Defrosting The Cold Young Master
Chapter 1154: 1158: Fifth Lord of Gu's Pretentious Humility

Chapter 1154: Chapter 1158: Fifth Lord of Gu’s Pretentious Humility

Ye Xingbei bit back his anger and cursed, “Bastard! No, worse than a bastard! Even a tiger doesn’t eat its own cubs, yet he’d set up his own son – worse than a beast!”

“Exactly,” Gu Junzhu nodded in agreement, “worse than a beast.”

“What happened next?” Ye Xingbei asked, “How did Lou Ning end up in Feng City?”

“After Lou Ning was forced to leave Zhou City by An Zhenglin, he drifted to Feng City,” Gu Junzhu explained. “Before leaving Zhou City, An Zhenglin took all his money and property, leaving him with just a few hundred in cash. When he arrived in Feng City and ran out of money, he thought of his singing talent and found out about Blue Moon Bar, where he started performing.”

“That poor boy didn’t realize that Blue Moon Bar also hired gigolos. He was simply there to sing, but being too good-looking, he almost got taken to a private room by a woman on his first night. Fortunately, his luck wasn’t all bad. It just so happened that on that night, the daughter of Blue Moon’s owner, Lan Can, was at the bar and saved him.”

“Lou Ning said it was probably because he caught Lan Can’s eye. She looked after him, assuring him that he could sing at Blue Moon Bar without selling his body. She instructed the bar manager to take good care of him, and even contacted Feng City University for him so he could continue his studies. And so, he settled down in Feng City.”

Gu Junzhu said, “That’s the entirety of Lou Ning’s story as far as I know.”

Ye Xingbei asked, “What happens next? How did we negotiate with him?”

She frowned slightly, her concern apparent, “That means Lou Ning has an indecent video in An Zhenglin’s hands. If Lou Ning were to debut as an artist, that would be a taboo! An indecent video can ruin the career of a superstar at the zenith of their fame—it’s a harsh lesson many superstars have learnt. If Lou Ning debuts and An Zhenglin sees it, and he publicizes that unsavory video, Lou Ning won’t even have the chance to rise to fame; his reputation would be ruined.”

In the entertainment industry, a clean image and reputation are paramount.

No matter how great a superstar you are, if a scandal breaks, as popular as you are today, you’ll be just as despised tomorrow.

Endorsements get pulled overnight, no more show bookings, unable to secure movie roles, barred from TV programs.

Soon after the scandal’s heat dies down, the once-popular superstars become has-beens, with nobody showing the slightest interest.

It’s easy to reach the pinnacle of fame overnight in the industry.

But falling into the mud is even easier!

“That’s not an issue,” Gu Junzhu said with a faint smile, “For Lou Ning, a nobody who we pity, having An Zhenglin holding onto his indecent video is like having his lifeline in hand. But for me, getting that video back from An Zhenglin couldn’t be simpler.”

Ye Xingbei paused for a moment, then suddenly laughed, “Right? With the skilled elites under Fifth Lord of Gu, stealthily retrieving the video from An Zhenglin’s grasp is as easy as picking something out of one’s pocket?”

Fifth Master Gu responded with false modesty, “You flatter me, it’s just a tad easier than that.”

Ye Xingbei: “…”

Fifth Master Gu lived up to his reputation as a conversation killer—always leaving her speechless!

Gu Junzhu smiled and pinched her cheek, “So, Boss Ye, now you can consider what demands you want to make of your soon-to-arrive first employee.”

He looked at Ye Xingbei with a meaningful smile.

Ye Xingbei raised an eyebrow at him, “Like a fifty-year contract?”