The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 473 is quite substantial.
"Bai Suzhen under Qingcheng Mountain, cultivated her body for a thousand years in the cave, ah ah ah, ah ah ah, diligently cultivated and practiced to attain the Dao, and was reborn as a human..." In the elegant living room, a beautiful woman in palace attire was holding a pipa and softly singing as she plucked the strings.

Although she sang modern songs, her dignified and beautiful posture, gentle and charming voice, and the use of instruments like the pipa gave it a classical feel.

After the song ended, Xu Jiuyang, who was listening while sipping coffee, immediately clapped his hands: "Not bad, Xiaoxue, you sang well."

"Thank you for your praise, Master." The beautiful woman rose and curtsied.

"Go down." Xu Jiuyang waved his hand.

"Yes," the other party replied, and then gracefully left.

After she disappeared, the man grimaced as if he had a toothache and rubbed his forehead.

He knew this gift would be significant, after all, it was Li Yunxin's personal instruction to present it like a precious treasure, but he didn't expect it to be this important.

When he first returned to the villa, he found the woman in palace attire somewhat interesting from afar, but after seeing her features clearly, he was completely stunned.

Is this even possible?!

Even though Xu Jiuyang was used to all sorts of shocks and felt he could accept anything, he couldn't help but feel a little dizzy when facing this woman, and then... he was also somewhat excited.

But how did Li Yunxin manage to get her? And why did she go to such lengths to cultivate her into the person she is now?
Xu Jiuyang didn't know, and didn't feel comfortable asking, so he could only attribute it to what she dreamed about, which was what she said herself.

As for when it was done, if you think about it carefully, it should be the CCTV incident, right?

He wasn't entirely sure either, only knowing that she was transferred to Beijing around the turn of the millennium, and that it was someone who made the decision, someone who had been implicated in the CCTV controversy caused by Li Yunxin.

"Forget it, don't think about it anymore. What's done is done. Let's eat first... Ugh," Xu Jiuyang shook his head. "Anyway, we already have her, and she's still so submissive. So let's not think too much about it. At worst, we can keep her hidden away and not give her away."

As he spoke, he picked up his phone and made a call.

Soon, Sister Zhiling came in.

"Draft a plan for all of Xiaoxue's expenses, and calculate it according to... calculate it as half of what the mistress of the house would receive," Xu Jiuyang instructed.

“Yes, Master,” Lin Zhiling nodded in response, “but what about her role?”

“Of course, she should be a concubine,” Xu Jiuyang said without hesitation. “Whether it’s Zhang Yan and the others, or Ya Mei and the others, or Yang Liu and the others, she should be given the respect she deserves. But for important matters, you should make the decision for now.”

“I understand, Master.” Lin Zhiling bowed.

Having a professional housekeeper makes all the difference. He had previously asked Dong Qing to set up various rules and regulations for the household, but Dong Qing was not a professional housekeeper and knew nothing about this. Although she consulted many people and looked up a lot of information, she still largely followed the systems of various companies, so it was not very smooth to operate.

At that time, he didn't have many people around him. Even Zhang Shuang and Zhao Shu weren't permanent residents. Dong Qing and Liu Tao also had their own things to do. Only Zhang Yan was always by his side. So the system operated with some bumps and bruises, and sometimes it wasn't even implemented.

However, since buying her own villa and receiving four maids, things couldn't continue like this.

This is where the usefulness of a professional housekeeper comes in. Lin Zhiling quickly sorted everything out, planning the rights, responsibilities, and treatment of each person according to their level, even down to the upper and lower limits of their monthly allowance, making it very easy for people to use.

"No wonder he was taught by the feudal and capitalist classes..." Xu Jiuyang muttered to himself.

After Angela sent her to be the housekeeper, the replacement housekeeper took over almost seamlessly, and was equally capable. She was also from Taiwan and had been a model—in someone's past life—her English name was Bea Hayden, yes, that's right, the Yida Girl, Guo Biting.

In the past, Xu Jiuyang would have suspected that Angela had some kind of superpower, but now he couldn't be bothered to care.

"Hmm, how about we get something for Sister Zhiling?" Xu Jiuyang suddenly had this idea.

It's normal. When people start to let loose, they can't help but act recklessly.

In any case, having such a delicate beauty at his mercy, it would feel like a waste not to show her off.
Especially now that he has received a rather precious gift, which cannot be flaunted, he might as well let Sister Zhiling go out and show it off to appease his restless heart.

For example, she could play a classic role and then disappear after the performance. In the future, someone might become curious and search for relevant information, only to discover that this beautiful woman was actually just someone's housekeeper. That would certainly be quite interesting.

Xu Jiuyang knew perfectly well that this was a classic case of the alienation of power. When he started doing this, deep down he didn't see Lin Zhiling as an independent person, but rather as his appendage.

However, knowing this is one thing, but getting him to overcome it is almost impossible.

Once you've experienced something, it takes immense willpower to turn it around, because that's a weakness of human nature.

"The boomerang hit me." Xu Jiuyang stood up, and couldn't help but sigh as he thought of how he had pointed fingers at Angela back then.

However, if you really want to be clear about it, it can't really be called a boomerang, because I knew from the beginning that once I tasted power, I would definitely not be able to escape it.

"Forget it, given the current situation, how could I possibly have a choice? They'll do everything they can to push me down." He muttered to himself again, then turned his attention elsewhere.

That evening, despite saying the gift was too expensive, Xu Jiuyang still chose the other person's gift without hesitation.

Not only that, he also had the other party dressed up as Yang Guifei, so that he could enjoy the treatment that Emperor Li Longji would give him.

However, as enjoyable as it was, he feared he would be even more tightly bound to Li Yunxin in the future, regardless of whether Li Yunxin did it intentionally or unintentionally.
Leaving that aside, Xu Jiuyang was at peace for several days. He was looking forward to the release of "World of Warcraft" in March and attending the Cannes Film Festival in May, so he could have a good chat with his children and their mothers. Unexpectedly, Fan Bingbing called: "You have to come to Six Degrees Music. There's something I need to do."

She wouldn't say what the specific issue was, only asking him to come over and talk to her in person.

Xu Jiuyang was puzzled; this was the first time she had been so secretive. Could it be that she was pregnant and planning to force him into marriage? He should discuss it with Sister Yuanyuan first; he wasn't divorced yet.

Despite having many thoughts swirling in his mind, he still drove with Zhang Yan and Yang Ying to Six Degrees Music. There, Fan Bingbing, who was waiting, immediately asked, "Do you know Jing Tian?"

Before the person could even react, they asked, "Who was it again?"

"Jing Tian!" Fan Bingbing squinted and drew out her voice.

"Oh, you mean Tian Tian? What's wrong?" Xu Jiuyang finally understood, and then asked curiously, "You're not going to cause trouble for her, are you?"

"Me causing trouble for them? It's already a good thing they haven't caused me any trouble!" Fan Bingbing rolled her eyes at him, then handed him a document: "You can only look at it, you can't take it away. I had to use some tricks to get it."

"So mysterious?" Xu Jiuyang took it with great curiosity and quickly glanced through it. "Hmm, I admit it has some weight, but it's probably not enough to cause you trouble, right? Besides, you have Angela too."

"What do you mean I still have Angela?" Fan Bingbing took back the documents, somewhat annoyed. "Besides, they only have some influence now, but who knows, they might have a lot of influence in the future?"

(End of this chapter)