0713: You who shine in the parallel world

Chapter 372 Larich-IS, Father and Son

After coming out of the study, Yu Yu sent a message directly to Oliver to inform him and ask him to be prepared, as Larich would definitely come looking for him in the next two days.

Unexpectedly, Oliver replied immediately. He didn't say anything, but just sent a photo of Fiona's profile that said it all.

It seems like you should get on the bus first and buy the ticket later, right?

Yu Yu sneered. He finally understood why Grand Duke Alaric had put so much effort into it... Well, it was just a piece of cake for him. He finally understood why he had created this extra chapter.

The main reason was to allow Larich to invest in IS in a way that was easy for his son to accept. Obviously, there was no way he would not take a bite of such a big piece of cake in the entertainment industry. In the past, old Duke Alaric was too traditional and looked down on those old entertainment groups. Now he can finally show his fist, of course it is impossible for him to start from scratch and do it slowly.

The reason for choosing IS was, firstly, that it was Yu Yu's studio, secondly, that IS had a high enough status in the professional field, and thirdly, that it had a certain influence worldwide.

Yu Yu was not so naive and narcissistic as to think that Alvaro did this for him and his friends. Even if they had the ability and potential, Larichi would not make a big pot of dumplings just for a bottle of aged vinegar.

Once Larich cooperates with IS, it will definitely not be a small fight within one country. Yu Yu is sure that Fiona and Oliver are now discussing the global territory, and their target can only be the top artists in each region.

Typically, those artists already have existing partners and can't be poached to become part of the Larich-IS system. However, a win-win partnership is certainly welcomed by the investors behind them. While an IS might only earn the respect of the capital giants due to their reputation within the industry, adding a Larich is enough to earn their welcome.

IS has money and professional influence, while Larich is even richer and has a rather subtle political and economic influence.

Although Alvaro's excuse to help Yu Yu was just talk, his real purpose was to weave a net that could cover the entire entertainment industry rather than a flag, but as the saying goes, it's nice to sit under a big tree and enjoy the shade, while they eat the meat, there will always be someone who can have a sip of soup.

Yu Yu just took advantage of this opportunity to abuse his power for personal gain. He relied on the fact that they had the endorsement of the Central Bank, were regular guests on the variety show jointly created by the two countries on the occasion of the anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, and were also witnesses to Grand Duke Alaric's proposal for bilateral cooperation in the entertainment industry. Giving some soup to his brothers would only make others jealous of their good luck. As for their future development and whether they could gain a foothold, it all depended on their own luck.

Just like Alvaro said just now, Larich's fixed investment is to invest in the top class of the industry for their ambitious map. As for the rest, Yu Yu has to pay for it himself.

This is Alaric's style, and Yu Yu is not surprised at all. However, since he is willing to give Yu Yu a way to sneak into Chencang, it is undeniable that he really wants to do something for Yu Yu.

After all, he has done nothing in the past 34 years, at least on the surface.

Besides, this was the first time that the old father met his child’s friends. In the past, Yu Yu would never have brought classmates with various backgrounds to his home.

Maybe there is also a small reason that he just wants to be an ordinary father.

Yu Yu began to reflect on whether he had behaved too rebelliously at home in the past, so that Alvaro had to use such a roundabout way to coax him into accepting Larich's investment.

But he only thought for a second before coming to the conclusion that this had nothing to do with him. It was Alaric's bizarre education and the so-called family honor and family interests that caused the family relationships within the family to be compressed to the extreme.

Don't be awkward. It's better to ask him directly. He is not an unreasonable person. If you ask him nicely and talk to him nicely, the business will be successful. Is it necessary for father and son to act like unfather?

Yu Yu thought about it afterward, perhaps feeling that he hadn't performed well enough. Given his personality, he never lost heart even after reviewing the situation. He went straight to Javier and asked him to tell his father, "If there's a next time, you can just tell me."

...Or maybe you two are father and son?

Javier did not happen to appear at the door of Yu Yu's "guest room". He also had something to say that Alvaro wanted to convey to Yu Yu after reviewing the situation. However, after Yu Yu finished speaking, he thought that this sentence should not be conveyed to the young master by him, a butler.

Javier kept smiling. He nodded and said that he would definitely bring it to him. Then he took the crystal bowl of chocolate beans that Yu Yu had placed on the table beside him.

"Master, I know that as a star you need to manage your body. In order not to increase your management burden in the future, I will keep the high-calorie snacks for you." Javier said.

...Please keep it for me? I see you're putting it directly in the old man's study, right?

Yu Yu's mouth twitched. He suspected that Javier happened to appear on this floor because Alvaro sent him out to take back the chocolate beans, and he had evidence.

The cheap dad has such a deformed body and still likes to eat desserts. Fatty liver and diabetes will definitely stay with him in the future.

"Master, it's useless for us to persuade you about this. If you're worried about the old man's health, you can talk to him in person. He'll definitely listen." Javier said, as if he knew Yu Yu was about to open his mouth to say something. Before he could open his mouth, he added, "In a proper and nice way."

...He could indeed talk it out nicely, provided Alvaro actually listened. Yu Yu shrugged, took out his phone and sent a message to Zhao Hao, saying that he was going to meet up with the others.

Of course, he could also go there by himself, but since the director had mentioned that he should give a heads up in advance, as an artist who is very obedient and listens to the director, he would of course do as he was told. After all, the back garden is so big, and "Yu Yu" doesn't know the way.

After watching Yu Yu leave under the guidance of the program staff, Javier handed the crystal bowl to the maid beside him and put it back in the snack room, and then returned to the study.

Seeing that he had nothing in his hands, Alvaro was immediately disappointed. "Oh, even my most trusted and loyal old butler couldn't get my M&M beans back from that little bastard who was guarding his food?"

"I'm afraid so, sir, but it's almost dinner time. Perhaps you could save dessert for later so as not to spoil your appetite. This dinner is your favorite."

"Oh, yes, I forgot." Alvaro nodded. "Did you tell him for me...?"

Javier didn't answer Alvaro's question directly. He just said, "Master, the young master asked me to tell you a message: 'Next time, you can speak directly.'"

Say it directly?

"...Okay, I got it. You go down first. Thank you for your hard work, Xavi." Alvaro sighed.

When Yu Yu found the others, only Su Xing and Zhang Yuan were left on the basketball court. Wang Yuexin, who had been playing basketball with them, had run to the tennis court next door at some point and achieved a historic breakthrough in which the tennis ball could go over the net and bounce on the opposite court. Then he was pulled aside by Wang Zhengliang. He was caught off guard and had no time to run over, so he stumbled and his racket was accidentally thrown out.

Su Xing noticed that Yu Yu came to the court. Seeing that he was attracted by the scene of the big king next door training and bullying the little king, he shouted at him.

Yu Yu turned his head and saw a basketball flying rapidly towards his face. He reflexively raised his hand to catch the ball. Zhang Yuan had already come in front of him, leaning down and opening his arms to defend.

Without saying a word, Yu Yu lowered his center of gravity and performed several fake moves. Realizing that Zhang Yuan was not fooled but was preparing to counterattack, Yu Yu gave up the fancy moves and burst out with strength and speed at the same time, passing Zhang Yuan in a flash.

A quick step forward, a three-step layup, amazing bounces and a thrilling dunk made up Yu Yu's debut on the basketball court.

"Beautiful!" Zhang Yuan applauded and looked at Su Xing again, "Why didn't you defend yourself just now?"

If he saw it correctly, Su Xing was standing calmly on the side with his hands on his hips, watching Yu Yu easily pass him and complete the dunk.

"Dude, I was the one who passed the ball to Yu Shao just now. We are on the same team, why should I defend?" Su Xing spread his hands innocently.

Zhang Yuan scoffed speechlessly, "In 3v3, there's no such thing as who's on the same team!"

Wang Zhengliang, who was next door, heard the commotion on the basketball court. Just as he was about to serve the ball, he turned around and saw Yu Yu coming over.

"Oh, Xiaoyu, you're here. Are you bored staying in the room? Do you want to play tennis? Let's switch?" Wang Zhengliang said as he hit the tennis ball with his racket.

"Come on, Xiaoyu, let's play a game. After being taught by our tennis prince Xiaoliang, I now feel that I am extremely powerful. Maybe you will see me at Wimbledon tomorrow." Wang Yuexin tossed her hair and struck a narcissistic pose.

Wimbledon? That was true. After all, his technique was a bit poor. The scene where the racket swung out and hit the tennis ball made him almost laugh.

Feeling it would be impolite to comment on Wang Yuexin's skills, Yu Yu cleared his throat and changed the subject, asking, "By the way, wasn't it Brother Sheng who played with Brother Liang? Why didn't I see Brother Sheng?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, look at this guy. The first thing he said when he arrived was to ask where Brother Sheng went," Zhang Yuan pointed and then cue Su Xing, "Allen Su, you made a mistake. Don't pass the ball to him in the future."

"From afar, you sound like you're jealous." Xiao Wang felt something was wrong and took another look.

"I just don't know who you are jealous of." The king found it very interesting and took another look.

"Then he probably drank both new and old vinegar together." Su Xing, the person involved, thought it was great.

?

Zhang Yuan, who couldn't outsell these people, decided to change the subject and no longer dared to be rude: "Hu Zi came over just now, and Brother Sheng and Hu Zi went to play golf."

Playing golf? I had the impression that neither of them knew how to play, right? But the main purpose of this kind of entertainment was to have fun, and as long as they were happy, that was all that mattered. Yu Yu nodded, noticing the four brothers' vague attention to him. He smiled and gave them a thumbs-up, reassuring them with his gesture.

Obviously, they took the initiative to leave Yu Yu alone because they all knew that Yu Yu planned to have a heart-to-heart talk with his father, but they didn't know that the father and son were mixing in a heart-to-heart talk with their business talks.

"I just got some good news in the room," he said, as if applauding the good news, as Yu Yu's hands moved. "But I don't want to tell you now. Let's wait until we return home."

"Tsk, I don't want to know yet." Zhang Yuan rolled his eyes and threw the basketball directly to Yu Yu. "Come on, I don't believe I can't defend you, rua!"

A certain bird spread its arms and shouted fiercely.

Not long after, Chen Rusheng and Lu Hu returned to the court in an electric scooter. Compared to the five sweat-soaked players on either side of the court, they were freshly dressed, even their hair was in good shape. Yu Yu saw them return and ran over to give Chen Rusheng a hug. Chen Rusheng didn't understand, but he opened his arms in agreement. When they separated and looked at his sweat-soaked clothes, he finally realized what was going on and uttered a disdainful groan.

Yu Yu, whose evil plan succeeded, wanted to do the same thing to get Lu Hu to join them. Lu Hu was about to run away, but was blocked by Zhang Yuan. Then Yu Yu stepped forward and sandwiched Lu Hu with Zhang Yuan like a sandwich. Surrounded by men, Lu Hu had no choice but to give up struggling and jump around with them.

After returning to the room, everyone took a shower, changed clothes and cleaned themselves up before going downstairs to have dinner with the Duke.

At dinner, they all became good kids who were careful with their words and actions. Although Alvaro was a humorous and humorous man without any airs, due to the difference in status and the language barrier, this meal was not as relaxing as when they were alone together before. Most of the time, they could only communicate with their eyes, so much so that they often started to hold back laughter when they looked at each other.

Alvaro looked at his son, who was clearly eating at the table with him, but looked like he was eating from two tables, and he felt a little sad and emotional:

"The seven of you have been friends for over ten, almost twenty years. It's unbelievable how long this has lasted. You're not just friends, you're family. Sitting together, it's like a whole family having a meal together. It's wonderful, really, so wonderful that I'm a little envious. After all, my children haven't been home for a long time, and I occasionally miss sitting down with them and having a meal like family."

If there is a next time, Yu Yu hopes that Alvaro can say it directly, so Javier did not relay the Duke's words to Yu Yu.

Now, he tried to speak directly... perhaps, it was not so direct.

But Alvaro was very happy to see Yu Yu nodded slightly.