1977: The beginning of the blind date with the daughter of the king

Chapter 666 Exiled to Africa!

At the entrance of the Shanghai Film Studio, a black Toyota sedan was parked there openly.

Beside the car stood a young man in a sharp suit, holding a bouquet of flowers, oblivious to the stares of passersby.

“Mr. Chen, why don’t you move your car to the side? Your standing here is having a very bad influence on the factory.”

At this moment, the gatekeeper, Xiao Zhou, walked over and whispered to Chen Kaiwen.

The main problem is that he's beholden to someone who's taken his money; he'd taken two packs of foreign cigarettes from Chen Kaiwen, so it's not appropriate for him to forcibly kick him out right now.

"Xiao Zhou, that's the problem with you mainlanders, you're too reserved, you do everything in secret."

"I'm standing here openly and honestly expressing my love for my goddess. I'm not doing anything wrong, so why do I need to hide to the side?"

Chen Kaiwen said proudly.

Upon hearing this, the security guard, Xiao Zhou, changed his expression slightly. He wanted to lash out, but when he thought about the other party's identity as a Hong Kong resident, he suppressed his anger.

This guy is from overseas; he's someone you can't afford to mess with.

"Fine, if you want to stand here, then stand here. I can't be bothered with you."

"Anyway, let me tell you this: you can express your love, but if you touch or tug at our female comrades, don't blame me for being impolite."

After speaking coldly, Xiao Zhou walked back to the guard post, opened the drawer inside, looked at the two packs of cigarettes with traditional Chinese characters written on them, thought for a moment, and still didn't throw them out.

After all, cigarettes are innocent; since they've already been confiscated, let them smoke.

Soon, the factory workers began to leave, men and women alike starting to walk out.

Gong Xue rode a women's bicycle, chatting and laughing with a colleague as she walked out.

Just as I reached the door, I saw a strange smile on my colleague's face, and then he looked to one side of the door.

Gong Xue frowned and looked over. Sure enough, it was Chen Kaiwen again, who was like a persistent leech.

Upon seeing Gong Xue, Chen Kaiwen immediately came to greet her. He had specially borrowed the company car this time, just to show off to Gong Xue.

After all, he knew very well that in this poor and backward country, cars were not something that ordinary people could afford to ride in.

"Miss Gong Xue, it's me."

"roll!"

Chen Kaiwen greeted her with a smile, about to extend an invitation to Gong Xue.

What followed was a cold and unforgiving rebuke from Gong Xue.

Chen Kaiwen was stunned. Was this still the gentle and graceful woman he knew, the poetic woman who came from the water towns of Jiangnan?
By the time he realized what was happening, Gong Xue had already ridden her bicycle far away.

Seeing that the goddess had walked away, Chen Kaiwen immediately got back into his car, started the engine, and chased after her.

"Miss Gong Xue, I really like you."

"Please give me a chance to go on a date with you. I want to take you to Hong Kong Island. You'll find it's infinitely more prosperous than here."

On the highway, after Chen Kaiwen caught up with Gong Xue in his car, he shouted loudly in his not-so-standard Hong Kong-accented Mandarin at Gong Xue, who was riding a bicycle by the roadside.

Gong Xue ignored him coldly, saw a small alley by the roadside, and quickly disappeared into it, shaking off this annoying fellow.

Then, following the highway, Gong Xue arrived at a quiet courtyard on Huaihai Road. Seeing the open gate, a smile appeared on her face.

I rode my bicycle inside, and there was a black SUV parked in the yard.

Gong Xue put down her bicycle and then quickly walked inside.

In the living room, Li Changhe was arranging some gifts, which he had bought on his way back that afternoon and was going to deliver to the Gong family as gifts.

Although he had already sent a batch before the Lunar New Year.

"The Long River!"

Upon seeing Li Changhe, Gong Xue quickly walked in and threw herself into his arms.

In the past, when she was with Zhu Lin, even if Li Changhe had been gone for a long time, she didn't feel too much longing for him.

But now, alone in Shanghai, this longing has grown unbearably, to the point that I yearn for it day and night.

Before Li Changhe could even speak, his words were cut off by soft, cherry-like lips.

Only after a passionate kiss did Li Changhe look at the little one in his arms.

"What's going on here?"

"I just missed you! You haven't come to see me in so long!"

Gong Xue leaned against Li Changhe's chest and whispered.

"My bad, there were just too many things to do during the Chinese New Year."

"Look, these are the things I bought. How about I bring them to your place tonight?"

At this moment, Li Changhe pointed to the things in the living room and whispered to Gong Xue.

"You already sent so much stuff before the New Year, and now you're buying so much more!"

"Well, since I'm already here, I can't just come empty-handed."

"I'll drive you home later, you can drop your things off, and we can pick up our parents for dinner tonight, how about that?"

Li Changhe said softly at this moment.

Upon hearing this, Gong Xue blushed slightly: "What do you mean 'our parents'? Those are my parents."

"It's the same, it's bound to happen sooner or later!"

"Hmph, you just know how to take advantage of me."

"Alright, I need to tell you something first."

Gong Xue first gave Li Changhe a coquettish snort, then pulled him down to sit.

"What is it?"

Seeing her serious expression, Li Changhe asked curiously.

"I'm being pestered by someone from your company."

"It's the manager of the construction company that you arranged to be in charge of the film and television city project in Shanghai. We ran into him when we went to the film and television city to film a while ago."

"Then he started pestering me, confessing his love to me in all sorts of ways. This afternoon he was even standing at the factory gate with flowers in his hands."

"Get him out of here right now, he's driving me crazy."

Gong Xue complained to Li Changhe.

Chen Kaiwen was a junior manager at Kinmen Construction Company. He came to Shanghai as a member of the supervisory team responsible for monitoring the progress of the film studio.

Their unexpected encounter led Chen Kaiwen to set his sights on Gong Xue, a girl from mainland China.

Chen Kaiwen became even more interested after learning that Gong Xue was a very famous actress in mainland China.

Chen Kaiwen originally thought that winning over Gong Xue would not be difficult, since since he came to the mainland, many women here have secretly thrown themselves at him.

His salary of HK$6,000 is unimaginably high in Shanghai, especially considering it's foreign exchange.

There are many women here. He only needs to take them to the Friendship Store or promise them that he will take them to Hong Kong Island to easily win them over.

However, Chen Kaiwen later ran into a snag with Gong Xue, which aroused his desire to conquer her.

That's how today's incident happened.

After listening to Gong Xue's explanation, Li Changhe smiled and said, "Okay, I'll transfer him to Africa."

"He likes chasing girls, right? How about I tell him to go to Africa and find some black girls?" "Yeah, that's too good for him."

"That kid Liu Dayuan told me that Chen Kaiwen is a bad person because he is from Hong Kong and has ruined a lot of girls."

"But he's rich and knows how to charm people. He even tricked some women into thinking he'd take them to Hong Kong Island, so no one caused any trouble."

“If he hadn’t been bothering me now, I wouldn’t have known any of this.”

Gong Xue said this in an annoyed tone.

Upon hearing this, Li Changhe calmly nodded: "I understand, I'll make a call later."

In fact, Li Changhe was not surprised by Chen Kaiwen's situation. When a country is weak, it is common for women to admire foreign powers. Even after the domestic economy developed to such an extent, there are still women who shamelessly fawn over their husbands.

The strange thing is that the other party set their sights on Gong Xue. Since they didn't realize their mistake, they should pay the price for their choice.

"Alright, don't get angry over this little punk. Let's pack our things, and I'll take you home first."

"I've booked a restaurant at the Peace Hotel. We'll go there for dinner later."

Li Changhe spoke softly to Gong Xue.

Chen Kaiwen's situation is really just a trivial little episode.

Moreover, even without Chen Kaiwen, there might be people like Li Kaiwen and Zhou Kaiwen in Shanghai.

Unlike Zhu Lin, who was married openly in the capital and whose life was often accompanied by Li Changhe, everyone around Zhu Lin knew her identity.

This invisibly built a protective wall for her.

Moreover, the control over foreigners in the capital is relatively strict, so ordinary people are not really affected.

On the contrary, Shanghai has been the leading city in the Far East for a century, and now it is considered the forefront of reform and opening up, and one of the windows for the country's foreign exchanges. Therefore, Shanghai has far more foreigners than Beijing.

The control over foreigners here is much more relaxed than in Beijing.

Furthermore, since Gong Xue is still outwardly single, she can't build the protective wall of being married, and inevitably, she will receive some pursuit and harassment.

Perhaps I should set up a protection system for Gong Xue next.

That evening, in a private room at the Peace Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Gong looked at the large table of delicious food in front of them, unsure whether to be happy or sad.

Undeniably, their daughter's marriage to Li Changhe has completely solved their current predicament financially. This luxurious meal costing several hundred yuan was something they would never have dared to dream of before.

It cannot be denied that their daughter will not be married in a formal and proper manner. Although the other party will marry her in a formal and proper manner, that is at most to deceive outsiders. They know the truth.

So the atmosphere was still a bit awkward towards the end of the meal.

Even though they had already tacitly accepted the relationship between the two, Gong's parents still felt uncomfortable.

Li Changhe understood and didn't say much. He politely invited them to finish their meal, and then the dinner ended.

After sending Gong's parents home, Gong Xue naturally followed Li Changhe to his villa.

"My parents are still a little uncomfortable, please don't take offense."

On the way back, Gong Xue whispered to Li Changhe.

Li Changhe shook his head: "What's so strange about that? It was my fault to begin with."

"However, I think you can show some of it now."

"Has the movie 'Mom, Love Me Again' finished filming?"

"Yes, filming is finished. Director Bai Chen's skill is too high. To be honest, when I watched the finished film, I cried and laughed at the same time. Really, I didn't know I could act so well."

"The movie is estimated to be released in a few days."

Gong Xue then remarked with emotion that she only read the script and didn't feel anything special while acting it out herself.

However, when Gong Xue watched the finished film in the Shanghai Film Studio's internal screening room, she was quite surprised. She realized that the character she portrayed in the film was so outstanding.

"Director Bai is very confident that this film can win the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards this year. After all, many directors and actors in the studio praised it after watching it."

"That's right, look who wrote the script. By the way, who did you find for the male lead?"

"Zhou Lijing, wasn't it you who recommended him?"

"I heard that he didn't want to take the script at first, but he accepted it after he found out that it was written by you."

"You are now a golden brand for attracting actors."

Gong Xue said with a grin.

"Okay, after 'Mom, Love Me Again' finishes its run, I'll see if I can transfer you to a film company in Hong Kong. Then, in the second half of the year, I'll find a way to take you to Hong Kong first."

Li Changhe said softly at this moment.

At the Shanghai Film Studio, it's enough to let Gong Xue cross the gap and give them a film that won both the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards. She doesn't need to stay at the Shanghai Film Studio for too long.

Moreover, given the current trend, even Shanghai Film Studio can't protect her.

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

Gong Xue nodded gently.

"Well, after we're transferred to a film company in Hong Kong, we'll get our parents a new place to live. That alley is too small, and a lot of people there have seen me there, so it's not convenient for me to show my face directly."

"In that case, let's allocate the other villa to them, and let your brother and sister-in-law move in as well."

It's not appropriate for Li Changhe to appear in the old alleyway, since he had been there with Zhu Lin before, and it's hard to guarantee that the people there might still remember.

Therefore, Li Changhe planned to wait until Gong Xue was transferred to a film company in Hong Kong before having Gong's parents move.

After all, living in such a narrow alley is really pointless; it's better to move out.

While Li Changhe was in Shanghai with Gong Xue, a phone call came to the office of Hong Kong Island Land.

“Mr. Welley, this is an instruction from Mr. Victor’s office.”

“One of our employees from Kinmen Construction, who was dispatched to Shanghai, harassed local women. The mainland diplomats reported this directly to Mr. Victor.”

"Mr. Victor sent instructions to us to severely punish the employee named Chen Kaiwen, transfer him from Shanghai to Africa, and regulate the behavior of our dispatched personnel."

The secretary then spoke earnestly to Wei Li.

Wei Li was somewhat surprised after hearing this.

"Who did Chen Kaiwen offend? It's just an ordinary woman; surely she wouldn't cause a diplomatic incident?"

Wei Li knew very well that this kind of cooperation would not be reported by ordinary people locally, as it would affect the investors' perception. The fact that the other party could directly contact Victor, the big boss, meant that the bastard named Chen Kaiwen had offended someone who was definitely not an ordinary person.

“Mr. Victor didn’t say this, he just told us to deal with it severely and transfer Kevin Chen to Africa.”

The secretary replied helplessly.

Do we have any projects in Africa?

Wei Li asked in surprise.

The secretary nodded: "Yes, there is one in South Africa, and another project in Sudan. These are all projects that were previously undertaken by Jardine Matheson Group, and are still under the responsibility of Kinmen Construction. Where should we send him?"

"Nonsense, of course it's Sudan. Do you want him to go to South Africa to enjoy a life of luxury? Let that guy named Chen Kaiwen get lost in Sudan."

Wei Li said without any politeness.

Although South Africa is in Africa, it is at the southernmost tip of Africa, with a pleasant climate, not the hot tropical region. This clearly does not meet the boss's intentions, since the boss is definitely very angry with this guy named Chen Kaiwen.

Therefore, a chaotic Sultanate is his best destiny!

Soon, Chen Kaiwen in Shanghai was stunned when he saw his transfer order!

(End of this chapter)