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Upon seeing the content, Li Shuo's eyebrows twitched in anger, and he sneered, "What's wrong with Mango TV? After 'The Temptation of Returning Home' was edited, the first sample was sent to them, and now they're issuing a clarification announcement?"

Li Shuo mentioned "adapting a new song" at the signing ceremony to generate buzz for "The Temptation of Returning Home." Such hype usually benefits all parties involved, so even though an agreement hadn't been reached at the time, according to unspoken rules, Mango TV shouldn't have issued a clarification announcement.

Yuan Ke thought so too, but she still explained objectively: "According to the information we obtained after contacting Mango TV, it was because influential people within Mango TV questioned X's adapted song that Mango TV issued this announcement."

"Moreover, theoretically speaking, this kind of announcement has a strong official style. Simply saying 'it is not in accordance with the facts' actually leaves a lot of room for manipulation. For example, according to the actual situation, we have not yet reached a cooperation agreement, which would also be considered 'not in accordance with the facts'..."

Li Shuo naturally understood this, but having always been used to smooth sailing, he was simply unhappy with Mango TV. He pressed further, asking, "Who is this influential figure? Zhang Yi?"

"It was him? How did you guess?" Yuan Ke asked, somewhat surprised.

It's obvious. Zhang Yi started his career at Hunan TV, and many of Hunan TV's hype techniques are inherited from him.

Among the Four Young Masters, everyone else is familiar with Han Er, Guo Laosi, and even Tang San, but they don't know much about Zhang Yi. In fact, this guy is both capable of causing trouble and accustomed to staying behind the scenes. Moreover, he has dabbled in various arts such as literature and music, which has led to him being a jack-of-all-trades and master of none, unlike the other three who have works with extremely high popularity.

Li Shuo knew this person because he was the pioneer of online trolls and had collaborated with Yang Kangcheng and others.

Well, Yang Kangcheng and Han Dazhi are now following Li Shuo and have become key right and left hands. They no longer do dirty things like "seducing female students" like they did in their previous lives. So, I also have an obligation to "teach" Zhang Yi a lesson!

Upon thinking of this, Li Shuo, unusually, felt a surge of fighting spirit: "Has Shuoguo Culture contacted Zhang Yi yet?"

"After receiving your instructions yesterday, I forwarded them to Shuoguo Culture. Now... I estimate they've already sent over the cooperation framework and other related information..."

"Stop it for now. This kind of person won't back down unless you really hurt him!"

Yuan Ke listened attentively, then asked tentatively, "The question is, how do we make it hurt him?"

"Zhang Yi is active online and monetizes his influence and traffic, so as long as we reduce his influence and shake his fan base, we can make him submit! Didn't he post a Weibo criticizing 'Unforgivable' before? We should just slap him in the face with that Weibo post!"

Yuan Ke nodded first, then smiled wryly: "But that's precisely what makes it difficult. The secretariat had previously studied Zhang Yi's Weibo style. This person's words are very sharp. Relying solely on online trolls to attack him might only bring him more attention, but it would be difficult to intimidate him."

"Hey, how can you attack someone by targeting their strengths..."

Li Shuo shook his head and chuckled, "Zhang Yi is good at making excuses, but he doesn't actually know much about the industry. Take composing, for example. If you give him a piece of music, he can write pretty good lyrics, but if you ask him to compose a new piece, he's completely incapable of it... Let's start with 'Unforgivable'..."

He explained his plan in detail to Yuan Ke, asking her to communicate with the secretariat, Shuoguo Culture, and Shuoguo Internet's operations (and military) departments...

Afterwards, Li Shuo left the studio and drove straight to Lengyin Academy: The soundtrack of "Unforgivable" was recorded in Tan Jun's studio, and after careful selection, the song was finally sung by Wei Ni. Li Shuo's own musical skills are not strong, but he has these professionals.

However, after all this commotion, by the time the Rolls-Royce Phantom arrived at Lengyin Academy, it was already past 5 p.m. It was Friday, and the entrance to Lengyin Academy was just like a scene from a cold play, with all sorts of luxury cars crowding the entrance.

Lengyin's school management is very strict. When Li Shuo first came, he was stopped at the gate by the security guards. Afterwards, although Li Qinghe became familiar with the security guards and was able to drive his car in, it was a Bentley. Now that he has a new car, Li Qinghe turned to ask Li Shuo what to do.

Li Shuo lowered the window, looked outside for a while, and quickly pointed to the shop opposite Leng Yin's shop, saying, "Drive, park in front of his house..."

As soon as the Phantom stopped, a boy came out of the store, pointed at the car, and shouted, "Who told you to park here? Didn't you see the 'No Parking' sign?"

Don't be fooled by the fact that it's a Rolls-Royce; this is a cold place, and there's no shortage of all kinds of luxury cars. The guys here have seen it all before, so they act all high and mighty, with their noses in the air.

Li Qinghe didn't argue with him. He simply went to the back and opened the car door for Li Shuo, who got out of the car and walked directly into the store.

The boy's expression changed slightly, his ferocity lessening. He tentatively asked, "Boss, are you looking to buy a musical instrument? What type are you looking for? We have a complete selection of instruments here..."

"Lu Haisheng, what's wrong with the guitars here...?"

As soon as Li Shuo entered the house, he heard a familiar voice. Looking inside, he saw, by chance, the person he had come to find: Wei Ni.

"Wei Ni, I know where the boss's good guitar is..."

Lu Haisheng had barely uttered his first sentence when he saw Wei Ni's face light up with a bright smile as she walked towards him. He froze on the spot, completely at a loss for what to do: This was none other than Wei, the school beauty! She actually smiled at him!
The next moment, something even happier happened to Lu Haisheng. Wei Ni not only smiled at him, but also opened her arms and rushed up to him. She looked just like a little girl in love, so vivid and making Lu Haisheng feel like he was dreaming!
But this sweet dream was far too short-lived. Just one second later, Wei Ni brushed past him and buried her face in the arms of the handsome young man who had stepped out of the Rolls-Royce, letting out a soft, sweet cry from her red lips painted with crystal pastel.

"Honey, why didn't you tell me you were coming..."

That's right. Lu Haisheng treated Li Shuo badly because he was young and handsome. This kind of rich second-generation was the kind of person Lu Haisheng hated the most in his life, and now he hated him even more!

Nevertheless, Lu Haisheng had to admit that the school beauty was indeed the school beauty; her voice was soft and sweet, making one want to hold her in their arms and...

Well, even though that "husband" wasn't actually addressed to him, he can't help but fantasize!
"I just got back to Lenghai and was thinking about you, so I came over. I just didn't expect to come at the wrong time. Lengyin just got out of school, and there are too many people right now. There's nowhere to park the car, so I came to Brother You's place instead."

As they were talking, You Dongjie came down from the second floor. Upon seeing Li Shuo, he immediately laughed heartily and said, "Oh my, I thought it was someone else's big visitor. It turns out it's Young Master Li who has graced us with his presence. Tsk tsk, Young Master Li, it's only been a few days, and you've already changed your car again. You are truly a role model for us all!"

While exchanging pleasantries, You Dongjie waved to Lu Haisheng, signaling him to stay put. Before Lu Haisheng could angrily walk away, You Dongjie remembered something and called out, "Young man, quickly go and get my treasured Longjing tea. I want to have a taste with Young Master Li..." "No need, I'll leave after a while."

Li Shuo was just being polite, but Lu Haisheng really didn't move. You Dongjie was so angry that he cursed at him, "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear me? I told you to bring me my best tea to entertain our distinguished guest!"

Lu Haisheng, quick-witted as ever, realized he was just a worker here and had a deep-seated fear of his boss. So he nodded hurriedly and ran inside to get the tea leaves.

Li Shuo didn't care at all about Lu Haisheng's situation or his apparent pursuit of Wei Ni: firstly, since Wei Ni was developed in the north, no one else had a chance; secondly, Li Shuo was too lazy to even step on such a minor figure.

He looked around, then walked towards the second floor and said, "Brother You, I've never been to the second floor before. Shall we talk upstairs?"

Actually, Li Shuo had been to the second floor; he was just looking for a place to talk.

Once they reached the second floor and were alone, Li Shuo asked softly, "How is Zhang Xiang now? Has he returned to Century Huayue?"

In the hype surrounding the cover version of "The Temptation of Returning Home," two fish were caught: Zhang Yi, an influential figure on Mango TV, and Century Huayue.

Since Li Shuo has brought Leng Yin, he naturally has to deal with both of them.

You Dongjie replied in a low voice, "Zhang Xiang dropped out of Lengyin School a while ago. Yes, I reported this to you... He was depressed for about a month afterward, and then Zhang Nianhua took him away. Of course, the money he borrowed from me is still being held up by Century Huayue's shares..."

Zhang Xiang suffered a great loss at Li Shuo's hands and was severely punished by his father, Zhang Nianhua, which led to discord between father and son. Unfortunately, Zhang Xiang was a favorite at home and had 5% of Century Huayue's shares early on. Later, when he was short of money, he mortgaged his shares to You Dongjie and borrowed a total of 400 million yuan from him!
However, in reality, You Dongjie naturally couldn't come up with that much cash. All the money was lent out by Li Shuo, and the shares that Zhang Xiang pledged were also with Li Shuo.

This happened last year. It's time for Li Shuo to reap the rewards he set out back then!
After listening to You Dongjie's description of the current situation, Li Shuo immediately said, "Later, I'll have Li Qinghe go with you to find Zhang Xiang and have him transfer the shares..."

“Okay!” You Dongjie nodded, then tentatively asked, “Zhang Xiang should be living at home most of the time. If Zhang Nianhua gets involved and wants to pay off the debt for his son, what should I do?”

Li Shuo chuckled, "Zhang Xiang was only chased for a debt once, how could he possibly immediately seek help from Zhang Nianhua, with whom he has a bad relationship? Don't worry, by the time he's truly desperate and needs Zhang Nianhua's help, Zhang Nianhua will already be too busy taking care of himself..."

He had more than just You Dongjie as an asset. In fact, upon learning that Century Huayue was the mastermind behind Hualebao, Li Shuo contacted You Dongjie on one hand, and on the other hand, he had already issued some orders to the secretariat:
For example, the newly established legal department, which merged numerous subsidiaries of the Shuoguo Group, was ordered to sue Century Huayue. The charges were naturally defamation and infringement of reputation rights. As a celebrity, X's reputation rights are still very valuable.

Another tactic was to use the old trick of creating new projects and diverting Century Huayue's cash flow...

Of course, Li Shuo didn't need to inform You Dongjie about the specifics of the operation, and the latter nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

After finishing their business, Lu Haisheng brought a tea tray upstairs to serve tea to Li Shuo and the other two. Li Shuo didn't even notice him and looked at Wei Ni, asking, "Did you come here to buy musical instruments?"

"Um, my guitar is broken..."

Wei Ni said something simple, and Li Shuo immediately looked at You Dongjie, who chuckled and patted his chest, saying, "I was on the second floor just now, actually looking for the best guitar in the store for Miss Wei. Haisheng, bring out the store's prized possession that I just prepared..."

Lu Haisheng was taken aback. You Dongjie hadn't gone to find the "best guitar," otherwise he wouldn't have been asked to serve him downstairs. But judging from You Dongjie's current intentions, he was actually going to take out that limited edition guitar that cost tens of thousands of yuan in the store.
And all of this was simply because Li Shuo came!

"What are you doing standing still? Go quickly!"

"oh oh"

Soon, amidst Lu Haisheng's depressed expression, he presented a large, exquisitely packaged guitar box. Beside him, You Dongjie confidently introduced it: "This is a limited edition Gibson SJ series. Its orchestration can be adjusted and customized according to personal preferences and style..."

Li Shuo didn't understand this, but Wei Ni did. She exclaimed in surprise, "This limited edition guitar starts at over 1 yuan, Brother You, this..."

These words resonated with You Dongjie: If Wei Ni hadn't spoken up, how could the value of the gift he gave have been shown?

"Haha, Miss Wei, although we're not close, I am. You can take whatever you need from here in the future, no need to talk about money..."

"Uh, this is not good."

Wei Ni looked at Li Shuo with her big eyes, and the latter nodded easily in agreement.

Then, You Dongjie began to praise Li Shuo: "To be honest, my shop has expanded. I rented a shop next door and brought in a lot of good goods. All of this is thanks to Young Master Li's help. Besides, Miss Wei may not know, but Young Master Li is also a shareholder of our shop!"

"Huh?" Wei Ni was surprised. She looked at Li Shuo with an expression that said, "I knew my husband was amazing, but I didn't expect him to be this amazing." Her eyes were practically overflowing with admiration.

Only then did Li Shuo humbly say, "It's because Brother You's business is so good that I'm just benefiting from your success. Money doesn't matter where it is..."

Of those present, only Lu Haisheng and Wei Ni, who were just listening, took these polite words seriously. You Dongjie knew that if it weren't for Li Shuo's investment, it wouldn't have been possible for him to develop to his current scale in just a few years; it would have taken him more than 10 years of hard work selling goods!

Li Shuo's investment wasn't just capital; he also made related purchases: various training programs under Shuoguo Culture, purchases of music artists, and even orders for Lengxi and Tan Jun's music line!

It could be said that only after getting involved with Li Shuo did You Dongjie truly become a boss! (End of Chapter)