Jiang Qihu rushed to Sun Hongsheng's side, continuously speaking into Sun Hongsheng's ear, "Boss, this kid deliberately came to our company to cause trouble! He even injured so many of our people, you must not let him get away with it!"
Meanwhile, Hao Jian was smiling faintly as he turned to look at Sun Hongsheng, without saying a word.
"Shut up!" Sun Hongsheng's face darkened as he spoke. As soon as Jiang Qihu spoke up, Sun Hongsheng immediately knew who had clashed with Hao Jian.
"Boss, I'm telling the truth, really, it's not our fault! It's this kid who was deliberately picking a fight!" Jiang Qihu continued babbling on.
"Damn it!" Sun Hongsheng snapped, grabbed Jiang Qihu by the collar, threw him to the ground, and then started kicking him violently.
Sun Hongsheng was incredibly angry. He was thinking about how to mend the relationship with Hao Jian, and here was Jiang Qihu, incessantly whining, purposely causing trouble, wasn't it?
"Boss, stop hitting…stop hitting!" Jiang Qihu cried out, utterly baffled as to why Sun Hongsheng was beating him.
After he had finished beating Jiang Qihu, Sun Hongsheng straightened his clothes; his gloomy expression instantly dissipated, turning splendidly sunny.
Sun Hongsheng grinned obsequiously as he hurried over to Hao Jian, "Mr. Hao Jian, I'm terribly sorry, I had no idea this was happening. Are you alright?"
Seeing this, Jiang Qihu and everyone else were dumbfounded. Their boss was actually sucking up to this shabbily-dressed kid?
They knew Sun Hongsheng's standing in Hua City, a man of distinction influential in both legitimate and underground circles, yet here he was kowtowing like a sycophant, which felt utterly surreal.
Jiang Qihu and the others realized they had kicked an iron board, especially Jiang Qihu who was the most aggressive towards Hao Jian previously. He finally understood why Sun Hongsheng had hit him. This guy was actually playing dumb!
At that thought, Jiang Qihu shuddered. This young man had Sun Hongsheng acting like an eager lapdog; how could he have dared to offend him? He could almost predict his dreadful fate.
"I'm fine, but something unfortunate happened to my student. She came here for an audition, yet she found a pinhole camera in the changing room. I confronted this man about it, and he was audacious, claiming I wouldn't dare do anything to him. What do you think we should do about this?" Hao Jian said with a sardonic smile to Sun Hongsheng.
On hearing this, everyone gasped.
The female models were first shocked, then angrily glared at Jiang Qihu, gritting their teeth in hatred. Clearly, many of them had changed clothes there, unaware of the hidden pinhole camera. Hadn't Jiang Qihu seen them all?
Jiang Qihu felt his hair stand on end. He knew Hao Jian wouldn't let him off easily, and sure enough, here was the trouble coming his way.
"So, Mr. Hao Jian, what do you think should be done?" Sun Hongsheng asked with a fawning smile, well aware that Hao Jian asking for his opinion was just a formality, as Hao Jian could totally disregard him.
"In my view…" Hao Jian, supporting his chin with one hand, said, "Just blind him, so he can't ever look at women again. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a chill, thinking it was excessively cruel.
And Jiang Qihu's face turned ashen. Hao Jian wanted to make him blind?
"Brilliant idea, Mr. Hao Jian!" Sun Hongsheng laughed heartily, clearly agreeing with Hao Jian's suggestion. Not only blinding Jiang Qihu but even killing him if needed, Sun Hongsheng would follow through without hesitation.
"Does that mean I can leave this matter in your hands?" Hao Jian smirked.
"Of course, I've got this. I'll show Jiang Qihu the consequences of being ignorant!" Sun Hongsheng slapped his chest and assured Hao Jian.
"Excellent, I really appreciate your spirit," Hao Jian smiled, and then fell silent, simply looking at Sun Hongsheng.
Sun Hongsheng swiftly understood what Hao Jian implied and hurriedly picked up his phone to make a call.
Soon after, a group of tattooed men walked up.
Sun Hongsheng signaled them with his eyes, and they walked directly towards Jiang Qihu, dragging him outside.
"You can't do this, you have no proof! I didn't secretly film her!" Jiang Qihu finally realized, crying out in tears.
"Idiot, with Mr. Hao Jian's status, he doesn't need any proof. If he thinks you did it, then you must die!" Sun Hongsheng snorted coldly, cursing inwardly.
It's just like asking a lion for mercy, telling it not to kill; utterly stupid!
"And these two, they're accomplices! Although not the masterminds, their punishment can't be light. As for how to punish them, I'll leave it to you!" Hao Jian said to Sun Hongsheng.
Hearing this, Fatty and Wang Qiang suddenly turned to stone, staring blankly at Hao Jian, too scared to utter a word.
"Rest assured, I will take care of it!" Sun Hongsheng nodded, not daring to defy Hao Jian's wishes.
Then, Hao Jian turned to Zhao Yating who was already dumbfounded and said, "Do you still want to audition?"
"No need to audition! This lady will immediately become a formal employee of our company, and we will spare no effort to support and promote her!" Sun Hongsheng hurriedly said. The mere fact that Zhao Yating knew Hao Jian meant he had to greenlight everything for her.
Upon hearing this, the other models and actresses were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. Sun Hongsheng didn't even wait for Hao Jian to speak before he eagerly began to suck up.
They had spent the whole year sleeping with this boss and that boss just to get by, yet this woman had become the company's top star outright, which made them extremely jealous.
Meanwhile, quite a few women deliberately lowered their tops and sent seductive glances at Hao Jian, hoping to attract this impressive man and gain some advantages.
"No need, I don't want to stay here!" Zhao Yating coldly said, discouraged by Jiang Qihu's behavior towards the company.
"This..." Sun Hongsheng was also visibly embarrassed, then quickly tried to flatter her, "Miss, do you like singing? I can organize a concert for you? Or maybe film a movie or a TV show? I can make you the leading lady, you can develop however you want, I just ask you to give our company a chance to cooperate!"
This was a perfect opportunity to curry favor with Hao Jian. He could see that Zhao Yating and Hao Jian had a special relationship. Getting close to Zhao Yating might connect him with Hao Jian, which would increase his influence in Hua City in the future.
Therefore, when he heard that Zhao Yating was repulsed by their company, Sun Hongsheng immediately panicked as if a duck that was almost in his mouth had flown away.
"No need, I'll go find Su Xinya instead!" Zhao Yating said indifferently.
"Su Xinya? The famous singer Su Xinya? You know her?" Sun Hongsheng was somewhat stunned, wondering if Zhao Yating was planning to sign with another company. This was bad news!
"She and I are friends," Zhao Yating said softly.
Sun Hongsheng immediately wore a mournful expression—this was a disaster. Apparently, this girl wasn't just an ordinary university student. Of course, an ordinary university student couldn't possibly know Su Xinya, which meant Zhao Yating was no ordinary person. It seemed unlikely that conventional methods would be effective to impress her.
"Since she is unwilling, then let it be," Hao Jian said, understanding Sun Hongsheng's intentions, but since Zhao Yating was unwilling, he did not want to force her.
"Alright," Sun Hongsheng forced a smile uglier than a cry.
"Since there's no audition, shall we leave?" Hao Jian asked Zhao Yating.
"Yes!" Zhao Yating nodded vigorously, eager to leave the dreadful place at once.
"Damn it!" Once Hao Jian and the others had left, Sun Hongsheng immediately exploded with rage and then turned a fierce gaze toward Fatty and Wang Qiang, "Throw these two into the sea to feed the fish!"
Fatty and Wang Qiang were terrified. What was happening? Why was their punishment more severe than Jiang Qihu's?
Jiang Qihu had only been blinded, yet they were to die?
This was mainly because Sun Hongsheng was too angry; this was supposed to be a great opportunity to ingratiate himself with Hao Jian. If Zhao Yating had successfully auditioned and been promoted strongly, he could have gained Hao Jian's favor. Now, however, due to Jiang Qihu's blunder, his perfect plan had fallen through. How could he not be furious?
Not only were these bastards going to die, but he also had no intention of sparing Jiang Qihu.
"Since you don't need to audition, shall I go find Su Xinya then?" Hao Jian asked Zhao Yating for her opinion.
"I want to come too!" Zhao Yating pouted, now appearing like Hao Jian's worried wife, feeling insecure whenever Hao Jian was near any remotely attractive woman.
Although she knew Hao Jian already had a family, she just couldn't control herself from liking him.
Women generally like two types of men: strong men and mysterious men.
And Hao Jian just happened to possess both qualities, which naturally made him very lethal to women.
"Suit yourself," Hao Jian shrugged his shoulders, not saying much. If it were someone else, he normally wouldn't agree, but since Zhao Yating was a friend of Su Xinya, there probably wouldn't be any issues if she came along.
"I want to go too!" Che Xiaoxiao said, and naturally, since Zhao Yating was going, she had to follow.
"We want to go too!" a group of girls said excitedly, not to disrupt Hao Jian, but to meet Su Xinya themselves.
Hao Jian couldn't help but smile wryly, then said, "Taking you along isn't a problem, but you must promise me that you won't cause trouble, and you can only watch from a distance. Don't go disturbing Su Xinya, or I won't spare you!"