Chapter 363 - 178: Brain Full of Crap? Threatening a Lawyer?

Chapter 363: Chapter 178: Brain Full of Crap? Threatening a Lawyer?

When Liu Wenbin saw that Liu Yufan still had no idea what a stupid thing he’d done, he slammed his hand on the table and roared.

"So that’s what this is about. She reported me?"

"But Uncle, you’re the chief director. Even if she reported it, she can’t do anything to you, right? Making me quit the show is a bit much."

Liu Yufan had yet to realize the severity of the problem, as he was unaware of Wei Luyao’s identity.

’She’s just a really pretty college student. What could she possibly do?’

"You think this is a small matter?"

"Do you have any idea who her boyfriend is? His background? Her boyfriend is friends with President Tang from Era of Radiance and President Zhang from headquarters!"

"The script for this show was tailor-made for her! She was already interning at this law firm, and Lawyer Zhao is her supervising attorney."

"And you, you clueless fool, threatened her to stir up a CP. Where did you get the nerve?!"

"Her boyfriend came to visit the set today, found out about this, and called President Zhang directly. President Zhang then personally called and chewed me out, and now I’ve been exiled to a countryside variety show!"

"You’re going to apologize to her in a bit. If she doesn’t accept, then I’ll just quit, and you can wait for her to sue you."

"You’re studying law yourself. Is your brain full of shit? Threatening a lawyer?"

Liu Wenbin furiously laid out the whole story for Liu Yufan from beginning to end.

"What?"

After hearing what Liu Wenbin said, Liu Yufan was completely dumbfounded.

Only then did he realize that the handsome guy who had walked by with Producer Xie earlier was Wei Luyao’s boyfriend.

And Wei Luyao’s boyfriend was so powerful!

He was friends with President Tang and President Zhang. This show was made to promote Wei Luyao.

And yet he had threatened Wei Luyao to create a CP with him, or else he’d have Liu Wenbin eliminate her...

Thinking about it now, he felt like a complete idiot. No wonder Liu Wenbin couldn’t keep his chief director position and looked like he wanted to send him to an early grave.

And no wonder Liu Wenbin had said he was quitting the show due to a "sudden serious illness."

Pissing off big shots of this caliber... losing their jobs and quitting the show was the least of their worries. If they couldn’t appease them, something much worse was probably coming.

He finally understood everything now. No wonder Wei Luyao had been so calm and completely unmoved when she found out his uncle was the chief director.

’Turns out her boyfriend knows the boss of Era of Radiance and the vice president of the platform.’

’What’s a mere chief director?’

He was someone they could have replaced with a single phone call.

And yet he had used his status as the director’s nephew to threaten her. Just thinking about it now made him want to slap himself a few times.

It was just too brain-dead, too moronic.

Wei Luyao was probably looking at him like he was a clown the whole time.

"Get ready to go apologize to her. I’m afraid we won’t get out of this without bleeding a little."

Having vented his anger and finished his scolding, Liu Wenbin spoke with a heavy sigh.

Hearing this, Liu Yufan nodded, his face a little pale.

He still wanted to pursue the path of an online influencer. With Liu Wenbin’s connections and resources, he could make it even without this show.

It just wouldn’t be as good an opportunity as this show provided.

But if he couldn’t satisfy Wei Luyao, then in the future, the moment he got even a little famous, all she would have to do is mention this incident and his reputation would be completely ruined.

Besides, if he didn’t apologize to Wei Luyao and satisfy her, her boyfriend wouldn’t let them off so easily either.

After discussing for a while, the uncle and nephew came out of the conference room.

Just then, Zhao Yalan and Wei Luyao also came out, with Producer Xie beside them.

"Director Liu, I have an audio file here. Would you like to have a listen?"

Zhao Yalan held up a USB drive, looking at the uncle and nephew with a serious expression.

"Ahem... That won’t be necessary. We’re here to apologize to Ms. Wei."

When Liu Wenbin saw the USB drive and Producer Xie, he knew what audio recording Zhao Yalan was talking about.

It had to be the recording of Liu Yufan threatening Wei Luyao.

The interns were always mic’d up while recording the show.

Evidently, Producer Xie had given the audio file to Wei Luyao.

He wasn’t surprised. He knew that Producer Xie had been personally promoted by President Zhang.

Liu Yufan also thought of the recording on the USB drive, a guilty look in his eyes.

He had assumed that since his uncle was the director, all of that could be deleted.

He never expected...

"Then let’s go to the conference room for a proper apology."

Zhao Yalan led the group into the conference room.

"You’re a law student too, so I won’t use layman’s terms. Hmm, let me first list the illegal acts you are suspected of committing."

"First, using threats and innuendo to coerce an intimate relationship, leveraging your position and the show’s authority to apply pressure. That’s potential sexual harassment."

"Second, creating a hostile work environment through threats and intimidation, using your authority to exert unreasonable pressure, and violating an employee’s personal dignity. That’s potential workplace bullying and abuse of power."

"Third, forcing someone to accept a non-consensual relationship, which violates their personal freedom. That’s a potential civil tort—an infringement of personal rights."

"If you have any objections, we can play the recording."

Zhao Yalan’s demeanor suddenly became solemn, and with a pressuring tone, she listed Liu Yufan’s suspected violations one by one.

She gave Liu Yufan a cold look. ’He dared to threaten a lawyer? He really didn’t take me, his supervising attorney, seriously at all.’

"Lorya, I’m sorry. I was out of my mind. I shouldn’t have said those things to you."

"I now deeply realize my mistake, and I apologize for the trouble my previous words have caused you!"

Liu Yufan’s face was pale as he repeatedly bowed to Wei Luyao in apology.

After hearing what Zhao Yalan said, he felt like she was really going to sue him.

It might not be enough to send him to jail, but a conviction would still leave a record.

In the future, no matter what, that record could always be brought up.

He certainly didn’t want that to be the final outcome, so his only option was to apologize, show his sincerity, and obtain her forgiveness.

"Ms. Wei, he has come to a profound realization of his mistake and has reflected on it deeply."

"To compensate for the emotional distress his inappropriate actions have caused you, we are willing to offer you one million yuan as compensation."

One million yuan for emotional distress!