172: Chapter 172 Deploying the Arrest Operation

Zhang Quanzhi was seriously considering Chen Shaoping's proposal; he had to take Tiantian Media into account.

If he offended Tiantian Media just to blacklist Li Wei, the losses would outweigh the gains.

However, good news rarely leaves the house, while bad news travels a thousand miles.

As long as he wasn't the first one to spread the word about Li Wei's situation, what could Tiantian Media even do?

He already had a strategy in mind.

"Alright, Young Master Ping."

"In the future, when my movies need theme songs, I hope you'll help me out, Young Master Ping."

Chen Shaoping cursed inwardly: He really doesn't want to lose out on anything.

Yet his face was full of smiles. "No problem."

"Then it's settled. I'll leave it to you to inform Zhou Bule, Young Master Ping. I'll be taking my leave now," Zhang Quanzhi said, bidding farewell.

"Director Zhang, wait a moment. I've already finished the song Cheng Yiyi wanted; I'll send it to you right away."

Chen Shaoping called out to Zhang Quanzhi and sent him the song "actress" that he had exchanged from the system.

He also sent it to Cheng Yiyi at the same time.

Zhang Quanzhi received the song but didn't even have time to look at it before saying with a smile, "Young Master Ping, now I really have to go."

"Director Zhang, as you wish," Chen Shaoping replied.

Zhang Quanzhi nodded slightly, dialed his phone, and turned to leave.

Before he had gone more than a few steps, Chen Shaoping heard him shouting into the phone, "Cheng Yiyi, get over here quickly. If there are no issues with the song, we'll start rehearsals immediately!"

"I want to hear how it sounds..."

His voice grew more distant until it eventually became completely inaudible.

Chen Shaoping looked at his departing back and smiled.

"What are you smiling at? All by yourself."

Chen Shaoping was startled and found that Zhang Ying had already walked up behind him, looking at him with a grin.

"Nothing, I was just chatting with Director Zhang about some pleasant things. He just left," Chen Shaoping explained.

"I thought you'd gone senile from waiting."

"Wait for me a little longer. The rehearsal is over; I'm just about to finish removing my makeup and change clothes."

"Mm, go ahead."

Zhang Ying walked toward the dressing room, with two people helping her carry the hem of her dress.

...

Meanwhile.

In the office of Yang Zhengyang, the Deputy Director of the Yangcheng Provincial Public Security Department.

Huang Tao, the Director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, Lu Sihai, the Chief of the Baiyun District Police Station, and Tian Jun, the Deputy Captain of the Baiyun District Police Station, were waiting for Yang Zhengyang's instructions.

Yang Zhengyang was nearly sixty years old with graying hair, a thin build, and piercing eyes.

He possessed a natural air of authority that made people afraid to look him in the eye.

"I don't care where your intelligence came from. I'll ask one more time: is the information accurate?"

"Deputy Director, as soon as I received the news, I arranged for people to conduct a general sweep of the criminal strongholds in Yangcheng."

"It matches the intelligence perfectly. We didn't go deeper for fear of alerting the targets."

After receiving the report from Lu Sihai, Huang Tao had immediately arranged for people to keep an eye on the strongholds in Yangcheng.

Only then did he bring Lu Sihai and Tian Jun to the provincial department to report.

This was a major case, and it was best for the province to coordinate the arrangements.

Yang Zhengyang's gaze swept over the three of them, finally stopping on Tian Jun.

"Young man, you're the one who received the intelligence, right? Tell me, how should we handle this case?"

Tian Jun stood up quickly, his back straight as a ramrod, and gave a standard salute with his right hand.

In a loud voice, he said, "Deputy Director, my name is Tian Jun, Deputy Captain of the Baiyun District Police Station."

"If it were up to me, we should contact Foshan district and Pengcheng to quickly mobilize police forces from all three locations."

"We should arrest the suspects at the strongholds in all three cities simultaneously to avoid any delays that might allow them to notice us."

Yang Zhengyang nodded slightly in satisfaction. "What do you two think?"

"I think it's feasible," Huang Tao replied.

Lu Sihai also chimed in, expressing his agreement.

A sharp glint flashed in Yang Zhengyang's eyes, and his expression turned serious.

"I will take full command of this operation. Huang Tao."

"Present."

"You will deploy the police force to conduct a comprehensive sweep of the criminal strongholds in Yangcheng. You must ensure all suspects are arrested and brought to justice."

"The time is set for 21:00 tonight. I will make arrangements for Foshan district and Pengcheng."

"The three locations will act simultaneously."

"I remind you, tell your men to be smart during the arrest and keep the commotion to a minimum."

"Under the premise of ensuring the safety of people's lives and property, not a single suspect is to be allowed to escape."

Huang Tao shouted, "Deputy Director, sir, please rest assured. I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

...

CCTV Tower, Kyoto.

Wang Bo and Zhou Bule walked in front.

Chen Shaoping walked behind, holding Zhang Ying's hand.

Zhang Ying and Wang Bo's rehearsal had finally ended. With intermittent breaks to speed up the rehearsals of other programs,

they had been grinding away for the entire day.

Chen Shaoping had originally planned to go out for dinner, but Zhang Ying and Wang Bo refused.

They just wanted to grab a bite at the hotel restaurant

and then get some good rest.

The four of them arrived at the restaurant. After finishing their meal, Wang Bo was about to head back to Jiaxing Media when Chen Shaoping called him back.

"Second Bo, when you go there, you must study hard. I have many scripts in my head; making you a Film Emperor is absolutely no problem."

"If you don't live up to it and let others take the advantage, don't blame me."

"In a few years, when people mention Wang Bo, they'll say the Heavenly King, TV Emperor, and Film Emperor Wang Bo. Doesn't that sound great just thinking about it?"

Wang Bo's eyes lit up as a scene of a certain awards ceremony appeared in his mind.

He imagined countless male and female stars in the audience watching him go up to accept an award, clapping and congratulating him incessantly.

He nodded solemnly. "Don't worry, Da Ping, I'll study seriously."

Beside them, Zhou Bule also got excited. With a bright smile, he tugged at Chen Shaoping's clothes.

"President Chen, what about me? Can I also get the titles of Heavenly King, TV Emperor, and Film Emperor?"

Chen Shaoping glanced at him and sighed. "Bu Lie, let's just obediently aim for Heavenly King. As for TV Emperor and Film Emperor, let's not compete with the others."

Zhou Bule's face immediately darkened, and he grimaced. "President Chen, couldn't you just lie to me?"

"Bu Lie, you know I don't lie."

"You really don't have the talent for acting and..."

"Hahaha!"

Hearing their conversation, Wang Bo laughed so hard he doubled over, completely unrestrained.

When he learned that Zhou Bule would be participating in 'the singer & songwriter' together with them, although he didn't show it much, he felt a faint sense of crisis.

Now he suddenly felt that apart from singing, Zhou Bule was inferior to him in every other aspect.

His mood instantly became cheerful.

"Aren't you going to beat it yet?" Chen Shaoping glared at him.

Wang Bo suppressed his laughter. "Leaving now, leaving right now."

Zhou Bule's mood recovered quickly as well. He smiled and asked, "Sister Ying, will you go into acting?"

Zhang Ying gave a soft smile. "I just like singing; I don't like acting."

"Sister Ying, I'm the same as you. I only like singing." Zhou Bule felt as if he had found a kindred spirit.

At that moment, Chen Shaoping's phone chimed with a message notification. He took it out, looked at it, and started laughing.

Zhang Ying was puzzled and asked softly, "What is it?"

"Heavenly Queen Huang Manni is releasing a song at 8 PM tonight; she's reminding me to listen to it."

"Oh, then let's go back to the room."

"Okay."

"By the way, Bu Lie. Director Zhang told me today that the person who wanted to harm you was Li Wei."

"What? Why him?" Zhou Bule's face was full of surprise, unable to believe it.