CHAPTER 333: CHAPTER 329: THE MOST OPEN-MINDED MOTHER-IN-LAW (REQUEST FOR MONTHLY TICKETS)

Children?

An Feng was dumbfounded; she’s still a child herself, and suddenly having another child... it’s truly unimaginable.

"We’re not pressuring; we’ll see what the kids want... hehe..."

Mrs. Qi quickly clarified her stance.

No matter what she might feel, she definitely wouldn’t reveal it at this moment.

She must be the most open-minded mother-in-law.

In fact, her strategy is indeed effective, and everyone thinks highly of her.

They believe An Feng has got herself a great mother-in-law.

This is probably what it means to win without a fight.

"Mom, when they have kids, you can take care of them, as long as you cooperate well with the doctors to treat your legs."

Unexpectedly, Ms. Liu also supported her daughter having one.

She even used this to tempt the elderly lady to take care of her health.

Who can resist the temptation of taking care of grandchildren?

Recently, An Feng and Qi Hao have been inseparable, causing Ms. Liu to suddenly lose her life’s focus.

Shopping alone, she often sees cute little children and realizes she is at the age of potentially having grandchildren herself.

"I can’t, I can’t hold them anymore~"

Granny Liu felt a bit regretful, and everyone hurried to comfort her.

Both sides of the family didn’t have many disagreements.

So, the engagement celebration had a particularly good atmosphere.

They even talked about the wedding date.

The so-called engagement is not only about the intention to marry but also includes discussing the wedding date.

Although An Feng is young, Qi Hao is exceptionally outstanding, so An Feng’s side of the family and friends hope they can get married soon and settle the matter.

The idea of being difficult with an outstanding man, who many excellent women want to marry, and adding difficulty to his marriage is just pure folly.

It’s not unheard of in real life, but it’s not that common.

Qi Hao’s friends and family needed no further convincing.

He will be thirty next year, an appropriate age for marriage.

Mrs. Qi hopes for a sooner wedding; since the engagement is An Feng’s birthday, why can’t the wedding be on Qi Hao’s birthday?

Perfect for a December 18th wedding.

Unfortunately, that proposal couldn’t pass.

The timeline was a bit too rushed.

Moreover, the almanac says that this day was not suitable for marriage, which clashed with the spirits and directions.

Simply put, it’s not an auspicious day.

Most people in our country believe in this; such an important day as a wedding must have its date carefully calculated.

Ms. Liu suggested having it when the flowers bloom next spring.

Why have a wedding in the dead of winter?

Not enough suffering already?

This suggestion was supported by Mrs. Qi.

Now it’s already the end of August.

Only half a year until next spring.

Much better than she anticipated; she thinks that as long as they can get married next year, it’s fine.

That way, her son could marry before turning thirty.

After meeting Qi Hao, the "Little Buffett," many relatives and friends were keen to seek advice on stock trading.

Qi Hao had to give everyone a lesson.

Everyone listened intently, even Ms. Liu perked up.

Although she’s Qi Hao’s future mother-in-law now, technically, she could direct Qi Hao to help her within certain limits.

But due to their previously average relationship and Ms. Liu being someone who values face, it’s difficult for her to bring it up.

Actually, Qi Hao’s advice on stock trading is simply not to trade stocks.

If you don’t have money, you can’t afford the consequences of losses.

If you have money and connections, you don’t need stock trading to improve your life.

Qi Hao’s worth is in the billions.

The rise or fall of a stock in his portfolio hardly affects him.

Every stock in his strict selection is of the highest quality.

Under normal circumstances, unless the stock market crashes, the stocks under his name wouldn’t all lose money.

If relatives and friends insist on buying, Qi Hao recommends stocks like Penguin, Maotai, and Apple, advising them to invest what they can spare without affecting their lifestyle and recommending long-term holds of at least three to five years before selling.

Many relatives and friends came, some good at drinking, seemingly wanting to see how well Qi Hao handles his alcohol.

By the time the event ended, Qi Hao was indeed a bit tipsy.

An Feng stayed to take care of him.

Ms. Liu quietly advised her daughter to be cautious when cooking.

In case of unexpected pregnancy, then only a shotgun wedding is possible.

Opting for a splendid grand wedding over a marriage for the sake of a child should be avoided, let’s not be foolish.

After the engagement party, Qi Hao began preparing to attend the Venice International Film Festival.

His main task was to win the Best Actor award.

The reward was the script "Hurricane Rescue 123" and 500,000 shares of Apple stock.

"Hurricane Rescue 123" was pretty much useless.

But 500,000 shares of Apple stock, even without any split, were indeed a substantial fortune.

This May, Apple’s stock value slightly surpassed Microsoft, becoming the new king of global IT.

Although Microsoft regained the lead the following day, their competition is undoubtedly reaching its peak.

By the end of August, Apple’s stock had already climbed to 245.5 US Dollars per share.

500,000 Apple stocks convert to 840 million Renminbi.

Moreover, this task clearly had conditions for overachievement.

If winning the Best Actor at a college film festival counts as completing the task, then what about winning the Best Actor at the Venice International Film Festival, how much would the 500,000 stocked be exceeded?

The last task had an original reward of 2 million Maotai stocks, which eventually went up to 3.5 million due to overachievement.

Even if it means spending on networking (buying), Qi Hao is determined to win the Best Actor at this Venice International Film Festival.

Through Jiang Wen, he got in touch with Quentin.

He asked Quentin to help him with PR in all major professional media and internally within the jury.

Quentin is not someone who can’t be swayed by money.

Nor are those who do art films, the so-called senior cinema personnel.

For example, the Mexican scriptwriter, producer, director, and actor Guillermo Arriaga, who is a member of the jury.

His works are basically independent art films.

They don’t really have any box office presence.

Even if not in dire poverty, his financial situation wouldn’t be great.

Guillermo Arriaga indeed isn’t greedy.

However, the producers here stated that they would set up a film support fund in Mexico’s film industry under his name, rewarding filmmakers who have contributed to Mexican cinema.

Guillermo Arriaga immediately expressed his gratitude towards the producers.

Unless you are truly devoid of desires.

Otherwise, there is always a way to make you compromise.

And if you are truly devoid of desires, why would you go to the Venice International Film Festival and serve as a judge?

Qi Hao did not personally take any actions.

At his level of status, any dirty or controversial matters have nothing to do with him.

It’s not that Qi Hao does not want to win the award by his own merit.

It’s mainly because "PR" is popular all over the world, including in Hollywood for the Oscars.

Human relationships, PR, politics...

To prevent what he deserves from being taken away by others’ PR efforts, Qi Hao proactively did PR with the jury.

According to Jiang Wen, Quentin was actually PR’d too.

Luckily, Qi Hao only wanted PR for the Best Actor; if he wanted the Golden Lion Award, Quentin would probably refuse to be bought off by Qi Hao.

This year, Quentin’s ex-girlfriend, Sofia Coppola, had arrived with the film "Somewhere" with great force.

That’s the powerful Coppola family.

Sofia Coppola appeared as the baptized baby in her father, Francis Ford Coppola’s film "The Godfather."

From her birth, she was the princess of the Coppola family.

Quentin would likely refuse to be bought out by Qi Hao, out of respect for the Coppola name or his former girlfriend.

Fortunately, Qi Hao only wanted to PR the Best Actor award. If he wanted to PR for the Golden Lion Award, that would be unwise.

This year, besides "Hello! Mr. Tree" being nominated, there’s also Xu Ke’s "Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame".

Two Chinese-language films made it in.

Qi Hao and Xu Ke are facing off in Venice.

After being premiered in Venice, the films would be released domestically.

This film is mostly an art film.

Qi Hao wouldn’t blame the audience for not understanding it, much less blame the fans for not supporting it.

He has no expectation for box office revenue, mainly aiming for the award.

Zhang Yimou alongside with Zhou Yun also went to enjoy the place.

Qi Hao had invested in his film "Let the Bullets Fly", and in reciprocation, he was helping Qi Hao to make an impression.

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