After five bigwigs in Beijing's elite circle fell into their trap, I fled.

Chapter 260 Extra: Have You Heard? 1
In recent years, a famous director named Jiang Shu has emerged in Beijing.

Speaking of her, we must also mention the Beijing Film Academy. Because, on the academy's honor roll, her contribution score ranks first.

At the welcome ceremony for the 2035 freshmen, dozens of students from the Directing Department toured the school with great interest, passing by the honor roll.

"Hey, Director Jiang Shu! I often watch her dramas. I heard she was personally mentored by Director Xu, and her dramas are all pretty good." A freshman's eyes lit up. "But I heard that the person who ranked second on the honor wall donated 1 billion yuan to the school! Director Jiang Shu, who ranked first on the honor wall, must have made a huge contribution..."

Another well-informed freshman lowered his voice: "Actually, I think it's exaggerated. Many of my friends have met her, and they all say she's a stingy and miserly person. Let alone 1.5 billion, I've heard that the concept of 'billion' doesn't even exist in her eyes. She never invests more than 100 million, and several of her films only cost a few million..."

The third freshman interjected: "That can't be! Don't forget that Yan Yu has made many cameo appearances in her dramas! That's Yan Yu, a top star who has already retired from the film and television industry. Nowadays, many people would spend hundreds of millions of yuan to ask him to make a cameo appearance for three minutes, but he's a regular in Director Jiang's dramas, only he never plays the lead role! Because I heard that he doesn't accept romantic or intimate scenes, but if he's the lead, it's unavoidable!"

"Not only that! Yan Shen personally composed the theme song and incidental music for every drama that Director Jiang starred in. Everyone in the industry says that as long as Director Jiang is still directing, she can't live without Yan Shen, and Yan Shen's response to this is only four words: I belong to her. As soon as these words came out, the fans went crazy for months, constantly asking if the two of them were together in private! But they never got a positive response."

"So, speaking of which, who knows how Jiang Shu climbed to the top of the honor wall?" another student questioned. "I heard from the senior students that when Jiang Shu was in college, she would take leave for months at a time, and even went on an exchange program, only to run back after a few days. She basically never stayed at school. Even so, the school not only allowed her to graduate, but also let her go straight to a PhD program. Can you believe it? Oh, and there's more shocking stuff. They say her graduation thesis wasn't even completed independently. There were four other names on the author list, and even during her defense, several other thesis partners accompanied her! What kind of nonsense is this?!"

Beside him, the teaching assistant leading the new students on a tour had a complex expression. He was a veteran of the school—I wouldn't say how old, but he had happened to have experienced thesis defenses many years ago. Back then, he was just an archivist at the defense, and he personally witnessed Director Jiang sitting next to several globally renowned tycoons, including the top star Yan Yu that everyone was just talking about…

As for the wall of honor...

The teaching assistant cleared his throat and pointed casually:
"This library was donated in Jiang Shu's name." — The funds were transferred from Yanxing Group's account, and Yan Yu personally signed the document.

"These two teaching buildings were donated in Jiang Shu's name." — The words personally signed by Feng Li, the heir of the FY conglomerate.

"That large plot of land for the new campus was also donated by Jiang Shu." — Signed by Li Yubai of the Li Group.

"The three buildings on the new campus are still in Jiang Shu's name..." — money from the head of the powerful Iris family in Country F.

"Take a look at those two office buildings over there. They were donated by Ning Yunzhan, the genius designer and chairman of Yunduan Group, many years ago when the group was still around. They were also donated in Jiang Shu's name."

As he explained, the initial doubts gradually subsided.

Finally, someone couldn't help but speak up: "Just one building costs more than 1.5 billion, and... how much money must have been spent on all these buildings and land..."

"It's not just about money." The teaching assistant paused for a moment. "Many of our school's projects are controlled by the FY conglomerate. That guy often acts on a whim and blocks projects at the drop of a hat. But... I heard that Jiang Shu can control him."

"Wow—that's amazing!"

“There’s also the film studio in the capital that was built a few years ago.” The teaching assistant smiled slightly. “It’s the world’s largest and most luxurious film studio. Although it has now become a popular filming location for many directors, its original purpose was simply to allow Director Jiang Shu to film and play… If Director Jiang hadn’t said that it was too quiet and boring, other directors might not have had the opportunity to enter now.”

At this point, all the students were speechless! Looking around the school again, they felt that Jiang Shu's aura was everywhere... However, these were just rumors heard from others, and the shock was short-lived.

However, for Jiang Shu's directing team, they were able to uncover new gossip from time to time.

One year, the assistant director went to Jiang Shu's beautiful villa to deliver equipment and accidentally discovered that Director Jiang already had a son!
Having a son is not unusual; many people in the entertainment circle secretly get married and have children.

The problem is that the child actually told me in a very serious manner that he has two biological fathers!

Director Jiang was right there, and surprisingly, he didn't say anything in response...

Later, the assistant director came a few more times and met Li Yubai, the chairman of the Li Group. At that time, he gently held the child in his arms. The child's aloof expression and delicate lips were exactly like Li Yubai's!
So, Jiang Shu is... the rumored wife of the richest man?!

A few days later, while the assistant director and Jiang Shu were filming on set, Jiang Shu received a phone call and told the assistant director, "The child's father has brought the child to visit the set. I'm busy right now, so could you go to the dressing room to greet them?"

The assistant director thought to himself: The richest man really loves his wife to death...

However, when he walked into the lounge, he found the famous heir of the FY conglomerate holding a child in his arms on the sofa, reading a picture book to the child affectionately, while the child called out "Daddy" in a soft voice.

At this moment, the assistant director realized that the child who looked exactly like Li Yubai actually had a pair of peach blossom eyes... He and Feng Li looked strangely alike, like father and son!

How can this be?

Has the world gone mad...?

The assistant director had been struggling for years, but dared not tell anyone.

Later, a screenwriter who was highly trusted by Director Jiang joined the production team.

The screenwriter was a very talented young woman in her early twenties. Almost every script she wrote was a hit, which Jiang Shu admired immensely.

This rarity naturally fostered a close relationship, and he would often take the script to Jiang Shu to discuss it.

The screenwriter had been writing melodramatic scripts for years, but never imagined that one day he would witness his director's life, which was even more absurd than the scripts.

No, it can't be called absurd.

It can only be described as extremely, extremely unbelievable...