Wei Zeling never expected things to turn out this way.
Originally, this episode of "Unveiling Strange Tales" was supposed to feature the CEO of He's Group, the CTO of Yuanwen Group, and the young master of the Sheng family.
These three companies hold pivotal positions in China, having made significant contributions to the country in trade, literature, and science and technology, respectively.
Upon learning that He Mingxiao had accepted the program's invitation, Wei Zeling immediately had an idea.
Since her failed attempt to frame Nan Xian and was subsequently threatened by He Mingxiao over the phone, she has been unable to contact him. Several times she went to the entrance of He's Group in person, but each time she was turned away by the assistant named Jiang Xing.
She couldn't see He Mingxiao, but almost every day she saw Nan Xian and He Mingxiao's names mentioned together in the trending searches and news, and pushed to the homepage in turn. Especially after learning what He Mingxiao had done for Nan Xian - creating a CP super topic, spending millions in a lottery, buying high-ranking trending searches, and finding famous writers and artists to create CP content for the two of them...
Each and every one of these things fueled her jealousy. Seeing the leaked photos of He Mingxiao and Nan Xian together on a variety show, she gritted her teeth in hatred. If she could, she would have already rushed into the screen and torn Nan Xian to shreds.
This time, she finally had a legitimate opportunity to get close to He Mingxiao, and Wei Zeling herself also had the idea of staying in the Chinese entertainment industry to develop her career. Because of the fact that the factory she invested in was exposed for failing safety monitoring, she had been labeled as an "unscrupulous capitalist" and her public image had been severely damaged. How could she possibly let go of such an efficient opportunity to clear her name by appearing on variety shows?
But Wei Zeling also had concerns—
Forty or fifty years ago, China was still under construction and the situation was not stable. In some dark corners, social order was very chaotic.
Wei Zeling's father struck it rich, making a fortune from a coal mine and becoming one of the top "nouveau riche" at the time.
Later, he met He Mingxiao's father. The two of them, one contributing money and the other contributing ideas, invested in many industries that were not favored at the time but subsequently appreciated rapidly.
In those days, it was always the bold who starved and the timid who got rich. The Wei family gradually accumulated wealth, transforming themselves from nouveau riche into a once-famous tycoon.
However, the Wei family failed to produce a dragon among men like He Mingxiao—Wei Zeling herself had no talent in business, her eldest brother Wei Jingyuan was a complete tech geek who only knew how to deal with computers every day, and her younger brother was born to her stepmother and was only eight years old this year, not even fully grown.
In addition, Wei Zeling's father has become increasingly paranoid in recent years; he doesn't trust anyone, not even his own children.
He refused to delegate authority, acted with his rigid and outdated thinking, and failed to keep up with the times. As a result, it was obvious that the Wei Group began to decline, and its influence in China was far less than before.
Therefore, Wei Zeling did not dare to openly express her thoughts. Her target was the Sheng family, which had the weakest foundation among the three major groups and was the only one she could currently contact.
She personally visited him with generous gifts, subtly implying her hope that Sheng Zhicheng would voluntarily give up the opportunity to participate in the variety show.
Unexpectedly, the old man from the Sheng family, who seemed very easy to talk to and kept calling her "my dear niece," refused to budge when it came to this matter, giving her vague and perfunctory answers.
Wei Zeling went around in circles with him for a few days, but his friendly smile made her lose her temper, so she had no choice but to give up.
However, just when she thought this opportunity, which was within her grasp, was about to slip away, an old Taoist priest who claimed to be a descendant of a direct disciple of the Three Pure Ones approached her.
He said he had a solution that could solve her immediate problem.
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