Chen Xiao's part is the ending and won't affect today's intimate scene filming. Gao Xia is again tempting him to call him a scumbag.

Because she agreed to the last part Chen Xiao added, he found it quite amusing and became genuinely interested, asking Gao Xia what he needed to do.

"kiss."

Wow—he's really a professional, but he's picky about who he'll sleep with; he won't just sleep with anyone.

"See? You got the better deal. My cousin doesn't even have a boyfriend yet."

Chen Xiao waved his hand, "No, that would be too easy on her."

Gao Xia's eyes widened immediately. "Damn, brother, that's so insulting! Who benefits from this? Lingling, don't you think what he said was a bit too pretentious?"

This is outrageous! She felt indignant on behalf of her cousin, who had been pursued by countless boys but had never won their hearts. Yet, when she was paired with him in a film, he said she was getting off easy.

"That would indeed be a bargain for your cousin," Yao Lingling replied seriously. If Chen Xiao were willing to give up his first on-screen kiss, countless actresses would probably line up for him. Wouldn't that be more explosive than acting alongside those superstars?

Gao Xia glared at her, "You really have no humanity when it comes to men, why don't you play the female lead?"

Hmm? Chen Xiao looked at Yao Lingling. If it were her, he wouldn't be opposed. They had a good impression of each other when they first met, but they hadn't taken that step. He knew that Yao Lingling might have feelings for him, so he said seriously, "Lingling can be a stand-in for the performance."

"What the heck—you're really daring! Lingling hasn't even held hands with a guy yet, what are you trying to do? Besides, aren't you overthinking things? You two don't need to actually kiss, it's all mismatched, mismatched, you know?"

He nodded slightly. "Then it's meaningless. Without authenticity, it loses its appeal. Your film won't sell."

"Aren't you taking advantage of my misfortune? You think Lingling, as my best friend, will definitely help me, right? Have you been chasing her for a long time without success, and are you taking this opportunity to get close to her?" Gao Xia exclaimed, almost saying that she wasn't the kind of person who would betray her best friend for personal gain.

Before Yao Lingling could speak, Chen Xiao laughed, "Your thought process is just as bad as your lousy screenwriter's. I suspect you wrote this script."

Uh—Gao Xia blushed; she really had a good eye for people.

Slightly annoyed, she said, "Lingling could never play this role. She's a pure and innocent girl; how could she possibly act in something like this?"

"What 'lustful woman'?" Chen Xiaoqi asked, "What's the story behind this?"
Yao Lingling realized the word "desire" that Chen Xiao had used, and quickly glared at Gao Xia. Fortunately, Gao Xia explained, "It's the pure and flawless jade."

Chen Xiao said "Oh," and added, "You can't even speak clearly. It seems like you didn't write this script. Your writing skills are even worse than his."

"Oh my god—you've made me so angry I've lost my usual composure. Lingling, you can't possibly agree to act in this, can you?" Gao Xia turned to look at Yao Lingling. Her best friend was so beautiful; even as a stand-in, she'd be a sight to behold. Unfortunately, she would never agree.

But the next second, Yao Lingling's voice was as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "Gao Xia, what's wrong with me sacrificing a little for your film?"

"Gah!" Gao Xia's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. She agreed! She actually agreed! Yao Lingling, who rarely spoke to boys, actually agreed to give her first on-screen kiss.

"Oh my god, someone hit me. Am I still half asleep?"

Chen Xiao looked at her slightly chubby face and shook his head. "You're not dead asleep, you're awake now."

After confirming it was true, Gao Xia was so happy she almost jumped for joy. Things had finally turned around! She had the actor to play the scumbag, and the drama was guaranteed a minimum of 200 million yuan. She was about to soar to new heights!

"Lingling, why don't you play the female lead? You're prettier than my cousin, so your performance will definitely be better."

"I—I can't, I can't act."

Gao Xia was confused by her. You're willing to do kissing scenes, so why aren't you doing any more scenes?

"Gao Xia, I mustered up all my courage to film a kissing scene for you, but I've run out of courage. I really can't go on anymore. This is all I can do to help you."

"Ah—is that so?" He sneered inwardly, "You two, do you think I can't see through you? Hmph."

Gao Xia went out to check if the filming was ready. Now that both the male and female actors were present, she had to seize the opportunity.

"Wait a moment."

When Chen Xiao stopped her, Gao Xia thought he was going to change his mind and became extremely nervous.

"Let me make this clear first: I can only show my profile at most. When I need to show my full face, I'll have to wear sunglasses."

He wasn't worried that if the show attracted a lot of viewers, he would run into trouble when he went out in the future, so he preferred to avoid showing his face.

"Dude, are you serious? Most celebrities wear masks and sunglasses in private to avoid being recognized. Why are you doing the opposite?"

"You decide for yourself. If it works, then film it; if not, then forget it."

"Okay, okay—" Gao Xia immediately backed down. Did she have any other choice? She simply didn't have the money to hire actors, otherwise she wouldn't have been prepared to make a cameo appearance herself.

No matter how bad Chen Xiao is, at least he's a man, at least he's handsome. He'd definitely be better than a woman making a cameo appearance. Most importantly, he's free now. If we don't get this kind of bargain, will we still have Director Gao Xia?
Gao Xia went to prepare, and Chen Xiao smiled and said to Yao Lingling, "Won't this make things difficult for you?"

Yao Lingling turned her head away, her face slightly flushed. "It's nothing. I was just trying to help my best friend. Big stars have the spirit to dedicate themselves to art. What's a little bit like this?"

Chen Xiao praised her, saying, "Lingling, in order to avoid any problems during filming, shouldn't we practice a bit first?"

"Ah—", Yao Lingling looked up at Chen Xiao who was walking towards her. He was smiling so wickedly that she quickly lowered her head, her face as red as a sunset.

He gently lifted her chin with his fingers. Yao Lingling didn't dare to look at him, her eyes constantly darting away. He lowered his head and pressed his lips to hers.

Gao Xia ran over excitedly, "Ready, ready—okay, did you two come to the wrong set? We haven't started filming yet."

Watching the two frantically "biting" each other, Gao Xia felt a little regretful. If only this were on set, this scene would be perfect.

Wait a minute, weren't we supposed to be filming from a different angle? The two of them are actually arguing. Gao Xia suddenly realized that this might be more effective. It seems that hiring actors today was the right decision. Not only is this a natural performance, but it also reveals genuine emotions.

{Hmph—Lingling still says this isn't her boyfriend, what a liar. Looks like she knew I needed actors and specifically called her boyfriend to help. But this boyfriend has a bit of a quirky thought process; adding that last part was completely superfluous, he thought it was the finishing touch.}
Once on set, the two went even further. Gao Xia couldn't believe that they were her best friends; how could they be so engrossed in the filming?

They'd already finished filming, but the two of them were still going. If they didn't stop soon, something bad was going to happen. She coughed twice, interrupting them. "Big brother, beautiful lady, we're filming a short film, not Lust, Caution 3. Shouldn't you wait for me to go outside and leave for a bit?"

Chen Xiao's thick skin was nothing, but Yao Lingling was extremely embarrassed. Today, she had gotten what she wanted, so she couldn't control herself.

As the two came out together, Gao Xia suddenly became worried again. "Brother, you added that scene, which means I have to increase my budget. I originally wanted to rent a Rolls-Royce Phantom shell, but now you've gotten a Junxing M7, which is increasing my costs."

This is practically a scam. The Rolls-Royce Phantom was already in the script; she just added a Junxing M7. But Chen Xiao was too lazy to argue with her. He pointed at Yao Lingling and said, "You should ask her for help with this too. She'll handle both the Rolls-Royce Phantom and the Junxing M7."

Yao Lingling handled it? Does that mean she has to pay for it?

She looked at Yao Lingling, who nodded. "He said I can handle it, so I can handle it."

Oh no—my best friend is hopelessly in love; she's lost all independent thinking.

"Alright, I'm leaving now. Give me a call if Lingling needs anything."

He wasn't in a hurry to complete the subsequent actions with her. Yao Lingling was about to start working in Junxing Huanhu CBD, and if he wanted to take her in, it would be a matter of time.

"I'll see you out," Yao Lingling said, standing up.

He waved his hand, "No need, you can stay here."

Sitting in the Brabus G900, Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh as he recalled his earlier antics. He wondered if this drama would become the most melodramatic short series in history, and if it would be trending online due to all the criticism. At that moment, he wasn't thinking about the dramatic market reaction it would generate; today's events were just something he did out of boredom and amusement.

The online feud between KOCs from Huadi and Junxing Auto has recently escalated out of control. Junxing Auto's KOCs, fueled by the generous benefits and compensation offered by Xiao Yuting's recent appointment, are determined to compete with Huadi's KOCs. Crucially, Xiao Yuting's actions have shown these KOCs a promising future – that being a KOC could one day lead to a high-level position in a car company.

This sounds absurd, but how do you explain Xiao Yuting's situation? Although she started as a car model and is related to the automotive industry, in terms of professional knowledge, she is far inferior to these KOCs. If she can do it, then others can do it as long as they have the opportunity, right? That's why Junxing Auto's KOCs have recently become incredibly energetic, even able to go toe-to-toe with Huadi's KOCs online.

As for Huadi, since the Ruishi N7L is about to be launched, it needs to generate buzz. It can also attract traffic by arguing with the KOCs of Junxing Auto online and bring some popularity to the upcoming Ruishi N7L.

Real business battles are this simple and straightforward. What appear to be arguments are actually just attempts to create buzz and grab attention. It's just that when they're mutually promoting each other, they really go all out with their insults, their anger truly ignited.

On the 14th, on the eve of the N7L's launch, all of Huadi's KOCs were hyping up the launch event for the next day. Various live streams were talking about how advanced the N7L's technology was and how high its configuration was. Now everyone was looking forward to tomorrow's price being explosive.

The topic of conversation today should have been about the Ruishi N7L, but then a news item climbed to the top of the headlines:

Junxing Motors invests 70 billion yuan in intelligent manufacturing; its second super factory is located in Jiangzhou High-tech Zone.

Subtitle: "Targeting Tesla's Shanghai plant, with a planned annual production capacity of 20 vehicles, production to begin in 9 months."

The total investment is 70 billion RMB, covering an area of ​​approximately 53 hectares. It features a fully automated production line, with 100% robotic operation of key processes.
Expert opinion: Junxing Auto's latest move signifies its transformation from a "cross-industry newcomer" to a "full-chain automaker." With the second factory going into production, the "capacity arms race" in China's new energy vehicle market will enter a fierce stage.

"Holy crap, what's going on? Posting this at this time, are they trying to grab attention?"

"No, it's not about chasing the hype, it's precisely about avoiding the limelight. Because the Ruishi N7L launch is tomorrow, they're releasing it today. If they wait until tomorrow, this topic won't generate any buzz at all."

They were indulging in self-congratulation again—they were ecstatic about their wins. Meanwhile, Chen Xiao was looking at the system notification. The 70 billion yuan investment in the super factory had been paid in a lump sum to Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group. The company still had 2000 billion yuan in cash on hand, so there was no need for installment payments. As for the relationship between Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group and Chen Xiao, Xu Wu naturally gave it the green light.

"Ding, it has been detected that the host has received 3.5 million yuan in business commission from Dr. Feng Robotics Technology Group and a 343 billion yuan reward for dedication. The account balance after the reward is 961 billion yuan."

"Ding, it has been detected that the host has received 1.8 million yuan in revenue from Zhifei Aerospace business and a 176.4 billion yuan reward for dedication. The account balance after the reward is 1139 billion yuan."

He really has so much money he doesn't know what to do with it. He currently has 1139 billion Chinese yuan and 16.6 billion US dollars in his personal account.

Let alone this money, he can't even spend all of his daily minimum living allowance of 550 million yuan. This is really worrying. Next, he needs to focus his efforts on areas that require heavy investment. Otherwise, it's painful to see all this money sitting in the account.
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【Coffee Time】cafe, symbolizing the intertwining of coffee and time. In a booth, two young women sit facing each other. One has a round face, smiles easily when she speaks, and seems to have a very good temper. The other, on the other hand, is someone you can't look away from at first glance. Her appearance would have made her a femme fatale in ancient times; she looks extremely aloof.

The two women were leisurely sipping their coffee. Not far away, several short-haired, very dashing women were gathered together, but upon closer inspection, it was clear that their gazes never left the two women.

The round-faced woman smiled and said, "Xiangjun, I'm still the best to you. Chen Xiao loves you, but he rarely takes you out. Only I thought of taking you out to breathe some fresh air."

The pretty woman across from me stirred the freshly squeezed juice in her glass with a straw and said casually, "I don't like going out. I'd rather stay home every day."

The round-faced woman said angrily, "So this is my fault after all? You're too protective of him."

"Xu Jia, Chen Xiao is very busy. Do you think everyone is as free as you?"

It turned out that the two were Zhao Xiangjun and Xu Jia. Since Zhao Xiangjun became pregnant, she had been staying in Xishan Linyu. Apart from moving around in the courtyard, she hadn't been out to experience the hustle and bustle of the city for a long time. Xu Jia specially took time out today to take her out for a stroll. People can't stay isolated from society all the time, otherwise they will lose all their sense of normalcy.

I never expected Zhao Xiangjun to be so protective of Chen Xiao, not even allowing her to joke around. She really has no humanity when it comes to the opposite sex.

“Chen Xiao did keep me company, it was I who didn’t ask him to. He has so many things going on outside, he’s already stressed enough, why should he come and accommodate me? Besides, he doesn’t like going out anyway.”

Xu Jia rolled her eyes. This woman only had Chen Xiao in her heart and thought about everything for him. She really didn't know what Chen Xiao was busy with. Xu Wu was in charge of Junxiao Group, and he was just responsible for admiring beautiful women in the office all day.

But I didn't argue with Zhao Xiangjun. Knowing how protective she was, I was afraid of upsetting her. Normally it would be fine, but now that she's pregnant, I heard that getting angry is bad for the baby. If Chen Xiao caused me trouble, I'd be in big trouble.

Just then, Xu Jia's phone rang. She picked it up, glanced at it, and said to Zhao Xiangjun, "It's Xiao Tao calling. I'll take it."

Zhao Xiangjun naturally had no objections. While drinking her juice, she heard Xu Jia say, "What? You've come to Jiangzhou and are developing your career here? Why didn't I hear you mention it before?"

"You need to see me urgently? How urgent? Okay, I'll send you my address, you can come over and talk to me in person."

"Xiao Tao has come to Jiangzhou. I didn't hear from my aunt. He studied in Beijing and I heard that after graduation he got a job at a technology company and is doing quite well. Why did he decide to come to Jiangzhou?"

“He said he had something urgent to do and couldn’t do it another day. He was in such a hurry. If he weren’t free to move around, I would have thought he had fallen into a pyramid scheme. I told him to come over and tell me what it was about in person.”

Zhao Xiangjun nodded. Xiao Tao's name was Jiang Tao. He was the son of Xu Jia's aunt. Zhao Xiangjun had met him before when she visited Xu Jia's home. He was a very honest boy. Back then, he was still in high school. She never expected that time would pass so quickly. In the blink of an eye, he had already graduated from university and was looking for a job.

Speaking of which, Xu Jia hasn't been back to her hometown for a long time since she came to Jiangzhou. The main reason is that Jiangzhou is too far from her hometown. It takes 17 hours to drive back, and even taking the high-speed rail is tiring.

Listening to her complaints, Zhao Xiangjun said, "Go find Chen Xiao and have him arrange a private plane to send you back."

Uh—she dared not even dream of such treatment, unless—"How about Xiangjun, you come back with me?"

"No, Chen Xiao won't let me go on long trips unless he goes with me."

"He'll go with me? Forget it. Chen Xiao definitely won't go to his hometown. Xu Jia doesn't even want to think about it. Although Chen Xiao treats her well because of Xiang Jun, he won't compromise for her sake unless Xiang Jun insists on going. But Xiang Jun is the kind of person who compromises for Chen Xiao. This couple is really something else; their personalities are both so eccentric."

After chatting for a while, Xu Jia, whose seat faced the entrance, saw Xiao Tao immediately and frowned, saying, "Why did this kid bring someone with him without even saying hello?"

She stood up and waved to him, then moved to sit next to Zhao Xiangjun, letting Xiao Tao sit opposite him.

Jiang Tao saw Zhao Xiangjun and quickly greeted her, "Sister Xiangjun." He hadn't seen Zhao Xiangjun for several years, but he could never forget such a beautiful woman. He noticed that she was getting more and more beautiful, leaving no room for other beauties to compete.

He introduced his companion, named Xu Guang, who was his company's leader.

Xu Guang had a somewhat roguish and handsome appearance, and looked like a troublemaker. He was not very old, around 27 or 8 years old. After sitting down and glancing at Zhao Xiangjun, he instantly turned into a clay statue.

Xu Jia coughed lightly, annoyed. This relative of hers seemed a bit unreliable, and he was even Xiao Tao's boss? Xu Guang snapped out of his reverie and quickly greeted, "Hello, ladies."

Xu Jia snorted and nodded to Xiao Tao out of consideration for him, while Zhao Xiangjun quietly watched from the side, treating Xu Guang and Xiao Tao as if they were invisible.

Xu Guang struck many poses that he thought were very cool, glancing at Zhao Xiangjun out of the corner of his eye, only to find that she didn't even look at him. He was immediately disappointed, as these poses used to be very popular with young girls.

Xu Jia then asked Xiao Tao what was going on. Xiao Tao then began to explain that after graduating, he joined a technology company in Beijing, and Xu Guang was his department's junior manager. Since they worked in the industry of supplying new energy vehicles, they knew that the new energy vehicle market was somewhat like the real estate market 20 years ago. This field had great potential for development, but as junior employees in the company, they could only earn a little more salary at most. If they didn't want to miss this great opportunity, they had no choice but to start their own business.

“Wait a minute—” Xu Jia interrupted him, “Who instilled this idea in you? Starting a business at this time, you’re really ambitious. It’s a pity that many people like you end up with a life as fragile as paper.”

"You just graduated and instead of gaining experience at a company, you ran off to start your own business? Who gave you the courage?"

“My aunt gave it to me—she said you have money,” Jiang Tao said softly, his head down.

Xu Jia rolled her eyes. The aunt Jiang Tao mentioned was her mother. Her mother favored sons over daughters, but unfortunately, Xu Jia was her only daughter. Therefore, she doted on her nephew Jiang Tao and even told him about the little money she had saved. At this point, Xu Jia roughly guessed what Jiang Tao wanted to do. He definitely wanted to start a business and was asking her for start-up capital.

"Go on, let me hear what your project is."

If it's a good project, she's not against supporting it; even if it fails, she can learn from the experience. But she's worried that Jiang Tao is unreliable and might be scammed, suffering a blow that could leave him devastated. Her aunt only has this one son, and her mother only has this one nephew; they probably won't even let her come home then.

Jiang Tao glanced at Xu Guang and began to explain why he had come along: Xu Guang had a great project, and he wanted to bring him along to work on it. This project involved establishing authorized user center stores for new energy vehicles.

Xu Jia glanced at Xu Guang. Securing authorized user center stores for good brands could be very profitable. He knew that Ding Yong, the boss of Gemdale Group, had nearly 20 authorized user center stores for HarmonyOS, and their monthly revenue was now in the billions. He'd struck gold. The money he lost in real estate could finally be turned around. Junxiao Capital had invested in him, and the return on that investment was quite high, although Chen Xiao probably wouldn't even consider that amount.

For ordinary people, this would be nothing short of becoming rich overnight, so she continued listening after Jiang Tao finished speaking.

Jiang Tao continued, "Currently, the best new energy vehicle manufacturer in China is Huadi Automobile Group."

Zhao Xiangjun suddenly interrupted him, "That's what they call the largest scale for now, high-end cars, but they've never really taken off." (End of Chapter)

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