Chapter 127
Shen Antang truly felt that he was getting old.
He had never felt this way before. Power was the best stimulant, so even though he was old, he had never felt tired. But it was different now.
Looking back, the whole situation began to shake after Shen Mingzheng came to the Shen family.
He didn't realize it at the time, and thought that this method of raising insects to elect successors was a good one. Now that it backfired on him, he felt as if he had suddenly realized something.
Having misjudged Shen Mingzheng, he will have to bear the final price himself.
In particular, the heirloom antiques and artworks that he sold at a low price reappeared in the country soon afterwards, and there were also open news reports, which mentioned that these were precious cultural relics that were donated to the museum free of charge by the Shen family, and they received a lot of praise.
He was even more furious about this incident.
Shen Mingzheng is humiliating him!
The other party knew all along what he was going through, but just watched, like a fire from the other side of the river, watching the black fog engulf him little by little.
This damn nursing home is full of vampires too!
These people have already collected so much money, but are still not satisfied. Their original intention was not to treat illnesses. It seems that they know that his status is not as good as before and he can only live here, so their attitude has naturally changed.
Especially since his previous cooperation with other capitals had failed, the other party had lost a lot and had nowhere to vent their anger, so they naturally wouldn't have a good face towards him, which made Shen Antang even more difficult.
He is being neglected too many times now, and has less and less to rely on, like a piece of meat on a chopping board. Even the people around him think something is wrong and have left. Some of them have simply returned to their country to join Shen Mingzheng.
He already had no real relatives, and now he was even more deserted by everyone.
But according to the old man's character, he will not bow his head until now. He will only hate him more and plan to bring Shen Mingzheng down.
However, Shen Antang was no longer as capable as before at this time. He thought his plan was tight enough and had not leaked out, but Shen Mingzheng in the country still found out.
This afternoon in the kitchen, he also mentioned this matter to Su Ning.
It's not a big deal, so I just mentioned it "in passing".
Su Ning closed the lid of the soup pot and asked, "So what else does he want to do?"
Shen Mingzheng said: "What else can he do now? Direct confrontation is not possible, and he can't find anyone to join forces with him, so he can only use the last resort, assassination."
This is the path that all desperate people will inevitably choose, and Shen Antang has even come up with some new tricks.
"There are still some heirs left from the Shen family, some of them are from the second tier, and they haven't been affected much. They are working diligently now," Shen Mingzheng said. "Doesn't he still have some shares in his hands? He plans to use these as bait and let these people find a chance to kill me."
There are many members of the Shen family, and every person in each family is different. Shen Mingzheng and Su Ning are not the kind of people who will kill anyone. As long as someone is down-to-earth and capable, even if he or she was not valued before, he or she will have the opportunity to rise now.
The two of them had never intended to do anything illegal or criminal against Shen Antang. As long as he behaved himself, he could stay abroad until he died, and Shen Mingzheng and Su Ning would not do anything to him.
Zhu Lan still remembered the kindness of raising her. Although the old man mostly used her, and even did nothing when he knew that Shen Anlin was planning to kidnap her two children, Zhu Lan still told him many times, explicitly and secretly, that it would be better for him to live out his days in peace, and that these two were not the kind of people who would do anything desperate.
Unfortunately, the other party didn't listen.
These things were something Shen Antang insisted on doing. He probably felt that he wouldn't live long, so he wanted to take Shen Mingzheng with him. It was like his last act of madness.
But even if Shen Mingzheng had no spies in this matter, one of the people he contacted had already come forward and told him about it.
Power is indeed very tempting, but some people do not think they can sit in that position. Shen Antang is judging others by himself and has no idea of the current situation of the Shen family.
Shen Mingzheng's management style is different from the previous emperor-style one. Some people were not convinced at the beginning, but now they are used to it, and now things are getting better and better, and everyone can benefit from it.
Mr. Shen Antang thought that Shen Mingzheng was able to take over so quickly because of power, but in fact it was just the opposite.
In the past, if the Shen family didn’t fight and climb up, they would be trampled to death by others, but now, as long as they do their job well in their own position, why take the risk to break it?
Besides, even if he really succeeded, with Su Ning around and so many other confidants, no one with a bit of brains would think they could successfully take over what Shen Mingzheng had.
"He really is not as clear-headed as before," Su Ning shook his head, "Do we still need to put on a show for him now?"
Shen Mingzheng: "That's not necessary."
The previous play was a stopgap measure when they did not have enough information, and it also involved a lot of risks. Now Shen Antang no longer has this treatment, and it is not worth them taking the risk.
Therefore, after Shen Mingzheng learned about it, he asked his subordinates to do it. The other party could not return to China and could only receive some information from here from afar. It was too easy to be deceived.
Shen Antang was in poor health, and he had been deceived in this game without realizing it. It seemed that he was really old, and it seemed that only in this way could he have the confidence to hold on, so he had to hold on to this life-saving straw.
So much so that after a while, when he received a reply from the country saying "success" and asked him to fulfill his promise as agreed before, he was so excited that he didn't even think about it.
When Shen Antang was preparing for the person who would get things done for him in the sanatorium, the other party did come, but he came with a computer.
Before he could hide the smile on his face, he saw the person turning the computer screen around, and Shen Mingzheng's face appeared on it.
It was intact and didn't look like anything had happened.
It was like falling from heaven to hell, and Shen Antang's excitement lasted less than a day.
Shen Mingzheng, who was on a video call on the computer, looked at him and said coldly, "I advised you not to make trouble."
Shen Antang didn't say anything, took a few deep breaths, then picked up something at hand and hit him.
But this was not the real Shen Mingzheng standing in front of him. The man holding the computer slightly turned his body, and he failed to succeed.
"Control your temper," Shen Mingzheng was calm after hearing the noise, and was willing to persuade him, "You don't have much money to pay now, so stop smashing things."
Shen Antang didn't listen, and then shouted: "You're kidding me! Shen Mingzheng, don't you even dare to see me now?!"
"That's not the case."
Shen Mingzheng answered seriously: "I originally planned to come and see you, after all, we have been together for such a long time, but you chose a bad time, I don't have time."
Shen Mingzheng thought this was a very legitimate reason.
This period was his and Su Ning's wedding anniversary. The two were already very busy, so they had to take out a full day of free time for this anniversary. They didn't want to be disturbed by other things, and they didn't want to spend their tense time on this.
Therefore, Shen Antang can only blame himself for this matter.
Shen Antang yelled again when he heard this, which made it impossible to communicate with him. But Shen Minzheng had planned to talk to the other party for a long time, and this time he just wanted to use practical actions to prove to the other party that the Shen family was no longer his Shen family.
No one will listen to him anymore.
Shen Antang fell ill after this incident, but he still refused to admit defeat. The people over there would occasionally send back some news about him to Shen Mingzheng, and they also honestly repeated Shen Antang's curse on him as requested.
——Chen Antang believed that sooner or later, Shen Mingzheng would end up like him.
It's lonely at the top, and with power so heavy, there will always be a day when you are no longer able to do what you want, and then it will eventually backfire on you.
Shen Mingzheng did not explain anything to him about this.
But when Shen Antang was awake, domestic news would always reach his ears one after another.
Shen Mingzheng donated his collection in the beginning not to humiliate him, but that was what he originally wanted to do.
After he gradually gained power, he did not become the next Shen Antang. Normal project investment was a drop in the bucket compared to the Shen family's huge wealth.
He instead worked on many public welfare projects, including libraries and schools with no apparent return on investment, and even highly subsidized professional technical training.
He and Su Ning thought that the format of the Thorn Award was very good at the time, so they invested in building a number of exhibition venues to encourage grassroots to start with micro-films, or even from a few minutes to short films, and they provided a platform for display.
At the beginning, you didn’t need to buy a ticket, you just had to swipe your ID card. The content of the venue was very thoughtful and it became a check-in point.
In addition, they also invest in many derivative products of literary and artistic works, such as some fine and rare embroidery, handicraft production, and rare fine woodworking, which are all long-standing craftsmanship.
These were all things that they gradually came into contact with through the props in the plays. Some of them did not know how to promote themselves, the pay was not good and the work was very tiring, and they had been unable to recruit apprentices for years. That is why Shen Mingzheng and Su Ning chose to provide subsidies, even if they could not get the money back.
They don't do this to make money.
Each of these things was not done for fun, nor for fame, and some of the investment media may not even know about it. Although each one does not have any impact on the Shen family, when added together, it is a huge expense.
Su Ning contributed money, and the Shen family also contributed money. Even influenced by the two of them, other companies in the industry, such as Chen Zhaolan, Gaoshan Pictures, and Qilin Entertainment, gradually invested some money.
The two of them have plans for this and feel it is within their means. Besides, the company is not without money-making projects. The artists under its umbrella alone are already making a lot of money.
These basic things may not produce immediate results, but they are indispensable to the development of the entertainment industry.
But Shen Antang couldn't stand it. The shock he received in this regard was greater than the previous two failures.
He listened to these things and cursed "these two idiots". He had no idea what they were doing. How could someone be willing to give away something he had worked so hard to get like this and not accept that his Shen family had become such a mess?
"He wants to destroy the Shen family!"
"idiot!"
“How could I…!”
The people around him listened to Shen Antang's mumbling, and when he mentioned this matter, they became so angry that their eyes bulged.
He died in such anger, discomfort and hysteria.
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