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Chapter 468 Busywork

The voices were getting closer.

I could vaguely hear the two little ones telling Vivian Chow about their day at kindergarten. Vivian Chow smiled and responded without saying much, letting the two little ones happily recount their experiences one after the other.

The villa's door was pushed open, and Zhou Huimin immediately saw He Daqi lounging lazily on the sofa. Her gentle gaze, which had been listening to the child recount happy stories, instantly turned into surprise.

The two little ones, unaware of what was happening, were still happily looking up at their mother and talking about what they cared about. It took them a while to realize that their mother's expression was off. Just as they were about to ask something, Zhou Huimin spoke first.

“You’re back? Actually, you didn’t need to come all this way. I’ll bring the kids to see you soon.”

When they reunited after a short separation, Vivian Chow's tone was not very dramatic, but the surprise in her eyes revealed her true feelings.

The two children followed Zhou Huimin's gaze and then noticed He Daqi smiling on the sofa.

The two mischievous boys immediately forgot everything and rushed over with loud laughter, plopping down on the sofa with glee, each taking up half of He Daqi's body.

He Daqi hugged his two darlings, first helping them take off their little backpacks, then kissing each of them before looking at Zhou Huimin and answering her initial question: "I didn't travel back and forth. The filming over there is finished, so I came straight back. I didn't tell you, I wanted to surprise you."

"Filming finished? Didn't you say it would take more than two months? It's only been a month or so, right?" Zhou Huimin wanted to come closer to He Daqi, but there was no room left. She could only hug her daughter first before sitting down next to He Daqi.

"My scenes were filmed first. After all, I'm not the main character this time, so my role isn't very big," He Daqi explained with a smile.

After saying that, seeing that Zhou Huimin was just smiling at him and not saying anything else, He Daqi smiled and asked his son and daughter, "It's been more than a month since I last saw you. Did you miss your dad?"

"Yes!" X2
He Daqi laughed heartily upon hearing this: "Hahaha, come on, let Daddy give you another kiss."

As a result, the two little ones wouldn't let him kiss them. They playfully pushed He Daqi's face with their hands. He Daqi, who also loved to make a fuss, grinned and pretended to kiss him, scaring one of them and then the other. For a while, the whole villa was filled with the laughter of the two children.

Zhou Huimin watched this scene with a smile, feeling that the atmosphere at home had become much more joyful since He Daqi returned.

After playing with the two kids for a long time, they finally calmed down, or perhaps it was time for the broadcast of "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf." In any case, they were now sitting upright watching TV, which finally gave He Daqi and his wife some time to talk.

"Shall we not go out anymore?"

"I'm not going out anymore. I have to make a cameo appearance in 'Painted Skin 2' and prepare for a new variety show. Also, Ning Hao should have finished preparing 'Jinling Photo Studio' by the end of the year. I promised him I would play a small supporting role. If nothing unexpected happens, that's all for the second half of the year. Oh, by the way, Lu Yang's 'After the Flowers Bloom, the Hundred Flowers Kill 2' is almost finished filming and will be released around the end of the year. I'll have to attend the premiere then."

As He Daqi slowly recounted his possible schedule for the second half of the year, Zhou Huimin gently rested her head on his shoulder. It's unclear how much she absorbed, but she was all smiles.

Summer may have arrived early, so the air conditioner needs to be set low. The family of four huddled on the sofa, and He Daqi had unknowingly adjusted the temperature several times. He suddenly realized another disadvantage of the large house: the temperature changed slowly. Fortunately, it wasn't too hot, and He Daqi, who was being used as a human-shaped pillow, could still bear it.

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Han Shanping may have had some bad luck these past two years; he really should go and burn some incense.

This year is strange. Logically, with the advancement of private cinema chains, box office revenue should be increasing. The problem is that only two films broke 100 million yuan in the first half of the year, and both of them are quite difficult to evaluate.

One is Red Cliff (Part 2), and the other is Nanjing (Nanjing).

To put it bluntly, the box office performance in the first half of the year was terrible. People say it's because He Daqi and his team built up the box office of "Painted Skin" earlier, which drained the box office revenue for later periods.

In a closer look, it does count, but it doesn't account for a large proportion.

If He Daqi were to say it, then Old Han was just unlucky. He didn't get to see Asia-Pacific's big projects explode this year. Ning Hao's No Man's Land got caught in the crossfire. Zhang Yimou's Painted Skin 2 has been in preparation for too long. As for Lu Yang, he was busy preparing variety shows for He Daqi last year, and his movie this year hasn't been produced yet.

In fact, He Daqi himself is also an important factor. Apart from Painted Skin, he didn't have any major movies released last year, nor did he play any major roles in other movies. So far in 09, Asia has really not had any outstanding achievements.

So when Han Shanping invited He Daqi to go fishing, He Daqi remained silent and focused on outsmarting the fish, completely ignoring Han Shanping's sighs and complaints.

"My movie is almost finished, and it should be released in mid-September if nothing unexpected happens. You know, I'm actually quite nervous about releasing a movie that I directed and produced myself."

Han Shanping wasn't thinking about fishing. He turned his head and glanced at He Daqi, who wasn't going to speak, so he continued, "I had someone look at the script for that movie you just finished filming, 'Veteran.' It's a real shame that it won't be released in China. Otherwise, I was thinking of importing it to boost the domestic box office. By the way, didn't you also film 'Wild Chrysanthemum'? Why hasn't it been released in South Korea?"

"Huh?" He Daqi seemed to have just come to his senses, looking as if he hadn't heard anything before.

Han Shanping retorted irritably, "Go back to fishing!"

"Okay!" He Daqi replied cheerfully.

Alright! Han Shanping was absolutely certain that this brat was just pretending to be stupid.

There's really no way to catch this fish anymore.

"I asked you out because I wanted to tell you that if my movie doesn't do well at the box office when it's released, you can come out and support me. You don't need to support me too much, just keep it in mind."

He Daqi hummed in agreement, then mentally entered the film library. Although he had previously looked at the information about the movie directed by Old Han, he couldn't recall the data immediately, so he had to take a look at the film library.

He only glanced at it once, and then He Daqi looked at Han Shanping strangely.

This is interesting. I bet even Han Shanping himself didn't expect that he would be the highest-grossing Chinese film this year. Of course, the highest-grossing film in China this year is not him, but the sci-fi blockbuster Bald Eagle, which will be released at the end of the year.

"Hey! The fish's here!" He Daqi's demeanor changed instantly.

After a flurry of fancy maneuvers, it took me ages to finally get the fish out of the water. I felt like I'd just killed a little devil, and my joy was genuine.

Han Shanping pursed his lips and reluctantly used the fishing net to catch him. After He Daqi finished his work, he pretended to be indifferent and asked casually, "I heard you introduced a project to Chen Kaige?"

"Yes, I think he should be able to do a good job. The main actors are Zhao Benshan and his group of apprentices, which is quite a gimmick."

Han Shanping clicked his tongue upon hearing this, but didn't say much. Back then, Wuji had a bigger gimmick, and Chen Kaige still came up with something abstract.

Seeing He Daqi's confident demeanor, Han Shanping was too lazy to persuade him anymore. He thought maliciously that He Daqi would suffer the consequences of Chen Kaige's actions and then he would behave himself.

Fortunately, he didn't say it aloud, otherwise the news He Daqi told him would probably have broken his defenses even more. He Daqi didn't contribute a single penny; Zhao Benshan got the lion's share of the investment.

…… ……

Some things were indeed quite unexpected for He Daqi.

He wasn't particularly interested in the League of Legends game, and he had several alternatives in mind.

But when Chen Shuangxi told him that the game company had shares in Tencent, He Daqi almost thought he had misheard.

He never expected that Tencent would invest overseas, let alone in the gaming industry. Back then, it was extremely difficult for He Daqi to buy Apple stock, but Tencent had unknowingly become a shareholder of a foreign gaming company.

Are our competitors really that good?

I haven't heard a single rumor. Tencent's games are indeed impressive now, and their main products are all imported from overseas, but it's really amazing that you placed a bet in advance.

When He Daqi heard about this, he considered giving up, but he still asked Wang Rui to inquire about it. It was like killing two birds with one stone; there was no harm in asking.

When asked, it turned out that Tencent had taken it to heart.

At this point, Tencent's main products are Dungeon Fighter Online and CrossFire. Actually, the company that invested in League of Legends was just a casual investment; they had the idea, but didn't have high hopes.

Upon hearing that He Daqi had sent someone to inquire, Tencent immediately took it seriously and sent someone else to ask back. The intention was to join forces with Yabo.com to first get rid of the other shareholders of the company that made the League of Legends game, and then figure out how to divide the pie back in China later.

Now He Daqi doesn't need to worry anymore. After so many collaborations, the level of trust is quite good. Besides, He Daqi and Tencent have different goals. One wants to make money, and the other wants to gain fame. He Daqi isn't really afraid of being taken advantage of in the end.

"Shuangxi, thank you for your hard work. Penguin will be coming to meet you in a couple of days. We've discussed the specific plan in China and will send you a fax later. Just follow the plan. Remember to help each other and don't sabotage each other."

"Okay, Mr. He."

"That's all for now, goodbye."

As soon as the call ended, Vivian Chow coiled around him like a snake.

He Daqi tried to push her away so he could get up, but he couldn't. Zhou Huimin was all over him.

"I think there's a game company that has a promising future, and I'd like to acquire some shares."

"A game company?"

"Correct."

Zhou Huimin thought for a moment and realized she didn't understand, so she advised, "Don't waste money. I don't understand any of the projects you're involved in, and quite a few of them are losing money. If you keep going like this, you'll be wiping out our family's savings."

He Daqi is not afraid of living a life of leisure, but he is afraid of wanting to invest and start a business. He really didn't see that Zhou Huimin's investments have become more conservative.

Every time this happens, He Daqi can't explain himself. He said before that he couldn't bear to see people suffer, but Zhou Huimin has teased him about it several times. Now, He Daqi is silent, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

Zhou Huimin waited for a long time without hearing a response, and thinking that He Daqi was going to start his silent treatment again, she punched He Daqi directly.

Why aren't you answering me?

"How am I supposed to answer that?" He Daqi glanced at her sideways.

This sudden movement caused Zhou Huimin to wriggle around on He Daqi and start whimpering. She grabbed He Daqi's nose and pulled it back and forth, and not satisfied, she went to flip He Daqi's eyelids.

"Tell me what's wrong with you these days? You suddenly made all these useless investments. Let me tell you, it's only because I trust you that I do. Otherwise, in other families, if one person touches the jointly owned property, the couple would have already started arguing."

Without giving He Daqi a chance to reply, she nudged her face up and whispered in his ear, "So, what have you been doing all this time? I noticed something was wrong a long time ago, but then you suddenly donated hundreds of millions, and I just couldn't understand it."

"No need to understand, I just can't stand it..."

Before He Daqi could finish speaking, Zhou Huimin interrupted him: "He Daqi! If you dare to be evasive with me again!"

"No, I mean I have a kind heart."

"I'll bite you to death!"

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The consequences of failing to capitalize on an opportunity are severe.

He Daqi originally wanted to stay home and work on the script for Infinite Challenge, but now he can't stay home anymore.

Zhou Huimin didn't argue with him; she just clung to him like a beautiful snake, causing mischief from time to time and often interrupting He Daqi's inspiration.

With nowhere else to go, He Daqi simply pretended to be a loyal friend and came to Ya Yue every day to help Ning Hao with the preparations for the Jinling Photo Studio, while also answering Ning Hao's questions about the script.

That sounds nice, but the brothers worked together to help Ning Hao so that he could use the name of Jinling Photo Studio to teach Lu Chuan a lesson.

That's a pretty good reason. At least it convinced Lu Yang, who was going back to Asia to work on the late game of "After the Blooming of Flowers, the Hundred Flowers Kill 2". He almost stopped rushing to work on the late game and wanted to help Ning Hao out first.

Lu Yang's actions didn't elicit much reaction from others, and no one in Ya Yue paid any attention to it. However, Han Shanping couldn't sit still and immediately came to Ya Yue to give Lu Yang a thorough talking-to.

I was counting on my film to dominate the box office this year, but instead of doing post-production, you're just jumping around aimlessly.
Of course, Han Shanping didn't come just for Lu Yang. He came to look at the script for Jinling Photo Studio and also to take a look at Zhang Yimou's script for The Flowers of War.

Ever since he learned that Ning Hao and Zhang Yimou had gone to war with Jinling, Han Shanping felt as if he had swallowed six large bags of bitter herbs, and his words were filled with bitterness.

Why not make good commercial films instead of messing around with Nanjing themes? If this goes wrong, both of them will be banned. Who will we rely on for next year's box office?
No one can understand Han Shanping's suffering, so no one cares. Even those who could care are pretending not to see it right now.

For example, He Daqi, who is not much worse off than Han Shanping, now only goes home after his two children finish kindergarten. He acts like a real person in Asia-Pacific, busy every day, not even knowing what he is busy with. He has even started to help with pasting envelopes.

(End of this chapter)