Thinking back to New Year's Day, when Ms. Liu discreetly inquired about the pregnancy preparations, Qi Hao found it both amusing and exasperating.

Damn, it's not just the mother-in-law urging, even Tongzi seems to be hinting now, right?

At this moment, An Feng walked out of the bathroom with a hair dryer in hand, skillfully handing it to Qi Hao:

"Dry my hair for me."

Blowing hair is something any girl can do by herself.

However, ever since getting married, An Feng had grown accustomed to relying on Qi Hao.

After all, Qi Hao was gentle and patient.

"Do you think it's time for us to have a child?"

Qi Hao asked as he took the hairdryer and started drying her hair.

"What?"

An Feng didn't hear clearly.

"A child..."

Actually, only Ms. Liu was anxious, and Mrs. Qi, although anxious, didn't dare to speak up.

Qi Hao and An Feng were not in a hurry to have children.

An Feng herself still had quite a bit of childlike nature, with several packs of AD calcium milk in the fridge, always biting a bottle.

Qi Hao enjoyed the world of two more.

If a child were to come, it would definitely be inconvenient in many ways.

"Sure, it's April now, so if we conceive today, the baby would be born in February, which isn't hot at all. I've heard that the worst thing about giving birth is not the cold, but the heat, and you can't even turn on the air conditioning..."

An Feng didn't shyly pretend to be embarrassed, but was enthusiastically approaching it like academic research.

Moreover, she seemed eager to try, almost as if she wanted to unfasten Qi Hao's belt.

"Uh, having a baby isn't that easy, nor is it guaranteed to happen on the first try."

Qi Hao started to break out in a cold sweat.

If it were that easy to conceive, there wouldn't be a whole preparation process for pregnancy.

Some people prepare for a few months, while others even a few years.

If luck is particularly bad, they might never have a child in their lifetime.

"Ah, that's true."

An Feng seemed a bit disappointed, making Qi Hao wonder if there was something wrong with himself.

"The more we try, the higher the chances."

Qi Hao had a way.

"Pfft, it's already enough. You better work quickly, and give me a baby soon."

An Feng wrapped her hair around Qi Hao's neck.

"Madam, watch my performance!"

Qi Hao surrendered, and the two playfully tumbled onto the bed.

After entering May, Penguin distributed a dividend of 0.75 HKD per share, and Qi Hao received a dividend of 12.45 million HKD for the year.

Maotai distributed 64.19 yuan per share, and Qi Hao received 24.71 million.

Surprisingly, Apple also gave out dividends this year, probably to mitigate the impact of Jobs' death.

With a payout of 2.65 USD per share, Qi Hao could receive approximately 27.22 million RMB.

When compared to celebrity income rankings that reach the millions, Qi Hao's income solely from these stock dividends was already surpassing them.

He no longer participated in celebrity income rankings.

Instead, he made it onto the Forbes Huaxia Mainland Wealth List.

Actually, Qi Hao didn't even know how they calculated it. It showed his personal wealth as 17.5 billion RMB, ranking eighteenth.

Ranked above him was Chen Lihua.

As someone who truly feasted on Tang Monk's Flesh.

Below Qi Hao was Zhou Chengjian, the founder of Metersbonwe, whose wealth mainly came from Metersbonwe.

There is a popular Internet joke, where some college students were always climbing over walls, and one day the principal asked: Why do you keep climbing the walls instead of using the gate?

The students replied to the principal: Metersbonwe, not taking the usual path.

They even hired Jay Chou for endorsement, becoming incredibly famous.

The fact that Qi Hao could surpass the owner of Metersbonwe in the wealth ranking was unexpected for many.

Such a comparison intuitively highlighted just how outrageous personal wealth numbers can be.

Ding Lei ranked with 18.59 billion, not much more than Qi Hao.

Peguin's second-in-command, Zhang Zhidong, had 15.4 billion, ranking even lower than Qi Hao.

Lei Jun ranked 55th with 9.4 billion.

The Wang Brothers from Mrs. Hua's Wangs Family couldn't even qualify for the top one hundred, completely not on the same level as Qi Hao.

In June, "Qian Xuesen" finally wrapped up filming.

Qi Hao began working on "Shoplifters."

The system rewarded him with a script, providing comprehensive information on who wrote the script, who directed it, which actor played each role, the box office numbers achieved, or the awards received.

According to the system's information, "Shoplifters" was written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda.

Starring Lily Franky, Ando Sakura, Mayu Matsuoka, and others, it premiered on June 8, 2018, in Neon and was released on August 3 in Huaxia.

It tells the story of a poor family living in the city who, despite often walking the line of the law to make ends meet, still bring warmth to each other in the cold city through their kindness and bonds.

The film won the Palme d'Or for Best Film at the 71st Cannes International Film Festival in 2018.

Globally, the film grossed approximately 67.99 million USD at the box office.

Qi Hao needed a film to help him win Best Film.

He didn't aim for the Palme d'Or, at least he wanted to get a Golden Horse or Golden Rooster Best Film award.

If the setting of this movie was changed to Xiangjiang, the adaptation would not require much; only the casting would be more challenging.

Fortunately, with Qi Hao's current reputation,

once he announced his need for actors, numerous actors would voluntarily send their resumes for him to choose from.

Moreover, he had a very extensive network himself.

Since the last time he made "Uncle," Qi Hao once again came to Xiangjiang for production work and received a warm welcome from the entertainment circle here.

Chen Jia Shang even promised Qi Hao that if he starred as the lead actor, he would strongly recommend him for the Xiangjiang Golden Image Award for Best Actor.

Qi Hao believed none of his nonsense.

He probably made such a boast after hearing about the cast lineup of this film.

If he actually received the Best Actor award, he'd be torn apart even if he were a bamboo mat.

Furthermore, the Golden Image Award reaching this stage couldn't have happened without his "contribution" as a bamboo mat; these folks want films from the mainland to be produced in Xiangjiang but don't want to offer any benefits.

The leading male role for Qi Hao's film is Liang Jiahui.

Since it's a co-production between Xiangjiang and the mainland, naturally, some Xiangjiang actors should be used.

Behind the scenes, more local Xiangjiang crew members were utilized.

It's like giving them a meal ticket.

Incidentally, it allows the mainland crew to learn some real skills from the Xiangjiang team.

With the previous friendship of recommending him to act in "Let the Bullets Fly," Liang Jiahui instantly agreed to join the cast.

Moreover, he charged only five million in salary.

In recent years, actor salaries have increased dramatically; for top stars, salaries in the tens of millions are quite normal.

Since "Let the Bullets Fly" became a huge hit in the mainland, Liang Jiahui's status also rose significantly.

The leading female role was chosen as Song Jia.

Song Jia's acting is excellent, and she's willing to go all out.

She plays the role of Liang Jiahui's wife.

This character is destined not to be a young girl.

The grandmother role went to Li Mingqi.

Other actors have also been lined up.

An Feng did not perform.

It wasn't that there wasn't a suitable role for her, but because... she suddenly got pregnant.

Though it's not certain if it was the result of a decision to have a child that particular night, she planned for a child in April and was found pregnant by June.

Qi Hao can boast proudly about this matter.

Waiting for others to praise him as impressive.

Sowing seeds is such an easy task!

Originally, Qi Hao intended to take An Feng to Xiangjiang, simultaneously filming and taking care of her.

Instead, he was slapped away by both his mother-in-law and his own mother.

The two of them took turns caring for An Feng, giving Qi Hao no chance for alone time.

Qi Hao suspected they were guarding against him.

Could he really be such a beast that he wouldn't even spare a pregnant woman?

He doesn't quite want to leave An Feng to shoot in Xiangjiang.

However, the movie has been in preparation for two months; personnel, locations, equipment, and various things are all coordinated.

It's not like Qi Hao suddenly got pregnant.

There's really no reason to waste everyone's time.

So he can only push through and start the project.

Qi Hao first sorted through the film in the training space, with the help of Zhang Yimou, Jiang Wen, Zhang Shuping, Zhang Manyu, Liang Jiahui, Li Mingqi, and others.

Thus, shooting really isn't difficult.

His directing team includes many assistant directors proficient in art films, and they can be trained and guided at this opportunity.

Training Space → Qi Hao → Assistant Directors.

Though it's troublesome, everyone truly learns something.

This fosters a relationship that's both teacher and friend.

Much stronger than ordinary ties of interest.

One could say Qi Hao's side uses an interest + emotion binding model.

Qi Hao continued to invest heavily in films this year.

"Kuiba 2" secured a new round of investment.

A full fifty million!

With such money, Wang Chuan upgraded the technical skills of the production team.

Additionally, Zhonghao Entertainment provided support to his screenwriting team to help perfect the script and settings, ensuring the second part's viewing threshold won't be so high.

This time, a special effects team was involved from the start of the project. Under Qi Hao's request, Naughty Ghost Studio heavily supported this animated film.

In fact, except for a few live-action films, the hundreds of people at Naughty Ghost are basically working around "The Return of the Great Sage," "The Birth of the Demon Child," and "Kuiba."

The special effects team for "Kuiba 2" could even independently complete a live-action special effects movie.

North Film Academy teacher Wang Jing completed "Heart Pierced by a Thousand Arrows" invested by Zhonghao Entertainment, and although the film bombed at the box office, its reputation was excellent.

Therefore, he once again received investment for "The Great Ming Robbery."

Yet another film that looks hard to profit from.

In truth, Zhonghao Entertainment invests in many non-profitable films. As long as your script is good enough and worthy of investment, chances are you can get funding from Zhonghao Entertainment.

The company even invests in documentaries.

Among the assistant directors, there's one named Guo Ke, born in the '80s,

who read an article titled "The World's Only Publicly Recognized Comfort Woman: Her Son Remains Unmarried" and felt touched, seeking out Wei Shaolan, the elder in the article, intending to document her living condition.

Upon receiving the application, Zhonghao Entertainment provided him with filming funds without hesitation.

Film it well; even if it won't make money or can't be broadcast, that's okay.

The system assigned a task to Qi Hao, asking him to have a sense of social responsibility.

Actually, Qi Hao himself, with not a very pronounced capitalist trait, has more social responsibility than most filmmakers.

Other companies consider such projects a hot potato.

Not only are they non-profitable, but they may also cause diplomatic issues and be targeted by false nationals.

Nowadays, false nationals not only exist, but there are quite a few.

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