The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 335 Considerate
"Much better, thank you for your concern, boss," Hou Peichen replied softly, leaning her head on someone's shoulder.

"Boss, you should care about me too," Li Jiaxin chimed in.

However, compared to Hou Peichen's gentleness and naturalness, her movements seemed somewhat affected.

Indeed, since her debut, apart from being openly mocked by Yi Shu, she has been highly sought after most of the time, even if this adulation had ulterior motives.

Now, however, she has to lower herself to serve a young man from the mainland who is almost unknown. To put it nicely, she's a personal call girl; to put it bluntly, she's a personal...

In short, it's normal to feel awkward; this isn't the first time Xu Jiuyang has felt this way about her.

However, it's somewhat surprising that Li Jiaxin was trying so hard to play the role of a prostitute and to please him under these circumstances.

However, seeing her rounder oval face, which seemed to be regaining its peak features, Xu Jiuyang didn't bother to care.

Whether it's Tang Sanzang's flesh or ginseng fruit, it's up to them.

“You’ve always done a great job, I haven’t had time to praise you enough.” He teased Li Jiaxin, then asked Hou Peichen, “So, how’s it going to be tonight?”

"If the boss wants it, of course there's no problem." Hou Peichen lowered her head and looked meek, not at all like someone who had just had her handkerchief taken away.

Not only that, she winked and said, "If some places don't work, there are other places that do."

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but marvel. Angela's training level was gradually improving. Or was it because her American identity gave her a natural advantage over these Taiwanese people?

He immediately decided that since he had summoned them over, he should definitely spend a few more days having fun with them until he had a good time.

Well, the main reason is that he had previously hinted to Sister Yuanyuan that he wanted to ask Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu to come and help tidy up the final draft of "Falling". But Sister Yuanyuan either pretended to be stupid or really didn't understand. Anyway, he didn't get his wish, so he called a private escort to come over. Unexpectedly, he got a good bonus.

Speaking of which, should we ask Yunxin or Angela to bring Kunling over as well? It's because Ferenc has been living too well that his creative level has been declining. If he had been as adrift as Du Fu, who knows what masterpieces he might have produced?

Putting that aside, with the website issues at Shenlei Technology resolved, "Falling" is essentially finished, just waiting for the two literary assistants to revise it.

The joint venture that acquired the original shares was even simpler: Fan Bingbing held 43%, Gao Yuanyuan held 30%, Li Yunxin and Angela held 10% and 10% respectively, leaving Xu Jiuyang with only a paltry 7% share.

That's normal. He didn't spend much money; he got his share entirely based on advice. 7% is good enough.

"There's nothing I can do. In other aspects, things are at least reciprocal. I've also given my share of Tang Sanzang's flesh, but I still have to be careful with money. Cao Dahua can live off a woman because he's willing to go all out when it matters," Xu Jiuyang sighed.

As I said before, even if we're bound to hit rock bottom sooner or later, a controlled, planned descent is better than a vertical fall.

In short, everything is settled, and it's almost the new year. Now comes the most important thing: a visit to the Gao family!
"Of course! Are we not smart enough? How could that be? Of all the countries in the world, how many can develop heavy-lift rockets?"

"I firmly believe that next year's launch will be a success, and we will become the third country to be able to send people into outer space independently."

"This is the duality of things. A long history has its advantages and disadvantages. While we can draw strength from a rich history, we can also be burdened by it."

Overall, Xu Jiuyang behaved fairly well; Gao Yuanyuan had explained everything to him, from gifts to etiquette.

But at the very end, after having a couple of drinks with Gao's father and older brother, I couldn't help but slur my words a few times.

Besides the boasts mentioned above, he also attacked Japan, the US, and South Korea for fabricating data in many scientific research projects. Fortunately, he wasn't completely oblivious; he used Sumitomo Industries' bid for the Three Gorges Dam project as an example, without mentioning things like submarine materials.

"If you can't drink, then don't drink." After seeing Xu Jiuyang out of the compound, Gao Yuanyuan couldn't help but scold him. "Since Uncle wants to drink, I can't not drink with him, especially since my older brother is here too." Xu Jiuyang chuckled, "I know I stammered a little at the end, but Uncle and my older brother are both researchers, so they shouldn't mind."

"You've gotten addicted to calling me 'Big Brother,' haven't you?" Gao Yuanyuan reached out and pinched his waist.

"If not Big Brother, then what is it?" Xu Jiuyang asked shamelessly.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go." Gao Yuanyuan pushed him. "I still have to clean up your mess."

“Then…” Xu Jiuyang blinked.

"Don't worry, you'll get what's coming to you!" Gao Yuanyuan glared at him. "Also, take a taxi back, don't drive."

"I understand, I understand," Xu Jiuyang gave an OK sign. "I took a taxi here today."

Just then, an empty taxi passed by on the main road with the flow of traffic, and he quickly waved it down.

“Jiuyang,” Gao Yuanyuan suddenly called out to him, a look of hesitation flashing across her face, “If… if there is a suitable assistant, you should still find one.”

Xu Jiuyang was stunned for a moment, then quickly realized what he meant and nodded: "I will consider it, Sister Yuanyuan."

Once he was in the car and far away, he looked away and sighed softly.

"Is this your girlfriend?" the overly friendly driver asked.

"Yes, this is my first visit today," Xu Jiuyang replied casually, in a good mood.

"Oh dear, you'd better be careful then..." the driver started chattering.

Xu Jiuyang responded with "uh-huh" and "ah-huh," his mind still replaying the events of the past.

Although he had a couple of drinks with Gao's father and brother, his head was still quite clear. Yuanyuan's family was very nice, but some... how to put it, Gao's father and brother treated him fairly well, but Gao's mother always looked at him with a critical eye.

Isn't it said that a mother-in-law likes her son-in-law more and more the longer she looks at him? Although I'm not a son-in-law yet, I've already gone home with Sister Yuanyuan, so I'm practically her boyfriend, right? And Aunt Gao doesn't seem like a snob.
Fortunately, although she didn't like me much, she didn't express it obviously; she remained lukewarm throughout.

"It's impossible that they prefer Taiwanese sons-in-law, right?" Xu Jiuyang muttered half-jokingly.

That's impossible, of course. Whether it's Gao's parents or Gao's brother, they're all in the system. If they had a Taiwanese son-in-law... the first two would be fine, since they'll retire in a few years, but it would be very difficult for Gao's brother.

So, in her past life, Sister Yuanyuan...

Forget about that, but just to be on the safe side, how about we ask Angela to take care of the other party first?

Since I've already asked her to get rid of Li An, one more won't matter. At worst, I'll just agree to let her find me a personal assistant.

Yuan Yuan's previous statement was actually an implication that she didn't mind having women sent by them around him.

As expected, Sister Yuanyuan is the most considerate. Xu Jiuyang thought to himself. With "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" scheduled to air in February, followed by "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" in March or April, and "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" at the end of the year, even if he didn't become a big star, he would still be considered famous. It would be impossible to imagine himself swaggering around on the streets like he had for the past two years.

At this time, it is essential to have one or even several trustworthy assistants around to get things done.

(End of this chapter)