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Chapter 455 The Essence of Life
Wang Jinghua clearly didn't want to give up, but she didn't argue further. Instead, she decided to see how He Daqi would arrange things for the two handsome young men.

Putting everything else aside, at this point in time, the idol trainees from South Korea who manage to debut as a group have all already mastered the basics of the skills.

On Ya Yue's side, neither Liu Ying nor Wu Nannan are people who are willing to manage artists. The company still has a lot of things to do. Besides, it's not like they don't have an artist management department. However, He Daqi came over personally to make arrangements, which clearly shows that he wanted the two newcomers to have a high starting point.

Liu Ying and Wu Nannan were not very willing to plan the company's overall direction, which pleased Wang Jinghua. As a result, Wang Jinghua was in charge of most of Yayue's resources, which made her quite comfortable there, and she stayed until the company went public.

Right now, Wang Jinghua was secretly thinking that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, He Daqi would be given a lot of resources to make these two idols famous. Once they became popular, they would be allowed to choose their own resources, just like the Yonghui Qiming Girls' Group.

At that stage, Wu Nannan will no longer pay attention to these two promising talents and will basically let them grow freely, which is when Wang Jinghua can intervene.

She knew all too well how popular handsome young idols were these days. With her position in the management of Asia-Pacific Entertainment Group, Wang Jinghua was confident that she could make the two of them choose resources according to their own preferences.

The main thing now is to see what He Daqi's plan is. We can't let these two newcomers be busy all year round, can we? As long as they have time, Wang Jinghua can come and lend a hand.

"Sister Liu, there's a film crew in Shanghai that's collaborating with the video website Yabo. It's called 'iPartment,' and filming's almost finished. Could you contact the crew when you have some free time? I'll also put in a good word with Yabo."

"Have them reshoot, and then add four more people: Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai from Ya Yue's side, and Nazha and Dilraba from Yong Hui Qi Ming's side. Have the editors on that production team figure out how to add more people. If all else fails, our editorial department can send some people over to help."

After He Daqi finished speaking, Liu Ying, Wang Jinghua, and Wu Nannan were all stunned. The film crew that He Daqi mentioned was too unexpected; they had never even heard of it before.

However, the fact that He Daqi actively requested to include people in a TV series, especially two idol trainees he had just recruited and clearly valued, indicates that this TV series is something special.

"Daqi, did you read the script for 'iPartment' on Yabo.com?" Liu Ying clearly misunderstood He Daqi's source of information.

"I've seen it. It's very suitable for young people, especially as their debut TV series."

He Daqi did not explain Liu Ying's misunderstanding, but followed Liu Ying's line of thought and described the reasons.

"Daqi, are there any other arrangements for them?" Wu Nannan hadn't managed any artists in a long time, so she wanted to take this opportunity to ask more clearly, mainly to find out how much resources He Daqi would provide.

"It'll be about six months since they finished filming 'iPartment.' We'll see what major projects we have on hand that would be suitable then. If time allows, we could arrange 'Painted Skin 2,' and also 'After the Flowers Bloom 2,' that's also an option."

They can't play the main roles, but they can get supporting roles, especially for Painted Skin 2. Zhang Yimou isn't finished preparing for it yet, so there's a high chance they'll be able to make it. Zhang Yimou is very good at training actors; sending them to work under him would be a good way for them to learn a lot.

If He Daqi said that, Liu Ying and the others would understand that he was preparing to pour resources into the project.

Liu Ying looked at Wu Nannan with a strange expression and said, "Nannan, take them to the artist department first and arrange their accommodations."

Wu Nannan knew that Liu Ying had something she didn't want to say to He Daqi in front of the two new artists, so she nodded, smiled and greeted them, then led Lu Han and Zhang Jiashuai out.

As soon as the door closed, Liu Ying whispered to He Daqi, "Daqi, are you saying that these two are the main artists that Asia-Pacific will promote in the next few years? How will their contracts be calculated? Will they be the same as the Yonghui Qiming Girls' Group back then?"

"Contracts? I bought out their contracts. You should know the situation in South Korea. Fifteen years before debut, ten years after debut. That means I bought out their contracts for ten years. It's a 10/90 split, with the company getting 90% and them getting 10%. We won't be that greedy. You can discuss how to change it later."

He Daqi clicked his tongue and took out two Chinese-translated contracts from his bag, placing them on Liu Ying's desk.

Wang Jinghua and Liu Ying each took a copy to read, and both shook their heads as they read. They knew that South Korea was corrupt, but they never imagined it was this corrupt.

These artist contracts are incredibly strict, even covering all sorts of daily life matters, including what and how much an artist eats.

"Daqi, was it easy for you to dig up these two children?"

This was the first time Wang Jinghua had seen the official documents of the artist's contract from South Korea. The more she looked at them, the more serious her expression became. She had previously wanted to poach people from South Korea, but now, after seeing this contract, she felt a little uncertain.

"It's alright. The person I asked was quite efficient; they bought out the contract for me in just a few days."

He Daqi has started digging a pit. He's not holding back any good news right now; he wants to see how Wang Jinghua will be thwarted when she tries to poach people.

Sure enough, when Wang Jinghua heard He Daqi say it was quite easy, her furrowed brows relaxed, probably because she didn't take it seriously.

"I'll be going now if there's nothing else." He Daqi had finished giving his instructions, said casually, and turned to leave. But as he reached the door, he remembered something and turned back to Liu Ying, saying:
"By the way, Sister Liu, could you please get me a copy of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards nominees? Take a picture of it and send it to my phone."

"Okay, I see."

After Liu Ying agreed, He Daqi nodded slightly, then left the office without wandering around the company, and went directly to the underground parking garage by elevator.

In less than twenty minutes, the convoy returned to the manor villa.

He Daqi was quite surprised to see Zhou Huimin standing at the villa entrance waiting for him before he even got out of the car. In this freezing weather, Zhou Huimin was actually willing to come out and brave the cold. Had she changed her ways?

As soon as He Daqi got out of the car, before he could even speak, Zhou Huimin hurriedly asked, "I heard you went to South Korea and brought back two handsome young men? And you even personally arranged resources for them?"

"Wow! You're quite well-informed!" He Daqi said as he pushed Zhou Huimin, who was blocking the door, into the house.

"I don't quite understand you anymore. What a promising talent this must be that you had to personally go to South Korea to recruit him? I've never seen you so concerned about the company's artists before."

He Daqi paused, his expression turning strange. Why did Zhou Huimin's words sound so sarcastic to him? Was it just his imagination?
"I went there to discuss cooperation and poach people on the side. You don't know, the few days I was there happened to coincide with the suicide of an artist there, otherwise the poaching wouldn't have been so smooth. Besides, when have I ever been uncaring about the company's artists? Huang Bo, Wang Xun, and the Yonghui Qiming girl group, weren't they all my suggestions?"

He Daqi explained with a smile, but then noticed that Zhou Huimin's eyes were glaring at him. He found it amusing, so he used his large hands to hold Zhou Huimin's cheeks and gently rubbed them a few times, making Zhou Huimin's nose and eyes look crooked.

He Daqi had no idea that his pause just now had made Zhou Huimin's heart skip a beat.

Considering that she's been finding it hard to understand He Daqi lately, Zhou Huimin came up with a rather imaginative idea.

Does this mean we'll have to guard against not only vixens but also gigolos from now on?!

Once this idea popped into her head, Vivian Chow felt as if a weight was hanging over her heart, and she suddenly felt a heavy pressure on her chest.

She shoved He Daqi's teasing hands away in annoyance, took a good breath, her almond-shaped eyes widened, she wanted to speak but didn't know what to say, her lips trembled for a long time but she couldn't utter a word.

He Daqi was completely bewildered. He really wanted to ask Zhou Huimin if she was really going through menopause, but remembering how Zhou Huimin had reacted like a madwoman when he joked with her last time, he didn't say anything. The couple just stared at each other, each lost in their own thoughts. After a long while, Zhou Huimin finally came up with a plan. She composed herself, put on a smile, and pulled He Daqi into the house.

First, we need to test whether He Daqi is gay.

Her unpredictable and silent actions left He Daqi completely bewildered, and he followed Zhou Huimin into the bedroom in a rather strange manner.

"Ouch! What are you doing! In broad daylight! No! Don't stop!"

……

……

Everything has changed.

Vivian Chow has a lot of worries right now.

Fortunately, He Daqi's hobbies haven't changed, but it's hard to guess what he's thinking.

Zhou Huimin sighed deeply in her heart, shifting her gaze away from He Daqi. The dinner was rather tasteless, and she was beginning to understand the difficulties of being a housewife.

Thinking of this, she looked at the other two troublesome ones. As her gaze swept over them, the two little ones stopped secretly looking at her and immediately started pretending to eat.

"Huanhuan and Lele, do you have something to say to your mother?" He Daqi found it amusing and teased her with a smile.

The two children were easily teased. When He Daqi asked them that question, they looked at each other with heavy hearts, as if they had made up their minds. They put down their bowls and looked up at Zhou Huimin with their little faces.

"Mom, we don't want to go to kindergarten anymore."

“Yes, yes, kindergarten is not as fun as home, we want to stay home with Grandma.”

The excuse made Zhou's mother chuckle.

"Alright, alright, if you don't want to go, then you don't have to. Grandma will take you to play for another two years, and when you're old enough, we'll go straight to elementary school."

Zhou Huimin rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Mommy, don't make things worse."

Then she turned to her two little darlings, frowned and asked, "Huanhuan and Lele, why don't you want to go to kindergarten? Did some other children bully you?"

"No." X2
The two little ones looked worried and kept their heads down when Zhou Huimin asked them questions, not wanting to look up.

"Then tell me, why don't you want to go?" Zhou Huimin asked sternly.

"We don't want to go to class anymore. We want to play all the time and not learn anything." The little girl couldn't stand the pressure, or perhaps she moved a step away from Zhou Huimin, and spoke up first to explain the reason.

He Daqi clicked his tongue, thinking, "My child is quite promising! He understands the essence of life at such a young age."

Honestly, He Daqi has already started quietly planning children's variety shows. Look at him, why bother going to school? It's so much better to go out and make money!

Fortunately, seeing Zhou Huimin's depressed face, He Daqi didn't lose his mind and blurt out the matter. Zhou Huimin had been acting like a madwoman all day, and He Daqi was still a little intimidated by her behavior.

"This is going to be difficult!" He Daqi took a deep breath and then sighed.

The commotion drew the attention of the whole family, especially Zhou Huimin, who asked in surprise, "What's wrong?"

“I just received a few calls from parents of other children at the kindergarten. They said their kids were looking forward to going to kindergarten with Huanhuan and Lele tomorrow. You know what's going on? I don't mind if you two don't go to kindergarten, but your good friends are waiting for you. You two won't let your friends down, will you?”

He Daqi looked worried; he used all his acting skills to fool the children, as if he were genuinely helping his two mischievous kids come up with ideas.

Vivian Chow smiled faintly, then covered her mouth in a mocking manner, saying, "Yes, what should we do?"

"Was it Junjun who called Xu Doudou's parents?" The little girl was not only easily pressured, but also easily fooled. After being hit by her parents' combination of tactics, she immediately became anxious.

"Yes, they are Junjun and... um... Doudou's parents." He Daqi had no idea who his daughter was talking about. He had never been to kindergarten, so how could he know which children his two kids played with? He was just going along with it.

Sure enough, his words fooled the two little ones, who looked bewildered, as if they were trying to figure out how to be loyal.

He Daqi seized the opportunity to press the issue, asking with a smirk, "Huanhuan and Lele, what do you two suggest? How about I talk to the other children's parents and tell them you don't want to play with the other kids anymore?"

"no!"

"do not want!"

The two mischievous kids quickly denied the correct choice and hurriedly tried to stop He Daqi.

After denying it, they both hung their little heads reluctantly, and the son grumbled, "Then let's go to kindergarten tomorrow."

Zhou Huimin pressed her advantage, quickly learning from He Daqi, and used another trump card. With a smile, she patted the two children's heads and asked, "Huanhuan and Lele, why haven't I seen you bring back any little red flowers these past two days? Don't you want to? Or does the teacher not want to give them to you?"

The little girl pouted and said sullenly, "It's because we don't want to take it. It's just a little red flower. We can get it back tomorrow."

"Good! That's ambitious!" He Daqi quickly clapped.

The applause was perfectly timed, and the little girl proudly tilted her head back and even gave a smug hum.

He Daqi and his wife exchanged a glance and raised their eyebrows at each other. Very good, they've fooled each other for another day.

This couple is really something else. They use all their cunning on their children, taking turns playing the good cop and the bad cop, completely fooling the two kids.

(End of this chapter)