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Chapter 361 Development
Cool water droplets splashed on He Daqi's face. He opened his eyes groggily, his gaze somewhat unfocused.

Did I just doze off?

Before He Daqi could figure it out, he heard the cheerful laughter of his two precious children.

The water level in the pool was very low, only 70 centimeters, just enough to submerge the two children's bodies and keep their heads above water.

At this moment, Vivian Chow, wearing a bikini, was chasing two children in the water, shouting and yelling. The two little ones let out a series of giggles and hid left and right in the pool, occasionally turning around to splash water in an attempt to stop Vivian Chow's clutches.

A few more drops of water splashed onto He Daqi. He wiped his face, let out a strange cry, and after attracting the attention of the two children, he picked up a large water gun, splashed into the pool with his arms outstretched, and headed straight for the two little ones.

The two children laughed even more happily, toddling around on their short legs.

He Daqi played with his wife and children for a short while, then took the large water gun and handed it to Zhou Huimin.

Vivian Chow was all smiles as her two children, wielding their magic wands, ran around laughing and covering their heads, seemingly dominating the pool. However, with their lackey, Ho Tai-kai, constantly tripping them up, the two children couldn't run fast and ended up getting a lot more pummeled.

Parents' love is as strong as a mountain... It's hard to believe, but they're quite good at bullying children.

Zhou Huimin filled the water gun again, but this time she didn't spray the two children. Instead, she sprayed He Daqi on the back of the head.

He Daqi stopped chasing the two little ones, grinned and turned back, thinking that Zhou Huimin was going to start a civil war with him. He was about to pounce on her and push her into the water, but Zhou Huimin splashed him again.

"Go upstairs and grill some skewers. Did you forget what you originally wanted to do upstairs after lying down for a while?"

With a smile on her lips and her almond-shaped eyes narrowed, Zhou Huimin kept spraying He Daqi with a water gun.

He Daqi turned around and splashed two handfuls of water on Zhou Huimin before leisurely climbing back onto the pool.

He walked to the grill, used tongs to flip the charcoal fire a few times, then went into the villa, took out the meat skewers and vegetables from the refrigerator, and placed them on the grill.

Before long, the aroma of barbecue filled the air to the noses of the adult and the two children in the pool.

In late May, the midday sun in Hong Kong is perfect for playing in the water, but don't stay too long, or the sun will dry you out and you'll get two shades darker by the end of the day.

The family is currently on a small island in Sai Kung. The island is small, with a small pier, a small beach, a few coconut trees, and a small villa. The villa is no more than 300 square meters in size. The couple has rented it for two days and plans to play here with their child until tomorrow before returning to Kowloon.

Zhou Huimin urged the two little rascals to climb up, dried them off, draped a large towel over each of them, and then happily approached He Daqi.

"how much longer?"

Zhou Huimin touched her stomach. It was almost noon, and she had used up a lot of energy playing around earlier. Now she felt hungry.

He Daqi chuckled softly, sprinkled the seasoning onto the meat skewers, and instantly the aroma became even more intense.

"Soon, wait until these ten or so skewers are ready, you can eat them first, I'll grill some seafood, that'll be faster."

As soon as He Daqi finished speaking, the two little ones each hugged one of his legs.

"Dad, I want to eat grilled sea snails."

"Dad, grill some for me first, I want to eat grilled sausage."

He Daqi chuckled and squeezed the meat skewers into a handful, handing them to Zhou Huimin while saying, "We have them all, we have them all." He then winked at Zhou Huimin, signaling her to take the child away from the grill.

Unfortunately, Zhou Huimin was so focused on eating the skewers that she eagerly took the meat skewers from He Daqi and didn't notice his gesture. It wasn't until He Daqi coughed loudly that Zhou Huimin realized what was happening.

She happily waved the skewers at the two children, and seeing that their eyes were drawn to them, Zhou Huimin said with a smile, "Come on, come over here with Mommy, let's eat some skewers first. Don't worry, Daddy will grill the other things you want to eat later."

A gentle sea breeze caressed the island, bringing a touch of coolness to the heat. He Daqi enjoyed the breeze on his face and suddenly felt that it wouldn't be bad to live on this island with his wife and children forever.

night.

The balcony on the second floor of the villa.

He Daqi and Zhou Huimin each held a cup of coffee and comfortably reclined in their chairs.

The two children were nestled beside their parents, tilting their little heads up and gazing curiously at the night sky.

Away from the city, the stars in the night sky seem exceptionally bright.

The two little ones couldn't see this beautiful view from the villa area of ​​Beijing, and they were now curiously asking their parents what the stars in the sky were called.

This touched on a blind spot for both Ho Tai-kei and Chow Wai-man, and the two of them stammered when asked. Fortunately, Ho Tai-kei was used to being unreliable, and he immediately came up with a solution, rambling on and on about giving all the stars a bunch of names.

Unfortunately, their good fortune didn't last long, and they soon revealed their weaknesses.

"Dad, what kind of star is that?"

"...Morning Glory Star".

"Dad's lying! You just said that was the morning glory, how come you're saying this is the morning glory now?"

"That one... that's the large morning glory, and this one is the small morning glory. They have similar names."

The two little ones' initially adoring gazes gradually turned suspicious. He Daqi touched his nose, feeling somewhat embarrassed. A child's good memory and intelligence are sometimes not a good thing.

Fortunately, the ringing of his cell phone saved He Daqi's face. He pretended to be in a hurry and said, "I'm going to answer the phone." He then hurriedly left the balcony.

Behind him, Vivian Chow let out a bright laugh, full of sarcasm, which almost made Ho Tai-kei stumble on flat ground.

The call that saved He Daqi from his predicament came from Wang Rui. He informed He Daqi that the negotiations between Yabo.com and Tencent had ended. After saying this, Wang Rui chatted with He Daqi for a few minutes and then hung up.

He put his phone back on the table, picked up his coffee and drank it all in one gulp, then went back to the balcony and kicked Zhou Huimin's chair.

Zhou Huimin looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"what?"

"Let's go back to Beijing tomorrow."

"what happened?"

"The negotiations with Penguin are over, and now we're just waiting for you to go back and sign."

……

……

Late May in Beijing is quite pleasant, at least more so than in Hong Kong.

16° and 30° are only 14° apart, yet they are worlds apart.

He Daqi and Zhou Huimin, who was holding a cat, came out of the elevator and smiled as they greeted the employees on the third floor of Yonghui Qiming. It had been a while since he had been here, and the people were still the same. However, the longer they had known each other, the more relaxed the employees became. These senior students who graduated from Beijing Film Academy had completely lost the timidity they had when they first joined the company.

He Daqi had only intended to stop by and say hello to Liu Ying and the others, but he didn't expect to find someone who shouldn't be there after only a few steps.

Xu Zheng, with his bald forehead, stood in the corridor, smiling and nodding at He Daqi.

Now He Daqi was curious. Why was Xu Zheng coming over for no reason?

"Brother Xu, do you have a project coming up?"

"Yes, I had an audition for the film crew today."

A film crew audition? Which film crew?
He Daqi was full of questions and wanted to ask more, but seeing Xu Zheng's knowing look, he didn't ask.

"Well... Brother Xu, you're busy."

He gave Xu Zheng a perfunctory answer, then led Zhou Huimin into Liu Ying's office.

After closing the door, he asked Liu Ying, who was looking up at the door, "Sister Liu, has our company started a new project? How come I didn't know?"

"You mean Xu Zheng? Wang Jinghua organized this whole thing on the Asia-Pacific side. They made a low-budget comedy called 'Love Transfer,' and Xu Zheng is the male lead."

Upon hearing that it was a project initiated by Wang Jinghua, He Daqi nodded and did not ask any further questions.

However, he didn't press Wang Jinghua about her project, but Wang Jinghua did press him about his project.

When He Daqi and Zhou Huimin chatted with Liu Ying for a while and were about to leave, Wang Jinghua hurriedly pushed the door open and came in.

"Daqi, that's great! I was just about to have a chat with you, and it's perfect that you're here at the company today."

"Sister Hua, aren't you auditioning actors? What's the rush that you had to put the audition aside?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Jinghua glared at He Daqi with a smile: "Are you trying to fool your sister? Who in the industry doesn't know that you've got another script ready to be adapted into a ghost story?"

He Daqi was initially puzzled. When the crew of "After the Flowers Bloom, All Flowers Kill" was on the verge of receiving numerous calls, and even Xiao Wang, the CEO of Huayi, had come to the set to subtly mention it to him, Wang Jinghua hadn't contacted him. He had assumed that Wang Jinghua was busy with other things and didn't want to fill any more slots for this project.

But he never expected that they were waiting for him to come to the company to say it in person.

Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense. Now we're all in the same boat, so we don't need to hide any resources like before. We can just ask directly.

So He Daqi didn't try to hide it.

"You should know that I want to film Painted Skin, right? We already have people in mind for the two female leads and the male lead. If you want to recommend actors, you can choose any supporting roles. There are quite a few supporting actors in this movie."

"...You're the male lead, right? Who are the two female leads?"

“Zhou Xun, and also…” He Daqi gestured with his mouth towards Zhou Huimin.

This was somewhat unexpected for Wong Jing-fa. She didn't expect that after almost two years of silence, Zhou Huimin would suddenly decide to take on a leading role.

Since Vivian Chow's character was definitely not going to move, Wong Jing-fa wanted to ask if the other character could move.

"When did you arrange to meet Zhou Xun?"

"To be honest, we haven't been in contact, but we have some tacit understanding. After all, she was the one who approached Ning Hao and me about this project first, and I came up with the script later."

Wang Jinghua thought of some recent rumors circulating in Hong Kong and roughly understood what was going on.

"Oh, I see... I haven't read the script yet. Daqi, when you're preparing to assemble the production team, remember to send a copy of the script to the company. By the way, you should know that I've put together a production team, right? If you want to arrange anyone, just let me know."

Wang Jinghua thought He Daqi knew she was preparing a film crew, since most of Ya Yue's current employees were He Daqi's senior brothers and sisters, and there must be a few of his confidants among them.

Unexpectedly, Ho Tai-kai and his wife, Chow Wai-man, were completely hands-off managers who didn't care about the company's affairs at all.

He Daqi didn't explain, he just smiled and agreed.

He didn't need to worry about these things at all. Whether it was Yang Rong, Cui Bo, Huang Bo, and Wang Xun from Ya Yue, or the girl group from Yong Hui Qi Ming, there were people specifically in charge of them.

After chatting with Wong Jing-fa for a few more minutes, Ho Tai-kai and Chow Wai-man did not stay on the third floor any longer. They turned around and took the elevator to the "Through Thick and Thin" floor.

No, we can't use the term "through thick and thin" anymore. If we sign a contract with Tencent, then Yabo.com will have three shareholders: through thick and thin, Wang Rui, and Tencent.

Therefore, it should now be called the Yabo Network layer.

It's not even 9:30 yet. The agreed signing time is 10:30, and both parties have also organized a press conference, so the people from Tencent haven't arrived yet.

As soon as the couple stepped out of the elevator, they saw Lin Jie waiting at the elevator entrance.

Noticing that He Daqi and Zhou Huimin had arrived, Lin Jie smiled and nodded, greeting them, "Mr. He, Mrs. He."

Good heavens! Lin Jie can actually smile!

He Daqi chuckled and said, "Brother Jie, why have I never seen you laugh like this when you're with me? But you're all smiles when you're with Brother Rui?"

Lin Jie's lips twitched, and he said with a wry smile, "I practiced this smile for more than a month before President Wang was satisfied."

It's all tears when you think about it. Wang Rui was extremely strict with Lin Jie. Not only were the demands strict, but he also hired someone to teach Lin Jie etiquette for a period of time, which really put Lin Jie through a lot of trouble.

"That's right. Now that you're a businessman, you should smile more." He Daqi patted Lin Jie's arm with a cheerful smile.

Without chatting with Lin Jie for long, he was in a hurry to talk to Wang Rui about the signing later, so he called Lin Jie and led Zhou Huimin to Wang Rui's office.

When He Daqi came in, Wang Rui was standing by the window smoking and looking downstairs. Hearing the noise, he turned around and saw He Daqi and Zhou Huimin. He smiled and nodded, saying, "You're here? The documents are on the table. Take them and take a look. The contents are the same as what we discussed on the phone. If you don't understand anything, I'll explain it to you after I finish my cigarette."

After Wang Rui finished speaking, he turned around and continued smoking.

He Daqi hummed in response, then sat down at the table with Zhou Huimin and began to read the documents together.

In fact, the specific terms of the exchange between Yabo.com and Tencent had already been explained over the phone beforehand. The two of them were just checking it again to avoid any oversights.

After a while, Wang Rui finished his cigarette and came over to explain it again in detail. After he finished explaining, He Daqi and Zhou Huimin felt that there were no problems, and the three of them chatted.

"After signing the contract with Tencent, we estimate that after a period of stabilization, we can raise funds again. If all goes well, we can prepare for an IPO," Wang Rui said with some emotion.

It's truly remarkable that Yabo.com has been online for almost two years now, and Wang Rui has been basically there for the past two years.

"After the IPO, Rui, are you planning to withdraw your investment immediately or continue holding shares in Yabo.com?"

"Not necessarily. Even if it goes public, there's no rush. We'll have to wait at least a few more years."

(End of this chapter)