Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1512 Hong Xiaoyu's Invitation, Qiu Qiu of "Returning Home"
"Jiang Chen? What are you doing in Guangzhou?" Hong Xiaoyu walked over when she saw Jiang Chen.

"I'm in Guangzhou on a business trip." Jiang Chen patted the Bentley Mulsanne behind him.

Come to think of it, the last time he saw Hong Xiaoyu was at the end of March, and now it's the end of August, almost five months. He was surprised to find that Hong Xiaoyu was still as charming as ever, no, even more so than before.

At this moment, Hong Xiaoyu was wearing a long dress that perfectly showcased her figure.

However, Jiang Chen felt uncomfortable with Hong Xiaoyu's short hair.

Yes, Jiang Chen just likes long hair.

Therefore, all his women had long hair.

"Another person, without a secretary?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

"Why bring a secretary?" Jiang Chen's face darkened.

“It solves the need,” Hong Xiaoyu said involuntarily.

"..." Jiang Chen.

"I..." Hong Xiaoyu realized what was happening and regretted it.

Because she didn't say those words.

"Xiaoyu, you really care about me," Jiang Chen said, looking at Hong Xiaoyu.

"I... I was just standing up for Shi Yi," Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Standing up for Shi Yi? If I didn't know you were Shi Yi's best friend, I would have thought you liked me and were jealous," Jiang Chen couldn't help but say.

"Huh? What did you say?" Hong Xiaoyu was dumbfounded.

Likes Jiang Chen? Are you kidding me?
Although it is unknown exactly how many women Jiang Chen has, Shi Yi once said that Jiang Chen has more than a reinforced platoon of women.

How could she possibly like such a scumbag?
"Isn't that right? Otherwise, why do you think a secretary can meet my needs? A secretary is a profession, and not all secrets are like that..." Jiang Chen felt that he didn't need to explain what "like that" meant.

“I…” Hong Xiaoyu also knew that there were many secretaries in the world, and she couldn’t condemn them all.

"Besides, the secretary you're talking about is probably someone who's been sexually harassed by the boss. Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Isn't that right?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

"..." Jiang Chen.

"Me, that kind of person? You'll be the one to make your move later," Jiang Chen couldn't help but say.

“You…” Hong Xiaoyu glared at Jiang Chen, completely ignoring Jiang Chen’s words.

Having known Jiang Chen for many years, Hong Xiaoyu felt he understood Jiang Chen and believed that Jiang Chen wouldn't do anything to him.

"Xiaoyu, this isn't the first time you've said something like this. If you have ulterior motives, I'm not..."

Jiang Chen was interrupted by Hong Xiaoyu before he could finish speaking: "Don't talk nonsense."

"Okay, it was me, not me," Jiang Chen quickly apologized.

"Hmph." Hong Xiaoyu snorted, which was considered an admission of forgiveness for Jiang Chen.

"Xiaoyu, did you come to Guangzhou on a business trip?" Jiang Chen asked, changing the subject.

"Am I on a business trip for myself?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

"Traveling for yourself? Is it for your studio?" Jiang Chen understood.

"Yes." Hong Xiaoyu nodded: "I've been taking on quite a few advertisements lately. I came to Guangzhou this time to discuss advertising collaborations."

"Discussing cooperation? You're alone? Without a secretary?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I don't have a secretary." Hong Xiaoyu currently only has one assistant.

"No secretary? I thought you had five, six, seven, or eight male secretaries," Jiang Chen said.

"..." Hong Xiaoyu.

At this moment, Hong Xiaoyu realized what was happening.

Jiang Chen was returning her words to her.

Thinking of this, Hong Xiaoyu glared fiercely at Jiang Chen.

"Would you like me to introduce you to a few?" Jiang Chen said with a kind expression.

“You…” Hong Xiaoyu said angrily.

"How many do you want?" Jiang Chen continued to ask.

"Jiang Chen, say that again?" Hong Xiaoyu wanted nothing more than to teach Jiang Chen a lesson.

"Okay, I won't say anything more." Although Jiang Chen said this, his eyes were full of smiles.

“If you say that again, I’ll teach you a lesson,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"How do you plan to teach me a lesson?" Jiang Chen asked curiously.

"You want to know? I won't tell you." Hong Xiaoyu chuckled.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Chen said, "Xiaoyu, I have something to do. I'll treat you to lunch later."

“Okay.” Hong Xiaoyu did not refuse.

After parting ways with Hong Xiaoyu, Jiang Chen went to take care of his business in Guangzhou.

Not only does Xingchen Group have many businesses in Guangzhou, but Hengshi Group also has a considerable number of businesses there. Therefore, Jiang Chen has a lot of things to deal with.

Around noon, after taking care of some matters, Jiang Chen arrived at a restaurant according to the address sent by Hong Xiaoyu.

"Xiaoyu, have you been waiting for a long time?" Jiang Chen asked.

"I just arrived too." Hong Xiaoyu called over a waiter to order.

After the waiter left, Jiang Chen asked, "Xiaoyu, are you having some trouble?"

"The advertising negotiation didn't go well today." Hong Xiaoyu didn't hide anything from Jiang Chen and recounted the troubles she had encountered.

"How are the followers on your studio's account now?" Jiang Chen asked.

“It’s already several million,” Hong Xiaoyu replied.

“Millions of followers are a lot, but for those companies, the lower the offer, the better. Besides, you're a journalist, so you might not be good at this kind of negotiation. Therefore, the trouble you're facing is quite normal. However, these problems can all be resolved at the negotiating table,” Jiang Chen said.

“I think we need to recruit some professionals in related fields. But that’s a long-term solution, not an immediate one.” As he said this, Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen.

"You want me to help you?" Jiang Chen saw through Hong Xiaoyu's thoughts at a glance.

"Isn't it you I've run into me? I'm sure this is a piece of cake for you." Hong Xiaoyu chuckled.

"What's in it for me?" Jiang Chen neither agreed nor refused.

“Aren’t I treating you to dinner right now?” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Is this a benefit?" Jiang Chen rolled his eyes.

“Isn’t this a benefit? I’m not as rich and powerful as you,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"...A public account with millions of followers? You think I don't know how much you can monetize your followers?" Jiang Chen said irritably, "Right now, you can't say you're super rich, but you're not far from financial freedom, are you?"

"Hehe." Hong Xiaoyu chuckled.

Indeed, while she isn't extremely wealthy now, she's not far off. And all of this is thanks to her public WeChat account.

"So, do you think it's reasonable for you to be so stingy?" Jiang Chen asked.

“I…” Hong Xiaoyu’s eyes darted around, and he said, “President Jiang, aren’t you the same way? Otherwise, you wouldn’t need to ask me for benefits.”

“I don’t want to. I have a whole family to support,” Jiang Chen said.

"A large family? How big?" Hong Xiaoyu couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Huh?" Jiang Chen glanced at Hong Xiaoyu and said, "It's bigger than you think."

"What I thought?" Hong Xiaoyu pointed to himself.

"Mm." Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

"Ten? One hundred?" Hong Xiaoyu guessed.

"Xiaoyu, you need to broaden your perspective," Jiang Chen said.

"More than a hundred?" Hong Xiaoyu thought of the reinforced company.

"Let's eat, let's eat." Jiang Chen did not answer Hong Xiaoyu's question.

Hong Xiaoyu rolled her eyes, but didn't continue the conversation.

After the meal, Jiang Chen said to Hong Xiaoyu, "Let's go, let's take care of your business first today."

"You just went there like that?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chen asked in return.

"You're the president of Xingchen Group, won't other people recognize you?" Hong Xiaoyu asked with some concern.

"Then I'll disguise myself?" Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said.

"Disguise?" Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen in confusion.

"Let's go to the car first," Jiang Chen said.

"Jiang Chen, you wouldn't be plotting something against me, would you?" Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen warily.

“Uh.” Jiang Chen looked at Hong Xiaoyu speechlessly.

At this moment, Hong Xiaoyu realized what was happening and didn't dare to look at Jiang Chen.

"If you dare, come with me."

Jiang Chen walked towards the parking lot.

Why wouldn't Hong Xiaoyu dare? He immediately followed behind Jiang Chen.

Upon arriving at the parking lot, Jiang Chen got into his car.

Hong Xiaoyu also got into the car.

"Give it to me," Jiang Chen said to Hong Xiaoyu.

"What?" Hong Xiaoyu was slightly taken aback.

"Oh, give me your makeup box," Jiang Chen said.

"A makeup box?" Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen with confusion, but she still handed the makeup box from her bag to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened the makeup box and began to disguise herself.

Well, intermediate and advanced disguise techniques are useless against Hong Xiaoyu, but basic disguise techniques are still usable.

However, he did not use the equipment in the spatial ring.

"You want to use my makeup box to disguise yourself?" Hong Xiaoyu realized what Jiang Chen was doing as soon as she saw his actions.

"Hmm." Jiang Chen didn't say anything more, but quickly changed his appearance.

In less than five minutes, Jiang Chen closed the makeup box.

"How is it?" Jiang Chen turned to look at Hong Xiaoyu.

"You, you..." Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

"How about it? My disguise technique is pretty good, isn't it?" Jiang Chen smiled. "This is the disguise technique?" Hong Xiaoyu's shock hadn't subsided yet.

The Jiang Chen before me is completely different from the Jiang Chen before.

“Yes.” Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

“This is…this is unbelievable,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

“I’m negotiating with you today disguised, and even if someone who knows me runs into me, they won’t think it’s me,” Jiang Chen said.

"This is amazing!" Hong Xiaoyu exclaimed. "No wonder it's one of the four great sorceries of Asia—makeup!"

"Address?" Jiang Chen asked.

Hong Xiaoyu realized what was happening and immediately gave the address.

At that moment, Jiang Chen drove to a company parking lot.

“From now on, you are my boss,” Jiang Chen said, unbuckling his seatbelt.

"Call me 'boss' and let me hear it," Hong Xiaoyu couldn't help but say.

"President Hong," Jiang Chen said in a refined voice.

"..." Hong Xiaoyu.

"You should just call me by my name," Hong Xiaoyu couldn't help but say.

“Okay, Mr. Hong,” Jiang Chen said.

Hong Xiaoyu glared at Jiang Chen.

"Give me the information," Jiang Chen said.

"material?"

"I need the information on the negotiating company," Jiang Chen said.

"Okay." Hong Xiaoyu took out the documents and handed them to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened it and started reading.

Three minutes later.

“Let’s go,” Jiang Chen said.

“Okay.” Hong Xiaoyu nodded.

Soon, Jiang Chen followed Hong Xiaoyu to a company.

This is a company that produces daily necessities.

Jiang Chen, a salesperson from Hong Xiaoyu Studio, accompanied Hong Xiaoyu to the negotiations.

Jiang Chen's approach was completely different from Hong Xiaoyu's.

With Jiang Chen's eloquence, he quickly closed a deal.

After leaving the daily necessities company, Hong Xiaoyu remarked, "Jiang Chen, you truly deserve to be called the person who built Xingchen Group from scratch. Negotiation is incredibly easy for you."

"That's right, don't you even know who I am?" Jiang Chen said arrogantly.

“You really aren’t modest at all,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Humility? There's no need to be humble when you have absolute strength," Jiang Chen said.

Hong Xiaoyu remained silent.

Because Jiang Chen is right.

There is no need to be humble when you have absolute strength.

"Are there any other companies we need to negotiate with?" Jiang Chen asked.

“There’s one more thing. I was originally planning to go tomorrow. But going today is also fine,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Then let's go and solve it first," Jiang Chen said.

"Okay, I'll contact them right away." Hong Xiaoyu took out his phone and started making a call.

"I'll wait for you in the car," Jiang Chen said.

Hong Xiaoyu nodded.

Jiang Chen immediately headed towards the parking lot.

As soon as Jiang Chen arrived at the parking lot, he saw someone.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received one Orange Spirit Fruit.]

"A Luo of Oranges?"

"This is the fourth time I've received an Orange Fruit from checking in."

The Orange Spirit Fruit is a spiritual fruit used to cultivate spiritual power, and it is of a higher grade than the Crimson Spirit Fruit. Although the Orange Spirit Fruit and the Crimson Spirit Fruit differ by only one character, they are worlds apart. It can be said that this is the fourth thing to increase spiritual power, besides the Elementary Spirit Nourishing Pill, the Intermediate Spirit Nourishing Pill, and the Crimson Spirit Fruit.

"After refining the Crimson Thought Fruit, the Spirit attribute can be increased by 24 points, while after refining the first Orange Thought Fruit, the Spirit attribute will be increased by 240 points, and after refining the second Orange Thought Fruit, the Spirit attribute will be increased by 120 points."

"This is an extraordinary treasure!"

"Although only martial artists at the Spirit Abyss Realm can refine the Orange Thought Fruit, it is an extraordinary thing."

Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Qiu Qiu, a character in "Returning to the Boat".

In the drama, she is He Jiashu's classmate and later He Jiahao's teacher. She is gentle and considerate, and has a deep affection for He Jiashu. Although their relationship is hindered by family values, she stays true to herself and tries to balance family, career, and love, acting as a bridge between He Jiashu and He Jiahao.

"The plot of 'Returning to the Boat' begins in 25 years."

"There are still eight years before the story begins."

"Qiu Qiu should be sixteen years old now..."

In the drama, Qiu Qiu's professional identity is an educator in Xiqiao Village. She first appears as He Jiashu's classmate and later grows into the teacher in charge of He Jiahao's class. Her personality is described as beautiful, gentle and kind. She shows her delicate qualities by observing students' emotional changes and taking the initiative to communicate with parents. At the same time, she has excellent artistic creation ability and demonstrates her exquisite painting skills in the lantern making scene. Her works become important props to drive the plot.

Meanwhile, Qiu Qiu maintained a friendship with He Jiashu, acted as a mediator in the conflict between He Jiashu and He Jiahao, fulfilled her duties as a teacher to He Jiahao, not only paying attention to his academic performance but also intervening in students' mental health intervention through psychological questionnaires and social status observation. She also maintained close contact with the villagers. In the conflict between He Hongguang and He Jiashu, she, along with Chen Long'an and others, heard about the conflict between He Hongguang and He Jiashu and participated in preventing it from escalating.

"Qiu Qiu, sixteen years old."

"You are so young."

Seeing Qiu Qiu reminded Jiang Chen of Xiao Wei from the novel "The Years".

However, the young Qiu Qiu was truly...

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

Being young has its advantages.

Seeing Qiu Qiu reminded Jiang Chen of Lin Wan'er.

When I first saw Lin Wan'er, she was about the same age as Qiu Qiu is now.

At that time, he was already deeply in love with Lin Wan'er.

However, Jiang Chen only glanced at Lin Wan'er before continuing to walk forward.

Jiang Chen had just gotten into the car when Hong Xiaoyu arrived.

"How is it?" Jiang Chen asked.

“We can go directly there,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Do you have the company's information now?" Jiang Chen asked.

“Yes, I’ll send it to you now,” Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

Hong Xiaoyu sent the information to Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen opened it and started reading.

“This is a food company,” Hong Xiaoyu said from the side.

"Have you investigated the quality of this food company?" Jiang Chen asked.

"The quality of the food company?" Hong Xiaoyu was slightly taken aback.

“Yes, if you want to advertise for these companies, especially food companies, pharmaceutical companies, and health product companies, you must guarantee their quality. Only in this way can you ensure your long-term interests,” Jiang Chen said.

"Then what should we do?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

"Let's go to the store and buy some first, I'll check it out," Jiang Chen said.

"Oh?" Hong Xiaoyu was dumbfounded.

"I understand medicine and I also know about food," Jiang Chen said confidently.

“Alright then.” Hong Xiaoyu did not refuse.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen, led by Hong Xiaoyu, bought food from a food company at a supermarket and a small shop.

Jiang Chen opened the package and tasted it.

"How is it?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

Jiang Chen described the food ingredients of these food companies, including the amount of additives.

"There are quite a few additives," Jiang Chen said finally.

"What should we do then?" Hong Xiaoyu looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.

However, she also knew that Jiang Chen wouldn't lie about this.

“Although there are more additives, the impact is not significant, and it’s much better than most foods. So we can cooperate,” Jiang Chen said.

"Really?" Hong Xiaoyu asked.

“These days it’s all about technology and ruthless work. This company is a real conscientious one,” Jiang Chen said.

"Shall we go to their company?" Hong Xiaoyu said.

"Okay." Jiang Chen nodded.

In just one hour, Jiang Chen and Hong Xiaoyu signed a four-million-dollar order with the food company.

After leaving the food company, Hong Xiaoyu said excitedly, "Jiang Chen, thank you so much today. The two orders are worth a total of ten million! My studio has never signed such a big order before."

"So, you should thank me. Okay, but how do you want to thank me?" Jiang Chen said.

"Thank you?" Hong Xiaoyu's eyes darted around, then he moved closer to Jiang Chen and said with a grin, "Jiang Chen, how do you want me to thank you?"

"You want me to decide?" Jiang Chen retorted.

“Yes.” Hong Xiaoyu nodded.

“Then…” Jiang Chen’s lips curled into a wicked smile.