My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 161: Liking You Is Your Honor (9000 words, subscribe please!)

Chapter 161: Chapter 161: Liking You Is Your Honor (9000 words, subscribe please!)

Lu Man rolled her eyes at Chen Yan’s behavior and continued,

"Privately, if I have any ideas about you, you need to cooperate as much as you can."

"After all, I am a normal woman with romantic needs."

"But normally, just pretend we’re nothing more than friends."

"You should still...", she mumbled something, "Hmm, whatever needs to be done, do it."

"Don’t feel any psychological burden."

"After all, I can’t give you the ’status’ you want."

"You have your own normal life, and that’s how it should be."

"Um... in the future, just play the role of the little man behind Sister Man!"

"Sister will take care of you!"

Hearing what Lu Man said, Chen Yan finally understood what she was saying.

He looked up at her in surprise...

with a degree of disbelief.

Although Lu Man said a lot, her words seemed to ramble on.

But in essence, she meant that she wanted to maintain an underground ambiguous relationship with Chen Yan without affecting his life or getting jealous over Qiao Qiao.

The reason she gave was that she’s a celebrity and can’t date openly, so she’s just seeking something similar from Chen Yan.

This reason seemed... quite reasonable, and it indeed seemed like she was "sacrificing" Chen Yan.

But how could Chen Yan not know... that the girl was sacrificing herself for his sake.

She was only afraid of putting him in a difficult position, scared that he couldn’t choose between her and Yu Qiao Qiao, so she said this...

Her usual goofy, drama-queen self – did her thoughts become so delicate once her feelings reached [Like]?

Chen Yan must have shown his moved emotions as Lu Man let out a snort again and said arrogantly,

"What are you looking at?"

"Feeling aggrieved?"

"Let me tell you, being liked by a future superstar like me is your honor!"

"If one day I get tired of playing with you and kick you away, hehe, you will be crying too late."

Knowing her true feelings, Chen Yan smiled and hugged her tightly, then whispered into her ear, "Don’t worry. I won’t let you kick me away."

"You’ll never get rid of me."

Lu Man found herself wrapped in Chen Yan’s arms again, feeling a growing sweetness in her heart.

Just as Chen Yan suspected, Lu Man didn’t really make this decision for the bunch of reasons she listed, but totally for Chen Yan.

If it were not for Chen Yan’s greed, she’d never allow their relationship to be so ambiguous.

But there was no helping it...

Who made it that there’s another Yu Qiao Qiao around Chen Yan?

Lu Man also wanted to completely leave Chen Yan’s world.

But... at least for now, she couldn’t do it.

Just thinking about leaving Chen Yan made her heart ache terribly.

And if she asked Chen Yan to leave Yu Qiao Qiao to be with her, she understood...that she didn’t hold as high a place in Chen Yan’s heart as Yu Qiao Qiao did.

Such a request would only make the relationship between the three even more complicated and awkward.

Lu Man, who had already been through such torment once, really didn’t want to experience it again.

So, all she could do was compromise...

Although she knew this compromise was too humble and might only be a short-term solution.

But... just let it be for now. If she could stay by this man’s side a bit longer, then just a bit longer...

Being a celebrity, she was indeed not suited for a public romance, let alone marriage.

Wait for later, to think about later’s matters...

Let time solve everything...

At least at this moment, she felt content, comfortable, and sweet...

Resting her head gently on Chen Yan’s shoulder, Lu Man felt very peaceful.

So, they embraced each other, cherishing the moment.

Until Lu Man’s assistant gently knocked on the door, waking both of them.

"Sister Man, the break is over. It’s time to shoot the next scene."

Lu Man got up from Chen Yan’s embrace, gave him a playful glare, and then told Chen Yan, "Little man, check if my makeup is smudged or my clothes are disheveled."

Chen Yan stood up, circled around Lu Man, and said, "Superstar, no smudge on the makeup, clothes are in order. But it seems like somewhere got a little wet."

Lu Man’s face turned red, and her hand sneakily reached downward, full of embarrassment.

’Surely it was this jerk who made me wet when he thumped my bottom!’

"To think that I couldn’t control myself at that time!"

"I’m so embarrassed to death!"

Just as she was fussing in her head, Chen Yan gently touched her shoulder and said, "When I was hugging you just now, I might have drooled a little. But it doesn’t matter."

Lu Man: ??

She stomped on Chen Yan’s foot, "Hmph!!"

"Ouch!" Chen Yan winced, covering his foot, and said innocently, "What now?! What did I say wrong?"

Lu Man glared at him with flushed cheeks, "Nothing! I just suddenly found you annoying!"

She took a deep breath, her face returning to the cool demeanor she had in front of others, and opened the door.

The assistant outside might have heard Chen Yan’s cry of pain, looked curiously inside, and then saw Chen Yan squatting on the ground, clutching his foot.

She looked at Lu Man worriedly and quietly asked, "Sister Man. Is President Chen... alright?"

Lu Man with her full charisma on display, coldly and stunningly said, "It’s fine. He just twisted his foot by accident. Don’t bother with him. Let’s go."

With that, she walked away with her long legs towards the next scene’s location.

The assistant once more gave Chen Yan a curious glance, "Oh..." she said and hurriedly followed.

Chen Yan, squatting in the resting room clutching his foot, was full of question marks, "What did I say? Why did I get stepped on? She is such a bully!"

"This joker! Always stepping on and biting people, a total ’rage freak’. Could it be that every masochistic heart has a sadistic streak?"

"Frightening."

Having confirmed that Lu Man’s feelings were genuine and that his actions today had no adverse effect on her filming process, Chen Yan’s trip to the film set came to a successful close.

Then, checking the time, he watched a few scenes of the shoot. Confirming that his behavior today hadn’t affected Lu Man, he left the film set feeling satisfied.

On his way back, Chen Yan affirmed to himself: It seems, using the opportunity to make Lu Man experience a fake break-up before filming was the right decision.

She could use the vivid memory to seamlessly transition into the film, enhancing the authenticity of her performance.

His plan to kill several birds with one stone had been a complete success.

However...

His method was inherently flawed.

After all, if Lu Man was to act in a heartbreak scene, he could give her the experience.

If it was about fatherly love, he could, at a stretch, act as her father for a few days to let her feel the broad warmth of paternal love.

But... if she had to act in a kidnapping scene, what then? He couldn’t just help her kidnap somebody, right?

Or if it was a murder scene, he couldn’t find someone for her to kill.

Chen Yan felt he had to come up with some way to enhance Lu Man’s acting potential.

This little drama queen was quite a performer in daily life. Why did she become less proficient in front of the camera?

He definitely needed to think of a solution.

After all, this girl was the sweetheart identified by the system, and in real life, they were already very close. He should put some effort into her dreams...

However, that was for later.

The first thing he should do was to finalize the deal with Song Chuang and ensure the release of her debut film...

.....

[Yu Qiao Qiao’s Fondness: 118 (Like)] (Continuing the exam, wanting to eat "honey with three knives" with Chen Yan +1)

[Lu Man’s Fondness: 119 (Like)] (Bottom spanking +10 Confirming feelings +3 Hug +1)

[Wealth Value: 38287]

[Professional Wealth: 0]

[Cash: 43.391 million+]

[Fixed Assets: 14.925 million]

......

The next morning, Chen Yan and Song Chuang met again at the same tea restaurant as before.

This time, the two were clearly much closer.

After all, agreeing to a second meet-up already indicated the importance and thoughts both had towards this cooperation.

If they didn’t want to collaborate, there would be no need for a second meeting; they would have kindly declined over the phone.

After drinking some tea and eating a few desserts, they started discussing business.

Song Chuang took the initiative to ask, "President Chen, I’m curious about your thoughts on the plan I previously presented?"

Chen Yan smiled and shook his head, "I don’t think it’s quite right."

Song Chuang froze, not expecting Chen Yan to reject that plan.

Then... why still talk about it?

He tentatively asked, "Is there a problem with it?"

Chen Yan replied, "I feel... the plan is too conservative."

He suggested, "Take a look at my plan." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

Saying this, Chen Yan took out a document from the folder he was carrying and handed it to Song Chuang.

Song Chuang took the document, looking at it with curiosity.

As he read, he was a little dumbfounded.

Because... this plan was a bit... eccentric.

The document positioned the distribution company as a firm specialized in distributing movies in which Lu Man acted.

Apart from Chen Yan’s investment of 40 million for an 80% stake and Song Chuang’s 20% stake, it listed a bunch of bonus incentive plans.

For instance, the company would set up a distribution team exclusively for Lu Man’s movies. The higher the box office of Lu Man’s movies, the higher the bonus the distribution team would earn.

This was considered a normal industry term.

But the peculiar part was the additional rewards.

Besides the standard company dividends, the company would also offer substantial cash bonuses based on the team’s expenditures. This would be completely independent of profits and only based on spending.

That’s what surprised Song Chuang.

For example, if distributing Lu Man’s movie cost 50 million and the box office was only 200 million.

The distribution company’s box office share would be 60 million. The actual profit would only be 10 million.

From this profit, part of it, say one or two million, would be distributed to the team. Moreover, Chen Yan would distribute 20% of the 50 million spent, that is 10 million, to these teams.

In this plan, Chen Yan promised: as long as the expenditures were reasonable, contributing to box office success, and not intentionally wasteful, he would offer this part of the dividend!

When Song Chuang saw this clause, he was completely baffled.

Because... it just didn’t make sense!

Companies are meant to expand revenue and reduce costs! While making money, they should also save money.

So why was Chen Yan’s company focused on spending as much as possible?!

Was there someone who would reimburse him for his expenses?

He felt it was irrational.

Thus, Song Chuang looked at Chen Yan with a bit of bewilderment and asked, "President Chen. I don’t quite understand this clause."

Chen Yan had prepared an explanation when making this plan, so he confidently asked in return, "Song, what do you think is the purpose of establishing this company?"

Song Chuang hesitated, "To... distribute Lu Man’s movies."

Chen Yan nodded, "Correct."

He followed up, "Then, what do you think is the purpose of distributing Lu Man’s movies?"

Song Chuang: ...

"High box office?"

Chen Yan saw that he understood and didn’t beat around the bush. He nodded and said, "Right. It’s all about high box office!"

"To be honest, I don’t really care how much money a movie makes."

"What matters to me is whether or not we can make Lu Man a star."

"As long as it can make Lu Man a star, no matter the cost, I’m willing to spend it!"

He continued with gusto, "So don’t save money for me! As long as you can boost the box office, just spend it generously!"

"If you can spend 100 million, don’t save me 50 million!"

"If you can spend 500 million, don’t save me 300 million!"

"And I..."

Chen Yan looked into Song Ge’s eyes and said, "As long as your expenses are justified, not just wasted or defrauding me of my money, then I will award you 20% of the bonus."

Song Chuang was shocked by Chen Yan’s boldness.

These days, it was rare to find someone willing to shell out so much money for a woman!

And he had met one today!

And... most companies target profit as their KPI, but this company aimed to spend money for KPI!

It was simply...

Astounding!

Even Song Chuang, who had struggled through the entertainment industry for years, was momentarily stunned.

He didn’t know whether this new company’s future would be promising or bleak!

Should he join this company or not?

Chen Yan observed Song Chuang lost in thought without interruption.

He had anticipated all of this when he made the plan.

But his reasoning was also sound. A company that doesn’t care about profits but aims for high box office, calculating personal performance based on spending rather than earnings, was quite reasonable, wasn’t it?!

Even if Song Chuang felt the company was bizarre, he wouldn’t suspect Chen Yan had other motives.

As for whether he’d agree...

Chen Yan was convinced he would.

What do people work for?

To make money, right?

And what about starting a business?

Still to make money.

Now, Chen Yan laid before him a path for quick money-making, how could he not agree?

He was just not clear-headed at the moment. After some time, once he calculated his potential annual income, he would surely accept the offer.

After the meal, unlike last time, Song Chuang didn’t stay to chat more with Chen Yan, but instead decided to go back and study this plan.

Chen Yan didn’t object, but let his driver escort Song Chuang back to the hotel.

And he himself leisurely walked home.

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