10 – Acquisition
After a while, Chi Wanwan finished cooking and didn’t see Shen Yu in the living room. She walked to his bedroom door and knocked.
The door wasn’t closed. Chi Wanwan saw Shen Yu sitting at his computer desk, brows furrowed in thought.
“Shen Yu, come out and eat first. You can get back to work in a bit.”
“Alright, coming now.”
Hearing Shen Yu’s response, Chi Wanwan turned and walked to the dining table, ladling out two bowls of chicken soup.
Tonight she had made three dishes and a soup. Considering Shen Yu’s injury, she had kept things fairly light.
Everything was mostly steamed or boiled, preserving the natural flavors of the ingredients.
Only after Shen Yu came out of his room did Chi Wanwan pick up her chopsticks and begin eating.
Shen Yu took small sips of the ginseng-slice chicken soup. Suddenly, he pulled out a bank card and placed it on the dining table, sliding it toward Chi Wanwan.
“There’s twenty thousand yuan on this card, for grocery expenses. Use it for now. I’ll transfer twenty thousand into it every month from now on.”
“Shen Yu, what do you mean by this? I wasn’t keeping score with you…”
Chi Wanwan didn’t understand. She had never complained about money, so why was he giving her money?
“Since we’re married now, household expenses should be my responsibility. It’s just that my income isn’t very high at the moment, so you’ll need to be a bit frugal.”
Shen Yu’s last remark was only to maintain his persona in front of Chi Wanwan.
Twenty thousand was no small amount—an ordinary family could probably stretch it over a month or two.
He certainly didn’t want Chi Wanwan to blow through it in two days.
Hearing Shen Yu say this, Chi Wanwan didn’t argue further. She quietly took the bank card and the note with the PIN written on it.
Indeed, there was no need to quibble over a few days’ expenses—it didn’t matter who paid.
But since they were married now, this wasn’t a short-term arrangement. She couldn’t keep spending her own money forever.
“Then should I keep track of the expenses and show you?”
Chi Wanwan suddenly thought of this question.
“No need.”
Even if she kept records, he couldn’t be bothered to look.
The company had a mountain of matters waiting for him. He didn’t have that kind of leisure time.
After dinner, Shen Yu returned to his room and called Fang Ziheng, asking him to work overtime together to handle the acquisition of Xingyao Entertainment.
Chen Jie was the sister-in-law of Xingyao Entertainment’s boss and had always thrown her weight around the company. Many people had filed complaints about her, but she had the boss’s protection.
Unless they replaced the boss of Xingyao, there was no way to fire Chen Jie.
So Shen Yu simply decided to acquire Xingyao Entertainment outright—that way, his own wife would also be under his control.
…
Ever since turning down that last drama role, Chi Wanwan had been living a quiet, carefree life at home.
While cooking for Shen Yu, she still recorded short videos or took photos.
She turned them into a special series on meals for someone recovering from injury.
As always, she received plenty of support from her followers. Some even commented: “Thank you for sharing, blogger. My family member was injured recently too, and these recipes come in handy!”
While Chi Wanwan was quietly enjoying her days at home, Xingyao Entertainment was undergoing earth-shaking changes.
From the top down, everyone was utterly stunned—the company had suddenly changed hands!
General Yang of Xingyao Entertainment had sold the company, which was acquired by Fuhai Group.
It wasn’t until the entire handover was complete that Chi Wanwan received a notice from the company saying she had been assigned a new agent and was asked to come into the office.
Chi Wanwan went to the company that very day, hoping to meet the new agent the company had arranged for her.
As soon as she walked through the company’s main entrance, she saw Chen Jie holding a cardboard box with the lid tightly sealed, so Chi Wanwan couldn’t see what was inside.
It looked quite heavy.
“Sister Chen, need any help carrying that?”
Chi Wanwan had only meant to lend a hand, but to Chen Jie’s ears, it sounded like something else entirely.
It was practically a blatant mockery—after the company was acquired, the first thing they did was fire her.
And while packing up her things, she’d also heard that the company had assigned Chi Wanwan a top-tier agent!
Connecting the dots, Chen Jie understood everything clearly.
“Chi Wanwan, don’t you dare mock me here.” Chen Jie shot her a contemptuous look. “I actually used to think you were so pure and untainted. Turns out, you were just waiting for the right price…”
Getting fired was definitely tied to Chi Wanwan, so Chen Jie was certain that Chi Wanwan had latched onto some big shot.
The big shot behind her was backing Chi Wanwan up.
“Sister Chen, I don’t understand what you’re talking about. Well, you go ahead and get on with your business.”
Chi Wanwan suddenly remembered that she’d already switched agents and no longer had to put up with Chen Jie’s attitude.
She didn’t want to argue with Chen Jie, so she strode away on her high heels, head held high.
Watching Chi Wanwan’s retreating figure, Chen Jie was furious, stomping her feet on the spot and shouting loudly, “Chi Wanwan, just you wait! I’m going to expose your dirty secrets!”
“Be my guest…” Chi Wanwan replied lightly without even turning her head.
Other celebrities might fear Chen Jie’s threat, but Chi Wanwan didn’t, because she had no so-called dirty secrets to expose.
Arriving at Conference Room No. 1, Chi Wanwan raised her hand and knocked on the door.
A clear, pleasant female voice came from inside. “Come in.”
Chi Wanwan pushed the door open and walked in. Two women were already seated at the conference table.
One of them, a woman with a crisp, short haircut, Chi Wanwan recognized—she was Tu Ya, the only top-tier agent at Xingyao Entertainment.
The other one she had no impression of; she might be a newly hired agent.
Chi Wanwan walked over and greeted Tu Ya with a smile. “Fiona, hello.”
Tu Ya didn’t like being called ‘Sister Tu’ or ‘Sister Ya.’
Chi Wanwan had heard about this, so she directly used Tu Ya’s English name.
“Wanwan, have a seat and let’s talk.” After Chi Wanwan sat down, Tu Ya gestured to the young woman beside her and introduced her. “This is Liu Yunshu, the assistant the company has arranged for you. From now on, she’ll be by your side during your work.”
“Sister Wanwan, hello.”
“Yunshu, hello.”
Chi Wanwan stood up and shook hands with Liu Yunshu.
When she’d first walked in, she’d thought Liu Yunshu was the new agent the company had arranged for her. She hadn’t expected her to be an assistant.
So then, who would the company assign as her agent?
It couldn’t be Tu Ya, could it?!
Chi Wanwan felt a faint flicker of anticipation in her heart, but she was also clear-headed enough to know it was unlikely—she was just a nobody in the eighteenth tier…