CH 5

【05】

Xu Yan found that his analysis of this young female cousin had still been too shallow.

He didn't know much about the relatives of Xu family side，and only occasionally heard a few words from his mother's mouth. As for this daughter of the third uncle's family，the words used were all naive and delicate pampered little princess. 

Just a moment ago，she fluently publicly criticize a person and calmly put out the fire that it already made him see her in a new light. Now hearing her ask this sentence with calm and ease，the jokes in his eyes all disappeared and he stared at her full of interest. 

Xu Zhaixing felt uneasy under his gaze，and pushed her fringe aside，but her tone was still calm：“If you want to stay in abroad I wouldn't have asked，but in case that you have plans to return in the country，please consider it. As you know, the country is now in a critical period of transition between new and old media， which had a great impact on the industry， coupled with the extensiveness of the media. Although there are many jobs，it's late development and low starting point makes it difficult to break through.”

She paused，curled up her lips，and smiled specially well：“Instead of adapting，it's better to lead it，what do you think？”

Xu Yan smiled deeper：“Keep going.”

Xu Zhaixing's understanding of this aspect all came from cramming on the recently gathered information. If you really want her to state another word to this older cousin brother，who has a professional background，she will most likely be soon exposed right away. 

She get straight right to the point：“I want to build an entertainment company with you. I will invest the funds and you will invest your skills. I will be attending school for a few years so you will be in charge of the business operations. Once I graduate later，I will manage the business together with you. Are you interested ？”

Xu Yan raised his eyebrows inexplicably，as if he didn't expect that her ultimate purpose would be this. He smiled in a while：“You will invest the funds？Where will you get that money？”

Xu Zhaixing said righteously：“I have no money，but my dad is wealthy.”

Xu Yan laughed：“Will third uncle be rest assured to give the money to you……a child who still haven't grown up？”

Xu Zhaixing was earnestly looking at him：“That's why I need your cooperation.”

With that kind of serious and sincere expression，Xu Yan realized that this young cousin was really not kidding. At first he thought that this trip back home was bound to be unpleasant，but he didn't expect that he would encounter such a fun thing. 

Xu Yan's very outstanding achievements in the future， has a lot to do with him looking at people without wearing colored glasses，and his ability to seize every opportunity. 

He sat down on the grindstone behind him，felt and touched his pocket as if wanting to smoke，and yet recalling that in front of him was a younger cousin who still haven't grown to adulthood，he extended his hand：“Do you still have chocolates that you gave them earlier？Give me one.”

Xu Zhaixing took out the last piece of chocolate in her pocket and handed it to him.

Xu Yan peeled off the tin foil and took a bite：“I don't easily work with people，tell me the advantages you have that is worth for me to invest in.”

Xu Zhaxing thought for a while，and asked something unrelated：“Older cousin，have you ever chased stars？”

Xu Yan shook his head：“I don't chase，I prefer football.”

“Barça or Real Madrid？Is it the national football team？”

Xu Yan couldn't help laughing，and tapped her forehead with a finger：“Talk about yourself，about chasing stars？How about also about not chasing stars？”

Xu Zhaixing reverted back to the topic：“If you chase stars，you will know at once. Nowadays the Korean wave has a big impact on the domestic entertainment industry. The idols of my classmates are all Korean stars. The entertainment industry in H country is already very mature. Their methods of making stars were also very powerful. There's also the R country，but their popular trainee model is rarely used by companies now in China.”

Xu Yan slowed his movements of eating chocolate.

Xu Zhaixing continued on：“The word 'flow' may seem strange to everyone now， but I believe that in the next few years，it will undoubtedly become the main force of the entertainment industry. The idol method will also become popular in China. After all，there are no less attractive younger brothers in China than in any other country.”

She emphasized：“Once this method becomes popular，the development of the entertainment industry is bound to go to the next stage. Now is the key time for the rapid development of new media. New media is closely connected with the future entertainment industry. When the time comes，the one who controls the flow and capital will also be the one who controls the market. ”

Xu Yan at last understood her idea：“After talking for a long time，in the end you just wanted to become a broker of a star-making company.”

Xu Zhaixing denied him：“More than that！Not just making stars. Variety show，film and television，music and even novel ip are all top priorities.”

“Novel IP？”

Unexpectedly，a future buzzword popped out. Xu Zhaixing patted her mouth，and said with a serious face：“Anyway，it means that we must be bigger and stronger！Create greater glory！”

Xu Yan almost couldn't stop smiling. After eating the chocolates，he dusted his hands：“So，what's your advantage？”

It was almost dusk，and orange clouds spread out one after another，pressing against the treetops.

Xu Zhaixing glanced at the faraway sky，flashing past memories in her mind. She withdrew her eyes：“My farsightedness.”

My advantage is my farsightedness. 

Xu Yan look at this young cousin with a complicated and not easy to express succinctly. 

This trip back home was really……

such a pleasant surprise. 

He fully understands where her strengths are. Because Xu Yan，who had originally planned to enter the entertainment industry，has already done a lot of research on this circle. 

What she said was a future that was truly in line with popular trends. 

He doesn't know why such a young cousin who has not yet grown up had such a strong overall view and forward-looking outlook，but that's not important. The important thing was，she found herself.

There was already a decision in his heart，but Xu Yan couldn't help but tease her：“Why look for me？”

The little girl blinked，and finally on her face with bright eyes and white teeth，there was a smile belonging to her age：“Because your the best older cousin！” She clenched her fist faithfully：“I believe you the most！”

Xu Yan smiled declining to comment. 

Not far away，a relative ran over and called him：“Xu Yan，come and see the arrangements for funeral tomorrow. ”

He jumped from the grindstone and stuffed the chocolate tin foil into Xu Zhaixing's hands：“I will think about it and give you an answer tomorrow.”

That being said ，Xu Zhaixing had already seen the answer in his eyes. 

She waved her hands happily：“Goodbye older cousin，I'll be waiting for your good news.” When Xu Yan walked away，she looked at his back and sighed dejectedly，before clenching a fist again. 

The key figures have been settled，and the next plan will surely go well without a hitch.

Brother，wait for me，this time，I will protect you regardless of perils！

The funeral process was tedious. There were still needs to take care of friends and families，so the adults were busy running like the wind. Xu Zhaixing had successfully completed the first step of her plan. In a good mood，she returned to the room to write all of the few remaining test papers. 

She was about to go upstairs after eating dinner，when she heard quarrels passing through from inside the central room. 

She thought of something and walked over quietly，looking through the window sill.

The said quarrel was actually the Xu family relatives' one-sided verbal attack while standing on a moral high ground. Xu Yan was seating on the chair not saying anything，with a mocking expression. 

The one talking were the Xu family’s four aunts：“If it weren't for us relatives in this hometown，just depending on your father alone，how would those two houses be built at that time. We had to care of everything. In the past two years，the roof of the house leaked，and the wall almost collapsed! It was also me with your ucle who brought people over the shed. Goodness，on that hot day，your uncle went back home with heatstroke.”

Another side also spoke up：“Your dad has been working in provincial capital in the past few years. Isn't the one planting the fields of this family，always been us? At that time，Father had said that these fields would be left for the eldest son of the Xu family. Xu Yan，blame me for saying this. Right now，apart from your surname Xu，how can you be still regarded like us，these poor relatives.”

In other words，they are saying that he has nothing to do with the Xu family since a long time ago，and he has no qualifications to covet the things of the Xu family. 

In fact，Xu Yan had no intention to argue from the start. Like other people in abroad，he had also planned to develop in the city in the future. He disdained the few houses and plots of land in a hometown，which was thousands of miles away.

He was surrounded by these group of people who was treating him like a thief and a wolf that they needed to gurad against. Aside from the contempt，he also got angry. He stubbornly refused to satisfy their wishes.

After they stopped did he only then spoke with calm：“My dad has no wife and children. According to the law，I am the sole heir to his inheritance. This is not a question of whether or not it should belong to me，but a question of whether I want it or not.”

When the group of people heard this，they realised that he didn’t want to divide inheritance？They suddenly got anxious. 

Someone with a bad temper shouted directly：“What belongs to you！？Your mother ran away to marry someone else more than twenty years ago. Nothing in the Xu family belonhs to you！”

“You haven't return to come and see your dad for so many years. We have been taking care of him for more than half a year since he was ill，and now your running back to fight for inheritance？What are you calculating？！I suggest you save some face and quickly roll back to America！”

The more they spoke, the more unpleasant they sound. Xu Yan's complexion also turned more and more heavier. Just as he was about to strike back，a crisp voice suddenly came from the window.：“What are you arguing for？Just call the police if you don't know what to do. The police uncle is the most fair. Just let them handle it.”

Everyone turned around and saw Xu Zhaixing holding the window sill with both hands，and leaning in half of her body. Her face held a very natural bahaved smile. 

Call the police？The police act in accordance with the law，so how would they grab the things that did not belong to them？

Xu Zhaixing sneakily took out the slider phone from her pocket：“I'll help you call 110！”

How could this still be alright? Everyone rushed up to stop her：“You, this child！What do you mean to call 110，why do you want outsiders to intervene with the family's private affairs！”

Xu Zhaixing looked at the person talking，and asked confusedly：“Huh？Didn't you just said that Older Brother Xu Yan was not part of the Xu family just a moment ago？How come it changed back to being a family matter again？”

That person's face turned red and black. The fourth aunt of the Xu family then hurriedly said：“Zhaixing，this is a matter between adults，children can't mix up. Where are your parents，quickly go and look for your parents！”

If it was another child，that kid would have long been beaten to leave immediately. But the little princess Xu Zhaixing，had to be coax. 

She was just asked about her parents，and her father arrived at once. Father Xu had just returned from the graveyard with a master who knew Yin and Yang. Seeing so many people gathering together，he came over curiously and asked：“What's going on？”

Xu Zhaixing answered first：“Dad，they said that Older brother Xu Yan was not part of the Xu family，so he has to roll back to America.”

Father Xu immediately lowered his face，and said in anger：“Eldest brother is not burried yet，and all of you already joined together to come and bully his only son？Is this appropriate！Now scram for me！Whoever speak about this again in the future，will not be let you off firstly by me！”

Father Xu was third in terms of seniority. Now that the eldest was gone，aside from the second(brother) ，he was the oldest. In addition to his big business，every relatives in Xu the family had received the favor of his help in the recent years. His prestige was very powerful.

As soon as they heard what he said，they didn't dare to say any more，and dispersed one by one. 

Father Xu walked over，patted Xu Yan on the shoulder，and said in a deep voice：“With the third uncle here，you won't be wronged. ”

Xu Yan smiled to decline：“Not at all，thank you uncle. ”

Father Xu placated again with a few words before turning around and staring at Xu Zhaixing who was still sitting on the windowsill：“You, this girl，where have you been！You're still not going back to the room？Your mother is looking everywhere for you！”

Xu Zhaixing stuck her tongue out，turned around and ran away

Nothing happened through out the night. The funeral went on normally the next day，and it ended completely in the afternoon. Xu Zhaixing still has to rush back to school，so father Xu booked her a flight ticket for the evening.

She was packing her schoolbags in the room，when Xu Yan knocked on the door and walked in.

Xu Zhaixing jumped over cheerfully：“Brother！”

Xu Yan squinted at her：“You had an inch and wanted a foot even faster.”

Xu Zhaixing：“Well，we are now allies. Calling each other a little closely will help maintain our allied relationship to be able to get along well easily.”

Xu Yan couldn't help but laugh，thinking that this young female cousin was truly a hidden treasure：“Who's allies with you？I haven't agreed yet.”

Xu Zhaixing pitifully pulled his sleeves：“Come on, brother.”

Xu Yan said with a sullen face：“The cooperation you mentioned is based on the premise that the funds are available. Without money，everything is said in vain. This is not a small amount. What was your plan that needed my cooperation？How would you make your father offer this sum of money？”

Xu Zhaixing said happily：“This is easy！You'll go to borrow money from my dad，and say that you want to start a business！”

Xu Yan：“？？？”

You said so a lot，but ultimately you want me to borrow the money？

You also dare to even say that you'll invest the funds？