they drove to Shanghai.

The car stopped outside the Ligang Performance Building, where the white magnolia award was being held.

After Director Zhang parked the car steadily, Chen Xiaochun got out of the passenger seat first.

Then he walked to the back and opened the car door for Lin Pei.

"Brother Lin, please."

Lin Pei quickly got out of the car.

"Thanks, Brother Chun."

Chen Xiaochun grinned.

"Brother Lin, why are you being so polite with me?"

The group walked toward the entrance together.

Chen Xiaochun was a senior in the circle and naturally held the status of a Big Brother.

Furthermore, his cold and aloof image was deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Everyone was surprised to see Chen Xiaochun opening the car door for a Young Man and even letting the Young Man walk ahead of him.

Yang Mi asked, "Hey, who is that? Why does Brother Xiao Chun seem to respect him so much?"

Liu Yifei added, "Yeah, he clearly doesn't look very old; he must be a junior, right?"

Wei Daxun said, "He's young, but his aura seems quite strong."

Liu Shishi wondered, "Eh? Isn't this the dark horse nominated for Best Supporting Actor because his portrayal of a bandit was too fierce and realistic? I heard that because of him, the TV drama was also shortlisted."

Guo Jingfei said, "It's said that during filming, Chen Xiaochun was also quite frightened by him and has since respectfully called him Big Brother..."

“...”

At this time, a Celebrity nearby, Li Yifeng, pulled at his bowtie very impatiently.

He turned to complain to his manager.

"This is Lin Pei?"

"Hmph, with that villainous vibe, he really can only play villains."

"I don't believe that playing a villainous character can actually snatch the Best Supporting Actor award from my hands."

Previously, he had always played the male lead, but because his acting skills couldn't break through, he had never won any awards.

So, a while ago, he took on a likable second male lead role.

He thought that the award for a supporting actor wouldn't be that hard to get, right?

The manager felt a bit helpless.

"Yifeng, the Best Supporting Actor award is also very competitive, with many veteran actors competing together."

"But it doesn't matter; if you don't win, just keep working hard."