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The story of Boss Zhang tearing apart Li Ye has spread all over the country. What people don't know is that the reason Li Ye gave up the struggle so quickly was not only because the Zhang family was backing him up.
There was also pressure from the Ji family.
President Li made a very wise choice to give up on this son—surrendering him would ensure Li Ye would never lack money in the future. If he really ruined the Li family's foundation, everyone might as well just hang themselves.
When Ji Boyang went to "visit" President Li, he suddenly made a very outrageous request: "I want President Li's Duolan. I wonder if President Li could persuade him to give it up?"
Ji Boyang liked and felt sorry for Duolan while watching the live stream—it was obvious that Dog Li Ye did not treat Duolan as an independent life; he only used Duolan as a bargaining chip to show off his status!
Ji Boyang: Although I lack martial ethics, I have made up my mind to seize by force!
Mr. Li's reaction was very genuine: What's "Duolan"? Could it be one of those minor celebrities that Li Ye is keeping as a mistress?
So when Li Ye's secretary brought the Dolan over, the smile on President Li's face almost disappeared—a young master of a wealthy family, enraged over a dog?
Ji Boyang decisively signed a check for 2.5 million and slammed it on President Li's desk, then took Duo Lan's hand and left gracefully!
Thank you, dear second uncle and aunt. You beat the dog while I stole it. The division of labor is very clear!
At this moment, his second uncle asked him to raise a cute little animal. Ji Boyang looked down at the handsome Duolan lying obediently to the side. These past few days, he had been spending every day with Duolan, proving with his actions that he was a much better owner than Li Ye. Duolan had also become more willing to be close to him.
Is being handsome a kind of cuteness? Ji Boyang stroked his chin and decided to call Xiao Zhang again to bother him.
Zhang Chaohe was about to part ways with Cheng Jixue when he received a call from Ji Boyang, who excitedly asked, "Are you back, Brother He?"
Zhang Chaohe glanced at the exit sign subconsciously: "Just landed."
He quickly remembered the "good stuff" Ji Boyang had mentioned yesterday, and his interest was immediately piqued: "Is it about 'good stuff'?"
Ji Boyang nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right! Is Brother Cheng with you? He must be very familiar with the place, why don't you invite him to come along!"
Cheng Jixue smiled slightly at Assistant Chen, considering it revenge for Zhang Chaohe's defection to the enemy on the plane.
And he decided in his heart to give his good nephew a little more pocket money.
Zhang Chaohe's anticipation turned into overwhelming joy the moment he saw Duo Lan: "Duo Lan—"
Dolan didn't have a deep impression of Zhang Chaohe, but it liked Cheng Jixue very much. It went over and rubbed against Cheng Jixue before greeting Zhang Chaohe.
Finally, the vegetable leaves.
However, I don't know why, but the cabbage leaf really dislikes the blue one. Whenever the blue one gets close, the cabbage leaf will scream wildly and then spread its wings and run wildly all over the house.
Zhang Chaohe barely managed to hold Caiye and control the rampaging goose's emotions. He tricked Caiye into going to the balcony with a mushy lump before he could free his hand to touch Duolan.
However, as he was pinching the melon, he suddenly asked Ji Boyang, "Why didn't you bring the melon rind with you?"
Ji Boyang had no idea he'd been made a huge scapegoat yesterday. His first thought was, "Guapi isn't my second uncle..."
He was only halfway through his sentence when Young Master Zhang suddenly looked up, his gaze sharp as an eagle's as he looked over: "Second Uncle?"
Ji Boyang: !!
Fortunately, he was quick-witted and didn't reflexively look at Cheng Jixue. Ji Boyang pretended to rub Duo Lan's head, quickly figuring out how to cover up the lie.
"Guapi is smart and cute, and my second uncle is an elderly man living alone, and he's going through menopause recently, so I asked him to help take care of Guapi for a few days." Ji Boyang lied through his teeth: "Brother Cheng, you don't mind, do you?"
Cheng Jixue smiled through gritted teeth, but her expression was warm and gentle: "How could I possibly mind?!"
When my uncle, an elderly man living alone, goes through menopause, he can only cut off the kids' allowance!
Ji Boyang had already led Duolan to formally pay their respects, and with Caiye jumping around wildly on the balcony, even threatening to break through the balcony glass, Zhang Chaohe could only send his guests off with resentment.
Before leaving, Cheng Jixue tried to resist one last time, suggesting virtuously, "Why don't we go over the script tonight?"
Ji Boyang had just poured a huge basin of super glue mixed with Yidege ink on his second uncle, which couldn't be washed off. Now, all he wanted to do was slip away in the chaos, so he frantically agreed to sort out the script.
However, the foolish emperor remained unmoved, his mind only on the wretched vegetable leaf he had seen on the surveillance footage yesterday. Zhang Chaohe then used the standard scumbag's rhetoric: "Next time for sure, next time for sure."
Ji Boyang looks even more pitiful now than Caiye was yesterday—after all, if his second aunt couldn't sacrifice herself today, he would be the one to sacrifice himself immediately.
As his second aunt firmly saw the guests off, the moment the elevator doors closed, his second uncle, just as he had expected, performed an epic face-changing act on the spot!
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Zhang Chaohe didn't care that the dog was about to be slaughtered. He enthusiastically released Caiye, who cursed the heartless two-legged beast while beating him with her powerful wings.
Fortunately, the vegetable leaf's excitement didn't last long; it calmed down after a while and quietly let Zhang Chaohe clean up the goose feathers all over the living room.
Zhang Chaohe collected the prettiest feathers in a small box, planning to send them to a clothing store to make a goose down cushion for Caiye once he had enough.
However, just as he was kneeling beside the sofa, carefully arranging the vegetable leaves and feathers he had collected, his phone suddenly rang. Zhang Chaohe picked up the phone, tucked it under his shoulder, and continued combing the feathers: "Hello?"
Across the street, Chen Xingting's loud, aggrieved voice pierced the air: "It's terrible, Mr. Zhang! Our rivals are buying our negative trending topics!"
Zhang Chaohe: You, a 52-year-old director, are actually very familiar with the internet slang used by fans?
He casually offered a few words of comfort to Chen Xingting before rushing to Weibo to see what kind of negative trending topics "Wild Geese Crying in the Wind" had arranged for the production team.
A strange tag appeared on the trending search list: #Jian Xinlan of the "Zan Ying" crew is acting like a diva#?
Zhang Chaohe thought to himself, "Good heavens, are you stacking buffs here?"
Director Zhao wasn't too stupid with "Wild Geese Crying in Formations." He used the drama's title, characters, and verbs in the trending topics, attracting the attention of onlookers with the simplest and most concise words. He also cleverly avoided targeting the two most powerful fans in the entire drama, picking on the weakest link.
But this time Zhang Chaohe is not going to spend a single penny on PR to get the trending topics trending negatively—whoever spends money to get it up there, they should spend money to pull it down!
With an air of complete control, he urged Xue Lan, "Quickly send the prepared materials to Director Zhao for his information."
Cheng Xuelan quickly pressed "1".
Not long after, the inexplicably trending negative search disappeared quietly, as if it had never happened at all.
Bystanders:
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[What happened so quickly? Can't you put a little more effort into buying trending topics?]
A note from the author:
Upcoming dungeon: The epic showdown between the young and the old domineering CEOs
And Blue Bay, which everyone has been clamoring for—it will absolutely not be left to Li Gou!!
And! If Eddie from Mother Goose appears later, I'll pick Eddie from among the familiar cuties!! Little ones who didn't get a turn, next time be sure, everyone will suffer my wrath, hehehe!
Bobo is so cute today!
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 49
Director Zhao has never been so speechless in his life.
With the rival film crew having a successful start, as a typical villain, he'll definitely try to cause some trouble—he'll probably start by creating a negative trending topic, then cause a minor disturbance every three days and a major one every five days, and ideally, have some obsessive fans cause trouble at the other film crew's location.
Although he had his plan in mind, as soon as he took action, he immediately received a video from a "well-meaning person".
Director Zhao nearly vomited blood after watching the video—it contained damaging information about Bai Chen's alleged sexual misconduct. The evidence was so detailed and the logic so clear that it sent his blood pressure soaring. It was so sensational that it would likely cause an immediate online frenzy if released!
Furthermore, the video ended with an electronic voice advising him to "take acting seriously and be an honest person," which was practically a blatant threat...
Director Zhao demanded that the promotion team quickly remove the trending topics and press releases, while simultaneously summoning Bai Chen to hold him accountable and try to get him kicked out of the crew immediately. Surprisingly, Bai Chen seemed relieved.
He completely adopted a "let's give up" attitude and even demanded that Director Zhao talk to his lawyer!
At this point, the "Wild Geese Crying" production team was in complete chaos, leaving them no time to bother the rival production team. Chen Xingting was utterly bewildered by this unexpected good fortune, and he even messaged Zhang Chaohe to ask what was going on.
Zhang Chaohe thought to himself, what else could it be? Of course, it's because your boss is taking precautions and has prepared a backup plan. Bai Chen gave him a hard time, but Zhang Chaohe wouldn't let this go unpunished.
Director Zhao will probably behave himself for a while and stop causing trouble.
However, Zhang Chaohe also encouraged Director Chen to "make the film seriously," since Bai Chen is estimated to be kicked out of the crew soon, and it is unknown what kind of dirty tricks Director Zhao will use then.
Chen Xingting paused for a moment, then spoke in a manner typical of a head teacher: "So, Mr. Zhang, when do you plan to join the team?"
He had no intention of discussing it further and said directly, "How about next week?"
The sponsor, who had absolutely no say in the matter, choked up slightly: "Does it have to be this fast?"
However, he only made a casual remark. After hanging up the phone, he immediately asked his assistant, Chen, to find a villa near the film studio. Considering that he probably wouldn't join any film crews again, Zhang Chaohe decided to save some money and rent instead of buy.
At the weekly meeting on the second day, He Guangyin reported on the latest progress of the joint project.
Fortunately, Li Ye's outburst did not have a very negative impact on the collaboration. This may be because the incident happened between the two parties involved in the collaboration and did not involve any issues related to stopping in-game purchases or protests. As a result, this month's revenue and forecasts were not significantly different.
The designs for collaborative products such as clothing have also been completed, and the effect of mannequins trying on the clothes was projected on the big screen. Not only were they not ugly, but they were actually quite good-looking, and Zhang Chaohe was basically satisfied with them.
Upon seeing He Guangyin, he secretly drifted off into thought, recalling the Bai Chen incident he had resolved yesterday. Perhaps after overcoming a life-altering ordeal, all domineering CEOs experience a completely transformed life—the current He Guangyin looks capable and stylish, much more energetic than the pale, listless man he once was.
He then inexplicably connected himself to the protagonist—actively becoming friends with him and trying to reverse his tragic fate, making him a role model among transmigrators!
Although the plot development in the original text can now be described as a wild dog running free and creating entirely new possibilities, Zhang Chaohe has not yet been able to board the protagonist's ship to completely resolve the hidden danger of the cold weather and the broken Zhang. This shows that the revolution has not yet succeeded and Little Zhang still needs to work hard.
"Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang?" Suddenly he heard someone calling him. Zhang Chaohe slammed the folder in front of him shut to prevent everyone from seeing his blank meeting minutes due to his dawdling. Without thinking twice, he gave a perfunctory reply: "Hmm."
He Guangyin: That's way too perfunctory!
However, he was secretly pleased and deliberately asked again in a vague tone, "Then I've confirmed with the brand?"
Zhang Chaohe: ...
What are you confirming? Is it that formal? It can't be anything serious, can it?
However, he thought that He Guangyin was not an unreliable person and there shouldn't be any problems. Professional matters should be left to professionals. He just needed to nod and sign!
Mr. Zhang nodded calmly and composedly: "Okay."
Then he saw Chen's shocked yet admiring gaze... Zhang Chaohe had a bad feeling, but He Guangyin had already quickly moved on to the next topic. If he chased after him now to ask what they had just talked about, wouldn't he be doubly embarrassed?
It wasn't until the weekly meeting ended and most people had left that Zhang Chaohe finally felt comfortable asking what had just happened—Assistant Chen looked even more shocked: "You nodded without knowing anything?"
Zhang Chaohe immediately felt a deep sense of unease about his money: "Could it be some kind of outrageous investment advice?"
Assistant Chen: "Actually, it's alright, it wasn't investment advice."
Zhang Chaohe breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as it's not related to money..."
Assistant Chen slowly uttered the second half of his sentence: "The brand wants you to serve as the brand ambassador for the collaborative apparel."
Zhang Chaohe almost spat out his instant coffee: !