This chapter opens with a discussion between the director and the manager of the hotel. The manager is convinced that the director's involvement will help the company expand its market share and win more customers. He also believes that the company's reputation as the "god of acting" will be enhanced. The director, however, is skeptical of the manager's enthusiasm for the project. He is worried that the manager is becoming complacent, and that he will not be able to keep up with the rapidly changing business environment. He asks the manager why he should not pick two new faces to participate in the project, since the quality of the products and services offered by the company is very good. The man explains that the information of the current customers of the company and its products is inside the hotel, which is the "lifeblood" of the entire company. He then asks the director why he does not pick the two fresh faces he has suggested for the new project, as it is "meaningless to say something." The director replies that his reputation is very important, and he will have to wait until matters are settled. He tells the manager that he has blackmail material on the company, and the man replies that he already has it on him. He says that the man, zhu zehao, has kidnapped Xan, who would have thought that he would act quickly. He adds that since the director already has the video of the man in question, the man will not have to worry about xiaoran's safety since he has already joined the company. This is not the first time that the