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Chapter 51: A Farewell Kiss, A Meeting with Kang Honglei (Please Subscribe Now)

No wonder Chen Jinfei is so generous!

To facilitate Liu Yifei's career development, various resources were allocated, from "The Story of a Noble Family" to "The Return of the Condor Heroes".

Compared to the loan interest rate that Liu Yifei's uncle can easily lower by one or two percentage points, what are those resources worth!

Yang Siwei had inquired about loans in Beijing before, and although the interest rates were already quite favorable, they were still incomparable to those from his uncle's side, both in terms of the loan amount and the interest rate.

According to Zhao Yanxi's conservative estimate, if a loan of 1.5 million yuan is used to purchase an office building, the annual interest will be reduced by one to two million yuan.

Chen Jinfei is a businessman; his loan is not as small as Zhao Yanxi's!

"Thank you, Uncle! I'm going to Berlin in a couple of days, and I'll send someone to visit you in Jiangcheng after the New Year."

"Okay, just call me when the time comes!"

Perhaps it was because I wasn't at home that I felt a little embarrassed.

Xiao Liu didn't sleep in today either; he got up around 8 a.m.

After getting up, he gave Zhao Yanxi a good scolding: "If you can't drink, then drink less!"

"Next time you get drunk, I won't take care of you!"

"You were still clamoring to sleep in my bed, so I made you sleep on the floor."

"I actually said that?"

Zhao Yanxi looked at the others with a lifeless expression, but everyone nodded in unison.

"Yanxi, you insisted on going upstairs last night, saying you wanted to sleep in your cousin's room. My dad and I almost couldn't stop you..."

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He lost his composure!

"Well," Zhao Yanxi chuckled awkwardly, "it was an accident, an accident. You know I don't usually drink!"

"If you have something to do and need to drink, then drink a little, but be sure to control the amount..."

Watching Liu Yifei's incessant nagging like a housekeeper, Zhao Yanxi, this "all-powerful" young talent, obediently accepted the scolding, just like his "incompetent husband."

Zhou Wenqiong couldn't suppress the genuine "auntie smile" on her face.

"Sis, they look so much like a married couple!"

"If you can't speak, then don't speak. Nobody's going to think you're mute!"

Hehe~

Zhou Wenqiong just chuckled. She knew that her older sister was all bark and no bite, and that she was extremely satisfied with this son-in-law.

If she wasn't satisfied, things wouldn't be like this now.

After finishing breakfast, Zhao Yanxi prepared to return to Beijing.

"Yanxi, why don't you stay in Jiangcheng for a couple more days? The New Year is almost here, so you can go back after the New Year," her uncle urged.

"I'm afraid it won't work this time. I need to go back and prepare for my trip to Berlin," Zhao Yanxi said with a smile. "Next time is definitely next time. Anyway, Qianqian and I have a long future ahead of us."

"Yes, yes," the uncle said with a beaming smile, "Qianqian is a stubborn and strong-willed child. Yanxi, you are more composed, so you should give in to her more often."

Zhao Yanxi smiled, but then heard her uncle continue, "Of course, if she dares to bully you, just tell me and Xiaoli, and we'll teach that girl a lesson!"

"Uncle~~" Liu Yifei said coquettishly.

"How could that be?" Zhao Yanxi said with a smile, "Qianqian has such a good temper and personality, how could she bully me?"

"That's right, that's right!"

"Let's go, Yanxi, we won't tell them!"

After retrieving their luggage from the hotel, Zhao Yanyue and Liu Yifei headed to the airport together.

Upon reaching the departure level, Zhao Yanxi stopped and said softly, "Qianqian, I'll stop here. You can go back now."

"Mmm," Liu Yifei nodded, looking up at him with a coquettish yet slightly warning tone, "You're not allowed to do anything reckless in Berlin. If I find out, I'll never speak to you again!"

"How could that be?" Zhao Yanxi's lips curled up slightly, his gaze fixed intently on her. "You've spoiled my taste. Even if you don't have confidence in me, you should have confidence in your own charm."

"Hmph," a faint blush rose on Liu Yifei's face, "No wonder Mom always tells me to watch out for your mouth, it's like it's been coated with honey."

She tilted her chin slightly as she spoke, the corners of her mouth curving upwards, her pink lips gleaming softly. From this angle, at this height—if Zhao Yanxi could still hold back, she would truly be a saint.

He bent down and accurately captured that tender warmth. Liu Yifei's eyes widened in surprise, momentarily forgetting to react, before she closed her eyes with trembling eyelashes, as if resigned to her fate.

After a long while, until Liu Yifei's face turned red from lack of oxygen, she gently pushed him away.

"Pah—you scoundrel!"

Her eyes sparkled, a mixture of coquettishness and reproach; the charm in that single glance was truly captivating.

"Hahaha—" Zhao Yanxi licked her lips triumphantly, laughing freely, "This rogue, I truly deserve the title!"

He turned and walked towards the security checkpoint, waving goodbye as he walked away from her. "I'm leaving now. I'll bring you a gift from Berlin!"

"Hmph, I don't want anything but the Berlin Bear!"

"rest assured!"

Back in Beijing, I can still catch the Spring Festival Gala.

Zhao Yanxi was quite interested in the 2006 Spring Festival Gala.

Da Bin's "Who Makes You So Excellent", Huang Hong, Gong Hanlin and others' "Neighbors", and Teacher Benshan's "Talking About Things" - even though I've read them many times in my past life, I can still smile knowingly when I read them again.

Just after midnight, Zhao Yanxi hung up Liu Yifei's New Year's call, and her phone started vibrating incessantly.

Celebrities, film and television executives, and anyone who has been in contact with them, whether by phone or QQ, have started sending messages or texts to wish them a Happy New Year.

Some of the closer acquaintances even called directly.

Zhao Yanxi wasn't so arrogant as to ignore everyone; she would still answer the calls of close friends.

At the same time, Zhao Yanxi also needs to take the initiative to call and greet elders like Han Sanping, Mu Deyuan, and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

February 1st, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

Although it's still within the year, the film and television industry has already begun to pick up activity, especially with the upcoming Berlin Film Festival attracting a lot of attention.

Chen Kaige has already taken his team to Berlin, ready to fight to the death, while also cooperating with Warner Bros., the new distributor of "The Promise" in North America, to further promote the film.

Aside from "The Promise," the only other Chinese-language film shortlisted for the main competition at the Berlin Film Festival this year is "Isabella" from Hong Kong. However, quite a few Chinese-language films are participating in the Berlin Film Festival.

For example, there's "The Scent of Love" starring Zhang Jingchu and Fan Wei, "The Banquet" starring Feng Xiaogang of Huayi Brothers, and "Chicken and Dog in Turmoil" starring Feng Xiaogang's wife.

These films are basically made for the Berlin Film Festival, where film distributors from all over the world come to participate.

Zhao Yanxi has arranged to meet Paul and Ryan Reynolds in Berlin on the 8th and attend the premiere together on the 9th.

However, before heading to Berlin, Zhao Yanxi met with Kang Honglei at the company first.

During his New Year's greetings phone call, Director Kang subtly suggested that he wanted to meet as soon as possible to discuss the investment that Zhao Yanxi had mentioned at China Film Group.

"China Film Group drastically cut funding today, so even President Han can't invest. They are interested in investing a little in August Film Studio, and Huayi Brothers said they might consider it. As for other companies, they have already rejected them..."

Kang Honglei didn't make any empty promises to inflate his own value; he simply explained the market situation of "Irish Assault," also known as "Soldiers' Assault."

The two kings are smart; otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to develop Huayi into such a large company.

Despite knowing that the TV series would likely not get high ratings and wouldn't fetch a good price, they were still willing to invest a portion of the money, clearly aiming to benefit from Kang Honglei himself.

Only after enduring the failure of "Soldiers Sortie" can one enjoy the glory of "My Chief and My Regiment"!

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