467: Chapter 460 Experiment Begins 467: Chapter 460 Experiment Begins Sister Hua, naturally, is Wang Jinhua.
Back then, she was just a receptionist at the Future Information Consulting Co., Ltd, but now, within the entertainment circle, she is already considered a godmother.
When asked whom she is most thankful for regarding her accomplishments, it’s undoubtedly her former boss, Chen Hai.
At that time, those who sought Chen Hai for divination were either rich or noble.
Following Chen Hai’s guidance, she accumulated numerous connections while working as a receptionist at Future Information Consulting Company.
After Chen Hai suddenly disappeared without a trace, she left Future Information Consulting Company and entered the entertainment industry.
It was precisely because of the connections she had established earlier that her career had been all plain sailing and flourishing.
Zhang Xi’s agent contract was signed under her company’s banner.
However, such matters of second or third-tier stars were handled by others; she certainly would not take charge personally.
After all, with Wang Jinhua’s reputation, many of the country’s top superstars had their agent contracts under her name.
She didn’t have the energy to personally manage a minor celebrity like Zhang Xi!
In the entertainment industry, to increase exposure, even trivial matters can be blown out of proportion.
Wang Jinhua had heard some discussions from her subordinates about the video Zhang Xi posted going viral.
But it wasn’t until today, seeing that the video was doing well and seemed likely to hit the top of the trending list, that she finally took an interest and watched the video carefully.
Compared to the past, Chen Hai had not changed much.
Furthermore, he had not used a pseudonym and was still going by the name Chen Hai, which some enthusiastic netizens had exposed.
In just a few moments, Wang Jinhua was certain of Chen Hai’s identity.
Seeing Chen Hai being portrayed in such a negative light in the video, Wang Jinhua was so scared that she shivered several times.
She didn’t really know much about her former boss’s background.
In Wang Jinhua’s memory, Chen Hai always seemed to possess divine skills, shrouded in mystery.
She was well aware that the people who had sought Chen Hai for divination were all astounded by his abilities.
And these people’s names were mostly at the top of the wealthy list in Yanhuang Country.
It’s no exaggeration to say that, as long as it didn’t touch their core interests, a word from Chen Hai would likely prompt them to help out.
Such connections, such influence…
Even now, although Wang Jinhua could be said to command the winds and rains within the entertainment industry, she still had to look up to them.
But now, an artist signed under her company had posted a video blackening Chen Hai in this manner…
After giving it a thought about the potential severe consequences, Wang Jinhua couldn’t help but start to feel terrified.
Especially since, just after she finished watching the video, it disappeared cleanly from the internet within a moment of being stunned.
Even the words “Chen Hai” had become a banned term.
An ominous premonition of impending disaster already began appearing in Wang Jinhua’s heart.
With a phone call to Zhang Xi, merely scolding her furiously was already considered mild.
Had Zhang Xi been in front of her, it wouldn’t have been impossible for her to have become physically aggressive.
“Sister Hua, does that Chen Hai have a strong background?”
“Now that things have developed to this point, what should I do?”
Hearing Wang Jinhua say this, Zhang Xi instantly became distraught, her voice even carrying a sobbing tone.
In the circle, Wang Jinhua has always had a good reputation.
She had always taken good care of the artists under her company.
Now that Wang Jinhua had spoken in such a manner, linking it with the incidents of the video disappearance and account suspension,
Zhang Xi knew by now that she had indeed stirred up trouble this time, offending some formidable person she shouldn’t have!
“What else can we do?
Honestly admit your mistake and offer an earnest apology!”
“I’ll come with you.
I’ll plead for mercy on your behalf and put in some good words in front of him.”
“Let’s hope he has a generous heart to forgive you!”
“Otherwise, it’s just that she couldn’t make it in the circle, which is the lighter consequence.
It’s not impossible that she might end up spending a few years in prison!”
Rubbing her head, Wang Jinhua felt a terrible headache coming on.
After a long silence, she finally spoke up, making a suggestion.
Zhang Xi had brought her own downfall, and Wang Jinhua really did not want to get involved in her fate.
But then she remembered that Zhang Xi was an artist under her company’s banner; after much contemplation, she finally felt a bit of sympathy stir within her.
“Thank you, Sister Hua, thank you, Sister Hua…”
Relieved, Zhang Xi quickly expressed her gratitude.
The next moment, with a ‘thud’, the door to her office was pushed open from the outside.
“Get out…” she quickly hung up the phone and yelled angrily at the door.
She initially thought it was one of her subordinates, who unaware of their limits, had burst into her office.
Already feeling oppressed and irritable to the extreme, combined with her subservient demeanor while speaking to Sister Hua on the phone, she did not want her subordinates to see her like that.
At this time, how could she have a good attitude toward someone who barged into her office unannounced?
That would be strange indeed!
However, the next moment, when she saw who it was, Zhang Xi was completely stunned!
It was not someone from Morning Studio; instead, a man and a woman dressed in black suits appeared.
“Zhang Xi, right?
We are from the National Security Agency!”
“We suspect that you are spreading false information online with intent to harm national security!”
“Please come with us to assist in our investigation…”
The two in black suits flashed their credentials, emblazoned with the national emblem, in front of Zhang Xi’s face.
Then, one on either side, they grabbed her shoulders.
“Ah…” Zhang Xi felt darkness encroach on her vision, and she almost fell over.
Unfortunately, when facing the state apparatus, neither acting coquettish nor cute would be of any use.
The two in black suits, expressionless, escorted her, heading straight outside the office.
…
‘Whir…
Whir…’
Amid the loud noise of helicopter blades, a helicopter was slowly descending onto a vast expanse of yellow sand.
Before truly touching down on the desert, while still six or seven meters above the ground, Chen Hai leaped out from the cabin door.
In Capital City, Ye Cheng had brought him to a military base.
Then, they changed to a military plane and flew for an hour or two.
In a military airport that couldn’t even be shown on a regular map, after the military plane had landed, Chen Hai and others switched to a helicopter.
After several transfers of transportation, now lost as to what province he was in, Chen Hai only knew that he was in an endless desert.
Before the helicopter had dropped him off here, he had visited an underground base that had been built not long ago, dozens of kilometers away, and had stayed there briefly.
There, he met Ye Rongzhong and Elder Yun, along with a few other old men whose names were unknown.
In the presence of Chen Hai, those elderly men showed considerable politeness.
Staying dozens of kilometers away in that underground base, they watched every movement in this region – perhaps, they were purely here to witness a miracle.
Lifting his wrist, Chen Hai checked the time on his watch; it was already 4:45 in the afternoon.
According to the information he had received, a ten-kiloton nuclear bomb was buried under the vast yellow sand beneath his feet.
This nuclear bomb was set to detonate at six o’clock on the dot, which was a little over an hour from now.
The effective kill radius of a ten-kiloton nuclear bomb is roughly 3.2 kilometers.
However, the bomb under Chen Hai’s feet was much less powerful, with an estimated kill radius of about one or two kilometers.
After all, this was a test experiment, not meant to destroy cities, so naturally, the smaller the yield and the quieter the blast, the better!
Confirming that there was still over an hour left, Chen Hai sat down cross-legged and began to quietly wait for six o’clock to arrive.