"We’re just worried it might end up being more trouble than it’s worth."
"We’re not in a hurry. I’m not expecting to make money from the film company; as long as I don’t lose too much, it’s fine. We’re just having fun here."
"You’re setting up the film company purely for fun?"
"Yeah, isn’t making movies and TV shows fun? In the future, I can turn your novels into films."
"...Thank you."
Wu ngting, deep down, had always had such a wish. With Chen Feng planning to acquire a film company, she felt a subtle urge to see her novels adapted into films and broadcasted on screen.
Now that Chen Feng has ntioned it directly, she truly couldn’t refuse.
Seeing her earnest gratitude, Chen Feng couldn’t help but touch her head and smiled, "You’re the one determined to be my woman, so as your future man I certainly won’t be stingy. I’ll help you fulfill the dream of making your novel into a film."
Wu ngting sowhat enjoyed this intimate gesture from him and felt a bit moved by his words, pondering whether he intended to acquire the film company just to fulfill her dream. The more she thought about it, the likelier it seed. Her heart grew even more touched.
After they returned, Chen Feng montarily set aside the acquisition of the film company, awaiting the reply from Chen Xinyao in three days. If Chen Xinyao agreed to Chen Feng’s offer, great; if not, Chen Feng wouldn’t mind. He could just shift his focus to the other two companies.
He wasn’t worried about the other two companies being bought by soone else, as there weren’t many people acquiring film companies, and both other companies also had debt issues.
Moreover, even if the other two got acquired, there were still other options, as he had ntioned before. Worst case scenario, he could just spend money to establish one himself.
Wu ngting, on the other hand, was more attentive, starting to contact the other two companies and sending out acquisition intentions, asking them to quote a price.
However, although both companies were willing to sell, their quotes were obviously a bit inflated. To negotiate the price down, continued follow-up etings were necessary. Chen Feng was currently too lazy to go personally, and as an assistant, Wu ngting couldn’t make decisions, so they could only wait for the result from New Bright Film and Television.
Wu ngting felt that New Bright Film and Television would unlikely agree to Chen Feng’s offer, but just a day after their eting, on the third day, Chen Xinyao proactively contacted her, saying the price could be negotiated, but 28 million was really too low.
Wu ngting relayed this to Chen Feng, who thought about it and raised the offer to 30 million, which was actually his psychological price. He also indicated that if they still couldn’t accept this price, then there was no deal.
After Wu ngting conveyed this, there was a long silence from Chen Xinyao’s side before he finally said he would take so ti to consider and wait for her call.
Then, only half an hour later, Chen Xinyao called back, agreeing to the 30 million offer.
The reason Chen Xinyao agreed to this relatively low offer was simple: a creditor had co knocking. One major debtor, a comrcial bank, had directly sued his company, requesting the court to freeze their assets for auction, while several other entities had also begun suing them for debts. Employees with unpaid wages and crew mbers were also calling every few days for their pay.
Chen Xinyao and the other three minority shareholders of the company couldn’t withstand the pressure. Otherwise, the outco they awaited would be their assets frozen and auctioned off, leaving them with nothing.
Now, by selling for 30 million, they could repay around 20 million debts and still have at least 10 million left to share.
After Chen Xinyao agreed, Chen Feng brought along a professional lawyer he hired as well as Wu ngting and directly went over to sign the contract.
Reuniting with Chen Xinyao, he appeared even more defeated and smiled wryly at Chen Feng, saying, "I can responsibly tell you that by buying my company at this price, you’ve certainly gained, and I’ve definitely lost, but that’s fate, and I believe in fate."
Thus, the matter proceeded smoothly, buying the company according to Chen Feng’s psychological price.
After signing the contract and transferring the funds, the remaining affairs like repaying the company’s debts, recruiting new employees for the film company, and changing the company na were all handed over to Wu ngting and the lawyer.
anwhile, after signing the papers and transferring the money, Chen Feng went to et with Zhang Yuxi.
Two days ago, Zhang Yuxi ca to Xiu Zhou to participate in several local comrcial events, and only today had free ti. Moreover, she could only stay here for one more day and had to fly to another place early tomorrow morning.
Naturally, Chen Feng didn’t want to waste ti.
This ti, they chose to et at an ancient courtyard villa hotel where Chen Feng stayed with Xiao Ya previously; the environnt was pleasant and very tranquil. It used to be an ancient village, with all houses being historical buildings, and he rented a separate courtyard villa.
He paid for it, but the person staying was Zhang Yuxi.
They t in this secluded courtyard villa with no one else around. It was just afternoon, with warm sunlight and comfortable temperature.
Rather than rushing things, Chen Feng chose to sit with her at the stone table in the courtyard, where a tea set was laid out.
Watching her perform the tea ceremony, he followed her lead in tasting the tea.
Chen Feng took a sip from the small cup and smacked his lips, saying, "Indeed, the tea from the hotel’s own tea garden tastes quite ordinary, with a hint of bitterness."
Surrounded by tea gardens, the hotel, converted from an ancient village, grows and processes tea themselves, offering it to guests for tasting.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuxi smiled and said, "You lack appreciation for the charms. Tea from here may not compare to famous teas, but it’s rare for its natural, wild flavor. Though slightly bitter, it carries a hint of sweetness, making it quite premium. Moreover, it’s not available outside."
Chen Feng candidly said, "I have no knowledge of tea culture. I prefer appreciating people over tea, especially beauties like you."
Zhang Yuxi chuckled jovially, showing genuine happiness.
Chen Feng smiled watching her.
After she finished laughing, she teasingly said to Chen Feng, "Brother Feng, you pretend to be flirtatious, but I know you’re not truly so."
Chen Feng paused, asking, "Why do you say that?"
"If soone were genuinely flirtatious, they’d be pretentious in front of , rather than you pretending to be crude." Zhang Yuxi said confidently.
Chen Feng shook his head, saying, "I am inherently a crude person."
While saying that, he reached out and grabbed her delicate hand sowhat roughly, pulling it over to give her hand a kiss.
Zhang Yuxi simply looked at him with a soft smile, showing no sign of anger, considered by the mottled sunlight spilling between the swaying leaves on her flawless and beautiful face, rosy yet pale, reminiscent of peach blossoms, akin to a lotus in snow.
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