Chapter 51: Director Yang Intends to Teach the Young Man a Lesson

Inside the office building of "Daye Film and Television" in Guangling, the company's chairman, Yang Ying, summoned his trusted right-hand man, Li Lingbo, the manager of the public relations department.

Yang wasn't dealing with any pressing business; he simply disliked Li Jie and wanted to teach the young man a lesson.

"You're sure he's at Jianyi?"

"Yang, I've already confirmed it. The boss of 'Creative Ability,' Li Jie, is a student at Jianyi."

"Damn it, a college student, instead of focusing on his studies, he goes off to start some business? What I can't stand the most is someone acting more pretentious than me. Go, find a few girls, set something up, accuse him of sexual harassment."

"Um... Yang, he's a student, it's not too convenient."

"Are you using your head as a chamber pot? Just find a few girls who like money, pick a crowded place, plan the scenario: candid shots, groping, chest grabbing... Is that so hard?"

"You're a genius, Yang."

"Alright, don't go overboard, just make a point. After all, the kid took that old man Ai Shoujin as his godfather, which is annoying."

"Yes, Yang. Rest assured, I'll arrange it right away."

With Yang Ying's instructions, Li Lingbo sought out some contacts and learned that several girls at the Modern Music and Technology College were fond of making quick cash. He had the "network leader" help get in touch.

First, do a quick job, pay the shady money, then pay the official fee.

Whether they're skilled or not, only hands-on inspection would tell.

Li Lingbo orchestrated a "one dragon, three phoenixes" session in Jianye, paying a total of 3,600 yuan, which seemed pretty cost-effective.

He then invited three student girls to Shitoucheng Grand Hotel, treated them to a good meal, and discussed at the table how to deal with Li Jie.

"This Li Jie from the Media College, are you confident you can lure him out?"

"No confidence. His girlfriend is stunning—'Wang Tianxian' looks good even with filters and lighting, but she's naturally beautiful. Compared to her, all those so-called campus queens, department beauties, are nothing."

"That's tricky then. But we're not trying to get him locked up, just want to teach him a lesson. Here's what you do: find an opportunity to pick a fight, make a scene, then I'll have someone polish a few short articles. We'll post them everywhere we can."

"Will it cause trouble, Mr. Li?"

"What trouble could it cause? You're women, he's a man—even if he's innocent, he can't explain himself. If there's some tussling, all the blame falls on him."

"That makes sense..."

The three student girls nodded, flicking ash from their cigarettes. They smoked slim sticks, but they weren't ladies' cigarettes—the flavor was quite strong.

With their different floral tattoos, there was no trace of the student aura about them.

To get into college, they had to be fairly intelligent; after a brief discussion, the three girls came up with several scenarios, leaving Li Lingbo to prepare the articles in advance.

This wasn't their first job—they'd previously worked part-time in the subway, staging accidents, framing someone for "candid photos," giving interviews and getting reported, which even boosted their own value.

Currently, all three were members of an organization called "Jinling New Era Independent Women's Mutual Aid Association," a non-governmental, non-profit group.

The organization relied entirely on donations, but the top brass enjoyed decent salaries and often attended meetings on social issues. With various subsidies, it was quite a good gig.

With their high education and backgrounds in art, they had obvious advantages. If they published any works, their chances for promotion within the organization increased.

Of course, the best way was to become famous—truly famous.

Once you have fame, good or bad, the organization needs it. Exposure brings more traffic, which puts you in the sights of influential people, leading to more donations.

So Li Lingbo's plan to teach Li Jie a lesson happened to align with their interests.

In a word: extinguish whoever shines.

Right now, Li Jie was blazing hot—at least within the Jianye Art Academy, you might not know the principal's name or the dean of the Media College, but everyone knew who "Media-91," that beastly athlete, was.

Mr. Li's reputation was soaring; he was preparing for the upcoming interprovincial college games, and you could often see him training on the field. The girls lining up for a photo with him were countless.

And even more guys wanted a picture with him.

With New Year's approaching, aside from his ostentatious training, Li was mainly playing the role of boss, as some job interviews required him to personally evaluate candidates.

With the promotion for "Masked Gourd Hero: The Power of Red" at full throttle, everything possible had been done. Every TV station in the Three Rivers Province that had signed a contract with "Creative Ability" was frantically promoting in their own territories.

The reason was simple: the local stations had signed an additional peripheral product agency deal with "Creative Ability."

Normally, you'd have regional agents, but "Creative Ability" was a small company with no channel infrastructure; since the broadcast rights had already trickled down to county-level stations, Li simply pushed peripheral product agency down as well.

Li Jie had actually laid a hidden move here. If "Masked Gourd Hero: The Power of Red" became a hit, those local stations' peripheral product agencies would become sales channels.

Some less popular merchandise could be bundled and sold as well.

"Brother Jie, what do you think of this bracelet?"

Su Mengyao showed Li Jie her new bracelet design on her tablet. It was adorned with seven tiny gourds, mainly in rose gold, giving an overall delicate vibe—a blend of "fresh chic" and "light luxury."

"If the premiere is a success tomorrow, Yao Yao, I'll open a jewelry design studio for you!"

Li was feeling generous today.

But hearing this, Su Mengyao blushed, covering her face. "Then I'll design a whole set of props just for you, Brother Jie. Gourd bead string, gourd mouth stopper ball, gourd choker, gourd chain..."

"..."

Listening to Su Mengyao, Li Jie shivered, while she became more excited, tossing the tablet aside and climbing onto him to "rock and sway."

What's your father's father called?

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah...

Actually, Su Mengyao had always wanted Li Jie to try "bondage play" with her, blindfolded and gagged, suspended in mid-air.

But Li Jie thought it was too perverse and never agreed.

One had to be content—if you played so wild now, what would you do later?

It needed to be gradual, a gentle flow.

However, come New Year's Eve at ten o'clock, Li transformed completely.

Whatever skills and tricks he had, he unleashed them.

Don't ask why—because he was the legend!

[Ding!]

["Super Superstar System" reminds you: Production task for "Masked Gourd Hero" completed.]

["Masked Gourd Hero" current reputation: Bronze Five-Star.]

[Reputation Store is now open.]

[Available talents for purchase include: Photography Skills (Beginner), Film Pyrotechnics and Explosion Techniques (Beginner), Basic Action Scene Routines (Beginner)...]

Seeing the damn system's notification, Li Jie grinned—one more thing to check off his list.