Starting as the President of a Billionaire Group

Ye Chen said lightly, "Everyone knows Zhou Fei."

Hearing this name, everyone's expressions changed slightly.

Elder Wei's gaze was especially sharp.

Zhou Fei is very famous in the antique world.

He is a master forger.

His items are almost indistinguishable from the real ones, making them difficult to recognize.

Elder Wei pointed to the Ming Dynasty's Blue and White Porcelain, his voice slightly trembling, "You mean this blue and white porcelain is made by Zhou Fei."

The plump woman next to them retorted, "You're talking nonsense."

The plump woman had just suffered a loss of a priceless painting, which was depressing enough. If the vase was fake, she would go bankrupt.

Ye Chen smiled calmly, "Although Zhou Fei is a master forger, all his works have a secret signature."

Ye Chen pointed to an inconspicuous pattern, "Take a look there."

Elder Wei took a magnifying glass and looked at the spot Ye Chen indicated.

Upon seeing the writing on the pattern, Elder Wei's expression changed dramatically.

The pattern, viewed through the magnifying glass, revealed the characters for Zhou Fei.

"It's actually a fake."

"What? A fake?" The plump woman's face turned pale.

Zhou Fei is just a modern person. If it's a fake, her vase would be worthless.

The vase was something she had spent six million to acquire.

Elder Wei took a deep breath and said, "Each of Zhou Fei's works has his name engraved on it, and this pattern indeed has the two characters for Zhou Fei."

The venue fell into dead silence upon hearing Elder Wei's words.

The plump woman slumped directly into the chair behind her.

Elder Wei's gaze sharpened, "According to the antique world's rules, any forgery by Zhou Fei must be smashed."

"It can't be smashed." The plump woman's face looked terrible as she spoke.

Elder Wei snorted coldly, "You're trying to break the rules of the antique world."

"This!"

The plump woman dared not speak further.

Elder Wei snorted coldly and immediately smashed the vase with a hammer.

The plump woman, seeing the shattered vase, rolled her eyes and fainted.

Ye Chen left Taobao Street with Xiaomei and Meng Wanting.

Meng Wanting said, "Mr. Ye, thank you so much."

Ye Chen smiled lightly, "It's nothing, it was Xiaomei who found such a big leak, getting a famous painting for free."

Meng Wanting smiled wryly, "I'm so grateful to you today. Otherwise, with such an expensive vase, how could we have afforded to compensate for it."

Ye Chen said, "That plump woman brought it upon herself, she deserved it."

After sending the mother and daughter home, Ye Chen received a call from Li Yao; Liu Hua had come to the company.

Ye Chen arrived at Light and Shadow Group.

In the meeting room, Liu Hua was waiting for him.

Ye Chen walked over, "Welcome, Mr. Liu Hua."

Liu Hua smiled bitterly, "The entertainment industry doesn't seem to welcome me right now."

Ye Chen said, "Who dares not welcome a virtuous and talented star like Mr. Liu Hua?"

Liu Hua said, "I've come to seek refuge with Mr. Ye this time."

Ever since his fallout with Tiange Film and Television, Liu Hua had been blacklisted.

All news reports and even some programs were canceled.

This demonstrates how powerful Celestial Song Group is.

Liu Hua had sought out other companies during this time, but was turned down directly.

Ultimately, Liu Hua is just an artist, and no one wants to offend a big film company like Tiange for him.

Ye Chen smiled lightly, "Welcome to join us, Mr. Liu Hua!"

Liu Hua was stunned upon hearing Ye Chen's words.

"You're willing to take me in?"

Ye Chen shook his head, "This isn't taking you in; having Mr. Liu join our group is an honor for us."

Liu Hua expressed his gratitude, "Thank you, Mr. Ye, I understand my situation and am willing to lower my salary."

Ye Chen, however, shook his head, "No need to lower your salary, we'll actually raise it."

"This..." Liu Hua was utterly stupefied by Ye Chen's words.

This is the lowest point of his career, normally he would expect a fierce pay cut, yet they're willing to raise his pay?

Liu Hua was truly moved by Ye Chen's sincerity.

"Thank you, Mr. Ye, I will work hard."

Ye Chen smiled lightly; he understood Liu Hua's capability.

Although banned, it's only temporary. Once he returns to the entertainment industry, with good packaging, he can achieve the level of King Liu from his previous life.

Ye Chen grinned, "Mr. Liu, I need a small favor. We have a role, a supporting role, but with a lot of scenes. The previous actor left, can you step in? I promise, the next film will have a lead role tailor-made for you, and I aim to make you a Film Emperor."

After all, the current lead, Zhou Fa, isn't very famous; having Liu Hua act as a supporting role might not sit well with him.

However, Liu Hua didn't hesitate, "Of course, as long as there's a role for me to act, I'm happy."

Liu Hua's passion for acting is genuine.

The fallout with Celestial Song Group happened because Wu Ge was too arrogant, even hitting him in front of so many media, which he couldn't tolerate.

He had seen the news about "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and although it's a supporting role, it's a very distinctive character.

The next day, all major media outlets reported explosive news.

Famous star Liu Hua signs with Light and Shadow Film and Television Group and joins the "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" cast.

The previous actor for Luo Xiaohu was just a second-tier star, and this time Ye Chen directly engaged first-tier star Liu Hua, drawing widespread attention to the movie once more.

Wu Ge was nearly furious when he saw the news.

"Ye Chen, it's Ye Chen again."

First Tong Xiaoya left for Light and Shadow, and now Liu Hua left for Light and Shadow too.

In a blink, two of Celestial Song's top talents had been poached by Ye Chen.

Wu Ge took a deep breath; tomorrow was the release day for the new album.

At this moment, the assistant rushed in, "Boss, Tong Xiaoya's song release is also scheduled for tomorrow."

"What?" Upon hearing the news, Wu Ge's face turned even darker.

Yet a sinister smile appeared on his face.

This time, he had hired several golden songwriters from Hua Country to create this song for his artist.

He had declared in the music industry that anyone who dared to write songs for Tong Xiaoya was against him, Wu Ge.

Therefore, if Tong Xiaoya released a song, it must be a bunch of rubbish.

Wu Ge snorted coldly, "This time I will show everyone how miserable it is for an artist who leaves me."

At this time, Tong Xiaoya was also very nervous.

"Ye Chen, will releasing our album on the same day as Celestial Song Group be okay?"

"Of course, no problem. I want to challenge them; don't you have faith in those songs of yours?"

"Of course, I do. The songs you wrote are amazing."

Ye Chen chuckled, "We'll just wait and give Wu Ge a hard slap in the face tomorrow."

At this moment, Ye Chen noticed a post on Weibo.

"Some artists have nobody willing to write songs for them, yet they dare to release an album. It must be a patchwork of trash."

Seeing this message, Tong Xiaoya flushed with anger.

Ye Chen smiled lightly and replied directly, "A barking dog waits to see who gets slapped in the face tomorrow."