Chapter 1750 Don't Want to Make Lucas's Life Easy
Dreamscape Entertainment Group.
Lucas saw those words too.
In the conference room, he grabbed a water bottle and chucked it at Herschel's head in a fit of rage. "What have I always told you? Be careful, be careful. Is this your idea of paying attention? Did I start this company so you could pick women to sleep with?"
Herschel's chubby face twisted in pain, but he was too scared to dodge.
After getting hit, he sucked it up and said, "Mr. Nelson, it must be Stellar Entertainment Group trying to mess with us. Last year, we took their resources, and Lyndon must be pissed. I'll make him pay this time."
"Fine, go deal with him," Lucas said coldly, his handsome face dark.
Herschel fell silent.
Lyndon wasn't someone you could easily mess with in the entertainment industry, unless Lucas stepped in.
Max chimed in, "This whole thing has blown up too much. Even hiring internet trolls won't help. Not only that, but all our company's artists are now caught in negative scandals. Over a dozen advertising companies want to drop our artists. I told them we'd fix it quickly."
Lucas laughed coldly, "It's not just the company's artists; even Max and I are caught up in this mess. Mr. Trevino, you're quite the troublemaker. Thanks to you, I've never been this famous."
"I'm sorry," Herschel pleaded, "Mr. Nelson, give me another chance. I promise to turn over a new leaf. How about you temporarily punish me to give the public an explanation, and I'll work for you in secret?"
Lucas looked at him with disgust. "You will immediately hold a press conference, publicly apologize, and resign. The company will also state your punishment. You must take all the blame and bear all the losses."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
Herschel hurriedly left. His reputation was trashed anyway, so he wasn't scared.
At worst, he'd work behind the scenes. After all, internet users wouldn't focus on behind-the-scenes stuff.
Max frowned as he watched him leave. "Mr. Nelson, I've told you before, Herschel's lust would cause trouble sooner or later."
"He's been in the entertainment industry for decades and has more experience than us. He also has many connections. Once he's no longer useful, we'll let him go."
Lucas hadn't been in such a bad mood for a long time. "By the way, get someone to delete the online comments about me. The Nelson Group can't be associated with negative scandals."
Max nodded. "I've already arranged for that. But there's one thing: besides Herschel and the female stars involved with him, Sarah is the most affected among our company's artists. Everyone is saying Sarah's resources are too good, also because of Herschel."
He didn't finish his sentence.
Lucas frowned. "Handle it."
Max looked troubled. "I want to, but I've investigated. Many of the people discussing this are just regular folks. I'll do my best to suppress the negative news."
"By the way, is this Stellar Entertainment Group's doing?" Lucas suddenly asked coldly.
"It should be. The people who leaked the news are from Stellar Entertainment Group. But it's not just them; other entertainment companies are also getting involved, seemingly wanting to bring us down. After all, Dreamscape Entertainment Group has been quite enviable these past few years.""Stellar Entertainment Group's president is Lyndon, right?" Lucas stood up, his eyes dark behind his glasses. "Looks like he's had it too easy. I'll take care of Lyndon. I don't want to see him in the entertainment industry anymore."
With that, Lucas stormed out.
Max rubbed his temples. Lyndon had really overestimated himself.
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At five in the afternoon.
Bernice called Laura. "What are you up to?"
"I'm at the office, still working," Laura laughed. "You calling me out of the blue, are you asking me out for dinner? But I can't today; I promised Derek I'd go to his place."
Bernice lowered her voice. "Laura, I need a favor."
"What is it?"
"You've heard about the Dreamscape Entertainment Group scandal, right? It's everywhere."
"Who hasn't heard about it? Even the janitors at our company are talking about it." Mentioning this, Laura felt sorry for Bernice. "No wonder it's Lucas's company. Like boss, like subordinates. Herschel is such a jerk, treating women like objects. And those women, shamelessly doing anything for their careers. I'm not talking about you; I know you had no choice. Bernice, this won't affect you, will it?"
"Not yet, but I hope you can tell Derek to have the relevant departments investigate Dreamscape Entertainment Group. Lucas shouldn't get away with this easily."
Laura was shocked. "But you're also at that company. If—"
"Laura, I don't care. I just don't want Lucas to have it easy. Even if I can't bring him down, I can at least bite him."
"Alright, your problem is my problem. Even if Derek disagrees, I'll make him agree." Laura promised confidently.
Bernice felt warm inside. "Thank you, but don't pressure Derek like that. Doing it too often will affect your relationship. I'll send you what to say. Derek is smart; he'll understand. And don't tell anyone about this, in case it gets back to Lucas."
"Got it."
Laura wasn't that foolish.
After work, she went to find Derek.
Derek was currently pursuing his PhD and had classes today. When she arrived, he wasn't back yet.
She decided to cook and prepare the ingredients.
At six-thirty, Derek came back and saw Laura clumsily chopping vegetables in the kitchen. He hugged her contentedly. "Stop cutting; I'll do it. What if you hurt your fingers?"
"Okay, I won't cut anymore. I've been waiting for you. I have something to tell you."
Laura led him out of the kitchen, her pretty face serious.
Her expression made Derek a bit nervous, and he started to reflect on whether he'd done anything wrong recently.
"Do you remember last night when I called and scolded Herschel?"
Derek's mouth twitched at the mention. Of course, he remembered. Last night, Laura had given him a stern lecture, saying if he ever acted like Herschel, she'd cut off his genitals while he slept. "Yes, dear, I promise I'm a good man and don't associate with people like that."
"Derek, I believe you." Laura took the opportunity to hug his neck. To get a man to do something, you had to be gentle.
Derek lowered his head to kiss her.
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