After the divorce, I became a rich girl

Liu Chengye stared at the falling share price of Starlight Entertainment on the computer screen, his eyes bloodshot.

In just two days, the reputation of Starlight Entertainment took a sharp turn for the worse. He had never expected that Li Jiawei would be so decisive and ruthless, hitting the vital point with one move and completely disrupting the situation he had worked so hard to build.

Looking at the downward curve, he couldn't help but feel a suffocating sense of frustration in his heart.

Liu Chengye slumped in the leather chair, his brain frantically thinking about how to reverse the current situation. At this moment, the office door was pushed open with a creak.

The assistant came in cautiously and whispered, "Mr. Liu, several directors said they have urgent matters and want to see you immediately..."

But before he could finish his words, Liu Chengye suddenly grabbed the ashtray on the table and smashed it over with his veins bulging.

The sound of ceramics breaking exploded in the office. "Get out! Tell them all to get out. I won't see anyone now!"

The assistant took a step back in fright. The ashtray flew past his ear and hit the wall behind him, leaving tiny cracks and scattering porcelain pieces all over the floor.

He looked at Liu Chengye, whose eyes were red and he looked like a trapped animal, and his throat tightened. If he had reacted half a second slower, he would have been bleeding from the head. But by then, he didn't know whether this would be considered work injury compensation or workplace violence?

The assistant did not want to trigger Liu Chengye's anger now, so he did not dare to stay any longer and quickly left the office. After all, he was just an employee and did not come here to risk his life.

Since Liu Chengye had ordered him to leave, he naturally would not ask for trouble by begging for mercy from the shareholders outside, so he just walked out.

As soon as he left the office, he ran into several directors with sullen faces standing at the door. The assistant forced a wry smile and said, "I'm sure you all heard Mr. Liu's attitude."

A director with graying hair kicked the door frame hard, causing it to buzz. "He almost ruined Starlight Entertainment! He must be held responsible for this! Now he says he doesn't want to see us anymore? Do you really think we are fish on the chopping block for him to manipulate?"

The assistant sighed helplessly and allowed several directors to take turns scolding Liu Chengye.

He knew clearly in his mind that no matter how much these directors said, it would be useless. After all, Mr. Liu and his wife held the majority of the shares of Starlight Entertainment and had absolute control over it. These directors only dared to vent their anger and complain in front of him, their little assistant.

If they were really allowed to go in and face Liu Chengye directly, I'm afraid they would immediately put on a different face.

Seeing that everyone was getting more and more excited, the assistant really didn't want to be this "emotional trash can" anymore, so he stepped aside to make way, and looked at the director with the loudest voice with a half-smile: "If you feel aggrieved, why don't you go in and talk to Mr. Liu now?"

These words froze the air instantly. The director's shouting stopped abruptly, and his eyes wandered between the closed door and the assistant's indifferent expression for a moment. Finally, he snorted coldly and walked away, leaving behind a series of indignant footsteps echoing in the corridor.

After one director left, the others looked at each other, knowing that they would definitely not see Liu Chengye today. They awkwardly adjusted their ties, coughed, and then turned around and left in tacit understanding without saying anything.

The assistant leaned against the desk, watching the backs of several directors leaving with a sneer. Under the suit and leather shoes, he was just a bully.

What made Liu Chengye most devastated was that the official departments had already begun to intervene in the investigation, and the company’s previous statement became a piece of waste paper and no one believed it anymore.

As for the artists who were posted online, the legal departments of the brands they endorse have already visited them to discuss contract termination.

However, being asked to pay liquidated damages is not the most difficult issue.

What’s worse is that each of them has two or three dramas waiting to be broadcast. Now that the scandal of violations of regulations and disciplines has been exposed, the subsequent handling is a disaster. Either spend a huge amount of money to reshoot, or use AI face-changing technology.

Even if all these time-consuming and labor-intensive remedial work is completed, when the film will pass review and be released, or even whether it can be released, remains an unsolved mystery.

Liu Chengye couldn't help but think of Li Jiawei's words "If you mess with me, the consequences will be something you can't afford", which was now hitting his heart like a hammer.

Liu Chengye held the phone, thought about it, and decided to call Li Yan, but there was only a monotonous busy tone in the receiver and no one answered.

Liu Chengye slammed his phone down on the table with his veiny hand. His bloodshot eyes stared into space. "Li Yan, don't think you can just hide and pretend nothing happened! If Xingguang Entertainment collapses, you'll be buried with it!"

The cursing sound dissipated in the empty office. He slumped in his swivel chair, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the cuffs of his suit.

Even though he said those harsh words resolutely, he would not really break off relations with Li Yan until he was at his wit's end.

After calming down, he picked up the phone with the broken screen and called Li Yan again.

Fortunately, it worked this time.

Li Yan glanced at the name jumping on the screen, raised his chin slightly towards the secretary who was reporting on his work, and signaled the secretary to go out.

After the office door was closed, Li Yan slowly swiped the answer button: "Mr. Liu!"

Liu Chengye took a few deep breaths, barely suppressing the anger surging in his throat, and his voice was filled with desperate earnestness: "Boss Li! You must help me this time! If this continues, Xingguang Entertainment will really collapse completely!"

A long sigh came from the other end of the phone, and Li Yan's tone was helpless: "Boss Liu, do you think I don't want to help you? But this situation... I can't do anything about it!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured down on him, and Liu Chengye's heart suddenly hung in the air: "Boss Li, what do you mean by this?"

Li Yan sighed and lowered his voice, "As soon as I saw the hot searches about Xingguang Entertainment online, I immediately asked my connections to find out.

As a result... the anonymous materials have been received, including the videos and chat records, and the chain of evidence is complete and watertight. Now the attitude of the higher-ups is very clear, they want to use the artists in your company as typical cases, so you can't protect those people.

Now there is no other way except to cut off the tail and survive!"

Liu Chengye's knuckles turned white as he held the phone, and he sneered twice: "Boss Li, your sister is really vicious! If she can beat me to death today, she can put a knife to your neck tomorrow.

Aren’t you afraid that one day this fire will burn you?”

Of course Li Yan knew that Liu Chengye's words were meant to sow discord, but a cold light still flashed in his eyes.

What Liu Chengye said might not become a reality. His fingertips unconsciously stroked the edge of the table and said, "Boss Liu, she has something on you, don't you have any weakness for Universal Pictures?"