Upon hearing Chen Yan's words, Lu Man was fine, but Mei Li, who was unaware of their bet, was taken aback.

She immediately lost any inclination to be angry and looked at Chen Yan in surprise, asking, "President Chen, did you say...you're going to give this villa to Man Man?"

Over the past few days, she had visited the villa several times and had toured the property with Lu Man, so she had a rough idea of the villa's value.

She said, "This villa must be worth tens of millions. Are you planning to just give it to Man Man?"

Chen Yan corrected her, "It's fifteen million. But yes, I do plan to give it to her."

Mei Li gasped.

Fifteen million was no small sum.

Sometimes, that's about how much a medium-sized company makes in a year's profit.

She looked at Lu Man.

The clueless Lu Man was rubbing her knees, which were covered in red marks from the keyboard.

Mei Li inquired, "Why are you giving this villa to Man Man?"

Chen Yan glanced at Lu Man and spoke slowly, "Well, as you can see, the decor of this villa suits a girl. I chose it with Man Man in mind when I bought it."

"Luckily, she liked it as well."

"That's the premise."

"Then, I made a bet with her about whether the box office for 'Virtual Girlfriend' could hit half a billion."

Upon hearing Chen Yan's words, Mei Li imagined, "Man Man bet it could reach half a billion, and then you lost?"

Chen Yan shook his head with a smile, "No. I bet it could reach half a billion, so I won."

Mei Li: ??

Winning and giving away a gift?

What kind of bizarre bet was this?

Chen Yan then went on to explain the whole story to Mei Li, and eventually managed to clarify everything for her.

Afterwards, Mei Li was totally astonished.

A bet like that actually existed?

The winner had to find ways to win and then gave a gift to the loser after winning?

And the loser didn't have to give up anything?

Mei Li thought: With bets like this, please, let me make a hundred of them.

After zoning out with her thoughts, Mei Li looked at Lu Man and asked, "Man Man, what do you think?"

Lu Man gave a puzzled "Huh?" and lifted her head blankly, "Me?"

"I don't mind."

She replied with indifference, "Anyway, I think I can earn it back for Chen Yan."

After saying that, she went back to massaging her knees.

Mei Li: ...

The naive newcomer, Lu Man, didn't realize the key to the movie's success, but could Mei Li be ignorant?

The movie might have had a good foundation, but without Chen Yan's lavish investment in production, it might not have ever been made.

And even if it was made, without Chen Yan's disregard for cost in terms of promotion and distribution, with the competition from 'Eavesdropping 3', it's really uncertain how much box office it could have earned.

It was like a Walk of Fame paved with Chen Yan's banknotes.

And throughout the entire production and distribution of the film, the one who contributed the least, or even held things back, was... actually Lu Man.

Even while chatting with a few old friends from the set, Mei Li had heard more than once that if another top actress had been cast, not only would the cost have been lowered by tens of millions, but the box office might have increased by one or two hundred million.

Mei Li felt... that wasn't far from the truth.

This film was really a royal flush with a joker added in.

So now, faced with Lu Man's confidence, Mei Li suddenly couldn't think of what to say.

Maybe... overconfidence is also a kind of strength?

Thinking this, she looked back at Chen Yan.

Bathed in the light, Chen Yan stood tall and handsome. His once somewhat youthful aura now became increasingly solid with the growth of his fortune and his number of employees, making his thoughts more and more inscrutable.

Mei Li felt a bit lost.

Did he really like Lu Man?

Or did he have ulterior motives?

But... just for "liking" her, could one really be so extravagant in supporting someone?

And to give gifts? To give a villa?

Then what would happen to Lu Man if his feelings changed in the future?

Hesitating for a long while, Mei Li sighed silently in her heart: Never mind, I am not Lu Man's parent, worrying so much is too far-fetched. Better to follow Lu Man's wishes.

So she said to Chen Yan, "Okay, President Chen. I'll help Man Man with the property transfer in the next few days."

Hearing Mei Li's response, the corners of Chen Yan's mouth curved into a smile.

Done!

Clearly, it was much easier to spend money on Lu Man than on Boss Qiao Qiao!

But seeing Lu Man, who was absent-minded, and Mei Li with a troubled face, Chen Yan felt he shouldn't get carried away with this "victory" and needed to lay the groundwork for the next "big cashback."

With that in mind, Chen Yan pondered for a moment before speaking to the two of them, "Mm. Let me explain my intentions behind giving the villa to Man Man."

"I'm not giving her the villa because I like Man Man."

"I'm not that kind of wastrel, and Man Man isn't that kind of superficial woman."

"I am giving Man Man the villa because I believe it's the reward she deserves."

"After all, without her excellent performance, the movie wouldn't have been a success."

"This movie earned the company a billion! Giving her a reward of over ten million, I still feel it's a bit less."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Lu Man showed an proud smile, "Don't worry! I'll double my earnings for you in the future!"

Mei Li...

After a moment, she spoke, "The movie's success also depends on you."

Chen Yan smiled, feeling everything was as anticipated.

He continued, "Right. I think I deserve a lot of credit too. So, aside from Man Man's reward, I've also prepared a reward for myself."

Hearing Chen Yan mention preparing a reward for himself, both Lu Man and Mei Li curiously looked his way.

Chen Yan said with a smile, "I plan to take a vacation, then go on a shopping spree. Buy whatever I want. How about that?"

Lu Man paused, then couldn't help but smile, "Well, that can't compare to my reward. How much can you really spend by casually buying things?"

Chen Yan looked at her and suggested, "Then, how about you join me that day? See how much I can buy?"

Lu Man loved excitement and responded, "Sure. I'm free lately, so I'll accompany you to have a look."

Chen Yan: Done!

Chen Yan's idea was simple.

It was to ensure that giving away a villa and money wasn't seen as an expenditure of love, because how many times can you do that? With the nature of the little fairy Lu Man and Boss Qiao Qiao, at most, they'd be coaxed into accepting a house, a car, a few million, and then it would stop there.

But if the rewards he gave them were said to be for the success of a project,

Then... as long as a project succeeds, he would always have an excuse to reward them.

In this way, the more projects he had, the more cars, houses, and money he could give them.

And as for why he wanted them to watch him spend money, Chen Yan had his reasoning.

If the two girlfriends received too much money, even with the "project reward" rationale, they would probably feel uneasy.

However, if they saw that the rewards Chen Yan gave himself were just as substantial, or even more so, they would eventually come to accept it.

This was similar to the approach Chen Yan used when giving Boss Qiao Qiao her rewards, offering the same treatment to the entire company.

It was all about making them feel that this wasn't something extra that Chen Yan gave them so they could accept it more easily.

Chen Yan felt... he should really consider becoming a psychologist, as dealing with the way to give money to two girlfriends constantly required various applications of psychology...

...

After reaching an agreement with Lu Man and Mei Li, Chen Yan didn't stay any longer.

The evening's drama with his sister, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law was too awkward, and everyone needed some time and space to decompress.

So, after discussing the important matters, Chen Yan left the villa early...

.......

[Lu Man Favorability: 173](A small pleasure just for fun +5)

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The following days passed without incident. Mei Li was very efficient in her work and quickly completed the property transfer for Lu Man.

However, since the villa had been in Chen Yan's hands for less than five years, they had to pay a few more points in taxes.

Chen Yan didn't mind; after all, he had plenty of money, and it was his contribution to the country.

When the transfer was finalized, even though Chen Yan wasn't on the scene, his phone still popped up with a game notification.

[Congratulations Player for successfully gifting a fixed asset to Virtual Girlfriend: a villa valued at 14.925 million. Please draw the fixed asset return multiplier.]

With experience from the previous occasion, Chen Yan set down his pen with practiced ease and picked up his phone.

He tapped the notification and a lottery interface appeared on Chen Yan's phone screen.

Like the previous fixed asset cashback, there was a round spinner in front of Chen Yan.

On the spinner were numbers from 8 to 15.

Chen Yan pressed for the lottery, and the spinner started spinning rapidly in front of him.

With a significantly increased net worth, Chen Yan was much more relaxed. He even had the leisure to glance down and review a report.

After a while, when he looked up, the spinner had stopped, and the pointer was on number 13.

Chen Yan nodded slightly, "Not bad. Although it's not the highest multiplier, it's still more enticing than the usual tenfold."

Following Chen Yan's assessment, a confirmation page also appeared on the phone screen.

[Congratulations Player for receiving a 13-fold return on fixed assets, totaling a return value of 194.025 million!]

From a simple cashback, Chen Yan directly received nearly 200 million in fixed assets!

However, seeing the sizeable return value, Chen Yan hesitated.

What should he choose?

There were many types of fixed assets to choose from, and he could select for himself, but... it seemed he could only pick one type?

So, should he continue to choose houses?

But... what was he going to do with a two hundred million-dollar house?

While Chen Yan was pondering this, his phone also had a project confirmation prompt,

[Please select the type of fixed asset return.]

Chen Yan stared at the prompt, thinking hard....

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