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"Oh right, about Brother Hudong, how is your investigation going?"
Choi Joon-hyuk looked at Xu Zhixuan with a strange expression and said, "This is easy to investigate. I sent someone to the tax office to ask. It is as you said, Jiang Hudong did evade taxes. But I am curious, where did you find out about this?"
When Xu Zhixuan asked him to investigate Jiang Hudong's tax issues, Choi Joon-hyuk didn't think much of it at first, but after the investigation, he felt that there was a problem. But it was none of his business, as long as he completed the task Xu Zhixuan gave him. He was curious about how Xu Zhixuan knew about it in advance. Could it be that Jiang Hudong told Xu Zhixuan about it, or …
Xu Zhixuan didn't know that Choi Joon-hyuk was thinking so much. He just suddenly remembered that it had been 11 years. In this year, in his memory, there were a few people in the variety shows that he followed in the Korean entertainment industry. For example, the famous Jiang Hudong evading taxes scandal! Those who paid attention to Jiang Hudong probably knew that in May, when South Korea's National Tax Office was investigating Jiang Hudong's comprehensive income tax, they found that he was suspected of tax evasion. Not long ago, they confirmed that Jiang Hudong had paid hundreds of millions of won in taxes and issued a tax collection notice to him.
It could be said that not long after the tax evasion scandal was exposed, Jiang Hudong instantly became the target of everyone's hate. Even though he had already responded through his management company, saying that they didn't intentionally evade taxes, but that the relevant staff members had omitted some income or overestimated the relevant expenses when filing the tax returns, he still paid the taxes in time according to the requirements of the tax office.
But the incident didn't end there. Then there were rumors about Jiang Hudong's involvement in the underworld and land investments in his early years. Finally, on September 9th at 6 pm, Jiang Hudong held an emergency press conference at the Seoul Garden Hotel in Mapo District, Seoul. At the press conference, he announced with tears in his eyes, "I, Jiang Hudong, will temporarily retire from the entertainment industry." He got off from all the variety shows he hosted and lived in seclusion.
At that time, many people who liked his show were heartbroken. Even after his comeback, his status was no longer on par with Yoo Jae-seok's. The whole of Korea was almost ruled by Yoo Jae-seok, and Jiang Hudong could only start over. Even though he still had many supporters, the quality of his show was obviously lower than before.
To Xu Zhixuan, Jiang Hudong could be said to be a mentor and helpful friend. He took care of Xu Zhixuan like a big brother. If it weren't for Jiang Hudong's help, he wouldn't have met Yoo Jae-seok and Jin Jidong, and he wouldn't have been able to participate in RM so smoothly. One must know that Xu Zhixuan back then was not famous, and he wasn't even the best actor. It was easy to imagine how difficult it was for him to participate in Yoo Jae-seok's show. So when Xu Zhixuan remembered this, he took it to heart. He didn't want Jiang Hudong to go through this again.
According to the rumors in his previous life, this tax evasion scandal might have been orchestrated by Jiang Hudong's management company. They might have even misappropriated the taxes he paid. It seemed that Jiang Hudong didn't intend to continue signing with the company, which was why the scandal got worse and worse. His management company didn't do anything and was indifferent to it, which was why Jiang Hudong was forced to retire.
"Is there any problem? When I talked to Brother Hudong last time, he seemed to have noticed that there was a problem, so he asked me to look into it!" As for the truth, Xu Zhixuan definitely couldn't tell Choi Joon-hyuk the truth. Moreover, the other party didn't know Jiang Hudong. So even if Xu Zhixuan used Jiang Hudong as an excuse, Choi Joon-hyuk could only believe it. However, it was true. Xu Zhixuan's words made Choi Joon-hyuk's curiosity disappear.
"Oh!" Choi Joon-hyuk nodded and replied, "Yes, there is indeed a problem. His tax situation is a little light. I've asked someone to investigate. In the past few years, Jiang Hudong has paid less than 700 million won in taxes. What we can be sure of is that there is a deliberate tax evasion."
"Okay, I got it. Don't let this matter be exposed. I'll handle it. I'll leave Hengtai's matter to you!" Xu Zhixuan understood. He couldn't take the initiative to intervene in this matter. He could only return to China after filming the show and have a talk with Jiang Hudong. Even if he had to expose some of his strength, he had to help him solve this crisis. Jiang Hudong was worthy of Xu Zhixuan's sacrifice.
After giving his instructions, Xu Zhixuan turned off the video and began to surf the Internet. He was still thinking about how to tell Jiang Hudong about this matter when he returned to China. He couldn't possibly say, "Brother, I've been reborn. I know that in two months, you will be investigated by the tax office. Then, you will be forced to give up all your shows and retire temporarily."
Not to mention whether Jiang Hudong would believe it or not, even if Jiang Hudong believed it, Xu Zhixuan couldn't say it out loud. The matter of his rebirth should be kept to himself. This secret was destined to be taken to the grave. Therefore, to remind Jiang Hudong to pay attention to the tax issue, he had to mention it casually and tactfully. Jiang Hudong wouldn't refuse.
After the break, everyone walked out of the hotel and stood in front of an RV. The PD shouted in high spirits, "Members of Bing Wan Clan, have you rested well?" During the break, the production team could be considered to have relieved their tiredness. Now, everyone was very energetic.
"Yeah, we've rested well!" Everyone was full of vitality and said in unison.
"From today onwards, a new adventure will begin." Although everyone already knew where the next survival place was on the plane, they still felt lucky in their hearts. Unfortunately, they were just deceiving themselves.
"Haha!" Pu Baoying's face was already tight. She was afraid of the insects in the jungle. She really didn't know how to survive the next few days.
"Thank you for being so happy!" No one knew whether it was on purpose or the other party really didn't know what Pu Baoying's smile meant. When he said such a sentence, everyone was a little speechless and laughed. Then, they instantly became expressionless again.
The PD laughed a little awkwardly. He knew that he had misunderstood, so he didn't say anything more. He introduced, "Today, we will start the adventure in the south island. The survival place will be in the forest area on the west side of the south island. There is a mountain extending from north to south on the south island. Only by crossing the mountain range can you go to the west. As we all know, in the south island, there are lakes, mountains, plains, snow, trees, rivers, people, cattle, sheep, and so on!"
"Yeah, I know!"
After listening to the introduction, the patriarch, Jin Bingwan, who had already understood, said, "This time, we have to come out safely like before. Until the end, when we arrive at Incheon Airport, we have to keep safety in mind at all times."
Everything was for safety. It was indeed good. After all, after Xu Zhixuan was injured, Jin Bingwan, as the patriarch, raised the level of safety at this moment. He even made the decision that he would do the dangerous things himself and leave the easy things to the members.
Sitting in the RV, everyone started to set off. Along the way, with laughter and the beautiful scenery outside the car window, everyone was in a very good mood, sweeping away the boredom of the previous cave life.
After driving for a few hours, everyone was a little bored. They happened to pass by a river formed by melting snow. Everyone happily stopped the car and walked to the river to play. It was a way to vent the depression of sitting in the car for a long time during the journey.
Xu Zhixuan silently took out a few water bottles from the RV. Because of the experience of fetching water last time, Xu Zhixuan felt that it was necessary to prepare more water. What was more, the water was formed by melting snow on the mountain, which could be said to be a special water source.
After playing around, everyone continued on the road, crossing a wide and open valley. In an instant, the picturesque Lake Dianau appeared in front of them. Finally, after passing through the Arthur Passage, it took half a day. Early the next morning, the RV stopped in an open place.
Everyone got out of the car one by one. Seeing helicopters in front of them, Pu Baoying asked curiously, "Are these prepared for us?"
"It should be. This time, we won't have to take a helicopter, right?" Although Xu Zhixuan knew a little, he really didn't know much about survival. It seemed that the place that required helicopters should be deep in the mountains.
"Yes, now please get on the helicopter. Look over there, there are a lot of snowy mountains, right?" The PD said as he pointed to the snowy mountains surrounded by white fog in the distance.
"Yeah!" Everyone looked in the direction of the PD's finger and saw a few snowy mountains sitting in the distance.
"Somewhere in there is a happy place that we have carefully prepared for everyone!"
"Happy? My ass!" Everyone cursed in their hearts at the production team's bad taste. It would be good if it was happy. They could only secretly pray that the environment would be better.
"Because it is very difficult to travel by land, we have prepared helicopters for everyone!"
"Okay, then everyone, let's go!" Jin Bingwan took the lead and walked to the helicopter. Everyone followed without delay. The earlier they arrived, the earlier they could set up camp. After all, there were no caves in the jungle to provide shelter for them.
After arriving at the survival place, Xu Zhixuan carefully observed the environment below from the air. However, there was water in the forest, so there should be no shortage of food. For him, no matter how bad the environment was, could it be worse than the survival training of the army? For him, the most important thing was to eat.
After getting off the helicopter, everyone put down their luggage and consciously began to patrol the surroundings. Xu Zhixuan didn't need to explain it to Jin Bingwan. Everyone already knew.
Pu Baoying was still Xu Zhixuan's little tail, following closely behind him. Because the place they were going was the place where Xu Zhixuan saw the water from the air, while the others were walking towards the forest. The obvious difference made Pu Baoying, who was afraid of insects, wisely make a choice.
After observing the terrain, Xu Zhixuan found a place to build a shelter. Because he didn't observe carefully for a long time, he neglected an important enemy, which later caused a bad impact on everyone.
"This is a good place to build a shelter. Let's go back and tell them the news. Let's try to finish building the shelter before dark." Xu Zhixuan looked around. Close to the water, far away from the forest, it was more in line with Xu Zhixuan's expectations.
Pu Baoying didn't know anything anyway. As long as Xu Zhixuan said it, she agreed. She also knew the importance of a shelter. She had heard Xu Zhixuan explain it before.
"Well, let's go. Call the puppets and build the shelter!"
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