Chapter 167 Taking a Different Approach

But if they just let the copyright they went through all that trouble to acquire go to waste, Sega would ultimately be the ones who suffer the loss...

Lin Heicheng frowned, pondered for a moment, and then, as if he had thought of something, suddenly smiled and waved his hand, saying, "It's alright, if he doesn't want to, then so be it."

"Wh-what?"

Sun was somewhat surprised to see that Lin Hecheng hadn't lost his temper or cursed at Luo Jia, which was unprecedented for him.

“I said if he’s not willing, then forget it. There’s no reason for someone like Sega to beg some nobody like him to do this.”

"What Sega has in abundance is talented and good-looking artists. If he doesn't want to, so be it. There's no need to force him," Lin Heisei said calmly.

"But Mr. Lin, this..."

How can this be allowed?!

Manager Sun was so anxious he wanted to jump up and down.

He knew about Lin Manxi's affairs because he was one of Lin Manxi's people in charge.

Sega went to such great lengths to acquire the rights to the novel "The Invisible Dawn," all for the sake of whitewashing Lin Manxi.

He knew all too well that Sega had spent a tremendous amount of time, energy, and money, and had provided Lin Manxi with a wealth of resources to gradually build her up. And now, because of that brat Luo Jia, was it all going to be over?

Most importantly, Hayashi Heisei's reaction to this matter was completely unexpected.

Is this something that is detrimental to Sega's interests, or even harmful to them, just going to be left like this?

This is so unlike Lin Heisei's personality!

Manager Sun found the whole thing utterly absurd.

He stood there hesitating for a long time, but couldn't help but offer a word of advice.

"President Lin, this matter... shouldn't you... reconsider it carefully?"

“Mr. Lin, if you don’t mind, I’d like to speak with Luo Jia privately again…”

Manager Sun is still making a last-ditch effort, hoping that Lin Hecheng can change his mind. Even if he doesn't try, he should at least think of some way to "teach that brat Luo Jia a lesson" so that his hard work won't be in vain.

After all, the reason he was valued by Lin Heisei and Sega was entirely because he was responsible for Lin Heisei's only daughter, Lin Manxi, who was his "big shot"...

Lin Heicheng impatiently pinched the bridge of his nose, looked at Manager Sun with a somewhat unfriendly expression: "How are we going to negotiate? Do you expect me to shamelessly go to their door and beg them to act in our TV series?"

"No, no, that's not what I meant..."

Manager Sun was so frightened that he quickly tried to explain.

He knew, of course, that Lin Heping would never do something so degrading, but if Lin Heping was unwilling to take the initiative himself, surely someone else could.

Besides, didn't he just say that he would try to contact Luo Jia privately again?

At the very least, Gu Yishen is currently very close to Luo Jia; perhaps we could let Gu Yishen give it a try?

As a young couple, they should at least give each other some face.

"Go ahead and do your work. You don't need to stand here and get in my way." Lin Heicheng glanced at Manager Sun with disdain and waved him away without hesitation.

Manager Sun was taken aback, opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh and walk heavily out of the office.

Lin Heisei leaned back in his chair, squinting as he fell into deep thought.

He wasn't some extraordinary business genius, but he wasn't stupid either.

He knew very well that Lin Manxi's current situation was not optimistic, and even Sega's reputation had been damaged recently. He had to turn the situation around as soon as possible.

Originally, he planned to use this TV series to achieve a stunning comeback victory and leverage public opinion to help him reach his goal.

However, Luo Jia refused, and he couldn't force him to act in a Sega production.

If this method doesn't work, there must be other ways...

Thinking of this, Lin Heicheng took out his phone, dialed a number, and instructed the person on the other end of the line: "Contact a few media outlets and leak the news to them."

"Just say that Luo Jia is an ungrateful and two-faced person. On the one hand, he presents himself as someone who never forgets his original intentions towards Jingting, but on the other hand, he secretly sets up his own personal studio."

"In addition, investigate this Luo Jia in detail, and try to find out what his next arrangements are, and what announcements the Jingting has given him."

After saying that, he hung up the phone, a cryptic smile playing on his lips.

If he doesn't agree to star in "The Invisible Dawn," that's fine, he'll find another way. There's always a solution.

Luo Jia, go ahead and jump. I want to see how long you can be so smug.

You should just obediently prepare yourself to be abandoned by Jingting and then never recover from that!

Luo Jia is known for his stubbornness; to get him to compromise, you have to find his weakness precisely.

You care about Jingting? Then let's make sure your company and Wang Lehan's crappy company both collapse completely!

...

Lin Heping acted swiftly, quickly sending people to contact the media.

As for Luo Jiayin, although she was completely unaware that Sega had already begun to plot against her, she thought that given Lin Heisei's nature, he probably wouldn't give up so easily.

However, she felt that since she didn't know what the other party planned to do, it was best not to focus too much of her energy on Sega for the time being.

If there's any trouble at Sega, she reckons... Gu Yishen will probably let her know.

Although Luo Jiayin did not agree to the TV series, Lin Hesheng still had people closely monitoring Luo Jiayin's movements, clearly indicating that he had a new strategy.

However, Lin Hesheng did not cause any trouble for Luo Jiayin this time. As soon as Sega found out what kind of announcements or events Luo Jiayin had accepted, he immediately sent someone out to negotiate with the program team and arrange for Gu Yishen to go as well.

At first, Gu Yishen was a little confused, but after a little thought, he understood Lin Heicheng's intention.

They call it letting the two of them develop their relationship, but it's really just a way to keep bringing up his past with Luo Jia to keep the buzz going.

Gu Yishen was naturally happy to have such a good opportunity to use public office for private gain, so he did not refuse Lin Heicheng's "kindness".

That day, Lin Heicheng called Feng Xu into his office and talked for a long time. When Feng Xu came out of Lin Heicheng's office, his face still had an extremely complicated expression.

Seeing his expression, Gu Yishen couldn't help but tease him a few times. Feng Xu suppressed his inner turmoil and only spoke when he and Gu Yishen were in a secluded place.