Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 299: The Backbone of a Man

It was sunny on the first day of the new year.

The temperature is around 0 degrees, which is quite warm for Beijing. The weather in the north is dry, not as wet and cold as in the south.

Fang Hong was wearing a suit, tie, and a black windbreaker, which was bought for him by Liu Tianxian.

Like Xiao Ma Ge, but instead of having his hair combed back, he has a side parting, which is shiny and looks very formal.

If you comb your hair back in this kind of occasion, people will wonder what you are here for.

The Porsche was parked in front of Liu Tianxian's villa.

Liu Tianxian had been waiting for a long time. She came forward and saw Fang Hong getting out of the car. She looked him up and down with a gentle and clear gaze: "Boss Fang, you look quite handsome today."

"What do you mean by looking handsome today? Look how handsome you are all the time, okay?" Fang Hong closed the car door.

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Tianxian smiled.

She was dressed very casually, in a black thick coat and slim leggings. Her legs were long and tight, and she was wearing short black boots.

She stepped forward and took Fang Hong's arm: "Let's go, let's go in."

"Tell me who is coming first so I can be mentally prepared." Fang Hong said.

"Grandpa, grandma, aunt and uncle." Liu Tianxian said.

"Wow! So heavy." Fang Hong covered his chest with one hand, looking surprised.

"Do you have to be so exaggerated?" Liu Tianxian patted him.

"I'm afraid of embarrassing you. I suddenly feel a little nervous." Fang Hong said.

"Who said you brought shame to me? You are so handsome and powerful, you are obviously bringing honor to me." Liu Tianxian spoke very nicely.

"Oh, Xiao Feifei, why is your mouth so sweet?" Fang Hong was very happy to be coaxed. He pinched her smooth face with his hands.

Liu Tianxian smiled, then said seriously: "They are very nice people, just chat normally, answer whatever they ask."

"Okay, wait a minute."

Fang Hong walked to the trunk and opened it.

He took out a lot of gift bags, filled both hands, and said, "I don't know who will come to your house, so I bought some for everyone."

"That's enough." Liu Tianxian took a quick look and saw a lot of health products, fruits, snacks, cigarettes, alcohol, etc.

These are not important. Their family just looks at people and does not care about these things.

The two walked into the villa. Liu Xiaoli and her family were sitting on the sofa in the living room, eating melon seeds and chatting. There were many fruits and snacks on the coffee table in the middle.

When they saw someone coming in, they all looked towards the door.

Liu Tianxian led Fang Hong over and they stood up.

Fang Hong is the guest now, so he still needs to be polite.

"Put the things down." Liu Xiaoli saw Fang Hong holding something in his hand and gestured to put it on the ground.

Fang Hong did as he was told and put the gift bag on the ground.

The two walked up to the elders, and Liu Tianxian introduced the two elderly people with hunched bodies and kind faces: "This is my grandmother, and this is my grandfather."

"Hello, Grandpa and Grandma." Fang Hong bowed politely.

"Okay!" The two old men nodded, their eyes fixed on Fang Hong.

Just staring at him like that made Fang Hong feel a little uncomfortable.

Liu Tianxian then introduced the two middle-aged men and women: "This is my aunt and uncle."

"Hello, aunt and uncle!" Fang Hong bent down.

He didn't know how to address him, so he just called him whatever Liu Tianxian introduced him to be.

For someone like him, he is neither an outsider nor a family member. He has so many relatives that it is very troublesome to address them by name.

My aunt and uncle nodded in response, but they didn't stare at me like my grandparents did. Instead, they looked at me quietly without making any expression.

"Everyone, sit down. Mom and Dad, please sit down."

Liu Xiaoli gestured, and then Fang Hong said: "Don't be polite, we are not outsiders."

"Okay." Fang Hong nodded.

After everyone sat down, Liu Tianxian motioned for him to sit on the sofa at the side, and then sat with him.

The atmosphere was somewhat awkward, and Fang Hong seemed somewhat reserved. He sat upright with his back straight, for others to see.

"Xiao Fang, have an apple." My aunt on the opposite side took an apple and handed it to me.

"Thank you." Fang Hong declined.

Liu Tianxian took over, picked up a fruit knife, and started peeling an apple.

My aunt asked casually, "I heard that you run a film and television company, right?"

It takes a long time to get to know a person, but career is the most intuitive thing.

"Yes, currently the two companies, one is a film and television company, and the other is a digital technology company. Both are still relatively small in scale and are in the development stage." Fang Hong said modestly.

They fight with the top names in the film and television industry and make them feel scared. If this is small, then Huayi, Bona and others are also small.

"What hero?" Liu Xiaoli couldn't remember it for a moment.

"Heroic glory." Liu Tianxian added.

"Yes, this game was developed by his company. It seems to be very popular all over the world. You should have heard about it abroad." Liu Xiaoli looked at her aunt.

"I don't usually play games, so I don't understand."

My aunt had never heard of it, which was a bit embarrassing, but she said, "From what you said, it should be quite profitable, right?"

Liu Xiaoli remained silent. She didn't know whether the company made money or not. It was not a listed company and did not need to disclose financial reports.

"The monthly revenue is around 50 million." Fang Hong said.

"Oh, that's okay!" The aunt picked up a glass of water and drank it. Revenue is not profit.

"US dollars." Fang Hong said.

My aunt was surprised and spit out the water she had just drunk, coughing as if she was choked. Her husband stroked her back.

This person is breathing heavily when he speaks.

The US dollar needs to be multiplied by 7, which means it would be 6 million US dollars a year, or 42 billion RMB.

The currency is different, so it’s not on the same level!

Such revenue can be considered as that of a company of certain scale. At present, NetEase’s total revenue is only tens of billions, which is equivalent to half of NetEase, relying on just one game.

Liu Xiaoli didn't think anything of it, after all, she had watched Xiao Fang get up. Liu Tianxian just glanced at Fang Hong and continued to peel the apple. This was the second one, and the previous one was given to her grandfather.

"You have a very big business, and you're still so young." My aunt looked at me.

Being so young and achieving this level, he is indeed quite capable.

"This is just the starting stage and there is still a long way to go," said Fang Hong.

He is quite humble. If other people were so young and could earn tens of billions a year, they would have been rich long ago, like Wang Sicong.

Not everything you earn yourself can go to heaven.

In fact, Fang Hong only revealed a little bit, not all. "Heroes of Glory" makes money in more ways than just that, there are also advertising sponsorship, media authorization, live broadcasts, etc.

These are not yet mature and are still in the development stage both at home and abroad.

A few people were chatting casually, and Liu Tianxian peeled an apple for everyone here with exquisite knife skills.

"Xixi's parents divorced early, and she suffered a lot since she was a child. She went to the United States and lived under someone else's roof. When she returned to China, she suffered a lot of criticism and was bullied by others. You must not bully her in the future." These were said by my grandmother.

"No, grandma." Fang Hong promised.

"Grandma, you underestimate me too much. I just don't bully him. How dare he bully me?" Liu Tianxian handed the last peeled apple to Fang Hong.

"Hehe." Everyone around laughed.

“Then don’t bully others and live in harmony with them,” said grandma kindly.

"Yes, we will live in harmony."

Liu Tianxian and Fang Hong looked at each other and smiled at each other.

In fact, there is not much to say. I guess Liu Tianxian, Liu Xiaoli and their family have already explained Fang Hong’s basic situation clearly during their conversation.

Just understand what you are doing.

In the afternoon, the table was already filled with sumptuous dishes. Since the table was a rectangular one, there had to be a distinction between the main and the secondary.

Grandpa and grandma sat at the top, Liu Xiaoli and her aunt sat on the left, and Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian sat on the right.

Although young people nowadays don’t care about etiquette, the elderly still care about it.

Everyone sat down, and Liu Tianxian brought the red wine, which she had prepared in advance, and poured a glass for everyone.
Then he sat down below Fang Hong.

Liu Tianxian seemed quite active. She raised her goblet and said excitedly, "Grandpa, grandma, aunt, uncle, mom, and you."

When she said the last sentence, she looked at Fang Hong.

"Let's have a drink together."

With a "ding" sound, everyone clinked their glasses.

Putting down the wine glass, Liu Tianxian picked up some food for Fang Hong: "Eat more."

"Look how good our Xixi is at taking care of people. You will be blessed in the future." Aunt said to Fang Hong with a smile.

"Yes, she was the one who took care of me when I was sick before. I have always been very touched by this." Fang Hong continued the topic.

He relaxed a bit, not as reserved as before.

"This girl has been kind and caring since she was young," commented my aunt.

"That's fine, she's pretty too." Fang Hong added.

The elders just laughed.

Liu Tianxian felt embarrassed by what she said. Her face turned red and she was a little shy. She said unhappily, "You just love to laugh at me!"

"I'm praising you!"

The aunt said, then turned to Fang Hong and said, "Hey, your mother is home alone, is she okay?"

"It's fine." Fang Hong said.

"Do you have any relatives in Beijing?" asked my aunt.

"No, all my relatives are in my hometown." Fang Hong replied.

"He came to Beijing alone to work hard," Liu Xiaoli added.

"Oh!" My aunt nodded to show that she understood.

The meal was quite enjoyable, and the topic always revolved around Liu Tianxian and Fang Hong. They mainly focused on them and also talked about Fang Hong's family situation.

Fang Hong just answered whatever was asked and tried his best to follow the elders' instructions.

After the meal, the aunt and her friends took Liu Tianxian aside to chat about family matters, and of course they made comments about Fang Hong.

Liu Xiaoli and Fang Hong found a place to talk alone.

The two sat opposite each other, and Liu Xiaoli organized her words and said, "Xiao Fang, well, you probably know why I called you here today. I only have one daughter, and I love her dearly. To be honest, my daughter has decided that you will be her partner."

"Auntie, it's my pleasure." Fang Hong said humbly.

"I'm quite optimistic about you. You're capable and not a fool. You're different from other people in the entertainment industry, right?"

Liu Xiaoli changed the subject: "I don't know how much you like my daughter. I have no idea."

In her opinion, Fang Hong was very clear-headed. He always knew what he wanted and always moved towards this goal.

It was because she was too clear-headed that she couldn't feel how much he loved her daughter.

"Then what do you think I should do?" Fang Hong said.

"I am a divorced woman and I feel insecure about my marriage. I just want to ask what you can give to my daughter?" Liu Xiaoli said.

She threw the question to Fang Hong again.

This gave Fang Hong a headache, as this kind of mother-in-law was the most difficult to deal with.

"I think you may not be short of money. I only have a few companies under my name, and I don't think you care." Fang Hong said.

"How do you know I don't care?" Liu Xiaoli found it funny. This boy was quite cunning.

"Because you are not such a snobbish person. I have been dating Liu Tianxian since I was young, and you did not stop me too much. This proves that you don't look at how rich a person is, but only whether he can guarantee your daughter a happy future."

Fang Hong said this based on what Liu Xiaoli had just said, that she was also divorced.

"You see it very clearly."

Liu Xiaoli said with a smile, deliberately saying: "What if I insist?"

"Then you are making it too difficult for me. It's like you've taken away my backbone. My career is my foundation. If you take it away, it's like you've taken away all my value. I can't stand on my own feet." Fang Hong said.

Career is the backbone of a man and the embodiment of his social status. Without a career, a man has no value in society.

(End of this chapter)