Chapter 438: Who''s the Boss Behind the Scenes?
Raising his head and seeing David just standing there, Louis frowns, "Don''t you understand what I
said?"
"Mr. Smith, are you serious?" David looks at Louis in shock, "Besides being the face of three
international brands, she can also star in two movies with huge investment? Famous leading actresses
can''t always star in movies of this kind."
He ventures a guess, "Mr. Smith, are you trying to help Ms. Lily because of HS Company''s limited
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budget? Have you broken up with Ms. Lily or not?"
"Just do as I say." Louis squints, saying in an unhappy tone, "As for the reason, I don''t need to tell you."
David reminds him, "Mr. Smith, the senior management of Merci Company will know it."
"So?"
David is tongue-tied.
''Got it!''
''Mr. Smith puts hispany aside to help Ms. Lily. What else can I say?''
David sighs deeply and goes back to work.
He contacts the senior management of Best Taste Entertainment to tell them what Louis wants them to
do, and then calls the promising young actress’ agent.
When the agent knows that her actress can be three luxury brands'' ambassador and star in two movies
and that the Smith Group will cover the additional fee, she agrees to sign the contract for her actress to
make a three-minute video. She feels overjoyed because it''s a stroke of luck.
Louis has given the opportunity to the actress for no reason. Afraid that other people in thepany
would be suspicious of her rtionship with Louis, David spreads the word, telling people that it has
nothing to do with Louis. It''s exhausting.
And David has done all of this for Mr. Smith!
After he finishes his work and returns to his office to take a break, Sofiaes in with documents.
She looks beautiful, slender and capable in the white shirt and suit trousers.
"They''rest quarter''s documents. The data has been checked." Sofia puts the documents on the table.
Seeing that David is exhausted, she asks, "I haven''t seen you in thepany in thest two days. Do
you have a lot of things to do?"
"Yes." David picks up a cup of coffee and takes a few sips before replying, "The promotion n for the
new perfume of HS Company has been finalized. A young actress of Best Taste Entertainment has
been chosen to be the face."
Sofia feels curious, "Then someone of Best Taste Entertainment shouldmunicate with HS
Company. Why put you in charge?"
David hesitates for a moment. Thinking that it''s not a secret and that Sofia''s also a member of the
Smith Group, he hands the document to her, "HS Company''s funds are limited. It can only pay the
actress three million to make the video."
"Is that so?" Sofia nces over the document and says to David, "I heard that HS Company signed a
valuation adjustment mechanism with Merci Company of the Smith Group. The Smith Group is doing
something that would have an adverse effect on the mechanism. Does the senior management of
Merci Company agree to do so?"
David shrugs, saying with a helpless face, "It''s Mr. Smith''s decision. They can''t disagree. I''m wondering
whether Mr. Smith still loves Ms. Lily."
Lowering her eyes, Sofia smiles and says in a soft tone, "He may want to make amends to Ms. Lily.
When the Smith Group was involved in the family fighting, it was Ms. Lily who was running the Smith
Group. Current sess of the Smith Group can be partly credited to her."
"If the perfume doesn''t get popr, HS Company will fail in the mechanism, and Ms. Lily is most likely
to be dismissed. Mr. Smith doesn''t want to see that. He helps her because they had a rtionship."
David agrees with Sofia.
''Mr. Smith and Ms. Lily have parted ways. It must because of the old days.''
''However, Mr. Smith has helped her too many times after the breakup, doesn''t he?
David remembers something. He looks at Sofia with a puzzled expression, "I haven''t told you anything
about Ms. Lily in the Smith Group. Why do you know that?"
Pointing to the ground, Sofia says, "I''m a woman, and women gossip. So, I can know everything in the
bathroom or the pantry from other women."
"Yes. Women gossip." David doesn''t think much of it. He shakes his head with a smile.
…
Although Chandler lives in Louis’ ce, he talks to Lily on WeChat every day.
For example, he hasined to her that Louis’ obsessed with cleanliness, who will call a cleaner if
his house is not clean enough. And he has to eat take-out meals every day. If he says that he doesn''t
want to get take-out anymore, Louis will cook. However, the food Louis cooks tastes bad. He also takes
pictures of the food Louis cooks and sends them to Lily, saying, "Fortunately, Louis is rich and he can
order take-out. If he has to cook every day, he would starve to death."
Feeling bad for Chandler, Lily replies, "Tomorrow I''ll make something delicious for you and have it sent
over."
Chandler replies in no time, "Lily, you are the best! Louis is not at home all the time. And all he knows is
to give me money. I hope that he will not cook again. I don''t want to eat the food he cooks."
Lily says, "I told you to stay with me, but you didn''te."
Chandler replies, "I won''t go. I''ll keep an eye on Louis and see who his new lover is. However, I''ve lived
with Louis for so long. He alwayses back on time at night. And he doesn''t smell like another
woman."
Lily, "... You live there just to keep an eye on him?"
Chandler, "Yes. Lily, do you think that he likes men now since there is no woman around him?"
Lily doesn''t know what to say, ''How does he draw a conclusion like that? Does he read about it in some
book?''
Then, her phone rings, and it''s John. Instead of replying to Chandler, she answers the phone first.
John asks, "Is everything alright in Yorkshire?"
"Yes." Lily looks at the time and smiles, "It''s busy hour now. Why are you calling me? Aren''t you busy?"
"I''m not busy. I miss you so much, so I called you." The man''s voice is gentle and sexy.
Lily pretends not to hear it and asks, "When are youing?"
"It''ll take some more time." John sighs. He feels helpless and anxious.
Knowing that Louis is in Yorkshire, he wants to go to Yorkshire and stay with Lily. In this way, Louis and
Lily won''t have a chance to get in touch. However, there are many things to do, and he doesn''t have
any trusted subordinates in Country R.
Lily frowns and asks with curiosity, "Why are you so busy? Is thepany preparing a big project?"
"It is a big project." John pauses for a moment and asks her in a low voice, "Do you know the ''QY
n''?"
"No. What kind of project is it?"
John says, "The Inte is well developed now, and a growing number of devices are connected to
mobileworks. As ofst December, the number of mobile broadband subscribers in the world has
reached 10 billion. The explosive growth in mobile data traffic will have a series of consequences,
including slowdown of data processing, long dy when downloading, and instability of global
"So QY n is research ontest mobilemunication technology?" Lily understands right away and
gasps, "This project is not an ordinary one, nor can it bepleted in two or three years. Don''t tell me
that you built aboratory and recruited some professionals because you want to develop this mobile
"I had this idea a long time ago, but I didn''t expect someone to be ahead of me." John says, "There''s
someone in Country R implementing the QY n already. It''s Mr. Tezuka. He worked for IK, and now
he''s the leader of the team working on the n."
After a pause, he continues, "However, the boss behind the QY n is not a local investor from
Country R. I heard that he was from Country Z. He would provide unlimited financial support for Mr.
Tezuka''s team to do the research."