This is absolutely a tragedy.

According to the tearful account of the man who was invited for tea, Xu Milu realized that it was all a farcical misunderstanding.

[Boss, it's all my fault. Our company is supposed to start aligning with international standards, right? I announced that we were going to confirm a Chinese brand ambassador, but who knew someone would have such ulterior motives.]

Zhang Cang on the other end of the video call was so angry he laughed:

[That blond guy is Li Lei, a newcomer launched by Xinchuang Entertainment Media. He's acted in several popular romantic dramas and has earned the title of "Prince of Idol Dramas." I don't know what possessed him, but he went and started trying to hook up with a rich woman—no, I mean, he went and harassed you.]

Xu Milu was also speechless.

It wasn't some thrilling business battle at all, nor was it any tracking by other forces. It was just that Li Lei had some crooked ideas. He wanted to get the Chinese endorsement for the Honghe Research Institute, so he hired paparazzi to take some ambiguous scandalous photos to create a scandal and then use the opportunity to rise to the top.

Of course, it would be even better if you could actually hook up with "Ren Honghe".

"What do you think he was thinking? To catch the thief, you have to catch the king first?"

Li Rui hung his head dejectedly, looking like a big cat: "And this guy even shares my surname? How embarrassing!"

The reflection inside the car wasn't from a sniper scope, but from a telephoto lens. Li Lei had someone follow him not for any other reason than to create a "chance encounter."

Now, things have taken a turn for the worse. There are no more chance encounters, but he has a real romantic date with the guard.

"Chief, you didn't see it. His agent went to pick him up, and he was so arrogant at first, but when he saw our Guoan colleagues, he was like a deflated balloon, and even begged us not to expose this."

Li Rui vividly described the scene: "Now you know you regret it? What were you doing when you hired the paparazzi? You have the energy but you don't use it for the right things. You deserve to be unlucky."

Is this a publicity stunt?

Their mission is to protect the target and keep a low profile. You're even stirring up scandals, as if you're afraid that someone with ulterior motives won't be able to find any evidence against you, right?

Adding difficulty to their protection mission and wasting social resources, these kinds of people deserve to be punished!

It's a pity that his chance to make a name for himself was gone.

Li Rui smacked his lips.

Xu Milu looked away, while Zhang Cang on the other end of the video call was still muttering:

[Boss, I'll release a statement in a bit. Would Li Lei, a newcomer who debuted through a talent show, dare to do this without approval from higher-ups? Sue him, definitely sue him! Doesn't he want to be famous? I'll buy trending topics to make sure the news of him being imprisoned and forced to work on a sewing machine gets out!]

Xu Milu raised an eyebrow:

"Ding Shan just reported to me yesterday that the breeding of fried dandelion is still not very stable. I plan to promote multi-soybean seeds first. Once you've dealt with things in Mengcheng, come back as soon as possible."

[Okay, a large-scale Flame Mandolin pepper plantation has been established in Montreal. We provide the seeds, the Montreal city government invests, and it is managed by local residents. I will summarize and send you the profit-sharing details in a bit. Then there are some international orders...]

As Zhang Cang was speaking, he suddenly remembered something and said solicitously:

[Boss, how's the assistant I hired for you? I picked her out of over five hundred applicants. She has psychology and nutrition certificates, and she even has a finance master's degree from Hanston University in the UK. I carefully selected her, hehehehehe... I chose her exactly the kind of person you like.]

"She does a good job, but isn't it a waste for someone with such qualifications to be an assistant?"

Xu Milu took a sip of the freshly brewed tea from Wanbaofu:

"I brought back some new varieties of seeds. As usual, use the research institute's logistics to ship them to Ningcheng—"

Her movements suddenly froze.

After a long pause, a murderous glint appeared in Xu Milu's eyes:

"You just said you picked it based on whose look?"

[Miss Xu! Boss, don't you like this kind of gentle, sweet girl?]

Zhang Cang, on the other end of the video call, was still unaware of the impending danger and nonchalantly said:

[I noticed immediately that Wan Baofu bears a striking resemblance to Miss Xu from Ningcheng. It's pleasing to the eye to have her next to you, isn't it? A beautiful woman is pleasing to the eye!]

His smile had a hint of obsequiousness, making him look like a high-ranking eunuch in ancient times trying to persuade the emperor to choose a concubine.

Wanwan is just like you, isn't she?

Do you have some misunderstanding about her sexual orientation?

If she were a man, Zhang Cang would definitely be one of those cronies who stir up trouble!

Finding her a body double who looks just like herself?!

You're a real genius.

He's wasted his talents being a manager; he should be castrated and sent to the palace, where he'd be guaranteed to be promoted two ranks in three years.

"Snap—"

Xu Milu crushed the teacup in her hand and smiled slightly:

“Zhang Cang, you don’t need to come back. I think Mengcheng is great. You can stay in that chili pepper industry for the rest of your life.”

No!!! Boss! You can't do this to me!

Zhang Cang let out a wail, while Xu Milu remained expressionless.

...

...

Under official sanctions, Li Lei's side didn't even get a ripple of scandal, let alone any rumors. He was quietly sidelined. Pressure came from all sides to New Creation Entertainment Media, whose public relations department issued a statement that was both righteous and sincere:

Our company hereby declares as follows:

Regarding the malicious stalking and harassment incident involving our artist, Ms. Li, our company has made an important decision and proactively reported the case to the public security authorities on the 13th of this month. We will also entrust a legal counsel to handle the termination of our contract with Ms. Li.

Our company is deeply disgusted by this incident and plans to strengthen the management of artists' conduct in the future, and will never tolerate similar incidents.

In the entertainment industry, it's always the companies that issue "lawyer's letters" and "whitewashing statements," never the other way around. This juicy gossip has netizens completely engrossed, and some well-informed people have vaguely guessed what's going on, saying that Li Lei didn't just kick an iron plate, he kicked a steel plate.

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