We moved to Golden Courtyard

"But you already have..."

"Hey~~ Why would I need a ticket? The department manager and I, the studio supervisor, have our seats pre-arranged, and usually there are two seats each. It's yours."

"Oh... there are only two?"

"Qian Chen is right next to me. He's not going either. Instead, a young girl from his department is going. I'll talk to him about making room for you."

Delta pursed her lips and nodded.

Alternatively, she could be a little arrogant and say something like, "Who wants to go?!"

But since it involves the two little ones, Delta still wants to take them out to play more.

Xu Qi rarely saw Delta so well-behaved, and couldn't help but laugh, "You really spoil your two younger sisters..."

"I want you to manage."

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about my older sister, who also dotes on me."

"You have an older sister too?"

"Yes..." Eden is my older sister, and the way she spoils me... is a bit strange. But Xu Qi can't possibly say these things out loud.

Seemingly sensing some strange commonality, Delta's expression softened slightly.

"When I think back, when you first joined the company, you kept pestering me with questions... Now you're becoming more and more like a manager, and I don't need to help you anymore."

"How could that be? If Delta-senpai were gone, I'd probably be heartbroken."

"Glib-tongued..."

That's what she said, but the joyful expression on her face betrayed Delta.

She's such a simple and easy-to-understand girl...

"Alright, let's not sit idle. Seed will premiere in April, and 12 episodes will be broadcast in a quarter. According to President Bronya, let's test the waters in April first."

If it performs well, it could potentially become a half-year series, or even a year-long series.

After all, Seed was originally designed for 48 episodes. The workload was quite substantial.

indeed.

Xu Qi almost subconsciously began to calculate: "A yearly series is not certain, but a half-year series is almost certain. It may not necessarily air up to 24 episodes."

If the script follows my plan, episode 28 would be the most suitable number to mark the end of this phase. That would mean 14 episodes per quarter, airing for half a year.

Then give us another quarter, or half a year, as a production buffer before airing the remaining 20 episodes. It will take about a year and a half to broadcast the complete Seed series.

Delta nodded.

"The idea is good, but I can only hope that nothing goes wrong along the way."

Indeed... it can only be described as hope.

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The year-end is approaching, in every sense of the word.

When January 1st arrives, a new year begins, and at the same time... for the people living on this land, something even more important happens.

Or perhaps the most important festival of the year is just around the corner – the Spring Festival.

This year's Spring Festival is coming exceptionally early, with Lunar New Year's Eve on January 21st. In other words, after Christmas and New Year's Day, there are less than three weeks left before the Spring Festival begins.

So even though January had just begun after the Lunar New Year, you could already feel that everyone was a little lax.

Unfortunately, this kind of laxity is somewhat unavoidable.

Chinese New Year...

Moreover, private companies of ETStudio's size often give employees an early holiday so they can go home and have a good New Year. This is a way of compensating them for a year of hard work.

The employees are happy, but for the company's upper management...

The closer it gets to the Lunar New Year, the more worrisome things become.

For example, on the day of Minor Cold, Bronya was on Xu Qi, like a female general, enjoying a rare moment of solitude with Xu Qi.

I was practically bubbling with happiness... when suddenly a phone call came in.

Bronya was furious! She didn't want to answer the call at all, but luckily Xu Qi took a look and then quickly handed the phone back to Bronya, saying...

"It's Mr. Walter on the phone."

……

There's nothing we can do about that.

Bronya rolled over and nestled against Xu Qi's chest before answering the phone.

Fortunately, it didn't last very long, but it still interrupted Bronya's "dinner" time.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Qi couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's wrong? Why did I have to call you in the middle of the night?"

"One is the year-end bonus, and the other is the Spring Festival holiday. I can't just ignore both of these things. My mentor has basically taken care of everything. Tomorrow, I just need to attend a meeting and sign something."

Oh... Chinese New Year.

Xu Qi then vaguely realized...

It turns out that the Chinese New Year is almost here.

564. What is the beauty of an older sister?

With her chest open, Bronya didn't seem to care much about her exposed figure.

She looked at Xu Qi with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong? Is something on your mind?"

Xu Qi forced a smile.

"Not really... I just suddenly remembered last year's Chinese New Year—it wasn't a happy time, so I couldn't be bothered to think about it anymore."

The CEO seemed to be deep in thought.

She had inquired about Xu Qi's past with the people in the courtyard to some extent.

He came to Golden Courtyard last year after arguing with his family and then ran away from home.

Thinking about it this way... Bronya suddenly realized as well.

All told, Xu Qi should have been at the Golden Courtyard for a whole year.

As for that so-called unpleasant thing...

It must have happened during last year's Chinese New Year.

Bronya's face was still flushed from exercising. She tucked her slightly messy hair behind her ear, pressed her thigh against Xu Qi, and pressed her voluptuous body against him.

"What? You've been hiding this from me?"

"It's not that we're hiding it, it's just that there's no need to talk about it."

"It doesn't matter, I want to hear about anything that's going on with you."

Xu Qi smiled indulgently.

He gently pinched Bronya's nose, then briefly recounted what had happened when relatives visited during the Lunar New Year last year.

"That's roughly it, so when you mentioned the New Year, I suddenly thought of these things."

I need to get PTSD.

Bronya nodded thoughtfully.

"Xu Qi, you are really kind."

"what?"

"If it were me, I would definitely spank those two siblings."

There was no need to go to such extremes...

"So what are you thinking? Going to your uncle's house to seek revenge this Chinese New Year?"

It really can't be that bad!

Xu Qi quickly smiled wryly and said, "No, I just... suddenly remembered. It turns out that I ran away from home because of this, and it's been a year already. So I'm a little dazed for a moment."

"I understand. Are you homesick? Or... are you thinking about something else?"

"What could be wrong?"

"For example, during the Spring Festival, should we celebrate at home or in the Golden Courtyard?"

Xu Qi was stunned.

Because even he himself was unaware of this thought.

But after Bronya pointed it out...

Indeed, the reason why I can't help but look absent-minded whenever I think about this is perhaps because my subconscious is avoiding the issue.

If I'm still in a cold war with my parents, I'll definitely be spending the Lunar New Year at Golden Courtyard this year.

But they have reconciled.

This isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I can stay at my parents' place for one night before returning to Golden Courtyard.

This is Chinese New Year...

Golden Courtyard has indeed become Xu Qi's second home, but on the other side... are his parents...

Xu Qi is not someone who is constrained by his identity.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to just hit that old man without warning.

But those are his parents... You can choose to run away from home as you please, but that is ultimately your real home, the last harbor where you can finally dock.

If he hadn't moved to Golden Courtyard, and if he hadn't achieved his current success, then in the end, only his parents would have accepted him.

So there's really nothing to consider; he'll definitely stay with his parents for the Lunar New Year.

Xu Qi wouldn't consider bringing his parents to Golden Courtyard. He has to understand that he's not the owner of Golden Courtyard.

But precisely because it doesn't need to be considered, Xu Qi subconsciously wanted to avoid the question.

If I'm not there for the New Year, Eden will definitely be sad.

Furthermore, he didn't want everyone in the courtyard to come to his house for New Year's Eve just to accommodate him. The courtyard was the courtyard, and his own home was his own home.

Bronya read through his entire thought process, which lasted less than a minute.

She sighed for Xu Qi and gently patted his chest, as if to comfort him.

"Don't overthink it, everyone will understand. Crowdfunding group: 456127940"

Besides... it's inconvenient for people from Golden Courtyard to go to Xu Qi's house, but it's convenient for me!?

I live alone and have no fixed abode.

Ahem! But this is not the time to celebrate; it would be a bit unfair to win.

"I both hope that everyone understands and I hope that everyone doesn't understand."

Bronya understood again.

"If people don't understand you, scold you, or beat you up, you'll actually feel better, right?"

Only Big Duck knows me.

Bronya playfully rubbed against Xu Qi's cheek, hoping to comfort him.

"Actually, it's like a couple who are not yet married but have a very close relationship. They don't want to be apart during the Lunar New Year, but they have to be apart."

Xu Qi, you are still your parents' child. Only when you get married will you be able to break free from your parents' embrace and fly freely in the sky.

This has nothing to do with age or experience.

Xu Qi blinked.

"Duck, you're not even married, so how do you know so much?"

"I'm an orphan, so... I guess an outsider has a clearer perspective."

Xu Qi fell silent.