Reborn as Zhao Ruilong of Handong, I will defy fate.

Chapter 292 Exorbitant Compensation! The Mad Chen Yang!

"You want me to pay five million? Are you kidding me?"

"You were the one who started it, slapping me twice!"

"I punched you in the groin because you were too bullying. You fell and strained your ligaments because you missed my kick. You deserved to be unlucky!"

"Now that you're in the hospital, you actually have the nerve to ask me to pay you five million! Even if that punch of mine made you infertile, it shouldn't cost that much!"

Upon seeing the text message from Cao Zhengyu, Lin Qiuya was immediately filled with anger.

Before the incident tonight, the agent and Cao Zhengyu had negotiated an advertising endorsement contract totaling only one million yuan.

This price includes tax, and Lin Qiuya also has to spend many days cooperating with the advertising company to shoot multiple print and television commercials.

And during this period, she would inevitably have to fulfill Cao Zhengyu's every request, accompany him to meals, drinks, and karaoke, and take good care of him when they lived together.

So while a million may seem like a lot, after deducting taxes and agent commissions, Lin Qiuya will actually receive no more than 500,000.

For ordinary people who work overtime and toil away for a month to earn only one or two thousand yuan, 500,000 yuan is indeed an astronomical sum.

But for Lin Qiuya, a female star who has been in the industry for many years, has a beautiful face and a good figure, and has many works, she is quite famous. But that's not a lot.

To maintain her beautiful face and enviable figure, and to be multi-talented and likable, she needs to spend a lot of time and energy on exercise, skincare, and learning new skills.

In addition, the expenses for maintaining relationships and social obligations are considerable; a simple meal or a red envelope can add up to a significant amount.

The most important thing is...

To earn this 500,000 yuan, Lin Qiuya had to sacrifice her dignity and health, which was by no means easy.

But with this incident tonight, she has offended Cao Zhengyu, so the advertising endorsement contract is definitely off, and she can forget about earning 500,000 yuan. Lin Qiuya feels that as long as she can leave Shenzhen safely, that's all that matters.

But she never expected that with Zhao Ruilong's protection, her life was temporarily safe, but that bastard Cao Zhengyu would actually demand five million yuan in compensation from her.

Five million!

I've made a lot of money over the years since I debuted, but I haven't saved five million at all!

If I were to pay Cao Zhengyu that much money just to settle things peacefully, wouldn't I end up with a mountain of debt?

Thinking of this, Lin Qiuya, whose life was temporarily out of danger, couldn't help but type a reply:

"You hit me first, so I retaliated. Why should I pay you five million?"

Cao Zhengyu replied shortly after the text message was sent.

"Just because you caused me to strain my ligaments tonight, I'll be in the hospital for several days, and you've also made me lose face. I'll never be able to hold my head up high again!!"

Lin Qiuya was furious.

"Is it my fault? You strained your ligaments because you didn't kick me properly, you lost your footing and fell to the ground, and you lost face. Isn't that your own fault? If we're talking about losing face, don't I feel ashamed too?"

Cao Zhengyu quickly replied:

"You think you're some big star? You're nothing but a cheap slut who can be played with for money. You're not even as good as the girls in my place! Making you pay five million is already being lenient. If you keep pushing your luck, see how I deal with you!!"

After reading the text message, Lin Qiuya was so angry that she threw her phone down.

The phone hit the tempered glass in the bathroom with a loud thud.

The loud noise startled not only Zhao Ruilong and Chen Yang, but also Lin Qiuya herself.

Soon, the bathroom door opened and the lights came on.

Exhausted and drenched in sweat, Chen Yang, wrapped in a bathrobe, frowned and asked:

"What are you doing?"

Lin Qiuya turned around and knelt down with a thud.

"sorry Sorry!"

"Cao Zhengyu sent me a threatening text message, demanding that I pay him five million."

"I smashed my phone in a fit of anger. I'm sorry to have bothered you!"

After saying that, Lin Qiuya was about to kowtow.

They are both women.

Seeing Lin Qiuya so frightened.

Chen Yang's heart softened instantly.

He quickly stepped forward and helped Lin Qiuya up.

"Alright, alright, it's not a big deal, don't kneel down so easily!"

"As for his threat to make you pay him five million, isn't that blatant extortion? Just ignore him!"

"When it gets light, you can leave the hotel with us. Then we can take a taxi directly to the airport or train station, buy a ticket, and leave Shenzhen. Once you're out of there, he won't be able to threaten you anymore!"

Lin Qiuya said with a sorrowful expression, "But I can run away from the monk, but I can't run away from the temple!"

"Even if I leave Shenzhen, he can't do anything to me, but my parents and my sister can't escape back in our hometown!"

"Huh? Isn't it?"

Chen Yang asked with great curiosity, "Who exactly is he? Does he have such great abilities?"

Lin Qiuya sighed, "Compared to President Zhao, he is indeed an insignificant little person, but compared to ordinary people, he is already a very remarkable big boss."

“I heard that he came to Shenzhen from a poor mountain village in the Northwest when he was about ten years old, and that he started from scratch through hard work and intelligence. But isn’t that just fooling a three-year-old?”

“I overheard my agent talking to me privately, saying that Cao Zhengyu made his fortune in the smuggling business in his early years, and later invested in opening a factory to counterfeit various household appliances.”

"Shenzhen Qisheng Electronics Company is just one of the many businesses he's involved in. This hotel right here is one he co-owned with a few friends..."

Chen Yang nodded slightly.

Having worked in foreign exchange regulation, she had naturally heard many legendary stories of people getting rich.

The reason it's called a 'story' rather than an 'experience' is because it's a 'story'.

Of course, it's because the 'story' is a lie.

Those successful business owners only make people believe that their success is due to their intelligence, diligence, and ability to seize opportunities.

They would never admit that their success was due to connections, bribery, or reaping the benefits of the times, and that it was filled with filth and bloodshed.

Just like this time when she came to Shenzhen on a business trip to investigate a major smuggling and money laundering case.

The main figure in the case is a well-known entrepreneur in Shenzhen with a net worth of over 10 billion yuan.

His story of getting rich only tells of his keen discovery that Shenzhen was carrying out large-scale infrastructure construction, which would create a huge demand for construction machinery and building materials. He raised money from all over the place to start a business of equipment leasing and building material sales.

But how many people know that it was his cousin, who was in charge of urban planning, who asked him to come to Shenzhen to start a business?

As for making a fortune through engineering projects and import/export trade... that's just fooling the common people.

He actually relied on his cousin-in-law's important position in customs and took advantage of the location advantage of Shenzhen being adjacent to Hong Kong to carry out rampant smuggling and money laundering.

and so……

Chen Yang knew that Cao Zhengyu was definitely not clean.

In that era of rapid economic development, which of the rapidly rising bosses was absolutely clean?

Therefore, if Cao Zhengyu really wanted to deal with Lin Qiuya, Lin Qiuya really didn't have any good solutions.

Even persuading family members to leave their hometown is not a long-term solution.

Lin Qiuya is, after all, a celebrity and a public figure.

Since she couldn't avoid showing her face in public, it wouldn't be difficult for Cao Zhengyu to find out her whereabouts.

For example, he could use his friends' or relatives' companies to say that he wanted to hire a celebrity to endorse his products, which would have been a way to lure Lin Qiuya into a trap.

One is in the open, the other in the shadows.

Lin Qiuya really can't get rid of Cao Zhengyu unless she retires from the film and television entertainment industry and stops being a star.

He moved with his family to an unfamiliar city and disappeared without a trace, living under an assumed name.

But that's simply not realistic.

If she weren't a celebrity, how would Lin Qiuya support her family?

Having been in the industry for many years, they've gotten used to being celebrities. Changing careers isn't that easy.

"Sigh, this is really a headache for you."

"I didn't make any money; instead, he extorted five million from me!"

Seeing Lin Qiuya's pitiful and miserable appearance, Chen Yang felt a pang of pity.

"Pick up your phone, don't stay in the bathroom, come out with me."

Lin Qiuya looked somewhat bewildered.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up!"

soon.

Chen Yang led Lin Qiuya out of the bathroom.

Zhao Ruilong, who was sitting on the edge of the bed smoking in silence, had a great premonition the moment he saw Chen Yang leading Lin Qiuya to the bedside.

"What do you mean? Isn't it enough that I let her stay one more night to avoid being captured by Cao Zhengyu?"

Chen Yang released Lin Qiuya's hand and quickly sat down next to Zhao Ruilong.

As the saying goes, if you're going to help someone, help them all the way through!

"That Cao Zhengyu threatened her to pay five million yuan in compensation. Isn't that bullying?"

"Since that guy is so afraid of you, why don't you give him a word and ask him to let Lin Qiuya go!"

Zhao Ruilong glanced at Lin Qiuya, who was standing at the foot of the bed with her head bowed.

I don't know if she's acting right now.

At first glance, she does indeed appear quite frail and pitiful, evoking pity.

"Honey, be a hero this once and help her!"

"Cao Zhengyu is demanding five million in compensation. Isn't that pushing her to the brink of death?"

"Moreover, he hit someone first, and when he was weak, he hit a woman, and afterwards he even threatened to extort five million in compensation."

"How can you bear to let a scumbag like him, a disgrace to men, harass and extort a vulnerable woman?"

Chen Yang pleaded with his eyes conveying his feelings.

Zhao Ruilong took a deep drag on his cigarette.

He turned his gaze away and stared at Chen Yang.

He couldn't help but think to himself.

She is indeed Chen Yanshi's daughter, inheriting his genes.

Regardless of whether it benefits them personally or not, they are bursting with a sense of justice and will try every means to help.

“How can I help her? I’m not familiar with that Cao guy; I only met him once in Tianhai.”

Upon hearing Zhao Ruilong's words, Chen Yang knew there was hope.

After moving forward a bit, he said with a broad smile:

"It doesn't matter if you're not close, as long as he's afraid of you!"

"Give him a call and ask him to give you face. Would he dare refuse?"

Zhao Ruilong smiled coldly.

"What kind of person is he? You want me to call him? Aren't you going against the grain?"

Chen Yang pouted, took Zhao Ruilong's hand, and said in a coquettish tone:

"Oh dear, I know that for someone of your status and background, calling him is really beneath you, but we're trying to help, right? Why don't you just condescend to make the call?"

Looking at Chen Yang's charming and obedient appearance, Zhao Ruilong immediately understood why heroes have always found it hard to resist the charms of beautiful women.

"He'll most likely give me face, and then what? Wouldn't I end up owing him a favor?"

"If his company mass-produces counterfeit MP3 players and they hit the market, do you think I'll still have the nerve to charge him patent royalties?"

"If I don't buy them, each one costs tens of yuan, and 100,000 units would cost millions. But if he sells millions of units, do you think I would suffer huge losses?"

"..."

Chen Yang was stunned.

She was so focused on sympathizing with Lin Qiuya that she didn't realize Zhao Ruilong would also pay a price for his intervention.