“I have also heard about the various conflicts and quarrels between you and Xiao Yu.”

At FlyNews.com headquarters, old madam Lin looked at Tao Mu with a slightly curious but polite gaze. After a long while, she continued: “With all due respect, Mr. Tao, as a young and talented genius entrepreneur who could create a fortune of tens of billions at a young age, you should also possess the virtue of tolerance. In that case, why quibble with an ignorant child like Shen Yu?”

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Tao Mu smiled slightly: “It’s not that I want to quibble with him. It’s that the status and influence of FlyNews.com today does not allow me to tolerate the slandering from others.”

After a pause, Tao Mu added meaningfully: “Just like the Lin Group can’t allow family scandals to spread, otherwise it would affect the company’s external image, and even affect the stock price fluctuation. Madam should be able to understand my concerns by putting yourself in my shoes.”

Old madam Lin’s expression changed slightly. She was not certain whether Tao Mu heard about the videos and photos from Luo Xi’s mouth, and thus say such words to test her.

Old madam Lin smiled slightly: “I heard some media commenting on Mr. Tao, saying that Mr. Tao is talented and eloquent, and has never suffered a loss even when getting into a verbal debate with netizens. Seeing you today, Mr. Tao’s eloquence is indeed extraordinary.”

Tao Mu chuckled, ignoring old madam Lin’s sarcasm. He asked straight to the point: “Madam has come here this time to help Shen Yu pay compensation?”

“That’s correct.” Old madam Lin nodded, glanced at Tao Mu, who was a bit too sharp in both appearance and behavior, and said warmly, “Our family’s Rong An’s sins almost harmed such a good child as Shen Yu. As Rong An’s grandmother, an elder of the Lin family, it is necessary to compensate Xiao Yu in the place of my grandson, which can also be considered an apology.”

“Don’t know how much compensation FlyNews.com asked for when suing Xiao Yu?”

“I actually don’t know the exact amount. Madam, if you could please wait a moment.” Tao Mu said, and called Zhou Shenxing directly and had Zhou Shenxing come over to discuss the specific compensation issue with old madam Lin.

Lawyer Zhou was currently in the Legal Department, discussing with several other lawyers and the staff of the Personnel Department and the Agency Department the specific terms and criteria for the classification of artist contracts. After receiving Tao Mu’s call, he was instantly energized, picking up the relevant documents related to Shen Yu’s lawsuit, and came over with vigor.

When Lawyer Zhou pushed in the door, Tao Mu glanced at the time subtly. Just under five minutes. Sure enough, when it comes to money, Lawyer Zhou’s work efficiency was not a simple level of highness.

With “money pincher” Lawyer Zhou charging in front, Tao Mu, the boss, could retire and leave the arena to the other. And old madam Lin, who had just promised to help Shen Yu pay the compensation and settlement money, was a little shocked when she heard the figure reported by Lawyer Zhou: “10 million?” Why don’t you go rob a bank!

The last part almost got blurted out. But old madam Lin still remembered her image as an old-fashioned upper class lady from Hong Kong, and swallowed the screech back down to her stomach with effort. But she still felt disbelieving: “Mr. Tao, this price is a bit too much, isn’t it?”

For the sake of her image, what old madam Lin didn’t say was that FlyNews.com dared to ask for such a price. Could it be that they saw the Lin family as fools?

“It’s not too much at all.” Lawyer Zhou responded innocently and placed a stack of data reports in front of old madam Lin.

This was a record made by FlyNews.com’s technical department from the first time Shen Yu slandered Tao Mu, and until the Cao Miao incident was exposed. All the relevant data of slanderings by netizens smearing Tao Mu’s name. Including but not limited to FlyNews search, Weibo platform, Baidu entries and related entries of other search engines. There were also the various losses that Tao Mu and FlyNews.com encountered during each smearing process attached. Including the damage to the image and reputation of Tao Mu and FlyNews.com, the decrease of registered users, and the breach of contract by sponsors, etc.

For more than a year, Shen Yu used his right to speak as a public figure to maliciously lead netizens to smear Tao Mu several times without conclusive evidence, and even led fans of other stars to conduct cyber bullying against Tao Mu…..Lawyer Zhou added up all of Shen Yu’s actions, listing the mental damage and financial loss Tao Mu suffered because of it, while comparing the attention Shen Yu received, and the gigs and endorsements, etc he was offered in the duration. The purpose was to combine the two, to prove that the reason why Shen Yu kept smearing Tao Mu was to increase his popularity. Of course, the economic benefits brought about by this could also be regarded as Shen Yu’s “criminal motive” to deliberately smear Tao Mu. Considering that FlyNews.com was an enterprise that was on the rise and was very dependent on the public opinion environment and its own image, the consequences and influence of Shen Yu’s smearing of Tao Mu must of course be magnified.

So 10 million yuan was definitely not an extortion. In fact, this was the figure that Zhou Shenxing calculated after carefully considering the liquidity of the Shen Group and Shen Yu’s level of importance to the Shen family, and deduced the Shen family’s bottom line of tolerance. If simply just considering the level of damage Shen Yu had done to Tao Mu and FlyNews.com, Zhou Shenxing could even add another zero to this number.

Zhou Shenxing was well prepared and had detailed evidence. A lot of big data and related news reports plus loss statistics were placed in front of old madam Lin. In the end, even old madam Lin had to admit that the price of 10 million was indeed pertinent.

However, before coming here, old madam Lin did not expect that FlyNews.com would ask Shen Yu to pay so much. In fact, old madam Lin thought that Shen Yu would at most make a public apology, and then pay a symbolic 800 thousand to one million yuan. She didn’t expect that the final compensation amount would be ten times what she imagined.

Zhou Shenxing sighed disapprovingly: “If Shen Yu can hold a press conference in public and sincerely apologize to the media and netizens across the country, this compensation can be up for negotiation. But the key is that Shen Yu is now banned by SARFT. All domestic media have no way to report news related to Shen Yu. Our FlyNews.com has no way to get a public apology from Shen Yu. Since this is the case, we can only make up for it in terms of monetary compensation.”

“FlyNews.com is about to conduct Series A round. Shen Yu spread rumors and caused so much negative news, which had a very bad impact on FlyNews.com. If the Series A round financing fails, the losses FlyNews.com would suffer will not just be ten million.” Lawyer Zhou blurted out casually, but his words were conclusive, and spoke in a manner able to win the trust of others.

Old madam Lin immediately responded: “This problem is easy to handle. If FlyNews.com is indeed planning to raise financing for Series A, our Lin Group is willing to——”

“This matter has nothing to do with what we are discussing today.” Tao Mu interrupted lld madam Lin. Glancing expressionlessly at Lawyer Zhou.

“Speaking of which,” Zhou Shenxing still looked at old madam Lin with an innocent expression, and said with a smile: “Thanks to the banning order, Shen Yu is now blocked from all media. Otherwise, the news of the third young master Lin getting into a jealous fight because of Shen Yu, only to have his third leg broken would be exposed. At that time I’m afraid that the Lin Group would even grace the headlines as well.”

Old madam Lin put down the coffee cup with a displeased expression. The second reason she came to FlyNews.com was to discuss with Tao Mu about removing Lin Rong’an’s related reports.

“How much does it cost?” Lin Rong’an often made headlines in the entertainment section of England because of hobby of holding wild parties while studying abroad. Therefore, the Lin family was also familiar with the operation of public relations media to withdraw their reports. It was just that after Lin Rong’an returned to Hong Kong after graduation, not many newspapers dared to report Lin Rong’an’s negative news because the Lin family had too much influence in Hong Kong. At most, just some gossip news about Lin Rong’an’s romantic love relationships and support for models and female stars appeared. Even so, if the Lin family was even slightly dissatisfied, they would immediately withdraw the report.

It was because of the submissive attitude of Hong Kong media that spoiled the Lin family. Therefore, when the Lin family first contacted FlyNews.com, they demanded FlyNews.com to withdraw the report in a very natural manner. After all, mainland policies tend to support Hong Kong businessmen, and many Hong Kong businessmen also felt a sense of superiority when investing in the mainland. Therefore, FlyNews.com, a new type of media, was not taken seriously by them.

Unfortunately, FlyNews.com did not give the Lin family face. It’s attitude turned out to be stronger than the Lin family. Old madam Lin had no choice but to speak with money just like with the media in England.

With FlyNews.com’s influence in domestic public opinion, if they wanted to remove Lin Rong’an’s related reports, it would naturally cost a lot of public relations expenses. However, the Lin family had a lot of wealth and should not care about a mere several millions.

In contrast, the compensation that FlyNews.com demanded from Shen Yu caused old madam Lin some difficulty.

“Can’t you be more accommodating?” Old madam Lin tried to ask: “Ten million is not a small amount.”

“That’s why I’m very curious. The Lin family and Shen Yu are not related, so why insist on paying this compensation for him?” Lawyer Zhou asked, and casually suggested: “But ten million is indeed definitely not a small amount. Madam Lin can discuss it with the Shen family. If the two of you are willing to cooperate, this money is not a big amount for the Lin family and the Shen family.”

Don’t know if it was because her brain was flooded, or if she really felt guilty towards Shen Yu because of Lin Rong’an’s actions, old madam Lin actually took the advice and called Chairman Shen in front of Zhou Shenxing and Tao Mu.

Seeing old madam Lin patiently communicating with Chairman Shen about the compensation, Zhou Shenxing was so shocked that he was speechless.

Was this world always so fantastical? There were actually people rushing to fork over millions to help others in paying compensation, and actually fear that others would not accept it?

Lawyer Zhou did not hide the shock on his face at all, and turned to look at Tao Mu, who was sitting calmly beside him. He shook his head in deep disapproval.

It turns out that there was actually such a benefit to being a brain-dead idiot. If he knew earlier, he wouldn’t have worked so hard in his life. He also wanted to be a precious baby too!

Not knowing that their FlyNews.com’s head legal advisor was almost provoked to the point of turning into an oversized baby, Tao Mu was also shocked by old madam Lin’s brain circuit.

Opposite Tao Mu, old madam Lin had already discussed with Chairman Shen about Shen Yu’s future. She even suggested that Shen Yu go to Hong Kong for development. Old madam Lin planned to buy out Shen Yu’s ten-year brokerage contract for five million. Although at present, the entertainment circle of Hong Kong was becoming a still pond of water. But the past glory of the Hong Kong entertainment industry could still radiate over the entire Southeast Asia. Old madam Lin felt that Shen Yu had a good image and aura. Although he was banned in the mainland, towards Hong Kong, or even Japan and South Korea, Shen Yu was still a blank sheet of paper. Old madam Lin believed that with Shen Yu’s talent and aura, he would definitely be able to walk out his own glorious path.

After being targeted and blacklisted by the Yan family, the father and son of the Shen family originally wanted to give up on Shen Yu. But they didn’t expect old madam Lin to express her support for Shen Yu at this juncture. Although old madam Lin made it clear that the five million signing fee would be directly paid to FlyNews.com in the form of compensation.

But what the Shen family valued was actually not the five million. It was the attitude of the Lin family towards Shen Yu.

Standing in the chairman’s office of Shen Group, Shen Yu twitched his fingers nervously. It must be said that what Luo Xi said in the ward that day really frightened him. Afraid that the Lin family would hold him accountable, Shen Yu went straight to the airport after leaving the ward and booked the earliest flight to return to Shanghai. Immediately asking his father and elder brother for help overnight.

The father and son of the Shen family have been angry with Shen Yu because of the bad relationship between the Yan family and the Shen family. They didn’t expect that Shen Yu could get into so much trouble after arriving in the capital. Inexplicably, he managed to provoke the Lin family and the Luo family, causing one of them to become a eunuch and the other to have a leg broken.

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Just as the father and son of the Shen family were worried about whether they would attract revenge from the two families, they received a call from old madam Lin.

Instead of blaming Shen Yu, she pleaded for Shen Yu.

This made the father and son of the Shen family realize the value of Shen Yu again.

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The Lin family, who were being mentioned by Li Xiaoheng, were currently standing in old Mr. Luo’s ward aggressively, fiercely criticizing the Luo family.

“Although Hong Kong is a good place, compared to the mainland that spans 9.6 million square kilometers, it is only a small island. In addition, over these years, the country’s policy towards Hong Kong has been very favorable, and the treatment towards businessmen from Hong Kong is also extremely good. The Lin family has been a local tyrant for too long, and after such a long time, they think that just because they can be a hegemon in Hong Kong, they can also be able to cover the sky with one hand in the mainland.”

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In the luxurious and elegant private ward of Beijing First People’s Hospital, old Mr. Luo, in front of the Lin family who claim to come to seek justice, commented very unceremoniously: “I have also investigated Lin Rong’an privately. I know that he has not done anything good back in Hong Kong. Relying on the power of your Lin family, he has committed a lot of outrages. Throwing obscene parties and date raping girls with drugs. But these reports were all suppressed by your Lin family.”

“With all due respect, if you could have taught Lin Rong’an what to do and what not to do at that time, he wouldn’t have gotten to where he is today.” Old Mr. Luo made a sonorous conclusion. He also added: “Of course, Luo Yang is also at fault in this matter. He should not have hit so hard. But two boys getting in a fight out of jealousy after getting drunk is quite normal. Didn’t your family’s Lin Rong’an also break my son’s leg?” Luo Yang also kicked back, but he just happened to miss and ended up kicking in the wrong place.

Since learning that Lin Rong’an was actually turned into a eunuch, the Lin family members had been holding back their anger to seek justice. But when they heard these words, they were so angry that they saw red. Old madam Lin, who had always gotten her way at home, slapped the small dining table on the hospital bed heavily, and asked in a cold voice, “Mr. Luo’s remarks mean that it is my grandson’s own fault that he was beaten like this by your son?”

“More or less.” Old Mr. Luo leaned back on the hospital bed and said calmly: “I have always felt that the law should impose physical castration of rapists as punishment. You are parents yourselves, and there are also daughters in your family. Change positions and think, if your daughters were harmed by this kind of scum, how would you feel?”

“Although I feel quite disdain for that unworthy son of mine. But in this matter, I still support Luo Yang. No matter what his starting point was and what the consequences were in the end, that he could be brave and save an innocent person from that kind of situation, that’s a good thing in my opinion. He is worthy of being my, Luo Changzheng’s, son.”

“What innocent!” Lin Rong’an’s father couldn’t listen anymore and scolded: “I know what my son is like. Although he is dissolute and fickle, he would never force others. Those girls who could go to that kind of place at the invitation of my son are originally holding intentions to curry favor with my son. They should have already known what would happen at the party. Both parties are willing participants. Your son is a dog trying to catch mice (TN: too meddlesome), who asked him to run over to that kind of entertainment club to play the hero?”

If it weren’t for the fact that the Luo family’s roots in the mainland were too deep, and the most important thing was that the military connections behind old Mr. Luo had a tough attitude, the Lin family would definitely not be so polite. It was a pity that while they thought themselves to be quite polite, Luo Changzheng didn’t take it seriously at all. There was no way they were going to apologize, but reconciliation was possible. It also depended on the attitude of the Lin family in the end. They were willing to compensate according to the law. If they dared to be too greedy, old Mr. Luo would rather have his son go to jail and send the eunuch of the Lin family in together with him.

He absolutely would not conspire with criminals.

Such a tough attitude angered the Lin family so much they actually laughed out loud.

“Chairman Luo keeps saying that you want to make compensation according to the standard stipulated by the law. But if the legal process is really followed, for crippling our Rong An like this, your son will go to jail.” Old madam Lin was so furious that she didn’t even use ‘Mr.’. It was clear that she was no longer willing to maintain a pretense of cordiality.

She used Luo Yang’s future as a threat, and she didn’t believe that Luo Changzheng could really be so ruthless and personally send his only son to jail.

Before coming to Beijing, everyone in the Lin family had already inquired about old Mr. Luo’s temperament. They had already learned that old Mr. Luo prioritized sons over daughters, and was an old-fashioned feudal patriarch. Wholeheartedly, he wanted to hand over the Luo Group to his son to inherit, and for this reason, father and daughter turned against each other, and sister and brother also held enmity towards each other. When the Lin family heard about old Mr. Luo’s actions, they all agreed that old Mr. Luo must be reluctant to let Luo Yang meet with any mishap. Therefore, they carefully prepared the conditions for reconciliation in response to old Mr. Luo’s love for his only son. Just as old Mr. Luo expected, the conditions prepared were definitely greedy indeed. If old Mr. Luo agreed to those conditions jist to keep Luo Yang out of jail, the Luo Group would have to shrink by at least half.

It was a pity that the while the Lin family was good at calculating, they didn’t understand the temper of old Mr. Luo. Not to mention that Old Mr. Luo had long since given up on his plan to train Luo Yang to be his heir. Recently, most of the management of the Luo Group was already handed over to female CEO Luo Xi. And Luo Xi’s character, in addition to inheriting the domineering trait from the old Mr. Luo, also possessed a little bit of ruthlessness and forbearance that belonged to women only. It was impossible for her to stand aside and watch old Mr. Luo lose most of the Luo Group’s fortune for the sake of Luo Yang——on this matter, even the other shareholders of Luo Group would not allow it.

And as old Mr. Luo’s daughter and Luo Yang’s sister, Luo Xi couldn’t really let her stupid brother go to jail either. Therefore, before the Lin family came to seek justice, Luo Xi took advantage of this time difference to send people to Hong Kong and England where Lin Rong’an had studied abroad, to collect evidence of Lin Rong’an’s crimes against girls and boys. She also allowed hackers to break into Lin Rong’an’s personal computer——Lin Rong’an, that scumbag, even had the habit of taking videos and taking pictures.

And these treasures of Lin Rong’an have now become irrefutable evidence of Lin Rong’an’s crimes. What made Luo Xi even more disgusted and surprised was that in the video of the party organized by Lin Rong’an, Lin Rong’an’s biological father and uncle actually also appeared. No wonder the Lin family knew what Lin Rong’an had done yet tried their best to help him cover up the aftermath. It turned out that the Lin family was a nest of snakes and rats.

Luo Xi resisted her nausea, copied those videos and photos, and then handed the backup USB flash drive to the Lin family, sneering: “…..If there really will be an acrimonious falling out, my brother is just acting out of justice after all, and he has no criminal history, at best his action can only be accused of being over defense. Considering that my brother also has a leg broken, if the two really go to court, my brother would definitely not be sentenced to serve too many years in prison. At that time we can just apply for a suspension of sentence. But Lin Rong’an is not so lucky. Organizing obscene parties, taking drugs, and date raping the boys and girls at the party. I noticed that there even seem to be minors in those parties. And these videos are so rich in content, once they are posted, I wonder if your Lin Group’s stock price would fall to the bottom? The Hong Kong stock market does not have a lower limit after all.”

The Lin family didn’t expect that Luo Xi would be able to threaten them with something like this, and their faces instantly turned ashen. This time, when she came to Beijing to deal with Lin Rong’an’s affairs, old madam Lin only brought Uncle Lin and Lin Rong’an’s father, and did not bring other family members. At this moment, she was also very grateful for her decision. If not, she was afraid that as soon as Luo Xi took out this USB flash drive, the Lin family’s backyard would catch fire.

Old madam Lin glanced fiercely at her two disappointing sons. Sure enough, no matter what age a man reached, he couldn’t control his lower half.

Old Mr. Luo and Mrs. Luo were shocked. Originally they had thought that Lin Rong’an would become like that because of poor family education, but they didn’t expect that in the end, it turned out that it was a case of the upper beam was not orderly therefore the lower beam was crooked.

Uncle Lin and Lin Rong’an’s father flushed red. Angrily, they asked Luo Xi, “Where did you get these videos?! You, you are slandering, this is extortion, intimidation.”

“You have a good vocabulary.” Luo Xi sneered: “It’s a pity that you don’t speak the human language.”

Luo Xi admitted honestly that the videos and photos were copied from Lin Rong’an’s personal computer.

Uncle Lin and Lin Rong’an’s father did not expect that Lin Rong’an would actually take videos of such things. What was the meaning of this? Grabbing their weakness to threaten them?

Uncle Lin’s expression suddenly changed. He looked at Lin Rong’an’s father uncertainly. There were many descendants in a big family, especially in a place like Hong Kong, where some wealthy families still retained the bad habit of having more than one wife. Although the Lin family did not have these problems left over from history, even if the siblings were born from the same mother, facing such huge assets, there would be all kinds of open and underhanded battles. Uncle Lin was now in charge of the Lin Group, but Lin Rong’an’s father and two older brothers also have a very strong voice within the group. In addition, old madam Lin was partial to her youngest son and eldest grandson. If something happened to Uncle Lin in management or other aspects, causing damage to the reputation or interests of the Lin Group, Lin Rong’an’s father and older brothers would unite to persuade the old madam, and at that time it would be hard to guarantee that the power of the Lin Group would not fall into the hands of others.

Involving one’s vital interests, it was no wonder that Uncle Lin first thought of conspiracy theories after seeing those videos.

Luo Xi didn’t care about any disputes within the Lin family, she just wanted to borrow these materials in exchange for her brother’s safety.

“Young men are full of energy, and it’s normal to get into jealous fights for a little star. We are also very sorry for such a thing to happen. How about this, in the future, Lin Rong’an’s treatment costs will be borne by our Luo family. Now that science is so advanced, just because it can’t be cured in China does not mean that this issue cannot be cured abroad. If it cannot be cured now, it does not mean that it cannot be cured in the future. Besides, hasn’t the Lin Group always wanted to enter the mainland market? I can represent the Luo Group and sign a contract with the Lin Group allowing the clothing and jewelry of the Lin Group to enter the department store and Guomao Commercial Building under the Luo Group. I will provide the Lin Group with the best store location and a 30% discount on the rent. Think of it as an apology for Luo Yang.”

Give a slap and then follow with a sweet jujube, not to mention that the Lin family had a big weakness in Luo Xi’s hand. The Lin family looked at each other and could only swallow their anger and make peace.

Uncle Lin said: “The cooperation can be discussed slowly. But Miss Luo must destroy all the videos and photos in your hands. You can’t keep backups.”

“We can sign an agreement. If these videos leak out of my hands within a hundred years, then it will count as my breach of the contract, I will definitely compensate.” As Luo Xi spoke to here, she glanced at the silent Lin Rong’an’s father and smiled meaningfully: “But if it leaks from other channels, then that is not my problem.”

Lin Rong’an’s father’s expression changed, and he blurted out, “What are you looking at me for. We are all a family, how could we make a fool of ourselves?”

Luo Xi smiled but said nothing.

Lin Rong’an’s father said fiercely, “It’s all because of that b*tch surnamed Shen who caused all of this.”

Luo Xi frowned, disdainful of Lin Rong’an’s father’s mindset. However, Luo Xi didn’t have a good impression of Shen Yu, and was too lazy to speak for him.

But she didn’t expect that when old madam Lin, who had always been bias and protective, heard these words, she completely disagreed: “I feel that Xiao Yu is quite a good child. It’s all because Rong An has gone too overboard.”

When old madam Lin said this, she looked at her two sons with disappointment: “It’s because you elders are not good role models. Causing Rong An to be more and more out of hand. This time, when he offered to come to Beijing to help with the business, I had thought he had changed his ways. I didn’t think he was still like this in Beijing, and he almost harmed other people’s good child.”

Uncle Lin and Lin Rong’an’s father did not expect that old madam Lin would still speak for that Shen Yu and was quite unable to make head or tail of it.

 “Enough. Who is right and who is wrong, you can go back and argue slowly. My father just finished an operation, and the doctor said that he needs to rest.” Luo Xi directly ordered the expulsion of the guests: “Since you have finished here, please leave. “

The Lin family was very displeased with Luo Xi’s behavior, but it was a pity that they were unable to do anything about it as their weakness was held in the hands of the other. They could only take their leave with their tails between their legs.

Because the fight happened in the same entertainment club, after dialing 120, Lin Rong’an and Luo Yang were also sent to the same hospital. When the Lin family returned to Lin Rong’an’s ward, they learned that FlyNews.com’s attitude was also very tough. FlyNews simply ignored the threat from the Lin Group.

Walking into walls again and again. In Hong Kong, the Lin family always got their way. But after just arriving in Beijing, they were met with disdain twice in succession, and instantly they were infuriated.

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Old madam Lin, relying on her age and status, personally called Tao Mu and asked Tao Mu to come out for a discussion. Tao Mu had already handed over the management of FlyNews.com to his Xiao Qi Dad, and he originally didn’t want to pay attention to old madam Lin. But unexpectedly, old madam Lin went directly to the headquarters of FlyNews.com in person.

And the first word was not to make FlyNews.com remove the relevant reports on Lin Rong’an. Instead, it was to help Shen Yu pay compensation.

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Tao Mu didn’t stay in Luo Yang’s hospital room for long. To be more precise, it was when Luo Xi received a call from old Mrs. Luo and learned that the Lin family from Hong Kong had come to visit old Mr. Luo’s hospital room. Luo Xi was afraid that the people from the Lin family from Hong Kong would say something that shouldn’t be said in front of old Mr. Luo, and caused old Mr. Luo to be so angry he fell ill again, so after she hurried back after hanging the phone call, Tao Mu also took the opportunity to take his leave.

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After leaving the hospital, Tao Mu originally wanted to go back to the headquarters of FlyNews.com and discuss with his Xiao Qi Dad about contacting the military department and the publicity department to shoot a military drama. Looking at the time and seeing that it was almost noon, Tao Mu thought for a while and drove the car directly to Xiaoheng Capital to find their CEO Li for lunch.

Tao Mu was also a partner of Xiaoheng Capital, and he could freely enter and leave the company building. It was just that when entering the CEO’s office, the secretary needed to report in advance.

Li Xiaoheng did not expect that Tao Mu would come to him, and immediately put down the documents in hand, clearly looking a little overjoyed. Seeing this, Assistant Jiang, who was currently reporting his work to the boss, couldn’t help but secretly laugh, and then spoke faster to finish relaying the main points. After receiving Li Xiaoheng’s approval, he stepped back and left with great discernment.

“I’m here to find you for lunch.” Tao Mu casually sat on the sofa, his slender legs crossed, and also casually reported what he had been up to just now.

“The people from the Lin family in Hong Kong have also arrived?” Li Xiaoheng raised his eyebrows. He also knew that Luo Yang and Lin Rong’an had a big fight in the entertainment club and both suffered losses. Old Mr. Luo was so angry that he had a heart attack because of this incident, and Li Xiaoheng had even gone for a hospital visit with the rest of 5the Li family.

In fact, according to Li Xiaoheng, he felt that Tao Mu could have also gone with the Li family. It was a pity that Tao Mu didn’t agree to it and insisted on going alone.

Li Xiaoheng failed to invite Tao Mu to make the hospital visit together, so when he returned home, he was naturally ridiculed by Chairman Li again. This time, even Mrs. Li and his younger siblings were not on his side. Third brother Li, who had always been slightly intimidated by him, even had his courage swell to the point where he held a copy of “The Complete Love Skills” and attempted to act as a mentor in front of him, chattering endlessly on the tricks of chasing a life partner.

The plummeting family status made CEO Li, who was always stern and serious and at the top of the food chain, suddenly realized that if Tao Mu could not be brought home as soon as possible, his status and image in the family would always be defined by the word “coward”.

As CEO Li’s thoughts trailed off for a while, Tao Mu was still conflicted over what to eat for lunch. Speaking of which, his stinky habit of picky eating was worse than in his previous life, and it was something that his Grandpa Song had spoiled him into developing. Now, his appetite was becoming more and more “condescending”, and the dishes made by ordinary chefs were no longer able to grace his palette.

Li Xiaoheng watched with a warm smile as Tao Mu sat there thinking seriously about what dishes he wanted to eat, thinking about which private restaurant to go to try which chef’s craftsmanship. Suddenly, he felt that Tao Mu in this mode was very cute.

Tao Mu, who had never been described by the word “cute” in his past and present life, shuddered subconsciously, and finally decided to go to Wen Juxiang to eat mutton pot.

But as soon as the two came out of the company building, Tao Mu received a call from his Xiao Qi Dad who wanted to discuss with him about the celebration party held for “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” as well as the matter involving Tao Mu’s classmates signing to his film and television company.

“It just happened to be lunchtime, you can talk while eating.”

The date of two who managed to find time to meet with such difficulty suddenly turned into a three-person lunch meeting. When Meng Qi drove to Wen Juxiang, he realized that he had accidentally become a third wheel.

But Mr. Meng not only did not feel guilty, but rather gloated happily. He pulled out the chair with a smile and sat down, not forgetting to apologize to Li Xiaoheng in a fake fashion: “Uncle didn’t disturb the date between the two of you?”

Tao Mu smiled and said, “No. What date, we just haven’t seen each other very much in recent days, so we just decided to have a meal together.”

Tao Mu’s attitude was so magnanimous that Meng Qi couldn’t make fun any longer. Li Xiaoheng could only act as if nothing happened, but in fact he responded affirmatively with a very aggrieved voice, then picked up the sesame sauce and other seasonings on the table, and helped Tao Mu prepare the dipping sauce.

Tao Mu loved to use sesame sauce when he ate hot pot. So when eating mutton hotpot, he specially asked for a whole bowl of sesame sauce with minced garlic, spicy millet, green onions, soy sauce and rice vinegar, plus a proper amount of sugar, sesame oil, chili oil poured on top. With this seasoning, Tao Mu could eat a big plate all by himself.

Meng Qi looked at Li Xiaoheng who was very familiar with preparing dipping sauces for Tao Mu and putting Tao Mu’s favorite ingredients into the copper pot without a moment of rest, and couldn’t help smiling. “You went to the hospital to see old Mr. Luo, how is he?”

Tao Mu heard his Xiao Qi Dad’s question, and only then remembered that old Mr. Luo wanted to recommend him to the task of producing the army conscription promotion drama. Instantly, he relayed the whole thing to his Xiao Qi Dad.

Meng Qi didn’t expect that old Mr. Luo, despite lying on the hospital bed, had the energy to ponder about this kind of thing, and couldn’t help chuckling: “This is a good thing. If such a drama can really be made, it will positively affect the image of FlyNews.com and BulletScreen.com as well as be beneficial for their future development. I will ask the people in the production department to file the project as soon as possible. As for the communication with the military department and the publicity department, I think it is better for you to come forward in person.”

Pausing, Meng Qi added: “It just so happens that you are also an actor. And your acting skills have been recognized by teachers in the industry. Although you have never been a male lead before, your reputation and image are not lacking than those of the A-list superstars. This time, for this cooperation with the military to shoot an army conscription promotion drama, due to the subject matter, I estimate the age of the protagonist to be about 18-20 years old. Which matches your age and image. If there are no complaints from the military side, you can also be the protagonist of the drama.”

Such a mainstream conscription promotion drama produced in cooperation with the military. As long as the filming was done, one could imagine how much help it would bring to Tao Mu’s acting career. The most important thing was that as the founder of FlyNews.com, Tao Mu was also a drama student professionally being trained. He was a sophomore this year, and he had not yet starred in a movie or TV series.

Thinking of this, Meng Qi couldn’t help but say: “Our Xiao Mu’s conditions are so good, it’s long overdue for you to be the leading actor. At that time, you can also bring back a best actor award. Lest some clownish people who relied on being in a few lousy dramas, and being the leading actor a few times, keep forcefully marketing themselves through you.”

In the final analysis, Meng Qi was still grumpy about Shen Yu’s actions. If it wasn’t for Tao Mu’s disagreement, Meng Qi really wanted to do something through FlyNews.com.

Fortunately, Shen Yu was blocked by SARFT now. In the future, he could no longer appear and disgust people in front of the media.

At this time, Meng Qi didn’t know that Shen Yu appeared in Luo Yang’s ward and acted out a scene from a dog-blood idol drama with Tao Mu. Tao Mu was too lazy to tell his Xiao Qi Dad these lousy things either. He just briefly mentioned his experience of visiting old Mr. Luo: “The operation was very successful, and his health is recovering. But when I came out of the hospital, I happened to see someone from the Lin family in Hong Kong came to visit old Mr. Luo. I wonder how those two families are discussing?”

Luo Yang and Lin Rong’an got into fisticuffs out of jealousy in the entertainment club. One broke his right leg and the other became an eunuch. Such explosive gossip had long been on the front page of FlyNews.com and other entertainment media. Thanks to the ban order just issued by SARFT, Shen Yu, this calamity that caused the fight between the two playboys, was not able to keep his name in the major newspapers and weekly magazines, but only referred to with the vague “S name artist” in the reports. Which happened to allow Shen Yu and the Shen family to keep a vague veneer of dignity.

Thinking of this, Meng Qi chuckled unconsciously: “…..I just received a call from the old madam of the Lin family this morning. In the tone of one ordering a servant, she asked FlyNews Entertainment to withdraw all reports related to Lin Rong’an. Otherwise, FlyNews.com would be held accountable for legal liability.”

When Li Xiaoheng heard this, he frowned and said: “FlyNews.com is a nationally recognized social platform, and FlyNews Entertainment is also a news media with relevant qualifications, and has the right to collect news information and report them. The Hong Kong Lin family wants to pursue FlyNews.com’s legal responsibility? By what right do they intend to hold FlyNews accountable? And how do they intend to hold FlyNews accountable?”

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“I’m also very curious about this.” Meng Qi said with a smile, “So I had Lawyer Zhou communicate with them.”

Thinking of FlyNews.com’s weak, pitiful and helpless, but especially good at fighting chief legal advisor, Li Xiaoheng fell strangely silent. Inexplicably, he felt a little sorry for the Lin family who couldn’t understand the situation.

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Luo Xi forced herself to cheer up and said with a smile, “Mr. Tao, please.”

The two walked into the elevator one after the other and stood side by side. Luo Xi’s husband stood outside the elevator holding a thermal container, and explained sheepishly: “Xiao Xi, I actually——”

Luo Xi didn’t wait for the man to finish speaking, and just pressed the close button.

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The closed elevator space was awkward for a while, Luo Xi stared directly at the elevator door which showed their reflection, and apologized warmly: “I’m sorry CEO Tao has to experience that just now.”

Tao Mu knew that after this kind of thing happened, Luo Xi, the party directly involved, would definitely be more embarrassed than himself. Hearing this, he just smiled and said, “Every family has their own issues, so there is no need for CEO Luo to take it to heart.”

Hearing this, Luo Xi chuckled and said, “That’s right, who didn’t meet a few scumbags when they were young.”

Now these words were not for Tao Mu to comment on.

The atmosphere was quiet again. Luo Xi also felt that this comment was a bit rash. After all, her friendship with Tao Mu was far from the level where she could discuss personal topics.

Luo Xi thought for a while, and then brought the topic to Luo Yang: “…..Actually, I also think that my father sending Luo Yang to the army to gain experience is a good thing. Luo Yang was spoiled by my parents since he was a child, so he developed a domineering personality but has a confused mind. He also made friends with those people as well. I’m really worried that one day he would be instigated to do something he shouldn’t do, or offend someone who shouldn’t be offended, and would implicate the Luo family.”

Luo Xi also knew that Tao Mu had a bad relationship with Luo Yang. After all, with Tao Mu’s personality, they were lucky that Tao Mu didn’t want to bother quibbling about the bad things Luo Yang had done before. Let alone Tao Mu and Luo Yang really becoming friends.

But then again, if the relationship between Tao Mu and Luo Yang was really good, Luo Xi would not have reached a cooperation with Tao Mu. After all, though Tao Mu seemed to be a profiteer on the surface, gratitude and grudges are quite clearly distinguished in his bones.

As Luo Xi thought to herself, the two had already reached the door of Luo Yang’s room.

Luo Xi looked in through the window and found that Luo Yang had his left leg in a plaster cast and suspended at the end of the bed. The head of the bed was propped up at around 45 degrees, allowing Luo Yang to lean on the head of the bed comfortably, talking to the person sitting next to him who was helping him peel an apple. The person’s back was slender, revealing delicate facial features when he turned his face slightly.

Luo Xi’s face darkened, she pushed open the door directly, walked to the hospital bed and asked, “Why are you here?”

Shen Yu looked at Luo Xi who spoke sternly, and was startled immediately, standing up subconsciously and explaining embarrassingly: “I, I came to take care of Luo Yang.”

“Is the Luo family not able to hire a nurse?” Luo Xi took a deep breath and felt like her head was about to explode: “And you, didn’t Dad tell you to stay away from this kind of person? If it wasn’t for him, would your leg have been broken? Why do you never learn your lesson?”

“Sister, don’t say that to Xiao Yu.” Luo Yang habitually felt guilty in front of Luo Xi, but he didn’t want Luo Xi to misunderstand Shen Yu: “Besides, such a thing happening, you can’t blame Xiao Yu. It was clearly a scheme by surnamed Lin. Sister, you don’t know, if I hadn’t discovered it in time, Xiao Yu would have been ruined by them…..”

Luo Yang was embarrassed to go on, so he could only curse fiercely: “Those people are complete trash.”

As Luo Yang spoke up to here, he couldn’t help but ask: “Uh, so how is Dad now?”

“You still know to be worried about Dad? If you really listen to Dad, don’t stay in contact with those kind of people.” Luo Xi glared at Luo Yang angrily, and sneered: “You still think you are the hero who saves the beauty, don’t you? Despite being the middle of the night, as a student, instead of staying in the school dormitory, he went to the entertainment club with those kinds of people who are complete trash. I can only say that birds of a feather flock together.”

Shen Yu’s expression changed, and he looked at Luo Xi with a pale face, his figure shaking: “Sister Luo Xi, you misunderstood me. I’m not the kind of person you speak of——”

“Don’t call me sister.” Luo Xi said with a fake smile: “I don’t dare to be your sister. Besides, it doesn’t matter what kind of person you are, it doesn’t matter to me. Also, I remember that Mr. Shen, you and Yan Sheng haven’t officially broken up, right? Since this is so, I hope you can keep a distance from my brother. My brother is rather stupid and has a very impulsive temperament. I don’t want him to inexplicably get involved in other people’s feelings for no reason and become a third party. “

Luo Yang blushed at what his sister said, and was embarrassed to admit that he did have feelings for Shen Yu.

Shen Yu felt pierced by Luo Xi’s arrogant attitude. He looked at Luo Yang with tears in his eyes, and when out of the corner of his eyes he saw Tao Mu who was standing behind Luo Xi, he suddenly also felt indignant and humiliated. And couldn’t help but think of the lawyer’s letter sent to him by FlyNews.com.

“Seeing how miserable I am now, you must be very happy, aren’t you? I really don’t understand why, I clearly regard you as a good friend, but why are you always unable to get along with me? Must you throw stones at me while I am already down? Just because my life is better than yours? Because we are both orphans, but I grew up in the Shen family, while you grew up in the orphanage, so you are jealous of me?”

As soon as these words came out, both Luo Xi and Luo Yang were shocked. After thinking about it for a long time, they still couldn’t figure out the logic here.

Although Luo Yang felt sorry for Shen Yu, and even liked him romantically, he didn’t want to offend Tao Mu. But most importantly, Luo Yang really didn’t think Tao Mu was jealous of Shen Yu. On the contrary, it was Shen Yu who always brought up Tao Mu no matter the scenario. Under the pretense that everyone was friends here, when something happened, he would smear Tao Mu’s name.

Although Luo Yang was very fond of Shen Yu, he had to admit that Shen Yu was quite narcissistic and self-opinionated. It was obvious to all that between him and Tao Mu, who was trying to hang onto the other, and who was always wanting to throw stones at the other.

Tao Mu was too lazy to pay attention to Shen Yu, but he couldn’t tolerate Shen Yu’s slanderous accusations: “Who is it truly who can’t get along with others? Although your brain is a bit stupid, you should still have this self-knowledge, right?”

Shen Yu’s expression changed.

Tao Mu continued: “Having known each other for a while now, I advise you to think before you speak in the future, don’t open your mouth to spread rumors. I don’t know how many times the Shen family can take care of your messes, but I know that if you continue like this, I’m afraid that you will receive quite a lot of lawyer’s letters accusing you of spreading rumors.”

The most crucial point was that the assets under Shen Yu’s name were really running out. If it went on like this, even if the lawyers win the lawsuit, he was afraid they wouldn’t get much remuneration. People come out to work just to make a living, and Tao Mu didn’t want these lawyers to work hard only to not even be able to collect the most basic legal fees.

When Zhou Shenxing sent a lawyer’s letter to Shen Yu, he deliberately checked Shen Yu’s assets. Knowing that there was barely any money in Shen Yu’s account, he tried his best to make the Shen family pay for Shen Yu. Afterwards he also complained to Tao Mu. And even came to the whimsical idea that Shen Yu just spread rumors because he felt that he had no money, so if others sued him they would not be able to get much compensation from him, and if they gave up on suing him they would be too disgusted to get past this hurdle.

“But fortunately, now you have been blocked by related departments. In the future, there will be no media reports on your words and deeds. At least it can be guaranteed from the side that even if you spread rumors and cause trouble, it will not cause too much damage and you would not be caught and sent to jail because you can’t pay compensation.”

Tao Mu paused, then added truthfully: “If you can survive this time smoothly.”

“You’re too vicious!” Hot blood rushed to Shen Yu’s brain, and he blurted out: “How could you treat me like this?”

“Because I’m not your parents.” Tao Mu said indifferently, “I’m not obliged to endure your always inexplicably smearing my name.”

“I never thought of smearing your name.” Shen Yu stared at Tao Mu with wide eyes, and denied without thinking, “Isn’t whatever I said facts?”

“Conclusions that rely on the chain of evidence are called facts. When you open your mouth without thinking, or just rely on subjective speculation to say partial facts out of context, and then lead others to maliciously speculate, this kind of practice is called spreading rumors.” Luo Xi couldn’t listen any longer, and added: “Mr. Tao is right. Shen Yu, you are already an adult. Since you are an adult, you should be responsible for your own words and deeds. You have spread rumors and caused trouble many times without evidence, trying to discredit Mr. Tao. Not only has it affected Mr. Tao’s reputation, but also the corporate image of FlyNews.com. If FlyNews.com is a listed company, your actions may even affect the decline of FlyNews.com’s stock price.”

“Cutting off people’s source of livelihood is comparable to killing one’s parents. You grew up in the Shen family, so you do understand such a simple truth, right?” Luo Xi sneered. She hated people who pretended to be dumb the most. To spread rumors about others was not intentional, and to sue him was vicious and insidious. This double standard was used so naturally indeed. The key was that there was a brainless admirer on the side who was kissing his stinky feet.

Thinking of this, Luo Xi glared at Luo Yang fiercely again, and continued: “You don’t have to pretend that you are wronged and treated unjustly. If you really insist that what you say is the truth and all facts then you can explain to the judge in court. As long as the judge agrees with your actions, you can win the lawsuit. At that time, not only will you not have to compensate money and apologize, you will also be able to proclaim to everyone that you were right with the result of the lawsuit.”

“If you don’t have this ability, then I advise you not to stay here and pester my brother. Buy a plane ticket to fly back to Shanghai as soon as possible, and beg the Shen family, maybe the Shen family will help you out with the compensation money out of the affection from raising you for 19 years. Otherwise, you’re really going to go to jail.”

Shen Yu’s eyes were slightly red, and he bit his lips with his teeth with an aggrieved expression. He was frightened by the consequences described by Luo Xi, but still looked at Tao Mu stubbornly, and asked with a trembling voice, “You really must be so heartless?”

A white lotus flower that had been growing in the greenhouse for a long time was finally exposed to the strong wind and rain, and the petals swayed and trembled with the wind and rain. That appearance truly inspired tenderness in all who witnessed it. It was a pity that the three people present, Tao Mu and Luo Xi, were not soft-hearted people, and as for Luo Yang, the only one who had the heart to express tenderness, was too cowardly to speak up.

In the end, Shen Yu could only leave tearfully.

Luo Yang, whose leg was in a plaster cast, called out to Shen Yu anxiously, but was stopped by Luo Xi.

“You can’t even help yourself, so just leave him alone.” Luo Xi felt a headache when she thought of this: “You and that Lin Rong’an from the Lin family in Hong Kong got into a fight, and you even turned a perfectly healthy man into a eunuch. Do you think the Lin family will give up on this matter?”

Taking a few steps back, even if the Lin family did not dare to go too far because of the Luo family’s power in the capital, and just used some nasty means to get revenge on Luo Yang. But Shen Yu, as the main culprit of their jealousy, once caught by the Lin family, could the Lin family easily bypass him?

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So Luo Xi persuading Shen Yu to buy a plane ticket to return to Shanghai as soon as possible was also for Shen Yu’s sake. Shanghai was the Shen family’s territory, and the Shen family at least have some familial affection for Shen Yu. With their protection, the Lin family would not be able to take it too far.

Speaking of which. Just as Luo Xi thought of the Lin family, the Lin family also came knocking at the door.

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After finishing discussing business, old Mr. Luo pulled Tao Mu into a leisurely chat again. He also handed Tao Mu the apple that Luo Xi had peeled for him, and complained unhappily, “Making me eat apples every day. I hate eating fruit the most, it’s so disgustingly sweet, what’s so good about it? I said I want to eat braised pork, but no one will make it for me.”

When old Mr. Luo said this, he glared at Luo Xi and old Mrs. Luo, and snorted heavily.

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“This is what the doctor said. Let you eat more apples, bananas, blueberries, melons and cherries. They say it’s good for your health. You just listen to the doctor.” Old Mrs. Luo looked helplessly at her husband who only became more childish the older he got. She said to Tao Mu, “Xiao Tao, there are bananas and melons here, you can pick whatever you like.”

“Thank you, auntie.” Tao Mu thanked her with a smile. He picked up the apple and began eating it. This close attitude made old Mr. Luo more and more satisfied.

“That’s how it should be.” Old Mr. Luo said with a smile: “Young people should have this kind of vigor. Unlike some people who have lived together with you for so many years, yet their every move is still so restrained, not daring to stand or sit. Give him a fruit and he keeps holding it in his hand and doesn’t dare to eat it. Trembling like a little wife, as if someone would eat him up. Truly makes me feel uncomfortable.”

Luo Xi’s face turned red. Old Mrs. Luo hurriedly said: “What are you blabbering about in front of Xiao Tao?”

Old Mr. Luo didn’t say anything anymore. Glancing at the time, he asked Luo Xi to turn on the TV. A replay of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” was being broadcast on the national channel, which happened to be the scene of Su Dingbang, played by Tao Mu, playing the piano at the reception.

In the Su Mansion, a young man wearing a three-piece white suit sat in front of the piano and played gracefully, the melodious sound of the piano flowing from his slender fingertips. Because of the transition between panorama, medium shot, and close-up, the audience in front of the TV could clearly see that Tao Mu himself played this part rather than just posing and using post-editing.

“You know how to play the piano too?” Old Mr. Luo said with a smile: “You act really well. When you appear on the screen, your every move, the emphasis you put on your words, really has the feeling of a student who had studied abroad during the Republic of China. Who did you learn it from?”

Tao Mu said with a smile, “I used to work in a piano shop. Not only does that piano shop sell pianos, it also teaches children how to play the piano. The teacher saw my good looks and would often teach me when not busy. As for the image of an international student in the Republic of China, I asked Beijing Film’s teacher to help introduce me to an old gentleman who had the experience of studying abroad in that era, and learned from him for a few days.”

“Sure enough.” When old Mr. Luo heard this, he suddenly sighed: “If my unworthy son had half of your smarts and hard work you put in, I would burn high incense.”

Old Mr. Luo prioritized sons over daughters, which could be seen in his words and deeds normally. Old Mr. Luo really wanted to train his only son to be the next successor of the Luo Group. Therefore, from childhood to adulthood, Luo Yang was trained according to the most elite model, and the level of painstaking effort was comparable to that of Li Xiaoheng being trained by the Li family. It was a pity that the son did not resemble the father, old Mr. Luo really hoped that Luo Yang could become a pillar of society, and Luo Yang really didn’t want to live up to his expectations. After going abroad, all he did was eat, drink, gamble and engage in other vices. The only thing he did not do was to learn what he should learn.

Now he even learned to get into fisticuffs over another man, and most importantly, he even got his leg broken for it. Whenever old Mr. Luo thought about this, he felt too angry to even breathe.

Tao Mu was afraid that the old man would be too provoked, so he quickly persuaded him: “I think Miss Luo is a woman who is not at all lacking when compared to men. Mr. Luo, you have such an excellent daughter, what is there to be unsatisfied with?”

When old Mr. Luo heard this, he turned his head to look at Luo Xi and smiled: “You are right. Isn’t there a saying that boys and girls are the same, women can also hold up half the sky. My son is disobedient, but my daughter is very considerate.”

Having never been praised so much by her father before, Luo Xi looked at her dad in surprise and joy, and then looked at Tao Mu with a particularly grateful look.

Tao Mu chatted with old Mr. Luo a bit more, and seeing that it was almost time, he said his goodbyes. So that the old man could take a rest. Old Mrs. Luo and Luo Xi saw Tao Mu out of the room. Old Mrs. Luo took Tao Mu’s hand and said with a smile: “Xiao Tao, as you just happened to be here, why not go and persuade Xiao Yang for me. This time, because of Xiao Yang, old Luo became so angry that he got sick, Xiao Yang is also quite frightened. During old Luo’s operation, Xiao Yang was lame in one leg yet still waited outside the operating room for more than two hours. Later, old Luo wanted to send Xiao Yang to the army, Xiao Yang got into an argument again with old Luo about this.”

“Don’t look at the fact that old Luo is scolding Xiaoyl Yang all the time now. He actually misses Xiao Yang very much. Father and son, how can there be overnight feuds. Help your auntie to persuade Xiao Yang and let him be more obedient.”

Tao Mu actually didn’t want to bother with Luo Yang, and old Mrs. Luo knew this. But Luo Yang really didn’t have many reliable friends: “…..Xiao Yang actually admires you. He told me privately that out of the many people he knows, you and Li Xiaoheng are the most serious ones. So auntie was thinking that if you persuade him, he would listen. “

It had to be said that Tao Mu still admired old Mr. Luo’s conduct. What’s more, old Mr. Luo had just helped him find a good project, which would allow him to make connections with the military department and the publicity department. In terms of favor and reasoning, Tao Mu would not refuse old Mrs. Luo’s request. Besides, if he went to visit Luo Yang, he could also happen to be able to ask about some things.

Seeing this, Luo Xi had old Mrs. Luo go back to accompany old Mr. Luo, while she accompanied Tao Mu to see Luo Yang.

Luo Yang’s ward was on the third floor of the Department of Orthopedics. While waiting for the elevator, Luo Xi suddenly said, “My dad has always looked down on my husband, you know about this, right?”

Tao Mu didn’t expect Luo Xi to suddenly bring this up, and couldn’t help but be a little surprised.

Luo Xi smiled bitterly: “I’m going to divorce him. It’s just that my dad suddenly fell ill, and I haven’t had time to bring it up. My mother doesn’t know about him looking for women outside.”

Tao Mu smiled and said, “Miss Luo, don’t worry, I’m not a talkative person.”

Luo Xi said, “I know you won’t mind something that is not your business. I just…..”

When Luo Xi spoke up to here, a “ding” sound was heard, and the elevator door opened, interrupting her next words. Inside, a man walked out with a thermal container, looked up and saw Luo Xi, instantly being stunned in place.

“Xiao Xi,” the man called nervously, his eyes fell on Tao Mu, and his expression changed suddenly: “Who is he? Is he the blind date introduced to you by your family?”

Before Luo Xi could speak, the man sneered and sneered: “I say, aren’t you Luo family a little too anxious? We haven’t even divorced yet you have already found a new candidate. It seems that your dad is busy even while lying on the hospital bed——”

With a “slap”, Luo Xi retracted her hand: “You really make me sick.”

The man rubbed his cheek with the back of his hand and sneered: “I’m disgusting? How much better are you than me? Luo Xi, don’t think I don’t know. You are the same as your family, you all look down on me. You all think I’m useless, and live off on a woman. I live like a dog in front of you. Every day I think about how to make you happy and how to make your family happy. Your dad was hospitalized for surgery, and I was thinking about making soup for him at home. But what is his response, in such a hurry to cuckold me——”

“This mister,” Tao Mu frowned and interrupted the man’s words when he saw people in the corridor poking their heads out to peer curiously their way, “I’m very curious, what prompted you to publicly, to be precise, right outside your father-in-law’s hospital room, think of the special role of a blind date when you see your wife standing in front of the elevator with another man and maintaining the distance that social etiquette should have?”

The man was stunned for a moment, and immediately became angry: “Who are you?”

“You don’t recognize my face?” Tao Mu raised his eyebrows: “Then you don’t surf the Internet or watch TV? Or, you don’t work in Longteng Entertainment?”

The man’s expression changed, and he asked back, a little embarrassed and a little guilty: “What do you mean? You think you are young and promising, that you are very amazing to start a business from scratch. So you look down on me, a useless waste who lives off of a woman?”

“It seems that this mister does know me.” Tao Mu smiled slightly and commented by the way: “That’s right. As an employee of Longteng Entertainment, if you don’t even recognize your company’s most important business partner then I really feel that there is nothing about you for me to appreciate in a person like you.”

“You——”

Before the man could speak, Tao Mu continued: “Since you know me, then I have to ask, what kind of mentality do you have to slander me in front of so many people in public as the blind date Mr. Luo found for CEO Luo in front of the hospital bed?”

“In view of the fact that you and CEO Luo still maintain a marital relationship, can I understand it this way, despite you clearly knowing the identity and relationship between CEO Luo and myself, regardless of the factual basis and logical relationship, you spread rumors and try to discredit me as a third party trying to destroy someone’s marriage. Are you intentionally trying to damage my reputation? Or, is it that you are trying to harm the reputation of FlyNews.com by damaging my reputation?”

“You, don’t talk nonsense!” The man’s expression was instantly frightened into changing. As Luo Xi’s husband and also the middle management of Longteng Entertainment, the man certainly knew Tao Mu’s identity. He also knew that FlyNews.com’s legal department had nothing to do recently and was issuing lawyers’ letters in batches. And he certainly didn’t want to receive a lawyer’s letter inexplicably.

“Since you know that you can’t talk nonsense, I hope this mister can apologize to me and CEO Luo.” As Tao Mu spoke up to here, he raised his arm politely and motioned at the passersby across the corridor who had raised their phones to record the scene: “I also hope that when you upload the video, you can put the full video online and not spread false rumors. Otherwise, the legal department of FlyNews.com would be happy to communicate with you.”

The few passersby who were holding their mobile phones to record videos smiled sheepishly, and came up to say hello: “Tao Mu, we like you very much. We’ve been watching “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” recently, and the young master you played in it is really handsome. No, it should be said that your character appears too gentlemanly and elegant. We really like him very much. Will this character really turn bad in the end?”

“Most of the spoilers have already been revealed in the long trailer.” Tao Mu said with a smile.

“Then, can I take a picture with you?” A girl raised her mobile phone eagerly.

The floor where old Mr. Luo stayed was a private ward. All the patients and their families were either rich or affluent people, so there were not many people on the entire floor. So there were only three to four standing around Tao Mu. Tao Mu thought about it and agreed to the girl’s photo request.

Several other passersby saw this and also stepped forward to ask for a group photo. After he was done, Tao Mu didn’t forget to ask Luo Xi’s husband to apologize to him. And also recorded it himself with his phone.

Luo Xi’s husband originally just wanted to take the opportunity to show his anger, and at least make it so that Luo Xi would be in the wrong in front of him once. But he didn’t expect Tao Mu to be so difficult despite such a young age. In the end, he only caused himself to lose face.

The other passersby who also watched the whole thing stood on the side and whispered amongst themselves. Some sporadic words drifted over, and all expressed that it was a pity that Luo Xi actually found such a man. Sure enough, such a thing as free love was not as reliable as a well-matched blind date.

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Luo Xi stood on the side without expression. She couldn’t figure out why she fell in love with such a cowardly and incompetent man in the first place, a man who also liked to cheat on her behind her back.

Tao Mu didn’t want to comment on Luo Xi’s family affairs. After teaching Luo Xi’s husband a lesson, he nodded at Luo Xi: “Let’s go.”

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Zhou Shenxing also knew that FlyNews.com received the ban notice. When the order arrived at the FlyNews.com headquarters in written form, all the employees of FlyNews.com applauded, the scene exploding in excitement.

After all, everyone remembered how that surnamed Shen hatefully tried to pull their family’s CEO Tao into the water in various ways on various occasions. A fake second-generation waste material who couldn’t act, couldn’t start a business from scratch, couldn’t do anything, and always wanted to rub off on their CEO Tao to gain popularity. It was just like having a caterpillar falling on you. Well now everything was all good, the motherland’s mother strikes with an iron fist, and daddy SARFT directly banned him from the public eye. Just say ban you, and you are banned, without even giving you a chance to cry out.

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Zhou Shenxing also felt very relieved. He himself was a man who handaggled over every cent and never forgot to take revenge on every grudge. The most important thing was that he had a great sense of professional ethics and professional honor. Shen Yu repeatedly tried to drag Tao Mu into the water to make Tao Mu carry the pot, which also affected FlyNews.com’s positive image. This kind of behavior clearly showed that he did not take Lawyer Zhou seriously. Indirectly, the reputation of Mr. Lawyer Zhou in the industry had been affected. If Zhou Shenxing was not already officially hired by FlyNews.com as the chief legal advisor, he was afraid that it would have directly affected the income of Mr. Lawyer Zhou.

For Lawyer Zhou, who aimed to make a lot of money as his life goal, this was simply a deep hatred. Therefore, after unilaterally declaring Shen Yu as the mortal enemy, Lawyer Zhou began to collect relevant evidence that Shen Yu smeared Tao Mu and caused huge economic losses to FlyNews.com.

The idea to send a lawyer letter to Shen Yu this time was also made by Zhou Shenxing in the name of FlyNews.com’s chief legal advisor and pushed forward with all his strength.

“I asked someone to investigate Shen Yu’s economic situation. I found that he actually has no assets to his name. There are only less than 100,000 yuan left in his bank account. Therefore, if we only sue Shen Yu, I’m afraid we won’t get much compensation. It’s also not my intention to put Shen Yu in jail either.”

After all, Lawyer Zhou only loves money. Apart from money, he had no deep hatred for Shen Yu. Furthermore, considering the reputation and image of FlyNews.com, Lawyer Zhou couldn’t really send him to prison. Although Shen Yu’s fans often provoked hatred. But sending a nineteen-year-old child who neither killed nor committed arsonry to prison, but was just too stupid that he could not communicate with others, was not Lawyer Zhou’s behavior either.

After all, being idiotic was not a crime.

“So it would be best to have the Shen Group come forward to pay for Shen Yu.” But this specific operation was a bit troublesome, and Lawyer Zhou still had to think about it carefully.

“…..I saw in the entertainment industry, there are a lot of fans who have crowdfunded concerts for celebrities and paid liquidated damages for their idols. It would be great if Shen Yu’s fans could stand forward and help Shen Yu raise the compensation money.” Mr. Lawyer Zhou suddenly had a whimsical thought, which was actually quite fresh.

Tao Mu chuckled and said, “Leaving this matter to you, I can rest assured. It’s for another matter that I came looking for you.”

Tao Mu was talking about the fact that a group of students from Beijing Film wanted to sign their brokerage contract to Tao Mu’s film and television company. In fact, as early as half a year ago, Wen Bao had already mentioned it at a class reunion. But at the time, everyone didn’t take it seriously. But with Tao Mu’s successive investments in “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” and “Fashion Storm”, these two TV dramas, which were not of the same genre at all, but both broke the viewing records of each time period respectively after they were broadcast, and even caused widespread influence in the society. The most important point was that whether it was the veteran actors who participated in “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” or the debut newcomers who participated in “Fashion Storm”, they have all become household stars after the TV series started.

In particular, Mr. Zhan Bin, who participated in the leading role of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, was now regarded as an idol by the entire public, from 70-year-old grandpas and grannies to 12-year-old tween boys and girls. His national popularity had risen to a level that was higher than that of the most popular idol stars nowadays. A few days ago, “Military News” and “China Daily” also mentioned the TV series “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” in the theme column of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. They felt that this TV series truly reflected the cruel and bloody history of the Second Sino-Japanese War. And Mr. Zhan Bin perfectly played the image of a revolutionary veteran of our party. His character got rid of the perfect hero stereotype, and let a real, flesh-and-blood general of the Second Sino-Japanese War appear in front of all audiences with a brand new look. Positively affirming the excellent production of this “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” drama.

And also in the report, the students of Beijing Film who played minor roles were briefly mentioned. They felt that they were the example of outstanding students cultivated by Beijing Film Academy. Students who study hard, pay attention to practice, and put more energy on the film work itself. Instead of attracting people’s attention through various hype and grandstanding. Whether actors or stars, they must seek truth from facts, speak with their works, and bring positive guidance to the majority of netizens and audiences.

Although the essence of the quotation in this part was to complain, that the majority of people who eat melon couldn’t focus on more positive publicity activities, but were attracted by those gossip and scandals, this kind of ideological level was really a bit low. But for the Beijing Film students, the fact that their performances could be positively exemplified by newspapers such as “Military News” and “China Daily” was something to celebrate in itself. Even the Beijing Film Academy felt honored.

All in all, Beijing Film’s students also saw Tao Mu’s ability in film and television production with their own eyes. Not only could he produce high-quality critically acclaimed TV dramas, but he could also take into account the viewership ratings. The most important thing was that while taking into account the ratings, he could also increase the popularity of the actors and stars. And could even have the official departments recognize them.

Considering that Tao Mu’s film and television company was backed by FlyNews.com and Xiaoheng Capital, and its publicity channels and capital strength were very strong, the students of Beijing Film couldn’t think of any other film and television company or talent company in the industry that could compete with Tao Mu’s.

So before it was just a topic of chatting at the dinner table, but now it was worth serious consideration. It was just that those classmates didn’t know Tao Mu very well. They silently rejected Tao Mu before, but now they were too embarrassed to take the initiative. They could only secretly find the three roommates who had a good relationship with Tao Mu, and wanted to ask them to help them connect with Tao Mu.

Wen Bao had long planned to sign with Tao Mu’s company. He himself admired Tao Mu’s acting skills, and he was also relatively clear about his own career path. He just wanted to be an actor, not a star. So after participating in the crew of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, Wen Bao made up his mind and signed the brokerage contract directly. This decision had also been recognized and approved by the entire Wen family. After all, with the relationship between the Wen family and old Mr. Song, Wen Bao signing with Tao Mu’s film and television company put them more at ease.

Similar to Wen Bao’s thinking, Du Kang also signed the contract directly. Du Kang’s personality determined that he was not the kind of person who had a particularly strong career plan. He belonged to the type that lived day by day and walked step by step. Otherwise, in the previous life, he would not have gone from an actor to a comedian and finally took the road of director behind the scenes. However, with Tao Mu watching out for him in this life, Du Kang’s career path would obviously be smoother than in his previous life.

Compared with these two roommates, Chu Sui’an originally had other arrangements. But seeing that his three roommates were all in the same film and television company, he didn’t want to toss about and go through the trouble. Chu Sui’an thought it through very well, in any case, with Tao Mu’s capital and connections, even if the company didn’t make any more dramas, Tao Mu could still introduce them to other crews. And he could also rest assured about signing with Tao Mu’s company. At least none of those unpleasant things that usually occurred in the industry would happen. Even if they didn’t want to participate in the wine and dinner parties, with Tao Mu in front of them, they could refuse without any worries.

Chu Sui’an was quite mischievous in front of his friends, but he was actually very introverted outside. He really hated the sociable atmosphere where all kinds of strangers got together and touted each other. Now that he signed with Tao Mu’s film and television company, from the boss to his colleagues, the working atmosphere was very comfortable indeed. It was estimated that he would not be like in the previous life, actually developing social phobia in the end.

As for the other classmates’ thinking, the three roommates also called Tao Mu to tell him. Tao Mu was busy with other things before and forgot about the whole thing. This time, when Luo Xi mentioned the celebration of “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, only then did Tao Mu remember it. So he called Mr. Lawyer Zhou and asked about the brokerage contract——due to different closeness, and different potentials, Tao Mu obviously couldn’t sign the same contract he signed with Wen Bao and the others with the other classmates as well.

On this point, Tao Mu was particularly able to distinguish between insiders and outsiders. That was why sometimes even his Xiao Qi Dad laughed at Tao Mu, who was really not suitable for company management and was too nepotist. All those he could trust were his own family. In this case, it was really difficult for a newcomer to come forward. He also suggested that Tao Mu could adopt the professional manager system.

Tao Mu also knew that he had this problem, but he had experienced betrayal in his last life. Even the best company system needed people to manage it. Tao Mu didn’t want to work hard outside, only for someone to trip him up in the inner courtyard. So he would rather hand over the company to his own people than to an outsider he didn’t trust.

Fortunately, the family Tao Mu could trust were each worth ten talented people. Even Zhou Shenxing, who looked unreliable, used to specialize in economic law, company law, and commercial lawsuits. But after joining FlyNews.com, he also conquered the brokerage contract in time. Not only was he able to make more money, he also became more valued by Tao Mu.

Zhou Shenxing originally thought that Tao Mu called him to talk about Shen Yu, but Tao Mu didn’t mention him at all, and instead talked about a lot of matters related to brokerage contracts.

After hanging up the phone, the stingy Lawyer Zhou couldn’t help but sigh that CEO Tao deserved to be CEO Tao, no wonder he was able to create such a big family business at the age of nineteen. Look how open-minded he was, not even bothering to pay attention to those little fleas and caterpillars. Unlike him, who would feel uncomfortable all over unless he took revenge after suffering a loss.

As Lawyer Zhou sighed with emotion, he went to serve himself another large plate of shrimp.

The next morning, Tao Mu went to see old Mr. Luo with a basket of flowers and fruits.

Old Mr. Luo had just finished the operation. Although he was lying on the hospital bed, he looked very healthy. He also spoke with great enthusiasm. He shook Tao Mu’s hand and praised Tao Mu, saying that the TV series “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” was too well made.

“Two episodes a day is too slow. I am completely hooked that I can’t sleep at night. I heard Luo Xi say that you have the complete drama episode in your hand. Is it possible that I can get a copy?”

Tao Mu said: “Of course this is no problem.”

Without Tao Mu’s instructions, old Mr. Luo said directly: “Don’t worry. I’ll only watch it myself. I definitely won’t leak the TV series. Those old fellas are also anxious to see what happens next, wanting to contact you but aren’t able to…..”

Tao Mu didn’t know who the old fellas that old Mr. Luo mentioned, but before he could ask, he heard old Mr. Luo ask: “By the way, do you know how to make military movies? Not like “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood”, but something more advanced, a TV series that depicts special forces?”

Tao Mu: “?”

Old Mr. Luo looked at Tao Mu’s confused expression and said with a smile: “I’ll speak directly. They’re all my old comrades in arms. Hasn’t the conscription period just ended. The quality of the recruits are not so satisfactory. In fact, in the past two years, the effect of army conscription has not been very good. Today’s young people are not willing to join the army, they all like to go to college. In fact, we also like to have college students as soldiers. But few college students want to be in the army!”

Old Mr. Luo came from the army, and even if he later retired from the army and changed his career, he still had contact with his former comrades in arms. This time, old Mr. Luo fell ill and was hospitalized, and those old comrades in arms came to see him. When chatting, they brought up the army conscription. Among them, an old comrade-in-arms mentioned that the drama “The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood” was filmed very well, which made people feel particularly empathetic and wanted nothing more than to go back to that era again and fight for the motherland.

Sitting on the side, Luo Xi, who was cutting apples for these uncles, casually interjected, saying that they could ask Tao Mu to make a special forces film, with a little hot-blood and youthful excitement. A film that could make those college students want to be a soldier after watching it.

When old Mr. Luo’s old comrades heard this, they seemed to also have some similar thoughts. It was just that they were not familiar with Tao Mu, and they didn’t know how much Tao Mu could do. So they asked old Mr. Luo to feel out Tao Mu’s attitude. If Tao Mu also had this intention, both sides could make contact.

Tao Mu really didn’t expect that visiting old Mr. Luo would result in the task of producing an army conscription promotion drama. But it was also a really good opportunity. However, some things have to be said ahead.

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“Mr. Luo, it is my honor that you are willing to trust me and give me such an important task. But I am still a student. Even if I really want to film, I have to wait until the winter vacation. And the script is also an issue.”

Old Mr. Luo nodded: “I understand all this. I just wanted to tell you and let you know about it. If you are interested, you can contact them. So, just prepare first. Anyway, this year’s conscription period has just passed, and next year’s is still early!”

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