Chapter 128: Wolf Warrior 2 Sold

Inside the Sihe Academy in Jingcheng, ginkgo leaves drifted down to carpet the ground.

Cai Wen pushed open the door and saw Xiang Fei and Zhou Huimin standing in the courtyard. He froze for a moment, then strode forward quickly: "Xiang Shao! Ah Min! How did you two..."

Xiang Fei smiled and clasped his hand: "Cai-ge, long time no see."

Zhou Huimin offered him hot tea: "We just arrived in Jingcheng and came to find you first thing."

Cai Wen's eyes reddened, his voice a little choked: "I've heard everything... what happened over in Xiangjiang..."

Xiang Fei waved a hand and pulled a document from his briefcase: "Cai-ge, this is the 10% equity transfer contract for 'Fei Min Entertainment'."

"This..." Cai Wen's hand trembled, tea spilling on his trousers without him noticing at all, "Xiang Shao, this won't do!"

Zhou Huimin said softly: "During this period you've been handling Fei Min's affairs for us, and never asked for a share of the profits. This 10% is what you deserve."

Cai Wen clutched the contract, then suddenly squatted on the ground and burst into loud sobs: "What virtue or ability do I, Cai Wen, have..."

Xiang Fei patted his shoulder: "Enough, what's a grown man crying about. Tomorrow take us to meet Chairman Han. The Wolf Warrior matter should be wrapped up."

The next morning, inside a meeting room at the Beijing Film Studio, Han Shanping carefully finished reading the contract and pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses: "90 million to buy out all the rights, keeping only the adaptation rights... Xiang Shao, this is a losing deal for you."

Xiang Fei picked up his teacup and took a sip: "Chairman Han, you jest. Beijing Film Studio's distribution capability is worth this price."

"Hahaha!" Han Shanping suddenly burst into laughter, "Refreshing! I just love doing business with smart people like you."

Zhou Huimin timely handed over another document: "This is the supplementary agreement for the overseas distribution rights."

Han Shanping glanced over it and said meaningfully: "Xiang Shao, this means...?"

Xiang Fei smiled without speaking.

"So be it!" Han Shanping signed his name with bold, flourishing strokes, "Tell me, what new projects are coming up?"

"None for now." Xiang Fei stretched lazily, "Planning to take Minmin out for a trip."

"Travel?" Han Shanping raised an eyebrow.

"Mm, going northwest to see the poplar forests, then wandering around Jiangnan." Xiang Fei gazed out the window, "All these years I've been busy filming, I owe her too many trips."

Han Shanping nodded thoughtfully: "That's fine too. So much pressure lately, getting away to relax is good." He suddenly lowered his voice, "Need me to arrange people to follow?"

Xiang Fei smiled and shook his head: "Thanks for Chairman Han's kind offer, but White Dragon and Black Tiger and the others will arrive tomorrow."

That evening, a time-honored Jingcheng hotpot lamb restaurant.

White Tiger picked up a slice of fatty beef and tossed it into the pot: "Fei-ge, us brothers are unemployed vagrants now, you've got to feed us!"

White Dragon smacked the back of his head: "No ambition! Fei-ge bought us a building in Tongzhou and registered a security company."

Zhou Huimin looked at her husband in surprise: "When did this happen?"

"Had Cai-ge handle it yesterday." Xiang Fei added a piece of frozen tofu to her bowl, "Can't really let the brothers go hungry."

Black Tiger raised his glass: "Nothing more to say! From now on, whatever Fei-ge's business is our business!"

Amid the clinking of glasses, a tipsy Cai Wen threw his arm around Xiang Fei's shoulder: "Xiang Shao, we've... we've made movies our whole lives, what are we after?"

Xiang Fei gazed out at Chang'an Avenue, where neon lights flickered: "The rise of Huaxia."

While packing, Zhou Huimin pulled out a stack of yellowed scripts from the bottom of the suitcase.

"The first draft of 'Wolf Warrior 1'?" she asked in surprise, "You wrote this long ago?"

Xiang Fei took the script and gently ran his hand over the cover: "I'd worked it out. But now..."

The phone suddenly rang. Han Shanping's voice was tinged with excitement: "A-Fei! Wolf Warrior 2 is releasing during National Day!"

The clothes hanger in Zhou Huimin's hand dropped to the floor with a crisp clatter.

Xiang Fei was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Chairman Han, I remember Beijing Film Studio has a film and television base?"

"That's right.

No worries, I'll ask around."