A day later, at the Residential Complex, Chen Yan's parents' home.

Chen Yan's parents sat on the sofa while the billionaire Chen Yan obediently sat on a small stool, looking up at his own parents.

The expressions on Chen Yan's parents' faces were both serious and complex.

They just stared at their son, silent for a long time.

After a moment, the two exchanged glances. Seeing that Mrs. Chen did not want to speak first, Mr. Chen sighed softly and then addressed Chen Yan,

"Son, you're already an adult, and you've achieved far more than your mother and I could have. You certainly have your own sense of right and wrong."

"So, the reason we called you here isn't to tell you anything else."

"We just want to ask you one question, have you… really made up your mind?"

"Are you really ready to shoulder the responsibility of being a man?"

Hearing his parents' words, Chen Yan understood what they meant.

But at this point, there was no way he could give up, so he said, "I am ready. I'm willing to be good to them for the rest of my life; I won't let them down or make them sad."

Hearing Chen Yan's words, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but look up, close her eyes, and then raise her hand to wipe the corner of her eye.

Mr. Chen sighed once more and said, "Then you really must not let those girls down."

"You must know, it's not just you who owes them; our family owes them as well."

Chen Yan nodded earnestly and firmly….

...

All parents' hearts are filled with worry.

Even though they knew what Chen Yan was doing was very wrong, even though they knew that it was unfair to those girls and their families,

But because it was their own son, despite feeling guilty, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen could only silently accept the situation and help Chen Yan clean up the "mess".

Chen Yan arranged for the women to come home one by one to meet Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen.

At first, Mr. Chen and Mrs. Chen were quite worried when meeting the girls, concerned that there might be gold-diggers among them or women who didn't truly love Chen Yan but were only after his money.

But, after meeting the women, they realized that all the girls were good people.

Whether it was their manner of speaking, personalities, appearances, or family backgrounds, all were top-notch.

Such girls certainly didn't need to be with Chen Yan just for his money.

Therefore, they felt even more indebted. While meeting the girls, they behaved even more warmly and affectionately.

This also allowed several of the girls, who had been nervous about meeting their in-laws, to gradually relax.

After finishing meeting with the girls, Chen Yan's parents also met with the parents of each girl under Chen Yan's arrangement.

The attitude of Mr. and Mrs. Chen was as enthusiastic and apologetic as ever.

The other girls' families didn't have much to say, as most of them knew or guessed the true story, only Lu Man's parents were completely in the dark.

When coming to meet Mr. and Mrs. Chen, Lu Man's parents were also very apprehensive.

After all, there was a considerable gap between the two families, and it was accurate to say that Lu Man married into wealth, so they felt very uncertain.

But upon meeting, they realized how incredibly warm Chen Yan's parents were, treating them as if they were family, attentively taking care of every little detail— even warmer than typical interactions between in-laws.

Unsure of the specific reason, they could only guess that their daughter might be very dear to Chen Yan's parents, which explained their enthusiasm.

This unintended gesture comforted the elderly couple, who had been concerned about their daughter's future, and put their minds at ease.

While his parents were making efforts, Chen Yan was not slacking off, either.

To this day, he had not forgotten his promises to each of the girls.

Although, when Lu Man called, it was just to find a way out for the six of them, and the girls probably didn't take their "wishes" seriously,

But when facing the ones he loved and owed, Chen Yan still preferred to keep his promises.

After all... if he couldn't even manage such a "small matter," how could he confidently promise them a future of happiness?

So, during this period, he began to fulfill the promises he made to the girls.

The first promise Chen Yan fulfilled was for Yu Qiao Qiao.

Even though Yu Qiao Qiao's wish was very simple, Chen Yan treated it as a significant matter.

He went to the orphanage director privately and had a sincere talk, discussing the renovation of the orphanage and the hiring of caregivers.

Of course, the director firmly opposed it, but after Chen Yan's earnest explanation and persuasion, she finally agreed.

After taking care of the orphanage, Chen Yan did not stop there.

He used his connections to learn about the orphans' situations.

Perhaps due to the director's teachings or because the children of the poor mature early, although their academic performance varied, they all worked hard.

After understanding their situations, Chen Yan met with them one by one as a "future brother-in-law."

Although he didn't directly give them money or houses, Chen Yan arranged things for them outside of their studies and even pulled strings to find them some excellent teachers for tutoring.

He also promised that as long as they got into good universities, they would receive a bonus of tens of thousands to be used towards their university expenses.

Their performance during university would also determine the level of support he would give after they graduated.

This was a well-considered decision by Chen Yan.

Just like he had previously told Yu Qiao Qiao, blindly giving money and resources would only breed wastrels and enemies.

But offering proper rewards and drawing larger pictures could motivate them.

After interacting with the children, Chen Yan felt quite relieved, as they were all good kids. Although he didn't know if they would be successful, they likely wouldn't stray off the path.

It was fate that they had met with Yu Qiao Qiao in the orphanage. Adding to their good character and temperament, Chen Yan was willing to help change their lives….

...

After fulfilling Yu Qiao Qiao's wish, Chen Yan immediately commenced the relentless pursuit of fulfilling Yang Rou's wish.

Although he had already handed over the management of domestic and foreign film and television companies to Yang Rou, this was not enough to satisfy Chen Yan's sense of compensation and debt to her.

Fortunately, after the last cash withdrawal, Chen Yan had several hundred billion in cash in hand.

So, he spared no expense in acquiring many cinemas, television stations, film and television production, and distribution companies domestically and internationally. He invested in the world's largest media company: DeBaby.

Thereafter, Chen Yan injected all these companies and the shares of Netflix and DeBaby into the media business group and handed them to Yang Rou to manage and integrate these resources.

With the companies he had established and those recently acquired, the overall production, distribution, and promotional capabilities of Chen Group's film and television sector were greatly enhanced.

Moreover, with stakes in DeBaby and Netflix, appearing almost as an insider, many resources could be shared and cooperated with.

In conclusion, Chen Yan laid a solid foundation for the industry Yang Rou loved.

What remained to be seen was how Yang Rou would play her cards….

...

After fulfilling the wishes of Yu Qiao Qiao and Yang Rou, Chen Yan moved on to the wishes of He Mengxue and Zhao Ying.

The wishes of both were very simple. He Mengxue just wanted a private date, while Zhao Ying's was a bit more peculiar, she... just wanted to set up a boxing ring on Weibo.

Zhao Ying suggested her idea to Chen Yan when she first joined Weibo, but Chen Yan had dismissed it. Unexpectedly, she brought it up again using this opportunity. Therefore, Chen Yan, of course... still chose to help her with it.

This wasn't a difficult task, just a matter of giving Director Cao at Weibo a heads-up to add a new facility on the entertainment floor. Chen Yan didn't even need to pay for it.

Not to mention the wish of He Mengxue.

Even, perhaps because her wish was too modest, Chen Yan felt a bit of heartache for her...

...

With the wishes of the four girlfriends fulfilled, all that was left for Chen Yan were Lu Man's wishes.

In the eyes of most people, Lu Man's wish was simply impossible.

A female protagonist carrying a box office of several billions. Even within the entire domestic film industry, let alone the global industry, there were only a few successful examples.

You don't need to look far to see that even after many years of buildup, relying on Marvel's tailwind, the solo Black Widow movie was delayed time and again, and its performance wasn't impressive after it finally premiered.

Furthermore, the current top box office earnings for domestic movies were maintained at 10 to 20 billion, and the only two movies that reached forty to fifty billion were due to Chen Yan's serendipitous meddling.

So, when Lu Man made that wish, she hadn't thought it was achievable.

But Chen Yan was determined.

Since Lu Man made a wish, he was resolute to fulfill it.

Thus, he simply cast a wide net across the nation, soliciting projects and scripts, with the only requirement being a female lead.

With Chen Yan's current position in the capital and entertainment circles, saying he was a pillar of the internet and overlord of the entertainment industry was not an exaggeration. So when he announced his search, it immediately garnered widespread attention from both inside and outside the industry.

Additionally, with Chen Yan known as the "Golden Touch," everyone was aware that any film he took an interest in almost invariably became a blockbuster.

Therefore, many dreamers or those with similar scripts sought him out.

And so, scripts and movie ideas flowed in like snowflakes from all over the country.

The executive office was so busy with this task they hardly did anything else. Even Yang Rou dedicated a small team specifically to help Chen Yan with preliminary screening.

Since it was a public solicitation, the quality of the projects varied greatly. If they didn't filter them upfront, Chen Yan figured he'd be overwhelmed by the sheer number of projects. Even with an abundance of "Instant Film," it was impossible to find the right project.

But with the multi-layered screening from two teams, only those scripts that were clearly written by professionals or had settings that met Chen Yan's requirements made it to him.

In the following months, Chen Yan fell into a cycle of "buying instant film" - "taking pictures to check potential" - "buying more instant film" - "continuing to take pictures to check potential."

This cycle continued until he received a project submission.

"Hello, Mother?"

Seeing the potential outlined in the project's proposal, a smile finally graced Chen Yan's lips. He had found it...

...

Although the staff of the film industry group didn't quite understand why Chen Yan would suddenly take interest in a female-driven film with "biographical" and "memorial" elements,

nor why he gave so much authority to a comedy star directing for the first time.

Lu Man also didn't understand why Chen Yan suddenly asked her to drop all her work to focus entirely on this film.

But... given Chen Yan's status and prestige in the group, everyone still set into motion according to his arrangements.

And while Chen Yan was busy fulfilling the wishes of his girlfriends and working on completing Lu Man's, good news suddenly came his way.

[Congratulations on completing the first round of Yang Rou's ultimate challenge.]

[Congratulations on triggering the second round of Yang Rou's ultimate challenge: Conquest.]

[Congratulations on passing the test of Yang Rou's ultimate challenge second round.]

[Congratulations on triggering Yang Rou's...]

[...]

[Congratulations, you have completed your girlfriend's final challenge.]

[You will receive a special reward from your girlfriend.]

Looking at the dozen or so notifications that popped up one after the other, Chen Yan was somewhat surprised.

He had previously triggered Yang Rou's ultimate challenge, which was to see how Chen Yan would handle his relationships with these five women.

Chen Yan had thought that the challenge wouldn't end until he "married" a few girlfriends.

But to his surprise, after taking several girlfriends to meet the parents and fulfilling their wishes, Yang Rou deemed the challenge passed.

And upon further reflection, Chen Yan realized that this made sense:

After all, since Yang Rou never expected a formal status from him, why would she demand that he have a formal relationship with the other girlfriends as a condition for passing her test?

The subsequent series of notifications weren't surprising either.

Having completed two ultimate challenges before, Chen Yan knew the four stages: the first was challenge, the second was conquest, the third was unlocking the Professional Line, and the last was a willingness to stay by Chen Yan's side no matter what.

Knowing Yang Rou, it was quite normal for her to complete all four stages directly.

Despite her outward coldness, she had always been the gentlest woman to Chen Yan from the beginning to the end...

After thinking through Yang Rou's situation, Chen Yan continued to look at the system prompts.

[Detection: Player has successfully romanced Virtual Girlfriend, receiving special rewards.]

No new choices of Virtual Girlfriend rewards, which didn't surprise Chen Yan.

This also signified that Chen Yan may really only have one last Virtual Girlfriend slot left (completing Zhao Ying's ultimate challenge).

So, he wasn't troubled by gains or losses, but rather started to look at Yang Rou's completion rewards.

He always felt that if even the number of rewards was different, then this special reward might also be somewhat different from those of Lu Man and Yu Qiao Qiao...

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What the lives of the several girlfriends would have been like had they not met Chen Yan will be placed in the epilogue or side stories. I will find time to slowly write them next month.

There should be only the last chapter tomorrow for the main story, and at most another chapter the day after...

Most of the gaps that needed filling have been filled. If there are any major gaps that haven't been filled, please leave a message, and I'll include them in the side stories as well.

After completion, I will publish a reflection to have an open and honest chat with everyone about the journey of writing this book, discuss controversies, and address doubts, along with news about the upcoming book.

As for the chapter that couldn't be written yesterday, which was replaced, I see that many readers are very interested and are asking what book it is.

That was a Xianxia (immortal heroes) opening I wrote purely for experimentation (with low chances of official serialization), cough cough.

That's pretty much it. These past few days the nanny hasn't been doing 24 hours, so it's been a bit busy taking care of the kids, but let's chat more the day after tomorrow. Love you all.~

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