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Chapter 149 Apologize!

In the conference room.

A brief moment of silence.

Zhou Yang finally sat back down in his chair and calmly looked at Xu Haibo. He straightened his clothes, put his glasses back on, and seemed to have transformed back into that refined gentleman.

Xu Haibo looked at this young man in his early twenties and felt a mix of emotions.

He followed Danny Deng of Tianyu Media for many years, navigating the business world, meeting countless people and enduring much frustration.

But never before has a situation like today, where we are unable to move forward or backward, and are completely led by the nose, occurred!
The young man sitting opposite me!

The timing was perfect!
It was as if a knife had been plunged deep into their chests; a slight shift in direction would have pierced their hearts.

Going public is a significant milestone in the development of many companies. It not only signifies that the company has entered the capital market, but also means that the company can obtain a large amount of funds through public offering.

Behind Tianyu Media are 23 original shareholders. In addition, there are many employees waiting to receive the benefits of the original shares and hoping to make money in the market through the listing...

Countless people follow Tianyu Media, but is it really for their dreams?

Everyone's fucking waiting for the moment they go public!
Even Xu Haibo himself is waiting for the moment when his company goes public and his net worth will skyrocket!
If this matter is not handled properly, or even causes a bigger commotion...

He's finished!

this moment……

Although I don't want to admit it, I have to admit it. But when it comes to Zhou Yang, this madman, this barefoot madman who isn't afraid of those wearing shoes!

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have lost his right to negotiate!

"We can void the performance-based agreement that Ms. An and Ms. Zhang signed with our company..." He took a sip of the now-cold water and finally said this.

"Hmm." Zhou Yang nodded, looking at him expressionlessly.

"Zheng Yichen will also publicly apologize to everyone and compensate everyone for their losses tomorrow after paying the taxes owed..."

"Hmm, what about box office revenue sharing?"

"Yes, but it will be in a different form!"

"In what form?"

"The form of personal breach of contract compensation for Zheng Yichen! As I said before, the 'Love Ferris Wheel' incident has nothing to do with [Tianyu], it's all Zheng Yichen's own fault... At the same time, we will pursue the breach of contract payments of several executives who participated in the production of 'Love Ferris Wheel' and received their share, and publicly return them to you!" Xu Haibo stared intently at Zhou Yang.

this moment!
He abandoned all negotiation skills.

All the bottom lines of the negotiations were laid out on the table.

but!
Zhou Yang did not respond.

A brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Zhou Yang turned to Zhang Jingya and An Xiaoshi and said, "If you can, please sign."

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If it's a weekday.

Once tax evasion is discovered, as long as the outstanding amount is paid within the stipulated time, the matter is mostly resolved.

Many senior figures in the industry do this.

They might not even be detained for investigation.

However, this matter has blown up so much that it has become a major scandal.

Ultimately, this attracted the special attention of the relevant departments.

Then, Zheng Yichen became a key target for investigation.

Although it was to assist in the investigation, it was not as simple as asking a few questions as portrayed on television.

Inside the detention center.

The repeated questions tormented Zheng Yichen's mind, leaving him both exhausted and in pain.

But the lights in the detention center were surprisingly bright.

It was so bright that Zheng Yichen couldn't open his eyes and couldn't fall asleep.

Then, in a daze, Zheng Yichen said a lot of things.

Only after the light was finally turned off and the taxes were paid did Zheng Yichen walk out of the detention center in a daze.

The wind outside was strong and cold; he couldn't help but shiver after stepping outside.

A group of media were gathered at the entrance of the detention center, and when they saw him come out, they all swarmed around him.

He kept his head down, remaining silent and refusing to answer.

The agent was already waiting outside.

Upon seeing him, they immediately took him away.

He stared at the countless reporters outside the window, his eyes bloodshot, his anger uncontrollable: "That bastard Zhou Yang, I'm going to kill him! Sister Hong, I can't swallow this... Sister Hong, please have the company think of a way. I'll accept this loss, I'll endure it, but that beast Zhou Yang, I must make him pay the price, the price!"

Once he got on the bus, Zheng Yichen lost his composure.

In all his years in the entertainment industry, he has never been treated so humiliatingly!
This has almost cemented his reputation as a disgraced celebrity, and he will have to pay an unimaginable price if he wants to make a comeback!

It can be said that Zhou Yang ruined him completely with one move!

However, instead of joining him in his hatred as expected, his agent, Sister Hong, suddenly asked, "You didn't say anything out of the ordinary, did you?"

"I..." Upon hearing this, he stared at Sister Hong in disbelief.

At that moment, he felt that Sister Hong was an absolute stranger.

But then, as if realizing something, he quickly shook his head: "I didn't say anything, nothing about Tianyu or Chen Liang, I didn't say anything, I only said what I..."

"That's good. Everything was done on your own initiative. We at Tianyu Entertainment were completely unaware of it..." Sister Hong nodded.

Then he closed his eyes and remained silent.

During this time, Zheng Yichen tried to say something to Sister Hong several times, but Sister Hong seemed to treat him as if he were invisible and didn't say anything.

An uneasy feeling gradually welled up in my mind.

Until the car drove to an unfamiliar place, Zheng Yichen suddenly turned pale.

"Where are we going? This isn't the way to the company!"

The car remained silent.

The driver was driving.

Sister Hong quietly closed her eyes to rest.

Zheng Yichen suddenly panicked: "What do you want to do? You..."

"Go and publicly apologize to Zhou Yang..."

"I won't go. Apologize? Why should I apologize? I did nothing wrong, I..." Zheng Yichen's face was already deathly pale, and he panicked even more!

however……

"If you don't want to die, do as I say!"

Hong Jie suddenly stared at him coldly.

Without any emotion. He was startled.

Then, I felt a chill all over my body.

Finally, he found that something seemed to be blocking his throat, and he couldn't make any sound.

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2004, April 1.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

[Xuan Shi Entertainment] The plaza outside the new company building.

A massive crowd of media personnel completely surrounded [Xuan Shi Entertainment]...

An Xiaoshi and Zhang Jingya walked out of the company, and looked at Zheng Yichen, who was getting out of the car, with complicated feelings.

Zheng Yichen, the once aloof and superior senior, now looked haggard and pale...

A swarm of media, armed with cameras and microphones, surrounded him, practically shoving them in his face.

Although he maintained his expression, his underlying sense of dejection was very obvious.

"Sorry……"

"Because of my greed, I caused incalculable consequences for the company, for the two directors who entered the industry, and even caused trouble for the country..."

"I would like to formally apologize to everyone here. From now on, I will treat every matter with a more serious attitude..."

"Besides that, I have paid all the taxes as required! I am very sorry for the losses caused to Director Zhang and Director An. In front of so many media friends today..."

"I formally apologize to both of you, and I will compensate you for your losses, totaling 760 million RMB, in accordance with the agreement and contract..."

"..."

The noise and surging media and crowds...

The once arrogant Zheng Yichen now resembles a prisoner walking to the execution ground.

Humiliated and frustrated, he lowered his head before Zhang Jingya and An Xiaoshi and solemnly apologized.

After looking at Zheng Yichen, the two felt even more complicated.

At that moment, they saw Zhou Yang silently walking over from not far away.

They saw him walking over in a brand-new suit, looking very polite and gentlemanly, which immediately attracted the attention of all the media.

An Xiaoshi stared blankly at Zhou Yang's retreating figure.

Bathed in sunlight, Zhou Yang shimmered with golden light, looking down at everyone with a smile on his face, a stark contrast to the dejected Zheng Yichen!

The end of an era...

The birth of a new era?

"A few days ago, as a good friend of Director Zhang and Director An, I was furious when I learned of what they had gone through!"

"The fact that they were treated so unfairly and unjustly is simply appalling!"

"Anger made me do a series of irrational things!"

"Of course, during this period, Tianyu Media has been sending people to contact and communicate with me. After negotiation and communication, we have reached a temporary settlement and successfully terminated the contract."

"We accept EE-Media's apology for the losses caused to us due to their lax oversight..."

"but……"

"We do not accept Mr. Zheng Yichen's apology!"

"..."

in the sun.

Zheng Yichen was taken aback at first.

Immediately afterwards, his eyes turned bloodshot as he stared intently at Zhou Yang.

The sunlight on Zhou Yang was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes!

“If I accept the apology, then more and more people like Mr. Zheng Yichen will think that at most, all they need to do is pay some money and apologize…”

"We are lucky to be seen by so many media friends..."

"But, there can't be that many lucky people in this world!"

"Mr. Zheng, I'm sorry, I'm not a gentleman, I'm just a petty person, a vindictive and vengeful person..."

"I can't and shouldn't repay evil with kindness!"

"I accept the compensation!"

"We do not accept your apology!"

"..."

Zheng Yichen felt his face burning.

It felt like I'd been slapped in the face!
Looking at Zhou Yang, who was high and mighty.

He wanted nothing more than to rush over and tear Zhou Yang to pieces.

But in the end, he could only lower his head.

Standing there like a clown, watching Zhou Yang, that bastard, stand on the moral high ground under the media spotlight and be criticized!