Chapter 874

Fatso threatened them, “To tell you the truth, I’ve already made a copy of your data. The video that you’ve filmed previously is of good quality, and neither you nor I could retake the scenes to produce something just as nice. This quality is not something that can simply be bought with money. Give me twenty million, and I’ll not only return your film but also finish filming your advertisement for you. How does that sound?”

Lacey clenched her teeth, “That sure sounds like extortion.”

Fatso sneered, “Call it whatever you like. To tell you the truth, I heard that my boss will be changing soon. If I tell him that I’ve secured a deal worth twenty million the moment he takes office, he might even promote me to become vice-president of the company! Hahaha!”

Zeke scoffed, “Do you know who that new boss is?”

Fatso replied, “It’s a secret for now, so I don’t know yet, but he’ll be taking over soon.”

Zeke nodded, “Very well. I’d wager my life that this new boss won’t make you assistant director even if you secure a deal worth one billion.”

Fatso sneered, “I’d like to see a foreigner like you try to convince the new boss.”

Zeke glanced at Lacey and queried, “Lacey, how is the standard of the advertisements they filmed?”

Lacey answered, “It’s not bad. This company has filmed dozens of successful ads.”

Zeke nodded, “That’s good to hear. We’ll leave them in charge, then.”

Fatso jeered smugly, “Someone finally knows his place.”

Zeke continued, “I won’t be forking out a single cent. All filming expenses will be borne by you.”

Damn it!

Fatso roared, “Are you trying to make a fool out of me?”

He slammed a contract on the table and kicked a laptop aside. He threatened, “You’d better sign this contract today, or I won’t be letting you leave this building!”

Zeke commented, “You’ll be paying for that laptop as well.”

Fatso glared at him and stormed off.

Lacey picked up the thumb drive and the wrecked computer. She sighed, “Hopefully, there will still be some useful data in here. Zeke, let’s leave from the window. I know Atheville is full of scammers, but I didn’t expect it to be so bad. We should never have come.”

Zeke smiled as he took the thumb drive from Lacey’s hand and placed it on the table. He consoled her, “This thumb drive is useless now. Let’s leave it here. Relax, I’ll get you back the complete video, but first let’s deal with Fatso.”

Lacey protested, “But...”

Lacey answered, “It’s not bad. This company has filmed dozens of successful ads.”

Zeke assured her, “Leave this to me.”

Zeke assured her, “Leave this to me.”

After they left the studio, they saw that Fatso had blocked off the exit with a few security guards.

He laughed haughtily, “Brat, you won’t be leaving this place until you sign that contract.”

Zeke scorned, “Who said anything about leaving?”

He then took a seat with Lacey.

Some workers cast pitiful gazes at Zeke, while others had a mocking expression.

“These poor youngsters. It is their misfortune to be targeted by Mr. Booth.”

“Mr. Booth is local to Atheville and has amassed quite a bit of authority. It’s impossible to escape his claws unscathed.”

“Poor lad, poor lass. You guys should just part with a small sum and leave. Don’t wait until he starts to hit you physically.”

“Hmph, how dare these ignorant youngsters talk to Mr. Booth like that?”

“These foreigners know nothing. They probably haven’t heard of what Mr. Booth is capable of in Atheville.”

“I heard Mr. Booth only asked for twenty million. That’s too little! He should have asked for thirty million, at the very least.”

“Nah, these foreigners may not even have thirty million among the two of them.”