Chapter 178 Planning

In a secret meeting room at Xinlang Company, the atmosphere was tense and solemn. The room was empty except for a few simple wooden tables and chairs, which made it look extremely simple.

The entire conference room is soundproofed and anti-eavesdropping, ensuring the privacy and security of conversations. It is very suitable for discussing secrets that cannot be known to outsiders.

"The plan didn't work. Tengda handled it very decisively!" Director Zhang said in a low voice the result of last night's action.

Cao Guowei had a blank expression on his face, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the table, and his deep eyes made it impossible to tell what he was really thinking.

COO Du Hong sighed with regret, "What a pity, this is a rare opportunity. I wanted to take advantage of the 'photo' to catch Tengda off guard, but I didn't expect them to control the situation so quickly."

Cao Guowei gradually frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "Besides us, who else made a move yesterday?"

Too much is as bad as too little. Last night, multiple forces took action at the same time, which seemed to be a strong force, but it backfired and made Tengda Group quickly realize the problem.

Director Zhang replied: "NetEase and Sohu are just adding fuel to the fire and playing supporting roles. The other main force is Qvod."

"Qvod?" Cao Guowei was stunned when he heard this, obviously surprised by the name.

Director Zhang nodded: "Yes, Qvod and Tengda have had a long-standing grudge. Tengda's TT Video Network is the largest copyright holder of film and television networks in China and has always insisted on taking the legitimate route.

But Qvod relies on piracy to attract users, and has been sued by Tenda and has been embroiled in lawsuits. So this time they took the opportunity to take revenge on Tenda and create some trouble. "

Cao Guowei suddenly realized that it was not just Kuaibo, but also Tudou, Youku and almost all video websites on the market, as long as they involved piracy of film and television network copyrights, that had been troubled by the legal department of Tenda Group.

After pondering for a while, Cao Guowei ordered: "Stop immediately and don't leave any trace. If you miss the first strike, NetEase and Sohu will definitely not attack again.

Qvod has a lot of problems of its own and is not up to par. We alone are no match for Tengda and there is no way we can do anything.”

Du Hong lamented: "Sohu is the Internet content service sponsor of the Olympics. At this time, they are playing it safe and dare not make trouble. They certainly dare not fight with Tengda.

NetEase is focused on games, and its own game business depends on Tenda's game platform, which makes it subject to control. The two companies can no longer be relied on. After failing this time, Tenda has become alert, and it will be difficult for them to take action again in the future. "

Director Zhang slammed the table, angry and helpless: "The most important thing is that those chess pieces have been exposed! I had heard that Song Ci was not in the country, so I was ready to take a risky move and make a thundering attack. Now my plan has failed."

When Cao Guowei heard that something went wrong with the person Director Zhang bribed, he immediately asked nervously, "Will the company be implicated?"

Director Zhang quickly assured, "Absolutely not. The money was transferred from overseas accounts. Those scumbags don't even know we exist. They can't trace us back no matter how they investigate."

Cao Guowei narrowed his eyes, revealing a strange look, and thought to himself: Once I leave this door, nothing will have anything to do with me.

The three people did not bring any mobile phones or other electronic devices when they had the secret conversation, so it was impossible for it to be recorded and spread.

But I still reminded him: "All contacts must be cleaned up, don't leave any clues."

Director Zhang nodded carefully. This matter could be big or small, but it was illegal anyway. He still had a good life to enjoy, and he must not fall into such a small matter.

"Let's stop at Tengda Group for now." After saying that, Cao Guowei looked at Du Hong again and asked, "How is Song Ci's personal investigation going?"

Du Hong shook his head and said bitterly, "There are almost no flaws. Song Ci is a freak. He doesn't smoke or drink. He doesn't like socializing. He lives in seclusion and has very low desires.

My only hobby is writing novels and scripts. Of course, it is also possible that I did not have enough time to find out any useful information. "

Director Zhang showed an expression of disbelief on his face: "Boss Du, are you sure you are talking about Song poetry? Is there such a weird thing in the 21st century?"

Du Hong rolled his eyes at him in annoyance: "Anyway, the investigation results are like this!"

Cao Guowei felt a headache after hearing this. This opponent was too difficult to deal with. He rubbed his temple and asked:

"What about women? Not to mention that young people have strong desires, just look at his face, there must be a lot of women around him. Can the young men around him control themselves?"

Du Hong shook his head again and smiled bitterly: "This is the key to investigate. He seems to have only one girlfriend. There is no sign of him being involved with other women, not even any scandals. The possibility of him using beauty to set up a trap is zero."

Director Zhang couldn't help but curse: "Damn it, making money but not squandering it, not touching any of the three major cancers, is this reasonable?

She even opened a film and television company. She doesn't even play around as a female star. She makes so much money but doesn't enjoy it. She keeps it for charity?"

"Mr. Zhang, you are right. He has indeed done a lot of charity." Du Hong added helplessly, "He and Tengda Group have been donating money to support education in poor areas. Their reputation is very good."

"Damn it!" Director Zhang was completely defeated.

After listening to Du Hong's introduction, Cao Guowei had only one word in his mind to describe Song poetry: impeccable!

It seems that if we want to deal with Tengda and Songci, we need to have a deeper understanding and find his soft spots and weaknesses before we have a chance to defeat him. I hope the company can hold on until that time.

Just when the three senior executives of Xinlang Company were having a headache over the strength of Tengda Group, a report was taking place in the chairman's office at the headquarters of Penguin Company far away in Pengcheng City.

Penguin CEO Liu Zhiping had a serious look on his face, holding a document in his hand: "Berli, news just came from North America that Riot Games actually rejected our investment!"

Penguin's chairman and CEO, Marbury, was dressed in a suit and tie, his eyes revealing doubt and confusion behind his black-framed glasses:

"Haven't we almost reached an agreement before? Why did Riot suddenly go back on its word? Are they not satisfied with our valuation?"

Liu Zhiping paused for a moment and slowly explained, "It was the Tengda Group that intervened. Brandon and Mark finally chose the Tengda Group. It is said that Song Ci personally went to North America to finalize the cooperation."

"Bang!" With a deafening noise, Maberly punched the desk in anger.

His usually calm face now looked a little distorted due to extreme anger: "This is simply too much! Tengda just snatched the agency rights of DNF from our company some time ago, and now they are trying to snatch our promising game project!"

Liu Zhiping made a rational analysis: "Tengda's TD game platform is the world's largest comprehensive digital distribution platform. Under the same conditions, game companies will naturally choose to cooperate with Tenda Group first. This is an inevitable fact."

Maberly breathed heavily, trying to calm the anger in his chest and calm himself down. Getting angry now would not help.

He said in a deep voice: "Penguin must expand and strengthen its gaming business. Gaming is the most suitable monetization channel for social networking."

Liu Zhiping nodded in agreement. It was a consensus reached by the entire company to focus on developing the gaming business.

But the reality is that the popular games in recent years are either from Tenda or represented by Tenda's game platform. The strong will always be strong. Penguin wants to expand its game business quickly, which is not something that can be done overnight.

Thinking of last night's news, Liu Zhiping hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "By the way, Boli, something else happened last night!"

Maberly looked at the company president and saw his conflicted expression. He said helplessly, "If you have any other bad news, tell me all of it at once."

Liu Zhiping recounted in detail the incident involving the photo and the turmoil on Tengda Weibo last night.

Ma Bo was stunned after hearing this: "So, those Hong Kong actresses have all been ruined?"

"Yes. The photos have spread all over the Internet. There is no possibility of saving them. I think their acting career is completely ruined, unless they become porn stars."

Ma Boli took a deep breath and said, "Then our carefully prepared Weibo Hong Kong celebrity plan has been ruined before it even started!"

Three days ago, Penguin decided to imitate Tenda Group in developing Weibo, and at the same time, drew on Tenda's strategy of using celebrity effect to attract traffic, and prepared to invite Hong Kong and Taiwan artists to open Penguin Weibo accounts to attract customers.

But before the plan was implemented, several new generation Hong Kong actresses lost their reputation, which directly resulted in the plan being halved.

Liu Zhiping was also speechless. It is understandable for young people to love each other, but why do you take photos for no reason? Even if you took them, you should keep them well. But you actually spread them on a large scale. How can you be a human being!

Although things were not going well, Maberly said calmly, "Don't panic! If the female stars don't work, there are still male stars. Our Hong Kong celebrity plan cannot stop in response to Tengda's inland star strategy. We must win back on Weibo. I don't believe that QQ, with hundreds of millions of users, can't beat Tengda."

"Boli, Renren cannot be ignored either. Their real-name social networking is QQ's weakness. This is the real concern."

Ma Boli pushed up his glasses and said solemnly, "The marketing department and planning department are already making preparations. The company is planning to develop a friend network for real-name social networking, and compete with Renren for the college student market."

Seeing that the chairman was ready, Liu Zhiping said no more. Although Penguin is strong and a giant with a market value of hundreds of billions, it is not completely without rivals. It is better to be safe than sorry, and one must not be careless and capsize in the ditch.

"Don't worry Zhiping, I know what's going on!"

The social networking empire has always been under the watchful eyes of some people, and companies have continuously challenged Penguin's social empire. However, Maberly is confident that with QQ in hand, Penguin is already invincible.

At the Huairou Film and Television Base in Beijing, the crew of "A Little Thing Called First Love" is in the middle of intensive filming.

On the set, the leading female character Lin Shui, played by Liu Shishi, was extremely distressed when she learned that Yan Liang, the senior schoolmate she had been secretly in love with for a long time, had a girlfriend.

In front of the camera, Liu Shishi's heart was broken, her face was ashen, and tears were streaming down her face, vividly displaying Lin Shui's delicate and complex emotions.

At the other end of the studio, director Teng Huatao was staring at the monitor screen.

This scene required extremely high emotional demands on the heroine. Liu Shishi couldn't find her state of mind. After several NGs and with Zhang Songwen's patient guidance, the leading actress finally got into the role.

"Yes, that's the state, keep it up. OK! Passed!" The director's relieved voice came from the intercom.

Seeing that Liu Shishi's eyes were still confused and she was deeply in sorrow, the male lead Chen Xiao stepped forward and waved his hand, trying to wake her up: "Sister Shi, are you okay? It's just acting, it's all fake!"

Hearing Chen Xiao's call, Liu Shishi slowly came back to her senses. She had just put herself into the state of breaking up with Song Ci. She was truly heartbroken and devastated.

Seeing the heroine's fluctuating emotions, Teng Huatao knew that she had just immersed herself too deeply in the role and needed some time to calm down and adjust.

So he said, "Shishi, you should take a rest. Let's shoot other people's scenes first."

"Thank you, director!" After being stunned for a while, Liu Shishi nodded gratefully, completely withdrawing from the situation, and walked out of the studio.

In the rest area, assistant Jiang Yuanyuan saw that the young lady looked worried and asked with concern: "Shishi, are you okay?"

A round-faced girl at the side also looked concerned: "Senior Sister!"

Patting her cheeks gently, Liu Shishi calmed down and forced a smile: "Yuanyuan, Liying, I'm fine, just calm down."

"Have some milk tea to warm yourself up, Senior Sister." Zhao Liying had a flattering look on her face and cleverly handed the freshly brewed milk tea to the heroine.

Liu Shishi smiled and said, "Thank you, Liying. Let's have lunch together later."

"Okay." Zhao Liying smiled sweetly, secretly happy in her heart.

She wished she could have more contact with Liu Shishi. Just by looking at how respectful the director and assistant director were to her, she knew that the leading actress had a background.

The entire crew is spreading the word that Liu Shishi is a super-resourceful person, and a small unknown in the circle like her needs to accumulate more connections.

The key is that Liu Shishi is a very nice person, very gentle and humble, not at all spoiled and difficult to get along with. This makes Zhao Liying cherish the opportunity to get along with her even more, and she wants to get some roles by clinging to her.

"Shishi, Sister K just called you and asked you to call her back after you finish acting." After saying that, Jiang Yuanyuan handed the phone to the young lady.

Miss Liu called back and answered: "Hello, Miss K!"

"Why are you crying, Shishi? Did someone in the crew bully you?" Cai Yinong immediately realized something was wrong. Hearing the thick nasal sound after Yijie's sobbing, he asked anxiously.

Liu Shishi hurriedly explained: "No, no, I just filmed a crying scene and I just recovered."

"I'm glad you're okay. If you have any problems, be sure to tell me." Cai Yinong breathed a sigh of relief. He was relieved after hearing this. After giving another reminder, he immediately asked, "Shishi, do you know about the sensational photo scandal?"

A blush flashed across Liu Shishi's face, and she thought to herself, Not only do I know, I also secretly watched it last night and even learned some of the poses.

But on the surface, he pretended to be calm and replied in a low voice: "I know a little, but it's all hearsay."

"Shishi, you have to pay attention. This matter has become a big deal. This heavy bomb has exploded in the entertainment industry. Those girls used to have the image of jade girls that were admired by thousands of people, but now their image has collapsed. In an instant, they have become the focus of public opinion and the target of criticism."

Cai Yinong couldn't help but sigh that the glory of Hong Kong actresses might be gone forever.

Liu Shishi was puzzled and asked, "What should I pay attention to? Will this have any impact on me?"

Cai Yinong reminded: "Of course there are. The public's trust in the entertainment industry has been severely damaged. The positive and glamorous image that celebrities used to create has been completely overturned. The entire entertainment industry has fallen into a huge whirlpool of public opinion.

Especially for you, Hello, Old Times is a hot show and very popular, so you must be careful with your words and actions at this time to avoid getting into trouble. "

Liu Shishi recalled that her boyfriend hung up the phone in a hurry last night, and she thought thoughtfully: "Don't worry, Sister K, I won't post any news online in the next few days."

"After this period of time, it will be the turn of mainland actresses to share the cake. The careers of the stars involved will inevitably take a sharp turn for the worse. It is only a matter of time before their endorsements are withdrawn, their works are shelved or boycotted. This time, all the famous actresses in Hong Kong have been caught in one fell swoop, and it is estimated that there will be a lack of successors."

Liu Shishi didn't expect the matter to be so serious. She was still frightened and said with emotion: "Teacher Chen is a ruthless person! A boyfriend who is good at photography is really scary."

Cai Yinong repeatedly warned and advised: "Don't be funny anymore. In short, you must keep a low profile during this period and be careful with your words and actions!

After we get through this storm, it’s time to share the cake. I’ll see if I can help you get a high-quality endorsement later.”

(End of this chapter)