Cheng Hongwen did not consider himself a good person.
Previously, he wanted to repay kindness with enmity, using Xiao He as a shield for Xu Youyou's love affair. He had also used various methods to smear Xu Youyou's rivals on multiple occasions, and even bribed judges to help Xu Youyou buy the Best Actress award...
But these are all standard practices for agents in the industry. If you don't do them, plenty of others will. In the end, they'll soar to great heights while you're stuck in the back alley. In this industry, "honesty" is practically nonexistent. If you don't use some tactics to compete with others, you'll never get ahead.
Therefore, even if Cheng Hongwen knew that those behaviors were wrong, he would not change them. He would do anything without hesitation as long as it was beneficial to his artists.
Even after Xu Youyou got into this situation, he did his best to help her pull strings and find ways to reduce the public opinion risks for her.
Even though he had harbored resentment towards Xu Youyou, when he saw her fall from a dazzling star to her current state, the resentment Cheng Hongwen had been holding in finally dissipated.
She was with Su Shengxi for a laughable love, but as it turned out, Su Shengxi was irresponsible and instead shifted all his anger onto Xu Youyou, causing her career to suffer a great blow.
So Xu Youyou turned to Chen Cong for money, power and opportunities, and ended up falling into a deep trough in her life and career, from which she could never recover.
Sometimes Cheng Hongwen really didn't know what to say to Xu Youyou.
What are your plans next?
Cheng Hongwen's tone softened considerably.
Although Xu Youyou has become like this now, it is undeniable that her success in those years brought him a lot of money and fame.
Cheng Hongwen was indeed selfish, but he wasn't truly cold-blooded. He had known Xu Youyou for many years, and they were close friends. He genuinely hoped that Xu Youyou could safely escape this mess, find a place to start over, and continue living her future life.
Xu Youyou shook her head slightly, just about to say something, when there was a knock on the door.
The sound startled Xu Youyou, and her whole body began to tremble.
"What's wrong?"
Cheng Hongwen immediately stood up alertly.
"No, it's nothing." Xu Youyou looked around nervously, then pushed Cheng Hongwen into the bedroom. "Don't come out, don't let them see you."
"What exactly happened?"
Cheng Hongwen frowned.
"I'm already in this state," Xu Youyou said with a self-deprecating laugh. "I don't want to involve you anymore. You'd better not show your face in front of them, or you'll be in trouble!"
"you--"
Cheng Hongwen wanted to say something more, but Xu Youyou had already closed the bedroom door and walked towards the doorway.
Thinking of the people Xu Youyou had offended, Cheng Hongwen ultimately decided not to chase after her.
Although on the surface Xu Youyou was involved in a substandard drug case, Cheng Hongwen was no fool; how could he not see the undercurrents between Xu Youyou and Ke Ming'en?
His intuition told him that it was best for him to stay here...
But--
"Ah, I really don't know where the ledger is—"
"This is what Mr. Chen gave me before he was arrested!"
"Cough cough—"
"Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
Suddenly, Xu Youyou's scream came from outside the bedroom. Cheng Hongwen's eyelids twitched. Then he heard the sound of something falling to the ground outside, followed by a woman's soft sobbing.
Subconsciously, Cheng Hongwen had already placed his hand on the armrest—
But then, fear of the unfamiliar danger made him withdraw his hand again.
"Yes, call the police, we should call the police..."
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