My Virtual Girlfriend-Chapter 389: Yang Rou’s Secret Past

Upon hearing Lu Man’s words, Chen Yan was taken aback for a moment.

The ice queen CEO?

In the entire group, the only person who could be called that was Yang Rou.

What happened to her back then?

Chen Yan couldn’t help but ask, "What happened back then?"

Lu Man got up from Chen Yan and said, "It’s about the conflict she had with Xu Brothers Film Company back then."

"Aren’t you curious why her hatred is even greater than ours, why she wants to squeeze out the Xu Brothers?"

Chen Yan pondered for a moment.

In reality... he really wasn’t one for gossip.

But Yang Rou was the helmsman of the entire film company and also the executor of the "Sunrise Project" and the plan to snipe at Xu Brothers Film Company.

Chen Yan couldn’t be careless.

With this in mind, he nodded and said, "Tell me. Let’s hear it."

Hearing that Chen Yan wanted to listen to the story, Lu Man also straightened up.

She walked to the water dispenser, bent down to fill a cup, and then drank while she earnestly said, "I’ve attended many shows recently and met lots of people."

"And then, given the allure of the Sunrise Project in the industry, someone, in order to curry favor with me to participate in our project, told me some secret history about Yang Rou."

She said, "This person told me that Yang Rou joined Xu Brothers Film Company not long after her graduation."

"At that time, Xu Brothers Film Company wasn’t very big. She was one of the earliest veterans."

"Starting from a junior producer, she worked her way up to become a well-known producer in the industry, creating many successful projects and earning her stripes for the Xu Brothers."

"Even after she became the head of the production department, she did so well that she received a part of the company’s vested shares."

Chen Yan looked at Lu Man with some surprise upon hearing this.

Yang Rou had joined Xu Brothers Film Company before?

And even received vested shares?

Chen Yan really didn’t know about this. After all, even Yang Rou’s resume didn’t include this work experience.

Seeing that Chen Yan was listening attentively, Lu Man continued, "Later on, Xu Brothers Film Company grew bigger and bigger. In order to develop faster, they needed financing. So, they went around looking for investors."

"And after all the searching, they turned to Zhao Qingtian."

"At that time, Zhao Qingtian wasn’t yet the Family Head of the Zhao Family, just the most qualified contender for ’Family Head’ among the southern branches. His division was in charge of the entertainment industry, which matched Xu Brothers Film Company perfectly."

"So, the discussions went well, and they were about to strike a deal."

"Only, who knew that something would happen later."

Chen Yan couldn’t help but ask, "Something happened? What?"

Lu Man took a sip of water and said, "Don’t rush. I’ll tell it slowly."

She paused and then continued, "Because of the investment, due diligence was necessary. So Zhao Qingtian personally led a team to inspect the project that Xu Brothers were working on."

"Yang Rou was the producer of that project. And as a company executive, she was supposed to entertain Zhao Qingtian."

"However, who knew that Zhao Qingtian would drink too much that day, lose control, and... "

"Assaulted her."

Chen Yan’s pupils shrank slightly, "He assaulted her?"

Lu Man nodded, "That person said that was the rumor at the time."

"He also said that the situation at the time had a very limited spread, and there were no witnesses. They could only surmise based on some information from back then."

"Basically, it should have been that Zhao Qingtian got drunk, Yang Rou politely brought him back to the hotel. But once at the hotel, Zhao Qingtian forced Yang Rou into his hotel room and assaulted her."

Chen Yan: .....

His brows deeply furrowed.

Lu Man continued,

"That person said, after the incident, because Xu Brothers still wanted the investment from Zhao Group, they chose to smooth things over, hoping to cover up the scandal."

"So, they kept persuading Yang Rou to swallow her grievances and not to pursue the matter."

"Yang Rou agreed."

"But after the southern branch of Zhao Family found out about the incident, they directly halted the project. They terminated their collaboration with Xu Brothers Film Company and confined Zhao Qingtian, forbidding him from engaging in the entertainment industry anymore."

This sudden twist made Chen Yan’s mouth gape open, "Why would that happen?"

Lu Man shook her head, puzzled, "Don’t know. That person didn’t understand why it happened that way either. But he assured me that it was definitely the Zhao Family who first halted the collaboration."

Chen Yan’s frown deepened as he asked, "Then... what happened later?"

Lu Man, "Later?"

She said with a complex expression, "After that... the incident should have ended there."

"But who knew, a month later, Yang Rou found out she was pregnant."

"Everyone panicked."

"The Zhao Family branch pressured Yang Rou to abort the baby. She refused."

"In order to cling to the Zhao Family, Xu Brothers also threatened to fire her and take back her shares to force her to abort the baby."

"In the end, under heavy pressure, Yang Rou left Xu Brothers Film Company, returned her shares, and went into hiding on her own to have the baby."

And with that, Lu Man looked deeply at Chen Yan, "It’s Yang Nuannuan."

Chen Yan’s brows were knotted.

Lu Man continued, "Later on, the Zhao Family searched high and low for Yang Rou but never found her. So, they could only impose a gag order on the incident. They paid off the people involved a large sum for their silence, signing a non-disclosure agreement to stop the story from spreading."

"The ones who knew about the incident back then, because they received benefits, didn’t talk about it either."

"Later on, those people gradually rose to the top of their industry, Xu Brothers Film Company became one of the top three companies, Yang Rou made a comeback and became a big shot in the circle, and Zhao Qingtian became the helmsman of the Zhao Family, so the incident became even more secret."

"Later industry professionals knew there was a conflict between Yang Rou and Xu Brothers, but no one knew the specifics of it."

"And the reason why Xu Brothers developed so quickly over those years was also because they gained benefits from this incident."

"It is said that because they made their stance clear on the matter, even though the Zhao Family didn’t invest directly in Xu Brothers Film Company, they still introduced them to other major capital investors to repay the favor."

"With the Zhao Family’s favor, the major capital investor gave Xu Brothers a lot of support. That has been the key to their rapid development in recent years."

After hearing Lu Man’s story, Chen Yan pondered for a while before asking, "The person who told you this story, is he trustworthy?"

Lu Man considered for a moment and shook her head, "The informant is the least successful among those people, and he wants to participate in the ’Sunrise Project.’ Hence, he presented this story to me as his calling card to get an opportunity."

"But as for whether this person is trustworthy or not..."

"I think, perhaps not..."

After hearing this, Chen Yan silently nodded.

Then after some thought, he said, "We should believe about forty to fifty percent of this story."

"There must be details or secrets he doesn’t know." freёwebnoѵel.com

"However, we do business with integrity. Since this is a transaction, let’s give him a chance to participate in the Sunrise Project and see. If he’s usable, we’ll use him. If not, we’ll just give him a sum to keep quiet and send him on his way."

"And also..."

Chen Yan paused, "This kind of person, once is enough. Consider it fulfilling your promise."

"After that, don’t work with him."

Hearing Chen Yan’s assessment, Lu Man nodded faintly.

After finishing talking about this matter, the two of them started discussing the Sunrise Project. The Sunrise Project was Chen Yan’s most important strategic plan moving forward. It was also the chance for Chen Yan’s rapid development.

The reason he valued this opportunity so much was because of the "Virtual Girlfriend Simulator."

The film industry was Lu Man’s business line, so for every billion Chen Yan invested, he would get two billion in return.

If he could really invest a hundred billion in Lu Man’s film company, then he could get two hundred billion in return!

And to note, with "Xiao Ha’s Instant Camera" involved in that hundred billion investment, it was unlikely to result in a loss. There might even be multiple returns on investment.

So, once the Sunrise Project was successful, Chen Yan’s assets could grow exponentially.

This was a crucial move for Chen Yan.

As long as this move was successful, he could then deploy this money-burning model with other Virtual Girlfriends.

So, after discussing the secret history, Chen Yan and Lu Man went over each detail of the launch event until Lu Man felt dizzy and begged for mercy before Chen Yan let her off the hook...

Then, after they agreed to meet at the villa that night, Lu Man quickly grabbed her head and scurried off.

It was as if she was saying, "Master, please stop chanting. Master, please stop..."

Once Lu Man had left, Chen Yan tidied up the room and settled back into his office chair, pondering over Yang Rou’s situation again.

Perhaps because of the closeness of her identity as the young married writer, Chen Yan’s mental image of her was more "flesh and blood" than ever.

So, he began paying even more attention to this beautiful CEO working under him.

However, that also meant that when he went over the whole incident that Lu Man had described, he always felt that some things didn’t quite add up.