How A Ride-Hailing Driver Comes To Dominate The World? [EN]: Chapter 405

“SKP is here. Don’t forget your things,” Yang Chen reminded her.

“Thank you. Can I add you as a friend? I’d like to contact you directly when I need a ride in the future,” Zhang Yiling asked.

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “Sorry, we have to go through the platform for orders. We don’t accept private contacts.”

*What a straight man!* Zhang Yiling shook her head helplessly and left.

*With Brother Chen’s status, how could he add just anyone who wants to be his friend?*

*There’s no fruit at home, and Maya is picky. Since I’m at SKP [a high-end shopping mall in China], I might as well buy some.*

*Having a princess girlfriend is quite expensive. I have to give her the best of everything.*

Yang Chen drove into the underground parking lot, parked the car, and went to the supermarket on the lower level to buy fruit.

Not long after he went in, Yang Chen ran into Zhang Yiling.

*What are the odds of running into her here? It must be fate.*

“You’re not stalking me, are you?” Zhang Yiling asked with a smile.

Yang Chen: “How is that possible? I’m not that perverted. I’m here to buy some fruit because I don’t have any at home.”

Zhang Yiling nodded and said, “What kind of fruit do you rich people like to eat?”

Yang Chen: “It depends on personal taste. Everyone has different preferences.”

Zhang Yiling: “Sigh… I want to buy some good fruit to visit the managers of Xin Rong Ji and Tang Court, hoping one of them can poach me from ‘Ai Ling.’ I usually can’t bear to eat such expensive fruit. I don’t know what to buy.”

Tang Court and Xin Rong Ji are the only two Michelin three-star restaurants in the entire Dragon Country [a euphemism for China]. Although Zhang Yiling’s skills are not as good as the three-star chefs at Tang Court, they are not far off. She is definitely a promising new chef who can be cultivated.

*How could he let such a talent go to Xin Rong Ji?*

Yang Chen pointed to grapes and other fruits and said, “Buy those.”

Zhang Yiling: “Do rich people like to eat these?”

Yang Chen: “I like to eat them.”

Zhang Yiling: “Alright then. Even if you rich people have different tastes, they shouldn’t be too different.”

Yang Chen: “Don’t buy too much. Just a token gesture will do. I’ll call Cheng Ailou later and tell him to let you go to Tang Court.”

Zhang Yiling: “It’s useless. He won’t listen to you. Didn’t he have a conflict with you in the restaurant last time?”

Yang Chen: “Don’t worry, if I tell him to let you go to Tang Court, he has to let you go.”

Zhang Yiling: “Even if he agrees, Tang Court might not want me.”

Yang Chen: “I’m the owner of Tang Court. I just need to say the word.”

Zhang Yiling’s eyes widened in surprise. Then, she quickly grabbed grapes and other fruits from Yang Chen’s shopping cart.

“Mr. Yang, feel free to say what else you like to eat. I’ll treat you tonight,” Zhang Yiling said excitedly.

Yang Chen: “That’s enough, that’s enough. I’ll pick out some other fruits.”

Zhang Yiling nodded and quickly put her own shopping cart aside, pushing Yang Chen’s cart beside him.

Zhang Yiling: “No wonder you spat out my foie gras last time. It turns out you’re used to eating foie gras made by three-star chefs. Mine is a bit lacking, right?”

Yang Chen smiled without saying a word, tacitly acknowledging it.

Zhang Yiling was originally a two-star chef, so it’s reasonable that her skills are not as good as a three-star chef.

Half an hour later, the two of them walked out of the supermarket.

Zhang Yiling only paid for those few bunches of grapes. Yang Chen paid for the rest.

The two of them sat down in the rest area, and Yang Chen called Cheng Ailou.

Cheng Ailou was scared as soon as he saw Yang Chen’s phone call. His heart not only raced, but his body couldn’t help but tremble.

However, he didn’t dare to delay for too long. If he angered Yang Chen, the consequences would be unimaginable.

“Hello, Mr. Yang, what’s the matter?” Cheng Ailou asked fearfully.

Yang Chen: “I heard you donated 1 billion to my charity foundation?”

Cheng Ailou: “Yes, I trust Mr. Yang’s charity foundation more, and I also want to contribute to the children, so I donated 1 billion to your foundation.”

Yang Chen: “Young Master Cheng is really a good person. You are doing good deeds, which will definitely bless your parents with peace and health. Don’t you think so?”

Cheng Ailou’s nerves tightened, and he laughed awkwardly and fearfully. “Yes, yes, thank you for your kind words, Mr. Yang. Thank you, thank you.”

Others definitely wouldn’t understand what they were talking about, but they both understood the meaning behind each other’s words.

Yang Chen: “I can’t forget the foie gras Miss Zhang made last time. I wonder if Young Master Cheng can let her go to my Tang Court?”

Cheng Ailou: “Of course! I’ll call her immediately and tell her to report to Tang Court tomorrow.”

Yang Chen: “Hehe… Thanks.”

Cheng Ailou: “You’re welcome, you’re welcome. Just tell me if Mr. Yang needs anything. It’s too polite to say thank you.”

Yang Chen chuckled and hung up the phone.

A few seconds later, Cheng Ailou called Zhang Yiling and informed her to go to the company tomorrow to complete the termination procedures, and then report to Tang Court.

Zhang Yiling was shocked again. Wasn’t Cheng Ailou very arrogant before?

Why is he being so cooperative now?

Her intuition told her that Yang Chen’s identity was definitely not simple, at least not just the owner of Tang Court.

Hanging up the phone, Zhang Yiling got up and bowed to Yang Chen, saying, “Mr. Yang, thank you for your help. I can finally escape him. I just want to cook well, but he always harasses me. From now on, I don’t have to endure his harassment anymore. I can finally cook in peace and strive towards the goal of becoming a three-star chef.”

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “It’s good that you have such thoughts. I hope you can realize your dreams in Tang Court. Go back. I’ll call Tang Court later and let them know. You can report directly tomorrow.”

Zhang Yiling: “Okay, okay. Then I’ll leave first. Goodbye, Mr. Yang.”

Yang Chen nodded, and Zhang Yiling happily trotted away.

*”Mr. Yang is so amazing. Even Cheng Ailou, who has a net worth of 50 billion, is afraid of him. His real identity must be terrifying,”* Zhang Yiling thought to herself.

Yang Chen rested for a while and prepared to continue picking up passengers.

At this moment, two well-built girls came up to him.

Because they were both wearing masks and hats, Yang Chen didn’t recognize them immediately.

One of the girls pulled down her mask and smiled at Yang Chen. It turned out to be Ju Yiyi.

Yang Chen: “Miss Ju, what a coincidence.”

Ju Yiyi looked around and then whispered, “Brother Chen, hello. It is a coincidence. Let’s find a place where no one is around to talk.”

Yang Chen nodded, and the three of them went to the emergency exit on the second floor.

Ju Yiyi quickly introduced the girl next to her to Yang Chen.

“Brother Chen, let me introduce you. This is my junior sister, Zheng Xuanyi, who just joined the SHN group. Xuanyi, this is Yang Chen, the boss of Xingchen Entertainment, Brother Chen.”

Zheng Xuanyi quickly took off her mask and respectfully bowed to Yang Chen to greet him.

“Hello, Brother Chen, I’m Zheng Xuanyi. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Zheng Xuanyi is quite pretty, but her height is a bit lacking, probably less than 1.6 meters.

Yang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, “Hello. You guys came here to go shopping, but you didn’t bring an assistant or anything? If you get recognized by fans, it won’t be easy for you to get away.”

Ju Yiyi and Zheng Xuanyi both sighed helplessly.

It was obvious from their expressions that something was wrong.

Yang Chen then asked, “What’s with your expressions? Is something wrong?”

Ju Yiyi and Zheng Xuanyi looked at each other, and then Ju Yiyi roughly told Yang Chen what was going on.

Zheng Xuanyi is a newcomer who just joined the SHN group. Because of her sweet appearance, she has received key training from the company.

However, the competition in the entertainment industry is too great now. There are countless newcomers waiting to get ahead.

Although the company is focusing on training Zheng Xuanyi, because there are many competitors, sometimes she needs to pay some price to get work opportunities, which is the well-known “under-the-table rules” [euphemism for sexual favors or exploitation in exchange for career advancement].

The company is preparing to film a web series with a total investment of about 10 million, and they want Zheng Xuanyi to be the female lead.

However, the company can only come up with about 3 million in funding at the moment. They need to find investors to invest the remaining 7 million.

After some effort, the company negotiated with an investment company. The other party is willing to invest 7 million and agrees to Zheng Xuanyi being the female lead.

However, the boss of the other party, Gao Zheng, has taken a liking to Zheng Xuanyi and wants her to be his mistress.

Gao Zheng made it clear that as long as Zheng Xuanyi agrees to be his mistress, he will invest in at least three dramas in the next three years and let her be the female lead.

How could Zheng Xuanyi, a young girl who is not even twenty years old, be willing to be the mistress of a pot-bellied old man?

But it’s useless if she doesn’t want to. The management company is willing.

The boss, Zhang Jun, made it clear that if Zheng Xuanyi messes up this project, the company will not only completely freeze her, but also demand huge liquidated damages from her.

A young girl from an ordinary background who is not even twenty years old, where would she get millions to compensate the company? Zheng Xuanyi is in a dilemma.

Today, Gao Zheng asked Zheng Xuanyi to go shopping at SKP, saying that he wanted to give her some gifts. He also wanted to take her to Tang Court for dinner in the evening, watch a midnight movie after dinner, and then send her home tomorrow morning.

It is obvious that Gao Zheng is planning to take down Zheng Xuanyi tonight, otherwise he wouldn’t have said that he would send her home tomorrow morning.

Zheng Xuanyi didn’t want to come at all, but she was afraid of the company’s liquidated damages, so she could only beg Ju Yiyi to come with her.

If Gao Zheng didn’t have any excessive behavior, it would be fine. But if he dared to have any excessive behavior, Ju Yiyi could stand up and protect her in the first place.

Yang Chen despises this kind of person the most. If you want to sleep with a woman, you should let her willingly lie down. What is it to use work opportunities or power to coerce and lure her?

However, rules are rules. If you want to survive in this circle, either be strong enough that others don’t dare to apply under-the-table rules to her, or she accepts the under-the-table rules. Otherwise, she should leave the entertainment industry as soon as possible.

Yang Chen doesn’t like it, but he won’t help her.

“That’s how it is in the entertainment industry. You will always encounter some investors with impure motives. Either adapt to this circle, or stay away from this circle,” Yang Chen stated his attitude.

In fact, Ju Yiyi wanted to ask Yang Chen for help, but after hearing what he said, she was too embarrassed to ask again.

Zheng Xuanyi’s tears fell down, and she said with a grievance, “I understand this principle. If I really can’t escape this kind of under-the-table rules, then I can only break the net and file a lawsuit to terminate the contract and leave the circle.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “You’re right to have this idea. Go ahead, don’t let people wait anxiously.”

Ju Yiyi and Zheng Xuanyi nodded and left very disappointedly.

Ju Yiyi whispered, “Actually, he can help you, but if he helps you this time, he can’t help you next time. That’s why he said either adapt or leave. Sigh…”

Zheng Xuanyi nodded and said, “I understand his thoughts. Let’s see what happens later. If Gao Zheng really has ulterior motives, then I can only leave the circle. I will never sell my body for fame and fortune, unless I die.”

Ju Yiyi sighed and gently patted Zheng Xuanyi on the back to comfort her.

Yang Chen went to the bathroom to relieve himself, and then went to pick out gifts.

Yang Chen wandered around for a long time but couldn’t decide what to buy.

Unconsciously, he came to the entrance of Patek Philippe [a luxury Swiss watch manufacturer].

At this time, Zheng Xuanyi happened to be crying and walking out of Patek Philippe quickly.

Their eyes met. Yang Chen didn’t react much, but Zheng Xuanyi quickly hid behind him.

At this time, a pot-bellied old man chased out angrily. He was Gao Zheng, the investor who wanted to apply under-the-table rules to Zheng Xuanyi.

Seeing Zheng Xuanyi hiding behind Yang Chen, Gao Zheng immediately asked, “Do you know each other?”

“We just met, we’re not very familiar,” Yang Chen replied truthfully.

Gao Zheng: “It’s good that you’re not very familiar. Don’t meddle in other people’s business. Go do your own thing.”

Zheng Xuanyi quickly grabbed Yang Chen’s hand, her eyes full of pleading.

“I think you should leave the circle,” Yang Chen advised.

It would be a pity if such a young girl was tainted by the big dye vat of the entertainment industry.

“I also want to leave the circle, but I can’t afford the liquidated damages,” Zheng Xuanyi sobbed.

At this time, Ju Yiyi ran over and quickly put her arms around Zheng Xuanyi to comfort her.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry. What did he do to you?” Ju Yiyi asked.

Zheng Xuanyi cried and replied, “I don’t want his gifts, so he scolded me for being a bitch who wants to set up a monument [a hypocrite]. He’s too bullying.”

Gao Zheng said self-righteously, “Isn’t that so? I know exactly what’s going on with you women in the entertainment industry. You look glamorous on the surface, but behind the scenes, you’re all immoral. Since you accepted my invitation, why are you pretending to be pure and aloof in front of me?”

Ju Yiyi was furious and rebuked, “Mr. Gao, please be polite and respect others as you respect yourself!”

Gao Zheng: “Damn! Who do you think you are? Why are you acting like a big shot in front of me? Let me tell you the truth, any actress I fancy in the projects I invest in must dedicate herself to me. Don’t pretend to be noble in front of me. I’ll just say one thing: if you don’t accept my request, I won’t invest. When the company asks you for compensation, don’t come crying to me.”

Zheng Xuanyi flinched when she heard the word “compensation.”

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She really couldn’t afford to pay that much money.

Ju Yiyi glared at Gao Zheng, but she didn’t dare to say anything harsh, or she would also be in big trouble.

Celebrities have to be as humble as possible in front of investors, even big stars.

Seeing Zheng Xuanyi lower her head, Gao Zheng handed her the Patek Philippe 6119 in his hand with a smug look.

“Take it, listen to me, and you will have a bright future,” Gao Zheng said smugly.

Zheng Xuanyi shook her head, insisting on not taking the watch.

Gao Zheng was furious and immediately called Zheng Xuanyi’s boss, Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun: “Haha… President Gao, how is it? Are you having fun?”

Gao Zheng: “Having fun my ass! Your little actress is so insensible. I gave her a watch, but she doesn’t want it. I think I should forget about the investment and invest in those sensible companies and actors.”

Zhang Jun: “Don’t, don’t, don’t, President Gao, calm down, don’t be impatient, I’ll call her right away and talk to her. Don’t worry, I guarantee you can get everything you want. Okay?”

Gao Zheng: “Damn it, you better do what you say.”

After speaking, Gao Zheng hung up the phone.

A few seconds later, Zheng Xuanyi’s phone rang, and her boss, Zhang Jun, called her.

Zheng Xuanyi answered the phone and sobbed, “President Zhang, I beg you…”

Zhang Jun interrupted her and said, “Xuanyi, I’ll say it one last time, if you screw up this project, I will definitely sue you for all the company’s losses.”

Zheng Xuanyi: “But he has ulterior motives, I…”

Zhang Jun interrupted again, “Nonsense! He’s an investor, if you don’t give him some benefits, why would he let you be the female lead? So many young and beautiful actresses are waiting for such an opportunity, do you understand? We’re all adults, we all get what we want, don’t you understand such a simple principle? You can’t still be a virgin, right?”

Zheng Xuanyi hummed softly.

Zhang Jun was silent; he didn’t expect Zheng Xuanyi to still be a virgin. Wouldn’t that be a bargain for Gao Zheng, that bastard?

However, compared to tens of millions in investments, what is a virginity?

If you really have ideas in this regard, you can get one for ten thousand yuan [approximately $1,400 USD, implying they are easily replaceable].

“I don’t care what you are; this project must be taken down. This is the last time I’m emphasizing it to you; you can figure it out yourself,” Zhang Jun said coldly, and then hung up the phone.

Zheng Xuanyi squatted on the ground and cried.

Ju Yiyi couldn’t bear to watch her junior sister being driven to a dead end, so she said to Yang Chen, “Brother Chen, can you help us? As long as you help us, I’ll sign with your company. Is that okay?”

Zheng Xuanyi immediately stood up and pleaded, “Senior sister, take me with you; I don’t want to be in this company anymore.”

Before Yang Chen could speak, Gao Zheng immediately asked, “Who exactly are you people?”

Yang Chen didn’t speak, Ju Yiyi quickly said, “He is Mr. Yang Chen, the boss of Starlight Entertainment. As long as he is willing to help us, you will definitely not succeed.”

Gao Zheng quickly reached out to shake hands with Yang Chen, but Yang Chen didn’t respond.

Gao Zheng withdrew his hand with an embarrassed smile and said, “So it’s President Yang of Starlight Entertainment. Your company is amazing; all the projects you invest in make money. I wonder what projects President Yang is working on recently? Give me some soup to drink [let me have a small share of the profits].”

Yang Chen: “People with different paths cannot make plans together; we are not the same

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people, it’s better not to mix together. You’re already old; is it interesting to force a little girl who could be your daughter into this situation?”

If Yang Chen was just the boss of Starlight Entertainment, Gao Zheng wouldn’t be afraid of him.

“Hehe… President Yang’s words make it sound like you haven’t done this kind of thing before. We’re all men; who doesn’t know who? Don’t pretend in front of me. I’m giving you face by calling you President Yang; if I don’t give you face, what do you think you are in my eyes? My Guangying Investment Company specializes in investing in film and television dramas; I don’t know how many entertainment companies are begging me to invest. There are also some bosses’ money passing through me behind the scenes, you understand [a euphemism for money laundering]. What qualifications do you, a person who runs an entertainment company, have to show off in front of me, a professional investor? If I’m not happy, those big bosses behind me can make you submit,” Gao Zheng said with a contemptuous look.

Oh, this guy is actually laundering money for people, and he dares to say it; he’s quite bold.

Yang Chen: “Is that so? What projects have you invested in?”

Gao Zheng: “The recently released ‘Ping Pong: Counterattack’ has my investment. This drama invested 350 million, my company invested 140 million, accounting for 40%. The online dramas ‘Coffin Mountain Cloud Shadow’ and ‘Illusionist’ that are being charged for on Penguin Video [a Chinese video streaming platform] are also projects I invested in; I own 50% of both online dramas. The projects your Starlight Entertainment does all make money; the projects my Guangying Investment does are not bad either. So, don’t pretend in front of me; you don’t have the qualifications.”

Yang Chen nodded and took out his phone to call the president of Yida Cinema Group and the president of Penguin Video respectively.

“Hello, take ‘Ping Pong: Counterattack’ off the shelves, and when Gao Zheng is removed from the investors, you can allow it to be re-released. There is no room for negotiation; whoever dares to object, let him come directly to me.”

“Hello, take the online dramas ‘Coffin Mountain Cloud Shadow’ and ‘Illusionist’ that are being charged for on Penguin Video off the shelves, and when Gao Zheng is removed from the investors, you can allow them to be re-listed. Whoever has an opinion, let him come directly to me!”

Gao Zheng was a little dazed, but then he laughed again.

In his opinion, Yang Chen was purely pretending.

How could the boss of Starlight Entertainment order the presidents of Yida Cinema and Penguin Video to do things?

Isn’t this a joke?

“President Yang, I have to say, your acting skills are really good. It’s a pity you didn’t become an actor. Haha…” Gao Zheng said with a smile.

But a few seconds later, he couldn’t laugh anymore; his subordinate called him.

“Hello, President Gao, something big happened. Yida Cinema sent a message saying that ‘Ping Pong: Counterattack’ has been taken off the shelves, and they require us to remove our company before it can be re-released. In addition, Penguin Video has also taken down the two projects we invested in, ‘Coffin Mountain Cloud Shadow’ and ‘Illusionist’, and gave the same conditions; we can only re-list if we withdraw from the investor sequence. President Gao, have you offended someone outside?”

Gao Zheng was shocked; his eyes widened like bull’s eyes.

Yang Chen wasn’t pretending; he really ordered Yida Cinema and Penguin Video to take down those works.

At this time, Wang Chao, the director, screenwriter, lead actor, and main investor of “Ping Pong: Counterattack,” called Gao Zheng.

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Called.

Wang Chao: “President Gao, what’s going on with you? Why did the cinema say that our movie was taken down because of you? The movie has only been released for one day, which is the key time to hit the schedule and box office. What are you doing? This movie invested 350 million. If the box office fails, losing money is a small matter, but my reputation accumulated over the years will be gone! You can afford to lose, but I can’t!”

Gao Zheng quickly explained, “I… I don’t know how to tell you! Hang up first; I’ll call you back later.”

After hanging up the phone, Gao Zheng quickly pleaded to Yang Chen, “President Yang, I have eyes but couldn’t recognize Mount Tai [a Chinese idiom for failing to recognize someone important], it’s my fault. You are a magnanimous person and don’t hold it against me; please be merciful to those works. Especially ‘Ping Pong: Counterattack’; the total investment is 350 million. Wang Chao has put all his eggs in one basket; if the box office fails, I can’t bear the consequences. President Yang, I beg you; please be merciful, okay?”

Yang Chen looked at Zheng Xuanyi and asked with a serious face, “Did he show mercy to you just now?”

Zheng Xuanyi quickly shook her head.

Yang Chen asked again, “Then what do you think should be done?”

Zheng Xuanyi: “Brother Chen decides.”

Yang Chen nodded and said, “Then let’s do as I said just now. President Gao, you withdraw from the investor sequence of these movies, and I will let them be re-released. Hurry up and do it; delaying one more day may bring irreparable losses to other investors. If they ask you for compensation, or even do something excessive to you, the consequences may really be unbearable for you.”

After speaking, Yang Chen turned and walked into the Patek Philippe store.

As a VIP customer here, Yang Chen received a warm welcome from the staff as soon as he entered the door.

“Welcome Mr. Yang to Patek Philippe. Please feel free to look around; call us if you need anything,” the store manager said very politely.

Yang Chen: “Show me the Perpetual Calendar series.”

Store manager: “Okay. Mr. Yang, this way please.”

Ju Yiyi pulled Zheng Xuanyi and quickly followed, both of them smiled happily.

“Senior sister, please ask Brother Chen for me; let him take me too. Please,” Zheng Xuanyi said in a low voice.

Ju Yiyi: “I’ll try to find an opportunity to test it out. Don’t worry; as long as you call me senior sister, I will definitely take care of you.”

Zheng Xuanyi nodded happily, feeling much better.

Outside the door, Gao Zheng’s phone was blowing up; before he could finish one call, other calls came in, all from the investors of those three movies.

No matter how he imagined it, he couldn’t imagine that Yang Chen made two calls and brought him a disaster.

If those three projects lose money because of him, according to the investment agreement signed at the beginning, he will personally bear all the losses.

The total investment of “Ping Pong: Counterattack” is 350 million, and it needs about 1.2 billion box office to break even.

If the film is taken off the shelves, or the box office performance is not good after re-listing, Gao Zheng will be ruined to make up for this loss, and he will really return to the pre-liberation era [a reference to the period before the Communist revolution in China, implying a return to poverty] overnight.

Alas…

In fact, Yang Chen didn’t want to take action, because he is too powerful now; he only needs to take a slight action to bring unbearable serious consequences to others.

But Yang Chen really wanted Ju Yiyi, because Starlight

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Entertainment has stockpiled hundreds of popular copyrights waiting to be adapted into film and television, and Ju Yiyi, as a popular actress, is very suitable to be the female lead.

Ju Yiyi used herself to make a deal with Yang Chen; Yang Chen would definitely be willing to do this deal, so Gao Zheng could only be unlucky.

Yang Chen buys things very simply; he buys whatever he likes.

For him, the price is not a problem; it depends on whether he likes it or not.

A few minutes later, he came out with a watch he bought for 630,000 [currency not specified, context suggests Chinese Yuan, approximately $87,000 USD].

Ju Yiyi said with a smile, “Brother Chen buys things really quickly. Where are you going now?”

Yang Chen: “It’s getting late; I should go home.”

Ju Yiyi: “It’s still early. Can we invite Brother Chen to our house as a guest?”

Zheng Xuanyi: “We want to thank Brother Chen for helping us drive away Gao Zheng, that disgusting ghost.”

Yang Chen shook his head and said, “No, it’s too late; it’s too dangerous for a big boy like me to go home with you two girls. We boys have to know how to protect ourselves outside, because we don’t know which girls will have ulterior motives against us.”

Ju Yiyi and Zheng Xuanyi were speechless, and for a moment they didn’t know how to respond to Yang Chen.

At this time, Zhang Jun called Zheng Xuanyi.

“How is it? Did you get it done?” Zhang Jun asked nervously.

Zheng Xuanyi: “Gao Zheng is now in dire straits; I’m afraid he doesn’t have the money to invest in this drama.”

Zhang Jun: “What do you mean?”

Zheng Xuanyi: “Let Brother Chen tell you.”

After speaking, Zheng Xuanyi handed the phone to Yang Chen.

Yang Chen: “Hello, President Zhang, long time no see.”

Zhang Jun: “Oh, it’s Mr. Yang. It’s been a long time indeed. Why are you there? What exactly happened?”

Yang Chen: “It’s nothing; I just can’t stand Gao Zheng. I just punished him a little. By the way, what’s the name of the project you’re doing? Can you show me the script?”

Zhang Jun: “This drama is called ‘The Promotion Record of the Imperial Concubine’, a time-traveling costume drama.”

Yang Chen knew about this; he wanted to buy the copyright before, but someone took the lead. He didn’t expect it to be bought by Zhang Jun’s company.

Yang Chen: “Like this, I invested in this drama, and made it well according to the cost of 20 million [currency not specified, context suggests Chinese Yuan]. You can only invest 3 million, right? I invested the remaining 17 million. Let Zheng Xuanyi play the female lead, but after she finishes this drama, she will terminate the contract with you and sign with Starlight Entertainment. What does President Zhang think?”

Zhang Jun: “We are all old partners; Mr. Yang has already spoken, so what else can I say? Let’s do as Mr. Yang said.”

Yang Chen: “Okay! Then it’s settled.”

After speaking, Yang Chen returned the phone to Zheng Xuanyi.

Zhang Jun reminded, “You are lucky; you met a great benefactor like Mr. Yang. However, I still want to remind you that if you don’t give the other party enough benefits, there is no reason for the other party to keep helping you. Adults just get what they need, and it will never last if you only ask and don’t give. Think about it carefully. I wish you a smooth career and a bright future.”

Give him enough benefits?

“But what benefits can I give to someone as powerful as him?” Zheng Xuanyi thought to herself.

On the other side, Wang Chao, the director of “Ping Pong: Counterattack,” was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot [extremely worried and restless].

Wang Chao’s wife, Sun Yali, is also a big star, even more famous than him.

Sun Yali: “Can you stop walking back and forth? You’re annoying me to death.”

Wang Chao: “You’re annoyed? I’m more annoyed than you! Damn it, if Gao Zheng ruins this drama for me, I’ll have to fight him to the death!”

Sun Yali: “I’ve already asked people to find out what’s going on; there should be news soon.”

As soon as Sun Yali finished speaking, she received a message on her phone.

“I helped you find out the news; it was Yang Chen, the second largest shareholder of Yida Cinema, who asked to take down your movie. You should think carefully about whether you have offended him somewhere, and solve it in a targeted manner. I heard that Yang Chen is very angry, and threatened that whoever dares to object should go directly to him. Lao Wang [likely referring to the president of Yida Cinema] pretended not to know about this in order not to conflict with him. In short, the matter is very serious; you should find a way quickly.”

Wang Chao and Sun Yali looked dumbfounded.

Who is Yang Chen?

I don’t know him!

Why did he take down “Ping Pong: Counterattack”?

Wang Chao: “I know; Gao Zheng offended Yang Chen, and implicated our movie. Damn it, I’ll call and ask clearly now. If it’s really because he offended Yang Chen that the movie was taken down, I’ll fight him to the death!”