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Chapter 1043 Bad Influence
What has happened to Phantom Culture during this period of time can be said to be changing rapidly, and Phantom Culture has been forced to give up satellite broadcasting and big screens, and then temporarily turn to the more open Internet world.

Gu Jia, who was far away in Shanghai, had been paying close attention to Phantom Culture. After hearing about what happened at Phantom Culture, the first thing Gu Jia thought of was to persuade Suning to surrender to Mr. Lin.

Gu Jia frantically called her best friend Wang Manni and complained to her, "Manni, such a big thing happened at Phantom Culture. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

However, Wang Manni on the other end of the phone seemed a little bewildered. Having been studying stock market operations in Hong Kong, she hadn't noticed anything unusual. "Gu Jia, Phantom Culture's operations have been pretty normal recently. There haven't been any problems, have they?"

"Xu Huanshan offended a political bigwig and even lost the chance to broadcast his project on satellite TV and on the big screen, and you're still telling me nothing happened?"

After hearing Gu Jia's follow-up question on the phone, Wang Manni explained nonchalantly, "It's actually very difficult for domestic film and television companies to get their works on satellite TV. Furthermore, scheduling for large screens is also very complicated. Switching to the internet has always been our Phantom Culture's strategy."

"Manny, although Phantom Culture is doing okay now, Xu Huanshan has offended that political bigwig. Do you think he won't continue to target Phantom Culture?"

"Gu Jia, what do you mean?" Wang Manni was also a little confused at this time, realizing that her good friend was going to make trouble again.

"Let's work together to persuade Xu Huanshan to give up resistance, and then go to that big boss and apologize."

At this moment, Wang Manni couldn't help but taunt her best friend. She finally understood the real problem between Su Ning and Gu Jia, "Heh! Gu Jia, now I finally understand why Xu Huanshan divorced you."

"What? What do you mean?" Wang Manni's words completely caused Gu Jia to be confused and bewildered.

"Gu Jia, you have never cared about Xu Huanshan's thoughts at all. In your eyes, he is always a child who never grows up and does everything according to his own ideas."

"Hey! Manny, you don't understand Xu Huanshan's character at all. He is an immature person. He wouldn't have succeeded without my help."

"I know! You were indeed very helpful to Xu Huanshan in the beginning, but now that you two are divorced, it would be inappropriate for you to ask about his affairs again. I'm worried that you will end up in a situation where you are neither here nor there."

Although Gu Jia also thought that what Wang Manni said was very reasonable, she still found it difficult to accept and emphasized loudly, "No! I will always be Xu Ziyan's mother. This is a fact that Xu Huanshan will never change in his lifetime."

"That's right! Since you already have Xu Ziyan as your trump card, there's really no need to go and provoke Xu Huanshan's annoyance with you."

"This……"

"Gu Jia, listen to my advice and pretend you know nothing. You are not Xu Huanshan's wife now, and I am not Xu Huanshan's military advisor or senior advisor."

"Are we just going to watch Xu Huanshan act foolishly? You know, Mr. Lin is a real political bigwig."

"You forgot that Xu Huanshan's real backer is Ningshan Capital, not this political tycoon Mr. Lin."

Hearing Wang Manni's reminder, Gu Jia remembered that Suning also had a background. "Oh! That's right, it seems I didn't think it through."

"Gu Jia, you've forgotten that this is a giant comparable to Tesla's Gigafactory. Even if Mr. Lin wants to take over Phantom Culture, there's absolutely no way he's going to ruin it."

Gu Jia still looked a little bit incredulous and asked on the phone, "Manny, is Phantom Culture really not affected now?"

"It's impossible to say there's no impact, but it hasn't hurt Phantom Culture at all. Also, I can sense that Xu Huanshan doesn't take the entertainment industry too seriously. It's possible that you've always underestimated the stranger you're most familiar with."

Gu Jia soon understood what Wang Manni meant. "Are you saying that Xu Huanshan has a high status in Ningshan Capital?"

"Yes! The most interesting thing is that Suning, the president of Ningshan Capital, cares deeply about Xu Huanshan's opinions and views. As far as I know, it was Xu Huanshan who made the decision to locate the Gigafactory in Wuhan."

"What? That's unlikely?"

"Gu Jia, stop ignoring the man you've lost. He's far more mysterious than we imagined."

"..."

Hearing this reminder from her best friend Wang Manni, Gu Jia undoubtedly felt very incredible in her heart, because the Xu Huanshan in her memory was the one she was most familiar with.

But it was precisely this man whom she thought was most familiar that made her confused. She didn't know when it started, but this man became more and more unfamiliar in her heart.

After understanding many things, Gu Jia suddenly asked Wang Manni, "Manni, do you think what I am doing now is right?"

"Hey! Actually, I have always understood you. After all, Xu Huanshan already has the potential to be the richest man. He must feel very unwilling to see such a super rich mine slipping away from his hands." At this time, Wang Manni really understood Gu Jia's psychology. The feeling of losing a treasure is really too painful.

"That's right! I've always been a very self-respecting woman, and of course my father also had an influence on me, so flattering a heartless man like I am now is really not my style. But now, for Xu Ziyan's future and prospects, I have no choice but to put aside my dignity and learn to flatter Xu Huanshan."

Wang Manni comforted Gu Jia on the phone, and then told her some good news, "Gu Jia, don't think too much. We have no way out now. Besides, Xu Huanshan has helped me contact the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and it's my favorite major, Operations and Information Management."

Gu Jia, however, unconsciously felt a little jealous, thinking that Suning was being too nice to Wang Manni. "Humph! Xu Huanshan is now keeping his word. I thought he was lying to you the whole time."

"Gu Jia, I also learned a lot from my trip to Hong Kong with the stock market team. I feel like the world outside is far more exciting than we realize."

Seeing her best friend Wang Manni seeming to be losing control, Gu Jia suddenly remembered that crazy plan again. "Manni, I've already mentioned my proposal to Xiaoqin last time, and she herself agreed to participate in this plan."

"Huh? Are you serious?" Wang Manni blushed when she thought of the madness of the plan.

"Manny, if we don't take drastic measures, we won't have any advantage over those beautiful women around Xu Huanshan, and Xu Huanshan might lose interest in us soon."

"That's right! There are really too many beautiful women around him."

"So the three of us must truly unite, because only by uniting can we have our greatest advantage."

"Okay! Then I'll go crazy with you guys for once, and I hope we can both get what we want."

Now Wang Manni also feels that she has no way out, and she is also somewhat addicted to Suning’s tactics. After all, Suning has been fulfilling all its promises to Wang Manni.

……

Mr. Lin's revenge on Suning was indeed quite powerful. Phantom Culture has now become nothing more than an online entertainment company, naturally losing the prestige of its former status as a legitimate entertainment company. Gu Jia isn't the only one who feels the future of Phantom Culture and Suning is bleak. Many of Phantom Culture's biggest stars have also chosen to terminate their contracts, with five or six first- and second-tier stars leaving within a year.

However, Suning did not make things difficult for these artists who abandoned them. They only needed to pay a certain amount of liquidated damages according to the contract. After all, sometimes forced melons really have no taste.

Zhang Lisha from Huanying Culture Agency looked at Suning with some frustration. She also wanted Suning to face reality and beg for mercy from Mr. Lin. "Huanshan, we've had so many artists terminate their contracts at Huanying Culture recently that it's starting to affect our operations."

"Lisa, do you also think I should kneel down and beg for mercy from Mr. Lin?" Su Ning looked at Zhang Lisa in front of him without comment and asked back.

"Huanshan, of course I don't want my man to be wronged, but this Mr. Lin is really too powerful. Also, you may not know that Yu Zhihong has been locked up in Qingshan Mental Hospital. The days ahead will definitely be more painful than death."

After hearing about the recent situation of Zhang Lisha's ex-husband Yu Zhihong, Su Ning was also a little surprised. "Are you saying that Yu Zhihong was sent to the mental hospital by Mr. Lin?"

"It must be him! And it's very easy for him to do these things, so there's no need for us to have a bad relationship with Mr. Lin."

"Lisa, although what you said makes a lot of sense, you forgot that we have Ningshan Capital behind us, and Mr. Lin's revenge and punishment on us will only be limited to this."

"Huanshan, I've always wanted to ask you this question. Is the Ningshan Capital behind us really that powerful?"

"Of course! There are some financial groups in this world that try their best to fade out of human sight, yet they often exist in everyone's daily life."

"I see! No wonder I've never heard of Ningshan Capital."

"Lisa, it's impossible for truly wealthy people to make it onto the Forbes rich list."

"That's right! Then I have nothing to worry about."

"Lisa, I'm going to Northeast China in a few days to explore the Greater Khingan Range. There's a very interesting large-scale resort project there. Are you interested in going with me?"

Zhang Lisha, a native Chongqing beauty, couldn't help but shiver in Su Ning's arms when she thought of the weather in Northeast China. "Northeast China? It must be very cold, right? I'm most afraid of the cold."

"In fact, in Northeast China, there are heaters indoors, so you won't feel the cold unless you go out."

"Forget it! It's already the eleventh month of the lunar calendar. I don't want to go to a place with ice and snow."

"Okay! I'll bring you some local specialties from Northeast China later."

In fact, Suning’s main purpose of going to Daxinganling to inspect the project this time was to have some crazy time with his woman. After all, it is very romantic to talk about love in the snow.

Since Zhang Lisha didn't want to go on vacation to Daxinganling with him, Suning could only turn his attention to Lin Youyou and Youyou. After all, one of them was his personal secretary and the other was his female assistant.

Unfortunately, Lin Youyou had to take leave to return home due to an emergency. "Youyou, I'm going to the Northeast to inspect a project in a few days. Do you have any other questions?"

"No! Even if I have something to do, I will turn it down."

"Haha, then go back and prepare. We might stay a few more days this time. The ice and snow and the wooden villa will definitely make you feel like you're in a wonderful fairy tale world."

"really?"

"Really! This project is a high-end fairytale resort. Coupled with the unique and stunning scenery of the Greater Khingan Range, it will definitely be a very promising project."

"Great! I'll prepare some winter clothes and essential items as soon as I get off work."

"Haha, you don't need to bring too much stuff. I've already arranged a lot of things."

"Okay! Mr. Xu, do you want to bring Mr. Gu and Zi Yan with you this time? I remember you haven't been with the children for a long time."

"Youyou, did Gu Jia contact you?"

"Uh?"

"It's okay! You contact Gu Jia. If she's willing to go, we can meet up in Shanghai. Then we'll take a special plane to the Northeast together."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu. I promise I will never contact Mr. Gu again next time."

Suning has always known about the little tricks Gu Jia does around him. In addition, Suning also feels that he owes her and her son something, so he has always turned a blind eye to Gu Jia's behavior.

The main purpose of this trip to Daxinganling to inspect the project was to relax. If we bring Youyou and Gu Jia with us, we can also try something exciting, so Suning agreed without any hesitation.

However, after Gu Jia received Youyou's response, she immediately prepared to bring her two best friends along. After all, there was no better opportunity than this to hunt down Suning.

"Manny, Xiaoqin, what a great opportunity! Xu Huanshan is going to the Greater Khingan Mountains in Northeast China to inspect a project, and I'm planning on going with him this time."

"Ah? Daxing'anling? That must be very cold, right?"

"It's okay! There won't be a better opportunity than this one."

"Gu Gu, what about Ziyan? Should we leave him with the nanny?"

"Bring them together! This will allow Zi Yan and Xu Huanshan to get closer. Then, let Xu Huanshan's assistant You You look after the child."

"Okay then! Let's go back and pack our bags."

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(End of this chapter)