Chapter 560: Assist

"Haha, you really are beautiful."

"Since we've had so much to drink today, why not just stay here? Let's just rest at the hotel."

"Oh, Shirley is in the room too. Let's all be together."

"Don't worry, I promise this is the last time. I'll make proper arrangements regarding your parents as well."

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Wen Xia posted a short video on Weibo and Twitter. The video was filmed from an unconventional angle, but the face of the man speaking was still captured at the end.

This video was not filmed by her, but by a close friend of hers in South Korea.

This friend is also an idol and, perhaps like many other idols, has had the same tragic experience.

Wen Xia said below the video: "It is not convenient for me to reveal the person who filmed the video, but the South Korean entertainment industry has been issuing gag orders to artists these past few days, telling them not to speak out of turn.

But the person who sent me this video does not want the perpetrator to get away with it, so they gave the video to me to expose it."

Once this video came out, it directly ignited the internet in China and South Korea.

Everyone actually knows about the "unspoken rules" of the entertainment industry, but once it was truly exposed to the light, this ugly face made everyone feel disgusted and indignant.

The identity of the official in the video was quickly exposed; he was a high-ranking official in the South Korean Public Prosecutor's Office.

Half an hour after the video was released, this high-ranking official resigned in disgrace and announced his withdrawal from politics.

However, this was not the end, but the beginning of a major investigation.

After obtaining conclusive evidence, over 300,000 angry South Korean netizens petitioned the Blue House, demanding that they start with this South Korean official and investigate everyone involved.

This definitely cannot be an isolated phenomenon. People believe that there must be a huge chain of interests behind this; if it is not uprooted, South Korea will forever be shrouded in darkness.

While public sentiment was surging in South Korea, there was also an uproar in China.

Everyone did not expect that such decisive evidence would actually be exposed by a Chinese person. However, recalling that Wen Xia had spent several years as an artist in South Korea, it was not strange that she obtained this.

In the comments section, many of Shirley's fans were thanking Wen Xia for bravely exposing this video to seek justice for her.

But at the same time, there were also some people of unknown background in the comments section pretending to be curious and asking who exactly gave this video to Wen Xia.

People who can ask such questions are definitely either stupid or malicious; there is no third possibility.

Wen Xia's fans and netizens helped curse out these comments that she hadn't seen, and for those she did see, she directly deleted them and banned the users—in short, she showed no mercy.

Three hours after the video was released, South Korea's President Wu finally responded.

He promised the citizens that this time he would stake his life on investigating all personnel involved, without compromise, fear, or hesitation, and that he would definitely restore the innocence of those victims and give the citizens an explanation.

This was the most resonant and powerful promise President Wu had made since taking office, and the firmness of his words was no different from his consistent image.

Things had temporarily calmed down, but over the next few days, it is estimated that major earthquakes will continue to occur in South Korea's political, entertainment, and business circles.

These were all foreseeable, and as for China, Wen Xia was labeled with quite a few positive tags because of this exposure.

Such as "Partner of Justice," "Guardian of Women's Rights," and "Brave Whistleblower"—regardless of whether they were appropriate, they were all placed on her.

When Wen Xia actually posted the video, she just wanted to seek justice for herself and those idol peers who had been harmed.

She herself had also received similar demands, but fortunately, she had a sufficiently powerful country that could protect her safety, and she could boldly say no to these unspoken rules and return to her hometown.

But unfortunately, other idol peers were not so lucky.

During the period when Wen Xia first returned to the country, she actually often had nightmares and had a shadow in her heart; it was also with Miss Luo Quan's company that she gradually walked out of it.

Because she had experienced it personally, she could actually especially understand the feelings of these peers, and they were likely even more desperate and miserable than she was.

So, after Wen Xia obtained this video, she exposed it without even thinking.

Anyway, the domestic idol training plan was a lost cause, the South Korean market was no longer important, and she no longer had any worries.

But even if she did have worries, Wen Xia estimated she wouldn't consider too much.

Regarding her good friend's choice, Miss Luo Quan was certainly immensely supportive and forwarded it the first moment the video came out.

Although she didn't know how many people this investigation would bring down, as long as it could strike at this group, it was a good thing. When the people are all angry, the countdown to the end of this class has begun………………

"So, Mia has been living in our house for almost half a month?" After Miss Luo Quan finished filming the movie and returned home, she found Mia chatting with her mother in the courtyard, while Gao Liang was playing Super Mario with her father in the living room.

"Yeah, Dad and Aunt Luo said they had a very good chat with her. Mia mentioned it, and she let her stay. She's been living here ever since," Gao Liang said softly, his tone seemingly very indifferent.

"Do you have any conscience, you brat?" Eric glared at his son. "Do you have no idea why your Aunt Luo and I said that?

Mia has great conditions in every aspect; she's beautiful, gentle, smart, and has a correct worldview. You should just be secretly happy that she likes you."

"Correct worldview..." Gao Liang wanted to retort when he heard this. "It is quite correct, but it's too correct. And our class, being both feudal nobility and capitalists, will likely be her greatest enemy in the future."

"Why do you say that?" Eric hadn't had a deep conversation with Mia, so he didn't particularly understand Mia's political stance.

"Let your sister explain it to you," Gao Liang rolled his eyes, indicating he didn't know how to explain it concisely.

Miss Luo Quan thought for a moment and took over the conversation: "Mia is a comrade with quite a few ideas and a revolutionary spirit. If placed in our country, she could definitely be cultivated to be both red and expert."

"Understood." Eric was knowledgeable and had been to many places. Besides the United States and the United Kingdom, the country that left the deepest impression on him was China.

That place could also be considered an old revolutionary base, with very distinct characteristics.

For a family with their background, a few decades ago, they would all have been the landlord class to be overthrown, the kind where not a single one could escape.

But that was in the past, so Eric didn't feel there was anything wrong with Mia's thinking.

Just as he was about to persuade his son to know how to seek common ground while reserving differences and get along well with Mia, Mia and Luo Ni walked in.

"What are you chatting about?" Luo Ni walked in, one hand supporting her waist and the other stroking her belly.

The doctor told her that getting more sun and breathing more fresh air was good for both her and the fetus, so she would go sit in the courtyard whenever she had nothing to do.

"Chatting about the movie. I'm editing the new movie I filmed, and my little brother said he wanted to take a look," Miss Luo Quan said, her hand on the mouse, clicking continuously on the computer.

"Can I take a look? I feel like there haven't been any good movies lately. I've heard the movies you filmed, daughter, are very good, and I'd like to see what it's like," Luo Ni sat on the sofa and asked curiously.

"Uh... this movie isn't really suitable for you to watch; it's very scary," Miss Luo Quan hurriedly rejected her mother's curiosity.

A pregnant woman should stay away from this thriller movie; it would be terrible if she were really scared.

"By the way, Dad, there's something I've been wanting to tell you, but I've been quite busy lately and haven't had a chance to bring it up," Miss Luo Quan suddenly remembered the matter of her investing in the Nikola company and opened her mobile email, handing it to her father.

"There was a person named Nikola before who discussed an investment intention regarding new energy with me. I think it has great prospects, so I invested."

"You aren't asking me if this thing is reliable, are you?" Eric's expression was strange. "You invested the money before asking me; don't you think it's a bit late? By the way, how much did you invest?"

Miss Luo Quan said with a smile: "The total investment budget is 2.5 billion US dollars, but I don't have that much, so I can only invest 300 million US dollars first to cushion it, and the remaining money will be supplemented slowly later."

As soon as these words came out, Gao Liang, Mia, and her parents all looked at her with the eyes of someone looking at a sucker.

"Silly girl, how can you mess around with such a large sum of money?!"

"Sis, you haven't been scammed, have you?"

"I have to ask a friend about this."

"300 million US dollars, even when my grandfather uses such a large sum of money for stock trading, he has to consider it carefully..."

Miss Luo Quan's expression was quite natural: "I don't think there will be any major problems, I just want to understand if the prospects for new energy are really that great?"

"Be more careful with money next time, don't be so rash. 300 million US dollars is not a small amount after all." Eric didn't know how to comfort his daughter. In his heart, his silly daughter, who had so much money she didn't know how to spend it, had already encountered a Ponzi scheme and was dreaming of sitting back and collecting dividends.

"New energy certainly has great prospects." Mia had always followed her grandfather in making investments and was clear about which industries were the hottest right now. New energy and big data could be considered the two projects with the most potential both offline and online.

"However, if you want to develop new energy and put it into use, 2.5 billion US dollars is probably not enough; ten times that would be about right," Mia gave an outrageously high estimate.

"Nikola did indeed say that, but he said that it has already been researched to a certain degree, only now the capital chain is short, and capital injection is urgently needed.

But he didn't want his technology to be occupied by those capitalist thieves, so he carefully selected me to be this angel investor."

"It wasn't carefully selected, it was just selecting a sucker like you," Gao Liang opened his mouth and laughed heartily.

"Not necessarily, maybe you really can encounter such a good thing," Mia also laughed, but there was no hint of mockery in her words.

"Regardless, let's contact that Nikola first, go to his company to see what exactly he is researching," Eric said while sending an email to this Nikola.

If he really were a liar, then this email would probably be like a stone sinking into the sea, and that Nikola should have run away long ago.

Three minutes later, Nikola sent a reply: "No problem, you can come anytime. The company address is in Seattle."

Seeing the email, the family felt much more at ease.

Daring to reply meant that he was really researching something. As for whether it was reliable, they would only know after going there.

Things couldn't be delayed. Eric immediately contacted a professional friend and booked a flight to Seattle, preparing for a field inspection.

Actually, this should have been something Miss Luo Quan needed to do before signing the contract, but she had unconditional trust in the system, so she didn't have any thoughts of investigating at all.

Even Nikola himself didn't expect Miss Luo Quan to agree so readily.

The next day, the three of them arrived in Seattle by plane.

Eric's friend was a middle-aged man with graying hair, wearing glasses, and in quite good spirits. After meeting Eric, they exchanged pleasantries, their relationship as good as that of old friends.

After arriving at the airport, it was Nikola himself who came to pick them up.

This was a tall, thin man with a big beard.

Although he wasn't even thirty yet, that big beard made him look like a middle-aged man in his forties. However, unlike programmers who work year-round, his hair was quite thick, and he was dressed quite elegantly, possessing a noble temperament.

After some exchange between Eric and Nikola, they learned that Nikola's ancestors were indeed nobles, but they were from Tsarist Russia and didn't have much blood relation to the Albert family.

But after all, European royalty loved intermarriage and adoption, so if they really wanted to pull a connection, they could, but obviously, neither Eric nor Nikola wanted to use the relationship of their ancestors as a basis for communication.

As adult men, what they hated most was pulling emotional connections when talking business.

After learning about his background, the four of them drove to the company while chatting about new energy development.

This was the turn for the white-haired old expert to shine. The expert and Nikola chatted along the way about many technical terms that the father and daughter couldn't understand at all, and they were confused the whole time.

However, seeing the expert keep asking questions and Nikola always being able to answer quickly and fluently, and the expert getting more and more enthusiastic as he asked,

the parents felt that Nikola shouldn't have any major problems in terms of professional knowledge.

The car soon drove into a technology city on the edge of Seattle. This place was far from the bustling downtown area, and most of the people who came here were researchers and workers. Some large companies even specifically equipped factory buses.

The conditions of Nikola's company were slightly worse. Although the company had thousands of people, they all commuted by bus.

"This is the company," Nikola pointed to a four-story building in front of him, and a sign reading "Nikola New Energy Company" hung on the top of the building.

The scale wasn't large, but it wasn't small either.

"I relied on selling patents to make a lot of money before, but basically all of it was invested in the development of new energy. If it weren't for the fact that I really couldn't find investment, to be honest, I really wouldn't be willing to give up the company's shares," Nikola looked at the company and sighed.

From the day the contract was signed, this company was not only his, but also Miss Luo Quan's. ===== CHAPTER 561 =====