Chapter 537: In My Wife

The two laughed in the room, Liu Tianxian still riding on Fang Hong's neck.

Not working, Fang Hong didn't feel tired at all.

"When we have time, let's go make snowmen and have a snowball fight." Liu Tianxian felt a surge of excitement.

If we spun in the snow, built snowmen, and played together, the scene would be joyful just to imagine.

"Won't you freeze to death?" Fang Hong said.

"Just wear thicker clothes," Liu Tianxian said.

"What if you catch a cold? Don't you remember last time you caught a cold?" Fang Hong was referring to the time he got sick after building a snowman outside Liu Tianxian's door.

"That was years ago—why are you bringing it up now?" Liu Tianxian remembered perfectly.

Back then, this man acted like an idiot, hiding in the snow; it was fine if he stayed hidden, but when he came out, it was freezing, and he caught a cold, forcing her to nurse him for days in the hospital.

"I'm just afraid of catching a cold," Fang Hong said.

"Just tell me whether you're going or not," Liu Tianxian ignored him and deployed her ultimate move.

"I'll go, definitely," Fang Hong agreed.

Liu Tianxian knew he'd say that. She let go of his hands, cupped his face from above, and said: "Put me down!"

"Jump down yourself," Fang Hong lowered his head slightly, bent over, signaling she could jump—it wasn't high at all.

As a tomboy, Liu Tianxian naturally didn't act delicate; with a "Hey!" she leapt down.

She wobbled slightly, then steadied herself.

Fang Hong wrapped one arm around her waist and lifted her leg with the other, gazing at her with what he thought was deep affection.

Their pose was odd; Liu Tianxian wasn't being held up—she stood on one leg. She blinked in confusion: "What are you doing?"

"Isn't this how it's always done in TV dramas? The heroine comes down from above, the hero catches her, and holds her like this," Fang Hong said.

"Hehehe, if you think it's fun, fine," Liu Tianxian thought the pose was bizarre.

"Now comes the kiss—TV dramas always do it this way," Fang Hong closed his eyes, puckered his lips, and leaned toward Liu Tianxian's mouth.

Liu Tianxian saw his lips puffed up high, the ridiculous look, and couldn't help covering her mouth and laughing.

"Be serious," Fang Hong straightened his face.

"Alright, alright," Liu Tianxian forced herself not to laugh, watching as he closed his eyes, lips still puckered, his face slowly looming before her.

Liu Tianxian couldn't wait—she pulled his neck close and kissed him hard, then pulled away.

"Can't you add some romance? Don't be so rough—we're trying to recreate a romantic TV moment," Fang Hong complained.

"I didn't feel romance, only comedy," Liu Tianxian laughed.

"Where's the comedy? It's full of atmosphere, tender emotion," Fang Hong said with perfect seriousness.

"Fine, try again," Liu Tianxian suppressed her smile and nodded seriously, letting him kiss her.

Fang Hong kissed her again, gently this time; then he opened his eyes, shifted his hold, and pulled her into his arms: "No matter how cold it is outside, my wife's arms are 37 degrees."

"Hahaha, that line is perfect!" Liu Tianxian laughed loudly and slapped his chest.

As they laughed, a loud "Bang-bang-bang" echoed at the door.

Hearing it, Fang Hong immediately let go and grew serious; Liu Tianxian stepped back and adjusted her clothes.

In walked Shi Zhi Mao, General Manager of the animation company—short-haired, dressed in a neutral style. Seeing them, she smiled: "Liu Tianxian is here too?"

"Just came to check out the new environment."

Liu Tianxian brushed her bangs aside and asked: "Manager Shi, are you here to discuss something?"

"Yes, I need to consult with Director Fang about something," Shi Zhi Mao nodded.

"Oh, then you two get to work," Liu Tianxian glanced at Fang Hong, winked playfully, then walked to the break area and sat down to wait.

She turned her side to Shi Zhi Mao, so Shi Zhi Mao couldn't see her face.

Liu Tianxian and Shi Zhi Mao weren't close—just acquainted; Liu Tianxian knew such a person existed; Shi Zhi Mao knew she was the Principal's lover.

Fang Hong and Shi Zhi Mao moved to the office area to begin their discussion, focusing on expanding the animation company's production scale.

The animation company now has its own office building; after earning money from Big Hero 6, it can split into more departments or studios.

That way, in the future, it won't just produce animations targeting Europe and America, but also domestic animations to meet the domestic market's demand for animated films.

The two-dimensional user base is still huge; the animation market will only grow larger, and with Bilibili and Chang'e Video both having demand in this area, we can't afford to lose it.

Animation has always been part of the development strategy—otherwise, Bilibili and Chang'e Video would lose massive traffic for no reason.

Moreover, there are ready-made stories and materials for animation production, such as the novel IPs Mortal's Journey to Immortality, Spirit Realm, and Purple River—all can be used directly.

All these copyrights are managed and operated by Qidian; the rights still belong to the authors.

If handled well, this creates a closed loop between novels, production, and platform streaming.

Besides these, the animation company should also take external orders—for example, CGI animation, 2D/3D animation projects.

These orders come from film and television, games, advertising, or overseas clients.

With this, Yutu's animation company must recruit more professionals and expand production capacity—requiring many more staff.

Given the current environment and capabilities, the animation company can develop and simulate more cutting-edge technologies, such as physics engines simulating real-world motion and collisions—this can be explored.

Now conditions are better; with the Virtual Reality Studio, the animation company can accumulate development experience and technology. High-tech studios aren't just for film and television—they can be used for animation and games too.

As the animation company's technology improves, it can also drive progress in Special Effects and games, since animation is virtual imagery and can produce CGI effects.

Animation, Special Effects, and games are inherently overlapping technologies that can mutually benefit each other.

Swan Castle no longer has any Special Effects designers or animators—only concept artists; they submit requirements and outsource orders to Yutu's Special Effects and animation company.

For example, Swan Castle's Hero Glory, Honor of Kings, and Fortnite CGI effects, motion quality, and visual texture are all handled by Yutu.

Using film-quality visuals in games produces stunning graphics—otherwise, no one would keep bragging about "cinematic quality."

Swan Castle only needs to handle operations and planning; everything else can be handed over to Yutu.

This avoids redundant resource usage.

Fang Hong talked with Shi Zhimou for a long time; once he had made his intentions clear, there was nothing else to discuss.

After the talk it was already afternoon. Fang Hong saw Shi Zhimou out the door, then said to Liu Tianxian, "Let's go."

Fang Hong picked up Liu Tianxian's black Mink Coat—it had been placed right beside him.

"Hey, when are we going to Macau again?" Liu Tianxian turned her back to him and spread her arms open.

She had only come back temporarily after finishing a photo shoot and her work; she was going to head back there with Fang Hong.

"A few days early, around Christmas at month's end!" Fang Hong helped her into the Mink Coat.

Once there, there were still some matters to arrange.

"Then doesn't that mean we can't spend Christmas?" Liu Tianxian turned around, fastened the belt, and picked up her bag.

"We can spend it in Macau—does it have to be in Beijing?" Fang Hong said, putting on his own down jacket.

"That's true, I guess." Liu Tianxian clapped her hands.

The two walked out of the office. Outside, some tables and chairs were still being installed; the staff members saw them and greeted them: "Hello, President Fang. Hello, Sister Fei."

Fang Hong nodded, and Liu Tianxian waved to them, signaling that they were leaving.

Along the way it was the same as always—constantly running into staff members and acquaintances. After all, Liu Tianxian came often, so she knew everyone she should know.

Once they stepped out the main gate, the workers had all withdrawn, the place had been cleared out, and the enormous "Chang'e Holding Rabbit" statue had already been installed on a huge base.

"Chang'e" gazed slightly upward into the distance, looking immensely tall and awe-inspiring.

Anyone entering the film and television base had to pass by here and see it.

"You've really gone overboard with this." Liu Tianxian passed by, glanced up, and right now it gave one a sense of pressure.

Before, it had been suspended by ropes and lying on its side, so the feeling hadn't been quite so real.

"So that everyone can pay homage to you," Fang Hong said.

"I don't want people paying homage to me—being this high-profile, who knows what people will say about me," Liu Tianxian said.

"Let people say whatever they want."

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The two figures drifted farther and farther away, then got into a black business car.

Time passed quickly; soon it was the end of December. Big Hero 6, which had been in theaters for over half a month, was holding steady at the box office, still pulling in ten million.

And its total domestic box office had passed five hundred million.

This animated film could be said to have made Jade Rabbit a killing—not only reaping profits, but also earning a reputation.

This was also why Fang Hong wanted to expand the scale of animation production and invest from multiple directions; after all, now that there was money, that money had to be spent somehow.

And this film's massive hit didn't let down Zhang Hongsen's high-tech enterprise rating he had given Jade Rabbit back then—it was a decent result to report.

Now he was the bureau chief, and he had the merit to show for it.

Rumor had it Beijing was considering designating Jade Rabbit a key enterprise, but it was only a rumor.

Whether it actually happened depended on the higher-ups' situation.

Once rated a key enterprise, the benefits were considerable—subsidies, and easier loans.

In the past, when Fang Hong wanted a loan, getting a large amount was very difficult.

Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy, released on December 23, didn't have the Principal stirring up trouble this time. Its opening-day box office was 17.07 million, the second day it exploded to 53.59 million, and in the following days it kept climbing.

Bona's Yu Pangzi also breathed a sigh of relief, deeply afraid the Principal would silently pull out a film to compete with him.

In the previous few years it had always been like this—as long as it was a good slot, the Principal, that stirrer of shit, was bound to come out and stir things up.

This year, for some unknown reason, he seemed to have quieted down—could it be because of Xu Laoguai?

Of course it wasn't because of Xu Laoguai—Xu Laoguai didn't have that kind of pull to make Fang Hong lie low. The reason was simple: news had come from Universal.

After lobbying, Twentieth Century Fox was willing to sell its Bona shares to him, and several other institutions were also willing to part with theirs.

Just slightly above market price, but not by too much.

All Fang Hong needed to do was find a specific person to negotiate the specific price with them; once the funds were in place, there wouldn't be any problem.

So it was quite possible Bona would become Fang Hong's company—why would he target it? He wasn't that idle.

Only after the acquisition, he didn't know whether he could get Bona to merge with Jade Rabbit; a merger would need approval from above.

Two giants merging—this was undoubtedly an earthquake for the film and television industry.

(End of chapter)