The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 468 Electric Vehicles

Xu Jiuyang knocked on the door and entered the small living room. Li Fuzhen, who was chatting with Li Yunxin, immediately stopped and got up to leave.

After she left, Li Yunxin asked, "How did it go? Did Dad give you a hard time?"

"Fortunately, although he said a lot, in the end, he was still worried that I wasn't treating you well," Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

"So... is Oppa good to me or not?" Lee Yoon-hyung asked tentatively after thinking for a moment.

"It's rare to see Yunxin asking me such a question." Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"Um... if it's hard to answer, then I won't answer," Li Yunxin said shyly.

"What's so hard to answer?" Xu Jiuyang chuckled, then patted her head. "The answer is, I'm not nearly as good to you as you are to me."

“Ah…” Li Yunxin was stunned for a moment, then hesitated to speak.

"So, don't be too nice to me in the future." Xu Jiuyang said seriously, then changed the subject: "When I came out of your father's study just now, I ran into Ren Youzai. I couldn't hold back and we had a falling out. I guess he'll go to your sister to cry or something."

“It’s okay, I’ll talk to my older sister about it.” Lee Yoon-hyung laughed. “If Oppa doesn’t want to play games with him, then he won’t play games with him. If he had even half of Oppa’s abilities, he wouldn’t be making my older sister sigh all day long.”

Xu Jiuyang understood her feelings very well. Before coming to South Korea, he knew that Ren Youzai was a good-for-nothing, but after arriving, he found that this guy was more than just a good-for-nothing; he was the embodiment of all the dregs of Korean men.

In his view, Im Woo-jae should have some ability, but he suddenly became a good-for-nothing because he couldn't bear the pressure from the wealthy heiress's family.

After all, as mentioned before, even if Lee Boo-jin had some ulterior motives in marrying Im Woo-jae, he couldn't just pick anyone; that guy must have some redeeming qualities.

In fact, Lee Boo-jin has been very respectful to Im Woo-jae. During the family gatherings these past two days, she has been trying her best to play the role of a submissive wife and to highlight her husband.

Unfortunately, a piece of trash is a piece of trash, and no amount of effort can make it work. When Xu Jiuyang first met him after arriving in South Korea, he actually asked him what he did for a living.

Damn it, even if Lee Jae-yong and the others don't tell you they're treating, can't you just ask them yourself? What's the point of having a mouth?

You have to understand that Li Yunxin brought her boyfriend home, not some random guy. Isn't it basic practice to find out about him beforehand?
Xu Jiuyang didn't care whether he was being ignored or not. The other party's behavior undoubtedly proved that he had no intention of integrating into the Li family.

This is ridiculous. You're under someone else's roof but don't want to bow down. There's no such thing as a free lunch. If you want to stage the return of the Dragon King, you have to become the Dragon King first. If you can't, but you can't leave, and you don't want to be subservient, then you can only be a clown.

Especially after this guy got to know him a little better, because he saw him talking quite intimately with Kim Tae-hee and the others, he actually hinted to him privately that he could bring those secretaries out to play.
Although the hint was subtle and just a simple test, Xu Jiuyang still understood it.

He originally had no feelings for Ren Youzai, but after this test, he basically blacked him out in his mind. Even if they hadn't broken off relations before, it was only a matter of time before they fell out.

"Speaking of which, how did your exchange of opinions with your older brother go about the smartphone issue?" Xu Jiuyang changed the subject.

“He still doesn’t think there’s much of a future for him.” Li Yunxin sighed.

Xu Jiuyang smiled and said, "Do you think he's targeting you, or does he genuinely think there's no future in this relationship?"

“Half and half,” Li Yunxin smiled as well. “Even if I settle down in mainland China, my brother will still worry about me.”

“Don’t worry too much. Tencent is already listed, and your shares will become more and more valuable. Even if the smartphone project belongs to Samsung, I can help you find another excellent business that isn’t too dependent on Samsung,” Xu Jiuyang reassured her. “I believe you, Oppa,” Li Yunxin nodded without hesitation. Then, seeing his slightly speechless expression, she chuckled and asked, feigning curiosity, “By the way, can I know what kind of project it is?”

Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but sigh. If only that laugh hadn't come. But he continued, "It's very simple. It's about building cars, but not gasoline cars, but electric cars."

"An electric car?" Li Yunxin asked, puzzled.

"Let me think about it," Xu Jiuyang carefully considered his words, "How should I put it? If a track is already packed with people, and they're all strong and powerful, even if I run very fast, I can't outrun them, so I have to stay far behind. In this situation, what should I do if I want to get to the front?"

"Can we run on the outer circle?" Li Yunxin asked first, and after receiving an affirmative answer, she did not hesitate at all: "Then we should definitely overtake from the outer circle. I can't squeeze past them, but I can outrun them."

At this point, she suddenly realized, "So, what Oppa meant was that since the mainland can't compete with established European and American car companies in the gasoline car market, they should find a way to surpass them in the electric car market."

“That’s right, that’s why I suggested to Angela before that if she had extra funds, she could invest in the battery industry.” Xu Jiuyang nodded. “Electric vehicles also need batteries.”

At this point, he crossed his arms and looked at Li Yunxin with a half-smile: "So, are you confident you can do it? This is much more difficult than the smartphone project, and Samsung will offer you even less help."

"Oppa, are you confident in what you said?" Lee Yoon-hyung blinked.

"Of course." Xu Jiuyang replied without hesitation.

“Me too.” Li Yunxin replied without hesitation.

Xu Jiuyang looked at her for a moment, then laughed: "If this sentence were said in Chinese, and changed to 'Me too,' it would be even more interesting."

"What kind of joke is this?" Li Yunxin asked deliberately, hands on her hips, with a touch of arrogance.

After spending more time together, she also realized that he sometimes liked to act silly.

"You'll find out later." Xu Jiuyang kissed her forehead.

Despite having a falling out with Im Woo-jae in the afternoon, he still pretended to be nonchalant at the evening gathering, politely greeting Lee Jae-yong and Lee Kun-hee. However, he was much colder towards Seo Goo-yang. If it weren't for the Lee family gathering, he probably wouldn't have even bothered to greet him.

Xu Jiuyang didn't care. He never intended to have much contact with the Li family, and after seeing through this person, he wanted even less to have any contact with them.

Like all the gatherings of the past two days, this dinner was bland and tasteless. Lee Kun-hee spent most of the time talking with Lee Jae-yong, occasionally asking Im Woo-jae and Seo Goo-yang a few questions.

Previously, Ren Youzai would talk to Xu Jiuyang from time to time, but now he just pretends that Xu Jiuyang doesn't exist.

On the women's side, although Luo Hongxi appeared to be a submissive wife, both Lee Jae-yong's wife Lim Se-ryung, Lee Boo-jin, and Lee Yoon-hyung maintained a docile demeanor at the dinner table.

Lee Seo-hyun was not there. She had married Kim Jae-yeol, the second son of Kim Byung-man, the president of the Dong-A Ilbo. She went back to her parents' home on New Year's Day and would also go to her father-in-law's home afterward.

Then--

“Mr. Xu, can we talk?” A little while later, Lee Boo-jin found an opportunity to stop Xu Jiuyang alone.

(End of this chapter)