Chapter 376: Two Iron Rules, Desperate for Talent

When Zheng Fa finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

Everyone's face bore confusion; clearly, this news was as bad as it could possibly be.

"I was foolishly hopeful."

Xie Qingxue let out a soft sigh, bringing Master Mingde back to his senses. He shook his head, his voice heavy with bitterness: "We were all foolishly hopeful."

Qingyang the Great Saint's face turned deathly pale as he murmured softly: "If that's true, then Qin Mu's summoning of the Great Free Demon Ancestor must also be…"

Jiao Qing was speechless. Damn it, a fallen phoenix is worth less than a chicken. Back when he was head of marketing, every security guard bowed and scraped to him. Now? Every one of them looked like a demon lord—like this place even belonged to them.

Yi Jing beside him jumped in shock; having followed Shi Jing for so long, she had never seen her fly into such a rage.

"You're right, Aunt Chen. If you're that uncomfortable, you can call me Uncle Jiang. Sounds like a matching old couple—Uncle Jiang and Aunt Chen… haha!" I laughed without a care.

"So does that mean we have nothing left to discuss?" Ye Fei shrugged.

Hearing Mu Yuan's voice, Ling Sixue turned her head, a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Had Qingyang's Immortal Green Shark state not restored his vitality to an almost divine level, he would have been slain on the spot by the Flame Yanyan Beast.

So when Lu Ren saw Mu Yuan's unfamiliar appearance, he thought: This guy is probably just another trash weaker than me.

At the time, Liu Wei didn't think much of it—he figured it was government policy, and as a Chinese citizen, he should just follow it. So he paid the tax without complaint, even though this one payment wiped out several tens of millions.

After the matter was settled, Liu Wei's excitement faded. Having barely slept the night before, he checked into a hotel, took a shower, and went to bed. As for meeting Ma Huateng tomorrow—he'd deal with it then.

"Since all the preparations will take time, why don't you stay permanently at the Chen household during this period? That way, you can begin teaching some basics." Chen Zhengyu was quite satisfied with the current situation, a look of quiet contentment crossing his face.

The match is still ongoing. This time, the opponent has gotten smarter—why? No more reckless play; this team's win or loss determines qualification for the finals.

Sun Yi just stared blankly as Ye An pulled out a drink and handed it to her, then dragged all the remaining products over to his side. In that moment, she felt like she'd just swallowed a dog.

This was the only issue that gave Ye Luo some headache. To join the cinema battlefield and fight the capital titans, they'd mortgaged the entire company to the bank. Now that the company's account was frozen, operations had to halt temporarily—and they faced the risk of defaulting on their loan.

The most powerful and moving scene in the entire film, the one that best embodies its theme, is this performance.

"Bro, I want a drink." After a while, Ye An heard Li Shaojie start pestering his older brother nonstop.

"Yes, we have a tactical analyst—we use him for strategy discussions. We can talk there." Liang Feng immediately responded to Ye Luo's request, then stood up and walked ahead, clearly acting as their guide.

"It's not on him—we already searched him. That means he's useless. Why keep him alive?" Yueyue Ruoxiang said, pressing the muzzle of her gun against Wei Daniu's head.

"Don't just sit there—everyone, dig in!" Liu Yi hurriedly urged, clearly used to this by now.

Chen Tianyu glanced sideways at Deputy Director Guan's expression and tone, and guessed at least part of what was going on.