So what if she's a fake heiress? She's being pampered by a powerful figure in Beijing'

Seeing Xie Junfei's frantic state, Robert considerately took over the more demanding email service and quietly helped his sister Junfei with her tasks.

After a week of growth, it is no longer that unruly and unreliable little kid.

Furthermore, since it was raised by Huo Shen and Xie Junfei, it naturally inherited the advantages of its father and mother, being calm, reliable, and capable at work. However, its only flaw is that it is unethical and has a quirky sense of humor unique to AI.

This doesn't prevent it from becoming a super AI; its flaws don't overshadow its merits, so the person in charge, Shen An, retained this aspect of her personality.

Without the pressure of emails, it was as if most of the work was gone. Xie Junfei breathed a sigh of relief and mentally prepared himself to open the project files.

In her opinion, this was much harder than doing math problems.

At least math problems have standard answers, so it doesn't matter if you get them wrong; at most, you'll lose some points.

This is different.

Tia is always generous to the artists she signs, providing comprehensive public relations and marketing support, with a marketing budget of over two million for each artist.

This also means that if she misjudges even one person, the minimum loss would be two million.

This meant that Huo Shen could simply let it go, but for Xie Junfei, even the smallest thing was still something! He couldn't afford to waste it.

With that in mind, she mustered her spirits and began to carefully screen people.

Some artists' biographies on their resumes are too brief, so Xie Junfei has to stop from time to time to take out her phone to check information and carefully compare and evaluate them.

Xie Junfei spent a full two hours screening just over a dozen people.

Seeing that she was too busy to eat, Chi Xu went to the cafeteria to buy her food. When he returned, Xie Junfei had just finished her work.

He watched as Xie Junfei stood up, took the thick stack of documents, and stuffed them into the shredder at the back of the classroom. The shredder shredded the paper into tiny pieces with a clattering sound.

The remaining thin stack of resumes, according to Chi Xu's estimation, contained no more than five or six people.

Is the selection process for Tia really that brutal?

Taking advantage of Xie Junfei's meal break, Chi Xu asked the question.

Xie Junfei broke the chopsticks apart, thought carefully for a moment, and then answered:

"It's normal that the signing process was so strict; they're all people who are going to attend the Shanghai Art Salon."

“This time is different from before. This year, I sent out invitations in Huo Shen’s name, and the invited guests are all celebrities and dignitaries with aesthetic taste. These newly signed artists represent Tia’s image, so I will definitely be very selective.”

“Those celebrities and dignitaries will definitely buy two paintings out of respect for Huo Shen, but this salon has too much attention and cannot be manipulated behind closed doors, so the works must be worth more than their price so that these smart people don’t get ripped off.”

Chi Xu was completely confused and felt that he was really not suited to do business.

Xie Junfei took photos of the remaining names and sent them to Wang Xiaoyun, asking her to take over the follow-up work.

Artists often have some quirks, and this profit-driven businesswoman can't handle it. Let Wang Xiaoyun, the pioneer of abstract art, have a magical showdown with these artists.

After finishing her work for the morning, Xie Junfei finally felt like having a meal.

The lunchbox contained a very generous variety of dishes, and after nearly a month of getting to know each other, Chi Xu, her lunch partner, had become able to accurately guess her preferences and choose dishes that she liked.

As usual, she gave the part with green peppers to Chi Xu before starting to eat.

Seeing that she had finally finished her work, Chi Xu quickly seized the opportunity to recount the instructions his grandfather had given him in the study the previous night:

“My grandfather said he hopes you can extend the duration of his art exhibition, and that it will be a related exhibition from September to December.”

After saying it, he himself felt that the request was a bit willful, after all, military-themed paintings have always been critically acclaimed but not commercially successful. In other galleries, an exhibition for a month would be considered a lot, let alone in a large gallery like Tia with high expenses and a large customer base.

He didn't even dare to think about how much less money he would earn if Xie Junfei agreed.

That's almost a quarter of a year's income!

To his surprise, Xie Junfei actually agreed.

As she piled the shredded carrots into a small mountain, she replied:

"Of course, but I don't know any painters on this subject, so I might need Mr. Chi to help me introduce them."

"Let's just have his solo exhibition for the first two months, and then a mixed-themed exhibition for everyone in the following month."

Chi Xu was surprised by her straightforwardness and widened his eyes to ask in return:

Aren't you going to ask why?

“You’re not usually one to prioritize profit, so this decision is definitely a losing proposition.”

Xie Junfei burst out laughing at his comical expression, which looked like his eyes were about to pop out.

"Why so many questions? I have plenty of money. I can do whatever I want."

"Besides, I'm in a business and I'm not in a hurry to lose money, so why do you, from a scholarly family, keep talking about gold and silver?"

"You've got the priorities backwards, Young Master Chi."

Seeing her nonchalant attitude, Chi Xu slowly exhaled a breath from his nostrils.

This guy is so easily amused, he's nothing like my old Huo. Xie Junfei looked at the slowly resentful expression on the other person's face and almost grinned from ear to ear.

"Alright, alright, then let me ask you, why?"

Chi Xu then reluctantly said:

“My grandfather said that after the National Day holiday, the authorities will start to strictly investigate the tax evasion issues of galleries.”

“Tia’s problems in this area were so serious a few years ago that they have been recorded in the books. Even though the executive who was the instigator has been kicked out of Tia, the gallery itself still cannot escape its responsibility.”

"The industry is about to undergo a thorough investigation and cleanup. To repay a favor to you, Grandpa has decided to step in and help you protect Tia. During that time, you and the gallery should lay low and choose a suitable subject, even if you earn less."

"Once things calm down, you can continue doing business. Just don't be as reckless as you were a few years ago, and you can make money as usual."

Xie Junfei listened carefully to him, thinking as she listened.

After he finished speaking, Xie Junfei looked up and smiled:

"Then I must thank Elder Chi for his help. I knew about the thorough investigation, but I didn't expect it to be this serious."

“I don’t expect Tia to make a lot of money. As long as Mr. Chi can save this gallery, that will be a great help to me.”

Seeing that she didn't care how much money she made, Chi Xu breathed a sigh of relief:

"As long as you understand, that's fine. My grandfather was only doing it for your own good."

As he spoke, Chi Xu placed a chicken leg from his rice onto her plate:

"Although my grandfather doesn't say it, I can tell he likes you quite a bit."

"Come to my house for a meal after the exam, so that the old man can meet you."

Old Master Chi's position in the family is unquestionable. For Chi Xu, as a grandson, to say such things must have been at Old Master Chi's behest, which indirectly shows that Xie Junfei has already caught Old Master Chi's eye.

Xie Junfei smiled and accepted the chicken leg from Chi Xu:

"Then I won't be polite. But if I eat too much, please don't kick me out of the house!"