"ladies and gentlemen."

"The plane has landed at Chongqing Jiangbei Airport. The outside temperature is 3 degrees Celsius. The plane is taxiing. For your safety and the safety of others, please do not stand up or open the overhead bins. Please unfasten your seatbelt and gather your carry-on items to prepare to disembark after the plane has come to a complete stop."

Please be careful when retrieving items from the overhead bins. Please collect your checked baggage from the baggage claim area. Passengers transferring flights at this station should proceed to the transfer counter in the departure lounge.

Thank you for choosing Southwest Airlines! See you on your next journey!

As the plane slowly came to a stop, the three of them unbuckled their seatbelts and followed the crowd out of the cabin.

Breathing in the fresh air outside, Jiang Xia's mood brightened involuntarily as she thought about seeing her parents whom she hadn't seen in a long time.

"Finally arrived." He breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing to do on the plane, and he slept almost the entire way.

"My mom said they're waiting for us at the arrivals gate in Terminal T," Lin Yanwan said, glancing at the text message.

Jiang Xia smiled and asked, "Is my dad here too?"

"Yes, they're together." Lin Yanwan said with a hint of helplessness; they had all come.

"Then...should I excuse myself?" Li Weiya asked.

Jiang Xia shook her head: "No need, godmother, we agreed to go back together."

Li Weiya smiled slightly and said no more.

After collecting his luggage at the baggage claim area, Jiang Xia followed the crowd to the arrivals gate, took the escalator down, and immediately spotted his parents and mother-in-law in the crowd.

“Over there, do you see it?” He raised his hand and pointed to the crowd.

"Um!"

Lin Yanwan nodded vigorously, her face showing excitement, and raised her arm to greet her parents.

"Look, look, they're coming out!" Xia Shanshan said, pulling Ji Wanqiu's hand.

"Mommy, where are my sister and brother-in-law? I want to see too!" Lin Xiaoman pouted and tugged at Ji Wanqiu's trouser leg.

She was too short, and the adults blocked her view, so she couldn't see anything. If her father were there, he would definitely lift her up on his shoulders and give her a ride.

"Don't panic, Xiaoman, your sister will be out soon."

Ji Wanqiu patted her youngest daughter's head, but her gaze shifted from her daughter to Li Weiya beside her.

How could Director Li of Qitian Animation Company be with her daughter? Although she already knew about Director Li's relationship with Jiang Xia, this scene was still quite a coincidence.

She temporarily suppressed her doubts and planned to ask about the situation privately.

"Mom, Dad." After calling out to his parents, Jiang Xia shamelessly walked up to Ji Wanqiu and called her "Mom." Upon hearing this, Ji Wanqiu's smile deepened.

Lin Yanwan followed behind Jiang Xia, blushing as she greeted both sets of parents.

"Why are you all here?" Jiang Xia chuckled.

"You'll have to ask your mom. She can't drive, so she had to bring me along as the driver. Ever since you called us last night to say you were coming back today, she's been so excited she couldn't sleep all night," Jiang Wende bluntly retorted.

"Go away, if I had known Wanqiu would drive up, I wouldn't have bothered calling you." Xia Shanshan rolled her eyes in annoyance.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I told Mom I was coming to pick you up!" Xiaoman tilted her head back, looking like she wanted to praise my cuteness.

"Xiaoman is so good~ The best Xiaoman in the world!" Jiang Xia smiled and patted his sister-in-law's head.

"Does Xiaoman have a gift?" she asked expectantly, her eyes sparkling.

"A gift? I do have one, but I'll give it to you when I get home." Jiang Xia blinked.

"Yay!"

Xiaoman jumped up happily, turned around and hugged her sister's waist, looking up at her expectantly: "Sister, does Xiaoman have a gift?"

"Your brother-in-law bought you a gift and you still think it's not enough?" Lin Yanwan gently pinched her cheek.

“My sister is my sister, and my brother-in-law is my brother-in-law, so of course they should give Xiaoman two gifts!” Xiaoman said very seriously.

Jiang Xia nodded. His sister-in-law's words were reasonable and convincing.

"Alright, Xiaoman, you have so many toys at home that you can't fit them all."

Ji Wanqiu pulled her youngest daughter over, then looked at Li Weiya beside her, extended her hand to her, and smiled slightly: "Director Li, what a coincidence, you're also going home today."

She knew very well that Gaoyuan Toy Factory was able to pull itself back from the brink of bankruptcy, and now its Tom and Jerry merchandise orders are booked until June of this year. Even with several production lines running at full capacity every day, it still can't meet market demand, all thanks to Director Li selling them the exclusive merchandise rights at an extremely low price.

It can be said that Li Weiya has made an indispensable contribution to the success of the Gaoyuan Toy Factory.

Li Weiya glanced at Jiang Xia, who was happily playing with Xiaoman and didn't even look in their direction.

Since Jiang Xia has no intention of being honest for the time being, she won't try to be clever.

"Yes, it's quite a coincidence." She smiled and changed the subject: "Congratulations, Mr. Ji. The market share of Gaoyuan Toys is very high recently."

"It's all thanks to you. If Tom and Jerry hadn't become so popular across the country, our business wouldn't be doing so well."

Ji Wanqiu's smile remained unchanged. In the past six months, the toy factory's revenue has exceeded 30 million, even after splitting the profits 50/50 with Qitian Animation.

It's easy to imagine how terrifying the sales volume of Gaoyuan Toy Factory, which holds exclusive copyrights to its merchandise, is now, as it occupies the vast majority of the domestic market.

Compared to this, the broadcasting rights fee for Tom and Jerry sold to TV stations is just a fraction of the revenue from related merchandise.

That's why Jiang Xia cares so much about the value of IP; the revenue generated from it across various industries has already far exceeded the original investment.

"Mr. Ji is too modest."

The two exchanged pleasantries and compliments, and Ji Wanqiu started chatting with her about family matters again. She knew very well that the future of her family's factory was entirely in the hands of Qitian Animation.

Once the exclusive licensing agreement expires, if Qitian Animation Company transfers the Tom and Jerry license to another company, Gaoyuan Toy Factory's situation will take a sharp turn for the worse.

Therefore, it is of utmost importance to be on good terms with Director Li.

She was worried about how to get closer to Director Li, and now this was a golden opportunity.

"Director Li, why did your company suddenly move to Beijing? I was quite surprised when you told me you were in Beijing when we contacted each other before."

Li Weiya glanced at Jiang Xia out of the corner of her eye and thought to herself: Shouldn't I ask your son-in-law about this? She was perfectly fine staying in her hometown, but he insisted on calling her to the capital.

"This is the company's development strategy. All I can say is that the entrepreneurial environment in Beijing is better."

"Of course, after all, it's the capital city, where the best talents in the country gather." She's now a loyal fan of Tom and Jerry, watching every episode, and the picture quality is undoubtedly much better than before.

Ji Wanqiu pursed her lips.

"Is Director Li heading back to Wanzhou now? If you don't mind, you can hitch a ride with me on your way back."

End of this chapter