Chapter 190: All in Enmity

As night falls, in a high-end apartment in Peking, soft light shines into a very warmly decorated bedroom.

The young and beautiful superstar Liu Yifei is sitting at her desk, concentrating on watching the Weibo on the computer screen.

Suddenly, a knock on the door broke the silence in the room, and then a beautiful woman with an elegant temperament pushed the door open and walked in.

With a look of concern and tenderness on her face, she asked softly, "Xixi, why aren't you asleep yet?"

Liu Yifei raised her head and smiled innocently: "Mom, I'm checking the trending searches on Weibo. I'll go to sleep soon."

The beautiful woman Liu Xiaoli walked to the head of the bed and sat down, sighing softly, with a hint of hesitation and helplessness in her words.

"Then I have something to tell you."

Liu Yifei was browsing the hot topics on Weibo while chatting with her mother.

"What's the matter?" His tone was relaxed, as if he didn't notice anything unusual in his mother's words.

After a brief silence, Liu Xiaoli said with a hint of regret: "Your endorsement of Tengda Group's game has fallen through."

When Liu Yifei heard this, she turned around anxiously, frowned, and stared at her mother closely: "Does Tengda think that the endorsement fee of 10 million for two years is too high?"

"That should be it!" Liu Xiaoli was not sure about the specific reason why Tenda refused. The other party's notice in the afternoon came quite suddenly, but the previous disagreement between the two parties was on the endorsement price.

"I can lower the price!" Liu Yifei blurted out, and deep down she couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards her mother. If she hadn't insisted on the offer of 10 million, the endorsement contract might have been signed long ago.

Liu Xiaoli felt a little distressed when she saw her daughter's anxious and depressed look, and quickly patted her shoulder and comforted her: "Xixi, it's not that mommy deliberately asked for a high price, your endorsement is worth this price now.

When "The Forbidden Kingdom" is released, the price of your endorsement will go up. Now it's 10 million for two years, it's obvious that Tengda is taking advantage. Don't worry, there are many good endorsements, not just Tengda."

Liu Yifei looked increasingly frustrated, with a hint of tears in her voice: "Mom, why don't you understand my thoughts? I just want to use this endorsement to build a relationship with Tenda and pave the way for future development.

We stood up Huayi Company and were banned by half of the Beijing circle. We also offended people in the Shanghai circle before. And now you are doing this, we are in trouble with Tengda again... How can I develop in the domestic entertainment industry in the future?"

Seeing Liu Yifei crying, Liu Xiaoli panicked, and she also felt that her daughter was right. It seemed that she had offended all the major forces in the domestic entertainment industry without realizing it.

Panicked, he stroked his daughter's back and said comfortingly, "Sissi, don't cry! It's okay, your godfather will help."

Liu Yifei burst into tears and cried even harder: "Even Huayi Company doesn't give him face, so how can Tengda Group, which is more than ten times stronger than Huayi, care about him?"

Liu Xiaoli also felt a sense of crisis when she heard this, so she could only calm her daughter down: "Okay, okay, mom knows I was wrong.

I will contact Tengda Group right now and ask them to lower the endorsement fee. As long as we can cooperate with them and establish a relationship with them, that will be fine.”

"Mom, contact the other party now. Turn on speakerphone!"

With a hint of urgency in her tone, Liu Yifei directly picked up her cute pink mobile phone and handed it to her mother, staring at her with an urging look.

Liu Xiaoli couldn't refuse, so she had no choice but to take the phone, open the address book, find Wu Jiajian's number, and after a little hesitation, she called him.

The call was quickly connected. Liu Xiaoli turned on the hands-free function, took a deep breath, and said politely:

"Hello, Mr. Wu. I'm Liu Yifei's mother. Sorry to bother you so late. I just want to talk to you about Yifei's endorsement. During the day, Manager Jiang..."

Before Liu Xiaoli could finish her words, Wu Jiajian interrupted her and a flat and distant voice came from the receiver.

"Ms. Liu, I'm so sorry, we have already decided on the spokesperson. We can only cooperate again next time if there is an opportunity."

"It's settled!" Liu Xiaoli's heart sank. She was half-believing and half-doubting the news revealed by Wu Jiajian. It's only been half a day and the person has been replaced? Can a big company do things so efficiently?

"Ms. Liu, our president has already approved the spokesperson, and there will be no changes." The other party's firm voice came from the receiver again.

"This!" Liu Xiaoli and her daughter looked at each other in confusion. They suppressed their panic and tried to keep their voices steady: "Mr. Wu, may I ask who your company has chosen as its new spokesperson?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, and the other party seemed to be considering whether to reveal the news.

"This is not a secret. We will make the official announcement in a few days anyway, so it doesn't hurt to tell you in advance. The company has chosen Liu Shishi as the spokesperson."

"Liu Shishi?" Liu Xiaoli looked confused and had no impression of this name at all.

"Ms. Liu, things have come to this. Let's work together again next time there is a chance!" After saying that, Wu Jiajian hung up the phone, leaving Liu Xiaoli and her daughter staring at each other.

"Xixi, this..." Seeing her daughter's disappointed face, Liu Xiaoli didn't know what to do for a moment, but she always felt that things were a little weird, and the other party changed his mind too quickly.

Liu Yifei bit her lip, her eyes were empty, and her heart was full of loss, but the person in front of her was her mother who had always been with her, and she couldn't say a word of blame.

"Xixi, check online for Liu Shishi who stole your endorsement and find out where she came from."

Liu Yifei nodded, turned to face the computer, and quickly tapped on the keyboard to search the Internet. Liu Xiaoli also stood behind her daughter, squinting at the screen, feeling unwilling.

Through Baidu, they quickly found relevant information about "Liu Shishi". The two of them checked it carefully, and every piece of information that jumped on the web page seemed to be a thorn in their hearts.

"Artists from Tangren Films?" Liu Xiaoli couldn't help but exclaimed, then she looked angry and said indignantly:

"It must be Cai Yinong's doing! I knew it, Tengda was very sincere at the beginning, how could they turn against us out of nowhere!"

The mother and daughter have had a long-standing grudge against Tangren Film and Television, and the other party has every motive and reason to snatch this endorsement.

As for whether Tangren has the ability to do so, Liu Xiaoli, who is overwhelmed by anger, can no longer think about it.

"Is it really Tangren who is causing trouble?" Liu Yifei was still a little confused. Tangren was backed by Hong Kong and Taiwan capital, and it also had gangsters in the Shanghai circle. Could it have influenced Tengda, a giant in the Beijing circle?

"Who else could it be other than Cai Yinong? She was the one who arranged the internet trolls to discredit you in the past!" Liu Xiaoli had a confident look on her face, with an unknown fire burning in her chest. It was an indisputable fact that Tangren's artist had snatched the endorsement from her daughter.

Seeing that Liu Yifei was hesitant to speak, Liu Xiaoli waved her hand and said, "Okay, you don't have to worry about this matter, I will handle it later.

Just focus on promoting "The Forbidden Kingdom" recently. If this movie is a big hit and proves your box office appeal, people will come with scripts and beg you to act in movies."

"Okay!" Her mother was always strong, and Liu Yifei didn't want to worry about something that had already been decided.

"Go to bed early, Sissi."

After patting Liu Yifei's shoulder to comfort her, Liu Xiaoli walked out of her daughter's boudoir and returned to her own room.

With the remaining anger in his heart, he picked up his phone, opened a number and called. "Mr. Chen!..."

On March 21st, around 1:00 p.m., the sun was shining brightly and the breeze was not dry.

Song Ci's car drove straight through the carved iron gate and slowly entered the quiet and luxurious garden villa.

The driver, Wang Shan, was quick-witted and quick-handed. As soon as the car stopped, he quickly got out, opened the trunk, and unloaded the boss's wife's luggage.

Liu Shishi pushed open the car door and smelled the fragrance of the flowers and the fresh scent of the grass in the garden. She felt refreshed and her whole mood relaxed, as if the fatigue from the morning flight had disappeared at this moment.

"Madam, if you have nothing else to do, I will go back to the company!" After unloading the luggage, Wang Shan asked.

Liu Shishi smiled and waved her hand, saying politely, "Thank you for your hard work today, Master Wang. Please be careful on the road and drive slowly."

After watching Wang Shan drive away from the villa, Liu Shishi dragged the suitcase and took Jiang Yuanyuan and Lin Xia into the house.

Several pairs of clean slippers had already been placed at the entrance. The housekeeper, Sister Li, had been waiting at the door for a long time. When she saw the hostess return, she hurried forward to take the luggage and said respectfully, "Madam, you are back!"

While changing her shoes, Liu Shishi asked with concern, "How is everything at home lately?"

Sister Li smiled and replied, "Everything went well."

"What about sir? Did you come back on time for dinner?" Liu Shishi's words were full of concern for Song Ci. She was not checking on him, but was afraid that Song Ci would miss dinner if he got busy.

Sister Li reported in detail: "During the ten days you were away, your husband worked overtime until very late one day, went back to the community to accompany his wife on two days, and had dinner at home the rest of the time."

Liu Shishi smiled and nodded, not knowing whether she was satisfied with Sister Li's attentiveness or happy for Song Ci's regular life.

"Sister Li, go pour two cups of tea! Yuanyuan, Xiaoxia, please sit wherever you like. I'm going upstairs to change my clothes."

After a while, Sister Li brought two cups of fragrant hot tea: "Please enjoy."

Jiang Yuanyuan took the teacup and introduced: "Thank you, Sister Li. This is Lin Xia, the new assistant of Senior Sister Shi."

Sister Li said enthusiastically: "Hello, Miss Lin, I am Sister Li, the housekeeper."

Lin Xia had a dazed look on her face, feeling as if she was in a dream. From the moment she got off the plane and was picked up by a Maybach to now when she entered the super luxury mansion, she had been in a daze.

She replied stiffly, "Hello, Sister Li, just call me Xiaoxia."

After Sister Li left, Lin Xia couldn't help but tug at Jiang Yuanyuan's sleeve and asked in a low voice in disbelief, "Sister Yuanyuan, is Senior Sister's family so rich? This villa is too luxurious!"

Jiang Yuanyuan was no longer surprised and had long been accustomed to all of this. "Just stay with Shishi from now on and get used to it."

Lin Xia looked around and felt that everything in front of her was beyond her imagination.

After a while, Liu Shishi changed into comfortable home clothes, tied up her hair gently, and instantly transformed from a fashionable actress into a wealthy lady, slowly coming down from upstairs.

Looking down from above, he suddenly noticed a fruit basket and two bottles of red wine on the coffee table. He was slightly surprised and asked, "Sister Li, where did the fruit basket and red wine come from?"

"Madam, this was sent by Mr. Lei and his wife who just moved into Building 8 next door!"

"The new neighbor is quite polite!" Liu Shishi's eyes lit up, and she felt a bit of anticipation and curiosity about the new neighbor.

Unfortunately, Mr. Song is not at home at the moment, so it is not appropriate for her to visit him alone. She can only wait until Song Ci gets off work to discuss whether to go to his house to return the gift.

Coming to the sofa, Miss Liu casually turned on the TV, and the sound of CCTV-1 programs came out immediately, and the living room suddenly became more lively and bustling.

"Yuanyuan is going home, Xiaoxia, you can stay here. There are many empty rooms in the house. I'll have someone clean up a guest room for you later. Let's have dinner together tonight."

After saying that, Liu Shishi directed to Sister Li, "Add a few more dishes tonight!"

Sister Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam!"

She knew that the hostess would be back today and Mr. Song would definitely come back for dinner, and his wife was a Hui Muslim and did not eat pork, so she had already made preparations.

In the office of the Modern Center Building, Song Ci felt relieved when he received a text message from Liu Shishi reporting that he was safe.

He looked at the female CEO in front of him and said apologetically, "What did you just say?"

Liu Yan was speechless. It turned out that he had been talking for a long time but the chairman didn't listen to a word he said.

I can only report again: “Mr. Song, we received a call from the public relations company of Sanlu Group.

The other party hopes that the Weibo platform can help block the recent negative news about Sanlu Group. The other party said that Sanlu Group is willing to spend 5 million yuan on advertising on Weibo. "

When Song Ci heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he immediately recalled a long-forgotten memory.

However, he did not show any abnormality on his face, and asked calmly: "What negative news has Sanlu Group had recently? What specifically do they want the company to do?"

Liu Yan explained in detail: “Recently, some netizens broke the news that the milk powder of Sanlu Group has quality problems and can cause kidney stones in babies.

They are conducting emergency public relations, hoping that Weibo can delete all negative news, block similar information, control public opinion, and take the initiative in news reporting.”

Song Ci sneered: "You think you can buy off Tengda with just 5 million? You really underestimate us."

Then he changed the subject and asked calmly, "Do you think this advertising contract is worth taking?"

Liu Yan hesitated for a moment. She was not sure what the chairman was thinking, but she still gave a principled suggestion: "Boss Song, I think it's better not to accept it.

There is no smoke without fire. We don't know whether the situation of Sanlu Group is true or not. What if these negative news are true, and Weibo helps promote problematic products? Aren't we aiding and abetting the evil?

Moreover, Weibo is just starting out. If we abandon our principles and block user messages just for the sake of advertising fees, it will be a huge blow to the company's reputation and word of mouth once it is exposed in the future."

Song Ci narrowed his eyes, listened to Liu Yan's well-reasoned analysis, nodded slightly, and in his heart he still approved of her choice.

Some money can be earned, but the bottom line of principles cannot be crossed. Liu Yan's performance just now can be regarded as having successfully passed his test.

"We can accept normal advertising contracts, and then send someone to investigate before the online promotion. If there is really a problem with Sanlu's product, we will sue them for fraud. All advertising fees received will be donated to the victims."

Song Ci's tone was melancholy and chilling, as if he wanted to destroy the Sanlu Group.

Liu Yan was shocked when he heard this. He didn't expect the chairman to be so radical. It was obvious that he wanted to cheat the Sanlu Group out of money, and he wanted to completely break off relations with the other party and give them a severe blow.

The office was silent for a while. After a while, Liu Yan slowly responded: "Don't worry, I will handle this matter well. The danger of Sanlu may be our opportunity!

(End of this chapter)