116: Let them go worship the true Buddha.

Suddenly, Wang Cheng received many calls, all of them pleading for mercy, asking him not to release any more dirt.

He was impervious to soft or hard tactics and blocked them all. Someone thought of going directly to Li Xiuwu.

"Xiuwu, Director called me, wanting to talk to you." Wang Jinsong called Li Xiuwu.

"I know, Teacher. Sorry to trouble you." Li Xiuwu said.

"You don't want to talk to him?"

Wang Jinsong listened to Li Xiuwu's tone; it was too flat, as if he wasn't surprised at all.

"No rush, Teacher. At this time, you need to stay steady. Perhaps in the future, you will be a big shot in the circle." Li Xiuwu was wearing a duckbill cap, sitting by the West Sea, holding a fishing rod and fishing.

Little Lion was squatting beside him, waiting to eat fish.

The fish float on the water moved. Li Xiuwu's face lit up with joy: "Got a fish."

He quickly raised the rod and reeled up a goby. The smile on his face vanished instantly.

"Meow, I want to eat a big fish." Little Lion looked at the goby placed in front of it. It used its paw to nudge it and turned its head to look at Li Xiuwu.

"Can you catch a fish?"

"Definitely." Li Xiuwu baited the hook and continued fishing.

Not long after, Wang Jinsong called again.

"Xiuwu, someone found Chen Dakai and Zhang Yimou, asking them to mediate. They passed on a message: the other side is willing to apologize and compensate. For the movies that have been approved in Hong Kong over the past two years, you can choose five roles." Wang Jinsong's face was full of joy.

"I know, Teacher. You should put on the airs of a big shot. No need to rush to give them an answer."

Li Xiuwu said to Wang Jinsong while staring at the water surface.

"What are you saying?"

"Teacher, this is no longer a personal matter for me. They aren't trying to bow to me now; they can't reach the true Buddha, and no one can protect them." Li Xiuwu said, raising his rod again, but it was just another small goby.

Wang Jinsong hung up the phone in silence. He didn't understand.

"I'm not eating this." Little Lion, who was waiting for Li Xiuwu to catch a big fish, saw that they were all small gobies. Its patience was exhausted by Li Xiuwu, and it turned and ran towards the Courtyard House.

Li Xiuwu looked down at the jumping goby. He was in no mood to fish either. He packed up his fishing gear, crossed the Ring Sea Road, and reached the steps of the Courtyard House gate.

He pushed open the ajar door and walked in.

Just as he put down the fishing gear, Wang Jinsong called again, his tone filled with excitement.

"Jackie Chan and Jet Li have both called, hoping to meet with you."

"Teacher, stay calm, you must stay calm."

"Calm, my ass. Jackie Chan and Jet Li have status all over the world. How do you expect me to stay calm?"

Wang Jinsong's tone was excited. These two were true international superstars, especially Jackie Chan, who had great influence in many countries.

Wherever he went to film, no matter what conditions he encountered, the other party could basically agree.

If Jackie Chan wanted to use a building to film, within three days, the building would definitely be cleared for him to use.

He could even borrow submarines from World War II.

"I think you should meet them. Of course, I support your decision."

Wang Jinsong guessed what Li Xiuwu had done. He was amazed at the capability of Golden Culture. One had to know that digging these things up was not a simple matter.

"Then, let's not meet." Li Xiuwu said.

"What?" Wang Jinsong suspected he had misheard.

This was a joint invitation from Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

"Teacher, wait a bit longer, and there will be results."

"You..." Wang Jinsong was stunned.

"Alright, I will decline them." Wang Jinsong still didn't understand why Li Xiuwu would do this.

That day, Wang Jinsong received many calls, all of them hoping to find Li Xiuwu and asking Wang Cheng to mediate.

The Hong Kong Circle artists were frantically contacting everyone they could reach. Many flew to the capital in person to go to Golden Culture, but were all turned away.

They couldn't let Golden Culture release any more news; no one knew who would be next. Any artist with dirt was taking action.

Liu Xiaoli received a call from Liu Yonghui. Liu Yonghui knew that Liu Xiaoli was living with Li Xiuwu and hoped to arrange a meeting.

This time, the names of Golden Culture and Li Xiuwu were known to the entire circle.

But all requests for mediation received no response. In everyone's eyes, this was a madman, a rich madman.

The Hong Kong Circle was willing to talk, apologize, and offer resources. Why not quit while ahead?

Many people were jealous of the conditions the Hong Kong Circle offered, but Li Xiuwu didn't care.

The day after the "Hunk Nude Photo" incident, the people from Hong Kong felt like a day lasted a year. They cursed and swore; anyone with dirt was like an ant on a hot pan.

Many people found out that almost all the paparazzi in Hong Kong had been contacted by a group of people recently, and many paparazzi had received transfers.

Not only that, but many stars' assistants and managers, especially former managers and former assistants, had been contacted. They had also received money.

This meant that Golden Culture possessed a massive amount of dirt.

The entire Hong Kong Circle was in a state of panic, feeling that the next moment, the dirt would be exposed on their own heads.

According to the timing of previous exposures, they would release the dirt at noon on the third day.

Everyone felt a sword hanging over their heads.

But now, Golden Culture was clearly determined to drag everyone down with them.

"Albert Yeung, these are all artists under your banner who caused the trouble, and you were the one who led everyone to pressure them. You must find a way to solve this." Someone could no longer care about whether it was Emperor Entertainment Group or not.

"That's right, even if everyone loses a layer of skin, don't think you'll have it easy." Everyone looked at Albert Yeung fiercely; he was the one who caused all this.

"Damn it, I also want to make those two apologize and go to prison. I can't even see them right now." Albert Yeung now hated Nicholas Tse and Dicky Cheung to death.

They were both bastards who caused trouble.

Especially Dicky Cheung; the whole thing was started by him, along with that idiot Nicholas Tse.

He couldn't care about whether Nicholas Tse went to prison or not now; he had to save himself and the other artists in the company first.

"We can only go to the authorities." Fatty Hung said.

"If we go to them, we have to lower our heads and cooperate." Someone was unwilling.

The mainland wanted to internationalize its film and television industry, so they invited the Hong Kong Circle to develop in the mainland.

The Hong Kong Circle was facing development dilemmas itself and needed the resources of the mainland circle. Both sides took what they needed.

But in the cooperation, the Hong Kong Circle artists, relying on the fan base they had accumulated from past films and television, became increasingly arrogant in the mainland.

"What time is it now? Let's survive first, then think about other things." Fatty Hung growled.

That's right, survive first, then think about other things. Everyone quickly reached a conclusion: beg the SARFT department leaders for mercy.

The representatives of the Hong Kong Circle walked into the SARFT department. After half a day of discussion, the SARFT leader made a call in front of them.

"Is that Xiuwu? I am Zhao Changhe from SARFT." His voice carried a smile, and he was very satisfied with this incident.

"Hello, Bureau Chief. I am Li Xiuwu. What do you need from me?" Li Xiuwu was not too surprised to receive this call. For some things, once you see the beginning, you know the outcome. He had already seen the final direction and was happy to push towards this result.

The important thing was what could be gained.

"I want to ask if you have cooled off yet?" Bureau Chief asked Li Xiuwu directly.

"Leader, what are you saying?" Li Xiuwu's tone was full of confusion.

"You brat, still trying to play dumb?"

"Leader, I am wronged. These days, I have been fishing and tending to flowers at home. I don't know anything about what's going on." His tone was full of grievance.

"I'll just pretend you don't know. Tell your company to stop. If you want something, come over and talk to them." Bureau Chief was very blunt. This time, not only did they effectively gain leverage, but regarding these arrogant Hong Kong Artists, Li Xiuwu's benefits could still be negotiated.

"Leader, someone must be doing things behind my back. I will call them immediately to ask what they have done, causing you so much trouble."

"You brat, hahaha, not bad. Call me if anything comes up."

Li Xiuwu put away his phone, considered it slightly, and dialed Pan Lei.

He changed his clothes and walked out.

"Xiuwu, are you going out?" Liu Xiaoli walked over after hearing the commotion.

"Auntie, I am going to the company." Li Xiuwu smiled at Liu Xiaoli. She had been taking care of him these days, just like family.

"Be careful on the road. Call me if you run into any trouble." Liu Xiaoli said.

"Thank you, Auntie." Li Xiuwu nodded, got into the car, and went to Golden Culture.

This was the first time he had come to Golden Culture since the public opinion exploded.

"Boss." Everyone he met greeted him cautiously.

Li Xiuwu nodded with a smile. He went upstairs, and the executives who got the news were all waiting for him at the elevator entrance.

Seeing Li Xiuwu, they felt nervous.

"Wang Cheng and Qiu Wanjun, come to the conference room. Everyone else, go back to work." Li Xiuwu said.

"Boss, this is my fault. I didn't fulfill my responsibilities." Wang Cheng admitted his mistake after entering.

"Boss, it was my misjudgment of the entertainment industry's rules that led to handling this matter blindly." Qiu Wanjun also admitted his mistake.

Li Xiuwu looked at the two of them.

"The entertainment industry matter is over. Put away all the dirt that hasn't been released." He said.

The two were stunned for a moment, then nodded immediately without questioning.

"Leave the others in the Hong Kong Circle alone for now. Within a year, you must solve Emperor Entertainment Group for me."