Chapter 135

This matter simply can't be hidden from anyone with eyes; everyone can see what he intends to do.

Jingkun's face wore a lewd expression, squinting and waggling his eyebrows as he asked, "A Xin, are we brothers?"

No!

Do you have to be like that?! I haven't even said what it is, and you just outright reject me?

Hmm, no need to think to know what it is; you want to join in?" Li Xin asked with a smile.

Jingkun nodded seriously and said solemnly, "There aren't many legitimate projects that would let me in. I want to use the film company to jointly develop Film City with you—what do you think?"

Li Xin glanced at Jingkun, then at Jiang Tian Sheng, and asked, "Whose name is the film company under?"

Jingkun immediately replied, "It's registered in the Cayman Islands; on the surface, it has nothing to do with me, so you can rest assured."

Li Xin immediately gave him a thumbs up, smiling and saying, "Brother Kun, you're something—you learned this too fast! Was it the idea from the office where Qiuti works?"

Jingkun's mouth curled into a smile as he chuckled, "The last time I went to settle tax matters for my younger siblings' company, I afterward reached a cooperation with their firm—they're quite capable."

This is money delivered to our door; there's no reason to refuse. After thinking, I said, "Bring in the two brothers from New Record as well; I'll keep sixty percent of the shares, and you lot split the rest—any problem?"

As long as these two firms invest, the Film City will no longer be a fantasy; the three film companies can support a small Film City without major issues.

Jiang Tian Sheng also agreed with this idea, saying, "This is good; bringing in New Record will ease our financial pressure, and we can entrust the construction to Big Brother B, letting him oversee the whole project."

Well, the society is good in that it won't cause major disputes over a single point or two points of interest; it's quite satisfactory.

Li Xin's interests intertwined with theirs, deepening further; combining interests with feelings makes the relationship the strongest.

The two Xu brothers arrived quickly; upon receiving his call, they rushed to Jiang Tian Sheng's villa, and this time Xu Bo came along as well.

Upon meeting, Xu Bo reached out both hands to Li Xin, gripping his hand and refusing to let go—until Li Xin shook his hand free.

The corner of his mouth twitched as he asked, "Brother Bo, you're overly enthusiastic! This makes me uncomfortable; you don't have any designs on me, do you?"

Xu Bo replied with a beaming face, "Don't talk nonsense; I'm not into that—I'm just grateful for Xin Ge's kindness, and I'll keep you in mind for any good things."

Li Xin pointed at the two Xu brothers and said, "These two are perceptive; the gifts they gave me really suit my taste—this is my return gift. Are you, New Record, satisfied with it?"

"Satisfied, very satisfied! This time the two brothers handled things well; back home, let one of them take up a post, to serve as the liaison between New Record and Xin Ge."

"Between us, it's no longer just cooperation between film companies; there's also the deep affection of New Record."

After everyone sat down, Li Xin said, "I'll keep sixty percent of Film City; the remaining forty percent is to be split between Strong Victory Film Company and Prosperity and Righteousness Brothers Film Company—work out among yourselves who gets how much."

After Li Xin finished speaking, he glanced at the pool; the big-breasted cow wasn't there today, so he took off his clothes and swam a few laps—how they talked was none of his business.

The few people argued heatedly; Jiang Tian Sheng stayed silent, only Jingkun faced the three Xu brothers alone, his tongue truly sharp!

"Your New Record appetite is damn huge too! You want twenty percent—what are we, Prosperity and Righteousness, supposed to do?"

"Twenty percent for one company is fair; nobody loses. Besides, Strong Victory gave A Xin a gift! Did Prosperity and Righteousness give one?"

"Damn, giving a girl is nothing special? We, Prosperity and Righteousness, have plenty of girls—A Xin can use any of them—what can you compare to that?"

"Did A Xin use one?"

Xu Bo's one sentence left Jingkun completely drained; Li Xin hasn't used one, while Jian Guo and Xiao Fu have used quite a few.

Finally they reached a consensus: Prosperity and Righteousness gets twenty‑five percent, Strong Victory gets fifteen percent—after all, Li Xin is of Prosperity, so New Record will concede a bit.

Uncle Wen personally came over with people to draft the contract; everyone trusted Uncle Wen, so their cooperation made this contract merely a formality.

Nobody cared about that piece of paper.

The three film companies jointly held a development announcement, claiming a joint investment of two hundred million Hong Kong dollars to develop the Xi Gong Film City project; once the announcement ended, the project would break ground.

They claimed two hundred million, but how much actual cash there really is—only those three know!

A TVB reporter asked, "Mr. Li, are you three film companies intending to go up against Shaw Brothers Film City?"

Li Xin replied with a beaming face, "No; I personally hold Sir Shaw in great respect—we're old friends across generations—and this time we're merely considering it from a corporate development standpoint."

"Jointly investing to develop a new Film City—after all, Shaw Brothers Film City in Tseung Kwan O must prioritize TVB crews, which would affect our companies' shooting schedules, so this is also a helpless move!"

After Li Xin finished speaking, he spread his hands to the reporters, indicating he was truly helpless, that this was unavoidable, and completely without intent to target Shaw Brothers Film City.

An Oriental Daily reporter asked, "Mr. Li, with such a huge investment, where is the money coming from? Could you explain the source of funds?"

Xu Qiang stared dead‑eyed at that reporter, as if wanting to devour him, while Xu Sheng beside him pulled him back.

Only then did Xu Qiang withdraw his gaze, look toward Li Xin, and wonder how he would answer the question.

As the representative of Prosperity and Righteousness Brothers Film Company, Jiang Tian Sheng was also curious about how A Xin would answer this thorny question.

Li Xin's face full of a teasing expression, he pointed at the reporter's chest badge.

He answered with a smile, "Go ask your boss at Oriental Daily—ask him where the startup capital of Oriental Daily came from."

"The source of funds for our Red Xin Film City is definitely cleaner than yours at Oriental Daily by a thousand‑fold."

Li Xin affected a pose, as if recalling something, and added, "Forgot to mention—our Red Xin Group is a capable conglomerate; all our businesses are properly registered, legal, and tax‑paying."

"We never engage in businesses that harm Gangdao citizens, that kind of conscience‑less trade."

"As for the funding sources, there's nothing secretive—not only do the telecom firms profit, the agency companies are cash cows, and let's not forget I operate two gambling halls on Ao Island."

"Is that enough? Mr. Reporter from Oriental Daily, are these sources of funds clean?"

The venue burst into laughter; all the reporters present for the interview glanced teasingly at the questioning reporter, eager to hear his answer.

Everyone knows what Oriental Daily is like, and yet they dare to ask about others' funding sources—this is a century‑long joke.

That reporter's face turned ashen; he had already imagined his fate.

【Guarantee three chapters, overestimated myself! Later I'll add extra when I finish; if I don't finish, I still guarantee!】