"Any time is suitable for investment. What is your Ruan family's main business?" Ruan Qiqi asked.

"It involves all walks of life. Madam, what do you think of me investing now?"

"I'll write you back in a while."

Ruan Qiqi didn't agree immediately. She had to ask Pei Yuan first.

"Okay, I'll wait for good news from Madam!"

Ruan Zheng decided to quit while he was ahead and offered to resign.

Ruan Zhen was still sitting there stupidly. He was kicked by his brother. He then stood up, bowed deeply to Ruan Qiqi, and said sincerely: "Thank you, madam, for saving my life!"

"You've already thanked me, so you don't have to be so polite next time!"

Ruan Qiqi stopped him. She was very satisfied with such a generous gift of thanks, which was enough to offset the grace of saving her life.

Not long after the Ruan brothers left, another guest came, but he was looking for Ah Xiang, and it was Xu Jiaqi.

She withdrew from the Miss Hong Kong competition due to injury, but she did not suffer any loss. The Ruan family provided her with a lot of resources and the TV station valued her very much. They let her play the second female lead in their first drama. Other Miss Hong Kong contestants could only play small roles in the drama even if they won the championship.

"Hello, Mrs. Ruan, the egg tarts here are delicious."

Xu Jiaqi brought two boxes of egg tarts, which were still slightly warm. When she opened the boxes, a rich aroma wafted out, immediately attracting Potato, who was playing in the garden, and he came running over.

"Mom, I want to eat!"

"Eat it, Auntie bought it for me."

“Thank you, Auntie!”

Potato Boy politely thanked him. Xu Jiaqi smiled and squatted down, looking him in the eye. "You're welcome. If you like it, I'll buy more later."

"No need, I'll buy it later."

Potato baby refused. His mother said that we should not always let outsiders buy things for us, as that is called taking advantage.

Xu Jiaqi liked the girl so much. She was pretty, cute and capable. She also wanted to have a child with such a good character. But she probably wouldn't have a child in this lifetime. She had to keep climbing up the social ladder and had no time to have a child.

Ah Xiang brought her tea and asked about her situation on the crew with concern.

"I have no experience, I can never find the shot, and I get scolded by the director every day."

Xu Jiaqi said with a smile, and seemed to be in a good mood and not upset by being scolded.

"I heard that it's very unpleasant when a director scolds you. You'd better bear with it and don't go against the director. When you become a big star, no director will dare to scold you." Ah Xiang was thinking about her sincerely.

There were five of them crossing the sea together at the beginning, but now there are only two of them left.

Azhen and Aju married in the countryside and lived a miserable life. She went to see them a while ago. They both had children and soon became pregnant again. They had to work in the fields and had aged a lot.

They all cried and said they regretted it. Ah Xiang even advised them to divorce, saying that she could introduce them to work in the garment factory run by Sister Ruan, which would definitely be better than working in the countryside.

But Azhen and Aju both refused. They couldn't bear to leave their children and said that this was their fate and they accepted it.

Ah Xiang stopped trying to persuade them and never went to see them again. Sister Ruan was right, some poor people could not be saved because they themselves did not want to escape from the mud.

After Ah Mei was arrested by the police, she was sent back to the inland, and it was hard to say whether she could survive.

Only she and Xu Jiaqi are left, and now they are living like normal people.

Ah Xiang admires Xu Jiaqi very much. She thinks she can live a decent life because she met Sister Ruan, but Xu Jiaqi relies on herself to make a name for herself in the film and television industry. It's really amazing.

"Don't worry, the director is right to scold me. I can't act and I always delay the progress. If I were the director, I would scold him too. But I have improved a lot, and the director doesn't scold me as much as before."

Xu Jiaqi has a very good attitude and is particularly hardworking and studious on the crew. When she doesn't have a role to play, she will stay by and observe and learn, or help the staff. Although it is a bit tiring, she can learn a lot, which will be her capital to gain a foothold in the film and television industry in the future.

"Mrs. Ruan, I don't have anything to offer. This is the advertising fee I just received. Please accept it."

Before leaving, Xu Jiaqi took out a check and handed it to Ruan Qiqi respectfully with both hands.

Although Ruan Zhen had thanked him on her behalf, she still wanted to thank him in person. However, all the money was given by Ruan Zhen, and she wanted to use her own money. Fortunately, she shot a few commercials a while ago and earned some money.

"Ruan Zhen has already given a thank-you gift, you can keep this money for yourself."

Ruan Qiqi didn't want it.

"I hope I'll have a chance to repay my lady in the future."

Xu Jiaqi saw that she really didn't want it, so she took back the check to avoid causing trouble.

"I saved you just by chance, don't always remember it. If you have spare money, buy a house instead of investing."

Ruan Qiqi advised that the current housing prices in Hong Kong are not high and buying a house is the safest investment.

"Then I'll go buy a house in a moment, thank you ma'am!"

Xu Jiaqi was also very understanding and immediately expressed her intention to buy a house because she knew that Ruan Qiqi was very capable and knew more information than ordinary people, so it would be right to listen to her.

Ruan Qiqi smiled. She really liked the girl's intelligence and understanding. With such a personality, she would definitely be able to make a name for herself in the film and television industry.

She didn't know that Xu Jiaqi was really determined to buy a house. After each filming, she would use her pay to buy a house, including shops, office buildings, and residences. Before she knew it, she had bought dozens of houses, and all of them were paid in full.

Later, the Hong Kong property market skyrocketed, and she became a super wealthy woman and a capital tycoon in the film and television industry.

Xu Jiaqi sat for a while and then said goodbye. She had to go back to the crew to shoot a night scene.

Ah Xiang walked her to the door and came back and said, "Mr. Ruan broke up with her, but he gave her a lot of money, a house and a shop, and he didn't treat her badly."

She also stood up for Xu Jiaqi, thinking that Ruan Zhen had no conscience, but Xu Jiaqi was very open-minded, "Ruan Zhen already has a conscience. Even if he doesn't give me anything, I can't do anything. Besides, the Ruan family didn't treat me unfairly. They gave me real money and resources. I am very grateful."

Ah Xiang actually didn't quite understand. She was still traditional at heart and felt that once she followed a man, she would spend her whole life with him. She couldn't accept Xu Jiaqi's attitude towards relationships between men and women, but she respected her friend's choice.

"Xu Jiaqi is smart. She will have a good life in the future."

Ruan Qiqi is very optimistic about this girl and believes that she will definitely become a big star.

A few days later, they set out back to Tanzhou, still taking a boat across the sea, and then taking a military plane back to Tanzhou, arriving the next day.

After resting at home for a night, Ruan Qiqi went to Pei Yuan to report on her work the next day and told him the news of Xia Tao's death.

"Here, click!"

Ruan Qiqi threw a sack of money on the table, which contained five million US dollars.

She got 50 million of the Kikuno family's 100 million US dollars, and she used it all to buy stocks, which increased several times. However, she did not plan to hand it all over. She gave a few million at a time so that she could go to Hong Kong openly.

Pei Yuan untied the sack and saw the colorful banknotes. He immediately smiled like a money-grubber, with his eyebrows and eyes all curled up into a ball.

"Comrade Jiaohua, thank you for your hard work. I will commend you at the end of the year!"

Pei Yuan smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. With so much foreign exchange handed in, their Tanzhou 759th Branch would definitely be ranked first in the year-end performance.

"It's not only my credit, but also the credit of my man, Bao Ju, Fu Manduo, and Ma Ma Jiang."

"Let's commend together, don't worry!"

Pei Yuan promised.

"By the way, Comrade Xia Tao unfortunately died."

Ruan Qiqi's words shocked Pei Yuan so much that he almost fell off the stool. He stared at her for a long time before asking, "Are you kidding me?"