After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Chapter 585 Always Prepared

As for whether Fu Shaochen is worth it, and why this variety show needs to be on a global scale, Fu Sizhou has his own judgment and reasons.

He has no intention of sharing these things with Lu Mingye for the time being.

"of course not."

Lu Mingye said seriously, "Now that Ye Sanqing and Sheng Hanyu have joined, it will be easier for me to allocate more funds."

The difference between Lu Mingye and Fu Sizhou is that one is merely an heir, while the other is already the person in charge.

Therefore, Lu Mingye's use of funds is still limited, roughly within the range of one hundred million yuan.

Of course, his personal funds are not subject to restrictions, but then again... if he can leverage more money to invest, why use his own?

"You are really cautious."

Fu Sizhou's words carried a slight hint of complaint, not very obvious, but just enough for Lu Mingye to detect.

Although their cooperation was not perfect, they agreed on this point. However, Lu Mingye insisted on waiting for Ye Sanqing to confirm before he would agree to invest, which made Fu Sizhou slightly uneasy.

"It's better to be cautious; I'm not like you."

Lu Mingye sighed, but didn't say anything more.

Before Fu Sizhou took office, his situation was actually similar to his. He felt that it was best for neither of them to criticize the other, and there was no point in bringing up old grievances now.

"I hope you're careful enough. Have you heard about what your brother did?"

Now that the important things have been settled, we can talk about the less important ones.

"What is it? No, which brother of mine? Who are you talking about?"

Lu Mingye got a headache as soon as he heard the words "your brother," and instinctively felt that Lu Wangshen was up to something again.

He doesn't want to hear that name right now...

Fu Sizhou was even more surprised than him, "I thought you knew, I just asked casually, and you didn't know?"

"Speak up if you have something to say."

"I received news that Lu Wangqian inquired about you from Wen Shumo at the wedding of that person in the Ye family... the one younger than Ye Yifan."

Even if Fu Sizhou didn't attend, and wasn't particularly familiar with Wen Shumo, he always managed to find out some key information, especially about the Lu family.

He had only secretly planted some spies after hearing that Ye Wanyin would be appearing with Lu Wangqian, just in case. He didn't expect them to actually work.

Lu Mingye: "...That's Ye Feifan. Wait a minute, why is he trying to find out about me?"

"Just think about who he asked, and you'll know what he's up to."

"Wen Shumo wouldn't say anything to him..."

Lu Mingye didn't necessarily believe Wen Shumo, but Wen Shumo's behavior at Lu Wangqian's wedding had already proven that he wasn't a big mouth.

Besides, Wen Shumo seems to have a friendly relationship with Ye Sanqing and the others. Apart from the wedding, there were also times when he went to see a play with Gong Yao and the others. He shouldn't be on Lu Wangqian's side.

But it's not fair to say he's on Lu Mingye's side... He's always been in a rather neutral position.

"What I want to ask is, have you cleaned up all those things from before?"

Fu Sizhou had only asked out of caution, but Lu Mingye's reaction was completely unexpected.

What could I possibly need to tidy up?

Lu Mingye chuckled coldly a few times.

This sneer was different from his usual perfunctory sneer; it was a genuinely chilling sneer.

"Don't be like that. I just wanted to say that if you have anything you haven't dealt with, I can help you."

Fu Sizhou keenly sensed that something was wrong; Lu Mingye was clearly in a bad mood.

However, if he truly doesn't want his past to be mentioned or discovered, then now that Lu Wangqian is keeping an eye on these matters, he should confront them even more.

"Fu Sizhou, what exactly do you take me for?"

Lu Mingye seemed to want to pick up something and throw it at him, but when he got it, he saw that it was a cushion and felt that it was not very impressive, so he put it down and took a big gulp of wine instead.

"You...you really want me to tell you?"

Lu Mingye did not answer, but simply stared at him.

After a moment of silence, Fu Sizhou reached out and grasped his wrist. "Let's not ask questions that we both know the answers to."

“I thought you knew that. I’m not the kind of person Lu Wangqian.”

Lu Mingye didn't push him away, but he didn't react in any other way either, he just said calmly.

Fu Sizhou thought to himself that he seemed very emotionally unstable today. He had known him for several years and had never seen him look like this before.

“I know I’m not doubting you. I just…”

"After all, I didn't mention it?"

Lu Mingye knew that his emotions had fluctuated too much, and it was all Lu Wangshen's fault!

If he hadn't upset him before, things wouldn't be like this today.

That was absolutely out of line.

He was unwilling to show weakness in front of Fu Sizhou, and even more unwilling to expose his weaknesses.

"I don't know what you all think of me, but at most I just had a somewhat chaotic private life, and I was in college at the time! What's wrong with dating a few different people? What's wrong with having a variety of experiences?"

Lu Mingye said with a hint of helplessness.

Wen Shumo knew that the news was not a rumor, and Lu Mingye did not want to defend himself.

Although his moral standards may be considered good among the Lu family, he cannot be considered a model gentleman outside the family.

To be honest, there are more people I've had some kind of relationship with.

In the Lu family, which is known for its murders, arson, and other illegal and criminal activities, they would be considered moral exemplars.

But of course, he wouldn't consider this a strength of his.

What's done is done, there's nothing more to say.

His actions at the time were naturally related to his lifestyle. During the period when Lu Wangqian was still the heir and later when he left for South America, the Lu family was in a state of great chaos. Lu Mingye went abroad to study in order to avoid being affected, but he was still affected in the end.

He had only given up on himself for a while.

But there's no need to say these things now, and he doesn't need Fu Sizhou's understanding or... pity.

He just didn't want to be seen as someone like Lu Wangqian, because that would make him feel that everything he did was meaningless.

"sorry."

Fu Sizhou apologized immediately and shook his hand again.

This situation is indeed much better than he expected... He thought Lu Mingye had done something that could have killed someone.

It's not his fault, after all, his family had Fu Shaojing before them, and the Lu family also had lawbreakers like Lu Wangqian...

Fu Sizhou's expectations for the lower limit of human behavior are very low.

"Yeah. So at most he can only dig up some old stories and then attack me based on my sexual orientation."

Lu Mingye accepted the apology briefly and did not delve into the matter further. Instead, he calmly began to analyze Lu Wangqian's behavior.

"That……"

Of course, a chaotic lifestyle is not a big deal in the Lu family, and Fu Sizhou understands this, so Lu Wangqian does indeed only have one point to attack.

But Lu Wangqian went through all that trouble just for this?

They had already made contingency plans.

"Then let me ask you, are you mentally prepared?"

"We've always been prepared."