Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore

Chapter 738: Little Black AI System? Who Installed a Virus on My Machine!!!

"Xiao Liu, that's not right of you."

Song Yuanqi said with a chuckle, "Didn't we all agree on that matter back then? Su Shengxi had such massive traffic, he was one of Jiaxing's golden geese! But when you and Xiao He spoke up, didn't we just give him up without a second thought? We've always been sincere with each other! Why does your question make it sound like you're doubting our friendly relationship?"

"Hehe."

Liu Rulan let out a snort of laughter, "President Song, listen to how you put it—'traffic' this, 'golden geese' that. Makes it sound like losing a small-time influencer whose fans turned on him was some huge sacrifice for you. It feels like you're still holding a grudge about what happened back then, aren't you?"

"If you're unhappy, you should have said so earlier. Next time I come back, I'll personally visit you to clear up that misunderstanding. Wouldn't that be better? Why let a Su Shengxi become a thorn between us? You know our cooperation has been quite pleasant since then. Our Xiao He even said he'd drop by your place sometime to see if there are any suitable collaboration projects."

Song Yuanqi: "Cough, do you really think I'm that kind of person?"

Liu Rulan cursed inwardly.

Aren't you exactly that kind of person?

Still trying to pretend? Hah!

"With the 'Imperial Enterprise' situation blowing up so big recently, I assume you've heard about it, President Song. I'm pretty busy right now, so why don't we get straight to the point?"

Liu Rulan cut directly to the chase, "Is Su Shengxi with you? Are you cooking up some project with Jingyou Entertainment lately? Can't spare even that little bit of goodwill? As his former agent, I think I have a duty to give him a heads-up, don't you think, President Song?"

Her tone was direct, but her words were still wrapped in three layers—enough for Song Yuanqi to understand the implication.

Song Yuanqi immediately cleared his throat: "Ah, well, you know, the Beijing situation is beyond our control. Can't influence much over there either. At the end of the day, we're closer to each other, aren't we?"

"Hmph."

Liu Rulan neither confirmed nor denied.

Jingyou Entertainment suddenly wanting to cooperate with her old company—the main goal was obviously to target her. But Jiaxing Entertainment wasn't stupid, and they weren't about to be taken for fools.

After working together for so many years, who didn't know what skeletons were in whose closet?

If they wanted to attack Liu Rulan by digging up Su Shengxi's past, they'd inevitably unearth some old dirt on Jiaxing Entertainment too.

They were tied together, inseparable.

So even though Jiaxing had taken on Jingyou's work, Song Yuanqi was still weighing his options, still deciding.

He'd been waiting for Liu Rulan's call all along.

"Alright, tell me your terms."

Liu Rulan leaned back in her seat, radiating authority.

"I have only one condition."

"Get Su Shengxi far away from me. Just hearing his name pisses me off now. And as for those dirty secrets you've been holding onto, release them too—take some heat off our production team's trending topics."

Since he'd already retired from the industry anyway, she figured he wouldn't mind being dragged out for another reputation collapse.

Since the other side was so eager to make a move, she'd just let them have a ride, what did it matter?

"Uh—"

Song Yuanqi glanced sideways at the young man who had been squirming on the sofa since earlier. His smile didn't waver, but inwardly he sighed at how "vindictive" this woman was.

"Alright, I understand."

After hanging up, Song Yuanqi beamed at the young man sent over by Jingyou Entertainment to negotiate, his tone extremely gentle: "Xiao Su, don't be nervous. Come, come, let's have another good chat..."

Su Shengxi swallowed hard, an inexplicable sense of foreboding washing over him.

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In the car.

Liu Rulan looked at her phone and rolled her eyes.

That idiot Su Shengxi—impossible to manage years ago, and still impossible to manage now.

For Jingyou Entertainment to hire him to handle this? Well, tough luck for them—they'd picked the wrong guy.

Guess why she'd fled from Jiaxing Entertainment in the first place?

With a teammate like this pig, you can be sure everything will go to hell!

"But this move, it's clearly her handiwork." Liu Rulan muttered coldly, her eyes glacial. "Though I wonder—coming straight at me like this, is she overconfident, or just plain stupid?"

Not targeting Xiao He, but attacking her first?

Heh, did she think she'd care?

To be honest, in all her years as an agent, the flak she'd taken wasn't any less than her own artists.

Idiot.

Liu Rulan picked up her phone again and dialed: "One hour. I want all the dirt on An Laijia flooding the internet by then. I've already paid you for this, but the faster you move, the bigger the bonus I'll throw in."

She lifted her wrist and glanced at her watch, "You can start preparing now. I want to see results within the hour."

Oh, and why the one-hour deadline?

Simple—because an hour from now, Xiao He should be leaving the restoration center and heading back to the hotel.

If Xiao He got involved, there'd be no room left for anyone else to play.

Liu Rulan chuckled softly, ignored the reaction on the other end, and hung up.

Then she timed the current hour and started the countdown—

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After Xiao He walked out of the restoration room, he found Old Qian still waiting for him in the main hall.

"Sorry for the wait."

He immediately went over to apologize.

"No, no, it's fine."

Old Qian waved his hand, then asked with some concern, "How did it go? Everything smooth?"

"Smooth as can be."

Xiao He nodded with a smile, and the two walked out together.

Just as they reached the entrance, they brushed past another group of people.

Xiao He paused. His crime alert went off, and he caught the scent of police.

He glanced back and saw that, whether by their attire or demeanor, this group definitely looked like cops.

The lead officer—a woman in plain clothes—stood with a straight back, exuding an air of authority that made her seem hard to approach.

And as if sensing someone's gaze, she immediately spun around alertly.

—But all she saw was an old man and a young man already stepping out of the restoration center's main gate, leaving only their backs to her.

"Who were those two who just left? What were they doing here?"

Officer Chen raised an eyebrow. Her years of police instinct made her ask the question.

"Oh, they're from the Calligraphy Association. They came to help provide reference materials for restoring the handwriting."

The staff member following Officer Chen explained.

This staffer had a research-oriented mind—he didn't watch dramas or follow celebrities. To him, Xiao He was just a good-looking young man with a unique aura, completely unaware that this young man was actually a well-known actor across all of China.

Officer Chen wasn't really tuned into that world either, so she didn't press further. Instead, she continued, "Is Professor Ye still busy? We have some questions we'd like to ask him."

"You're just in time." The staff member nodded with a smile. "Professor Ye just produced a new report. If you head over now, you'll catch him for a good chat."

"Alright."

Officer Chen nodded and led the other officers further inside.

Meanwhile, in the restoration room, Professor Ye was still staring blankly at the machine in front of him.

A middle-aged man carrying a toolbox burst in: "Professor Ye, the system center just reported an error. Which of your machines has a problem?"

Professor Ye stepped aside to reveal the machine behind him, then said with some dismay, "Engineer Wang, I know this system you've installed is just a partial experimental version. But you can't let some random young man's system obliterate yours in seconds! You've made it awkward for me to even brag about your institute's so-called 'cutting-edge AI system'!"

"What?"

Engineer Wang was horrified and immediately rushed to defend his institute's latest system: "Bullshit! The XI4.1 version is our institute's newest achievement! There's no way it got beaten by someone else's system just like that! Are you sure you didn't install a virus in this machine?!"

Then he shoved past Professor Ye and began meticulously checking the machine.

Sure enough, their XI system had been replaced by an AI system called "Little Black 1.0."

"What the hell is this? Little Black System?! Who installed it?! And it's using our database?!"

"We're doomed, we're screwed—"

Although the internal database didn't contain anything top-secret, it was still for internal use only and wasn't supposed to be accessible to outsiders. The moment Engineer Wang saw that system, he was already drafting his future incident report in his head.

"Relax, relax. It's only an internal system, not open to the public." Professor Ye tried to comfort Engineer Wang. "And honestly, I do think this Little Black is way more useful than that thing you guys made..."

Engineer Wang's eyes widened in fury, and he was about to argue when a knock came from the door.

"Professor Ye, Officer Chen and her team are here."

Professor Ye immediately waved his hand: "Alright, alright, figure it out yourself. I'm busy now."

Then, ignoring Engineer Wang, he turned to greet Officer Chen.

Left alone, Engineer Wang could only mutter curses while examining the machine system. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he spotted a business card lying on the table.

He picked it up and read it: 【Heguang Technology - Xiao He】

"Heguang Technology? That name sounds familiar somehow... I'll look into it when I get back."

Scratching his head, Engineer Wang pocketed the card without hesitation.

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