Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1549 Gongye Xiaoying's Plea for Help, First Meeting with Xia Zhi
Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen arrived at a coffee shop.

"Miss Gongye." Jiang Chen approached Gongye Xiaoying.

Gongye Xiaoying is a character in the TV series "Their Entrepreneurial Stories".

Gongye Xiaoying is currently the president's special assistant at SUN Group and also the heiress of Ziyuan Group.

"President Chen." Jiang Chen was disguised as Chen Jiang today, so Gongye Xiaoying addressed him as President Chen.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen ordered a cup of coffee.

After the waiter served the coffee, Jiang Chen spoke to Gongye Xiaoying, "Miss Gongye, what brings you here?"

"Mr. Chen, do you still stand by what you said before?" Gongye Xiaoying asked.

"What did I say? What is it?" Jiang Chen was slightly taken aback.

"The Ziyuan Group is in trouble now," Gongye Xiaoying said.

"Iris Group is in trouble?" Jiang Chen's heart skipped a beat.

In the drama, Gongye Xiaoying was forced into a marriage because of problems with the Ziyuan Group.

Although it was only two or three years, it also meant that Gongye Xiaoying was powerless to resist when faced with family troubles.

“Yes.” Gongye Xiaoying nodded.

"Miss Gongye, do you want me to help you?" Jiang Chen asked.

“Mr. Chen, I…” Gongye Xiaoying hesitated for a moment before saying, “Mr. Chen, I would like to borrow some money from you.”

"Borrow money?"

Jiang Chen's gaze sharpened, and he asked, "Miss Gongye, how much money do you want to borrow?"

“Five hundred million,” Gongye Xiaoying said.

"Five hundred million?" Jiang Chen didn't remember how much money Miss Gongye received from the marriage alliance with Ziyuan Group in the drama, but he was still surprised when Gongye Xiaoying said five hundred million.

"Yes." Gongye Xiaoying was somewhat hesitant to look at Jiang Chen.

After all, it was a loan of 500 million, and she and Jiang Chen had only met once before.

“Five hundred million isn’t much to me, and I can lend it to you. However…” Jiang Chen paused here, then looked at Gongye Xiaoying, “Miss Gongye, we’ve only met once before. Why do you think I should lend you money?”

“This…” Gongye Xiaoying fell silent.

There is no free lunch in this world.

Jiang Chen wouldn't help her for no reason.

“Gongye Xiaoying, if you can convince me, I will lend it to you,” Jiang Chen said.

"Really?" Gongye Xiaoying's eyes lit up.

"I don't do business at a loss," Jiang Chen said.

“This…” Gongye Xiaoying understood Jiang Chen’s meaning.

To borrow money, you must have collateral.

However, she doesn't work for the Ziyuan Group, doesn't own any shares in the group, and therefore has no collateral.

In this situation, how can one borrow money from Jiang Chen?
“Miss Gongye, I think your father, Gongye Yuan, must have a way to resolve the Ziyuan Group issue, right? Are you dissatisfied with his solution, which is why you came to me?” Jiang Chen continued slightly.

"How did you know..." Gongye Xiaoying looked at Jiang Chen in shock.

“What’s so hard to guess? I investigated you and the Ziyuan Group before, and I know that the Ziyuan Group is a family business of your Gongye family. And when family businesses encounter problems, the solutions are always the same,” Jiang Chen said.

Gongye Xiaoying fell silent.

Family businesses tend to have limited solutions to problems.

"Does your father want you to marry into a powerful family?" Jiang Chen asked.

“Yes.” Gongye Xiaoying did not deny it.

"You want to use me to avoid a family marriage alliance?" Jiang Chen looked at Gongye Xiaoying, his eyes flashing. "But I'm a businessman, and I won't help you without something in return."

“I can pay interest,” Gongye Xiaoying said.

"I don't need that little bit of interest."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "For me, this money can earn hundreds or even thousands of times more than the interest just by going through the financial market."

Gongye Xiaoying fell silent.

According to available information, Chen Jiang, president of Hengshi Group, is a financial tycoon from Wall Street. Therefore, for him, venturing into the financial market is the most lucrative path.

But Jiang Chen doesn't care about interest; what does he want?
Thinking of this, Gongye Xiaoying asked, "Then what do you want, Mr. Chen?"

Jiang Chen smiled without saying a word.

"Mr. Chen, you don't actually want me, do you?" Suddenly, Gongye Xiaoying thought of a possibility.

"Miss Gongye, why do you think that?" Jiang Chen asked.

"President Chen, I think besides myself, there's probably no one else you'd be interested in." When Gongye Xiaoying saw that Jiang Chen didn't deny it, she knew that her guess was correct.

Sure enough, all men are the same.

Ha ha!

Jiang Chen didn't say anything, but picked up his coffee and started drinking.

Gongye Xiaoying looked at the coffee in front of her, feeling conflicted.

She already knew when she called Jiang Chen that it wouldn't be easy for her to borrow money from him. After all, 500 million isn't 50,000; even the richest person wouldn't lend money for no reason.

"President Chen, do you want to arrange a marriage between us?" Gongye Xiaoying asked.

"I will not get married," Jiang Chen said.

Gongye Xiaoying's gaze sharpened.

She only chose Jiang Chen because she didn't want to go through an arranged marriage.

Jiang Chen's meaning is now quite clear.

After a moment, Gongye Xiaoying spoke up: "President Chen, I'd like to set a time."

"Five years."

Jiang Chen said, "Five years from now, you can leave whenever you want, but you can't have a boyfriend during these five years."

“Okay.” Gongye Xiaoying did not refuse. She would treat it as a short-term boyfriend for five years, and they could break up when the time came. They would not get married, and it was not her second marriage.

"Here's six hundred million." Jiang Chen wrote a check for six hundred million and handed it to Gongye Xiaoying.

"Six hundred million? I only need five hundred million," Gongye Xiaoying said.

“I’ll give you the other 100 million to start your own business,” Jiang Chen said. “If you can succeed in starting your business and return a company worth 1 billion to me within five years, you can regain your freedom.”

In Jiang Chen's view, Gongye Xiaoying was able to start her own business in the drama, and she could do the same in the First World.

Jiang Chen's actions are simply bringing forward Gongye Xiaoying's start-up timeline.

"A company worth a billion?" Gongye Xiaoying was stunned.

What is this requirement?
This is simply impossible to accomplish.

"Correct."

Jiang Chen's meaning is quite clear.

The idea was to give Gongye Xiaoying 100 million yuan as capital so she could start her own company.

If they could return a company worth one billion within five years, they could end their relationship early. Otherwise, he wouldn't ask for the one billion in startup capital back; they would simply maintain their relationship for five years.

“Miss Gongye, what I want is a value of one billion. This is value, not just money. I think it won't be difficult for you to achieve this if you have the ability,” Jiang Chen said. “If it exceeds one billion, I will give you shares for the excess. As for the evaluation method, we will invite the best evaluation team in mainland China to ensure fairness and impartiality.”

In other words, if Gongye Xiaoying's company is valued at 1.5 billion three years later, Gongye Xiaoying herself can get one-third of the shares, and she can also end her relationship with him.

If Gongye Xiaoying doesn't intend to end the relationship prematurely, she can receive corresponding shares if the company's valuation exceeds one billion in five years. The exact amount she'll receive depends on how much the valuation exceeds that.

“Of course, if Miss Gongye doesn’t want to start her own business, I can give you five years,” Jiang Chen continued.

Jiang Chen felt that five hundred million over five years was a loss.

Therefore, by leveraging Gongye Xiaoying's entrepreneurial abilities, it might be possible to acquire a company worth one billion.

At that time, he will not only make 400 million for free, but during this period, Gongye Xiaoying will essentially allow him to have her favors for free.

This is a win-win situation.

"I want to start my own business," Gongye Xiaoying said after thinking it over.

"Then it's settled." Jiang Chen smiled.

Gongye Xiaoying looked at Jiang Chen and asked, "President Chen, may I get to know you?"

"Is it necessary? If you get to know me, you might not be willing to part with me in the future," Jiang Chen said to Gongye Xiaoying.

"..." Gongye Xiaoying.

"Besides, it's impossible for me to have only one woman, so don't overthink it." Jiang Chen knew that saying this was very heartless, but he understood even more clearly that this was the kind of person he was, so it was better to make it clear in advance.

“President Chen sees things very clearly,” Gongye Xiaoying said.

“Miss Gongye, I think you have your reasons for choosing me, right?” Jiang Chen said.

Gongye Xiaoying nodded.

She only chose Jiang Chen because she was dissatisfied with her arranged marriage partner.

Although Jiang Chen was similar, she felt that Jiang Chen was a bit better than her arranged marriage partner.

She didn't need to hide any of this. Jiang Chen could easily find out if he wanted to.

After chatting for a while, Jiang Chen and Gongye Xiaoying left the coffee shop.

"Shall we sit in the car?" Jiang Chen said to Gongye Xiaoying.

Gongye Xiaoying nodded.

After arriving at the parking lot, Jiang Chen led Gongye Xiaoying into the back seat.

After getting into the back seat, Gongye Xiaoying became nervous.

"Are you so afraid of me?" Jiang Chen grabbed Gongye Xiaoying.

Gongye Xiaoying's body stiffened.

"Let's have a chat," Jiang Chen said, pulling Gongye Xiaoying over.

Gongye Xiaoying exclaimed in surprise.

“You are mine now,” Jiang Chen whispered in Gongye Xiaoying’s ear.

"Mmm," Gongye Xiaoying responded, then her body went limp.

Jiang Chen smiled.

Then, Jiang Chen and Gongye Xiaoying started chatting.

The current Gongye Xiaoying is considered to be raised by him.

Therefore, Jiang Chen will not be polite.

After chatting with Gongye Xiaoying for a while, Jiang Chen ate her lipstick.

a long time.

"Are you here this time?" Jiang Chen asked.

"Mm." Gongye Xiaoying nodded.

“Not bad.” Jiang Chen thought this might be because it was integrated into the first film and television fusion world, and this possibility was unlikely in the real world.

Gongye Xiaoying lowered her head, not daring to look at Jiang Chen.

Gongye Xiaoying left a quarter of an hour later.

“Gongye Xiaoying”.

Jiang Chen smiled.

Although he still doesn't understand why Gongye Xiaoying sought him out, he wouldn't refuse as long as there were benefits involved.

Looking back now, it feels pretty good.

……

September 28th.

Jiang Chen was invited by Xu Changye to visit Hengtong Group.

Of course, Xu Changye's invitation was because he wanted to cooperate with Xingchen Group.

"President Jiang, according to Xu Changye's message, Hengtong Group wants to transform itself?" Xue Chunyu accompanied Jiang Chen.

“It’s normal for Hengtong Group to want to transform. Although the real estate market is still booming, people with foresight can see that the real estate boom will only last for a few more years. If they don’t transform, they will probably lose money later,” Jiang Chen said.

In the drama, Hengtong Group's foray into the entertainment industry is a strategic move to transform the company. However, in the First World, Hengshi Group has many more avenues for transformation.

"In what areas does Xu Changye want to cooperate this time?" Xue Chunyu asked.

"I don't know, we'll find out when we go see it," Jiang Chen said.

At Hengtong Group, Jiang Chen learned through negotiations with Xu Changye that Xu Changye wanted to enter the chip industry.

Two hours later, Jiang Chen and Xue Chunyu walked out of Hengtong Group.

"I didn't expect Xu Changye to want to enter the chip market," Xue Chunyu said.

"They're interested in our chips." Jiang Chen admired Xu Changye's foresight.

In the next few years, chips will be the most important thing.

“Given Xu Changye’s situation, they would still enter the chip market even if we refused them,” Xue Chunyu said.

“I know, but I still need to think about whether or not to cooperate with Xu Changye,” Jiang Chen said.

"President Jiang, you don't think highly of Xu Changye?" Xue Chunyu asked.

“Xu Changye is cunning and shrewd, and he rose to power during the early days of the peasantry, so his hands aren’t clean. Therefore, even if we want to cooperate, we can’t go too deep,” Jiang Chen said.

In Jiang Chen's view, Xu Changye was similar to Old Xu from his previous life.

After the real estate industry began to decline and Hengtong Group failed in its transformation, people like Xu Changye were likely to fall from grace. Therefore, according to Jiang Chen's plan, as soon as there were signs that Xu Changye was about to fall from grace, he would take advantage of his misfortune.

Upon hearing this, Xue Chunyu understood what Jiang Chen meant.

"Let's go eat." Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Chen said to Xue Chunyu.

"Okay." Xue Chunyu nodded.

A moment later, Jiang Chen and Xue Chunyu entered a restaurant.

Just then, a woman came out from inside.

"Ok?"

Jiang Chen's gaze sharpened.

Almost simultaneously, a system notification sounded.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received ten Eternal Vermilion Fruits.]

[Congratulations, host! You have checked in with 1,690 female protagonists consecutively. Rewards include 10 attribute points, a 100-cubic-meter expansion of your space ring, a high-grade spirit fish pond renovation blueprint, and a high-grade low-grade spirit field renovation blueprint.]

"Ten Vermilion Fruits of Ten Thousand Years?"

"This is the thirteenth time I've checked in and received ten Eternal Vermilion Fruits."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"The existence of the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit is a rare treasure that allows martial artists at the Martial King Realm to quickly advance to the Martial Emperor Realm. After refining the Ten Thousand Year Vermilion Fruit, one's strength increases by 314, physique by 283, mental strength by 70, and agility by 180. It will be a unique treasure for the Jiang family in the future."

"If everyone signs in a few more times, then everyone can take it."

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

"Starting with Li Weiwei, then Li Jun, Xia Baicheng, Wu Huaguo, Gu Jiaxi, Liu Lian, Liu Minzhi, Jin Jinjin, Xu Zilin, and now Xia Zhi, we've signed on to ten more leading ladies without even realizing it."

"10 attribute points and an expansion of 100 cubic meters in the space ring are the most basic special rewards."

"High-grade spirit fish pond renovation plan?"

This is the fourteenth time I've checked in.

According to the system introduction, the advanced spirit fish pond renovation blueprint transforms an existing fish pond into a spirit fish pond. The basic spirit fish pond renovation blueprint can renovate ten acres of spirit fish pond. The intermediate spirit fish pond renovation blueprint is an upgraded version of the basic spirit fish pond renovation blueprint, which can renovate one hundred acres of spirit fish pond.

The advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan is an upgraded version of the intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plan, and can renovate 1,000 acres of spirit fish ponds.

"Therefore, the difference between the advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan and the low-level and intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plans is the number of acres to be renovated."

"The advanced spirit fish pond renovation plan is ten times that of the intermediate spirit fish pond renovation plan, and one hundred times that of the low-level spirit fish pond renovation plan."

"This sign-in reward is really good."

"A high-grade low-level spirit field transformation plan?"

"This is the fourteenth time I've checked in."

The Low-Grade Spirit Field Transformation Plan transforms existing land into Low-Grade Spirit Fields, with a total of ten acres of Low-Grade Spirit Fields that can be transformed.

The intermediate-grade low-grade spirit field transformation map is an upgraded version of the low-grade low-grade spirit field transformation map, and can transform one hundred acres of low-grade spirit fields.

The advanced low-grade spirit field transformation map is an upgraded version of the intermediate low-grade spirit field transformation map, and can transform 1,000 acres of low-grade spirit fields.

"This sign-in reward is pretty good."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Xia Zhi is a character in the TV series "Their Entrepreneurial Stories".

In the drama, she's a workaholic, responsible, capable, and loyal at work, and even devoted in relationships. She works as a designer at SUN Construction Group, and is the colleague with the worst interpersonal relationships, known as "Xia Qinggao." After receiving an invitation from Xiaoying to start her own business, she finally decides to leave the company she's worked for for six years. In Fukuda, a place filled with memories, she and Yu Longjie meet through a series of arguments, and after spending time with him, she comes to agree with his green philosophy of protecting nature.

"The story of 'Their Entrepreneurial Stories' begins in 21."

“Xia Zhi…”

In the drama, Xia Zhi is a smart and talented designer, skilled in conceiving and designing scenes. She has a boyfriend, Jiang Wushu, who went abroad, while Xia Zhi stayed to work at a large company. Jiang Wushu asked Xia Zhi to wait for him, and she waited for six years.

Every year on her birthday, Xia Zhi receives a birthday text message from her boyfriend, Jiang Wushu, but the messages are actually sent by his junior, Zheng Yinan. Jiang Wushu gave his phone to Zheng Yinan when he went abroad. These annual messages make Xia Zhi believe that Jiang Wushu hasn't forgotten her. Zheng Yinan is very fond of Xia Zhi and has been silently watching over her. He fell in love with Xia Zhi at first sight when they met in their freshman year.

The long wait didn't discourage Xia Zhi. Despite being frequently and unreasonably suppressed by her superiors at work, she was eventually reassigned to a receptionist position. However, talent will always be recognized, appreciated, and promoted. Her assistant, Gongye Xiaoying, discovered Xia Zhi's abilities and transferred her back to the design department.

Faced with issues such as her boss plagiarizing her plans and difficulties from the construction company, she ultimately chose to resign and start her own business, founding Little Bird Company with Gongye Xiaoying and Meiji. In her family life, although her parents, Xia Yutian and Hao Qinglang, had a broken marriage, they still supported their daughter's career by operating a restaurant and leveraging film and television resources.

She demonstrated her professionalism and sense of responsibility by discovering the potential for landslides at a hotel during a typhoon and pushing for a work stoppage. However, she did not reconcile with her ex-boyfriend Jiang Wushu, nor did she accept Zheng Yinan's confession of love.

"Now that Gongye Xiaoying has started her own business, I wonder if Xia Zhi will follow suit and start her own business like in the drama?"

Jiang Chen was thinking about Xia Zhi's storyline.

Just then, a voice came from the side: "President Jiang, Secretary Xue?"