Chapter 141: My Nuonuo is Still Virtuous
The message was from Wang Xiaoyuan.
She informed Jiang Xu that the movie "Youth and Sorrow" was premiering that night.
A look of surprise flickered across Jiang Xu's face.
He hadn't expected the movie to premiere so soon.
He did a quick online search and found some related advertisements.
Compared to Qinghe, Qunxing Capital was more financially robust.
And craftily, Wang Xiaoyuan had linked this movie with "Those Bygone Years."
After all, they were both written by the same author, so it wasn't an overreach to suggest a connection.
Indeed, some fans of "Those Bygone Years" vowed they would definitely be heading to the cinema to watch it.
Wang Xiaoyuan also invited Jiang Xu to attend the premiere in Jiang City that afternoon.
Jiang Xu declined.
Where would he find the time right now?
Perhaps An Nuonuo would invite him to watch it once she found out about the release.
Watching a movie twice could get tiresome.
He was fortunate that Jiang Xiaoyan wasn't around anymore.
Otherwise, he'd find himself in the same predicament as last time,
forced to watch the same movie twice,
using self-discipline as his acting method.
He hadn't yet found time to learn time management.
At this time, he wasn't sure whether Xiao Zhu was in the mainland or not.
If he was, he might have paid him a visit for some advice,
regardless of the cost.
However!
The premiere of this movie could perhaps boost Jiang Xu's popularity.
If the movie could achieve success similar to "Those Bygone Years,"
then he could leverage his fame as the original author.
Later, he could promote the book "Martial Universe" on Weibo, which should be a good move.
Of course, Jiang Xu did not intend to reveal that he wrote online novels yet.
He'd simply state that he'd stumbled across a good read.
After all, there was a certain degree of snobbishness in the literary circle,
where traditional authors often looked down on web novelists.
They deemed online novels as 'unprofessional,' 'layman's literature,' and 'completely devoid of substance.'
There were even some stubborn purists who wanted online novels abolished, dismissing them as dregs of literature.
If these hardliners found out that he, a 'traditional author,' was writing web novels,
he would without doubt face all sorts of attacks.
And that would certainly bring a whole load of trouble.
Jiang Xu logged into his Weibo account.
He crafted a post celebrating the premiere of the movie "Youth and Sorrow."
The number of his followers had now exceeded eighty thousand.
If the movie took off, he should easily break past a hundred thousand followers.
While Jiang Xu was having lunch,
Wang Xiaoyuan personally attended the premiere of "Youth and Sorrow" at the city center of Jiang City.
Dressed elaborately for the occasion and with a light makeup on her face,
she was enchanting without appearing seductive, projecting a powerful aura.
She had invited quite a lot of media personnel.
The journalists were taken aback. They hadn't expected the chairman of Qunxing Entertainment to be such an attractive lady,
more beautiful than many female stars in the entertainment industry.
They all flocked to interview her.
The questions were generally irrelevant to the movie,
like how old she was or whether she had a boyfriend.
Wearing a smile, Wang Xiaoyuan subtly steered the conversation towards the movie.
"Yes, this movie is in the same vein as 'Those Bygone Years.' They are both equally brilliant and definitely won't disappoint the audience," she said.
Wang Xiaoyuan had a way with words.
When facing interviews, she cleverly bundled the movie with "Those Bygone Years."
Her words were full of implications, leaving people thinking this movie was a sequel to "Those Bygone Years."
Without confirming or denying,
she left it to the audience to decide after they watched the movie.
Even if Qinghe wanted to find fault, they would find nothing amiss.
This is what they call high-end business warfare, often adopting the most unvarnished approaches.
The premiere began.
The core of this novel had a bit of a connection with "Those Bygone Years," but it was minor.
Moreover, there was a vast difference in terms of the plot.
Yet, both were incredibly brilliant.
And they were recreated faithfully, to the last detail.
For the loyal fans of the original novel, this was wonderful news.
During the entire premiere, the audience's feedback was quite favorable.
What's more, Wang Xiaoyuan had even stuffed red envelopes into the hands of the attending press and media.
Naturally, they knew what should be done next.
Once these people had left and returned to their companies.
They began writing related articles and posted them online.
...
"Those Bygone Years" TV drama crew.
Liu Yue put down her mobile phone, snorting, "That young girl, Wang Xiaoyuan, actually capitalized on our momentum!"
Sitting beside her, having just finished her scenes for the day, Zhou Qingyue remained composed.
She said, indifferently, "Auntie needn't worry. If their movie becomes a hit.
When we shoot our next film, we can do the same and reap mutual benefits."
Ever since her last encounter with Jiang Xu, and being treated so coldly by him.
Zhou Qingyue seemed to have matured by a decade overnight.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yue realized that it was indeed a viable strategy.
She laughed, saying, "Xiao Yue, once we are done filming the television drama, we must immediately start shooting 'Overbearing CEO Falls in Love with Me'.
If these three works perform well, it would establish your place in this circle."
"Mhm," Zhou Qingyue nodded slightly. "All of this is thanks to you, Auntie."
Liu Yue felt a pang of heartache looking at Zhou Qingyue like that.
Yet she didn't say anything more.
"Oh, right." Liu Yue smacked her head, "I nearly forgot something important.
Your mother called me this morning and mentioned that your birthday is tomorrow.
How do you plan on spending your birthday?"
"Turning eighteen..." Zhou Qingyue murmured under her breath.
She couldn't help casting her gaze outside.
Just then.
Outside, there was a young couple.
The guy bought a milk tea and gave it to the girl.
The girl happily accepted it, took a few sips, and then handed it to the guy.
The scene of Jiang Xu delivering milk tea to her, unflinchingly dealing with the wind and rain, immediately surfaced in Zhou Qingyue's mind.
Her heart ached. She looked away, thinking to herself, "I hate couples! I wish everyone around me was single!"
Yet after a while, Zhou Qingyue said to Liu Yue, "Auntie, I want to go see the night view tonight. Can you accompany me?"
Liu Yue was taken aback for a moment before agreeing.
...
In the afternoon, Jiang Xu interviewed a few applicants for technical positions.
In the end, he picked out two.
Both were twenty-two years old.
At that age, they could be trained intensely.
The two programmers would take turns covering the night shift.
The operation wasn't too large at the moment, so one coder per shift was sufficient.
By the afternoon, Jiang Xu had stopped typing.
He had written more than thirty thousand words that day.
He spent the rest of the day outlining author levels, benefits, contracts, and so forth.
He didn't finish until after seven o'clock.
After stretching out a lazy yawn,
He raised his head to find An Nuonuo standing beside him,
Leaving some dishes for him.
She had an apron wrapped around her waist; it was clear she had cooked the meal herself.
With her soft and delicate voice, An Nuonuo said, "Get some food first. You've been working all day; eat first, don't tire yourself out."
Jiang Xu chuckled, saying,"What a virtuous girl you are, Nuonuo."
The young girl whispered, "I'm not yours."
Jiang Xu: "Not now, but you'll definitely be mine in the future.
By the way, what did my mom tell you this morning?"