Chapter 861 : Let Me See For Myself First

Bai ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Ruoxue looked at the two elders before her. She had always been strong-willed since childhood.

She ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wasn't someone who could be easily persuaded.

"Why ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍would the Eccentric Taoist want to help our family?"

"Even ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍if he's the descendant of that traveling Taoist from back then, our family should be the ones who owe them a favor."

"Why ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍would he risk revealing heavenly secrets and even blind himself to help our family?"

Bai ‍​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ruoxue firmly believed that in this world, there was no love or hatred without reason.

Why would the Eccentric Taoist make such a huge sacrifice for the Bai family?

Was it just because Second Uncle gave him enough benefits?

This simply didn't make sense.

Her father and Second Uncle exchanged glances beside her, seemingly unsurprised that Bai Ruoxue would ask this question.

"The Eccentric Taoist has a daughter who suffers from chronic kidney failure. It was your Second Uncle who helped find a kidney donor through his connections and arranged for the surgery at the hospital."

Bai Ruoxue fell silent.

This explanation made sense now.

Trading his eyes to repay a favor to the Bai family.

But thinking of her younger sister, Bai Ruoxue was still worried.

"Second Uncle, have you investigated the person the Eccentric Taoist mentioned?"

"We're still looking into the specific information, but it should be soon. We'll have news in these few days."

Bai Ruoxue nodded.

"Very well. I will go see this person myself."

"Whether they're good or bad, I'll make my own judgment."

"I absolutely won't allow my little sister to be handed over to a complete stranger."

After speaking, Bai Ruoxue stood up, slightly bowed to the two elders, and strode towards the door.

"Ah, this girl, she's becoming more and more disrespectful."

Second Master Bai chuckled: "In my view, Ruoxue is becoming more decisive."

"Brother, only such a girl is worthy of being our Bai family's good daughter. In our family, being too kind won't accomplish great things."

Bai family's eldest son looked at his brother, remained silent for a while before speaking.

"Give me a copy of his information when you find him."

"Understood."

"Brother, do you think... what the Eccentric Taoist said is true?"

The Bai family's eldest son slowly shook his head.

"I don't know. But..."

"Ci'er doesn't have much time left. Even if he's a fool, I have to try."

"Otherwise... I won't be able to accept it."

Second Master Bai's expression became serious.

"Don't worry, brother. I'll investigate all information about this person as soon as possible."

......

As time entered late March, the season of spring blossoms.

Chen Fan also received his good news.

First, Jenny brought back the response from headquarters.

They agreed to give part of the battery orders to Hongfan Electronics, but after production, they must pass inspection and meet Nokia's standards before payment would be made.

Chen Fan agreed.

After both parties signed the contract, Hongfan Electronics finally began to increase its efforts and officially entered a new phase.

Meanwhile, Chen Fan instructed Han Zijun to continue headhunting.

To recruit experts and R&D personnel in related fields.

While familiarizing themselves with the battery field, they also needed to increase research and development in the battery sector.

Chen Fan promised to continue increasing capital investment in Hongfan Electronics in the future.

This decision filled the entire company of Hongfan Electronics with motivation, completely different from last year's lifeless atmosphere.

Besides the good news in business, there was another piece of news being reported domestically.

The musical film 《Perhaps Love》, invested and produced by Feifan Media, starring Wen Wan and Jin Chengwu from Feifan Media, began showing in theaters nationwide.

However this time, the audience response in theaters was lukewarm.

For domestic audiences, musical films were still something they weren't quite used to.

Online reviews weren't very good either, with some people posting messages saying that Wen Wan, dubbed the box office miracle, was finally going to fail.

This time, even the combination of Wen Wan and Jin Chengwu probably couldn't save this film.

Feifan Media had made a mistake, their second film was heading for failure.

The new film faced polarized reviews as soon as it was released, and superstar Wen Wan was likely facing a career low point.

Posts like these became more and more numerous.

Soon, some people's attention began to turn to other directions.

For example, the fact that Chen Fan was the CEO of Feifan Media.

Chen Fan was known as a business genius, and since starting his business, he had never made a wrong move.

Many people began to gloat, saying that this time Chen Fan would probably lose everything.

Of course, some film critics gave the movie many positive reviews online.

Regarding the critics' evaluations, netizens had only one thought: they must have been paid off.

Just as online discussions were at their peak, news came.

《Perhaps Love》 won six awards at the Hong Kong Film Awards: Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Art Direction, Best Original Film Song, Best Film Score, and Best Costume Design.

The news caused an internet sensation.

Then another piece of news exploded across the internet.

《Perhaps Love》 won three awards at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards: Best Actress, Best Cinematography, and Best Director.

This time the internet media completely exploded.

All kinds of overwhelming reports and discussions filled newspapers and the internet.

Feifan Media began to increase promotion, guiding public opinion, and somehow the film's reputation began to turn around.

The online arguments became meaningless.

Because many people suddenly realized that Wen Wan had won both the Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards for Best Actress.

In just under three years since her debut, after making three films, she had won Best Actress at both the Film Awards and Golden Horse Awards.

This kind of story surpassed the movie itself, making countless actresses in the entertainment industry jealous to death.

Suddenly, Wen Wan's fame rose another level.

And her endorsement and advertising fees similarly skyrocketed several times.

Some declared that Wen Wan had clearly become the domestic actress with the strongest box office appeal and commercial value.

In a league of her own.

Meanwhile, more and more audiences began entering theaters, wanting to see for themselves what kind of film could win such awards despite initial audience rejection.

Finally, after a month's screening period, 《Perhaps Love》 box office settled at 50 million.

For a musical art film, this box office performance was undoubtedly very impressive.

Only at this moment did some people suddenly realize.

Perhaps Feifan Media's purpose in investing in this film wasn't about making money at all, or rather, making money was secondary.

Their goal was to win awards while making Wen Wan even more famous.

And as the CEO of Feifan Media, Chen Fan undoubtedly left everyone with another business legend.

Suddenly, online discussions about Chen Fan and Wen Wan became lively again.

Even some celebrities, when interviewed privately, explicitly stated they would be willing to lower their fees to join Feifan Media's next film.

And many male celebrities hoped for a chance to cooperate with Wen Wan.

An art film had achieved both box office and critical success.

It was a complete win.