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Chapter 310 Hurry up and get married?

Seeing her elder brother so angry, Huang Qingya didn't want to provoke him further, so she went along with what he said, "Yes! Yes! Brother, you're right! He really can't compare to you. After all, you're in the business of manufacturing, right? How can a novelist like him possibly compare to you in manufacturing? Right?"

Huang Qingfeng still looked at her coldly.

Because he could tell she was still trying to coax him.

To coax him like that in his proudest spot only fueled his anger.

He raised his voice and asked, "Stop with the nonsense! Just tell me, how much did he actually earn this year?"

Huang Qingya smiled wryly, "Brother, that's his personal privacy, I can't tell you."

Huang Qingfeng's tone was cold, "Forget it! Can't I know how much he earns in a year? Tell me! How much did he earn this year?"

The sound of the brother and sister arguing attracted several people from the family.

Such as their mothers, Huang Qingfeng's wife, children, and so on.

Huang Qingya glanced at everyone's curious expressions, paused for a moment, and thought: I shouldn't provoke my brother too much, so I'd better say less!
Thinking this, she smiled and said, "It's not much, just twenty or thirty million."

This number was within Huang Qingfeng's expectations.

He also has a habit of watching the news, and he saw in the news that Cao Sheng's script "Pacific Rim" sold for 200 million US dollars.

That's over ten million RMB.

In addition to other scripts and novels, the annual income should be over 20 million.

So, upon hearing his sister say that Cao Sheng had earned twenty or thirty million this year, Huang Qingfeng scoffed and said, "That's all? I thought it was much more! You actually look down on my income so much, humph!"

He didn't look well.

Although confident that his income was more stable than Cao Sheng's.

But it is a fact that Cao Sheng's income this year is several times that of Cao Sheng.

Last year, news reports indicated that Cao Sheng's income seemed quite high.

Huang Qingfeng fell silent.

His wife walked over with a big smile, sat down next to Huang Qingya, and said with a grin, "Xiaoya! Your boyfriend earns so much, he's a real catch! I think you should hurry up and marry him, so other women won't be eyeing him. What do you think?"

Huang Qingya looked surprised. Before she could speak, her mother came over and chimed in, "That's right, Xiaoya! Your sister-in-law is right! He earns 20 to 30 million a year, which is more impressive than your brother. He's also a writer, rich and famous. There are probably more than one or two girls who like him. You should get married to him as soon as possible."

Huang Qingfeng looked up at them.

He was originally very opposed to his sister being with Cao Sheng.

But at this moment, he couldn't bring himself to object.

Firstly, he had already tried more than once, and it had proven that he was incapable of separating them.

Secondly, Cao Sheng's current income is so much higher than his, and if Cao Sheng is willing to marry his sister in the near future, reason tells him that this is not a bad idea.

Huang Qingya smiled wryly, "Mom! Sister-in-law, you all know he's still studying. He just turned 20 and isn't of legal marriage age yet, so he can't get married."

The older sister-in-law shook her head. "Tch! Xiaoya! In the countryside, many young people hold their weddings before they're even of legal marriage age. Once they reach the legal marriage age, they just get a marriage certificate. This is very common in rural areas. Many people have children before they're even of legal marriage age! Otherwise, where do you think all those unregistered people come from?"

Huang Qingya's mother chimed in again, "Yes, Xiaoya! It's okay if you can't get your marriage certificate yet, you can have the wedding first! You're not getting any younger, so hurry up and get married and have a baby! Once you have a baby, your marriage will be stable, and we'll be at ease. Think about it carefully, isn't that right?"

Huang Qingya: "..."

At that moment, she felt a flutter in her heart.

But I was also a little hesitant.

Because she knew that the number she had just mentioned was not his actual income this year; his actual income this year was over 100 million.

Huang Qingya probably won't earn 100,000 this year.

The income gap is too large.

In addition, there's the age gap between them.

All of this made her feel insecure and increasingly unworthy of him.

My sister-in-law and mother continued to persuade me.

Huang Qingya listened silently. After they had talked for a while, Huang Qingya nodded slightly and said perfunctorily, "Okay, I understand. I'll discuss it with him later and see what he thinks."

Sister-in-law: That's right! We must tell him quickly, lest things get complicated!

Mother: "Okay, hurry up and tell me! By the way, you two have been dating for so long, Xiaoya! When does he have time recently? Why don't you bring him over for a visit? Let him get acquainted with the place! Your sister-in-law and I will also help you put in a good word with him and try to get him to agree to marry you at the end of the year, okay?"

Sister-in-law: "Yes! Yes! Yes! It's time to bring him to our house to get acquainted with us! Then we can persuade him together, and he won't be able to refuse. Maybe he'll agree on the spot! Hehe."

Huang Qingya looked at them, her heart filled with complex emotions, but she maintained a smile and nodded repeatedly.

……

January 10th.

The filming of "A World Without Thieves" was launched in Beijing.

Many reporters were present at the scene.

The director, investors, producers, lead actors, and other members of the production team were all present.

Feng Xiaogang beamed, his voice noticeably louder than usual. Facing the reporters, he launched into a long, enthusiastic boast: "I have a lot of confidence in this new film. You've all seen it; the cast is amazing! Look at Andy Lau… no! Brother Andy! Gong Li, Ge You, and they're all leading actors! The script is written by one of the best screenwriters in China, Zhongyuan Yidianhui, and the director is someone like me. If you were me, wouldn't you have confidence in this film? Right? Haha…"

At this point, a female reporter asked, "Director Feng! How much did you pay Zhongyuan Yidianhui for the script this time? Hollywood paid two million US dollars for his script before!"

Feng Xiaogang chuckled twice, "We can't compare to Hollywood, but we've given him a decent script fee this time. He'll probably get at least a few million in the end! Hehe."

……

That afternoon, many media outlets reported on the opening ceremony of "A World Without Thieves" and some of the things Feng Xiaogang said to reporters.

Cao Sheng, who was far away in Huizhou, had not noticed these news reports.

But that afternoon, he received a call from Feng Xiaogang.

"Brother! Our movie 'A World Without Thieves' officially started filming today. I asked you to come to the opening ceremony a few days ago, but you didn't come. It's a real shame! By the way, I casually bragged a little in front of the reporters today. If any reporters ask you to verify it later, remember to cover for me! Don't let my boast fall apart."

Cao Sheng was writing in his study at the time.

He recently finished his final exams and is now on vacation, so he has plenty of time to write every day.

Because he recently signed contracts with Disney and Fox, and thought that these two companies might call him soon, he didn't silence his phone like he usually does when he was writing these past two afternoons.

That's why he received a call from Feng Xiaogang.

Hearing this, he was a little surprised, "What did you brag about to the reporters?"

Feng Xiaogang laughed and said, "Actually, it's nothing. After the opening ceremony, a reporter asked me how much I got paid for the script. I casually boasted that I would get at least several million for the script. Hehe, you don't mind, do you?"

Cao Sheng chuckled to himself.

"It's okay! I know, don't worry! If any reporters ask me, I'll cover for you."

Feng Xiaogang: "Hehe, thank you very much!"

……

In fact, about a week ago, Feng Xiaogang called Cao Sheng and invited him to attend the opening ceremony of "A World Without Thieves".

Cao Sheng politely declined. Mainly because final exams were approaching.

The Lunar New Year is earlier this year; Lunar New Year's Eve is January 23.
Therefore, the final exams seem to come rather early.

When Cao Sheng received Feng Xiaogang's call, he was quite surprised that the film would start shooting so close to the end of the year.

He asked out of curiosity.

Feng Xiaogang explained: "Hey! You forgot? Our movie is about the story that happens on a train during the Spring Festival travel rush. It's not easy to film scenes of the Spring Festival travel rush under normal circumstances. If we really wanted to hire extras to perform those scenes, how much would the extras' fees be? The key is that even if we spend a lot of money, we might not be able to achieve the desired effect. So, we decided to start filming close to the Spring Festival, so we can capture some real scenes of the Spring Festival travel rush. Don't you think so?"

……

After ending the call with Feng Xiaogang, Cao Sheng put down his phone, picked up his teacup, took a sip of tea, and couldn't help but smile again as he thought about what Feng Xiaogang had just said on the phone.

Actually, he felt that Feng Xiaogang wasn't exaggerating.

The script fee he will ultimately receive for "A World Without Thieves" should exceed two million.

The contract he signed with Huayi Brothers guaranteed a minimum payment of 100 million yuan for the script.

If the total box office after the movie's release does not exceed 50 million, no further fees will be required.

However, if the total box office exceeds 50 million, an additional 500,000 script fee will be required to pay him.

If it exceeds 100 million, then we need to pay him an additional 1 million.

For every 50 million increase in box office revenue, an additional 500,000 needs to be paid to him.

If the film's total box office exceeds 100 million, Cao Sheng will receive 2 million in script fees.

If the total box office exceeds 200 million, he can get an additional 1 million in script fees.

Therefore, as long as "A World Without Thieves" doesn't flop at the box office, Feng Xiaogang's boasting to reporters won't be considered bragging.

Spring Festival travel rush...

Cao Sheng suddenly thought of the timeline of the story "A World Without Thieves".

Has the Spring Festival travel rush already begun?
Another year has passed.

I'll be 21 years old during the Chinese New Year, which is 22 by the traditional Chinese age reckoning.

His gaze fell on the date in the lower right corner of the computer screen.

Time seems to fly by.

I still remember when I was reborn, it was 1998 in the Gregorian calendar, but it was still 1997 in the lunar calendar. And now... it seems like it's almost 2001.

Before his rebirth, he felt that time before 2000 seemed to pass very slowly. He wanted to grow up quickly, but he couldn't grow up for a long time. He wanted to graduate from university and start making money as soon as possible, but it always felt like that was a long way off.

But after 2000, when I actually entered the workforce, it felt like time had been sped up. A year seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye, and before I knew it, I was in my late thirties, almost forty.

At that time, he felt that he was still young and no different from before.

Until one day, he was stopped on the street by a middle school student who was taller than him and asked for directions.

The child, nearly 1.8 meters tall, wearing a school uniform and riding a bicycle, immediately asked, "Uncle! Do you know where XXX is? How do I get there?"

The question of whether to use the word "uncle" stumped him.

He subconsciously pointed the way for the child, and only after the child had ridden away did he slowly come to his senses and realize that he was already an uncle.

At that moment, as he looked at the date in the lower right corner of his computer screen, a thought flashed through his mind: In this life, 2000 years from now, will time still pass so quickly?
In fact, he understood why he had time that had been accelerated before his rebirth.

He felt the main reason was that life was repetitive and too monotonous, so that most days left no memorable moments.

For example, if nothing special happens today, or nothing special happens this month, this month won't leave much of a memory for him. If it's the same for a year or two, then this year or two of life won't leave much of a memory in his mind.

And what about before graduating from university?

Every day I meet many people and encounter many things I've never seen before.

For example, if he meets a beautiful girl, as long as she is beautiful enough, he can have a deep memory of her.

For example, if he sees two classmates fighting, and the fight is frightening, it will leave a deep impression on him.

and many more.

and so……

He believed that the way to slow down time was to meet more people and experience more things. As long as life was rich enough, he wouldn't feel that time was passing by as quickly as he did before his rebirth.

"Dong dong!"

Suddenly, there was a knock on his study door.

Draw his attention to it.

"Who?"

He frowned and asked.

I thought it was the nanny, Sister Zhang.

But then they heard Huang Qingya's voice from outside the door, "It's me!"

As she spoke, she pushed open the door and entered.

Cao Sheng was a little surprised, and a smile appeared on his face. "Why did you come? Didn't you even call before you came?"

Huang Qingya chuckled, "What? Do I have to call ahead every time I come?"

As she spoke, she came up behind him and looked at the documents on his computer.

The document contains the manuscript of "The Romance of the Primordial Era".

Cao Sheng: "No need for that, I was just asking casually."

Huang Qingya: "Did I disturb your writing?"

Cao Sheng smiled and said, "It's alright! You don't bother me often anyway. By the way, have you had lunch? If not, I'll ask Sister Zhang to get you something to eat."

As he spoke, he stood up and put his arm around her waist.

Huang Qingya looked at him, "It's already past one o'clock, you must have already eaten!"

Cao Sheng: "So what are our plans for this afternoon? Are we going out to play? Or are you going to keep me company while I write? If you're going to write, I'll bring your laptop over."

Huang Qingya smiled and said, "Going out to buy New Year's goods! The New Year is coming soon, aren't you going to buy some? Perfect timing, can you help me choose? I want to buy a couple of outfits for my uncle and aunt, and when you go home for the New Year, can you bring them to them for me, okay?"

Buying New Year's goods?
Cao Sheng was somewhat surprised.

He hasn't really thought about buying any New Year's goods recently.

"Sure! Shall we go then?"

……

The two drove to the shopping street.

Huang Qingya kept having one thought in mind: Should she invite him to her home? Would he agree to marry her at the end of this year or the beginning of next year?

(End of this chapter)