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"Walk!"

Li Peiyi gave the bodyguards instructions with a solemn expression.

Although she didn't know what had happened, whatever it was, her top priority now was to get Peng Jiesi away safely.

Nothing else matters.

"Miss Li, please listen to me, it's all a misunderstanding..."

Seeing that Li Peiyi was about to leave, Xiang Huasheng became even more anxious. If he didn't explain things clearly now, he wouldn't be able to explain them clearly at all.

Li Peiyi ignored him; all she wanted to do now was leave. No matter what anyone said, it was useless, and she wouldn't give anyone face.

"Miss Li, this is truly a misunderstanding. Let's talk in the private room. I..."

Seeing that Li Peiyi showed no sign of stopping, Xiang Huasheng hurriedly took a few steps forward to try and stop her.

Seeing that their boss didn't want Li Peiyi to leave, his men quickly and astutely surrounded her, ready to stop her for a moment.

However, these actions seemed to have stepped on Li Peiyi's tail.

"Don't move."

Li Peiyi shouted, ignoring all gun control regulations, and urgently instructed her bodyguards, "If anyone dares to make a move, use your weapons. Don't worry about me, just protect Miss Casey as she leaves."

Xiang Huasheng's outstretched hand froze in place. He opened his mouth, but all the words he had prepared stuck in his throat because he saw Li Peiyi's bodyguard put one hand into his pocket.

Does he have a real weapon in his pocket?

That was the third daughter of Li Zhaoji, one of the four great families. It's not surprising that her bodyguards had real weapons.

Although Hong Kong has gun control laws, it also has legal licenses. With Li Zhaoji's influence, obtaining a legal license would not be difficult.

Hey, do you know what you just said?

Are you fucking crazy? What are you trying to do in public? Do you have to make such a big deal out of this?

You damn bitch!

No matter how much he cursed in his heart, Xiang Huasheng knew very well that things seemed to be out of control and were in serious trouble.

"Miss Li, what happened? Is there some misunderstanding? Let's find a place to talk things out..."

Xiang Huaqiang was unaware of what had happened. He had been elsewhere when he saw the chaos here and rushed over.

Before he could finish speaking, chaos erupted at the entrance to the hall.

Then, a dozen bodyguards rushed in and quickly protected Li Peiyi and Peng Jiesi, and the dozen or so people retreated in a rhythmic manner.

"Ke Qing".

The pronunciation of Peng Jiesi's name is somewhat like "King." Even in this situation, she hasn't forgotten Qin Keqing, who was watching the show.

So, Qin Keqing had no choice but to follow them away, despite the many curious stares.

This time, Xiang Huasheng didn't stop them. He knew it would be useless to stop them, and it might even lead to a conflict on the spot. He could only watch them leave, his face so gloomy it was almost dripping with water.

"Alright, it's nothing, just a small misunderstanding. Everyone, please continue."

After everyone left, Xiang Huaqiang forced a smile and spoke to the people around him.

Regardless of what these people were thinking, they still politely dispersed, only gathering in twos and threes, talking quietly, and it was unclear what they were talking about.

Xiang Huaqiang couldn't care less about anything else.

"What happened? Why did you get into a conflict with Li Peiyi?"

He pulled Xiang Huasheng to the nearest private room, closed the door, and quickly asked.

"I have no idea."

Xiang Huasheng took off his glasses and threw them on the coffee table. His tone was bad, but more than that, it was blank.

Then, as if remembering something, he jumped up and said urgently, "Quick, make a call, find out who the foreign woman next to Li Peiyi is, quick!"

He wasn't stupid; after a little thought, he discovered the problem.

Peng Jiesi's identity was not a secret among the upper echelons, nor was it deliberately concealed. Therefore, Xiang Huaqiang learned about Peng Jiesi's identity after making a few phone calls.

He glanced at Xiang Huasheng, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and, clinging to a sliver of hope, asked, "You...you didn't do anything to that foreign...that lady, did you?"

Xiang Huasheng thought for a moment, then shook his head. "No."

Before Xiang Huaqiang could even catch his breath, he continued, "I've already offered that mainland guy very generous treatment, but he still doesn't understand the current situation and keeps rejecting Yong Sheng."

Did you know? This time he went even further. Not only did he ask for an exorbitant price for his new movie, but he also wanted half the rights to "A Bittersweet Life." He's too greedy.

I've given him so many chances, but he kept provoking me today. I was so angry I lost my temper. I decided to teach him a lesson and have someone lock him in a private room for a few hours under the pretext of him being drunk, hoping it would make him see the truth.

Xiang Huaqiang looked at Xiang Huasheng with suspicion. You want to lock him up for a few hours on the grounds of being drunk? Well, actually it's not too much. It's just a small lesson. Even if it gets out of hand, he was "drunk" and slept in the private room for a few hours. What's the problem?

But what does that have to do with the question I asked you?

Xiang Huasheng wasn't stupid. He could already tell from Xiang Huaqiang's tone that the foreign woman's identity was definitely not simple. All he was saying was just to comfort himself.

He picked up a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled forcefully.

"I wasn't targeting that foreign girl, I just... I just... they were together, I just wanted them to go to a private room together to calm down."

Xiang Huaqiang suddenly felt a toothache, and then his whole body began to feel uncomfortable.

He pushed the mobile phone to Xiang Huasheng and said seriously, "Call your brother now and tell him everything that happened, without hiding anything."

"What...is she?"

Xiang Huasheng already knew the seriousness of the situation, but he still clung to a last sliver of hope.

"Ugh!"

Xiang Huaqiang sighed heavily. "The governor's second daughter."

Xiang Huasheng's hand trembled as he reached for the mobile phone, and his lips twitched involuntarily. Although he was mentally prepared, he still did not expect it to be such a worst outcome.

No wonder Li Peiyi, who is usually quite ladylike, acted like a madwoman today.

The mobile phones of today are not as big or heavy as they used to be, but in Xiang Huasheng's hands, they feel as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Tenth Brother, believe me, I really just want him to 'sober up' in the private room. I'll open the door for him in a few hours. It's not unreasonable."

Xiang Huasheng, who was known for his shrewdness, seemed to have lost his composure at this moment. With a pleading look in his eyes, he looked at Xiang Huaqiang and gave a final explanation before dialing the phone.

Xiang Huaqiang opened his mouth as if to say something, but didn't, only nodding heavily.

He knew very well that compared to a few years ago, his thirteenth brother had become much more restrained, at least on the surface, he no longer used shady methods.

Sigh, how did things turn out this way?

How could it have come to this? How could it have come to this?

The celebration party for "A Bittersweet Life" was held on the afternoon of June 26th.

On the evening of June 26, Xiang Huasheng went to the police station and confessed to some minor matters that the prosecution would not easily let go of.

On the morning of June 27, Xiang Huayan, the person in charge of the Yi An Association, announced his withdrawal from the association and his retirement. He also stated that he would cooperate with the Hong Kong Police Department to clear up and provide relevant information and bills.

On the afternoon of June 27, after friendly negotiations, Qin Keqing and Yong Sheng reached an agreement on the copyright issue of "Sweet Life".

The original agreement framework remains unchanged. For any remaining unresolved matters, the copyright in mainland China belongs to Qin Keqing, and the copyright in the remaining countries and regions belongs to Yongsheng.

Qin Keqing is not the kind of person who takes advantage of a crisis.

However, some "casual" things were still done. At his suggestion, Yong Sheng and Zhang Min voluntarily terminated the remaining contracts, and Zhang Min returned to her free status.

As for Stephen Chow's matter, Qin Keqing asked him about it. After considering it, he decided to stay with Win's Entertainment to fulfill the remaining contract, because compared to other film companies, Win's Entertainment at least wouldn't delay payment.

This is something that Hong Kong film companies, including Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, have found difficult to achieve.

More importantly, Stephen Chow knew that given his current popularity in Hong Kong and the state of the Hong Kong film industry, leaving Win's Entertainment would mean facing contracts from other, more greedy companies.

Qin Keqing stopped paying attention to "江湖事" (Jianghu affairs) and began preparing for his second film.