Chapter 52: Xuan Bao’er’s First Fortune—Starting at One Hundred Million!
Yu Liang carried not the slightest weight in Liu Hualong’s presence. To be honest, being allowed to serve Liu Hualong a meal personally was already an honor.
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Meanwhile, inside the Dragon Kingdom branch of Bonpoint Children’s Wear in Magic City, in the chairman’s office—
“Xuanbao, you look absolutely beautiful!”
Jacqueline gazed at Xuanbao with undisguised delight.
“Xuanbao, do you like this outfit?”
During this period, Jacqueline had personally designed quite a few outfits for Xuanbao. The fabrics had all been imported from various countries and subjected to rigorous testing before being approved for the little girl’s clothes.
Looking at her new outfit, Xuanbao’s eyes shone with amazement. She stood before Li Qing and asked happily, “Daddy, does Xuanbao’s outfit look pretty?”
Wearing her brand-new children’s clothes, Xuanbao spun around in front of Li Qing.
Li Qing smiled tenderly.
“Pretty. Xuanbao is the prettiest of all.”
Seeing how much Xuanbao liked the outfit, Jacqueline finally relaxed and said with a smile, “Mr. Li, all of Xuanbao’s clothes are stored in my lounge. There are eighty-eight outfits in total. I’ll personally have them delivered to your villa later.”
Li Qing smiled.
“Then thank you, Miss Jacqueline.”
Jacqueline inclined her head.
“It is my honor to design and make children’s clothes for Xuanbao.”
Xuanbao blinked her large eyes, revealing a row of pearly little teeth as she grinned.
“Daddy, am I prettier than the children on television?”
“I like these clothes. I want to wear them every day.”
Li Qing chuckled and patted her head.
“There are plenty more outfits. Xuanbao can wear a different one every day.”
Xuanbao was still growing, after all. In a few months, she might already have outgrown some of them.
“All right. Daddy will take you somewhere else to look around.”
After receiving the new clothes, Li Qing wanted to take Xuanbao out for another stroll. He found taking care of his daughter irresistibly appealing.
Just then, Jacqueline approached and said somewhat cautiously, “Mr. Li, there is something I would like to discuss with you.”
Li Qing replied indifferently, “What is it? You can speak plainly.”
Jacqueline lowered her head even further and said respectfully, “Xuanbao is simply too beautiful and adorable. I have never seen such a perfect child.”
“So I took the liberty of asking whether Xuanbao might endorse my children’s clothing line.”
“What do you think, Mr. Li?”
Jacqueline was nervous. She did not know whether Li Qing would agree, or whether making such a request would make her seem too calculating.
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But Jacqueline truly believed Xuanbao was perfect. She would be an ideal spokesperson for the brand!
Jacqueline was certain that with Xuanbao as its representative, her products would become a global sensation.
The only uncertainty was whether Li Qing would agree. After all, he was hardly in need of money.
Seeing how tense Jacqueline was, Li Qing remained calm. He turned to Xuanbao and asked gently, “Xuanbao, would you like to be a spokesperson?”
Xuanbao looked puzzled.
“Daddy, what does a spokesperson do?”
Li Qing picked her up and explained patiently, “It means that Xuanbao wears beautiful clothes and takes photographs to promote them. Children all over the world will see the pictures and come buy the clothes.”
“And Xuanbao will receive some money too.”
At that, Xuanbao’s eyes lit up at once.
She could take pictures to show other children her new clothes and earn money as well? What an amazing deal!
Xuanbao immediately clapped her hands.
“Yes, Daddy! Xuanbao wants to be a spokesperson. Xuanbao wants to earn money to spend on Daddy!”
Li Qing smiled, his heart warming. No man could resist the affection of his little angel.
As for the endorsement, Li Qing did not really care. The outside world did not yet know about Xuanbao. As long as she liked the idea, that was all that mattered.
Besides, there was no way Xuanbao could avoid attracting the world’s attention in the future. Letting her grow accustomed to it from an early age might be a good thing.
Li Qing turned to Jacqueline.
“Since Xuanbao agrees, choose a time and arrange the endorsement.”
Overjoyed by Li Qing’s consent, Jacqueline thanked him repeatedly.
“Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Mr. Li!”
“Also, we will pay Xuanbao fifteen million for the endorsement, and she will receive fifty percent of the product profits.”
The fifteen million was merely the endorsement fee. The real fortune lay in the profit share.
Fifty percent was undoubtedly one of the most generous endorsement arrangements in the world.
Ordinarily, celebrities received very little, if any, share of a product’s profits when they endorsed it.
Li Qing was not concerned.
“All right. Have the clothes delivered. It’s nearly noon, and I’m taking Xuanbao out to eat.”
Jacqueline said enthusiastically, “Why not have lunch here at the company, Mr. Li? We have professional chefs, including one who specializes in children’s meals.”
Holding Xuanbao in his arms, Li Qing shook his head.
“No, thank you. I want to take Xuanbao out for a little while.”
Seeing that Li Qing had declined, Jacqueline did not press him. She followed them all the way to the entrance of the office building.
On the road, Xuanbao sat in her child safety seat, visibly excited.
“Daddy, am I going to earn lots and lots of money?”
She had heard Jacqueline mention tens of millions and millions just moments ago. To Xuanbao, those figures were astronomical. She had never imagined that anyone could possess so much money.
Li Qing smiled faintly.
“It isn’t that much, but it is quite a lot for Xuanbao.”
“Are you hungry? Daddy will take you to get something to eat.”
It was already lunchtime, and he guessed the little one must have been hungry for quite some time.
Xuanbao nodded.
“Mm-hmm. Xuanbao has been hungry for ages.”
“Daddy, I want to go to the place where we ate last time. The food there was so delicious.”
Li Qing knew that she meant the Peace Hotel.
Fortunately, they were not far from the hotel, so he said, “Let’s go to the Peace Hotel.”
Wang Mian smiled.
“Sure thing.”
The car headed toward the Peace Hotel.
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Meanwhile, inside the Peace Hotel, Yu Liang stood nearby in silence, waiting for Liu Hualong to finish his lunch.
“To be fair, there is something wrong with the way you conduct yourself, but the food at your restaurant is decent.”
After finishing his meal, Liu Hualong pulled out a napkin and wiped his mouth.
“You remember what I told you to do, don’t you?”
After being reprimanded by Liu Hualong, Yu Liang could only nod respectfully.
“Chairman Liu, I remember everything.”
“I’m truly sorry about Miss Yang. I really didn’t know—”
“Enough. I only care about how you handle the matter.”
Liu Hualong cut him off.
“This is me giving you one chance. Closing your business immediately would make me look overbearing.”
“But if you fail to handle this properly, I will certainly make you close your doors and leave. You need not doubt that.”
Yu Liang nodded repeatedly.
“Yes, Chairman Liu. I understand. Thank you for giving me another chance!”
“I promise I will not disappoint you!”
In the presence of the magnate behind the Baoli Group, Yu Liang did not dare show the slightest resentment. Liu Hualong was already being remarkably reasonable.
If he truly offended the man, a single word would be enough to force him out of business—and perhaps even make him disappear altogether.
The power of a financial titan was no joke.
Liu Hualong walked out of the private room and then headed outside with his bodyguards.
To Liu Hualong, this counted as doing something useful for Mr. Li.
But just as he reached the entrance, he suddenly stopped. He stared ahead in a daze for a moment, then hurried forward.
“Mr. Li, what brings you here?”
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