Chapter 508 - 244: A Gift Straight to the Heart
Chapter 508: Chapter 244: A Gift Straight to the Heart
Zhonghai Mansion·Jiuxu.
Inside Villa 007.
Su Youji sat bolt upright on the sofa, her hands clenched tightly in her lap. She timidly glanced up from time to time.
At that moment, a man who appeared to be in his early fifties was sitting on the sofa across from her.
His face was stern, his expression tense. He sat with his legs crossed, diligently flipping through a document in his hands, his sharp brows furrowing from time to time.
He was Su Youji’s father—Su Zhenqing.
Sitting beside Su Youji was her mother—Tsuruta Mami.
In contrast to Su Zhenqing’s cold demeanor, Tsuruta Mami had a much gentler expression and looked to be in her late thirties.
She had a petite and delicate figure, exuding the charm of a classical beauty. She was at that age when a woman is at her most beautiful and captivating.
THWACK—!
After an unknown amount of time, Su Zhenqing tossed the document onto the table and cupped his chin, sinking into a brief moment of thought.
Seeing this, Tsuruta Mami gently put an arm around Su Youji’s shoulder and asked in a soft voice,
"Honey, is there something wrong with this document?"
"There’s a huge problem."
Su Zhenqing’s brow was tightly furrowed, his words filled with confusion.
"Whether it’s the profit sharing or the division of responsibilities, it’s all too favorable for Yuji."
Huh?
Tsuruta Mami froze for a moment. Although she didn’t know much about the business world, she could draw one conclusion from Su Zhenqing’s words—
’Favorable for Yuji... Isn’t that a good thing?’
"Then why do you still look so worried?"
Tsuruta Mami was a bit confused, and Su Zhenqing explained softly,
"Mami, you don’t understand. We have an old saying in Huaxia: ’There’s no such thing as a free lunch.’ The cheaper something seems, the more expensive it really is!"
"In a business negotiation, no one gives you benefits for free. This contract that this young man, Lin Shen, has offered Yuji seems fine on the surface, but that’s the biggest problem of all!"
Su Zhenqing emphasized in a cold tone.
"Do you really think a stranger would help Yuji this much for no reason?"
"Why not?"
Tsuruta Mami patted the back of Su Youji’s hand and smiled.
"Maybe it’s because our Yuji has a lot of Charm."
"Mami, don’t be so naive."
Su Zhenqing crossed his arms and said coldly,
"That’s my biggest concern. This Lin Shen fellow might be using this as an opportunity to get close to Su Youji!"
"No, no, no."
Hearing this, Su Youji, who had been silent all this time, immediately waved her hands.
"Father, you’ve misunderstood. Lin Shen has a girlfriend. I’ll show you the micro-film he made for her, and you’ll see."
With that, Su Youji took out her phone, went to Jiang Wan’s Douyin page, and found her most popular romantic micro-film.
It had over three million likes and more than two hundred thousand comments, a testament to a highly engaged fanbase.
’This popular?’
Although he didn’t know much about Douyin operations, as Su Youji’s part-time manager, Su Zhenqing knew very well that a video with so many likes definitely had what it took to go viral.
So, he got up and sat beside Tsuruta Mami to watch it seriously.
The video depicted a poignant love story, following the male and female leads from their first meeting to falling in love, and finally to being separated by death.
Through well-timed camera cuts, filters, and BGM choices, along with a gentle yet tight narrative structure, the micro-film constructed a tender and moving story.
Su Zhenqing’s expression shifted from initial doubt to gradual immersion in the video, and finally to one of irrepressible sadness and sorrow.
Tsuruta Mami, held tightly in his arms, was already a crying mess, constantly wiping her tears with tissues Su Youji handed her. She choked out,
"What a moving story. It reminds me of the movie *Love Letter*. Their narrative styles are similar, both with that atmosphere of faint melancholy mixed into everyday life. It’s filmed so well!"
"It is."
Even Su Zhenqing, who was normally very strict, couldn’t find any fault with the micro-film at this moment.
If he had to point out a problem, it might be that it had a strong "artsy" feel, which could sometimes rub people the wrong way.
But that wasn’t a real issue. As long as the values it conveyed were positive, even an artsy style could attract a large number of fans.
Su Zhenqing could now understand why this micro-film had blown up. It was due to its genuine emotion and how it deeply resonated with the longing for true love among today’s youth.
In an online society rife with antagonism between the sexes, a micro-film promoting devoted love was nothing short of a royal flush!
Coupled with Lin Shen’s top-notch filming techniques and narrative style, the micro-film’s viral success was a natural outcome.
"This kid’s got something..."
If at first Su Zhenqing had viewed Lin Shen with the hostility of a father-in-law sizing up a potential son-in-law, now he was filled with curiosity about the young man.
"Yuji, I hear Lin Shen is only in his twenties?"
"Yes."
Seeing Su Youji nod, Tsuruta Mami showed a surprised expression.
"He started his own media company in his twenties? That’s so impressive, isn’t it?"
"Hmph, what’s so impressive about that?"
Su Zhenqing crossed his arms and curled his lip disdainfully.
The competitiveness between men is often a more fearsome thing than the jealousy between women.
"If he’d started a media company in his thirties, I could believe it. But starting one in his twenties? How is that possible! He probably relied on his family’s resources to get it off the ground."
"Back in my day, I didn’t rely on anyone. I founded my Japanese BBQ restaurant, ’Charcoal Fire,’ in my thirties, and now I’ve built it into a national chain!"