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

Chapter 752: Investigations Across the Board, May Day Arrives

So no matter what the Qian Family chose, Xiao He felt he could understand it.

Whether they chose to directly conceal the truth and let this secret become an unspoken shadow between everyone, or to directly provide clues to the police and continue tracing back the truth of the forgery from back then, this was all the Qian Family's own decision.

He would no longer participate in it, nor would he meddle excessively in the Qian Family's karma.

So over the next few days, Xiao He didn't go to the Qian Family or the Calligraphy Association again. Instead, while developing his Little Black AI on hand, he rested, and incidentally watched the famous scene of Linghui and Jiaxing "ganging up" on Jingyou to snatch the meat from the tiger's mouth.

The higher-ups at Jingyou Entertainment originally had the intention to seize power from the Yun Family, so in this incident, they were also locked in bitter internal strife, and for a time, they failed to notice that several pairs of invisible big hands had already reached out toward them. By the time the Yun Family members were arrested and they finally found some breathing room, the remaining higher-ups were dumbfounded to discover that Jingyou Entertainment was already in grave danger!

Linghui Entertainment and Jiaxing Entertainment, along with other companies that had been eagerly waiting, were already ready to pounce and directly carve up the interests in their hands!

After all, no matter how you looked at it, Jingyou Entertainment was also a veteran major company in the industry. The projects they held in their hands over the years were only numerous, not few, and many of them were really good stuff.

Countless people in the industry were jealous of them, let alone the artists under their banner, who were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

So before they could even catch their breath from their victory in the internal struggle, Jingyou Entertainment had to confront the "external enemies" once again.

But anyone with eyes could see that it was only a matter of time before the "Imperial Enterprise" project was snatched away.

—And it wasn't just the "Imperial Enterprise" project alone!

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While things were heating up on this side, on the other side, a massive roundup operation was quietly unfolding.

After testing the police's investigation progress a few times, the Qian Family seemed to realize that this truth would eventually be uncovered by another party. So Elder Qian, who seemed to have aged several years overnight, finally brought the Qian Family's lawyer to find Officer Chen to explain the situation.

The police immediately launched an investigation into the matter.

Qian Wenhao finally recounted the secret he had been suppressing in his heart: This remaining work was originally an heirloom of his grandfather. He had accidentally discovered it while tidying up his grandfather's old room one time. Because the hiding spot was very concealed, and the Qian Family rarely entered Qian Congwen's old room anymore, this matter really had only been discovered by Qian Wenhao.

As for what he said about going to help his classmate at the museum organize materials and taking a few days off, that was indeed true. But Qian Wenhao mainly went to see his classmates in An City to learn about cases related to calligraphy forgery and "imitating the old with the old," and he became increasingly suspicious of the authenticity of "Stabilize the Realm" at the art center.

And later, things turned out just like this.

As for why Qian Congwen did this back then, even the Qian Family members still aren't entirely clear at the moment, let alone knowing the whereabouts of the authentic work. Pushing forward from the timeline, the police could only speculate that the exact time was during the most turbulent years.

Back then, the cultural circle indeed suffered a heavy blow, and many treasures and cultural relics were also destroyed or went missing during that time, leaving a scar in the hearts of many.

But why it was connected to the Yun Family was something the police needed to investigate further.

After leaving the police station, Elder Qian went to the Calligraphy Association again and formally resigned from all his positions and duties, deciding to go home and enjoy his retirement without meddling in these matters anymore.

As for most of the Yun Family, due to their shift toward domestic development in recent years, they had gradually returned to China, so they were almost completely rounded up. The only pity was that Old Master Yun, the instigator of it all, was still abroad and hadn't returned to China. Even though he had violated Chinese law, he was no longer a Chinese citizen, and the issues of his identity and accountability still needed to be negotiated through international relations, making it relatively difficult to handle.

But the vast wealth of the Yun Family within the country was inescapable and was currently under investigation, though it was also subject to interference and accusations from other international parties.

The country where Old Master Yun had immigrated even shamelessly stepped forward to attack China, trying to get a piece of the pie. But the China of today was no longer what it used to be. The relevant person in charge just let out a sarcastic laugh and politely expressed the core point of "who cares about you," treating all those accusations as nothing but nonsense.

And in a corner no one cared about, a large-scale crackdown on the art market had erupted in An City. A complete chain of cultural relic smuggling, forgery, and sales was dug up, with some leads pointing overseas, requiring more time for investigation.

The work ahead was undoubtedly a very long-term battle, but no one had any worries or thoughts of backing down.

Thus, this April of full-throttle firepower came to an end.

Almost everyone was busy with their own affairs.

In the blink of an eye, the May Day holiday arrived—

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"Dad, Mom, hurry up!"

At the entrance of the movie theater, Hemiao stood with her hands on her hips, impatiently urging them.

"Oh, got it, got it."

Mother He dragged Father He along and barely managed to squeeze out of the crowd.

"I really didn't expect there to be so many people here on the first day!"

Father He looked at the dense crowd around the theater and couldn't help but let out an ignorant exclamation.

"We haven't been to the movies in years, and I didn't expect it to get more and more lively here."

Mother He also chimed in.

Hemiao hugged her arms and proudly lifted her chin with a snicker: "Of course! This is the premiere of 'Thief Catcher 2'! A lot of fans are rushing here to see Brother Xiao! Otherwise, it wouldn't be this busy on a normal day."

Actually, in the original May Day plans, Xiao He couldn't participate in too many promotional activities for "Thief Catcher 2," since he had to film "Imperial Enterprise," and that damn production team only gave him one day off.

But plans couldn't keep up with changes!

Who would have thought so many things would happen later, and that it would even lead to "Imperial Enterprise" being put on hold?

Although they were anxious about Brother Xiao's production being paused, the fans were also a bit happy.

Because this time, Xiao He happened to free up plenty of time to help promote "Thief Catcher 2" and even made a special trip back to Shanghai to participate in a series of related promotional events, greatly boosting the enthusiasm of the Little Box fans.

So without any surprises, the offline premiere tickets for "Thief Catcher 2" sold out like hotcakes, and even scalper tickets were marked up ten times over. Yet the Little Box fans didn't even blink before placing orders frantically, and the pre-sale box office also skyrocketed.

Well, one could only say that fellow fans really had the strength and financial power.

But Hemiao was different. She was purely lucky.

And not only was she lucky, but she had managed to snag three tickets in one go, not missing a single one.

If this were posted online, countless people would be dying of envy. She could make a lot of money in one go.

But of course, Hemiao had no intention of reselling them.

After all, the three of them in her family were all fans of Xiao He.

Brother Xiao's movies were common, but face-to-face meetings with Brother Xiao weren't.

That man was way too career-oriented, spending all year holed up in the production crew. If us Little Box fans wanted to see him, we basically had to rely on the promotional period when his works were released.

Once the promotional period for a movie or TV series was over, that guy would go back to the set again and vanish without a trace.

This was something that was both endearing and frustrating.

But there was no help for it. Who else could he be but Xiao He?