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Chapter 192 Wang Baoqiang's Plea for Help
Datang Film Studio, reception room.

Looking at the cup of bluish tea on the table, Chen Xiu listened solemnly to Wang Baoqiang's story.

"I feel very lucky..."

Wang Baoqiang sat opposite Chen Xiu, looking somewhat tired. His expression was numb, and his eyes were wide open but lifeless.

His speech was no longer stammering as before, and his tone was full of reminiscence.

"My family was very poor when I was a child. I went to Shaolin Temple to learn martial arts when I was 8 years old because we couldn't afford to go to school..."

"Later, I came to Beijing to find some work. Because I know martial arts, I was able to find some jobs on film sets..."

"I am very grateful to Director Feng. He is my first benefactor. If he hadn't given me the opportunity to act in 'A World Without Thieves,' I might still be an extra..."

Listening to his rambling narration, Chen Xiu did not interrupt him.

Today's meeting was at Wang Baoqiang's request. He had just experienced something like that, and his feelings were complicated. Chen Xiu could understand if he talked a lot.

Just now, when Wei Feng asked with his eyes whether Wang Baoqiang should get straight to the point, Chen Xiu also stopped him with her eyes.

"In 07, I became famous because of the TV series 'Soldiers Sortie,' and then I met a girl..."

At this point, Wang Baoqiang's tone suddenly became filled with a deep sadness.

Noticing this change, Chen Xiu stopped paying attention to the tea soup.

Wang Baoqiang's lips trembled slightly, then he slowly lowered his head, concealing his expression.

"This girl was very beautiful, with big eyes, and she was very kind to me. I always thought meeting her was the luckiest thing that ever happened to me, but..."

Wang Baoqiang's voice choked up a little; his emotions had surged so quickly that he found it difficult to control himself.

Chen Xiu pulled out two pieces of paper from the side and handed them to him.

After the two sniffling sounds subsided, Wang Baoqiang continued, "I want to get an explanation for myself."

He slowly raised his head, looking at Chen Xiu with reddened eyes.

"Mr. Chen, Chen Sicheng sent me to see you. He said that as long as you are willing to help me, this matter can be resolved more quickly, and I can get my things back sooner."

How would you like me to help you?

Chen Xiu said calmly, neither denying nor refusing, clearly acknowledging Chen Sicheng's statement.

Seeing his composed demeanor, Wang Baoqiang's chest tightened, and he was about to explain his entire plan, but the words caught in his throat and he fell silent...

"Well, we still have to follow the law."

"Of course!"

Chen Xiu nodded with absolute certainty. Although Wang Baoqiang was an important part of the "Detective Chinatown" IP, he would not do anything outrageous in order to win him over.

Seeing Wang Baoqiang staring blankly at him, not knowing what to say.

Chen Xiu tried to guide him, saying, "If you want to find a reliable lawyer to protect your rights, you can tell Mr. Wei your requirements. Many of his teachers and seniors are well-known lawyers."

"I've hired a lawyer..."

"There are different lawyers for everyone. In your current situation, you should find a more reliable one. Of course, this is just a suggestion."

Having no experience in this area, Wang Baoqiang turned to look at Wei Feng after hearing Chen Xiu's words.

Seeing this, Wei Feng coughed lightly and said, "Although my university advisor can no longer litigate, he can still provide legal advice. If we ask him for help, this matter should be resolved quickly."

"Why can't he file a lawsuit, yet he can resolve it so quickly?" Wang Baoqiang asked, puzzled.

Even if he was completely ignorant of the law, he could clearly see the logical fallacies in Wei Feng's words.

When talking about his mentor, Wei Feng said with a strange expression, "He can't litigate because of the nature of his work, but he knows how to win cases and knows many lawyers who specialize in this type of case."

"In short, you can tell Mr. Wei about your requirements for a lawyer, and he will arrange everything," Chen Xiu said to Wang Baoqiang.

He also hoped that the other party could resolve this matter as soon as possible so as not to affect the preparation work of "Detective Chinatown 2".

Upon hearing this, Wang Baoqiang, who lacked the relevant knowledge and experience, had no choice but to believe it.

"President Chen, President Wei, thank you."

"Don't worry too much about it. Everyone has difficult times in life! Is there anything else I can do to help you?"

Help people to the end and send Buddha to the West.

Since Wang Baoqiang had approached him, and considering his indispensability to the "Detective Chinatown" IP, Chen Xiu didn't mind maximizing his help.

Upon hearing Chen Xiu's words, Wang Baoqiang hesitated for a moment, but ultimately shook his head.

"It's nothing. I just want to end this as soon as possible and get my life back to normal. I don't want to see her again."

"This is indeed the most pressing issue that needs to be addressed right now."

Chen Xiu nodded and said, "The longer this matter drags on, the greater the impact on your commercial value will be. Many acting offers that originally wanted to work with you will choose to wait and see, or simply look for other actors..."

"Mr. Chen, you don't mean to replace me in the sequel to 'Detective Chinatown,' do you?"

Wang Baoqiang asked anxiously, his work had come to a standstill, and his money had been taken away.

Wang Baoqiang hesitated for a moment, considering whether to ask Chen Xiu for a loan for an emergency. But thinking that he didn't need much money and that borrowing from Chen Sicheng would solve the problem, he didn't ask. Now, hearing Chen Xiu mention the acting contract, he naturally thought of the upcoming sequel to "Detective Chinatown."

Wang Baoqiang is blinded by his own involvement. If he thought about it carefully, he would realize that if the person really needed to be replaced, why would Chen Xiu have come to meet him?

"Don't worry, I never thought about replacing you. I just want to help you resolve this issue as soon as possible."

Chen Xiu turned to Wei Feng and said, "You should communicate with Bao Qiang about the lawyer's matter! If there are any negative comments online, have Yang Ming help with public relations. If you really can't resolve it, just call me."

"Ok, I see!"

For celebrities, the loss of fame is the most serious. If Wang Baoqiang cannot resolve this matter as soon as possible, his acting and variety show appearances will come to a standstill, and over time, his status will be affected.

People like him who have stepped out and established their own studios often have very poor crisis management skills.

The help Chen Xiu provided was secondary; what was truly important was arranging public relations for Wang Baoqiang to prevent the situation from worsening.

"What's done is done, and no amount of comforting words will help. I hope you can get over it as soon as possible."

"Mr. Chen, thank you."

"You're too kind. I wasn't much of a help. It was mainly Mr. Wei who worked hard. You can just talk to him about the rest!"

"Ok."

After comforting Wang Baoqiang, Chen Xiu left the meeting room directly.

In this matter, he only needed to express his attitude; Wei Feng would handle the specifics of how to proceed.

Once the meeting room door closed, Wei Feng got straight to the point: "I'll help you contact a lawyer. Do you have enough cash flow right now?"

"Uh, that's enough..."

"Based on what you told me before you came, your funds should have all been transferred, right?"

“I can borrow money from someone.”

Wang Baoqiang gave an awkward smile, feeling somewhat embarrassed about having his family's savings emptied.

Wei Feng gave him a deep look, feeling that he needed to make some things clearer and more thorough.

"Baoqiang, have you thought about why this situation has gotten so out of control?"

"Because I trusted the wrong person."

"Yes! But the real reason, I think, is that you lack a certain connection with your agent. If a third-party company had been monitoring your agent, many things could have been avoided, and you wouldn't be in this situation now."

"..."

Wang Baoqiang stared blankly at Wei Feng, seemingly having already grasped the hidden meaning in his words.

Thinking of this, Wang Baoqiang's voice suddenly became more wary: "President Wei, do you want me to sign my agency contract with Datang Pictures?"

"Don't misunderstand, I'm not taking advantage of your vulnerability to make demands of you; this is just a suggestion."

Wei Feng raised his hand and patted Wang Baoqiang lightly, signaling him to relax.

"I will make sure that everything Mr. Chen promised to do for you is taken care of, so you don't need to worry about that. But have you thought about how to avoid this kind of thing in the future? If you get caught up in a media storm, how will you handle your public relations?"

"This one……"

Wang Baoqiang couldn't answer; he was only focused on solving the immediate problem and had no time to think about the future.

Wei Feng continued, "President Chen has a very good personal relationship with President Cao of Weibo, which is why he said to call him if public relations can't work and he'll help you. President Chen is using his personal connections to help you. This kind of thing is fine once, but if it happens a second time, wouldn't that be too inappropriate?"

"But I don't want to sign with a talent agency..."

“I understand, so my suggestion is that Datang Pictures can invest in your personal studio. This would both avoid similar incidents and maximize your interests.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Baoqiang remained silent for a while before asking, "Is this Mr. Chen's idea?"

Wei Feng shook his head, taking the blame for the negotiation of interests upon himself.

"President Chen wouldn't concern himself with such trivial matters. I'm acting entirely from the company's perspective, aiming to establish a long-term partnership with you!"

"How should we cooperate?"

"Let's discuss the specific methods after this matter is over! There's no point in saying anything more now."

"Yeah, too."

.......
After leaving the meeting room, Chen Xiu strolled to the company's break room. Just as she was about to make a cup of coffee, she saw Bai Lu huddled in a corner talking on the phone.

"Oh! I know, this company is treating me very well now, so you need to take good care of yourself too..."

Although I didn't intend to eavesdrop, the sound just uncontrollably got into my ears.

Chen Xiu turned around awkwardly, about to leave the tea room, when Bai Lu's voice came over again.

"Good morning, boss!"

"Hello."

(End of this chapter)