The news caused a huge uproar as soon as it broke.
"Director Liu, could you grant us long-time clients priority access?"
"Won't I be in for a feast for the eyes?"
However, she is a well-known actress. No matter how down on her luck she is, she wouldn't be making Category III films. Some of Jian Ruoxi's die-hard fans didn't believe it and started to debunk the myth.
"Don't joke around, Director Liu. No matter what, he was a big star before."
"Seriously? Using this to create hype?"
Upon seeing the viral news, Lu Shen immediately contacted Jian Ruoxi: "How could you degenerate to such a state?"
"What do you mean?" Jian Ruoxi was treated like a beast of burden on the film set, and when she got home she went straight to sleep without even checking her phone.
Lu Shen reminded her, "Right now, all the news is about you making Category III films. You're asking me what I mean?"
Jian Ruoxi jumped out of bed and yelled, "You're talking nonsense! You're the one who makes Category III films!"
"Director Liu is such a big director, he wouldn't lie, would he? Take out your phone and look for yourself." Lu Shen was completely disappointed in her.
Seeing the explosive trending topics on her phone, Jian Ruoxi fell into despair. She had never met Director Liu, so how could she have signed a contract with him to make Category III films?
The voice on the other end of the phone said again: "Are you that short of money? Meet me at the park at 2 pm, I'll give you five million, go and help your family pay off their debts."
Before Jian Ruoxi could respond, Lu Shen hurriedly hung up the phone.
Jian Ruoxi angrily threw her phone onto the bedside table and got up to wash.
He casually called Jian Feng: "Jian Feng, are you crazy? You want me to go film a movie?"
But all they heard was Jian Feng's mocking voice: "Be content, now only Director Liu is willing to let you make movies."
"Let me tell you, Jian Feng, even if I die, your family won't get a single penny out of my pocket," Jian Ruoxi yelled into the phone.
Wang Juyue snatched Jian Feng's phone away: "You're only of this value now. You're being taken advantage of when we give you a little attitude."
"It's only because Director Liu is so generous that he's letting you film this movie. You should seize this opportunity to make money."
Jian Ruoxi scoffed at her: "Does she think you're ugly and not worthy of appearing in his pornographic films?"
Before Wang Juyue could react, Jian Ruoxi hung up the phone first.
She finally got a day off, but then this mess happened. When she arrived at the park, Lu Shen was already waiting for her.
Jian Ruoxi looked at Lu Shen breathlessly, "This was Jian Feng and his family secretly contacting the director; I had no idea."
But Lu Shen's eyes were full of doubt and helplessness when he looked at her.
"There's six million in this card. Go and pay off the family's debts."
Jian Ruoxi felt that Lu Shen was humiliating her. "What do you mean by giving me money? Do you think this is something I asked to film on my own initiative?"
Lu Shen didn't say anything, but picked up the card in his hand and was about to stuff it into Jian Ruoxi's pocket.
But Jian Ruoxi slapped her hand away, saying, "Take your stinking money and get out."
Overwhelmed with shame, Jian Ruoxi picked up her bag and turned to leave.
Lu Shen picked up the bank card from the ground, shook his head helplessly, and the two parted on bad terms.
When loan sharks saw that Jian Feng's family couldn't repay their debts, they went to Jian Ruoxi's rented apartment and banged on the door.
The other roommates who shared the apartment with Jian Ruoxi were trembling in their rooms, too afraid to come out. They could only call the landlord on their phones: "Landlord, someone is banging on the door."
"They're probably here for Jian Ruoxi. Why don't you kick her out? Otherwise, none of us will dare to stay at your house any longer."
Before the landlord could come to the rescue, the loan sharks broke down the door first.
The roommate looked at them nervously: "We're just roommates, it has nothing to do with us. The room to your left belongs to Jian Ruoxi."
When Jian Ruoxi returned to the rented apartment, she saw that the door had been smashed. When she went inside...
He noticed that people in the other rooms were peeking into his room.
Following the splinters of wood beneath her feet, Jian Ruoxi looked at her small room, which was crammed with people dressed in black suits.
"What are you doing?" Jian Ruoxi looked at them warily.
The man in the black suit who was in the lead stepped forward, pointed at Jian Ruoxi's face, and said, "You're Jian Ruoxi, right? Your father, Jian Feng, owes us money and hasn't paid it back."
"The sins of the father are to be paid by the son. You're a big star, surely you can afford to pay this little bit of money?"
The arrogant man in the black suit sat on Jian Ruoxi's bed.
Jian Ruoxi, a weak woman with no strength to even kill a chicken, could only try to calm them down first: "You've seen what kind of garbage dump I live in. How much money do you think I have right now?"
"If I had money, why would Jian Feng sell me to make Category III films?"
Unexpectedly, the man in the black suit wasn't buying it: "Playing the victim, anyone can do that. There are plenty of people who play the victim with us. If we tell you to make a movie, then make it. Make the money and pay us back."
Jian Ruoxi clenched her fist. "Okay, I'll pay you back once I've made a profit."
Only then did the group stop.
The landlord, who had rushed over, cowered outside the gate, too afraid to come in.
Hiding in the corner watching them leave in the elevator, the landlord strode in with an air of nonchalance and said to Jian Ruoxi, "Look what you've done to my house! Get out, I won't rent it to you."
Jian Ruoxi packed her things and left the rented room dejectedly. Penniless, she had no choice but to contact the accountant.
The finance department told her, "There is another empty room on the first floor of the company. It's just that it's not very convenient to wash up. If someone just wants to sleep there, it's not a problem."
Xiaoli hadn't been to the company recently, and on her first day back, she bumped into Jian Ruoxi brushing her teeth in the bathroom with a toothbrush and toothpaste holder.
"Sister Jian, did you get up early this morning and not have time to brush your teeth?" Xiao Li asked, looking at Jian Ruoxi's somewhat disheveled appearance.
Jian Ruoxi smiled awkwardly, "I have nowhere to live and I owe high-interest loans, so I can only stay at the company."
Xiaoli looked at her with heartache, then turned and found Lu Jianming.
She first messaged Lu Jianming, telling him about Jian Ruoxi's recent situation: "Boss, Sister Jian may have offended the wrong people. Loan sharks have even chased her to her house. Now she can only stay at the company with her belongings."
Lu Jianming led Wang Dawei to the loan shark company: "I heard that a Miss Jian recently owes your company money, is that right?"
When the mid-level manager of the loan sharking operation saw Brother Lu arrive, he immediately stepped forward to greet him: "Brother Lu, yes, I just sent someone to collect the debt today. You asked about this, is it...?"
The administrator didn't dare to guess the relationship between Jian Ruoxi and Lu Jianming, but seeing Lu Jianming's angry appearance, he felt that he must have offended someone he shouldn't have.
Lu Jianming raised his hand and transferred 1.5 million yuan to him. "I heard that his father mortgaged the house to you and borrowed 1 million yuan. Is this enough for you?"
"That's enough, bro, that's more than enough," the manager responded obsequiously.
"Don't bother her anymore," Lu Jianming told him impatiently.
The other person lowered their head and said, "Okay, bro."
At the same time, Lu Jianming grew increasingly resentful of the Lu family's cold-blooded ruthlessness. He called his adopted son, Lu Huayu, and told him, "Pack your things and prepare to return to China. Join me in dealing with the Lu family."
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