Chapter 161 - 134: Zhixian (2)
Chapter 161: Chapter 134: Zhixian (2)
Gao Yuan cut straight to the chase.
In response, Jay Chou simply called Gao Yuan directly.
After exchanging a few words, Gao Yuan learned the reason for the call.
It turned out that a friend of a friend of Jay Chou’s friend was having a birthday today. They had invited Jay Chou, and after seeing his concert two days ago, they wanted to invite Gao Yuan as well.
Hearing this, Gao Yuan realized the birthday person likely had a significant background. Otherwise, with so many degrees of separation, Jay Chou would have probably refused.
But since Jay Chou was making this call, it was clear he hadn’t refused; in fact, he had taken the initiative to contact Gao Yuan on their behalf.
"I think I’ll pass."
Gao Yuan said, turning down the offer.
He wasn’t familiar with the social circles in Shanghai, and since the birthday person had a prominent background, they would surely be hard to please. He didn’t lack money, so he had no desire to get involved in such festivities.
"Alright, I’ll let my friend know."
After hearing Gao Yuan’s refusal, Jay Chou didn’t say much more.
After all, he was just passing on the invitation. The decision to go or not was still up to Gao Yuan.
Inside a villa in Shanghai, a girl stared at a message on her phone, and her expression suddenly soured.
Her birthday was tomorrow, and she had specifically found an excuse for her cousin to invite Gao Yuan to her birthday dinner. She never expected Gao Yuan to refuse.
"Cousin, you’re so unreliable!"
After sending her cousin a message on WeChat, the girl returned to her room in a huff.
「Not long after.」
Gao Yuan’s phone rang again.
He picked it up and, to his surprise, it was Jay Chou again.
He answered casually, only to find Jay Chou bringing up the same matter as before.
This time, Gao Yuan understood why Jay Chou was calling him again. It turned out that the matter also involved Eldest Young Master Wang of Shanghai.
Gao Yuan had certainly heard of this person, though his knowledge was limited to what he saw online.
Every so often, he would see news about this guy getting a new girlfriend, but Gao Yuan didn’t dislike him for it. The man hadn’t really done anything too out of line.
’Changing girlfriends? What could be more normal?’
When you have money, countless women will naturally flock to your side.
’If you don’t mess around when you’re young, are you supposed to wait until you’re old and just watch?’
"Gao Yuan, Wang Sichao is right here with me. Why don’t you two talk for a bit?"
"Sure!"
This time, Gao Yuan didn’t refuse. He understood very well that people need to integrate into different circles at different stages of life; you can’t live in isolation.
Although he might seem like a self-made man to others, strictly speaking, he was a second-generation heir.
After all, his backing was the Money Power System.
The backing for a second-generation heir like Wang Sichao was his father. There wasn’t much of a difference.
As for letting Xiao Xiao introduce him to certain circles, Gao Yuan had never once considered it.
’Are you kidding me?’
’I’m a grown man. Letting my woman introduce me to her circles, especially if people only associated with me for Xiao Xiao’s sake? Wouldn’t that just make me a kept man?’
That was a humiliation Gao Yuan was unwilling to endure.
’He felt that if he could reach a higher level by relying on himself—or rather, on the Money Power System—then it would be time to integrate into different circles.’
’If he couldn’t get that far, he wouldn’t go out of his way to cozy up to those people.’
’Why should a man make things so hard on himself?’
"President Gao, hello there!"
"Wang Sichao, I’ve heard your name for a long time now."
Gao Yuan and Wang Sichao politely greeted each other.
Wang Sichao didn’t treat Gao Yuan as just an artist, and since he was the one asking for a favor now, his tone was very polite. Gao Yuan, in turn, didn’t put Wang Sichao on a pedestal, treating him just like any other person.
"Here’s the thing. The birthday girl is my cousin. Ever since she heard your music, the little one has been completely obsessed."
"So when she heard you were in Shanghai, she started making a fuss about wanting to meet you."
"My hands are tied, so I asked Jay Chou to contact you again. Do you think you could delay your return to Hang City by a day so we can all get together and get acquainted?"
Wang Sichao knew Gao Yuan wasn’t just an artist and that GY was his brand. He was the one asking for a favor right now, so he had indeed adopted a very humble stance.
"Since Young Master Wang is the one asking, I’ll see you tonight."
After they agreed, the call had barely ended when Gao Yuan received a WeChat friend request.
After adding Wang Sichao on WeChat, Wang Sichao immediately sent him the address and time for the dinner party and thanked Gao Yuan once again.
After dealing with these miscellaneous matters, Gao Yuan looked at Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu and asked, "Do you two have any plans today?"
He knew Xiao Xiao probably didn’t have anything scheduled; he was mainly asking Xiao Yu.
"Xiaoyu has no plans today, either. It’s her day off."
"Do you have something planned?"
Xiao Xiao had seen Gao Yuan take the call just now and, thinking he might have something to do, decided to ask.
"How about we go to Disney for a bit?"
The moment Gao Yuan spoke, Xiao Yu, who had been watching TV nearby, suddenly shot to her feet. Although her good upbringing kept her from crying out, her eyes were clearly filled with eagerness.
"Alright, I’ll have someone send the tickets over."
Xiao Xiao was a little surprised by her daughter’s reaction. She had taken Xiao Yu to Disney before and had never seen her get this excited.
’Why is she so excited just because Gao Yuan suggested it?’
A little after ten, the three of them headed out.
Gao Yuan was driving again, only this time the car was a Rolls-Royce Cullinan. Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yu sat in the back.
The three of them didn’t enter through Disney’s main gate. Instead, following Xiao Xiao’s directions, they arrived at a side entrance.
When their car pulled up, the gate was immediately opened by two people, and a third person on a bicycle began to lead the way for them.