Prodigal System in the Flourishing City

Chapter 304: Chapter 303: The Crown Prince Switches with a Civet Cat [2nd Update, Please Subscribe]

As time passed, all companies had vacated their premises except for the essential personnel.

And the organization of the annual event was getting more and more impressive.

Huo Yichen also took a deep breath. Tomorrow would be the actual annual event, and it seemed they had not let everyone down after all.

”Come on, come on, there were some minor details that weren’t quite right just now, let me talk to you about them, and then we’ll go through the rehearsal again.”

Huo Yichen said to the crowd, holding the microphone.

This kind of annual event required prior rehearsals.

It had to be perfect.

This was already the fifth rehearsal!

Hearing Huo Yichen’s words, though everyone was tired, they started to get ready one after another.

The rehearsal had to start from the moment Young Master Bu made his entrance.

Since they dared not, and could not possibly, ask Young Master Bu to come for rehearsals, they found a stand-in with a similar build to Young Master Bu, covered by a hat, a mask, and sunglasses, pretending to be Young Master Bu.

This way, they could simulate the scenario of the actual event as closely as possible.

The whole purpose was to mimic tomorrow’s scene and to prepare for any contingencies.

After all, Young Master Bu’s playfulness was legendary!

...

However, what they didn’t know was...

At this moment, Lu Xiaobu had already arrived near the venue of the annual event.

His RV led the way.

Behind the RV was a massive cash truck.

Inside the truck, armed police were loaded for bear.

This was a withdrawal of a whopping one billion in cash, personally requested by Lu Xiaobu himself.

How much one billion in cash is might be beyond most people’s comprehension.

So, let me put it into a number for you!

This pile of cash...

Was 1.55 meters long, 0.77 meters wide, 1 meter tall, and weighed 1.15 tons!

If you placed this pile of cash in front of anyone, I believe, nearly no one could resist its temptation, and rationality would be instantly consumed by greed.

That’s why Lu Xiaobu had come in person.

Because without his presence, the cash withdrawal would not have been approved, nor would it have been allowed to be transported here.

Arriving at the entrance to the venue.

Li Jin stayed behind to assist the police in guarding the cash truck.

Meanwhile, Lu Xiaobu stealthily made his way into the venue with Zhang Meng.

What?

Walk in through the front door in full view?

How boring that would be.

At the entrance, he encountered his stand-in.

The one wearing glasses and a mask, pretending to be him.

Instantly, the corners of Lu Xiaobu’s mouth curled up into a mischievous smile, an idea forming in his mind.

He was going to pull a ’Crown Prince masquerades as a civet cat’ trick!

Hehehe!

He grabbed the stand-in: ”Give me your glasses and mask.”

”Huh? You... Young Master Bu?!”

The stand-in was first taken aback, then startled!

Wasn’t the annual event supposed to start tomorrow? Why had Young Master Bu come now?

But despite the confusion, he obediently took off the glasses and mask and handed them over to Lu Xiaobu.

”Alright, here’s a reward, five thousand. Go take a break on the side, and remember, don’t show up until I say so, alright?”

Lu Xiaobu nodded as he instructed the stand-in.

”Of course, Young Master Bu.”

The stand-in didn’t know what Lu Xiaobu was planning, but he obediently did what he was told.

And so, he took the money and obediently stayed aside.

Lu Xiaobu put on his mask and glasses, standing by the entrance.

At this moment, Huo Yichen was holding a microphone and berating, ”What’s the matter? What’s the matter? Why is it getting worse? How many times have I explained the details to you, and you still can’t remember?”

After scolding the people present, Huo Yichen turned his gaze to Lu Xiaobu: ”And you, the stand-in, I know you’re just a stand-in, unable to mimic Young Master Bu’s temperament, but can you at least try to look the part? If you can’t even do that, how can the others put themselves in the right mindset?”

Lu Xiaobu quickly nodded, indicating he heard.

”Alright, everyone take a break, reflect on it, and let’s try again in two minutes. Strive to get it right in one go. If we do, we can all relax!”

Huo Yichen clapped his hands, drawing everyone’s attention down.

Two minutes later, everyone was almost back to normal.

”Start. Stand-in, enter the scene, remember the presence needs to come through.”

Huo Yichen issued the command to start.

Lu Xiaobu nodded and began to walk in from the entrance.

He didn’t know what kind of presence or aura he possessed; just playing himself should suffice.

After all, one couldn’t possibly mess up playing oneself.

And the very instant he made his entrance,

Huo Yichen immediately stood up, his eyes lighting up instantly.

Not bad at all!

This stand-in actually managed to capture the feel of Young Master Bu!

That lazy and carefree demeanor, yet carrying an imperious quality as if, amid the thousands and millions, he would unflinchingly go his own way.

For a moment, Huo Yichen even felt as if Young Master Bu himself had truly arrived!

It wasn’t easy, truly not easy at all!

Lu Xiaobu was unaware of Huo Yichen’s thoughts, finding the sensation of imitating himself to be quite interesting.

It was just like those variety shows he had done in the past, where there was always something cheeky about imitating oneself.

Especially hilarious was when one’s self-imitation couldn’t even match someone else’s, causing uncontrollable laughter!

By this time, he had already covered a distance of about three meters.

He had crossed the entrance and was walking into the audience area.

The seating here wasn’t like movie theater seats but consisted of individual large round tables.

On the round tables, there were tobacco, alcohol, and drinks laid out.

During the mid-point of the annual meeting, it would become a dine-and-meet setting rather than having everyone dryly watching.

Lu Xiaobu was quite satisfied with this arrangement.

”Welcome Young Master Bu, Young Master Bu, may your legacy reign for thousands and tens of thousands of generations, supreme over Jianghu!”

As soon as Lu Xiaobu stepped into the audience section, the employees on both sides of him, centered around him, all stood up neatly from their chairs, turned towards Lu Xiaobu, bowed deeply, and shouted in unison!

Their voices were so powerful and the momentum so intense that one’s adrenaline couldn’t help surging!

On stage, Huo Yichen, seeing that the official rehearsal had begun, kept his eyes fixated on Lu Xiaobu.

This stand-in had often caused problems here before.

Easily startled into stupefaction, sometimes even forgetting what to do next.

After all, the overwhelming authority of tens of thousands of eyes fixated on one person, shouting in unison, would be unbearable for anyone who wasn’t an accustomed high-ranking individual used to giving orders.

Forget about a stand-in; even he himself might not perform as well in that situation.

But this time, to his surprise, the stand-in showed no reaction!

My God!

It was simply fantastic!

He suddenly thought to himself and called over his assistant: ”Go, switch all the rehearsal props for real ones. Since the stand-in has found the feeling, let’s take this opportunity to do the same.”

This was all for Young Master Bu; money was no object!

What mattered was the effect!

”Yes!”

The assistant went to make arrangements.

Huo Yichen was thrilled, still focusing intently on Lu Xiaobu.

Yes yes yes, just like that, keep it up.

As long as you can maintain that, turning our rehearsal perfect, I’ll give you a bonus privately after we finish!

Everyone on the scene thought it was still a rehearsal, and the person was still a stand-in.

They never imagined that the stand-in had long been replaced by the real deal!

The truly audacious and essential Lu Xiaobu!