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"...Have you seen my acquisition plan for an internet company? I'm planning to launch a video website when the talent show begins, and partner with the two major telecom operators so that netizens can support their idols by voting through their phones and online. They'll also be able to search for videos of their idols on the site. Later, we can launch an e-commerce site so netizens can buy celebrity merchandise online..."

The moment he started discussing his grand business plans, Wei Linxuan immediately became rather eloquent.

After listening for a while, Lu Heng understood. These plans were merely Wei Linxuan's private proposals for now; he had not yet had the chance to discuss them with Old Master Wei or Father Wei.

Wei Linxuan wanted to make the proposal more formal before revealing it, minimize the flaws, and show that he had grown compared to before.

But this was a major matter. Wei Linxuan wanted someone to discuss it with, yet he did not trust anyone else and feared leaking trade secrets. After thinking it over, he somehow decided that Lu Heng was the most trustworthy partner.

Lu Heng: You really think highly of me.

Complaints aside, Lu Heng still enthusiastically shared his opinions. He might not have had much talent for planning or business, but he had spent his previous life in the industry and had seen the most mature formats of these talent shows. Naturally, his suggestions were fairly pertinent.

Wei Linxuan benefited greatly.

By the time the two of them came back to their senses, night had completely fallen.

Wei Linxuan looked at Lu Heng apologetically. "How about I treat you to dinner?"

Before the words had even settled, the phone in his backpack suddenly rang.

It was Fang Yuqing, asking Wei Linxuan when he would be coming home. It was time for dinner.

Lu Heng waved his hand decisively. "Go home. I'll just order takeout myself."

Wei Linxuan glanced at Lu Heng, then said directly to Fang Yuqing, "I'm at Lu Heng's house. We're discussing something. I'll bring him home for dinner later."

After hanging up, Wei Linxuan said briskly, "It just so happens that my grandfather and dad are both home. The two of us can tell them about the proposal. There may be some details that need you to fill in."

Lu Heng: ...What does this have to do with me?

Author's Note:

Mini Theater—

Wei Linxuan: At first, we were just innocent little partners.

Lu Heng: Oh!

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Fang Yuqing sent a driver to pick them up and timed things perfectly, instructing the kitchen to prepare the dishes.

When Lu Heng and Wei Linxuan returned to the Wei family home, dinner had just been placed on the table.

The goose-yellow light gave off a gentle warmth. Fang Yuqing, elegantly made up, stood at the entrance and smiled warmly. "Welcome, Xiao Heng. Make yourself at home."

She took Wei Linxuan's backpack, carefully looked Lu Heng over, and frowned slightly. "Xiao Heng, you've lost weight. Filming must be exhausting, right?"

Lu Heng shook his head with a smile. "Filming is really fun."

Fang Yuqing smiled as well. "I spoke with Director Fang on the phone. He said you're a very talented child and thinks highly of you, so he's been a little stricter with you."

Thinking of Fang Kaizhi's meticulous sense of responsibility, Lu Heng could not help saying, "Director Fang is a very good person."

"He even got all sentimental and prepared a special poster for Lu Heng. And honestly, Lu Heng looks quite camera-friendly in costume. I almost didn't recognize him."

After changing into slippers, Wei Linxuan tugged Lu Heng toward the bathroom. "Whatever you want to say can wait. Go wash your hands first. I'm starving."

"...You know you're hungry, yet you still came home so late." At the dinner table, Old Master Wei sternly scolded him. "Your uncle, father, and elder brother all work at the company, but none of them are as busy as you."

"Exactly. Coming home this late every day, you're busier than the prime minister!" Following Old Master Wei's words, Wei Hongxuan teased with a smile, "I just wonder whether you passed this exam."

Wei Linxuan glanced at his elder brother, then placed a piece of braised pork into Old Master Wei's bowl and said with a grin, "Grandpa, don't wrong me. I came back late because I was handling something important."

"Oh?" Before Grandma Wei could react, Old Master Wei snatched up the braised pork and put it in his mouth with lightning speed. Savoring the fragrance of the meat spreading through his mouth, he narrowed his eyes in satisfaction and teased, "What important business does my precious grandson have?"

As Old Master Wei spoke, he seemingly casually extended his chopsticks toward the pork knuckle before him. Grandma Wei quietly placed two chopstickfuls of celery into his bowl, then held her own bowl out before him. Looking embarrassed, Old Master Wei reluctantly put the pork knuckle into Grandma Wei's bowl and said with a smile, "This pork knuckle turned out pretty well today."

"Old Zhou's cooking is naturally excellent." Grandma Wei looked at Old Master Wei with a gentle smile. "His celery and lily bulbs are delicious too."

With an expression that said, Baby is unhappy, baby has feelings, Old Master Wei swallowed half a bowl of celery. Wei Linxuan nearly burst out laughing. He gave a light cough and said solemnly, "I wrote a proposal regarding a talent show. I'd like to hear Grandpa's advice."

As he spoke, Wei Linxuan explained his plan from beginning to end, including quite a few suggestions Lu Heng had given him.

"These are only the two of us's preliminary ideas. Whether they can be realized will still depend on the company carrying them out." In front of his family, Wei Linxuan appeared especially humble and dependable. He was nothing like the endlessly talkative, I'm number one in the universe, figure he had been in front of Lu Heng.

Old Master Wei nodded approvingly. "The concept is very novel, the thinking is clear, and the specific competition procedures have been planned in great detail. There are also remedial measures for areas prone to mistakes. Very good."

Given Old Master Wei's experience, after weathering the storms of half a lifetime, what kind of outstanding proposal had he not seen? For him to say the words "very good" meant it truly was very good.

Wei Linxuan smiled and said, "Lu Heng was the one who pointed all those things out to me. I really hadn't thought of them myself."

Wei Linxuan was proud and decisive. Though he had quite a few flaws, he possessed one particularly admirable quality: he never claimed credit for himself.

He would never take credit for his subordinates' work, and he was exceptionally generous with rewards. This was also why, after taking over Huaxia Imperial Entertainment, Wei Linxuan gained a large group of fiercely loyal subordinates.