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Chapter 194 Outstanding Graduates Homecoming Event

"You're an outstanding graduate?!"

With her hair styled in a potted plant shape and wearing a purple floral dress, Meng Ziyi exuded a somewhat wifely aura.

She stared at Chen Xiu with her almond-shaped eyes, pursed her lips, and looked him up and down with a mixture of curiosity and disbelief.

Looking at him from left to right, from top to bottom, I couldn't find any connection between him and an outstanding graduate.

Meng Ziyi thought to himself, then chuckled.

Seeing her reaction, Chen Xiu didn't even need to ask; he already knew what the silly beauty was thinking.

"To be honest, I was quite surprised too."

Chen Xiu sat down next to Meng Ziyi and continued, "When I came back, the dean of the Beijing Film Academy's acting department called me and asked me to give a speech to the freshmen of 16..."

"so smart?"

Meng Ziyi blinked, her eyes sparkling, looking radiant.

She was sitting barefoot on the sofa, but when she saw Chen Xiu coming over, she moved closer to him.

Leaning on Chen Xiu's arm, Meng Ziyi rested her chin on his shoulder: "Brother Xiu, when are you going to give a speech? I want to go see it too."

"Haven't you graduated yet?"

"She's a 13 graduate in acting, and she'll be a senior next month. Tsk, she doesn't pay any attention to me at all."

"Oh, I noticed you don't usually go back to school, I thought you had already graduated."

Meng Ziyi rolled her eyes coquettishly, thinking to herself: Don't you understand why I don't go back to school when I'm not filming?

Chen Xiu pursed her lips somewhat awkwardly and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Well, the dean of the college just asked me if I wanted him to help me prepare a speech, but I declined."

"why?"

"I feel it's better to write this kind of thing myself; I probably wouldn't like what they prepare."

"So what would you like to say?"

Meng Ziyi hugged Chen Xiu's arm and then propped her legs up on his lap.

Even though they were already close enough that there was no way they wouldn't hear each other, she still wanted to get as close to Chen Xiu as possible, ideally to be right next to him...

Chen Xiu looked down and met her gaze, then chuckled softly, "I haven't decided yet. Nothing else has been going on these past few days, so I'll take my time thinking about it!"

"Hmm, you could talk about your entrepreneurial experience at school."

"The dean of the college specifically mentioned that I should try not to talk about my entrepreneurial experience. Haha, he's probably worried that the freshmen will get carried away and run off to start their own businesses."

"Hehe, just thinking about that scene makes me laugh."

Meng Ziyi chuckled foolishly, no one knew what she was thinking.

Smelling the fragrance wafting from her, Chen Xiu, who had been wondering what to have for dinner, realized she wasn't actually that hungry.

"Sister Meng, you smell so good!"

"Ok?"

With a puzzled look on Meng Ziyi's face, Chen Xiu pulled her arm away from those jade-like arms, instead supporting her back, and slipped her other hand behind her knees, lifting her up with both hands.

"Hey!"

The sudden sensation of lifting off made Meng Ziyi flinch, then she nestled her rosy cheeks against Chen Xiu's chest.

As they reached the second floor and were about to enter their room, Meng Ziyi suddenly asked, "Brother Xiu, there must be other outstanding graduates this year, right?"

"Hmm, if I'm the only one going, I won't go..."

After saying that, Chen Xiu went into the room and closed the door with her foot.

……

Jiaxing Media, Chairman's Office.

Zeng Jia, who was overwhelmed with work in order to meet the performance requirements of the performance agreement, suddenly had her eyes light up after receiving a phone call and called her double-flower red stick, Yang Mi.

After the others came in, she put on a warm smile and stood up to greet them: "Honey, I'm sorry to have called you over so late."

"Enough with the talk. Have you made a decision about the shares I brought up with you last time?"

Zeng Jia's smile froze instantly, and her previously intimate tone became vague.

"The more shares you have, the more responsibility you have to bear. Isn't our current distribution a good one? Your shares are relatively few, but the risk is also small!"

“Last year our net profit was only 8000 million, and this year it looks about the same. We are still half short of the 3.1 million required by the performance agreement. I don’t even know how we will achieve a profit of 1.5 million next year. How can I have the mind to think about any shareholding issues?”

Zeng Jia's argument, which only emphasizes responsibility and not benefits, thus making it more difficult to achieve performance targets, seems to make some sense at first glance.

However, upon closer examination, it turns out to be utter nonsense.

Yang Mi is currently the best artist resource that Jaywalk Studio has.

Frankly speaking, Yang Mi alone is worth 80% of Jiaxing's valuation, but she only owns about 20% of the shares (which will be diluted again in the future), a typical case of disproportionate effort and reward. Then, the so-called not knowing how to achieve the remaining 1.5 million in profit sounds like she is saying that the burden of Jiaxing is on Zeng Jia's shoulders.

In reality, it was Yang Mi who went out to film dramas and participate in variety shows. What did Zeng Jia contribute?

Yang Mi could understand the ins and outs of this situation, but she wasn't confident that she could achieve the net profit target of 1.5 million next year.

If the performance target fails, Jiaxing will need to repurchase the shares held by the company involved in the performance target at an annual return of 15%... At that time, it would be better to have fewer shares.

Because she wasn't confident, Yang Mi didn't pressure Zeng Jia too much. She could only take it one step at a time and wait until she was sure she could complete the task before pushing her to try and get more shares for herself.

Yang Mi's mindset is a model of a life strategist; she's afraid of suffering any loss, but also doesn't want to miss out on any gains.

Unfortunately, things in this world can't be planned out for you. If you don't have the confidence to take on the corresponding risks, why should you reap the greatest rewards?
Yang Mi's momentary lapse in judgment led her to choose to maintain the status quo: "If you're not going to talk about shares, then why did you call me here?"

“Beijing Film Academy called me and said they wanted to invite you to the new semester’s outstanding graduate homecoming event, and I accepted on your behalf.”

"You agreed on my behalf?"

"Well, our company still lacks promising newcomers. Weiguang, Yunlong, and Xudan are all good, but they're still a step behind Reba. I'd like you to lead a team to Beijing Film Academy to scout out some new talent and see if we can find another Reba."

Zeng Jia's tone was full of regret.

In her eyes, Reba was the perfect horse. If she hadn't terminated her contract back then, with Reba's current popularity and the cheap agency contract revenue sharing, Zeng Jia could have squeezed tens of millions of yuan in pure profit out of her.

Unfortunately, the best talent was snatched away by Datang Pictures, and Zeng Jia always regrets it when she thinks back on it!

After hearing her words, Yang Mi thought about it and nodded in agreement.

“Okay! Tell me the specific time, and I’ll arrange my schedule so that Zhang Yunlong and Liu Ruilin can come with me. They’re both graduates of the Beijing Film Academy, so they’re like ready-made advertisements.”

"OK, I'll arrange it."

Zeng Jia nodded slightly, then smacked her lips with regret.

"Sigh~, if Reba were still here, our pressure would be much less. What a pity..."

"She's hooked up with Chen Xiu now and living a comfortable life! When she finished filming 'Eternal Love,' she was in a hurry to catch a plane. I heard she was going to film abroad. Humph, she'll be an international superstar when she comes back."

Yang Mi made sarcastic remarks, clearly feeling extremely resentful about the treatment she received from Reba.

The name Chen Xiu instantly brought Zeng Jia to her senses, making her realize that Reba was no longer someone she could care about.

All the regret and helplessness turned into a sigh.

……

South Africa, the filming location for "Wolf Warrior 2".

"Cut! OK, this one's passed!"

Wearing a tight-fitting T-shirt and jeans, Wu Jing, whose tanned arms were glistening with sweat in the sunlight, gestured to the hot bar on set, indicating that he could leave.

Wearing an olive green vest and jeans, with a white coat draped over her shoulders, Reba wiped the beads of sweat from her forehead and hurriedly retreated to the shade to rest.

Assistant Xiaolin quickly brought a towel and a water cup to Reba's side, fanning her and wiping her sweat.

While drinking water, Reba quickly took out her phone to check, and then the face on the screen slowly fell down.

The hot weather, coupled with Wu Jing's demands, meant she couldn't apply sunscreen while filming, so getting tanned was inevitable...

Xiaolin said with great concern, "Sister Ba, your lips are peeling from the sun, and your face is so dark... Why did Brother Xiu give you this role? It's hard work filming, and he's still abroad, so I can't even see him."

"He must have thought this movie was good to get the role for me."

Reba put down her phone and said seriously, "Xiaolin, you can't say things like that anymore. Even if Brother Xiu doesn't know, I'll still be unhappy if I hear it."

"Oh……"

Xiaolin nodded, feeling a little regretful for her hasty words.

Seeing this, Dilraba patted her back gently and comforted her, "I know you're just saying whatever comes to mind, and you also feel that I'm working hard filming. But we'll be able to go back in another month! Hang in there a little longer."

"Uh-huh."

Xiaolin nodded obediently, then suddenly stopped what she was doing, her brows furrowed as she looked behind Reba.

"Hey sis, Zhang Han is staring at you again, how annoying!"

Upon hearing this, Reba turned around and looked behind her, only to see Zhang Han's self-proclaimed handsome smile and wave.

Slightly uncomfortable, Reba pursed her lips and began to seriously consider a solution.

Seeing her disgusted reaction, Xiaolin realized that this wasn't the first time Zhang Han had done this: "Sister Ba, how about I go find Da Xiong later, tell him what's going on, and let him handle it?"

"Okay, you can go and talk to him later!"

Reba nodded slightly and readily accepted the proposal.

Before joining the "Wolf Warrior 2" crew, Chen Xiu had already told her that if there were any problems, she should go to Xiong Ben for help.

Dilraba isn't the type to take things lying down without effort; if she has powerful backers, she'll definitely use them!

(End of this chapter)