Chapter 552
There's not enough room for all these people!
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"When we arrive, Sister Bingbing, could you please help Sister Liying and Sister Jiangxin get back to rest?"
The car came to a smooth stop in the hotel parking lot. Gu Qing opened the car door and said apologetically, "I need to communicate with the team to handle the rest of the matter."
"Little brother, we're with you!"
Sister Zhao and Jiang Xin were not willing to accept this; their voices were full of anxiety.
Little Zhao grabbed Gu Qing's sleeve, her knuckles turning white.
Jiang Xin grabbed onto the car door, saying, "With something this serious happening, how can we possibly rest!"
One of them grabbed Gu Qing's sleeve, and the other clung to the car door, refusing to let go, unwilling to let Gu Qing face the situation alone.
"Alright, you two brats, stop making things worse!"
Li Binbin rolled her eyes in annoyance, her cold and elegant face showing a hint of frustration.
She really couldn't understand how Gu Qing could have such terrible taste—he didn't want the warm embrace of a rich older sister, but instead preferred these two idiots.
She stepped forward, forcefully grabbed one of their hands, and swiftly pulled them out of the car.
"Sister Bingbing—"
"Hey, let me go!"
"Shut up! Go back to sleep!"
When the protests were ignored, Lin Binbin dragged the two men out of the car.
Gu Qingchao waved to them and smiled, "It's really nothing, go back and get some rest."
But the more he said that,
This only added to the torment for Sister Zhao and her brother.
Entering the elevator,
Sister Zhao could no longer hold back, and tears streamed down her face.
Jiang Xin quickly hugged him.
Li Binbin ignored it, deep in thought.
Although she also had concerns about Gu Qing, his mention of "capital" made her breathe a sigh of relief.
Considering Gu Qing's meteoric rise to fame since her debut,
A subtle feeling welled up inside her—
Who exactly is this "capital"?
A distinguished family background? A powerful company? Or perhaps someone's little princess? Or maybe...
Having worked in the upper echelons of the entertainment industry, Li Binbin is all too aware of just how important it is for an artist to have "someone" behind them.
Sometimes, when an artist suddenly becomes a sensation or soars to fame after a long period of obscurity, out of a hundred examples, only one is truly due to the quality of the drama they starred in.
Such an example might only appear once every few years.
The remaining ninety-nine are all because they have powerful backers.
Once an artist who is frequently seen on screen disappears, it's not because fans are surprised that "he's not popular anymore" or "his dramas have flopped too many times."
Rather, it's because the financial backers behind them have "gotten tired of it" or "gone crazy," leading to a downgrade in resources.
In the entertainment industry,
"Beauty" is where it can truly be monetized, and it can often transcend class barriers, though only the person experiencing it knows the hardships behind it.
"A company? My brother is working independently now... Could it be due to family connections?"
Li Binbin frowned, his eyes deep, and he took a soft breath, his fingers unconsciously touching the ring on his fingertip.
This was a gift from Gu Qing to her at the last Bulgari dinner.
"That shouldn't be the case. My brother said he spent six years in South Korea and couldn't even afford food. After returning to China, he joined a small company and suffered so much injustice... It doesn't seem like he has any powerful connections..."
That means... someone is there.
Li Binbin's expression became complicated, showing sympathy, heartache, relief, and a touch of frustration.
How awful must that person be? How could my brother tolerate those two wretched girls, Zhao Xiaodao and Jiang Xin?
Li Binbin kept making up stories and accusations in his mind.
And on the other side,
Gu Qing was unaware that Li Binbin was making all sorts of wild guesses about her, tragically conjuring up a melodramatic scene about the "language of steel wool."
He certainly has people behind him, and not just "one person".
Gu Qing called Zhao Ya from the car, briefly explaining what had happened, and asked her to bring her driver over.
Less than five minutes later, Zhao Ya rushed out of the elevator with her driver and assistant.
She was running so fast that her high heels slipped on the smooth marble floor, and she almost fell. Her assistant screamed in fright from behind.
But she didn't care at all. She staggered to steady herself and anxiously looked around.
When she saw Gu Qing get out of the car and wave, she was so scared that she almost cried. She rushed over and kept touching him, afraid that he would get hurt.
"Boss, are you alright?"
Zhao Ya's voice trembled as she carefully touched Gu Qing's arm with her fingers, then checked his shoulder, examining it from all angles. "Did they bully you?!"
Seeing the food stains and grease on Gu Qing's collar, Zhao Ya's face first turned pale, then flushed with anger, her voice trembling with sobs: "They...they...I'm going to expose them! I'm going to find reporters to expose them! Do they think they can bully people just because they have power?!"
Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears were welling up in them.
Zhao Ya has been with Gu Qing since his debut, watching him grow from an unknown to where he is today. Rather than a manager, she is more like family.
It's a mix of pride and heartache watching him grow step by step.
"Sister Xiaoya, shush--keep your voice down."
Gu Qing gently patted her shoulder. "Let's talk about it in the car. It's not what you think."
Thinking of the pitiful state of Feng Kuzi after he punched him several times, and seeing Zhao Ya's angry look that she thought he had been bullied, he really couldn't hold back anymore—this misunderstanding was too big.
"Boss, you've been bullied like this, how can you still laugh?!"
Zhao Ya was both angry and anxious, and tears finally fell.
"I wasn't bullied. I'll tell you after I get on the bus."
Gu Qing was quite helpless.
The group boarded the car, and the moment the door closed, the well-insulated cabin completely shut out the noise from the outside world.
Gu Qing then recounted the general course of events.
In just a few minutes, Zhao Ya's expression went through a rollercoaster of emotions—shock, anger, worry, fear, anxiety... changing several times.
"Boss, we should call the police right now!"
She was extremely anxious, speaking rapidly as her fingers swiped across her phone screen, "Find Liying and Teacher Jiang Xin as witnesses, and then contact the media to gain the upper hand in public opinion!"
Otherwise, if Feng Xiaogang tries to distort the truth, he has Huayi Brothers backing him, and after so many years in the industry, he has excellent relationships with the media! The longer we delay, the more we'll suffer!
As her agent, Zhao Ya's first reaction to Gu Qing's actions was anger and fear.
What angered Gu Qing was that she stepped forward – her own boss was, of course, the best in the world.
Instead, he couldn't help but feel resentful, thinking that Jiang Xin and Sister Zhao had screwed over their boss and caused him a lot of trouble.
This is a beating of Feng Xiaogang, a well-known figure in the industry!
Although there was a reason for it, he is a famous director with a large company behind him.
If any superstar dared to do that, their acting career would probably be over.
In those years, many once-popular artists, after offending the capital, never appeared on screen again.
"Sister Xiaoya, call Wei Ge first," Gu Qing reminded her.
"Yes, yes, yes! Let Xu Wei do some preliminary public relations first!"
Zhao Ya hurriedly grabbed her phone and made a video call.
When Xu Wei answered the phone, he practically screamed out the whole story, speaking at a machine-gun-like pace, words flying out in rapid succession.
After hearing this, Xu Wei was stunned for a few seconds, and almost dropped his phone.
He then suddenly turned pale and jumped up from the chair, the chair legs scraping loudly on the floor.
"Boss! Can we go to that restaurant now and check the security footage?!" His voice was trembling.
Xu Wei took a deep breath and spoke rapidly, "We'll tweet right now—no, we'll record a video! Don't even take your clothes off! The dirtier the better. Say that while you were away, Feng Kuzi forced Teacher Liying and Jiang Xin to dance in public under duress."
You return to the restaurant, witness this scene, and lose control, hitting him.
He proactively admitted his mistake to his fans and netizens, emphasizing that hitting someone was wrong, but then he stressed again—protect your family, and you won't regret it, even if it happens again.
He paused, then continued, his voice growing increasingly deep: "Boss, I need to apply for another large sum of money to contact bloggers and buy news about Feng Xiaogang's 'yin-yang contracts'."
If you can't buy a blog, then contact A Dou; you absolutely need to have a platform to voice your opinions!
If Huayi dares to go on stage, then bring them all along! Let the fans report them, complain about them, and storm them up!
Xu Wei, usually so refined, now had a somewhat ferocious expression behind his gold-rimmed glasses, with veins bulging on his forehead: "If we don't scare them off all at once, the more we go on, the more obstacles they'll throw at us!"
"At worst, we'll flip the table and all be finished. Let's see who gets scared first!"
"Brother Wei, Sister Xiaoya, can I ask you a question?"
After listening to the suggestions from those around her, Gu Qing chuckled, unlike their tense and anxious expressions as if facing imminent disaster. "Flip the table? Have you ever seen the dominant side flip the table?"
He shook his head, his tone flat.
"Huayi? Feng Xiaogang? Aren't you overestimating them now?"
Zhao Ya blinked blankly, while Xu Wei froze, his brows furrowed, lost in thought.
Gu Qing could understand their terrified reaction.
after all,
In its early years, Huayi Brothers was the leading company in mainland China, and Feng Xiaogang was the most successful director. Their collaboration was incredibly successful, inevitably leaving a deep impression of Huayi Brothers as the "leading company" among industry professionals.
Those years,
Films produced by Huayi Brothers almost monopolized half of the theater screenings, and Feng Xiaogang's name was a guarantee of box office success.
This is a limitation of their thinking; it's not their fault.
"Brother Viagra, now is the era of internet traffic, and also the era of web dramas."
Gu Qing softly reminded him, her gaze calmly fixed on Xu Wei on the screen, "Do we need to get involved ourselves?"
Upon hearing this,
Xu Wei's pupils contracted, and he suddenly looked up.
"Sister Xiaoya, next you should personally call each of the brands I endorse and notify them one by one."
Gu Qing spoke in a clear and gentle tone, her voice not loud, but each word clear, “Tell them the whole story, don’t embellish it, just tell them what it is.”
If they ask if you need the company's PR team to help, insist that you don't and that you plan to contact the media the next day to make it public.
Then, with a smile, I asked again—"Acting bravely and righteously shouldn't damage one's image, right?"
"If your company thinks it's fair, you can terminate the contract without compensation, and you won't have to pay any further endorsement fees."
"..."
Zhao Ya listened in a daze, her mouth opening and closing repeatedly, her brain racing, but she couldn't keep up with Gu Qing's train of thought.
Gu Qing then looked at Xu Wei: "Brother Wei, go and contact the three major TV stations: Dongfang TV, Moon TV, Tencent, iQiyi, and Taozi. Tell their purchasing departments, as well as the investors of each drama, what happened."
And make it clear in advance that you are not sure if your boss's image will be damaged because of this, but you will definitely make this public.
Tell them to prepare for the TV series or variety show to be taken down. Don't worry about the losses; our boss will personally compensate them.
Xu Wei's gold-rimmed glasses were askew, and he seemed a little absent-minded. He subconsciously asked, "Boss, what about Huang Guotai?"
"I will personally inform Teacher He about Huang Guo and ask him to communicate with the higher-ups."
Gu Qing smiled slightly and looked down at the phone with a crack on the screen—it must have been accidentally broken when she gave it to Sister Zhao.
He gently stroked the crack, then suddenly remembered something and added with a smile, "By the way, Sister Xiaoya, after you finish doing all this, make a call to Huayi."
I told them with a hint of apology that I would be taking legal action against Director Feng, which might affect the release of their new film. I personally felt very guilty and apologized.
"After you've finished discussing these things, ask them for Director Feng's agent's contact information. If they ask why, change your tone and say in a very cold manner—"
Our boss is a bit childish and in a bad mood. He plans to have Director Feng personally go to the hotel to apologize to him before the Bazaar show starts tonight, otherwise he'll expose his dual-contract issue again.
Gu Qing's voice was so soft it was almost a whisper: "It's that simple. Then just hang up and don't answer any more calls, understand?"
Zhao Ya suddenly realized what was happening and nodded quickly, "Boss! I...I understand! I'll go make the call right now!"
"There are still about five hours until the dinner at 9:40, Viagra, is that enough time?"
Gu Qing looked at the time displayed on her phone screen and asked.
"enough!"
Xu Wei nodded vigorously, but couldn't help but smile bitterly. He pushed up his crooked glasses and said, "Boss, why don't you deduct some of my salary? I feel a little guilty taking so much money."
When Gu Qing offered the first solution—to have Zhao Ya notify the major brand ambassadors—Xu Wei immediately realized the truth.
When Gu Qing asked him to contact the major TV stations and the three major film studios, he was completely convinced and speechless.
Traffic... Web series...
Yes, what era are we living in now? It's the era of the three major manufacturers entering the market!
Huayi Company's peak market value was between 800 and 900 billion yuan in 2015.
What is the market capitalization of the companies behind the three major manufacturers?
Trillions!
Almost all of them start with a trillion!
The Tencent ecosystem is worth nearly four trillion yuan, the Alibaba ecosystem is worth two trillion yuan, and the Baidu ecosystem is worth over 500 billion yuan.
At its peak, Huayi was nothing compared to these three leading internet companies; even a paramecium would be considered an exaggeration!
Not to mention,
At the end of 2017, after experiencing real estate scandals, dual contracts, and the departure of its artists, Huayi Brothers' stock price plummeted to just over 300 billion yuan and is still declining at a rapid pace.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have had to withdraw their investment in "Duckweed" due to funding issues.
Those shareholders who were once riding high are now in a terrible mess.
It can be said,
The last film this year hoping to recoup its costs is Feng Xiaogang's "Youth".
Gu Qing's phone call to Hua Yi was nothing short of a psychological attack.
By exposing Feng Xiaogang's dual contracts, is Huayi Brothers truly clean?
In those years, how many dual contracts and shady deals were exposed? Once they were unearthed, the entire company would tremble.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Wei clicked his tongue, feeling a bit of a soreness, and muttered to himself, "They even made Feng Kuzi come over in person to apologize?"
Where does my own boss get the confidence to say he's short-tempered and impulsive?
Xu Wei felt wronged.
After arranging all the work, Gu Qing asked Zhao Ya and her group to leave first, giving herself some space.
"You guys go ahead and do your work, I have something to take care of," he said.
Zhao Ya hesitated for a moment, then got out of the car with her assistant.
Before leaving, she glanced back and saw Gu Qing leaning back in his chair with his eyes closed, seemingly lost in thought.
The car door closed, leaving him alone inside.
Gu Qing opened her eyes.
He's about to... make a phone call!
Gu Qing took out a mirror and looked at himself in the mirror—handsome, bright, and a sunny young man.
That face, anyone who sees it will praise it as "clean," like a pure and flawless white cloud, like the sky after the rain.
Immediately—
Gu Qing took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment, and then decided to suppress her shame.
His eyebrows were slightly curved, his handsome features drooped, his lips turned down, he looked dejected, and his eyes were a little red.
The stained collar was casually pulled up, revealing just the right amount of faint red marks on the neck, from when it had been pulled earlier.
Playing the victim?
Anyone can do that!
Gu Qing put down the mirror, unable to bear looking at her own scheming self, and used all the skills she had once been required to learn.
What should I do if I'm bullied by strangers?
Of course, he would go back to his hometown and cry to his elders, seeking protection for his life.
To know,
Standing before you is: Anhui Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Ambassador, Anhui Provincial Tourism Image Ambassador, Anhui Provincial APP Taxpayer Ambassador, Anhui Provincial Communist Youth League Member Image Ambassador, Anhui Provincial Charity Ambassador, and one of Anhui Province's Top Ten Outstanding Youths...
Comrade Gu Qingxiao has donated money, generated revenue, shed blood, and shed tears for his hometown folks!
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...(End of this chapter)