Chapter 165 Is Mr. Smoke Interested in Office Buildings?
Olivia was totally blown away!
As a B-list celeb, raking in $15 million in five or even ten years was a big "maybe."
If her career took off, sure, she might hit that number.
But what if it tanked?
Even A-listers only stayed hot for a few years.
And she was just a B-lister!
The entertainment biz was always swapping out old faces for new ones.
Hardly anyone stayed in the spotlight forever.
Grace's offer was crazy tempting—not just $15 million, but also roles in two major flicks.
Mr. Smoke's clout was no joke.
She was kinda jealous of Grace now, having such a young, loaded sugar daddy.
The kicker? This guy was actually generous.
"Okay, when am I getting paid? And we need to sign an NDA for this!"Olivia agreed.
"All good. I'll front you $4.6 million first. Once you spill the tea on Director Tiger, the other $5.4 million will hit your account ASAP. You're a pro; I bet you'll handle this even better than me!"
Grace and Olivia struck a secret deal!
There were other actresses too, and Grace got a top-notch PR team to deal with them.
Honestly, the total spent on those girls wasn't even close to what they shelled out for Olivia, who had 20 million followers.
Olivia had been in the game for seven years since she started at 19, and she had some serious pull.
She wasn't in the same league as those D-listers!
Time flew by, and it was midnight.
After their private chat, Grace and Olivia strolled out of the room, arm in arm like BFFs.
Grace walked into the banquet hall and saw Charles chatting up a girl with killer looks and vibes, and she felt a pang of jealousy.
Even though she knew she was just a side piece, seeing Charles all chummy with another girl still stung.
"Mr. Smoke, can you send me some more cash? I'm kinda running low!" Grace said, batting her eyelashes and dropping the last bit of her pride.
Since she was just a plaything, no point in acting all high and mighty.
If she needed money, she'd just ask for it.
She also wanted to see how far Charles would go and if he'd get ticked off by her asking for cash.
A lot of guys were all talk. They seemed generous at first, but the moment a girl asked for money, they turned cold and mean!
They'd think she was just a gold-digger, all about the money!
Grace was kinda testing him out of spite.
'If you can be a player, I can be a gold-digger who only cares about cash.
Aren't you trying to buy me off?' she thought.
Charles just grinned at her.
Other guys might hate it when girls asked for money.
Whether they were loaded or not, they didn't like it.
But Charles was different.
He actually got a kick out of it when his girl asked for money.
He wasn't worried she wouldn't want any; he was worried she wouldn't want enough!
"Running low on cash? You should've said something sooner. Hang tight, I'll send you some!" Charles said with a smile.
Two minutes later, Grace's phone buzzed with a text notification.
She opened it, and Olivia and Nancy leaned in to peek.
"$30 million?" Nancy blurted out.
Olivia was just as stunned, thinking, 'Does Mr. Smoke hand out pocket money in the tens of millions?'
The way Mr. Smoke threw around cash was just too slick!
Nancy, still in shock, shot Grace a look of pure disdain.
'This chick is even more shameless than I thought. She actually asks for money straight up? No shame at all. What a two-faced gold-digger,' Nancy thought.
"Charles, are you nuts?" she snapped. "I am astunner , why chase after her when you're throwing money at a gold-digger like that? Okay, maybe she's as hot as me, but in terms of family and class, how am I not better than Grace? You ignore me but spoil her. Are you out of your mind?"
Nancy was starting to doubt herself, but she was also determined to win Charles over and show him that not all women are money-hungry!
'You're talented, loyal, and generous. You shouldn't be wasted on someone like her! A woman who truly cares about you won't just not ask for money; she'll spend money on you!' Nancy thought.
"Mr. Smoke, can I add you on Facebook?" Olivia asked.
"Sure!" Charles pulled out his phone and added Olivia on Facebook.
A celeb wanting to swap contact info? No way Charles would say no.
"Ding! Olivia's favorability towards the host has reached 80 points, system binding failed!"
As expected, her favorability was already at 80 points.
Olivia might already be thinking about becoming one of Charles' followers!
This was getting tricky!
Being too charming was a problem. If the girls already liked him and became his simp, the system wouldn't bind them.
The charity banquet didn't wind down until midnight.
Some folks, fueled by booze, let their hormones take over and slipped into certain rooms.
But most people started heading home, each busy with their own lives.
A bunch of rich kids gradually gathered around Charles.
"Mr. Smoke, we're heading out now. Have a blast!"
"Mr. Smoke, let's hang out again soon!"
"Sir, are you into office buildings? My family owns one, but the rental income's been lousy this past year. My folks moved their business to New York and are into other stuff now. They're looking to sell this office building and invest the money elsewhere. Interested?" A short, chubby guy, about 25, suddenly asked Charles.
"The whole building?" Charles asked.
"Yeah, it's in the city center, 41 floors, each about 10,000 square feet!"
Charles was momentarily stunned.
The other rich kids were shocked too!
'An office building in the city center, at nearly $7,70 per square foot, with each floor being 10,000 square feet, would be $7.7 million per floor, and there are 41 floors. This building's gotta be worth $300 million,' Charles thought.
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