"Brother Chen, this is Fatty, you've met him before." In the evening, at a small pharmaceutical factory on the outskirts of Beijing, Zhao Weimin introduced Xu Chen and Li Cheng.
“Brother Xu, this is a small pharmaceutical factory invested in by my cousin. My distant uncle’s family are all wage earners. The expenses were too high, and coupled with poor management, they simply couldn’t survive. I took it over and plan to use it as the start-up base for our project.”
Xu Chen nodded and walked around the pharmaceutical factory. At first glance, the situation seemed quite good. All kinds of equipment were available, and the factory buildings were in good condition. Once he took over, all he had to do was recruit people; there was no need to worry about anything else.
"Okay, Fatty, you talk to Xiao Qin about the money." Xu Chen patted Li Cheng on the shoulder, and seeing that he was about to refuse, he quickly continued, "No need to refuse. Nobody's money comes from thin air. I can't just take advantage of you for free. Besides, I need your help to recruit people."
"Boss Xu, thank you for your trust. I'll get the formalities done this weekend, and I'll handle the personnel matters. We should be able to start construction around mid-January next year."
"After all the formalities are completed, we will first produce a sample. We will not rush to start production. I need to think of a way to make our product famous."
Li Cheng nodded, and upon hearing this, he began to think about which female celebrity to shoot an advertisement for. Xu Chen, seeing his dazed expression, asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Fatty?"
"Boss Xu, I'm thinking about which female celebrity to shoot an advertisement with. Didn't you say you wanted to make a name for yourself?"
"Fatty, I only have 30 million, and part of it was raised by Xiao Qin. Find a female celebrity? I'm not going to be that kind of victim." Xu Chen refused decisively.
Seeing that Xu Laoda objected, Li Cheng didn't say anything more, and the group rushed back to the city from the outskirts of Beijing.
"I wonder if those cultivators in Tomato Novels who refine pills with their bare hands or even in a wok actually exist on Earth. I really want to ask them, so I don't have to go and set up a factory again," Xu Chen thought with a sigh as he looked out the car window.
"Brother Chen, aren't you going to consider what Fatty said?" Zhao Weimin said to Xu Chen as Fatty said goodbye and left.
"I'm hesitating."
"I think... well, you could ask my cousin to star in this commercial. Although she's not a female celebrity, she's quite well-known at Peking University."
"Your cousin...?" Xu Chen didn't understand what he was talking about.
“Zhong Yi, I told you about her when school started. She’s the girl who likes you. Her mother met with you recently. Zhao Wuyan, remember her?” Zhao Weimin reminded Xu Chen.
"Um... I remember now, invite her? Won't that be awkward?" Xu Chen recalled some things. He had made some harsh remarks in front of her mother, and on top of that, the girl had those kinds of feelings for him. It was doubly awkward. But after careful consideration, making a name for himself at Peking University first wasn't a bad idea.
“I’ll take care of it,” Zhao Weimin told Xu Chen not to worry. “First, we’ll write a script around our project, have my cousin play the lead role, and then submit it to a short video platform to see how it goes.”
Xu Chen said awkwardly, "I'm the one who runs the factory, but my brothers do all the work. I'm really ashamed."
Zhao Weimin chuckled, "Brother Chen, you know this too? Let me tell you, once the project grows big, don't forget about your brothers."
Xu Chen nodded heavily, "Okay, that's no problem at all."
Zhao Weimin sighed inwardly, "Cousin, I've created an opportunity for you. Whether it succeeds or not depends on you." He took out his phone and sent a message to Zhong Yi, asking her to meet him in the next few days.
"Hello, my name is Zhong Yi." Several days passed, and when it came time to discuss the details of the script, Xu Chen still mustered up the courage to meet with Zhong Yi.
"Um, hello, my name is Xu Chen." The two shook hands and, under Zhao Weimin's guidance, began the script discussion meeting. Because of the inexplicable feelings in Zhong Yi's heart, the meeting fell into a very strange atmosphere from the very beginning.
"Brother Chen, Cousin, this is the script I've been writing late into the night these past few days. Take a look."
Two copies were made. Xu Chen and Zhong Yi took the documents. The more Xu Chen looked at them, the more embarrassed he became, while Zhong Yi became more and more shy. This was because the main cast was the two of them, and the plot was more about sweet daily love.
"So, Chen-di, give me your opinion." Zhao Weimin didn't ask his cousin's opinion because the two had already discussed it before coming to see Xu Chen.
"Well, let's find another male lead," Xu Chen suggested. He didn't have much to say about the plot itself.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Weimin glanced at his cousin's expression. She gestured towards her phone with her chin, as if indicating that he should look at it. Zhao Weimin did not immediately respond to Xu Chen's suggestion, but instead opened his phone and saw the text message from his cousin.
"Quickly say you disagree." These few simple words gave Zhao Weimin a huge headache. He looked at Zhong Yi helplessly and finally gave his suggestion.
"Brother Chen, your image and temperament are impeccable. You could easily play the role yourself. Why waste money finding another male lead?"
"This is really not appropriate," Xu Chen refused again.
"Brother Chen, you are the most suitable candidate, really." Then he shamelessly sent a WeChat message to Xu Chen, "Brother Chen, your brother Wei only has one cousin, and I really don't want strange men to touch her. Please understand, don't refuse."
Looking at Zhao Weimin's pleading expression, Xu Chen thought for a long time before finally nodding.
More than an hour later, the three finished discussing the plot and left. Watching Xu Chen's departing figure, Zhao Weimin couldn't help but ask Zhong Yi, "Was it worth it, Sister Yi?"
“Love is worth it.” Zhong Yi followed Zhao Weimin’s gaze.
“Alright, I will do my best to help you. Xu Chen’s methods are unpredictable. Before you two are officially in a relationship, I must be there because he cares about us brothers.”
"Thank you, Weimin." Zhong Yi watched Xu Chen's departing figure.
"No need, you're my sister after all. But then again, sister, if you really succeed in 'seducing' Xu Chen, how are you going to face Wang Li?"
"Just be honest, I won't let go anyway," Zhong Yi said with a determined look in her eyes.
Back home, Xu Chen thought about the awkward and complicated situations he might face in the next few days and sighed. Opening the door, he saw Wang Li sitting on the sofa studying. He tiptoed behind her and hugged her tightly.
"Chenchen, stop fooling around, I'm studying." Wang Li knew it was Xu Chen, so she slapped his hand and continued studying.
"Lili, I have something to tell you." Xu Chen pulled Wang Li aside in a serious tone and began to talk about his troubles. Wang Li put down her pen and listened attentively.
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