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Ma Boming's agent was wicked, but not stupid. Seeing that Li Baoguo was about to throw mud at them, he quickly stepped forward and said, "President Li, you can't say that. Didn't we hold this concubine selection banquet according to your requirements? We still have the chat logs of your hints to us from a few days ago."
Ma Boming's agent is known in the industry as a shrewd and meticulous person. He is extremely careful and thorough in his work, leaving traces of everything. This is partly to prevent others from gathering evidence against him, and partly to use evidence to control others.
Although Ma Boming and he did indeed organize many concubine selection competitions, Li Baoguo had no chance of shifting the blame onto them.
This time, it was Li Baoguo who took the initiative to come to them. They thought that after Huo Xiuzhu was arrested, the investment in this project would most likely fall through.
Unexpectedly, Li Baoguo took the initiative to approach them, saying that Xizhu Entertainment could continue to invest, but as for whether the male lead would be one of their artists, he would have to think about it carefully.
They didn't give him a single hint throughout the entire process, not even mentioning Ma Boming's selection of a concubine. Moreover, it was Li Baoguo himself who said that whether the male lead was their Ma Boming depended on how they performed, and he even suggested doing something exciting.
They immediately understood what Li Baoguo had said that afternoon, and that evening they brought Li Baoguo to this bar.
This bar appears clean and tidy on the surface, but the owner is capable of anything behind the scenes—from virgins and prostitutes to concubine selection. There's nothing he won't do, and his arrogant behavior shows he has absolutely no respect for the police.
Two years ago, when he first selected his concubines, he experienced the thrill of being an emperor.
As the fortune teller predicted, he was indeed destined for greatness, possessing the countenance of an emperor. He truly enjoyed the life of an emperor with three thousand concubines in his harem – isn't that the mark of an emperor?
Not only that, he also used this bar to provide the investors with a lot of girls, all of whom were film school girls who wanted to become famous and were willing to take risks. A large part of them were even his current girlfriend Xu Zizhen, and his ex-wife, Xi Zining's, junior classmates and students.
These girls dared not speak out after realizing they had been scammed. After all, if they reported it to the police, their lives would be ruined. They didn't dare to do it, and they didn't care at all about the legal consequences they might face.
Thus, these girls who dared not be allowed to do anything became objects of his manipulation. Once they lost their usefulness, he would discard them without any mercy, without incurring any cost whatsoever.
The agent was right. He has the aura of an emperor and absolutely cannot let personal feelings for women hold him back. For him, women are just a little spice in a dull life.
He spent two years selecting concubines in this very place without being discovered. He even believed that he was absolutely blessed by a true dragon, and that he was destined for great things.
They openly engaged in this pimping business, and almost every time they succeeded. The girls were lured in and couldn't run away; they were completely at their mercy.
However, the group of girls who came today were exceptionally disobedient, and several of them even laid hands on Li Baoguo and him.
Li Baoguo was clearly showing signs of anger, Ma Boming was somewhat flustered. He and his agent both knew how important this investment was to him.
He's not young anymore. With new generations of young heartthrobs emerging in the Chinese entertainment industry, this "old hunk" is clearly no longer popular, and his fans' loyalty is nowhere near what it used to be.
He desperately needs a serious drama to transform his image; otherwise, he won't have a place in the idol industry, or even in the acting industry.
Therefore, he had to secure this role in Li Baoguo's drama. He and his agent discussed it in bed and remembered this quiet bar.
Since Li Baoguo said he wanted something exciting, let him experience what it's like to choose a concubine. When Li Baoguo's caught up in the moment, we can film some short videos, which will give us complete control over Li Baoguo.
They've secured several large investments using this method before, and it's worked every time.
This time, they won Li Baoguo over in no time. The two embraced, exchanged a glance, and then hurriedly brought Li Baoguo over that night.
They truly hadn't expected that Li Baoguo, that perverted freak, would be even more extravagant than them. He brought a whole table full of little toys, and the sheer number and unusual ways of playing them made even seasoned gamers like them gasp in astonishment.
Their faces flashed with a complex mix of disdain; city people really do know how to have fun.
But what can they do if the big spender wants to play along? They have no choice but to eagerly play along.
Song Shiwei glanced at the people in front of her, then her eyes suddenly darted to a tiny detail in the Gossip Compendium: [Holy crap! Ma Boming and his agent are actually a married couple?!]
[Their relationship has lasted for over a decade?! Doesn't this mean Xi Zining is a lesbian??]
[Wait, both of them seem to have premature ejaculation, so who's the top and who's the bottom? Did Xi Zining not realize this until the divorce?]
[My God, what am I just seeing? This world is truly surreal! These two have been secretly trying to find each other partners... They're both pretty adept at three-second encounters.]
[Xi Zining was one of the women Ma Boming initially dated, but as things progressed, he became infatuated and insisted on marrying Xi Zining. Ma Boming's agent got jealous and angry, so he sabotaged their divorce. Then, the agent seamlessly connected Ma Boming with Xu Zizhen, even brainwashing Xu Zizhen into believing that Ma Boming was being harassed by Xi Zining, thus instigating a conflict between the two women.]
[As time went on, the feud between Xu Zizhen and Xi Zining grew, and their jealousy and rivalry became an integral part of their dynamic.]