The Vengeful Son-in-law novel Chapter 60

Tom didn't know what Phoebe was thinking. After lunch, he went to work.

If he knew, he might blurt out that he was the chairman of ZQ and what he could give her was beyond her wildest dreams.

Now that he was the chairman of ZQ, it would cause much trouble if he rode his electric scooter to work again, just like what happened last time.

However, he didn't buy a car, so he had to take a taxi to work. Before he got out of the taxi, the driver suddenly asked curiously, "buddy, you work in ZQ?"

"Yeah, why?" Tom said and nodded.

"Nothing!" The driver was a young man in his twenties. After pulling over, he turned around and started a conversation. "ZQ is really good. It has many popular stars and many of my friends are hellbent on getting to work there, but the bar is too high, and none of them can get in."

After a pause, the driver said with envy, "dude, you must see a lot of stars every day, right? That must feel wonderful."

Tom answered with a wry smile, "not as good as you think. In fact, celebrities are also human. Nothing different from us and nothing so wonderful."

After he acquired ZQ, he kept a low profile and did not have much contact with the stars in the company. But in his heart, he thought that celebrities were just normal people feeding on hype. To put it bluntly, it was just a profession. What was there to admire?

Unexpectedly, the driver disagreed and said solemnly, "there's a huge difference. Stars are high in the sky and have so many fans. It's so hard for ordinary people to see them in the flesh. A while ago, one of my friends got an autograph of Forrest and evoked a lot of jealousy. He even hooked up with two girls using that autograph. Awesome!"

Tom was incredulous. He didn't believe one could use an autograph to hit on girls. That was bizarre.

"Who's Forrest?" Tom asked curiously. He was a little embarrassed to ask that. Although he was the chairman of the ZQ Media, he knew nothing of the showbiz except for a few big names, let along those newly emerged stars.

The young driver immediately widened his eyes and looked at Tom as a man of a different era. He asked in disbelief. "You must be kidding me, bro. You don't know Forrest? He's so popular now. Haven't you watched Dreamlike Song? Forrest is the leading actor in it."

Tom cringed. He really hadn't watched it.

"Fine... "The young driver looked speechless." It seems that you really don't know Forrest. He has fallen off his pedestal recently because of a scandal and is not as popular as he was half a year ago. He was such a hit at that time."

The driver would drone on about Forrest if Tom hadn't stop him helplessly. "Bro, I gotta be late if I don't leave now."

"Sorry. My bad. I just can't stop."

Tom was not interested in Forrest. He was a capitalist now and had plenty of money. In his opinion, these stars were just his employees.

When he reached ZQ Building, no one recognized him as the chairman because he was casually dressed.

As he was about to walk in, a wave of screaming caught him from behind. Many young people rushed over. He looked back and saw a white Toyota Alpha parked on the side of the road. Two men in black suits opened the door and a man in white with thick bangs walked out.

This man was very handsome, and he had a lighter complexion than many women did. He was apparently a heartthrob and upon his appearance, women screamed and swarmed about him. In Tom's eyes, they were just like zombies pouncing on flesh.

"Forrest!"

"Forrest!"

"Baby, I love you!"

"Forrest, I want to give birth to your child..."

Hearing the name those women were shouting, Tom was taken aback. This feminine man was Forrest mentioned by the taxi driver just now?

He was not as handsome as he was cracked up to be. Tom eyed Forrest up and down and found that he got plastic surgery.

He frowned a little because he thought that stars should pay more attention to improve their singing and performance instead of caring too much about how they looked.

However, Tom didn't despise him or anything. After all, he owned an entertainment company and these stars were his money spinners.

What confused him was why Forrest was here, given that he wasn't signed by ZQ.

Did he come for cooperation?

Forrest relished being under the spotlight. He walked inside, beaming with pleasure and waving hands to his fans, charming and adoring.

Seeing that, Tom kind of took a liking to Forrest. However, the second Forrest came into ZQ Building, the sunshine on his face disappeared and was replaced by impatience. "Grrr. Why are they everywhere? Especially those fat pigs. They're fat and ugly. They make me want to puke my fucking guts out! One of them touched me just now. So disgusting."

The assistant next to him quickly took out a wet tissue to wipe his hands and said respectfully, "just live with it. That scandal made you lose many fans, but it doesn't matter. After you sign the contract with ZQ, with the power of ZQ and your gorgeous face, you can definitely be a hit again!"

Hearing these words, Forrest's face softened. He wore a smile again, scrubbed a hand through his bang. "You bet. With my strength, signing with me will bring ZQ a great fortune." Forrest said confidently as he strode in.

His manager at the side reminded him, "Forrest, play nice later when you meet the senior executives. Don't be as willful as before, okay?"

Forrest was a little disapproving. "There's no need. I'm so popular now and ZQ can make a good bargain in signing with me. They can't resist it unless they don't want money."

The manager warned him solemnly, "that's not necessarily true. ZQ has a new chairman now. He's super rich and bought ZQ no long ago. In less than a month, ZQ is in the ascendant under his charge. After this chairman took over, ZQ is no longer the same ZQ it used to be. Its market value keeps rising, and many artists want to sign with it, so ZQ might not be willing to sign with you."

"Besides, in your current situation, few companies will deem it profitable to sign with you." The manager finally said meaningfully.

Forrest fell silent, looking bitter. Yes, he was still famous but in fact, there were few companies willing to sign with him at a high price. Among them, ZQ was the most powerful one, and it was also his best choice! He must sign the contract with ZQ today, otherwise, his career might end here.

Thinking of this, he threw the wet tissue away fretfully which hit directly on Tom.