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Chapter 160 Really Weird_1

Chapter 160: Chapter 160 Really Weird_1

"Mr. Shen." During this period, Shao Yangrong was traveling with his father, showing him the grand rivers and mountains of their homeland.

It had been his father’s dream, and they were now in the ancient city of Xicheng.

"Old Shao, the thing is, at the beginning of the year, I acquired a pharmaceutical company. This company has developed a medication for cancer treatment, specifically for leukemia."

"You’ve mentioned to me that your father has leukemia. The medication has now been successfully developed and is about to enter the clinical trial phase."

"If you’re willing, you can bring your father over for treatment. I can assure you that the medication is effective. We’re not using your father as a guinea pig. Everything is done according to standard procedures."

"If you’re not willing, our company will find someone else."

"Patients in clinical trials are not charged. Otherwise, this medication would cost two million yuan."

Shen Dong laid out the situation and asked for Shao Yangrong’s opinion.

"I’ll bring my father to Hai City immediately." Shao Yangrong, on the phone, was extremely excited.

In recent times, as he took his father to visit famous mountains and rivers, his father’s health had deteriorated.

It seemed he wouldn’t hold on much longer.

He had made some money as a mercenary, but not much—only a little over a million yuan.

He couldn’t produce two million.

Now that Shen Dong had mentioned the emergence of a cancer treatment medication, of course, he was willing.

Naturally, his prompt agreement also stemmed from understanding how rare such an opportunity was.

As everyone knows, with late-stage cancer, one can only wait for death.

Many patients hope for a miracle. Simply going to a hospital and seeking trial subjects was incredibly easy.

On the other hand, he also trusted Shen Dong.

Although he hadn’t known Shen Dong for long, he felt Shen Dong was a reliable person.

"Old Shao, let’s talk about all this after your father recovers," Shen Dong said with a laugh.

"Mr. Shen, I trust you," Shao Yangrong replied.

...

Three days later.

A video went viral on the internet.

It featured an up-and-coming starlet from Jiahua Film and Television.

The female star in the previous video was just a newcomer, with an ordinary level of fame.

The starlet in this video was much more famous, one of the top four popular starlets.

Jiahua Film and Television had invested a lot of money in cultivating this starlet.

The starlet had also brought in very lucrative returns for Jiahua Film and Television.

The video depicted the starlet’s prostitution scene.

The voice was very clear, as was the appearance, though of course it was censored, with the female lead’s face obscured.

Even prostitutes have human rights; only the starlet’s appearance could be seen.

Once the video appeared, it was definitive proof; there was no opportunity for damage control.

Countless brands made statements, announcing the termination of their contracts with the starlet.

Moreover, due to the starlet’s vast number of fans, the Radio and Television Administration issued a swift statement for a permanent ban on the starlet.

When Zhu Zhiyong learned of the news, the police at the jurisdiction where the starlet lived had already sent officers to take the starlet away.

He had no chance for public relations.

Due to the previous video incident, Jiahua Film and Television had already faced criticism, and their reputation had been very bad.

Now with this incident, Jiahua Film and Television’s reputation suffered once more, with losses that were difficult to estimate.

"The lead broadcaster of Dongyan Guild was the first to share the video. It’s clear that this is Shen Dong’s doing again."

"Bastard, how does he have these videos."

"And that starlet, it’s one thing to solicit, but to damn record a video, it’s practically courting death."

Zhu Zhiyong was very angry, not only at Shen Dong but also at that fresh-faced celebrity.

The company had been hit with so much negative news recently, and the regulatory authorities were putting a lot of pressure on him, he was barely hanging on.

This was no joke—if a couple more videos like these were leaked, the company wouldn’t necessarily shut down, but it would be severely weakened, becoming a third-rate entity in the industry.

...

Liu Chao’s expression darkened as he saw the news.

Needless to say, this was definitely Shen Dong’s doing.

He couldn’t understand how Shen Dong had gotten those videos.

They were incredibly private videos, and he wondered how Shen Dong had obtained them.

Even with money, you couldn’t just buy those, could you?

"This Shen Dong is really something else; hopefully, Jiahua Film and Television can hold on and strike back," he said.

Liu Chao knew Jiahua Film and Television must be in total disarray; he just didn’t know whether they could withstand the pressure.

If they couldn’t withstand it, they would certainly have to agree to allocate an investment share in The Battle Tiger 2 to Shen Dong.

That would mean, once again, he had been wrong.

How would Chen Yuting view him then?

However, he had no control over the situation; at most, he could just watch as events unfolded and grumble about it.

...

Xingwang Catering Group.

Dong Qikang returned to his office looking completely dispirited, collapsing into his chair.

In a recent meeting, the boss had officially announced the closing of Xingwang Hotpot.

Although his position as deputy general manager hadn’t been revoked, he knew his prospects at the company were now bleak.

"It’s all because of Shuidilao," he gritted his teeth in resentment.

Business was good at Xingwang Hotpot in the half-month before Shuidilao opened.

But once Shuidilao started operations, business at Xingwang Hotpot plummeted.

Later, when they tried to replicate Shuidilao’s exceptional service, the workload for the servers increased without any pay raise, leading to emotional labor, frequent verbal clashes with customers, and significant damage to Xingwang Hotpot’s reputation, which made business even worse.

Now Xingwang Hotpot was losing money every day, so it was only natural for the boss to close it down.

Thinking about how Shuidilao had already expanded into three other first-tier cities and was as bustling as in Hai City, Dong Qikang’s heart grew even heavier.

He had utterly lost the competition with Chen Yuanxiang.

This failure had completely ruined his career.

Without a future at Xingwang Catering Group, even if he switched to another company, his prospects wouldn’t be any brighter.

With the failure of Xingwang Hotpot, no other restaurant company would value him.

Actually, the primary responsibility indeed lay with him.

If he hadn’t located most of the Xingwang Hotpot outlets right next to Shuidilao, the business wouldn’t have dried up.

Not everyone goes to Shuidilao for hotpot; people would still visit other hotpot restaurants.

It’s just that the ones next to Shuidilao wouldn’t get any business.

"If only I hadn’t let Chen Yuting break up with Shen Dong," Dong Qikang regretted profoundly.

Chen Yuting’s breakup with Shen Dong was partly his fault.

Back then, he constantly spoke ill of Shen Dong to Chen Yuting, belittling him as good-for-nothing.

Now Shen Dong had the Dongyan Guild and Shuidilao and had invested in The Battle Tiger, possibly with other unknown investments as well.

With Shen Dong’s potential, surpassing Liu Chao’s family was a certainty.

Liu Chao was no match for Shen Dong now.

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