Chapter 150, 149. Elbow, come inside with your sister!
"Pretty lady, here, these are your flowers." Jiang Xia smiled as he handed the flowers to the woman beside him.
"You really believed what she said? You know those people will make up any lie to sell flowers, especially targeting people like you who are overflowing with sympathy."
Lin Yanwan lowered her head and gently sniffed the rose. It was half-open, yet its fragrance was very strong. But buying such a flower for a hundred yuan was practically a rip-off.
"Perhaps."
Jiang Xia sighed softly: "Her shoes are almost worn out, and her hands are covered in cuts from rose thorns. There wasn't much emotion in her eyes when she spoke. It's clear that it's true that she doesn't have parents. Most people wouldn't make up such an excuse."
"Yes, yes, you're such a compassionate young man. You look so handsome today. Thank you for the flowers you bought for 100 yuan."
"Then why don't you hurry up and give me a kiss?" Jiang Xia chuckled and leaned his face closer.
"Dream on!"
Lin Yanwan refused with an arrogant expression, but still quickly kissed him in a secluded corner.
"Today, Chongqing TV called me, wanting to sign a second exclusive broadcasting rights agreement for Tom and Jerry, but I refused," Jiang Xia said.
"The TV station has tasted the benefits and now wants to keep them all to themselves? But there's no such thing as a free lunch," Lin Yanwan said after thinking for a moment.
The two slowly left the square and walked towards a less crowded side street.
"That's how it is. They saw that I was young and tried to lower the price, but I directly raised the price to 1,000 per minute, which stunned Zhou Lu."
Lin Yanwan frowned slightly: "Won't this cause the negotiations to fall apart?"
"No. The TV station has the bargaining power, but they're just used to being high and mighty. Although 1,000 per minute is high, they can still make a profit. As long as the TV station's leaders aren't fools, they'll still lower themselves and agree to my terms."
Jiang Xia smiled confidently: "Moreover, what they really care about is the exclusive first-run broadcast rights for the second season of Tom and Jerry. Breaking up with me won't do them any good, while I have countless TV stations to choose from to cooperate with."
"But didn't you promise the TV station that you would let them operate and broadcast the second season of Tom and Jerry?"
"I'll keep my promise. I can give them the second season, but if the TV station doesn't act ethically, I won't be working with them again for the third, fourth, or any other season!" He snorted.
Lin Yanwan nodded. That made sense. From an economic perspective, as long as the product is good enough, it will turn from a buyer's market to a seller's market.
"Aren't you tired after drawing all day?"
"It's alright, I'm used to this intensity anyway." Jiang Xia smiled as he held her hand. "Being with you makes me feel much more comfortable, both physically and mentally."
“You still need to rest. You yourself said there are still sixty days left. If you collapse from exhaustion, who will draw the storyboards?”
"Yes, yes, my wife is right." Jiang Xia said helplessly. How could his eighteen-year-old body possibly be exhausted? Even if he shot three times a day, he could still maintain his energetic and vigorous state.
"Then I'll do as I say!"
Lin Yanwan glanced around and saw a small shop not far away that offered foot massage, acupuncture, and other traditional crafts. Without saying a word, she pulled Jiang Xia over there.
"Hey, what are you doing? I'm a decent person, I never go to places like this," he said hastily.
It feels a bit strange that my wife took me to a foot massage parlor. If she wanted me to release some pent-up energy, why would she come to a place like this when she has a wife?
"What are you thinking? This is a legitimate shop, they don't offer the kind of special services you're looking for," Lin Yanwan said irritably.
"Yeah?"
Jiang Xia stood at the door and peeked inside. He indeed found that the people inside were not young and pretty girls, but rather middle-aged women in their thirties and forties.
Lin Yanwan didn't believe that this guy could still react to these people.
Without saying a word, she grabbed Jiang Xia and led him inside.
Jiang Xia said warily, "Wait a minute, you still haven't told me why you brought me to a place like this."
In his previous life, he had lived for over thirty years and had never been to a place like this before. In his memory, these kinds of shops were not respectable places; they almost always sold meat.
"Of course I'm here to help you relax. Look at the muscles in your shoulders and neck, they're almost all stiff, and your back is rock hard too."
Lin Yanwan complained, "The parts that should be hard aren't, and the parts that shouldn't be hard are hard. Do you think this is a good thing? In the long run, it will turn into all sorts of shoulder strain, and you'll suffer then."
Jiang Xia pondered, feeling as if his wife was skillfully maneuvering around a drainage ditch.
"Baby, how do you know so much? Were you here?"
“My mom used to bring my dad here often, and I would just watch from the sidelines,” Lin Yanwan said with great pride.
Perhaps having overheard their conversation, a woman in her thirties with delicate features walked out of the store, looked at them with a smile, and said, "This young lady is right. Massage can help relieve soft tissue damage and muscle soreness caused by long hours of work. If you sit for long periods of time, it is very necessary to relax your body."
Looking at the older sister's delicate features, Lin Yanwan suddenly had second thoughts. This place really wasn't the kind of place that sold special services.
What if she keeps teasing Jiang Xia during the massage, and this lecherous guy can't resist? Wouldn't he be handing his husband over to her?
"If that's the case, I guess I really should get a massage." Jiang Xia rubbed his sore neck and shoulders, and indeed felt the discomfort.
"Right? Little brother, come inside with me, I'll help you improve blood circulation and loosen your muscles and bones," the older sister said with a smile.
Jiang Xia hesitated before going inside, and Lin Yanwan had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow.
Upon entering the massage parlor, she first looked around at the room's layout. Several acupuncture point charts and pricing information were displayed on the walls. There were four beds in total, separated by curtains. However, she didn't see any other pink-themed special services.
Lin Yanwan slowly breathed a sigh of relief. The scene was similar to what she remembered. In this kind of open massage parlor, no matter who had any improper thoughts, they had to keep them to themselves.
"How do you want to press it?"
Lin Yanwan looked at the price list on the wall and said, "Shoulder and neck massage, essential oil back massage, give him all of them."
"What about time?"
"One hour is enough."
The older sister nodded, patted the bed in front of her, and said, "Little brother, lie down here. I promise to give you a very comfortable massage."
Jiang Xia glanced at his wife, and seeing her being touched by another woman right in front of her, he suddenly felt a sense of betrayal.
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(Phew, two chapters finished. Three more tomorrow. From now on, please call me Majestic!)
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