Chapter 235 Acquaintances on the Plane
Hearing this family secret, Du Pengpeng said tactfully, "By the way, I have a business meeting this afternoon. Why don't you guys continue eating? I'll be leaving first."
Du Pengpeng is Lin Ruxu's girlfriend, not his wife. Many things involve other people's family privacy, so it is not convenient for her to stay and listen.
Lin Ruxu was stunned for a moment, and was very grateful for Du Pengpeng's consideration. She said, "I'll ask the driver to take you there."
After seeing Du Pengpeng off, Lin Ruxu called Lin Ruoyan to his study and closed the door to talk. Lin Mengxi also consciously returned to her room and did not dare to say a word.
Lin Ruoyan explained, "I met that guy in a bar when I was young. I was drunk at the time, and he was quite handsome, so I forced myself on him. Maybe there was something mixed in with our drinks, but after waking up, I didn't remember a thing, and the guy was gone."
Lin Ruxu clenched his fists. "What's that guy's name? I'll have someone tie him up and bring him to you to make him admit his mistake."
Lin Ruoyan thought, who knows who was drugged back then, and who should admit their mistake. Besides, Lu Fangyuan wasn't someone who could be kidnapped by just anyone. Her son had just said there was no need to worry about the international assassin organization. It was likely that Lu Fangyuan had already taken down their base.
So she comforted her brother: "Brother, it's really okay. That guy and I just had a one-night stand. We are adults now, so we should just take responsibility for ourselves. I'm living a happy life now. Without my husband and in-laws interfering, isn't that great?"
"But what if he keeps pestering you?" Lin Ruxu knew that her sister was leading a busy and fulfilling life now and really didn't need marriage.
"We met once before in Yicheng, and he didn't want to disturb my current life."
Lin Ruxu asked, "Then how is he connected to Xiaoxi? Isn't it a roundabout way of getting involved? After all, you're considered a very outstanding single young woman now."
Lin Ruoyan smiled and talked about the fish ponds on Lin Mengxi's various social media accounts, and concluded: "I guess this person's tags and notes should be 'good at disguise', 'can consult hacking techniques' or something like that. If you don't believe me, go and see for yourself."
Lin Ruxu was still worried: "What kind of job does that person do? If he's a bad guy, we can't contact him anymore."
Lin Ruoyan said: "He is Lu Wei's former comrade-in-arms, he is definitely not a bad person. Brother, don't worry."
After explaining Lu Fangyuan's problem, Lin Ruoyan then persuaded Lin Ruxu to let her go to Lion City to check out the project.
Lion City is a place with relatively good public security in Southeast Asia. Of course, bodyguards must be brought along. In addition to Lu Wei, a local international security company must also be involved to eliminate various dangerous hidden dangers in the hotel where Lin Ruoyan is staying and along the route in advance.
Lin Ruxu had been very persistent in hiring a bodyguard, and Lin Ruoyan had vaguely guessed something. Perhaps their parents' accidental death wasn't an accident.
Every time she asked this, Lin Ruxu would not give a direct answer, but she guessed that her brother must have found out something.
In recent years, my brother has always brought bodyguards with him for necessary overseas appearances. There are always those who don't follow the rules in the business world. When their own business isn't doing well, they become jealous of others and resort to shady practices. Lin Ruxu has always adhered to the principle of not wanting to harm others but always being on guard, which has allowed him to survive safely for so many years.
In fact, if it weren't for the previous incident, Lin Ruoyan really wanted to let her son take a week off and go to Singapore with her. Now she can only go first, scout out places where her son can enjoy food, drinks and entertainment, and then take him there during winter vacation. Beijing is very cold during winter vacation, but Singapore is near the equator, with a very high green rate, and the winter temperature is relatively warm and pleasant.
Before leaving, Lin Ruoyan saw that the box office figures for the movie "Cell Phone" in the first two weeks had been released. Official agencies predicted that the box office of this movie would exceed 50 million, making it a very promising movie for the year-end schedule.
This film wasn't released during the summer or Lunar New Year holidays, but it still achieved such impressive results, which speaks volumes about the talent of the entire creative team. Therefore, we may continue to invest in that director in the future.
In comparison, "Ambush" was still in production. Because the director placed great emphasis on the aesthetics of the shots, many scenes were filmed in scenic locations, waiting for the most beautiful natural scene. This slowed filming. Special effects weren't as advanced back then as they would be a decade or so later. Martial arts dramas required actors to be suspended in mid-air, filming the same scene over and over again. Without some basic dance and martial arts skills, this was impossible.
Wei Xu learned martial arts on the spot in this crew. Fortunately, he had a background in dance, and his body balance and flexibility were very good. His moves were beautiful and powerful at the same time, and he fit the role very well.
Lin Ruoyan watched the sample clips sent by the film and television company, and then looked at the box office revenue for "Cell Phone," and she felt reassured. The two films had grossed over 200 million yuan, bringing in over 100 million yuan in dividends next year. That was enough to keep her going for a month, and there was also a ton of hidden advertising revenue, which also factored into the promotion of her other products and Lin's Industrial products. Measuring the return on investment in simple monetary terms was no longer enough.
It was so wonderful, sitting in the first class cabin of the plane, Lin Ruoyan could just cover herself with the quilt and fall asleep. The direct flight from Beijing to Singapore took about seven hours. A few hours of sleep and a meal, and the time would pass in a flash.
Unexpectedly, I met an acquaintance in the first class cabin, Thomas from the International Education Group.
After the successful partnership with CY International School in Beijing, Thomas has been active in Asia. Singapore also values education, and many outstanding students ultimately aim to study at prestigious universities in Europe and the United States. International schools have long been established there, and Thomas is currently preparing for the opening of a new campus.
"Mr. Lin, I heard that you went to South America. I wonder if there is any opportunity to open an international school there?" Thomas asked politely after a polite greeting.
Lin Ruoyan shook her head. "Beauty pageants are quite popular there, and those who can afford to go to international schools are quite unstable. They probably all move directly to North America."
The words were subtle, but Thomas understood them. Most of the senior management at his education group came from prestigious European institutions and had always held a certain ancestral disdain for the Americas. They considered them to be colonized regions, less than three centuries old, with far less cultural heritage. The truly prestigious universities were still found in the established capitalist nations of continental Europe.
Lin Ruoyan understood the logic of someone like Thomas, who held the title of Y National Peer. Wealth and prestige were two different things to them. Money alone, without a family background, was nothing more than a tycoon. Prestigious schools, on the other hand, were not only critical of a child's talent but also their upbringing. The rigidity of pedigree judgment was a constant mental shackle.
While international schools in China offer access to prestigious European and American universities, they only exist at the university level. If you truly aspire to attend a traditional European private high school, you'll be met with numerous vetoes. Those so-called "real rich" circles are inaccessible to the average person.
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