88: Chapter 88: Standing Up for His Wife, the Three Beauties Completely Fall for Her

Lin Chen saw through Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan's probing and knew the old man was holding back his anger.

He patted his pants, his expression remaining calm: "Twenty million is a lot, but for those who truly need it, its value is different."

"A bottle of mineral water that costs one yuan in a supermarket can be sold for a thousand yuan in the arid desert."

"Similarly, a bottle of emergency medicine that costs ten-something yuan is worth tens of millions, or even one's entire fortune, in the eyes of a heart patient."

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan lowered his head in thought, his anger dampened significantly by these plain words.

Tong Liya and the other two women on the edge of the bed were a bit dazed, wondering if their husband thought the money was too much or too little.

"So, twenty million is a huge sum in the eyes of an ordinary person, but it's just a number to a billionaire." Lin Chen tapped his long fingers on his knee, staring at the old man.

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan took a deep breath: "Then in your eyes, Teacher Lin, what does it count as?"

Lin Chen didn't answer directly, instead smiling playfully: "Chief Director Zhang, that segment of 'ghost blows out the light' played in the car during the day, how much do you think it could sell for?"

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan's old face twitched; even he was captivated by that story, which was definitely an inexhaustible super gold mine.

"I can't estimate the exact amount, but I can guarantee that it's definitely worth more than twenty million." Lin Chen leaned back in his chair, revealing his trump card directly.

Old Zhang opened his mouth, unable to find any words to refute him.

In this world where copyright protection is extremely strict, the commercial value of 'ghost blows out the light' could potentially increase tenfold or a hundredfold.

Trying to buy such a masterpiece capable of overturning the market for twenty million is indeed not even enough to fill the gaps between one's teeth.

"Add to that my culinary skills, my Ventriloquism that can mimic the sounds of all things, and that song 'the wild goose', how much are these worth?" Lin Chen continued to throw down his trump cards.

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan was completely silent; any one of the skills hidden within Lin Chen was enough capital to walk sideways in the industry.

The more the old man thought about it, the more uneasy he felt; he finally understood that twenty million really didn't count for much in Lin Chen's eyes.

"I joined this Production Team purely for the sake of my three wives." Lin Chen pointed at the three beauties on the edge of the bed.

"When they encounter difficulties in this Vanity Fair, it's only right for me, as a real man, to step out and support them, which is why I am sitting here."

"This matter has nothing to do with the twenty thousand or twenty million offered by your station; if they weren't here, I wouldn't come even if you smashed me with a mountain of gold."

The executive suite fell into silence, leaving only the sound of Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan's heavy breathing.

Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha on the edge of the bed felt their hearts bursting with a sudden sense of happiness.

From beginning to end, Lin Chen hadn't uttered a single oily word of love, but this protective attitude was more captivating than any sweet talk.

Looking at their man's disdain for money, the love in the eyes of the three beauties was so thick it was almost dripping with honey.

"I completely understand Teacher Lin's terms now." Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan wore a bitter smile on his old face.

"You don't care for this small change, and you don't want to be tied down by a contract after taking the money, right?"

Lin Chen smiled noncommittally: "That's exactly the logic. I take the twenty thousand I'm supposed to take, do the work I'm supposed to do, and both sides will mind their own business."

"However, you can rest assured that I still have basic contractual integrity and will definitely not walk away at critical moments to make things difficult for the station."

"With those words from you, I can sleep soundly tonight." Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan nodded hurriedly, the awe in his eyes completely genuine.

The old man sighed inwardly; no wonder those legendary figures who achieved earth-shattering success viewed money as dirt—Lin Chen's level of consciousness had long since reached this level.

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan chatted with Lin Chen about this and that for another half hour, very tactfully not mentioning the remuneration again.

In this casual conversation, Lin Chen displayed the aloof personality typical of a genius without any concealment.

When encountering topics he was interested in, or topics where their values aligned, the guy could show amazing enthusiasm.

But if a conversation didn't match his wavelength, this pretty boy would abruptly shut his mouth tight, turning into a deaf-mute in a second.

This kind of self-centered, genius-level mania would get someone without skills killed in minutes.

But it just so happened that Lin Chen held heaven-defying abilities in his hands, so this aloofness, in Old Zhang's eyes, became a natural master's demeanor.

"Teacher Lin, for the upcoming itinerary, consider it me, Old Zhang, using my personal connection to beg you to look after the station a bit more in front of the camera."

After soaking for nearly two hours, Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan stood up and personally escorted Lin Chen and the three beauties behind him to the corridor.

At the moment of leaving, Old Zhang gripped Lin Chen's palm tightly, specifically attributing the matter to a private favor.

Because he had figured out the temper of this freak; calculating ratings and sponsorship fees with him was useless, while speaking heart-to-heart with him as a brother in the martial arts world after a drink was more effective.

"If it's convenient along the way, I'll try to help out." Lin Chen waved his hand holding a cigarette casually, then turned and left with the women.

Chief Director Zhang Zhiquan watched his back, a genuine smile finally blooming on his old face.

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Returning to the extra-large Mongolian yurt suite on the eleventh floor, Lin Chen poured a glass of plain water and stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, taking a sip.

When he turned around and saw the spectacular scene on the big bed, his sword-like eyebrows immediately knitted together: "It's the middle of the night, have you all lost your minds?"

Seeing Tong Liya, Liu Shishi, and Guli Nazha, all three were wearing translucent silk pajamas, sitting in a neat row on the wool bedding with their long white legs crossed.

Each of the three beauties held a soft little pillow, not speaking, just locking their gaze on Lin Chen's handsome face with their alluring, watery eyes.

Tonight, for the sake of protecting them, Lin Chen treated even twenty million like toilet paper, casting it aside. Which woman could resist falling for such deeply ingrained, unwavering devotion?

"Hubby, I've completely fallen for you tonight, I love you to death!"

The three top-tier actresses, who were usually unreachable, were now recklessly swaying their fragrant shoulders and jade-like feet on the soft, spacious bed, acting cute and coquettish in front of Lin Chen with high-pitched voices.

Lin Chen couldn't quite handle the overwhelming coquettish aura, so he speechless turned his head to the side, hands on his hips, and continued drinking the plain water in his cup.

After a day of high-intensity training, the members of the Divas Hit the Road Group were all exhausted and locked themselves in their rooms to use the air conditioning, with no one having the energy to go out shopping.

After Lin Chen stepped into the room, Tong Liya and Guli Nazha were like they had nails growing under their bottoms, stubbornly refusing to get up from the wool carpet.

During this time, Liu Shishi, as the legal hostess for the night, had been wearing a dark, pure little face, casting no less than a dozen subtle eviction orders at the two people sitting cross-legged eating fruit.

"Oh my, running on the highway all day, my waist is about to break, and I'm so sleepy my eyelids are fighting each other."

But no matter how much Liu Shishi coughed until her throat was almost hoarse, Tong Liya and Guli Nazha sitting across the bed acted as if they had cotton stuffed in their ears, treating her like air.

Liu Shishi was furious.

This afternoon, when the main group just entered the Matryoshka Hotel, they had drawn lots to decide whose room Lin Chen would stay in tonight.

As it turned out, God was on Liu Shishi's side this time, allowing her to smoothly draw the slip that meant staying in the same room as Lin Chen.

But who could have expected that these two women who lost the draw would now treat the black and white written agreement from the afternoon as nothing, shamelessly hanging around here as third wheels.

Thinking of this, Liu Shishi felt as if smoke was rising from the top of her head.

The so-called sisterly bond was as fragile as a layer of window paper that would break at a single poke when faced with their own tough man.

"I'm telling you two big sisters, isn't it time to lift your butts and go back to the standard rooms you opened? My husband and I need to make the bed and turn off the lights."

Liu Shishi started driving them out without any politeness, not even bothering to feign the hypocritical pleasantries of a big star.

Tong Liya and Guli Nazha looked at each other; seeing that the honest one was really about to bite, they felt a bit guilty and could only roll their eyes in frustration as they left.

Watching the two annoying vixens finally close the door, Liu Shishi felt refreshed, and a satisfied smile immediately appeared on her fair, tender little face.

Like a little cheetah that had captured its prey, she pounced like a tiger onto Lin Chen's large latex bed.

She knelt on the right side of Lin Chen's body, tilting her little head, which was filled with the fresh scent of shampoo, in a provocative manner, her watery, beautiful eyes locked unblinkingly onto Lin Chen's handsome profile.

Lin Chen was currently leaning against the headboard, boredly using the remote control to change channels on the TV.

After his view was completely blocked by this little woman's voluptuous figure, Lin Chen put down the remote control and stared at the delicate little face in front of him.

"Speak up, with your eyes shining like that, what exactly do you want in the middle of the night?"

Liu Shishi pouted her red lips aggrievedly, pressing half her soft body against his elbow, and said with a lingering, resentful look in her eyes: "You aren't even willing to look at me properly."