Seeing the WeChat message from his beloved first thing in the morning, Chen Yan couldn't help but feel elated.

He smiled and replied, "No going. It'll make my back hurt after."

Meanwhile, in the villa, doing yoga, Lu Man heard her phone ring, she slowly paused her actions and then picked up her phone to take a look.

Her face flushed, and she spat lightly, her freshly manicured fingers tapping quickly on the screen.

With her tapping, the phone also emitted crisp keypress sounds.

After a moment, only a "swoosh~" was heard as the WeChat message was sent out...

...

Wearing slippers, after getting out of bed, Chen Yan heard Lu Man's reply on WeChat.

He picked it up and read, "Shameless, isn't it always you who insist on grabbing my head."

Chen Yan smiled and replied, "But in the end, it's always you who keeps holding on."

Holding a towel, wiping her neck as graceful as a swan, Lu Man looked at the WeChat, her face reddened even more.

She thought about it and decided not to engage with Chen Yan in nonsensical chatter.

She replied, "Let's talk business. Let's talk about your investment."

"Swoosh~"

Not two minutes later, "Ding Dong~"

Lu Man was pouring water into her glass from a glass container, she craned her neck, glanced at the phone on the table,

"No going. Talking business will make my back hurt even more."

Lu Man: ...

"Chen Yan! You bastard!"

...

Although he teased Lu Man all morning, eventually, Chen Yan still went to Lu Man's house, braving the risk of back pain.

It really was, as Lu Man said, a serious talk since Mei Li was also there.

No role-playing upon entering, Chen Yan wouldn't misinterpret Mei Li and him as a pair, so the three of them sat properly and talked about the investment matter.

Actually, according to Chen Yan's idea, it was better to simply establish a new studio and transfer the one hundred million into it, letting Mei Li handle it.

After all, this money was spent on Lu Man, which could earn double the returns.

But Lu Man insisted, so they had to sit down and talk.

In the end, the result of the talk was that Chen Yan's hundred million could get an additional 20% of the shares.

It wasn't that Lu Man's Studio was worth that much now. It was just... that was the only share they could offer.

You know, previously when Chen Yan and the two others set up the studio, he invested ten million and already held 30% shares.

If he took too many shares, Lu Man's Studio would have to change its owner...

And even so, after this round of "financing," the shares of the three individuals became: Chen Yan: 44%, Lu Man 48%, Mei Li: 8%.

The originally absolute controlling Lu Man, now, her share had dropped below 50%.

Only by teaming up with Mei Li could they keep Chen Yan in check...

So, after discussing the shares, Mei Li looked at Lu Man with a mournful gaze, those eyes always had a kind of disapproving look at a foolish ruler...

After all, it was Mei Li who designed the dual-shareholding scheme back when Lu Man was banned, and Chen Yan holding a huge amount of cash, successfully reclaiming the initiative to Lu Man's hands.

And now, it was also Lu Man, who personally handed the initiative back to Chen Yan.

Mei Li even felt that if it weren't for her insistent holding only to give Chen Yan 20% of the shares, Lu Man might have given all her shares to Chen Yan...

The three signed on the agreement, just waiting for Chen Yan's cash to be transferred, and everything would be completed.

And for Chen Yan, transferring money was utterly easy; a phone call arranged for the finance to transfer the funds.

Thus, the transaction was completed.

Lu Man's Studio held cash: 2 million (Mei Li's investment)+15 million (Lu Man's film remuneration)+100 million, totaling 1.17 billion. Stripping the past few months' expenses, leaving about 1.16 billion.

Chenlu Film Company's cash: 152 million (box office dividends). Previously Chen Yan's investment of over 30 million was almost spent. Concurrently, Chen Yan still owed Chenlu Film 2.7 billion (promised investment).

Tiandu Distribution held cash: 86 million (1.32 billion box office dividends). Previously Chen Yan personally advanced 50 million distribution fees, after the first batch of funds arrived, he reimbursed Chen Yan. These expenses were almost all used in publicity and distribution, only four million left.

And the 1.33 billion originally in Chen Yan's hands, after investing in Lu Man's Studio, were left with only 33 million.

However, the moment Chen Yan made the transfer, his professional wealth increased by a hundred million. When he withdraws, he could instead gain a net cash of two billion.

Cloud-nurtured games are just that exciting!

Money is like a hen that lays eggs, the more you spend, the more you have...

...

After finishing talking about the investment, Mei Li, carrying her part of the contract, tactfully left first.

After the money was in the account, she had a lot to be busy with. Whether Lu Man could become a top-tier hinges on her efforts.

With the big lightbulb gone, Chen Yan and Lu Man were much more relaxed.

Like countless boys and girls experiencing certain tastes for the first time, the two also found the taste particularly enthralling, overly fond of each other's bodies.

If it weren't for Lu Man always stopping at critical moments, and always with that soft yet pitiful and resolute gaze,

Maybe, without full favorability, the two would completely merge into one.

Chen Yan wasn't in a hurry, after all, with the system, Chen Yan knew that Lu Man would eventually be his, so he was willing to offer Lu Man the utmost respect and the greatest forbearance.

Perhaps also because of feeling Chen Yan's respect and love, Lu Man's recent favorability not only stopped fluctuating but began to steadily rise, this also let Chen Yan see the dawn of his victory...

Coming to Lu Man's villa, Chen Yan was not prepared to leave "alive."

The two in the villa, rehearsed the poses they had learned over and over, savoring the pleasure each brought to the other.

Just like that, the day quickly passed.

Perhaps because the goji berries did work, or perhaps because good spirits grace joyful events, anyway, the next day, Chen Yan was still spirited as he rose from bed.

After a shower and blow-drying his hair, Chen Yan specifically selected a custom-made suit he bought during his God Card phase from the closet.

Today was the high-level banquet on Qin Island, Chen Yan had many goals to achieve, not allowing him to take it lightly.

Dressed in clothes and shoes, Chen Yan looked in the mirror, paired with his Gu Tianyue-like "plain and unimpressive" appearance, calling him a celebrity would probably be believed by some.

After thinking, Chen Yan also secretly brought a few system-made props, just to be safe.

After completing all this, Chen Yan leisurely headed to the office, where many of his colleagues, who had good relationships with him, were joking, "Boss Chen, are you going to meet your mother-in-law today? Why are you so dressed up?"

"Yeah, Boss Chen. You come to work dressed so handsomely, what are we to do?"

The fatty Phoenix looked at Chen Yan's appearance and laughed until his eyes were gone.

While Cheng Tianxiang touched his bald top feeling a bit hurt.

In his memory, back when he had hair, he was just as handsome as Chen Yan...

Yeah. He wouldn't admit he was dreaming...

...

Meanwhile, as Chen Yan began preparing for tonight's banquet.

Qin Island. Wutong Group, 7th floor. Department of Foreign Trade. Vice President's office.

Qin Ming was also chatting with He Meng Xue.

"Cousin, what's going on tonight exactly? Will that Zhao Family's young lady still come?"

He Meng Xue was typing on her computer.

She was wearing a neat lady's suit that was tight-fitting, outlining her slender waist.

Her face was pale, eyes big with light, thin double eyelids, a faint coldness in her eyes, yet not an unapproachable vibe.

Her nose was tall, and her lips pale, slightly pursed, giving a vibe cold yet with some warmth.

Also, having received good posture training from a young age, her posture was upright, possessing a demeanor not commonly seen in her peers, at just one glance, she seemed out of the ordinary.

Hearing her cousin's question, she continued to stare at the computer while firmly answering, "She will come. If she doesn't, it's like playing the entire Qin Island circle."

Qin Ming was relieved.

He wasn't interested in Zhao Ying; he just felt that Chen Yan seemed very interested in Zhao Ying, so he reconfirmed.

Thinking of Chen Yan, Qin Ming's eyes shifted as he asked, "Oh, sis. I remember some of your client partnerships involve translations, right?"

Hearing Qin Ming's words, He Meng Xue's gaze finally moved from the computer onto him.

Her eyebrows slightly raised, she said to her cousin, "Qin Ming. I'm warning you. If you dare ask me to find someone to translate porn for you, I'll throw you into Victoria Bay."

Heard He Meng Xue's remark, Qin Ming quickly said, "Sis! You misunderstand me! I'm not that kind of person!"

He Meng Xue, "Heh."

Qin Ming knew his image in the He family was always very mad, so he didn't keep beating around the bush and said directly, "It's for a friend of mine. He's developed a game and wants to do translations for various languages, so he dragged me to help connect."

Hearing Qin Ming's words, He Meng Xue's gaze returned to the computer, she snorted lightly, "Friend? Is it your shady friends again?"

Qin Ming quickly raised three fingers, "Really not!"

He Meng Xue is smart, she pieced it together quickly, "It's that 'Chen Yan' fellow, isn't it?"

"Pretty sure, you also had me write him an invitation."

"Fine, since you say it's not your shady friends, I'll meet this friend of yours tonight, see what he's really like!"

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"Pretty sure, you also had me write him an invitation."

"Fine, since you say it's not your shady friends, I'll meet this friend of yours tonight, see what he's really like!"

"Pretty sure, you also had me write him an invitation."

"Fine, since you say it's not your shady friends, I'll meet this friend of yours tonight, see what he's really like!"

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