565: Chapter 565 Deadly Poison! The highly anticipated novel, "The Whole World Only Has You"!

Chapter 565: Lethal Poison! The Highly Anticipated 'only you in the whole world'!

Su Yang asked in confusion, "You flew in from Shenzhen?"

"Yeah! Are you coming or not?"

"Aren't you going to rest?"

"I'll send you the location. I'll be waiting!"

After hanging up, Su Yang asked Lin Yi about the specific arrangements for the promotion.

Lin Yi complained over the phone, "I didn't know Chen Tao would arrive so quickly either. I only notified Tianqing Entertainment at one in the afternoon, and by two, they told me Chen Tao had already bought a ticket and would arrive in Rongcheng at four, asking us to coordinate with her..."

"Alright, I understand!"

At Rongcheng Airport, Chen Tao hung up and exited the waiting lounge. She saw Tang Ximing, wearing a mask and dressed very inconspicuously, waving at her.

There were also 'paparazzi' nearby 'surreptitiously' taking photos.

She was also wearing a mask and walked up with a smile, giving Tang Ximing a hug.

If you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. As an actress, Chen Tao was still very professional.

As soon as she hugged Tang Ximing, she noticed the handsome young man's body was a bit stiff!

"Do you find me that repulsive?"

"Of course not, Sister Chen!"

Chen Tao roughly knew what Tang Ximing was worried about.

She only said that to tease him!

She occasionally joked around with handsome guys who caught her eye!

"Let's go!"

"Okay!"

With that, Chen Tao hooked her arm through Tang Ximing's, and the two looked just like a couple.

Once they were in the car, Chen Tao asked, "Has your company arranged everything?"

"Yes, Sister Chen. I'm staying next door!"

"Mhm." Chen Tao nodded. "I heard your Lin Yi has been doing very well with short dramas lately?"

"Yes!" Tang Ximing nodded with a smile. "President Lin said the boss has a very sharp eye and a high degree of control over the short drama market. All three short dramas have been very profitable, especially the first one!"

"That's not bad then!" Chen Tao suddenly laughed. "I suddenly have confidence in our show!"

"Mhm!"

Tang Ximing nodded in agreement.

With the big boss around, Tang Ximing felt very reassured!

Compared to the big boss, even President Lin Yi paled in comparison.

Ever since Su Yang acquired Linyi Film and Television, the company had been flourishing.

When Su Yang knocked on the hotel room door, he was greeted by a curvaceous and passionate embrace!

The two were entangled until evening. Chen Tao was driven to total defeat and begged for mercy before Su Yang finally let her go.

How should he describe this older sister?

In short, she was very 'moist'!

She was truly the female star he had liked since his youth!

His crush on her back then hadn't been in vain!

After recovering slightly, Chen Tao began to complain to Su Yang, "You heartless man. It's been months, and you haven't come to Shenzhen to see me!"

"I've been busy with work!"

Su Yang gave a very serious yet perfunctory reply.

He didn't quite understand why this had anything to do with being heartless or not.

Weren't they in a purely physical relationship?

If Chen Tao had a heart, she wouldn't have charged him eighteen million for her acting fee.

Every time he thought about how the system wouldn't reimburse that eighteen million, he felt a bit resentful!

It wasn't that he was stingy, but in all his time doing business, this was the first time he'd been 'extorted' for so much money!

Even those PhDs who studied abroad didn't get that much.

Fernando, the chief winemaker of Chizhu Wine Industry, couldn't earn that much from him either!

And the salaries of those people could be reimbursed!

Chen Tao cupped Su Yang's face, staring at his handsome features, and whispered:

"I really have developed a bit of a crush on you!"

"There are far too many people who like me!"

Su Yang's response was the epitome of being emboldened by favoritism!

"Stinky man!"

At this moment, Chen Tao had the urge to kick this man off the bed.

Unfortunately, she didn't even have the strength to lift her leg.

Having been starved for so long, she had truly given it her all...

Yet Su Yang looked as if nothing had happened. She had never seen such a powerful man!

The next day, Chen Tao rested until the afternoon before going shopping with Tang Ximing.

In the evening, she ran off to Su Yang's villa to play!

On the third day, Chen Tao finally felt 'stuffed' and said goodbye to Su Yang.

As she left, Chen Tao whispered, "Make some time to visit me in Shenzhen. I'll introduce you to some pretty little sisters. I'm serious this time!"

She knew that trying to capture this man's heart... was very difficult!

This man clearly looked very young, yet he was colder than many successful men in their forties or fifties!

Others were cold because their bodies couldn't keep up and their desires had faded, but what about Su Yang?

His stamina was clearly terrifying!

It was only after returning to Shenzhen that she realized... she couldn't help but think about Su Yang!

She had originally intended to just tough it out.

After all, reaching out to Su Yang proactively felt a bit like delivering herself to his doorstep.

When had she ever done such a thing?

But with one phone call from Linyi Film and Television, her resolve crumbled. As soon as she got the news, she flew right over!

Having seen many handsome men and beautiful women in the industry, even second-generation rich and government officials, Chen Tao had to admit that Su Yang was nearly perfect and possessed a lethal attraction for any woman!

She could barely resist; ordinary girls probably stood no chance!

Su Yang asked, "Would I know them?"

Chen Tao said helplessly, "The ones you know aren't necessarily pretty, and they're not easy to get!"

"That's true!"

Su Yang thought of the top star of Tianqing Entertainment, Xiao Baihua... ranked as one of the four most 'ordinary-looking' actresses!

Many female influencers at Spark Media looked better than her once they added skin-smoothing filters!

And then there was a historical idol drama recently released by Tianqing Entertainment. The male lead's appearance was truly hard to describe; his posture was a mess, he looked like a thug, and his acting was incredibly greasy...

And he was supposed to be the most handsome man in the world in the drama!

Who gave him the courage?

Su Yang didn't even watch it; he just happened upon a critique video. Once he saw the male lead's face, he lost all interest.

These people in entertainment were really losing their standards, forcing their bad taste on the audience.

Once Chen Tao was on the plane back to Shenzhen and had calmed down a bit, she suddenly felt like she had been PUA'd by Su Yang... even though Su Yang seemed to be the passive one!

Just as Chen Tao left Rongcheng, paparazzi broke the news that Chen Tao and Tang Ximing had developed feelings while filming and were secretly in an 'older woman, younger man' relationship!

Also exposed were the news of Tang Ximing low-key picking up Chen Tao at the airport, hugging her, the two entering a hotel together, and them walking hand-in-hand at night...

'only you in the whole world', which was in the final stages of post-production, once again caught the attention of netizens!

CP fans for Tang Ximing and Chen Tao had already appeared online, mostly women!

Everyone was looking forward to the show's release!

It was at this time that Su Yang received news from Lin Yi.

The procurement departments of Matong Station and Blueberry TV, as well as the Tencent and Qiyiguo video platforms, had all called to inquire about the post-production progress of 'only you in the whole world'.

Undoubtedly, they were interested in this drama!

This situation was many times better than when Su Yang first performed a Business Deduction on the script of 'only you in the whole world'!

"Boss, I think besides Chen Tao's original appeal and our marketing, they should also be influenced by the recent trend of short dramas... Many 'overbearing CEO' short dramas have been doing quite well lately!" Lin Yi analyzed over the phone. "They probably also think this kind of drama will be very popular right now!"

"Mhm!"

Lin Yi's analysis made a lot of sense.

The audience for domestic dramas was mostly female. Since they liked this genre recently, TV stations would definitely cater to their tastes.

It just so happened that 'only you in the whole world' had finished filming long ago, and post-production was nearing its end.

Both TV stations and video platforms wanted to secure this ready-made drama that could cater to the current tastes of women.

If they wanted to follow the trend and film this type of drama themselves, they would have to wait months or even a year or two from project approval to completion!

As long as it wasn't filmed too poorly, it should be sellable!

And Su Yang certainly had confidence in the dramas produced by his company.

The theme was indeed a bit cliché, but the majority of the money was definitely spent where it mattered most!

Except for Chen Tao's acting fee, most of the other main actors were from the company.

Their acting fees were kept very low!

The behind-the-scenes team producing the drama was also a group of elites.

Not to mention Su Yang had made reinforcements later on!

Su Yang praised her verbally, "President Lin, you've done well!"

"The one who is truly amazing is still the boss!" Lin Yi praised sincerely over the phone. "The boss used that short drama to start the trend of romance between overbearing CEOs and older sisters... and then paved the way to open the market for 'only you in the whole world'... I'm truly impressed!"

The success of 'only you in the whole world' was right before their eyes.

As long as the drama could be sold and make money, in Lin Yi's eyes, it was a success.

Ratings were certainly important, but that was a matter for later!

Most importantly, the three short dramas consecutively produced by Heili Film and Television had all been hits.

Su Yang had told Lin Yi back then that his eye was very good!

Of course, she had been a bit skeptical!

But now, if anyone in the company dared to question Su Yang's vision, Lin Yi would definitely give them a slap!

"..."

Could Su Yang say that this was entirely an accident?

If the screenwriter Mo Keyu had come up with a different style of short drama, he would have filmed it as long as it could make money!

However, he didn't explain too much and just told Lin Yi to keep a close eye on the drama's post-production.

After all, this was the first work after Jufan Holdings acquired Linyi Film and Television.

Everyone wanted a successful start, didn't they?

By the end of September, the number of Jiuxiang Hotpot Chain stores opened in Xiang Province reached nine, with two more direct-sale stores still under renovation.

In addition, nine Nine Fragrance Hotpot stores in partnership with business associates were also under renovation.

A small number of these nine stores were located in Changsha, the capital of Xiang Province.

However, most were distributed in other prefecture-level cities in Xiang Province with decent economies.

Although the spending power there wasn't as high as in the provincial capital, rent and labor costs would also be lower accordingly.

The money earned wouldn't be too little either!

As such, there would initially be twenty Nine Fragrance Hotpot branches in Xiang Province.

People in Xiang Province really liked eating hotpot. For example, Guodilao had twenty-six stores in the provincial capital of Changsha alone, and forty-six stores in the entire Xiang Province.

In terms of the number of stores, Nine Fragrance Hotpot was still less than half of Guodilao's!

But there was no helping it. For one, Su Yang had relatively high requirements for store locations, and for another, good storefronts weren't that easy to find; it required luck in addition to skill.

To this end, Nine Fragrance Hotpot had paid high transfer fees for two stores just to get the original owners to hand them over, but it was definitely worth it!