Chapter 563: Can the Genuine and the Pirated Be the Same?

A hundred million was nothing to Qi Sheng.

But for a small company like Jiahang, it was enough to cultivate a new star from scratch.

Zeng Min was very confident in her abilities. Sooner or later, she could make another star as big as Reba.

“Then let’s sign the contract.”

Lin Meishan took out the prepared contract, filled in the information crisply and efficiently, and then handed it to Zeng Min.

Once they each had a copy of the contract, Jiahang’s account received the hundred-million-yuan payment from Universal Entertainment.

“President Lin, your company’s transfer has been received. We will cooperate fully. Please look out for us in the future.”

With the money received, Zeng Min could finally relax. She smiled fawningly at Lin Meishan and offered some flattery.

“Of course. If a suitable project comes up, we’ll consider your company’s artists.”

Lin Meishan said casually and got up to leave.

It was just a polite pleasantry.

Everyone knew Jiahang’s artists were famous for their lack of acting skills.

Universal Entertainment’s in-house productions would never cast traffic-chasing celebrities who couldn’t act.

Besides, Jiahang’s artists didn’t even have that much traffic.

This was why Zeng Min was being sensible.

Otherwise, given Universal Entertainment’s recent major moves…

…it wouldn’t be difficult for them to blacklist Jiahang’s artists.

The Huanyu Cinema Line had just been established, owning 128 Xingyi Cinema locations nationwide.

Its status in the entertainment industry was now on a completely different level.

Even someone like Feng Gangpao could only hold his nose and endure it when facing Wanda’s screening suppression.

Zeng Min saw this clearly, which was why she didn’t dare to go head-to-head with Universal Entertainment.

Otherwise, Jiahang would probably find it impossible to make any headway in the Chinese Entertainment industry.

…

Hearing that her management contract was settled, Reba excitedly threw herself into Qi Sheng’s arms.

When is a man at his most handsome?

When he’s spending a fortune without a second thought, of course.

Just now, Qi Sheng had spent a hundred million on the two of them.

In a fame-and-fortune-obsessed place like the entertainment industry, she had seen too many smooth-talking men.

But when it came time for them to actually cough up some real money, they couldn’t even manage a squeak.

“Sister Mi, your phone.”

Reba nudged Yang Mi.

“Oh, it’s a spam call.”

Yang Mi glanced at her phone and quietly turned off the screen.

“Hee hee, honey, it’s a call from Sister Mi’s simp. Want to listen in?”

Reba’s eyes darted playfully, and before Qi Sheng could answer, she answered the call.

“You little brat!”

Yang Mi looked at Qi Sheng, a little embarrassed.

But seeing his completely unconcerned expression, she felt a strange sense of discomfort.

“Sister Mi, where have you been lately? I don’t have much on my schedule these days. Want to go on a trip when you’re free?”

“I was… in Milan a while ago. Lately… I haven’t had much free time.”

“Is something wrong?”

“It’s nothing. It’s just that I’ve been sending you messages recently and you haven’t replied. I was worried something had happened to you.”

“Oh, I’m fine. If there’s nothing else… I’m hanging up.”

“Don’t tell me you…?”

“BEEP BEEP…”

…

“Fuck!”

Wei Daxun was furious, smashing his phone to pieces.

He had been so close to winning over his goddess.

Dammit, which son of a bitch stole her from him?

He had put in so much effort before, finally moving Yang Mi enough that she agreed to give him a chance to pursue her.

But when he grew impatient and tried to make things public, Yang Mi quickly came to her senses and became distant again.

Originally, he had planned to wait for Yang Mi to return from Milan.

Then he’d launch a sentimental, heart-tugging offensive and win her over for good.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Wei Daxun took out his backup phone.

He swapped the SIM card and told his agent to arrange for an escort.

When his agent sent over a bunch of photos, he picked the one who looked the most like Yang Mi.

‘If I can’t sleep with the real thing, can’t I at least find a substitute to blow off some steam?’

When the woman arrived, Wei Daxun put on a mask beforehand to avoid being secretly photographed.

“Damn, your photo editing is way too extreme, isn’t it?”

Wei Daxun’s long-awaited anticipation instantly turned ice-cold.

The woman herself wasn’t bothered. Since she resembled Yang Mi, she never had to worry about getting clients.

Damn it. The thought of his beloved goddess pinned beneath another man made Wei Daxun’s anger flare even hotter.

Listening to her cutesy voice that was vaguely similar but not quite right, Wei Daxun couldn’t help but wonder.

‘What would it be like to have the real one pinned underneath him?’

Naturally, only Qi Sheng could give him the answer to that.

‘Anyway, she didn’t have custody of the child from her first marriage.’

‘Having been separated for years, her daughter wasn’t very close to her.’

‘Yang Mi didn’t regret her choice.’

‘She wasn’t going to get back with her ex-husband just for the sake of a child.’

‘With Qi Sheng’s net worth, his outstanding looks, powerful physique, and solid specs…’

‘In what way wasn’t he a hundred times better than her ex-husband?’

‘Having a child with Qi Sheng was something Yang Mi would practically beg for.’

‘She was already quite a bit older than Reba.’

‘She’d earned all the money she needed to over the years.’

‘Seeing that Qi Sheng didn’t have any children yet… call her shrewd, call her calculating…’

‘…she really did want to be the first.’

‘But she was far from the only one who had this idea.’

‘It’s just that the others had slowly given up hope.’

‘Before, Qi Sheng might have been worried about having children too late in life.’

‘His girlfriends over thirty, like Miduo, might have had their bodies affected.’

‘But as long as he upgraded his girlfriends’ Physiques, their aging process would slow by two-thirds, instantly dispelling all of Qi Sheng’s worries.’

‘Never mind just waiting a few years.’

‘Even if they were in their fifties or sixties, they would still be able to give birth to healthy children.’

Upgrading his girlfriends’ Physiques was bound to happen sooner or later.

Qi Sheng’s previous concern was that if he raised his girlfriends’ Physiques to Max-Level…

‘…would their physical abilities become as freakish as his?’

Fortunately, the explanation given by the system put him at ease.

Even if his girlfriends’ Physiques reached 100, the focus was primarily on improving health and lifespan and slowing down aging.

The boost to their physical strength was just a side effect.