Huayu: Live a carefree life

Chapter 80 Tearing Off Faces? Ha~ (Seeking First Subscription)

Doesn't Hu Lianxin get jealous? Of course she does! But she keeps in mind the "Thirty-Six Strategies for Managing a Husband" that her mother taught her.

One of the rules is that no matter how unhappy you are, you should keep a straight face when there are outsiders around and give your man face. Arguing with your man in public will only make both of you lose face.

Hu Lianxin wholeheartedly agreed. She had worked on two film crews before, and to put it bluntly, film crews were places where all sorts of people came from, and they were extremely realistic.

How could a freshman actress like her have everyone around her doting on her? Wasn't it all thanks to Lu Jie?

Mom is right. If you don't understand this point and take advantage of your parents' favor to act recklessly, you'll most likely end up with nothing to show for it.

Moreover, although Lu Jie is a bit of a jerk, he is incredibly devoted to his brother. Although his informant reports that Wang Churan from Shanghai is the most favored, living in his brother's most expensive house.

Her monthly credit card spending is higher than mine, but so what? Will my brother marry her? He solemnly promised to marry her, a promise even Liu Haocun, his biggest rival, never received, hehe~

This Tian Xiwei doesn't seem like the honest type. She dares to openly compete with me for favor before anything has even happened. Doesn't she know how low-key Chen Yao is in front of me?

She's the female lead, after all! So Xiao Hu concludes that Tian Xiwei is not a reliable indicator, because she'll ruin herself sooner or later!

"Xinbao, what are you thinking about?"

Hearing Lu Jie's gentle voice, Hu Lianxin smiled shyly, "I was wondering how Jie-bao would reward the well-behaved Xin-bao~"

Lu Jie understood that Xiao Hu emphasized the meaning of "obedient," and chuckled while caressing her silk-clad legs, "Hehe, what reward does Xinbao want?"

"Hmm~ I want you to~ Jiebao, you're not allowed to be with her on set! Not even when practicing lines! Can you do that?" Xiao Hu's move is from the "Thirty-Six Strategies for Managing a Husband"—"Take a step back first, then push your luck."

Seeing that Lu Jie seemed a bit embarrassed, Xiao Hu continued with a new strategy, taking the initiative to back down and then reasonably increasing the stakes: "Okay, Xinbao won't make things difficult for Jiebao. If you want, you can go and keep her company tonight~"

"Anyway, Xinbao is the one who will always be with Jiebao, hehe~" Xiao Hu covered Lu Jie's hand. "She doesn't seem like she can take a lot of shoving. If Jiebao isn't satisfied, he can shove her and then come find me. Xinbao is ready, hmm~"

Lu Jie gasped. Good heavens, the women around him were growing up so fast! First, Xiao Cun was becoming more and more eloquent.

It's only been a few days, how come even the adorable little Hu...

Then I thought about Xiao Hu's family and my future mother-in-law's shrewdness, and it didn't seem surprising anymore. That's what family tradition is all about!

Just as Zhang Xincheng was enjoying the service of the two women on either side of him, his phone rang.

Everyone quieted down when someone answered the phone, making the voice on the other end especially clear: "Zhang Xincheng, you think you're all grown up now? Get back here right now! This crappy TV series is off!"

An awkward silence fell over Zhang Xincheng, whose face turned ashen. He quickly covered the microphone and stood up to apologize.

Lu Jie waved his hand to signal him not to be nervous, "Xiao Zhang, don't be nervous, it has nothing to do with you, turn on the speakerphone."

"Where the hell are you? Why is someone talking?!" After turning on speakerphone, I could hear the other end still chattering away.

Lu Jie smiled faintly and asked, "Xiao Zhang, who's this idiot?"

"It's Mr. He, who's in charge of our artist management," Zhang Xincheng quickly introduced, to prevent Mr. He from uttering any more profanities.

He then said to the other side, "Mr. He, I'm having dinner with Mr. Lu from Tencent!"

"Which Mr. Lu? I don't care—" Before he could finish speaking, a new voice snatched the phone, "Excuse me, Mr. Lu, this is Xiao Ning. Xiao He had a bit too much to drink today and spoke somewhat inappropriately. I'm very sorry!"

"Heh." Lu Jie replied indifferently, "No, Mr. Xiao, I'm the one who should apologize."

"Xiao Wu, call Du Shengming in the investment department and tell him not to do anything else starting tomorrow, just focus on driving down Mango Excellent Media's stock price. Don't worry about losses, aim for ten consecutive limit-down days!"

"Xiao Liu, notify Daylight Entertainment, Lemon Pictures, Huace Media, China Film Group, and Enlight Media in a bit, and tell them to terminate all cooperation with EE-Media. I will accept all the losses."

The two secretaries exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously. "Yes, boss."

Xiao Ning on the other end of the phone was extremely anxious. If the stock really hit the daily limit down tomorrow, he would definitely be torn apart by the board of directors.

That guy surnamed Pan is a complete idiot. He only said that the production team had dinner with him and that they wanted to poach him, but why didn't he make it clear that Tencent's people were also there?!

Looking at the executive surnamed He standing to the side, his face was also filled with horror. It wasn't that he was drunk; he was simply following Xiao Ning's instructions to use the excuse of criticizing the artist to express his stance, but he never expected—

"Mr. Lu, it's all a misunderstanding!" Xiao Ning quickly pleaded while Lu Jie was speaking. "Xiao He just drank too much and blurted it out. I'll have him fly to Xiamen tonight to apologize to you!"

"Misunderstanding? Hehe~" Lu Jie still had a nonchalant smile, took out his phone and dialed Sun Zhonghuai's number.

"Old Sun, as the Vice President of Tencent PCG Business Group, I demand that you terminate all ongoing and planned collaborations with EE-Media, including all variety shows and film and television projects. If any losses are incurred, I will personally go to Pony Ma to explain."

Sun Zhonghuai was initially stunned, but when he heard Lu Jie's unusually serious tone, he knew that Tianyu must have offended him.

He naturally joined in the mockery, "Tianyu? That shell company that relies on Mango TV to rip off newcomers? Don't worry, how could we at Tencent cooperate with such a shell company? We will absolutely cooperate with you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Jie was secretly pleased. Old Sun really knew what he was doing; he put on such a perfect act. "Okay, thanks, Old Sun."

Although Sun Zhonghuai had ruined his company's reputation, Xiao Ning was genuinely terrified. "President Lu, I'm so sorry! I'll fly to Xiamen right now to apologize to you in person!"

"No way, I can't accept that!" Lu Jie then dialed the number of Kiwi Fruit Gong Yu and repeated the same thing.

This time, Xiao Ning didn't beg for mercy. She simply said coldly, "President Lu, do you really want to break ties with us?"

"Tear off the mask? Ha~" Lu Jie remained indifferent. "Xiao Zhang, hang up the phone. They're all clueless people."

"Huh? Oh, oh—" Zhang Xincheng didn't even think about greeting the other end of the line and hung up the phone directly.

Of everyone present, only Lin Zixian and Xiao Wu remained calm, while Hu Lianxin looked at Lu Jie with admiration. If she could, she would crawl under the table to practice her lines.

Tian Xiwei stared wide-eyed, carefully observing everyone's reactions. Was this man really that powerful?

Long Ni quietly leaned close to her boyfriend's ear and whispered, "Honey, the boss said he'd make Mango's stock plummet tomorrow, he's not just bragging, is he?"

"Don't worry, the boss will definitely keep his word," Lin Zixian said calmly. "Tianyu Media, this cancer in the industry, deserves to be treated like this."

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