ebookslot Chapter 219 Zhou Lixing learned Lin Zhou's identity and was so frightened that he wet his pants
Chapter 219 Zhou Lixing learned Lin Zhou's identity and was so frightened that he wet his pants
"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!"
Zhou Lixing stared intently at the familiar yet unfamiliar man in the photo, letting out a shrill, ghostly roar.
"Seven years ago, he and his car were clearly burned to a crisp! How could he still be alive?!"
"Boss..."
The assistant was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground, his teeth chattering.
"The information from the dark web is absolutely accurate. Those five bulletproof Rolls-Royces just now were there to pick up the young master of the Lin family."
"He...he is the sole heir to the Lin family conglomerate!"
"Shut up! You fucking shut up!"
Zhou Lixing slammed his foot on the desk, but his legs gave way and he slumped back into the boss's chair.
fear.
An unprecedented, deep-seated fear instantly overwhelmed his reason.
No one knew better than him what despicable things the Zhou family had done to the Lin family back then!
That series of killings that shocked the capital.
That car accident on the winding mountain road during a torrential downpour.
The Zhou family was behind it all, acting as the most vicious executioners!
"The brake line was clearly cut..."
Zhou Lixing held his head in his hands, his fingers gripping his hair tightly, his eyes completely unfocused.
"I watched that Aston Martin plunge off the cliff with my own eyes!"
"I watched with my own eyes as the fire reduced that car to a pile of scrap metal!"
"How could he have escaped? How can he still be standing alive in front of me!"
revenge.
A devastating revenge!
And it had already opened its blood-red maw and was biting his throat tightly!
"Tick-tock, tick-tock."
A strange dripping sound rang out in the quiet office.
The assistant stared in horror at the area under Zhou Lixing's boss's chair.
A pool of pale yellow liquid was slowly dripping down the edge of the leather seat onto the expensive carpet.
The president of the prestigious Dynasty Entertainment, a powerful figure in the entertainment industry who wields considerable influence.
At this moment, I was so scared by a photo and a name that I wet my pants!
A foul stench permeated the air.
But Zhou Lixing didn't care about dignity or face at all.
"Ring ring—!"
The landline on the desk suddenly rang sharply, like a death knell.
Zhou Lixing shuddered and sprang up as if he had been electrocuted.
The assistant scrambled over and pressed the speakerphone button.
On the other end of the phone, a wail that sounded even worse than crying came from the CFO of Dynasty Entertainment.
"President Zhou! It's over! The sky has fallen!"
"Those top short-selling firms on Wall Street just suddenly and unilaterally tore up their betting agreements with us!"
"They're even foregoing the penalty for breach of contract and are frantically dumping our Dynasty's stock at any cost!"
"Not only that, but online public opinion has completely spiraled out of control!"
"I don't know who it was, but they leaked all the dirt on our company over the past two years, including falsifying accounts and forcing our female artists to drink with clients!"
"Right now, the top ten trending topics are all scandals involving our dynasty. The joint enforcement vehicles of the cyber police and tax authorities are already downstairs!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Lixing felt a wave of nausea wash over him and immediately turned his head away to dry heave.
That was a reaction to being pushed to the physiological limit by extreme fear.
But this is just the beginning.
The bad news came crashing down like an avalanche.
The assistant's tablet computer vibrated wildly, with pop-up windows appearing one after another.
"Boss! Something terrible has happened! Sequoia Capital has withdrawn its investment!"
"Tencent Video and iQiyi jointly issued a statement announcing the indefinite removal of all film and television works by artists from our Dynasty Entertainment!"
"ICBC, CCB, ABC... all four major banks called simultaneously, saying that our credit qualifications had serious violations and demanding that we settle all loans within 24 hours, or our accounts would be frozen immediately!"
When a tree falls, the monkeys scatter; when a wall collapses, everyone pushes it down.
The information network within Beijing's capital circles is frighteningly efficient.
The news of the return of the Lin family's heir was like a category 12 tsunami that swept across the entire city.
Those bigwigs who were previously on friendly terms with Zhou Lixing and joined forces to attack Starry Sky Media.
After sensing the presence of the Lin family, this prehistoric behemoth, it ran faster than a rabbit.
Who would dare to provoke the Lin family at this time?
That's not doing business, that's buying burial plots for his whole family!
In less than ten minutes.
The behemoth that was once worth tens of billions of dollars, Dynasty Entertainment, was completely isolated and turned into a dead city without any supplies.
"Help...I need to find someone to save me..."
Zhou Lixing stumbled and collapsed onto the desk.
He grabbed his personal cell phone and, with trembling fingers, dialed the number at the top of his contacts.
That was a powerful figure in the capital with extensive connections, and one of the Zhou family's biggest backers.
"Beep...beep..."
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.
"Uncle Wang! Save me! You must save your nephew!"
Zhou Lixing, as if grasping at the last straw, cried out in despair into his phone.
"That persistent little bastard from the Lin family is back! He's going to destroy our dynasty!"
"Uncle Wang, please put in a good word for me, for the sake of my father taking a knife for you back then!"
There was a full five seconds of silence on the other end of the phone.
Then came an extremely cold, aged voice filled with boundless apprehension.
"Lixing, it's not that your uncle doesn't want to help you."
"If it were someone else, your uncle could help you sort things out."
"But that's the Lin family."
"The sins your father committed back then are now being paid for, and no one can stop them."
"Uncle Wang! You can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
Zhou Lixing was so anxious that he kept kowtowing, his face covered in tears and snot.
"If you don't take care of me, the dynasty will go bankrupt and be liquidated today!"
"Bankruptcy?"
The old man on the other end of the phone gave a cold laugh.
"It's already a great mercy from the eldest son of the Lin family that you can go bankrupt so easily."
"Alright, don't call me again."
"You've offended the Lin family. If you want to die, don't drag the Wang family down with you."
"Beep beep beep..."
The call was abruptly ended, leaving only a jarring busy tone.
Zhou Lixing stood there, frozen, holding his phone, completely dumbfounded.
He was not reconciled.
He scrolled through his contacts like a mad dog.
General Manager Zhang, Chairman Li, President Zhao...
Those self-proclaimed gods who drink top-quality red wine and pat their chests saying "I'll take care of you if anything happens."
Their reactions at this moment were surprisingly consistent.
Alternatively, you can simply block and reject the call.
If the call connects, they either unleash a torrent of abuse before quickly hanging up as if avoiding a plague.
despair.
Layer upon layer of despair, deeper and deeper, like a tangible dark swamp, completely engulfed Zhou Lixing.
He once thought that the alliance of interests was unbreakable, but it was defeated by the absolute power of capital.
It's as fragile as a windowpane that can be torn at the slightest touch.
Those people didn't even have the patience to let him finish speaking.
No one dared to help him.
Faced with the absolute dominance of the Lin family conglomerate in Beijing, all connections became as thin as cicada wings and worthless pieces of paper.
"It's over...it's all over..."
Zhou Lixing's phone slipped from his hand and fell to the ground, shattering the screen.
He lay sprawled on the ground like a pile of rotten flesh, and even the nauseating smell of urine couldn't awaken his numb senses.
He worked hard for seven years.
He used every underhanded and despicable means to finally climb to the top of the entertainment industry pyramid.
He thought he was invincible.
As a result, Lin Zhou hadn't even made a formal move yet.
They merely revealed one of their identities.
Let his mighty empire crumble in just over ten minutes!
"No... I can't die like this!"
A morbid madness suddenly flashed in Zhou Lixing's eyes.
A strong will to survive overcame dignity and fear.
As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he would be willing to kneel on the ground and lick the soles of shoes like a dog!
He turned his head sharply and stared intently at his assistant, who was trembling in the corner.
"Your phone! Give me your phone!"
Zhou Lixing lunged forward and snatched his assistant's work phone.
His fingers trembled as he searched for the number he had originally intended to keep under his feet forever.
Starry Sky Media.
Su Qingge.
Yes! Su Qingge is a woman who values relationships. As long as she is willing to pay the price and admit her mistakes, she might still be able to find a way out!
"beep--"
The phone is on.
Zhou Lixing held his breath, his heart pounding wildly in his chest.
Those three short seconds felt like three centuries to him.
Finally, a clear and familiar female voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hello, who is this?"
Upon hearing Su Qingge's voice, Zhou Lixing's tense nerves instantly collapsed.
His knees buckled, and he knelt down directly in the direction of Starry Sky Media outside the window.
There was no attempt to conceal anything, nor any trace of the pride that came with being a major capitalist.
Only extreme humility and groveling.
"President Su! President Su, it's me! Zhou Lixing!"
Zhou Lixing's voice was hoarse and filled with sobs.
Su Qingge on the other end of the phone was clearly taken aback.
It seems they never expected that the arrogant CEO of the Dynasty, who was so domineering just a few days ago, would be begging for mercy like this.
"Zhou Lixing? What do you want by calling?"
Su Qingge's tone was extremely cold, carrying an undisguised disgust.
"President Su! I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"
Zhou Lixing kowtowed desperately, as if Su Qingge were right in front of him.
His forehead hit the floor with a dull thud.
"My previous attack on Starry Sky Media was all due to my own folly; I was blind to its true worth!"
"You are a magnanimous person, with a heart as vast as a prime minister's—please don't stoop to the level of a scoundrel like me!"
He gripped his phone tightly, like a drowning person clinging to the last piece of driftwood.
His tone was hurried, as if he was afraid the other party would hang up the phone at any moment.
With no other options, Zhou Lixing gritted his teeth and humbled himself to the point of self-abasement.
"President Su..."
"I'd like to speak with Director Lin."
"If only he would be merciful and spare our dynasty's life."
"Name your terms..."