After being dumped by the diva, I was picked up by her arch-enemy.

Late at night, WeChat group message notifications were going off incessantly.

Gu Ruanxing picked up her phone and opened the group chat that was originally called "Central Academy of Drama 412's Eternal Home".

The group name has been changed to "Tactical Squad" at some point.

Xu Zhiyou sent a series of emojis in the group chat.

Yuzu: "[Cat laughing hysterically.jpg]"

Yuzu: "Sisters! The battle report is here!"

Yuzu: "The KTVs near the Bai family's residence are seeing their customer traffic halved tonight!"

Yuzu: "They all ran away, but our Soundwave came!"

Yuzu: "Hahaha! That bastard Bai Yanqiu must be furious right now!"

Gu Ruanxing: "Well done!"

Gu Ruanxing: "My preparations are almost complete on my end too."

Gu Ruanxing: "Once the National Day holiday arrives, I'll give the Bai family a good stab in the back when it comes to distribution."

News of Bai Wanyi quickly followed.

Bai Wanyi: "I asked several journalist friends who do independent investigations to delve into the accounting issues of several companies under the Bai family."

Bai Wanyi: "Bai Yanqiu has been dishonest over the years, and he always manages to dig up some dirt on people."

Bai Wanyi: "As soon as I find solid evidence, I will immediately have the firm's legal team get involved."

Lin Qinghe: "Keep it up!"

……

Time flies, and it's already the end of August. The weather in Shanghai is still hot and humid.

Gu Ruanxing sat in the president's office, her brows furrowed.

There is only a little over a month left until the National Day holiday film season.

Gu Ruanxing opened the project progress report on the table, her brows gradually furrowing.

Jinhua Culture is moving too slowly.

According to the previously agreed cooperation agreement, the distribution rights for Jinhua Culture's two major films scheduled for release during this year's National Day holiday have been handed over to Xingchen Entertainment.

However, to this day, Jinhua has yet to send over any promotional materials, master tapes, or even a formal licensing agreement.

Every time I asked my assistant to urge them, they would always delay again and again, citing complicated procedures.

Gu Ruanxing's keen business intuition told her that something was wrong.

She picked up the now-cold black coffee on the table, took a sip, and immediately pressed the internal phone button.

"Secretary Li, please connect me to Li Man from Jinhua Culture's distribution department."

"Yes, Mr. Gu."

The phone rang for a long time.

Just as Gu Ruanxing was about to lose her patience, the call was finally answered.

"Hello, Mr. Gu."

Li Man's tone sounded somewhat evasive, completely lacking the enthusiasm and familiarity she displayed at the dinner table in Beijing.

Gu Ruanxing went straight to the point.

"Mr. Li, there's not much time left before the National Day holiday film season."

"When will your promotional materials from Jinhua finally arrive? The theaters are waiting for us to schedule screenings and generate buzz."

There was a few seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.

Then, Li Man cleared her throat and her tone became very businesslike.

"Mr. Gu, I'm so sorry."

"Our company's senior management held a meeting last night regarding the distribution rights for those two films scheduled for the National Day holiday."

"After comprehensive evaluation, senior management believes that Star Entertainment still lacks experience in theatrical distribution."

Gu Ruanxing's face instantly darkened.

Her fingers suddenly gripped the pen on the table tightly.

"Mr. Li, what do you mean by this?"

"We signed a letter of intent for cooperation beforehand; this is a unilateral breach of contract on your part!"

Li Man sighed softly on the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Gu, we're all business people, and a letter of intent isn't a formal contract after all."

"Even if it's a breach of contract, according to the terms of the letter of intent, we will transfer every penny of the penalty to Star Entertainment's account."

beep-

The call was abruptly disconnected.

Gu Ruanxing gripped her phone tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

She slammed her phone onto the desk.

"asshole!"

Gu Ruanxing gritted her teeth.

She had planned everything meticulously, but she hadn't anticipated that Bai Yanqiu would intercept the deal directly from the source!

The profit-driven businessmen at Jinhua Culture immediately turned against the Bai family when they saw them putting pressure on them.

Currently, Star Entertainment doesn't have any competitive theatrical films in its portfolio.

And she had signed a performance-based agreement with Wang Jianye at a meeting in front of so many bigwigs in the cinema industry!

If Star Entertainment can't produce any decent films for the National Day holiday, it will not only lose its 10% share of screenings.

It will become a laughing stock in the entire Shanghai film and television industry!

Gu Ruanxing took a few deep breaths, forcing herself to calm down.

Now is not the time to lose your temper.

We must find a way to remedy this.

She pressed the internal phone.

"Secretary Li, investigate this immediately!"

"Besides Jinhua Culture, what other production companies in China have films that are ready to be released during the National Day holiday?"

"Regardless of the type, as long as the quality is acceptable, compile a list and send it to me immediately!"

............

As night falls in Shanghai, the city begins to darken.

Neon lights flash on the bustling commercial street of Lujiazui.

The entrance to Xu's newly opened Yinlang KTV was shrouded in gloom.

The restaurant, which should have been bustling with customers during peak hours, was deserted at this moment, with only a few waiters standing at the door, looking around anxiously.

Several dilapidated bread carts were parked haphazardly in the open space outside the KTV, completely blocking the entrance.

A dozen or so shady-looking thugs, dressed in flashy clothes, some squatting on the ground smoking, others leaning against the car door shaking their legs.

They carried baseball bats, occasionally banging them against the ground, producing a harsh metallic scraping sound.

Passersby, seeing this, all took a detour.

Occasionally, a few young people who wanted to go in to sing would be turned away by the menacing glares of these thugs as soon as they reached the door.

"What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a bouncer before?"

A thug with dyed red hair spat and waved his baseball bat at the group of young men.

"This place is booked out for today, go somewhere else if you want to sing!"

The young people dared not speak out in anger and could only slink away in disgrace.

In the monitoring room on the top floor of Yinlang KTV.

Xu Zhiyou stood in front of the monitor screen, looking at the surveillance footage outside the gate, trembling with anger.

"That's outrageous!"

Xu Zhiyou pointed at the screen, gritting her teeth.

"The Bai family is blatantly trying to cause trouble!"

Since Yinlang KTV obtained the exclusive authorization for Jiang Yichen's new album, its business has been booming, directly stealing more than half of the customers from Huiyao KTV across the street.

The Bai family clearly couldn't sit still any longer and resorted to such despicable tactics.

Manager Zhang, standing nearby, was sweating profusely with anxiety.

"Young Miss, what should we do?"

"They don't come in to vandalize anything; they just block the entrance. When the police come, they disperse, but as soon as the police leave, they gather again."

"This is clearly an attempt to wear us down!"

Xu Zhiyou took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

These thugs are like flies; they don't bite, but they disgust people.

If they are allowed to continue causing trouble like this, the reputation of Yinlang KTV will be completely ruined.

"Where's Sister Yu?" Xu Zhiyou asked, turning her head.

"Miss Su Yu has already left," Manager Zhang quickly replied.

Xu Zhiyou nodded and turned her gaze back to the monitoring screen.

With Sister Yu around, these small fry are no match for her.

Outside the gate.

Red Hair was smugly bragging to his companions.

"This job is too easy. You can just stand here and smoke and earn several hundred dollars a day."

Before he could finish speaking...

The glass doors of the KTV were pushed open from the inside.

Su Yu, dressed in a black, tight-fitting combat suit, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, walked out expressionlessly.