When Chen Bin drove to the TV station, it wasn’t long before he received a call from Cheng Zhuang.
"Brother, it’s been figured out. The Yanxi Hotel has three shareholders in total: the major shareholder is Zhu Qin, holding 67%, the second shareholder is Miao Conghe, holding 30%, and the minor shareholder is Zhan Jiashu, holding 3%."
Not hearing Mao Bocheng’s name, Chen Bin slightly furrowed his brow.
He replied, "Check out Zhu Qin’s background."
"I’ve already looked into it. She initially worked at the Dagu City Disciplinary Inspection Commission, then was promoted to the Provincial Disciplinary Inspection Commission’s Supervision Office. She has a child with her ex-husband, but based on their divorce timing, the child likely isn’t his."
At this moment, Chen Bin suddenly became interested.
He immediately instructed Cheng Zhuang to monitor Zhu Qin, and once any man went to her place, he must take photos and better yet, find out the man’s identity.
During the following fortnight, Cheng Zhuang discovered that Zhu Qin basically commuted between home and work, with almost no intimate contact with any man.
Until that night, when Zhu Qin sent her child to her mother’s home and then directly took a taxi away.
Cheng Zhuang followed closely, eventually arriving at a medium-to-high-end residential area.
This was also Zhu Qin’s property, but she hardly ever came here.
Suspecting new developments, Cheng Zhuang immediately followed Zhu Qin upstairs with his camera.
After Zhu Qin entered the house, he quietly waited at the safety exit.
Before long, he saw a man gently ring the doorbell, and once Zhu Qin opened the door, they embraced.
The man was very cautious, immediately picking her up and closing the door once inside.
Due to the distance, Cheng Zhuang couldn’t clearly see the man’s face.
After checking the photos in his camera, he was shocked.
Then he immediately went downstairs and drove away.
The next day, after developing the photos, Cheng Zhuang secretly contacted Chen Bin and called him out.
After seeing the photos, Chen Bin slightly smiled.
Evidently, all of this was within his expectations.
"You can make additional copies of the photos, and then try to get more photos of Zhu Qin’s child."
Cheng Zhuang nodded and handed Zuo Kai’s phone to Chen Bin before leaving.
A few days later, following Chen Bin’s arrangement, Cheng Zhuang anonymously mailed several photos to Mao Bocheng.
Upon seeing them, Mao Bocheng was greatly shocked.
He hurriedly checked the back of the photos, but found no writing.
Without time to think, he quickly pulled out a lighter from his pocket, ignited the photos, and threw them into the ashtray.
He only ground them into black powder with the lighter once they were completely reduced to ash.
Lighting a cigarette, he took a deep drag and fell into deep thought.
He couldn’t quite understand the intent of the person who sent the photos.
They didn’t ask for money or state any demands.
Could it be they just wanted to scare him?
After a long while, Mao Bocheng slowly calmed down.
He initially wanted Zhu Qin to resign and quickly take the child away.
But reconsidering, he felt the one who sent the photos must have solid evidence.
Even if Zhu Qin and the child left now, it wouldn’t solve things.
Moreover, the other party didn’t publish the photos or send them to the Imperial Capital, which showed they weren’t aiming to destroy him.
If that’s the case, then surely they will proactively make contact.
Taking a deep breath, Mao Bocheng gradually relaxed.
He wasn’t afraid of demands; what he feared most was the matter being leaked to the Imperial Capital.
Because a leader in the Imperial Capital had mentioned to him plans to promote him to governor of another province next year.
If something happened now, everything would be ruined.
Though not the same situation, he still vividly remembered the lessons Cao Sanjin learned back then.
It’s easiest for things to go wrong right before a promotion, and the only thing he could do now was to stabilize himself.
As for the photo issue, he could only deal with it as it came.
Meanwhile, Chen Bin also felt somewhat frustrated.
He had expected Ni Baige to become a big hit after appearing on the Yanxi TV Spring Festival Gala and receiving media hype.
However, reality didn’t develop as he envisioned.
After Ni Baige was signed by Ma Juan’s Foodie Media, she sang the theme song for a major TV drama arranged by the company.
She even participated in several superstar singer concerts as a special guest.
With such exposure, even a dog could get popular.
However, Ni Baige’s popularity remained low.
To find out the cause, Chen Bin eventually decided to fly to the Imperial Capital.
He wanted to see why Ni Baige wasn’t gaining popularity!
Of course, this trip to the Imperial Capital was also for Anime TV matters.
This required approval from the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, and he needed to go himself.
There was also the TV drama selection issue.
Chen Bin was optimistic about a TV drama but hadn’t found a suitable director.
This trip to the Imperial Capital, he also had to finalize the director’s choice.
After booking the ticket, Chen Bin also brought along Shen Xue, Mou Long, and the film and television production company manager Ling Kang.
Just as they boarded the plane to the Imperial Capital, Chen Bin immediately saw Geng Like standing not far away.
Their eyes met, both appearing a little surprised.
Chen Bin was a bit afraid of this woman as nothing good ever happened when he encountered her.
"Hello, sir, welcome aboard."
Faced with Geng Like greeting him, Chen Bin didn’t acknowledge her and just threw her a glance.
After settling in with Shen Xue and others, Chen Bin quietly awaited takeoff.
Since he was using public funds, he naturally didn’t sit in first-class or business class.
This way, he could save money for the station and also build his image of integrity.
Initially, Chen Bin didn’t want to see Geng Like, but his seat was on the aisle.
She kept bustling around in front of him, which made Chen Bin a bit annoyed.
To distract himself, Chen Bin proactively started chatting with Shen Xue who was sitting beside him.
Yet, unexpectedly, as Geng Like was helping other passengers store their luggage, she lost balance.
She suddenly lost her footing and fell into Chen Bin’s lap.
This sudden movement startled Chen Bin, making him quite angry.
He couldn’t help but scold, "What’s wrong with you?!"
Upon realizing it was Chen Bin, Geng Like silently thought, "Not good!"
Just as she was about to speak, she saw Chen Bin’s stern expression.
She was momentarily at a loss.
The commotion quickly drew the purser’s attention, who immediately frowned and asked.
"Geng Like, what are you doing? Get up!"
Just as Geng Like was about to stand, Chen Bin pushed her back down.
Noting the purser was standing nearby, although Geng Like was deeply unwilling, she reluctantly said.
"I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. I hope you can be magnanimous and forgive me."
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