Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

Not long after, the family members got up one after another.

Very early in the morning, Portia came.

"Portia, you came really early today." Chen Zhao glanced at Portia, who came in a hurry: "You haven't had breakfast, have you? Sit down and eat together."

Portia was not polite to Chen Zhao and sat down to eat.

It wasn't the first time for her anyway.

"It seems I didn't notify you yesterday that you were coming so early?"

"I came here for breakfast."

"..."

Everyone looked at Portia speechlessly.

Portia was very calm: "During the last interview, I maxed out my credit card to prepare for the interview attire."

"Then you have no money?"

"The money you have is enough for fuel." Portia said calmly.

"Do you want me to lend you some?" Chen Zhao asked.

"No need. Anyway, I plan to eat and drink at your boss's house, and then there will be no other expenses."

Portia was sure and determined not to borrow money from Chen Zhao.

Otherwise, the money she owes will never be repaid.

But to be honest, the cost of living in Los Angeles is very high.

Portia decided to grit her teeth and hold on.

“What about the cost of your home’s utility insurance?”

"The water and electricity have been cut off a long time ago," Portia said.

Unlike Huaxia, even if water and electricity are in arrears, they can usually be in arrears for several months, and water companies and power supply bureaus may not necessarily cut off power and water.

If you are in arrears for one month in Lao America, the power supply company and water company will allow you to return directly to primitive society.

Anyway, Chen Zhao couldn't imagine that kind of life.

But Chen Zhao would not sympathize with Portia.

To put it bluntly, Portia brought it upon herself.

Just look at her crazy consumption when she was in Japan.

And this isn't the first time Portia has maxed out her credit card just for an audition.

Chen Zhao never approves of pursuing dreams regardless of everything.

In Chen Zhao's view, the prerequisite for pursuing your dream is to support yourself first.

"Portia, are you sure you don't want me to lend you money?"

"Boss, your voice sounds like a devil. I will never lend you any more money."

Chen Zhao does not borrow money for free, it requires interest.

The money Portia owes Chen Zhao now is basically seven to eight hundred US dollars in interest every month.

Of course, if you include the bank's debt, it would be even more terrible.

Although Chen Zhao offered Portia a very high weekly salary.

However, with Portia's extravagant consumption concept, she still can't make ends meet.

In fact, based on Portia's salary, it would be considered a high-income group in any country or region in the world.

But Portia still lives her life like a moonlight clan.

But this is also the consumption concept of most Americans.

Spend in advance and enjoy in advance.

The price is a huge amount of debt.

Of course, Portia's consumption cannot be compared with Chen Zhao.

But no matter how Chen Zhao spends money, it's all in cash.

Chen Zhao does have a credit card, but Chen Zhao basically repays it immediately.

All of Chen Zhao's consumption is below the amount of his bank deposit.

Of course, Chen Zhao did not criticize Portia.

Because their concepts are different.

Therefore, no one is right or wrong. It is the consumption concept developed by the environment of the two countries.

"Portia, go help me make an appointment with Mr. Felwood Cisco and ask him to come to Mingyue Villa."

"Oh, okay." Portia wiped her mouth in a hurry, stood up and picked up the phone to call Felwood Cisco.

But there was no movement for a while. After a while, Portia looked at Chen Zhao in embarrassment.

"Boss...can you lend me twenty dollars...my phone bill is in arrears."

Chen Zhao was speechless for a while and took out a hundred dollars in cash.

"Boss, I want to recharge my phone bill. If you give me cash, how can I recharge?"

"Forget it." Chen Zhao helped Portia top up her phone bill with a hundred dollars.

…

"Hello, Mr. Felwood, I am Portia, Mr. Chen's assistant."

"Hello, Miss Portia, what's the matter?"

"Mr. Chen, please come to Mingyue Villa today. I wonder if you are free."

"I'm free, of course I'm free." Felwood Cisco accepted without hesitation.

He didn't care what Chen Zhao did to him.

Even if you just want to chat with him, Felwood Cisco will come.

Felwood and Cisco arrived very quickly, and Chen Zhao didn't even have a dining table.

"Felwood, you haven't had breakfast yet, right? Come over and have some."

"Then I'm welcome." Felwood Cisco has cooperated with Chen Zhao many times, so he is relatively familiar with him.

At the dinner table, Felwood Cisco asked, "Mr. Chen, I didn't know you asked me to come this time. What's the matter?"

"I have a friend who wants to hire your company to build him a new house."

"This is my honor." Felwood Cisco was quite happy.

Chen Zhao not only left his own projects to himself.

He also introduces friends to himself.

These are very valuable human resources.

"He will be here later, please wait a moment."

"Okay, I'm not in a hurry." Felwood Cisco nodded.

"Wait here for a moment. If you need anything, you can ask Portia. I need morning exercise."

"Of course, please help yourself."

Felwood Cisco is no stranger to this place.

After all, he built this house.

Felwood Cisco came to the front yard and saw Chen Zhao swimming in the sea.

The children played carefree.

This is the life of rich people.

"Mr. Felwood, would you like something to drink?" Portia stepped forward and asked.

"The breakfast you just had seemed a bit too much. Pour me a cup of black tea."

"OK, just a second."

After a while, Portia came over with black tea.

"Thank you, Miss Portia, is that Mr. Chen's yacht? It's so beautiful."

"The boss still thinks this yacht is small. He also has another yacht in the process of customizing it, which cost more than 300 million U.S. dollars."

Felwood Cisco took a breath of cold air, this was too outrageous.

With more than 300 million US dollars, this can almost be ranked among the top ten yachts in the world, right?

Although Felwood Cisco can be considered a rich man.

But most of his assets are his companies.

His engineering company is valued by banks at about US$200 million.

He holds 60% of the shares, so his personal assets exceed US$100 million.

However, his working capital is less than five million US dollars, and the actual cash he can get for personal consumption is less than one million US dollars. Naturally, he cannot spend like Chen Zhao.

Not to mention the Hydra and the superyacht that has not yet been built.

The cars parked in the garage alone are probably worth more than $20 million.

Moreover, Felwood Cisco also knew that the cost of the house's smart housekeeping system was also in the tens of millions of dollars.