Became the best actor, the system just finished loading

Chapter 300 Let's get down to business upfront (Seeking monthly votes)

What investments are you planning to make recently?

Qi Hao was visibly taken aback when asked this question.

"Yes, I heard you have investment plans."

Lei Jun didn't beat around the bush for too long. After the event ended, it was getting late, and if they talked for a few more hours, it would be dawn.

Didn't you see that the pretty girl next to Qi Hao is starting to doze off?

He had no doubt that once An Feng fell asleep on the table, Qi Hao would simply pick him up and leave.

"Haha, I've been thinking about that. I've looked at quite a few recently, but I haven't decided which one to invest in yet. Mr. Lei is an expert in this area, so I'll have to ask you for advice... What do you think of Vancl?"

Qi Hao pretended not to know Lei Jun's purpose.

“Vancl has already raised funds six times, so entering the market at this point would be too unprofitable.”

Lei Jun's words hit the nail on the head.

He and Chen Nian are good friends and buddies who have known each other for many years. They co-founded one of the earliest e-commerce websites in China, Joyo.com.

The Vancl founded by Chen Nian also has a close connection with Lei Jun. Vancl's English name is "VANCL", where VAN means "pioneer" in French, and C and L are the first letters of Chen Nian and Lei Jun's surnames, respectively.

When his good friend Chen Nian started his own business again, Lei Jun provided substantial financial support by investing in Vancl.

You can vote for Vancl, but don't vote for everything.

What about Meizu?

Qi Hao wasn't just making things up. Meizu's history is quite legendary. They started by making MP3 players, and then, seeing the success of the iPhone, they resolutely switched to making mobile phones. They even developed the M8's system UI based on the WinCE system.

That charging bubbling animation was conceived by the boss, Huang Zhang.

“I know him quite well, but he has a lot of problems too. He always thinks that venture capital firms are all speculators.”

Lei Jun's expression was strange.

He has complex feelings towards Meizu and Huang Zhang. The two are close friends, both are obsessed with electronic products, and both value the mobile phone industry.

His decision to establish Xiaomi to make mobile phones was largely due to Huang Zhang.

Lei Jun even thought for a time that Huang Zhang might become China's Steve Jobs, well, you could say he was Huang Jobs.

Unfortunately, this guy just wouldn't listen to advice.

Lei Jun wanted to invest in Meizu. He valued Meizu at 10 billion yuan and invested 30%.

Huang Zhang, however, would prefer Lei Jun to work for him, just as Lei Jun became the CEO of Kingsoft's boss, Qiu Bojun.

He could give Bo Jun anything he could.

At this time, Huang Zhang was very fond of Lei Jun, and the refrigerator in his office was often stocked with Lei Jun's favorite cola.

This is probably what they mean by "I want to be your boss, but you want me to be your underling."

However, during his conversation with Qi Hao, Lei Jun admitted that he gained a lot of insights from his exchanges with Huang Zhang.

Lei Jun has announced that he also wants to make mobile phones!
This is what they call "the true colors are revealed," and the guy started promoting his mobile phone company to Qi Hao, explaining his business philosophy.

In fact, corporate investments always involve a variety of complex considerations.

There aren't many people who see a project they think is good and immediately throw money at it.

Qi Hao listened attentively.

However, he did not give a definite answer that evening, but only expressed his intention to invest.

Whether this intention can become a reality still requires a risk assessment by a professional organization.

Moreover, valuation and investment ratios need to be discussed, which are not issues that can be resolved overnight.

It might even take several months to finish the negotiations.

In May, Qi Hao returned to the entertainment industry and participated in the College Student Film Festival.

He won the Best Director award for "The Piano in a Factory".

This is his second Best Director award.

At the same time, he also won the Most Popular Actor Award among college students.

Subsequently, Qi Hao announced that he had joined Xu Ke's new film "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" to play the major villain Yu Huatian.

This is his second time playing a major villain, following "The Message".

In an interview, Qi Hao said that he is currently very interested in villainous roles and would still consider playing one if a suitable villainous role comes along.

The movie "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" had an investment of 200 million yuan.

Li Lianjie received a salary of 80 million, Qi Hao and Zhou Xun each received 10 million, and the three main actors took 50% of the budget.

This is the first time Qi Hao has received a film salary in the tens of millions.

He asked for a five million yuan salary for "You Are the Apple of My Eye", which is a fairly normal price.

A ten million yuan salary is almost comparable to Andy Lau's.

Li Lianjie valued working with Qi Hao highly and once again lowered his salary.

Whether Qi Hao appreciates it or not is hard to say.

Actually, the salary isn't that important to Qi Hao; he can earn 30 million yuan from just one film, "A Little Thing Called First Love".

It's higher than the annual income of many top-tier celebrities.

"Lost in Thailand" can get more credit.

Qi Hao no longer valued such so-called personal connections, so he wasn't very interested in Li Lianjie's billion-dollar fund.

He was actually quite interested in buying home appliances for the courtyard house.

For Qi Hao, this year's May Day holiday is quite important, and its significance is not limited to buying home appliances for his new house.

Instead, it was the parents of both sides who finally met.

Qi Hao made it clear that this was the wedding room he had prepared, so even though Ms. Liu felt it was all happening too fast, she had no choice but to get involved.

The hard furnishings are finished; now it's time for the soft furnishings. Ms. Liu always felt that she couldn't let her two children run wild, otherwise, who knows what kind of life they would lead.

Since that's the case, Qi Hao invited his mother over as well.

It wasn't that they invited her to confront Ms. Liu.

The main reason is that the parents of both sides haven't met yet, so this is a good opportunity for them to get to know each other better.

Many people think that marriage is just a matter between two people.

In reality, it's usually difficult to be that pure.

It's not like I'm cutting ties with my parents. If any problems arise, they'll still be the ones facing them with me in the end.

No matter how good Qi Hao is, if his mother has problems, Ms. Liu will prevent her daughter from marrying him.

Of course, judging from Qi Hao's behavior, it's highly likely that there are no problems with his family education. Ms. Liu is more inclined to discuss the future of the two children with Qi's mother.

Since the goal is to get married, the question of when to get married becomes a big one.

When Aunt Qi heard the news, she couldn't sit still either.

An Feng is only twenty-three years old, just graduated from university, so naturally she's not in a hurry to get married.

Unfortunately, Qi Ma's son is almost thirty years old.

These days, there are indeed quite a few people in big cities who are not married by the age of thirty, but that does not change the fact that thirty-year-olds are considered older single men.

Qi's mother was thinking of discussing with her future in-laws whether they could get married before Qi Hao turned thirty.

Even if all else fails, you can at least get a marriage certificate first.

Considering that Ms. Liu is divorced and single, Ms. Qi did not bring Mr. Qi, but instead brought Hu Shan.

Let Ms. Liu take a look as well.

She is Hu Shan's aunt, a real aunt, a fake maternal aunt, and a half-real aunt. She is Hu Shan's maternal aunt, and she treats Hu Shan like her own daughter. Naturally, she can also get along very well with her daughter-in-law.

They agreed to meet at Qi Hao's courtyard house.

Let's first see what the house is like, and then discuss how to add some things to it.

Ms. Liu figured that since Qi Hao's family had provided the house and renovations, and she couldn't afford a better car than a Rolls-Royce Phantom as part of her dowry, she might as well just take the money for furniture and appliances.

She couldn't let anyone look down on her daughter.

Many young couples are like this; they need to work together to feel a greater sense of belonging to their family.

If only one party is making sacrifices, it might not seem like a big deal at the time, but after marriage, when they argue, this kind of thing will definitely be brought up and brought up again and again.

The more I talked, the more wronged I felt; the more I talked, the more my feelings were hurt.

Perhaps if small emotions keep escalating, we won't be able to go on living like this.

However, Aunt Qi had actually decided to pay for it.

The elderly couple worked diligently their entire lives in a big city like Tianjin. Both were top-level teachers, and without any particularly large expenses, they had indeed saved up a considerable amount of money over the years.

They left money for Qi Hao and Hu Shan's wedding.

Unfortunately, Qi Hao was too successful. He never asked them for money to buy the house. Instead, he transferred money to their account every now and then.

This money amounts to several million, and Aunt Qi has saved it all.

Now we've finally got the chance to spend the money.

Aunt Qi and Hu Shan arrived here first; they couldn't keep Ms. Liu waiting for them.

When they arrived at the location, Qi's mother realized what her son meant by the so-called "old house."

He's... well, he is getting old.

However, in ancient times, this house was only for high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Its location and scale were absolutely grand and luxurious, which was a challenge to the old man's understanding.

Aunt Qi didn't dwell on it for long; she took Hu Shan to buy fruit, tea, and snacks.

There's nothing here right now in the new house area.

When they arrive, we should at least offer them something to welcome them.

Ms. Liu and An Feng live in a villa in the suburbs. She even had a conversation with her daughter in the car.

"It's hot in summer and cold in winter, and the ground is flooded when it rains. Are you sure you can get used to living in a courtyard house?"

"It's alright. We don't live there every day. We'll buy some houses in other places later."

An Feng thought about it for a moment and felt that it wasn't a big problem.

It's quite interesting to stay in a courtyard house occasionally; it offers a sense of tranquility away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

"What do you think about letting Qi Hao stay with us?"

Ms. Liu had no intention of having Qi Hao become her son-in-law, as that was practically impossible, but the house was so big, what was wrong with him living there?

"Mom, we haven't even discussed marriage yet. Didn't you say you didn't want me to get married so early?"

An Feng was both amused and exasperated.

It's definitely fine to stay at home occasionally, as it's quite close to the airport.

But bringing this up like a negotiation makes people uncomfortable, and her mother still doesn't trust Qi Hao at all.

"What do you know? What do you think I'm here for? If we don't discuss this now, when will we? Let's get this straight, you understand? Now that everything's out in the open, we can live together peacefully. It's better than keeping everything bottled up inside..."

Ms. Liu had never instilled this concept in her daughter before.

After all, her own married life was a failure.

Failure only leads to another failure.

But when the time came, she couldn't help but want to do everything she could to get the best for her daughter.

However, after Ms. Liu and Ms. Qi met, there was no tense atmosphere. One of the ladies was a dancer, and the other was a teacher. Both of them had a rather intellectual and elegant temperament.

They simply cannot bring themselves to argue.

(End of this chapter)