389: Chapter 383: Going Home 389: Chapter 383: Going Home Watching Chen Hai’s sincere face, which showed no hint of deceit, Zhou Xingxing bit his lip.
It was quite a while before he uttered a few words, “Mr.
Chen, thank you…”
His remarks were brief, simple words, yet they perfectly reflected Zhou Xingxing’s nature.
In his movies, he could talk endlessly, fluidly like a flowing river, talking at length in one breath.
However, in real life, he was always somewhat taciturn and not good at social interactions.
“Xing, if you really want to thank me, just make more good movies!”
Chen Hai said with a nod, chuckling.
Though they had agreed on the investment in Starlight Company, there were still many matters to follow up on, such as signing the contract and finding a lawyer to notarize it, among others.
It took another two or three days to completely finalize the remaining issues.
By then, the advertisement shot by Fatty Wang had also completed all its subsequent production and was delivered to Chen Hai.
The entire commercial was kept within thirty seconds.
After watching the finished piece, Chen Hai was very satisfied.
It was already November 28, and soon they would enter the last month of ’94.
Having finished what he came to do in Xiangjiang, except for Zhong Zhi who had fled to Siam and was temporarily unresolved, all other matters had been essentially settled.
The day after receiving the commercial, Chen Hai, along with his subordinates, finally set off on their return journey.
At Shen City’s Fuyong Airport, Tian Mingjian and Bai Xiaohang directly boarded a plane back to Capital City.
As for Chen Hai himself, his flight’s final destination was Xiangnan.
Peach Blossom Immortal Brew’s commercial was carried back to Capital City by Tian Mingjian and others.
Qiu Dazhi, the general manager of Peach Blossom Wine Industry, who had successfully won the highest bid for the advertisement, was still staying within Capital City.
After returning to Capital City, Tian Mingjian and others simply handed the finished advertisement directly to him.
Regarding the advertisement fee, Chen Hai had, on behalf of Sea King Company, injected ten million Xiangjiang dollars into Peach Blossom Wine Industry.
Initially, CCTV only required a payment of thirty percent of the fees, with the remaining amount to be paid within six months.
With these ten million Xiangjiang dollars, they were well-equipped to revitalize Peach Blossom Wine Industry.
Once the advertising effect kicked in and sales increased, if the distillery needed to expand its production capacity and thus required money, they could completely seek a bank loan.
A distillery like this one, which seemed to need blood transfusions from Chen Hai at the slightest issue, would appear as if its management was somewhat too unsuccessful.
Not returning to Capital City but coming straight back to Xiangnan, Chen Hai simply wanted to spend more time with his parents and have a good year with them!
He had already called his girlfriend Ye Qingqing to inform her.
Since his release, he had been mostly in Capital City, spending most of his time with Ye Qingqing, except when he occasionally had to go out for some matters.
Now, although it was still a month or two until the New Year, Chen Hai wanted to go home to spend more time with his parents, and naturally, Ye Qingqing had no objections.
From Shen City, he took a flight to Shachang City, the capital of Xiangnan, and then transferred to a bus to head back to Liuyuan County.
After a lengthy journey, Chen Hai arrived home around ten at night.
At the entrance of Wenchang Pavilion Community, their family’s small shop had already closed for the day.
Before deciding to return, he had already called home in advance.
His father, Chen Zhonghua, and his mother, Jiang Meixian, were sitting on the sofa, watching television and chatting idly.
As the front door was wide open and they saw Chen Hai appear at the doorway, the couple immediately came over to greet him.
“Hai, you’ve been on the road all day; you mustn’t have had dinner yet?”
“I specially stewed a chicken and made your favorite braised pork, but now, the food has gotten a bit cold!”
“Go take a shower first, and I’ll go warm up the food for you!”
With a heartfelt smile on her face, Jiang Meixian took the suitcase from Chen Hai’s hand and pointed at the table, which was filled with dishes.
She said,
“Mom, I’m not hungry.
How about you and Dad?
Have you had dinner?”
Chen Hai glanced at the dishes on the table from a distance.
Seeing the untouched food, he felt puzzled and asked,
“Silly boy, haven’t you seen what time it is now?”
“Your dad and I had dinner around six!”
“The food on the table was specially left for you, sadly, we waited and waited, and only now have you come home!”
Her face bloomed into a smile as Jiang Meixian responded.
“You boy, when your old dad and I were eating dinner, I wanted to taste the braised pork.”
“I had just reached out with my chopsticks when your mom slapped my hand away!”
“She insisted that the braised pork is your favorite, and that I shouldn’t touch it until you came back…”
Muttering discontentedly behind Jiang Meixian, Chen Zhonghua said,
But before he could finish, Jiang Meixian glared sternly at him, “You shameless old man, fighting with your son for food, aren’t you embarrassed!”
“We eat fish and meat every day, have you ever been deprived?”
“Think about it; what kind of life did we used to have and what kind of life do we have now?”
“If it wasn’t for Hai proving himself, following you, we might still be starving!”
“I made this braised pork and chicken especially for Hai, and you still have complaints…”
As she spoke, Jiang Meixian, who had already entered the house, casually closed the front door.
“No complaints, absolutely no complaints!” Chen Zhonghua replied with a nervous laugh, his head shaking like a bobblehead.
His words were merely a joke with his wife.
Seeing Chen Hai’s return, he was extremely happy as well.
Now, he no longer had to pull carts or exert himself physically.
During the hot weather, he spent his days fishing and now that it had gotten colder, he had taken up playing chess at the local stand.
Although he lost nine out of ten matches, Chen Zhonghua enjoyed it tirelessly.
To improve his skills, he even bought several chess manuals from the bookstore and studied them daily.
Lately, he had felt a remarkable improvement in his chess skills.
Especially yesterday, when he played against an old friend in chess, and out of ten matches, he actually won twice.
He knew very well who had brought this carefree, well-provided life.
Every day at the chess stand, playing chess with others, he never missed a chance to brag about his son.
“Dad, Mom, I went to Xiangjiang and brought some gifts back for you!”
It seemed that only upon returning to Liuyuan County could Chen Hai truly feel the warm sense of home.
He smiled brightly as he opened the suitcase.
Brand clothes and designer bags, his parents didn’t care for and didn’t even like.
For their gifts, Chen Hai specially chose practical items that were clearly valuable.
For example, the Rolex gold watch he had just handed to his dad.
The shiny gold watch was immediately worn on Chen Zhonghua’s wrist who, moving it around, had a smile so wide he could hardly close his mouth.
As for his mom, Jiang Meixian’s gifts were a set of pure gold jewelry from Chow Tai Fook—a bracelet, necklace, earrings, and ring.
“Dad, Mom, take your time looking at the gifts, I’m going to shower!”
Watching his parents beam with joy, Chen Hai greeted them and headed towards the bathroom.