The King of Soft Rice in Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 286 Chips
"Hey!"

"My name is not Hello, my name is Chu Yuxuan."

"What are you talking about? Who is Chu Yuxun?"

"It's nothing, just a subconscious joke. What do you want?" Xu Jiuyang said with a smile after regaining his senses.

However, Fan Bingbing looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze: "Something's not right with you."

"What's wrong with me?" Xu Jiuyang asked back, but his gaze was clearly evasive.

“It’s very simple. In any other situation, you would definitely tease me a bit, but you would never say anything joking or anything like that,” Fan Bingbing said with certainty.

"I'm so disappointed in you. You actually think I'm that kind of person." Xu Jiuyang made no attempt to hide his indignation.

Unfortunately, Fan Bingbing remained unmoved, squinting at him: "Angela asked you to discuss things with Gong Li today. What did you discuss?"

"Well..." Xu Jiuyang chuckled, "we just talked about rope art."

"What the heck?" Fan Bingbing didn't understand.

"Oh well, it's not a good thing anyway, don't ask any more questions." Xu Jiuyang originally wanted to say something harsh, but seeing her anxious and worried look, he could only sigh in the end.

This is really hard to explain. He thought it would be a normal interview, but when he went in, he saw a solitary golden rooster in the dimly lit room, hanging up there. Not only was it blind and mouthless, but there was also a sign hanging on it with two big characters written on it: X rooster.

The evil in human nature was thus brought out, and even though he used it according to the instructions, he almost broke it—this is questionable, because afterwards, the other party seemed to like it very much.

Xu Jiuyang had no idea that the other party actually liked this kind of thing, so much so that he was still somewhat distracted since returning.

"You came to see me because of something?" He coughed and changed the subject.

“That’s right,” Fan Bingbing said without pressing for details, “Sohu’s stock price has been rising recently. Although it’s still hovering around the suspension line, many people think it will definitely rise. I remember someone saying that, given the size of the mainland, as long as these portal websites find a profit point, their stocks will definitely rise.”

"Then you can also buy NetEase and Sina stocks while you're at it; they're going up right now," Xu Jiuyang said immediately, understanding her meaning.

“I bought some, but it’s not enough.” Fan Bingbing sighed. “You’re also a shareholder of Aurogon Games, and you’ve seen the quarterly financial reports. You should know how much money I’ve made through games in the past six months.”

“The more you earn, the more you want, and you want it in the simplest and fastest way possible,” Xu Jiuyang said thoughtfully.

Fan Bingbing blushed slightly, but still straightened her back: "Making money is certainly important, but I want to stand higher. I don't want to be just labeled as a national idol. I hope... I hope I can be more powerful, more... greater!"

She grabbed his hand and said, "We made a promise before that you would be responsible for supervising me and making sure I don't go astray. Now, I want to add another clause: everything I have can eventually be given to you, but you have to help me reach the top!"

His expression was serious and earnest, and his voice trembled, clearly indicating that he was already emotional.

But Xu Jiuyang couldn't help but ask, "So you're going to be Zhao Gao, is that it?"

"Ah...ah?" Fan Bingbing froze, looking like her brain had crashed. It took her a long time to restart, and she punched him in embarrassment and indignation: "I was seriously discussing the issue with you!"

"Alright, alright," Xu Jiuyang laughed and dodged the attack. "Hey, I was just joking around, there's no need to get so angry, is there?"

Although Fan Bingbing stopped, she still glared at him angrily, looking like she was about to rush up and punch, scratch, or even bite him at any moment.

“Speaking of which, I have an idea,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously. “But I still need to gather some information and look at it. Let’s talk about it after the film festival ends and we get back.” Fan Bingbing opened her mouth, as if to agree, but the next second she looked wary and punched him twice more: “You’re just trying to brush me off!”

"How did I brush you off?" Xu Jiuyang feigned ignorance.

"Whenever you had an idea before, didn't you always just say it directly? Did you ever need to go back and look up information?" Fan Bingbing was slightly annoyed. "I've been this honest, isn't that enough?"

“No,” Xu Jiuyang tried to appear serious, “I really need to look up some information. If I’m lucky enough, I might be able to help out.”

"Is...is that so?" Fan Bingbing was somewhat surprised.

“Of course,” Xu Jiuyang couldn’t help but pinch her somewhat silly-looking face, “I know you don’t want me to be rich, but I can’t be completely penniless, can I?”

"Who...who thought that!" Fan Bingbing panicked, her face flushed red, and her voice became stammering.

Xu Jiuyang's appetite was whetted. This look was just too tempting to bully, so he did just that, pulling her into his arms and pressing her onto his thighs, giving her a few solid slaps on the bottom.

"Anyway, I'll give you my opinion as soon as I get back. But considering I still have to film Tianlong, it won't be later than the end of September." Xu Jiuyang said, flexing his fingers and feeling the softness of the skin.

Actually, it's fine to say it now, but he needs to use this idea as leverage.

Shenlei Technology is currently developing very smoothly. With Sister Xiaoli overseeing it and Dong Qing and Teacher Bai working like oxen and horses—mainly Teacher Bai, and Dong Qing is also the producer of Tianlong—it can launch the public beta of "Miracle MU" by early October at the latest. And by then, it will be impossible to hide it anymore, and Fan Bingbing will definitely find out.

Xu Jiuyang was well aware of the vast potential of the gaming industry, but Fan Bingbing might not have been. Moreover, she was currently focused on turning the gaming industry into a cash cow and building a successful business. If they couldn't fully leverage this potential, it wouldn't benefit anyone.

Just like now, although she was humming and saying "I know," she seemed to want to lash out but didn't dare to.

"How about this, you stay with me tonight," Xu Jiuyang said after thinking for a moment.

"Oh, they actually chose me. Should I thank them?" Fan Bingbing said sarcastically, a rare occurrence for her.

"Relax, we won't do anything unnecessary tonight, we'll just sleep together," Xu Jiuyang said with a smile.

"Really?" Fan Bingbing was skeptical.

“As long as you don’t do anything reckless, I won’t act rashly,” Xu Jiuyang said seriously.

Fan Bingbing originally wanted to make a sarcastic remark, but then she seemed to remember something, twitched her lips, and left with the words, "I have to deal with things now."

It's normal. At first, they thought that whoever slept with someone more often and with better quality was superior. However, with the popularization of secondary sexual skills, it has now become that whoever has a peaceful night's sleep with someone is superior.

Because the trigger condition for the second skill is too sensitive, even a little bit of intimate contact could ignite a passionate flame. And once it's triggered, they can't stop until they're satisfied. So, sleeping peacefully becomes another way for them to compete.

Unfortunately, the effect was not significant. After all, with the popularization of the third skill—no, with the sharing ability—they simply couldn't do this, because the prerequisite for sharing was to trigger the second skill first.

So, there's no need to elaborate on what happened that night.

Putting that aside, as time went by, the closing ceremony and awards ceremony of this year's Venice Film Festival were just around the corner, and Xu Jiuyang unexpectedly saw that pretentious, boastful guy again in the hotel lobby.

(End of this chapter)