The Whole City Owes Me Rent

Xia Shenghua spends her days riding a tricycle and carrying sacks of cash to collect rent. Though she appears to be an ordinary landlady, she is actually incredibly wealthy—she holds the leasing rights to an entire residential building, and even the 188 villas in the Greater Bay Area’s top luxury estate, “Greater Bay No. 1,” are her private property. When collecting rent, she often weighs the cash on a scale, exuding an air of grandeur. During a road closure, she happened to run into Gu Jingchuan, a global Grand Slam film award-winning actor. While Gu Jingchuan’s assistant, Lin Chao, initially looked down on her, Gu Jingchuan remained courteous. Xia Shenghua then led the two through her own villa complex, where security guards lined up to greet them, holding umbrellas and offering drinks—a scene that left the pair stunned.