Chapter 52

Just by shooting an ad, one could make money for a lifetime...

Liu Hao, who had just been about to back out, was invigorated by this sudden news.

The decision he had made during the day crumbled instantly.

One million US dollars, that would be at least six million RMB.

Calculating how many more years he had left to live, he would never earn that much money even if he worked himself to death at his job!

He had to reconsider his decision.

Six million, not six hundred thousand, not even sixty thousand!

What if another ad came along later, wouldn't that double it?

"You look so much like him, but why is one in heaven and the other on earth?"

Zhang Yu walked over and teased him after seeing it.

"Look what you're saying, your husband isn't a bad player, it's just that no scouts have discovered him. I can do those two moves too..." Liu Hao, with his legs crossed, smiled at the TV screen.

"Pull the other one, with your skills, you wouldn't even dare to teach the kids. If you were to do an ad, you'd have to pay them to take you."

"Hey? Xiao Yu, if I could play professional football one day, would you let me?"

Liu Hao got excited and took the opportunity to probe, just in case he was discovered in the future, he could be mentally prepared.

"Ha! You? Chinese football is already sad enough. If you could play, the country would definitely ban the sport!"

"Look at him, he's old and fat, but he looks a lot like me. He can play professional football, why can't I? I'm saying, what if I really had his skills, would you let me play?"

Liu Hao pointed to the big screen, where he was shown, and asked seriously.

"If you could earn a million or so every year, I wouldn't mind you playing football. That way, our family of four could travel often. But, in the middle of the night, are you still daydreaming? Do you think you're still young? Let's talk about something realistic. Tomorrow night, we'll go to my parents' place for dinner. My mom said she has something to discuss with us."

Liu Hao was about to chuckle, thinking that if he were discovered playing football in the future, he would still have a way out, but he didn't expect to hear the news he least wanted to hear.

"What's there to discuss? Whatever the two of them decide, do they need to consult us?"

Liu Hao was surprised, not believing that his in-laws would actually have something to discuss with them. Usually, they made decisions without any input from them.

He scratched his head, looking a bit troubled, and continued, "What's it about? My parents also said they have something important to discuss tomorrow night."

This wasn't something Liu Hao made up; it was true.

"It's definitely not as important as what my parents have to discuss. It seems to be about your work. If you don't go, you'll have a hard time later."

Zhang Yu explained patiently, her tone somewhat ominous, and she deliberately slowed down and emphasized the last sentence.

Here we go again, it's always about work... Why are they so worried? Is it that they can't stand not getting a promotion?

What's the point of a promotion? How much power is enough? They don't even think about it. I'm just a section-level official. Liu Hao was very depressed!

"I think my parents' matter is more important. They said we haven't been back to our hometown to pay respects at the graves for many years. This time, everyone wants us to go back to worship the ancestors. I think we should go, otherwise, everyone will say we don't recognize our roots."

He was a bit sulking, not wanting to go there at all.

"Is this more important than your work?"

Zhang Yu was taken aback, not expecting Liu Hao to have his own opinion. Usually, as soon as he heard about her parents, he would agree without a word. Today was unusual.

"Of course. Haven't you seen that the country gives three days off every year? The country doesn't stipulate that civil servants must be promoted..."

"You decide. Anyway, I won't be the one to get scolded."

Zhang Yu didn't make things difficult for Liu Hao. Thinking about how she always had to bow her head and listen to her parents' scolding, she felt uncomfortable. "I'll try to push it back to the weekend."

"The weekend won't work either. The weekend is too busy. We have to go to Qingdao on the weekend..."

Liu Hao's scalp tingled, his face twitched slightly, unable to hide his panic. Running out of town every week was really not feasible.

"I've already promised my friend that we, our family of three, no, our family of four, will go to Qingdao. We can't promise and then not go, right? You know I always keep my promises and don't violate my principles."

This time, he had to take Zhang Yu with him, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to go out in the future. For one million US dollars, let's move forward...

"Really?" Sure enough, Zhang Yu was delighted. This was the first time Liu Hao had said he would take her out of town. Even when they got married and went on their honeymoon, he only took her to Guilin's Li River.

The Li River is a famous tourist destination in China, but Zhang Yu's hometown is right next to the Li River, so it was like not going on a trip at all...

The worst part was that they went in the dead of winter.

What could they do in the Li River in winter? They could only hide by the river, drink some cold wind, and eat some small fish and shrimp.

Now going to Qingdao, of course, she was happy! The last time she heard Liu Hao talk about it, she thought he was just joking, but she didn't expect him to be serious!

"Of course it's true. I've already booked the tickets and will pick them up tomorrow..."

Liu Hao patted his chest, already deciding to buy an extra ticket to Qingdao the next day.

"Alright, I'll put in a good word for you with my parents..."

Zhang Yu's mind was meticulous, but in matters of the heart, women are always directionless and easily deceived.

The next day, as soon as he got to the office, Liu Hao went to the rooftop.

He took out his phone and immediately called Lai Yuxin.

"Yuxin, I watched TV last night. Did you really get a million-dollar contract?"

Lai Yuxin, not in front of him, didn't know that Liu Hao's face was a bit red, his lips trembling with excitement, but he held back from laughing.

"Um... Do you believe everything you read online? It's definitely fake! Are you still half asleep? I'll tell you a joke. A friend caught two carp, each over a pound, in a pond, and then he called his friends to come drink. Guess what he said?"

"Come eat fish, what else?"

"He told the first friend that he caught over ten pounds of carp, more than he could eat..."

"Then he told the second friend that he caught over ten carp, and only two friends were there..."

"Then he told the third friend that he caught dozens of pounds of carp..."

"Stop, did he tell the fourth friend that he caught dozens of carp? Your point is that the million-dollar contract is actually only a hundred thousand? Or... ten thousand?" Liu Hao understood Lai Yuxin's meaning and was very disappointed... It couldn't really be ten thousand US dollars, could it?!

"Smart! You got it! But you don't have to be so disappointed. Do you think I would let you down? We're talking about a quarterly contract, which means a new contract every quarter. As long as you continue to perform well, you can shoot four ads a year. Think about it, how much would that be? And if you really succeed, many companies will fight for you. Who would care about a quarterly ad then?"

"That's true, but it's like a web novel. A buyout is always more stable than a share. And the buyout price is so high..."

Liu Hao nodded thoughtfully, still a bit unbalanced.

"Isn't a share more? There's always a risk, but what do you want to do? If you don't want it, I'll back out..."

"No, of course I'll sign! By the way, there's something I need to discuss with you. My wife and I are going to Qingdao this week..."