How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 655

655. Encounter with Liu Yifei: So What If a Ride-Hailing Driver Has Some Money?

Lan Xide quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding Amoqi’s knife. Because the corridor was too small, the bodyguard, worried about accidentally hurting Yang Chen, took action to subdue Amoqi.

Lan Xide straightened his back, stepped forward, and kicked Amoqi a couple of times, verbally abusing him with a string of colorful curses.

Yang Chen: “Alright! Hurry up and protect Havide. I reckon the old King is about to kick the bucket.”

Lan Xide nodded and hurriedly squeezed back into the ward.

In less than a minute, the old King’s heart stopped.

The doctor quickly stepped forward to examine him and finally announced the old King’s death with tears.

The people in the ward immediately burst into tears, but their eyes were not idle as they cried, using their hands as cover to secretly observe the movements of others.

At this time, the hospital elevators were out of service. Starlight Defense personnel guarded the elevator entrances, preventing anyone from using them or even getting close. Anyone who dared to force their way through would have a gun pointed at their head.

The hospital was surrounded by Starlight Defense and Havide’s men. For safety, they even used armored vehicles, and anyone who approached would be warned with gunshots.

Maktoum also sent people to guard the stairwells on each floor, so that even medical staff could not enter or exit.

Maktoum himself led the brothers who had infiltrated the hospital disguised as patients to the old King’s ward, directly holding AKs [AK-47 assault rifles] to the heads of those who intended to compete for the throne.

Maktoum came to Havide, who was mourning his father, and whispered in his ear, “Everything is under control. Take over immediately. Mr. Yang is guarding the stairwell; no one can escape. Mr. Yang also instructed that you must not be soft-hearted at this time. If necessary, kill the chicken to scare the monkeys [make an example of someone], so that you can ascend the throne steadily.”

Havide nodded and glanced at Lan Xide.

Lan Xide understood and immediately said loudly, “The old King has gone to see Allah [God, in Islam], and we should be happy for him. A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. We need a new King to lead us to send the old King to see Allah as soon as possible. I propose that Crown Prince Havide ascend the throne immediately and lead us to build a stronger country!”

Those who supported Havide immediately raised their arms and shouted, requesting Havide to take the throne immediately.

Others, seeing that the situation was not right, held back.

However, Prince Mardan couldn’t bear it any longer and immediately took out a mini pistol from his pocket and raised his hand to shoot Havide.

Maktoum reacted extremely quickly and immediately pounced on Havide.

Lan Xide grabbed Mardan’s gun-wielding hand and raised it towards the ceiling. Others immediately rushed up to help, instantly snatching the mini pistol from Mardan’s hand and pinning him to the ground.

Maktoum pulled Havide up and said, “Remember what I told you just now; now is a good opportunity for you to ascend the throne smoothly!”

Havide gritted his teeth, walked towards Mardan who was being held on the ground, and pulled out the short knife he carried for self-defense.

Mardan’s two confidants who had brought in had been controlled, and now no one could save him.

Mardan was afraid and quickly pleaded, “Your Majesty, I was wrong, give me a chance; from now on I will be loyal to you.”

Havide snorted coldly and said, “Is that so? That’s great. Since you are loyal to me, will you do what I want you to do without hesitation?”

Mardan: “Yes! Your Majesty, just order, I will definitely do it, absolutely no complaints.”

Havide: “Okay! Then I will give you a task now. My father is a little lonely to see Allah alone, go and protect him. This is the first task I give you; you won’t refuse, will you?”

Mardan: “…”

Havide slowly squatted down, Mardan struggled desperately, but Lan Xide and others held him down very hard; no matter how hard he struggled, it was useless.

Mardan: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me, spare my life, I really know I was wrong. Please, give me…”

Before Mardan could finish his words, Havide’s knife pierced his throat.

Seeing Mardan being stabbed to death like this, the others who had the heart to compete for the throne quickly scrambled to express their loyalty.

Havide suddenly stood up, raised the blood-stained short knife in his hand, and said loudly, “No matter what you are thinking in your hearts, from now on, as long as you are loyal to me, I will definitely not treat you badly. If I find out in the future that anyone dares to have rebellious intentions, I guarantee that no man in his entire family will survive! Do you hear me clearly?”

Everyone in the room except the Starlight Defense people shouted in unison: “We hear you clearly!”

Havide: “Okay. Lan Xide, take people to stay; everyone else get out! Mr. Maktoum, please report to Mr. Yang that everything is stable here.”

Maktoum nodded and left with the Starlight Defense people.

Soon, they came to the stairwell.

Maktoum described the situation in the ward to Yang Chen and asked what to do next.

Yang Chen: “Immediately let the media release the news that the old King has passed away, Havide has successfully inherited the throne, and Prince Mardan was personally assassinated by Havide for attempting to rebel. Call on everyone to support Havide.”

Maktoum: “Okay, I will call the media to release the news immediately.”

Yang Chen was about to go back to the hotel to catch up on some sleep when Havide trotted over.

Havide: “Mr. Yang, thank you for your help. I will remember your great kindness for the rest of my life. If you need anything in the future, just ask, and I will definitely do my part.”

Yang Chen: “Okay. Congratulations on becoming the new King. I hope that after you take office, you can maintain good international relations with Dragon Country [China].”

Havide: “Of course! After things stabilize here, I will immediately visit Dragon Country to discuss some oil trade and military cooperation with Dragon Country. We can open our ports to Dragon Country, whether for trade or military purposes, it will be decided by Dragon Country, and we will not interfere.”

Yang Chen nodded, very satisfied. Havide is an understanding person.

If Dragon Country can obtain a military port in this area, Dragon Country’s influence will cover this area.

Yang Chen: “Haha… Okay, I am very pleased that you are so kind. I got up too early; I want to go back to the hotel to catch up on some sleep. You can take care of the funeral for His Majesty the King.”

Havide: “Okay. I respectfully send off Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen left under the escort of bodyguards and returned to the hotel room. Maya was still asleep.

Yang Chen carefully lay down and slept soundly.

At a little after nine o’clock, Lan Xide called Maya.

Lan Xide: “Maya, come over to attend the funeral of His Majesty the old King immediately.”

Maya: “Oh, I see.”

Yang Chen opened his eyes and said, “I’ll have someone send you over.”

Maya: “Okay. I’m up, you sleep a little longer.”

Yang Chen nodded, kissed Maya, and then closed his eyes and continued to sleep.

Because of religious beliefs, the funerals here are very fast. If someone dies in the morning, they must be buried in the afternoon, even the King is no exception.

Therefore, the time left for the entire royal family and representatives of friendly countries is only a few hours in the morning.

Yang Chen didn’t get up until lunchtime, had a simple meal, and went out shopping.

Soon, Yang Chen came to the Gold Bay Tower, which is a must-see attraction for tourists to Gold Bay, just like visiting the Dragon Country’s capital, you must visit the Great Wall.

As soon as Yang Chen approached, he was stopped by several black strong men.

“Sorry, we are filming here; you can’t get close!”

Yang Chen is not an unreasonable person. Since they are filming, he will wait a while before going over to take a look.

Yang Chen stood aside, watching these foreigners filming.

At this time, Dragon Country language came from next to him.

“Hey, they are a Hollywood crew; they must have more face than us.”

“Ah Tang, he filmed the scene of climbing the Gold Bay Tower before, and the Gold Bay Tower also became very popular with that movie. So, this time they will definitely give priority to him.”

“I heard they are going to film for 7 days; wouldn’t we have to wait here for seven days in vain? Millions of expenses a day; it’s a big loss.”

“There’s no way; we have no connections; we can only wait for them to finish using it before it’s our turn.”

…

Since they are people from Dragon Country, he must help if he can. When you are away from home, fellow villagers help fellow villagers.

Yang Chen walked over and asked with a smile, “You are also people from Dragon Country; it’s such a coincidence to meet compatriots here.”

One of the older sisters replied with a smile, “Little brother, you are so handsome. Have you ever thought about being a star? I am a professional manager; would you like to come to our company and try it? This is my business card.”

Yang Chen took the business card and looked at it. Her name was Wang Hui, and she was the manager of Xingheng Culture Media.

Yang Chen said with a smile, “Hello, Manager Wang. Thank you for your kindness; I have no interest in this.”

Wang Hui: “Oh, that’s a pity; your conditions are really too good; it’s really a pity not to be a star.”

Yang Chen: “It’s not a pity; everyone has their own ambitions. Are you here for tourism or filming?”

Wang Hui: “Filming! Originally, our crew had contacted the Gold Bay Tower management in advance, and we could use it directly for 5 days when we came over. But as soon as we got off the plane, we were notified by the management office that the Gold Bay Tower was temporarily used by the Hollywood crew, and we were asked to wait for 7 days. This made our entire crew angry. Even if we were notified before we got on the plane, we could temporarily cancel the air tickets and not come over. They had to wait until we got off the plane to say it, which makes people suspect that it was intentional.”

This is outrageous!

The Dragon Country crew had contacted in advance, and the Hollywood crew could temporarily jump in line; who are they looking down on!

Yang Chen: “Didn’t you communicate with the management office? Your entire crew is here, spending a lot of money every day.”

Wang Hui: “Who says it’s not; it’s estimated to cost millions a day. We also communicated, but the management office ignored us at all, and even threatened to refund us and not allow us to use the Gold Bay Tower for filming. Now the most troublesome thing is that Qianqian only has 6 days of schedule, and the Hollywood crew will film for 7 days, and the time is completely stuck. The director is going crazy.”

Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives [Speak of the devil].

Director Li Xuedong came over with a group of leading actors, including Liu Yifei.

Liu Yifei recognized Yang Chen at a glance and ran over happily.

“Brother Chen, why are you here too?” Liu Yifei asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “I’m here for tourism. I wanted to go to the Gold Bay Tower to take a look, but I didn’t expect to encounter a crew filming, so I can only wait.”

Liu Yifei: “Hey… don’t mention it; we were supposed to use the venue for filming, but they temporarily jumped in line and took the lead. They are a Hollywood crew, and the leading actor is Ah Tang; we can’t compete at all; we can only watch them filming but can’t do anything. The key is that I only have 6 days of schedule; no matter whether I can film or not, I must return to China after 6 days to join the crew to film the new movie invested by your company. I’m so annoyed; I spent half a year adjusting the schedule, but it was all disrupted because they are a Hollywood crew. I really don’t know what to do now, either delay here or delay you there.”

Yang Chen: “Delaying one day will cost the entire crew hundreds of thousands or even millions, so it definitely can’t be delayed. In this way, I will help you get the venue back!”

Liu Yifei: “Ah, does Brother Chen know people in the management office?”

Yang Chen shook his head.

Director Li Xuedong quickly asked, “Then how can you help us get the venue back? Oh, by the way, I haven’t asked your name yet? My name is Li Xuedong, and I am the director of this movie.”

Yang Chen: “Hello, Director Li. My name is Yang Chen. The main reason is that the people in the management office are too low-level, so I really have no chance to know them. But it doesn’t matter; I know the new King here. I’ll ask him for a favor, and I’ll definitely be able to get the venue back for you.”

Li Xuedong: “Yang Chen? Could it be that you are Boss Yang of the Star Group?”

Yang Chen nodded with a smile and said, “It’s me. Wait, I’ll make a call.”

The entire crew shouted excitedly. They didn’t expect to see the legendary Boss Yang in Gold Bay, which is really a pleasant surprise.

Because their shouts were too loud, they disturbed Ah Tang’s performance, and director Macaulay shouted angrily, “Cut! Assistant director, see what’s going on.”

Assistant director Marquis nodded and quickly walked over and said very impolitely, “What are you doing? Didn’t you see we are filming? It’s really rude! Are you people from the island country [Japan]?”

Wang Hui and others spoke Dragon Country language when they shouted just now, and Marquis deliberately said they were people from the island country, obviously with malicious provocation.

Li Xuedong immediately retorted, “We are people from Dragon Country, not people from the island country. We rented the venue first, and you temporarily jumped in line and took it away. You are the ones who are rude!”

Marquis laughed and said, “Renting it first doesn’t mean you can use it first, it depends on who the management office respects more. Obviously, they respect us more, so they let us use it first. We are a Hollywood crew, can you Dragon Country people make good movies? Giving you the venue is a waste, giving it to us can produce good works! Do you understand?”

Li Xuedong: “You’re talking nonsense! Do you think it’s still ten years ago? Now who hasn’t gotten tired of Hollywood movies? The same old personal hero saves the earth, and the protagonist must be white, that’s political correctness [avoiding offense to marginalized groups]. Now no one buys your set anymore, where do you get your confidence and prejudice!”

Marquis was about to continue arguing with Li Xuedong when director Macaulay shouted, “Assistant director, what’s going on? Why are you still chatting with them? Don’t waste time on useless things, okay? So many people are waiting, can you please get them settled quickly?”

Marquis quickly replied, “Okay, director, I’ll get them settled right away.”

Marquis said very impolitely to Li Xuedong, “I don’t want to beat you, but you must leave my sight immediately. If you don’t cooperate obediently, then I’ll call the bodyguards to beat you! Do you believe that even if we beat you, no one here will dare to punish us.”

Li Xuedong still wanted to argue with Marquis, but Yang Chen immediately stopped him and said, “Okay, why are you talking so much nonsense with him? Wait, I’ll make a call and immediately get you the right to use the venue back.”

Li Xuedong nodded, glared at Marquis angrily and stopped talking.

Yang Chen dialed Havide’s number, explained the situation to him, and asked him to immediately order the Gold Bay Tower management office to return the venue to the Dragon Country crew for filming.

Havide immediately did so, ordering his men to contact the Gold Bay Tower management office to do as Yang Chen said.

Yang Chen said with a smile to comfort them, “Don’t worry, you will soon get the right to use the venue.”

Li Xuedong: “Thank you, President Yang, for your help.”

Yang Chen: “You’re welcome, I just don’t want Miss Liu to miss the opening time of the movie invested by our company.”

Liu Yifei said with a smile, “Thank you, Brother Chen, for your help. I’ll treat you to dinner later when I finish work.”

Yang Chen: “Then I won’t be polite.”

Liu Yifei: “Haha… don’t be polite at all.”

Marquis heard Yang Chen and Liu Yifei chatting, and quickly ran over again angrily and said, “Can you understand? I told you not to talk, you are disturbing our filming. You are not welcome here, leave here immediately and buy tickets to go home. In the future, just film movies in Dragon Country, don’t go abroad to grab resources from other crews!”

Yang Chen: “Can you shut up? The whole street is your voice, and you still say we are talking loudly?”

Marquis: “But I won’t disturb our filming, but you will!”

At this time, director Macaulay walked over angrily.

Macaulay: “Marquis, what’s going on? Why is it so noisy here all the time?”

Marquis: “Director, I’m sorry, I really drove them away, but they are unwilling to cooperate with my work. They even deliberately speak loudly, obviously harboring resentment against us and deliberately making trouble here.”

Macaulay said to Li Xuedong with an impatient look, “I have already told you that we will borrow this place for 7 days, and you will not have any chance to enter the venue for filming before that. Do you understand what I mean?”

At this time, Ah Tang also came.

Ah Tang wanted to use his international superstar status to persuade Li Xuedong to take people away, and hand over the venue to Li Xuedong’s crew after they finished filming.

Li Xuedong naturally refused and said, “President Yang said he will help us get the venue back, why should we leave? We are just waiting here for the people from the management office to come and drive you away, and hand over the venue to us according to the contract.”

Ah Tang laughed, looked Yang Chen up and down, and then asked, “Why do you let the management office drive us away and hand over the venue to them?”

Yang Chen: “You don’t need to know this, you just need to know one thing, you can pack up and leave now, and vacate the venue for them.”

“Haha…” The people from the Hollywood crew laughed.

Ah Tang: “So, what are you pretending to be here? We won’t leave, if you have the ability, really let the people from the management office come and drive us away. Haha…”