Chapter 18: Is This Considered Extortion?

  Mr. Oak was thoroughly awakened by three sharp ear slaps from Yifei Yang while he was in pain and excitement.

  Akeba stared at the black-eyed and black-haired Chinese young man in front of him, his mind racing with unspoken words: This guy is not a good person!

  Don't look at our beloved Mr. Oakbar, he is tall and majestic, but his guts are very small, like many rich people, or the wealthy, when they reach a certain status and position, they become particularly timid.

  So Mr. Ao Ke Ba cooperated and stopped howling, instead saying: "Pal, what do you want?!" At the same time, he quietly slipped off his famous watch from his wrist and secretly stuffed it under his butt...

  Yi Feiyang looked at the "sissy" black man, "Remember, my name is Yi Feiyang! Now, you can call the police if you're not afraid of being caught smoking weed... or you can sit down calmly and take a look at what I've got for you!" As he spoke, Yi Feiyang opened up his handheld camera...

  Okba was initially still fuming with anger, but when his eyes caught sight of the contents of the camera, he was stunned.

  "How could this be? How did you know about our TV station's plans for next year?" Okba looked at Yifeyang in disbelief.

  To know, this big plan "SpongeBob SquarePants" series animation, was made by Okuba with a lot of manpower and material resources, most importantly, Okuba has already promised the New York headquarters in the US that this animation will be broadcast on time next year.

  Throughout the history of American cable television, networks have relied on paid programming to attract audiences and accumulate production costs; unlike many public television stations, which can profit from advertising. In terms of advertising, children's programs aimed at kids are undoubtedly the most lucrative, with countless TV stations in the US trying to get a piece of the action.

  As a paid cable TV, it is even more congenitally deficient. Many programs contain erotic content and are prohibited for children to watch. What's more, with the improvement of public TV stations' production, paid cable TV has faced unprecedented challenges and impact. In the words of media mogul Merv Griffin: "This is the best of times, this is the worst of times! If you don't change, you will be eliminated by the times!"

  So in the face of this situation, HBO headquarters issued a command to focus on children's programs next year and make some achievements in this area. Undoubtedly, this gave Oakley a lucky opportunity, and in order to continue climbing up in the final stage of his life struggle, he used his strong connections and financial resources to create the secret weapon "SpongeBob SquarePants".

  But now, what was thought to be a secret weapon that no one knew about has been snatched away by that son of a bitch and turned into an adult film!

  What kind of consequences will this bring?!

  Once this adult video is leaked out, then next year's plan will be completely ruined!

  Everyone says that he, Oakley, actually used an adult film to inspire creativity for shooting an animated movie!

  Oh God, Oakbay can use his own toes as evidence, absolutely the other side copied his idea!

  Of course, now is not the time to consider which came first, the chicken or the egg. The point is to prevent this play from being spread out, at least before my own animation is played, it must be ensured that no one can see it!

  Aubrey, having gone through great storms and accomplished big things, understood the severe situation he was facing after a brief moment of contemplation. Looking at the Chinese man in front of him with an expression as if he had eaten his own shit, Aubrey took a deep breath and asked: "What do you people want?"

  "It's simple," Yì Fēi Yáng liked talking to clever people, no need to say much, just a hint would do. "We only want money!"

  "Name a price, how much?" As soon as money was mentioned, Okuba burst forth with grandeur.

  Bugs Bunny didn't think it would be so easy and hastily gave a slap on the back of his hand, saying "We want five..."

  "Five hundred thousand is not even enough, you're still trying to rob me?! You think this broken belt is worth fifty million?! I'll give you ten million at most, take it or leave it!"

  Bill was stunned.

  Yi Feiyang was also stunned.

  They overestimated each other's intelligence but underestimated each other's wealth.

  People in Hollywood are really too rich!

  Look at Bill and Yi Feiyang being stunned, Ao Keba is slightly proud, look, your mother's, I directly cut off so many, let them be stunned, don't think I'm a softie, arbitrary extortion!

  Bill was still in a daze when Yi Feiyang kicked him, "The boss has already spoken, let's just reluctantly accept it!"

  Bill swallowed hard, "Cough, yeah, we're actually quite easy to talk to, 100,000, then 100,000 it is! However, we hope to get the cash as soon as possible, rather than some check!"

  "Money is a small problem, but the question is whether this tape has been leaked or not?" Oakley eyed these two bastards warily.

  "We guarantee that, we will hand over the mother tape, sample tape, all the tapes to you! Mr. Oakbar, come on, cheers to our pleasant cooperation!" Bill smiled and stretched out his hand.

  "Don't try to sweet-talk me, I'm asking him!" Oakbar glared at Yifeyang, from the start he knew that this damned Chinese guy was the real mastermind behind the scenes, and this rabbit-like guy was just a small-time errand boy.

  Bill is heartbroken, why does he always play a supporting role?!

  "Faced with Oukeba's inquiry, Yifeiyang's response was: 'Now, do you still have a choice?'"

  Yes, Oakley felt he had no choice but needed time.

  Is it time?

  Alright then, I'll give you time!

  ……

  The delicate little Ford that had been smashed to pieces restarted, and Yi Feiyang drove away quickly under the gaze of Ou Kebo's gritted teeth.

  Little actress Lily didn't understand what was going on from start to finish, not because she's stupid, but because Yifei Yang's extortion was too clever.

  But she was clever in that she didn't ask questions about things she didn't understand, so as to avoid getting into trouble.

  But looking at Okuba's displeased face, Miss Lily still asked innocently: "Umm... do you still want me to serve you?"

  "Serves you right!" Oakley clenched his fist, and if he could, he would have rounded up everyone involved in the SpongeBob project to see who was the one who leaked the idea!

  Damn traitor, I'll kick your brains out!

  ……

  Mr. Oak's residential area is located in a luxury villa district near Los Angeles, close to the famous Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood.

  When Mr. Okuba rang the doorbell of his home with a dejected look, his little woman, a white woman, hurried out to open the door for him. As mentioned earlier, Mr. Okuba had a strong sense of inferiority and, as a black man, he was most disgusted by his own dark skin color. On the contrary, he had an innate fondness for white people, so after becoming wealthy, he made great efforts to "whitewash" himself, whether in terms of behavior or lifestyle, striving to make progress towards the world of white people. Therefore, when it came to marriage, he chose without hesitation to marry a white woman! It was this very woman who stood before him now, petite and delicate, as if she could be blown away by a single slap.

  "Oh, dear, you're back!" The white little woman felt reverence from the bottom of her heart for her husband who earned a living to support their family.

  "Come on, hurry up with dinner, I'm starving!" Mr. Oakley seemed to shed his coat and threw it at the woman, then walked into the living room, "Where's Little Freddy? Why can't I see him?"

  Little Freddie is the love child of Oakley and a white woman after the war, thirteen years old this year, a mischievous mixed-blood boy.

  "He went to play games at his neighbor's house and will be back in a while."

  "Are you going to play games again? Oh God, can't you educate him properly, like this every day only knowing how to play games, how will he go to college, how will he make a name for himself? This is America, the competition is fierce, those damn white people are like ruthless great whites...Oh, sorry, you're not included, you're my lovely little lamb...They can tear everything apart, including your dreams!" Oakley said angrily, "So I hope you can replace me to educate this little Fry properly, oh God, he might be like me, struggling for twenty years to sit in such a crappy position!"

  "I know, dear, but your temper seems particularly bad today. Is something wrong?" the little woman asked with concern.

  "It's nothing, don't worry about me! Go, make dinner!" Oakley lazily ignored the woman's inquiry and walked into his study with some annoyance.

  The setting in the study is very intellectual and has a strong artistic atmosphere. The tall bookshelves are filled with all sorts of reference books, as well as professional books related to film and television. Of course, there are also works by famous authors such as Shakespeare, Hugo, Dumas, Dickens, and Mark Twain.

  Someone once said that a bookshelf is a museum showcasing one's knowledge, and the level of knowledge can be seen from the bookshelf. Oakba appreciated this sentence very much, at least everyone who visited his bookshelf exclaimed: "My God, you are so knowledgeable!"

  Then Okeba would say with great humility: "Mao Mao Yu La, actually among the more than 10,000 books here, I only read a small part of them."

  Generally speaking, every time Oak walked into his study, he would calm down, but today, he still had a lot of anger.

  "You damned Chinese, are you blackmailing me? Let me see this tape of yours and what's so special about it!" Okuba indignantly pulled out an adult video tape from his briefcase, then inserted it into the VCR in the study.

  The VCR was turned on, and the tape rolled with a rustling sound. Although Mr. Oak had seen a little of it before, he was so stunned at that time that he didn't get to see the play well, but now...he could study it carefully.

  Ten minutes later.

  Aokeba felt his throat was a bit dry, it can't be denied that this crappy VHS tape is really exciting, especially the storyline, which is on par with the SpongeBob SquarePants he's about to play.

  "Damn it, I have no idea how this son of a bitch Chinese guy got the news. How did he know that next year's big show I arranged would be a cartoon program? And how could he so accurately and quickly make an adult version of the short film? Is there really a traitor around me who betrayed me?"

  From then on, Okuba's heart could no longer be calm, he picked up the phone on his desk, dialed one by one, and started calling his subordinates around him.

  "Hello, is this James? We have an animated film scheduled for broadcast next year..."

  "Boss, believe me, I really didn't say anything! Honestly, I can swear to God, I didn't utter a single word!"

  "Hello, is that Edward? About the cartoon show 'SpongeBob SquarePants' our TV station plans to air next year..."

  "Oh, dear Okuba, I swear, I've never told anyone about this, I haven't betrayed you, really!"

  ……

  Okeba made a series of phone calls, and those people all claimed to be tight-lipped, saying they absolutely had not leaked any business secrets.

  "Damn it! Damn it!" Oakley slammed down the phone, he was really at a loss, since no one around him had leaked the information, how did this Chinese guy know? And even went so far as to threaten him? Could he predict the future like those damn Gypsies?!

  Aokeba couldn't understand what was going on, and the man and woman who were fighting on the video tape shouted even louder.

  "Oh, yes! Yes!"

  The door of the study suddenly opened and a small black head poked in.

  But it was thirteen-year-old Little Frie.

  "My god, why didn't you knock on the door?!" Akuba hastily pressed the pause button.

  The screen froze on a big nipple...

  Little Fuli shrugged: "Mom asked me to call you for dinner..." Then he glanced at the video screen again, "It's quite big, I didn't expect Dad to be so capable!"

  "Get out! What does a little brat like you know!" Okuba shouted in anger.

  Little Furry stuck out his tongue and closed the door.

  Aukeba let out a sigh of relief as the bear child walked away. He took another look at the video screen, and indeed, the female lead Mimi was quite large. Aukeba couldn't help but press the play button again, and the scene started to get crazy once more. After watching for two or three minutes, Aukeba's body began to feel hot all over. As a seasoned masturbator, he considered whether he should take advantage of the situation and jerk off? After all, he was prepared to spend money to buy this tape, so it would be a waste not to!

  With great difficulty, he unzipped his pants and saw that his little brother had been severely injured.

  "Look at you, how pitiful." He comforted his little brother, who was laid out in his hands, "Don't worry, everything will be okay, I promise!"

  Just as Oakley's mind was shattered, the study door opened again, and this time it was his wife who came in.

  The little white woman saw at a glance that the restricted video was being projected, and her husband was holding... gripping...

  "Oh God, how could you?!" The woman slammed the door and shrieked.

  Aoku Ba: "......?!!"

  "What's going on? What kind of education is this? You don't even knock when you come in!"

  Someone screamed.