Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 653 Cutting Off the Source: The Bottom Line Under the Sickle
Director Luo gazed at his promising young subordinate, his eyes gleaming with approval. His voice held undisguised satisfaction: "Dongxu, I didn't expect you to uncover the entire conspiracy in such a short time. Tell me, now that you've deduced their scheme, do you have any good strategies to break it?"

Gao Dongxu smiled and took out a cigarette and lighter, offering one to Director Luo. After lighting it, he lit one for himself, exhaling a light puff of smoke. This composed demeanor only served to highlight his calm and wise temperament.

"Director Luo, breaking this deadlock isn't actually that complicated," Gao Dongxu said calmly. "We have two choices: First, we can turn the tables and let Xu Yuan continue his investigation, following the clues to uncover the mastermind. Second, we can strike at the root of the problem, completely destroying this conspiracy's foundation."

Upon hearing this, Director Luo's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He noticed Gao Dongxu's effortless composure during the analysis, as if he could unravel even the most complex situations. Such insight and decisiveness were truly rare among the younger generation.

"Interesting." Director Luo's lips curled slightly upward, his fingers lightly tapping the table. "Tell me your specific thoughts."

Gao Dongxu calmly began his analysis: "First of all, Xu Yuan was clearly being used. We can let him redeem himself and continue the investigation, but we must maintain the initiative."

He paused for a moment, a sharp glint in his eyes. "More importantly, we need to teach those lurking shadows a lesson, to let them understand that engaging in such underhanded tactics in China comes at a price."

Director Luo couldn't help but nod, secretly praising the young man for not only being meticulous in his thinking, but also for his strong sense of responsibility and commitment.

“My suggestion is to take a two-pronged approach.” Gao Dongxu pushed up his glasses, his eyes shining brightly behind the lenses. “On the one hand, the Palace Museum, together with the expert team from that year, should immediately issue an authoritative statement, detailing the authentication process and basis of ‘Along the River During the Qingming Festival’ to set the record straight.”

They also demanded that the *Beijing Evening News* retract the article and issue an apology, and release a clarification report through official channels.

At this point, Gao Dongxu's lips curled into a meaningful smile: "Most importantly, we must proactively expose the profit chain between the auction house and the forces behind it, directing public opinion directly at those attempting to profit from the manipulation of authenticity. This way, regardless of whether they possess copies or forgeries, they will lose credibility."

Upon hearing this, Director Luo couldn't help but slam his hand on the table in admiration: "What a brilliant move! You're making them reap what they sow!"

Gao Dongxu smiled. "The best way to deal with this kind of conspiracy is to turn their carefully orchestrated scheme into your own prison. Whoever produces the so-called 'authentic work' is the mastermind behind this farce."

Director Luo gazed at the young man before him, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He had seen far too many so-called elites, but those who could maintain such a clear mind and accurate judgment in a crisis were extremely rare. Gao Dongxu not only saw through the enemy's scheme but also found the most effective counterattack strategy in an instant.

"Dongxu," Director Luo said earnestly, "your plan takes into account both short-term solutions and long-term impacts. Especially the 'strike the snake at its vital point' strategy—it directly hits the other side's Achilles' heel. Excellent... I was just worried about how to solve this big problem when I got the call, but now it's all good, no need to worry anymore, hahaha..."

Looking at Director Luo, who was smiling happily, Gao Dongxu said with a glint in his eyes, "Boss, you still need to give Xu Yuan a little nudge."

"Well, his abilities are beyond doubt. To be honest, I want Xu Yuan to become the new leader of the Five Families. The other four families have a lot of problems. I suspect that Lao Chaofeng has already infiltrated the other four families, and he may even be the leader of one of them." Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu and said with sharp and bright eyes.

"The Huang family is not like that, I can say with certainty. They were infiltrated before. The Huang family conducted a rigorous internal screening and investigation, and dug out a lot of corrupt officials. The Huang family is now quite clean." Gao Dongxu said frankly to Director Luo, which can be regarded as an assurance for the Huang family.

"Hehe, Huang Kewu's self-examination and his courage to cut off his own arm are only possible because of your appearance." Director Luo said with a meaningful smile, "To be honest, without your appearance, regardless of whether the Huang family is Lao Chaofeng's force or not, they would have been suppressed. In the past few years, the Huang family has done quite a few illegal things."

"From now on, Yanyan will be in charge of the Huang family, and those problems will never happen again." Gao Dongxu sighed inwardly. Sure enough, the Huang family, which monopolized the resources of two factions, was the target of suppression.

"Tell Huang Kewu to return the Baimen business to Xu Yuan, and that everything from the past will be forgiven."

Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu, who was frowning, and said with a faint smile: "The Five Families need to be balanced. For many years, there have been constant internal disputes and endless struggles for interests among the Five Families. The plan to transform into an auction house has been unable to pass, and the influence has gradually declined. The problem lies in the fact that the Huang family monopolizes two of the Families, causing the Five Families to lose their balance. Therefore, whether Huang Kewu is willing or not, he has to return the White Gate's business to the Xu family."

"Okay, I will definitely pass on the message. If it weren't for Yanyan, I wouldn't have gotten involved in this mess—" Gao Dongxu timely expressed his attitude and bottom line to Director Luo. He would not go against Director Luo for the sake of the Huang family's interests. He should know that the decision on how to deal with the Five Families was not up to Director Luo alone.

It involves such a huge pie—the Five Families' wealth accumulated over a century or two—and who knows how many people are eyeing it.

His appearance has blocked the path to wealth for many people. To be honest, if it weren't for the Buddha Head case, in which the Yao family became the scapegoat for Lao Chaofeng and suffered a major loss, allowing all parties to gain something, the fattest pig, the Huang family, would definitely have been restrained and bled dry.

Even with his protection now, the Huang family will inevitably have to spend money to avoid disaster, but they won't be severely weakened.

There's no way around it; some knives, once drawn, won't be sheathed until blood is drawn.

However, this was no longer his concern. He only needed to protect Huang Yanyan and ensure that the Huang family's core territory, which Huang Yanyan had taken over, remained intact. As for the interests of the entire Huang family, that was none of his business.

"Hehe, you're quite the ladies' man," Director Luo teased with a gleam in his eyes. "In this dazzling world, only good food and beautiful women are indispensable. One should enjoy life to the fullest, indulging in food and drink while admiring beautiful women, so as not to have lived in vain," Gao Dongxu said with a laugh, displaying his rather skewed values.

"You can talk nonsense in front of me all you want, but don't say such morally questionable things again. You're the CHU now, so watch your words and actions," Director Luo said with a helpless smile, then his smile faded and his expression turned serious as he reminded him.

"Also, you must keep your private life hidden. Don't be reckless. We can turn a blind eye to some things, but that doesn't mean you can be unrestrained and act recklessly. After all, your status is different now."

"Hehe, don't worry, boss, I'll keep that in mind," Gao Dongxu laughed. "By the way, has my trip abroad been approved?"

"Hmm." Director Luo looked at Gao Dongxu with a hint of helplessness and said, "If you're buying assets in the US, it's best to put them in someone else's name. You can do whatever you want with assets in China."

"Okay—" Gao Dongxu didn't take it too seriously; it really didn't matter to him whose name it was under.

Hearing Gao Dongxu's quick agreement, Director Luo smiled with satisfaction, then looked at the locust tree and frowned, saying, "Can you guarantee there won't be any accidents tonight?"

"Don't worry, boss. It's a piece of cake to wipe it out. I'm more worried that it won't dare to cause trouble anymore. After all, I taught it a lesson it won't forget," Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

"Is there any way to force it out?" Upon hearing that it might not appear, Director Luo glanced at the experts who were directing the elites to move various instruments and asked with a slight headache.

"Yes, I'm ready. If it really shrinks back, I'll force it out." Gao Dongxu was prepared; he had a bottle of exorcising potion prepared in his space.

"That's good." Director Luo's eyes lit up, and he said with an expectant expression, "When I looked at the reports they submitted before, I have to say, these sneaky methods are really not to be underestimated."

The significance of developing technology to influence the human brain and create hallucinations would be unimaginable.

"That depends on the abilities of these experts. I only ask that they develop an instrument that can capture spirits, so that they can go on missions to handle paranormal events in various places in the future," Gao Dongxu said with a smile.

Director Luo looked at the locust tree and nodded with a deep gaze.

As night fell, after having dinner with Gao Dongxu and a group of experts, Director Luo began to adjust various instruments, and everyone waited expectantly for the earthbound spirits to attack.

"It's already ten o'clock, why is there still no movement?" Wearing a coat, Director Luo sat outside the tent, looking at the time on his watch. He frowned slightly and asked Gao Dongxu, who was lounging lazily in a folding moon chair, covered with a coat, warming himself by the fire, and playing on his phone.

"If you don't want to wait, I'll force it out," Gao Dongxu said with a smile as he put away his phone.

Director Luo pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, let's continue waiting. Who knows how long we'll have to wait?"

"Hmm." Gao Dongxu lifted his coat, stood up, and took out a small bottle of water from his pocket.

Director Luo's eyes lit up as he looked at the small bottle of water in Gao Dongxu's hand, and he picked up the walkie-talkie.

"Attention all units, the obstacle breaching operation is about to begin. Please be prepared and strictly follow the operation plan. Please reply upon receipt."

"Received—" XN
Gao Dongxu walked up to the locust tree, turned back to Director Luo, and smiled, "Can we begin?"

"Let's begin. Remember, if you notice anything unusual about the experts, stop immediately."

With the help of his secretary, Director Luo put on a white restraint suit, which restricted his hands and feet, and gave Gao Dongxu another instruction.

"Don't worry, I guarantee there won't be any problems," Gao Dongxu assured Director Luo, who insisted on experiencing the hallucination firsthand.

(End of this chapter)