Rebirth: Inheriting Millions In The Eighties
Chapter 420 - 418 Not Yet_1

Chapter 420: Chapter 418 Not Yet_1

Everyone echoed, "The boss is right, we absolutely cannot let the mastermind behind the scenes get away with it."

"Leave this matter to me, and for now, everyone go back to your tasks." Xia Ningxing signaled the end of the meeting, then left the conference room ahead of the others.

Just as she reached her office, Xia Ningxing saw Lu Tingli, who had arrived at some unknown time, now sitting behind her desk, touching her computer.

"Lu."

Seeing him, Xia Ningxing’s eyes instantly softened, and she walked over and nestled directly in his embrace.

She looked up at him, her voice tender as she asked, "Have you finished your work at the research institute?"

"Not yet." Lu Tingli lowered his gaze to meet hers.

Xia Ningxing couldn’t help but blink, "Then how do you have time to come here?"

Lu Tingli immediately said, "I heard there was a problem with the movie’s release, so I took leave to come help you."

His wife was in trouble, how could he, as her partner, not come to her aid!

Xia Ningxing felt a warm glow inside her, as if a small sun had been tucked in there. She couldn’t help but reach out and hug his neck, giving him a kiss, "My Lu is really the best!"

Having said that, Xia Ningxing also thought of his work and quickly shook her head, "Lu, in fact, this is just a small problem. I can handle it on my own, and if it really doesn’t work out, Lu Fan will help me. You better go back."

If his research work was delayed because of her, she would feel very sorry.

"It’s okay, being away for a little while doesn’t matter." Lu Tingli stroked her head, then his eyes emitted a cold light, "Now that I’m here, leave it to me, you just wait and watch obediently."

Xia Ningxing’s tone was slightly helpless, "If you take care of everything, wouldn’t that make me seem like a rather useless boss?"

"How could that be." Lu Tingli couldn’t help but pinch her chin, smiling, "Baby Xing is the most capable in my heart, someone who is meant for big things, so leave these little issues to me."

Seeing his insistence on helping her, Xia Ningxing unwillingly spread her hands and finally stopped arguing with him.

Lu Tingli was quick, and somehow, he managed to get the film approved immediately.

And he also found out...

"Baby Xing, it was a director named Lv Shun who was pulling strings behind the scenes, causing ’Tsunami’ to get stuck in the approval process." Lu Tingli’s brow furrowed slightly, his gaze flashing coldly.

"Hah! It really is him!"

Hearing the name, Xia Ningxing was not surprised at all and let out a cold laugh.

Lu Tingli’s fingers combed through her thick, soft locks as he said in a deep voice, "Don’t worry, I won’t let him off."

He wants ’Tsunami’ to be unable to release, right? Then he’ll make sure that Lv Shun gets a taste of his own medicine.

No, something even more painful than not being able to release.

Speaking of which, it just so happened that Su Qifei’s movie ’Love on the Island’ was also about to be released, with a date set before ’Tsunami.’

Day after tomorrow, the tickets would begin pre-sale.

"Lu, what do you plan to do?" Xia Ningxing narrowed her eyes, asking curiously.

Lu Tingli’s lips curved slightly, playing coy, "You’ll see."

Seeing this, Xia Ningxing nodded her head.

As for Lv Shun on his side, he still didn’t know that ’Tsunami’ was already scheduled to be released on time, nor did he know that Lu Tingli was about to deal with him.

At the moment, he was smugly boasting to the investor Mr. Cheng,

"Mr. Cheng, you see that investing in me was the right decision. And if you had invested in ’Tsunami’, you would have lost a fortune by now, since it can’t even be released!" With this, he couldn’t have been more proud and schadenfreude-filled.

So what if Xu Tian’s film was well made? It still can’t be released or broadcasted.

"Well said," Mr. Cheng felt a sense of relief.

Thank goodness he hadn’t invested in Xu Tian, or else all that money would have gone down the drain!

"Now, Mr. Cheng, just wait for our ’Love on the Island’ to rake in the profits!" Lv Shun said confidently.

Although this man might not have great character, he was still quite capable when it came to filmmaking.

Plus, with actors each boasting their own fan base, his confidence was natural.

The next day, "Love on the Island" officially premiered.

Just as Lv Shun had said, tickets really sold well; within just an hour, hundreds of thousands had been sold.

Lv Shun and Mr. Cheng were smiling so much their mouths could barely close, looking at the trend, the first day would easily bring in millions at the box office.

At least they could earn back tens of millions.

Su Qifei was also ecstatic, as long as the film blew up, he could immediately aim for second-tier actor status!

Just as the three were looking forward with great anticipation...

An explosive piece of news suddenly blew up.

Oh no, multiple explosive revelations emerged.

[Shocking! General director of "Love on the Island," Lv Shun, allegedly involved in casting couch scandal with the lead actress! Pictures and solid proof inside!]

[The male lead xx was actually snorting...]

[The male supporting actor Su Qifei is actually the son of a mistress]

[The second lead actress in "Love on the Island" interfered in someone else’s marriage and even led to the death of that person’s spouse]

In an instant, scandals about "Love on the Island" were flying everywhere.

From the general director to the assistant director, to the leading and supporting actors, everyone had been thoroughly exposed.

"Dammit! The industry is just too messy!"

"I can’t believe Su Qifei is the son of a mistress; I actually supported a movie with a mistress’s son in it, that’s disgusting."

"And the male lead even... that’s just terrible."

"The worst is the second lead actress! Not only did she interfere in someone’s marriage, but she also poisoned and killed the person’s spouse, my god, that’s too malicious, she could be sentenced for that, hurry everyone, report it to the police!"

"This crew is quite simply a cancerous shelter, I can’t do this, I want a refund!"

"I’m asking for a refund too!"

Instantly, with overwhelming force, the reputation of "Love on the Island" plummeted, and countless people began to ask for refunds.

In the end, its total box office was 2.5 million!

A movie that was invested with more than 10 million earned back only 2.5 million in the end!

2.5 million!

What an ironic figure!

Lv Shun collapsed onto the ground: "It’s over, it’s all over now!"

Not only had he failed to make money, but his reputation was also ruined.

Now, which script would dare to approach him for a movie.

Even if someone dared, who would act in it?

As an investor, Mr. Cheng saw the film going completely bust and his eyes turned red with rage as he kicked at him: "You good-for-nothing, didn’t you say you were going to make a killing for me!"

"Oh, right, I’m indeed making a ’killing’ now! A ’killing’ in a car crash!"

His face was full of sarcasm.

He then dropped another bombshell: "And I’ve also heard that ’Tsunami’ has passed censorship and is about to premiere!"

"How is that possible?" Lv Shun looked at him in disbelief.

He had made sure to take care of it, keeping it firmly suppressed.

How could it be getting released now?

Lv Shun suddenly felt that compared to his own defeat, he couldn’t stand to see others succeed even more.

Especially Xu Tian!

It’s strange how people are; we’re envious of those far away, yet we feel jealous of those close by.