Chapter 786: It’s Great That The Wife is Beautiful
Chapter 786: Chapter 786: It’s Great That The Wife is Beautiful
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“You want to invest in making movies?” Jiang Xu looked at Liu Qiang.
“Yeah,” Liu Qiang said with a smile, “Mr. Jiang is the top big shot in the entertainment circle, and his entertainment company keeps producing hit after hit.”
“I hope Mr. Jiang can give me a chance to cooperate.”
With someone offering money, Jiang Xu naturally wouldn’t refuse.
Investing, of course, entails risks, and it’s impossible to make a profit one hundred percent of the time.
Plus, Liu Qiang, this silly big guy, casually proposes to invest three hundred million in one movie, and wants to finance three right off the bat.
For Jiang Xu, this is like a pie falling from the sky.
Although he can’t be greedy with this money, he has plenty of ways to pocket it for himself.
For example, he could choose a filming location owned by his own family.
Charging a slightly higher price should be fine, right?
Then hiking up the actors’ pay by a little bit more, that should also be fine, right?
The company takes a cut of the actors’ pay.
The company usually takes seventy percent from ordinary actors.
Even for top actors, the company can take thirty percent.
In any case, with an investment of nine hundred million, no matter what the final outcome of the movie is, Jiang Xu is sure to profit.
So, of course, he wouldn’t refuse and immediately agreed.
Seeing Jiang Xu agree, Liu Qiang was also very happy.
Of course, he wasn’t truly interested in movie investments.
He just wanted to establish a connection with Jiang Xu in such a way.
Then he could legitimately approach Jiang Xu to discuss work matters.
And would have the chance to meet An Nuonuo.
Just thinking about An Nuonuo’s outrageously perfect body made Liu Qiang almost lose his composure.
He quickly took a sip of Sprite to calm himself down.
At the dining table, the two signed the contract.
After a satisfying meal and drinks, Liu Qiang suggested they go for a foot massage.
Jiang Xu declined.
“Are you afraid of your wife, Mr. Jiang?” Liu Qiang tried to tease him, “No way, no way, there are still men who are afraid of their wives these days?”
“Yeah, I’m afraid of my wife,” Jiang Xu said, not the least bit angry, smiling all the while:
“A man without a wife wouldn’t understand.”
“Ah, sorry, I forgot Mr. Liu doesn’t have a girlfriend.”
Liu Qiang’s face immediately fell.
Damn it.
Jiang Xu’s quick wit was formidable; who knew where he had honed it.
But Liu Qiang wasn’t willing to give up just like that and continued, “I know a great clubhouse where all the girls are eighteen and have excellent skills.”
“You know, it’s normal for men to play around a bit when they’re out.”
As long as he could lure Jiang Xu over, he could find a chance to take some photos.
Then he would have something to hold over Jiang Xu’s head.
At the right time, he could even show the photos to An Nuonuo.
If there was a crack in the couple’s relationship, Liu Qiang would have an opportunity to move in.
“I’m not going,” Jiang Xu shook his head: “No matter how young and pretty the girl, could she be more precious than a single finger on my wife’s hand?
Who would abandon a phoenix to chase after wild chickens?”
Liu Qiang was left speechless.
He wanted to argue back but couldn’t find any reason to do so.
Damn it!
He had been outplayed by Jiang Xu again.
So what if your wife is beautiful?
So what if your wife has a great body?
So what if your wife is gentle and virtuous?
So what if your wife is fair-skinned, beautiful, and has long legs?
Wuuu, it really is quite impressive.
Jiang Xu, I’m going all out against you.
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Jiang Xu returned home to find that An Nuonuo had already come back.
Seeing the contract on the table, Jiang Xu guessed that the negotiation must have been successful.
He didn’t ask about the results immediately but instead lifted his wife into his arms and sat her on his lap.
Having been away for some time, Jiang Xu was thirsty.
He needed to hydrate.
Drinking plain water just wasn’t appealing.
In his home, he had the sweetest, most delicious, and most nutritious liquid in the world.
After drinking for over ten minutes, Jiang Xu finally released An Nuonuo.
Then he began to ask about the contract.
An Nuonuo lay powerless in Jiang Xu’s embrace.
With a soft, gentle voice that was immensely moving, she said, “Mengmeng agreed; she has produced a total of thirteen works over the years and granted us the rights to them all, though only with one adaptation right.” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
“The total licensing fee is one and a half billion.”
“Not bad,” Jiang Xu praised, “That’s a very reasonable price.”
Even though it was just one-time authorization.
As long as the product was good, it could still bring in huge profits for the company.
“Go take a shower,” Jiang Xu patted An Nuonuo.
An Nuonuo’s face turned red: “Didn’t we just… at the office during lunchtime? Don’t you want to rest a bit?”
Having been together for so long, An Nuonuo had come to understand many of Jiang Xu’s hints.
For instance, when he patted different parts of her body, he meant different things.
“I want to try something different later,” Jiang Xu said with a mischievous smile.
An Nuonuo: “Ah???”
Jiang Xu smiled and said nothing, offering no explanation.
He wanted to try balancing a bean on his nose.
Then—
Jiang Xu also experienced what it meant to be overwhelmed by emotions.
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‘Xiao Lan Video’ headquarters.
Ally’s office was filled with the sounds of an argument.
“Ally, what’s going on with you? The company has made several major mistakes in recent decisions, resulting in terrible losses!”
“How can you blame me? You approved all my plans.”
“But you were the one who planned them.”
“But you signed off on them, and besides, when is there ever a perfect plan? In business, you win some, you lose some.”
“I thought you were a genius, but it turns out you’re all show!”
The employees outside pricked up their ears, listening to the quarrel inside.
Lan Du’s Vice President Liu Ming looked at Ally, who sat in her office chair unperturbed, and was almost at his boiling point.
Since poaching Ally at a high cost.
Apart from an initial surge in user growth, several key strategies had failed.
As a result, ‘Xiao Lan Video’, although only online for just over three months, had already spent tens of billions.
Even a top-tier company like this was nearly at its limit.
(PS: In this period, the internet industry had abundant capital, and there was frenzied investment in promising directions.)
That’s why Liu Ming had come to confront her.
Ally, however, was acting like a pig not scared of scalding water.
Her mission was almost complete.
She had managed to secure over a billion for herself from ‘Xiao Lan Video’.
And had succeeded in bringing down a strong competitor for her company.
‘Xiao Lan Video’ was finished.
In the short video field, to lag one step behind meant lagging behind at every step.
After such heavy losses, it was unlikely that the parent company would continue to invest on such a large scale.
The only solution Ally could think of was to sell ‘Xiao Lan Video’ to ‘Xiao Bai Video’ or to collaborate with them.
But these issues were no longer of great concern to Ally.
What she needed to do now was to infuriate the other party thoroughly and then get herself fired.