Chapter 969: Landing

On the flight back to the country, Lu Yan He had thought about what situation he would face when the plane landed.

He had even envisioned the scenario where Ma Zhiyuan truly spilled the beans about his relationship with Chen Pinhe.

However, the development of events always exceeded expectations.

As soon as the plane landed, various phone notification sounds in the cabin began to ring impatiently, one after another.

Lu Yan He opened his phone; the unread messages were so numerous that the notification sounds rang like an intense piano piece.

He looked through them one by one. Ma Zhiyuan's various revelations in the livestream, including the fact that he almost drowned, although surprising, were still within the range of what he had anticipated.

It wasn't until he saw Zhou Ping'an being hinted at by Ma Zhiyuan as the culprit who caused him to almost drown that he couldn't hold it together anymore.

Zhou Ping'an's uncharacteristic behavior of making various responses on the internet also surprised Lu Yan He.

Especially the things he said at the end.

Lu Yan He had known Zhou Ping'an for so many years, and Zhou Ping'an had never mentioned that he had blocked many dirty things for him.

In fact, as an agent, although Zhou Ping'an had all kinds of flaws and even treated the artists under his management differently, if one really thought about it carefully, he was indeed a person with a bottom line.

He would take some artists to eat with people from TV stations, platforms, and advertisers, but he had never heard of him arranging any improper transactions beyond that.

After his debut, Lu Yan He had encountered some people in his work who extended an olive branch to him.

Just like the first night he traveled to this world, there were wealthy women he encountered on the roadside who expressed interest in him.

However, Zhou Ping'an had never taken him to see any person who was "interested in him."

Just at this moment, the flight attendant reminded them that they could leave.

Lu Yan He picked up his bag and walked out first.

Wearing sunglasses and earphones, he stood at a corner of the boarding bridge to wait for Wang Biao and the others, while continuing to look at the messages on his phone.

So far, there was no news pointing to his relationship with Chen Pinhe.

The focus of everyone's discussion was still on the relationship between Lu Yan He and his former company.

Many people were guessing why the former company and Zhou Ping'an wanted to suppress Lu Yan He, why they wanted to drive Lu Yan He out of the entertainment industry, and who exactly the person Ma Zhiyuan mentioned was.

Guessing back and forth, they only guessed that perhaps Lu Yan He was young and ignorant at that time and offended someone.

"Little Brother Lu." Wang Biao waved his hand in front of him.

Lu Yan He looked up and smiled at them.

"Let's go."

Wang Biao nodded.

"Sister Ziyan told us to take the VIP channel." Wang Biao said. "She is waiting for us at the exit. She said there are many media waiting for you at the airport."

Lu Yan He: "Sigh, it was foreseeable. Let's go."

Generally speaking, when media reporters came, Lu Yan He would always give them some material to film and answer a few questions so they could finish their work.

This time, Lu Yan He didn't say a word, truly not saying a single syllable, and under the escort of his bodyguards, he got into the car.

The media familiar with him realized from this unusual performance that the incident this time might be more serious than what had happened to Lu Yan He before.

However, no one knew what the specific situation behind this was.

After getting into the car, Chen Ziyan briefly explained the latest situation to Lu Yan He and said: "Zhou Ping'an is preparing to issue a statement about this matter. He contacted me and showed me the content of the statement in advance. Do you want to see it?"

Lu Yan He nodded.

Chen Ziyan brought over the tablet computer.

"He plans to release it at midnight."

"To lower the heat?"

"Who knows? If he wanted to lower the heat, he wouldn't be acting like he's possessed, constantly replying to netizens." Chen Ziyan said. "Regardless of his intentions, you can take a look at his statement; it's written very interestingly."

Written... very interestingly?

What kind of evaluation is that?

Lu Yan He looked at Chen Ziyan in confusion.

Lu Yan He soon understood why Chen Ziyan would say Zhou Ping'an's statement was written very interestingly.

——When I was at Star Entertainment (including the later Woodpecker), I did receive some instructions to reduce Lu Yan He's exposure and turn down some of his work opportunities. Including when Director Luo Yuzhong came to the company to interview actors for "The Golden Age," Lu Yan He won favor based on his own acting strength. In order to ruin this, I, under the company's instruction, deliberately quoted an outrageous price, almost making Lu Yan He unable to successfully appear in "The Golden Age."

——After Lu Yan He debuted, his popularity fell, and he gradually became ignored. There were reasons for his personality at the time, and there were also reasons for the company's "cold treatment." Except for a very small number of collective activities, basically no work was arranged for him. Even when he was in his third year of high school, because of his righteous acts, he gained some exposure, but it did not change the decision to "cold-treat" him. On "Little Song Gathering," he sang "Commemoration," which he composed himself. Originally, the program team wanted to join us to promote this song. After the program aired, the response to this song was very good, but the company refused and refused to invest in promotion funds, so in the end, the program team put the promotion funds into other songs.

——Lu Yan He did terminate his contract with Star Entertainment, but at that time, we didn't know that he had already contacted Chen Ziyan. On the day he terminated his contract with us, he re-signed a contract with the company. Strictly speaking, Chen Ziyan saved his career. If it weren't for Chen Ziyan, even if he had been admitted to Zhenhua University at the time and became a representative of diligence and inspiration, after that highlight period passed, he would still have "disappeared."

——I don't know who the company was doing this for or why they wanted to drive him out of the entertainment industry. I once told Lu Yan He about the situation I knew. I am not a kind or enthusiastic person. Compared with Chen Ziyan, I am indeed just an agent who takes profit and survival as the first principle. Lu Yan He knows this very well. However, there is no need to pin these dirty pots on me. To tell the truth, if the company hadn't forced me to do so, why would I hand over a cash cow to others? I would have to be sick to do that.

——Now that I have left Star Entertainment (Woodpecker), I can say these things.

——I implore one thing: no matter where this matter finally lands, no matter how many people emerge to expose any truth under some identity, please keep questioning and don't accept everything. The truth that Ma Zhiyuan thinks he has mastered is just information learned by eavesdropping on my conversations with others, and what I know is only one-sided. The fermentation of public opinion is most harmful to Lu Yan He. It is indeed not easy for him to get to where he is today. He has always kept many things secret, absolutely not to hide anything. He has been working hard to shape his legendary image, and rumors are the easiest to destroy such efforts.

——I don't know who is behind the suppression of Lu Yan He, or who almost caused Lu Yan He to drown in the river back then, but someone must know. I wrote this statement today, half for you to see, and half for those who know about this matter to see.

——@Star Entertainment Vice President Ma Zhongquan, all the instructions I received back then came from you. Don't hide behind and not speak anymore. Stand up. Who is it that wants to drive Lu Yan He out of the entertainment industry?

Lu Yan He showed an unbelievable look.

Zhou Ping'an, how could he write such a statement?

Pointing the finger directly at Ma Zhongquan?

Chen Ziyan said: "Zhou Ping'an sent it to us in advance just to confirm our attitude. As for whether to keep the last two sentences, if you don't want this matter to be exposed to the public, he will delete them."

Lu Yan He fell silent.

Chen Ziyan didn't urge him; she knew this was a difficult question for Lu Yan He.

This sentence from Zhou Ping'an, although it didn't point directly at Chen Pinhe, pushed the blood relationship between Chen Pinhe and Lu Yan He a step forward, to the point of almost piercing a layer of window paper.

Ma Zhongquan was being roasted on the fire.

Either he takes the blame for everything, or he stands up and says that name.

No one can say how he will choose. I don't know how long the silence lasted in the car.

Others suddenly heard Lu Yan He's voice break the silence.

"Let him be. We didn't care what Ma Zhiyuan wanted to say, and we don't need to care what Zhou Ping'an wants to say." Lu Yan He lowered his head and smiled. "If people really find out, then they find out. It's tiring to keep hiding and covering it up."

"Good." Chen Ziyan nodded.

In the middle of the night, Li Jiang was looking at the messages on his phone when suddenly, the door rang.

He was a bit surprised.

Who could it be so late?

He got up to check, and it was actually his daughter.

"Zhenzhen, why did you come over so late?" Li Jiang asked in surprise.

Li Zhenzhen walked into the room with a serious face and sat down. "Dad, sit down."

Li Jiang sat down.

"Dad, I'm asking you, you told me before that you suppressed Lu Yan He and took action against him several times because you were entrusted by someone." Li Zhenzhen asked. "Who is that person?"

Li Jiang frowned.

Li Zhenzhen asked: "You've already seen the news from Ma Zhiyuan's livestream today, right?"

Li Jiang looked at her noncommittally.

"Star Entertainment's suppression of Lu Yan He was entrusted by someone, and your suppression of Lu Yan He was also entrusted by someone. Who exactly is that person?" Li Zhenzhen's expression was very serious. "Did you know back then that this person even almost killed Lu Yan He?"

Li Jiang took a deep breath.

"I didn't know." He shook his head. "Zhenzhen, does it matter who that person is, whether you know or not?"

Li Zhenzhen: "Of course it matters. I must tell Yan He. I didn't know before, but now that I know this person even pushed Lu Yan He into the river and almost killed him, how could I continue to stay out of it!"

Li Jiang: "Lu Yan He already knew long ago."

"What?" Li Zhenzhen was stunned.

"Do you think he still doesn't know who this person is?" Li Jiang sneered. "His ability is far beyond your imagination."

"Dad, no matter whether he knows or not, you did so many things to him back then, and he didn't hold a grudge and continued to participate in 'Young Days' until now. I've been friends with him for so many years, and at this time, you must tell me." Li Zhenzhen said. "You aren't even sure if he really knows."

"I can let you do other things, but regarding this matter, I promised to keep it secret, so I must keep it secret. This matter cannot come out of my mouth." Li Jiang said.

Li Zhenzhen frowned and looked at Li Jiang in disappointment.

"Have you ever thought that Lu Yan He could have completely made public all the things you did to him at the Beijing Station back then? Have you ever thought that the reason you can still sit in this position comfortably is because he was considerate of me, so he chose to be tolerant?" Li Zhenzhen shook her head, her eyes full of disappointment. "How do you expect me to face Lu Yan He in the future? If you had only suppressed Lu Yan He because you were entrusted by someone, that would be one thing, but today you let me know that the person you helped even plotted against Yan He's life. Do you think I can continue to shamelessly be friends with him after knowing this?"

Li Jiang's face turned a bit pale.

He closed his eyes in pain.

"What kind of kindness did that person ever show you?" Li Zhenzhen said angrily. "I'm not asking you to stand in front of the camera and accuse who this person is. I just need you to tell me, tell me privately, who this person is, so I can remind Yan He. Even if you think he might already know, what if what he knows is wrong?"

Li Jiang took a deep breath.

"Do you remember when you were filming 'Young Days,' there was a PD for Lu Yan He named Chen Mo?"

Li Zhenzhen reacted.

"I remember, she was driven away because she secretly checked Lu Yan He's laptop and wanted to plagiarize Lu Yan He's ideas."

Li Jiang's lips tightened for two seconds, as if he was making a final struggle.

It wasn't until Li Zhenzhen's eyes became more and more severe that he relaxed.

"She was arranged into this program team through my hands."

Li Zhenzhen showed a look of disbelief.

Arranged into the program team through Li Jiang's hands.

This sentence means that although this matter is related to Li Jiang, it was not Li Jiang's own intention.

Even, Chen Mo was not Li Jiang's person.

Li Zhenzhen carefully recalled the events at that time.

Thinking back now, it was indeed abnormal.

Faking camera footage, under the "eyes of everyone" filming the program, secretly opening Lu Yan He's laptop just to plagiarize his ideas?

This was too "making a mountain out of a molehill."

How could an ordinary PD have such means?

"Later, Chen Mo was investigated by Lu Yan He's agent for a long time." Li Jiang said. "You didn't know about this, but I knew, so I told you that Lu Yan He must already know who that person is."

Li Zhenzhen suddenly realized.

She clenched her fists.

"So, who is that person?"

Li Jiang: "Zhenzhen, I have already told you what I can say. You cannot force me to break my promise."

Li Zhenzhen took a deep breath.

She stood up.

"Dad, I really hope you kept your word back then and didn't help that person deal with Yan He later."

Li Jiang: "How could I not fulfill what I promised you?"

"After such a thing happened, I don't know if I can still trust you." Li Zhenzhen shook her head. "Dad, don't let me down."

After saying this, she left along the night. ===== CHAPTER 970 =====