Chapter 311: Become a Shareholder
“… Please. The manager could also teach Jian Xi something.” Qin Xuan blew her bang and said with a frustrated voice, “Jian Xi and I can never open a studio. President Yin, please give me some advice.”
Although she had some savings, it would still take her lots of time, say one or two years, to start a studio. Also, all her connections were not in this country and none of them could help her.
Although Yin Youting had just returned to China, he, as the Young Master of the Yin group, still had come to this country more often than Qin Muxuan had during the past few years.
Qin Muxuan had wanted to sign Qin Xiaobai on in order to spend his last days as the actor with him. Now she felt that it was an impossible thing, then she licked her lips and asked, “Do you want to become a shareholder?”
Yin Youting was startled by her words. Also, he was secretly happy that she still needed him.
“What’s the rush expanding?” He tapped on the arm of the chair.
Qin Muxuan slipped into a store with her phone and then said in a low voice, “Xiaobai won’t stay long in the show business.”
“I won’t buy a share. I haven’t fully understood my family business yet. I really couldn’t be distracted right now.” Yin Youting’s fingers stopped jumping breezily. He opened his hand and held the arm of the chair and then said with a calm voice, “Do you need money or the connection?”
“I can lend you the money privately and introduce you to some people. Just tell me when you need me.”
Though his voice sounded breezy, Qin Muxuan listened to him with a heavy heart.
She didn’t want to squander his money by using his love to her anymore.
“You don’t need to manage the studio. Just wait for the year-end bonuses.” She lowered her head and looked at her toes. This time she decided to be tough to him, “If you don’t want to become a shareholder, I won’t ask for your help.”
Because of their close relationship, her words sounded a bit like a blame.
Or more like making a request with a cute voice.
Yin Youting felt his heart pounding.
“Fine, I’ll be a lazy guy who will only take the bonus without doing anything.” He chuckled, sounding tender and affectionate.
They agreed to discuss the shares when she went back. After he reminded her to take a good care of Qin Xin, he hung up the phone.
After that, Qin Muxuan picked a few bags of puffed food, sliced dried beef and candies. As she was about to pay for the whole basket of snacks, the fat owner of the grocery store who was nearly twice as big as Qin Muxuan recognized her, “Are you that foxy woman Qin Xuan who’s always on the trending topic?”
That was another civilian who had been misled by the stupid comments on the Internet.
Qin Muxuan had taken off her sunglasses when she had been on the phone. Hearing that, she only took the word ‘foxy’ as a compliment. Then she nodded with a smile, “That’s right, I am Qin Xuan. Do you need a signature of a photo with me?’
“Of course! They all said on the Internet that you were a bad-tempered woman, I never realize that you would be so easy-going.”
The owner slipped out of the counter right away. After she held Qin Muxuan’s shoulder and took a few selfies, she then let go of the latter reluctantly.
While she was posting those photos on her Instagram, she took out the paper and pen and handed them to Qin Muxuan with a smile, “I’ll give you 20% off. Don’t forget to come here often.”
“Thanks.” Qin Muxuan smiled and signed her name quickly. However, she almost wrote Qin Muxuan instead of Qin Xuan on the paper. Luckily, she reacted fast and added a heart fact emoji on the paper.
“That’s quite unique.” The owner took back the signature right away. After she had done the calculating, she gave a 20% off to Qin Muxuan like she had promised.
Qin Muxuan carried the large bag of snacks and caught up with Jian Xi and the kids.
She held Qin Xiaobai’s shoulder and asked in a low voice, “Do you know that we were being broadcasted in the hotel?”
Though that was a question, she was stating the fact.
Qin Xiaobai raised his head. Seeing there was no angry look on her face, she then nodded, “I know.”
Before she asked anything, he added, “I hate Yan Yuxiao.”
Qin Muxuan rubbed his head, “I hate her too.”
With his eyes ablaze, he said, “Let’s work together?”
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A hundred meters from the hotel, they rented a two-story building with a fence. It was not a large building with only five habitable rooms which were enough for all of them to live.
Qin Xin likes the building a lot because it was very similar to the house she had used to live in when she had been abroad. She pulled Qin Xiaobai and ran upstairs and downstairs in order to explore the building.
Zeng Qing had already returned to the hotel to fetch the luggage for them.
Qin Muxuan pulled Jian Xi aside and said with a serious look, “I plan to give Youting some of the shares of our studio.”
Jian Xi wasn’t surprised and only said smilingly with her eyebrows raised, “You finally thought it through, huh?”
She had tried to persuade Qin Muxuan to ask Yin Youting to buy a share, considering that Jian Xi and Qin Muxuan didn’t have any connections in this country or the lot of capital.
“The reality forced me to think it through.”
“What do you mean?”
“Gu Zijin prepared to let Xiaobai take over the family business.”
Jian Xi fell into silence for a while and patted on Qin Muxuan’s shoulder, “It’s a good thing. It’s better to do the damage control before Xiaobai is stuck in the show business.”
Qin Muxuan gave out a wry smile, “The world of business is dirtier than the show business.”
“President Gu will be there to support his son.” Jian Xi tried to comfort her.
Qin Muxuan didn’t find those words comforting. However, the brother and sister had already come downstairs, so she couldn’t continue with that topic anymore.
She then asked Jian Xi and her children to pick up their luggage in the hotel.
As they walked out of the gate, Xiao Heng, the award winner, happened to arrive at the hotel at the same time.
He was in a black suit and a pair of black shoes. However, as a six feet one-inch man, he still looked like a fashionable super model in that simple clothing.
After he took off his sunglasses, he walked to Qin Muxuan, “Are you Qin Xuan?”
“I am. Nice to meet you, Mr. Xiao.” Qin Muxuan bowed to him cautiously.
She couldn’t afford to offend this guy who had nearly 100 million fans on the Internet.
“There’s no need of the courtesy. Just call me Xiao Heng.” Xiao Heng chuckled, “You are not like what Zijin has said about you…” He weighed. His words and said, “Not that arrogant.”
At the first time they met, Qin Muxuan was already labeled as an arrogant person. She already scented how her anti-fans would curse her when they saw this.
Although she didn’t join this show to clarify her name, she also didn’t want to have more and more people criticizing her on the Internet.
Still, she was wearing that smile on her face, “Mr. Xiao, please don’t make fun of me. I’ve already been repelled by everyone.”
Xiao Heng gave out a loud laugh and stroked Qin Xiaobai’s head affably, “You have come too.”
“Your dad finally allowed you to attend the reality show. I thought that he would insulate you from this kind of thing until you quit the show business.”
Before Qin Xiaobai came here, he had already discussed his future with his dad and known that he would retire from the show business soon in order to make preparation for taking over his family business. Nonetheless, Qin Xiaobai didn’t want to make it public before everything was settled.
He tilted his head to dodge Xiao Heng’s hand. Then he rubbed his hair and retorted, “And I thought that you only did the movies. Little did I know that… well”
“Hey!” Xiao Hang was hit on the sore spot. After he gave a clout on the boy’s head, he turned to the other people who were carrying the luggage, “Where are you planning to go?”
Qin Xin who was attracted by his handsome face answered right away, “We’ll go live in a big house!”
“There’s an annoying Miss here. We don’t want to live in the same hotel with her.
Yan Yuxiao happened to get off his van and planned to have a conversation with the award winner. Hearing that, she flashed a ferocious look in her eyes.
Then she went over with cat walks. Her cheongsam with high splits exposed her long and fair legs from time to time, making her look very enchanting.
Unfortunately, none of the people there paid attention to her.
“Mr. Xiao, long time no see.” She walked straightly to Xiao Heng and reached out her hand.
Xiao Heng who had seemed very sociable now cooled down a bit, though there was still a smile on his face. After he shook Yan Yuxiao’s hand gently, he took back his hand quickly and nodded, “Miss Yan, hello.”
Yan Yuxiao felt obviously that she had been treated differently. Then the smile on her face went frozen. Still, she said tenderly with a graceful manner, “I’ll work for you from now on. If I don’t do my job well, please bear with me.”
Qin Muxuan and her companions all didn’t want to make any contact with Yan Yuxiao. Then they bid farewell to Xiao Heng and left with the luggage.
“I’ll point you mistake so that can correct yourself.”
Xiao Heng picked up his suitcase and also wanted to leave, “I’ll go put my suitcase in the room. We shall talk with each other later.”
The smile on Yan Yuxiao’s face finally disappeared. She opened the fan and covered her mouth which had turned down, “There’s no rush. Mr. Xiao, you must be so tired after a long flight. We can chat after you have a rest.”
Xiao Heng nodded and smiled to her. Then he went upstairs with his suitcase.
The more quickly Yan Yuxiao fanned herself, the more vexed she felt.
Then she stamped her feet and went upstairs too.
Because the cameras were everywhere in this hotel, so she didn’t walk in large steps. After she arrived at the second floor, Xiao Heng had already got into his room and closed the door.
Yan Yuxiao bit her lips and went back to her room too. After that, she turned on her phone and started to interact with the audience on the live stream.
She stroked her curly hair in front of the camera on her phone and greeted the audience with a smile, “Hello everyone, I just finished eating.”
— She had just left the live stream with the excuse of eating.
“Xiao Heng, the owner of the hotel has just arrived. I ran into him on the way back.” She covered her face and said adoringly, “Mr. Xiao is getting more and more charming.”
[Good afternoon, My Yuxiao, you are getting more and more beautiful too.]
[aaaaaaa Xiao Heng is my love!]
[That bitch Qin Xuan is so rude. How dare she not reply you!]
[Xiao Heng, Qin Xiaobai and Yan Yuxiao are all the A-list stars. Qin Xuan has only started her career in the show business less than a month… Now anyone with a powerful background could get on a show.]
Seeing the comments all taking her side, Yan Yuxiao showed a beaming smile, “He is the model for the best husband with that face. I think even I am a bit attracted and want to marry him.”
[Am I the only one who think that you and he are a perfect match?]
[Eh…, this is pure clout-chasing. My love will never be with you!!!]
[He belongs to his fans!!!]
[I suddenly got excited. Something big is going to happen in the show!]
The views got into a verbal fight on the bullet screen at once. Yan Yuxiao’s fans and Xiao Heng’s fans fired at each other, making the whole bullet screen a battlefield. No one was willing to admit defeat.
Nevertheless, more and more people started to watch the live stream.
Yan Yuxiao pretended to be in a dilemma and persuaded them in a soft voice, “Stop fighting with each other. I’ve fallen in love with someone already. And it’s not Mr. Xiao.”
[Is that President Gu? He has said that you two were not engaged already. Stop bothering him.]
[They already got a marriage license. How could he deny their engagement?]
[??? Is that true?!!]