Chapter 124 He Flew Away
Samuel said he was guessing, but actually he was making deductions.
The Crawford Group was so huge, involved in so many industries - there was no way Stanley could handle everything himself.
So Stanley handed Aurora Media over to his younger brother, Samuel's uncle, to manage.
His uncle only had one daughter, and his wife had passed away early. He spoiled his daughter rotten, which gave Julie a lot of power at Aurora Media.
The only person with both the motive and ability to suppress Lucas was Julie.
Besides, Samuel understood Julie.
She had that ruthless determination to achieve her goals no matter what.
At the same time, she was petty and vindictive - anyone who offended her, she would find a way to get back at them.
Samuel's expression changed.
Jeremy watched from the side, understanding exactly why Samuel looked that way when he mentioned Julie.
Julie had a very good relationship with Zachary.
Back when Samuel was still the "illegitimate son," Julie had helped Zachary go after Samuel plenty of times.
She just never got anywhere with it.
Later, when it came out that Zachary was actually the illegitimate son, they thought Julie would keep targeting Samuel, but surprisingly, she was the first one to pledge her loyalty.
She was also the one who suggested to Stanley that they send Zachary abroad.
Because she did these things, and Samuel needed to win people over at that time, he couldn't touch her.
Later, after Samuel's power grew, he was too busy with other things and forgot about Julie.
This time, Julie had run into trouble.
By bullying Lucas, she was bullying Amelia, and Samuel wasn't going to just sit back and watch.
However, contrary to Jeremy's expectations, Samuel just said calmly: "Don't deal with this matter yet."
Jeremy looked over, puzzled.
But Samuel had no desire to explain. He waved his hand, telling him to go rest.
After the door closed, he finished his cigarette.
Samuel looked out the window.
The clouds were too thick to see any stars. Tomorrow would probably be rainy.
Actually, he did plan to help Lucas.
He just wanted to see what Amelia would do.
Amelia had seen with her own eyes how her brother was being bullied and suppressed by Aurora Media. Given her personality, she wouldn't just sit back and watch.
He was waiting for Amelia's help.
Otherwise, it was always him reaching out to her, being driven by her rhythm.
But Samuel's expectations were destined to fall flat.
That phone call Amelia made to Max had Max follow up on the matter.
So in less than two days, Max had finalized the contract with Lucas.
Lucas became part of Aurevia Studio.
Aurevia Studio was going to compete directly with Aurora Media.
When Aurevia Studio transferred the penalty fee to Aurora Media's company account, all the top executives at Aurora Media were stunned.
"Poach Lucas? Has Aurevia Studio gone crazy? Of all people to poach, why pick such an unknown celebrity? By logic, if they were going to poach anyone, shouldn't it be Orval?"
This executive was so anxious that his words came out a bit thoughtless.
Someone next to him nudged him with an elbow, and only then did he realize, clearing his throat with a dry cough.
Fortunately, everyone in the conference room was one of their own, and the big bosses weren't there.
They hadn't dared report this matter upstairs yet.
If other artists knew about this, they'd probably find it hard to understand.
An unknown artist - was he really worth these executives getting so worked up, to the point where they didn't even dare report it immediately?
Only they themselves knew why.
Lucas was someone Julie had her eye on.
He just didn't have the sense to accept Julie's interest.
So Julie ordered them to keep suppressing Lucas.
Everyone present knew that if it weren't for the young lady's suppression, Lucas would have been hugely famous by now.
This matter seemed small, but it was actually very important.
For all these years, Julie would come by every so often to ask: Does he know he was wrong yet?
That "he" was Lucas.
So they knew that Lucas held a very heavy weight in Julie's heart.
Heavier than Aurora Media's several Best Actress and Best Actor award winners.
"What do we do now?" one of them broke the silence, saying: "Sue them?"
Another gave a bitter smile: "Sue them for what? The other company already transferred the penalty fee directly. And according to the contract we signed with Lucas, all the resources we promised him when he debuted, we never gave him any of it. Sue them? We're the ones who'll end up embarrassed and losing face."
That person's face darkened: "So you're saying there's nothing we can do?"
The others all shook their heads.
Nothing they could do.
Lucas was gone to Aurevia Studio.
They just couldn't figure out why Aurevia Studio of all companies would poach Lucas.
Did Aurevia Studio's agent see his looks and professional skills?
As they thought about it carefully, Lucas's appearance was indeed exceptional.
His acting skills and other talents were all top-notch too.
Good personality, followed all the rules for artists, no fans would smear his name.
You could say he was a rare dedicated artist in the entertainment industry.
That's why Julie had fallen for him at first sight.
"The people at Aurevia Studio, they really have good taste!" someone said.
The others sighed.
The group discussed back and forth but couldn't come up with any solution. They could only report it upstairs.
Julie soon learned about this.
She was so angry she smashed everything in her office that could be smashed.
"Has Aurevia Studio gone crazy?! Of all people to poach, they had to poach Lucas!"
Several people in the office kept their heads down, not daring to breathe too loud.
It took Julie a while to finish venting.
She was very beautiful, her looks no worse than the company's female artists.
But when she got angry, her face would scrunch up, looking fierce and scary.
"Can't we get him back?" she asked.
Someone below dared to speak up: "Aurevia Studio has already paid the penalty fee for Lucas, and we really didn't fulfill our contract with Lucas. If we sue, we might not get him back, and we might even have to return the penalty fee."
Julie didn't care about the penalty fee.
People from the Crawford family never lacked money.
Money to them was just a number.
They had long been standing at the top of the elite circle.
She only cared about Lucas.
But her subordinates' meaning was clear - there was no way Lucas could return to Aurora Media.
Julie threw another fit.
This time she had nothing left to smash, so she started hitting people.
But she was a director at Aurora Media, so no one dared dodge. They could only take her anger.
Fortunately, Julie calmed down quickly.
She seemed to think of something, waved her hand, and told them to leave.
Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out of the office.
Julie was fuming inside.
She took several deep breaths, then lit a slim ladies' cigarette. Her anxious heart slowly calmed down.
She took out her phone and dialed Lucas's number.
But the person who answered was a woman, claiming to be Lucas's sister.