EFB Chapter 69 Brother Feng, let's have some duck.
Chapter 69 Brother Feng, let's have some duck.
Li Yitong and Liu Haochun both laughed as they looked at the group messages. "Xiaotian didn't even argue today," Liu Haochun whispered.
"I guess they were won over by the food." Li Yitong packed up her training materials. "Let's go, or the food will get cold."
In the taxi, Tian Xiwei stared at the konjac duck in the photo, then her eyes darted around before she leaned close to Liu Haochun's ear: "Haochun, do you think it's hard for Brother Feng to cook for us?"
"It must have been tough," Liu Haochun nodded.
"Then we'd better behave ourselves and put more food on his plate," Tian Xi said mysteriously. "But we mountain people have a special way of saying 'duck'..."
"What do you mean?" Liu Haochun asked curiously.
"When you put a duck leg on Feng's plate later, just say, 'Feng, have a duck.' I guarantee he'll be very happy." Tian Xi covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Isn't this... not a good idea?" Liu Haochun only had a vague understanding.
"It's okay, it's just a dialect expression, he'll understand," Tian Xiwei encouraged.
Liu Haochun nodded hesitantly, but her heart was pounding. She felt that there was something strange about what he had said.
Lin Feng had just placed the cucumber salad on the table when the doorbell rang. Opening the door, he saw Tian Xiwei rushing in carrying a bag of fruit: "Brother Feng! I smell something delicious!"
"Go wash your hands." Lin Feng patted her back with a smile, his gaze falling on Liu Haochun. Seeing her flushed face, he asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, no." Liu Haochun quickly shook his head and followed Li Yitong to wash his hands.
The table was quickly filled with dishes, and Tian Xiwei picked up her chopsticks and took a piece of duck meat: "Wow! It's so delicious!"
"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you." Lin Feng ladled out a bowl of soup for her.
Li Yitong picked up a piece of beef brisket for Liu Haochun: "Try this, it's stewed until very tender."
Liu Haochun ate in small bites, but her eyes kept glancing at the duck leg on her plate. Tian Xiwei kicked her under the table and gave her a wink.
She took a deep breath, picked up the largest duck leg, placed it in Lin Feng's bowl, and whispered, "Brother Feng, have some duck."
The moment the words were spoken, the dining table fell silent.
Lin Feng almost spat out his soup.
Tian Xiwei lay sprawled on the table, laughing so hard she couldn't straighten up: "Hahaha! Haochun, you're so cute! Feng-ge, look at his expression!"
Liu Haochun then realized he had been tricked, his cheeks turning as red as ripe apples, wishing he could disappear into the ground: "Brother Feng, I didn't mean to... Xiao Tian taught me to say that..."
"Tian Xiwei!" Lin Feng finally snapped out of his daze, picked up his chopsticks and tapped her head. "You always have so many ideas!"
"Who told you to always call me 'Little Monster Corporal'!" Tian Xi retorted, rubbing her head. "It's called reciprocity!"
"Tit for tat?" Lin Feng picked up the duck leg and stuffed it into her bowl. "You called it 'duck,' so you eat it yourself!"
"No!" Tian Xi pushed it back, "Hao Chun gave it to you!"
"I don't want to!" Liu Haochun shook his head like a rattle drum.
Li Yitong smiled and smoothed things over, "Alright, alright, let's eat quickly, the food's getting cold. Brother Feng, Xiao Tian was just joking with you, don't be angry."
"How could I dare to get angry?" Lin Feng shook his head helplessly.
Dinner continued amidst laughter and conversation. Tian Xiwei recounted a funny incident that happened during the training, while Li Yitong mentioned that Li Yi had told her that afternoon that after the news of Tencent's investment was released, several investors had come to inquire about it.
"It seems your 'playing hard to get' tactic worked quite well," Li Yitong said with a smile.
"All's fair in war," Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. "To deal with capital, you have to make them think you're in high demand."
"So, are you really going to accept Tencent's investment?" Liu Haochun asked in a low voice.
"I'm still considering it," Lin Feng said. "15% of the shares in exchange for 100 million yuan and resource support sounds like a good deal, but I have to make sure that I still have the decision-making power in the company."
"Brother Feng can definitely handle it!" Tian Xi mumbled, chewing on some duck meat. "You're a handsome superhero!"
"That's more like it." Lin Feng smiled and ruffled her hair.
After the meal, Tian Xiwei and Liu Haochun took the initiative to clean up the dishes. The two whispered to each other in the kitchen, and laughter could be heard from time to time.
Li Yitong leaned back on the sofa and looked at Lin Feng: "Actually, Tencent's resources can really help a lot, especially for youth dramas like 'With You,' their platform audience is a good match."
"I know," Lin Feng said, sitting down next to her, "but I'm afraid of being held hostage by capital. Creativity can easily become distorted once too much profit is involved."
The morning sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Fengrui Films. Lin Feng sat behind his desk, reviewing the proposal sent by the investment department of iQiyi, his fingertips lightly tapping on the clause "invest 50 million, take 18% of the shares".
"Mr. Lin, we are very sincere." Manager Zhang from Kiwifruit leaned forward, his tone urgent.
Lin Feng put down the proposal, picked up his teacup and smiled: "Manager Zhang, to be honest, Tencent's offer is 100 million yuan, a 15% stake, and a promise not to interfere with the creative process."
Manager Zhang's smile froze on his face, and his hand holding the coffee tightened slightly: "They...they're engaging in malicious competition!"
"In the business world, everyone relies on their own abilities," Lin Feng said calmly. "I will consider your proposal, but it seems that we might be better suited to cooperate with Tencent."
As the Kiwi Fruit representatives were leaving, Old Yang leaned over and said, "Boss, I told you they weren't sincere enough. Fifty million for an 18% stake? Do they think we're newcomers?"
"As expected." Lin Feng sorted through the documents. "They were just here to test the waters; their real goal is the project collaboration later. Get ready, you're coming with me to Qingying Studio this afternoon."
Lin Feng stood downstairs, looking at the sign for "Youth Film Studio".
"Kobayashi?" A loud voice came from behind.
Lin Feng turned around and saw Yu Jianhong wearing a gray Zhongshan suit, carrying a canvas bag, walking towards him with a smile. The vice principal's hair was a little gray.
"Principal." Lin Feng hurriedly went to greet him.
"I told you not to call me Principal," Yu Jianhong patted his shoulder, the pressure neither too light nor too heavy. "Just call me Teacher Yu. Come on, let's talk upstairs."
The office wasn't big, and the bookshelves against the wall were filled with scripts and film theory books. Yu Jianhong made a cup of tea and pushed it towards him, the tea leaves unfurling in the hot water: "You lad, you've become the pride of our Beijing Film Academy's directing department lately. I went to a directing department symposium, and the old professors were all saying, 'Finally, we've produced someone capable.'"
"It's all thanks to the good education I received at school." Raymond Lam held his teacup, the steam blurring his glasses. "Back when I was making the movie, you gave me special permission to use the equipment from the Qingying Film Studio and even helped me find the location. Otherwise, I wouldn't be where I am today."
"That's because you did well." Yu Jianhong opened the notebook on the table, which was filled with his notes after watching "The Beginning". The notes were densely filled with words. "The narrative rhythm of the cyclical structure is well grasped, especially the psychological changes of Li Shiqing and Xiao Heyun, which are more delicate than the original novel."
"By the way, you said on the phone yesterday that you had something important to discuss with me?" Yu Jianhong put down his notebook and leaned forward slightly.