Chapter 426 Seeking Death

On the morning of the 8th, the sky was gloomy and a strong wind blew outside, bringing with it an oppressive feeling that a storm was about to come.

On the seventh floor of Tenda Technology Building, in the office of the president of Toutiao Video, Zhou Juan called Chen Mingyu over in a hurry early in the morning.

As soon as he closed the door, he couldn't wait to ask, "Mr. Chen, the incident between Dong Jie and Pan Yueming was so serious, will it affect "White Night Chase"? "

"Mr. Zhou, the situation is not good." Chen Mingyu looked solemn. As the producer and supervisor of this drama, he was also closely following the development of the situation.

"The male lead Pan Yueming collapsed, and now netizens are boycotting him. "Day and Night" has basically been dragged down."

Upon hearing the situation was so bad, Zhou Juan exploded instantly. She was no longer polite to her deputy and asked harshly, "How did you manage to be a producer? What a scumbag male lead you chose!"

Chen Mingyu smiled bitterly and explained quickly: "Boss Zhou, "Day and Night" is a joint production between our company and my wife's studio. The male lead was chosen by the director after the audition. The director and the production team are all from my wife's studio, so I didn't interfere at the time.

And to be honest, Pan Yueming's temperament and image are indeed very suitable for the role, and the director's choice of actors is no problem. Who could have thought that such a thing would happen. "

Hearing the words "Madam's Studio", Zhou Juan felt a nameless fire in her heart but had nowhere to vent it. She suppressed her anger and asked, "Is there any remedy? Is it too late to change people and reshoot?"

Chen Mingyu shook his head and said in a heavy tone: "Pan Yueming is the lead actor, and he accounts for 60% of the scenes that have been filmed.

If we replace him now, all the shots involving him will have to be re-shot. The loss from the venue rental fee, costume and prop replacement fee, and crew salaries will probably be as high as 30 million.

Moreover, the post-production, dubbing and review stages will all be postponed, and the time cost is simply unaffordable.

The most important thing is that the new male lead's performance style may not be able to connect with the already filmed plot, which may lead to the character's split. At that time, the creative integrity of "Day and Night Chase" will collapse, and it will definitely not become a high-quality online drama."

After saying this, Chen Mingyu glanced at Zhou Juan, whose face was ashen, and sighed helplessly: "Instead of spending money and effort to replace people and reshoot, it is better to just restart the project."

“Absolutely no reshoots!” Zhou Juan flatly refused, with an unquestionable firmness in her words: “Toutiao Video will soon become an independent subsidiary.

In order to upgrade the broadband, the funds are stretched to the limit. Now they want to give up "Day and Night", the initial losses alone are more than 10 million, I absolutely do not agree."

Seeing the president's firm attitude, Chen Mingyu spoke carefully: "If we don't reshoot, we can only protect Pan Yueming and find a way to change public opinion. Only then will we have a chance to get out of this predicament."

"I read the Weibo post yesterday. If Dong Jie can't provide solid evidence, then Pan Yueming will be protected." Zhou Juan said firmly, "This is the company's first high-quality web drama. It can't fail like this."

The incident has just started, and netizens are still quite excited. Let's calm down for now. You should communicate with my wife's studio and make sure to suppress the public opinion. I will also contact Mr. Liu from Weibo to think of a way to reduce the heat. "

"This is the only way for now." Chen Mingyu nodded, "If Mr. Zhou has nothing else to do, I'll take care of it right away."

"Thank you for your concern, Mr. Chen." Zhou Juan rubbed her swollen temples. At the critical moment when Toutiao was operating independently, she ran into such a bad thing, which really made her anxious.

Zhou Juan was having a splitting headache because of this troublesome matter, and Liu Shishi was also feeling angry.

It’s not that she is reluctant to see "Day and Night Chase" fail and lose money, but what really bothers her is that she is worried that her own studio will make mistakes, which will hinder Toutiao Video and bring shame to her husband.

In the afternoon in Beijing, a rainstorm had just passed and the air was exceptionally fresh.

In the elegant coffee shop room, Liu Shishi sat by the window, looking at the eye-catching Tengda headquarters building across the street.

He gently stirred the coffee in the cup with a spoon and raised his eyes to ask: "Is there any room for improvement?"

Jiang Wei, who was sitting opposite him, had flown to Beijing from the Northeast overnight. He quickly responded, "Mr. Liu, the situation is not good. Netizens do not believe the statement of Pan Yueming and the crew at all."

Yijie turned to look at the general manager of the studio and her executive agent: "Yuanyuan, what do you think we should do?"

Producer Jiang Yuanyuan shook her head helplessly. After all, she was young and inexperienced, with little experience in crisis public relations, and she couldn't think of any good countermeasures for the time being.

Liu Shishi picked up the coffee cup and took a sip: "Sometimes, people are like this. Once preconceived ideas take root, they will not listen to explanations and will not see the truth.

Director Jiang, can you guarantee 100% that Pan Yueming has no problem with this matter? "

"Absolutely no problem!" Jiang Wei's expression became serious and his tone was particularly serious.

Then he added indignantly, "Boss Liu, Dong Jie is too outrageous. After this incident became a big deal, Pan Yueming's father was so anxious that his old illness relapsed and he was hospitalized. The old man is in a very bad condition. At this critical moment, he wants to see his grandson. Maybe it will be the last time.

Pan Yueming contacted Dong Jie and wanted the child to see his grandfather, but Dong Jie actually replied that "she has no obligation". She is so cold-blooded and heartless!

Liu Shishi was stunned when she heard this. She didn't expect Dong Jie to be so heartless. After all, they were husband and wife, and Pan Yueming was the father of the child. It was unreasonable to not let him see his seriously ill grandfather for the last time.

"Yuanyuan, have you found anything over there?"

"Time is too short and we haven't found any useful clues yet. It's hard to say whether this is just a conflict between the couple or someone is behind it.

However, Dong Jie's studio posted several short essays online this morning, clearly trying to win sympathy from netizens.

"Which company's artist is she from?"

"Dong Jie has her own independent studio, but some of her management contracts are under the name of Wong Kar-wai's company."

Yijie thought for a moment and had the impression that Wong Kar-wai had no conflicts with Tengda and Tangren.

Jiang Yuanyuan glanced at the calm Yijie and said cautiously, "Shishi, the vice president of Toutiao Video contacted me this morning and said he would try his best to keep Pan Yueming. Nothing can happen to the project of Day and Night Chase."

Liu Shishi nodded gently: "Since Pan Yueming is fine, we should protect him. "Day and Night Chase" was jointly invested by the studio and Toutiao Video.

He is also half a member of Tengda. No one in the entertainment industry can easily drag down Tengda. Yuanyuan, you can handle the rest."

Sister Yi set the tone and handed the matter over to Jiang Yuanyuan, which was also an opportunity for the executive agent to train.

"Don't worry, Shishi, I will handle it properly. I will talk to Dong Jie later. She should give some face to Tengda and Tangren and try to make this matter smaller or even nothing."

That night, Liu Shishi Film and Television Culture Studio and Toutiao Video successively issued statements, publicly supporting Pan Yueming and bluntly stating that Dong Jie's many accusations against him on the Internet were pure nonsense.

The statement clearly stated that it would sue Dong Jie's agent, as well as bad media such as the Shenjiang Daily that reported false information such as Pan Yueming "grabbing the house" and "occupying his son", and demanded that the other party immediately stop the infringement, make a public apology and make compensation.

With Yijie Studio and Tengda stepping in to protect her, and Dong Jie's side still unable to produce any substantial evidence, the originally confusing situation has gradually changed.

A small number of netizens began to look at the matter rationally and chose to believe Pan Yueming, and there was a sign of a turnaround in online public opinion.

However, Dong Jie did not give up. After issuing the two statements, she immediately released a recording, declaring that she would never compromise with the "abusers" and capital, and called on netizens to stand on her side.

The content of this phone recording is roughly persuading Dong Jie to make peace with Pan Yueming, while reminding her that Pan Yueming is the male lead of "Day and Night Chase".

This drama is jointly invested by Liu Shishi Studio and Toutiao Video, with Tangren Film and Television and Tengda Group involved behind the scenes. They will definitely do their best to protect Pan Yueming. I hope Dong Jie can see the reality and be more aware of the current situation.

Soon, netizens uncovered the identity of the person speaking in the recording, who was Liu Shishi’s executive agent, studio general manager, and producer of Day and Night, Jiang Yuanyuan.

For a moment, the entire Internet was in an uproar and the public was outraged.

The term "Pan Yueming get out of the entertainment industry" quickly dominated the hot searches, and even Tangren Film and Television and Tengda Group were caught up in the storm. The situation was completely out of control.

Netizens flooded the official Weibo accounts of Liu Shishi's studio and Toutiao Video, leaving messages demanding an explanation:

"Rubbish headline video, they have to use scumbags to make a movie, I will definitely uninstall it."

"Where are Liu Shishi and Cai Yinongren? You are also women. Don't you feel guilty for allowing your subordinates to threaten Dong Jie?"

"Let that bad woman Jiang Yuanyuan apologize to Dong Jie."

"As expected of the top capital in the entertainment industry, it's so powerful, it's forcing others to bow their heads!"

. . .

Of course, some supporters of Little Lions and Tangren Film and Television stood up to defend Liu Shishi, but these voices seemed insignificant in the surging public opinion.

At her home in Jingyuan, Liu Shishi watched the public opinion take a sharp turn for the worse. Countless netizens flocked to her Weibo to ask for her explanation, criticizing her for using "capital to oppress goodness" and losing her former elegance and composure.

I couldn't help but curse, "You are so ungrateful and shameless.

Then he said angrily, "Yuanyuan is the same. She was so careless in doing things. She fell into Dong Jie's trap."

Liu Shishi sat on the sofa, her face livid, and kept refreshing the latest developments of the incident.

When she saw Dong Jie implicitly mocking her and even inciting netizens to harass Song Ci, a hint of murderous intent suddenly flashed across her gentle and pretty face.

"Looking for death!" Liu Shishi's tone was cold. A dragon has a reverse scale and will get angry if it is touched. Her husband is her reverse scale.

"I just don't believe that there is nothing wrong with you. Even if there is nothing wrong with you, I will ban you completely just for what you did today."

After saying that, Liu Shishi opened her cell phone address book, found a number and dialed it. The call was quickly connected.

A deep male voice came from the receiver: "Mrs. Song."

"You know about the farce on the Internet tonight, right?"

"You mean...?"

Liu Shishi snorted in annoyance: "Don't play dumb with me, Weibo is mine! The blogger "Ba Zhanggui" who first broke the news that Dong Jie had found a new lover, that's your account, right?"

When the other party saw that Yijie had made the matter clear, he stopped hiding it and frankly admitted: "It's the studio's account."

"I liked your post using my husband's secondary account, which helped you gain more than two million followers. Your Taobao store must be selling like crazy."

The other party smiled and said, "Thank you, ma'am! I did make a little money recently."

"It's time for you to repay me!" Liu Shishi's eyes flashed coldly: "That bitch Dong Jie actually dared to instigate netizens to harass my husband!

Tell me all the information you have. Before the sun rises tomorrow, I want this matter to be completely settled and she will be nailed to death!"

"Are you so sure that there is something wrong with Dong Jie? Are you also sure that I have the materials?"

Liu Shishi sneered: "I have checked, there is no one behind Dong Jie! There is only one reason why she can be so crazy and target her husband, that is, she has changed her heart.

My husband went to Donghai this afternoon to take care of something important, and I don’t want the entertainment industry’s mess to affect him!"

The other party quickly responded: "Mr. Song, it's urgent! Madam, please rest assured, I will get it done tonight."

"I'm waiting for your good news."

At this time, Donghai Fengxing Studio.

Zhuo Wei, the famous "paparazzi king" in the entertainment industry, just finished a phone call and couldn't help but sigh: "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. Dong Jie, Dong Jie, you really can't figure it out!

Originally, your private affairs have nothing to do with me, but you got carried away and offended someone you shouldn't have offended!"

The person who just talked to Yijie on the phone was Zhuo Wei. He relied on the towering tree of the richest man to make a good living in the entertainment industry. It takes a thousand days to raise an army but only one day to deploy it. Today is a good opportunity for the richest man and Yijie to see his ability, so as not to be regarded as a useless abandoned pawn.

Without further ado, Zhuo Wei logged into the "Eight Shopkeepers" account and posted a new update full of sarcasm: "A bunch of idiots, actually sympathizing with "Dong Lianhua"."

At the same time, he also @Dong Jie: Please stop acting, it’s disgusting to watch.

Netizens who supported Dong Jie were outraged by the ridicule and began to curse and attack the "Eight Shopkeepers".

Zhuo Wei didn't care about the thousands of bad reviews. Instead, he said to himself happily: "Go ahead and curse, let the bullets fly for a while, you are all my traffic!"

Before Dong Jie responded, Wang Dazhi immediately jumped out to express his support: "...Teacher Dong, the people of Shaanxi Province support you!"

Zhuo Wei was even more delighted to see Wang Dazhi fall into the trap. He immediately responded to Weibo and ruthlessly mocked: "This is so funny. How dare the mistress claim sovereignty? Are you qualified to represent the people of Shaanxi Province?

Don't bring bad things to Shaanxi Province! You clown, we'll meet at 10 pm tonight, and let the netizens see your true colors then."

The comment section exploded:

"If you have something to report, just release it. Why keep it a mystery?"

"If you don't have the evidence by ten o'clock, I will report you until your account is blocked."

"It must be a stunt to attract attention, what a rubbish blogger!"

As time passed, the matter continued to ferment across the entire Internet, attracting everyone's attention.

At exactly ten o'clock, Zhuo Wei released two videos on time, and the protagonists were Dong Jie and Wang Dazhi.

One clip shows the two behaving intimately on the set, while the other shows them kissing passionately in a hotel.

Eighth Shopkeeper v: "I didn't want to get involved in these things, but my kind heart cannot tolerate you two dogs and men bullying an honest man like Pan Yueming.

You can’t take advantage of the sympathy of netizens. God is watching what you do. If you don’t want others to know, then don’t do it. Justice is in the hearts of the people! @Dong Jie v @Wang Dazhi v”

(End of this chapter)