You're already divorced, why are you so anxious about him becoming a succubus?

"So what's your company's attitude now?" Lu Ci asked, pulling himself together from his thoughts and looking at Tian Weiwei.

Tian Weiwei leaned back weakly and sighed.

"We are currently in the eye of the storm, and my instructions from the public relations department are to refrain from making any response for the time being."

Furthermore, my agent subtly hinted that if this wave of public opinion couldn't be quelled, the company would stop allocating resources to me.

After listening, Lu Ci couldn't come up with any quick and effective solutions.

When netizens and online trolls are having a blast, they don't listen to logic at all. The more weak your explanation is, the easier it is to fall into the "self-proving trap".

Instead, they chose to let it cool down and allow the hype to die down naturally. Once a few days later, when newer and more sensational gossip emerged, netizens would naturally forget about her.

Just as the atmosphere in the room became somewhat dull again, Lu Ci's phone, which he had just unsilenced, vibrated on the coffee table.

Lu Ci looked down and saw that it was Zhao Xingxing calling.

He casually pressed the answer button and put the phone to his ear.

Zhao Xingxing's booming voice rang out:

"Hey! Master, you've been living the high life lately!!"

Four stunningly beautiful female teachers are all swaying around you. How do you maintain your health? You'd better teach me a trick or two sometime!

Because the room was very quiet, the four girls sitting on the sofa heard Zhao Xingxing's shout perfectly.

Four complex gazes all fell on Lu Ci in an instant.

Tian Weiwei, who was already feeling down, blushed instantly.

Lu Ci's hand holding the phone stiffened: "Get to the point, or I'm hanging up!"

Upon hearing Lu Ci's off-key tone, Zhao Xingxing quickly changed her tune on the other end of the phone:

"I have something important to say! It's about that Jian Yan guy. I heard that idiot threatened to use his family connections to blacklist you? He's really asking for trouble."

Don't worry, I stopped this whole thing as soon as it started this afternoon.

Lu Ci chuckled and teased, "Alright then, I'll thank Young Master Zhao, shall I?"

"Hey, why be so polite with your apprentice!" Zhao Xingxing chuckled twice, then his tone became more serious:

"But Master, didn't that idiot withdraw his investment from the production team?"

This afternoon I had someone contact the director and send me their original investment plan and script to take a look. I was thinking that my father-in-law has been looking down on me lately, always scolding me for not doing my job properly and not coming home to inherit the family business.

I was thinking of investing in it to make some money and prove my business acumen to him!

"My only request to Director Guo was that you must play the male lead."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ci was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and said:

"Young Master Zhao, the post-production special effects for this movie, plus the marketing and actor salaries, will leave a hole of over a billion yuan. Will your old man agree to that?"

Zhao Xingxing said smugly:

"I went to see him this afternoon, gave him the project report, and also asked Guo Feng for the original footage of your audition performance, and showed it to him."

After reading it, the old man nodded on the spot and, unusually for him, praised me, saying, "At least you have eyes!" He also said he'd like to invite me to dinner sometime.

After listening to Zhao Xingxing's words, Lu Ci felt that the reason his father agreed so readily was probably not just because of his audition performance.

Lu Ci guessed correctly; Zhao Xingxing made a bet with his father this afternoon in order to attract investment.

If the film he spearheaded, "The Three-Body Problem 2," becomes a box office hit and makes money, then the old man will let him go out and play freely for a few more years.

But if he loses hundreds of millions of dollars because of his recklessness this time, then he'll obediently come back to work.

Zhao Xingxing has developed an almost blind worship for her "all-powerful master".

He firmly believed that as long as Lu Ci took on the role of the male lead, he would definitely win the bet.

"And Master, this time it wasn't just me who invested, otherwise my father wouldn't have agreed so quickly," Zhao Xingxing continued.

"Your ex-wife is much faster than me. When I contacted Guo Feng this afternoon, he told me that President Shen said he was willing to take on all the vacancies left by Jian Yan's withdrawal of investment."

Later, she and I both had car accidents at Guo Feng's place. Guo Feng didn't dare offend either side, so in the end, our two families discussed it over the phone and decided to each pay half.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Ci looked up and saw Shen Man sitting on the other side of the coffee table.

Shen Man, who had just been acting like a "strict female teacher," instantly turned into a guilty little fox after hearing Zhao Xingxing's words.

She shuffled her high heels nervously on the carpet, her pretty face tense and anxious. Her beautiful eyes darted aimlessly across the floor-to-ceiling windows and ceiling, refusing to meet Lu Ci's probing gaze.

She didn't dare mention this to Lu Ci, fearing that he would refuse to act because of her investment.

Shen Man invested for two reasons. First, her business acumen told her that with Lu Ci and Guo Feng's combined talents, this sci-fi IP was sure to make money.

On the other hand, and this was her main purpose, after Shen Nian's birthday in a couple of days, she would have to go back to class. Without her sister as an excuse, Shen Man would have no reason to stay by Lu Ci's side any longer.

But now, as long as she becomes an investor in this production, she can confidently stay in Hengdian for a long time to come.

Spending every day with Lu Ci, taking advantage of their proximity, she hoped to completely ease the tension in their relationship!

Lu Ci stared at Shen Man for a moment, and Shen Man couldn't stand it anymore and muttered under her breath, "That's hundreds of millions. No matter how rich I am, I still have to be responsible to the group. I'm after commercial value, it has nothing to do with you..."

Lu Ci withdrew his gaze and stopped looking at her. Although he could tell that Shen Man was quite scheming, this time, her and Zhao Xingxing's lightning-fast rescue had indeed helped him a lot.

Originally, Lu Ci had already lost hope in the movie because of Jian Yan's terrible performance, and thought that the task of achieving "5 billion yuan in box office revenue" issued by the system would be stuck for a while.

But now, with Shen Man and Zhao Xingxing investing in the project, Jian Yan has been kicked out of the production team, and Lu Ci is taking on the role of the male lead himself. He thinks it shouldn't be too difficult to complete the task.

After listening to the phone call intermittently, a look of joy appeared on Tian Weiwei's face.

On her way to this room, she had already mentally prepared herself for being sidelined by the company, being unemployed for a long time to come, and having no job offers.

But she never expected the reversal to happen so quickly.

No sooner had Jian Yan left than two big shots sent investment to the production team because of Lu Ci!

At least I've kept my job.

Lu Ci chatted with Zhao Xingxing for a few more minutes, and after hanging up the phone, he took the opportunity to say, "I'm going to call Director Guo and talk to him. You guys go back first."

Tian Weiwei felt a little better, stood up, said goodbye, and walked out. The remaining three reluctantly moved out slowly as well.