The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 448 is very abnormal
While it's somewhat surprising that the tablet was developed before the phone was even finished, upon closer inspection, it doesn't seem like such a big deal.

Samsung certainly has the necessary technological reserves; all Lee Yoon-hyung did was integrate them, not to mention that someone was giving her a boost.

Since that's the case, why not develop a tablet as well? After all, the technology is the same as that of smartphones.

“It’s definitely not possible now. There are still technical barriers in terms of chips, heat dissipation, software, and so on. We still need to overcome them one by one. However…” Xu Jiuyang shook the thing in his hand, “If you can really shrink this down to the size of a mobile phone, then enlarge it to make a thin and light flat computer, that’s perfectly fine.”

"Thanks to Oppa." Lee Yoon-hyung's eyes crinkled into a smile.

"Don't underestimate yourself." Xu Jiuyang shook his head. "I only offered some suggestions. It's you who can turn those suggestions into something real."

“But it’s still so thick and big right now. Who knows when it will be possible to make it the size of a mobile phone?” Li Yunxin put her hands behind her back and leaned in front of him with a sly smile.

Without thinking, Xu Jiuyang kissed her: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. You have already taken the first step. It will not be difficult to continue."

Li Yunxin, who was stunned for a moment, laughed even more happily. She immediately took the thick tablet from his hands, threw it on the table, and then stood on tiptoe to wrap her arms around his neck: "Oppa, this reward is not enough."

Xu Jiuyang picked her up and sat her on the sofa. After cuddling and whispering sweet nothings in her ear for a while, he said, "How about I go to South Korea with you for New Year's Day?"

"Huh?" Li Yunxin's eyes widened.

"At most, I'll just get humiliated by your mother and your older brother. It doesn't matter. Your family can't really detain me or throw me off the Hanjiang Bridge..." Before Xu Jiuyang could finish speaking, Li Yunxin covered his mouth.

Not only that, her lips were also tightly pursed, and her face was somewhat pale.

Li Yunxin only relaxed when the hand around her waist lifted her up slightly, but she still had an embarrassed expression on her face.

"Alright, let's not talk about this. When you come back with me next New Year's Eve, don't bring any gifts, just bring bodyguards, but it's best if they stay far away." Xu Jiuyang coughed and changed the subject.

"Who said I was going back with Oppa?" Lee Yoon-hyung surprisingly became a little arrogant.

"Alright, alright, do whatever you want," Xu Jiuyang coaxed repeatedly. "Then let's take Angela back next New Year's Eve first."

"Oh dear!" Li Yunxin immediately protested.

The two laughed and kissed for a while longer before the latter climbed on top of the former and said in a serious tone, "I want some too!"

“Then Yunxin, you need to think this through. Cross-border marriages aren’t easy to apply for, and your family might not agree.” Xu Jiuyang also became serious. “In that case, either the child will be illegitimate, or you’ll have to wait several years.”

"It's okay, I'll be happy as long as Oppa agrees." Lee Yoon-hyung's eyes were full of tenderness.

Xu Jiuyang sighed inwardly; clearly, she was going to choose the first option.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to say it now: "By the way, when should we get together somewhere? I have something to do."

"Are you going to... deal with someone again?" Li Yunxin asked, tilting her head.

"Of course not... You were involved too?" Xu Jiuyang looked at her.

The answer is obviously yes. Gao Yuanyuan has already put all her hopes on her older brother, so how could Li Yunxin not do her part in it?

"Yes, I helped pull some strings in Japan," Li Yunxin said casually.

“You guys…” Xu Jiuyang sighed, and before she could speak, he added, “It’s not about dealing with anyone, but about having a money-making idea that requires your teamwork.”

"A way to make money?" Li Yunxin seemed uninterested. Xu Jiuyang immediately pinched her nose: "What, don't you want some secret stash of money?"

"My secret stash of money..." Li Yunxin was initially a bit perfunctory, but after two seconds she realized what she meant and looked at him curiously, asking, "Is the profit margin very high?"

“Well, if it’s just me, Sister Yuanyuan, and Fan, investing $3 million, from the end of the year… from now until the end of 06 when we liquidate, the net profit might be $2 to $300 million in two years,” Xu Jiuyang said after thinking carefully. “If it were you and Angela, it might even be five times that.”

"Then... could you tell me more about it?" Li Yunxin was clearly interested.

Most of her assets are now with Samsung, and she doesn't own much of it herself. Although Tencent listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in June this year, it will still take time to reach its peak. Tencent's stock price has risen very smoothly.

Therefore, if there were a business opportunity that could yield a 200% net profit within two years, she certainly wouldn't let it pass by.

"Don't rush, you know, Sister Yuanyuan is waiting... Let's talk about it after this is over, okay?" Xu Jiuyang coaxed.

"I understand..." Li Yunxin sighed, seemingly a little unhappy, but also somewhat relieved.

Having grasped her emotions, Xu Jiuyang thought for a moment and then said, "Speaking of which, the matter of 'Kekexili' is not over yet, and I still need your help."

“Okay,” Li Yunxin agreed immediately.

“It’s not complicated. I need Lu Chuan to personally publish an apology in the newspaper for plagiarism,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously.

It's not complicated, but it's not easy. Given the current situation, if we were to force Lu Chuan to admit his mistakes and apologize, it would be tantamount to saying that they were wrong, or that the mistake was on China's part.

Bureaucrats hate admitting mistakes the most, especially when it comes to saying the mistake was China's fault in a diplomatic setting, which is a huge blunder.

However, if we don't force Lu Chuan to admit his mistakes, it's as if we haven't completely nailed him down. Maybe he can still appear on Dragon King Returns ten years later.

Although the possibility is slim, especially after his father is also brought down, not being nailed to the ground is not being nailed to the ground. If Zhang Mo hadn't committed the same offense again in his previous life, he could have at least worked behind the scenes if he had kept a low profile for a few years.

Of course, it's not easy, but it's not entirely impossible; it all depends on the methods used.

Xu Jiuyang made this request not only to divert Li Yunxin's attention and to completely shut down Lu Taro, but also to see what other extent their alliance could go.

Did they collude with the US to force the University of Tokyo to admit it hadn't done a good job with intellectual property, or did they secretly negotiate to have the University of Tokyo use Rikutaro as a pawn?

In fact, given Angela's style, it's almost certain she'll take the latter path, but it's also certain that the latter path will be more troublesome than the former.

Would anyone be willing to go through the trouble of remaining on the fence?

Xu Jiuyang soon learned that after the Tokyo Film Festival closed and the "Red Cliff" crew won the Audience Award and returned to China, the Shanghai court announced that Lu Taro had lost the case. In addition to demanding compensation from Liu Yujun, he also had to publish an apology in the newspaper for three consecutive days.

Lu Chuan did not choose the aforementioned option, but instead honestly published an apology article in a mainstream newspaper.

Undoubtedly, this is abnormal. You should know that lawsuits involving plagiarism are extremely difficult to win. It's easy for them to fight back and forth for a year, and if you add the time mentioned above, it may take several years to see a result.

Moreover, even if they win the case and the judgment is enforced, if the plagiarist refuses to apologize, the court and the victim can't do anything about it.

The most typical example is that Guo Jingming only formally apologized to Zhuang Yu in the newspaper 14 years after the final appeal.

and so--

(End of this chapter)