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Chapter 129 Can’t Do It_1

Chapter 129: Chapter 129 Can’t Do It_1

January 3rd.

After three days of promotion, the popularity of "The Battle Tiger" continued to rise.

Many audiences who were unaware of the movie gradually heard about it.

Many who had no interest in seeing the film changed their minds after watching the trailer, feeling the urge to check it out in the cinema.

Movies released during the New Year’s season typically start presale of tickets half a month in advance.

"The Battle Tiger" had been on presale for three days by now, but the presale box office was far from ideal, earning only over five hundred thousand.

Among the host of New Year’s films, it was at the bottom.

But after the preview screenings and the enthusiastic promotions by the viewers who attended and by the broadcasters from Dongyan Guild,

the presale box office figures climbed steadily, reaching a mid-level status with seven million.

It had to be said that this was an extremely impressive figure.

Investor WeChat group.

Wu Jin: I’m grateful to Mr. Shen for having Dongyan Guild’s broadcasters promote "The Battle Tiger." Otherwise, the presale box office numbers would not have been this good.

Du Zhenqi: Yes, thank you, Mr. Shen.

Han Deming: With this wave of promotion, "The Battle Tiger"’s box office is secure.

Fang Xing: Thanks to Mr. Shen.

Loo Gang: Thank you, Mr. Shen.

Everyone was now more confident about the box office of "The Battle Tiger."

That evening.

Since today was Small New Year’s Eve, Shen Dong, Chen Yuyan, and Chen Yuanxiang had dinner together.

It was Chen Yuyan who personally did the cooking.

After dinner, Shen Dong made a video call home.

"Mom and Dad, have you guys eaten yet?"

"We have, we have."

The faces of Shen Dong’s parents were full of smiles.

With their son’s career going so well, they were exceptionally proud.

Now when relatives and friends looked at them, their eyes were filled with envy.

Every time they met with relatives and friends, and the topic of children came up, they would inevitably talk about Shen Dong, and whenever they talked about Shen Dong, it was always with praise.

This kept them happy all day long.

There was nothing that made parents happier than this in the world.

"Mom and Dad, are you guys at Uncle’s house?" Shen Dong noticed that his parents didn’t seem to be at home but at his uncle’s place instead.

"Yes, today is Small New Year’s Eve, so we came over to your uncle’s place for dinner," Qin Zhang said.

"Cousin, Cousin, I’m here, did you miss me? And how about my cousin-in-law?" Zhang Lele squeezed in behind Shen Hong and Qin Zhang.

"Mom and Dad, Lele, I’m here," Chen Yuyan appeared on camera.

"Yuyan, is your dad there with you?" Shen Hong asked.

"He is," Chen Yuyan replied.

Then the phone camera shifted to Chen Yuanxiang.

"Greetings, in-laws," Chen Yuanxiang greeted them with a smile.

"Hello there, in-laws. With the New Year coming up, why don’t you and Shen Dong come over to our place for the holiday?" Shen Hong invited.

He was aware of Chen Yuanxiang’s situation.

If Shen Dong and Chen Yuyan went back home for the New Year, Chen Yuanxiang would be left alone in Hai City, so he simply invited Chen Yuanxiang to join them to make the holiday more lively with both families together.

"That would be too much of an inconvenience," Chen Yuanxiang said, not because it was a bother for him, but because he did not want to trouble his in-laws.

"Dad, it’s not a bother at all. Just come and spend the New Year with us at my place," Shen Dong understood Chen Yuanxiang’s concern and urged him.

Chen Yuyan remained silent, knowing it wasn’t appropriate for her to persuade them.

But the expression in her eyes also conveyed that she wanted her dad to join them for the New Year’s celebration.

Otherwise, if she and Shen Dong left, Dad would be all alone in Hai City for the New Year, which would be very lonely.

Even if there were some good friends, certain feelings were irreplaceable.

Seeing that both his daughter and son-in-law felt this way, Chen Yuanxiang stopped hesitating and agreed to join them.

Moreover, he could tell that Shen Dong’s parents were very easy to talk to, and it wasn’t just politeness—they genuinely invited him to celebrate the New Year with them.

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The Dong Family.

On the eve of the Little New Year, they should have been happily eating together.

However, the Dong family couldn’t bring themselves to feel happy.

Primarily, it was Dong Qikang, Feng Lijuan, and Dong Junjie who couldn’t cheer up.

Chen Yuting, on the other hand, was quite happy because her work was progressing more and more smoothly.

But seeing the grim faces of the three others, she refrained from showing too much joy.

The reason for the unhappiness of the three from the Dong family was that Shuidilao’s business was booming, while Xingwang Hotpot’s business was dismal.

"Dad, does the boss intend to shut down Xingwang Hotpot?" Dong Junjie asked.

"There’s a high probability. The boss came to me today and said that if I can’t find a way to turn Xingwang Hotpot around, he won’t continue to invest money in the hotpot chain," Dong Qikang sighed.

He truly wished to improve the business of Xingwang Hotpot, but he couldn’t think of a solution.

Attempting to replicate the service model of Shuidilao had already failed.

Far from attracting customers, it made the reputation of Xingwang Hotpot even worse.

Originally, in an attempt to suppress Shuidilao, most of the locations they chose were very close to Shuidilao.

Moving those stores closer to Shuidilao to other locations might improve the situation.

But that would entail finding new locations, renovating them, and spending a lot of money, which the boss would not agree to.

Now, he was truly at his wits’ end and could think of no solution.

No matter how many meetings he held and urged his staff to find a solution, they couldn’t come up with one.

"It’s all because of that bastard Shen Dong; if it weren’t for Shuidilao, our Xingwang Hotpot would have had many customers," Dong Junjie said through gritted teeth.

He both envied and hated Shen Dong.

He envied Shen Dong for having so much money, not only driving luxury cars and living in mansions but also for his company being so profitable.

And he hated him because the last time he interfered with Mr. Chen’s Restaurant, Shen Dong had hired a lawyer, preventing his father’s contacts from helping, leading to his detention for fifteen days.

This was something he would never forget.

Chen Yuting silently ate her meal without speaking.

Dong Junjie glanced at Chen Yuting, his eyes shifting before he smiled and said, "Yuting, I don’t want to work at Xingwang Catering anymore. I want to work at your Huya Guild. Can you ask Mr. Liu to arrange a management position for me? A manager or something like that will do."

If Xingwang Hotpot failed, his father’s position in the company would plummet and he saw no future for himself there, so he wanted to look for another job.

If he could become a manager or something at the Huya Guild, that would be quite good.

Plus, he could take advantage of the opportunity to get close to some of the beautiful streamers, which would be incredibly enjoyable.

"I can’t do that, you should talk to Liu Chao," Chen Yuting shook her head.

"What do you mean you can’t? You’re his girlfriend, and it’s simply a matter of asking him to arrange a managerial position for me," Dong Junjie frowned.

"Don’t talk nonsense, I’m not his girlfriend; we are just ordinary friends," Chen Yuting said.

"Look, Chen Yuting, you’ve been with Liu Chao for so long and still haven’t agreed to be his girlfriend. What exactly are you trying to do? I can see that Liu Chao really likes you. If you want to test Liu Chao, don’t go too far, or you might come away empty-handed," Dong Junjie lectured.

"That’s right, it’s been so long, you could agree to him now. It would be best to get married soon. If he loses patience with you, it will be too late to salvage," Dong Qikang also frowned.

The father and son, who were not very familiar with Liu Chao, were trying to connect with Liu Chao through Chen Yuting.

As long as they had a connection with Liu Chao, whatever happened at Xingwang Catering Group wouldn’t matter; they wouldn’t worry about finding good jobs.

After all, the Liu family’s Wansheng Venture Capital had a market value of several billion, and its business connections were very extensive.

Finding them good jobs would be incredibly easy.

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