Chapter 85 - 82. .....it must be like that....

Xun Luli was a bit too devastated to speak, she didn't want to accept reality, ' there is no way ZiXuan will talk like that to me, maybe...maybe, he doesn't want to mix his private life with his professional one. Yes, that's it. He will never call me like that, yes, we are after all a couple, there's no way he will use my family name... He is here in the position of CEO and not my boyfriend, yes, that's it. Don't panic, Ruri. Everything is alright, he will definitely apologise later...hm...it must be like that plus, Miss Qin is his Secretary and also the original heiress, he must give her some face....hm...it must be like that', she cheered herself up, was it her being too delusional because of her love or, being too optimistic because of the same only time will tell.

Chairman Xun knew the amount of time and emotion his daughter had spent on Qin ZiXuan, he made sure for her to do that, from the start it was him who instigated everything, after all so, he didn't say anything else.

This was a dinner meeting, in between the time the dinner was served, he opened up about the future path that Xuns will go in, their jewellery business was blooming, Ruri being the face of their luxury endeavour plus the century-old faith that they have accumulated, their jewellery was made with precision, care to the details and the most beautiful of the gems to carter the interest of the generation, there was practically no other company that came close to them in this front, but today what they wanted to talk was about was their entertainment company, The Heavenly Star.

The Heavenly Star was the top agency for any starlet, many of the A-line stars and S-line stars belonged to their company, Xun Luli and Qin Elaine Chun were also among them.

The reason for today's meeting was a soft decline in their stock price, it was like a luxury brand of the entertainment circle and being an old giant, it should not be a huge matter but the problem laid in the fact that the dark horse in the recent business world, WPJ.

WPJ, a new name considering it has been around for only 4 years, but considering their accomplishments over these few years, even the giants were considerate and put a close eye on them.

It has become an urban legend already, any business they put their hand in will be dominated by them, their arrogance was well known, they attacked without notice and hence, a huge threat, they started with architecture and design, after 4 years even royalties of different countries want them to design their estates..... When they entered the country 2 years ago, no one expected much, considering the hierarchy that prevailed here, in case the old money didn't give them face everyone knew they will be gobbled by them but they virtually slapped all of them with their recent achievements, the news about them collaborating with the QIN spread like wildfire, Qin never believed in nepotism so, them collaborating with WPJ was approval to WPJ and more like it was an equal exchange because before this it was rumoured that WPJ had declined their business twice, so it was also a recognition of WPJ of QIN, well, if this wasn't arrogance then what was?!

A year ago, WPJ entered the showbiz with great fanfare when they signed international musical sensation NIL and the famous heavenly empress, S-lister actress with numerous accolades both internationally and nationally, Ke An.

Both these stars originally had their own management studio so, when they were signed by the WPJ venture, Jade Entertainment, it was a heavy blow to all the domestic companies including the Heavenly Stars, and also a lingering threat, a threat that couldn't counterattack even though they knew that it was there.

Heavenly Stars invested money on all largescale movies and TV series and whatnots to suppress them, but the result still didn't change, Jade Entertainment, placed money on growing talents, their selection criteria was very very strict both for their new talents and trainees, even some of the A-listers were not accepted by them, there has been many controversies about them and more than a mountain of black material, but at the end of the year, these companies and anti-fans were slapped when Ke An was selected as the female lead for a Hollywood block-buster whose cast was star-studded and was the most awaited movie of next year...plus, their stocks price showed an elevation beyond expectations, yes, they were suppressed, but the WPJ was a listed-company, they didn't lack money nor talent, they took steady steps and because of what the companies did to them over the year, in the name of business...everyone was losing sleep.

"CEO Qin, as you know we are the best at what we do", what was left unsaid was 'best for now' because everyone here except for Xun Luli, was aware of what exactly was going on.

"You see, Heavenly Star will be making a Sci-Fi, it is a huge venture and the investment required will be huge. The domestic industry is lagging behind in this aspect, we are well known for our costume dramas but not sci-fi, it is mainly due to the western trend, there is no such company who can take a step against our western counterparts, it is as if, sci-fi has become their domain.... We have been planning for this for over 3 years now, everything is almost set, I will send you the list of cast, directors, screenwriters, editors... they are the best in their fields, this movie is bound to be successful, we are even planning to bring in some of the Hollywood's best workers to help us in the process which will also include some of the stars, this is a sure win film", a gave a pause for them to digest the materials before continuing," We've been partners for years so, even though many wants to take part in this, I thought more than money it's about our bond so, I came to you....", the way he spoke it felt like he wasn't asking him to invest rather it would be in his best interest to invest and the Xuns were actually on the losing end as even though they were on fire, the Xun still thought about them first, they were opening the back door because of their 'relationship'

Both Meilin's and ZiXuan's eyes twitched inadvertently at the same time, ".....an old fox indeed."