Villains in Film and Television: Starting with Yang Ke in "The Golden Age"

It just goes to show that having money makes everything much easier.

After Yang Ke made arrangements with the real estate agent, the residents of apartment 2301 immediately agreed to the sale request in less than a week.

Well, this resident owns more than one apartment. He felt that if someone was willing to buy in Joyful Ode and offer a high price, he would naturally agree, so the agent didn't offer a second option.

The price was actually quite reasonable. Both parties were interested in the transaction, and Yang Ke agreed to the landlord's offer of a normal market price.

After paying the agency fee, Yang Ke had the house cleaned and all the furniture replaced the next day.

He's not short of money now, and he's only staying here because of the plot; naturally, he can't afford to be poor.

In fact, Ode to Joy is considered an elite white-collar community, with housing prices around 7 yuan per square meter, which, including renovations, would be close to 8 million yuan.

These days, he's not only waiting for the apartment in Ode to Joy, but he's also had all the company paperwork taken care of and rented an office building.

Seeing that the time was right, Yang Ke chose the time when Qiu Yingying and the others got off work and drove his newly bought Aston Martin DB11 back to Ode to Joy.

"Wow, Guan Guan, that guy is so handsome, and he's driving a sports car."

Qiu Yingying saw Yang Ke's sports car drive past her and also became infatuated.

"Yingying, you're such a fangirl."

Guan Juer shook her head helplessly, speechless at her roommate.

"Hey, work is so tough, you can't just not let me look at handsome guys, can you?"

Qiu Yingying waved her hand dismissively, showing no embarrassment whatsoever about her infatuation.

Guan Juer didn't say anything after hearing Qiu Yingying's words, but unexpectedly, she turned around and saw Yang Ke also coming to the elevator they were about to take.

"Hello, I'm a new resident here."

When Yang Ke saw Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer, he gestured for them to wait a moment and greeted them as soon as he entered the elevator.

Wow, handsome, you live in this building too! What floor are you on?

When Qiu Yingying saw Yang Ke enter the elevator, she greeted the two of them very politely and immediately started a conversation.

"I'm from 2301, what about you?"

Yang Ke also mentioned his floor.

"What a coincidence, we're in room 2202, just one floor apart."

Qiu Yingying immediately revealed her floor number.

"This is my business card. We're practically neighbors, so feel free to come visit my company anytime."

Yang Ke also handed two business cards to Qiu Yingying and Guan Juer. As the elevator reached the 22nd floor, Yang Ke gentlemanly made way for the two of them to exit the elevator.

"Guan Guan, look, this is the most expensive office building around here, right? He actually rented an office here."

"Do you think we should go and see him? I feel like he's my Prince Charming."

Qiu Yingying looked at the business card with great anticipation.

"What Prince Charming?"

Fan Shengmei got off work early today. While wearing a face mask, she overheard Qiu Yingying talking to Guan Juer and curiously went out of her room to ask.

"Sister Fan, we were talking about a handsome guy upstairs."

"They seem to be new residents. They drive a sports car, and Guan Guan said it was an Aston Martin."

When Qiu Yingying heard Fan Shengmei ask her, she immediately started talking about Yang Ke.

"Oh? A tall, rich, and handsome guy moved into our apartment. What's he like?"

Fan Shengmei didn't care about anything else, but her eyes lit up immediately when she heard about the sports car.

"Look, this is the company location he mentioned. He looks to be under 30, but he has a very mature demeanor. He's my type."

Qiu Yingying handed Yang Ke's business card to Fan Shengmei, and then she also started thinking about it with a lovesick look on her face.

"You can ask if you can go over and visit when you have time. After all, we're neighbors, and it wouldn't hurt to get to know each other."

Fan Shengmei looked at the address on the business card and didn't think it was fake.

This area is a white-collar neighborhood, not far from Yang Ke's office building.

If I really wanted to lie to them, I would have used a more distant address, rather than one that I could easily go and investigate.

Yang Ke was unaware of the conversation between Fan Shengmei and the other two. Even after returning home, he kept an eye on their information.

Andy hasn't been invited back by Tan Zongming yet, which means the story is still more than a month away from starting.

"Let's deal with Fan Shengmei and the other two first. Anyway, apart from Guan Juer being a bit troublesome, the other two are not difficult."

"Fan Shengmei only needs to show her wealth, but Qiu Yingying should go first. After all, the young girl doesn't understand what it means to steal someone else's love. If she finds out about me and Fan Shengmei, she probably won't dare to come up to me."

After thinking it over, Yang Ke decided to intercept the three of them before the plot even started.

He also decided on the order of his pursuit, starting with the infatuated Qiu Yingying.

Things shouldn't be done too deliberately, so Yang Ke didn't meet with Qiu Yingying and the others the next day, which made Fan Shengmei, who had been keeping an eye on things, very disappointed.

Yes, the reason she was disappointed was that her attempt to create a chance encounter failed.

As early as after Qiu Yingying mentioned Yang Ke, she made an excuse to go out that night and went to the parking lot to check, and sure enough, she saw the Aston Martin that the two had mentioned.

He'd bought a luxury car and a house worth millions, and even had a company. Wasn't this the person she'd been looking for all along? With that in mind, Fan Shengmei naturally began actively seeking opportunities.

Qiu Yingying didn't think much of it, after all, it couldn't be that coincidental.

It's impossible for her to take the initiative to call someone. Even a fangirl isn't an idiot; why would she take the initiative to call someone she's only met once?

Fortunately, Yang Ke knew how to create surprises. That day, he returned to Ode to Joy with a bag of food, just as Qiu Yingying and the others were getting off work.

"Yingying, what a coincidence!"

Yang Ke greeted the two of them with a smile.

"Hey Yang, you too? Did you go grocery shopping?"

When Qiu Yingying heard Yang Ke greet her, she immediately felt that love had arrived, and without any shyness, she started talking to Yang Ke.

"Yes, we just moved here and haven't used the kitchen yet. I bought some groceries today to treat myself."

"Yingying, why don't you and Xiao Guan come to my house for dinner? You also have a good friend over there, come along too, just to warm my heart."

Yang Ke also extended an invitation to the two of them, and Fan Shengmei was also invited to join them.

"Okay."

Qiu Yingying readily agreed.

"Brother Yang, this isn't a good idea, we..."

Guan Juer was reluctant, mainly because she wasn't very familiar with the group and felt a little embarrassed to visit them.

"It's alright, it's settled then. I'll go cook. You can call or ring the doorbell in an hour and a half."

Knowing Guan Juer's personality, Yang Ke naturally dropped the matter directly.

"Okay, Brother Yang, we'll head back now. Goodbye."

Qiu Yingying didn't want to miss this opportunity, so she pulled Guan Juer, who was still trying to refuse, back to 2202.

"Oh, Yingying, why did you agree so readily? We've only met twice."

Guan Juer also complained to Qiu Yingying with a lot of helplessness.

"It's okay, what's there to be afraid of with Sister Fan here."

Qiu Yingying didn't care; since Yang Ke had invited Fan Shengmei, they definitely wouldn't suffer any losses.

"Alright then, let's see what Sister Fan has to say first."

Guan Juer thought about it and agreed. Since it was a polite invitation, she couldn't very well refuse Yang Ke's invitation. She could only wait and see what Fan Shengmei had to say.