Which reckless fool is courting death?

When the mother and daughter finished making pastries and headed to Xitan Palace with Ye Lingxi...

On the floor of Heavenly Palace Media in Shanghai, Li Yi had just stepped into his office when his secretary rushed in behind him.

"Young Master Li..."

Before she could finish, Li Yi said with a displeased expression, "How many times have I told you? Use professional titles in the company."

With that, he plopped down into his chair and picked up a document from his desk to read.

Hearing this, the secretary quickly corrected herself, "Yes, President Li."

"Go ahead. Why the rush? What happened?"

"It's... it's about that novel IP."

Seeing that it concerned the two Ye sisters, Li Yi couldn't help but put down the document and look up at the secretary.

This IP was something Wang Shaojun had personally asked to acquire. He thought that with the name of Heavenly Palace Group, the other party would readily agree. Now it seemed things weren't going smoothly.

"What's wrong with the IP? Are the negotiations not going well?"

Seeing his expression darken, the secretary stammered, afraid to speak.

Seeing this, Li Yi's expression darkened. "Speak!"

"Yes... yes. The other party said if we want to buy the IP from them, we can, but it will cost three hundred million."

Hearing this, Li Yi was so angry he laughed.

"Three hundred million? Has he not woken up yet, or does he think we're just some fat cats he can fleece? Dammit, it seems I've been sitting in this office too long and people think I've lost my temper. Have the driver prepare the car—actually, never mind. I'll handle this myself. You go back to work."

The secretary didn't dare say another word. After all, she was very aware of his background.

He wasn't just a friend of the boss; his family background was anything but simple.

After the secretary left, Li Yi picked up his phone and dialed Yu Weijie's number.

"Xiao Jie, drive to the building and wait for me. I want to see if Zhang Tiancheng has gone mad for money."

The Zhang Tiancheng he spoke of was the boss of Tiancheng Entertainment. The man was actually a rich second-generation heir just like him, but different in that Li Yi had already turned over a new leaf.

Well, actually, it was because even the landlord had no surplus grain left. The 'Great Witch' of the Yu Family demanded he 'pay his dues' every day and had even moved into his house.

If they weren't childhood sweethearts with a deep bond, the Yu Family would have sent someone to take her back long ago, given her insatiable appetite.

Now, what could he do? He could only settle down and contentedly be President Li instead of Young Master Li.

A few minutes later, he got into Yu Weijie's Ferrari and headed straight for Tiancheng Entertainment.

"Brother Yi, what happened? Why are you in such a bad mood?"

Yu Weijie asked curiously as he drove, glancing at Li Yi's grim face.

He didn't know Zhang Tiancheng, but anyone who could make his childhood friend this angry certainly wasn't just some nobody.

After all, he had witnessed Li Yi's changes lately; he no longer went out carousing at night and had become much more mature.

"You probably know about the company wanting to acquire that novel IP, right?"

"I know. How could I not? Didn't you say this was a mission personally handed down by Brother Jun? What, is it still not settled?"

How could he not know? Heavenly Palace Media had made this project a top priority, if for no other reason than because Wang Shaojun had personally requested it.

Moreover, the female leads for this drama were the two Ye sisters. How could he not know about their relationship with Wang Shaojun?

In his view, given Heavenly Palace Group's current momentum, what reckless fool would dare say no?

But as it turned out, there really was such a fool.

"Don't even mention it. That guy asked for three hundred million right off the bat."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Yu Weijie jerked the steering wheel, nearly colliding with a van nearby.

This terrified the van driver, who immediately floored the gas and sped away.

He thought to himself, 'Man, people in supercars are something else these days. I can't afford to mess with them, but I can certainly stay out of their way!'

Even if there had been a collision, it would have been the other party's fault, but if they had an incredibly powerful background, he'd be the one who ended up screwed.

After steadying the car, Yu Weijie glanced at Li Yi in the passenger seat with a look of disbelief. "Brother Yi, are you sure? Three hundred million? It seems that guy really has gone mad for money."

Although the IP was being hyped up right now and any drama made from it would surely be profitable—perhaps even launching the two sisters as popular stars...

...as far as he knew, Tiancheng Entertainment had only spent thirty million to buy the IP in the first place. Dammit, you're turning around and selling it to me for three hundred million?

Before long, the two arrived at the office building where Tiancheng Entertainment was located. They parked in the building's lot, but when they tried to enter, they were blocked by the security guard at the door.

"Hello, please show your employee ID."

Seeing this, Yu Weijie was annoyed, but he didn't act out. After all, they were representing Heavenly Palace Media right now.

"Brother, we're from Heavenly Palace Media."

However, the guard didn't give him the time of day, simply saying flatly, "No entry without an employee ID."

"Hey, you..."

This really ticked Yu Weijie off. He was about to pull the man aside for a 'private talk' when Li Yi reached out and stopped him.

"Enough. This building belongs to the Huang Family. Give Huang Lin a call."

The Huang Family was a clan with influence in both legal and underworld circles, with interests in real estate and entertainment venues. This was Shanghai, after all; any family that could thrive here was far from ordinary.

In the past, the Huang Family was someone he looked up to, but things were different now. He had a new identity as the CEO of Heavenly Palace Media and was on good terms with Wang Shaojun.

With this connection, even if he wasn't the eldest young master of the Li Family, he wouldn't need to bow and scrape before the Huang Family.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the guard couldn't help but snicker. Realizing he was being unprofessional, he quickly wiped the smile off his face.

This made Yu Weijie explode with rage. Dammit, he was a dignified young master, yet he never expected the day would come when he'd be treated like a joke by a security guard.

However, he didn't argue with the man. He took out his phone and found Huang Lin's number. As for why he had it, he had naturally added it during some event.

Meanwhile...

In a bathroom of the Huang Family, a young man of only twenty-five or twenty-six was currently sitting on the toilet, staring intently at his phone screen.

The content displayed on the screen was the stock of Xinzheng Group.

"Didn't they say Heavenly Palace Hotel would release an announcement today? Did Brother Jun not get the word out? That shouldn't be right!"

Just then, a call suddenly came in. The caller ID read: Heavenly Palace Media, Young Master Yu!

He clearly had a fairly deep impression of Yu Weijie. Raising an eyebrow, a hint of confusion rose in his heart.

After a brief three seconds of thought, he answered, "Hello, Young Master Yu. I didn't expect you to call me. Does Heavenly Palace Media have some collaborative project for me? Rest assured, I promise I won't let you guys get the short end of the stick."

"If there's a project, I'll definitely come to you first. However, Brother Yi and I are currently at your family's building. We were planning to visit Tiancheng Entertainment, but we're being blocked by security. It seems the mission Brother Jun gave us is going to be a bit hard to complete. I think I'll just let Brother Jun know."

The first half of the sentence was fine; Huang Lin didn't feel anything was wrong, as the guards were just doing their jobs. But the second half made his hair stand on end instantly.