Even illustrators are openly causing trouble.
This clearly shows just how dangerous the Dragon Kingdom has become!
"Go to the Eight Desolations!" he waved his hand and said.
"Okay!" Shi Jing immediately turned the car around and drove it towards the Bahuang Group.
At the next intersection, the red light came on, and Shi Jing stepped on the brakes.
"Senior sister, the phone!" she said.
"Okay." Liu Xue handed her the phone.
Shi Jing took it, looked down at it, and after reading it, his face immediately turned ashen.
"These bastards, how dare they!"
"How dare they create such toxic images!"
"I'll skin them alive!" she roared.
"No rush!" Chen Tiansheng waved his hand.
"We can take this opportunity to follow the clues and dig deeper!"
"Who knows, we might uncover some big news!"
"It's not too late to deal with them after we've dug them out!" he said slowly, exhaling a plume of smoke.
How could he not be angry when he saw this picture book?!
But then I thought, these two must have someone backing them up to be so bold!
Otherwise, even if they had a hundred thousand times the courage, they wouldn't dare.
Drawing this kind of picture book in China is tantamount to going against the authorities.
There is only one outcome: death.
Before dealing with them, let's dig a little deeper; maybe we can uncover the forces behind them.
If you kill him!
It will never be able to be dug out again.
This kind of thing might happen again in the future.
This could have endless consequences!
"OK!"
“Then let’s do it this way!” Shi Jing understood Chen Tiansheng’s meaning, nodded and said.
After parking the luxury car in the designated parking space of the Bahuang Group, the three got out of the car and headed straight for the main building.
Upon receiving the report from the security guard, Dong Yanran was waiting at the office door. When she saw them, she immediately went inside.
"What about the two illustrators?" Chen Tiansheng asked, sitting down in his office chair.
"Let's go back!"
"They left a phone number!"
“They said if we’re willing to cooperate, we should contact them!” Dong Yanran said.
"Their quoted price is very high, three times that of similar journals!"
“They said if we’re willing to cooperate long-term, the price will go up!” she added.
Chen Tiansheng looked at her and asked, "Do you think we should cooperate with them?"
"I don't have the right to decide; whether or not it should be done is up to you!"
"If it were me, I would immediately refuse and report the matter to the Ministry of State Security so they can investigate it!"
"Although I am just a businessman!"
"But I will never forget that I am a Chinese!"
“The blood flowing through my veins is that of a dragon!” Dong Yanran said.
"Good answer!"
"Clap clap clap..." Chen Tiansheng clapped his hands.
"I can finally rest easy knowing that I'm entrusting the management of the Eight Desolations to you from now on!"
"Are you testing me?" Seeing his expression, Dong Yanran immediately understood.
He's using this incident to test himself.
"Yes, this is a rare opportunity."
"You passed!" Chen Tiansheng nodded.
"Call them and tell them we agree to cooperate!"
“Have them come to the group headquarters to sign the agreement!” he said.
"Yes." Dong Yanran took out her phone, found the phone number left by the illustrator, and dialed it.
The call connected, and an elderly man's voice came through, "Manager Dong, what's Mr. Chen's decision?"
His voice sounded somewhat urgent.
"It's already agreed!"
"I want you to come to Bahuang Group immediately to sign the agreement!" Dong Yanran said.
"Okay, we'll be there right away!" the elderly man said excitedly.
"Okay." Dong Yanran hung up the phone.
“They’ll be here soon!” she told Chen Tiansheng.
"Okay." Chen Tiansheng nodded. "Open the security door on the third basement level!"
"Take them there after they arrive!"
Send another person out!
"Buy some things and send them over!" Chen Tiansheng took a pen from the pen holder, wrote the names of the items on a sticky note, tore it off, and handed it to Dong Yanran.
Dong Yanran's expression changed slightly upon seeing this, then she nodded, "I'll have someone take care of it immediately."
"Okay." Chen Tiansheng stood up and waved to Shi Jing and Liu Xue, "Go to the basement!"
"Yes!" Shi Jing and Liu Xue followed him.
Half an hour later, Lu Jingren and Wu Yong entered the office.
All that could be seen was Dong Yanran standing there; Chen Tiansheng was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is General Manager Chen?" he asked.
"He's on the third basement level!"
“I’ll take you there!” Dong Yanran said.
"The third basement level?" Upon hearing this, the two men's expressions changed.
Why did we end up on the third basement level to sign the agreement?
Something's not right!
"That area has never been open to the public; it's very safe!"
"President Chen said the agreement was very sensitive and no one could know about it, so we chose that location!" Dong Yanran explained.
“This agreement is indeed somewhat sensitive!” Lu Jingren nodded.
"Then I'll trouble Manager Dong to take us there!" he said.
"Let's go!" Dong Yanran turned around and walked towards the door, and the two quickly followed.
The third basement level was pitch black, with only a sliver of light shining through the security door.
Dong Yanran turned on her phone's flashlight, stepped over the debris, and walked in that direction.
Lu Jingren and Wu Yong stumbled along behind, nearly tripping over debris several times.
Although he was unhappy, he forced a smile at the thought of signing the agreement soon.
Inside the security door, under an incandescent light bulb, there was a chair where Chen Tiansheng sat quietly smoking.
Beside him was a table with a tray on it, on which were placed tools such as chains, knives, pliers, and knives.
Shi Jing and Liu Xue stood behind him, expressionless.
"The person has been brought!" Dong Yanran said to Chen Tiansheng as the three walked in.
"Get out!" Chen Tiansheng waved his hand.
"Yes!" Dong Yanran turned around and walked out. The safety door closed with a clatter.
Lu Jingren and Wu Yong looked around, their minds starting to wander.
This place doesn't look like a place for signing agreements at all!
It looks more like a place where prisoners are tortured.
"I am the president of the Bahuang Group!"
"What are your names?" Chen Tiansheng asked.
"My name is Lu Jingren. I graduated from the Dragon Kingdom Academy of Fine Arts and passed the painter qualification examination, becoming a first-class painter!"
"This is my apprentice, Wu Yong, a level two painter!" Lu Jingren first introduced himself, then pointed to the middle-aged man next to him.
"Mm." Chen Tiansheng nodded.
"You two look like shifty-eyed rats; you don't seem like good people!" he said with a faint smile.
"We're here to discuss cooperation, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with appearance!" Wu Yong said somewhat displeased.
After all, he was very sensitive about his appearance.
"It's alright!" Chen Tiansheng smiled.
"Do you really think I called you here to sign an agreement?"
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