Chapter 805: New Year's Gift
Chen Fan smiled and replied: "Still at the New Year Gala venue?"
"Already back at my residence in Beijing."
"You bought a house in Beijing?"
"Yes. Because I have to come here often for work, I bought a house here this year."
Chen Fan asked with a smile: "Which area?"
"I'm not sure, but it's near the 3rd Ring Road."
"You have good taste. Don't worry, it's a great time to buy now. In a few years, the housing prices will multiply like it's nothing."
"Is it that exaggerated?"
"You have to believe that reality is always more fantastical than imagination."
Wen Wan: "I didn't consider that when I bought it, I just felt it was suitable and bought it."
Chen Fan asked: "Why didn't you tell me in advance about your performance at the New Year Gala? Even the company people didn't notify me."
Wen Wan sent a smiley face.
"I deliberately asked the company not to tell you. I wanted to give you a surprise."
Chen Fan laughed.
"You were so sure I would definitely watch the New Year Gala?"
Wen Wan: "That's why I asked the program team to arrange my performance early in the show. I thought you would definitely see it then."
This woman always paid such close attention to these unintentional details.
At times like this, Chen Fan only felt increasingly guilty towards her.
Not continuing this topic, Chen Fan sent her a reply.
"It's faster than I expected you to be on the New Year Gala."
"But it's a good thing. The Gala's influence is still there these years, and this is just the right time for you to appear."
"Congratulations, after tonight, you're going to become a nationally known future diva."
Wen Wan: "It's not that exaggerated."
Chen Fan: "Trust me, it is that exaggerated. The New Year Gala still has enough power to create stars."
"Moreover, with the heat of 《The Myth》 movie still lingering at the end of the year, after the promotion on the Gala, the movie's box office might even increase."
"But don't worry, even if the influence isn't enough, I'll notify the company to promote you."
"Taking advantage of this perfect opportunity, we'll give you an all-round promotion, firmly establishing your position as a top-tier actress and diva in China."
"After getting this title, your future career path will be shortened by several years. After that, we can consider entering the international market."
This time, Wen Wan's text reply came after quite a while.
"I always feel like you're omnipotent, you know everything."
"But is it really necessary to do it so extravagantly?"
Chen Fan's lips curled into a smile as he replied: "Remember my promise to you before?"
"Trust me, you'll definitely be able to stand on an international award stage giving an acceptance speech."
...
The first day of the Lunar New Year was traditionally a day for visiting relatives and friends.
However, because Chen Fan's parents still held a grudge against the villagers, the whole family didn't return to the village today.
Instead, Chen Fan's second aunt, third uncle, and fourth uncle's families all came to pay New Year visits without prior arrangement.
It's evident that when a person's background and power reach a certain level, some rules can be changed.
The men were playing cards and chatting at home, while the women were busy cooking in the kitchen.
Chen Fan and the other young people retreated to the study.
Chen Fan's study was equipped with a Lenovo desktop computer.
This was bought when they were furnishing the house. Su Ruochu had called Chen Fan for his opinion, and Chen Fan told her to buy it.
At that time, Su Ruochu thought Chen Fan would often use it for work, so she purchased the highest configuration computer and also set up broadband internet service.
However, after buying it, Chen Fan had never used it even once.
In fact, this was the first time they were staying in this new house.
But this computer was very attractive to the other three young people.
Especially Chen Xiao, Chen Fan's cousin who was still in school. The moment he saw this computer, he was almost drooling.
It wasn't common for every household to afford a computer at this time.
Chen Xiao wanted to play CF game, while Chen Wan wanted to play 《Audition Online》.
The two couldn't agree, so they looked up at Chen Fan, letting him make the decision.
Chen Fan, not wanting to offend either of them, smiled and suggested: "Both games need to be downloaded, and downloading is very slow. Why don't we watch some videos instead?"
Chen Xiao nodded and immediately proposed to Chen Wan.
"Let's start downloading the games first, and then we can watch 《Chinese Paladin》 on Feifan Video."
"Agreed."
The family only knew that Chen Fan was very rich, but they weren't clear about the specific business operations. Just like now, Chen Xiao and the others didn't know that Feifan Video was actually a product of their cousin's company.
Seeing the two young people chattering around the computer, Chen Fan smiled and went out to the balcony with his cousin Gao Shengbo.
Gao Shengbo offered Chen Fan a cigarette. Chen Fan didn't light it, but just held it in his hand.
"What's the situation with Niu Er?"
Gao Shengbo immediately said: "I inquired. This guy is still in the village, and he's using the news of Big Brother's accidental death to threaten the old village chief. He's demanding that he must be allowed to be the next village chief, otherwise, he'll make the old village chief's family pay..."
Chen Fan laughed when he heard this.
"Don't worry. The old village chief doesn't have the authority to decide who becomes the next village chief anyway."
"When is the election?"
"In April."
"There's still more than 2 months, enough time. After the New Year, you should go back to the village often to campaign, and buy some rice, flour, oil, and distribute them to each household."
"Chat with people, get close to them, and tell everyone what you plan to do if you become the village chief..."
Gao Shengbo smiled bitterly: "I don't even know what I can do."
"It's okay," Chen Fan reminded him: "Then just talk about your opponent's shortcomings. Everyone in the village knows what kind of person Niu Er is. You can directly tell people to think carefully about what the village would be like if Niu Er becomes the village chief, let them imagine it themselves..."
"The only thing Niu Er can do to become the village chief is to coerce and bribe. Some people might vote for him out of fear. But most people still don't want him to be the village chief."
"So your gifts and promises are very important."
"Trust me, as long as nothing goes wrong, the position of village chief will definitely be yours."
Gao Shengbo sighed with admiration: "We're both college graduates, but are you undergraduates smarter than us college diploma holders? I'm starting to doubt if you're really only in your twenties. Your grasp of human nature is really impressive."
Chen Fan laughed, "I was forced into it too. Managing such a big company, after a while, you're bound to learn a thing or two..."
Gao Shengbo gave a thumbs up.
"I admire you."
Chen Fan was about to speak when his phone vibrated.
He took it out and looked, his face immediately lit up with joy.
"You guys play first, I need to go out for something."
With that, Chen Fan ran out of the study and down the stairs without explanation.
It had been snowing heavily all night, and there was still a thick layer of snow on the ground.
Chen Fan ran all the way to the entrance of the community, craning his neck and looking around.
Soon he saw Su Ruochu standing across the street.
The girl was wearing a long white down jacket, with a cartoon knit hat on her head and a red scarf around her neck. She was standing there, blowing into her hands and stamping her feet.
Chen Fan quickly crossed the road and walked over, his face full of delight.
"Why are you here?"
"I finished visiting relatives and had nothing to do, so I came over."
"Come on! Let's go to my place."
Su Ruochu shook her head: "There must be a lot of relatives at your house right now. I'd better not go."
"What's wrong? You're already Chen family's daughter-in-law, are you still shy?"
Su Ruochu was indeed a bit embarrassed.
Coming to her boyfriend's house on the first day of the Lunar New Year, if word got out, wouldn't people think she was too eager to join a wealthy family?
Seeing the girl's expression, Chen Fan smiled, "If you don't want to go in, then let's just talk here for a while."
Su Ruochu took out a plastic bag from her handbag.
"This is for you."
"What is it?" Chen Fan curiously opened it and saw a black scarf inside.
"Did you knit this?"
"Yes."
"When did you knit it? How come I didn't know?"
Su Ruochu was a bit embarrassed, "When I was at school, I knitted it on and off for two or three months."
She then took it back, stood on her tiptoes, and helped Chen Fan wrap it around his neck and tie it.
She stepped back, tilted her head and looked for a while, very satisfied.
Actually, she had knitted two scarves in total. This one for Chen Fan and the red one around her own neck were a matching pair.
Moreover, each of their scarves was embroidered with the initials of the other's name.
However, Su Ruochu decided not to mention this little secret, leaving it for someone to discover on his own.
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