The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 586 Old Fox

From the moment Ye Ning left with her assistant, Jing Tian kept giving Lu the head butler meaningful glances, so the latter showed a rare look of helplessness and got up to leave as well.

Once only the two of them remained in the meeting room, Da Tiantian swiftly sat down next to someone, proudly taking his arm and asking, "How was it, Brother Yang? Did I do a good job?"

"Good, at least you didn't laugh out loud." Xu Jiuyang calmly pulled his arm away. After that day, he realized that he needed to keep a certain distance from her.

"Of course, I have that much self-control." The little girl was quite proud.

"Besides, I don't really like him. He always has a stern face when he speaks, like someone owes him a lot of money," she added with another complaint.

That's obvious. He's in charge of investments, and it's clear he's not very optimistic about the project's prospects, but he also thinks it's worth a try. Xu Jiuyang didn't say it aloud, but instead asked Da Tiantian, "So, what are your thoughts on the Zhao Mengsheng template?"

To everyone's surprise, Da Tiantian's face fell: "So, Brother Yang hasn't been looking at the reading notes I sent you?"

"Huh...huh?" Xu Jiuyang was startled. "Um...when was this posted?"

"I sent it to my email, because there were a lot of them, so it wasn't appropriate to send it via QQ." Da Tiantian felt even more aggrieved.

"This..." Xu Jiuyang hesitated for a moment, then apologized, "I'm sorry, I've been quite busy lately, I must have accidentally forgotten."

"It's okay, I know Brother Yang is busy, but... I still hope to get Brother Yang's feedback as soon as possible next time," Da Tiantian said cautiously.

"No problem, I promise, um, I'll try my best." Xu Jiuyang chuckled awkwardly, but he was a little puzzled. He had been checking his emails during this time, so why hadn't he found Tian Tian's character analysis notes?

He instinctively suspected that Tian Tian was deliberately manipulating him, but looking into her clear eyes, he felt it was unlikely.

"Why don't you briefly explain your thought process first? That way, when I go back and look at your notes, I'll have something to compare," Xu Jiuyang said.

“Okay, okay…” Da Tiantian immediately said, and talked for several minutes.

"Hmm, not bad, keep it up." Xu Jiuyang praised him after hearing this, but shook his head inwardly.

It's still somewhat superficial, mostly generalities, and lacks detail.

But then again, given her age and personality, it's quite impressive that she can talk about it so casually; maybe the notes sent to her email contain something valuable.

"Prepare well. I'll go back and polish the script more carefully. I'll let you know immediately about any changes to the female lead." Xu Jiuyang suddenly felt a little guilty as he said this, after all, he was already prepared to run away.

"I will definitely prepare carefully!" Da Tiantian's eyes blinked brightly.

Without the slightest hesitation, as he got up to leave, she stepped forward and took his arm, taking both of his arms at the same time.

Xu Jiuyang really wanted to say something, like "men and women should not touch each other," but in the end he didn't do anything foolish and just walked to the door of the conference room.

Just as he pushed the door open, a shout came from outside: "Hey, hey, hey, what's going on!"

Peeking out, he couldn't help but twitch his lips, and immediately spotted Old Wang in the crowd.

No wonder I initially thought it was strange to come to Wanda for a meeting; Lao Wang probably came prepared.

"I'm asking you, what's going on?" the person holding the conference room door asked again, sounding annoyed.

Xu Jiuyang narrowed his eyes, but before he could speak, Old Wang spoke up first: "Little Zhu, don't be anxious, they don't know we're outside."

"I understand, Mr. Wang," the man replied, his expression immediately changing as he bowed and scraped.

"Mr. Wang... Hello." Jing Tian greeted him first.

“Tian Tian is still here too.” Old Wang nodded in response, his gaze naturally falling on her hands, which were still linked with someone’s arm. “We just exchanged opinions with President Ye, and I’m in a hurry to have a private chat with Brother Yang, so I’ve taken up two extra minutes of the meeting room,” Jing Tian said with a smile.

Xu Jiuyang involuntarily narrowed his eyes. His impression of Da Tiantian had always been that she was simple, straightforward, lively, cute, and quick-witted. This was the first time he had seen her with such a polite, fake smile.

"It's nothing, I just came to check on things." Old Wang smiled kindly, then looked at Xu Jiuyang: "I didn't expect our second meeting to be here. How did your talk go, Xiao Xu?"

"I had a very frank and smooth conversation with President Ye, but there are some things he needs to reconsider," Xu Jiuyang said bluntly.

"Really?" Old Wang immediately turned to look at Ye Ning, one of his attendants.

The latter quickly stepped forward, leaned close to Old Wang's ear, and whispered something rapidly.

"I see..." After listening, Lao Wang thought for a moment, "I think we can agree to let Xiao Xu give it a try. After all, he has a good reputation now."

"Huh?" Xu Jiuyang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised but not entirely.

“Wanda Cinemas and Wanda Films are also part of the group’s strategic plan. Since we’re moving in this direction, we must have some understanding of the industry, right?” Old Wang said with a smile.

"I think I've hidden it well enough," Xu Jiuyang shrugged.

Old Wang laughed heartily, walked over, and patted him on the shoulder: "Where's your father?"

“I’ve been through it all – last summer and this Spring Festival – but I still can’t get used to it, so I’ve gone back to the southwest to retire,” Xu Jiuyang replied.

"Next time your father comes to Beijing, be sure to tell me. It's been so long since I've seen him." Old Wang patted him on the shoulder again. "Alright, we have a meeting to attend, so we won't disturb you any longer."

Then he and his entourage filed into the conference room, where many people stared at him with suspicion, including a young man in a plaid shirt.

"Old fox..." Xu Jiuyang snorted inwardly. Although he had noticed the young man, he had no intention of getting to know him.

In fact, if it weren't for the Shenhua Group behind Da Tian Tian choosing the Wanda Group as an ally, Xu Jiu Yang wouldn't want to have much contact with the Wang family.

After all, Xiao Wang is known for being ambitious but incompetent, and his uncle is even more so... As for Lao Wang being reckless, or being coerced into competing with state-owned enterprises for overseas projects, or even transferring assets abroad, those are minor matters.

But then again, how many of the various factions on the mainland can truly be considered allies? Perhaps it would be better to focus on developing and expanding the businesses of the wives' group.

He then tugged at Jing Tian, ​​who was still holding his arm, and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Da Tian Tian instantly reverted to her usual adorable self.

Upon arriving at the lounge, where both of their teams were, Xu Jiuyang gave Jing Tian a few more instructions about the key points of her role before leading his team away.

"Boss, I'm really reluctant to part with him," Yang Ying, the assistant on duty, couldn't help but say after getting in the car, her tone quite exaggerated.

"So what?" Xu Jiuyang retorted irritably.

Yang Ying quickly raised her hands in surrender.

"After we get back, we'll prepare the materials for 'The Grandmaster,' as there are many related meetings coming up," Xu Jiuyang added.

"Huh? Aren't we preparing for 'Bureau 749'?" Yang Ying asked, somewhat surprised.

"The Grandmaster project has already started, but the 749 Bureau project is still a long way off. We'll have to hold several more preparatory meetings before the project officially starts, and the script isn't even fully finished yet," Xu Jiuyang said, then sighed.

(End of this chapter)