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Chapter 208 Liu Xiaoli: "It's over! It's ruined! My daughter is love-struck!"

"Song Zude has been criminally detained by the public security authorities for allegedly committing multiple crimes, including insult, defamation, fraud, violent assault, illegal fundraising, and tax disputes."

Hongxingwu Media issued an official statement: In response to Song Zude's insults, defamation, and malicious smear campaign against artist Liu Yifei, our company has formally filed a lawsuit and will pursue all legal responsibilities against him in accordance with the law, resolutely safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the artist!

"Ruishijie, together with more than ten film and television companies including Enlight Media, Wanda, and Huayi Brothers, issued a joint statement: We resolutely oppose the behavior of attacking industry practitioners and film and television works through vulgar means such as spreading rumors, defamation, and malicious hype."

Such actions not only trample on the bottom line of the law, but also damage the industry ecosystem. All parties involved will jointly boycott those who engage in such behavior and will show absolutely no leniency!

"The producers of 'Sunny Sisters' issued a statement: Song Zude's malicious rumors have seriously damaged the film's reputation, causing obstacles to pre-release promotion and temporary fluctuations in box office revenue. The producers will pursue his civil liability in accordance with the law to compensate for the resulting economic losses."

"Song Zude's younger brother, Liu Xinda, responded, saying: 'I have no knowledge of my brother's crimes, I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and his actions have nothing to do with me...'"

...

To be honest, Lü Rui really wanted to send both brothers in at once.

Unfortunately, although the two brothers often worked together and joined forces to smear and spread rumors, their companies were not related to each other.

Furthermore, since Liu Xinda promptly distanced himself from the matter and did not participate in the incident of spreading rumors about Liu Yifei, it's really difficult to find any evidence against him in the short term.

However, Lü Rui had already made arrangements.

He had specifically instructed Chen Tao to keep a close eye on this guy!

If the other party dares to jump out, just slap them to death!

Since they're all just "flies," and one has already been killed, one more won't make a difference.

However, Liu Xinda's eagerness to distance himself from the situation only drew ridicule from netizens.

"Brothers are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately."

"Oh? Weren't we always on the same page, sharing both joys and sorrows? How come you suddenly seem completely unaware?"

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! These two finally got what they deserved. They've really bitten off more than they can chew!"

"..."

Inside Lü Rui's office at Rui Vision, Chen Tao is reporting on the current situation:
"The legal team said that if it were just a rumor, the compensation claim would not exceed 100,000 yuan at most. But Song Zude should not have done this when the movie was released."

"As long as the loss can be quantified and there is substantial evidence proving that he was responsible, then we can sue him relentlessly!"

Lu Rui raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

Loss quantification?

This is so easy!

Movie box office figures are inherently flexible, and ultimately, it's up to Ruishijie to decide.
He can find a professional organization to calculate any data he needs, and even list out all the details.

Based on the current situation, the estimated box office for the finale should be in the range of 2 million to 2.5 million yuan.

However, the production company could have stated that the box office should have reached 3 million, but due to Song Zude's rumors, it indirectly resulted in a loss of more than 5000 million.

This wave of losses is enough to bankrupt him!

As for other criminal acts, let's sentence him according to the law, and lock him up for more than ten years first.

Thinking of this, Lü Rui immediately explained his thoughts.

Chen Tao nodded and immediately agreed: "Chairman Lü, don't worry, I'll go and coordinate with the lawyers right away. I will definitely handle this matter properly and let the outside world know what the consequences are for offending us!"

"Okay, I'll have the finance department allocate another sum of money to your public relations department. You can decide how to use it."

Lu Rui was always very generous to his trusted subordinates.

Especially the guys on the public relations team, they do all the dirty and hard work, so naturally they need to be well-fed and watered.

If this were hundreds of years ago, these people would have been his loyal followers, and their treatment would have been exceptionally good.

For them, the benefits that Lü Rui provides go beyond just free meals and accommodation, and the five social insurances and two housing funds.

Besides these basic conditions, all other arrangements, including a house and a car, were made. The parents were also brought to the capital and cared for by professional nannies.

Those with wives and children have their work and schooling issues taken care of, and at the end of the year, they can receive at least 200,000 yuan in bonuses.

It's no exaggeration to say that now, as long as Lü Rui calls them over and says, "Someone from so-and-so company is trying to mess with me," that very night a fully insured dump truck with malfunctioning brakes will be parked at some intersection outside the other company's premises.

He won't go looking for trouble, but he must take precautions.

After all, real business competition is not like what is shown on TV, where it involves backstabbing and bloodless battles.

Real-world business battles are often conducted in very simple and straightforward ways.

Stealing company seals, cutting off power, puncturing tires, hanging banners, splashing excrement, pouring boiling water on the rival company's money tree... even arranging fights in Chaoyang Park, or even directly killing the other party!
Lu Rui remembered that before his rebirth, a loud-mouthed commentator and a pre-prepared food vendor had a war of words online.

Later, the pre-prepared food company suffered a sharp drop in profits, failed in its bet, and was forced to halt its IPO due to its own questionable practices.

The outspoken critic fled without a word, fearing retaliation...

This is a living example, and we must pay attention, otherwise we may very well end up with the same fate.

Lu Rui had no choice but to be cautious.

After all, a slight misstep could lead to utter ruin!

After agreeing, Chen Tao turned and left the office to take care of some business.

Lu Rui then turned on his computer and checked the current trends in the film and television industry.

"Sunny Sisters" is still slowly climbing toward 2 million yuan at the box office.

Unfortunately, pirated discs and resources have already appeared on the market.

In addition, with the end of the May Day Golden Week and the release of many Hollywood imports vying for screen time, the potential of films is being rapidly exhausted.

However, Lü Rui didn't seem to mind at all.

With an investment cost of 30 million, a box office of 100 million is already considered a huge profit, not to mention that it is now heading towards 200 million.

Multiple blockbuster box office records have been broken, and this achievement has far exceeded expectations.

He then called Lu Yang to inquire about the progress of the preparation for "New World".

When he learned that with Yinghuang's help, they were about to start casting, he immediately gave some special instructions on some details...

……

The following morning, Liu Yifei's thesis defense concluded successfully.

Upon returning and seeing Lü Rui, she excitedly said, "My supervisor gave my thesis an A+ grade and also gave me an outstanding graduate award. They even said I could give a speech at the graduation ceremony."

“Awesome!”

Lu Rui gave her a thumbs up, and subconsciously used the tone of someone coaxing a child.

Liu Xiaoli, who was standing to the side, twitched her lips, quietly turned her body away, and pretended not to see this slightly "childish" interaction.

Liu Yifei pouted, then quickly changed the subject: "Is there anything else I need to do for Song Zude?"

“No need.” Lu Rui shook his head, his tone calm. “Next, it will be a situation where everyone kicks him while he’s down. He won’t be able to get out; he’ll have to stay inside for at least ten years.”

Wow! That's such a long sentence!

Liu Yifei covered her mouth in surprise, her big eyes wide open.

She knew that Lü Rui would definitely help her get revenge, but she didn't expect him to be so ruthless in his first move!

Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but interject, "So, the other crimes he exposed are also true?"

"Now that we're in, even if some things aren't that serious, we have to make them 'serious'."

Lu Rui's tone remained calm.

Liu Yifei didn't understand anything, but Liu Xiaoli inexplicably shuddered.

Although she truly wished Song Zude dead, she never expected Lü Rui's methods to be so ruthless!

They had him beaten up, forced him to film a clarification video, sent him to jail, threatened to bankrupt him, shut down his company, and now they want him to stay in jail for over ten years...

After this series of blows, even if Song Zude doesn't die, he'll be badly injured!

Liu Xiaoli suddenly remembered a sentence she had seen online before: People who start from scratch have a ruthlessness and skill that ordinary rich kids can't match.

Now it seems that it was indeed true!
"So... is there anything else we need to cooperate with? For example, regarding money, legal fees, or other aspects..."

Liu Xiaoli really didn't know how to express her gratitude, so she could only make amends financially first.

“No need.” Lu Rui waved his hand. “Song Zude will compensate for the losses in the end.”

He currently lacks nothing in other areas besides the economy.

As for interpersonal relationships, there's no need for family members to speak like outsiders.

He helped Liu Yifei mainly because he was her boss, and the movie "Sunny Sisters," produced by Ruishijie, was currently showing in theaters. He couldn't let the movie have problems because of the rumors and smears against her.

As for the other reasons, there's no need to go into too much detail.

Of course, money and favors don't need to be compensated, but other aspects cannot be neglected.

He then looked at Liu Yifei and asked, "Are you free tonight?"

Yes, what's wrong?

"Then come with me."

"okay."

Liu Yifei agreed readily, without even asking what Lü Rui was going to do with her.

Of course, she didn't care what she did.

Now, even if Lü Rui says his bed is too cold and asks her to help warm it up, she won't refuse.

Liu Xiaoli, however, seemed a little nervous and subconsciously asked, "Where are we going?"

"There's a dinner party I need to attend with her and make an appearance. Thanks to Enlight Media and Shanghai Film Group for their help this time, I have to thank them in person."

The ability to locate Song Zude in the shortest possible time was mainly due to Guangming's nationwide ground promotion network.

It's no exaggeration to say that wherever there are people, there are Guangming's on-the-ground promotion staff, so finding someone isn't too difficult.

还有拍视频、揍宋诅德的那伙人，也是老王从辽宁那边喊过来的专业“黑手套”。

They put in so much effort and took such risks. Even if there was an exchange of benefits, they should sit down and talk to deepen the relationship. You never know when you might need their help in the future.

Liu Xiaoli breathed a sigh of relief and immediately added, "I have a few bottles of good wine at home, you can take them with you."

"Row."

Lu Rui didn't stand on ceremony with her either.

As the saying goes, we're all family, so let's not speak like strangers.

After all, he is also one of the shareholders of Hongxingwu, which means that he is a part of Hongxingwu.

Unfortunately, Chen Jingfei is currently the largest shareholder, so we need to find an opportunity to buy the remaining shares from him.

Then they kicked Zhang Jizhong out. In this way, he became the largest shareholder of Hongxingwu, holding even more shares than Liu Xiaoli.

Rounding up, that means Liu Yifei is now considered his person.

Right?

……

Watching Lü Rui leave with her daughter, Liu Xiaoli sat in the car on her way home, her thoughts churning.

The series of incidents made her fully aware of the current shortcomings of Red Star Dock.

Faced with a crisis, no matter how much money you have, you don't even have a place to exert your strength.

However, after Lü Rui intervened, the situation changed dramatically!

The day before, the internet was full of negative news about Liu Yifei.

But just one night later, the negative rumors completely reversed and instead became a boost to her popularity.

Lu Rui's shrewd and resourceful tactics were so astonishing that Liu Xiaoli could hardly believe it!
This further strengthened her resolve to be firmly bound to Vision.

What makes a man most attractive is not simply his wealth or talent, but his problem-solving abilities – that's what truly attracts women.

Not to mention Liu Yifei, even Liu Xiaoli herself couldn't help but fantasize.

If she had met someone like Lü Rui when she was younger, she probably wouldn't have been able to resist getting closer to him, or even falling completely in love with him.
After all, such outstanding people are extremely attractive to young girls!
Meanwhile, inside the private restaurant, Lü Rui and Wang Changtian were already drinking and exchanging toasts.

Ren Zhonglun had originally agreed to come, but something came up at the last minute, so we'll have to meet up with him another time.

While drinking, the group chatted about the rumors surrounding Liu Yifei.

Because Wang Changtian specially invited the company's host Liu Yan to accompany him for drinks, the conversation inevitably turned to the incident where Liu Yan interviewed Chen Kaige.

"That poet Chen is really petty. If he hadn't lost his temper back then, those entertainment reporters and paparazzi wouldn't have written such nonsense, which led to things getting out of control and everyone being embarrassed."

Every time Wang Changtian brings up this matter, he can't help but grimace.

If things hadn't blown up so much back then, it wouldn't have mattered if Liu Yan had apologized privately after stepping down, since she was a newcomer.

But now that things have blown up, Wang Changtian is naturally not going to back down.

If you can't even protect your subordinates, what kind of boss are you?

So he directly confronted him, showing no mercy to Chen Kaige.

The same applies to Lü Rui.

If we don't retaliate, won't Ruishijie look like a coward in the eyes of outsiders? They might dare to step on anyone who comes along.

But now that he's done this, anyone who wants to pull some dirty tricks behind the scenes will naturally have to think twice about whether they're worthy of it.

"Strictly speaking, Song Zude is just like any other paparazzi; they both do the same kind of petty theft."

Wang Changtian's tone was extremely disdainful.

Actually, it was he who suggested to Lü Rui that they find someone to teach Song Zude a lesson.

Having done ground promotion for so many years, he understands these people's methods all too well.

If you really have that kind of ruthlessness, you should either be like that Fourth Master from Northeast China, enjoying all the glory before stepping down.

Or they would go to Bashan to seize mines, launder their money and become matchmakers, traveling in Land Rovers and private jets.

Only a coward like Song Zude, who has the will but not the courage, would hide behind a computer and type on a keyboard, doing these underhanded things.

Lu Rui raised his glass with a smile: "Haha, I've learned something. If I encounter something like this again, I'll definitely ask Chairman Wang for some advice."

"No problem!" Wang Changtian responded heartily, raising his glass. "Just give me a call if you need anything. In terms of drinking, I might not be as good as you right now."

But the gray and black areas, I'm not bragging, but the lighting that allowed us to lay out a nationwide television network was something I painstakingly carved out, slice by slice!

When he said this, Wang Changtian was actually quite emotional.

Because he knew the way Lü Rui had come.

The titles of "second generation" and "son of a high-ranking official" have absolutely nothing to do with Lü Rui.

He got to where he is today entirely through his own hard work.

In particular, Wang Changtian was taken aback when he saw the production team of "Dying to Survive"!

Leaving aside China Film Group, Shanghai Film Group, and Xi'an Film Group, let's look at other departments like health, customs, public security, and the Supreme People's Procuratorate...

Grandma has legs!
With these departments backing him up, who would dare to say anything bad about Lü Rui in public?
That's why when Lü Rui called, hoping he could help, he agreed without hesitation.

As long as we can forge a deeper partnership with Vision, the future of Light will be absolutely bright!
"Chairman Wang, let me also raise a toast to you. Thank you so much for your help this time."

Liu Yifei picked up her wine glass, her face tense, and her tone very serious.

"Haha." Wang Changtian bumped into her but didn't accept the credit. "If you want to thank someone, thank Director Lü. I didn't do much..."

"I have to thank you both. Without your help, I would have been in big trouble this time."

After Liu Yifei finished speaking, she drank another cup.

However, when she was about to pour her fourth glass of wine that night, Lu Rui stopped her: "Alright, the kid should drink less. Let the waiter bring some milk."

Liu Yan, who was standing nearby, was very perceptive and immediately stood up and walked out, saying, "I'll go get it."

She was there tonight to keep the company while they drank; she spoke very little and kept a close eye on the situation.

At first she didn't think much of it, but she soon realized the flavor.

Lu Rui and Liu Yifei don't look like a boss bringing employees; they look like a brother bringing his sister.

As for whether there were any other feelings between the brother and sister, that was beyond her ability to speculate.

……

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, the party ended.

Wang Changtian originally wanted to discuss the in-depth cooperation between Light and Vision, but he felt that bringing it up now might seem like "repaying a debt of gratitude," so he simply suppressed that thought.

Since he's currently focused on the Pacific Rim project, it's not too late to discuss collaborations once the project is officially approved.

"Mr. Wang, please be careful on the road."

"Mr. Lü, it's raining a bit outside, and the roads are slippery. Please be careful."

After saying goodbye, Lü Rui took Liu Yifei and got into the car together.

"Let's go to Jinfei Apartment first."

He gave instructions to the driver to take Liu Yifei home first.

Although he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol, he still clearly remembered where Liu Yifei's house was.

Jinfei Apartments was built by Tongchan Investment Group, which is developed by Chen Jingfei. Liu Yifei was specially arranged to be the spokesperson for the property, hence the name.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yifei immediately corrected him, "Let's not go to Jinfei, let's go to the Shunyi villa area."

"You moved?" Lu Rui raised an eyebrow slightly.

“Yes, the place I lived before wasn’t very private. Paparazzi would always sneak in to take pictures, which was so annoying. So I bought another house in Shunyi.”

Liu Yifei has earned quite a bit in the past year or two; her commercial endorsements alone amount to a considerable sum, making buying a villa a piece of cake.

Lü Rui didn't think much of it and immediately instructed the driver to change course to Shunyi.

The villa area here is indeed very private. You have to register to enter and call the residents to get permission before you can go in.

Looking at this complicated process, Lü Rui was somewhat tempted.

This place is really nice. Why don't I buy one for myself?
Just then, the car stopped in front of Liu Yifei's villa.

Liu Xiaoli took the initiative to come out to greet her. Seeing that her daughter looked energetic and, although she smelled of alcohol, she was clearly not drunk, her goodwill towards Lü Rui increased immediately.

"Senior, this is my aunt."

Suddenly, Liu Yifei took the arm of a woman standing next to Liu Xiaoli and enthusiastically introduced her to Lü Rui.

"Director Lü, I am Xixi's aunt. Thank you so much for taking care of Xixi."

Liu Yifei's aunt looks very easygoing and is much prettier than in the photos. She has an even stronger scholarly air about her than Liu Xiaoli.

The name "Lin Daiyu" involuntarily popped into Lü Rui's mind, but he politely nodded in response, "You're welcome."

It was getting late, so he didn't linger there any longer.

Since drinking alcohol would have a negative impact, I left after saying goodbye.

Watching the taillights disappear at the end of the road, Liu Xiaoli immediately asked about what happened that night.

"I only drank three small cups, and then my senior wouldn't let me drink anymore..." Liu Yifei said, feeling a little aggrieved. She had wanted to improve her alcohol tolerance.

"Why are you drinking so much, you little girl? You're so disobedient..." Liu Xiaoli said angrily.

Liu Yifei remained silent and obediently accepted the scolding.

However, her aunt chimed in, "Being an actor means you can't avoid socializing..."

Then, she suddenly changed the subject: "Was that Lu Rui just now? He looks quite handsome! He's tall and strong too. Does he have a girlfriend? How many years apart are you two?"

“He doesn’t have a girlfriend, and he’s four and a half years younger than me,” Liu Yifei replied obediently.

She was especially confident when she talked about the word 'girlfriend'.

My aunt's eyes lit up: "Oh! Isn't that perfect? ​​The young man is quite good, Qianqian, you must seize this opportunity."

Liu Yifei blushed, but she neither refused nor said that she didn't want to talk about it right now.

"Don't encourage her," Liu Xiaoli said helplessly. "Director Lü might not even be interested in her, she's just a little girl..."

"Who said I don't like you? I'm just as good as you!" Liu Yifei retorted defiantly, sticking out her neck.

"How do you know they'd be interested in you?" Liu Xiaoli asked, seizing the opportunity.

"Last time I took his hand, he didn't let go..." Before she could finish speaking, Liu Yifei suddenly covered her mouth, extremely annoyed that she had let something slip.

"Hahaha." The aunt next to her laughed so hard she couldn't straighten up. "Good, good, good! I didn't expect my Qianqian to be the type to take the initiative. I believe in you. If you like someone, go for it!"

"Auntie, what are you saying? No, I didn't..."

Looking at her daughter's flushed face, Liu Xiaoli had only one thought in her mind:
Finished!

Wasted!

It's completely screwed!

She had long suspected that her daughter might be a hopeless romantic, but she never expected it to actually be true...

This is clearly a move to "give it away for free"!
What should we do?!

(End of this chapter)