"If you’re going to pay Qian Na, do it quickly. If there’s a delay of over ten minutes, you’ll have to pay for my time separately."
After hearing Du Mingwei’s submissive words, Qin Tian walked up to Du Mingwei and said while looking at him.
"Qin Tian, you think you’ve won? It’s too early for that! Just you wait! Don’t you dare leave Beijing!"
Du Mingwei glared fiercely at Qin Tian twice. Upon Li Jin’an’s pleading and urging, he had the hotel transfer 650,000 to Qin Tian.
Qin Tian transferred the money to Zhang Runhao. Zhang Runhao wanted to refuse, but Qin Tian said with a smile, "It’s not for you, it’s for your brothers. You’ve just arrived in Beijing, and you have such honest brothers. They’ve taken the trouble to come out; shouldn’t they get something for their efforts?"
"Master is really thoughtful!"
Zhang Runhao laughed heartily and, along with Qin Tian and others, swaggered out of the hotel.
Li Jin’an behind them let out a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Turning around, he saw Du Mingwei staring at him with a furious expression. Li Jin’an quickly unlocked the handcuffs for Du Mingwei, saying, "Young Master Du, what I just did was out of necessity. A regiment leader has a lot of power. I reckon even our bureau chief wouldn’t dare offend him, so if this got to the police station, we’d both be screwed. I had no choice..."
Li Jin’an continued to pretend to be a policeman, making up all kinds of lies.
Before Li Jin’an could finish speaking, the now unhandcuffed Du Mingwei slapped him across the face and shouted angrily, "Coward, get lost!"
After that, he angrily turned and walked away.
This time, Du Mingwei truly placed Qin Tian on his blacklist of enemies to deal with.
"Immediately go and collect detailed information about Murong Fei and Qin Tian in Beijing for me, the more detailed, the better. I want to ruin them! I’ll make them realize the consequences of crossing me!"
After returning to his room, Du Mingwei made phone calls to his subordinates. He could hardly wait a moment longer. Today’s humiliation and loss of money in the hotel had thrown his face all the way to his grandmother’s house. If he couldn’t salvage his reputation, he wouldn’t be able to mix in Beijing anymore!
Indeed, Du Mingwei had many underlings in Beijing. The next day, they had already tracked down Qin Tian and Murong Fei.
"Young Master Du, we saw Qin Tian and Murong Fei meeting with the CEO of Tianyun Entertainment, Zhou Minghong, at a café. Our people sat at the table next to them and overheard something about a partnership discussion."
Upon hearing this news, Du Mingwei’s face broke into a smile, "Murong Fei came to Beijing this time, first trying to partner with Beijing TV but I refused her. Knowing that she couldn’t cooperate with Beijing TV, she then turned to Tianyun Entertainment... haha, now I’ve caught wind of it."
A cunning smile appeared on Du Mingwei’s face as he immediately said, "Set it up, I want to meet Zhou Minghong this afternoon."
Du Mingwei had encountered Zhou Minghong several times at banquets before; since they were both in the entertainment industry, they were somewhat acquainted.
In the afternoon, Du Mingwei met Zhou Minghong at a teahouse.
After exchanging greetings, Zhou Minghong asked directly, "Young Master Du, hehe, you were so eager to meet me; is there something you want to discuss?"
Zhou Minghong was confused, thinking to himself that he had never had any contact with this spoilt second generation, so why was he suddenly reaching out and insisting on meeting in the afternoon?
"I’ve heard your Tianyun Entertainment has started several new projects?" Du Mingwei went straight to the point without beating around the bush.
"Yeah, several projects, hehe, Young Master Du, how come you’re interested in these things now?"
"Heh, what a coincidence. Mr. Zhou, let’s cut to the chase. I’ve inquired around, and is it true that recently you’ve been discussing a partnership with Murong Group from Zhonghai City?"
Hearing Du Mingwei’s words, Zhou Minghong was startled and thought to himself, I’ve only started talking with Murong Fei for two days; how is he so well-informed that he knows about this already?
"Yes, is there a problem?"
Watching Du Mingwei, Zhou Minghong’s eyes were filled with curiosity, as he didn’t know what Du Mingwei was aiming at by asking this.
"I won’t beat around the bush, I’ll be direct. If you cancel your cooperation with Murong Group, I will make up for all the losses your company incurs."
Without a doubt, after Du Mingwei finished speaking, Zhou Minghong’s face revealed the surprise that Du Mingwei expected.
It would be odd if there wasn’t any surprise from someone being asked to cancel a cooperation that has already begun.
But now, Du Mingwei didn’t care about that as he said, "You know my father’s strength. Look, if you cancel your cooperation with Murong Group, I’ll reward you double for any other losses, and in the future, you could even consider co-producing TV dramas with Beijing TV. I’ll talk to my dad about this and have him consider it as a priority."
This was the bait Du Mingwei was throwing out, as everyone wanted to cooperate with Beijing TV.
However, after hearing this, Zhou Minghong just smiled faintly and said, "Ah, Mr. Du, as for that matter, I’m really not the decision-maker. Our boss made that call."
"Heh, your boss? Aren’t you the boss?" Du Mingwei was taken aback.
"I’m truly not the boss, but here’s a thought: I’ve just arranged a meeting with my boss next door, how about you talk to our boss later? As long as our boss agrees, I’ll have nothing to say and will follow orders."
Zhou Minghong suggested tactfully, and it has to be said that he had high emotional intelligence, neither offending Du Mingwei nor settling the matter on the spot.
Du Mingwei had never really taken Tianyun Entertainment seriously, as most entertainment companies needed to maintain good relationships with TV station leaders.
So Du Mingwei didn’t say much more and nodded, "Alright, lead me to meet your leadership then."
Zhou Minghong originally planned to meet Qin Tian and Murong Fei that afternoon, but now that Du Mingwei had found him, he had to arrange to meet Qin Tian separately, without letting Murong Fei know, so he immediately sent a text message to Qin Tian, giving him the location of the café, then asked Qin Tian to come over earlier.
"I’ve informed our boss, and he will come directly to the café in a bit," Zhou Minghong said.
"Good, I’ll wait for him," Du Mingwei replied, crossing his legs in an arrogant manner.
Meanwhile, after receiving Zhou Minghong’s text message, Qin Tian couldn’t help but burst into laughter: "Du Mingwei, this guy, won’t shed a tear until he sees the coffin, huh? Tracking our movements and going to Zhou to sabotage? Lucky I’m the boss of Tianyun Entertainment; otherwise, this would be a tough issue to resolve."
Talking to himself, he said, "Alright, you want to meet the boss of Tianyun Entertainment, right? Then I’ll give you a surprise. A big surprise!"
Having said that, Qin Tian told Murong Fei he had to step out, then drove straight to the café.
"Well, our boss has arrived, Mr. Du, why don’t you two have a good talk?"
When Qin Tian pushed the door and entered the café, Zhou Minghong immediately looked over and said to Du Mingwei.
Following Zhou Minghong’s gaze, Du Mingwei saw Qin Tian at first glance, then his eyebrows furrowed, and his neck shrank as his cheek twitched and his eyes widened in astonishment, nearly popping out!
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