The Villain Slaps The Protagonist’s Halo - Chapter 113

Chapter 113: Love is a Green Light

The deputy general manager surnamed Li is called Li Zhongjie. He was appointed by Lin Haoran to manage the company when the original owner was under Lin Haoran's control. Although he was not qualified to be considered Lin Haoran's man, he was indeed promoted by Lin Haoran. Nie Jia had not taken any action against him because, apart from reporting the original owner's whereabouts to Lin Haoran, he handled the company's affairs efficiently and did nothing wrong.

Moreover, now that Lin Haoran has returned to Xia City with his tail between his legs, Nie Jia has almost forgotten about this person. Unexpectedly, after going abroad for a trip, a bunch of problems occurred.

Previously, the original owner was constantly under Lin Haoran's control, and Sejia Media had become a one-man show for Lin Haoran. Li Zhongjie, considering himself as Lin Haoran's subordinate and holding a high position in the company, naturally acted arrogantly. Sejia Media had only a few signed artists, but both male and female talents were outstanding. Even those who had not debuted yet, like Shen Siyu, showed remarkable potential. Taking advantage of his influence, Li Zhongjie set clear prices for artists in the company, taking them out to entertain or even accompany in bed. For this, he secured many collaboration deals.

He didn't idle himself either. Any artist who had been with him in bed could get relatively stable resources. For a drama where the original cast had already started filming, Li Zhongjie changed an actor with just a word, sending his own lover into the cast.

This matter came to light because Li Zhongjie was not satisfied with just that. The latest collaboration he discussed involved a partner who knew about these things and specifically requested Sejia's actress, Yu Jun, to accompany him. Li Zhongjie dared to agree and promptly sent Yu Jun over that same night.

Yu Jun had gained some popularity only last year. Although she hadn't reached the second-tier level yet, her popularity had already surpassed many. She was also a pampered little princess in Sejia Media, and her position couldn't be easily manipulated by Li Zhongjie. When she found out it was a disgusting setup after being deceived, she immediately got angry. Instead of restraining himself, Li Zhongjie further threatened and coerced her into compliance.

Yu Jun had never experienced such insult and humiliation before. Coincidentally, her contract with Sejia was about to expire. Frustrated, she exposed the incident, declaring that she would not renew her contract with Sejia!

This incident implicated many celebrities and quickly exploded on the internet, drawing public anger. Sejia Media was criticized as a den of debauchery. Some even intentionally suggested that Tong Hai, the big brother of Sejia, was able to achieve such a position in the entertainment industry by sleeping his way to the top.

With the movie about to be released, this scandal created a huge headache for Nie Jia, known for his explosive temper.

The first thing Li Zhongjie did upon learning that Nie Jia had returned was to look for him. He felt a bit nervous but not overly afraid. Such things were commonplace in the entertainment industry. The only thing he didn't handle well was perhaps not managing Yu Jun properly. This girl, relying on her contract about to expire, played this move too ruthlessly!

"Mr. Nie, you're looking for me." As soon as Li Zhongjie entered the office, he quickly said, "Rest assured, Mr. Nie, I've handled this matter. In three days, there won't be a ripple on the internet! It just so happens that Yu Jun's contract is also about to expire. We can use this incident to say that Yu Jun wants to switch companies..."

Yu Jun was also summoned by the secretary. As soon as she entered the room, she heard this sentence, and her eyes turned red instantly, a mix of anger and grievance.

"Switch companies?" Nie Jia, who was reviewing the series of evidence compiled by the secretary, didn't lift his head, but sneered, "Is Sejia Media your surname? You can switch as you wish? Do you know how much revenue Yu Jun brings to the company every year? How much revenue have you brought to the company?"

Yu Jun's popularity was on the rise, and as long as nothing unexpected happened, her personal income could be predicted to reach billions starting next year, making her a golden statue in any company. Li Zhongjie knew what Nie Jia meant, and his face was a bit displeased. "Mr. Nie, in the last two years when you weren't handling matters, all of Sejia's cases were negotiated by me."

After Nie Jia finished reviewing the documents and closed the thick folder, he gestured with his finger to Li Zhongjie.

Li Zhongjie, not understanding, walked to the front of the desk. Nie Jia stood up, swung his hand, and fiercely threw the stack of files at Li Zhongjie's face.

With a bang, the paper snowflakes scattered all over the floor. Li Zhongjie, hit by the files, staggered back a few steps and fell down. At the door, Yu Jun was frightened by the sudden commotion and took two steps back.

"What are you negotiating with? Do you treat Sejia as a place to make money? Sending artists to accompany drinking and sleeping, do you feel proud of yourself?" Nie Jia's expression was cold as he pointed to the scattered papers on the floor. "Your dismissal letter is still on the ground. Find it and get out."

"Mr. Nie, can I leave or not? It's up to you, right?" Li Zhongjie's face turned purple, and half of his face quickly swelled up. He sat on the ground, holding his chest in pain, not knowing if it was a fracture, his whole face covered in cold sweat.

"Get him out." Nie Jia was truly angry. If this matter was not handled well, it might cause public outrage and resistance to the movie. All his hard work and the efforts of Shi Chen would be in vain.

The secretary didn't dare to say much and quickly called for someone to take Li Zhongjie away.

Yu Jun cautiously approached and said, "Mr. Nie..."

"I've reviewed it. Your contract still has one more month. The fault lies with the company. If you don't want to renew, I can understand and will compensate you with a certain penalty. If you are willing to renew, the company is also willing to increase your signing fee as compensation, and we guarantee that such incidents will absolutely not happen again in the future." Nie Jia said to Yu Jun, "If you're willing to renew, the company is also willing to increase your signing fee as compensation, and we guarantee that such incidents will absolutely not happen again in the future."

With teary eyes, Yu Jun nodded vigorously, "I'm willing to renew. As long as the company doesn't force me to entertain, I'm willing to continue staying at Sejia."

Nie Jia smiled faintly, "The company never requires artists to do things outside the contract. That was just Li Zhongjie's personal behavior, and he has been dismissed."

The matter concluded in this manner. Yu Jun never expected that, as just an artist, the company would protect her and was prepared to fight a prolonged battle for Li Zhongjie. Unexpectedly, Nie Jia was so reasonable that he renewed her contract with him on the same day.

While Nie Jia was reprimanding people, Shi Chen was secretly recording his angry wife and clearing all the negative comments on the internet.

As the netizens saw the news being completely wiped out, they knew it was Sejia's doing. Just as they were about to post angry messages, H Society released a special report overnight, revealing various details of Li Zhongjie's pimping activities. All Sejia-affiliated artists were named, including the collaboration partners. The report also stated that Sejia Media's Nie Jia, due to being abroad for marriage, did not promptly handle the matter, leading to these negative consequences. Currently, Sejia had dismissed Li Zhongjie, reported him to the police, and terminated the contracts of all artists on the list.

On the same day, Yu Jun posted on Weibo, showing the cover of the renewed contract with the caption: [Renewed the contract with Mr. Nie today, Mr. Nie protected the juniors and drove away the bad guys. Everyone, don't worry anymore.]

Even those not in the industry could tell from H Society's news that Sejia really didn't want to protect Li Zhongjie. They reported it to the police, and once confirmed, he would definitely be sentenced to a few years. Even if one wasn't in the entertainment circle, it was clear that such things, although common within the industry, rarely saw someone like Nie Jia, who disregarded all and openly disclosed everything to the public. Indeed, as Yu Jun said, Nie Jia truly protected the juniors!

After a long silence, Nie Jia once again trended on hot search. Fans were shouting one after another. What did H Society say? Mr. Nie got married?

"Wuli Nie Emperor got married?!!!!"

"Ahhh, Nie Emperor got married! Why am I so happy when I'm heartbroken!"

"What does a certain paparazzo eat? Nie Nie got married, and he didn't know; he had to announce it himself!"

Although Lin Haoran had returned to Xia City, he was evidently still closely following Nie Jia. That night, Nie Jia received a call from him.

On the other end of the phone was Lin Haoran's sad and panting voice, "Did you... really marry my uncle?"

"Yes." Nie Jia, in a rare good mood, replied.

"It's good, you, you..." Lin Haoran's voice choked several times. It seemed like he wanted to say a blessing but ended up expressing regret: "Nie Jia, I love you."

"Wife! Wife!" In the living room, Shi Chen joyfully shouted at Nie Jia, "Wife, come eat!"

Hearing Lin Haoran's suddenly urgent breathing on the phone, Nie Jia curled his lips and said coldly, "Even if sometimes Chen is standing right in front of you as a living example, you still haven't understood what love is. Your so-called love is filled with bloody possessiveness, making me feel disgusted."

With a click, Nie Jia hung up.

Lin Haoran closed his eyes in pain, almost unable to catch his breath.

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