Chapter 403: Big Project to Make Money Lying Down (Ch 403)

Under He Zhiwei’s attentive gaze, Qi Jia took Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni away.

On the way back,

Qi Jia kept looking out the window without saying anything. The two girls sitting opposite him seemed very awkward.

After a long while, Ju Jinyi finally mustered up the courage to speak.

“Brother Qi, thank you.”

Qi Jia then withdrew his gaze from the window and fell on the faces of the two people. He wanted to ask what would happen if he didn’t take them away tonight.

In other words, what would happen if I didn’t go to the banquet? But after thinking about it, I decided to forget it. There was no need to add psychological pressure to the two girls.

“It’s okay, go back and rest early, don’t think too much.” Qi Jia said casually.

After saying this, the car fell into silence again.

Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni secretly glanced at Qi Jia’s angular face, and their hearts couldn’t help but beat wildly when they thought of how he would defend themselves tonight.

Random thoughts started to arise in their minds, but soon they both shook their heads at the same time, throwing away all the yellow waste.

Qi Jia looked at the two people’s confusing movements and felt a little puzzled.

…

After that night,

He Zhiwei often found various excuses to invite Qi Jia to dinner, but Qi Jia usually refused directly.

It was really hard to refuse, so I just sat there for a while and then left.

He Zhiwei did not seem unhappy about this and continued to send invitations without getting tired. Every banquet was just about eating, drinking and having fun, without talking about business at all.

After all this, Qi Jia finally began to doubt whether this fat guy was a male bronze man and had taken a fancy to him.

After having this thought in his mind, Qi Jia was even more afraid to go to the banquet. Even if he went, he would avoid touching the food and drinks on the table. He was really afraid that He Zhiwei would suddenly shout,

The little flying stick is coming!

On April 29, the night before Qi Jia finished filming the drama “An Xiang”, he received another invitation from He Zhiwei.

“Mr. He, it’s getting late. I think we should just forget about it today. Have fun.”

Qi Jia refused without thinking, but this time He Zhiwei’s tone was not as casual as before, but he said calmly,

“Brother Qi, don’t worry, I know you don’t like those smoky and foul places.

So I chose the tea room on the second floor of your hotel as the venue. We will only drink tea and not alcohol tonight, and talk about some business. You won’t refuse me, right?”

Qi Jia was somewhat stunned. He knew there was a tea room on the second floor. He heard that it was decorated in an elegant and luxurious style.

The price of a pot of tea there is equivalent to a worker’s monthly salary, but that’s all he knows because he has never been there.

I didn’t expect He Zhiwei to choose this place tonight. It seems that he really didn’t leave me any chance to refuse.

Helpless, Qi Jia had to agree.

After hanging up the phone, I looked at the box number on my phone, took the elevator down to the second floor, and came to the box under the guidance of the receptionist at the door.

Just like the previous times, there were only three people in the box: He Zhiwei, Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni.

He Zhiwei seemed to really think that Qi Jia told the two girls about the “sex scene” that night.

So every time he invited Qi Jia, he would bring them along, and after the event, he would let them go back with Qi Jia.

“Hahaha, brother Qi, you’re finally here.” He Zhiwei, who was sitting in the main seat, was the first to see Qi Jia. He immediately stood up with a smile on his face and came over to greet him.

Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni, who had their backs to the door, shuddered when they saw He Zhiwei suddenly stand up.

But after hearing Qi Jia’s name, his tense shoulders suddenly relaxed, and the pressure on his shoulders seemed to disappear all of a sudden with Qi Jia’s arrival.

“Brother Qi” and the other man also stood up, greeted him, and then followed him on the left and right as usual.

He Zhiwei narrowed his eyes, but there was no displeasure on his face, instead he looked very happy.

After being asked to sit down,

He Zhiwei poured Qi Jia a cup of tea and said enthusiastically,

“Top quality Da Hong Pao, 8,000 each. Brother Qi, try it and see how it tastes.”

The tea soup was warm, neither too cold nor too hot, just right for drinking. Qi Jia tasted it and found that it was nothing special except that it smelled a little fragrant.

But he still pretended to be surprised and praised it: “Good tea!”

Unexpectedly, he was just being polite, but He Zhiwei took it seriously and asked with great interest,

“Oh, it seems that Brother Qi also knows about tea. What do you think is good about it?”

Qi Jia complained in his heart, thinking that the good thing about this tea is that it makes you shut your mouth when you drink it.

Usually, Qi Jia only pays attention to three things when drinking tea: it must be tea, no pesticides, and no technology. If that doesn’t work, he can also accept tea bags.

As for the 8,000 yuan per cup, he could afford it, but he didn’t think it was necessary. Although it was expensive, he still thought that these people were just idle and pretentious.

Don’t even mention 8,000 yuan for a cup of tea. Just put a bottle of five yuan Oriental Leaves into a more expensive teapot.

Then I told them that this was Mingqian tea picked from the mother tree in Wuyi Mountain, but they still couldn’t understand what it tasted like.

Qi Jia felt that it would be better to donate the money to those in urgent need.

I thought so, but I couldn’t say it that way. Qi Jia smiled slightly, put down the teacup and said,

“Whether tea is good or not, it’s not the tea leaves that matter, but who you drink it with. What do you think, Mr. He?”

After Qi Jia finished speaking, Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni beside him couldn’t help but lower their heads and curled their lips slightly.

He Zhiwei was stunned for a moment, but then he quickly reacted and nodded repeatedly.

But in fact, he had already started cursing in his heart.

You are just pretending. If you can’t drink it, just say you can’t drink it. And you are making it sound mysterious. You are wasting my good tea.

If I had known this earlier, I would have just bought ten pounds of tea stems for five dollars on the street to make tea for you.

But now I am the one who is asking Qi Jia for help, so I still have to praise him more.

“Right, right, right, Brother Qi, what you said makes a lot of sense. It’s me who is embarrassed, hahaha~” He Zhiwei complimented him against his will.

Qi Jia didn’t take his words to heart. He just drank his tea and waited for the other party to get down to business.

After about ten minutes of pleasantries, He Zhiwei changed the subject.

“Brother Qi, after the crew of An Xiang finished filming, will their schedule be tight?”

Here comes the topic! Qi Jia thought to himself, but his face remained calm. He put down his teacup and said casually,

“It’s OK. I have to attend the rice press conference and go abroad to participate in the Busan International Film Festival in Hanguo.”

When they heard that Qi Jia was going to attend the International Film Festival, Ju Jinyi and Sun Zhenni both had a twinkle of envy in their eyes.

But at the same time, they also know that under Siba’s control, they may never be able to get out of it in this lifetime, and Siba will not let themselves grow to the point where they cannot control themselves.

“Brother Qi is really young and promising. At such a young age, he has already started to go international.” He Zhiwei praised him habitually, picked up the teapot and added some tea to Qi Jia’s cup.

Qi Jia knew that he had more to say, so he remained silent.

As expected, after He Zhiwei put down the teapot, he leaned forward slightly, pretending to be very concerned, and said,

“Brother Qi, I heard that the financing of your two dramas was not very smooth some time ago.”

Qi Jia nodded, without denying it, and said, “It’s OK. Fortunately, it was successfully resolved in the end. Speaking of this, the Anxianglai crew has to thank Mr. He for his full support.”

“That’s a bit too polite.” He Zhiwei smiled and waved his hand, saying, “But, Brother Qi, you should also know in the entertainment industry that it’s better to rely on yourself than on others, don’t you think?”

The old man is waiting for me here. Qi Jia raised his eyebrows without comment and continued,

“Mr. He is right, but my studio is just a startup and I am short on funds. There is nothing I can do about it.”

After laying the groundwork for so long, seeing Qi Jia finally fall for it, He Zhiwei’s excitement could no longer be suppressed, and he couldn’t wait to say,

“There is a way. I have a big project here that can make money without doing anything. Brother Qi, do you want to participate?”