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Chapter 430 He Daqi: Repaying Evil with Kindness
With a sore back and aching legs, He Daqi felt particularly melancholy, realizing he was getting old.

I'll never be naughty again. Well, I messed up and made my wife cry. It took me several days to coax her, and finally, I had to stop going out for beer, barbecue, and seafood every day.

"Ouch..."

He Daqi got up from the sofa and stretched, feeling rather uncomfortable, so he rubbed his lower back.

I remember buying a lot of goji berries a few years ago, but after my skill level improved, I just left them untouched. I don't know if they're still there or if they're still edible.

He Daqi slowly entered the kitchen and searched through the drawers and cabinets for a while. He didn't find anything else, but he did find a lot of the two little ones' toys. It was obvious that they had been playing hide-and-seek with the toys and had accidentally left them in the cabinets.

Tsk, looks like I'll have to go out and buy some goji berries and deer antler.

It's not a good idea to ask someone else to buy it for him. He Daqi still has his pride. If he asks his bodyguard to buy it and it reveals the truth, he doesn't want to face the strange looks from the Longhu Brothers and Chen Shuangxi.

Being a man is really tough...

He Daqi stood at the bedroom door and gently knocked on the door frame twice, causing Zhou Huimin, who was half-lying on the bed playing on her phone, to turn her head and look over.

"I'll go out for a walk, stroll around for a bit, and then come back."

"Are you going drinking with your buddies again? What did you promise me a couple of days ago?!"

Vivian Chow has regained her commanding presence. These past two days, He Daqi has been completely attentive to her, allowing her to fully experience the life of a female tycoon.

"I'll be right back. I need to go to the company for something." He Daqi's eyes darted around, and he made an excuse on the spot.

"What's wrong with me? Didn't I know there was something going on at the company? Tell me, what is it?"

"I took some time the day before yesterday to record another script with a voice recorder. I'm going to send it over today and see if Lu Yang or Ning Hao is free to organize the script."

"Just let Qin Hu deliver it. You stay home and don't go anywhere." Zhou Huimin glared and wrinkled her nose, looking like an angry older sister.

"I can't even go out? You're really being nosy!"

He Daqi was too lazy to argue with her. He took out a voice recorder from the bedside table, put it in his pocket, and prepared to leave.

"You're yelling at me again!"

These past two days, the new tricks have been quite effective. Vivian Chow seized on one and used it relentlessly, appearing wronged, with teary eyes and a slightly choked voice.

"Give me a break. Have you forgotten that I taught you how to act? You're trying to put on an act in front of an award-winning actor who's won several trophies. How much do you look down on me?" He Daqi rolled his eyes.

Okay, the new trick didn't work. Zhou Huimin changed her expression very quickly. She immediately dropped her aggrieved look, moved to the bedside with a grin, tugged at He Daqi's sleeve, and grumbled, "You broke my phone and made me get a new one. Can't you stay home with me for a few more days? It's just delivering the script, a few days later won't matter."

This is unreasonable. Zhou Huimin clearly smashed her phone on the nanny van a few days ago when she couldn't catch up with it, but now she's blaming He Daqi.

Actually, if you think about it carefully, it is indeed He Daqi's fault. If he hadn't been so mischievous, Zhou Huimin wouldn't have gone crazy and smashed the car.

"I'll be back soon. There are some details in the script that I need to discuss with Lu Yang and the others in person. If Qin Hu sends it over, I'm afraid I won't explain it clearly enough."

“Then I’ll go with you.” Zhou Huimin said, getting out of bed to change her clothes and then going out.

He Daqi couldn't let her come along. He was going to buy some health supplements. If Zhou Huimin came along, she would probably laugh at him to death.

"You stay at home, I'll be right back."

Without any hesitation, He Daqi finished speaking and quickly walked away, ignoring Zhou Huimin's calls from behind, slipping away with remarkable agility.

After half an hour.

He Daqi got out of the nanny van completely covered up, looking like a fugitive, and didn't even dare to look up when he walked.

He sneaked into the pharmacy, took out a prescription from his pocket, tapped it on the glass counter, and said in a muffled voice to the girl behind the counter, "Prepare ten doses of medicine for me according to this prescription. Please hurry, I'm in a bit of a rush."

His secretive demeanor caught the little girl's attention. She looked at the prescription He Daqi had given her suspiciously for a long time, but found nothing wrong. So, she didn't bother to ask any questions and turned around to start preparing the medicine.

This prescription is a good thing. It was given to me by my grandfather He Daqi in my previous life. It was specially used to cultivate secret techniques. However, this is only the basic Pinduoduo version. The normal version and the high-end version cannot be made in this world.

Soon, He Daqi carried a large bag of medicine to the back seat, returned to the van, took off his mask and sunglasses, and said to Qin Long, "Brother Long, let's go to the company."

"Okay!" Qin Long readily agreed, then asked casually, "Da Qi, what medicine did you buy? Why did you buy such a big bag?"

Actually, Qin Long didn't want to meddle in other people's business. What kind of bodyguard would gossip about things? It's just that last time he drifted out of the house and Zhou Huimin couldn't catch up with him, so he got a good scolding from her the next day. So, he's back to his part-time job, acting as a bodyguard while also being a double agent.

"I'll give you two packets of the sour plum drink that came with it. It's Lao Si Jiu Cheng sour plum drink. I've loved drinking it since I was a kid. You should try some too."

Hearing He Daqi's words, Qin Long hadn't said anything yet, but Qin Hu was quite surprised and turned around to ask curiously, "Old Fourth, did you get the sour plum drink from a pharmacy? That's so high-end?"

"Don't even mention it, if you can't find anywhere to buy pre-made products and you want to buy them quickly, the pharmacy is the most convenient."

They arrived at Yonghui Qiming shortly after they started chatting. The Longhu Brothers and Chen Shuangxi got out of the car and accompanied He Daqi into the private elevator.

Now, whenever He Daqi goes out, he is always accompanied by bodyguards. He enjoys being a ruthless person, but he also knows that he offended many people by resorting to underhanded tactics recently. So, he is actually quite timid now, afraid that someone might spend money to hire someone to kill him.

Ning Hao and Lu Yang were both at the company, but Zhang Yimou wasn't there. Zhang Yimou had been extremely busy lately and hadn't been coming here much.

He Daqi greeted his employees with a cheerful smile and strolled over to Ning Hao and Lu Yang's work area. Ning Hao was editing "Wild Chrysanthemum" at the moment, while Lu Yang was writing and drawing, probably organizing the filming plan for the variety show.

"Which of you has time to help me organize a script?"

He Daqi dragged a chair over and sat down between the two.

"Who do you think is free? Crazy Stone 2 is still showing in theaters, and I'm already back to help you edit 'Wild Chrysanthemum'. You're always just a hands-off boss, and we do all the work."

Ning Hao was filled with resentment, not because he was targeting He Daqi, but because he was forced into it by the investigation.

He brought this on himself; if he hadn't filmed in the no-man's-land, he wouldn't have had these troubles at all.

However, Ning Hao is now at odds with the censors. He insists on filming even though he's not allowed to, and spends all his free time working on the script for "No Man's Land." If he has any more free time, he'll curse Li An a couple of times.

Even now, Ning Hao still believes that it was because Li An filmed Lust, Caution, that the censorship became so strict, and he manipulated them, which is why things are so rigorous now.

“Don’t take your anger out on me. I told you to shoot other projects first, but you wouldn’t listen. The company has so many scripts, why did you have to choose this one?”

"Damn it, Li An!" Ning Hao's usual catchphrase. "Senior brother, what's the script? Are you going to act in it?" Lu Yang was quite curious about the script. It was still a long time before filming "Where Are We Going, Dad?", so he was in no hurry and could take the time to work out the script.

"The script is called 'Love is Not Blind', a chick flick. I'm not acting in it. It's pretty simple to film, similar to a nightclub movie. If you want to direct after we finish filming the variety show, you can give it a try."

"Forget it then, I still want to make Painted Skin 2 or I Am a Flower After the Blooming of a Hundred Flowers 2. Let someone else make this movie." Upon hearing this, Lu Yang instantly lost interest.

He Daqi wasn't disappointed; he hadn't expected anything from them anyway, he was just asking casually.

He nudged Ning Hao, who was currently in a bad mood, and asked with a smile, "Senior brother, is Sister Na free? Let her help me tidy up."

"What a coincidence! She really doesn't have time; she's busy helping me renovate the no-man's-land."

I wipe!
This was a miscalculation on He Daqi's part.

Speaking of which, He Daqi discovered this movie "Love is Not Blind" by chance, which was related to Huang Xiaoming's introduction of Bai Baihe last time.

He's become very wary now, and since he used to frequently check video archives to find dirt on people, he always checks out detailed information about new acquaintances before making any decisions.

So he not only discovered that Bai Baihe's husband was a criminal investigator, but also found out about this movie through Bai Baihe. The reason he wanted to dig up this movie even though he didn't act in it was entirely because of the movie's director.

He Daqi is not a vengeful person, so how could he hold onto something like Xiao Teng shouting at him on set back then?

He just felt that Xiao Teng deserved a better script. "Love is Not Blind" could actually be filmed by his own company. Of course, Xiao Teng also had several other well-known TV series, such as "Dwelling Narrowness" and "Wang Gui and Anna". He Daqi also decided to help Xiao Teng film them ahead of schedule.

I really am warm, friendly, and helpful!

He Daqi smacked his lips and praised himself in his heart.

The problem is that the three people who can help me organize the script are all unavailable right now. Who can I ask to do this?

By the way, who was originally the editor of this script?

Thinking of this, He Daqi quickly went into the film library to search and soon found out who the original editor was, as well as their information.

A woman?! From Beijing Film Academy?! Department of Literature?!
Isn't this one of our own prospective employees?
Considering it was graduation season, He Daqi quickly got up and rushed to Liu Ying's office.

"Da Qi, is something the matter?"

Liu Ying knew He Daqi all too well; she knew him perfectly well.

"Sister Liu, do you have any information on the Beijing Film Academy graduates you recruited this year?"

"Yes, I just finished organizing it."

Without much thought, Liu Ying remembered where the documents were and handed a folder to He Daqi.

He Daqi flipped through a few pages and found Bao Jingjing's name. He discovered that she had just graduated and joined the company a month ago. She was probably an intern in the editorial department, doing menial tasks like serving tea and water.

He Daqi was too lazy to look for it, so he directly used the phone on Liu Ying's desk to call the editorial department.

"Hey, this is He Daqi. There's a new person in your editorial department named Bao Jingjing. Tell her to come to Liu Ying's office."

After hanging up the phone, He Daqi noticed Liu Ying looking at him with a puzzled expression, so he gave a perfunctory explanation: "My junior sister is doing very well in her studies, and the teachers at the Beijing Film Academy asked them to take care of her."

You've been taking care of so many teachers at the Beijing Film Academy. Our company is practically a Beijing Film Academy nest; can you really manage to take care of everyone?

Liu Ying muttered a few words to herself, but didn't show it on her face. She smiled and nodded, as if she really believed He Daqi's excuse.

A moment later, a girl with a ponytail knocked on the door and came in.

"Hello, Mr. Liu. Hello, Senior Brother Daqi."

"Hello, hello, junior sister, are you getting used to working at the company?" He Daqi asked with a smile.

"Huh? Um... I guess it's a habit, I think it's fine."

Bao Jingjing was a little confused and stammered in her answer.

As a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, she knew all too well what kind of company Asia-Pacific was, especially the legends surrounding He Daqi. Basically, every graduate who joined Asia-Pacific would inquire about He Daqi and ask if there was a chance to see this international superstar often.

The information I gathered was neither good nor bad. He Daqi was a free man who would come to the company three or four times a month when he wasn't filming. If he stayed for a while, we could meet up. However, He Daqi rarely went to the editorial department.

Moreover, He Daqi doesn't like to chat with people he's not familiar with after he came to the company. The only people he can talk to are Ning Hao and Lu Yang. In addition, He Daqi sent several people in recently. So, in Bao Jingjing's mind, He Daqi is a big star who does things without any bottom line and is somewhat arrogant.

Now that He Daqi had suddenly called her over with a smile on his face, Bao Jingjing couldn't help but feel uneasy.

He Daqi also noticed that Bao Jingjing was in a bad mood. He was quite narcissistic and thought that she was his fan, just a shy one.

He casually pulled a voice recorder out of his pocket, handed it to Bao Jingjing, and said directly, "This is a script I've been working on, a chick flick. It needs a female editor to edit it. I heard from a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy that you're a good student, so I thought I'd let you try it out. If you have any questions while editing, you can ask your seniors, Ning Hao and Lu Yang."

"Organize the script?"

"Daqi, you've written another script?"

Bao Jingjing and Liu Ying's voices rang out at the same time.

"It's just a random piece of writing for the chick flick. You can arrange it after it's organized, Sister Liu. Oh, and I'll also be sending over two TV drama scripts in a couple of days. Let me, your junior, organize them too. We need to speed up the TV drama project. Ideally, it should be filmed and broadcast on satellite TV this year."

He Daqi did not answer Bao Jingjing's question, but turned to Liu Ying to explain.

"What about the movie? Aren't you in a rush to make it?"

"As for the movie... no rush. Also, there's a female lead in the film, named Bai Baihe. I'll leave her phone number with you. Ask Sister Hua if she's interested in poaching her. If she can't, it's okay. Just ask her if she's willing to act in it during the pre-production phase. We're not that close. Huang Xiaoming introduced us and we had a meal together before."

He Daqi explained everything clearly to prevent Liu Ying from overthinking and assuming that Bai Baihe, like Xu Jinglei, was part of someone else's scheme.

"Bai Baihe... I understand."

"Alright, Sister Liu, I'll be going now. You explain to Bao Jingjing how to organize the script, and tell her to ask Ning Hao and the others for advice." He Daqi nodded, smiled at Bao Jingjing, and then turned and left the office.

(End of this chapter)