Shadow and Light: The Bride Who Clicks Her Way to Love-Chapter 464 - 477: Who Will Do the Shoot

She was afraid things would escalate to an irreparable point. As both Su Jinnian and Ouyang Yi launched aggressive offensives simultaneously, a distressing suspicion began to form in her mind.

Sure enough, Lu Shifeng said to her, "Su Jinnian and Ouyang Yi have teamed up. One is suppressing Blade Group in the financial field, while the other is attacking in the camera sector. But don’t worry, Blade Group’s years of foundation cannot be shaken by them. These won’t undermine Blade Group’s core."

Su Xingyu knew things weren’t as simple as he said.

If it were really that simple, when she earlier passed by the outer office, the looks on those employees’ faces, including the executives and Xie Jian, wouldn’t have been so grave.

She asked him, "Is there anything I can help with?"

He looked up at her, "You want to help? The opponent is your brother."

"I don’t want to wait until things really get to a life-and-death struggle between you, and then Blade Group annihilates my brother." This was her true concern. She didn’t really believe Su Jinnian had the power to completely destroy Blade Group, but it was hard to say whether Blade Group could completely defeat Su Jinnian, as he was alone and the influence of a single person, no matter how formidable in the financial world, couldn’t surpass the power of a family.

"I’ll help you, but I have a condition," Su Xingyu looked at Lu Shifeng and said, "You must promise me that if Blade Group wins in the end, you have to spare my brother."

"Okay." Lu Shifeng agreed without a second thought.

She was momentarily stunned; was it really that simple?

What she didn’t know was that from the very beginning, Lu Shifeng had never intended to put Su Jinnian to death. Just looking at that face so similar to Xingyu’s, he couldn’t bring himself to be ruthless. Besides, he had already lost Xingyu once and was too afraid of doing something to upset her and losing her again.

Su Jinnian? Indeed, he was formidable, but he wasn’t yet a fatal threat to the entire Blade Group.

Lu Shifeng said to Su Xingyu, "Tomorrow, Louise Li will come to Blade Group. You must have heard of her, the world’s best underwater photographer. She will take Blade Group’s camera underwater to recreate the scene shot at the moment the diving photographer died, using facts and data to show the world that Blade Group’s camera has no issues."

Su Xingyu was taken aback; so his plan was to clarify the rumors about that fatality in such a manner.

"Can Louise really recreate it?" She was a bit worried. Although the other party was the best underwater photographer in the world, the technology Blade Group designed for that camera was beyond conventional standards and required extensive training to master.

Lu Shifeng said, "That’s where I need your help. Xingyu, you’ve used ’Fengyu’ for the longest time. All the technology in this batch of Blade Group cameras is derived from Fengyu. When Louise arrives tomorrow, I hope you can guide her on how to use the new exposure technology so she can smoothly complete the underwater shooting."

Su Xingyu paused and asked him, "Has Louise used Blade Group’s new camera during this period?"

"No," Lu Shifeng said, "Blade Group’s camera update is recent, and Louise has been diving in a cave in Northern Europe, not yet having had the chance to buy a new camera."

Su Xingyu then said, "In that case, I’ll go down. Lu Shifeng, don’t let me know how she’s going to shoot, let me go underwater to shoot for you. The new technology of this camera isn’t that simple to operate; it requires a combination of theory and experience, overturning tradition, with many new concepts to relearn. It’s faster if I do it myself."

"No." Lu Shifeng refused without thinking.

"Why?" Su Xingyu asked.

Lu Shifeng looked at her and said, "I can’t let you take the risk." No matter why the former diving photographer died, it indicated that this dive was not entirely safe, and he didn’t want her to risk herself, which was why he sought someone from outside. How could he let her go now?

"Lu Shifeng!"

"I said no, and it means no."

This matter was non-negotiable, he stated resolutely.

Su Xingyu tried to persuade him for a long time to no avail, and could only walk out of the CEO’s office in disappointment. All the way down the elevator, she thought to herself, could that underwater photographer named Louise really use the new functionalities effectively? In just a day or two, how could anyone master the new functionalities thoroughly? If she couldn’t learn it well, what would happen if the final shooting results were unsatisfactory? Would the photographer, as rumored externally, also accuse Blade Group’s camera of being inferior and shift all the blame to Blade Group’s camera?

She kept her head down, lost in thought.

The elevator slowly descended, and a few Blade Group employees joined mid-way.

"Have you heard?" one employee was speaking to another, "Zhuang Heng came to see Mr. Lu this afternoon, asking to go underwater to restore the scene back then."

"Really? What did Mr. Lu say?"

"Heard that Mr. Lu refused, saying she is Jue’s biological mother, how could she take the risk."

Su Xingyu’s ears pricked up involuntarily, holding her breath to listen to the conversation. Yet, she couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable upon hearing this. So Lu Shifeng not only stopped her but also Zhuang Heng, evidently she wasn’t that special in his heart. A slight pang struck her heart as another employee continued talking—

"Honestly, Zhuang Heng is a bit of a hindrance. The moment she left Mr. Lu’s office, she spread the word elsewhere, and now it’s all over the photography circle. People aren’t thinking that Mr. Lu stopped Zhuang Heng from going underwater out of concern for children; they’re saying Mr. Lu is worried she’d mess up the shoot, and if Blade Group’s chief photographer doesn’t produce decent shots once underwater, doesn’t that suggest even more that there’s a problem with these cameras from Blade Group? Saying Mr. Lu simply lacks confidence in his own product."

"Really? I’ve seen the product department’s data, and this batch of cameras is indeed impressive."

"With such advanced technology, how many people can understand it? It’s just hearsay among people."

"True, this time it’s not really Blade Group’s camera at fault; it’s a high-end model, and no matter how comprehensive its functionalities, they can’t withstand people not being able to use them."

"So, unless a photographer can bring out those impressive functionalities, using real photos to show everyone the functionalities are indeed fine, otherwise, the voices of doubt will only grow louder."

"Can’t they find someone?"

"Heard they’re looking for an external photographer now, but if even Zhuang Heng might fail, isn’t an outsider even less reliable?"

The two employees became more animated in their conversation, pondering more deeply: "This event is unlike any other, involving a fatality, plus there’s a rival eyeing them closely. I see only one chance for shooting, succeed or die trying, the competitor won’t give Blade Group a second chance."