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Chapter 331 Unexpected Cooperation

He Daqi feels he has developed a fear of answering the phone.

His heart would skip a beat every time his phone rang, especially when his personal phone rang.

"Dad, your phone is ringing."

After reminding him, the little girl looked at He Daqi with expectant eyes.

Her ulterior motives were obvious: she was waiting for He Daqi to ask her to help get the phone so that He Daqi would praise her for being sensible and obedient.

He Daqi didn't want to answer, so he lied to his daughter, saying, "That's the alarm clock Dad set, not someone calling."

"No! Dad, you misheard. That wasn't the alarm clock." The little girl was anxious and urged He Daqi with a serious expression.

Seeing his daughter's anxious look, He Daqi smiled helplessly, patted her head, and said gently, "Okay, Dad misheard. Go get Dad's phone."

"Ok!"

The little girl was overjoyed. She nodded, turned around, and ran to the bedroom, waving her little hands. A moment later, she came out of the bedroom with He Daqi's phone in her hands, her little face full of smiles. She tilted her head up and held the phone out to He Daqi, waiting for him to take the phone and praise her.

He Daqi took the phone and looked at the screen. When he saw the name Deng Chao, he clicked his tongue in disgust. He didn't want to answer the call.

He hung up the call and cheerfully replied, "I told you it was an alarm clock, you see it's not ringing anymore."

"No! Dad, you're lying! Someone just called, and you...you hung up! You...you! You're so mean! I'm never going to be friends with you again!"

The little girl was so upset that she glared at He Daqi with a fierce look, and could barely speak.

She thought He Daqi was deliberately not answering the phone so as not to praise her. Her thoughts were written all over her face. Her big eyes welled up with tears, and her little mouth visibly pouted.

Just then, the phone rang again.

Both father and daughter looked at their phones at the same time.

He Daqi noticed the little girl's gaze and was immediately at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

He squatted down, hugged his daughter in his arms, and wanted to comfort his little darling.

The little girl got angry, snorted, and turned her head away from He Daqi.

He Daqi smiled and kissed his daughter's cheek, then whispered to comfort her, "Lele, be good. Daddy must have been mistaken. Someone did call Daddy. Don't be angry with Daddy, okay? How about we become the best in the world again?"

Hearing He Daqi apologize to his daughter, Zhou Huimin, who was lounging on the sofa eating fruit while hugging her cat, burst out laughing.

He Daqi looked up and glared at her, his eyes filled with disgust.

Fortunately, the younger one was much easier to coax than the older one. After hearing He Daqi's words, the little girl immediately gave him a way out: "Then answer the phone quickly, otherwise you are lying to me."

"Go, go, go."

He Daqi picked up his daughter and then answered the phone, holding it to his ear.

"Daqi, you're really good at dancing! I didn't know you had a talent for comedy!"

Unsurprisingly, Deng Chao's teasing voice came through as soon as the call connected.

"I'm a movie star and TV king, I can act in any kind of drama, let alone comedy. Why are you calling? Just to say something to me? I'm hanging up now!"

"No way, can't I even call you and chat? When are you free? Let's get together for a drink, and maybe you can show off your singing and dancing from those Korean variety shows."

I can't be bothered with you!

Upon hearing that Deng Chao had nothing important to say, He Daqi hung up the phone immediately.

He turned his head and made eye contact with his daughter, who was watching He Daqi make a phone call with her bright, piercing eyes.

"Now that Dad's finished the call, shouldn't Lele go back to being the best in the world with Dad?"

"Dad, you're not allowed to lie to me anymore."

The little girl kissed He Daqi on the cheek, which made He Daqi so happy that he grinned foolishly for a long time.

She gently carried her daughter to the sofa, glanced at her sleeping son, and then tiptoed to the other end to sit next to Vivian Chow.

"Come here and let Mommy hug you." Zhou Huimin lazily snuggled up to the sofa, then put the kitten on the sofa and took her daughter from He Daqi's arms.

He Daqi pursed his lips. He couldn't hold his daughter anymore, and his son was sleeping, so he could only pick up the kitten and put it on his lap.

A lazy summer afternoon is perfect for relaxing. On the sofa, a family of four is either sleeping, petting their cat, or whispering sweet nothings to each other while holding their daughter.

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Inside the van, Liu Ying turned her head to look back several times, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

"Sigh... Sister Liu, just say what's on your mind. Don't make me look like a clueless blockhead who doesn't know how to say it."

"Daqi, several TV stations have contacted us, saying they're planning to create a variety show based on your persona..."

"Do I still have a persona?"

Upon hearing this question, Liu Ying shook her head, smiled, and turned away, no longer continuing the topic.

The nanny van parked in the underground parking garage of Yonghui Qiming Building. The group got out of the car and took the elevator directly to the third floor.

At this moment, Yonghui Qiming has attracted quite a few outsiders.

The largest group was led by Ning Hao. After filming Crazy Stone was finished, he and his team were working on post-production. The film hadn't been edited yet, and they were currently checking the sound recordings from the scene.

After all, many actors don't live in Beijing. Getting the dubbing issue sorted out first will save the actors the trouble of traveling back and forth. They're not big stars, so we should save them some trouble. The time saved can be used to take on other roles and earn more money.

Of course, Huang Bo and Wang Xun were an exception; after signing with Yayue, they were provided with accommodation. Besides Ning Hao and his group, there was also a crowd watching Ning Hao edit the video.

They were divided into three groups: Da Wang and Xiao Wang with Feng Kuzi, Wang Jinghua and her assistant, and Lin Jianyue and several secretaries.

In fact, Lin Jianyue is not an outsider. His shares in Yayue are held by other people on his behalf, but his name is not on the shareholder list.

"Little Jews, Great Enlightenment, you have come."

Good morning, Mr. Lin.

"Hahaha, okay."

After a round of greetings, He Daqi looked at the group of people in front of him with some confusion. How did these people end up together?

As if noticing He Daqi's surprise, Lin Jianyue patted He Daqi on the shoulder and said, "Let's go to the conference room to talk. We're all family now, so it's a good time to discuss our plans."

That's a double entendre! He Daqi raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

He exchanged a glance with Vivian Chow, said nothing, and followed the group into the small conference room.

As soon as they sat down, Lin Jianyue smiled and said to He Daqi and Zhou Huimin, "Aren't you two a little confused about what's going on today?"

Vivian Chow shook her head and remained silent, while Ho Tai-kei simply said, "Indeed."

"Let me first talk about these two Mr. Wangs. They came to Hong Kong to see me. I happened to be talking to Ms. Wang about cooperation that day, so we discussed it together. Unfortunately, they no longer want to cooperate with each other. Otherwise, I would have liked to invest in a new company together. But it won't delay. A couple of days ago, I agreed to invest in Huayi with these two Mr. Wangs. I wonder if you two are interested in buying some shares of Huayi with me."

Alright, no need to explain any further. He Daqi has already guessed what happened.

These days, people who can make a name for themselves really have some skills. Although He Daqi didn't know how the two kings determined the exact day Wang Jinghua would go to talk to Lin Jianyue about the cooperation, the fact that they were able to go and intercept the deal showed that the two brothers were indeed quite capable.

Thinking of this, He Daqi glanced at Wang Jinghua without making a sound, and saw that she had a smile on her face and a hint of laughter in her eyes. He knew that Wang Jinghua must not have suffered a loss.

"Mr. Lin, how much are you prepared to invest?" Zhou Huimin asked curiously in Cantonese.

"450 million to acquire 35% of Huayi's shares. Currently, many of Huayi's shareholders want to sell, so it's a good time to enter the market. That's why I contacted you to come and talk. If you also enter the market, you should be able to acquire 15% of the shares for less than 200 million."

Lin Jianyue spoke very quickly, taking advantage of the fact that Da Wang and Xiao Wang didn't understand Cantonese, so he revealed the inside story of the transaction to their faces.

“Two hundred million…” Zhou Huimin turned to look at He Daqi.

He Daqi knew what Zhou Huimin meant. With buying houses and developing real estate projects, Zhou Huimin didn't have much money left. She could come up with 200 million, but after that, she would have to start spending He Daqi's copyright fees. Now, Zhou Huimin was clearly not going to spend her own money and wanted to use He Daqi's copyright fees directly. The couple understood each other perfectly without even exchanging words.

So... will this deal be profitable or not? Well, whether it's profitable or not, He Daqi can't invest in his own name, so he nodded slightly to Zhou Huimin to indicate that he agreed.

"Mr. Lin, we agree." Zhou Huimin said to Lin Jianyue after a moment's thought.

"Don't worry, although this deal won't make as much as your investment in internet companies, it definitely won't be a loss. Speaking of which, when is your internet company going to raise funds? I'd like to buy some shares too." Lin Jianyue brought up Yabo.com as they chatted.

"It depends on Wang Rui's opinion; he's in charge now," Zhou Huimin explained.

“Then we’ll have to wait. He’s not short of money, and the kind of partner he’s looking for isn’t someone like me. It seems I can only wait until the company goes public before I can get involved. What a pity.” At this point, Lin Jianyue switched to Mandarin and turned to the two Wangs, saying, “Xiao Youyi and Daqi have agreed. We’ll stick to what we agreed on before. I’ll get 35%, and they’ll get 15%.”

"Daqi, we're family now, remember to leave your brother some food, and don't give all the cooperation opportunities to outsiders." Upon hearing this, Boss Wang immediately said to He Daqi with a smile.

"I'm fine with myself, but I don't really get involved in company affairs; that's always been handled by others," He Daqi said with a smile, trying to brush it off.

At this moment, Wang Jinghua didn't give the two Wangs a chance to continue their conversation with He Daqi. She interrupted with a smile, "Shall we talk about my business next?"

"Yes, yes." Lin Jianyue nodded with a smile.

This time, he didn't communicate in Cantonese. Instead, he spoke in Mandarin in front of Da Wang, Xiao Wang, and Wang Jinghua: "I talked to Ms. Wang about having her join Asia Yue. She will bring her artists with her. Each of our two families will give her a portion of our shares. She will buy them at a fair price. If there are any disagreements in the future and she wants to leave Asia Yue, her shares will be traded back intact. They cannot be sold to others."

Wang Jinghua certainly didn't just bring artists; otherwise, Lin Jianyue wouldn't have allowed her to attend. However, there are restrictions on her shareholding. It's likely that Wang Jinghua made a boastful promise to achieve some goal, and the future plans will depend on the situation.

Lin Jianyue is the major shareholder of Asia Pacific, so He Daqi and Zhou Huimin didn't say much and simply nodded in agreement.

The development of this matter was quite unexpected. He Daqi did not expect that he, who was originally just watching the show, would eventually reach a cooperation agreement with both parties.

When Feng Kuzi brought the lawyer down from the fifth floor to review the contract, he happily approached He Daqi and said, "Daqi, we're family now. You have to make a cameo appearance in The Banquet, right? No matter what, you'll get a share of the profits from this movie."

"Director Feng, you..." He Daqi was truly defeated by Feng Kuzi's persistent spirit.

"Okay, take a look at the script first. If you really don't want to act, I won't bother you anymore. But you can't back out of the promise you made to be the lead in another movie."

Upon hearing Feng Kuzi's words, Wang Jinghua turned her head in surprise. She truly hadn't expected that Feng Kuzi would actually manage to get a lead role in He Daqi's movie.

Wang Jinghua knew why Feng Kuzi was bothering He Daqi; it was because He Daqi was currently very popular.

These days, there aren't many people doing anything interesting, especially someone of He Daqi's stature. Look at how excited people are online now. There are fan-made videos of He Daqi everywhere, and netizens have used their creativity to edit quite a few jokes.

Looking at He Daqi, who was reading the script with a wry smile, Wang Jinghua felt her heart surging. For no other reason than that, with He Daqi's current resources, even a small leak would be enough for her to promote several newcomers. Especially when she thought about how she could put people into the productions where He Daqi was the lead actor after the cooperation was completed, Wang Jinghua was overjoyed.

Everyone present was quite amused, except for He Daqi, whose brows furrowed deeper and deeper as he read the script.

Zhou Huimin noticed something was wrong, patted his arm, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

In fact, everyone was subtly watching the two of them. Seeing their conversation, especially He Daqi's furrowed brows, everyone felt a little uneasy.

Feng Kuzi was the most anxious among them, because He Daqi was currently looking at the script for The Banquet.

“Take a look at the story outline.” He Daqi didn’t explain to Zhou Huimin, but instead turned directly to the first page and gestured for Zhou Huimin to take a look.

Soon, Vivian Chow's brows also furrowed.

so similar!
This outline is almost identical to the one that He Daqi uncovered about Zhang Yimou's "Golden Age," with only minor changes in the details.

"It's just a script, why are you two so worried? Do you think you'll lose money?"

After having a lawyer come down to review the contract, Lin Jianyue stood by the window looking at the scenery, not paying much attention to the conversations among the others. She inadvertently turned her head and noticed that the atmosphere was a bit off, so she asked the source of the problem.

(End of this chapter)