Chapter 88

"Change jobs?" Diana was a bit puzzled.

"Yes, I think you're underutilized as a kindergarten teacher," Li Xu nodded.

"Then... what else can I do?" Diana blinked her eyes.

"Administrative management," Li Xu said matter-of-factly.

"Administrative management?" Diana was initially a bit confused, but soon her brows furrowed, "Eddy, you... you want me to work at your company, right?"

Her tone was hesitant, but she quickly added, "I don't know anything about that."

"You can learn," Li Xu said gently, "Besides, I'm not asking you to work at my company."

Diana looked puzzled again.

"It's like this," Li Xu cleared his throat, "I heard that the Royal Ballet is hiring a new public relations officer. Maybe you can give it a try."

"Royal Ballet? Public relations?" Diana's gray-blue eyes lit up, but soon dimmed, "But... can I do it?"

"Why do you think that?" Li Xu smiled, "Public relations isn't that difficult. How will you know if you don't try?"

"But..." Diana bit her lip, hesitant and reluctant.

"Listen, Diana, just give it a try. If it doesn't work out, I'll find you a teacher and some internship opportunities," Li Xu continued, "I know you love ballet. Even if you can't dance anymore, you can still work in a related field and help those talented girls achieve their dreams."

"I..." Diana was still hesitant.

"Give it a try. Everyone needs dreams," Li Xu said, grabbing her hand and gently caressing it, "I told you, I'll protect you and support you."

"Then... I'll give it a try." Diana finally agreed, her expression a mix of worry and joy.

Yes! Li Xu thought to himself. He had planned to suggest a job change when he saw Diana again in London, but since she was here now, he decided to bring it up directly. As long as she agreed, she would be even more under his control.

Many people knew that Diana loved ballet. Using this to tempt her would definitely work.

The Royal Ballet's public relations position didn't have a fixed number of people. In fact, it was more of a fundraising role, meaning it was a position that could be secured with money.

As long as Li Xu donated a substantial amount annually, the Royal Ballet would be happy to give Diana a title and display her as a mascot—though she would still have to do some work.

A true golden canary would only be tiresome. People need goals to shine, so Li Xu was pushing Lin Fengjiao to accept training in performance and film production.

Of course, sending Diana to the Royal Ballet was just the beginning. As previously mentioned, once Diana's career became entirely dependent on his support and she realized this, she would never be able to leave.

Li Xu was confident there would be no problem. After all, a small promise had unlocked the back entry with the naive and sweet girl that night, and they had even had a second round, which was quite comfortable. Women from the East and West indeed had their own charms.

After that, he returned to Harvard, despite wanting to go back to San Francisco to see his two Lin and Zhao. "Feng Chengcheng" hadn't been fully "consumed" yet.

However, the first year of university still needed to be taken seriously. University courses were fewer than high school, and there were more holidays, so there was no need to take frequent leaves.

Even so, on October 4th, he took three days off and flew to San Francisco, then to Tokyo with the two Lin and Zhao. October 5th was the farewell concert of his personal attendant, and as the master, he had to attend.

The concert itself was not worth mentioning. As the most popular idol in Japan, with a farewell theme, the fans were incredibly enthusiastic, and Yamaguchi Momoe herself choked up several times—whether it was just because of leaving the entertainment industry or because of leaving her lover and fully submitting to her master, it was unclear.

But that wasn't important. What mattered was that after the concert, Yamaguchi Momoe, without removing her headpiece or her white strapless evening gown, followed Miyuki Yuuji to the parking lot and entered a limousine alone.

In the car, dressed in that outfit, Yamaguchi Momoe served Li Xu fully, with constant ups and downs. That night, they went even further, and he even opened her back, almost breaking her.

Although Yamaguchi Momoe's beauty was only average, that night had an unparalleled charm, a mix of purity, sadness, and vulnerability, making her especially alluring, which was why Li Xu's wolfish nature was unleashed.

However, she couldn't go to America with him. There was a wedding in November, and she and Miyuki Yuuji were officially married, with a registered marriage, so it couldn't be hidden.

Additionally, they would go on a honeymoon, and for a long time, Yamaguchi Momoe would have to appear in public with Miyuki Yuuji.

Although Li Xu knew Miyuki Yuuji wouldn't dare touch Yamaguchi Momoe, he still felt a bit frustrated. Why had he impulsively decided to replicate her legendary farewell?

However, given Yamaguchi Momoe's devoted service—despite her body belonging to Li Xu, her heart was still with Miyuki, and she was officially Miyuki's daughter-in-law—she was very grateful and would do anything he asked.

The mindset of a masochist is different, even if that masochist is Yamaguchi Momoe, so Li Xu accepted it. However, he needed to find a new personal attendant.

Oh, and another gain was that Zhao Yazi now dared not resist his advances at all.

That night, she watched Yamaguchi Momoe's performance with the two Lin in the VIP seats and saw her get into Li Xu's limousine in the underground parking lot.

Similarly, she saw the car stop outside the Clear Water Bay villa, vibrating constantly, and Li Xu carrying the limp Yamaguchi Momoe into the bedroom.

Although Zhao Yazi was famous throughout Hong Kong, she was only famous in Hong Kong. How could she compare to Yamaguchi Momoe? Even the two Lin might not be able to compare.

Their romantic art films were popular in Southeast Asia, but Japan was the benchmark of Asian pop culture, which was undeniable.

However, this national idol of Japan was just Li Xu's attendant and was played with at will. How could a despised Hong Kong actress like her resist, especially with the pressure from Taiwan?

So when Li Xu teased her out of excitement, she could only put up a token resistance, and Li Xu took advantage of the situation, touching her whenever he wanted.

But if he wanted to go further, her resistance would be stronger, though still weak. He could easily overpower her.

However, he didn't directly "consume" her. The two Lin had been rushed, so this time, he wanted to take it slow, like simmering a stew.

After this, Li Xu returned to Boston to continue his university life, remotely managing Imagination Holdings and occasionally trying to short oil.

As previously mentioned, he wanted to practice, even though his actual trading skills were only on par with ordinary traders. Practicing his observational and judgment skills was also beneficial.

After all, there were still opportunities to make money, and he knew the Iran-Iraq War was happening, but the specific details were unclear, unlike the silver speculation where he remembered the exact timing. The books he read in his previous life didn't provide specific details about how oil futures fluctuated during the Iran-Iraq War.

This situation continued intermittently until mid-November, with some gains and some losses. Overall, he lost more than he gained, but by Thanksgiving, he had only lost about 2 million, which was quite surprising.

Besides this, he reviewed Imagination Holdings' reports daily and signed off on them. Imagination Films had also been established in Los Angeles.

Although they could only start with the Eastern Hollywood, they couldn't ignore Hollywood. The 1980s and 1990s had many films worth investing in.

Previously, because he was underage, he had invested in the Star Wars series and "Raiders of the Lost Ark" through his father. Now that he had his own company, he needed to set up a film production company.

Then, Li Xu had a phone call with Barry Diller, affiliating his shell film company with Paramount.

Yes, it was a shell company, even with an office and a few staff. Their main job was to check for incoming scripts, visit the Writers Guild, and accept scripts recommended by Paramount, which would then be sent to Boston for Li Xu's review.

Especially the last part, Paramount expressed a strong desire to get suggestions from the young Mr. Li.

Why? Of course, it was Diller's probing. Li Xu hadn't mentioned the acquisition of Paramount shares over the phone, and neither had Diller, but he wouldn't do nothing.

After all, it seemed Li Xu wasn't backing down and was still slowly acquiring Paramount shares, all with voting rights.

Li Xu wasn't in a hurry. Eventually, he would have to negotiate with Diller openly. For now, keeping them in suspense and creating some psychological pressure might give him an advantage in future negotiations.

They could doubt his abilities, but they wouldn't underestimate the power behind him.

So, for now, things were like this. He might even find some worthwhile scripts from Paramount. And... he did find a good one, "An Officer and a Gentleman," which ranked third on the 1982 North American box office with $120 million.

Then Li Xu was in a dilemma. Should he produce it or not?

If it were another top-ten film from 1982, like "Tootsie" or "Poltergeist," he wouldn't be so conflicted, but "An Officer and a Gentleman" was a bit tricky.

Simply put, the script was rather mediocre. How did a review from his previous life put it? Oh, a typical American melodrama.

In other words, unless Li Xu had the power to choose the director and actors, the risk would be much higher. But could he get that power?