Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 103 Closing the Net
"Come on, bring over that bowl of fried silkworm pupae!"

China ranked first in the gold medal list with 48 gold medals and second in the medal list with 97 medals. Li Qiutang won the bet with the executive director.

The executive director had a grim expression on his face, he really thought this thing was weird, but once something was said it could not be taken back, after all it was not poison, at most the taste was unfamiliar, he just didn't believe this thing could kill people.

"What's with that expression?" The Lifestyle Producer saw his grief-stricken expression and said with a smile, "This plate is very expensive. If you go out to eat, you can't get it without fifty or sixty dollars." After saying that, he picked up a piece from the plate and chewed it. "High in protein, very delicious, you will know after you try it."

The executive director ate one reluctantly, and it tasted good: "It's a bit dry, is there anything to drink?"

Li Qiutang brought him a bottle of water: "How is it? It tastes okay, right?"

“The taste is actually okay, but the dish looks so unpalatable.” The executive director was still being stubborn.

Li Qiutang reached out and took a silkworm pupa and put it in his mouth: "Find some time to go to Yunnan Province to film, I'll let you eat insects every day. It's salty, just sprinkle some salt on this thing and you can eat it."

The executive director also said: "If you like to eat, eat more. I can't eat so much."

"No, that won't work. We agreed that this dish is all yours. Get me a bowl of soup, Shunshun. This is a bit dry." After saying this, Li Qiutang patted his butt and left.

Li Qiutang had a special meal at noon, and the kitchen prepared 30 dumplings with various fillings for him.

It was very hot in August and people were very sleepy. After finishing her meal, Li Qiutang lay on the table and dozed off for half an hour before waking up. The set was very quiet.

Half an hour later, the crew resumed work in full swing.

26pm on the 10th.

"Okay, click." Li Qiutang shouted "click" and stared at the monitor to watch the replay. Once was not enough, so he watched it again. Duan Yihong stood aside, very nervous.

It was the first time I worked with this young director. I didn’t expect him to be so demanding and so dignified on the set. After shooting for several days, he didn’t dare to look down on this young man at all.

He is now nervously waiting for the director's reply.

Li Qiutang read the material twice before saying, "No problem, let's call it a day."

There was a cheer in the director's room.

Li Qiutang walked out of the director's studio and came to the set.

At this time, producer Chen Guofu took the lead and sang the birthday song.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you..."

A big cake was pushed over, and the lead actor of this scene, Duan Yihong, was holding a bouquet of flowers.

Li Qiutang’s birthday is August 8th.

"Don't accept flowers from a man." Li Qiutang was angry, but still took two steps forward and took the flowers from Duan Yihong.

"Thank you, everyone." Li Qiutang bowed slightly, "This is the most meaningful birthday I've ever had. It's my honor to work with you all.

"No more talking, let's eat cake. Stop being busy and eat cake." Li Qiutang blew out the candles, took a plastic knife, and distributed cake to everyone.

Duan Yihong pretended to be coquettish and said, "I want to eat that strawberry."

"You're so disgusting. Here, you go." Li Qiutang dug a strawberry for Duan Yihong.

Li Qiutang picked up her portion, but before she took the second bite, someone smeared cream on her face, accompanied by a burst of laughter.

The person who did it was a female assistant director.

"You..." Before Li Qiutang could finish her words, a makeup artist in the crew smeared smears on her face.

"I am the director after all, and I am the birthday boy today. You should at least give me some face." Li Qiutang was helpless.

As soon as he finished speaking, a piece of cake was thrown at his face.

"Hahahaha!" Everyone laughed and scattered, surrounding Li Qiutang to laugh at him. Li Qiutang took the cake, took another bite, and sighed, "You are wasting food. Xiaoxiao, come here, let me smash it." The female assistant was closest to him.

"I won't!" the female assistant said with a smile and stepped aside.

Li Qiutang's embarrassing looks were all captured by the photographer.

Time always flies when you are working hard. Suddenly it was the end of the month. The crew of The Sound of Wind finished the Tianjin scenes in half a month, and Duan Yihong left the crew.

The crew began to move to Bincheng the next day, and Li Qiutang went with the crew.

During the crew's break, Li Qiutang called Hong Kong to call her stockbroker.

People in this line of work seem to have dog-like faces, and their expressions change very quickly.

Last year, Li Qiutang came to him to open an account. He could not understand Mandarin and Li Qiutang could not speak Cantonese, so communication between them was extremely inconvenient. He was a little reluctant to do business with this mainlander, but when he saw that Li Qiutang had 600 million US dollars in cash in his overseas account, his face changed instantly, and he wished he could worship Li Qiutang as his grandfather.

But when he learned that Li Qiutang was going to use the 600 million to short the share prices of Lehman Brothers and AIG, he felt that this mainlander could not see the situation clearly. But no matter what, he still took the commission, and for the sake of the 600 million, he did the business.

But as time went by, the financial crisis began to spread around the world, and ironclad facts proved that Li Qiutang's short selling was absolutely correct. In the past six months, this Hong Kong broker contacted Li Qiutang every now and then to ask about her well-being.

The more profit Li Qiutang made in her account, the more enthusiastic he became towards Li Qiutang.

The name Li Qiutang used in his place had evolved into Li Sheng. He even taught himself a few words of Mandarin to facilitate communication with Li Qiutang, and even asked "Where is Li Sheng working?"

He was very happy when he received a call from Mr. Li today.

"Mr. Li, what business are you busy with recently? If you have time to come to Hong Kong, please contact me and I will treat you to tea."

Li Qiutang didn't have time to drink tea with him, so he asked him, "How much profit is my account now?"

The stockbroker took a look and said, "Mr. Li, you are now our company's most profitable customer. I roughly calculated that you can make more than 2 million or 3 million US dollars."

Li Qiutang was very satisfied with the figure: "Then you should settle it for me in advance."

"Mr. Li, please don't do that. Just let it sit for a few more days and you can make a few million more."

"Forget it. I can't earn the last penny." Li Qiutang was an amateur after all. He couldn't remember the date accurately, and the current profit had far exceeded his expectations. "Just settle it for me."

"Okay, I will settle your 18-month short options on Lehman Brothers and AIG Group in advance. The proceeds will be remitted to your original account in 3-5 days."

"Why is it taking so long?"

"The settlement procedure is like this. Taxes need to be filed in the United States, so it will take some time."

"Okay, thank you." Li Qiutang didn't find fault with the procedure. Just as she was about to hang up, the other end said:

"Mr. Li, what other investments do you want to make?" In fact, he wanted to ask Mr. Li if he had any inside information, otherwise there was no way to explain why he could hit the spot so accurately.

During the financial tsunami, the whole world was losing money except him. Many brokers in his company resigned or jumped off buildings, but he lived the most comfortable life because he had Li Qiutang, a client who made a lot of money.

He couldn't help but doubt it.

Could this mainland boss be what they call the second generation with a coloured background?
Probably!

But as a competent agent, he wouldn't ask that.

Li Qiutang smiled on the phone: "Now with the financial tsunami, it's hard to make any money. I won't invest for the time being. I believe that with this deal from me, you can get through this financial crisis. I wish you good luck." He made a commission of over 10 million US dollars from this deal. If he is more cautious in the future, it will be enough for his whole life.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Li, I look forward to working with you again next time."

"Okay." Li Qiutang hung up the phone.

After 13 months of planning, I am very happy to close the deal.

(End of this chapter)