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Chapter 443 Yes! Daqi and I have two children!
Everyone's busy, busy, busy.

There's practically no one idle in the entire Asia-Vietnam region right now.

Liu Ying, Wang Jinghua, and Wu Nannan are currently planning for the company to go public.

Listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange isn't just about having complete documentation, manageable revenue, and clear accounts—these things are important, but there's something even more crucial.

To be the first to grab the entertainment stock before everyone else, he would inevitably offend a lot of people. Fortunately, Lin Jianyue could guarantee a bottom line. After all, he has seven or eight listed companies under his name and is considered a veteran in the Hong Kong stock market. He still has some connections. Otherwise, he wouldn't have dared to play around with Huanya before.

However, Liu Ying and her team were somewhat worried at this moment because Lin Jianyue's previous visit had been unclear and ambiguous, which made the management of Ya Yue a little uneasy, fearing that something else might go wrong halfway through.

Fortunately, He Daqi's strategy of using variety shows and explosive news to break down the barriers to listing has managed to stabilize the situation and prevent Liu Ying and the others from being caught off guard. Even if Lin Jianyue's side really runs into trouble, at least He Daqi's approach can still open up a new chapter.

The management team is busy, and so are everyone else, especially the directors involved with Asia and Vietnam.

Lu Yang is currently working on the post-production of a variety show. He Daqi has to come over every day for this, not for any other reason than to show up and make a show of force, so that no one with a brain can sell the information in advance.

The TV stations they're working with don't even know that He Daqi is bringing his own child to record a variety show, let alone anyone else. He Daqi needs to keep a close eye on things during this time. Anyway, it'll only be about ten days. Once the press conference starts, he won't need to come over every day anymore.

However, it was tough on Lu Yang that He Daqi was coming over to watch over this matter every day. It was really tough for him. With a sugar daddy and a super big shot hanging around him every day, even when Ning Hao was filming a movie starring He Daqi, He Daqi was never this diligent.

Speaking of Ning Hao, this guy led a group of people to the west to eat sand. It's often impossible to get through to him on the phone. It's said that Huang Bo and Xu Guangtou, who went with him, curse him every day. Why did he bring these people over to prepare the film crew? To eat sand with them?

Ning Hao is practically missing; trying to contact him is nearly impossible, with only a few phone calls a week being possible. However, another model worker has surprised He Daqi somewhat.

That's our hardworking old Zhang.

Old Zhang has fallen into depravity.

It's unclear whether he was spurred on by He Daqi's large house or if he had tasted the sweetness of Ya Yue's profit-sharing model.

After watching Lu Yang roughly finish editing the variety show, Zhang Yimou, without taking a break, immediately started working on the script for Painted Skin 2.

His shocking revelation stunned many people.

Because Liu Ying and the others were busy dealing with the company's revenue issues after its IPO, they were incredibly enthusiastic when they heard that Zhang Yimou was working on a sequel to a popular project. If they weren't so busy with the IPO, they probably would have already helped Zhang Yimou set up the framework.

Even more eager than Liu Ying and the others was Han Shanping. What did Painted Skin mean to Han Shanping now? It was like a magic pill that could resurrect the dead! So as soon as he heard that Zhang Yimou was going to make a sequel, he rushed over.

He must have been out of his mind to ask He Daqi and his wife if they could continue to play the male and female leads in the second season. He Daqi never gave him a proper answer. Every time the topic came up, he would either pretend to be stupid and brush it off or hang up the phone and say that the signal was bad.

And so, amidst all the busyness, November arrived.

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Both Ying and Ya Yue wanted to host a celebration banquet for Painted Skin, and they even had a small argument about it.

China Film Group's investment in Painted Skin is a major positive development. Such news needs to be promoted through a celebratory banquet. Only by publicizing good news can superiors know how hard their subordinates have worked.

Yayue also has its reasons for doing so. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it will be listed in the middle of this month. This good news, which is beneficial to the company's revenue, is well worth publicizing and contributing to the listing process.

Sharpening your sword at the last minute can make it shine even if it's not sharp.

So after discussing it, the two sides decided to hold it together and also have a press conference. Liu Ying and her team were cunning; they asked China Film Group to invite reporters, preparing for a big event.

The press conference was held before the celebration banquet, which officially started at 8 p.m. The banquet was held after the press conference, so the reporters could have dinner together.

At six o'clock in the evening, the sunset was just beginning to fade, and the moon was already hanging in the sky. Before nightfall, the entrance of the hotel was already crowded with entertainment reporters.

China Film Group doesn't invite just any reporter, but the topic of Painted Skin has been a hot headline for the past two months. Whether it's director Zhang Yimou, assistant director Lu Yang, or the male and female leads He Daqi and Zhou Huimin, they basically disappear after finishing their promotional tours, making it impossible to get an interview.

Only Zhou Xun is left, and she's made a fortune thanks to the popularity of Painted Skin. The key is that everyone's tired of just interviewing her, and they all want to interview the other main creators, maybe they can make a big news story.

So there were quite a few reporters at the hotel entrance right now. In addition, many celebrities from the industry were invited to the celebration banquet today, so China Film Group and Asia Pacific Film Group even set up a red carpet so that everyone could take more footage to brag about.

What puzzled these reporters was why the burly security personnel maintaining order at the scene wouldn't allow the use of flash photography. Why did they make such an outrageous demand?

"Zhou Xun is here!"

After a gasp, the reporters stopped worrying about the ban on using flash, squeezed to the front, and started frantically pressing the shutter.

You think you can just tell us not to use it and then we can't? Who listens to you?

When the flashbulbs went off, the security personnel immediately changed their attitude. They first tried to stop them, and if they didn't listen, they tried to drive them away. Before the reporters could even react, they found that a large number of security personnel had suddenly come out of the hotel.

There were more people than reporters at the scene. They held a press conference and a celebration banquet, but they brought four or five hundred security personnel. Are they crazy?

Want to kick people out? No way!

The reporters righteously put away their flashes, then fearlessly brandished their cameras, determined to linger and not leave.

If they don't allow it, they don't allow it. Anyway, the large lights that were specially installed at the hotel entrance today are working quite well, and the photos won't look much different.

Zhou Xun was in high spirits at this moment. She was very glad that she had deliberately exposed the Painted Skin project to He Daqi in order to disgust others.

If the Painted Skin project were still in the hands of Hong Kong people, let alone whether the actors were suitable or how different the directors were, the box office results would probably not be as good as they are now, and would likely not even reach a quarter of the current level.

Wow, this is a huge windfall! The endorsements and commercials I've done in these two months are equivalent to what I did in the previous two years.

As Zhou Xun was happily posing at the hotel entrance, another exclamation came from afar: "Director Zhang is here! No, he's brought his child!"

As soon as he said that, the other reporters perked up and quickly looked toward where the red carpet began.

"real or fake?"

"Wow! They really brought a child!" Hearing the reporters discussing loudly, Zhou Xun raised an eyebrow, stopped posing, and prepared to go into the hotel lobby to wait a while, say hello to Zhang Yimou, and then go to the press conference together.

She heard that this press conference was to announce the sequel to Painted Skin. Zhou Xun had contacted Ya Yue before, but no one gave her a definite answer. So she wanted to ask Zhang Yimou. After all, it was unlikely that the Painted Skin series would fail. As for the choice of the female lead for the sequel, Zhou Xun felt that she had a great advantage.

After entering the hotel, looking out through the floor-to-ceiling glass doors in the lobby, Zhou Xun realized that Zhang Yimou had indeed brought his child, which made him curious.

Zhang Yimou is expressionless all day long, and no one knows what he is thinking. Why would he suddenly appear in front of the public with his child?
Old Zhang walked the red carpet incredibly fast, as if he didn't want his child to be overly exposed to the spotlight. Without saying a word, he held Dingding's hand and went straight into the hotel without even stopping.

"Director Zhang, is this your child?" Zhou Xun asked with a smile.

Zhang Yimou nodded and hummed in agreement.

"Why did you suddenly decide to bring your child here? Do you want him to become an actor when he grows up? To start out as a child star?"

Having worked together for a while, Zhou Xun knew Zhang Yimou's temperament, so he bluntly asked the question that had been on his mind.

“No.” Zhang Yimou shook his head expressionlessly, then said meaningfully, “I’m not the only one who brought the child today.”

After saying that, he left first, leaving Zhou Xun standing in the hall in a daze.

Fortunately, Zhou Xun didn't have to think about Zhang Yimou's words for long, because the red carpet was walked one after another, and the people behind quickly filled Zhang Yimou's vacancy.

He Bing led Charlie around happily, not afraid of the reporters taking pictures, and even taught Charlie how to greet them.

"Teacher He Bing, is this your son?"

“Yes, little Charlie, come on, wave over there.”

Upon hearing that this was He Bing's son, the reporters immediately began to examine the family tree, asking all sorts of questions, from age and name to hobbies and where he went to school. It was so chaotic that He Bing was too lazy to answer. He chuckled and didn't stay on the red carpet for long before leading little Charlie into the hotel.

"Who is Xiao Zhou waiting for here?"

"I was just browsing. Teacher He, is this your child? What's going on today? Why did you all bring your children?"

"Haha, didn't expect that, did you? Are you regretting not bringing your child to walk the red carpet?"

He Bing didn't say a single nice thing, which made Zhou Xun roll his eyes. Too lazy to watch the show any longer, he pinched Charlie's cheek and went upstairs with He Bing to the press conference venue.

At this moment, Zhou Xun had the same question as the reporters on site.

These days, don't celebrities usually keep their kids hidden away? Why are they showing them off today?
This question has become increasingly perplexing for reporters as more and more celebrities walk the red carpet.

Because Wang Feng also led his child down the red carpet, and Wu Mengda did the same after him.

After walking the red carpet, not all the celebrities went to the press conference. Apart from the main creative team of Painted Skin and the guest team of Where Are We Going, Dad?, who went to the press conference floor, the others went directly to the celebration banquet.

This press conference is only scheduled to last an hour, starting at 7 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. Then, without further ado, we'll go straight to the celebration banquet.

Therefore, the timing of the red carpet event is also fixed.

It starts at 6:00 and ends at 7:00.

The celebrities walking the red carpet at the end are not attending the press conference, so they don't need to rush upstairs to prepare.

At 6:30, another extended luxury car stopped at the beginning of the red carpet.

At this moment, the reporters were all whispering and chatting, not really caring who the new celebrity was. Normally, He Daqi and his wife would be the last to appear, so it was unlikely that they would appear now. Since no big-name celebrities were going to appear, they might as well discuss why Zhang Yimou and his wife brought their child today.

However, after the luxury limousine stopped there, no one got out for a long time, which aroused the reporters' curiosity.

What's going on? Did the female celebrity's dress rip because of exercise and she can't get out of the car? Or is the male celebrity in a hurry to finish his business?

It's no wonder the reporters are so malicious. Back in June and July, He Daqi and his wife thoroughly exposed the entertainment industry, especially Taiwanese artists. Add to that the scandal involving Teacher Chen at the beginning of the year, and the entertainment industry's reputation is really not good now. Everyone feels that there's no clean person in it, so it's impossible not to look at it with prejudice.

"Does Mom look pretty today?"

"Beautiful! Mom is the most beautiful!" X2
Today, Vivian Chow wore a gold dress made of satin silk, which was different from the gold dress she wore when she announced her marriage to Ho Tai-kai.

This dress isn't fitted, nor does it have many flashy diamonds. A golden orchid woven from ribbon adorns the left shoulder, while the right shoulder is partially exposed. The same gold color, but different design, yet the same bright and flamboyant aura.

Both little ones were dressed in the same shade of purple, except one wore a purple variegated short-sleeved shirt and purple capri pants, while the other wore a purple embroidered long dress.

They each put their arms around Vivian Chow's arm with a grin, not daring to get too close to her, because they had been told not to mess up their mother's hairstyle today.

As for Dad's appearance, it doesn't matter at all.

He Daqi was dressed quite casually, wearing an orange fitted suit jacket with a black faux lining, nothing underneath, revealing half of his chest muscles, and orange casual pants. It would be difficult to mess up this outfit even if someone wanted to.

"Alright, that's enough. I've told them everything. Let's get off the bus together." Seeing that Zhou Huimin was about to say something to the two children again, He Daqi pointed to his watch and said.

Actually, Zhou Huimin was a little excited right now, otherwise she wouldn't have made an excuse to stay in the car for so long. She took a deep breath, nodded, and then waited for He Daqi to get out of the car before reaching out her hand to let him help her out.

The reporters had just started shouting that He Daqi and Zhou Huimin had arrived, and before they could finish speaking, they saw He Daqi help Zhou Huimin out of the car and then carry two adorable children out of the car.

All the reporters present were stunned into silence.

After a long while, someone finally stammered and asked incredulously, "Da Qi, this, this...this child?"

He Daqi smiled but didn't say anything. They had already discussed it before they came, and Zhou Huimin was to talk about it.

At this moment, Vivian Chow held a little cutie in one hand, proudly raising her head. Seeing the reporters who were stunned into silence, she boasted with a smug look on her face: "Yes, just as you all think, Daqi and I have two children."

(End of this chapter)