The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 565 Taking Turns Performing
"So why don't you come and spend the New Year with me? Although babies can travel by plane, there are a lot of rules, and it would be bad if something went wrong."

"Besides, what good is it for me to come back? Last time a group of people borrowed money, I didn't refuse them outright. I just said I would consider it and have someone look at their business plan. As a result, many of them gave me the cold shoulder."

"If you ask me, why don't you all move here too? I recently made a lot of money investing with them, so I'll just buy you a small villa here."

After ending the call with his family, Xu Jiuyang put the matter out of his mind and didn't take it to heart at all.

That's what he said, but he knew his parents would never move to Beijing. All their connections were in their hometown, and his grandparents' graves were there too. How could they just come to Beijing like that?

However, unless there is another reason, he does not plan to go back for the Chinese New Year again.

As mentioned above, even the wealthiest people have distant relatives. Once someone becomes rich, relatives and friends will inevitably come forward with smiles, wanting to get some benefits from it.

Xu Jiuyang wasn't a stingy person, but he was more concerned about unfairness than scarcity. If this aunt helped, what about that uncle? If this maternal uncle helped, what about that paternal aunt?

In the past, he might have had the patience to deal with job assignments, but now, after being flattered by them for several years, he can still patiently deal with the gossip and trivial matters of his relatives, which is already quite a sign of good manners.

So he simply put 100 million yuan with his father, letting his father decide who to sponsor.

As the eldest son, and with his established authority, it's the perfect person to handle this. Just remember to provide emergency relief, not long-term support.

In addition, given his previous experiences of bringing home national idol Xiao Yanzi, Samsung's third princess, and an American female capitalist, rumors of him being kept as a mistress, though not openly stated, were still circulating among his relatives.

This actually stopped them from coming to their door to freeload.

In short, that's how family matters are. In comparison, work matters are much easier; someone just needs to make the decisions...right?

"Why are you bothering me with this kind of thing?" After quickly flipping through the documents in his hand, Xu Jiuyang sighed and said, "I still have to film a movie right now."

Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen exchanged glances, shrugged, and then the former smiled and said, "Both President Liu and President Yang said that it is more appropriate for the boss to make the decision on this kind of thing."

"Really?" Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes.

"Really." Both "Teacher Bai" nodded.

That's right, there are two of them. Their facial features are already very similar, and with a little makeup, they're practically twins.

That would have been one thing, but for some reason, the two of them also put extra effort into their clothing and demeanor, making their every smile and gesture remarkably similar.

At first, Xu Jiuyang could tell them apart, but now he gets them wrong seven or eight times out of ten.

He opened the book and found that it did indeed contain their works, and he had to admit that it suited his taste perfectly.

"Alright, in that case, I'll leave this matter to you." Xu Jiuyang said.

"Huh?" Both women were taken aback.

"What 'ah'? I said I'd leave it to you to handle, so I'll definitely leave it to you. I won't interfere," Xu Jiuyang said calmly.

Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen exchanged a glance, and the latter boldly asked again, "What if it doesn't turn out well?"

“Of course there will be punishment for not doing well,” Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow. “What are you thinking about?”

Cao Xiwen pouted, then asked, "What if it's done well?"

"If you do a good job, I'll reward you with a TV series." Xu Jiuyang grinned.

"Huh?" Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen were stunned again.

"Is there a problem?" Xu Jiuyang feigned ignorance. "Boss, do you mean we should produce a TV series?" Liu Tao asked after thinking for a moment.

"No, it's about getting you to star in a TV series." The person who revealed the secret smiled slyly.

"Starring in a TV series?!"

"No way, boss?!"

They were both stunned. They knew their boss was eccentric, but did he have to be this eccentric?

“I’m planning to produce a TV series about Mazu, and the two of you will play Lin Moniang together,” Xu Jiuyang said with a smile.

"Act together?" Liu Tao was the first to understand something, after all, she had spent more time with him than with Cao Xiwen.

“Yes,” Xu Jiuyang nodded, “The two of you will play the same role at the same time, taking turns.”

"Oh—" Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen both drew out their words and squinted their eyes.

“What, you don’t want to act? That won’t do. Once the reward is given out, it won’t be taken back,” Xu Jiuyang said with a smile and a shrug. “Of course, if you’re going to deliberately mess things up, then you don’t have to act.”

"Tch!" The two women almost booed.

"Boss, aren't you afraid of being punished by Mazu for doing this?" Cao Xiwen couldn't help but ask.

"Believe it or not, every time I go to the Mazu Temple to cast the Holy Grail, it always gets approved," Xu Jiuyang said, raising an eyebrow.

That's for sure. Don't believe any media reports that claim someone asked Mazu or some other folk deity if they could do something and the Holy Grail always seemed to grant their request. It's all just an act.

Putting everything else aside, the Holy Grail is so simple to tamper with; you could even drop it during a live stream.

"Fine, you're the boss, you call the shots." The two women sighed together, then gave him a flirty wink.

Not only do their eyes move in unison, but even the curve of their lips is almost identical. I really don't know how they practiced it.

However, they had already experienced the taste of the food repeatedly, especially since they had been staying on set for the past two days. So when Zhang Yan came to convey the director's message, he asked them to leave temporarily.

The matter to be handled by Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen wasn't anything major; it was just that Fan Bingbing wanted to get a share of the profits from 91 Assistant.

The reason I registered Shenlei Technology instead of Shenlei Games was to catch the wave of APP development after the advent of smartphones. So after thinking about 91 Assistant and talking with Sister Xiaoli, I had someone poach Xiong Jun.

Then, as mentioned before, this thing was sold to Baidu, a sucker, in its past life, and it should be no exception in this life. With Fan Bingbing, an independent director of Baidu, acting as a go-between, it might even be sold for a higher price.

Since Fan Bingbing was needed to act as a go-between, it was necessary to communicate with her in advance. So Yang Mi told her about it at some point, and her first reaction was to get involved.

“This project is bound to burn through money, but luckily I have the money,” Fan Bingbing said.

"So what?" Xu Jiuyang naturally didn't believe it.

“Every project you decide to do ends up making money, and I’m not going to let it go. Besides, have you forgotten that I’m your wife now?” Fan Bingbing questioned irritably.

Okay, he couldn't refuse his wife's offer to invest. Besides, this thing would indeed require a lot of money before it could be sold, and that money would be burned for five or six years. If he didn't want to share the profits with Angela and Lee Yoon-hyung, he would have to share them with his wife and ex-wife.

When Fan Bingbing asked for investment, Xu Jiuyang had already planned to bring Yuanyuan into the project so that everyone could sit down and enjoy the fruits of their labor.

The task assigned to Liu Tao and Cao Xiwen was to coordinate in this regard. Many decisions had to be made throughout the process, and he directly handed over this power to them, in other words, he wanted them to make decisions independently.

(End of this chapter)