After the nanny left, Su Xianghong explained the purpose of Li Rui's visit. There was a patriotic old overseas Chinese who had returned from Malaysia and was a good friend of Su Yun's. When he returned, he thought of his friendship with Su Yun when he was young and wanted to invest in her novel. He wanted to adapt her novel into a TV series so that her novel could be spread more widely and be accepted by more people. At the same time, it was important to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed themselves to protect the country and the nation during the Anti-Japanese War. It was also important to promote patriotism.
When Su Xianghong was explaining, Li Rui observed the changes in Wang Jianguo's expression. He was afraid that he would shake his head and say "no".
Wang Jianguo did not disappoint him. After listening to Su Xianghong, he said without thinking, "This is a good thing. I personally agree with it."
Li Rui had prepared a long speech to persuade Wang Jianguo. He thought that if Wang Jianguo did not agree, he would persuade him and even raise the issue to a political level. He did not expect him to agree so quickly. It was really like the saying: happiness comes too suddenly. He was overjoyed and said, "Uncle Wang, thank you so much. I thank you on behalf of Mr. Huang."
Wang Jianguo waved his hand and smiled, "You don't have to thank me. It's useless because my agreement is useless. The rights to the novel 'The Coming Storm' do not belong to me. It belongs to my brother. If you want to get the authorization, you have to talk to my brother. "
It turned out that before Su Yun passed away, she had distributed the rights to the novels to her two sons and two daughters. Each of them had one novel. This way, everyone would have the same number of inheritances. It would also prevent any misunderstandings between the siblings. "The Coming Storm" was distributed to the youngest son, Wang Jianguo's brother, Wang Jianhua. Wang Jianhua was also the current director of the provincial education department.
Li Rui was worried because the director of the provincial education department was not someone who could be met by anyone. It was not like meeting Wang Jianguo. If they wanted to meet him, they could drive to his house to find him. Not only could they find him, they could also meet him. The director of the provincial education department was a big leader and busy person. How could ordinary people meet him so easily?
Wang Jianguo was quite understanding. He stood up and said, "How about this? I'll give Jianhua a call and tell him about this. Then, you can bring Xiao Li to him and we'll talk face to face."
Li Rui quickly stood up and said, "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you, Uncle Wang. Thank you so much!"
Wang Jianguo waved his hand at him, indicating that he didn't need to be so polite. Then, he dialed a number. After the call was connected, he didn't go into details. He only told Wang Jianhua that his cousin, Su Xianghong, brought a young man from Qingyang City to talk to him about the adaptation of "The Coming Storm".
Li Rui watched him make the call nervously, fearing that Wang Jianhua would not agree.
The call ended quickly. Wang Jianguo smiled at Li Rui and said, "Alright, you guys go to the Provincial Education Department now. My brothers will be waiting for you."
Li Rui was overjoyed. He hurriedly shook hands with him and thanked him. After some polite words, he said goodbye to Su Xianghong and drove to the provincial education department.
Nothing was said along the way.
When they arrived at the entrance of the provincial education department, the two of them registered at the gate and walked into the courtyard. Su Xianghong took out his phone and called Wang Jianhua. After confirming, he led Li Rui straight to the main building. They climbed the stairs to the third floor and soon stood outside the director's office.
The director's secretary outside had already received Wang Jianhua's instructions. When he saw the two of them, he asked a few questions. After confirming their identities, he led the two of them directly into the office. Li Rui saw Wang Jianhua.
Wang Jianhua looked almost the same as Wang Jianguo. He was also tall and chubby. It seemed that Su Yun's husband was a tall man.
Wang Jianhua was in his early fifties, a few years younger than Su Xianghong. He also had the aura of an official. His expression was serious, and he didn't smile at all. Even when he talked to his cousin, Su Xianghong, he didn't smile at all. It wasn't clear whether he was deliberately maintaining the dignity of a director, or it was just his nature.
After the three of them sat down, Su Xianghong repeated her previous lines.
Wang Jianhua fell into deep thought and didn't say anything.
Li Rui was a little nervous. He was afraid that Wang Jianhua wouldn't agree, so he added, "Director Wang, you may not know this, but Mr. Huang is a veteran of the Zhi Gong Party. He is also a very noble and patriotic overseas Chinese. He has been received by the country's leaders before. This time, when he returned to his hometown to investigate the investment, he was also visited by the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Huang Xinnian, and the Vice-Chairman of the Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference, Shao Hua."
The corners of Wang Jianhua's mouth curled up, but he quickly returned to normal. He ignored Li Rui and said to Su Xianghong, "Cousin, this is a very important matter. I need to think about it carefully. You can go back first and wait for my news. I'm very busy today, so I won't keep you here."
Su Xianghong was a little embarrassed, but she could only stand up and say, "Okay, then I'll wait for your call."
Wang Jianhua watched the two of them leave the house. He didn't even walk them out.
When they reached the corridor, Li Rui was angry. He thought to himself, "Wang Jianhua, why are you putting on airs in front of us? It's fine if you look down on your powerless cousin, Su Xianghong, but you don't even care about me. I said so many things, but you ignored me. What a powerful official. F * ck, you even said that you need to think about it carefully. What is there to think about? Also, how is this important matter? Wouldn't it be better to adapt your mother's novel into a TV series? Wouldn't it give her both fame and fortune? Even if she doesn't receive any profits, you, as the copyright owner of this novel, can also profit from it. Why do you still want to play this game? How disgusting! How can the virtuous Su Yun have such a detestable son? "
Su Xianghong also complained, "This is a good thing. What is there to think about? If it were me, I would definitely agree without thinking. Sigh, this cousin of mine is really useless. The higher his position is, the more he thinks about it. "
Li Rui smiled, but he was thinking about what to do next. Should he think of a way to persuade Wang Jianhua, or should he ask his boss, Song Chaoyang, to get Liao Jinguang to help him? However, looking at Wang Jianhua's arrogance, he probably wouldn't listen to Liao Jinguang. If he asked the vice-chairman of the Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference, Shao Hua, to persuade him, it might be possible …
The two of them went downstairs dispiritedly. After a few steps, Li Rui's personal phone rang. He took it out and saw that it was Zixuan calling. He quickly picked it up.
"Are you done? Where do you want to eat lunch? "
Zixuan spoke quickly and made his intentions clear.
Li Rui was stunned. He looked at his watch and saw that it was already 11: 30 pm. He then realized that the whole morning had ended. Just as he was about to ask Zixuan to book a restaurant, he remembered that he couldn't have lunch with her because Su Xianghong was beside them. Su Xianghong volunteered to help him and had been running around for the whole morning. It was reasonable for him to treat her to lunch. Thinking of this, he walked aside and told Zixuan the reason.
Zixuan was unhappy when he heard this. He scolded, "Do you want to die? How dare you trick your wife? If you want to treat someone to lunch, why did you ask me out so early in the morning? Damn, you asked me out and then stood me up. I think you want to die. Get over here and let me bite you to death! " Li Rui sighed bitterly, "My good wife, how would I know that this would take the whole morning? I thought it would be easy to get this done. How about this? You eat first. I'll go to your house after lunch and apologize to you. Save your energy and bite me later. "
Zixuan snorted and hung up the phone. Li Rui could only smile bitterly. He thought to himself that after lunch, he should go to the mall to buy a gift for his lovely wife. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for him to get through lunch.
Ten minutes later, Li Rui invited Su Xianghong and her husband to lunch in a high-end restaurant not far from Su Xianghong's house. When Li Rui asked Su Xianghong to treat him to lunch, he was rejected. Su Xianghong said that he wanted to go home and cook for his wife. When Li Rui heard this, he simply asked him to invite his wife out for lunch. After all, there were no outsiders. Su Xianghong couldn't resist his persuasion and had to agree in the end. Thus, this scene happened.
During lunch, Su Xianghong told his wife about his rejection from his cousin, Wang Jianhua.
After hearing this, his wife curled her lips and said with a face full of disdain, "It's not that I want to say this, but your cousin is the most hypocritical. All day long, he puts on the airs of a big leader at the department level. He is serious and sanctimonious, but in fact, he is the worst. He is heartless, ungrateful, greedy, and full of tricks. All day long, he calculates this and that. Even his own sisters and brothers don't say anything good about him."
Su Xianghong was a little unhappy that his wife was criticizing his cousin in front of Li Rui, an outsider. He frowned and said, "Hey, we're eating. Why are you talking about this?"
His wife wasn't afraid of him. She glared at him and said, "We're eating. Can't we talk about this? Wang Jianhua doesn't want me to talk about it. If he didn't want me to talk about it, he would have agreed to give you the copyright without hesitation. He even pretended to think about it carefully. What's he thinking about? What's there to think about? I think the only thing he needs to think about is how much money to ask from Li. "
When Li Rui heard this, he immediately felt puzzled. It was very likely that Wang Jianhua didn't want to think about anything. Instead, he wanted to seize the opportunity to make a lot of money from him and Master Huang. However, he didn't want to talk about money in front of his cousin, Su Xianghong. Besides, he was a senior official after all, so he couldn't talk about money at the beginning. Otherwise, he would definitely be laughed at. He pretended to think about it, but in fact, he was waiting for Li Rui to talk about the price again. When Li Rui understood this, he was both angry and amused. If Wang Jianhua was really such a person, then he was too hypocritical. He was almost as hypocritical as Yue Buqun.
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