Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 154: Kissing Lu Yao (7k subscription required)

Xiao Nali has quite a few connections in the entertainment industry, and has worked with some big names in the industry, making a lot of money from it.

She is also well-known in the local entertainment circle of Shangnan, so she was not surprised that Zhuo Hang found her to do this. Relying on box office to push up the company's stock price, especially the Hong Kong Stock Exchange stock price, is not a new thing in the industry.

So after Xiao Nali learned more about the project that Zhuo Hang mentioned and confirmed that there was indeed such a project, she thought of Lu Yao.

Everyone is in the same circle, especially her real boss Lin Yongzhen who thinks so highly of Lu Yao. Xiao Nali would naturally think of Lu Yao when it comes to making money. In fact, it's not just Lu Yao, Xiao Nali also contacted some familiar bosses and rich people around her.

But after seeing Lu Yao's performance now, Xiao Nali is not so sure anymore.

She didn't think that Lu Yao was being overly cautious. On the contrary, she was willing to trust Lu Yao's intuition.

What was Lu Yao's status when he came to see her?
What now?
Not to mention all the things that Lu Yao had done in Shangnan in the past year. The fact that Rong Nianqing directly took Lu Yao away from Shangnan by helicopter almost shocked the entire circle of wealthy people in Shangnan.

It was also from that time that everyone knew that there was such a person in Shangnan, but at that time it was already very difficult to contact Lu Yao again.

He is so young but he can get close to Rong Nianqing and work with Rong Nianqing to stir up the situation in Shangnan. These factors combined will make Xiao Nali not ignore any of Lu Yao's doubts.

After all, in the capital market, what matters is not who earns more, but who goes further.

Lu Yao currently had too little information to make a judgment, so he asked beside the car: "Tell me in detail what happened after that person came to you."

Xiao Nali immediately told her the details of Zhuo Hang's discussions with her about cooperation during this period.

After Zhuo Hang found Xiao Nali, Xiao Nali introduced Zhuo Hang to three or four wealthy people who were quite famous and powerful in Shangnan. They were all very interested in Zhuo Hang's project.

But Zhuo Hang still found Xiao Nali, hoping that Xiao Nali could recommend an expert in publicity and promotion in this area, and hinted in words that they were going to do something big, and then Xiao Nali thought of Lu Yao.

Compared with other investment industries, the film industry has a guaranteed return on investment due to factors such as production cycle and celebrity effect.

Combined with capital operations, it can even create a temporary hit product.

The masses are blind, and because they are blind they follow the trend.

As long as the quality of the movie is not too bad, they can quickly expand the word-of-mouth effect based on word of mouth, form fame fission, and thus grab massive box office revenue.

As long as there is a hit among the scripts that Zhuo Hang brings out, they can make back their money several times over with interest.

In contrast.

People like Xiao Nali who were brought in to help are just getting a little bit of the soup, but the companies behind them can rely on this wave of stock prices to quickly increase their market value and thus attract more investment, which is the main course.

The logic here makes sense, so Xiao Nali wanted to pull Lu Yao along.

In fact, according to Lu Yao's own judgment, this wave is indeed a sure win, especially since he knows that two or three of these scripts will become hits next year, but his old ghost radar is beeping, and he always feels that something is wrong.

It was not until he finished listening to Xiao Nali's story that Lu Yao had a vague clue.

"You keep finding Sister Nali, hoping to find a powerful network promoter?"

Although MCN companies are still a new concept nowadays, the profession of Internet promoter is not particularly rare. Early popular stars all had an "agent" who was responsible for the operation.

This broker was the earliest "pusher".

Later, many of these promoters set up their own "agency". Later, many big stars with ambition and resources not only set up their own studios, but also used their fame to set up "agency".

For example, Yang Mi.

Even in Shangnan, there are several powerful brokerage companies.

But the other party found Xiao Nali, and let her contact Lu Yao through various hints. This is also part of the trick, through indirect and subtle means to achieve one's own goals.

This kind of setup is hard to guard against and will make participants feel that it is all just a coincidence, and they will let down their guard from the beginning.

Fortunately, Lu Yao suffered a lot when he was studying abroad, which made him develop an intuition that was almost like a "old villain radar", otherwise he might have already happily joined the game.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yao said, "I'm not sure yet. So, Sister Nali, go back and calm him down first. Just say that I'm young and have never been involved in this industry, so I'm more cautious. You and I can do a thorough investigation at the same time."

Xiao Nali said seriously: "Okay."

After the chat, Lu Yao got in the car and left the farm house.

Xiao Nali returned to the courtyard and continued to argue with Zhuo Hang.

Zhuo Hang saw Xiao Nali coming back and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, it seems that Mr. Lu has no interest in our project."

Xiao Nali smiled and said, "He has never been in the entertainment industry before, so it's normal for him to have some concerns. I'll try to persuade him again. If it doesn't work, there's nothing I can do."

Zhuo Hang laughed and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Xiao. The area I'm in charge of really needs a network promoter like Mr. Lu. I've seen all of Mr. Lu's recent work, and it's quite extraordinary."

Sometimes you don’t need to praise someone in front of their family, and the same goes for praising them in front of their confidants.

In order to attract Lu Yao, Zhuo Hang even added: "The domestic film industry is booming. Ever since the release of Director Ye's Lost on Journey, which grossed more than five times the original with a small budget of 700 million, the domestic film box office share has increased dramatically every year."

"Last year, the total box office revenue in mainland China was more than 20 billion yuan, and this year it will be even higher."

Zhuo Hang showed the data and said, "Now our lives are getting better and better, and people are beginning to pursue more spiritual, cultural and entertainment. According to estimates, our domestic box office market is at least in the hundreds of billions."

"But there are only a few truly influential film and television companies in our country. As long as the publicity and promotion are in place, this industry is definitely a sure win."

If Lu Yao were here, he could prove that what Mr. Zhuo Hang said was absolutely correct, and the box office market would continue to rise every year thereafter.

But not many people can leave this industry safely, especially after the entertainment industry was rectified in 2018.

Xiao Nali smiled and agreed, "That's my prediction too. I will try my best to dispel Mr. Lu's concerns."

Although Lu Yao, the main person, left first, Xiao Nali still warmly entertained Zhuo Hang. She not only invited several friends to accompany him, but also invited some well-known stars in the Shangnan circle. This was also an opportunity for them.

With Xiao Nali's warm hospitality, Zhuo Hang had a very happy day.

However, Xiao Nali, who is good at judging people, couldn't see anything wrong with Zhuo Hang's performance. She could feel Zhuo Hang's eagerness to recruit talented people, and she could also feel Zhuo Hang's ambition to make a big splash.

There doesn't seem to be a pit here at all.

After entertaining Zhuo Hang, Xiao Nali immediately began to mobilize her personal connections to continue to investigate the details behind Zhuo Hang's project. At the same time, Lu Yao was also busy.

While Lu Yao and Xiao Nali were conducting background checks, Tao Sixing, who had not seen Lu Yao take the bait, wondered, "Did Lu Yao see that we were going to trick him? Xiao Nali is also doing a more in-depth and detailed investigation."

Tang Jingjing smiled and said, "It shouldn't happen, but even if he knows who set him up, it doesn't matter. He will come to me. As long as he is willing to come to me, I will have room to maneuver."

Tao Sixing asked: "What are you going to do?"

Tang Jingjing asked: "Do you believe me?"

Tao Sixing said seriously: "I absolutely believe it."

Tang Jingjing smiled and said, "Then I plan to join the game myself."

Tao Sixing: “.”

Tang Jingjing playfully lifted Tao Sixing's chin: "Don't worry, I'm just pretending."

……

Two days later, in Rong Nianqing's office.

All the information that Lu Yao and Xiao Nali dug out together was spread out on Rong Nianqing's desk.

This information was printed out, listing in detail which companies and individuals were involved in these projects, as well as the networks that could be tapped into behind these individuals.

After reading the documents in detail, Rong Nianqing said, "I can't see any problem here."

Before Lu Yao came, he had already told Zhuo Hang about how Xiao Nali had introduced Lu Yao to him and asked him to work with her. This was actually very normal. Everyone was in the same circle, so if there was a way to make money, they would definitely share it with the people around them first.

Rong Nianqing would not interfere with Lu Yao's investment behavior. In fact, Lu Yao's current business seemed quite messy to Rong Nianqing, as if he did everything on a whim.

Now that such a detailed background check was shown to her, Rong Nianqing had no idea what Lu Yao was trying to do.

Lu Yao smiled and said, "No problem is a big problem. I think someone is trying to trick me."

Rong Nianqing raised an eyebrow, then quickly reviewed the information in his hand and said, "What do you mean?"

In fact, Lu Yao did not have any definite evidence. He just saw a familiar name in the background check information - Mu Chenguang, the agent of the domestic heroine Fan Bingbing, and also the fuse for the subsequent rectification of the entertainment industry.

That entertainment industry rectification incident involved a wide range of people, many well-known bigwigs were implicated, and it caused a huge commotion.

The final result was that many bigwigs disappeared, Fan Bingbing paid a huge fine, and Mu Chenguang went to jail.

This incident caused a huge stir in the future, and because Fan Bingbing and Lu Yao also dug deep into this matter, they remembered the name Mu Chenguang.

This person is a real risk, and Zhuo Hang is Mu Chenguang's apprentice, who was recruited to Wanda Films only two years ago. Mu Chenguang is also behind the scenes in their move this time.

Zhuo Hang said that day that everything they did was legal and compliant, but given their character, they would definitely do something dirty and then suddenly bring Lu Yao into the matter as well.

These are all speculations made by Lu Yao based on future information. They may not be true, but Lu Yao will not gamble.

Lu Yao laughed and said, "Someone here has dirty hands. Of course, there aren't many clean hands in the entertainment industry, but it's interesting that they came to me at this time."

Rong Nianqing pondered and said, "You mean Tao Sixing is setting you up."

Lu Yao smiled and said, "You'll know if you give it a try."

Rong Nianqing asked: "What are you going to do?"

Lu Yao smiled and asked, "Do you believe me?"

Rong Nianqing smiled and said, "Of course."

Lu Yao also laughed and said, "Then I plan to meet Tang Jingjing. Maybe there will be some exciting surprises."

Rong Nianqing: “.”

After Lu Yao finished talking with Rong Nianqing, he left Huasheng Life Plaza. Before leaving, he asked Rong Nianqing for Tang Jingjing's contact information.

Sitting in his car, Lu Yao took out his cell phone and called Tang Jingjing: "Hello?"

A capable voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, who is this?"

Lu Yao smiled and said, "I am Lu Yao."

There was a pause on the other end of the phone, and then a smiling voice came: "It turns out to be Mr. Lu Yao, why are you suddenly interested in calling me?"

Although Tang Jingjing was asking on the phone, her tone clearly carried a hint of anticipation, the kind of satisfaction one gets when a rat in the gutter is caught and exposed under strong light, and one's conspiracy is exposed.

The surprise, anticipation, and excitement suppressed by yet another conspiracy surged in the dark, and the voice transmitted through the phone was conveyed into Lu Yao's heart.

Even this vague expectation is part of the other party's conspiracy.

And Lu Yao was also instinctively excited because he had seen through these conspiracies and tricks. Maybe this was the vibration resonance between the old bastards? This feeling was really fucking exciting. So much so that even if they knew there was a pit ahead, both sides would want to step into it at the same time.

It's like Nezha the Third Prince met his fake self, but the ruthlessness in both sides still made them excited to stab each other with flaming spears. It doesn't matter who is real, whoever can survive is the real one.

So Lu Yao smiled faintly and said, "Would you like to come out and chat? I know a good whiskey bar."

Tang Jingjing laughed on the phone and said, "Is this considered a date? If so, it would be better for the girls to choose the location."

Lu Yao was happy: "Okay, you choose."

Tang Jingjing even smiled a little sickly on the phone: "Then at 9:30 pm, I'll send you the address."

After that, the other party hung up the phone, and Lu Yao received a text message with the address on his mobile phone.

After Lu Yao received the text message with the address, he went back to Sister Wang's apartment first. After Sister Wang came back from get off work, he gave her a shot of vaccination.

Sister Wang was a little worried: "If you do this, it will easily bring great negative impact to yourself. What if Mr. Rong can't stand the pressure? What will you do?"

Lu Yao hugged Sister Wang and said with a smile: "When you do big things, you either succeed or fail. It's okay..."

The main reason why he dared to do this was that they had a deadly weapon in their hands.

As the mysterious force behind Rong Nianqing began to show its power in the stock market, Shangnan also started to follow suit and increase the bet. Now Lu Yao could take advantage of this opportunity to make a profit.

Although pulling the grass will scare the snakes, they will only reveal their tracks in the grass after being scared.

After Lu Yao had a brief chat with Sister Wang, he dressed up carefully and went out. Although Sister Wang was worried as she looked at Lu Yao's back, she did not expect that Lu Yao would actually say hello to her before doing anything this time.

Although Lu Yao didn't say any real information, just this greeting made Sister Wang feel warm and happy in her heart.

At 9:30 in the evening, Lu Yao drove his Land Rover to the place where he and Tang Jingjing had agreed to meet.

This is an observation deck by the river. At this time, there are almost no people on the riverside observation deck, only rows of street lights and occasional vehicles passing by on the road.

The entire Bulk Province is an area with little nightlife.

Especially on this early spring night, because the weather is still a bit cold, fewer people will go out at night, so this riverside viewing platform seems particularly secluded, and there is not even a camera.

After arriving here, Lu Yao leaned against the observation deck, took out his mobile phone and browsed for a while, then took out a cigarette and lit it.

About ten minutes later, an Aston Martin pierced through the night and stopped at the observation deck. Then the tall and graceful Tang Jingjing, wearing a black coat with a mink collar, walked towards the observation deck.

Tang Jingjing's outfit is a typical urban beauty style, with stiletto heels, high and neatly combed hair, and rich and deep red lips. These elements put together make Tang Jingjing look extremely charming and full of arrogance and coldness.

As she walked slowly towards the observation deck in the night, her aura was no less than that of some supermodels.

Lu Yao just quietly admired Tang Jingjing walking towards him. When Tang Jingjing arrived, Lu Yao smiled and said, "You are so beautiful tonight."

Women always like sweet words of compliments, even from their rivals.

Tang Jingjing smiled and said, "You are also very handsome. I thought you were very handsome and a little bit ruffian the last time I saw you. Tell me, what do you want to see me for?"

She stared at Lu Yao with a cunning look as if she was asking a question even though she already knew the answer.

Lu Yao smiled and said, "You got Zhuo Hang here, right?"

Tang Jingjing pretended to be surprised and said, "I don't know this person."

Lu Yao stared at her without saying anything.

Tang Jingjing smiled and said, "OK~ Stop staring at me like that. I'm getting shy."

She tidied up her hair that was messed up by the wind, stood next to Lu Yao and said, "I thought I did it very inconspicuously. How did you see that?"

Lu Yao smiled in his heart. How did he know that? Because I had the future perspective turned on.

He casually said, "The entertainment industry is already a gray area. Suddenly, something so good came to me, especially at this time. It's hard for me not to be suspicious."

Tang Jingjing suddenly realized, "Is it a matter of timing? But there is nothing I can do. I don't have much time to operate."

Lu Yao replied, "Last time, our President Rong advised your President Tao. Actually, you should have listened to him. President Tao may be too deeply involved to get out of this, but it's different for you."

Tang Jingjing moved closer, smiled and pulled, "What's the difference?"

As she got closer, an ambiguous atmosphere began to grow and spread in their space, like positive ions colliding with negative ions.

Lu Yao also tilted his head and moved closer and said, "You are beautiful in a different way, and your figure is amazing."

Tang Jingjing's eyes suddenly turned into crescents as she smiled: "Brother, you are so sweet~ No wonder so many mature, beautiful and capable sisters like you. If I had met you earlier, I would definitely not be able to resist you."

Lu Yao curled his lips and said, "You speak as if you have tasted it."

Tang Jingjing continued to exude charm: "Then can I try it?"

Lu Yao pulled back and said with a smile, "Of course not. We are in opposing camps now. If you arrange a secret photographer in the dark, I will be in trouble tomorrow. I can already imagine what will be on the headlines tomorrow."

Tang Jingjing laughed even happier: "So in your heart I am such a bad woman."

Lu Yao continued to pull: "Bad women are more popular."

"Like a bad woman like this?" Tang Jingjing said as she slowly untied the belt of her coat, revealing what she was wearing underneath.

Under the black chest-binding shorts is a pair of lace suspender stockings.

Compared with the tight coat, what she wears under the coat is full of contrast, and combined with Tang Jingjing's already arrogant and cold demeanor, it is quite lethal.

Lu Yao was a little surprised, but he was sober and able to control himself, so he took two steps back and said, "Sex is like a knife hanging over your head. I'm very scared of you doing this."

Tang Jingjing was also a little surprised. He was so young but had such good self-control? He was even unwilling to get close to her?

Even took two steps back!
Are you serious?
However, Tang Jingjing was not discouraged. Instead, she closed her coat again and tied it up, then leaned against the railing of the observation deck, took out a pack of ladies' cigarettes from her coat pocket and lit it.

The smoke that spread rapidly under the street lights was like the sorrow she exhaled from her lungs.

Tang Jingjing said quietly, "Actually, I wasn't a bad woman from the beginning. You said I wasn't deeply involved. That's actually not true."

"My family's business failed a few years ago, and my father introduced me to Mr. Tao, and then our family was saved. Now our whole family is overseas."

Tang Jingjing suddenly turned around and looked at Lu Yao: "Guess why my father's business failed?"

Lu Yao did not respond.

Tang Jingjing said to herself, "He is just a small official. He can't accomplish your goal, but he can easily ruin your goal. I know the ship you are on is big, but the ship you are on is also really shady."

"In fact, you are the one who is truly different from us. The world outside is very broad, and that is where you can display your talents and ambitions."

Tang Jingjing's tone became sad and desolate, and her words, full of ups and downs and emotions, were very contagious.

Coupled with the environment here, Tang Jingjing's temperament and appearance, and even the contrasting outfit under the coat, few people can resist it.

Especially for men who have a savior complex, this weak attitude and tragic past are often the weapons that women use to capture men.

After hearing this, Lu Yao lowered his head slightly and looked towards Tang Jingjing. Tang Jingjing, who was lying on the railing of the observation deck, keenly noticed Lu Yao's movements, so she quickly raised her head and moved towards Lu Yao's face.

In the dim night, under the light of the street lamps in the distance, from a certain angle, the silhouettes of the two people looked like they were kissing each other passionately as if they were touched by each other.

Lu Yao was startled and wanted to retreat, but Tang Jingjing hugged his waist and bit his lips. The severe pain made Lu Yao's scalp explode instantly.

With his lips bitten, he did not rush to push Tang Jingjing away, but waited for Tang Jingjing to open her mouth on her own initiative.

Tang Jingjing took a step back, her eyes full of triumphant smile: "Now, you can seriously consider the advice I just gave you. Come to our side, you will get far more than what you have now."

Lu Yao touched his bitten lips, luckily there was no bleeding: "I won't consider it."

He looked around: "Have you arranged the seats?"

Tang Jingjing smiled and said, "If you don't consider it this time, you won't be able to get such a good price next time."

Lu Yao also said: "In fact, you are the one who should be considered. Next time, you won't even be qualified to stand and negotiate with me."

Tang Jingjing raised her hand and waved her five fingers towards Lu Yao, saying with a smile: "Then we will each rely on our own abilities."

She stepped back while waving her five fingers, then got into the car with a confident stride, and soon the taillights of the car disappeared in the cold night of Shangnan.

Looking at the rapidly disappearing taillights of the car, Lu Yao smiled.

Since he had guessed from the beginning that the other party had arranged a camera for secret filming here, there was no reason why Tang Jingjing couldn't guess that Lu Yao could guess it, and she could even guess that Lu Yao would arrange the camera in the dark and then perform the same operation as her.

But she still did it, which shows that she is very confident.

But what he couldn't have expected was that Lu Yao actually had a "god teammate" on his side. This time it was not two against two, but three against two.

How could Lu Yao lose when he attacked with the flying dragon?

……

The next day, an official from the Nancheng New District was suddenly taken away by the Shangnan Censorate. Then in the afternoon, photos of Lu Yao and Tang Jingjing's secret meeting were leaked through some secret channels to the hands of senior officials of the Nancheng New District.

This made the bigwigs in Nancheng New District angry. What was going on?
How come the staff around General Rong got involved with Tao Sixing's secretary?

It should be impossible.

This should be the smoke bomb released from the center of Shangnan City. This operation is not new, but why did the guy next to Rong Nianqing meet with the other side at this critical juncture!
Although many bigwigs in the South City New District knew that the photos they had obtained were probably deliberately spread by Tao Sixing, Lu Yao still left them with a bad impression of being "frivolous", "unstable" and "not thorough enough".

This group of big guys have been polished to be extremely skilled, and many of them often do not seek credit, and credit is to avoid mistakes.

Therefore, they would never do anything as radical as Lu Yao's, nor would they agree with it.

This is probably why Rong Nianqing wants to use Lu Yao.

Because Lu Yao’s style is really wild, and the key is that he dares to be wild!
The last method used to deal with Tao Siyu was to ask the people from the Southern New City, or even some young people in her family, to come, but they would never dare to do that.

It’s not that they can’t think of it, but that they dare not.

In the morning, someone from the Southern New City was taken away by the Shangnan Censorate. But before the other side could get close to Lu Yao, the Sanfasi from above suddenly sent people down. These people from the Sanfasi drove straight into the center in a Coaster with a clear purpose, and took away a low-ranking official from the city center.

But unlike the stunned but still calm atmosphere in the South City New District, the city center immediately panicked after learning about this.

"Why are there people coming from upstairs?"

"Why did this group of people come with such a clear purpose to take that person away?"

That person is so inconspicuous and hidden! If there is no ghost in the house, the purpose of this wave will not be so clear!

So, who is the ghost?

(End of this chapter)