Ling Qingyu was relieved to let Athena freely manipulate the Spirit Electronics corporation after seeing the results. She almost forgot AI was also a fast learner, much quicker than hers to adapt.
Fan Xi also visited her manor and agreed to her proposal. A great news for Ling Qingyu and her sister. The two registered the media company 'Phoenix' and Ling Qingyu invested more than 3 billion yuan.
She also trusted Fan Xi's meticulousness and happily became a shopkeeper. At the same time, Fan Xi promised to come occasionally to mentor Ling Yunxiang, who was jumping around in joy, learning new things from the idol she admired.
What surprised Ling Qingyu the most was her mother, aunt and Zhao Xiurong's mother were delighted to see Fan Xi and pestered around.
Thinking of the elders' enthusiasm, Ling Qingyu had a headache and apologized. Fan Xi didn't mind. She was glad she still had elderly fans.
She signed autographs and took photos for them. Ling Qingyu's guards and maids also were eager but they never came forward, paying attention to the work ethics.
Ling Qingyu hadn't nodded to express affirmation, Fan Xi gave them a chance. The girls looked at Ling Qingyu with cute eyes, making her feel guilty if she refused on the spot.
Stared at by a large group, she didn't want to become the public enemy in her own manor and gave them the green light.
The whole manor became messy with Fan Xi's entry. Ling Qingyu nudged her forehead and lamented Fan Xi seemed more famous than hers.
Actually, Fan Xi was thinking the same and was interested in Ling Qingyu, who was definitely not her fan, after several deductions. The people around seemed to know her well and Fan Xi suspected if not for the auction event, Ling Qingyu might not be aware of her name.
At the same time, Ling Qingyu's unfamiliarity with her enlightened Fan Xi, sublimating her already strengthened psychology.
Ling Qingyu read the paper, written by Fan Xi, on her different approaches. She fixed some of it completely and modified some, where needed. Asking Fan Xi to read again the paper she already made an input, Ling Qingyu was satisfied with letting Fan Xi lead the media enterprise.
Apart from lacking some skills in administration and planning, Ling Qingyu found no flaws in Fan Xi's work. The weakness could be easily solved by Ling Qingyu guiding Fan Xi carefully.
The most important requirements didn't take long before Fan Xi accomplished them. The connections which she gained throughout her career facilitated Fan Xi.
On her calls, many acquaintances responded, promising cooperation. Currently, because there weren't other artists, except Ling Yunxiang and Fan Xi, the company was a bit stuck.
Yes, Ling Yunxiang had already canceled her previous contract without a problem. The company didn't even ask for compensation, too happy to send the unlucky one away.
Nevertheless, there was one point which narrowed her eyes, exuding chillness. The husband was also involved in the 30+ men, forcing sexually over the actress, who committed suicide in her late twenties.
Asking Athena for further research, what Ling Qingyu found raised her anger to another extreme. The poor actress was really coerced to perform sex with various powerful men under the company's order, with the contract deed, held firmly by the sheer amount of liquidated damage.
There were days when she was shared and thrown around among 5 men or more. When she refused, she was beaten and taught lessons. Any slightest disobedience from her was crushed to the point of despair set in her mind. Samsung princess's husband's participation seemed only once but he was on the list written by her before she committed suicide.
What was said in the suicide note unveiled the tragedy, this actress experienced. Even today, nothing was really done, justice for her and these evil scums lived happily without remorse and consequences. Sometimes, Ling Qingyu laughed at the religious leaders' sermons—where was the so-called karma here?
Her frustration added to her bad mood but she was powerless to change the situation, which happened in the past. As for bringing justice to the actress, only Athena was capable.
Even then with protection from the officials included, they might only suffer a few years in prison. What made matters worse was that after more than 15 years if Ling Qingyu remembered correctly, this Country K's law protected the criminals, who could no longer be pressed charges.
Based on the time of this actress's death, the constitution already prevented any judicial move. Well, for Ling Qingyu, it didn't matter if it would work, she still asked Athena to search for the hidden disgusting files and uncover them to the public.
She had remembered the name lists and sent these men to death in her mind. Maybe after Athena's further investigation, more men would add up the list and the result remained the same. Let them know the meaning of social punishment. Once the poor united even the rich dared not oppose.
People forgot the power of the powerless and minded their own business. Ling Qingyu wondered if people were always nosy, would exploitation from the bigger class disappear? It was a question worth thinking deeper.
Shaking her head, Ling Qingyu heard about more suicide cases among the artists from this country since her past life and this life hadn't changed. She thought it was probably attributed to depression but now the coincident of depression could no longer explain the trend.
The entertainment water was way messier and more unacceptable for human beings than she expected.
Even if Ling Qingyu created her own like the one with Fan Xi, how many could she solve? There would still be many people, for their dreams to become popular, risking everything, without knowing the fate of worse than death.
Where there was a problem, there would always be a way. Ling Qingyu believed solutions existed but they cost money, energy and time and required her to think outside of the box.
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A/N: Before my readers bought privileges, a heads up. Several tiers which I set up and couldn't change. I thought my readers wouldn't buy that much but I was wrong.
5 chapters ahead, 8 chapters, 10 chapters, and finally 16 chapters. Had I known there would be such support, I would have increased the range so that the coins you gave would be more efficient.
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