[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta":3,"chapter-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-316":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Playboy of Huayu: How Did a Celestial Immortal Transform Me?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2297942,4495,"Chapter 316: Liu Yifei: Kill First, Then Destroy the Heart?","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-316",316,"\u003Cp>When fellow countrymen meet, one stabs the other in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the entire North American Chinese community was celebrating the Spring Festival with its usual warmth and joy, a \"hometown feud\" between fellow countrymen was already causing a massive stir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On February 4th, Alan Dershowitz was hired by Chinese director Lu Kuan to serve as joint legal counsel for Liu Yifei and himself, filing a lawsuit in the New York City Civil Court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lawsuit alleged that Deng Wendi, wife of News Corporation’s Murdoch, had induced others to publish false statements, damaging the reputations of the plaintiffs, and requested the court to convict her of defamation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to current U.S. law, the jurisdiction for defamation cases is typically determined by the defendant's place of residence, the location where the tort occurred, or the location where the damage was sustained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This offense currently lacks criminal legislation in the United States, so the case was filed at a lower jurisdictional level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given the social status and influence of both parties, the case was transferred to the New York Supreme Court the day after it was formally accepted by the civil court.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As mentioned earlier, Deng Wendi had clearly prepared a fallback plan, and her actions had not crossed the legal line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the task Lu Kuan gave to Alan Dershowitz—the high-profile lawyer who had helped O.J. Simpson escape conviction and defended Harvey Weinstein in the #MeToo movement—was to first stall her and Fox, and engage in a war of words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would be a plan for what followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, there were countless rumors regarding that Fox 5 live broadcast involving Liu Yifei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are many local print media outlets in New York, but there are mainly three or four comprehensive newspapers with wide coverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New York Times, founded in 1851, is a representative of high-level publications, nicknamed the \"Gray Lady,\" and possesses good credibility and authority globally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper wrote:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason Chinese director Lu Kuan is currently facing public opinion trouble in the U.S. is that in the commercial environment under the wave of globalization, the competition for resources and markets is exceptionally fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Glickman, called the Chinese film market a \"diamond mine,\" the six major Hollywood studios have all intended to enter the mainland in various ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disney’s global theme park projects, Warner Bros.’ 2002 joint venture with a mainland Chinese real estate company called Wanda to operate cinema chains, and of course, the various attempts by News Corporation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the significant influence and competitive advantage of Chinese director Lu Kuan in the mainland entertainment industry, including the missed opportunity in the MyTube acquisition project, perhaps make News Corporation feel particularly troubled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New York Times article barely scratched the surface, calling a public trial that seemed capable of destroying someone \"public opinion trouble,\" and pointed out that the failure of News Corporation’s acquisition of MyTube was the fuse for this incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The New York Post, with a name almost identical to the former, is a newspaper under Murdoch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its tone was, of course, heavily biased, arguing that Fox was merely upholding the serious and responsible attitude of journalists by analyzing a news event that might involve the infringement of the rights of an underage girl, giving the parties involved a fair chance to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These two newspapers allowed insiders to see the ropes, catching a glimpse of the truth behind the narrative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was another local newspaper called the New York Daily News that was more dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Founded in 1919, this was a small newspaper with many Chinese shareholders behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The paper targeted immigrants and those with lower levels of education among New York residents, featuring large pictures, pop-culture content, and erotic themes, and its sales were far ahead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the day after Deng Wendi was sued, the New York Daily News published an exposé.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It detailed how Deng went from a village girl in the East—a third-world country at the time—to the virtuous wife of a U.S. tycoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rustic and countrified appearance at the Yangcheng Medical College, her obsequious behavior when receiving Murdoch at Star TV, and her previous promiscuous history of \"man-slaying\" to get ahead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, the paper found a village photo of her from 1987 when she first entered Yangcheng, and with the utmost disparagement, paired it with a vivid description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The floral cotton-padded jacket she wore, so mottled that its original appearance was unrecognizable, looked like a relic from the last century.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The mud spots on her thick calves did not stop her from stepping over the corpses of men to reach the world-famous Sixth Avenue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can hardly bear to comment on this visage; the collapsed bridge of her nose is like a hillside after a mudslide, her eyebrows are sparse and scattered, and the corners of her mouth always droop, making the acrimony that spills out of them no surprise at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really don't know how Mr. Murdoch, upon seeing her face—which looks like dough casually flattened by the passage of time—and looking into her small, murky eyes, managed to awaken the impulses of his youth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, a man biting a dog is news; Deng Wendi’s rise to fame and her dark history began to spread at an extremely fast speed in this era of limited doxxing capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foreigners on the internet read it with great interest, teasing the story of the old man and the ugly woman over tea and after meals, satisfying their pleasure in mentally desecrating a big shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Domestic internet users had limited knowledge of Deng Wendi at the time, and this history of \"rising to the heavens in a few steps\" spread like a plague, quickly becoming social currency in the gossip market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At News Corporation headquarters, the old white man Murdoch also saw the newspaper in his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the crude and ugly state of his \"virtuous wife\" in her youth, he recalled the way she looked when he first met her in the 90s and shook his head secretly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the more unscrupulous tabloids at hand, they looked simply maddening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stories about Wendy’s illicit affairs and abortions when she was a minor, her wild field trysts with a village party secretary, and her physical struggle in a classroom with a department head to get into Yangcheng Medical College.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply eye-searing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The key was that every word and sentence of the description seemed to match her age and circumstances at the time perfectly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did these American tabloids develop the ability to dig up old news that was catching up to the meticulousness of his own background check on Deng Wendi back then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce reprimand came from outside the office; Deng Wendi, in a fit of rage, ordered the administration to collect all copies of the New York Daily News in the company, forbidding them from appearing in the office!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Knock, knock!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi was still in her sexy office lady attire, still lounging gracefully in front of the old white man’s desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Murdoch habitually wanted to give her plump, tender thighs a squeeze, various vulgar descriptions from the tabloids suddenly flashed through his mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The huntress’s expression darkened; even if she didn't think she was entirely using her looks to please men, being described as such a crude and base image still made her extremely annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probed, \"Darling, I’ve already arranged the group visit with several Chinese chambers of commerce this year. Look...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, shall we?\" Murdoch hesitated. \"Wait until this storm passes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking you out now wouldn't that be embarrassing for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He picked up the newspapers at hand: \"Look at the joint agreement statement between Disney and Lu; you’ll probably understand why that girl has been appearing on various TV stations these past few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, I will ask my lawyers to help you deal with these tabloids that have Chinese backing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi’s expression cleared slightly, but tabloids are not so easily cleaned up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the biggest puzzle for her was that, leaving the plot aside, the timelines and some of the details described in the newspapers were completely true!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did these low-class tabloids have investigative capabilities comparable to the CIA?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inevitably thought of the young director who had seen through her resume in one sentence when they first met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how did he know?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the boss of a PR company, he naturally knew from the many scandals exposed after she entered the domestic entertainment industry in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mixing truth and falsehood like this was enough to sow chaos in people’s hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murdoch tapped his knuckles on the desk: \"Alright, let’s look at the current situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we have decided to enter the Chinese film industry, the cooperation with Huayi that you mentioned must be strengthened and accelerated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have carefully studied his film business map in the mainland; he has advantages in media promotion and director cultivation, but there are also major flaws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The development of the cinema chain is very slow, and he seems very obsessed with building high-end cinemas, which puzzles me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi smiled: \"A kid who got lucky, of course he doesn't understand the strategies in your belly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old white man was not smiling this time: \"He is not the kind of opponent you say he is; you were too careless this time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding a company with a market value of 55 billion U.S. dollars, he controls a massive amount of public opinion power in Western countries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Murdoch could not be said to fear Wenjie or Lu Kuan, Deng Wendi’s risk-taking this time clearly exceeded the scope of normal commercial operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had cleared their names in advance, and even though North America was his absolute home turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about it carefully, wasn't the Wendy he admired back then admired precisely because she was ruthless and quite like himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi seized the opportunity this time to smear Lu Kuan and destroy his reputation, similar to the Jackson story; Murdoch had done this countless times in his youth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the few cases disclosed in later generations were enough to shock countless people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 1999, News Corporation entered the Australian market, and its subsidiary, NDS, hired hackers to work with the company’s \"Operations Security Department\" to crack the encryption card codes of other Australian pay-TV providers and sell them on the black market, causing millions of dollars in losses to companies like Austar, Optus, and Foxtel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The BBC’s \"Panorama\" program also exposed that News Corporation had hired hackers in 2002 to crack the user encryption cards of OnDigital, a pay-TV company under the British independent television station (ITV), leading to the latter’s crushing defeat in competition with Murdoch’s Sky TV and its eventual bankruptcy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including the phone-hacking scandal that shocked the world and the Sunday Times incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter was directly suspected of wiretapping the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown! Illegally obtaining his medical, financial, and property information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Murdoch’s eyes, what was framing the richest man in the East?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So what if he is the richest man in Asia?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there is a need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi’s move to escalate the situation from the start seemed impulsive and magical, but it was actually just a copy of reality; Murdoch himself was an expert at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like his remote-control commands in the past, this time it was still others charging into battle; at worst, he would sacrifice the pawn to save the rook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, the shady operations of Murdoch in his youth were not essentially different from the shady operations of Boss Lu when he first started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business warfare, it’s just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s just that industry giants and leaders not only know how to win with the extraordinary, but also how to win with the orthodox, utilizing the macro logic of industry development to go with the flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, in front of Deng Wendi, the old white man still had to give some stern instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use your advantages, take MySpace and develop well in Asia; in mainland China, supporting Huayi to compete head-on with Lu’s company is not a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for this Lu, since one blow didn't kill him, let’s see if we can be friends again; interests are eternal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to the newspaper in his hand: \"Doesn't he have conflicts with Disney too? Haven't they formed a loose alliance now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deng Wendi nodded with a gloomy expression, saying nothing, but she didn't quite agree with her husband’s instructions in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on her understanding of Lu Kuan’s style over the past few years, it seemed this matter wouldn't end so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was the court summons she just received or the exposé and humiliation in the tabloids, in the huntress’s view, it was just a loss of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was always a faint sense of unease in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Similar to the embarrassment of having her past exposed in one sentence when she first met him, there was a kind of psychological horror of being seen through at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know so much about her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first-class cabin of American Airlines flight AA8926 from New York to Beiping, Liu Yifei held the newspapers in her hand and looked at Boss Lu with suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei was returning to China to attend the signing ceremony for the spokesperson of Hong Kong Disneyland, and Boss Lu was returning to Beiping to prepare for a talk with the leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the grasshoppers on that same rope also need to be dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire journey takes 14 hours, and they have occupied nearly half of the nine first-class seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides Liu Yifei and her mother, Mr. Lu, and A-Fei, Mia has also been officially hired as her full-time bodyguard, beginning to follow her financier wherever he goes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the Deng Wendi incident, it is clear that one cannot overestimate the bottom line of certain people; it is time to be more cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei and the others have fallen asleep; the journey is long, and Lu Kuan, bored, teases her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director says in a mysterious, hushed tone: \"Shouldn't you be the one asking this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shouldn't you be the person in this world who understands me best? Have you forgotten my primary profession?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop spouting nonsense. If you were truly capable of divination, would I have needed to save you when Zhang Tianshuo's thugs attacked at the wrap party?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And when you crashed the car into a wall in Shuimo Town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And this time...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady, whether intentionally or not, suddenly says with a mocking expression: \"Have you noticed that I have already saved you three times!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twice for your life and once for your professional career!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little immortal smiles nonchalantly at her questioning gaze, his temperament as a Berlin Film Festival Best Actor shifting at will, seemingly carrying a touch of otherworldly detachment for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then have you ever thought that these were all tests I set for you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei curls her lips: \"Keep making it up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan says solemnly: \"The greed, anger, and ignorance of Buddhism are called the Three Poisons in Daoism.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the wrap party, I deliberately said I would cut your scenes to lure you into coming to find me, and in the end, you were slightly injured saving me; this was to break your greed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The car accident in Shuimo Town was because you insisted on finding me, so I spared no effort to put myself in danger, setting up a terrifying scene to make you weep and taste this heartache; this was to break your ignorance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei squints at him: \"Then what about this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hasn't figured out how to make it up yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time, you will have to rely on your own realization.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little immortal sighs deeply: \"Master Lu says in *Cultivating Life*, 'Sitting and listening to the stringless melody, one understands the mechanism of creation.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It means that only by listening to the soundless sound in meditation can you realize the Dao and the true meaning of the human world, understand?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like the performance Dao you strive for, it must be sought through the trials of the mundane world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For instance, your bold display in the television broadcast this time—isn't that the very scene of Zhang Chunru's shock in the film?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Daoist Three Poisons to Daoist classics, Mr. Lu wantonly borrows from the predecessor he merged with to justify his claims.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The point is that the right to interpret everything rests with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu certainly doesn't believe his first two statements, but this final bit of sophistry...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It does sound somewhat reasonable, doesn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on his actions over the past few years, her heart doesn't seem so certain anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young lady asks suspiciously: \"Then what about you? Why have I never heard you talk about things before you came down the mountain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is there to talk about? Reciting scriptures, worshiping, and visualization, day after day, in an endless cycle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan recalls the diary he saw at Zhang Chunru's residence and secretly grumbles: Is she trying to completely dissect my mental structure?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph,\" Liu Yifei sneers: \"I don't think so; who knows how you've been bullying others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu looks at her, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looks so sweet, yet her little mouth is quite venomous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to win by scolding or fighting, he simply keeps his mouth shut and takes out a script to study carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"*City of Life and Death*, what kind of script is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Chuan's script.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu leans over, her hair carrying a faint, elegant fragrance: \"Why are you looking at his script?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To critique it, to criticize it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh! I know, you're going to deal with them, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei knows that regarding the previous joint letter incident, this pair of father and son were the ones who jumped the highest, made the most noise, and shouted the loudest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She has already seen the first move against Deng Wendi, but what effect could criticizing Lu Chuan's script have? It can't just be a bout of disparagement to vent anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu looks at him curiously: \"Tell me about it, how do you plan to cook them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu doesn't even look up: \"Why learn this? Go read your fashion magazines and learn about outfits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But when Liu Shishi left me, didn't you teach me how to do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young director writes and draws on the script without responding to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was when you wanted to fly high, and I was afraid you lacked experience in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, an external force has pushed her back to his side, even if there is still a barrier in the depths of her heart due to the birthday incident, not daring to cross the line again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the string of the kite seems to be tightly held in his hand again; naturally, there is no need for her to get involved in these matters, just eliminate them along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's just that the Little Liu of this life has long since grown crooked, possessing quite a bit of the realization that there is endless joy in fighting with people; otherwise, she wouldn't have dealt Liu Shishi another heavy blow when she defected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Kuan says concisely: \"His script has a problematic stance and is suspected of having ties to a certain force; just making an issue of this is enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't Lu Tianmin a leader of the Writers Association? He's an old-school intellectual; do you have solid evidence?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, only a few photos of this father and son meeting with Gexi Xiong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei asks doubtfully: \"You're looking at his script to pick out errors, and with the photos, declare that they are colluding with outsiders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But there are so many mouths in the Jing circle that can help them; that shouldn't be enough to cast them into the eighteenth level of hell, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Lu smiles: \"They have many mouths, but they are also loose, and some mouths might not even be connected to a brain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, no matter how many mouths there are, they aren't as useful as the mouths of this father and son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using their own mouths, one can first kill them, then destroy their reputation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little Liu is about to ask more, but suddenly, as if struck by a flash of inspiration, she thinks of something and purses her lips in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this 2006 Spring Festival, before the first lunar month had even ended, the internet gossip-mongers had almost eaten their fill of drama.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Yifei turns love into hate, Liu Yifei retracts her statement for love, the washing machine returns the favor, and Deng Wendi is thoroughly exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until around the sixth day of the New Year, a mysterious force pushed a trending topic onto major platforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The title was \"Please judge for yourselves! Why is Director Lu's massacre film not passing censorship!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, Wenjie's project for a massacre film was exposed as failing to pass censorship shortly after the *Steamed Bun* and joint letter incidents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are they coming out to air their grievances now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All sorts of people swarmed in, especially the gossips of a certain circle and the supporters and old acquaintances of the Taro father and son.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they have to pick bones from an egg today, they must call a deer a horse and a horse a deer!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing happens from just talking; on the contrary, the more they scold, the more popular it gets. The old Lu from the eighties knows this well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some skipped the process, some quoted out of context, some cited classics; in short, it was a dazzling display. By the time veteran grassroots film critics of this era like Zhou Liming and Gu Xiaobai finished reading the script fragments and were about to speak up for the young director, they discovered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This script really shouldn't pass censorship, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting to analyze the human nature of the invaders? Do they even have any?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There are no idols before the nation; the film critics and fans who both love and hate Mr. Lu also entered the fray to output, which can be called deep love and deep hate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one day later, Wenjie officially denied the rumor, stating that this was not the Lu Kuan script currently in preparation, and that the latter's revised new script was still being polished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the Wenjie official blog released the parts of the original script that had been rejected for netizens to compare for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was immediately clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shit-flinging Jing circle and the supporters of the Taro father and son were all dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then whose massacre script was this biased one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoever's it was, they were worried; by the time this father and son were stunned to see the script, they had already finished most of their scolding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were desperate to contact their backers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Hell is back, what should we do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Ideal International Building, Wenjie's newly appointed Vice President Dong Shuangqiang is discussing matters with Chen Zhixi, who has officially taken over Sun Wenwen's position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's right, Old Dong also officially joined the fold before the new year, but the outside world does not yet know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only existing as a previous close partner, he now invested with his assets in the New World, taking 1.5% of Wenjie's holding shares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this seemingly small 1.5% is enough to make this financial glutton ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who know the truth, who cannot see the future of Wenjie, who cannot see the future of Mr. Lu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is immeasurable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His advantage lies in maintaining relationship networks in all aspects, in the credit channels of state-owned banks, and in maneuvering in the financial market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more so in the territory of Jingcheng, in many places that ordinary people cannot see or reach, Old Dong has his own tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, regarding the Taro father and son incident, Lu Kuan handed it over to him entirely to execute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle Dong, what does Mr. Lu's operation mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why accept a round of criticism under Wenjie's name first, and then throw out our own script?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang clears things up for his niece: \"We are very weak in the discourse power of the literary and art circles.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lu father and son have accumulated so much over the years in the country, and the foundation of a certain circle still remains; when it comes to muddling through and scolding wars, these literary thieves are professionals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First call a deer a horse, let these gossips scold wildly, then set the record straight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhixi smiles: \"I just gave the order to let operations and publicity announce that the previous script was *City of Life and Death*.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s better. Now that these literary thieves want to sing praises, they can’t possibly slap their own faces, can they?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang nodded: \"Mr. Lu suspects they are in collusion with the right-winger Ge Xi-xiong. For literati like these, we must first smear them as foul excrement so that no one dares to speak up for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exposing the evidence on the internet to be aired and judged is the right way to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is another purpose for doing this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhixi preempted the answer: \"Is it to avoid offending the censorship department of the Film Bureau?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang was naturally well-versed in this: \"If we were to put both scripts out for comparison right away, even if we achieved our goal, it would damage our relationship with the authorities, which is highly undesirable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Mr. Lu said, the Chinese have their own way of doing things; sometimes, one must take the necessary detours to avoid making things look bad for everyone involved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Directly clearing one's name and speaking out on the internet, using the foul-excrement script of Lu Chuan for comparison, might eventually lead to a victory in public opinion, forcing a result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it is also obvious that one would be held in contempt by certain leaders and key personnel; little ghosts are hard to deal with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Wenjie is effectively forced to prove its own innocence, and no one can say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Zhixi clapped her hands and laughed: \"That’s great! Lu Tianmin and his son no longer have the face to defend themselves, right? Netizens won't believe him anymore either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once Mr. Lu’s new script is revised and resubmitted, this matter can finally come to an end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang smiled as he looked at his niece, whom he had brought into Wenjie, and sighed slightly in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to an end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, that person will not let it rest without seeing blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his own involvement this time, acting as the blade, is his \"letter of intent\" to buy into Wenjie and become one of their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A residential compound in Jiuxianqiao, Jingcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad! What do we do! What do we do now!\" Lu Chuan paced the living room anxiously, his face covered in hot sweat, his glasses sliding down uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father didn't respond for a long time, and he neurotically gritted his teeth: \"Ignorant masses! Ignorant masses! They can't see my artistic layout and character development!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\" Lu Tianmin couldn't watch anymore: \"What are you panicking about? We’ve barely even started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The controversy in the film is an artistic controversy. Even if he can't necessarily knock you to the ground, so what if he does?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you ever seen a student expelled from school just for answering a question wrong in class?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lay low for half a year, and I’ll find a few uncles to build up some momentum for you; who will remember all that by then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chuan calmed down for a few seconds, but the thought of the news that Lu Kuan had already returned to the country and was preparing to accept a talk with the leaders of the Olympic Committee made him tremble with cowardice like a sieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tragedy of *Kekexili* was still fresh in his mind; he was having a stress reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianmin looked at his phone: \"Alright, calm down and come up with an artistic narrative to deal with the outside questioning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't Japanese soldiers have humanity? Who made that rule? It’s not like you’ll be punished for your words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chuan nodded: \"Dad, are you going out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I’m going to have a word with Ge Xi-xiong. We’ll let the filming funds already received slide, but the subsequent ones must be laundered through several more layers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man tightened his scarf: \"It’s a troubled time; it’s best for everyone to be careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he glared at his foolish-looking son: \"Of course, we have a clear conscience; we were just engaged in artistic creation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right! It’s all because some people are being malicious and retaliating!\" Lu Chuan gritted his teeth, but the fear in his heart refused to dissipate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't as if he didn't know about Liu Zeyu or Zhou Jun; at best, he was just a \"second-generation literary figure\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the writer Lu left the house, he wrapped himself up tightly; having lived through that era, he still harbored a degree of caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 2005 Crown Royal pulled up; Lu Tianmin got into the back seat and shook hands with Ge Xi-xiong, chatting and laughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Writer Lu, shall we go to the same teahouse as last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, just ask your driver to take a lap around the North Fourth Ring and come back; we’ll just chat about some things simply.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well, as you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianmin was just about to speak when a sharp, abrupt screech of brakes rang out, followed by a violent jolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crown had just left the compound exit and was preparing to go straight when it was struck from the right by a Santana turning left; the passenger-side door was deeply dented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianmin was terrified: \"What’s going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, it's just a car accident.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Xi-xiong’s Japanese driver was already shouting \"Baka!\" and getting out to argue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several tall, burly men, each looking like Ma Dong-seok, got out of the Santana; after a few words of disagreement, a shoving match ensued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horse-faced man in the lead clamored: \"Alright! You little Japs are this arrogant in the capital?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, drag the Japs out of the car; let's teach them how to behave today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doors on both sides were suddenly flung open; before the two men, who had been chatting calmly and laughing in the car, could react, they were dragged out by several men reeking of alcohol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elderly writer Lu and the short Ge Xi-xiong were dazed, pushed and shoved, and lost all their dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been years since they had encountered something so demeaning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baka! Do you know who I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd gathered in chaos, and soon a police car from the Jiuxianqiao Police Station sped over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop! Everyone stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horse-faced man and the others exchanged glances; they had no intention of listening to the \"Uncle in the Hat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They deepened their physical interaction with the little Japs and then accused them first: \"Uncle Policeman, you saw it too, right? It was these three Japanese devils who were being dishonest and started hitting people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The People’s Guardians from the Jiuxianqiao Police Station were furious! With a wave of his hand: \"You’ve all gone too far, take them all away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baka, we are... the ones who were hit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take us away? I don't believe that in 2006 we can still be bullied by Japs!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several young-faced police officers, without further ado, \"invited\" all involved parties, including Ge Xi-xiong and Lu Tianmin, into the police car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ge Xi-xiong said calmly to the leader: \"Sir, I am a foreign national; I need to notify my embassy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may, but you must first return to the station with us to verify your identities. If it is confirmed, someone from the branch bureau will come to handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Lu Tianmin felt a sudden shock in his heart, sensing that something was not quite right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He desperately wanted to tell these people that he was a leader of the Writers Association and had been implicated without cause, and should not be treated like the other involved parties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But being with Ge Xi-xiong, it was inconvenient to reveal his identity, so he wrapped his scarf tightly around his nose and mouth and took out his phone, just about to...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\" The leader of the Writers Association presidium looked in astonishment at the young police officer before him, who seemed to have two pimples on his forehead and looked like a greenhorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young officer snatched his phone: \"Everything must be temporarily confiscated; please cooperate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Tianmin was truly panicked now: \"I’m not going! I am a writer from the Writers Association! I need to notify my unit! Don't drag me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old and frail man’s struggle was in vain, and the group was quickly taken away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not far away, a professional camera crew filmed the entire car accident encounter and the police response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, the images of Lu Tianmin and Ge Xi-xiong being taken away by police in a disheveled state were carefully processed and quickly sent to Dong Shuangqiang’s phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long after Lu Tianmin left home, Lu Chuan arrived at his office at the Huayi headquarters to revise his script.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, he would stay in his own studio, but perhaps now he felt that having a backer and a background would give him peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for revising the script, that was his second-hand plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At worst, he would just say that the version submitted for review was only a first draft; just as his father said, it was nothing more than a primary school student making a mistake on their homework—what did it matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Lu! Director Lu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant ran in, flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chuan was already sensitive and was almost scared to death by her bursting in: \"How many times have I told you, don't call me Director Lu! Call me Director Chuan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The homophone \"Director Lu\" made him jealous and stressed, and now he had to add fear to the mix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! It’s your father!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chuan stood up abruptly: \"What happened to my father?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female assistant couldn't explain clearly, so she simply turned his computer screen around to show him the post that had spread across the entire internet in the last ten minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why does a well-known anti-corruption literary author frequently meet with a notorious right-wing element?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Izakaya at the Zhangfugong Sakura and the Dafu Teahouse—scenes of the two of them in social settings that weren't exactly intimate, but clearly showed they were quite familiar with each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was followed by a deep dive into both men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former’s past remarks, actions, and demeanor during various sensitive periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The latter’s foul-smelling remarks denying history at various association meetings, as well as the \"Association for Explaining Historical Facts to the World\" behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These were photos collected many times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it! Who did this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Chuan was first furious, then felt a twitch and a shrinking of his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who did it? Shouldn't you know better than anyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also a young director, also a \"Lu\" director, this Director Lu clearly lacked the composure that the other one had in the face of major events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tremblingly took out his phone, almost forgetting his father's name, and only after much effort did he find his number.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep, beep, beep...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep, beep, beep...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep, beep, beep...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The muscles in Lu Chuan’s cheeks twitched uncontrollably, his throat moved, and for a long time, he couldn't utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This deliberate frame-up, while not yet involving him directly, meant that his father’s ruined reputation was almost equivalent to his own family’s decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was a fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a normal public opinion environment, such a meeting would not seem too sensitive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if this old writer participated in the screenwriting of a script that discussed the bestial nature of humans, and then initiated cyberbullying against the righteous Director Lu Kuan through a joint letter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add in the foul origins of this Japanese devil, along with those few photos and script contents that can serve as definitive proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is a case of quantitative change leading to qualitative change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he hasn't even made a move or spoken out yet, has he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Has he really not made a move? Not necessarily; it’s just that he himself didn't make the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His agent, Vice President Dong, is already sitting in the office of the Wang brothers at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inexplicable car accident was naturally his doing, and the target is Taro, who is currently trembling in the third-floor office of Huayi Society.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang’s expression was cold: \"Dajun, if you want to clear your names, you must expose this matter and let everyone see the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, he is still your director, and this film also has a small investment from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can say responsibly that this matter is destined to blow the sky open; better a short pain than a long one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dajun was silent for a long time, once again feeling the disparity of life where one can be on the east bank of the river for thirty years and the west bank for the next thirty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only been a few years, and they are already close to the point of being forced to drink water with their heads held down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We did not participate in the matter regarding Director Lu previously.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To keep the scales balanced, please forgive us for choosing not to intervene or interfere this time as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old Dong suddenly laughed twice: \"Didn't participate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how does the new investment company Deng Wendi established in the mainland hold 7 percent of your shares?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe the conflict between Deng Wendi and President Lu is no secret to you, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether the investment came first and the livestream incident followed, or the livestream incident came first and the investment followed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are two different matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang did not want to expose the ugly faces of these two brothers who were sinisterly watching the show from the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With different stances, there was nothing to criticize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this threat that wasn't quite a threat, Dajun’s heart was truly in turmoil, and he found it difficult to make a choice for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brothers were indeed just watching coldly this time, but if someone is determined to find a pretext to condemn them, what can he do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Zhou Army, they no longer had the guts to play schemes and tricks against Lu Kuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dong Shuangqiang said in a deep voice: \"Before coming here this time, President Lu asked me to convey a message to you two over the phone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The pie of the domestic entertainment film industry is still very small, and it needs everyone to work together to make it bigger and stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it is the cooperation between Wenjie and Disney, or your cooperation with Warner and Fox, or the cooperation between Chengtian and Columbia, none of these count as contradictions between enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone can set aside disputes and work together to make this cake bigger, which benefits everyone; even if there is some excessive commercial competition, it is not a big deal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed his teacup down heavily: \"However!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people’s brains are rotting, their stances are crooked, and they even want to use an art form like film, which has an audience of tens of millions, to carry out schemes that poison minds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dajun, think about your glorious status in the past!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Old Dong finished speaking, he made a move to leave, but his arm was grabbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dajun sighed helplessly: \"What do you want me to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The new Vice President of Wenjie smiled with satisfaction, took out his phone, and showed him a few freshly printed photos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He has already been...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Vice President, who had essentially submitted his pledge of allegiance, was noncommittal: \"I will wait in the conference room; you take this photo and tell Lu Taro exactly this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",6757,"2026-06-20T06:05:19.268Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","29ee198d966ca63ee8a0e20877bef3bb131087435d38236c9d42bdfcf908c782","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-317","the-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-chapter-315",343,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-playboy-of-huayu-how-did-a-celestial-immorta-cover.jpg"]