It was noon.

Gu Bai brought Gu Yi to the Changfu Palace Restaurant.

As a dining spot for the second generation in the Capital City, Gu Bai was a regular here. The lobby manager recognized Gu Bai at a glance and instantly sent a server to notify the restaurant's general manager before coming forward to greet him.

"Good afternoon, Chairman Gu."

The lobby manager greeted Gu Bai with a respectful smile.

With Gu Bai's current fame, especially in high-end venues in the Capital City and Shanghai, there was no one who didn't know him. Even if it was Gu Bai's first time there, he would receive such treatment, let alone being a regular.

Gu Bai gave him a slight nod and asked, "Are President Qi and Brother Chen Long here?"

The lobby manager checked the notebook in his hand.

"They are already here, in Hall No. 1."

Without saying more, Gu Bai led Gu Yi towards Hall No. 1.

"Chairman Gu, our general manager will be here shortly. Would you like us to personally escort you there?"

Gu Bai stopped and gave him a faint glance.

"There's no need, I know the way."

Hearing Gu Bai's indifferent tone, the lobby manager's heart fluttered as he quickly put on a smile and remained silent.

Gu Bai personally coming to the restaurant without the manager greeting him in advance was already discourteous. Did they now expect Gu Bai to wait for the manager? This was simply nonsense.

A few minutes later, Gu Bai arrived at Box No. 1.

The two attendants at the door quickly opened the door for Gu Bai.

Gu Bai adjusted his expression, left Gu Yi outside, and walked into the room with a smile.

Inside the room, besides Qi Hongjian and Chen Long, there were two other well-known figures, the Wang Brothers of Huayi: Wang Zhongjun and Wang Zhonglei.

"Chairman Gu, I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. I thought it would take a little longer."

Qi Hongjian and the others stood to welcome Gu Bai.

"With President Qi's invitation, how dare I be late?"

"I didn't expect both President Wang and President Qi to be here; how should I address you?"

The Wang Brothers were not offended by Gu Bai's joke. Wang Zhonglei responded with a smile, "This is the real boss of Huayi. I'm just a small director. Chairman Gu, if you don't mind, you can call me Brother Wang."

"How could I dare? Then I'll address one as Chairman Wang and the other as President Wang."

Chen Long, in the presence of such big shots, just smiled on the side without speaking.

Seeing that the conversation was about enough, Qi Jianhong invited Gu Bai, "Chairman Gu, don't be busy with chatting. Please take a seat first."

Gu Bai also sat down with a cheerful smile at the prepared seat.

Seeing Gu Bai seated, Wang Zhongjun's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled and asked Gu Bai, "Chairman Gu, to be honest, I originally thought your involvement in the entertainment circle was just a hobby. But with a series of events recently, my view of you has completely changed.

As you know, the film market has been booming for years, and yet, we at Huayi had an entire year of losses last year, which made quite a few companies laugh at us. In contrast, Chairman Gu, you only entered the film industry in the second half of last year, and in less than a few months, you started making profits. I reckon that in less than two months, you've made over 2 billion, right?"

A server next to them refilled Gu Bai's cup with tea, and Gu Bai also held the teacup, his gaze following the swirling dark tea.

Wang Zhongjun, who rose in the film industry, could not hide any industry movement from Huayi. Gu Bai had invested tens of billions in the film industry, producing a profit of 2.4 billion at this point, which wasn't far from Wang Zhongjun's guess.

"No wonder Chairman Wang is an industry giant; your information is spot-on. Although I made a bit of money, compared to Huayi, it's just child's play, nothing worth mentioning."

"Chairman Gu, you're too modest. Knowing that President Qi invited you to dine today, I brazenly came over just to learn a bit about film investment from you. I hope Chairman Gu won't mind sharing your insights."

Gu Bai waved his hand.

"It's hardly expertise, just sheer luck. Chairman Wang, being a veteran in the industry, even if there were a hundred of me putting our heads together, I could not compare to your experience."

It's not that Gu Bai was unwilling to share; there was just nothing to say.

His investment strategy was simple—tagging all the quality projects he remembered from his previous life and spending money to secure them. Although this method was profitable, it was almost impossible to replicate.

Wang Zhongjun was just being polite and certainly didn't expect Gu Bai's so-called expertise. He smiled, keeping silent.

The scene fell into silence again.

It was a while before Qi Jianhong broke the silence.

"Chairman Gu, besides inviting you to a meal today, there's actually an inconvenient request I must make."

Gu Bai's eyes narrowed slightly and then quickly returned to a normal expression. He smiled politely, "What's this inconvenient request? Please, President Qi, tell me. As long as I can help, I certainly won't decline."

Qi Jianhong was silent for a few seconds before finally deciding to speak.

"In reality, even if I don't mention it today, in a few days, everyone will know.

Our Yao Lai Group has had most of its shares frozen by the Ludao Fund, and over 30 projects from the beginning of the year have all been suspended. Most of them are likely to be indefinitely halted. If we continue like this, our cinema cooperation plans will probably have to be temporarily suspended as well."

Although Gu Bai was already aware of this, he still feigned an expression of ignorance and asked, "What's going on? Hasn't our cinema project cooperation been going smoothly?"

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