With global currency devaluation, I'll wear these back and take my whole family flying!

Seemingly too pleased with himself, Qi Tong didn't notice the awkward atmosphere and took out his phone to show Lu Jinzhao a media app.

"Mr. Lu, as you can see, our press conference occupied seven of the top ten trending topics, making it undoubtedly the hottest news today. The peak number of viewers for the online live stream exceeded 20 million, breaking the previous record by a wide margin, and the sponsors are extremely satisfied."

Seeing Qi Tong's lack of tact, Lu Jinzhao's eyes twitched with anger. He slapped Qi Tong's hand away and glared at him, saying, "Are you feeling particularly smug? I scolded Wang Rui, not you, right? What are you so proud of?"

Qi Tong's smile froze on her face. She was momentarily confused about the situation and had no idea why President Lu had suddenly become so angry.

He blinked, looking puzzled. "No, Mr. Lu, what's wrong? The results have exceeded our expectations. Aren't you satisfied?"

"Satisfied my foot!" Lu Jinzhao asked through gritted teeth, "Are you blind that someone's missing from the press conference? Where is he?!"

"A person?" Qi Tong didn't react immediately, staring blankly and saying, "Mr. Lu, what are you talking about? What person..."

"What the hell..."

Lu Jinzhao wanted nothing more than to give Qi Tong a good beating on the spot, and just as he was about to get angry, Wang Rui, the person in charge of the press conference, arrived.

He ran up, panting, and pulled Qi Tong aside, saying, "President Lu, I'm here."

He had just returned to the company when President Lu called him back.

Wang Rui was much more perceptive than Qi Tong. He immediately noticed Shen Ci, who had a cold expression, and quickly said apologetically, "Miss Shen, right? This time it was our fault, we are really sorry."

"Of course it's your fault, is it my sister's fault?" Shen Ci said in an unfriendly tone.

Wang Rui nodded repeatedly: "But you see, the press conference is already over. Can you give us another chance? I promise that we will be extra careful in all our work from now on, and this situation will never happen again."

Shen Ci slightly turned her head to look at Lu Jinzhao, her eyes filled with a dark and intimidating gaze that made Lu Jinzhao understand immediately.

Ms. Shen said on the phone that the press conference was over, but this matter was not over. If she did not get a satisfactory result, she would withdraw her investment!

He immediately realized what was happening and said, "Miss Shen, let's go to the back to talk. It's a mess in front."

After saying that, he extended his hand and made a "please" gesture. Shen Ci didn't say anything more and walked towards the backstage. Lu Jinzhao glared at Wang Rui and Qi Tong before quickly following him.

Wang Rui wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and was about to leave when Qi Tong hurriedly stopped him. Qi Tong asked with a nervous and surprised look, "Not Brother Rui, who is this girl?"

"You're my aunt!" Wang Rui pointed at Qi Tong and cursed, "You've fucking messed up, good luck to you!"

Qi Tong was stunned upon hearing this.

what's the situation?

Backstage, Lu Jinzhao personally moved a sofa chair for Shen Ci to sit on, while he himself moved a small chair and sat down beside her.

"Speak, what exactly happened?" Lu Jinzhao asked, adopting the air of a superior, staring at Wang Rui and Qi Tong.

As the person in charge of this press conference, Wang Rui will ultimately bear the responsibility for any problems that arise, even if they are not his fault.

After hesitating for a moment, he spoke first: "It was an oversight on our part, Mr. Lu. We really know we were wrong this time."

"I don't want to hear the word 'negligence'!" Lu Jinzhao's eyes darkened, and he coldly rebuked, "Don't try to fob me off with such a lame excuse. Tell me the facts; I want to hear the truth!"

To say that the absence of one person was due to negligence is something that neither Shen Ci nor Lu Jinzhao himself would believe, let alone Shen Ci.

Wang Rui's gaze darted away, secretly glancing at Shen Ci. Although she didn't say a word, the atmosphere around her was terrifyingly tense.

This is the major investor in the project, someone that even President Lu has to treat with great respect; he simply cannot afford to offend them.

"Yes...it's because the stage area for the press conference wasn't big enough, so we had to cut one of the stage slots at the last minute, thinking...thinking..."

"You think Shen Li is a newcomer, so you're picking on her because she's easy to bully, is that it?" Seeing that Wang Rui hesitated to speak, Shen Ci coldly finished his sentence for him.

Wang Rui was both embarrassed and scared, but at this point he could only nod awkwardly and quickly added, "Miss Shen, this is really a huge misunderstanding. If I had known that Shen Li was backed by you, I wouldn't have dared to cut her off even if you gave me a thousand lives, wouldn't you say?"

I thought this reason was sufficient, and they also admitted that Shen Li was dismissed due to deliberate downsizing. They also showed great sincerity in admitting their mistake. Even if Shen Ci, as an investor, was angry, he should consider the overall situation.

After all, the press conference is over, so there's not much point in going into further details.

However, Shen Ci's mood did not improve at all because of Wang Rui's words; instead, she was so angry that she laughed.

She stared intently at Wang Rui and asked, "Do you think I'm easy to fool because I'm young?"

"I...I didn't mean that, Miss Shen. How could I dare to deceive you!" Wang Ruicheng looked at Lu Jinzhao with a pleading gaze, filled with trepidation.

Lu Jinzhao ignored this. He knew that Miss Shen had to get things cleared up today, so this matter could only end when Miss Shen said she was satisfied.

"Then let me ask you, if you had known from the beginning that Shen Li was my sister, who would you have chosen for the stage performance spot that was ultimately cut?"

"Is it Song Anyu, the third male lead? Ren Jia and Gao Fei, the second female leads? Or Sun Yalun, the fourth male lead?"

Shen Ci's tone appeared calm, but it was actually incredibly imposing.

Wang Rui opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know how to answer.

Seeing this, Shen Ci scoffed and said on his behalf, "You won't cut anyone at all, because these actors are all well-known actors. No one's team will allow their actors to not be able to go on stage. Once there is a commotion, your press conference will not be able to proceed smoothly."

"So you try every possible way to cram all the actors onto the stage and into the camera's view. But you are a professional team, and you would never allow such a chaotic situation to happen."

"Then there's only one answer left: the excuse that 'the stage can't hold that many people' is utter nonsense. I'll immediately find someone to recreate the stage from the press conference in perfect replica, and then find the same number of people to stand on it. If it really can't hold them all, I won't say another word. I'll bow my head and apologize to you, and I'll invest an additional five thousand yuan!"

"But what if it can fit that many people? Can the two of you bear the consequences? Hmm?"