Chapter 38 : Who Goes to a Movie Theater with Their Significant Other Just to Watch a Movie_
Chapter 38: Who Goes to a Movie Theater with Their Significant Other Just to Watch a Movie?
A few minutes later, Mobei Jiangke sent a response.
"The other party agreed."
"Grand Master, I think he was intimidated by your hacking skills. Worried that you might team up with the owner of Yuming.com."
Chen Fan did not respond, directly sending over a bank account number.
In order to prevent the other party from investigating and tracking his identity, Chen Fan used a foreign bank account number he had applied for online.
The identity information used was also not Chen Fan's own.
Mobei Jiangke: "OK! I'll inform him right away."
Chen Fan wasted no words and went offline decisively.
The other party's reaction was even faster than Chen Fan had imagined.
Less than half an hour after chatting with Mobei Jiangke, the transfer of 50,000 yuan had already come through.
It was clear that the opponent was really anxious.
After confirming that 50,000 yuan had been deposited into the account, Chen Fan promptly withdrew the attack and cleared all traces.
By noon, Yiyu.com was back to normal.
However, after the incident with the internet brigade and the website being hacked, the promotional effects that Yiyu.com had previously spent a lot of money on were all gone.
Instead, Yuming.com took advantage of this opportunity to gain significant recognition.
Its traffic had far surpassed its competitor, with over 2,000 official members alone.
Later, after a few successful high-priced domain name transactions made the news, Yuming.com's popularity increased even more.
By now, Yiyu.com had accomplished its main goal, falling far behind its opponent.
Even if the two sides no longer tried to undermine each other and competed fairly, Chen Fan was no longer afraid of Yiyu.com becoming a threat.
...
With only a few days left before the start of the new semester at university, the official membership of Chen Fan's Yuming.com had finally exceeded 5,000, with an average of over 10,000 online users and over 150,000 posts.
These numbers far exceeded those of its competitor Yiyu.com by several times.
The traffic between the two sites was no longer on the same level.
In recent days, Yiyu.com had spent money on a lot of promotions, but with little effect, almost entirely endorsing Yuming.com instead.
Because Yuming.com's reputation had truly been established.
It was only then that Chen Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He knew that the opponent was now unable to make a comeback.
Next, it would be a matter of when the capital investors would come knocking.
In the previous life, he only remembered that around September, Yiyu.com was acquired by the company Wanwang.
But at that time, Yiyu.com was the sole dominant player without any competitors.
In this life, although Chen Fan's Yuming.com had a considerable amount of traffic, Yiyu.com still existed as a competitor.
It was almost the end of August now, with only a few days left.
If Wanwang's people really intended to acquire a company, they would definitely be observing the two websites at this time to evaluate them.
"I can't relax yet!"
"I must persevere until the end of September, or even be prepared to wait until the end of the year."
Chen Fan set this goal for himself in secret.
Yuming.com was the opportunity for him to make his first bucket of gold in this life.
This would determine the foundation and source of funds for his future entrepreneurial endeavors.
He had to seize this opportunity and could not afford any lapses.
...
Although he was very busy every day, during the last two days of the vacation before the start of the university semester, Chen Fan still made a separate arrangement to meet with Su Ruochu.
The two of them wandered around like a couple in a passionate romance, going shopping, eating, and enjoying various activities together.
After eating lunch, Chen Fan accompanied Su Ruochu to the movie theater.
The movie theater was quite empty today, with hardly any audience members.
The movie was chosen by Su Ruochu, titled "One Sigh." It was directed by Feng Kuzi and starred actors like Zhang Guoli, Liu Bei, and Xu Fan.
This movie would become quite famous in the future, considered one of Feng Kuzi's representative works.
But in 2000, no one would have known that Feng Kuzi would become a representative director of future Chinese New Year comedy films.
Chen Fan was already familiar with the film's plot.
It mainly tells the story of the screenwriter Liang Yazhou, played by Zhang Guoli, who fails to maintain his relationship with his female assistant Li Xiaodan and becomes her lover. When he returns home, he has to pretend to be a good husband and father in front of his wife.
The love-hate entanglement between the three characters in the latter half of the film leaves a deep impression.
Zhang Guoli's portrayal of the middle-aged man Liang Yazhou, who wants to have it both ways, is particularly vivid and captivating.
The film is a classic, but Chen Fan felt somewhat annoyed.
To watch such a film on their first date was rather inauspicious.
Including Chen Fan and Su Ruochu, there were only six people in the entire theater.
Sitting in the back row, Chen Fan had no interest in watching the movie.
His gaze was constantly and secretly observing Su Ruochu by his side.
He didn't know if it was just his imagination, but this girl seemed to have put on makeup especially for today, appearing more beautiful than usual.
Su Ruochu was engrossed in the film's plot.
Suddenly, Chen Fan felt a movement on his hand. Looking down, he realized that someone was being mischievous, secretly holding his hand.
Although flustered, Su Ruochu did not withdraw her hand, allowing him to continue holding it.
There's a chance.
Chen Fan felt delighted in his heart and wanted to further seize the opportunity.
He stealthily moved his hand downwards, placing it on Su Ruochu's thigh.
However, this girl immediately reacted as if she had been electrocuted, quickly raising her hand and slapping Chen Fan's hand away.
Chen Fan was instantly dejected.
"Just watch the movie properly," Su Ruochu glanced at Chen Fan.
Chen Fan feigned innocence.
Who goes to a movie theater with their significant other just to watch a movie?
This girl was still too naive.
It seemed that Chen Fan would have to find an opportunity to teach her properly.
Chen Fan was unwilling to give up and wanted to try again.
But Su Ruochu shot him a stern glare.
"If you don't behave, I'm leaving."
Chen Fan immediately sat upright obediently, feeling dejected.
As if realizing that her words had been somewhat hurtful, Su Ruochu hesitated for a moment, her face flushed as she said in a low voice:
"I... I'm not a casual person."
"Don't... don't get angry. It will be yours... eventually."
It will be yours... eventually.
Hearing these words, Chen Fan's body trembled violently.
He felt like giving himself a hard slap.
Damn it!
What was wrong with him?
When did he become such a scoundrel?
He knew full well that Su Ruochu was different from other women.
So why was he still being so impatient and impulsive?
It seemed that Chen Fan had become too excited and had lost his senses after being reborn.
Chen Fan swiftly engaged in self-criticism in his heart.
And he silently vowed that he would never act so rashly again in the future.
In Chen Fan's eyes, Su Ruochu was completely different, one in a million.
He absolutely would not allow himself to make even the slightest mistake with her.
After the movie ended, the two of them walked out of the theater together.
Seeing Chen Fan with his head down, Su Ruochu took the initiative to put her arm around his.
"You're... not angry, are you?"
Chen Fan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.
"Why would I be angry?"
Su Ruochu's pretty face turned red.
"Just now in the theater, I didn't let you... Anyway, you're not allowed to be angry."
Chen Fan smiled and reached out to hold Su Ruochu's small hand.
"You did the right thing, it was me who was rude."
"I shouldn't have disregarded your feelings."
"Rest assured, without your permission in the future, I absolutely won't dare to do anything."
However, Su Ruochu stared at Chen Fan with a strange expression.
"Actually...if you had insisted a bit earlier, I wouldn't have been able to stop you."
"After all, I'm just a weak woman, and my strength is no match for yours."
After saying this, Su Ruochu let go of Chen Fan's hand and walked ahead with a flushed face.
Chen Fan: "..."