After The Vicious Cannon Fodder Was Reborn

Growing up in an orphanage since he was a child, Tao Mu, who had suffered so much, never thought that his life was actually a result of picking up the wrong script.

Eighteen years ago, two ch...

Chapter 215

Zhou Shenxing also knew that Feixun.com had received a ban notice. When the instruction was sent down to Feixun.com's headquarter in written form, all the employees of Feixun.com applauded and the scene was simply explosive.

After all, everyone remembered how that guy named Shen was still determined to do evil, and how he tried to drag their CEO Tao into the water and take the blame in various ways and on various occasions. A good-for-nothing fake second-generation who can't act, start a business, or do anything else, always wants to tie himself up with their boss Tao to get some attention. It's like a caterpillar falling on your body. Now, the motherland strikes with an iron fist, and the optoelectronic father enforces the law. They ban it right away without even giving you a chance to cry out.

Zhou Shenxing also felt particularly relieved. He is a very penny-pinching and vindictive person, but most importantly, he has a strong sense of professional ethics and honor. Shen Yu repeatedly tried to drag Tao Mu into the water and make him take the blame, which also affected the positive image of Feixun.com. This behavior clearly shows that he, Lawyer Zhou, is not taken seriously. This indirectly affected Lawyer Zhou’s feared reputation in the industry. If Zhou Shenxing had not been officially hired as chief legal advisor by Feixun.com, it would have directly affected Lawyer Zhou's income.

For Lawyer Zhou, whose life goal is to make money, this is simply a deep hatred. Therefore, after unilaterally declaring Shen Yu as his mortal enemy, Attorney Zhou began to collect relevant evidence of Shen Yu's defamation of Tao Mu and the huge economic losses caused to Feixun.com.

The lawyer's letter to Shen Yu was suggested and pushed by Zhou Shenxing in the name of Feixun.com's chief legal advisor.

"I asked someone to investigate Shen Yu's financial situation. I found that he actually has no assets in his name. There is less than 100,000 yuan left in his bank account. So, if we only sue Shen Yu, we may not get much compensation. It is not my intention to let Shen Yu go to jail."

After all, Lawyer Zhou only loves money, and apart from money, he has no deep hatred with Shen Yu. Furthermore, considering the reputation and image of Feixun.com, Lawyer Zhou cannot really send anyone to jail. Although Shen Yu's fans often talk like farts. But sending a 19-year-old kid who neither killed anyone nor set any fire to prison, but was just so stupid that he couldn't communicate with others, was not Lawyer Zhou's style.

After all, idiots are not criminals.

"So it would be best if we could let the Shen Group pay for Shen Yu." But the specific operation is a bit troublesome, and Lawyer Zhou still needs to think about it carefully.

"...I've seen a lot of fans in the entertainment industry crowdfunding for stars to hold concerts and pay liquidated damages. It would be great if Shen Yu's fans could also step forward and help Shen Yu raise the compensation." Lawyer Zhou suddenly had an idea, which was quite innovative.

Tao Mu smiled and said, "I'm relieved to leave this matter to you. I'm looking for you for another matter."

Tao Mu was talking about a group of classmates from Beijing Film Academy who wanted to sign an agency contract with Tao Mu Film and Television Company. In fact, Wen Bao mentioned this at a class reunion more than half a year ago. But at that time, no one took it seriously. As Tao Mu successively invested in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" and "Fashion Storm", these two TV series, which are completely different in type, broke the ratings records of their respective time periods after they were broadcast, and even caused widespread impact in society. The most important point is that whether it is the veteran actors who participated in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" or the newcomers who debuted in "Fashion Storm", they all became household names after the TV series was broadcast.

Especially Mr. Zhan Bin, who played the male lead in "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood". Now, everyone from 70-year-old grandfathers and women to 12 or 13-year-old girls regard him as an idol. His national fame is rising rapidly, and his popularity is even higher than that of the most popular idol stars at the moment. A few days ago, the Military Daily and the China Daily mentioned the TV series The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood in their theme columns for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. I believe that this TV series truly reflects the cruel yet passionate history of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression. Teacher Zhan Bin perfectly portrayed the image of an old revolutionary veteran of our party. It breaks away from the stereotype of being great, glorious and perfect, and allows a real, flesh-and-blood anti-Japanese war general to appear in front of all the audiences with a brand new look. It positively affirmed the excellent production quality of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood".

Moreover, the report simply glossed over the Beijing Film Academy students who played minor roles. I believe that these are the excellent students trained by China Film and Television Academy. They should study hard, focus on practice, and put more energy into the work itself. Instead of using all kinds of hype to attract people's attention. Whether actors or celebrities, they must be realistic, let their works speak for themselves, and bring positive guidance to the majority of netizens and audiences.

Although the essence of this part of the quote is to complain that the majority of the people cannot focus on more positive publicity activities, but are instead attracted by those gossips and scandals, this level of thinking is really a bit low. But for the students of Beijing Film Academy, the fact that their performances were cited as positive examples by newspapers such as the Military Daily and the China Daily is something worth celebrating. Even the Beijing Film Academy felt proud of it.

All in all, the students at Beijing Film Academy have witnessed Tao Mu's ability in film and television production. Not only can it produce high-quality TV dramas, but it can also take ratings into consideration. Most importantly, while taking ratings into consideration, it can also make actors popular and create stars. It may even receive official recognition.

Considering that Tao Mu's film and television company is backed by Feixun.com and Xiaoheng Capital, and has very strong publicity channels and capital strength, the students of Beijing Film Academy can't think of any other film and television company or artist company in the industry that can compare with Tao Mu's film and television company.

So what was previously just a topic for casual chat at the dinner table is now worthy of serious consideration. It's just that those classmates are not very familiar with Tao Mu. They have rejected Tao Mu silently before, and now they are too embarrassed to take the initiative to bring it up. He had to secretly find three roommates who were on good terms with Tao Mu, hoping that they would help him speak.

Wen Bao had long planned to sign with Tao Mu's company. He himself admired Tao Mu's acting skills, and he had a clear plan for himself. He just wanted to be an actor, not a star. So after playing a supporting role in the crew of "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", Wen Bao made up his mind and signed the agency contract directly. This decision was also recognized and approved by the entire Wen family. After all, with the relationship between the Wen family and Mr. Song, they felt more at ease when Wen Bao signed with Tao Mu's film and television company.

Similar to Wen Bao’s idea, Du Kang also signed the contract directly. Du Kang's personality determines that he is not the kind of person who has a particularly strong career plan. I am the type who takes things one step at a time and muddles through. Otherwise, in his previous life, he wouldn't have developed from an actor to a comedian and finally became a behind-the-scenes director. However, with Tao Mu watching him in this life, Du Kang's star path will obviously be smoother than in his previous life.

Compared with these two roommates, Chu Suian originally had other arrangements. However, seeing that the three roommates in his dormitory were working in the same film and television company, he didn't want to bother anymore. Chu Suian had a good idea. Anyway, with Tao Mu's capital and connections, even if the company didn't shoot the drama, Tao Mu could introduce them to other crews. And he can rest assured that he is signed with Tao Mu's company. At least nothing bad will happen. Even if they didn't want to attend the wine and dinner party, they didn't have to go as Tao Mu was there to block them.

Chu Suian is rather reserved in front of his friends, and actually he is very introverted when he is outside. He really hated the social atmosphere where all kinds of strangers got together to flatter each other. Now he is signed to Tao Mu's film and television company. He is familiar with everyone from the boss to the colleagues, and the working atmosphere is very comfortable. I probably won’t be like in my previous life, where I ended up suffering from social phobia.

As for the other students' ideas, the three roommates also called Tao Mu to tell them. Tao Mu was busy with other things before and didn't think about it. This time, Tao Mu remembered it because Luo Xi mentioned the celebration party for "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood". So he called Lawyer Zhou to ask about the agency contract. Since their closeness and potential were different, Tao Mu obviously couldn't sign the same contract he signed to Wen Bao and the other two to other students.

On this point, Tao Mu could distinguish between insiders and outsiders. So sometimes even his father Xiao Qi laughed at Tao Mu for being particularly unsuitable for company management and being too nepotistic. All those who believe in it are our own family members. In this situation, it is actually very difficult for newcomers to stand out. It is also suggested that Tao Mu could adopt a professional manager system.

Tao Mu also knew that he had this problem, but he was used to being betrayed in his previous life. No matter how good a company system is, it still needs people to manage it. Tao Mu doesn't want to work hard outside and be tripped up by someone in the backyard. So he would rather hand over the company to his own people than to outsiders he does not trust.

Fortunately, the relatives that Tao Mu can trust are the kind that are worth ten people. Even Zhou Shenxing, who seemed unreliable, previously specialized in economic law, corporate law, and commercial litigation. After joining Feixun.com, he promptly conquered the area of ​​brokerage contracts. Not only can he earn more, but he can also be more valued by Tao Mu.

Zhou Shenxing originally thought that Tao Mu called him to talk about Shen Yu's affairs, but Tao Mu didn't mention it at all and talked about a lot of agency contracts.

After hanging up the phone, the stingy lawyer Zhou couldn't help but sigh that Mr. Tao was worthy of being Mr. Tao. No wonder he could create such a big business at the age of 19. Look how broad-minded people are. They don't even take those jumping little fleas and caterpillars seriously. Unlike him, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't retaliate after suffering a loss.

Here, Lawyer Zhou was sighing on his own and went to get another large plate of crayfish.

The next morning, Tao Mu went to see Mr. Luo with a basket of flowers and fruits.

Mr. Luo had just finished surgery. Although he was lying on the hospital bed, he looked very strong. He also speaks with great energy. He took Tao Mu's hand and praised him, saying that the TV series "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" was so good.

"It's just that two episodes a day is too slow. It makes me feel like a cat is scratching me, and I can't sleep at night. I heard from Luo Xi that you have the whole series, can you give me a copy?"

Tao Mu said: "There is no problem with this."

Mr. Luo didn't need Tao Mu's instructions and said directly: "Don't worry. I'll watch it for myself. I will never leak the resources of the TV series. Those old guys also remember that they are worried. I want to contact you but can't..."

Tao Mu didn't know who those old guys were, so he heard Luo ask, "By the way, can you make a military film? Not something like "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood", but something more advanced, a TV series about special forces?"

Tao Mu: “?”

Grandpa Luo looked at Tao Mu's confused look, and said with a smile: "I won't keep you in suspense. They are all my old comrades. The conscription period has just ended. The quality of the soldiers is not so satisfactory. In fact, the effect of conscription has not been very good in the past two years. Young people nowadays don't want to be soldiers and like to go to college. In fact, we also like to have college students as soldiers. But few college students want to be soldiers!"

Mr. Luo came from the military, and even after he retired, he still kept in touch with his former comrades. This time, Mr. Luo fell ill and was hospitalized, and all his old comrades came to see him. The issue of conscription came up during the chat. One of the old comrades mentioned that the drama "The Great Wall of Flesh and Blood" was very well filmed and made people feel particularly empathetic. I wish I could go back to that era again and fight bloody battles for my country.

Luo Xi, who was sitting nearby peeling apples for the uncles, casually interjected and suggested that Tao Mu make another special forces movie, one that was more passionate, youthful, and exciting, so that those college students would want to join the army after watching it.

When Mr. Luo's old comrades heard this, they thought it did make some sense. It's just that they are not familiar with Tao Mu, and they don't quite understand to what extent Tao Mu can do. So I asked Mr. Luo to give it a try. If Tao Mu also has this intention, he can contact the publicity department.

Tao Mu really didn't expect that visiting Mr. Luo for his illness would lead to a mission to produce a military recruitment propaganda play. But this is indeed a good opportunity. But some things need to be said in advance.

"It's my honor that you trust me and give me such an important task. But I'm still a student. Even if I really want to shoot, I have to wait until the winter vacation. And the script is also a problem."

Mr. Luo nodded: "I understand all of this. I'm just telling you. If you're interested, you can contact me. Just prepare first. Anyway, the conscription period has just passed this year, and there's still a long way to go until next year!"