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He Raised My Rent, So My Family Shut Down His Mall HD
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00:00:00The rent's going up 40%. Sign it.
00:00:03Mr. Cole, 40% rent increase is way too high.
00:00:07For a dump like your little shop, if my mall's foot traffic wasn't carrying you, who would even bother coming
00:00:12here?
00:00:12Sign it or get out.
00:00:14Your foot traffic?
00:00:16I'm Avery Carter. I was just an ordinary retail tenant.
00:00:20When this mall first opened, and nobody wanted to come here, I was the first one to sign a lease.
00:00:26Later, my dessert cake shop held on for two hard years and brought the foot traffic up.
00:00:30Back then, Ryan treated me like I was the most important rentant in the whole mall.
00:00:34Now that he thinks he doesn't need me to bring in customers anymore, he's turning his back on me.
00:00:39Is there really no room to discuss this?
00:00:41Our high foot traffic justifies a rent hike. Accept it or get out.
00:00:45A milk tea shop is offering double your rent and would have signed already if you weren't in the way.
00:00:50So you already had my replacement lined up.
00:00:53Fine. I'll move out tomorrow.
00:00:56Ryan dared to force this rent hype on me because he wasn't afraid of me leaving.
00:01:00In his mind, the real traffic drivers in this mall were the luxury store on the first floor,
00:01:05the gym on the fourth floor, and the tech experience club on the fifth floor.
00:01:10But what Ryan didn't know was, the hottest luxury store on the first floor, Maison Valais, is owned by my
00:01:15mother.
00:01:16And the packed gym on the fourth floor, Pulse Fitness, is run by my husband.
00:01:19And the fifth floor tech experience club, Next Row Tech Club, the one people have to book in advance, belongs
00:01:24to my brother.
00:01:25If I go, everyone else goes with me.
00:01:32Hold on.
00:01:34You're seriously moving out tomorrow?
00:01:36What's the problem?
00:01:37You wasted 44 grand renovating that dump just to move out tomorrow with nowhere to go?
00:01:42What?
00:01:43Are you setting up a sidewalk stand?
00:01:45I said I'll move tomorrow, and I definitely will.
00:01:48As for where I'll move, you don't need to worry about it.
00:01:50Moving tomorrow?
00:01:51How convenient.
00:01:52Let me do you a favor and fast-track your departure.
00:01:56Cut the power at Avery's Cake Shop.
00:01:58Blame it on building maintenance.
00:02:07Avery, the power is out.
00:02:09The heavy cream is melting in the fridges, and customers are rioting for refunds.
00:02:14How did it go out?
00:02:15Management is blaming it on line or maintenance, but we're the only shop on the third floor without power.
00:02:20Even the empty unit next door has its lights on.
00:02:26Call the customers.
00:02:28Anyone asking for a refund gets double.
00:02:30But Avery, that's a huge loss.
00:02:32Do it.
00:02:47Weren't you going to renew your lease?
00:02:50Why do you look like that?
00:02:52Hi, Avery.
00:02:54I refuse to sign it by 40%.
00:02:57Is he out of his mind?
00:02:58He completely forgot who brought traffic to his third floor these past two years.
00:03:02He said the new tea shop next door is willing to pay double.
00:03:06He used you and threw you away.
00:03:08What's your next move?
00:03:09I told him I'm moving out tomorrow.
00:03:10I wanted you to move to sleeper of training this very impiant to know.
00:03:16Lee?
00:03:17That double front unit on Aurelia Square's first floor, is it free?
00:03:21Perfect.
00:03:22I'm taking it.
00:03:23Skip the viewing.
00:03:24Let's sign tonight.
00:03:28Have you talked to your bonehead husband on the fourth floor and that airhead brother of yours on the five?
00:03:33Not yet.
00:03:34Then go.
00:03:35I'll handle the first floor.
00:03:37Mom, the penalty for breaking your lease early is going to be huge.
00:03:40Please.
00:03:41That doesn't scare me.
00:03:43Honey, I was selling fine jewelry back when Ryan was still learning on how to tie his chutes.
00:04:00A surprise inspection?
00:04:02Should I be worried?
00:04:04Ryan cut the power to my shop.
00:04:07I'm going to find him right now.
00:04:08Don't.
00:04:09I've decided not to renew the lease.
00:04:11I'm moving out tomorrow.
00:04:13Have you decided where you're going?
00:04:16Aurelia Square across the street.
00:04:18Mom had already reserved the first floor.
00:04:20Then I'll call Aurelia Square's leasing office.
00:04:22I'll take the entire fourth floor.
00:04:24What about your clients here?
00:04:26Don't worry about the members.
00:04:27They'll follow.
00:04:28Aurelia Square is a five-minute walk across the street.
00:04:32I'll have a team here tonight to strip the gym down and move the equipment.
00:04:39Okay.
00:04:40I'll go talk to my brother.
00:04:48This place is mind-blowing.
00:04:50It's literally filled with the absolute latest here.
00:04:52Damn.
00:04:53This is literally one of a kind in the city.
00:04:55Ethan.
00:04:58Avery.
00:04:59Don't sneak up on me like that.
00:05:00Pack your things.
00:05:02We're moving tomorrow.
00:05:03Moving?
00:05:03To where?
00:05:04Aurelia Square.
00:05:05Just across the street.
00:05:07Awesome.
00:05:07I've wanted to move there forever.
00:05:09This mall's internet is trash.
00:05:11And Ryan keeps hitting us with stupid management fees every day.
00:05:14I'll cover the early timidation fee.
00:05:16You don't need to pay it.
00:05:18I made nearly $115K in renewals for my regulars recently, so that penalty fee is a joke.
00:05:23I'll spend all night taking down the gear.
00:05:25Need help at your shop?
00:05:26I can call my crew to back you up.
00:05:28No need.
00:05:28Just focus on your own shop.
00:05:40What's going on?
00:05:41Why are they closed all of a sudden?
00:05:53Avery, Ryan came by with people just now.
00:05:56What did he say?
00:05:56He said the cable burned out and it'll take three days to fix, so we shouldn't open for
00:06:00business for the next three days.
00:06:04Go lock the door.
00:06:05Lock the door?
00:06:06Yes.
00:06:06Take your personal belongings and leave early today.
00:06:08But what about everything in the cake shop?
00:06:10A professional moving company will come pick everything up tomorrow.
00:06:13I posted it in the staff group.
00:06:15Three days of paid time off.
00:06:17After that, everyone reports to the new store.
00:06:19Do we absolutely have to leave, Avery?
00:06:21We built this shop bit by bit.
00:06:22I'm still here, but we'll make the ingredients like dogs.
00:06:25Let's go.
00:06:26Lock the door properly.
00:06:43Avery, why is your cake shop locked?
00:06:45Didn't you tell us not to open for business?
00:06:47Watch your mouth.
00:06:48The tea shop is coming to measure the place tomorrow.
00:06:50Clear your stuff out fast and don't get in the way of a major brand.
00:06:53Okay.
00:06:53Then get out already.
00:06:55Tomorrow, I'll leave it spotless for you.
00:06:57Completely empty.
00:07:03Easy with that display unit.
00:07:05Don't damage the edges.
00:07:07Ugh.
00:07:08What is that smell?
00:07:10It's awful.
00:07:11This is what's been taking up the unit?
00:07:13How tacky.
00:07:14Mr. Cole, are you sure this location is as good as you claim?
00:07:17Absolutely.
00:07:18Ms. Blake, look.
00:07:19This unit faces the escalator directly.
00:07:21All the foot ravel flows right through here.
00:07:24Before, it was wasted on a low-end shop like this.
00:07:26Once it becomes your star sip tea, it'll blow up the whole floor.
00:07:30So you're the tenant who refused to leave?
00:07:32Careful with the coffee machine.
00:07:34Don't let it get scratched.
00:07:36Hey, I'm talking to you.
00:07:38Are you dead?
00:07:39This flooring has to be ripped out too.
00:07:41What terrible taste.
00:07:43Hurry up and get out.
00:07:45Don't delay my designer from taking measurements.
00:07:50This store still has three months left on the lease.
00:07:53For now, it is still my private business premises.
00:07:55Please leave.
00:07:57Mr. Cole, is she serious?
00:08:00She thinks she can throw me out?
00:08:06Don't push it, Avery.
00:08:07You're lucky Ms. Blake wants this space.
00:08:10You said you were moving today.
00:08:11Stop stalling and get out.
00:08:13Does moving not take time?
00:08:15Or can you not even wait half a day, Mr. Cole?
00:08:18Are you planning to help me move yourself?
00:08:20You!
00:08:21Forget it.
00:08:22Why bother arguing with someone this low class?
00:08:25Looking at you, I'm guessing you have nowhere to go.
00:08:28Come work as a cleaner at my new store.
00:08:29Since you're clearing this space for me,
00:08:31I'll give you a base of $3,000.
00:08:33But you'll need to wash off that broke, shavy vibe first.
00:08:36Hey, you can't talk to her like that.
00:08:38Ms. Carter actually respects the people who work for her.
00:08:40Who do you think you are?
00:08:42Oh, so she brought two knights in shining armor?
00:08:44A bunch of manual laborers think they can raise their voices at me?
00:08:47Keep working, sir.
00:08:49If a dog bites, humans don't bite back.
00:08:51Who are you calling a dog?
00:08:53Whoever answers to it.
00:08:55Mr. Cole, take your honored guest and leave.
00:08:57Otherwise, I will call the police and report you for trespassing on business premises
00:09:02and causing a disturbance.
00:09:03Fine.
00:09:04Avery, act tough.
00:09:06Let's see how long you can keep it up.
00:09:08Ms. Blake, let's go to my office for some coffee first.
00:09:10We'll come back once she's gone.
00:09:15What a piece of junk.
00:09:17Ms. Carter, management's just straight up bullying you.
00:09:20Your shop does so well.
00:09:22How can they just kick you out?
00:09:23It's fine.
00:09:25Out with the old, in with the new.
00:09:30How's everything going on your end?
00:09:32The equipment is dismantled and being loaded now.
00:09:35Willia Square cleared of space overnight?
00:09:37Back then, this space was completely abandoned.
00:09:41No maintenance.
00:09:42No help.
00:09:43Nothing.
00:09:44It was up to me, Mia, and the crew to clean it up.
00:09:47Wiping away years of grime bit by bit.
00:09:49Now, it's completely empty again.
00:10:01Ryan really went out of his way to mess with me.
00:10:09What's going on with the freight elevator?
00:10:12Maintenance.
00:10:13Didn't you see the notice?
00:10:14The elevator cables are old, so we had to take it out of service for safety reasons.
00:10:17When will it be fixed?
00:10:19Hard to say.
00:10:20It could be three days.
00:10:21It could be half a month.
00:10:23We need to get parts shipped in from out of town.
00:10:25Avery, I told you.
00:10:26You won't be able to move all that junk out.
00:10:28Why not just leave it here and sell it as scrap from Ms. Blake?
00:10:31Or you can come to my office right now and apologize.
00:10:34If I'm in a good mood, maybe the freight elevator gets fixed immediately.
00:10:42Sir, we don't need this oven anymore.
00:10:44You don't want it?
00:10:45This thing is important.
00:10:47It's worth a fortune.
00:10:49No.
00:10:50We're not taking it.
00:10:51Put it right here.
00:10:58Let's go.
00:10:59We're going downstairs.
00:11:04We're going downstairs.
00:11:10Who is stupid enough to block the doorway with this huge oven?
00:11:15Mr. Cole, I think it was Ms. Carter from the cake shop on the third floor.
00:11:20I just saw her heading downstairs with some people.
00:11:24Fine.
00:11:25If she wants to cross me, I'll make sure she regrets it for the rest of her life.
00:11:31Sir, could you open up the gate?
00:11:33We need to get this moving truck inside.
00:11:36No problem.
00:11:38Stop her.
00:11:39Anyone who lets Avery leave today is getting their pay dock too.
00:11:43You haven't paid your termination fee in full, Avery.
00:11:45Until you do, not a thing from your shop leaves the premises.
00:11:49My deposit more than covers the penalty.
00:11:51I'm not paying you anything extra.
00:11:54Sir, let them pass.
00:11:57Whoever lets her through can pack up and leave.
00:11:59The contract is clear.
00:12:01The penalty comes out of my deposit.
00:12:03I'm moving my things and you have no right to stop me.
00:12:05That applies to a normal termination.
00:12:08What you're doing now is causing trouble on purpose and breaching the lease in bad faith.
00:12:16You put that oven there just to mess with me, didn't you?
00:12:19Fine.
00:12:20We don't need small-time tenants like you anyway.
00:12:22Get out.
00:12:23But you're paying the penalty in full.
00:12:25And your deposit stays with me until I feel like releasing it.
00:12:29Ryan, do you really think you've got me trapped?
00:12:33Yes, I do have you trapped.
00:12:36To tell you the truth, once you move out,
00:12:39Mrs. Blake is taking over both your cake shop and the unit next door to turn them into a flagship
00:12:45store.
00:12:46Your leaving is perfect.
00:12:49She's moving in right away, and it saves me the trouble of pushing you out later.
00:12:53You're not going anywhere, Avery.
00:12:55That truck doesn't leave this property without my written permission.
00:12:58Stop her right now.
00:13:06Who dares stop me from leaving?
00:13:12Who dares stop me from leaving?
00:13:15Avery, don't do anything stupid.
00:13:18This is a society ruled by law.
00:13:20If any of you lay a hand on me, I'm calling the police immediately.
00:13:24Police?
00:13:26Perfect.
00:13:29Then take a good look at what this is.
00:13:32For two years, you scammed us with fake maintenance, cleaning, and air fees.
00:13:37Did a single cent went to the mall's account?
00:13:40No.
00:13:41It went straight to your wife's personal card.
00:13:43Admit it, Ryan.
00:13:45You're taking kickbacks.
00:13:47You're talking nonsense.
00:13:49These are fake.
00:13:50Then call the cops.
00:13:51Let them decide if they're forged.
00:13:55You, you, get over here!
00:13:57Help me tear up every one of these photos.
00:14:00Don't leave a single one behind.
00:14:02Tear them up now!
00:14:04If you don't, you're fired!
00:14:09Avery, I recorded everything.
00:14:12Mr. Cole blocked us from leaving just now and tried to extort cash from us.
00:14:17That counts as extortion, right?
00:14:22Wait, wait.
00:14:23This is just a misunderstanding.
00:14:25Let's not do this, Avery.
00:14:26We go back years.
00:14:28I'll settle it right now.
00:14:29The penalty gets ducted from your deposit.
00:14:31I'll have the remaining funds sent to you tomorrow.
00:14:33Not tomorrow.
00:14:34Transfer it now.
00:14:36Now?
00:14:37Accounting is already off work.
00:14:38Then pay it out of your own pocket first.
00:14:40You've pocketed plenty anyway.
00:14:44Okay, okay.
00:14:45I'll transfer it now.
00:14:49If you'd been this quick earlier, this would have been over already.
00:14:52You made me waste money hiring all these tough guys.
00:15:02Oh, and Mr. Cole, don't worry about the oven on the third floor.
00:15:06Leave it for Ms. Blake to cook up a brain, since she's clearly lacking one.
00:15:11You!
00:15:13Mr. Cole, how is the shop cleanup going?
00:15:15I'm still waiting to move in.
00:15:16Don't worry, Mrs. Blake.
00:15:17Avery is gone.
00:15:18The space is vacant, and you can move in whenever you want.
00:15:20Good.
00:15:21The Starship T flagship store officially opens in three days.
00:15:25Don't get cocky, Avery.
00:15:27Without this mall, you're nothing.
00:15:28Once Ms. Blake's flagship store launches in three days,
00:15:31I'm going to watch your business burn to the ground.
00:15:36Ms. Carter, bringing in Maison Velour, your bakery, the gym, and the tech club all at once?
00:15:42You've practically handed me a dream tenant package.
00:15:45Mrs. Foster, I'm here today to finalize a few details
00:15:48so we can fast-track our contract with Aurelia Square.
00:15:50and get everything signed.
00:15:51Ms. Carter, please go ahead.
00:15:53As long as I can do it, I will surely fully cooperate.
00:15:57First, we need our floors cleared within 24 hours.
00:16:01We move in tomorrow, complete setup and testing within three days,
00:16:04and begin soft opening at the same time.
00:16:07Not a problem at all, Ms. Carter.
00:16:09Since we've only been in our soft opening for a week,
00:16:11most of our units are still available.
00:16:13We've been looking for high-caliber tenants to anchor this property.
00:16:17I'll prioritize your request immediately,
00:16:19so your move-in and opening go off without a hitch.
00:16:22The old mall across the street may occupy a prime location,
00:16:25but its facilities are aging and its management is weak.
00:16:27Aurelia Square's real advantage is its property management.
00:16:30Thank you, Mrs. Foster.
00:16:32Second, regarding the rent and property management fees,
00:16:34I'd like to confirm with you again.
00:16:35The rent will be exactly what we discussed before.
00:16:38Six months rent free, 20% off rent afterward,
00:16:40and all management fees wavered.
00:16:42We absolutely won't short-charge you.
00:16:44Thank you, Ms. Foster.
00:16:46I guarantee that within a month,
00:16:47the customer flow we bring to Aurelia Square
00:16:49will make this deal well worth it.
00:16:51Just look outside.
00:16:52At least half of Riverton Gallery's weekend foot traffic
00:16:55across the street is there for your businesses.
00:16:58Once you leave, that place becomes an empty shell.
00:17:02But I heard that Ms. Blake, who just moved in,
00:17:04has quite a background.
00:17:09But I heard that Mrs. Blake, who just moved in,
00:17:12has quite a background.
00:17:13Oh, is that so?
00:17:15She's not an ordinary person.
00:17:16She's an influencer with 3 million followers.
00:17:19Ms. Foster, where did you get that news?
00:17:23Here, this is her account.
00:17:24She's been posting for days,
00:17:26building hype for her move into Riverton Galleria.
00:17:29Wait, the Chloe Blake?
00:17:30The homewrecker influencer
00:17:31who got famous off some sugar daddy?
00:17:33Her drama was legendary.
00:17:34The real woman came out
00:17:35and completely destroyed her online.
00:17:36She was the laughingstock of the internet.
00:17:38Does she really think launching a physical shop
00:17:40will magically clean up her reputation?
00:17:41The internet never forgets.
00:17:43So that's why she's rushing to move in.
00:17:44She's afraid the hype won't wait for her.
00:17:46Mrs. Blake comes with her own online traffic
00:17:48and her fans are sticky.
00:17:49If she opens at River Gallery,
00:17:50plenty of them will show up.
00:17:52She won't be easy to beat.
00:17:53Fans lining up is not enough to keep a business alive.
00:17:55Exactly.
00:17:56An influencer built on capital and hype
00:17:57really thinks opening a tea shop
00:17:59means she can run a real business.
00:18:00Our boss started from a street stall
00:18:01and built a real business step by step.
00:18:03Even so, Ms. Carter,
00:18:04look at the scale of her publicity.
00:18:05On the day of her opening,
00:18:06there's likely to be some major move.
00:18:08Major move?
00:18:10Let's go, Mia.
00:18:11Since they're setting up a giant performance,
00:18:13we'd better make sure
00:18:14our own stage is set to outshine them.
00:18:23Ms. Blake, take a look.
00:18:25I've already planned out
00:18:26the entire flagship store area for you.
00:18:29Avery's old dessert cake shop
00:18:30will be turned directly into your lounge area.
00:18:33Your store will be then 10 times classy
00:18:35than that shabby little shop of hers.
00:18:36A small sign business owner like her
00:18:38thinks she can be compared to me.
00:18:39I heard after she moved out,
00:18:41she settled into Aurelia Square next door.
00:18:43What?
00:18:44Avery moved into Aurelia Square?
00:18:46But Avery is just a small shop owner.
00:18:48Without Riverton Gallery,
00:18:49she's nobody.
00:18:50You're the one with 3 million followers.
00:18:51You stepping into real business
00:18:53is playing on a completely different level.
00:18:54Of course.
00:18:55With Riverton Gallery's prime location
00:18:57and steady foot traffic on top of that,
00:18:59we're an unbeatable combination.
00:19:01We could open a second location
00:19:02in less than two months
00:19:03and a whole chain within a year
00:19:05wouldn't be a problem.
00:19:06Then we need to build serious hype
00:19:08and make Star Sap tea
00:19:09blow up on opening day.
00:19:10Ms. Blake,
00:19:11I have an idea that will guarantee
00:19:13Avery gets no business at all.
00:19:15On opening day,
00:19:15you can join Spell's plan on this list.
00:19:18Good.
00:19:19Do it exactly as you said.
00:19:21Avery, just wait.
00:19:22The day Star Sap tea opens
00:19:24will be the day your business goes bankrupt.
00:19:28Why is Mason Valaine closed?
00:19:32The fourth floor is shut down?
00:19:36Even the fifth floor is closed?
00:19:39Why are they all closed?
00:19:55Natalie,
00:19:55why did your store suddenly close
00:19:57when everything was fine?
00:19:58Oh, Mr. Cole,
00:19:59I'm traveling with my family,
00:20:01so the store is taking a few days off.
00:20:02It won't affect anything.
00:20:08Liam, why is your gym closed?
00:20:10I went back home to visit my parents.
00:20:12There's no one to watch the gym.
00:20:16Ethan, what's with your place?
00:20:17Why are the doors shut?
00:20:19Oh, Ryan,
00:20:19my friend is getting married,
00:20:21so I'm going to attend the wedding.
00:20:25So it all happened at once.
00:20:27What a bunch of short-sighted idiots.
00:20:29They're giving up prime business hours
00:20:30to travel, visit family,
00:20:31and attend weddings.
00:20:33Their brains must be flooded.
00:20:34Fine, let them go.
00:20:35The second Star Sap tea opens,
00:20:37this place will be packed.
00:20:38They're missing the best sales window
00:20:39of their lives.
00:20:40They will regret it.
00:20:45On the family on the sand floor
00:20:47has shut down,
00:20:48down dune to poor man at least.
00:20:50Today, the Star Sip Chop flagship portal
00:20:53having grand opening.
00:20:54Buy one on everything.
00:20:59Film another one
00:21:00and make sure you capture that sign clearly.
00:21:03We'll post it in a bit.
00:21:04Let everyone know
00:21:06that Avery's shabby little store
00:21:07is finished
00:21:08and my Star Sip tea is opening.
00:21:11Of course, Miss Blake.
00:21:12I'll make sure this one is crystal clear.
00:21:16B.O.O.?
00:21:17That's not bad.
00:21:17I've followed her for two years.
00:21:19I have to support her.
00:21:23Mrs. Blake,
00:21:24your influence is incredible.
00:21:26Of course.
00:21:27Online, I attract fans.
00:21:29Offline, I attract walk-ins.
00:21:30A loser like Avery
00:21:31could never compete with me.
00:21:33You dominate both
00:21:33online and offline, Miss Blake.
00:21:35You truly are a genius
00:21:36at real business.
00:21:38At least you know what to say.
00:21:39Wait,
00:21:40the group chat just sent a message?
00:21:42What?
00:21:43Then what are we still doing here?
00:21:44Let's go.
00:21:45Let's head over together.
00:21:47What's going on?
00:21:49Why are they all going
00:21:49across the street
00:21:50and they refunded their orders?
00:21:52Mrs. Blake,
00:21:53don't worry.
00:21:53I'll find out what happened.
00:22:00Avery,
00:22:01your plan worked like a charm.
00:22:02Everyone from Star Sip Tea
00:22:04is literally running over
00:22:05to our store.
00:22:05This woman is disgusting.
00:22:07She's actually using
00:22:08such Lowe's tactics
00:22:09to promote herself
00:22:10by stepping on our store.
00:22:12Let her shout.
00:22:14The higher she climbs,
00:22:15the harder she falls.
00:22:17Mia,
00:22:17write a message.
00:22:18Say,
00:22:19to everyone who has supported us,
00:22:21because our former property management
00:22:22raised our rent maliciously
00:22:24and cut our power
00:22:24to force us out,
00:22:25we have officially moved
00:22:26from our old location.
00:22:27Our new store
00:22:28is on the third floor
00:22:29of Arabia Square
00:22:30across the street.
00:22:31To thank you for waiting,
00:22:32existing members
00:22:33get double stored value
00:22:34this month
00:22:35and everything
00:22:36is 50% off.
00:22:37Map and renovation photos
00:22:39hitting the group chats
00:22:40in three minutes.
00:22:41Got it, Avery?
00:22:42She went through
00:22:42all that trouble
00:22:43playing cheap little tricks
00:22:44and ended up giving
00:22:45our store a round
00:22:45of free publicity.
00:22:46Avery,
00:22:47you're an absolute mastermind.
00:22:51No way.
00:22:52How does Avery's Cake Shop
00:22:54have this many people?
00:22:58Hey, buddy,
00:22:59do you know what's going on here?
00:23:00Is this a grand opening
00:23:01or something?
00:23:02You're a new customer, right?
00:23:03This is Avery's Shop,
00:23:04which just moved
00:23:05from Riverton Gallery
00:23:06across the street.
00:23:08Why are there so many people
00:23:09for a store relocation?
00:23:13Check it out yourself.
00:23:14Avery told the group
00:23:14that the previous
00:23:15property management
00:23:16savaged her with rent hikes
00:23:17and power cuts
00:23:17to force her out.
00:23:18She had to scramble
00:23:19to move here.
00:23:19We're all loyal customers,
00:23:20so we're here to show
00:23:21her some real support.
00:23:22No wonder I went
00:23:22to buy cake yesterday
00:23:23and they were closed.
00:23:24Turns out property management
00:23:25forced them out.
00:23:26Exactly.
00:23:26This is basically
00:23:27gangster behavior.
00:23:28Support Avery.
00:23:29The environment
00:23:30of Aurelia Square
00:23:30is much better.
00:23:31I've long disliked
00:23:32how shabby
00:23:32the opposite side is.
00:23:34But I heard a star soup tea
00:23:35just opened across
00:23:36the street today
00:23:36and they're doing
00:23:37a buy one get one
00:23:38free promotion.
00:23:39Avery has a promotion
00:23:40running too.
00:23:40For the grand opening,
00:23:42old members
00:23:42get double stored value
00:23:44and everything
00:23:44is 50% off.
00:23:46But that store
00:23:47is opened
00:23:47by an influencer.
00:23:48So what if she's
00:23:49an influencer?
00:23:50I just walked past
00:23:51and that star sip tea
00:23:52influencer was splashing
00:23:53paint and calling
00:23:53other people low end.
00:23:54She's shameless.
00:23:55We're absolutely
00:23:56not drinking there.
00:23:57Exactly.
00:23:58We stand with Avery.
00:23:59Let those crooked
00:24:00property managers
00:24:00and rotten capitalists
00:24:01watch us walk out.
00:24:04How, how did this happen?
00:24:06How could Mrs. Blake's store
00:24:08fail to beat a woman
00:24:09like Avery?
00:24:12What is going on?
00:24:13Weren't those three stores
00:24:14only closed for a few days?
00:24:15How did they move here too?
00:24:20What is going on?
00:24:22Weren't those three stores
00:24:23only closed for a few days?
00:24:25How did they move here too?
00:24:27Hey man,
00:24:28wasn't Maison Valet
00:24:29supposed to be closed
00:24:30for renovations?
00:24:31Not at all.
00:24:32I was just there today
00:24:32buying a Mother's Day
00:24:33gift for my mom.
00:24:34They've got a promo going
00:24:3530 off per gram of gold
00:24:36and the place is packed.
00:24:39Wait,
00:24:40has Pulse Fitness
00:24:40also moved here?
00:24:42They sure did.
00:24:43Brand new machines,
00:24:44much better experience
00:24:45than the old place.
00:24:51What about Nexera Tech Club?
00:24:53Did they move here too?
00:24:55Yeah, they moved.
00:24:56All the equipment
00:24:56has been upgraded.
00:24:575090 graphics cards
00:24:58plus 4K 3D holographic projection.
00:25:01It's insane.
00:25:01You should go try it.
00:25:06So much for traveling.
00:25:08So much for visiting.
00:25:10Family.
00:25:11All four of you teamed up
00:25:12to lie to my face.
00:25:14It was Avery?
00:25:15She pulled a dirty trick on me?
00:25:17I'd like to see
00:25:18what kind of benefits
00:25:19she gave those three stores.
00:25:25This suits you perfectly.
00:25:27Since we just moved
00:25:28into the new store today,
00:25:30I'll give you another discount
00:25:31on the craftsmanship feast.
00:25:35Mrs. Bennett,
00:25:36didn't you say
00:25:37you were going on a trip?
00:25:38Why are you so busy here?
00:25:39A short trip.
00:25:40Same day return.
00:25:42Mr. Cole,
00:25:42you came all the way
00:25:43from across the street
00:25:44for this.
00:25:45Is there a problem?
00:25:46Don't play dumb.
00:25:48I saw the poster.
00:25:49You and Avery
00:25:49planned this whole move
00:25:50together, right?
00:25:52Have a good day.
00:25:54Mr. Cole,
00:25:55plan together
00:25:56sounds ugly.
00:25:57I run my business
00:25:58and I'm free to move
00:26:00wherever I want.
00:26:01Let's be honest.
00:26:02What did Avery offer you?
00:26:03We'll give you double.
00:26:04On top of that,
00:26:05we'll cut your rent in half
00:26:06and give you
00:26:07three extra months rent free.
00:26:08How does that sound?
00:26:10Oh my, Mr. Cole,
00:26:11how generous of you.
00:26:12But I've already moved
00:26:13and I don't want to go
00:26:14through all that trouble again.
00:26:15Besides, the foot traffic
00:26:15here at Aurelia Square
00:26:16is no worse than
00:26:17across the street.
00:26:18Why would I bother
00:26:19moving back?
00:26:19Mrs. Bennett,
00:26:20don't throw my generosity
00:26:21back in my face
00:26:22and force my hand.
00:26:23You packed up and left
00:26:24before your lease was up.
00:26:25That is a blatant
00:26:26breach of contract.
00:26:27Here's the termination fee.
00:26:28Count it.
00:26:29Not a cent short.
00:26:30I, Natalie Bennett,
00:26:31do business by the rules.
00:26:32Whatever I owe,
00:26:33I pay.
00:26:33I'm not short
00:26:33on that kind of money.
00:26:35You have no vision.
00:26:36Riverton Gallery
00:26:37is an established mall
00:26:39with real history.
00:26:40If you come back...
00:26:41Enough, Mr. Cole.
00:26:42I paid the termination fee
00:26:44and I'm not interested
00:26:44in your empty promises.
00:26:46I'm busy here.
00:26:47Have a good day.
00:26:47Ma'am,
00:26:48come take a look
00:26:48at this one.
00:26:49It just arrived.
00:26:50I'm a grateful old woman.
00:26:51I'll go find Liam.
00:26:53Let's see who can give him
00:26:54a bigger space
00:26:55than Riverton Gallery.
00:26:57I don't believe he'll be
00:26:58this ungrateful too.
00:27:12Mr. Carter!
00:27:13I thought you said
00:27:14you were shutting down
00:27:14temporarily to reorganize.
00:27:16Wow.
00:27:17You certainly moved back.
00:27:18Plans changed.
00:27:20Come on, Mr. Carter.
00:27:21Don't lie to me.
00:27:23What did Avery give you?
00:27:25I don't know what you mean.
00:27:26I'll be direct.
00:27:27As long as you move back
00:27:28to Riverd Gallery,
00:27:28your rent will be cut in half,
00:27:30all management fees
00:27:31will be waived,
00:27:31and the first three months
00:27:32will be rent-free.
00:27:33We're all business people here.
00:27:34That offer is good enough, right?
00:27:36No conditions will make me move back.
00:27:38Are you worried moving back
00:27:39will be too much trouble?
00:27:40I'll get people to move
00:27:41everything for you
00:27:42and I'll cover all the costs.
00:27:43I made myself very clear.
00:27:44I'm not moving back.
00:27:46Anything else?
00:27:47Mr. Carter,
00:27:48you moved out
00:27:49before your contract
00:27:50actually ended.
00:27:51You're looking at
00:27:5215 grand in penalties,
00:27:54minimum.
00:27:55Legal.
00:27:56Come here.
00:27:58Mr. Carter,
00:27:59the mall has
00:28:00seven major
00:28:01fire safety violations,
00:28:02including inadequate
00:28:03hydrant pressure
00:28:04right outside your doors.
00:28:06Since they failed
00:28:06safety standards,
00:28:08they are officially
00:28:08the ones in breach
00:28:09of contract.
00:28:10What?
00:28:11What nonsense
00:28:12are you talking about?
00:28:13We can settle
00:28:14all of this in court.
00:28:16Fine.
00:28:17You're ruthless.
00:28:19Ungrateful fool!
00:28:20One day,
00:28:21you'll come crawling
00:28:22back to me.
00:28:23Next one,
00:28:24I refuse to believe
00:28:25I can't win back
00:28:26one little club.
00:28:34Ethan,
00:28:34I'll get straight to it.
00:28:36Bring Nexora Tech Club
00:28:37back to Riverville Gallery,
00:28:39name your conditions
00:28:40and they're yours.
00:28:41Not moving.
00:28:43You won't even hear
00:28:45my offer?
00:28:45Mr. Cole,
00:28:47don't waste your breath.
00:28:48Since I moved here,
00:28:49I never planned
00:28:50to move back.
00:28:51Nothing you say
00:28:52will change that.
00:28:53Your contract
00:28:54wasn't over
00:28:55and you moved anyway.
00:28:57That's a breach.
00:28:58Can you even
00:28:59afford the penalty?
00:29:00Penalty?
00:29:02Mr. Cole,
00:29:03take a look
00:29:04at this first.
00:29:05Article 17
00:29:06of your mall's contract
00:29:07states that
00:29:08Party A must guarantee
00:29:09stable 24-hour
00:29:10power supply.
00:29:11How many times
00:29:12did you cut
00:29:13our electricity?
00:29:14Should I have a lawyer
00:29:15calculate the penalties
00:29:16and see who owes whom?
00:29:18You're lying!
00:29:20Mr. Cole,
00:29:22stop making a scene.
00:29:25Have a good day.
00:29:26I won't see you out.
00:29:27Damn it!
00:29:28A bunch of fools
00:29:29who don't know
00:29:29who calls the shops.
00:29:30They'll learn.
00:29:32Something's wrong.
00:29:33This is all wrong.
00:29:35I offered such good terms
00:29:36and none of them
00:29:37were tempted
00:29:37and their reasons
00:29:39for refusing
00:29:39were all the damn same?
00:29:42There has to be
00:29:43something wrong here.
00:29:48Hello,
00:29:49help me investigate
00:29:50the four stores
00:29:51that just moved
00:29:52into Arrhenia Square.
00:29:53I want the owner's
00:29:55backgrounds,
00:29:56social connections,
00:29:57and business registration
00:29:58information fully checked.
00:29:59I need the results
00:30:00within three days.
00:30:06Avery,
00:30:07I want to see
00:30:08what kind of trick
00:30:09you're playing on.
00:30:15Ms. Blake,
00:30:16I found out
00:30:17what happened.
00:30:18It was all Avery's doing.
00:30:19Her again.
00:30:20Look,
00:30:21she maliciously
00:30:22has smeared us
00:30:22in a member group
00:30:23of 5,000 people.
00:30:24All her fans
00:30:25followed her
00:30:25to Aurelius Flemmer
00:30:26across the street.
00:30:27She seriously thinks
00:30:28she can cross me
00:30:29and get away with it?
00:30:30And she also brought
00:30:31Maison Villere
00:30:32on the first floor,
00:30:33the gym
00:30:34on the fourth floor,
00:30:35and the tech club
00:30:36on the fifth floor
00:30:37over there with her.
00:30:39What?
00:30:40All four stores
00:30:41moved together?
00:30:42Yes.
00:30:43I personally went
00:30:44to ask them.
00:30:45Those three are
00:30:46determined to follow her,
00:30:47and no matter
00:30:48what terms I offered,
00:30:49they refused
00:30:50to move back.
00:30:51Ms. Blake,
00:30:52Avery must have
00:30:53used some dirty drinking.
00:30:54What,
00:30:55did she crawl
00:30:55into bed with them?
00:30:56Or give them
00:30:57hidden shares?
00:30:58I'm not sure.
00:30:59I've sent someone
00:30:59to investigate.
00:31:00What I can confirm
00:31:02is that she spent
00:31:03a lot of money
00:31:04preparing for this
00:31:05opening day.
00:31:06How much capital
00:31:07can someone running
00:31:07a shabby dessert
00:31:08cake shop
00:31:09can possibly have?
00:31:10I have plenty
00:31:11of money
00:31:12to play with her.
00:31:13Exactly.
00:31:13Your strength
00:31:14speaks for itself.
00:31:15But right now,
00:31:16relying on fans
00:31:17doesn't seem
00:31:17to be working
00:31:18very well.
00:31:18Do you have
00:31:19any other methods
00:31:19or resources?
00:31:20Good thing
00:31:21I kept one move
00:31:22in reserve.
00:31:23Tomorrow,
00:31:23I'll show those people
00:31:25across the street
00:31:25what real explosive
00:31:26popularity looks like.
00:31:29Oh, Ryan came
00:31:30to my store today.
00:31:32The first thing
00:31:32he offered
00:31:33was half-off rent,
00:31:35three extra months
00:31:36rent-free,
00:31:37and double
00:31:37whatever benefits
00:31:38I was getting.
00:31:39He came to me, too.
00:31:41Pretty much the same offer.
00:31:42Same.
00:31:43He offered quite a lot.
00:31:45So, did any of you
00:31:46feel tempted?
00:31:47To be honest,
00:31:48those terms did sound
00:31:49pretty tempting.
00:31:50Yeah, I was this close
00:31:51to being tempted.
00:31:51Just this close.
00:31:52But it was only worth
00:31:53listening to.
00:31:54Nothing more.
00:31:54So, do you regret it?
00:31:56No regrets.
00:31:57We're family.
00:31:58No condition
00:31:58can make us move back.
00:32:00Wow, you're all
00:32:01pretty in sync.
00:32:08Avery, bad news.
00:32:09All the foot traffic
00:32:10is rushing over
00:32:11to Star Sub T.
00:32:14What?
00:32:24Oh, my God!
00:32:25He looked at me!
00:32:26He looked at me!
00:32:27Hurry, take a picture
00:32:28for me!
00:32:29I need to be
00:32:29in the same frame
00:32:30as him!
00:32:33Miss Blake,
00:32:34this move is brilliant.
00:32:35The second these
00:32:36buff influencers
00:32:36showed up,
00:32:37the foot traffic
00:32:38exploded.
00:32:38Of course.
00:32:39My network,
00:32:41Chloe Blake's network,
00:32:42is not something
00:32:43cake shoulders
00:32:43can compare with.
00:32:44Right.
00:32:45I had people look.
00:32:46Everyone from Avery's
00:32:47place is running
00:32:47over here.
00:32:48Even the owner
00:32:48came over.
00:32:51Oh, Avery,
00:32:52taking a day off
00:32:52today?
00:32:53Is the store empty?
00:32:55Avery, now you've
00:32:56seen it.
00:32:57This is what real
00:32:58opening day traffic
00:32:58looks like.
00:32:59All I've seen
00:33:00is someone doing
00:33:00whatever it takes
00:33:01for foot traffic.
00:33:02Jealous, huh?
00:33:03Makes sense.
00:33:04Miss Blake can bring
00:33:04in this many handsome
00:33:05influencers with one
00:33:06finger.
00:33:07What do you have to do?
00:33:07So hiring a few
00:33:08influencers to stand
00:33:08here is supposed
00:33:09to be impressive?
00:33:10Avery's dessert
00:33:10cake shop has been
00:33:11open for years.
00:33:12Our reputation
00:33:12was earned
00:33:13one loyal customer
00:33:14at a time.
00:33:14Reputation?
00:33:16Popularity rules now.
00:33:17How long do you
00:33:17think those regulars
00:33:18can keep you alive?
00:33:18Be smart and close
00:33:19early.
00:33:19Enough, Mr. Cole.
00:33:20If she wants to
00:33:21stay open, let her.
00:33:22She loses money
00:33:22every day she operates
00:33:23anyway.
00:33:24They're all who
00:33:24overestimate themselves.
00:33:25Don't go too far.
00:33:26Running a real business
00:33:26isn't about who gets
00:33:27hotter in the short
00:33:28term.
00:33:28It's about who
00:33:29lasts longer.
00:33:30Fine, let's see
00:33:30how long you last.
00:33:31Just try not to go
00:33:32completely bankrupt
00:33:32trying to force this
00:33:33place to stay open.
00:33:34Perfect.
00:33:35Let's see who ends
00:33:35up losing everything
00:33:36first.
00:33:44Hey, hey, don't
00:33:45go.
00:33:45Look at X.
00:33:51Damn, this is
00:33:52way too wasteful.
00:33:53Do people lose
00:33:53all shame just to
00:33:54chase celebrities?
00:33:55I'm never going
00:33:56to this store again.
00:33:57Let's go to Avery's
00:33:57place and establish
00:33:58your cake shop
00:33:59is still more
00:33:59reliable.
00:34:03Wow, Avery.
00:34:05You literally
00:34:05predicted this.
00:34:07Avery, their store
00:34:09is even more popular
00:34:09than ours was
00:34:10yesterday.
00:34:11People buy so
00:34:12many drinks.
00:34:13How do we
00:34:13compete with this?
00:34:14The more they buy,
00:34:15the easier this
00:34:16becomes.
00:34:18What do you mean?
00:34:19Go film where
00:34:20those bulk bought
00:34:20drinks end up.
00:34:21Whether they drink
00:34:22them, throw them
00:34:23away, or throw
00:34:23them straight out.
00:34:24Record it and
00:34:25post it online.
00:34:26Then let the crowd
00:34:28judge them.
00:34:29I get it.
00:34:29People online
00:34:30absolutely despise
00:34:31this kind of fake
00:34:32hype and waste.
00:34:33Once we leak the
00:34:34proof, they're
00:34:35completely finished.
00:34:36I'll go shoot it
00:34:37right now.
00:34:40Avery, Miss Blake
00:34:42lost both her
00:34:42business and her
00:34:43followers.
00:34:44She dug her own
00:34:45grave.
00:34:46I said it before,
00:34:47a real business
00:34:48can't rely only on
00:34:49fans.
00:34:50Fans can lift you
00:34:51to the sky, but they
00:34:53can also slam you
00:34:54into the ground.
00:34:58Look at this.
00:35:00Ryan, the internet
00:35:02is completely
00:35:03turning on me.
00:35:04What happened to
00:35:05your guarantee?
00:35:06You said this store
00:35:07would make us a
00:35:08fortune and we'd be
00:35:09opening a chain
00:35:10within a year.
00:35:11Well, look at the
00:35:12results.
00:35:13Damn it.
00:35:14Who could have
00:35:14known your three
00:35:15million followers
00:35:16would be this
00:35:16useless?
00:35:18Now that something
00:35:19get wrong, she's
00:35:20blaming it all on
00:35:21me.
00:35:22Mrs. Blake, I
00:35:24didn't think it
00:35:24would turn out
00:35:25of this.
00:35:25Don't give me
00:35:26that.
00:35:27If you can't
00:35:27clean up this
00:35:28mess, I'm
00:35:28terminating the
00:35:29lease right now.
00:35:29I'm not going
00:35:30down with you.
00:35:30Calm down.
00:35:31Those top traffic
00:35:32sharps are gone
00:35:33and the mall's
00:35:33numbers are already
00:35:34way down.
00:35:35If more tenants
00:35:36leave, I'm
00:35:37finished.
00:35:38Ryan, look at
00:35:39this yourself.
00:35:41Since those stores
00:35:42moved out, how
00:35:43much has the mall's
00:35:44foot traffic dropped?
00:35:46If this continues,
00:35:47you can stop being
00:35:48the property manager.
00:35:49Senator Grant, I'll
00:35:50fix it as soon as
00:35:51possible.
00:35:52Please give me one
00:35:52more chanquit.
00:35:53You have half a
00:35:54week to fix this
00:35:55foot traffic disaster.
00:35:57Fail and you're
00:35:58demoted.
00:35:59Ryan, did you
00:35:59hear what I said?
00:36:00I said if you
00:36:01can't solve this
00:36:02problem, I'm
00:36:02terminating the
00:36:03lease.
00:36:03The mall can
00:36:04barely pull a
00:36:05crowd anymore.
00:36:05If Miss Blake
00:36:06walks too, Mr. Grant
00:36:07will destroy me.
00:36:09Miss Blake, please
00:36:10don't rush.
00:36:11Give me two days
00:36:12and I will solve
00:36:13the problem.
00:36:14Fine.
00:36:15I'll give you
00:36:16two days.
00:36:16If you can't
00:36:17solve it, don't
00:36:18blame me for
00:36:18turning on you.
00:36:21Look at this.
00:36:23If you don't
00:36:23come up with
00:36:24something, Avery
00:36:24is launching new
00:36:25products again.
00:36:26Miss Blake, I
00:36:27have a plan.
00:36:28In less than
00:36:28three days, I'll
00:36:30make sure there
00:36:30isn't a single
00:36:31person in front
00:36:32of Avery's
00:36:32store.
00:36:41Where's your
00:36:42manager?
00:36:42Get out here!
00:36:43Sir, may I ask
00:36:45what happened?
00:36:45After eating your
00:36:46desserts, I had
00:36:47vomiting and
00:36:48diarrhea.
00:36:49Today, I'm
00:36:49exposing this
00:36:50unethical business.
00:36:51We're from the
00:36:51Riverton Daily.
00:36:52What is your
00:36:52response to this
00:36:53customer's food
00:36:54poisoning accusation?
00:36:55I've run this
00:36:55store for years, and
00:36:56food safety has
00:36:57always been my
00:36:58top priority.
00:36:59Every process and
00:37:00every ingredient is
00:37:01strictly controlled.
00:37:02What you're
00:37:03describing should not
00:37:04be possible.
00:37:06Are you sure you
00:37:07didn't make a
00:37:07mistake?
00:37:08Mistake?
00:37:09I was
00:37:09hospitalized.
00:37:10You're a
00:37:10heartless business
00:37:11that only cares about
00:37:12making money and
00:37:12doesn't give a damn
00:37:13about our lives.
00:37:14Claims without
00:37:14evidence mean
00:37:15nothing.
00:37:16How can you
00:37:16determine it was
00:37:17caused by our
00:37:17store?
00:37:18The evidence is
00:37:19right here.
00:37:20The hospital report
00:37:21clearly says my
00:37:22gastrointestinal discomfort
00:37:23was caused by eating
00:37:24dessert.
00:37:25He even has a
00:37:25hospital report.
00:37:26Could that really be
00:37:27fake?
00:37:27Exactly.
00:37:28The evidence is
00:37:28right in front of us.
00:37:29What else is there to
00:37:30argue about?
00:37:31Just apologize.
00:37:32Then tell me, which
00:37:33dessert did you buy
00:37:34yesterday?
00:37:35What flavor and what
00:37:36size?
00:37:36Mango mousse, original
00:37:38flavor, 70% sugar,
00:37:39plus a box of cheese
00:37:40squares.
00:37:40He even named the
00:37:41item and flavor that
00:37:42clearly.
00:37:43What else can they say
00:37:44now?
00:37:44No more excuses.
00:37:46Compensate them.
00:37:47Apologize and just
00:37:48close the business
00:37:49until you're fit to
00:37:50open.
00:37:51Then tell me, what
00:37:52time did you come to
00:37:52the store to buy the
00:37:53dessert?
00:37:54I came yesterday a
00:37:55little after three in
00:37:55the afternoon.
00:37:56A little after three
00:37:57yesterday afternoon was
00:37:58exactly when the supplier
00:37:59delivered the cream.
00:38:00Mia was busy in the back
00:38:01kitchen and I personally
00:38:02handled orders at the
00:38:03register.
00:38:04I remember every customer
00:38:05who came in during that
00:38:06time.
00:38:07I have never seen you
00:38:08before.
00:38:09You never came into my
00:38:11store.
00:38:11Your business is so
00:38:13busy and you have so
00:38:14many customers every
00:38:15day.
00:38:15It's normal that you
00:38:17don't remember me.
00:38:21Words alone prove
00:38:23nothing.
00:38:23Mia, pull up the
00:38:25store's fair security
00:38:25footage from around
00:38:26three yesterday afternoon
00:38:27right now.
00:38:28Okay, Aubrey.
00:38:32Look at the screen.
00:38:33Every person who came
00:38:34in or out around 3 p.m.
00:38:36yesterday is recorded
00:38:37and he never entered the
00:38:38store.
00:38:42I might have remembered
00:38:44it wrong.
00:38:45That's fine.
00:38:46Your memory can lie, but
00:38:47the mall's common area
00:38:48security footage can't.
00:38:50The security footage shows
00:38:51you did come to this floor
00:38:53and you did buy dessert,
00:38:54but you never entered my
00:38:55store.
00:38:56Tell the truth.
00:38:57Which store did you
00:38:58actually buy it from?
00:39:00I already said I
00:39:01remembered it wrong.
00:39:02I won't bring this up
00:39:03anymore.
00:39:03Isn't that enough?
00:39:04You came here and made
00:39:05inaccurate claims about
00:39:06my store and I have the
00:39:08right to resolve this
00:39:09through proper channels.
00:39:10Tell me who gave you
00:39:11the information and
00:39:12where you actually
00:39:12bought the food and
00:39:14we can settle this
00:39:14calmly.
00:39:15I didn't eat anything
00:39:17from the store.
00:39:18I bought milk tea from
00:39:19Ms. Blake's Star Sip
00:39:19Tea at Riverton
00:39:20Gallery.
00:39:21It made me sick, but
00:39:23Ms. Blake said she
00:39:25said she'd pay me to
00:39:26come here and make
00:39:27trouble.
00:39:28That's outrageous.
00:39:29Star Soap Tea actually
00:39:30tried to frame another
00:39:31store.
00:39:31That is disgusting.
00:39:32Their own product had
00:39:33problems and they still
00:39:34tried to frame someone
00:39:35else.
00:39:35Get this online.
00:39:36Everyone needs to see
00:39:37what Star Soap Tea did.
00:39:39Ryan, how did it go?
00:39:41Don't worry, Ms. Blake.
00:39:42I just saw that her store
00:39:43has turned into total
00:39:44chaos.
00:39:45Once the reporters
00:39:46expose it, Avery's store
00:39:47must be getting destroyed
00:39:48online right now.
00:39:50Good.
00:39:50Let me see how people
00:39:51online are cursing her
00:39:52now.
00:39:53What is it, Ms. Blake?
00:39:55Did they tear Avery
00:39:56apart too hard?
00:39:57Ryan, look carefully!
00:40:01Who are they cursing
00:40:03here?
00:40:07Star Soap Tea made
00:40:09someone sick with their
00:40:09own product and still
00:40:10blamed someone else.
00:40:12Disgusting.
00:40:12Framing a competitor?
00:40:14That is completely
00:40:15shameless.
00:40:16Zero integrity.
00:40:17I'm never going to
00:40:17Star Soap Tea again.
00:40:19Blocked.
00:40:19Damn it.
00:40:20That man actually came
00:40:21forward to clear Avery's
00:40:22name.
00:40:23Now my reputation is
00:40:24completely ruined!
00:40:25Ms. Blake, don't panic.
00:40:27We still have a way to
00:40:28recover.
00:40:28I already expected this
00:40:30might happen, so I
00:40:31prepared a backup plan in
00:40:32advance.
00:40:33What kind of backup plan?
00:40:36Will this method work?
00:40:37It will definitely work.
00:40:38Isn't this how everyone
00:40:39does damage control now?
00:40:40Trust me, there won't be
00:40:41a problem.
00:40:42It might even create
00:40:42reverse publicity for
00:40:43Star Soap Tea.
00:40:44Fine.
00:40:45I'll listen to you.
00:40:48Avery, check this out!
00:40:49Mrs. Blake is already
00:40:50trying to write her
00:40:51reputation online.
00:40:53Pretty quick, huh?
00:40:54This again?
00:40:56Letting a temporary
00:40:56worker take the blame?
00:40:58If apologies worked,
00:40:59why would we need the
00:40:59police?
00:41:00Star Soap Tea is dead to me.
00:41:01Previously framed
00:41:02Avery's desserts and
00:41:03now shifting blame.
00:41:04There's something wrong
00:41:04with her character.
00:41:05Unfollow!
00:41:05You predicted exactly.
00:41:06She really found a
00:41:07scapegoat and claimed it
00:41:07was an individual employee's
00:41:09personal behavior and
00:41:09that the employee has
00:41:10been fired.
00:41:11She's even acting wronged,
00:41:12like she's also a victim.
00:41:13That's hilarious.
00:41:14Does she think everyone
00:41:15on the internet is dumb?
00:41:16People online aren't
00:41:17stupid.
00:41:18Her follower count
00:41:19keeps dropping, and
00:41:20the comments under that
00:41:21video are all scolding
00:41:22her.
00:41:22Ryan Ryan, let's see
00:41:24how you strike back
00:41:25now.
00:41:26Damn it.
00:41:27Why aren't people
00:41:28online buying it anymore?
00:41:29This is completely
00:41:30over now.
00:41:31Mr. Cole, I found out
00:41:33who Avery really is.
00:41:34Stop keeping me in
00:41:35suspense.
00:41:36Say it.
00:41:37Guess what?
00:41:37Avery runs Avery's
00:41:38dessert cake shop.
00:41:39Mason Villar is owned
00:41:40by her mother.
00:41:41Hulse Fitness is run
00:41:42by her husband Liam,
00:41:42and next to her tech club
00:41:43belongs to her younger
00:41:44brother, Ethan.
00:41:45What did you say?
00:41:46The whole family?
00:41:48Are all of them her
00:41:49people?
00:41:54What did you say?
00:41:56The whole family?
00:41:58Are all of them her
00:41:59people?
00:42:00It's absolutely true.
00:42:03I checked Avery's business
00:42:05registrations and public
00:42:06records.
00:42:08The registered owners of
00:42:09those storps are Avery's
00:42:11mother, husband, and
00:42:12younger brother.
00:42:14Damn it!
00:42:15I nearly lost my voice
00:42:17offering them prime
00:42:18terms, and they still
00:42:20walked away.
00:42:21They've been playing me
00:42:22this entire time.
00:42:24This makes things
00:42:25difficult for us now.
00:42:27Difficult?
00:42:28Not at all.
00:42:29This actually works
00:42:31for me.
00:42:32I'll wipe them out
00:42:33all at once and save
00:42:34myself the trouble.
00:42:35We'll bring in more
00:42:37influencer-backed
00:42:38upscale stores like
00:42:39Starsip Tea and turn
00:42:41Riverton Galleria into
00:42:43a high-end mall.
00:42:46We'll completely
00:42:47outclass that dump
00:42:48across the street.
00:42:50Let's see who still
00:42:51goes over there, then.
00:42:53Brilliant.
00:42:54Mr. Cole, that move
00:42:55is brilliant.
00:42:57This is practically a
00:42:58blessing in disguise.
00:43:01Mr. Cole, we have a
00:43:03problem.
00:43:03What are you panicking
00:43:04about?
00:43:05Mrs. Blake's Starsip
00:43:06Tea seems like it's
00:43:08about to move out.
00:43:09Let's go.
00:43:10I want to see what
00:43:11stunt she's pulling
00:43:12now.
00:43:21Mrs. Blake, what are
00:43:23you doing?
00:43:23This is all because I
00:43:25listened to your
00:43:26terrible idea.
00:43:29You told me to push
00:43:31an employee out to
00:43:32take the blame and
00:43:33apologize, and the
00:43:34internet didn't buy it
00:43:35at all.
00:43:37Mrs. Blake, come on.
00:43:39Every business gets
00:43:41hate.
00:43:41You're an influencer.
00:43:43You know bad publicity
00:43:44is still publicity.
00:43:46It's better than being
00:43:47ignored.
00:43:48Fine.
00:43:49What move do I have
00:43:50left?
00:43:51Avery's cakes are
00:43:53basic.
00:43:53If we fly in this
00:43:54beverage master from
00:43:55Europe, our status
00:43:57goes through the roof.
00:43:58Her pathetic little
00:43:59dessert shop won't even
00:44:00be worthy of tying
00:44:01your shoelaces.
00:44:05Fine.
00:44:06I'll listen to you.
00:44:07We'll gamble on this
00:44:08one last move.
00:44:13Ryan, date the store
00:44:14have been packed
00:44:15everyday tea days.
00:44:16I'm our customer flow
00:44:17join you stabilized.
00:44:18You really do have a
00:44:19way.
00:44:19That's because you're
00:44:20willing to spend big,
00:44:21Mrs. Blake.
00:44:22Why don't we hype up
00:44:22this high-end concept
00:44:23and you're set?
00:44:24The postial stops,
00:44:25want to pay, just
00:44:27wait to count the
00:44:27money.
00:44:28Two cups of that
00:44:28fancy milk tea you're
00:44:29giving away for free.
00:44:30Sorry, the giveaway
00:44:31ended at 12 o'clock.
00:44:32From now on, it's
00:44:34regular price.
00:44:35$15 per cup.
00:44:36What?
00:44:36The promotion ended
00:44:38and you're really
00:44:38charging $15 per cup?
00:44:40I only tried it out
00:44:40of curiosity.
00:44:41Now that I've tasted
00:44:42it, a $15 milk tea
00:44:44is nothing special.
00:44:45It tastes awful.
00:44:46Honestly, your $15
00:44:47drink is nowhere near
00:44:48as good as the five
00:44:49cake and coffee set
00:44:49across the street.
00:44:50Who would be stupid
00:44:51enough to pay for this?
00:44:52Exactly.
00:44:53You really dare to
00:44:54charge sky-high prices?
00:44:55If I know it tasted
00:44:56dumb bad, I wouldn't
00:44:57have taken it even
00:44:57for Reef.
00:44:59Ungrateful freeloaders.
00:45:00So once it's not
00:45:01free, they won't pay?
00:45:02They seemed happy
00:45:03enough drinking it
00:45:04before.
00:45:04This might be because
00:45:06customers haven't
00:45:06adjusted to paying
00:45:07yet.
00:45:08It'll get better
00:45:08in a couple of days.
00:45:09What do you mean
00:45:09it'll get better
00:45:10in a couple of days?
00:45:11Look at the store.
00:45:11There isn't even
00:45:12a single person here.
00:45:13I spent so much
00:45:14money hiring a developer
00:45:15and running free
00:45:16promotions and this
00:45:16is what I get?
00:45:18Ms. Carter,
00:45:19most of the customers
00:45:20in the store are gone.
00:45:22Go ahead and deliver it.
00:45:23Understood.
00:45:26Ms. Blake,
00:45:27someone asked me
00:45:28to give this to you.
00:45:35Ryan, explain to me
00:45:36what this retail
00:45:37leasing plan is about.
00:45:42Ms. Blake,
00:45:43why are you so angry?
00:45:44This is just an
00:45:45ordinary mall leasing
00:45:46plan.
00:45:47An ordinary
00:45:48leasing plan?
00:45:49Look at what it says.
00:45:51Star Sip Tea
00:45:51will serve as
00:45:52the high-end
00:45:53representative brand
00:45:54to drive mall
00:45:55leasing and attract
00:45:56upscale customers.
00:45:57Aren't you clearly
00:45:58using me as bait
00:45:59for your leasing campaign?
00:46:01No, Ms. Blake,
00:46:02listen to me.
00:46:03No wonder you didn't
00:46:04give the product developer
00:46:05time to research flavors
00:46:06and kept pushing me
00:46:07to spend big
00:46:07on a high-end strategy.
00:46:09So you were in a hurry
00:46:10to push me out
00:46:11as your experiment.
00:46:13Ryan,
00:46:14you've been using me
00:46:15all along.
00:46:17I was doing this
00:46:18for Star Sip Tea too.
00:46:20Once we bring in
00:46:22high-end brands
00:46:23and raise the mall's level,
00:46:25your Star Sip Tea
00:46:27will be able
00:46:28to keep wealthy customers.
00:46:30Stop selling
00:46:30the empty promises.
00:46:31Look for yourself.
00:46:32These are my real losses.
00:46:33The cost of free promotions,
00:46:35raw materials,
00:46:36labor,
00:46:36and renovations.
00:46:37In less than half a week
00:46:38since opening,
00:46:39I'm down over 220 grand.
00:46:40Are you going to compensate
00:46:41me for these losses?
00:46:42How can you blame me,
00:46:44Ms. Blake?
00:46:45I worked my ass off
00:46:46pulling favors
00:46:47and building connections
00:46:49for you.
00:46:49You can't ask me
00:46:51to cover your losses.
00:46:52That's just the market,
00:46:53and I don't control
00:46:54the market.
00:46:55Who else is going
00:46:56to compensate me?
00:46:57You promised me
00:46:59a franchise.
00:47:00I have evidence
00:47:01that you intentionally
00:47:03cut Avery's power
00:47:04and jacked up her rent.
00:47:07If you don't pay up,
00:47:08I'll expose you.
00:47:10You're the one
00:47:11who begged me
00:47:12for a solution
00:47:12because you were desperate
00:47:13for fast profit
00:47:14and now you're blaming me?
00:47:16If you're expired ingredients
00:47:18and employ a bruce
00:47:20and get out,
00:47:20it's not clear
00:47:22which of us
00:47:22goes down first.
00:47:25Ryan,
00:47:26how dare you threaten me?
00:47:27I'll fight you for this!
00:47:33Ryan,
00:47:33you used me
00:47:34like a cash cow!
00:47:36I won't let you
00:47:37get away with this!
00:47:39If you weren't that dumb,
00:47:40I couldn't have used you.
00:47:48Oh my God,
00:47:49Starsiptee's owner
00:47:49is fighting the mall manager!
00:47:51I've disliked them
00:47:52for a long time.
00:47:53If it weren't for them,
00:47:54Avery's dessert cake shop
00:47:55wouldn't have moved out.
00:47:56Let them tear each other apart.
00:47:58They both deserve it.
00:48:00What?
00:48:05That's for lying to me.
00:48:08You crazy woman!
00:48:10Losing money drives you insane!
00:48:12Wait, let them destroy each other!
00:48:14Avery, your plan was flawless.
00:48:15The second this video
00:48:16goes viral,
00:48:17Starsiptee
00:48:18is going to be
00:48:18completely cancelled
00:48:19and River Gallery
00:48:20will be ruined.
00:48:21We can finally get
00:48:22some peace and quiet.
00:48:23I only handed a knife
00:48:25to two people
00:48:25who were already
00:48:26looking for their own downfall.
00:48:31Ryan!
00:48:32Look at this yourself!
00:48:34You got into a physical fight
00:48:36with Ms. Blake in the lobby
00:48:37and the video
00:48:38is all over the internet!
00:48:39You have completely humiliated
00:48:41Riverton Gallery!
00:48:44Mr. Grant,
00:48:44please let me explain.
00:48:45You promised me
00:48:47kicking Avery out
00:48:48and bringing in Ms. Blake
00:48:50would upgrade this mall.
00:48:51Now Starsiptee
00:48:53is failing.
00:48:54Its reputation
00:48:55is trash.
00:48:56And you're standing here
00:48:57like nothing happened?
00:48:58Mr. Grant,
00:48:59you misunderstood.
00:49:00This was all part
00:49:00of my strategy.
00:49:01Strategy?
00:49:02Go on,
00:49:03tell me what strategy
00:49:04this is.
00:49:04I never liked Ms. Blake
00:49:05in the first place.
00:49:06She was a troublemaker
00:49:07who dragged down
00:49:08the mall's reputation.
00:49:09Now that she's collapsed,
00:49:10we can use this chance
00:49:11to remove that tumor
00:49:11and restart our leasing strategy.
00:49:13I don't care what scheme
00:49:14you claim this is.
00:49:16Bring foot traffic
00:49:17back within one month.
00:49:18If you can't,
00:49:19get out.
00:49:20Mr. Grant,
00:49:20you can count on me.
00:49:21One month,
00:49:22I'll fix it.
00:49:27Mr. Cole,
00:49:28this is the list
00:49:28of tenants
00:49:29for rent increases
00:49:30organized according
00:49:31to your instructions.
00:49:32Riverton Gallery
00:49:33has low foot traffic
00:49:34because the tenants
00:49:35aren't high-end enough.
00:49:36They're all small
00:49:36independent tenants
00:49:37dragging down the level.
00:49:39Good.
00:49:39Go raise the rent
00:49:40one by one
00:49:41according to this list.
00:49:42Mr. Cole,
00:49:42our reputation
00:49:43is bad right now.
00:49:44Tenants are already nervous.
00:49:45If we raise rent,
00:49:45they might all leave.
00:49:47In my mall,
00:49:48I decide whether rent goes up.
00:49:49What I'm doing now
00:49:50is screening,
00:49:51not catering.
00:49:51There is no room
00:49:52for negotiation.
00:49:52All independent tenants
00:49:53get a 30% rent increase.
00:49:54If they don't pay
00:49:55within one week,
00:49:55clear them out.
00:49:56Mr. Grant finds out.
00:49:58I'll handle Mr. Grant.
00:50:00Once I screen out
00:50:00the upscale tenants
00:50:01and the foot traffic
00:50:02comes back,
00:50:02Mr. Grant will only
00:50:03listen to me.
00:50:04You just do as I say.
00:50:05Just wait.
00:50:05I'll soon turn
00:50:06Riverton Gallery
00:50:07into a high-end mall,
00:50:08Avery.
00:50:09When that day comes,
00:50:10Avery,
00:50:10even if your whole family
00:50:11gets on their knees
00:50:12and begs me,
00:50:12I will never let you back.
00:50:17What's taken so long
00:50:18to collect rent?
00:50:19What exactly
00:50:20am I paying you for?
00:50:25Mr. Cole,
00:50:26stop stammering.
00:50:27Spit it out.
00:50:30Mr. Cole,
00:50:31you should see this yourself.
00:50:37Women's clothing store,
00:50:38lease termination request?
00:50:40That lousy shop
00:50:41barely sells anything
00:50:42in a day.
00:50:43Good riddance.
00:50:49Snack shop,
00:50:50lease termination request?
00:50:51The grease smell
00:50:52from that place
00:50:53is awful.
00:50:54I already thought
00:50:54it lowered our standard.
00:50:56Let them leave.
00:50:58Ryan Accessories,
00:50:59Stationery,
00:51:00Beauty Stores,
00:51:01every single one
00:51:03wants out?
00:51:06Mr. Cole,
00:51:08every small tenant
00:51:09filed to leave.
00:51:10None of them
00:51:11will pay the higher rent.
00:51:15Fine.
00:51:16Let them leave.
00:51:18Let all of them leave.
00:51:20I was just thinking
00:51:21it would be troublesome
00:51:22to force them out.
00:51:23Now they're leaving
00:51:24on their own,
00:51:25saving me the effort.
00:51:28I'm going to completely
00:51:29refresh Riverton Galleria
00:51:30and bring in
00:51:31truly high-end tenants.
00:51:36Avery can only fool
00:51:37small-time tenants
00:51:38like them.
00:51:39She dragged them
00:51:39to Aurelia Square
00:51:40and thinks that means victory?
00:51:42Then,
00:51:44what do we do?
00:51:46Just wait and see.
00:51:47Once I turn
00:51:48Riverton Gallery
00:51:49into a high-end mall,
00:51:50those low-end shops
00:51:51at Aurelia Square
00:51:52will go out of business
00:51:53sooner or later.
00:51:55Avery will be left
00:51:56with nothing, too.
00:52:00By the way,
00:52:01what is the research
00:52:02on the high-end brands
00:52:03I asked for?
00:52:05Mr. Cole,
00:52:06don't worry.
00:52:06I've researched everything.
00:52:09There's a premium
00:52:10accessible luxury
00:52:11women's fashion brand,
00:52:12an imported beauty brand,
00:52:14a high-end floral studio,
00:52:16two premium light meal
00:52:17concepts,
00:52:18and one high-end
00:52:19maternity and baby store.
00:52:21Have you contacted
00:52:22all of them?
00:52:23Yes.
00:52:23They all express
00:52:24preliminary interest
00:52:25in cooperation.
00:52:26They just want to do
00:52:27an on-visit first.
00:52:31Excellent.
00:52:32As long as we successfully
00:52:33sign these high-end tenants,
00:52:35we can revive
00:52:37the mall's foot traffic
00:52:38and completely crush
00:52:40Aurelia Square.
00:52:54Mr. Grant,
00:52:55what brings you here?
00:52:57Ryan,
00:52:58you useless idiot.
00:53:00All the small clents
00:53:01ran off,
00:53:01and you didn't bring in
00:53:02a single high-end talent.
00:53:04Is this how you do
00:53:05your job for me?
00:53:06Mr. Grant,
00:53:07I'm working on a solution.
00:53:08You know Avery
00:53:09has already expanded
00:53:10her store?
00:53:10A day cake shop
00:53:12and night bar concept.
00:53:13The business is booming.
00:53:14Aurelia Square's
00:53:15foot traffic is quickly.
00:53:17Mr. Grant,
00:53:18give me a little more time.
00:53:19Three days, Ryan.
00:53:20Tenants and traffic.
00:53:21Fail,
00:53:22and you're finished.
00:53:29Please,
00:53:30all of you,
00:53:30don't go.
00:53:32I was wrong.
00:53:34I shouldn't have
00:53:35raised your rent.
00:53:35I shouldn't have
00:53:36pushed you.
00:53:37Now you know
00:53:38you were wrong?
00:53:39Where was this earlier?
00:53:40Yes,
00:53:41yes,
00:53:41I was confused.
00:53:42I was a bastard.
00:53:43I'll cancel the rent
00:53:44increase immediately.
00:53:45Not only will I stop
00:53:46the increase,
00:53:46I'll cut rent by 50%,
00:53:48and all management
00:53:49fees will be waived.
00:53:50A 50% reduction?
00:53:52Mr. Cole,
00:53:53you change your face
00:53:54faster than people
00:53:55turn pages.
00:53:56I,
00:53:56Ryan Cole,
00:53:57swear to God,
00:53:58if I go back
00:53:59on my word,
00:54:00may lightning strike me.
00:54:01From now on,
00:54:02I'll cooperate
00:54:03with you properly
00:54:04and never make
00:54:05things difficult again.
00:54:07We'll talk it over.
00:54:08Moving shops
00:54:09is a hassle
00:54:10after all.
00:54:11No problem.
00:54:13Take your time
00:54:14discussing it.
00:54:15I'll wait here
00:54:16for your answer.
00:54:17No matter how long
00:54:19it takes,
00:54:20I'll wait.
00:54:31Nessis,
00:54:32you're finally back.
00:54:34How did the discussion go?
00:54:36Have you decided to stay?
00:54:37Mr. Turner,
00:54:39Cole,
00:54:40we discussed it all day.
00:54:41In the end,
00:54:42we decided
00:54:43we won't move
00:54:45after all.
00:54:46Unless
00:54:47you agree
00:54:48to the following conditions.
00:54:50Name them.
00:54:51Whatever the conditions are,
00:54:52I'll agree.
00:54:53The conditions are
00:54:54full rent exlution,
00:54:57full renovation coverage,
00:54:58and an additional
00:55:00$15,000
00:55:01in emotional distress
00:55:03compensation
00:55:03for each store.
00:55:05Free rent is no problem.
00:55:07Full renovation coverage
00:55:08is no problem.
00:55:09Compensation,
00:55:10compensation can be
00:55:11discussed too.
00:55:12Name a number.
00:55:13I'll borrow the money
00:55:13if I have to.
00:55:20Ryan,
00:55:21you really are stupid
00:55:22to the core.
00:55:23We were messing with you.
00:55:25Couldn't you tell?
00:55:27Miss Turner,
00:55:29I'm begging you.
00:55:30I'm on my knees.
00:55:31I'll slap myself
00:55:32if that's what it takes,
00:55:33okay?
00:55:35I'll do anything you want
00:55:36as long as you come back.
00:55:38I'll work like a servant
00:55:39for you.
00:55:40I was wrong.
00:55:41I was really wrong.
00:55:43Ryan,
00:55:43give up.
00:55:44We would rather change careers
00:55:45than stay in Rivertown Galea.
00:55:53Good thing you arranged
00:55:55everything in advance.
00:55:56Otherwise,
00:55:57some tenants
00:55:58might really have been
00:55:59fooled back by.
00:56:00Ryan's sweet talk.
00:56:02This should be
00:56:03Ryan's final ending,
00:56:04right?
00:56:04He's completely collapsed.
00:56:06That's still too easy on him.
00:56:13This is evidence
00:56:15that Ryan misappropriated
00:56:16more funds,
00:56:17falsified leasing accounts,
00:56:18and repelled
00:56:19employee wages.
00:56:20Send it anonymously
00:56:21to Mr. Grant
00:56:22at Riverton Gallery.
00:56:23Make absolutely sure
00:56:24he receives it.
00:56:26Consider it done.
00:56:38What's going on?
00:56:39Police cars
00:56:40just stopped downstairs.
00:56:41Looks like they came
00:56:42from Riverton Gallery
00:56:43across the street.
00:56:44I heard Ryan
00:56:45got arrested.
00:56:46He misappropriated
00:56:47public funds
00:56:48and embezzled
00:56:49a lot of money.
00:56:50That property manager?
00:56:51The one who forced
00:56:52all those tenants out?
00:56:55Serves him right.
00:56:56Someone like that
00:56:57should have been
00:56:57arrested long ago.
00:56:59Avery,
00:57:00this feels so satisfying.
00:57:02This is what happens
00:57:03when someone is ungrateful
00:57:04and burns the bridge
00:57:05after crossing it.
00:57:06Yes,
00:57:07he earned it.
00:57:11what kind of day is this?
00:57:13Why is she here?
00:57:15We're a guest.
00:57:23Mrs. Blake,
00:57:25what brings you here?
00:57:29What are you here for?
00:57:31To support our business?
00:57:32I'm afraid we're not
00:57:33blessed enough
00:57:34to serve such
00:57:35an honored guests.
00:57:36Turn left at the door.
00:57:37Take care.
00:57:38Wait.
00:57:39I know a secret.
00:57:41It has to do
00:57:42with your family.
00:57:45What is it?
00:57:49I need to speak
00:57:50with Avery alone.
00:58:01Go ahead.
00:58:02What secret?
00:58:04Actually,
00:58:05back then,
00:58:06Ryan wasn't so determined
00:58:07to drive you out
00:58:08only because of my kickback.
00:58:10Oh?
00:58:12Because
00:58:14someone paid him
00:58:15a sum of money
00:58:16and ordered him
00:58:16to get you out
00:58:17of Riverville Gallery.
00:58:18Who?
00:58:19I don't know exactly
00:58:21who it was,
00:58:21but I heard him
00:58:22on the phone
00:58:23calling that person
00:58:24Mr. Carter.
00:58:27Are you sure?
00:58:29I'm sure.
00:58:31I heard Ryan say
00:58:32on the phone,
00:58:33Mr. Carter,
00:58:33don't worry.
00:58:35I'll make sure
00:58:35that woman gets out.
00:58:38Why are you
00:58:39only telling me this now?
00:58:41Avery,
00:58:42I know I'm not
00:58:42a good person,
00:58:43but I don't want
00:58:43to take the blame
00:58:43for this.
00:58:44After Ryan got arrested,
00:58:46he pushed all the
00:58:46responsibility onto me
00:58:48and said I was the one
00:58:49who told him
00:58:49to cut your power.
00:58:51Now my sugar dad
00:58:52has against me
00:58:52because of Ryan
00:58:53and I have nothing left.
00:58:56You sued
00:58:56Starsip Cha
00:58:57for damon grad
00:58:58and reputation trites?
00:59:00Could you show mercy
00:59:01in stopping
00:59:01from frozen my account?
00:59:03Dropping the lawsuit
00:59:04is impossible,
00:59:06but if you're willing
00:59:07to testify in court
00:59:08and identify that Ryan
00:59:09was acting
00:59:10under someone's instruction,
00:59:12I can consider
00:59:13a settlement.
00:59:14You...
00:59:15Mrs. Blake,
00:59:16grown-ups answer
00:59:16what they do.
00:59:18Consider it carefully.
00:59:28Mom,
00:59:30has Liam's father
00:59:32returned to Riverville?
00:59:35So you found out
00:59:37after all.
00:59:42So it was your father
00:59:43who ordered Ryan
00:59:44to drive me out?
00:59:46Yes.
00:59:48Why?
00:59:49To him,
00:59:50your shop is a disgrace
00:59:51to the family.
00:59:52He wants you to give it up,
00:59:54stay home,
00:59:55or take a pointless position
00:59:57at his company.
00:59:58Embarrassing?
00:59:59I make money
01:00:00with my own hands.
01:00:02How embarrassing
01:00:03is that?
01:00:05Avery,
01:00:05you know what he's like.
01:00:07He's old-fashioned
01:00:08and extremely controlling.
01:00:14What about you?
01:00:15Did you know this
01:00:16all along?
01:00:19Avery,
01:00:20I'm sorry.
01:00:20I really didn't know
01:00:22he would go this far.
01:00:23Have him come see me tomorrow.
01:00:27Avery.
01:00:28If he doesn't come,
01:00:30we get divorced.
01:00:34So,
01:00:35you're finally willing
01:00:35to see me?
01:00:40Mr. Carter,
01:00:41you've got some good tricks
01:00:42up your sleeve.
01:00:43Women who don't know
01:00:44their place
01:00:44require harsher lessons.
01:00:46I told you,
01:00:47marrying into the Carter family
01:00:49means staying out
01:00:49of the public eye.
01:00:51That pathetic little shop
01:00:52of yours doesn't even
01:00:53make enough in a year
01:00:55to pay for one of my cars.
01:00:57That's why I moved it
01:00:58to Elluria Square.
01:00:59Now,
01:01:00its annual net profit
01:01:01can probably buy
01:01:02ten of your cars.
01:01:05Sharp tongue.
01:01:06You think moving here
01:01:07means you've won?
01:01:08I know the developer
01:01:09of Elluria Square.
01:01:11With one from me,
01:01:12you'll still have to get out.
01:01:13Is that so?
01:01:15Then you may be disappointed.
01:01:20Mr. Carter,
01:01:21I'm not a tenant
01:01:22of Elluria Square now.
01:01:23I'm a shareholder here.
01:01:30Mr. Carter,
01:01:31don't play such low tricks again.
01:01:33Save your cheap tricks
01:01:34for someone else,
01:01:35Miss Mr. Carter.
01:01:36It really lowers your status.
01:01:38Have a nice day
01:01:39and find your own way out.
01:01:43Avery, I'm sorry.
01:01:45I should have gone earlier.
01:01:48You don't need to say more.
01:01:49Liam, I don't blame you.
01:01:54Avery, I knew you were
01:01:55the kindest.
01:01:59We should spend
01:02:00some time apart.
01:02:02You want to divorce me?
01:02:04Not divorce.
01:02:05We need to separate
01:02:06and calm down for a while.
01:02:08You need to think clearly
01:02:10about whether you are
01:02:11Daniel's son
01:02:12or Avery's husband.
01:02:15When you have the answer,
01:02:17come find me.
01:02:19Okay.
01:02:20I'll wait for you.
01:02:39Avery,
01:02:40the turnover of our
01:02:41day cafe and night bar
01:02:42concept store
01:02:43has hit a new high
01:02:44again this month.
01:02:46Good work.
01:02:47Next month,
01:02:48everyone gets a bonus.
01:02:50Thank you, Avery.
01:02:51If we keep this up,
01:02:52we can really consider
01:02:53opening a branch store
01:02:54and piss off those
01:02:55who look down on us.
01:02:56Don't rush to get proud.
01:02:58First,
01:02:59run the store
01:02:59in front of unswell
01:03:00and take good care
01:03:01of every customer.
01:03:02Only when the foundation's solid,
01:03:04it's when the building
01:03:05rises high.
01:03:06I know, Avery.
01:03:07I'm just imagining it
01:03:08a bit early.
01:03:15Liam is here.
01:03:16You guys talk.
01:03:17I'll go clean up
01:03:17the plates first.
01:03:22I made your favorite dish.
01:03:24Avery,
01:03:24I've already quit my job
01:03:26at my dad's company.
01:03:27What about the gym?
01:03:28I've handed over
01:03:29to my apprentice to manage.
01:03:31I've opened
01:03:31a sports goods company
01:03:32without relying on
01:03:33the family resources
01:03:34I started from scratch.
01:03:36You're sure about this?
01:03:38I'm sure.
01:03:39I am Avery's husband.
01:03:41I was before
01:03:41and I will be in the future.
01:03:44Fine.
01:03:44Let me taste
01:03:45what you cooked first.
01:03:46She's mentioned you
01:03:47several times.
01:03:49Okay.
01:03:55Avery,
01:03:56the company has signed
01:03:57two big orders this month.
01:03:58At this rate,
01:03:59we'll be able to
01:04:00recup our investment
01:04:00by the end of the year.
01:04:01Nice.
01:04:03Looks like the effort
01:04:04paid off.
01:04:07Liam,
01:04:08you're off work too.
01:04:09You've worked hard.
01:04:11Come on,
01:04:11let's go home.
01:04:12I'll make you
01:04:13a late night meal.
01:04:14Thank you, Mom.
01:04:21Liam,
01:04:22I hear entrepreneurship
01:04:23is tough.
01:04:25You sure you don't
01:04:26want to join me instead?
01:04:27I'm good.
01:04:28Starting my own company
01:04:29is exhausting,
01:04:30but I have freedom.
01:04:32I like that.
01:04:33All right, ambitious.
01:04:34Then I hope you become
01:04:35a big boss soon
01:04:36and protect me.
01:04:38Life may test the ones
01:04:39who refuse to give up,
01:04:41but it never truly
01:04:42lets them down.
01:04:45I'm a big boss soon
01:04:46I've got to benefit in the country.
01:04:46Thanks,机 Inspirant.
01:04:46I'll be back home soon.
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