My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Chapter 189 President Cui Provides Another Assist

At the end of the year, "The Immortal" premiered.

The show achieved a viewership rating of over 2 on its first day, leading all other dramas in the same time slot by a wide margin, and became an instant hit upon its premiere.

That year, the hit drama at the beginning of the year was "The Imperial Power," a collaboration between Chi Yuan and Yan Chuan.

That year, the year-end hit drama was "Eternal Life" starring Ji Won.

That year, the artist with the highest commercial value and the most GG endorsements was Chi Won.

This year was jokingly referred to by fans as "Chi Yuan Nian" (the first year of Chi's reign).

The happiest person about the hit drama "Eternal Life" is Cui Dong.

Jiang Haochen spent over two years preparing for the filming of "Eternal Life," and Tianyu Media invested nearly 300 million yuan in total, making it Tianyu's most important investment in the past two years. When the incident occurred, some smaller investors withdrew their funds, and he gritted his teeth and covered the difference.

Although Chi Yuan's problem was eventually resolved, he was genuinely prepared for his television show to flop at the time.

Now that the TV program is not only airing smoothly, but also airing so well, how could he not be happy? He walks with a swagger now, and wherever he goes, he is greeted with congratulations. Those investors who withdrew their investments are filled with regret, fearing that Tianyu will no longer include them in their business. Whenever they run into Cui Dong, they have to come up to apologize.

During the celebration banquet, he was still bragging. Shen Lian kindly reminded him, "You can brag outside, but Lao Jiang will be here soon. Be careful he exposes you to your face."

Cui Dong curled his lip: "What you're saying is true. It was indeed Lao Jiang who insisted on protecting Chi Yuan at the beginning, but in the end, didn't I have to agree? I agreed, so I deserve credit for this success."

Shen Lian, too lazy to listen to his nonsense, rolled his eyes. Suddenly, he heard a commotion and the two looked in the direction of the sound. They saw three people entering the banquet hall: Chi Yuan, Jiang Haochen, and Director Yang, the director of "Eternal Life".

The three of them came together because they are currently working on a movie. With the popularity of "The Immortal," this movie is bound to do well at the box office, no matter how it turns out.

The three of them were surrounded for nearly half an hour before they finally had some free time and walked together toward the two people who were lounging in the corner.

Director Yang raised a glass of wine and personally toasted Cui Dong, saying, "The success of 'Eternal Life' is inseparable from President Cui's support."

Cui Dong and Jiang Haochen are both big bosses of Tianyu. Although Cui Dong didn't get involved much in the affairs of the "Eternal Life" production team, as the director, he still had to come and express his gratitude. Moreover, the movies he's currently making are still being invested in by Tianyu.

"Director Yang, you're too kind. We'll have to work together more often in the future."

After Director Yang finished toasting, Chi Yuan, holding a glass of red wine, also walked over and, under Cui Dong's surprised gaze, thanked him, saying, "My previous incident caused the company a lot of trouble, but the company not only didn't blame me, but also helped me resolve it all. This glass is for you."

Chi Yuan wasn't ungrateful. Although he had high commercial value and could generate profits for the company, he knew that if the company hadn't done everything in its power to protect him, he might not be where he was today. He had always wanted to find an opportunity to thank Cui Dong in person, but he had been too busy with work this past year and hadn't found the chance.

Upon hearing this, both Cui Dong and Shen Lian couldn't help but be somewhat surprised.

They also assumed that, given the relationship between Chi Yuan and Jiang Haochen, it would be natural for Tianyu to protect him.

Cui Dong smiled, glanced at Jiang Haochen, and unusually refrained from taking credit for himself: "You've thanked the wrong person for this. Remember when I called you back then?"

Chi Yuan nodded: "I remember."

At the time, President Cui gave him two options and asked him which one to choose. He replied that he would choose the one that would have the least impact on "Eternal Life". And now, the result is naturally the one with the least impact.

Cui Dong: "I was prepared to sacrifice you at the time. Of course, I didn't mean to completely abandon you, but I wanted you to suffer a loss so that 'Chang Sheng' could be broadcast smoothly. But Jiang Haochen refused. He said that even if 'Chang Sheng' couldn't be broadcast and lost money, he couldn't let you suffer. At worst, he would come back to acting and make back the money he lost on the investment."

Chi Yuan was taken aback and turned to look at Jiang Haochen.

Jiang Haochen, who had always been shameless in front of Chi Yuan, was a little embarrassed by Chi Yuan's gaze: "It wasn't as exaggerated as he said. At the time, I really thought it was the best solution."

Chi Yuan: "You didn't tell me."

Chi Yuan knew that Jiang Haochen must have been a reason for Tianyu protecting him, but he didn't expect Jiang Haochen to go to such lengths for him. He had initially thought that Mr. Jiang simply didn't want "Eternal Life" to have any flaws. It turned out, however, that he was ranked ahead of "Eternal Life."

Was I already this important so long ago?

Why didn't you tell him sooner?

Jiang Haochen: "I told you, I would handle it well so you could focus on filming."

Cui Dong knows his mischievous friend best. He's usually incredibly flamboyant, but when it comes to actually doing something, he's reluctant to take credit.

"Back then, it was Lao Jiang who personally flew to S City to handle your matter. He didn't tell you about that, did he?"

Chi Yuan was stunned. He didn't know that he had been filming on set during the height of the online controversy and had only responded once on Weibo. After the matter was resolved, Ran Jie directly told him the result: the company had paid Gao Cheng's medical expenses, and his stepfather and mother would never contact him again. Even when he wanted to pay for Gao Cheng's medical expenses himself, Ran Jie said it would be included in the company's public relations expenses.

Wait a minute, so Jiang Haochen went to S City because of him, not for anyone else.

Realizing this, Chi Yuan was touched, but more than that, he felt wronged: "You didn't tell me either."

Jiang Haochen panicked when he saw that Chi Yuan's eyes were red. He resisted the urge to hug Chi Yuan and comfort him, and glared at Cui Dong: "Why do you talk so much?"

Cui Dong clicked his tongue and muttered to himself: "He's getting the benefits and still acting innocent."

Seeing that the two were in a bad mood, the others wisely left.

Jiang Haochen then found an opportunity to take Chi Yuan out of the banquet hall to the outdoor terrace.

"Don't be like this. I didn't do this to make you sad." Jiang Haochen hugged him and coaxed him gently. "If you're really touched, we can go over the scenes again when we get back tonight, okay, my lord?"

Chi Yuan trembled, and most of his aggrieved feelings disappeared.

The term "Male Lord" originates from the second fanfiction, "The Imperial War God Became My Female Slave," which Jiang Haochen particularly loves. He likes the proactive and fierce Chi Yuan. However, Chi Yuan doesn't like it because the taming in that fanfiction is all indecent taming, and Jiang Haochen is too easy to tame. As long as he's even slightly fierce, Jiang Haochen shamelessly calls him "Male Lord." And then... he's the one who suffers.

Chi Yuan liked the third story; he liked it when Jiang Haochen wore wolf ears and a wolf tail and did it with him.

How did we get so far off topic!

"Who's moved? I'm angry," Chi Yuan said, feeling wronged.

Jiang Haochen paused for a moment: "Angry?"

Chi Yuan: "Why didn't you tell me these things sooner? Do you know that you and Xie Lingzhou were trending on social media in S City back then? I thought... I thought you still liked him."

If he had known that Jiang Haochen went to S City because of him, he wouldn't have misunderstood. It wasn't that he didn't know Gao Wanfu and his family were in S City; it's just that at that time, he simply couldn't bear to think about it.

"If you had told me sooner, I would have known sooner and realized sooner... that you liked me."

Do you know how much I wished you liked me back then?

"I'm sorry!" Chi Yuan didn't say the last sentence, but Jiang Haochen felt it. His Chi Yuan, his little cat, loved him so much.

"I'm sorry, I should have told you sooner."