HuaYu: Starting with Photography to Navigate the Entertainment Industry

On the other side...

After Xu Lang stopped Liu Xiaoli, he didn't answer her questions. Instead, he took out his phone, removed Chen Jinfei's number from his blacklist, and dialed it.

After the call connected, Xu Lang asked directly:

"Mr. Chen, I want 100% of the equity in Red Starwood, as well as all brokerage contracts related to Liu Yifei. Name your price!"

"I..."

Even though Chen Jinfei, the former big boss, is now in trouble, no one dares to speak to him like that.

He was about to say something to Xu Lang, but when he thought about the money, he couldn't help but feel a little defiant.

Ugh!

After sighing, Chen Jinfei gritted his teeth and said:

"3000 million, but..."

Xu Lang ignored his subsequent conditions and stopped him directly, saying:

"5000 million, no buts, all of it, I want it now!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this price, Chen Jinfei's heart skipped a beat.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"Bring everything here, and I'll transfer the money to you right now!"

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away!"

After hanging up the phone, Xu Lang looked at Liu Xiaoli standing to the side.

At this moment, Liu Xiaoli was completely dumbfounded.

5000?

Am I dreaming?!

Is this something Xu Lang would say?

Where did Xu Lang get so much money?

But what surprised Liu Xiaoli even more was Xu Lang's subsequent actions.

Xu Lang then picked up the phone and called Zeng Jia.

"Zeng Jia, contact Sina, Sohu, Baidu, Tencent, Tianya, basically any website that has posts spreading rumors about Liu Yifei, and tell them to delete the posts immediately."

I'll spend money, any amount of money!

"Well..."

Xu Lang's words completely overturned Liu Xiaoli's understanding of the world for more than 40 years.

What does it mean to notify them to delete the post?

Do you think you own all the major websites?

Also, you can pay to have posts deleted, any price is acceptable?

How much confidence must they have?

"Just who exactly is this Xu Lang?"

At that moment, Liu Xiaoli suddenly felt that she no longer recognized Xu Lang.

Xu Lang didn't find it too difficult to help Liu Yifei delete the posts.

First of all, in 2005, the Internet was in a period of rapid, unregulated growth, and the major battles were not as intense as those that later became the BAT giants.

Because of this barbarity, unregulated practices such as deleting posts are commonplace for various websites.

Especially major websites like Sina, Baidu, and Tencent, who have just reached strategic cooperation agreements with Xu Lang.

How could I not give Xu Lang face for something as trivial as deleting a post?

As for the other websites, those who knew Xu Lang's strength didn't want to offend him, and they all agreed to do him a favor.

Of course, there are some who don't care about appearances, but they are mostly small websites that are just looking to extort money from others.

Xu Lang also said, "Throw money at him until he deletes the post!"

But if you really want to argue, it's because of a few rumors that they neither give Xu Lang face nor ask for money.

That just means he's mentally ill and no longer fit to live among humans!

Sure enough, with Zeng Jia's coordination, the rumors about Liu Yifei on the internet were quickly cleared up starting in the afternoon.

Seeing that the rumors were really gone, Liu Xiaoli was completely convinced.

The way they looked at Xu Lang changed.

Especially after seeing Zeng Jia, along with lawyers and Jin Xin and others, busily working for less than half a day, the equity of Hongxingwu, as well as all of Liu Yifei's agency contracts and earnings from her works, were transferred to Xu Lang's name.

Liu Xiaoli felt like the world was no longer real.

She looked at Xu Lang, the person she used to look down on and who always did the right thing, who would later become her boss.

"this..."

The world is changing so fast, I really can't understand it!

As Liu Xiaoli was sighing, she saw Jin Xin bow respectfully to Xu Lang and say:

"Boss, from now on..."

"From now on, you'll follow Zeng Jia's arrangements."

"Thank you, boss."

Jin Xin was quite satisfied that he hadn't been fired.

Everything was arranged, and it was already evening.

Xu Lang went to the bedroom to check on Liu Yifei again. Seeing that she was still fast asleep and looked much better, Xu Lang felt relieved.

"Aunt Liu, I have to go now. I have some things to take care of. Please take care of Qianqian."

"What's wrong with it? It's my fault for not doing it well."

As Liu Xiaoli spoke, she saw Xu Lang out.

After closing the door, Liu Xiaoli went to Liu Yifei's bedroom, sat down by Liu Yifei's bed, held her hand, and looked at her sleeping peacefully, her heart filled with emotion.

"Sisi, what happened today was so surreal. I don't even know how I'm going to tell you when you wake up."

Ugh!

I hope you haven't misjudged him, I hope Xu Lang truly likes you, and I hope he'll treat us well!

Exhausted, she leaned over Liu Yifei's bedside and fell asleep.

Before you knew it, the night had passed.

The next day, July 17th.

That is, the original date of Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony.

Liu Yifei only woke up when the sun was already high in the sky.

When I opened my eyes, I saw sunlight streaming in through the window, bathing the room in a golden glow.

"I slept so well, better than ever before!"

Liu Yifei moved her arm, but her hand was still being held by her mother who was lying next to her.

"Um?"

Suddenly, all the memories flooded back, and her brows furrowed again.

Thinking of the rumors circulating online and her godfather's predicament, she really didn't want to face it.

but. . .

Facing it won't work either.

She shook her head, adjusted her expression, and, afraid that her mother would see through her act, became indifferent again.

"Mom, why are you asleep here?"

"Well..."

Liu Xiaoli raised her head, looked at Liu Yifei in front of her, and her eyes instantly reddened.

"Sisi, you're all better! That's wonderful!"

As she spoke, tears streaming down her face, she lunged at Liu Yifei.

As a result, after being scared all night, she suddenly felt pain in her waist and legs, and couldn't hold onto Liu Yifei, almost falling to the ground.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Liu Yifei quickly got up and helped Liu Xiaoli up.

"It's nothing, I'm just a little stiff."

Liu Xiaoli got up and moved around a bit, feeling much better. She turned to look at Liu Yifei and tentatively asked:

"Sissi, do you remember what happened yesterday?"

"yesterday?"

Liu Yifei's expression turned serious as she tried hard to recall, but after a moment, she shook her head and said:

"I felt a wave of confusion and can't remember anything."

At this point, she asked nervously,

"Mom, what's the news about tonight? How's Godfather?"

"It's all alright, it's all alright now."

Liu Xiaoli wiped away her tears and spoke excitedly.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Liu Xiaoli got up to open the door, and Liu Yifei followed her out.

The door opened, and Jin Xin came in with a large group of people.

Leading the way was a man dressed as a chef at a five-star hotel, followed by several people, each carrying an exquisite food box.

"Sisi, are you hungry? I ordered some nourishing porridge for you, eat some quickly."

Following Jin Xin's words, several chefs opened the food boxes and placed portions of exquisite breakfasts, as well as nutritious porridge and soup, on the table.

Liu Yifei glanced at the food; it was all high-quality stuff, and she used to eat it often.

But given the current situation, is it really necessary to create this kind of situation?

Or rather, is it appropriate?

"Mom, this..."

Seeing this, Liu Xiaoli knew it must have been Xu Lang who did it, and thought to herself,

"He meant well."

Realizing that her daughter hadn't eaten properly for several days, she quickly said:

"Sisi, you need to nourish your body; you've lost weight these past few days."

To be honest, Liu Yifei was really hungry, so she didn't care about anything else, quickly washed up, and sat down to eat.

While eating, she noticed that Jin Xin was followed by several people, and asked curiously:

"Sister Jin, what do they do?"

Jin Xin pointed to a beautiful woman behind him and said with a smile:

"This is Chen Fei, Fan Bingbing's personal stylist and a top fashion magazine designer in China. They're here to style you for your coming-of-age ceremony later."

"A coming-of-age ceremony?"

Hearing this word, Liu Yifei felt a pang of pain in her heart, and forced herself to ask:

"Wasn't the coming-of-age ceremony cancelled?!"