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Chapter 203 This Becomes a Middleman

Qiao Yicheng accepted the director's recommendation and chose Sister Kang, who had a strong background, as the company's general manager. This soon made him feel fortunate, because not long after the establishment of "Qiao's Film Company", mainland China began to introduce Hong Kong films and television.

After the news reached Hong Kong, the Hong Kong entertainment tycoons felt heartbroken. At the same time, they all thought that Qiao Yicheng had a strong background and must have received the news of mainland China's film purchase in advance.

The mainland took a fancy to the two dramas "Heroes of the East" and "Chen Zhen" produced by ATV. With the instruction of Qiao Yicheng, Sister Kang strongly recommended "The Bund" produced by TVB. Finally, after lobbying, the mainland purchased three TV series at the same time.

Because Qiao Yicheng signed contracts in advance with Hong Kong's entertainment tycoons, including his two mortal enemies TVB and ATV, no matter how fast the mainland purchases films, Hong Kong's film and television companies will not go back on their word.

Sister Kang has a strong background and outstanding abilities, so Qiao Yicheng feels relieved to let her manage the film and television company.

In fact, after Sister Kang took over "Qiao's Film and Television Company", she admired Qiao Yicheng very much, because he not only acquired the Hong Kong film and television library in advance, but also successfully signed a contract with them, making "Qiao's Film and Television Company" an intermediary for film and television exchanges between the mainland and Hong Kong.

With Qiao Yicheng's current position in CCTV, it is still difficult for him to guarantee his own interests, but now with the joining of Sister Kang, all problems have been solved.

The success in his career made Qiao Yicheng very happy, but annoying things still happened from time to time. A few days ago, his second aunt Wei Shufang called him and said that Qiao Zuwang was asking for a pension.

Qiao Yicheng knew that simply avoiding Qiao Zuwang would not solve the problem at all. He also roughly knew how Qiao Zuwang would mess with the Qiao family, so he already had a plan in mind.

"Second Aunt, tell my dad that I can give him 300 yuan a month for living expenses!

As for whether he's eating, drinking, having fun, gambling, or playing mahjong, we don't ask!"

"Ah? Ten percent, no need to give so much!"

"Yes! Second Aunt, three hundred yuan is indeed a lot!
After all, my salary is only over 100 yuan a month!

But she is my father after all, I can't really just ignore her!"

"Yicheng, you are so good to your father!"

"Second Aunt, I have conditions!

I will transfer the money to you in advance and have my dad go to your place every day to collect ten dollars for living expenses."

"Ah? He might not be willing to do that, right?"

“Haha, some things are beyond his control!
I will give you 500 yuan every month, and you only need to give him 10 yuan a day!

If he gets a fever or a headache, he can spend the remaining two hundred yuan.

Second Aunt, don't tell him about the two hundred yuan."

"Yicheng, Second Aunt, I know what you mean!

Leave the matter to me, and you can rest assured!"

We are all smart people, so there is no need to explain it too clearly. Second Aunt understood what Qiao Yicheng meant. In name, the two hundred yuan was Qiao Zuwang's medical expenses, but in fact it all belonged to Second Aunt Wei Shufang.

Qiao Yicheng knew that in this world, only his second aunt Wei Shufang could control Qiao Zuwang. Now that his second aunt Wei Shufang had control over Qiao Zuwang's lifeline, Qiao Zuwang could do nothing.

"Second Aunt, I have another request!"

"Huh? Yicheng, go ahead!"

"My dad had to change the names on the property deed to the five of us brothers and sisters. Even though we don't care, this is our home!

Also, my dad has to leave the family's household registration book with you for safekeeping. I'm worried he might do something bad!"

"Okay! I got it! Leave it all to Second Aunt!"

Second Aunt Wei Shufang also got the benefits she deserved, so she worked particularly hard. She had hated Qiao Zuwang for many years, and now she finally had a hold on Qiao Zuwang. How could Wei Shufang not be happy?

Qiao Yicheng used some means to control Qiao Zuwang and finally made him behave himself. Because of Qiao Yicheng's prior instructions, Erqiang and Sanli ignored Qiao Zuwang.

Qiao Qiqi is currently attending kindergarten in Nanjing and will soon start elementary school, so Qiao Yicheng plans to arrange for Qiao Qiqi to go to school in Beijing. It will also be easy for him to pick up and drop off his younger brother before going to work every day.

Now, for Qiao Yicheng, Qiao Erqiang, Qiao Sanli, and Qiao Simei all have their own life trajectories, which have initially changed their tragic fate. Now only the youngest Qiao Qiqi is left. After raising him to adulthood, he will be able to find liberation.

Qiao Yicheng's job at CCTV has now stabilized, and he feels uncomfortable living in the staff dormitory, so he asked the director to buy a three-entry courtyard house in Shichahai, the western district of Beijing.

The original owner of the courtyard house was a descendant of the previous dynasty. Because his family immigrated to the United States and wanted to breathe the sweet air, he gave it to Qiao Yicheng at a low price and bought it for only 30,000 yuan.

Thirty thousand yuan was still a huge sum of money in the early 1980s. The original owner of the courtyard house also wanted to kill Qiao Yicheng, but in the eyes of Qiao Yicheng, who was not short of money, thirty thousand yuan was not really important to him.

Because Shichahai, where he lived, was some distance away from CCTV, Qiao Yicheng used his connections to buy him a Harley motorcycle and rode it to and from get off work every day.

One day in 1984, Qiao Yicheng took his younger brother Qiao Qiqi on a motorcycle to go to his elementary school, and then went to work at CCTV.

"Brother, goodbye!"

"Qiqi, big brother will pick you up this afternoon!"

In 1984, riding a Harley was still a rare sight in Beijing. It was as cool as driving a sports car in later generations. Feeling the envious glances from both sides of the street, Qiao Yicheng still felt very cool.

On the way, Qiao Yicheng suddenly heard a shrill howl, "Catch the thief! Catch the thief!"

Soon, Qiao Yicheng saw a beautiful girl chasing a hairy thief passing by him. Without thinking, Qiao Yicheng rode his motorcycle to chase the thief.

After a not-too-intense chase, the long-haired thief collapsed breathlessly. Just when Qiao Yicheng was on the verge of victory, three of the long-haired thief's accomplices suddenly appeared with daggers in their hands, staring at Qiao Yicheng viciously.

Seeing his accomplice coming, the hairy thief laughed happily, then took out a dagger and looked at Qiao Yicheng with a playful expression.

"Eh? I got the wrong person! You guys continue!"

After Qiao Yicheng finished speaking, he turned his motorcycle around and rode away, leaving the four petty thieves there confused. With Qiao Yicheng's skills, it would have been easy for him to subdue the four thieves, but when he thought about how difficult it was for everyone in this day and age, who would carry too much money when going out? Qiao Yicheng felt that it was really not worth it to risk his life for a few dollars.

I rode back for a distance, wanting to explain to the owner, but I didn't see him. Thinking that I was about to be late, I went to work first.

"Chief Qiao, why don't you live near our unit?

How troublesome is it to rush to work from Shichahai every day?"

"Haha, it's okay! I feel quite comfortable like this!"

"Section Chief, you are such a weird person!"

"Strange? What's strange?" Qiao Yicheng looked at the female colleague in front of him in confusion.

Just as the female colleague was about to answer Qiao Yicheng's question, she heard a commotion. Soon, two policemen came to Qiao Yicheng with two familiar-looking women.

"Excuse me, are you Comrade Qiao Yicheng?"

"I am! What are you doing?"

"According to Comrade Wen's report, you participated in the robbery of her handbag this morning."

"What?" Qiao Yicheng widened his eyes in surprise. It turned out that the two women in front of him were Wen Ju'an and her mother. No wonder they looked familiar. "Comrade police, are you kidding me?
Our Section Chief Qiao is the youngest section chief at CCTV, how could he possibly be involved in a robbery?" A female colleague nearby looked at the police in surprise.

"Hmph! That's hard to say!

Some people appear to be righteous on the outside, but they're actually full of thieves and whores!" Wen Ju'an's mother retorted disapprovingly.

"Ma'am, please be careful with your words!

If you continue to act recklessly like this, I will hold you accountable for your legal responsibilities!" Qiao Yicheng felt that Wen Ju's mother's words were very harsh, and warned her with some disgust.

"Ms. Wen, Section Chief Qiao is right! Watch your words!"

"Hmph!" Seeing that the police also warned her in this way, Wen Ju'an's mother looked reluctant.

"Chief Qiao, please tell me what happened this morning!"

"Comrade police officer, I live near Shichahai. I sent my younger brother to school this morning, and then passed by the scene on my way to work.

Then I heard someone shouting "Catch the thief!", so I rode my motorcycle to chase after a hairy thief, only to find three of his accomplices, all armed with weapons.

"Then I left immediately and wanted to go back and explain things to the owner, but I didn't see him, so I went straight to work."

"Oh, I see!

Then, please ask Section Chief Qiao to come to our police station after get off work to take a statement!"

"Sure! I'll go to your police station after get off work at noon."

"Thank you, Section Chief Qiao, for your cooperation!"

"Is this the end of it?" Wen Ju'an's mother could not accept such treatment.

"Ms. Wen"

The police officer was about to explain something when another middle-aged man came over and grabbed Wen Ju'an's mother, saying, "Sister, stop messing around! The robber has been caught!"

"what?"

"Qiao Yicheng, right? I'm Wen Qinghua, a substitute teacher at Nanjing Normal University."

"Hello? Teacher Wen, hello!"

"Comrade Qiao, I'll bring my sister to apologize to you!

I'm sorry for the trouble caused by today's misunderstanding!"

"It's okay! Since it's just a misunderstanding, just talk it out!"

"Thank you, Comrade Qiao, for your understanding!"

Wen Ju'an and her mother were both a little embarrassed, and then left with Wen Qinghua. Watching them leave, Qiao Yicheng's colleagues all stood up for Qiao Yicheng.

"Section Chief Qiao, you are really wronged!
I was kind enough to help someone catch a thief, but was wrongly accused of being an accomplice!"

"Yeah! It's so unfair!
If I were facing four armed robbers, I would have been so scared that my legs would have gone weak!"

"Hey! How did this Wen guy find our CCTV?"

“What else could be the reason?
Isn’t it just our Section Chief Qiao riding a very cool Harley motorcycle?

It's hard to find a robber, but it's easy to find a Harley rider!"

"Haha, it seems I have to replace my motorcycle tomorrow!" Qiao Yicheng was also amused by his colleagues' analysis.

Qiao Yicheng still felt a little unbelievable about the sudden appearance of the Wen Ju'an family. He had been avoiding them, but he still met them. Qiao Yicheng guessed that it must be the system's fault.

Maybe the system saw that I was too comfortable, so it deliberately increased the difficulty for me and created some trouble for me.

When Qiao Yicheng got off work at noon, he went directly to the police station, made a statement, and left the police station.

But as soon as he left the police station, he saw Wen Ju'an and his family already waiting there. "Chief Qiao, we meet again!"

"Hello, Teacher Wen!"

"Chief Qiao, we are very sorry for the misunderstanding this morning!

So my sister and I want to treat you to a meal!"

"Haha, that's not necessary!
I have things to do at work, so I have to go back to work.

Since you, Teacher Wen, also said it was a misunderstanding, there's no need to apologize anymore!"

"This"

"Goodbye, Teacher Wen!" Qiao Yicheng really didn't want to have any contact with the Wen family, so he left immediately after saying that.

Seeing Qiao Yicheng leave without giving any face, the Wen family members all looked unhappy. Wen Ju'an's mother said with a sullen face, "Huh! How uneducated!
We have already apologized, but you still keep doing this!"

"Mom, could you please stop talking! This is our fault in the first place!"

"Sister, what Ju'an said makes sense! Don't be so reckless next time!"

"What's wrong with me? Why are you all blaming me?" Wen Ju'an's mother felt very aggrieved and left angrily.

Seeing his sister walking in front, Wen Qinghua shook his head helplessly, then looked at his niece beside him, "Ju'an, what do you think of this Qiao Yicheng?"

"It's okay! I just feel like a grown man is too stingy!"

"Ju'an, I've done some research and found out that Qiao Yicheng is also from Nanjing.

He is also a top student at Nanjing University and the youngest section chief at CCTV!
The most important thing is that he doesn’t have a girlfriend yet and I want you to date him!”

After hearing his uncle Wen Qinghua's explanation, Wen Ju'an suddenly blushed and looked at his uncle with resentment, "Uncle, how could you do this!
I’m still young and don’t want to think about this kind of thing so early.”

"Haha, alright! You should make your own decisions!"

Qiao Yicheng realized that his encounter with Wen Ju'an's family must have been deliberately arranged by the system, but he was not worried at all now. No matter how cunning your system is, it can't defeat a "steel straight man" like me.

Wen Ju'an is very beautiful, but her mother's control is too strong. More importantly, Wen Ju'an is mentally unhealthy and has a strong Oedipus complex.

My four younger brothers and sisters have exhausted all my energy and emotions. Maybe I will never have any feelings in this world because I always feel that it is too tiring.

My biggest thought now is to complete the tasks assigned by the system as soon as possible, and then leave this world with huge responsibilities. I feel that living for others is really stressful.

(End of this chapter)