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Chapter 244: 244 can only pretend to be a pig and eat like a tiger

Chapter 244: 244 can only pretend to be a pig and eat like a tiger

Shi Lan swiftly took care of those three people, then returned to Chen Beini and Gu Chengyu’s side, checking the time—it had been only five minutes.

After wrapping up in the morning, Chen Beini and Gu Chengyu were scheduled to shoot some extras, and originally wanted to include Shi Lan, but the young lady was not interested in these things.

Since she was always aloof, both in public and private, and she didn’t cater to fans, there really wasn’t much material to shoot.

Back at the hotel, Shi Lan saw Tang Ze.

Tang Ze came up to meet her and asked, “Where are the people from the legal department?”

“Scared off by the boss in just a few words,” Sun Ling replied with a hint of pride.

However, Tang Ze’s expression remained concerned, and he said to Shi Lan, “Let’s go to the room to talk.”

Shi Lan knew what Tang Ze was worried about. As the founder of Huahai, she had witnessed firsthand the development of the emperor, and she was very clear about the conduct of the two Qu brothers.

Once inside the room, Tang Ze anxiously said, “After last night’s incident, quite a few resources approached us. I intended to discuss with the director a plan for your future career, but the director just threw my proposal in the trash, saying you offended Kong Lin last night.”

“Moreover, I was worried this would happen—the company indeed wasn’t content to let you take away one million, so they sent someone from the legal department to pressure you. Boss, I know you’re very capable, but General Qu…”

“Is the sort of scum who would suffocate someone with a bag and force urine down their throat, you think I don’t know that?” Shi Lan retorted, “Are you afraid that I’ll also fall victim to such schemes?”

“I am really worried…”

“Or do you think my partnership with Yan would lose to these two scumbags?” Shi Lan smiled ambiguously, “I’m sorry, you think too highly of me. I’m not exactly a good person either. Although I don’t make a move lightly, there have been instances where I hung someone up to dry for three days or filled their mouth with a listening device.”

Tang Ze suddenly frozen.

“Tang Ze, I’m not An Lan. In the world I used to live in, it was survival of the fittest; every day, you could see beasts baring their fangs. You just need to calmly provide any information you think is valuable, and soon, I will take you with me,” Shi Lan said earnestly yet firmly.

Tang Ze took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

Then he stepped back two steps, sat on the arm of the sofa, and said, “Kong Lin and Senior Qu have an illicit relationship, besides, I suspect the master who said your beauty is a curse was either bribed, or maybe An Lan had offended him before, or else, it was someone else in the company who set you up.”

“If you don’t know, even less do I,” Shi Lan responded, “Keep an eye on this matter for now. Our next step is to clear debts.”

“Alright.” Seeing the boss so composed, Tang Ze also settled down, determined to investigate the fortune-telling matter thoroughly for the boss.

“Didn’t you say resources approached us? Which ones? Let me see?”

“I will send them to your email later,” Tang Ze replied.

He had been worried for a while, and only now remembered he hadn’t had breakfast yet. Tang Ze held his stomach and looked around, and Sun Ling immediately understood and asked, “Brother Tang, shall we have lunch together?”

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“At least you have some conscience.”

…

After Shi Lan rebuffed three elite members of the legal department, they dared not report back to the office. Only when the Qu brothers remembered the issue and summoned them did they reluctantly head to the CEO’s office. However, to avoid blame, the three described Shi Lan in the worst terms possible, crazily insinuating to the Qu brothers that this woman was uncontrollably ambitious.

They would never admit that they had been professionally outmaneuvered by Shi Lan, unable to retaliate, and that was why they had left with their tails between their legs.

“Big brother, what do you think?” Qu Mobai stroked his chin and asked Qu Chong, “Are we really helpless against a minor artist?”

“Isn’t it simple to just send a few people with gifts to the set and take good ‘care’ of her, then won’t she behave? Do I need to teach you that?” Qu Chong, with his hands behind his back, fiddled with his prayer beads, “A matter of one million, what did that little bitch say?”

The trio then told the brothers about Shi Lan exploiting a loophole in the contract, “We don’t know who taught her that, but we’re helpless against her, and if this got out, everyone would know our contract is flawed, which would be worse than the problem itself, so we didn’t continue to argue with her.”

These three were merely playing up to their bosses, pushing the blame completely onto others.

Qu Chong, infuriated, slammed the table and then said, “Has it become lawless? Bring Tang Ze to me.”

After having lunch with Shi Lan at the hotel, Tang Ze had already returned to the company.

Upon receiving the summons, he immediately went to the Qu brothers’ office and upon entering, asked, “What’s the matter, President Qu?”

“What’s going on with that bitch An Lan? Are you teaching her how to fight back behind the scenes?”

“President Qu, you are wronging me. This morning the supervisor said to give up on An Lan, and I canceled all her engagements, after all, dead people don’t need accommodations. I’m busy with other artists,” replied Tang Ze, “But, I did indeed visit the set at noon, ensuring she knew her place about the bonus and to distribute it according to the contract, or else she can’t blame the company for being ruthless.”

After hearing Tang Ze’s explanation, the brothers exchanged a glance, somewhat disbelieving, “You’ve managed An Lan for years.”

“The An Lan of the past was obedient and compliant; who knew she’d change so drastically after waking up? I’m also afraid she’ll cause trouble for me.”

Tang Ze conveyed his emotions and attitude so convincidly that he temporarily deceived the brothers.

In fact, Tang Ze responded so promptly because Shi Lan had advised him during their lunch at the hotel, “After returning to the company, don’t overtly protect me, just pretend you’ve already conceded to the company’s decision to drop me, and show that you are still negotiating with me over the Yilong bonus.”

Sure enough, once the brothers heard that Tang Ze was still negotiating the bonus with An Lan, they no longer had the desire to trouble him, and said, “We understand, you can go.”

“Oh, and I also heard her say she’s expecting the Yilong bonus soon and will discuss settling accounts with the company.”

At this, the brothers laughed upon hearing that such a minor artist still wanted to negotiate, ”

“Alright, bring her in, little bitch wants to give me money before she dies, I’m always welcome.”

As instructed by the boss, Tang Ze had pre-emptively informed the brothers, with the lure of money making it less likely they’d act against her, though she wasn’t afraid herself. Still, cleaning up trash is a dirty job.

If it had been before, she could have shoved these bastards into the toilet head-first, but now, poor and without resources, she could only play dead and surprise them later.