"That's right! That streaming platform is called Antarctic Studios, and it's basically about to go bankrupt. Your husband bought it for just two million!" River Li said. "But Sis, it only has a little over a hundred registered accounts, and most of those are from internal testers! Take out the test accounts and it's all zombie users—actual real users... fewer than ten!"
"Doesn't matter! Good wine is never afraid of a deep alley! If our show is good, people will come to watch."
"Yeah, right!" River Li rolled his eyes.
"Hey, Samson, and you too, Eric."
The two who'd just been imagining themselves kneeling for that humiliating forfeit looked over at her.
"Fifty billion—it all depends on you two!" Lily Bai said. "With that fifty billion, White Entertainment will finally be on the right track, and President Li can stop living on instant noodles!"
"Tell me, Cousin Lily, what are you really plotting?" Eric Lan asked suspiciously. "You're not the type to dig your own grave!"
"Just trust me one more time!" Lily said, brimming with confidence. "We’re definitely going to win!"
River Li snarked, "Fine! Then I’ll keep my eyes wide open and see just how you plan to win!"
Lily smiled slightly. "Of course I can’t do it alone—I need you all to work hard too. Tomorrow, I’ll go to the office. By then, I want to see the Dragon Abyss copyright contract and the core creative team."
River Li blurted out, "Tomorrow?"
"Also, get the Antarctic Studios team together—I want to have a quick meeting with them," Lily Bai said with a smile. "Can you do that, President Li?"
"You and your husband are getting more alike by the day!" River Li rolled his eyes again.
...
That night, when they got home, Lisa told Lily Bai that River had called Evan Lan to complain endlessly.
He had a lot to say.
"How did you respond?"
"I just told him to cooperate with you," Lisa replied.
Lily Bai laughed, "Ha! He really has it tough—the pressure is insane. But if we win this round, I promise his life will get way better."
Lisa: "Why are you so sure we're going to win?"
Because she's reborn!
She knows this movie will be a smash hit.
Plus, 'Dragon Abyss' was one of the must-buy copyrights on Evan Lan’s will.
After thinking it over, Lily Bai just said, "Confidential."
Lisa: "..."
That night before bed, Lily Bai saw Little Smudge cultivating beside the baby.
The little red turtle was sleeping on the other side of the baby.
She watched Little Smudge for a while and asked, "Little Smudge, are you absorbing the baby’s spiritual energy?"
Little Smudge: "Mm-hmm."
"He’s so little—how can you bear to do that?"
"First Spirit Trees naturally emit spiritual energy—just like regular trees give off oxygen. If I don’t absorb it, it’s wasted!" Little Smudge said.
"Alright... You’ve been super hardworking lately!" Lily Bai said. "Every night, you’re training nonstop!"
Little Smudge looked world-weary. "My girlfriend got stolen—how could I not work harder?"
"You think hard work can win your girlfriend back?"
Little Smudge opened his eyes and stared at her for a long time, then suddenly drooped his head. "...True! Evan Lan said even if I ate that rival, I still couldn’t become human!"
Lily Bai patted his head. "Why not raise the little red turtle and make her your girlfriend? She’s pretty cute."
"No way!" Little Smudge retorted. "I’ll never betray Sandy!"
"But isn’t she into Max Mo instead?"