Chapter 316: Failed to Steal a Chicken and Lost a Grain of Rice (Ch 316)

“Director Qi, Director Zhao, Teacher Li, long time no see.”

As soon as Qi Jia and Yang Mi went out, they unexpectedly ran into a group of five or six people.

Among them were the familiar Qi Hongbo, Zhao Junkai and Li Xuejian, and it was Qi Hongbo who called his name.

Qi Jia immediately greeted several people enthusiastically.

“When did you come here? You didn’t even ask to come to my house for a drink.”

Zhao Junkai happily came up and took Qi Jia’s hand, and introduced him to a middle-aged man he didn’t know,

“Director Han, let me introduce you to Qi Jia, a very capable young man. The key is that he can drink a lot. Chen Longjia and I can’t drink as much as he can.”

The middle-aged man called Director Han was obviously quite important, because he was the only one in the group wearing an executive jacket.

“Qi Jia, this is Minister Han Yansong of the Internal Propaganda Department. Minister Han is very concerned about the development of our film and television culture. You should ask him for advice when you have time.”

“Internal Propaganda Department!”

Lin Tianqi was so surprised that his eyes almost popped out. Wouldn’t that be the sky of their cinema?

Seeing Han Yansong patting Qi Jia on the shoulder, looking like a very nice young man, Chen Fangzhou nodded with an uncertain expression.

He had dealt with Qi Hongbo several times before, but they were not very familiar with each other. He heard that he would join the internal propaganda department next year.

Just when I was thinking about finding an opportunity to improve our relationship, I didn’t expect that he actually knew Qi Jia, and it seemed that they had a pretty good relationship.

What surprised him even more was that Han Yansong was also there, and Zhao Junkai, Li Xuejian and Qi Jia who were traveling with him also seemed to be quite familiar with each other.

For a moment, Chen Fangzhou felt that he seemed to have been too arrogant this time. After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly stood up and walked towards the door in Lin Tianqi’s surprised gaze.

“Young people are great. The show you made, China in Classical Chinese, has received great response. It has pioneered the overseas expansion of our domestic variety shows. Keep up the good work.”

Han Yansong patted Qi Jia on the shoulder and gave him some formal encouragement.

Qi Jia nodded respectfully and agreed with a smile.

“Thank you for the affirmation from the leaders. We also have to thank the leaders for providing us with a good creative environment, so that we can create with peace of mind.”

Just as Qi Jia finished speaking, a sturdy figure suddenly jumped out from beside him.

“Hello, Minister Han. I am Chen Fangzhou from Shengshi Interactive Entertainment.”

“Hello, Mr. Chen~” Han Yansong shook hands with him formally.

Then, Chen Fangzhou greeted and shook hands with Zhao Junkai and others one by one in a flattering manner.

There were people coming and going in the hotel. Occasionally, passers-by would cast curious glances at the two big stars, Qi Jia and Yang Mi.

Some people, probably fans, even took out their phones and started taking pictures.

After all, Han Yansong was a member of the system and was not used to being patted on the back. Seeing this, he smiled and said to Qi Jia,

“Xiao Qi, how’s the conversation going over there? Do you want to come over and sit with us?”

Chen Fangzhou was startled and extremely frightened, fearing that Qi Jia would go over and report him privately, so he quickly said,

“Teacher Qi Jia, I think the play you mentioned is very good. I would like to discuss it with you.”

It is not a good habit to interrupt the leader in the workplace. Han Yansong immediately gave Chen Fangzhou a meaningful look.

At this moment, the door of the box was open, and everyone could see the mess inside. Although no one knew what the two were talking about, it was obvious that things were not going well.

“Haha, Mr. Chen, I think forget it. There won’t be any results from the discussion anyway.”

Qi Jia said in a calm tone.

In fact, Chen Fangzhou was totally overthinking it. Although Han Yansong had invited him, it sounded like just polite words.

If the invitation is genuine, they would not ask “Do you want to come over?” but would just say “Come and sit with us.”

However, since Chen Fangzhou had misunderstood, Qi Jia thought it would be better to let him misunderstand even more.

“How could that be? I didn’t think it through just now. I have thought it through this time. There will definitely be no problem.”

Hearing the hidden meaning in Qi Jia’s words, Chen Fangzhou felt so angry that his teeth itched in hatred, but he still smiled on the surface.

“Since you have something to do, let’s do it next time. Xiao Qi, do your best.” Han Yansong patted Qi Jia’s shoulder and said with a smile.

Qi Jia bowed slightly and said politely,

“I’m really sorry, Minister Han. I’ll ask you for advice next time I have the chance.”

The group followed Han Yansong and left. Before leaving, Qi Hongbo, Zhao Junkai and Li Xuejian all greeted Qi Jia and asked him to visit them when he was free.

After the group left, Qi Jia clearly heard Chen Fangzhou’s sigh of relief beside him.

“Mr. Chen, my time is limited. Please just tell me the solution.”

Sitting back in the box, Qi Jia folded his hands on his legs, crossed his legs, looked at the two people opposite him leisurely, and spoke in a casual tone.

“We can give you 500 million.”

Chen Fangzhou was like a defeated rooster, dejected and said, his tone no longer had the domineering tone before,

“Yes, yes, yes, I have checked it out. It was indeed a technical error, so we will return the 500 million box office to you intact.”

Lin Tianqi nodded quickly and said that he was quite smart and did not forget to emphasize that it was a technical error.

Qi Jia smiled and glanced at Boss Yang. Neither of them said anything.

After more than ten seconds, Qi Jia seemed to have just come to his senses and said in surprise,

“That’s it?”

Chen Fangzhou and Lin Tianqi raised their heads suddenly, looked at Qi Jia as if they had seen a ghost, and said in unison,

“What else?”

Qi Jia shook his head and said with a bright smile,

“No, no, no, I think you misunderstood. The 500 million originally belonged to me. What we want to discuss now is the compensation you should give me.”

Lin Tianqi didn’t expect that there would be such a shameless person in the world. His face turned red and he asked,

“Then what compensation do you want, Mr. Qi Jia?”

Tsk! Qi Jia made a reproachful sound and pretended to refuse.

“I’m so sorry, but Mr. Lin, since that’s all I have to say, what about my next movie?

All the cinemas under Mr. Lin can do is give me 50% of the prime-time screenings.

As for the time, 15 days is enough. I don’t ask for more. Just a simple token of my appreciation is enough.”

Lin Tianqi was so shocked that he almost bit off his tongue. He dared to mention 50% of the prime-time screenings in 15 days.

But if you think about it carefully, he is not at a loss. After all, Qi Jia’s movies have always been very popular.

Besides, if the box office theft was exposed, the cinema chain he owns would be stopped from supplying films and he would also be fined, which would be even more disadvantageous.

So, without much hesitation, he thought about it and nodded in agreement.

“As for Mr. Chen~”

Qi Jia looked at Chen Fangzhou, whose face was livid, and tapped the table with his fingers.

Chen Fangzhou now saw Qi Jia getting angry, and heard this, he said impatiently,

“I don’t want any money, but you can ask for anything else.”

Qi Jia sneered and didn’t care. It wasn’t that he was deliberately keeping it a secret, but he really hadn’t thought of anything to say.

He has no shortage of scripts, and the other party obviously doesn’t want to give him money, so what else can he ask for?

Qi Jia lowered his brows in thought, his fingers gently twirling the stem of the red wine glass.

Yang Mi saw his hesitation, turned her eyes, leaned close to his ear and whispered two words,

Qi Jia’s eyes lit up instantly, he loosened his hand holding the wine glass, and looked at Chen Fangzhou with a bright smile.

“Mr. Chen is so stingy. I’m not asking you for money. What are you afraid of?

I don’t really care about compensation, I just want an attitude.

Since you said so, Mr. Chen, I will make a request~”

At this point, Qi Jia raised his eyebrows slightly, curled the corners of his mouth, and said in a dragging tone, word by word,

“I want Dior’s endorsement!”