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Chapter 463 How to explain to my wife that we're going to lose money?

When He Daqi gave Ning Hao the recording pen used to record the general script of Jinling Photo Studio, it wasn't in Asia-Pacific.

In May, a gentle breeze blows.

He Daqi had arranged to visit the set of "After the Flowers Bloom, a Hundred Flowers Kill 2" with Ning Hao today, so he got up very early.

The two little ones finally had a day off today, and they were as happy as little tigers let loose, running around He Daqi and Zhou Huimin. Every now and then, they would curiously run over to Ning Hao, who was listening to the script with a recorder, and prick up their ears to listen.

He Daqi's two little rascals are indeed lovable. Ning Hao put away the recorder, laughed, and when the two little guys ran over again, he took the opportunity to pat their little heads.

Unexpectedly, Ning Hao rubbed their heads, but the two little ones weren't afraid. They grinned, lowered their heads, and ran back to their parents.

"You're not allowed to run around once you're on set, understand? Otherwise, your parents won't take you out anymore."

When Vivian Chow saw that the two little ones had been running around in a light sweat for a short while after getting out of the car, she put on a stern face and gave them a stern warning.

"Okay!" X2
The two little brats agreed reluctantly.

He Daqi's mind was mostly on his phone screen, but when he heard the two children respond, he chuckled and looked up, but didn't say anything to embarrass Zhou Huimin.

Putting his phone away, he reached out and took the two little rascals' hands, one on each side. Before heading into the film set, he turned to Zhou Huimin and said, "Next weekend, when they have another day off, I'll take them to Yan Jiu's factory for a couple of days. Yan Jiu makes pretty good phones, not as good as the ones we have now, but they're cheaper."

"They haven't made much money yet, so what's there to see? Why not take advantage of this season and go for a stroll on the grasslands, let them ride some ponies."

As soon as Zhou Huimin finished speaking, the two little ones' eyes lit up immediately. They quickly shook He Daqi's big hand and stared at him expectantly, clearly captivated by Zhou Huimin's little pony.

"Dad, let's listen to Mom and go to the grasslands next week."

"Daddy, I want to ride a pony."

He Daqi smiled and shook his head: "Listen to me, Dad has important business to attend to next week. I'll take you two along the way for some fun. If you want to ride the pony, we'll go the week after next."

Well, now that He Daqi has refused, the two little devils immediately turned their faces up and ignored him. They wouldn't even let him hold their hands anymore, and instead pouted and ran to Zhou Huimin's side, each grabbing one of her hands.

He Daqi clicked his tongue and led the way, followed by a beaming Zhou Huimin, his little darling who was giving him a cold snort, and his pretentious son. The family of four entered the film crew like that.

Unfortunately, Lu Yang was filming, so He Daqi didn't go over to disturb him and waited at a distance.

Before long, Ning Hao caught up and wandered over to He Daqi's side.

“I just heard the beginning of the plot and it seems like there’s a lot to prepare, especially those incriminating photos. We need to find someone to collect them. I don’t think we can get the crew together in a short time, so I’m here to help Lu Yang out.”

Looking at Lu Yang intently observing the monitor in the distance, Ning Hao felt quite emotional. This little brother of his had finally made something of himself, and his journey had been much smoother than his own back then.

Thinking of this, Ning Hao's face darkened. He had been misled by a villain, which led to his debut being a series of Balabala Little Fairies.

When I give a lecture to my juniors at the Beijing Film Academy, the teacher's opening introduction is invariably: "Learn from your senior Ning Hao. He's incredibly good at seizing opportunities. He started out directing children's plays, and now he's a renowned film director. So you should..."

He Daqi was quite puzzled. Why did Ning Hao's face darken and his teeth grit as he spoke? Was he starting to think about his new idol, Lu Chuan, again?

No, I can't let my senior brother go mad, so He Daqi quickly replied, "Do as you please. If there are any problems with the script, just call me, or you can come and talk to me in person. You haven't been to my house yet, have you? I'm free from today until next weekend, so why don't you come over and visit me, so you can get acquainted with the place?"

Ning Hao had heard Lu Yang boast about He Daqi's new home. To be honest, he didn't want to give He Daqi the chance to show off, but he couldn't resist his curiosity and really wanted to see what a manor villa that looked like a five-star hotel was like, so he nodded in agreement.

The two started chatting casually, and not long after, seeing Lu Yang begin directing the crew to rearrange the set, He Daqi led them over there.

"Lu Yang, you're actually doing quite well now." He Daqi chuckled and patted Lu Yang on the shoulder from behind.

By this time, apart from Lu Yang, everyone else had already noticed He Daqi and the others. However, He Daqi and Ning Hao initially stood far away, clearly not wanting to come and disturb them, so no one reminded Lu Yang to let him know that He Daqi and the others had come to visit the set.

He Daqi's sudden act of reaching out startled Lu Yang.

Looking back, I realized that He Daqi had led this strange and unusual group.

The two little ones were familiar with Lu Yang, and when they saw him turn around, they immediately greeted him with smiles.

Lu Yang smiled and pinched the cheeks of the two mischievous kids one by one.

"Senior brothers, why didn't you tell us you were coming?"

"I was just preparing a surprise for you."

After Ning Hao finished speaking, he chuckled and came over to stand next to Lu Yang. He reached out and turned on the monitor to play the playback. After watching for a while, he couldn't help but nod. Lu Yang was indeed capable now. The quality of the shots he shot was no worse than in the first movie, and he even had his own cinematic language. Although he had learned from Ning Hao and Zhang Yimou, the feeling he produced was not like that of the two of them.

They were chatting quietly when a figure rushed out of the dressing room not far away: "Daqi! Good bro! Did you come here especially to visit me on set today?"

Deng Chao was beaming with joy, probably because he felt honored that He Daqi had come to visit him on set. He made sure to shout loudly so that the rest of the crew wouldn't hear him.

However, when Deng Chao got closer and saw He Daqi leading the children, he was also taken aback. Last time he went to He Daqi's new house for drinks, He Daqi did not let the children come down to meet him.

This was the first time Deng Chao had seen He Daqi's two children in real life. Sun Li had previously mentioned that He Daqi's two children were especially cute on TV, and she imagined that her and Deng Chao's children would be just as cute in the future.

"Come on, say hello happily, this is Brother Deng."

Upon hearing this, Deng Chao punched He Daqi and laughed, "Go to hell! You think you can take advantage of my seniority?"

After saying that, he squatted down and, without any formalities, pulled the two little ones away from He Daqi and greeted them with a smile: "Don't listen to your dad's nonsense. Your names are Huanhuan and Huanle, right? Come on, call him Uncle Deng. Uncle will buy you candy later."

"Uncle Deng, we want to eat chocolate."

"Okay, then let's buy chocolate!"

After half a day, the other actors in the crew had already gathered around.

He Daqi's two children were quite the target of the actresses' adoration; their little faces were pinched and pinched, and they even received several secret kisses. ...

……

People change over time, but He Daqi never expected that Yan Jiu would change so much in less than a year.

When He Daqi came last time, he could still sense Yan Jiu's carefree and arrogant demeanor. However, when they met again this time, He Daqi saw a bit of Wang Rui's air about Yan Jiu.

It seems that managing a large company can really hone one's skills.

He Daqi was standing at the window of Yan Jiu's office, watching Zhou Huimin leading her two children around the factory area downstairs.

Yan Jiu was standing next to He Daqi, making a phone call in Korean. He Daqi had been listening for a while and knew that Yan Jiu was calling his brother-in-law.

The call had finally ended after so long. As soon as he hung up, He Daqi jokingly said, "You really managed to dig up a lot of good stuff from your father-in-law."

"Absolutely. To get more stuff over here, I've become incredibly fluent in Korean now. This time, I've definitely found the right people to work with. Now, my brother-in-law is starting to probe my background. When I accompanied my wife to South Korea for their family dinner before, my brother-in-law was quite the show-off. I don't know what he was so good at. I really admire my father-in-law for not telling his son what my family does. If he had, I wonder if my brother-in-law would still be able to keep up the act."

Yan Jiu clicked his tongue and teased his brother-in-law, clearly implying that the friendly exchange on the phone was all fake, mostly just polite formalities, and neither of them really cared about the other.

"Where's your wife? Didn't she say she'd be helping you at the factory?"

“She’s showing, and my mom doesn’t want her to move around too much, so she came and took her to Haojiang. My mom used to complain that I married a foreign girl, but now it’s all good. Ever since she found out that my wife is having a son, she even hired two nannies who can speak Korean.”

He Daqi and Yan Jiu were chatting about everyday things when Wang Rui led Gou Chuzhong in through the door.

These two just went to the factory to take a look around, mainly to check on Yan Jiu's finished mobile phones and processing capabilities.

"What does Brother Zhong think?"

He Daqi only saw that Gou Chuzhong was all smiles and couldn't tell anything else, so he asked directly.

"That's right. Whether it's smartphones or feature phones, there should be a good market in Southeast Asia. This project is indeed suitable for me. But Daqi, to be honest, the future of this mobile phone factory is obvious. Are you really willing to let me invest and get involved? Just for your fame in Southeast Asia?"

"That's one reason. Another reason is that the factory needs to be expanded. To increase production in the future, we'll need to invest in more machinery. Also, we're not currently doing business in the domestic market. So, Brother Zhong, as a local expert in Southeast Asia, you're very important. Why don't we just bring you in for cooperation and let you open up the Southeast Asian market?"

He Daqi's reason was perfunctory, but as long as he agreed, Gou Chuzhong didn't care about anything else. As for He Daqi's request, Gou Chuzhong could also help him fulfill it, so he didn't mind the perfunctory answer from He Daqi.

He and Wang Rui had the same thought: that He Daqi had taken on some kind of mission and was spending money to complete it.

Who would want to be a saint or a Buddha? The Indians are so poor they're practically eating gruel. Anyway, Gou Chuzhong really doesn't think He Daqi would go there to make money. Surely it's not for the golden statues in the temple? If He Daqi were to use all that gold, even if he were a true Buddha, he wouldn't be a Buddha.

"Alright, Daqi, I won't take advantage of you. I'll have someone come and assess the value of our mobile phone brand. If it's 20% higher than the estimated price, I'll take 10% of the shares from you. Of course, if you're willing to sell more, I don't mind."

"I really can't sell more than that. I have to explain to my wife for ages just this 10%."

Gou Chuzhong didn't believe He Daqi's excuse, but he didn't expect that He Daqi was telling the truth.

He Daqi really had to explain to Zhou Huimin for a long time that he had sold 10% of his prime assets for no reason, and that He Daqi had been spending money like water lately. Even with Zhou Huimin's good temper, she still had to question him.

Now He Daqi is starting to have a headache. He shouldn't have thought of bringing his wife and children with him this time.

Zhou Huimin has visited the factory and should now understand the value of this mobile phone brand. The project wasn't very profitable before because they were constantly expanding their branch factories. Now that the company has grown so large, it's absurd for He Daqi to sell his shares without any reason. If he tries to use the same excuse he used to appease Gou Chuxin to Zhou Huimin, she'll probably have to hire a private investigator for him.

What to do? He Daqi frowned.

Turning around, He Daqi glanced out the window at Zhou Huimin and her two children downstairs. His mind raced, and a whole host of excuses flashed through his mind, only to be rejected one by one.

With a click, Wang Rui lit a cigarette.

With him as the starting point, Yan Jiu and Gou Chuzhong immediately followed suit, one lighting a cigar and the other a cigarette.

He Daqi pretended to fan himself with his hand, then said, "You know I can't stand the smell of smoke. You guys go ahead and smoke. I'm going downstairs to take the kids for a walk."

After saying that, he walked out, and the three smokers' calls only elicited a wave from He Daqi without him turning around.

As soon as He Daqi walked downstairs, the two children who were wandering around the flower bed in the factory area immediately saw him and ran towards him with laughter from afar, with Zhou Huimin scolding them to slow down behind them.

"Are you two hungry after running around all day?" He Daqi squatted down and asked with a smile, putting his arms around the two mischievous boys.

"Hungry!" X2
He Daqi's words only made things worse, as they caused the two little ones' bellies to rumble.

"Dad will take you to eat seafood hot pot for lunch later. It smells so good, it's a local specialty."

After He Daqi finished speaking, the two little ones jumped up and down with joy, but He Daqi smiled and held them down, taking out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from their faces.

Seeing Vivian Chow stroll over, Ho Tai-kei stood up with a bright smile.

"I have something to tell you, I..."

Before He Daqi could finish speaking, Zhou Huimin interrupted him, asking in a calm tone, "Are you planning to sell your shares in this factory?"

He Daqi was holding back his laughter, and his forced bright smile now looked extremely stiff.

I couldn't come up with an excuse after thinking for so long. I was speechless for a while before finally nodding and saying "Mmm".

Zhou Huimin looked at him with a half-smile, making He Daqi very uncomfortable. Fortunately, the two little ones started urging He Daqi to let him take them to eat, which broke the awkward atmosphere that only He Daqi felt.

He chuckled twice and was about to lead the child away when he paused for a moment because of Zhou Huimin's teasing voice.

"Can't you bear to see human suffering?"

(End of this chapter)