I Inherited 5,000 Years of Family Property

Chapter 171 After Beating the Young, the Old Arrive

"Alright, after your graduation concert is over, I'll come to Gusu to find you. This New Year's, you should come to my place!" Once he got home, Zhang Menglong naturally started to chat with Lu Yiyao over a video call, "Don't worry, I definitely don't have any other intentions. I'm just afraid you'll be lonely and cold all alone through the long nights."

"Cold my foot!" Lu Yiyao seemed to suddenly realize something that might happen, and her face immediately flushed with a rosy color, "Who said I'm going to spend New Year's at your place? If I have to meet your parents too, I... I'm afraid they won't like me."

"If you're not coming here, where else will you go?" Zhang Menglong laughed, "Are you going to your dad's hospital to play God of Gamblers with him?"

That hospital had essentially become Lu Yiyao's father's private hospital. It seemed he had truly lost his mind. Not even treatment from a group of specialists had improved his condition. He even dressed up in God of Gamblers' attire every day, acting delusional.

Of course, Ye Yin had once told Zhang Menglong that there was indeed a way to treat Lu Yiyao's father's mental illness. Yet, Zhang Menglong felt there was no need for it because his domestic violence and his mental illness were unrelated. Better to let him continue living in his grand delusions!

Upon hearing this, Lu Yiyao's expression dimmed as well. That's right, with her father like this and her mother having started a new family, where else could she go? For the past two years, she had spent it alone in school, her only companions being the New Year's fireworks and an empty dormitory.

"And you don't have to worry about my parents," Zhang Menglong said, not even he knew where on earth his parents had gone to. But Zhang Menglong always had to fabricate some story; otherwise, Lu Yiyao might start thinking he was an orphan.

"My parents handed over the family assets to me and then set off to travel the world. They said it would take at least three to five years to get their fill of fun before they came back, so you don't need to worry," Zhang Menglong laughed, "By that time, we might even have a little Menglong."

"What little Menglong!" Lu Yiyao's cheeks instantly turned red, "You're asking for it!"

"Alright, it's settled then," Zhang Menglong said forcefully, "This year you're staying by my side, you're not allowed to go anywhere else or hide away, got it?"

"Okay, okay, I got it!"

"Cool, I'm going to take a shower!"

"I'm going to shower too!"

Zhang Menglong chuckled lewdly, "Then let's shower together!"

"Get lost!"

...

With wet hair, Zhang Menglong walked out of the bathroom. Out of habit, he unlocked his phone and saw numerous unread messages; not only from Wang Ling but also from Lu Yiyao, and even his roommate.

"What's going on?" Zhang Menglong first clicked on Lu Yiyao's voice message.

"Zhangzi, quick, check out Weibo. Something's happened!"

"Weibo?" Zhang Menglong then opened the chat group of his dorm mates, only to see a string of screenshots from Weibo.

"Second-generation rich kid, Zhang Menglong, leads a life of luxury; acts arrogantly in the crew, using his status as an investor to capriciously fire actors."

"Zhang Menglong suspected of corrupting the entertainment industry, erecting grand constructions for a drama, spending billions just to provide heating for the shooting location."

"Actress Dai Qingying was fired on the spot for speaking out against this."

...

These were the posts on Weibo, and some had even taken photos of the luxurious working meal of the "Three-Body" crew and uploaded them to the internet, which immediately caused a huge commotion.

This is not a working meal, this is simply a lavish feast! Who has ever seen a crew lunch with both seafood and steak? Is this really for filming or is it a luxury cruise?

Along with Dai Qingying's statements, Zhang Menglong was painted as a profligate second-generation rich kid with no educational background and extravagant lifestyle.

And Dai Qingying, who had her contract terminated by Zhang Menglong for expressing dissent, suddenly became a hero daring to challenge the powerful; the calls for support for Dai Qingying on the internet, and the cursing of Zhang Menglong became even louder.

"Holy shit, impressive!" Even Zhang Menglong couldn't help but admire Dai Qingying's spin. Turning death into life, black into white, she truly had a skill!

Without a doubt, these were all the schemes of Dai Qingying. Zhang Menglong had originally not planned to trouble her, but evidently, he had overestimated this woman's capability to seek her own doom.

Zhang Menglong opened his Weibo, and sure enough, his private messages and comments had exploded. Most of them were curses from Dai Qingying's fans, demanding that Zhang Menglong reinstate the film contract and raise the fee, as well as apologize to Dai Qingying. Continue your journey with empire

"Idiot fans are just idiot fans," Zhang Menglong opened a software on the supercomputer and with one click, he somehow managed to delete the overwhelming messages that could have blown up a computer.

"How about that, I told you, this woman definitely wouldn't let it go!" Wang Ling also sent Zhang Menglong a voice message.

"Seems like you know her pretty well."

"Manipulating fans, creating online violence, this isn't the first time she's done something like this. It's just that on the surface, she's always appeared like an innocent flower. This time you're up against tens of thousands of netizens!"

"What's there to be afraid of, the whole Weibo is mine, if it comes down to it, I'll just activate my administrator rights and directly ban their Weibo accounts!" Zhang Menglong laughed.

Zhang Menglong put his words into action; he called the person in charge of Weibo, and the posts containing abusive messages about Zhang Menglong were instantly deleted. Even hundreds of thousands of accounts—many of them VIP accounts—were banned.

"Society, my lord Zhang, speaks little but hits hard. Keep cursing, all of you. Lord Zhang is a 'privileged dog,' an 'old dog' at that! You dare to insult Lord Zhang on Weibo without considering the consequences?"

"Exactly! It's his own money, he didn't steal or rob anyone. How he spends it is his business. Are you just jealous?"

"Knowing Lord Zhang, there must be more to this situation."

"Have you forgotten about Qiao Cheng from last year? Before he retired due to depression, whom did he provoke? I don't think I need to say more."

"Online violence, huh? Truly despicable tactics!"

"Want to talk about online violence? Lord Zhang's fans will show you what cruelty means!"

"From now on, this place shall be Zhang Menglong Square, initiating Underworld blessings attack!"

"I wish you get hit by a car when you leave your house and that an ambulance happens to pass by immediately!"

"I wish that your cremation will result in Shariras, not just one but two!"

"I wish if you get cancer, it turns out to be in the early stage!"

"I wish that your grave lies in a geomantic treasure spot!"

"I wish if you buy insurance, it will definitely take effect!"

"I wish if you get a fatal disease, you have surely bought critical illness coverage!"

...

After Dai Qingying's fans got their accounts banned and muted, Zhang Menglong's fan's voices finally erupted. In their eyes, Zhang Menglong might be rich, but he was also a person with proper principles; even the things he did a few days ago in Qingqiu Country were quite satisfying, thus gaining him quite a few fans.

"Hahaha, such talent, I'm dying of laughter!" Zhang Menglong looked at the sarcastic 'blessings' from his fans—truly worthy of being his fans!

However, afterwards, a Weibo post by a professor named He Li surged to the top of the trending searches.

"It's truly disheartening to see such things happening in Huaxia's film industry. Actors' lives shouldn't be this extravagant, nor should the industry be directed by a rich second generation with no understanding and poor values. I believe actors like Dai Qingying deserve respect!"

Although Zhang Menglong's name wasn't mentioned in this post, it clearly insinuated criticism against him.

Beneath this post, millions of likes and tens of thousands of comments appeared, all expressing supportive remarks!

"Who is this He Li?" Zhang Menglong casually asked Hong Yi, who had just brought him his late-night snack.

"Oh, this Professor He Li is quite famous at the Huaxia Film Academy, and many film kings and queens have come from his teachings. He has considerable prestige in that circle. Dai Qingying was the last student he took on before retiring."

"Oh, I get it," Zhang Menglong nodded slightly, "after dealing with the younger one, here comes the older one!"