Chapter 105

  Li Jing stared at them with wide eyes, for a moment unsure of how to react.

  Until they walked into the arena together, the people in the arena quietly surrounded them, blocking Li Yiheng from view, and he didn't come to his senses until later, subconsciously taking a step back.

  "They're a perfect match." Tim said honestly from behind, muttering his comment.

  Li Jin smiled slightly.

  Li's current head of the family is a perfect match for Wei's CEO's daughter.

  He told himself not to think about it anymore, turned around and continued chatting with Tim about his new idea. As they chatted, the sky gradually darkened, Tim looked down at his watch, apologized for having something to attend to, and excused himself for a moment. Li Jin watched him walk into the party, then stayed on the balcony for a while before leaving as well.

  I had intended to take a cup of red wine from the waiter's hand and continue to socialize with everyone, but suddenly I felt dizzy and someone blocked my way.

  A familiar flavor wafted over, and Li Jin smiled as she raised her head and said, "Mr. Li, it's been a long time."

  Li Yiheng's female companion beside him was gone, probably to maintain her own social circle, so she left Mr. Li alone. Since he came with Lí Jǐnyī, he didn't even bring Lin Xin, making him look more solitary and isolated.

  Jian Jin followed him, and Li Yi Heng naturally cooperated, saying "Long time no see." After finishing speaking, the two of them smiled at each other tacitly. Then Li Yi Heng lowered his voice and said, "Come, I'll introduce you to someone."

  Li Jin followed him, not far away there was a small circle, as if someone was being surrounded. Wherever Li Yi Heng went, people made way for him, and they reached the person's side unimpeded.

  "Mr. Li!" The man's expression, which had been one of impatience upon seeing Li Yi-Heng, immediately changed to one of surprise and delight, as he extended his hand in greeting. "What a coincidence, running into you here."

  Li Jin stood one step behind Li Yi Heng, quietly sizing up the man. The man was probably in his forties or fifties, slightly paunchy, but because of his height, he only looked sturdy. His facial features were quite large, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, even his nose was a typical garlic nose, not particularly good-looking, paired with that expression of being too lazy to respond, it was simply intimidating, making people dare not approach him.

  "It's indeed a coincidence." Li Yiheng shook hands with the man and exchanged pleasantries, taking the opportunity to glance behind him, "Mr. Jiang, why didn't Mr. He come together today?"

  "Lao He is not feeling well and is resting at home." Jiang Jin explained, looking back at Li Jin.

  Li Yiheng smiled and said, "This is Li Jin. Isn't Mr. Jiang always saying he wants to meet him?" He turned sideways, letting Li Jin out, and introduced, "This is Mr. Jiang Jing, the president of Zhi'an Group."

  Zhi An Group

  Li Jin was startled.

  Zhian Group has been making waves recently, they came to the city just a few months ago and took control of one of the three major docks in a high-profile move. They also snatched "Golden Street" from the He family. Recently, they have been even more active, buying up several plots of land by the sea, planning to develop real estate and supporting resort facilities. The name of its leader, Jiang Jing, is almost as familiar as thunder to the people of this city.

  It is even more so for Li Jin.

  After he was rescued last time, Li Yiheng had told him that it was thanks to Jiang Jing's help that they were able to rescue him smoothly.

  Li Jincheng sincerely said: "For what happened last time, thank you Mr. Jiang for your righteous assistance, I can keep my life safe."

  Jiang Jin waved his hand and said, "You're being too serious. He Yuetian wasn't even daring to kill you in the first place. I just borrowed a few people to help out, from start to finish, it was all Mr. Li's idea, you should be thanking him instead."

  Li Jin heard this and looked up at Li Yi Heng. Li Yi Heng smiled but didn't speak, shaking his head at him.

  We two, no need to thank each other.

  This brought Li Jin and Jiang Jing closer together. Jiang Jing was a straightforward person, speaking directly without beating around the bush, asking Li Jin how he had time to attend the birthday banquet, wasn't work busy? Li Jin replied that attending Mu's birthday was more important than work, no matter how busy, he would make time for it. Both of them knew that what he said was just a polite phrase, so as soon as Li Jin finished speaking, Jiang Jing laughed.

  "How come you're here yourself?" Jiang Jing asked, "Your artist... Lu Fei, why didn't he come with you?"

  Lí Jǐn's heart skipped a beat, as if something had flashed across her mind, but left no trace.

  He replied: "Luofei is busy preparing for his new album and can't get away, so I'm representing him."

  Jiang Jing said "oh" and implied: "No matter how busy you are, you must pay attention to rest. If you don't rest, you won't be able to work."

  Li Jin slightly furrowed his brow, feeling that this sentence was somewhat subtle, and didn't know how to respond, so he could only laugh it off. Jiang Jing continued to chat with him for a few more sentences, all of which were related to Luo Fei, Li Jin responded with a few words, when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, he looked up at Li Yiheng.

  Li Yiheng smiled at him.

  So that's how it is.

  Li Jin's teeth were almost crushed, and he gave Li Yiheng a fierce glance. Just at this moment, the birthday banquet officially began.

  Mu Lao, being advanced in age, came out with the help of a cane to thank everyone and then got straight to the point, introducing Sunzi. Everyone knew what the real theme of the birthday banquet was, so they applauded enthusiastically. Li Jin also joined in the applause, but stopped halfway through.

  He watched as Tim changed into a navy blue suit that was subdued yet steady, and walked to the microphone with an air of elegance, bowing to everyone.

  "Hello everyone, I am Mutting..."

  Eleven o'clock at midnight, Li's mansion.

  The door to the study was suddenly pushed open, and Li Yiheng walked in with a tray of food in one hand and the other hand holding the door shut. He walked straight to the desk. Li Jin was sitting cross-legged in a comfortable soft chair, staring intently at the computer screen, seemingly oblivious to the fact that someone had entered the room.

  Li Yiheng took down the noodles from the plate and said: "I cooked some noodles, want to eat some?"

  Li Jin murmured, "Hmm", and remained still for a while, still staring intently at the screen, occasionally typing away on the keyboard. Li Yiheng leaned in to take a look, and it was a script.

  "Whose script?" he asked.

  "It's Tim's."

  "Tim?" Li Yiheng naturally knew that Tim was Mutin, what he cared about was something else. "How did you get to know him? Help him with which script?"

  "Before the wine party started, I was smoking with him on the balcony..." Li Jin replied while reading the script, answering intermittently until he finished reading the entire script, then looked up and said, "He asked me to help him review the script from an agent's perspective, and I agreed. Speaking of which, he mentioned that a senior introduced me to him, and I was wondering who it was, but just now I remembered that Director Qin graduated from CalArts, right?"

  Li Yiheng also thought it was a coincidence, nodding in agreement while pushing the bowl towards Li Jin. Li Jin was taken aback, looking over to see a poached egg lying warmly on top of the silver noodle threads, probably freshly cooked and emitting a gentle warmth. Before he even leaned in, the aroma of the noodles had already permeated everywhere, making Li Jin's stomach growl three times.

  "How did you know I was hungry?" This bowl of noodles made him feel warm and fuzzy inside, with a sense of happiness that seemed to lift him up to heaven. Li Jin wanted to thank Li Yi Heng, but felt it was too awkward, couldn't express it, so he just lowered his head and wolfed down the food, expressing gratitude through action.

  Li Yiheng moved a chair to sit beside him, gently watching him eat, and smiled: "Every time there's a wine party, you don't eat much, so it's natural that you'll be hungry when you get home. It's just that in the past I loved but couldn't help, but from now on..."

  "What's next?" Li Jin asked, slurping a mouthful of noodles and looking up.

  "I'll cook for you from now on." Li Yiheng stretched out his hand and wiped the corner of his mouth, "For a lifetime."

  This answer was particularly satisfying, and Li Jinxiu couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, lowering her head to continue eating voraciously.

  Li Yiheng sat beside him and naturally looked at the script on the computer. After reading a few lines, he suddenly said, "What do you think of this script?"

  "Too academic, not very practical. It's okay to deceive American audiences, but domestic audiences may not buy it." Lai Kam said, "When I saw the first sentence, I didn't want to read on, the dialogue is too Europeanized, and there are obstacles for the audience to accept."

  "Don't you want to see him and give him some revision opinions?" Li Yiheng slid the mouse, on the side of the script, every few paragraphs had Lei Jin's annotated revision opinions. Lei Jin was a seasoned agent for two lifetimes, his experience in reading scripts was unmatched by ordinary people, many of his opinions were very pertinent, even detailed.

  "He entrusted me, I did my best." After finishing a bowl of noodles, Li Jin picked up the bowl and drank the soup, "Besides... he has some similarities with Luo Fei, being both stubborn and idealistic, I couldn't help but want to help him."

  "A life of drudgery." Li Yiheng teased him.

  Li Jinyan's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he suddenly swept his gaze over with a cold smile: "You dare to talk about me? I haven't even asked you yet!" He paused for a moment, his voice even colder, "What's the deal with that woman?"