Chapter 507: Little Yu, Let

"Mr. Li, my wife is about to give birth in these few days, so I haven't slept well, so I'm not speaking very clearly..."

"Oh, then I must congratulate you in advance, Ah Qiang. I really didn't know about this. You must notify me when your wife gives birth; I have to go drink the full-month wine."

"Okay, okay, definitely, definitely."

Li Ye first congratulated Ah Qiang, chatted with him for two sentences, and then asked: "Isn't the overseas box office of *A Wanderer Returns Home* very good? Why haven't you given dividends to the Chang'an Film Studio?"

"Mr. Li, you're asking about this!" Ah Qiang immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's like this: the theater chains in Nanyang, Japan, and South Korea have all extended the screening period, so we haven't made the final settlement yet."

"Because my wife is about to give birth, I accompanied her back to Hong Kong to wait for the delivery, and I forgot to explain it to Chang'an. I'm sorry, Mr. Li, this is my dereliction of duty. I will notify the finance department immediately to remit a portion of the dividends first."

After clarifying the ins and outs of the matter, Li Ye came out to explain it to Director Xiong.

"Oh my, I said Mr. Pei is righteous! Those people in the studio were just guessing blindly."

Opening the box to look, there were seven or eight pieces of calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain inside, full of sincerity and full of heart.

"Besides, it's not just you going this time. Li Kezhang and Wu Kezhang Yang also have two spots each; they have already agreed to go."

However, Old Xiong was also very practical. By the next afternoon, he had called Zaojunmiao.

Old Xiong was indeed someone who could be dealt with. Most of the things on the 130 truck were unloaded at school, and the remaining seemingly inconspicuous wooden box was a small token of appreciation for Li Ye.

Director Xiong slapped his thigh and expressed his feelings, then pulled Li Ye over and said mysteriously: "Sigh, brother, I'm telling you! Only the two of us know about this. When the time comes, just say it's because you mediated in the middle..."

"Brother, next month our studio is invited to participate in the first Tokyo Film Festival. The studio gave you two spots."

"People from the studio will come to the capital at the end of this month to handle the exit procedures. Remember to come back to the capital to cooperate with the procedures!"

"Old Xiong, it's not early today. I don't have that much cash on hand. I'll send it to your hotel tomorrow!"

Watching Li Ye shake his head and laugh, Director Xiong added: "Tsk, don't laugh, brother. I'm teaching you the principles of dealing with people!"

Li Ye was surprised. He didn't expect the Chang'an Film Studio to be so "open," actually giving him "benefits," and such a big benefit as going abroad to visit.

"I'll take the responsibility to reimburse this small amount of money for you. How can there be a reason to use people for nothing?"

"Li Kezhang, Wu Kezhang Yang?"

Li Ye was a bit dumbfounded, but he felt that Old Xiong was someone who could be dealt with.

"Go to Japan? You want me to go? No need, right? I'm just a screenwriter."

But Li Ye insisted on giving it. In the end, Old Xiong said helplessly: "Brother! You are so practical, how will you survive after being assigned to a unit in the future?"

"Oh, brother, don't be so practical," Director Xiong lowered his voice: "Why are you so unenlightened?"

But some things really weren't necessary.

"Just like me back then, too practical. But brother, you are so practical, how can I fight for benefits for you from the studio later?"

Li Ye smiled and didn't argue. In his previous life, he had also fleeced his unit, and his methods might have been even more clever than Old Xiong's!

In the past, when Old Xiong helped Li Ye get antiques, he needed Li Ye to pay and go through the accounts to avoid trouble later, but this time Old Xiong refused to take the money no matter what.

Li Ye realized in realization that the "benefit" given to him this time wasn't just because of gratitude, but also a way to build a relationship—a kind of investment.

Li Kezhang and Wu Kezhang Yang were Li Huaisheng and Yang Yumin. Both had been promoted less than a year after starting work, and signs of "a bright future" had already faintly appeared, and Li Ye's momentum was no weaker than either of them.

Maybe he had this idea before, but he was tight on cash. Now that the foreign exchange matter was solved, couldn't he just bring three people along?

Li Ye asked: "Did Old Li and Old Yang both agree to go?"

Director Xiong smiled: "Could they not agree? Each person got an extra spot. That's a favor, and it's very useful in the unit. You'll understand when you get to a unit in the future."

Li Ye didn't need to wait until he got to a unit; he understood now. Wasn't it just using resources to send benefits?

Why did those who held connections in their hands and went to sea in later generations flourish? It was because they had sent out countless benefits when they were in the unit before.

"Brother, it doesn't matter if you don't have a unit; you have a partner! Call your little partner to go abroad and see the world. What a good opportunity!"

"Then I'll see."

Li Ye was moved by Director Xiong's words.

If Wen Leyu was willing to go with him, that would really be a good opportunity. By then, hehehehe...

After finishing the call with Director Xiong, Li Ye called Wen Leyu to discuss it.

After hearing it, Wen Leyu said with some surprise: "Go to Tokyo? Who else is going?"

Li Ye replied: "There's also Yang Yumin, Li Huaisheng, Pan Hong... it's estimated there will be dozens of people. You also drew costumes for *A Wanderer Returns Home*, so you count as a contributing member."

Wen Leyu thought for a moment and said with a giggle: "Then I have to ask Mom if it's fun. She has been to Japan several times."

*It's very fun there, especially Tobita Shinchi... pfft, brother is a decent person in this life. *

Li Ye chatted with Wen Leyu for two more sentences on the phone, very affectionate, feeling that the other party was very much looking forward to the Tokyo trip next month.

"Then you ask Aunt Ke, and then give me a reply! If you don't go, I won't have the heart to go either. It would be better to come to the capital and play with you!"

"Mmm, mmm, mmm, you wait for my call."

After finishing the call with Wen Leyu, Li Ye thought for a moment, went out, drove, and headed straight to his sister's house to sponge a meal.

These past two days, after Wen Leyu went home, Li Ye suddenly lost the heart to cook, basically just dealing with it casually.

After arriving at his sister's house, he happened to see Yang Yumin and his younger sister busy in the kitchen, while his sister Li Yue was lying on the sofa watching TV.

Seeing Li Ye enter the door, Li Yue sat up straight and pushed the fruit and peanuts on the table toward Li Ye.

Li Ye chewed on an apple while laughing: "Old sister, your family status is soaring! It's just that brother-in-law is a bit miserable."

Li Yue rolled her eyes at Li Ye and said: "Look at yourself first! It hasn't been long, yet you've pampered Little Yu like that. In the future, aren't you going to hold her up to the sky?"

Li Ye nodded: "A man who pampers his wife is a good man. By the way, the person from the Chang'an Film Studio just said brother-in-law is going to Japan next month to participate in a film festival. Did he say he's taking you?"

Sister Li Yue waved her hand and said: "I'm not going. I'm still busy with a head full of trouble. Where would I have time to go to any film festival? We'll talk about it later!"

Li Ye glanced at Li Yue's belly and said carefully: "Or should I let Brother Peng slow down for half a year before leaving, so you can rest at home..."

Li Ye smiled: "What are you saying? It's only been a few months? I don't want people to think I'm a sour, delicate young lady."

Li Ye truly admired the working women of this time. Their maternity leave was only a pitiful few days, and they simply didn't have the consciousness of finding a temp agency and lying flat after becoming a regular employee.

"Ring, ring, ring..."

The phone at his sister's house suddenly rang. Li Yue went over to answer it, mumbled for a while, then looked at the kitchen before saying to Li Ye: "It's Mom calling. She called Zaojunmiao and no one answered, so she called here."

Li Ye went over to answer it and heard his mother, Fu Guiru, say: "I spent a month figuring out the details of that Nakamura Stock Company.

It's just a small company with less than ten million dollars. You told me so solemnly?"

"Mom, I didn't know how much family property they had! Seeing them look so pretentious, I thought it was a big company!"

"Fart, it's just a bunch of paper tigers. I've already found a breakthrough, and I guarantee I'll clean them up."

"Mom, I can't go to Pengcheng recently. I have to go back to Qingshui to attend Brother Peng's wedding, and then next month I might go to Japan with Little Yu..."

Li Ye chatted with his mother for a while longer, and finally mentioned casually that he might be going to Japan.

Unexpectedly, Fu Guiru immediately asked: "Are you and Little Yue's partner both coming? Then you have to arrange it so I can take a good look." ===== CHAPTER 508 =====