tkworld Chapter 200 The game has only just begun.
Chapter 200 The game has only just begun.
After the storm, Beijing enjoyed a rare period of good weather.
Bright sunlight streamed through the huge French windows of the Lin family villa, illuminating the spacious dining room.
On the dining table, a pot of thick, simmering congee with preserved egg and lean pork was steaming gently. Several delicate and refreshing side dishes were placed beside it. The warm, homey aroma instantly dispelled all the gloom left by yesterday's business battle.
"Daddy! I want to eat that big shrimp!"
Wearing a little apron covered in strawberries, Nuonuo sat in her special high chair, holding a custom-made little wooden spoon, excitedly pointing to the plate of braised shrimp in the center of the table.
"Alright, my little glutton."
Lin Zhou, wearing an apron and skillfully putting on disposable gloves, peeled out a crystal-clear shrimp.
He carefully removed the shrimp veins, dipped them in a little sweet and sour sauce, and put them into a small, sticky bowl.
"Eat slowly, don't choke."
Watching his daughter puff out her cheeks like a little hamster, Lin Zhou's eyes were filled with a tenderness that could melt ice and snow.
Su Qingge sat opposite, holding a bowl of porridge in her hand, but her gaze remained fixed on Lin Zhou.
Today she was wearing a beige knit sweater, casually tied her long hair back, and looked less sharp as a female CEO and more gentle and pampered.
"Honey, the market opened today."
Su Qingge put down her spoon, picked up her phone and waved it, her peach blossom eyes sparkling with barely suppressed excitement.
"Starry Sky Media's stock price immediately hit the daily limit!"
"Those retail investors who followed the trend and sold off yesterday, as well as those short-selling institutions that took advantage of the situation, are all scrambling to find someone to take over their positions this morning, but they can't buy any at all."
"Not only that, the 1 billion yuan interest-free funding from Huasheng Bank has already arrived. Several top venture capital firms, which were intimidated by Dad's article, also submitted thick letters of intent for cooperation overnight."
She rested her chin on her hand and looked at Lin Zhou with a smile.
"We've definitely made it through."
Lin Zhou took off his gloves, pulled out a tissue to wipe the sauce from Nuonuo's mouth, and turned to look at his wife.
"This is all thanks to our father. His handwriting is like a nuclear weapon in the capital market."
"But honey, now that we have plenty of funds, does the company have any specific big plans for the future?"
When work was mentioned, Su Qingge's eyes immediately became focused.
"I was just about to discuss this with you."
She analyzed earnestly, "Although we weathered the crisis, it also exposed our insufficient ability to withstand risks. I plan to use this funding to fully launch Starry Sky's 'Star-Making Project'."
"Our company currently has three top-tier singers with huge fan bases. I'm planning to invest heavily in a nationwide tour next month, tailor-made for them, to fully promote the Starry Sky brand value."
"Three top singers?"
Lin Zhou narrowed his eyes, and the three faces that usually looked down on him at the company flashed through his mind.
His intuition told him that putting all his eggs in the baskets of these not-so-loyal people was extremely risky in the face of a mad dog like Zhou Lixing.
But he didn't show it; he just smiled and nodded.
"Great idea. If you're going to do it, go for it. If you need funding or to write songs, feel free to contact me."
"I'm relieved to hear that!"
Su Qingge happily took a big gulp of porridge, feeling that it was the most delicious breakfast she had ever eaten in her life.
Sunshine, delicious food, lover, children.
It was all so beautiful, like a dream I didn't want to wake up from.
But Lin Zhou knew that outside the dream, there was a group of venomous snakes hiding in the gutter, watching them intently.
late at night.
After Su Qingge and Nuonuo were both asleep, Lin Zhou went to the study on the second floor alone.
The overhead light was not on.
Only a dimly lit floor lamp remained.
Lin Zhou sat at the large desk and opened the top-of-the-line black laptop.
The screen's pale blue light shone on his sharply defined face.
The kind father and husband who gently peeled shrimp at the dinner table during the day has completely disappeared.
Instead, a top hunter is hidden in the dark data stream.
"System, activate deep stealth mode."
Lin Zhou coldly issued the command in his mind.
Long, slender fingers blurred across the mechanical keyboard, the tapping sounds echoing like a sudden downpour in the quiet study.
【Ding--】
[Deep Stealth Mode is now activated.]
[Firewall bypass protocol initiated... Dynamic IP address masquerading complete...]
"Target: The group of offshore accounts of Dynasty Entertainment, and the flow of all hidden assets under Zhou Lixing's personal name."
Lin Zhou's gaze was focused and cold as he stared intently at the rapidly scrolling green code waterfall on the screen.
"Get me all the evidence of their shady contracts, tax evasion, and even money laundering over the past seven years!"
With the final heavy press of the Enter key.
The code on the screen froze instantly.
Immediately afterwards, one encrypted folder after another was revealed to Lin Zhou like a treasure chest whose lock had been pried open.
Those intricate and complex shareholding arrangements.
Those huge amounts of assets transferred through shell companies.
Those shady dealings that could send countless executives of Dynasty Entertainment to prison for life.
Lin Zhou silently copied them all into an absolutely secure encrypted hard drive.
"Zhou Lixing, do you think capital gives you the confidence to do whatever you want?"
Lin Zhou looked at these shocking numbers and a cruel sneer curled at the corner of his mouth.
"Then I will use your most prized asset to peel off your skin, bit by bit."
He didn't rush to release these damaging materials.
While these things are deadly, for the deeply entrenched Zhou family, they can at most cause minor damage, but not a fatal blow.
Lin Zhou understood the principle of "if you don't kill the snake, you'll suffer the consequences" better than anyone.
What he needs to do is to secretly weave a vast, all-encompassing net.
Not only must we find out all those involved in the car accident that year, but we must also completely wipe out the entire Zhou family conglomerate from this world!
From initially reacting passively to protecting her family, she eventually revealed her true self.
At this moment, Lin Zhou's mindset underwent a complete transformation.
He is no longer the washed-up singer who can be manipulated by others, nor is he the gigolo who can only rely on his father-in-law for protection.
He had already sat down at the card table.
He went from being a chess piece to becoming the actual player wielding the pieces.
Volume Two, the mystery of identity and the initial confrontation, comes to an end.
But the real game has only just begun.
……
Under the same night sky.
On the top floor of the Royal Dynasty Building, in Zhou Lixing's president's office.
The heavy blackout curtains sealed the entire room shut, filling the air with a strong smell of alcohol and a suffocating silence.
On a huge monitor screen.
The stock chart of Dynasty Entertainment looks like a dead snake, lying stiffly on the green limit down line.
There is no room for struggle.
Zhou Lixing held an empty whiskey glass in his hand, his clothes disheveled as he leaned against the sofa.
The composure and confidence he displayed just days ago have now been replaced by a deep weariness and madness.
"Young Master..."
The trusted assistant stood at the door, his voice hushed, as if afraid of waking the beast licking its wounds.
"We've received news from Starry Sky Media."
"Su Qingge plans to spend a lot of money to organize a national tour for her three top singers."
"They want to take advantage of the current hype to completely seize market share."
Upon hearing this news, a twisted light suddenly burst forth in Zhou Lixing's previously cloudy eyes.
He sat up abruptly, the glass in his hand creaking as he gripped it tightly.
"Organize a tour?"
"Hahaha... Good, very good."
Zhou Lixing suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.
The laughter echoed in the empty office, carrying a chillingly neurotic quality.
He smashed the wine glass in his hand hard against the screen that displayed the limit down price.
"Bang!"
The screen shattered instantly like a spiderweb, and the green light went out completely.
Zhou Lixing stood up, walked to the window, and ripped open the heavy curtains.
The dazzling night view of Beijing instantly filled his eyes.
He stared in the direction of Starry Sky Media, the ruby ring on his middle finger gleaming with a bloodthirsty red light under the neon lights.
"Very good, Lin Zhou, you've won a round."
Zhou Lixing licked his dry lips, a sinister and insane smile spreading across his face.
"But next, I'm going to hollow out your foundation."