Whether it was in the past or now, Qi Xingchen would never have dared to think that his idol would be willing to be his partner.
Qi Xingchen asked in confusion, "Say that again?"
Bai Ye repeated, "I'll be your supporting actor."
"That's not appropriate …"
"What's not appropriate?" Bai Ye didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Which rule says that I can't play a supporting role?"
There was indeed no such ridiculous rule. Qi Xingchen was stunned for a while. Bai Ye couldn't stand it anymore. He flicked his forehead and said, "Hurry up and contact the director. It's been a few months. The director might not be available."
"… That's right." Qi Xingchen was shocked and finally came to his senses. He quickly found the text message records with the director and dialed the number.
Fortunately, the director and scriptwriter didn't give up on the script. After Qi Xingchen, they invested in a few film and television companies. Unfortunately, under the influence of the winter of film and television, all the companies liked to choose a script that was popular and the theme was in line with the public's aesthetic.
After all, the purpose of filming was to make money. And where would the money come from? From the audience.
Acrobatics had long been in decline. The only people who were willing to watch it were the older generation and the boys who had no choice but to ask their girlfriends out and buy the tickets.
Could the investors expect 200 or 300 million boys to make low-level mistakes all over the country?
Of course not.
There might not even be 200 million boys in the country who had a girlfriend.
But it was different with "Last Night's Stars". "Last Night's Stars" was a popular movie since it was born. With it, the theme could be completely ignored.
The director and scriptwriter were not from City H. After a brief chat, Qi Xingchen asked them to fly over before tomorrow. After receiving the agreement, Bai Ye and Qi Xingchen immediately drove to Nuoya.
It was their first time preparing for a movie, so they didn't know anything. After chatting with Chen Nuoya, they found out that the project had to be approved first. The approval required a proposal.
Qi Xingchen looked at Bai Ye. "I'm a science student."
Bai Ye said helplessly, "I'm also a science student."
Chen Nuoya: "… Forget it, I'll try writing one for you."
Half an hour later, the two of them left Nuoya with the outline of the proposal. Once the director and the rest arrived, they would fill in the details.
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Since they were already out, Qi Xingchen asked Bai Ye to accompany him to the hospital before it got dark.
Qi Xingchen hadn't seen Tao Xuan for a long time since they parted ways after the New Year. He missed the kid a little and had some things to say to Tao Xuan.
When they arrived at the hospital, Tao Xuan was standing in the middle of the room doing yoga. Qi Xingchen exclaimed, "Wow! You're even using the equipment?"
"Brother Xing Xing!" Tao Xuan threw down his yoga belt and pounced on him. "I'm preparing for the surgery next month!"
His pounce was quite similar to Qi Jiaze's. Qi Xingchen was a little annoyed. Why didn't he learn from Qi Jiaze?
Then, Bai Ye peeled him off Qi Xingchen's body. Qi Xingchen was relaxed. He looked around and said, "You look good. Did you find a kidney source?"
"Yes, Professor Liang helped me find it!" Tao Xuan smiled shyly. "Brother, you haven't seen me in a long time. Is the person behind you the brother that Jiaze mentioned?"
Qi Xingchen: "… Yes."
"Hello, brother!" Tao Xuan shouted crisply.
Whether it was from his behavior or his expression, it was obvious that he was very happy. Qi Xingchen couldn't help but smile as well.
Tao Xuan being able to find a kidney source was the only good news recently.
After taking Tao Xuan to a chair in the ward, Qi Xingchen opened his mouth. Tao Xuan was sensitive. Seeing his hesitation, he took the initiative to ask, "Brother Xing Xing, do you have something to say to me?"
Qi Xingchen did have something to say to him, but he didn't know how to express it.
"It's okay. Just treat me as Jiaze and say it."
Since that was the case, Qi Xingchen didn't hesitate anymore. He chose his words and asked tentatively, "Xuan, if one day your sister and I are on opposite sides, will you be sad?"
"On opposite sides …" Tao Xuan paused for a moment. "Did my sister … do something bad?"
From their usual interactions, Tao Xuan could see that Qi Xingchen was the kind of person who would try his best not to make enemies if he could.
If Qi Xingchen was on opposite sides with someone, then the other party must have reached an unforgivable stage.
He didn't expect Tao Xuan to be so sensitive. Qi Xingchen's chest was suddenly blocked, but he didn't plan to tell Tao Xuan the truth. After all, Tao Xuan hadn't recovered yet. If it affected his mood and worsened his condition, it wouldn't be worth it.
Moreover, Tao Xuan and Qi Jiaze had promised to take the college entrance exam together. Freshmen's exams were the most important. They couldn't delay their results.
He deliberated for a few seconds before saying, "Some time ago, in order to achieve her goal, your sister plotted to hurt some people. She also hurt me and the people around me. Because of this, the Qi Family suffered losses. I must take revenge for this. "
Hearing this, Tao Xuan's expression struggled for a moment, but it quickly faded. "I won't be sad because you and my sister are on opposite sides. I'm more sad that she chose to hurt others to achieve her goal."
This child was too sensible. Qi Xingchen's heart ached. He stroked his soft hair.
"Brother," Tao Xuan's voice trembled uncontrollably. "When you say hurt … do you mean she killed people?"
Qi Xingchen didn't know how to answer, so he avoided the question and said, "My family is still alive."
Tao Xuan replied with a soft "mm", but didn't have the courage to continue asking. At this moment, Qi Jiaze came in. Qi Xingchen instructed him to tease Tao Xuan and ask about his studies. After that, he left with Bai Ye.
On the way back, he kept thinking about how such a well-behaved child would feel when he found out that his sister had burned more than fifty people to death …
He would feel terrible.
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The next day, the two sides went their separate ways. Qi Yuji went to the company, while Qi Xingchen and Bai Ye took the proposal and went to An Ran's temporary house.
When they arrived, the director and scriptwriter had already been chatting with An Ran for a while. When he saw Qi Xingchen, the director's first words were, "Thank you."
As he spoke, he started crying. "If it weren't for you, I would have given up …"
An Ran was startled by his sobbing appearance.
Qi Xingchen handed him a tissue.
The scriptwriter naturally knew his own script better than Qi Xingchen. After the director calmed down, they discussed and filled in a few details in the proposal.
After everything was confirmed, Qi Xingchen solemnly signed the word "producer".
Thus, Night Star Media's first project, Qi Xingchen's first movie, was quietly born in this inconspicuous small house.
As a professional agent, An Ran naturally had more connections than Qi Xingchen. After roughly formulating the proposal, An Ran immediately started to call the major film companies.
With the gimmick of "Last Night's First Collaboration with Stars", all the film companies were interested. They didn't even bother to ask about the concept and plot outline of the movie. They directly asked for the price.
However, when An Ran said that she needed an investment of 800 million yuan, most of the companies hesitated and said that they needed to consider it.
After all, 800 million yuan was not a small amount. Looking at the current film market, how many movies could exceed 1 billion yuan every year?
It wasn't that they didn't want to invest 800 million yuan in a small literary film, but they wanted to use the excuse of "considering" to lower the price.
However, Qi Xingchen was determined to get 800 million yuan. He gestured to An Ran and said, "Continue calling."
"Okay, the boss of the next film company is Mr. Qi's friend. It should be easier to talk to."
Brother's friend? Qi Xingchen asked, "Which company?"
"Dongfang Pictures."
"Oh …" Qi Xingchen remembered that "My Time" was hosted by Dongcheng TV, a subsidiary of Dongfang Pictures.
Sure enough, as An Ran expected, when she said the amount, Ji Yuedong, the president of Dongfang Pictures, didn't use any roundabout tactics. Instead, he said directly, "Unless I'm a fool, I won't believe that a 2D literary film needs an investment of 800 million yuan."
"We don't mean that." An Ran smiled apologetically. "We mainly want to invest more in the publicity …"
"Don't say anymore." Ji Yuedong interrupted An Ran. "I can invest the money, but I don't like to fight battles that I'm not sure about. How about this, let's make a bet. You can increase the capital stock of Dongfang by 800 million yuan. If the share price of Ye Xing doesn't rise to 1.5 times by the end of the year, you can buy back my shares at twice the price. "
In other words, Dongfang could invest 800 million yuan in Ye Xing now. However, the requirement was that the 800 million yuan of shares had to be doubled to 1.2 billion yuan by the end of the year. Otherwise, Qi Xingchen would have to spend 1.6 billion yuan to buy back the shares from Dongfang.
"How about it?" Ji Yuedong said, "I'll give you a week to consider."
An Ran looked at Qi Xingchen awkwardly.
"No, it won't take a week."
Qi Xingchen gritted his teeth. "As long as you're free, I can sign it at any time."
There were only seven months left until the end of the year. If the movie started to be released now and used some connections to pass the review, it could be released as soon as December.
Fortunately, artistic films were shot quickly and the post-production was simple. It didn't take a lot of time. If the other party could make a request at the end of the year, they must have calculated it.
As soon as Qi Xingchen finished speaking, the other end of the line chuckled. "Good, you're indeed Yun Xiao's brother.
Ji Yuedong paused. "Since you're so straightforward, I'll be more straightforward. Send me the account number and I'll transfer the money to you now. "
What, transfer the money now?
Qi Xingchen was stunned. "What about the directional increase?"
"The person in charge of the securities department will contact you … Come on, I believe you can bring Yun Xiao out."
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It wasn't until he hung up the phone that Qi Xingchen realized that the other party's investment was fake and that he wanted to help the Qi Corporation.
It also confirmed what Liang Jing had said — under such circumstances, being willing to help the Qi Family wasn't because of kindness or anything else, but because the Qi Family had done a good job and had made a lot of good karma.
Only when they were in trouble would someone be willing to help the Qi Family.
About ten minutes later, Bai Ye's phone vibrated. 800 million yuan had been transferred to his account. At this point, the 5.2 billion yuan fine had finally been filled.
Qi Xingchen couldn't wait any longer. He told An Ran to help the director find a crew and dragged Bai Ye to pay the fine.
After paying the fine, Old Master Qi, who had reached the end of his detention period, could be released. The registration process was rather long. Qi Xingchen kept walking around the entrance of the detention center.
Finally, the moment he saw his father appear, he couldn't help but rush forward and hug Old Master Qi. "Dad —"
Old Master Qi coughed twice and patted his back. "You're already such a big child, why are you still acting coquettishly? Don't cry, I'm fine, aren't I? "
"I, I … I was so worried about you." Qi Xingchen choked. "Did you eat well? Did you fall asleep? Did the people inside bully you? Is there anywhere on your body that's uncomfortable? "
"No, everything's fine." Father Qi's eyes turned red. "If there's anything uncomfortable, it's that I haven't seen you guys for a long time. I miss you so much."
"Sob sob … Dad, I miss you too …"
It seemed that ever since he left the orphanage, Qi Xingchen hadn't cried much. Father Qi patted his back and observed the man behind him. "Are you Bai Ye?"
"Yes, hello, uncle."
"I'm very satisfied to be able to come and accompany Xingxing. Come, support him. Let's go home first. "
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Father Qi didn't know anything about what happened after that. After returning home, Qi Xingchen gave him a brief explanation.
When he heard that his eldest son had also been taken away, he was so angry that he threw away his crutches. When he heard that Qi Yuji was managing the company alone, he was gratified. Who said that women were inferior to men?
After staying in the detention center for a while, it was impossible to say that his body wasn't affected. Because the detention center was cold, Father Qi developed a cough problem. The father and son didn't chat for long before his cough became worse and worse.
It wasn't appropriate for him to go to the hospital since he had just been released, so Qi Xingchen found some medicine for him and waited for him to go back to his room to rest.
After seeing his father fall asleep, Qi Xingchen went downstairs and saw Bai Ye on the sofa. His cheeks instantly flushed. "You didn't see how ugly I looked when I cried, did you?"
Bai Ye quickly shook his head. "No."
"That's good."
Qi Xingchen let out a long sigh of relief and sat down beside Bai Ye. He hugged his arm. "My dad said that he likes you very much."
Bai Ye cracked his fingers jokingly. "Now I'm just waiting for my brother-in-law."
After a pause, Bai Ye said, "Xing Xing, I have a question for you."
Qi Xingchen: "What?"
"Have you ever thought about … whether we'll stay in the book or go back to the real world?"
Qi Xingchen's expression froze.
He knew why Bai Ye asked this question. Because Bai Ye didn't know his feelings for the Qi family before, but now he should know.
He had thought about whether to stay in the book or return to the real world. Of course, he had thought about it.
"… Brother Ye," Qi Xingchen said softly. "Where do you want to be?"
"Me? I'll go with you."
Qi Xingchen lowered his eyes. "Then let's talk about it after we're done with the work at home and at hand, okay?"
"Okay." Bai Ye smiled. "I'll listen to you."
"Bzzt … Bzzt …"
Just as the two of them were whispering, Qi Xingchen's phone suddenly rang. The caller ID showed that it was Xu Changlin. Qi Xingchen got up from Bai Ye and immediately answered the call. "Hello, Uncle Xu."
"Xiao Qi, I found evidence that Tao Tao hired someone to commit arson!"
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