Chapter 461 - 247: The Miraculous Curative Effect

Since Wang Han had spent the whole afternoon going through the trouble with him, Qi Sheng naturally had to arrange something.

He also invited Fu Songyang and Xu Yi.

Adding his "brother-in-law," Jiang Nan, it was a rare get-together.

At the dinner table, they listened to Wang Han’s vivid description of Qi Sheng’s property hunt.

Jiang Nan and the others were utterly shocked.

It felt like he and Qi Sheng weren’t even using the same currency.

"Ah Sheng, I think you should reconsider. A film company doesn’t need that much office space at all!"

Jiang Nan couldn’t help but advise, "The property market has been in a general decline for the past two years. Why not wait a bit longer?"

"I..."

Just as Qi Sheng was about to speak, his phone suddenly vibrated. The caller ID showed ’Jia Wei’.

"President Jia?"

"President Qi, the board of directors has agreed to your offer, but they require you to first pay a 400 million deposit. The final payment must be received by the end of the year at the latest."

"No problem. I’ll go over in person tomorrow."

"Excellent. I’ll be awaiting your visit."

Qi Sheng hung up. Seeing that Jiang Nan and the others all had their ears pricked, he didn’t hide anything.

"The price is settled. We can sign the contract tomorrow."

"Ah Sheng, a 400 million deposit is no joke."

"If you can’t come up with the money before the deadline, they won’t give it back to you."

Jiang Nan wasn’t clear on the full extent of Qi Sheng’s assets, but he figured his cash flow couldn’t be that flush.

The film industry’s box office revenue collection cycle is notoriously long.

At the very fastest, it takes three months after a film’s theatrical run ends.

If there were even slight delays at any stage, it wasn’t unheard of to receive payment half a year after the run.

"Don’t worry, Brother Nan. I’ve already talked with Shanghai Industrial Bank. Universal Entertainment will open an exclusive corporate account with them."

"In return, they will provide cash advances for Universal Entertainment’s box office revenue, charging only a 1% service fee."

Of course, Qi Sheng had made preparations in advance; otherwise, he wouldn’t have dared to be so bold in purchasing an office building.

"That’s good. If you’re really under pressure, I can talk to my dad."

"It wouldn’t be a ton, but he could still lend you a few hundred million to tide you over."

Jiang Nan let out a sigh of relief and laughingly gave Qi Sheng a friendly punch.

"If I really need it, I definitely won’t hesitate to ask our dad."

Qi Sheng smiled and nodded, understanding his "brother-in-law’s" kind intentions.

"Get outta here! My sister hasn’t even married you yet. It’s too soon to be calling him that!"

Jiang Nan cursed jokingly, "You better be careful. I don’t want to see my sister showing up to my wedding with a baby bump."

"That won’t happen. Qiuqiu is absolutely safe for the short term."

Qi Sheng smiled and shook his head. He had no intention of becoming a dad so soon.

In his last life, he had toiled just to make ends meet.

In this life, he was determined to enjoy himself to the fullest.

"Want to go to a bar later?"

Fu Songyang glanced at the time and suggested with a smile.

"Nah, I can’t afford to get on the wrong side of the one at home. I’m heading out."

Jiang Nan saw it was almost nine o’clock and quickly slipped away.

Leaving behind the dumbfounded Fu Songyang and the others.

"Was that really Ah Nan just now?"

Fu Songyang and Wang Han were both very familiar with Jiang Nan.

They couldn’t see a single trace of the former rich young master he used to be.

"Brother Nan is getting married soon. Of course he’s different from us single playboys."

Qi Sheng actually admired his "brother-in-law" for so decisively bidding farewell to his carefree past.

"Ah Nan bailed, but you’re not going to bail too, are you?"

Fu Songyang had finally found an opportunity and naturally wanted to get closer to Qi Sheng.

The fact that the Jiang Family tacitly approved of him dating their daughter meant Qi Sheng’s background was anything but simple.

If he didn’t get close now, it would be hard to even get near him in the future.

"A call from home."

Qi Sheng glanced at the caller ID, which displayed ’Jiang Wanqiu’.

"Hubby, come straight to Nine Rooms Hall later. Sister Man, Sister Rui, and Linlin are all here with me."

"Okay, I got it."

"Mwah! Then hurry on over."

Hearing the sweet voice of Princess Jiang was enough to make the middle-aged men grind their teeth down to their roots.

The heiress of a ten-billion-dollar family was actually so infatuated with Qi Sheng.

’Can you really get away with anything just by being handsome?’

"I’ll skip the bar. When you guys are done and need to get a room, you can go to Banyan Tree."

Qi Sheng downed the rest of his drink, smiled, patted each of them on the shoulder, and left with his bodyguard.

Wang Han shook his head, cursing with a laugh. "Ah Sheng is too much. It’s bad enough he won’t hang out with us, but he’s still trying to get our pocket change."

"If we had a girlfriend that beautiful, we wouldn’t give the riffraff out there a second glance either."

Fu Songyang sighed and glanced at the time.

"Alright, I guess that’s it for tonight. Everyone head home."

"Old Fu, what do you mean?"

Wang Han’s face darkened. "So what, because Ah Nan and Ah Sheng are gone, the party’s over?"

"What else? Are the three of us middle-aged men going to compete with those young guys for women?"

Fu Songyang pursed his lips. "Let’s go fishing this weekend. Ask Ah Sheng if he has time."

"We’ll see. I doubt he’ll have time."

Wang Han asked with a smile, "Have you guys been following what’s happening with Pop Mart?"

"I heard Pop Mart made a killing on the Demon Child merchandise this time."

"By the time the movie’s run is over, they’ll have a net profit of at least 200 million, conservatively."

"I have to say, Ah Sheng’s investment acumen is a hundred times better than ours."

"Before Demon Child was even released, he had Pop Mart stock up on merchandise."

"Riding the movie’s popularity, they made a fortune from the merchandise alone."

Fu Songyang naturally understood what Wang Han meant, and his tone became more wistful.

"Of course. I heard Sequoia and Huaxing are both watching Pop Mart. The valuation is at least 1 billion US Dollars to start."

"Compared to the acquisition price from Jinshi Capital, the DPI is at least over 2x."

Wang Han said with a look of sheer delight.

"And that’s just the beginning. If we wait until the IPO, a 10x DPI wouldn’t be surprising."

"For the second-round fund, how much are you planning to invest?"

Fu Songyang answered his own question, "I plan to invest another 500 million."

"Is that even a question? I’ll definitely invest over 500 million too."

Wang Han said without even thinking.

Looking at the slightly awkward Xu Yi, he patted his shoulder with understanding.

"Don’t feel pressured. However much you invest won’t affect our relationship with Ah Sheng."

"Who said I’m not investing? I’ll invest a billion."

"Fuck, are you crazy?"

"I never said I’m investing right now. Anyway, there’s still a long time before the first fund exits."

Xu Yi grinned slyly. "Friendly tip: you guys can buy some B-site stock. We’re making some big moves lately, shouldn’t be a problem for you to make a small profit."

"Get real. Your company’s market cap is too low, the growth potential is limited."

Wang Han pursed his lips in disdain. "If Ah Sheng’s companies opened up for funding, I’d consider investing."

"In your dreams. All of Ah Sheng’s companies are raking in cash."

"Let’s not even talk about Universal Entertainment, they made over a billion from one movie."

"Especially that Spicy King. Business is insane. I went to eat there a few days ago and had to wait in line for over an hour."

Xu Yi pursed his lips. "Tell me, which of his companies needs your pocket change?"

"Alright, alright. Ah Sheng isn’t even here and you two are starting to argue."

Fu Songyang was used to their daily bickering; it was practically a staple of their gatherings.

But Xu Yi was right. Qi Sheng really did seem to have the Midas touch.

There wasn’t a single business under him that didn’t make money.

Even setting aside his mysterious background, Qi Sheng’s business talent alone was enough to capture the heart of the Jiang Family’s heiress.

’And on top of that, he’s so handsome,’ Fu Songyang thought, unable to stop himself from shaking his head.

’No wonder his girlfriend is so beautiful. It’s like God just plays favorites!’

...

Back at Nine Rooms Hall, Jiang Wanqiu and the others were in the courtyard teahouse enjoying the view.

"Hubby, over here~"

Jiang Wanqiu smiled and waved at Qi Sheng as he got out of the car.

"Panpan’s here too?"

Qi Sheng walked over along the courtyard path, a little surprised to see Gu Pan.

"Hehe, I couldn’t get used to the room the production crew arranged. Qiuqiu happened to invite me over to hang out, so I snuck out."

Gu Pan was still a relative nobody right now, so no one paid her much attention.

Once she was truly famous, she definitely couldn’t do things like this anymore.

"I’m bored to death living in this huge villa all by myself. You guys can come stay with me anytime."

"There are plenty of rooms anyway, so there’s no worry about not having space. It’s livelier with more people."

Jiang Wanqiu had her own little scheme in mind when she invited everyone over.

’In terms of looks alone, I’m only slightly better than Zong Rui.’

’But in terms of figure, Zong Rui could completely wipe the floor with me.’

What’s more, Qu Man and Zong Lin were both very close to Zong Rui. One was her best friend, the other her own sister.

’It’s obvious Qi Sheng would rather go over to their side.’

’But I’m the heiress of a wealthy family, after all.’

’Going over to Qu Man’s home turf would be a little awkward.’

’But it’s different if Qu Man and the others come to Nine Rooms Hall. This is my territory.’

’It might even become something of a secondary palace for Qi Sheng.’

’Like the East and West Palaces of ancient emperors.’

’She and Tan Hua would each have their own territory and not invade each other’s.’

’Tan Hua might have more "sisters" on her side, but my side has the better quality.’

’Just in terms of peerless-level beauties, there are four of us.’

’And there’s also Zong Rui, who’s comparable to a peerless beauty.’

’In terms of appeal, we’re definitely not any worse than Tan Hua’s group.’

In response to Jiang Wanqiu’s attempts to win them over, Qu Man and the others remained noncommittal, neither accepting nor refusing.

Qi Sheng sat cross-legged on the wooden floor, sipping high-quality Xinyang Maojian Tea.

’He didn’t need to guess; Jiang Wanqiu must have swiped this from Old Jiang’s tearoom again.’

’You can take a thousand precautions, but it’s hard to guard against a thief in your own house.’

’Old Jiang’s "leaky little jacket" of a daughter had helped herself to his prized tea collection more than a few times.’

Savoring the fragrant tea while gazing at his bevy of devastatingly beautiful girlfriends, Qi Sheng mused.

After taking out the 400 million for Universal Entertainment and Pop Mart, he still had 500 million on hand.

’I can give Zong Rui a small upgrade.’

’From 93 to 94, it only requires 200 million.’

’But from 94 to 95, it requires a billion.’

Even with his monthly income of 900 million, the astronomical sums required to upgrade all his girlfriends’ looks still put him under immense pressure.

After finishing his tea, Qi Sheng gave Zong Rui a meaningful look.

The latter followed Qi Sheng, confused, to a guest room on the second floor.

Before Zong Rui could speak, Qi Sheng began to help her upgrade her appearance.

It was just that the method was a bit... humiliating for Zong Rui.

In the first couple of days after Zong Rui got together with Qi Sheng, she had eagerly tried it a few times.

When there were no results, she gave up on that unrealistic idea.

’If it were really that easy, how could it be that only Tan Hua and Tang Qian’s looks had improved?’

But when she finished washing her face, still muttering under her breath, she was stunned by the familiar yet strange face in the mirror.

There were no major changes, but she just looked a lot better.

’No way... It can’t have actually worked, can it?’

Zong Rui, afraid it was just her imagination, washed her face again.

But her reflection in the mirror was still drop-dead gorgeous.

Although she hadn’t reached her sister’s level, she was already on par with the Tan Hua she had seen in the video earlier.

To put it in geeky terms, she was now at the peak of "Exquisite Beauty," just shy of "Peerless."

’To think,’ she mused, ’I only tried it a few times and there’s already such a dramatic change.’

Zong Rui hastily wiped her face and rushed towards Qi Sheng, who was lying on the bed playing with his phone.

"Hubby, you don’t have to move. I’ll do it myself!"

Zong Rui said very gently, and even thoughtfully changed into a rather sexy fishnet outfit.

It instantly captured Qi Sheng’s full attention.

Normally, Qi Sheng would have to do some convincing to get Zong Rui to wear it obediently.

But now, for the sake of the "treatment," Zong Rui was being exceptionally proactive.

’Women really are crazy when it comes to beauty!’

As for Qi Sheng, he could only resign himself to enduring such a blissful ordeal.