Chapter 277 - The Ambition of An Overlord (2/2)

“No one should mess with Chen Beixuan, he is too terrifying.”

Someone shook his head and lamented. Their voices were laced with fear.

Chen Fan’s methods were unconventional since the struggle between upper-cla.s.s families rarely involved violence. The battle was usually carried out invisibly in stock markets or in the court. Chen Fan’s brutal and no-nonsense methods had shaken most people to their cores.

No ordinary men or women could be unfazed by such savagery and outright disregard of rule of law.

Chen Fan’s unforgiving methods deterred a lot of opportunists who had hopped to carve a piece of pie for themselves by attacking the Zheng’s Financial Group during its weakest state.

No one could guarantee that they could be immune to Chen Fan’s brutality. They had been blinded by their ignorance and thought that they would get away with taking advantage of Chen Fan. However, after today, they finally realized that they were wrong. Chen Fan had killed the chicken to warn the monkeys, so to speak. The death of Nie Shunchen was a loud and clear warning to opportunists who lurked in the darkness, waiting for their chance.

“What does Nie Shunchen mean? He said his son pa.s.sed out from a stroke, but we saw it with our own eyes how lively he had been…” Some young guests who had been close friends with Nie Shunchen asked indignantly with angry red faces.

“Shut up!” Some senior guests flung back at them.

“The reason Boss Nie said so, was that he didn’t wish to further the bad blood between him and Master Chen. Hua Yi Entertainment is a powerful player in Hong Kong, but it was no match against Master Chen.” Someone explained. “Plus, didn’t you see Master Chen didn’t even lift a finger on Nie Shunchen?”

Nie Shunchen’s friends were suddenly at a loss for words.

Chen Fan had only verbally threatened Nie Shunchen and no one had seen him attack Nie Shunchen. They wagered that even after a full examination of the forensic doctor, the cause of death would be something along the lines of a cardiovascular disease.

Everyone at the banquet knew that Chen Fan had used some kind of spell to kill Nie Shunchen, but no jury would believe such witness claims.

“Boss Nie is a smart man. He knew not to fight a losing battle; therefore he could hold back his sadness and remain rational. He was the founder of the Hua Yi Entertainment and you can see why.” An old man nodded approvingly and remarked.

Meanwhile, some other guests snickered in their mind and muttered: “Mr. Nie Yuanhu’s appet.i.te for young girls was well known in the industry, and he had slept with nearly all actress who wished to have a head start in their career. Therefore, he had sired quite a few b.a.s.t.a.r.d sons and daughters. He might not even moan the death of one son as badly as everyone thinks.”

“Plus, if Nie Shunchen hadn’t modeled after his dad, he wouldn’t have become the loser that he was.”

Despite the person had spoken under his breath, his harsh remark was heard by many guests around him. Despite the inappropriateness of the comment, many people agreed with him.

It was impossible for a tyc.o.o.n of the entertainment industry such as Nie Yuanhu to remain loyal to marriage. Even if he didn’t actively seek prey, the young girls who wished to get ahead of their peers would throw themselves into his embrace by themselves. Worse, if they could bore a son for the magnate, they would simply live on the billionaire’s child support checks and never have to work for the rest of their lives.

Those were many young managers in the Hua Yi Entertainment who called Nie Yuanhu father when they were in private. Therefore, many people believed that Nie Yuanhu was not as shaken by the death of Nie Shunchen as he appeared to be.

Lo and behold, as soon as Nie Yuanhu walked out of the banquet hall, the saddened expression on his face suddenly disappeared.

With a calm face and great measure of levity, he threw the body of his dead son to the bodyguards around him.

“Boss Nie, what should we do next? Are we going to avenge Young Lord’s death?” One of the managers at Hua Yi Entertainment hazarded.

“Revenge?” Nie Yuanhu’s face twitched and chided the man: “This good-for-nothing idiot had nearly destroyed all that I have build-up, including my life for a woman! I say it’s a good thing that he died before he caused any real damage to his family.”

Nie Yuanhu grieved the death of his son, however, his grieving was overtaken by fear.

In addition to the three legitimate sons and one daughter, he also sired a dozen or so b.a.s.t.a.r.ds. The death of one son was not a big deal to him. The Entertainment industry was a cesspool of intrigue and unsavory actions. if Nie Yuanhu had been naive and innocent, he wouldn’t have risen to dominate the industry. He had even hired a.s.sa.s.sins to kill his first wife, so he could cope with the death of a useless son pretty well.

What Nie Shunchen did that had really irked his father was to drag him and the Nie family into his stupid feud with Master Chen.

If he lost a son, he would just have another one. However, if Hua Yi Entertainment became the victim of Nie Shunchen’s doomed war with Chen Fan, Nie Yuanhu would suddenly lose everything he had and became a worthless n.o.body. That was an outcome more terrifying than death for Nie Yuanhu.

“I can’t just sit around. I don’t think Yun Qianqian alone would be enough to quell the anger of Chen Beixuan.”

Nie Yuanhu thought as a light came up in his eyes.

He tried to put himself in Chen Fan’s shoes and thought that if anyone had threatened to throw him off the s.h.i.+p, he wouldn’t stop the retribution until all members of the Nie Family was dead.

“I think I would have to visit Mr. Chen myself and apologize in person.”

“If I can manage the situation well, I might be able to turn the disaster into a blessing.”

Nie Yuanhu gritted his teeth and called out to one of his a.s.sistants. “Go fetch Li Xinru, I need to see her.”