Lu Chen: The Mad Genius Of Creativity

Chapter 18: The Clan is a Lock! It’s Also a Knife! The Judges and Viewers Are Both Blown Away!

After hearing it, Lin Zonghui was utterly shocked! He never expected that his seemingly successful cousin was actually a major drug lord behind the scenes. What stunned him even more was that Lin Yaodong shamelessly declared he would move the drug production base from Xiangjiang to Tazhai!

Lin Zonghui immediately slammed the table in protest, expressing that he absolutely disagreed. The others, including Lin Yaohua, looked on with murderous intent. But Lin Yaodong waved them off and calmly began explaining the situation in Tazhai.

The elderly were unsupported, the young had no means of support, the men were all bachelors, and the women, once married off, never returned to Tazhai. Why? Because they were poor—so poor that no one respected or even wanted them. Despite being a large village with a population of over ten thousand, with a glorious ancestral heritage, Tazhai had fallen into this state.

Lin Yaodong questioned Lin Zonghui—Is this the Tazhai you want?

Lin Zonghui fell silent but still chose to oppose Lin Yaodong. He said that even so, it was wrong to rely on drug trafficking to make money.

Lin Yaodong laughed loudly. He argued that if a person couldn’t even sustain the basic necessities of life or maintain their dignity, what right did they have to talk about moral integrity? Can a clean conscience be eaten? Can it get you a wife, children, and a warm home? Can it allow you to take care of the elderly and care for the young? Can it help every household live in peace, enjoying a good life?

No, it can’t!

He continued to question Lin Zonghui—As the head of Tazhai’s third branch, managing thousands of villagers, you should be the one most obligated to help them live a better life. And now, I, Lin Yaodong, have the ability to do so!

As long as you’re willing to cooperate with me, I swear before our ancestors that I can lead Tazhai out of poverty, give it a complete transformation, and turn it around!

I will ensure that Tazhai has the best schools in Dongshan City! The younger generation will enjoy the best education! I will create the most comprehensive social security system, ensuring that the elderly are well taken care of! I will ensure that every household has a job, and they can earn big money without leaving the village!

I will make sure every family has a new house, that they eat meat every day, and that they always have money in their pockets.

I will transform Tazhai into the richest and most admired village in Dongshan City!

All of this is within my ability!

So, what do you want to be? A person who goes with the flow, or a stumbling block?

If you choose the first, you will see Tazhai rise. If you choose the second, you are destroying Tazhai!

The people you betray are not me! It’s our Lin clan! It’s our ancestors! It’s the entire Tazhai! It’s you who will bury their chance at a better life and allow them to continue suffering in poverty!].

As Lu Chen’s pen reached this point, in the live broadcast room, countless viewers suddenly felt a palpable sense of pressure and interrogation that was both overwhelming and crushing!

One couldn’t help but admit, the plot segment Lu Chen wrote was incredibly stirring!

Not only did it perfectly capture Uncle Dong’s character, but it also made the audience truly feel the terrifying power of clan mentality and its consequences!

And the reason Lu Chen focused on this scene,

was not just to make the transition of Tazhai from a normal village to a drug village more logical,

but the key point was…

he needed to introduce Lin Zonghui’s character!

In the original story, the destruction of Tazhai was directly linked to Lin Zonghui. It was him, through his remaining humanity, who compiled a list of drug manufacturers and handed it to the police.

In the end, he successfully destroyed the entire Tazhai village!

So, Lin Zonghui’s character had to be further developed!

But!

Words on paper aren’t as impactful as images on screen. They lack the same immediate shock factor and visual style.

To avoid the narrative feeling jarring later on.

Lu Chen decided to arrange this scene between Lin Yaodong and Lin Zonghui in advance!

With this scene, when he later described Lin Zonghui betraying Tazhai, it would have a background, a solid foundation. Moreover, Lu Chen believed, the reason Lin Zonghui was brainwashed and coerced by Lin Yaodong at the time, must have been because Lin Yaodong used the entire village of Tazhai to pressure him!

Forcing Lin Zonghui to agree to his plan!@@novelbin@@

So, although this part was something Lu Chen improvised, it wasn’t in the original story, he firmly believed that only by using the fate of the entire Tazhai and the Lin family’s future as leverage, could he make a man like Lin Zonghui—who feared nothing, even death—bow his head!

…………

Now.

In the judges’ room, when the four judges saw this scene, they all couldn’t help but take a deep breath!

“This Lin Yaodong’s understanding of human nature has reached the peak!”

“Yeah, he must have seen through Lin Zonghui’s weaknesses long ago, which is why he was so fearless!”

“The clan is both a lock and a knife! A knife that kills invisibly!”

Shuping, Yan Geling, and Liu Heping all couldn’t help but exclaim. Especially Liu Heping, who sharply and succinctly used a simple but vivid metaphor to explain the power of clan culture!

It made everyone nod in agreement. Beside them, Chen Sicheng, who had been silent, felt the urge to speak but hesitated.

He couldn’t help but mutter inwardly.

Damn it!!

This guy named Lu, when it comes to writing stories, is truly amazing!