Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Gu Haotian’s new agent, Mr. Glasses, had just signed him when he was informed that the big boss was looking for him. He was so scared that his legs almost went limp.
There was no senior employee who wasn’t afraid of Xiu Lingfei. It wasn’t that Boss Xiu had a bad temper, but rather that his aura was terrifying. Even when he spoke slowly, he gave people a sense of oppression… From his son to his employees, there was no one who wasn’t afraid of him. Even Xiu Lingfei’s wife respected him very much.
The poor agent didn’t know what he had done wrong. He was just an ordinary employee! But he had to listen to the boss’s words. He followed Xiu Lingfei’s secretary into the elevator, one step deep and one step shallow.
The top floor of the Tianxia Longteng headquarters building was entirely dedicated to the Xiu family’s offices. Mr. Glasses trudged across the red corridor carpet with weak legs. The secretary finally stopped at an antique wooden door. He then knocked and gestured for Mr. Glasses to enter.
The agent pushed the door open tremblingly and saw Xiu Lingfei, also known as Chu Haoli, standing in front of the desk by the floor-to-ceiling window. He was wearing only a white shirt with his sleeves rolled up to his arms and was writing with a brush.
Mr. Glasses didn’t dare to take a step forward and just stood at the door. Xiu Lingfei looked up at him and put down his pen.
“Agent Li?” he said. “Come and sit down.”
Agent Li only then dared to move. He looked across the desk and his eyes were distracted for a moment – it was because the boss’s calligraphy was so beautiful, it was like it was written by an artist.
“Did you go to Ninglu Media in person?” Xiu Lingfei leaned back in the boss chair.
“Of course, of course. It’s such a big thing, so of course I must handle it myself.” Agent Li said with a smile.
“Oh.” Xiu Lingfei pondered for a moment, then said, “So you met the CEO of Ninglu Media? The one who…”
“Jiang Shining!” The agent was furious at the mention of her. “This woman looks young and beautiful, but she’s very vicious! She used all sorts of indirect insults to scold us before she even released us from the contract.”
Xiu Lingfei’s lips curled up slightly, barely perceptible.
“Was President Jiang angry?” he said cheerfully. “After all, we poached the artist her company had worked so hard to cultivate.”
“No.” Agent Li said depressedly, “She seems to look down on our Gu Haotian. Her subordinates were very angry, but she just made a light gesture and let him go.”
These words made Xiu Lingfei’s eyes darken.
To be honest, he was just looking for trouble. In his previous life, he had almost everything he wanted, whether it was women or the kingdom.
Except for Jiang Shining. Not only did he fail to make this woman completely submit, but he was also defeated by her in the end.
It was common knowledge that men were generally pigs, and from this, it could be inferred that the emperor was the ultimate pig. The emperor was only interested in those things he couldn’t have. He loved and hated Jiang Shining, hating her to death, yet not able to let her go even after being reborn.
Because his mind still clung to the beautiful days of their love affair in the harem when they were young in their previous life. The early happiness and the later hatred intertwined together, making it impossible for him to pretend that he didn’t know Jiang Shining and live in the same city with her peacefully.
However, for Jiang Shining, every smile after traveling through the world was just a show, all calculated, so she only hated the emperor, never loving him. But after traveling through the world so many times, Jiang Shining also became indifferent and was too lazy to argue with him again.
Xiu Lingfei poached Ninglu Media’s most popular artist and even expanded the group into the entertainment industry, all to anger Jiang Shining – whether she was angry or hateful, it showed that she still had some reaction to their past relationship.
But now, Jiang Shining didn’t care at all, and Xiu Lingfei suddenly realized that he was the only one still holding on, and Jiang Shining, the heartless pig’s hoof, had completely let go.
They were entangled to the point of death in their previous life, and she just let it go like that?
I feel so upset and get angry just thinking about it.
Xiu Lingfei’s gaze grew increasingly gloomy, and he heard a trembling voice ask, “Xiu, President Xiu?”
Xiu Lingfei suddenly came to his senses. Poor Agent Li thought he had said something wrong and was sweating from nervousness.
“Oh, it’s okay.” Xiu Lingfei subsided and said in a calmer tone, “Well done. I attach great importance to the entertainment market. Keep up the good work when you get back.”
“Okay, sir.” Agent Li then left in a hurry.
The moment the door closed, the agent breathed a sigh of relief, and a thought flashed through his mind –
It’s really like living with a tiger to serve the king. It’s so scary.
….
In the evening, Jing Xuan was cooking in the kitchen.
He was 1.87 meters tall, wearing a striped apron. After taking a shower at night, his bangs hung down on his forehead without any hairspray. No matter how you looked at him, he looked like a well-behaved big boy, not like a CEO.
He cooked three dishes and a soup, and finally served them on the table, rubbing his hands.
“It’s time to eat, mother.”
Jiang Shining held the spoon and smiled kindly.
“Jing Xuan, I heard something from my subordinate today,” she said. “Your small company also has a video website that ranks among the top three in traffic.”
Jing Xuan’s smile froze for a moment, and then he scratched his head a little embarrassedly.
“That’s because… I didn’t get first place. I’m sorry to tell you,” he said.
“What’s there to be embarrassed about?” Jiang Shining was puzzled. “Being in the top three is already very good. Besides, Ninglu is in even worse shape now. Didn’t you not say anything?”
“That’s not the same thing.” Jing Xuan lowered his head and used his chopsticks to pick up the food. “Jing Yuan used to be an emperor. It’s just a company that didn’t become the best… I was afraid you would look down on me, so I didn’t dare to say it.”
“Why do you have such an idea?” Jiang Shining was a little surprised. “I will be happy no matter what you do.”
Jing Xuan raised his head and looked at her aggrievedly, then quickly lowered his head again.
Jiang Shining understood.
She couldn’t help but sigh and touch Jing Xuan’s hair from across the table.
“When I was in the palace, my focus was on how the three of us could survive. Only if Jing Yuan seized the throne could we survive. It was so difficult back then, so I may have… put more energy into your brother.” She said helplessly, “But this was not my personal wish. You have to know that I love you, Jing Xuan. If we were in peacetime, I would not force you to pursue anything.”
Jing Xuan actually understood this, and he had a very good relationship with Jing Yuan, but the shadow of his previous life was too great.
After Jing Xuan turned thirteen, he could almost always see Jing Yuan and his mother discussing and making decisions together, but they never told him anything. They all treated him like a child… Even though this was a kind of protection, it still felt bad to be excluded. It was just that Jing Xuan was more obedient and never revealed his thoughts.
He lost his mother at the age of seventeen and then learned that his mother had been taking poison pills every day in order to allow his brother to ascend the throne. Even though he knew that she did it for both of them, he still couldn’t help but feel that his mother favored his brother more and that she had risked her life for him.
Now that he had been reincarnated, no matter how hard Jing Xuan tried, he still felt that he could not catch up with his brother, so he was embarrassed to tell Jiang Shining the truth about his career.
Jing Xuan couldn’t help but feel sullen, and then he heard Jiang Shining say, “By the way, Jing Xuan, you may have to help me with something.”
Jing Xuan raised his head and answered subconsciously, “You say.”
“If Ninglu Media wants to produce a variety show, it needs a platform,” Jiang Shining said soothingly. “I don’t trust anyone else—can you and I officially join forces?”
“Of course,” Jing Xuan said. He paused again, “Like you and Jing Yuan teamed up in your previous life?”
“Yes.” Jiang Shining said, “In addition to the video platform, you also have to help me get sponsorship.”
“No problem! Leave it to me.” Jing Xuan’s previous gloomy tone disappeared, and when he smiled, he became the gentle and warm prince in his previous life again.
Jing Xuan was very happy. He sincerely hoped that Jing Yuan would show up two years later. Yes, that was how fake their brotherhood was. After all, it was a modern society, and Jing Xuan believed in Jing Yuan’s ability to survive!
A month later, there was no follow-up news about Tianxia Longteng, which entered the entertainment industry. However, the fact that Gu Haotian paid a high penalty for breach of contract and switched to Longteng caused some stir.
Initially, it was Gu Haotian’s fans and Longteng who were controlling the comments, with comments and reposts from marketing accounts all filled with encouragement for him to get better and better. Then, two weeks later, Gu Haotian was trending again, this time brandishing him on a pillar of shame. Someone broke the news that Ninglu Media had dedicated all their resources to promoting Gu Haotian, only to have him poached by Longteng the next moment, showing no sense of morality or gratitude towards their former employer.
Jiang Shining hired a team of highly paid professionals specializing in online marketing, promotion, and online operations. The results were remarkable. Ninglu Media was anthropomorphized and packaged in a cute, adorable way, like a helpless old father watching his rebellious son.
As the story spread, Ninglu Media also became a trending topic. The company’s Weibo also changed its editor, who usually had a cute style, but only one post seemed serious: “Not every parting is worth a goodbye handshake.”
Yes, it could be said that Gu Haotian had seized the resources of other Ninglu artists. He was simply not a human being.
For a time, the company’s official Weibo account was flooded with messages of comfort from netizens. This incident also drew a lot of criticism towards Longteng, but the company reacted quickly, deleting comments and trending searches. They even blocked all the reposts and comments about Ninglu Media’s goodbye post. There was no way around it; the social media app had chosen Longteng over a smaller media company.
Jiang Shining didn’t really care. The damage from Gu Haotian’s departure had already been done, so using him to generate some online buzz was fair game. Furthermore, Xiu Lingfei was being too specific with her, too obvious, almost childish. But he didn’t realize that most people, faced with a choice between the wall and the egg, would always choose the egg.
So the worse Ninglu suffered, the more people would feel that Ninglu Media was pitiful and had no background being bullied by a big company, and the more likely they were to side with Ninglu. What about Longteng Dad? How could he poach someone and then blackmail Weibo?
This time, Ninglu’s official Weibo finally gained some popularity, but the strange thing was that the official Weibo, which used to post several messages almost every day, has been silent for seven days. Netizens were worried that Ninglu had gone bankrupt and had no money to hire an editor.
As a result, a week later, a Weibo appeared on Ninglu’s official Weibo account:
Ninglu Media and Xuanyuan Video jointly launched a variety show talent show, where male and female trainees completed training and assessment together, and the winners’ future resources were densely tagged with several big names in different fields.
After watching the high-quality trailer, netizens were more excited than the contestants and even typed on their mobile phones with more strength than usual.
——Ninglu, go for it! Defeat the evil Tianxia Longteng!
On the other hand, in the office, Xiu Lingfei was holding a mobile phone as he squinted his eyes while his gaze stayed on the name.
Xuanyuan video?
How did Jiang Shining manage to build such a large video website?
Just as people who usually watched videos would not specifically check who the boss of the video website was, Longteng and Xuanyuan were in different industries, so Xiu Lingfei really didn’t know who the boss was.
Xuanyuan…
Xiu Lingfei searched the words “Xuanyuan Video” on the Internet and found a photo of a young and handsome young man in a suit in the most conspicuous position, looking at him with a smile.
Xiu Lingfei’s fingers stiffened, and after a while, he sneered.
“…Jiang Shining, you really know how to raise a son.”
But this is really infuriating.
The author has something to say:
After Chu Haoli returned home, he beat up the love-brained moth again.
T/N: JX is saying all that about JY after using a combination of his and JY’s name for his company… Hehe… adorable!!!!
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