My wife is in my arms

Chapter 1386 The Way of Hospitality (Part 3)

Their intentions are crystal clear.

It's said that you can help someone in an emergency, but not someone who can support them in poverty. This is such a simple and easy-to-understand principle, but Chen Anxi, a university teacher, doesn't understand it. She borrows money to buy a house, borrows money to renovate a house, borrows money to pay for a bride price... To put it bluntly, why doesn't she borrow someone to help her aunt's son with his wedding night?

Having been in the entertainment industry for so many years, Yuan Hong is not ignorant of human relationships. This is clearly a case of throwing good money after bad. If Chen Anxi were to use her own salary, or if her parents were to use their own money to borrow, Yuan Hong wouldn't bother with such matters.

I can give my own money to whomever I want.

The key point is that the more than 300,000 yuan that Chen Anxi lent to her aunt was his money. It's no surprise that... once Chen Anxi's parents return, they will definitely ask Chen Anxi for the money they need for the wedding.

In the end, it all came down to using the money he had worked so hard to earn.

This was something Yuan Hong could not tolerate.

He hasn't convinced his mother yet. Once he does, Yuan Hong plans to turn against her and make Chen Anxi and her parents realize one thing: Chen Anxi is just a university teacher.

A teacher who earns only around 20,000 yuan a month.

She owes her current life to Yuan Hong.

After standing on the balcony for a while, Yuan Hong heard his doorbell ring. He composed himself and walked towards the door. As he passed through the living room, Chen Anxi also knew that guests had come to their home, and she stood up with her child in her arms.

The door opens.

"Happy New Year"

Wearing skinny jeans and a short black down jacket, Jiang Yiren greeted Yuan Hong with a smile, then walked over to Chen Anxi, who was following behind, and said, "Happy New Year, Teacher Chen."

Done.

Jiang Yiren handed a bag to Chen Anxi, taking the child from her arms as she said, "I didn't know what you liked, so I bought you a pair of earrings."

"Uncle Yuan, Aunt Chen"

When Yuan Hong's parents came out of the kitchen, Jiang Yiren greeted them with a smile, then looked down at the little girl in her arms and said, "So pretty, Teacher Chen. My husband said last time he went back that he and you two had agreed on it, so we can't go back on our word."

"Where's the child!?"

Yuan Hong took the two bags from Zhang You and asked directly.

"It was too cold outside today, so I didn't bring it."

After Zhang You finished speaking with Yuan Hong, he quickly greeted Yuan Hong's parents. He had wanted to bring them along, but his own singer said that if they brought them during the New Year, they would have to give them lucky money. Zhang You thought about it and agreed.

Although the year has passed, it is not far away.

If I took my two sons out during this time, they would definitely give me a gift, so I didn't bring them along.

“No regrets”

Chen Anxi said with a smile.

"I was hoping you would bring your two sons over so they could play with my Yuanyuan for a while!"

Yuan Hong said somewhat discontentedly, "Besides, you didn't walk here; you drove. It should be fine if you wrapped yourself up tightly when getting in and out of the car."

Chen Anxi glanced at Yuan Hong.

Wouldn't it be perfect if they didn't bring their children? That way, we wouldn't have to pay for New Year's money, but we could still get one. I don't know what Yuan Hong was thinking. "If we're going to play, all three of them need to be able to walk. Right now, they're all still breastfeeding, and they need to be carried around when we go out."

Zhang You replied with a smile.

Sitting on the sofa, Zhang You accepted the tea poured by Yuan Hong's mother, quickly thanked her, and then looked at Yuan Hong's daughter with his own singer. Zhang You smiled and said, "Am I right? Yuan Yuan looks more like Teacher Chen. Her eyes, eyebrows, and face shape are all similar. She'll definitely be academically gifted in the future."

"Um"

Jiang Yiren smiled and nodded. She reached out and pinched the little girl's nose, saying, "Your name will be Yuan Yuan, right? Auntie is telling you, you have to grow up quickly so you can marry into Auntie's family."

Sitting on the sofa by the wall, Chen Anxi looked at Jiang Yiren. She had first seen Jiang Yiren at the concert last March when she went to see a concert with Yuan Hong. On stage, the diva was radiant, with delicate features and the curve of her eyes was like a fine brush painting.

Chen Anxi originally thought it was because she was wearing makeup.

After all, Yuan Hong is very handsome with makeup on. At home, his features are just a bit more defined, but he doesn't look as handsome as he does in public. But this diva is different. She probably only wore light makeup today, but even with such light makeup, her features still looked perfect.

The facial contours are extremely distinct, with exceptionally smooth lines.

Chen Anxi always thought she was very beautiful, but she really couldn't compare to others.

"Crazy Stone is a bit exaggerated."

Sitting next to Chen Anxi, Yuan Hong smiled and said to Zhang You, "This movie, released during the Spring Festival, has probably already secured its position as the highest-grossing film of the year."

It's too early to say.

Zhang You replied with a smile.

The strong performance of "Crazy Stone" surprised even Zhang You. He had expected that the daily box office would drop significantly when the weekdays arrived, but in reality, the drop was limited.

Yesterday's single-day box office, although it fell below 300 million, still brought in 270 million. This is mainly due to the contrast with other films released during the summer season.

Originally, "Crazy Stone" already had a high screening rate, but because the attendance rate of other movies was really too low, the theaters increased the screening rate of "Crazy Stone" even more, so that the movie, which has been in theaters for many days, now has a screening rate as high as 37%.

The prime-time screening slots have been increased to 1.2.

Whether a movie can become a blockbuster depends not only on its quality but also on its screening rate. Otherwise, no matter how good the movie is, if the screening rate in theaters is low, it is impossible to achieve high box office returns.

As for film quality and screening rate... according to normal market logic, as long as there is no capital intervention, they are determined by the occupancy rate. Once capital intervention occurs, they become uncertain.

On Earth, due to capital manipulation, bad movies have achieved high box office returns... This involves serious money laundering issues, and after several such incidents, even the film market has been ruined by capital.

This has made few people willing to spend money to watch movies anymore, especially since it involves issues of breaking the rules. It's astonishing that a movie can be shown from the beginning of the year to the end.

There are many movies that have been released for three months or even half a year.

A perfectly good market has been turned into a complete mess.

"It definitely can."

Yuan Hong said with a smile.

"If this box office champion really becomes this year's top seller, I'll treat you and Teacher Chen to dinner at the end of the year..."

Before Zhang You could finish speaking, Chen Anxi interrupted with a smile, "Teacher Zhang, how much do you plan to pay Yuan Hong for the role? You two are such good friends, it can't be low! Also, Yuan Hong and I trust your character, but I've read a lot of entertainment news and found that many actors and investors have agreed on projects, but the projects can't be filmed because the actors' schedules are all cleared up, and the actors are delayed for a long time."

(End of this chapter)