Chairman Yu nodded. "Rest assured, Young Master Long, I have already given the orders. Tonight at eight o'clock, the AI face-swapped sex tape will be released right on time! We will make sure that wretched girl Jiang Youli loses all her dignity. From now on, whenever anyone in the circle mentions her, they won't be able to avoid her sex scandal!"
Only then did Long Yuan stand up. "Alright. I've already spoken with several other entertainment companies in Beijing, and they've expressed that they will do everything in their power to intercept all of Starlight Entertainment's resources for me. Next, it's time for you, Chairman Yu, to prepare for this Saturday's meet-and-greet. No matter what methods you use, you cannot let the copyright of 'The Ambition of Qingyun' fall into the hands of Starlight Entertainment."
Pausing for a moment, Long Yuan instructed once more, "Also, tell your daughter to behave. I don't like women who don't know their place. As long as your daughter is obedient, I will give her the female lead role after we secure the copyright for 'The Ambition of Qingyun'. Otherwise, I don't mind replacing the female lead."
"Understood. I will definitely give Linglong a good talking-to later," Chairman Yu also stood up, respectfully walking Long Yuan to the elevator.
After seeing Long Yuan off, Chairman Yu immediately called his daughter to reprimand her. "You wretched girl! How dare you cause trouble for Young Master Long!"
On the other end of the line, Yu Linglong cried with a mix of grievance and anger, "Dad, he's keeping a woman on the side! We're already engaged. If he dares to keep a mistress before we're even married, what will happen after we tie the knot? Do you really want me to marry him?"
Chairman Yu replied self-righteously, "What successful man doesn't play around with women? It's your blessing that Young Master Long has taken a fancy to you. Don't cause trouble for me!"
"Other people's husbands might be able to keep mistresses on the outside, but not mine! If Long Yuan insists on keeping Jiang Yonghe, I will cancel the engagement!"
"You..."
Before he could finish his sentence, she hung up the phone. Chairman Yu was furious.
If they offended Long Yuan at this critical juncture, let alone having a backer, they would probably go straight into bankruptcy!
...
After ending the call with Yu Linglong, Jiang Youli walked toward the East District villa. She found that in addition to her beautiful mom and handsome dad, her five uncles and maternal grandparents were all there.
"Youli, you're back," her eldest uncle said caringly.
"Was your first day at work exhausting?" her youngest uncle asked with concern.
"Is there anything you don't understand? You didn't even call your third uncle today," her third uncle said expectantly.
"I came in such a hurry yesterday that I didn't prepare a gift for you, Youli. Today, your fifth uncle specially brought you a present. See if you like it." Her fifth uncle took out a beautifully packaged gift box and opened it. Jiang Youli recognized it immediately; inside was a rare pink diamond necklace, essentially priceless and impossible to buy on the market.
The eldest, youngest, and third uncles also hurriedly took out the gifts they had prepared.
"The gift your fifth uncle gave you is too vulgar. Youli, your eldest uncle bought you a helicopter. Here is the key. During holidays, like National Day next month, if there's a traffic jam, you can just fly the helicopter." Her eldest uncle took Jiang Youli's hand and placed the remote control key for the helicopter in her palm.
Her youngest uncle pushed the eldest uncle aside and took out a vest from a paper bag, sizing it up against Jiang Youli. "Your youngest uncle bought you a bulletproof vest. Wear it, and it will make you invulnerable to knives and bullets. If you encounter any danger in the future, it will provide an extra layer of security."
Her third uncle also leaned in. "I bought you a cruise ship. In the future, you can invite your family and friends to go on trips to islands."
Looking at these gifts, Jiang Youli didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
At this moment, her fourth uncle, who always preferred to hide his achievements, calmly took out a notebook. "Youli, this is the market analysis I did for you today. It details the current status of all the entertainment companies in Beijing. It should be helpful for your management of Starlight Entertainment."
The other four uncles: "..."
Damn it! He got to show off again!
Jiang Youli's eyes lit up slightly as she took the notebook. "Thank you, Fourth Uncle."
Zhang Susu laughed. "You guys are giving such precious gifts now. Let's see what you can possibly give when it's Youli's birthday."
The uncles replied, "Then we'll scour the whole world for even more precious gifts!"
Jiang Yehan smiled gladly, "Alright, since Youli is back, let's start eating."
The group walked to the dining room and sat down.
Zhang Susu looked at Jiang Youli and smiled, "Today is your first day working at Starlight Entertainment. I had Nanny Wang make a few extra dishes to celebrate for you."
Jiang Youli immediately hugged her beautiful mom's arm, pretending to kiss her cheek, and said happily, "Mom, you're the best!"
With so many people around, Zhang Susu felt a bit shy and raised her hand to block her pouting lips, laughing, "Alright, alright. It's your first day at work, you must be tired after a busy day. Hurry up and eat first."
"Okay!" Jiang Youli unceremoniously picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a plump and large oyster in front of her, and popped it into her mouth. "Delicious, so delicious."
Jiang Yehan asked her, "Youli, are you getting used to your first day working at Starlight Entertainment?"
The four uncles immediately looked over with eager faces, hoping to be of help to her.
These four gazes were too passionate, so Jiang Youli quickly looked away and nodded. "It's pretty good."
"That's good then." Jiang Yehan breathed a sigh of relief. He guessed that no matter what a huge mess it was, a child like Youli would definitely be able to handle it.
However, the four uncles silently sighed in their hearts, suddenly feeling completely useless.
"Dad, what's the situation at Jiang's Medical?" Jiang Youli asked, avoiding her uncles' gazes.
Jiang Yehan said with a heavy expression, "The company's situation isn't very good. Over the past two years, Jiang's Medical has also started laying off employees, shut down two production lines, and halted clinical trials. Especially in the area of innovative drugs, the problems of capital investment and talent introduction have long remained unresolved."
Jiang Youli smiled. "During my engagement banquet, I already discussed it with Uncle Zhou and the others. When the time comes, Jiang's Medical will cooperate with the Zhou family, and their medicinal herb cultivation base can be used by Jiang's Medical. Also, Uncle Qin will serve as a medical consultant at Jiang's Pharmaceutical Company for a year, allowing the company's employees to learn more about top-tier medical knowledge. After that, we can figure out a way to bring in an innovative team to break through the technical bottlenecks. There will be results! If Aunt Meng can successfully develop innovative drugs and sell them to Jiang's Medical, that would be even better."
Hearing Jiang Youli say this, Jiang Yehan was also filled with expectations for the future of Jiang's Medical. "Good."
At this time, Jiang Youli's phone rang again.
She put down her chopsticks and saw that it was another unknown number. She turned on the speakerphone and answered it. Qin Yulian's voice immediately came through: "Xiaoli, it's me, your biological mother."
Everyone at the table immediately looked over in unison.
Jiang Youli hung up the phone right away, and then said in a slightly disgusted tone, "Turns out it was a spam call."
After saying that, she directly blocked the unknown number.
Zhang Susu burst into laughter.
A short while later, her phone beeped twice. She received a text message from another number.
[Youli, your eldest brother Jiang Xing has been taken away by Qi Xiuyuan, and he hasn't been released yet.]
They really were relentless. Jiang Youli didn't want to reply at first, but then she realized that simply ignoring them wouldn't be nearly as satisfying as kicking them while they were down. So, she replied:
"None of my damn business."
Getting Jiang Xing to cross Qi Xiuyuan had been her idea in the first place. She was more than happy to sit back and watch Qi Xiuyuan exact his revenge on him. Why on earth would she ever step in to help?
"How is it none of your business? Jiang Xing is your own flesh and blood, Youli. We have faced our retribution and suffered enough. Isn't it time you finally let go of your grudge against us?"
