Chapter 232 made Duan Jinghan completely give up.
Chapter 232 made Duan Jinghan completely give up.
Outside the private room, Duan Jinghan, unwilling to give up, kept swaying left and right, trying to get around Qi An'an who was blocking his way.
But Qi An'an refused to give way.
He said impatiently, "Get out of the way!"
Qi An'an said unhappily, "No way! Didn't you see that my cousin's wife is on a date with my brother Huan? She doesn't want to talk to you at all. Don't you have any self-awareness?"
Duan Jinghan glared at her: "None of your business!"
Qi An'an exclaimed "Ouch!" and said, "What does it have to do with me? You haven't settled the matter of you hitting me earlier, so don't think you can shirk responsibility!"
Duan Jinghan realized she was being unreasonable. "Are you doing this on purpose?"
Qi An'an said, "What, trying to renege on your debt? Be careful, or I'll call your dad and tell him you were grounded and sneaked out!"
"How did you know I was grounded?" Duan Jinghan asked, puzzled.
Qi An'an was taken aback and quickly said, "What Miss Duan just said is that you begged her to take you out, which means you must have been locked up at home."
I almost got caught talking on behalf of my cousin's wife!
"I don't care, if you don't take me to the hospital for a CT scan, I'm not leaving!" Qi An'an said stubbornly.
Duan Jinghan pointed his finger at her face and gritted his teeth, saying, "If you weren't a woman, I would really like to punch you."
"With such a bad temper, it's no wonder my cousin's wife doesn't like you," Qi An'an commented. "My cousin's wife has seen everything you say and do here. Making a scene here will only make her dislike you more."
These words struck a nerve with Duan Jinghan.
He took a deep breath and said speechlessly, "Fine! I'll take you to the hospital, okay?"
As Duan Jinghan passed by the Auspicious and Prosperous private room, he stopped and looked inside. He saw Jiang Youli sitting next to Qi Huan, chatting and laughing. Duan Jinghan felt his eyes sting.
During the two months we dated, she never seemed to show me that kind of expression.
She's always busy, and you never know what she's busy with.
I wanted to take her to the movies, but she said she was busy.
I wanted to take her to the amusement park, but she still said she was busy.
All she did was move around her cabinet full of medicine.
But now, she's so at ease accompanying Qi Huan on this date!
Duan Jinghan was still unwilling to accept it!
He shoved Qi An'an, who was standing guard against him at the back, aside, and then questioned Jiang Youli, who was sitting in the private room: "Jiang Youli, I'm giving you one last chance. Choose me or this cripple!"
Jiang Youli glanced at Duan Jinghan, then quickly looked away. She stood up, leaned close to Qi Huan, and kissed Qi Huan on the lips.
"Duan Jinghan, this is my answer."
Duan Jinghan's eyes reddened, and he choked out, "I understand!"
After saying that, he raised his hand and punched the wall, his knuckles bleeding.
Qi An'an, standing behind him, covered her mouth, looking at Duan Jinghan with a pang of pity, feeling for a moment that he was quite pitiful.
But she quickly withdrew her sympathy.
You've already broken up, what's the point of regretting it and clinging on?
You can't openly cause trouble for the other person just by pretending to be affectionate!
Duan Jinghan turned around and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll take you to the hospital!"
After saying that, he strode downstairs.
Qi An'an snapped out of her daze, glanced at Qi Huan and Jiang Youli, and hurriedly followed them.
Duan Shuheng, who was peeking out to watch the show, said to her best friend, "My silly little brother is acting in an idol drama. I have to say, it's actually quite good."
My best friend couldn't help but laugh: "Indeed."
Qi Huan, who had been unexpectedly kissed, looked at Jiang Youli, who had retreated to her seat, and laughed heartily, "It seems that Duan Jinghan will not bother you anymore in the future."
At this moment, Sister Lan, the host of the event, took the microphone and walked to the front of the stage, looking at all the representatives from the twenty-five entertainment companies in the audience, and said:
"Hello everyone, I'm Sister Lan, the editor of the author Lili Yuanshang. Thank you all for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend this copyright sale event for the novel 'The Ambition to Achieve Success' by the author Lili Yuanshang. I will now be hosting this event."
"As requested by Lili Yuanshang, the original author of 'The Ambition to Achieve the Clouds,' this meeting will be conducted via live stream. Before the bidding, there will be a blind review session for the IP. I'm sure that even if you haven't read the novel, you've at least heard of it. So, I hope that the company representatives can share their initial thoughts on how to adapt and film the novel after acquiring the rights to it."
Luo Yutong said to her secretary, Xiao Yang, "This blind review session should be a test for us entertainment companies by the great author Li Liyuan, to see whose ideas best match the original author's wishes, and then we will choose which company to sell the copyright to."
Secretary Xiao Yang nodded in agreement, saying, "That's what I think too."
Sister Lan looked around the audience and asked, "Which company representative would like to go first?"
"Where is Liliyuan? Why is no one here? Do you have the right to decide the copyright ownership of the novel 'The Ambition of Qingyun'?" asked the representative of Xingyao Pictures from below the stage.
Sister Lan explained, "Liliyuan has already arrived, but it's not convenient for her to show herself yet."
A representative from EE-Media said, "I think the novel 'The Ambition of Qingyun' should allocate more of the female lead's highlight scenes to the male lead, or even just change the female lead to the male lead. This would be more convincing for the overall plot. After all, in ancient times, men were superior to women, so the male lead's political schemes would be more reasonable."
Jiang Youli, who heard this upstairs, wanted to smash her teacup.
"What the hell? He wants to make my female lead a supporting character? Doesn't he even know if the male artists under his company, who can't even be carried by the female stars in a princess carry, are qualified?"
Qi Huan smiled.
Jiang Youli looked at him.
Qi Huan paused for a moment with her smile, then immediately said, "Don't worry, Xiao Li'er, I can carry you in a princess carry with one hand."
Luo Yutong stood up and retorted righteously and sternly:
"The original story is about how difficult it is for a woman, no matter how talented, to realize her ambitions in a patriarchal society and not be confined to the inner quarters. If you want to give the spotlight to the male lead, it will seriously damage the core of the book 'The Ambition of Qingyun'! If you want to make a story with a male lead, just go and buy the rights to a male-oriented novel next door. Don't come here to steal the copyright of 'The Ambition of Qingyun' and ruin the original work!"
After saying that, she said loudly, "President Jiang said that if our Starlight Entertainment acquires the copyright of 'The Ambition of Qingyun,' we will definitely spend every penny wisely, select the actors who are most suitable for the roles instead of blindly pursuing popularity, and the adaptation of the content will, as far as possible, respect the original work while enriching the supporting characters' personalities more deeply."
"President Jiang also said that she is confident that the TV series 'The Legend of Chusen' will become the biggest hit in history, and the movie will also enter the top ten in the global box office!"
Jiang Youli, who was sitting on the second floor, was drinking tea when she heard this and almost choked: ?
Did she say such a thing?
Qi Huan looked at her and laughed, "Little Li'er, judging from your expression, you've never said such boastful things to your company's employees?"
Jiang Youli smiled and said, "I didn't say that, but it's not an exaggeration."
Qi Huan smiled and said, "Then it seems you really have confidence."
Jiang Youli laughed and said, "If you don't have ambition and confidence before you've even started, it's better not to do it at all."
Other entertainment companies also put forward their own plans, but they either picked up on what Starlight Entertainment had just mentioned or were completely unappealing.
"This blind review session is now over," Sister Lan continued. "I have already formed my judgment on the opinions expressed by each company. Next, we will proceed with the formal bidding process for the copyright of the novel 'The Ambition to Achieve Success'."
"Where are the people from Liliyuan? They've already submitted their formal bids, aren't they going to come out yet?" the Tianyu Media representative shouted.
[Thanks to Kanpohong for the update reminder! And thank you to all the other readers for the flowers and love!]
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