Chapter 280: The Villain’s Tool Aunt (26)
"Huo Shichu is so lucky that he has a daughter who is so loved." After the full moon banquet, the guests who left talked about it.
"Who told the Buddhist elders not to favor boys over girls? They just gave away the group shares as a gift." The lady who had given birth to several daughters and finally gave birth to a son said enviously.
"The Buddhists are too indulgent with their children. Look at their eldest daughter. She has been married for many years, but has yet to give birth to a child. She says she is busy researching some project and has no time to have and raise children... Listen to what she is saying? For a family like ours, apart from the hardship of being pregnant for ten months, there are nannies and nurses after the baby is born. Why do we need to raise the baby ourselves? Isn't this an excuse? Mrs. Buddha and Master Buddha don't care..." Another noble lady said disapprovingly.
Fo Baijian does have an older sister who is a research fanatic. She stays in the research institute all day long, and the projects she studies need to be kept confidential, so she can only come back once a year. She couldn't come back for her niece's birth or full moon celebration, and she could only ask someone to bring her gifts. You can imagine how busy she is.
However, she and her brother-in-law share the same ideals and are a good match. Huo Shichu has only seen these two scientific research fanatics in videos.
Because Sister Fo rarely appeared in public, many outsiders did not recognize her and thought that Huo Shichu was an only child. Only older people knew that the Fo family had an older daughter.
Madam and Mr. Fo were indeed very open-minded elders. Their daughter did not inherit the family business, but instead devoted herself to scientific research; they did not interfere with her not having children after marriage; and their only son married a daughter-in-law who was not chosen by them, but they liked her just as much. This is something that many wealthy families could not do, so Huo Shichu felt that his children were lucky to have such elders.
The family saw off the last guest and left the hotel. But just as they walked out of the door, Huo Shichu heard someone calling him.
When she saw that it was Huo's mother and Huo Zheng, she had a feeling that it was as she expected. They both came uninvited, so how could they give up so easily if they didn't achieve their goal?
"Shichu, why didn't you tell your family that you got married and had children?" Huo's mother pretended to be kind and said to Huo Shichu with a familiar reproach.
Huo Shichu narrowed his eyes. She wanted to hide the fact that she was not in harmony with him in front of the Buddhists? She didn't agree with this.
"Mrs. Huo, you don't have to be so hypocritical. You and I both know that our relationship is not that good." Huo Shichu said sarcastically.
Mother Huo's face froze, but she recovered quickly. She ignored her and began to attack the two elders of the Buddhist family: "These two are the father-in-law and mother-in-law, right? I'm sorry to make you laugh. Shichu has a childish temper and has some misunderstandings with her family, but how can a family hold a grudge overnight? She got married and had children, so her family should also ask about it, right? Don't you think so?"
After hearing what Huo Zheng said, Huo's mother saw that Huo Shichu could not be moved, so she wanted to start with the two Buddhist elders.
As long as a family has some dignity, they would not want to make things too awkward with their in-laws, right? Even if they are impatient in their hearts, they have to maintain face for both parties on the surface. Moreover, the Buddhist family is such a large family, so they care more about face.
Huo's mother and Huo Zheng thought very clearly that even if they could not really be on good terms with the Buddhists, they had to maintain a superficial relationship, because even if it was only a superficial relationship, other people would give face to the Huo family for the sake of Buddhism.
However, they misjudged the attitudes of the two Buddhist elders. They were different from the elders of ordinary wealthy families. Moreover, Huo Shichu had explained to them the reasons for severing ties with the Huo family, so they looked down on the two of them even more. Therefore, when they heard Huo's mother trying to establish a relationship with them, they just smiled distantly and politely.
Mrs. Fo also said: "We only recognize Shichu's words. If Shichu considers you as her family, then you are the relatives of the Buddha family; but if she does not consider you as her family, then you have nothing to do with the Buddha family."
When Mrs. Huo heard her words, she choked. She obviously didn't expect her to say such impolite words. She was so shocked that she didn't know how to respond.
Huo Shichu had no interest in listening to her anymore, and said directly to Madam Fo, "I have nothing to do with the Huo family anymore. Mom, Dad, just treat them as strangers."
Then he turned to Huo's mother and Huo Zheng and said, "I know you think it's profitable for me to marry into the Buddhist family, so you came to me again. If I were poor and destitute, you probably wouldn't even bother to look at me. If you want to use me, I will let the Buddhist family deal with you, and you will lose more than you gain!"
After saying that, Huo Shichu got into the car holding Fo Mingyuan. Fo Baijian and the two elders no longer cared about Huo's mother and Huo Zheng and left directly.
This time, not only Huo's mother, but even Huo Zheng could not maintain his kind expression, his face was distorted. Huo Shichu's words peeled off their faces and revealed their dark calculations in front of the Buddhist family without reservation. How could they not be angry and ashamed?
But no matter how angry they were, they had no way to deal with Huo Shichu and could only rage helplessly.
While Huo Shichu was raising his child, "Zhu Lu" finally completed post-production and was successfully broadcast on TV. Although the director and screenwriter were not great, the broadcasting rights sold well because of the financial sponsor Fo Baijian, and several TV stations with high ratings bought the show.
Because there was no shortage of money, the special effects and post-production of "Zhu Lu" were done very well. Coupled with the plot with high IQ and logic, it attracted many viewers as soon as it was broadcast. The ratings rose from less than 1.0 at the beginning to 1.5, and even rose to 2.0 in the middle of the plot, and soared to 3.0 at the end!
"Zhu Lu" really became a hit drama, and the subsequent advertising revenue was a huge figure. Even Huo Shichu, who only invested one million, got tens of millions, not to mention the big money sponsor Fo Bojian. He definitely made a fortune from his investment. I don't know how many people gritted their teeth and cursed him for his bad luck to pick up this good drama.
"Wow! Woohoo... I'm so grateful to you. Although I know that I wrote this script well, I never thought it would be so popular! I've been living like in a dream for a while, afraid that one day I'll wake up and find that this is really just a dream..." Xu Tu called Huo Shichu when he was drunk and expressed his various feelings to her incoherently.
He and Lao Cha are no longer unknown and unappreciated. After "Zhu Lu" became a hit, they, as the soul of the show, immediately became hot names in the entertainment industry. Countless investors and celebrities approached them wanting to cooperate with them. This is a far cry from the situation a year ago when no one paid any attention to them.
Xu Tu and Lao Cha were filled with emotion. Their hearts, which had just risen a little, sank when they thought of the ridicule and insults they had suffered before. Isn't the entertainment industry a place where the powerful are praised and the weak are trampled upon? If their next drama fails, these people who have come to praise them will disappear without a trace.
Therefore, it is still the Huo Shichu couple who came to the rescue and were reliable! Xu Tu and Lao Cha both decided to list them as the best investors.
(End of this chapter)
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