Xie Sui was very polite to Director Xu, who was quite adept at making martial arts films. He stood up and shook his hand, "Director Xu, I've long admired your work. As you can see, Mr. Lin is always provoking me. I'm just a visitor here, wishing I could keep my head down. You can see for yourself who's bullying whom.
In life, if you treat me with respect, I'll reciprocate tenfold. But if you bully me once or twice, I might overlook it. If it's the third or fourth time, and I still don't react, wouldn't that make me a pushover?"
Director Xu found himself in a difficult position. Mr. Lin had indeed acted inappropriately, but he couldn't say anything to Mr. Lin, as he wasn't his subordinate.
"Since Mr. Xie says so, I suppose I've been meddling. Let's have tea another time."
"Alright, Director Xu, please give me your business card. Perhaps we'll have an opportunity to collaborate."
Mr. Lin felt uncomfortable. Not only had he poached Shu Jie, but now he wanted to poach Director Xu too?
A director was far more important than an artist, especially a renowned director. He instinctively tried to stop him, "Director Xu, what's there to talk about with someone like him? Let's go, I have appointments with several producers. Don't waste time."
Xie Sui chuckled, "Is Director Xu Mr. Lin's subordinate? Does he not even have the freedom to make friends? Tsk tsk, quite overbearing. Then Director Xu, you be busy. I won't trouble you further. If you ever need Xie Mou's help, I will spare no effort."
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Xie Sui suddenly struck, smashing a fist into his face, and then viciously kicked him in the face. The beating was brutal.
Everyone was stunned. Why did he resort to violence?
"Mr. Xie, please stop!"
Director Xu and others rushed to intervene. Xie Sui spat, "Cao ni ma, you just keep blabbering on and on. Am I giving you too much face?
You're someone who doesn't know when to stop, thinking I'm afraid of you just because I didn't retaliate.
Get lost. Don't appear before me again. I'll beat you every time I see you."
"You, you're barbaric!"
Xie Sui raised his fist again. Startled, Mr. Lin quickly left. Director Xu's gaze was unreadable. He nodded at Xie Sui and escorted him to the hospital.
Du Feiyang gave a thumbs-up, "Brother Xie, you're a psycho. One second you're all smiles and pleasantries, the next you're throwing punches. Well done."
"Who are you calling a psycho? Damn it, if I don't take down this Lin guy, I won't have a good year. Do you two want to make some money to get through the year!"
"We do, Brother Xie. I'll toast to Brother Xie. Tell us what to do."
Xie Sui whispered with them for a long time, and the three of them grinned slyly. Even the female servers were hesitant to approach them to serve food.
...
Just as Xie Sui had planned his move against Mr. Lin, he himself ran into trouble. The police showed up at his door with an arrest warrant. "Mr. Xie, you are suspected of money laundering. Please accompany us."
Xie Sui found it amusing, "Money laundering? That's hilarious. Everyone knows I, Xie Sui, am famous for being law-abiding. Let alone dirty money, I don't even touch gray areas. Do you have any evidence?"
"This is a transfer you received, twenty billion. Please explain the source of this money."
Xie Sui understood. It was the money from the Southeast Gang. That bastard was truly cunning, leaving a backup plan.
However, Xie Sui was an old fox among old foxes. Could he be outsmarted?
Confidently, he replied, "Of course. This is a dividend from a transaction in Macau. It's all documented. This is proof from the Jun Group.
You probably don't know, but I once controlled the Jun Group. I found it too distant and inconvenient to manage, so I sold it to Mr. Smith in the United States. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Smith for verification. Here's his phone number."
Xie Sui had already laundered this money clean. Since he dared to accept money from the Northeast Gang, he was prepared.
The police were surprised by this turn of events. After examining the evidence, Xie Sui's legal department had already arrived. He had three lawyers, one of whom was Wei Yanran, his legal director in his previous life. Though still young now, she was just an ordinary lawyer.
"Very well, we will investigate this matter. You are temporarily not allowed to leave Hong Kong City."
Xie Sui shook his head, "That won't do. I need to go home. Please expedite your investigation. In a week at most, I need to go home for the New Year. I can't have my movements restricted under such unclear circumstances."
The police did not dare to be forceful with him, and he had given them seven days, which was sufficient. "Alright, we will proceed as quickly as possible. Sorry to have bothered you, Mr. Xie."
"Secretary Jin, please see them out."
Secretary Jin went to escort them out, even giving them red envelopes. He was very proficient at these matters.
Wei Yanran said, "I will keep an eye on the police regarding this matter. It won't delay Mr. Xie's return home."
"Good, leave it to you. Also, those people detained by the Southeast Gang cannot be released. Prosecute them and make them serve life sentences."
"Understood."
This matter was somewhat difficult. The Southeast Gang had also found many connections, and Xie Sui had not filed a lawsuit before. Now, changing course meant the optimal period for prosecution had passed.
Wei Yanran was already contemplating where to find a breakthrough to fulfill Mr. Xie's request. She wanted to establish herself in the legal department and needed to show some real capability.
The other two lawyers, seeing how highly Xie Sui regarded Wei Yanran, showed a degree of jealousy.
As they walked out of Xie Sui's office, one of them said, "Lawyer Lin, do you think women have an easier time these days?
With no qualifications, just a pretty face, they get resources. Should we have been born women?"
The other agreed, "Who's to say? Where can we complain? We've been in the industry for ten years, and we're not even as good as a young woman."
Wei Yanran, of course, heard that they were targeting her. She wouldn't tolerate it and retorted directly, "If you have something to say, say it. Stop beating around the bush. You don't need to be born a woman; I think you're quite womanly now – petty, jealous, sharp-tongued, with only a man's head.
You two say you've been in the industry for ten years and are still like this. You should reflect on yourselves, instead of blaming it on gender.
You are not only insulting me but also insulting Mr. Xie. Everyone in the company knows that Mr. Xie is family-oriented and never engages in inappropriate relationships. Anyone who tries to actively pursue him is fired.
Now, apologize to me, or I'll go straight to Mr. Xie."
Upon hearing this, the two men immediately turned pale. They only wanted to vent their frustrations verbally; in reality, they knew there was nothing between Wei Yanran and Mr. Xie.
"Lawyer Wei, we were just jealous. Don't go to Mr. Xie. We'll cooperate with you to handle this case well, okay?"
Wei Yanran retracted her foot, which had already started to move, "Remember what you said. If you want to work under Mr. Xie, show your true abilities, and stop scheming about trivial matters."
"Alright, we remember. Lawyer Wei, please be lenient."
"Hmph, it's good you know your place!"