Chapter 181: The Coveted Prize Slip
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Su Yan blocked Tang Yitong verbal assault and replied teasingly, "Please, what love me to death? It's more like you love money to death. I can finally see that you are all about the money."
Tang Yitong's replied sweetly, "I love money, but I love you more."
Looking at the large briefcase full of cash, Su Yan smiled and asked, "How is it? Is two million in cash heavy?"
Tang Yitong nodded. "Don't worry. As long as it's money, I can lug it even if it's 200 million."
Su Yan rolled her eyes. "Look at your useless face!"
According to the financial statements, Dragon Emperor Entertainment had achieved an impressive result of doubling its earnings for the fourth consecutive year this year. A big movie based on a variety show that Dragon Emperor Entertainment invested in was a hit last year and topped several movie industry records. The box office earnings had reached 5.6 billion.
Therefore, Su Yan had also made a lot of money. It was not a big deal to take out 10 million as bonus to the employees. Tang Yitong was also considered a veteran artiste of Dragon Emperor Entertainment, and she was now one of the top female celebrities in the industry, it was not unreasonable to give her the top award. Even the most average staff, as long as they were official employees, they would receive a bonus of 100,000 yuan each.
It was also Su Yan's idea to give out these year-end bonuses in cash at the annual party. Based on the reactions today, when the 10 million yuan was placed in front of everyone, it was absolutely shocking and visually impressive. When the employees went up on stage to receive their awards, they were so excited they were bouncing off the walls. The feeling was just "f*cking awesome"!
After the award ceremony, the master of ceremony brought everyone to the interactive lucky draw. Unlike the award ceremony, the lucky draw was open to everyone present. It was not limited to the employees of Dragon Emperor Entertainment. From this, one could see that Su Yan, the big boss, was magnanimous and bold. Based on decisions made at a meeting, the last prize of the lucky draw was still a big cash red packet worth five thousand yuan.
Hearing that there were prizes to be won by everyone at the annual party, all the guests were excited. They were eager to go up on stage one by one to spin the big wheel. However, the order of the lottery spin was not decided by the master of ceremony. It was based on the serial numbers on the guests' invitations. After seeing that many people in front had won big prizes, the guests at the back were extremely anxious.
As soon as he got off the stage, Lan Jian couldn't wait to find Wei Zhou. He was so excited that he said like a child, "Little Zhouzhou, did you see that? My luck is really good. I got third prize in one spin; with just one arm movement, I got 20,000 yuan, hahaha..."
n the booth, Wei Zhou said coldly, "Could you keep your voice down? 20,000 yuan has already got you so excited. Haven't you seen 20,000 yuan from Blue-Ray Media before?"
Lan Jian retorted, "That's not right. This is a prize that one wins for doing nothing in a lottery. It has something to do with one's luck. But it's quite normal for an emotionless person like you to not understand this."
Wei Zhou snatched the prize slip from his hands before Lan Jian could finish speaking. He lowered his head and looked. It was a piece of white paper. On it was written 20,000 yuan for the third prize.
Lan Jian said with a dumbfounded look, "Ah Zhou, what are you doing? That's the prize I won. I'm looking forward to receiving the prize from Su Yan later."
Wei Zhou said coldly, "This belongs to me. I'll transfer the 20,000 yuan to you later."
Lan Jian muttered, "Hey, what do you mean? Do I look like someone who is short of 20,000 yuan? Hurry up and return it to me!"
He stood up and snatched the prize slip from Wei Zhou's hands. But Wei Zhou hid prize slip in one hand while pushing Lan Jian with the other hand. The two of them started to fight over a piece of paper.
Seeing that Lan Jian won't give up, Wei Zhou said, "Little Slut, if you let me have it, I will give you two percent for that big project in Penang."
As soon as those words came out, Lan Jian froze, and his brain spun rapidly. He immediately calculated the numbers. He knew which project Wei Zhou was referring to and how profitable it was. A project worth over ten billion, getting two percent of the profits was practically making money while lying down.
"Hehe, you should have said so earlier, my dear childhood buddy. It looks like I didn't care about you for nothing. I was just joking with you. It's just a piece of paper, you are welcome to take it." Lan Jian altered his stance, his expression changing faster than a wink of an eye.
Wei Zhou pushed him away with force and said disdainfully, "Who's your buddy? Stay away from me, please."
"Alright, don't worry. I'll do anything as long as you give me two percent." Lan Jian said with a smile.
Chapter 182: Would Like to Talk to You Again
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On stage, the lucky draw was over and there was a prize redemption ceremony. Many people went up to the stage to receive their prizes. The master of ceremony quickly shouted a string of numbers, that matched the number on the prize slip in Wei Zhou's hands.
Seeing that Wei Zhou did not react for some time, Lan Jian nudged him with his leg. "Hey, are you deaf? Didn't you hear your number?"
Wei Zhou glared at him. After getting up and straightening his clothes, he walked towards the stage. Facing the crowd, Wei Zhou's face was expressionless. But seeing that it was him, many guests were very surprised.
Seeing the man walking towards the stage, Su Yan was also stunned for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure. She reached out to shake Wei Zhou's hand as she said, "President Wei, congratulations on winning the third prize. The prize is 20,000 yuan."
Wei Zhou lowered his head and looked at her. "Thank you."
Wei Zhou took the two stacks of cash that Su Yan handed to him and nodded at her. He then turned around and walked down the stage. On his way back, he kept looking at the hand that just shook Su Yan's. He felt the residual heat on his palm, and kept reminiscing about Su Tan's tender and soft palm.
If he remembered correctly, the handshake just now was the first time since their divorce that they had been able to get along harmoniously in public. It was also the first time that Su Yan showed him a gentle smile.
Fifteen minutes later after Su Yan had handed out the last stack of cash, she gracefully walked down the stage amidst warm applause. She picked up a fresh glass of fruit juice from a waiter and planned to leave after finishing the juice.
At this moment, Feng Hao, who was chatting with Chai Xingyu, came to her. Feng Hao's said in his unbearably pleasant voice, "Su Yan, thank you for your hard work."
Su Yan clinked her glass with his and asked, "How was it? It's your first time attending the Dragon Emperor Entertainment's annual party. How do you feel?"
Feng Hao took a sip of his grape juice and gave Su Yan a thumbs up. "An annual party where the prize money alone was a crazy ten million yuan. It was also held on a yacht. I can only say that the lady boss of Dragon Emperor Entertainment is really generous!"
Everyone was very busy towards the end of the year and Feng Hao was no exception. Although the two of them had an agreement to be a "pretend couple", they were usually so busy with work that they hardly met. In addition, the incident that happened at the Zhao residence on New Year's Day made Feng Hao feel a little awkward and guilty.
But in Su Yan's opinion, after the incident at the Zhao residence, it was very likely that Feng Hao would have a headache over his fake girlfriend. It was even expected that he would not want to continue the agreement with her. After all, she had offended Feng Hao's godmother's family.
Su Yan said humbly, "You flatter me. We're just a small and ordinary company. We can't be compared to those big companies."
Feng Hao was just about to say something when the phone in his pocket rang. "Sorry, it looks like I have to take a call first."
Su Yan did not comment. She did not care if Feng Hao had to take a call. What gave her a shock was the cold gaze she felt sweeping over her as she turned around to take a piece of cake. She unwittingly looked up and saw Wei Zhou looking at her coldly.
Su Yan raised her eyebrows. She did not know what was going on with Wei Zhou. Did she guess right? Did this horrible man take the wrong medicine when he left the house today?
Ignoring the man, Su Yan looked away and took a bite of the cake. She ate elegantly. Her pink lips moved slowly, and a few pieces of cake stuck to her lips. It made people want to lick them clean.
Feng Hao ended his call before she could finish her cake. He turned to Su Yan with an unhappy expression. "Zhao Lili, my godsister, has asked me to tell you that she would like to talk to you again. She's on the deck."
Su Yan frowned when she heard that Zhao Lili would like to talk to her again. "It seems like we've talked about everything that needs to be talked about. There's nothing more to discuss."
Feng Hao said awkwardly, "She told me that it would only take five minutes of your time."
Su Yan thought for a moment and ate the last bite of her cake. "Then I'll excuse myself. | wish you a good time."
Seeing that she was going to leave, Feng Hao added quickly, "Su Yan, I'm sorry. On New Year's Eve..."
Su Yan interrupted him before he could finish. "When you sent me home that night, didn't you make it very clear that this matter had nothing to do with you?"
Feng Hao took a deep breath. "I already knew that the revolving vase was a fake. To be honest, it was beyond my expectations that my godfather was tricked..."
"So, you want me to back down?" Su Yan sneered.
"No, I didn't mean that. I just feel even more sorry. I didn't expect you to suffer so much," Feng Hao explained.
Chapter 183: So Aggressive?
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Su Yan raised her eyebrows. "Suffered? You misunderstand. No one can make me feel wronged unless I allow it. Anyway, I still have to meet your godsister. Goodbye."
After she finished, she ignored Feng Hao, put down her juice and walked out. Feng Hao looked at her back and took a deep breath, his face bitter.
"Hey, Yan Yan, where are you going?" Tang Yitong appeared out of nowhere and grabbed Su Yan's arm just as she was walking out of the restaurant.
Su Yan said helplessly, "What else can I do? The young miss of the Zhao family wants to talk to me."
Tang Yitong's face turned cold. "Why is it her again? What does she want?"
Su Yan guessed, "I think it's about the bet with me..."
Tang Yitong said in disgust, "This person is shameless. If she dared to make a bet with someone, then she must be able to accept her loss. Why don't I go with you? If she says anything unpleasant, I'll slap her to death."
Hearing that she wanted to go with her to see Zhao Lili, Su Yan thought for a moment and did not refuse. She was not afraid that Zhao Lili would do anything, but she was bored. It would be nice to have someone to accompany her. However, when the two of them were at the deck, Su Yan asked Tang Yitong to wait by the side and walked towards Zhao Lili alone.
Zhao Lili was standing alone on the deck. She was at the edge of the yacht and was looking at the sea in the distance. She was also wearing Lan Jian's coat.
Seeing that Su Yan had come, Zhao Lili said directly, "Su Yan, why do you have to be so aggressive?"
Su Yan frowned. "I'm aggressive?"
Barring accidents, this should be the first joke she heard in the new year, and the funniest joke. What did she mean by her being so aggressive?
Zhao Lili turned around, tugged the coat around her shoulders and said coldly, "I'll ask you one last time, are you willing to cancel our bet?"
Su Yan curled her lips and said playfully, "Miss Zhao, you're an adult after all. You know very well what you've done. Everyone must take responsibility for their actions, and you're no exception."
Zhao Lili's eyes turned red after hearing this. She looked at Su Yan with a sinister and vicious gaze, and her chest rose and fell violently.
Seeing her like this, Su Yan stood motionless but she was secretly on guard. If Zhao Lili dared to take out any lethal weapon or charge at her, she would be knocked down.
Her ongoing training at the boxing gym would not be in vain.
However, what surprised her was that Zhao Lili did not charge at her but played with her own life. Zhao Lili grabbed the railing of the yacht with both hands and raised her
heels from the ground. She stood at the edge of the yacht. If she lets go, she'd fall into the sea.
Zhao Lili threatened, "Su Yan, if you don't cancel our bet, I will jump down from here. Do you see over there? There are already many media people looking over here. You don't have to worry. I won't drown because I can swim. When I swim to shore, I will tell the media that you tricked me into climbing up the railing and pushed me into the sea. When the time comes, this matter will be exposed. Just wait for the police to arrest you."
After listening to her, Su Yan finally understood that Zhao Lili had asked her out to play this game with her. Looking at Zhao Lili, she felt like she was watching a cartoon character, because adults would never do such a thing.
Su Yan's pink lips curved slightly, she looked at Zhao Lili with great interest and said, "You don't say. I would really like to see you dive into the sea. I think it will be a spectacular scene. It's just that it's cold this season. If your legs were frozen to the point of cramping and you drowned... Tsk tsk tsk, it would be such a pity for you die so young..."
Zhao Lili felt that she was about to go crazy from anger. She growled, "Su Yan, I'm warning you. I'm not trying to scare you. If you force me, I'll jump immediately."
Su Yan looked at her and the smile on her face gradually disappeared. "Miss Zhao, I'm also warning you. I was serious about what I said just now. You and Wei Shani have forgotten about what happened at Master Zhao's birthday banquet, but I remember it well."
Seeing that Su Yan was both ruthless and vengeful, Zhao Lili gritted her teeth. She made a resolve, let go of the guardrail and jumped. The sound of a body falling into water followed.
Tang Yitong, who had been hiding in the dark and secretly taking photos, ran over in shock. "No way, she really jumped? Has this person lost her mind?"
Su Yan shrugged. "I don't know if she's crazy, but we should go and get some help now."
Chapter 184 Backfire
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Su Yan wasn't in a hurry to leave. Zhao Lili knew how to swim anyway. It was freezing in this cold weather. Since she liked to jump into the sea, she might as well swim in the sea for some more time. It wasn't like she would be the one getting a cold anyway.
Five minutes later, a group of people was called over by Su Yan. Zhao Lili, who was soaking in the sea, felt cold and tired. Her body was shivering in the water, but she kept cursing Su Yan.
Su Yan smiled and turned to look at Lan Jian. "Young Master Lan, if you don't jump now, when will you?"
Lan Jian gritted his teeth and leaned forward slightly. Looking at Zhao Lili's pale face, he held back from jumping. It wasn't that he wasn't brave, but that it was unnecessary.
As the daughter of the Zhao family, she had lived a pampered life since she was young. If he remembered correctly, his cousin had been learning to swim since primary school. In high school, she had even won second place in the city swimming competition. If it weren't for the fact that she thought it was too cumbersome, she would have already become a professional athlete, so no one present was better at swimming than Zhao Lili. If he jumped into such cold water, not only would he not be able to save Zhao Lili, but Zhao Lili would probably have to save him instead.
At that moment, two lifeguards from the dock ran over. One of them was holding a life buoy, while the other was holding a life jacket and a life rope. With professionals present, Zhao Lili was successfully brought ashore in less than two minutes.
Seeing Lan Jian standing beside her, Zhao Lili had just come ashore when she threw herself into Lan Jian's arms. She cried and said, "You have to stand up for me. It's all Su Yan's fault. She was the one who pushed me off."
Su Yan stood not far away and looked at Lan Jian's speechless expression as well as Zhao Lili's clumsy performance. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle.
Tang Yitong held her phone in one hand and pointed the microphone at the phone receiver in the other. Immediately, the sound of the video that she had just recorded rang out on the loudspeaker attached to the yacht.
"Su Yan, why are you so aggressive?"
"I'm aggressive?"
"Are you willing to cancel our bet or not?"
"Miss Zhao, you're an adult after all. You know very well what you've done. Everyone has to take responsibility for their own actions, and you're no exception."
"Su Yan, if you don't agree to cancel our bet, I will jump down from here. Just wait for the police to catch you."
The phone screen was small, so there was no guarantee that those who were far away would be able to see clearly. However, when the sound was released through the loudspeaker, everyone could hear it clearly. In an instant, everyone understood.
Zhao Lili, who was crying while hugging Lan Jian, was completely dumbfounded. Her tears were still on her face, and her expression was livid. She had never expected that what had just happened would actually be recorded by someone.
Everyone looked at her with mockery. Zhao Lili couldn't face this reality. She could only bury her head in Lan Jian's arms and continue to pretend that she was the victim.
"They're all bullying me. I don't want to be here anymore. I want to go home." Zhao Lili was crying and trembling, as if she had suffered a great injustice.
Seeing how poor her acting was, many people couldn't help but laugh. Their gazes kept shifting between Zhao Lili and Lan Jian. Lan Jian's face was burning. Even if he was thick-skinned enough, he couldn't stay any longer. He picked up Zhao Lili and left.
When she passed by Su Yan, Zhao Lili even turned her head from Lan Jian's arms to look at her. She saw Su Yan also looking at her with a smile, but her beautiful eyes were flashing with coldness.
Zhao Lili felt even sadder. Although Su Yan didn't say anything or even do anything, she felt humiliated. It was extreme humiliation. She had originally planned to make Su Yan suffer humiliation, she didn't expect it to backfire and for herself to be humiliated instead!
However, not only did Zhao Lili not give up, but she felt even more vengeful. As soon as she went ashore, she burst into tears. Before the media came to interview her, she took the initiative to run to the media to cry and complain. Because they were quite far away, the media didn't see what happened on the yacht just now clearly.
After Lan Jian and Zhao Lili had just left, the media rushed to the exit of the yacht for Su Yan to come out and give an explanation. In a fit of desperation, Tang Yitong took her phone and walked down the yacht. She then showed the contents of the recording to all the media and only then did the matter die down.