Huayu Chunqiu, starting from being adopted by a fairy mother

Chapter 321 Borrowing Seed
The little one is so lively and energetic, always finding joy in simple things.

Oh, carefree soul, so frivolous, laughing and having fun despite our poverty.

……

Liu Jing was taking a bath and singing, feeling incredibly comfortable.

The sandstorm is indiscriminate; it will get into any crack it finds. When he changes his clothes, he can shake off several pounds of sand.

At that moment, I truly felt that water was the source of life.

Wrapped in a bath towel, Liu Jing didn't even dry his hair before turning on the TV.

Because of the film "Lust, Caution," this year's Golden Horse Awards were not broadcast on any mainland Chinese television stations. This didn't stop Liu Jing, however, as his room's television could receive a broadcast from Pearl Channel, allowing him to watch the delayed version.

"They've already released it in mainland China, really..." Liu Jing was speechless. The awards ceremony hadn't started yet; they were currently broadcasting the artists walking the red carpet.

Kelly Lin is dressed quite sexily; she's really going all out.

Liu Jing muttered a few words, turned off the sound, took out the script of "Chinese Paladin 3", and began to read it carefully.

The script is much more attractive than a female star walking the red carpet. It's just two pieces of meat and two legs; he's handled all sorts of things.

More than a month ago, Lao Cai gave him "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 First Draft 1.3", and Liu Jing gave a lot of feedback.

Over the past month, Liu Jing has provided one suggestion after another, and yesterday the first draft, version 2.1, was released.

I had only turned a dozen pages of the script when the 44th Golden Horse Awards began.

Liu Jing opened a can of beer, feeling rather unaccustomed to being all alone. He should have brought his assistant if he'd known things would turn out this way.

Sisi would have opinions about whoever she brought. But she had no objection to bringing her assistant.

The assistant is really capable, and Liu Jing is becoming more and more satisfied.

Fan Xiaopang hasn't joined the film crew yet; she's currently at an awards ceremony, nominated for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "The Ghost Inside".

The host was Kevin Tsai, who introduced the theme in a witty and humorous manner, living up to his reputation as a renowned host.

"From silent films to sound films, from black and white to color," Liu Jing remarked, as the host narrated and classic film clips were reviewed, a history of film unfolded before his eyes.

The first half of the awards ceremony presented the Best Visual Effects award, with Jay Chou's "Secret" winning the first prize.

Jiang Wen's "The Sun Also Rises" won Best Editing, which is some consolation.

Donnie Yen won Best Action Choreography for "Flash Point," while "The Sacred Flame" did not win an award. He was on set with "Painted Skin" and was not present at the awards ceremony.

There was a musical performance in the middle to commemorate Edward Yang.

[Congratulations! Fan Bingbing won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 44th Golden Horse Awards due to her role in "The Bond". She is hereby awarded one chance to win a prize.]

The television was still awarding prizes for Best Documentary, and the winner was "Chinese in Hollywood".

Liu Jing roughly calculated that the time difference between the TV broadcast and the actual time was about twenty minutes.

"It's a pity Sisi isn't here, otherwise we could have made another bet. I have a 99% chance of winning Best Actress and a 100% chance of winning Best Supporting Actress," Liu Jing said regretfully.

The organizing committee had contacted Zhang Min in advance to inform her of the award and hoped that she could attend the award ceremony.

Zhang Min first expressed her delight, then regret, explaining that she was recovering in the hospital and unable to participate. She suggested that if possible, the award should be given to someone who truly needed it.

The organizing committee stated that the judges' votes were unanimous, fair and impartial, and suggested that Ms. Min arrange for someone to collect the award in advance.

What else could Zhang Min say but arrange for Gao Yuanyuan to accept the award on her behalf?

When the Golden Horse Awards were being submitted, Liu Jing-tian nominated Gao Yuan-yuan for Best Actress. Unexpectedly, Gao Yuan-yuan didn't even receive a nomination, but she still appeared on the awards stage in the end.

He was lamenting that Zhang Min won the award but couldn't get a chance to enter the prize draw.

Doorbell rang.

"Back so early? That's unusual." Liu Jing was surprised. Women's shopping times are unpredictable. If they're in the mood, they can make even a regular market look amazing.

After a whole day of sightseeing, shopping, dining, and other activities, I wouldn't be back until late at night.

He got up and opened the door, muttering to himself, "What a waste. We could have just booked one room, but we had to book two."

The director already knew about his relationship with Sissi, as did the screenwriter and actors.

Sisi's room was basically a warehouse; she slept there every day.

He would stay in her room for a while at night, sneak over when she went to sleep, and leave from her room the next morning.

If this continues, everyone will know without needing to gossip.

Whether it's the crew or the actors, anyone who's been in this industry for a long time isn't a fool.

"Why aren't you wearing any clothes?"

Liu Jing opened the door, but before he could speak, Qianqian scolded him fiercely.

"..." Liu Jing muttered, his tone so sharp. Not being dressed wasn't an excuse; did he have a fight with Li Mengdie?

"Hi! Nice figure." Li Mengdie greeted him sweetly, not avoiding his gaze, and looked him up and down.

"Thank you for the watermelon. Did you bring it back from South Korea?" Liu Jing said with a smile.

Li Mengdie blinked. "I must be crazy to drag watermelons from over there to over here."

"Are you out of your mind? This is even more brain-dead than selling coal from Pingdingshan to Datong. Mengdie is so smart, is she really that brain-dead?" Qianqian said irritably.

It's confirmed! This veiled attack will definitely cause an unpleasant situation.

Since that's the case, Liu Jing won't stand on ceremony.

"Sick? Coal? Pingdingshan? Smart? Brain-dead?" Li Mengdie was stunned. How were these words put together, and what did they mean?
"Goodbye." Liu Jing pulled Qianqian inside, waved to Li Mengdie, and slammed the door shut.

“My older sister is just that kind of brain-dead idiot,” Li Mengdie sighed.

She had just understood the meaning of the previous sentence when she herself was turned away, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Sisi was overjoyed, grinning from ear to ear. "What are you doing? They've come from afar as guests, and you don't know any way to treat them."

"Never mind her, let's watch the awards ceremony." Liu Jing's mind was completely focused on the bet; Li Mengdie was out of the question.

"Oh! No wonder you're in such a hurry, it's the Best Newcomer Award, huh?" Sisi said sarcastically.

Tsk! Liu Jing really wanted to suck on his teeth, but he was afraid of missing the chance to make a bet.

Chang Chen and Gwei Lun-mei took the stage; they were the presenters for this year's Best Newcomer award.

Gwei Lun-mei, the winner of the previous Best Newcomer Award, presented the award to the new Best Newcomer.

"Next up is the Best Supporting Actress, wanna make a bet..."

“It’s time for Best Newcomer. I bet Jing Tian won’t win. It’s your turn,” Qianqian interrupted.

"..."

"If I win, you have to do Jing Tian in front of me. If I lose, you have to do me in front of Jing Tian."

"..."

"Want to bet or not?" Sisi raised an eyebrow, looking at Liu Jing provocatively.

"What's the betting about? Let's watch the awards ceremony." Liu Jing sneered. You've already given me the correct answer; I'm not an idiot.

"Didn't you say you'd win Best Supporting Actress next? I bet Fan Bingbing will win." Xixi pouted, "Trying to trap me, you really are a coward."

Liu Jing stared intently, pretending not to hear.

Tang Wei won the Best Newcomer award, while Jing Tian was indeed a runner-up.

When the camera panned to her, the silly girl showed no sadness at all; her smile was bright.

Liu Jing smiled knowingly. At this moment, Jing Tian must be thinking that getting a nomination already puts her ahead of the vast majority. The important thing is to participate and broaden her horizons.

"Shall we gamble?" Sisi urged.

"Our director went up there." Liu Jing wasn't gambling; the system had already informed him the moment Fan Xiaopang won the award. The broadcast on TV was delayed, so of course he wasn't going to gamble.

The presenters for the Best Supporting Actress award were Peter Chan and Sandra Ng, and Sandra Ng was jokingly teasing her husband on stage.

Sisi grinned, "Hey! If I win, you have to do Fan Xiaopang in front of me. If I lose, you have to do me in front of Fan Xiaopang."

Liu Jing couldn't hold back any longer. He pressed Qianqian onto his lap and spanked her, saying, "You did it, you did it, I told you to do it."

"Liu Jing, I'm turning against you!" Qianqian struggled violently.

"Screw you." Liu Jing snapped, refusing to spank him, and instead pinched his cheek. "What's the point of taking those photos?"

"Have."

“I…” Liu Jing took a deep breath and softened his tone, “You know that Zihan lost her phone a while ago, right?”

"I don't know," Sisi shook her head.

Liu Jing sighed, and Qianqian asked curiously, "There aren't any photos of you and her in there, are there? That shouldn't be the case. If you two were having an affair, someone would definitely have told me. Um, I'm sure I could tell."

"She has a lot of photos of her ex-boyfriend on her phone..."

"Like Liu Shishi?"

Liu Jing took another deep breath. "Her photos, once posted online, are almost never reviewed. But if you post your photos online, you'll be arrested first."

He smiled bitterly to himself, thankful that Liu Shishi hadn't seen it, otherwise he would have broken down again.

Even he, a grown man, thought it was excessive, appalling, and unbearable to look at.

When I checked it at the time, I simply couldn't believe that it was taken by Sissi. There's a little devil hidden inside this angelic woman, and a really mischievous one at that.

"Tch! What happened next? Did you find your phone?" Sisi didn't care. On stage, Sandra Ng had just announced the list of winners, and Fan Bingbing beat Janine Chang, Maggie Siu, and Alice Tzeng to win Best Supporting Actress.

She was regretting that if Liu Jing had made a bet with her, she would definitely have won, and then her phone would have been filled with photos of Fan Xiaopang and Jing Tian.

[Congratulations! Your adaptation of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber: The Yin-Yang Sacred Flame Token" won the Best Adapted Screenplay Award at the 44th Golden Horse Awards. You are hereby awarded one chance to win a prize.]

Another system notification arrived, and Liu Jing was delighted; he had unexpectedly gained something.

"The Sacred Flame of Yin and Yang" received four nominations and won two awards: Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Jing Tian lost to Tang Wei in the Best New Performer nomination.

In the Best Action Choreography nomination, "The Holy Flame" lost to Donnie Yen.

"Chen Zihan didn't dare to say anything at first, but later, worried about the photos being leaked, she told Bai Bing. The company's security department took it very seriously. As soon as the photos appeared online, they found out the person's identity. Bai Bing stepped in, retrieved the phone, and gave the person involved a sum of hush money. The photos that were posted online were deleted immediately, which prevented a major incident."

Liu Jing stroked Qianqian's long hair like petting a cat, and she shifted into a comfortable position, thoroughly enjoying the feeling.

“Sissi, although the scandal hasn’t really blown up yet, don’t pretend it didn’t happen. If the photos were leaked, it wouldn’t affect the men much, but it would be devastating for the women. In severe cases, they might try to commit suicide or be traumatized as a result. This could ruin their careers and have a serious impact on their mental and physical health.”

Sisi fell into deep thought, and Liu Jing was very pleased that his words had worked.

"You're right, I didn't think it through."

Liu Jing was even more gratified. As expected of the person he had raised since childhood, political lessons were the most useful for Qianqian.

"Next time I finish filming, I'll upload it to my computer and save it, then delete it completely from my phone."

"..."

"You can lose your phone, but you can't lose your computer, right? I'll set a password for the computer, that way I'll be absolutely sure." "You're such a genius." Liu Jing grunted. Political lessons were indeed useful, but not very useful.

"That's right, I'm smarter than Yang Mi, aren't I?" Sisi said smugly.

She applauded her own thoroughness; these were nuclear weapons, only powerful in their deterrent effect, never to be used. In reality, once the footage was taken, whether it was saved or not was irrelevant.

Nuclear deterrence lies in having nuclear weapons, not in how many you have, or whether there are any problems now. It's enough to let the other side know that you have them.

So when Liu Jing deleted the photos, she wasn't too upset. As long as Liu Jing didn't say anything and Liu Shishi didn't know, the deterrent effect remained.

Liu Jing could guess what Xixi was thinking and often sighed that reading Mao Zedong's Selected Works was not in vain.

She laughed for a while, then gradually fell silent, biting her lip, not uttering a word. This dead man, couldn't he just massage her properly for a bit? His hands and feet are so annoying.

"I'm going to take a shower." Sisi's face flushed red. It was so embarrassing. She had already given up before even getting started.

The sound of rushing water filled the air, but Liu Jing remained unmoved as the awards ceremony continued.

"Sissi, Min-jie won Best Actress!" Liu Jing shouted.

Aaron Kwok was announced as the winner of the Golden Horse Award for Best Actor.

Shu Qi presented the award; she was one of the judges for this year's awards.

"So what if you took it? Why are you yelling? You're disturbing me," Sisi replied while taking a shower.

"You've lost," Liu Jing reminded him.

"So what if you lost? Name your terms." Sisi said dismissively.

"You said it yourself, have you heard Jay Chou's song?" Liu Jing laughed.

"another."

"Holy crap, we agreed to agree to any conditions they wanted."

"That's right! They didn't say at the time that the other party couldn't change it."

"I……"

"Unless otherwise specified, An Feng reserves the right of final interpretation."

Liu Jing clenched his fist. "Damn it, last time you said that, unless otherwise specified, An Feng has the right to interpret everything."

He didn't question her. If he had asked her that question, Xixi would definitely have replied, "You're right. One is 'everything,' and the other is 'ultimately.' They have different meanings."

If you can take action, don't argue; if you can fight, don't quarrel.

Liu Jing always subdued people with force. After a thorough beating in the bathroom, he taught his sister a profound lesson: the right to interpret may belong to you, but ownership must belong to me.

When the two came out and lay back on the sofa, the awards ceremony was already over.

Who wins the awards later is irrelevant to Liu Jing. After Best Actress, "The Sacred Flame" didn't even get a nomination; it was definitely a showcase for "Lust, Caution."

The television is showing interviews with some celebrities and directors.

When asked by a reporter how she felt about winning the award, Fan Xiaopang looked excited and said that she almost fainted when she heard her name called.

Sisi laughed, saying the performance was overdone, superficial, and didn't meet the standard.

The reporter then asked Fan Xiaopang for his thoughts on Zhang Min winning Best Actress. Fan Xiaopang became even more excited, saying, "Sister Min truly deserves the Best Actress award. Winning Best Supporting Actress at this year's Golden Horse Awards is the greatest honor of my life. Sister Min is my mentor in life, guiding me through confusion. She's a beacon in my career, pointing me in the right direction. She's a benefactor in my life, someone I'll follow for the rest of my life..."

Sisi slammed the TV off, unable to watch any longer.

"Well-deserved? Pshaw, acting skills were defeated by capital. I thought the Golden Horse Awards and the Golden Statue Awards were so noble, but they're nothing special. They might as well just distribute pork." Sisi said disdainfully.

"In this world, anything that happens under the sun is not fair or just," Liu Jing lamented.

"Oh, someone always says they're the fairest and most impartial person," Sisi pouted.

Using one's own spear against one's own shield, Liu Jing was completely defeated in this round.

"What did Li Mengdie say that made you so unhappy?" Liu Jing hugged Qianqian. He knew the crux of the problem and kept trying to cheer her up.

In such a short time, the effect hasn't been significant. The fact that Sisi hasn't brought it up herself suggests that something is amiss.

"It's nothing, it's just that I feel that friendships mixed with self-interest are no longer so pure." Sisi's face was filled with sadness.

She used to have many close friends.

Now, problems are arising one by one.

If it were for personal gain, she wouldn't say anything. The world is bustling, everyone is driven by profit. Everyone has a different perspective, a different way of looking at things, and a different way of acquiring benefits; her mother had taught her this principle long ago.

But it was all because of one man, which left her speechless.

"Did she bully you? I'll stand up for you right now." Liu Jing put Qianqian down and made to leave.

Sisi didn't stop him at all and watched him leave.

Liu Jing took a few steps, then turned back and chuckled dryly, "It's the middle of the night, she must be asleep. There's a difference between men and women, I'll deal with her tomorrow."

"Oh, how are you going to deal with her?" Sisi's eyes were calm, without a trace of emotion.

"X first, then kill; then kill again, then X again."

"Then go now."

It's just a joke, of course you shouldn't take it seriously.

Liu Jing showed no shame and returned to his original position. "So you're a guest? This isn't how you treat a guest. If this were in Korea, I would have done it a hundred times over."

"Hehe, once we get to South Korea, who knows who will beat whom up a hundred times over," Sisi scoffed.

"The matter between Samsung and Qin Shi is a matter between Lao Li and Sister Li. Li Mengdie has made things difficult for you because of this, and I certainly won't let her off the hook." Liu Jing said solemnly.

Liu Jing was not surprised that Samsung sent Li Mengdie.

Old Li called for a halt to the R&D team, but Sister Li disagreed. The R&D continued, and the investment was doubled.

Samsung was very dissatisfied and withdrew many of its technical staff.

Sister Li was also very dissatisfied and, under the pretext of an inspection by higher authorities, halted construction on the Samsung Electronics factory. When Samsung inquired when construction would resume, Sister Li replied that, according to relevant departments, the construction drawings contained several unreasonable points, and the construction site also posed safety hazards. Construction would resume only when these hazards were resolved.

One day, two days, three days...

A month has passed, and Sister Li still has a reason for not returning to work, and each one is different.

Samsung is such a big company, it's not stupid.

Even before Sister Li mentioned the inspection by higher authorities, they had already verified it with the relevant departments.

Samsung Electronics' factory received a smooth start from site selection to construction, without any obstacles whatsoever.

The relevant departments are eager for the factory to pass inspection as soon as possible and be put into use, so that not only can there be a steady stream of tax revenue, but it can also drive the surrounding industries.

The local government is also urging them to resume work as soon as possible.

Sister Li ignored me. Before the factory was built, I was the person in charge, and no one else's words mattered.

It's hard to accomplish something, but it's easy to prevent something from being accomplished.

Samsung couldn't wait any longer, but it couldn't afford to fall out with Sister Li.

The losses during the shutdown are not a big deal, but they want to transfer production capacity to China as soon as possible to alleviate the pressure.

After such a long period of investigation, Huaxia is indeed a suitable place to build a factory. Efficiency improvements haven't been seen yet, but cost reductions are definitely possible.

Chairman Li sent his daughter to tell Sister Li that this isn't a business negotiation, but a dispute between the two families. He wants her to be frank and open about what she's trying to do.

He had a deeper idea: to solve the problem once and for all, so he wouldn't have to keep getting choked by Sister Li.

If the two companies didn't have a deeper partnership, they could have simply abandoned the completed factory, losing only a small amount of money.

This makes the local government even more anxious.

Sister Li also wanted to talk, because things couldn't go on like this. It was like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own, and she was even more heartbroken than Samsung.

Her thoughts, or rather Liu Jing's thoughts, were very simple.

The system development team has been separated into a new company, and Samsung will support the new system in its future smartphone business.

Samsung has opened up some of its technology to the new company and is providing some of its equipment.

Old Li initially agreed, saying that for him, it's better not to put all your eggs in one basket and to have another system.

The technologies and equipment that Sister Li hoped to obtain were nothing to Samsung; they were all outdated.

Both sides basically reached an agreement: Li Mengdie's visit was to ease tensions between the two families.

"She's making things difficult for me? No way. She can't beat me, so how could she make things difficult for me?" Sisi shook her head.

Liu Jing muttered to himself, "Being embarrassed and fighting seem to be two different things. How did you manage to equate them?"

"Lee Boo-jin is here too."

“Li Mengdie is good at communicating emotions; she’s the main negotiator.” Liu Jing wasn’t surprised.

The eldest princess was ousted from Samsung's core leadership by Lee Jae-yong after marrying her bodyguard, but recently there has been a trend of her being reused.

“She wants a child.” Sisi bit her lip, her eyes filled with a mixture of anger and mystery.

"Is her man no good? That shouldn't be the case. I heard he's quite the womanizer. Relying on Samsung's power, he's slept with a lot of Korean stars, never the same one twice." Liu Jing said in surprise.

Sisi was about to explain that Li Mengdie wanted a child, not her eldest sister.

Hearing Liu Jing's sour tone, she was very annoyed. "You're envious? Do you want me to talk to Mengdie and say that all nine members of Girls' Generation can be given to you? Each one is more beautiful and more fun than the last, and you can have a different one for each of you."

Liu Jing was burning with desire and really wanted to ask who was the most beautiful and who was the most fun.

"Ah..." A scream rang out, and the romantic thoughts were completely extinguished.

The brothers were about to revolt when their uprising was forcefully suppressed.

"She wants to have a sperm donor."

Just as Liu Jing was about to settle accounts, a single sentence left him completely bewildered.

“She wants to borrow your sperm because she thinks your genes are the best,” Sisi emphasized.

"No." Liu Jing refused decisively, which was even more humiliating than being forced into a relationship.

“You don’t need to offer your body; she has androphobia. She wants to do IVF so you can be the biological father of her child,” Sisi said with a grin.

"Damn it, what do you take me for? Goods or tools?" Liu Jing was even more dissatisfied. This was more humiliating than borrowing sperm. It's not like I'm impotent.

Besides, you think you can succeed just by borrowing money? Zhang Min tried countless times, and these women tried countless times, and they've only succeeded once so far.

So what if I had IVF? I'm a great person, but my reproductive organs are too vigorous, which results in a very low success rate.

"Hehe, my wood isn't a commodity." Sisi was very satisfied with Liu Jing's attitude; she could clearly feel his strong rejection and disgust.

"You're not the real deal," Liu Jing grumbled, indirectly insulting me.

“Yes, yes, neither of us are the goods, Li Mengdie is the goods.” Qianqian nodded repeatedly.

"I……"

(End of this chapter)