The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

(Very sorry, I overslept and just woke up, delaying the update, I'm sorry...)

"Sharp-tongued and quick-witted, not bad. Don't expect any favors from Sheng Yuan in the future!" Zhao Jingjing, mindful of her status, didn't have an outburst or insult him on the spot, but her words carried a threatening undertone. Her male assistant hurriedly followed her to another corner.

"You're something! You're really something!" Unable to control her slight gaffe, Wen Qianyi laughed and complimented, then looked at Li Yan with a half-smile. "Does this mean you two are a match made in heaven?"

Li Yan glared at her and retorted, "Isn't this trouble caused by you? Did you steal her husband?"

"Definitely not." Wen Qianyi, in a good mood, briefly explained, "Zhao Jingjing's business skills are also strong, and I've competed directly with her several times. For companies of a certain level, strategies might differ, but there won't be vast disparities in price, quality, or service..."

"...When it comes to the charm of salespeople, Zhao Jingjing has a solid edge over ordinary men and women. But when the beautiful, charming me stepped in, I directly snatched her collaborations. So she's always hated me..." At this point, Wen Qianyi laughed and swore, "Little rascal, what are you looking at! Even at my level, it's just eye candy during meetings. Dare to have other thoughts, and you'll end up in disgrace, kicked out of the company."

Li Yan squinted at her, "Can I interpret this as a warning to me?"

"Hehe, that depends on whether you have any wicked thoughts."

"So can I also interpret this as you encouraging middle-aged guys like me who have desires but no courage to be brave?"

Li Yan chuckled bitterly, "Spot on, you could be a psychic..."

No one would believe the truth, and Wen Qianyi certainly wouldn't believe his confession either. "Get out of here. In ancient times, living to seventy was rare, and thirty meant half your life. At your age, calling you a middle-aged man is warranted."

"In ancient times, women at two-eight were called blooming age, and kids in their twenties could be engaged. Young lady at blooming age? What's your age, young man? These days, the top ten outstanding young people are all in their forties and fifties. By that measure, I'm still a naive youth."

"So shameless..."

…

As the two chatted and joked, more people occasionally came in. Although everyone noticed them, for two unknowns, basically no one paid them any heed.

Eventually, a man walked in and greeted everyone warmly and familiarly. When he passed by them, he saw Wen Qianyi and immediately walked over with a smile.

"Xiao Yi?! Haha, I thought you were too busy to come!"

Hearing his cordial address, Li Yan stifled his laugh and whispered teasingly, "Didn't think you had a nephew who is middle-aged!"

Wen Qianyi wanted to kick him a couple of times, but instead softly warned, "That's the manager here, Dai Junnie, avoid offending him."

Then she stood up with a charming smile, "Johnny invited, how could I refuse? Besides, I'm genuinely interested, thank you for giving me this opportunity to inspect."

Li Yan also stood up.

This nearly thirty-year-old enthusiastic man noticed Wen Qianyi was still holding her drink standing up, sensibly refrained from shaking her hand directly, just exchanging pleasantries and then warmly shook Li Yan's hand, introducing himself, "I'm Johnny Dai, haha, not Johnny Depp. First time here? Enjoy yourself later, Xiao Yi's friends are my friends too, I'll get you a membership card later!"

Li Yan thanked him politely, of course not believing such courtesy because the other party didn't even ask his name.

After his enthusiastic words, Dai Junnie raised his voice slightly and called out to several producers who were looking over, "Producer Jiang, Producer Huang, Director Sun... everyone, let me introduce the special guest I invited, Miss Wen! Miss Wen is a senior executive at Paradise Group Headquarters, with considerable authority over investments and such businesses. If you have good projects, feel free to pitch them to Miss Wen!"

Not only the ones called out, but others in the film industry and investors all perked up their ears when they heard the introduction. Some filmmakers were a bit unaware of Paradise Group, not being a film company nor having invested in films before, but seeing Dai Junnie's high regard, they knew it was a powerful enterprise and immediately felt hopeful. Being valued by a major company meant funding wouldn't be an issue.

As for the investors, many knew of Paradise Group, and as they exchanged glances upon hearing someone from there was present, it was a behemoth in the film industry! Was it just pretending to play around, or did they really want to test the waters?

"I hope to have the opportunity to collaborate with everyone!" Wen Qianyi said with her charming smile, and as an investor, she didn't need to be overly humble or courteous to the producers.

Everyone's attention was focused on her, with varying thoughts. Only Zhao Jingjing was extremely angry! The two producers who were just trying to curry favor with her were now hoping to try their luck with Wen Qianyi.

Dai Junnie helped facilitate connections for various guests but stopped at introducing, neither intervening nor participating himself, nor did he have the time to socialize with every guest. After introducing Wen Qianyi to everyone, he warmly greeted different groups before leaving.

In the following time, producers and directors, each with a flattering or even obsequious smile, took turns approaching the previously ignored area of Wen Qianyi and Li Yan.

Wen Qianyi, a strong businesswoman who had done her homework, easily handled encounters with sly producers, arrogant directors, and flirtatious celebrities. Yet, it was just a preliminary presentation meeting, and the project proposals from the filmmakers were rather vague, not directly opened or introduced to prevent leaks to peers, only highlighting their team's strengths and specialties. So basically, there were no clueless individuals about figures.

…

After dealing with it for over an hour, without getting a chance to grab some buffet, they collected a stack of project proposals. When Wen Qianyi and Li Yan felt they were done socializing and waited any longer, even those investors would come over to chat them up, they left together.

Wen Qianyi, still efficient at handling things, as soon as she stepped out, grabbed one from the stack of proposals held by Li Yan and opened it.

"Humph! Inviting him to star? A professional, yet idolizes stars? This guy is old, charges a high fee, has no pull, and is mediocre overseas. Hiring him equals losing money!"

Hearing Wen Qianyi's comments, seemingly ready to toss it in the hallway trash can, Li Yan leaned over to take a look, "His acting is good though."

"Can acting be a meal ticket? Liang Jiahui himself had to sell goods on the street after winning Best Actor in the past."

"..."

Speechless, Li Yan opened another one himself, flipping through it before the elevator, "Wow! The female lead's photo... looks familiar, is that acceptable? Going international, huh!"

At this moment, the elevator door opened, and those inside, upon seeing Li Yan and Wen Qianyi, were momentarily stunned.