"Because Tangning triggered my interest in women and then destroyed it with her own hands. As a person that doesn't like to be at a disadvantage, I naturally have to give her an eye for an eye," Han Xiuche replied. "Tangning provoked me, yet she's too afraid to show herself. First she hid in England, then she escaped to the US. If you must blame someone, then blame Tangning..."
"Actually, I don't need you to suffer too much. You simply need to give me a bit of Superstar Media's shares and let me be the boss. If you can do that for me, then I'll cover up this matter and S.A.J. can continue filming like nothing happened," Han Xiuche explained. "Otherwise, everyone will know by tomorrow morning that S.A.J. were caught taking drugs. When that time comes, not only will your efforts be wasted, but the entire Superstar Media will be implicated."
"I'm not the only one that makes the decisions at Superstar Media."
"I know that Lin Qian also holds some shares, but the majority are in your hands," Han Xiuche said as he looked at Long Jie. "I can guarantee that Superstar Media will continue to operate properly in my hands and won't be any worse than it is now."
"Unless, you actually want to see Superstar Media being closed down?"
Long Jie never expected that Han Xiuche would dig such a deep trap for her to fall into.
Now, no matter what decision she made, none of her options looked good.
"Think it over clearly..." Han Xiuche said as he sat down on a sofa and waited for Long Jie's response. "Don't forget, I have a video in my hands and it's very spectacular... Most importantly, if these four get exposed for taking drugs, you may be blamed for spoiling them and covering for them since you are their manager."
Long Jie closed her eyes. She felt worse now than when Lan Xi betrayed her.
After all, she never trusted Lan Xi, but she trusted Han Xiuche.
"I don't like being threatened..."
Han Xiuche shrugged again, "But, there's nothing I can do about it..."
"What has Tangning done to hurt you? Why do you hate her so much?"
"You need to ask her that question," Han Xiuche replied coldly. "Long Jie, I don't want to waste any more time. You are handing Superstar Media over today. I will pay you for the shares according to today's market price so you don't make a loss. That is the best I can do for you."
"You can either take my money and withdraw with no loss, or go down together. I'll give you three seconds to come to a decision."
At this point, what else could Long Jie do?
"Can you guarantee that you won't do anything reckless with Superstar Media?" Long Jie asked.
"I can guarantee that as long as I'm the boss of Superstar Media, I will let it operate as usual."
That was, as long as he was the boss.
Long Jie took a deep breath. Han Xiuche had been too calculative and she had been too stupid. If she had continued to be cautious of him, would things have turned out differently?
"What's your decision?"
"Do I have any other choice?" Long Jie asked.
"I like that you know how to accept your fate. After all, Superstar Media belonged to Tangning to begin with. Now that you've helped her pay off her debt, everyone's happy."
Long Jie turned to look at Han Xiuche and sneered, "I don't know how Tangning provoked you, but I know she'll definitely take Superstar Media back off you."
"I'll be waiting for that to happen..."
Han Xiuche came well-prepared, so he immediately pulled out an agreement for the transfer of shares and had a lawyer witness the proceedings. Everything happened within the blink of an eye. No one would have imagined, that the once famous Superstar Media, would change ownership overnight.
Afterwards, Han Xiuche stuck by his word and allowed S.A.J. to complete their filming as though nothing happened except for the fact that Superstar Media changed owners.
The people that Long Jie fostered and the effort she put in, suddenly belonged to someone else.
And everything happened because of Tangning....
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