Be reborn and be happy to the fullest

Seeing Zhou Huanian's behavior, Li Shuo knew that today's matter would end here. After all, he was weak in the capital, and defeating Yu Jianhai and making enemies with Zhou Huanian were both useless. Of course, the key point was that Reba had already got the role, and in the short term, Zhou Huanian would not provoke him.

"Please calm down, Mr. Zhou. I've said before that this matter is over. How about we talk about the issue of Jingcheng Cultural and Creative's shares?"

Li Shuo threw out a topic, because this was the fundamental purpose of Zhou Huanian's coming here, so he took a deep breath and sat down again.

Yu Jianhai wiped the sweat off his forehead. He knew that he was finished. Zhou Huanian was really angry. After this incident, he would completely lose the care of this patron. But fortunately, he finally managed to get away with it...

He sighed in his heart, thinking that he was so unlucky. He thought Reba was just a new artist signed by Yang Xiaomi, but who would have thought...

The key now is how to find a new backer, at least to secure the position of assistant director of "Palace"...

On the other side, Li Shuo and Zhou Huanian began the real discussion tonight:

"How much will Mr. Zhou pay?"

"I don't have many shares. They were given to me by President Lan before... My friend has some shares, and together, we have about 5%..."

"Does Mr. Zhou have a target price?"

"Well, I heard that after the listing, the stock price will be very high?"

"That's true, but Mr. Zhou probably only heard half of it: After the company goes public, the stock price may continue to be hyped and rise very high, but there is at least a 50% chance that the stock price will plummet and be even lower than when it went public... Moreover, there is a lock-up period after the listing. Mr. Zhou knows this, right?"

"I know, otherwise I wouldn't have come to you..."

Both of them were in charge, so the conversation was straightforward, from confirming "how much to ship" to a slight "testing each other", and soon, it came to the final quotation stage:

6500 million, 5% of the shares of Beijing Cultural and Creative Industry!

This price is exactly half of the 1.3 million yuan that Yu Nuannuan reported to Li Shuo, but this is actually the "original" value of the company: an offer based on a tenfold valuation!

Moreover, don't underestimate Li Shuo's offer. As Zhou Huanian said, he did not pay for the shares at the beginning, and his friends only invested a few hundred thousand. In other words, the cost of all of them combined might be barely in the millions. Selling it for 6500 million is equivalent to a 65-fold increase in assets!

Finance is originally a paper game. After Beijing Cultural and Creative Products goes public, this paper game will only continue to inflate the digital bubble.

Of course, after Li Shuo made the offer, Zhou Huanian did not agree immediately. Instead, he turned to look at a friend beside him. He seemed to be in the financial industry. At this time, he explained the value of Beijing's cultural and creative industries in detail from various aspects, and finally concluded:

"6500 million to buy 5% of the shares is only a normal price, not a good deal. Unless Mr. Zhou is in a hurry to use the money, he can actually wait for the company to go public. At worst, he can wait until the lock-up period is lifted before cashing out. By then, he may only need to sell half of the shares to get the current figure."

Zhou Huanian laughed when he heard this, pointed at his friend, and said to Li Shuo: "Brother Shuo, don't mind him. I am willing to trade with you, but not for money. You are young and capable, and I am also very optimistic about you... Besides, I still owe you a favor..."

Having said this, Li Shuo smiled and said, "If we can reach this deal, Mr. Zhou and I will no longer owe each other anything!"

"Okay! Enjoy!"

Zhou Huanian extended his hand to Li Shuo, and the two shook hands firmly.

For the former, he withdrew from Beijing Cultural and Creative Industry in time and made a lot of money for free, and even repaid Li Shuo's favor, which can be said to be a huge profit.

Li Shuo naturally did not lose out. He never expected to do anything with favors. Now that he could exchange them for real money in time, it was better than anything else! In fact, he was able to buy shares at a super low price, and he took advantage of the "momentum": Don't look at Zhou Huanian's generosity. In fact, he was at a disadvantage in the matter of Jian Hai, and his momentum was weaker than Li Shuo, so he didn't bargain.

In short, the meal was a great success for both hosts and guests. The two also agreed on the subsequent signing of the contract, and then Li Shuo took Song Cheche and left.

Only after they walked out of the box did Song Cheche pat her chest and heaved a sigh of relief. She stared at Li Shuo with wide eyes and asked countless questions in one breath: "Li Shuo, what's going on? How do you know Mr. Zhou? What's going on with Director Yu? Who is your friend? Also, is Jingcheng Cultural Creativity really that valuable? 5% of the shares were bought for 6500 million. Ying'er must have at least 20% of the shares, doesn't that mean..."

Li Shuo looked at her and said vaguely: "You are right, but shares are shares. Before they are converted into cash, no one can tell their value."

Song Cheche blinked and asked about the topic that Li Shuo avoided: "What's your friend's name? Is she a beauty? Seeing that you are fighting against a big shot like Zhou Huanian for her, you guys..."

"Her name is Reba, and she is my classmate at the drama academy."

Li Shuo gave a brief introduction. Song Cheche was still asking questions when her cell phone rang. She saw it was a call from the crew, so she pointed in a direction and said to Li Shuo, "Ying'er is over there. You go over first. I'll come after I answer the phone."

"Um"

Li Shuo nodded and strode over...

He chatted with Zhou Huanian for at least an hour, so the banquet had already begun. Lan Ying'er and the other girls were already socializing at the banquet, especially Lan Ying'er. As the host of the place, she was greeted with congratulations and praises wherever she went.

"Congratulations, Lan Ying! From today on, you are the richest woman among us!"

"Ying'er looks so beautiful today. I heard you have a boyfriend? Why haven't I seen him?"

"To have a girlfriend like Lan Ying, is that man the legendary good man of the ninth generation..."

Amidst the laughter, there was not much change on Lan Ying'er's face: Li Shuo said he would come, but he hasn't shown up for an hour. Even Song Cheche is missing. When she called him, she just got a text message saying "be right back". She was really anxious!

Lan Ying'er was in the most passionate state of love for Li Shuo, especially after she and Li Shuo moved into the new mansion in the royal gardens last night. She felt that it was the love nest of her future life, where she would live happily with her beloved man forever.

Therefore, at today's housewarming party, she was looking forward to holding hands with Li Shuo and appearing in front of all the relatives and friends...

"Lan Ying, long time no see, do you still recognize me?"

"Ying'er, you are even more beautiful now. I admit that I am really attracted to you..."

Perhaps because her legendary boyfriend had not appeared for a long time, many young men in the capital, her former suitors, appeared in front of Lan Ying'er.

For these young men, the reason they didn't catch up with Lan Ying'er before was that they didn't put in the effort, or there were other girls around them who were easier to catch up with... etc. In short, Lan Ying'er is different now. She is the daughter of a listed company and holds shares. Whoever catches up with her can get an unimaginably generous dowry...

At this time, a pretty boy who thought he had the qualifications stood in front of Lan Ying'er arrogantly:

"Lan Ying, can we dance together?"

Lan Ying'er was upset for a while, she gritted her teeth and made a vicious decision in her heart: Li Shuo, don't let me see you, otherwise I will never let you go!

At least, at least... I will ignore you and lock you out tonight!

She forced herself to smile socially and was about to accept the other party's invitation to dance, when she suddenly felt her shoulders tighten and was hugged by someone. Before she could even scream, she heard a familiar male voice saying:

"I'm sorry, she's my girlfriend, so she can only dance with me!"

Without turning her head to look, Lan Ying'er's face suddenly blossomed with a happy smile, and she immediately said to the pretty boy: "Sorry, my boyfriend is here..."

Then she turned around impatiently and said coquettishly, "Where have you been? I asked Song Cheche to find you, but you kidnapped Song Cheche. Look at the time, it's already so late..."

"Sorry, babe"

Li Shuo said softly, then leaned over, "Baji", tapped her red lips, and said with a smile: "Can I ask the most beautiful lady in the audience to dance with me?"

"Um... okay."

Lan Ying'er's anger was suppressed in an instant. She instinctively stretched out her hand and was pulled to the right side of the dance floor by Li Shuo.

There were originally many people here, but after seeing Lan Ying'er, everyone left and stared at Li Shuo with curiosity:

"Is this Lan Ying'er's boyfriend?"

"He's quite handsome!"

"If I'm not handsome, how can I attract a girl like Lan Ying'er?"

Amid the sound of many people talking, Li Shuo put his arm around Lan Ying'er's waist and started dancing to the beat of the music... In his previous life, he dated beauties from Tik Tok, mostly in bars, so dancing was naturally no problem for him. In this life, he also has a dance teacher like Zhou Haiqiong. With her influence, Li Shuo's dancing skills are even better than in his previous life!

For a moment, many people's attention was attracted by the golden boy and jade girl on the field. Everyone felt that these two were a perfect match made in heaven. The boy was handsome and the girl was beautiful. They were a perfect match and extremely pleasing to the eyes.

Zhao Ziying and Qiao Yuxin, who were close friends, stood aside and whispered:

"Whether Li Shuo is two-timing or not, he looks really good with Ying'er!"

"Yuxin, are you really stupid? Cheating is a principled mistake and cannot be tolerated. I really don't know what Lan Ying'er is thinking. She can't even play hard to get..."

"Zhao Ziying! If you envy me, just say it! Anyway, I think Ying'er did nothing wrong, and Li Shuo is not just an ordinary admirer of the Central Academy of Drama..."

Zhao Ziying was speechless. Then she saw Song Cheche coming over from outside. She waved and said, "Cheche, come over here and judge this..."

He didn't continue talking, because even the stupid and dull Qiao Yuxin could see that something was wrong with Song Cheche's face. Unlike the other three girls in the dormitory, she had a square face, which made Song Cheche look very charming when she smiled, but looked particularly ugly when she had a sad face, and she had the majesty of a middle-aged leader.

"Cheche, what's wrong with you?"

Qiao Yuxin asked carefully, Song Cheche shook her head and said nothing. Zhao Ziying patted her shoulder and said, "Hey, if you have anything to say, just tell us. Even if we can't help, look... isn't there Lan Ying'er in there? She is very popular now, and countless people envy her for finding a good boyfriend!"

Although she was extremely annoyed by Li Shuo's behavior, Zhao Ziying also acknowledged Li Shuo's excellence.

After hearing this, Song Cheche's expression brightened up a little, but she immediately shook her head and said bitterly, "My role in "Palace"...is gone..."

"Ah? Why is it gone?"

"What's going on? Haven't you been in the group for a long time? Can you change people midway?"

Song Cheche's eyes swept across the crowd and finally looked at Li Shuo in the middle of the field. The call she just received was a notification from the crew about role replacement. Because she followed Li Shuo to Zhou Huanian's banquet and heard about Reba during the party, she immediately became cautious. After cautiously testing and asking, she learned from the other party that the person who replaced her role was a girl named Reba!

It can be said that her role was completely lost by Li Shuo!

Because she comes from an ordinary family, Song Cheche is one of the most hardworking and thoughtful people in the Central Academy of Drama. Although she has no background resources, she is undoubtedly the first to start among the four sisters because she played Xiangling in "The New Red Mansion" last year!

He was able to enter "Palace" because he started early, and relying on his familiarity with Li Shaohong, he successfully got a good supporting role this time!

If we could have continued to move forward step by step, we could have made up for the shortcomings of insufficient background, but now this trend has been abruptly interrupted!

"Oh, I'm so anxious, why don't you say something!"

"Yeah, Cheche, what happened? Wasn't everything fine when we went to the crew this afternoon?"

Zhao Ziying and Qiao Yuxin kept urging her, but Song Cheche kept pursing her lips. This was a matter of great importance to her future life, so she decided to fight to the death: she couldn't tell her sisters directly what happened, but let them accumulate indignation until Li Shuo showed up...

About 5 minutes later, the music slowly stopped. Amid the enthusiastic applause of countless people around, Lan Ying'er, the focus of the whole audience and the hostess who attracted everyone's attention, took off the microphone in front of the stage and announced loudly:

"Thank you all my friends and elders for coming to my housewarming party. Here, I would like to introduce to you my boyfriend, the person who likes me the most and my favorite person, a freshman from Lenghai Drama Academy, Li Shuo!"

The applause around dropped slightly, because most people did not recognize Li Shuo and just thought that this was a girl who was blinded by love: He is just a boyfriend, is it worth introducing him so grandly?

Lan Ying'er excitedly grasped Li Shuo's arm, tilted her head to his shoulder, raised her other hand high, and said again: "Also, the Royal Garden is my father's gift for my coming of age. Now I am the one who decides to give it to my boyfriend Li Shuo. He is my lifelong lover. I hope to get everyone's blessing!"

Even though everyone present was either rich or noble, they were all shocked when they heard this. That was a large flat in the Royal Garden! The price started at tens of millions, and there was still huge room for growth!

Moreover, I have only heard of bringing dowries when getting married, but I have never heard of giving away one’s coming-of-age gift just after getting a boyfriend!