“Director, do we need to do some public relations?” Jiang Yong looked at Li Yao, feeling a bit headache.
Zhou Chengxing was indifferent: “What’s the big deal? There are shows way bloodier than this, and Li Yao didn’t actually kill anyone.”
Jiang Yong looked at Zhou Chengxing: “Director, do you know what you’re like right now?” He said painfully, “You’re exactly like Li Yao’s hardcore fan.”
Qiu Ling covered her chest. What had she been doing all this time? Why had she buried such a promising talent like Li Yao? It was all her fault for not investigating Li Yao’s background properly.
She thought for a moment and called the CEO.
“President Xu, I think Li Yao has a chance to make a comeback. Why don’t we take this opportunity to push her up? When she returns from Earth, she might remember the company’s kindness and renew her contract.”
Hearing hesitation on the other end, she coaxed, “If you have doubts, we can have the team reassess Li Yao’s value. You know how much benefit giving Li Yao preferential treatment at Capital Star can bring to the company.”
After hanging up, Qiu Ling snorted coldly. She knew Xu Songquan was tempted. Li Yao would soon make a comeback under Hongxing Entertainment’s management, and she’d earn more money.
Before Li Yao’s contract expired, Qiu Ling would resign. According to the contract, Hongxing Entertainment could only negotiate once Li Yao returned, and she knew Li Yao wouldn’t renew.
At that time, Hongxing Entertainment would get nothing, and Li Yao would lose nothing.
With money in hand, Li Yao could either continue in the entertainment industry or retire as she wished.
Years ago, Li Yao saved her life; that’s why she survived. She saw how Li Yao, with her outstanding appearance, brought people into the entertainment circle, but Li Yao had suffered many grievances here. After Li Yao revealed her background a few days ago, she kept wondering if she had been wrong.
Now the best thing she could do for Li Yao was to make her valuable. Once she became popular, she would have fans, and the live stream audience would grow, bringing in money.
As for Hongxing Entertainment, having been a manager for so many years, she naturally knew how to extricate herself.
This time, Li Yao still had a clear goal: the office building. This one was different—many live-streaming and tech companies were here, so maybe they could find some high-tech stuff.
Li Yao easily broke a window and slipped inside. With more experience than before, they started from the top floor.
First, they went to the CEO’s office. Yan Yuansi glanced around: “Why do all CEOs decorate their offices the same way? Black, white, and gray—does that bring wealth?”
He didn’t understand Earth’s interior design. Li Yao shook her head: “It doesn’t bring wealth, but it does show the aura of dominance.”
Yan Yuansi learned: “The aura of dominance? Sounds very powerful. I want my place decorated like this when I get back.”
Li Yao hesitated for a moment holding the supplies: … If you’re happy with that.
She found a fine Tang sword here, already sharpened, and threw it to Ning Xinyue: “This works well for self-defense.”
Ning Xinyue took it without hesitation, slinging it on her back. Li Yao put all the fancy alcohol from the CEO’s office into her space for later trading with rich people.
They were lucky: on this floor, three companies were live-streaming snacks, with many boxes of unsent snacks piled up.
Li Yao happily stored them in her space: “We’ll split these supplies among the three of us when we get back.”
Yan Yuansi had even better luck. Among the three snack companies, one also sold cat food and treats.
He said to Li Yao: “Li Yao, I’m willing to take 20% less supplies if you can bring these back.”
Li Yao agreed readily. Someone soft-hearted towards cats couldn’t be all bad. The apocalypse would help him grow.
Yan Yuansi smiled gratefully at Li Yao.
The tech building had 32 floors. After working all night, they had only scavenged ten floors.
By the 22nd floor, Ning Xinyue and Yan Yuansi were exhausted, but Li Yao was still energetic.
Yan Yuansi complained: “You’ve been busy all night. Aren’t you tired? Are you a monster that doesn’t get tired?”
Li Yao saved some food for them: “You rest first. I’ll keep looking for supplies. When you’re rested, come down to find me. Don’t go alone.”
Yan Yuansi asked: “Li Yao, you have enough supplies. Why are you still looking for so much?”
Ning Xinyue’s expression changed; she knew Li Yao’s true identity.
Li Yao replied frankly: “Of course, I want to live a better life. I’ll teach you two Earth idioms—‘look far ahead’ and ‘prepare for a rainy day.’”
Then she hurried downstairs. Yan Yuansi looked at Ning Xinyue in confusion: “Sister Ning, what does that mean?”
They didn’t know much about Earth culture. Ning Xinyue rolled her eyes: “How would I know?”
Li Yao enthusiastically went on scavenging. When she reached the 17th floor, her eyes lit up. This place sold drones—tens of thousands of dollars worth.
No use now, but after the zombie outbreak, these would come in handy.
She happily stored the drones in her space—this place was definitely the right one.
There were many more companies below. This area was a hub for live-streaming sales.
At the 15th floor, she saw food supplies and even seeds.
With the space storage, seeds could be planted later. They would definitely be useful at official bases.
“Who’s there?” Just as she put food and seeds into the space, four men came up. The three of them looked at Li Yao warily.
Seeing she was a woman, they immediately relaxed.
“A pretty young lady? We’re lucky,” said the leader, a sleazy man.
They took off their raincoats, revealing handsome faces.
They exchanged glances and surrounded Li Yao. Such a pretty woman was rare.
At that moment, many people joined Li Yao’s live stream. Hongxing Entertainment’s boss had listened to Qiu Ling’s advice and used the video of Li Yao shooting the gun to attract viewers.
Some viewers saw right away that Li Yao was surrounded by four men.
【What do these four men want?】
【So dangerous, I feel sorry for Sister Li Yao.】
【No one can save Li Yao. These guys don’t look like good people. Will something happen to her…?】
Many knew that if Li Yao was caught, it meant serious trouble.
Watching the live stream, Xu Songquan sneered: “Li Yao’s insistence is a joke. If she had followed me before, she’d already be a hot star in the galaxy, not needing to join such a risky and low-paying show. Now she’s about to get caught and abused by these people under everyone’s watch.”
Li Yao looked at them: “What do you want to do?”
Besides a calm gaze, her face and expression looked timid and pitiful, making people want to bully her.
Zhou Chengxing’s eyes widened. This was very different from the decisive Li Yao who just fired the gun. After observing her for so long, he knew she wasn’t like this. What was she about to do?
“Of course we want to invite such a pretty lady to our place. We brothers have boats and supplies. If you come with us, you won’t starve. But you have to keep us happy.”
They chuckled.
Li Yao’s hand slipped into her pocket—one by one, they were all shot dead.