A villa in S City, inside the Lin family residence.

In the relatively quiet living room, Jiang Yuze poured wine into the glass beside him. "Chen Shiming has been very active recently. It seems that the party incident made him suspicious. He is investigating Yicheng-related matters. He has discovered all the tricks we have done."

"Chen Jianhong has given up his power... There has been no movement for several years, but so many things were found out after this investigation. It's strange." Lin Shizhong frowned slightly, "You were by Chen Jianhong's side, didn't you notice anything?"

"There's nothing wrong with Chen Jianhong." Jiang Yuze's voice was slightly deep. "It's just that Chen Shiming is difficult to deal with. He has also stopped personnel transfers during this period. The two people who were originally expected to join his team failed. I asked Chen Jianhong about his reaction. It seems that because Chen's company discovered the spy some time ago, the father and son became alert."

Lin Shizhong shook his wine glass and said, "Then don't touch Chen Shiming. He is making such a big fuss, those old antiques in the Chen family will not let it go. You go and add fuel to the fire and let those old antiques interfere with Chen Shiming. After all, they will not let a junior ride on their heads when it comes to their interests."

Jiang Yuze asked in confusion: "Then do we need to stop first?"

"We can't stop now. Some of our arrangements are not so concealed. If we stop, Chen Shiming will have more time to investigate..." Lin Shizhong took a sip of wine, his face was not panicked at all, and he asked casually: "By the way, how is the arrangement of Feihong and Yicheng going? I remember you sent Chen Qizhao over there, right?"

Jiang Yuze nodded: "Yes."

"How is Chen Qizhao?" Lin Shizhong asked, "Did you let Yu Jie pass?"

Jiang Yuze said: "Chen Qizhao doesn't seem to have any major problems at the moment. Not long ago, he was taken to the police station for skipping classes and fighting outside of school. It seems to have something to do with the Ninth Research Institute."

Lin Shizhong paused for a moment and asked in confusion: "The Ninth Research Institute, what is he doing there?"

"The man who was beaten was recently detained on suspicion of stealing experimental secrets. It is said that he was waiting for someone at the intersection of the institute when he noticed the other person stealing things, and then the fight started because of a dispute. Later, it was heard that the thief, He Shuhang, had a feud with one of Chen Qizhao's friends. But those news were handled by Chen Shiming, and not much news was spread."

Jiang Yuze explained: "This is consistent with Chen Qizhao's usual style. When he was in high school, he also fought outside the school because he stood up for his classmates."

Lin Shizhong laughed: "Sure enough, reckless."

Jiang Yuze glanced sideways, "Not only that, he also asked Chen Jianhong for another entertainment company besides Feihong, but Chen Jianhong didn't agree."

Lin Shizhong smiled, "Chen Jianhong won't agree. He wants to help Chen Qizhao get ahead, but this kid hasn't even finished Feihong's business yet, and he wants to get involved in something else. I heard that Chen Shiming is also covering for Chen Qizhao on Feihong's side?"

He continued, "Don't the father and son love to support this idiot? Then start the fire on Chen Qizhao's side."

Jiang Yuze: "This matter is already included in the arrangement plan."

"Not only do we have to ignite the fire of Chen Qizhao... we also have to arrange something." Lin Shizhong put down his wine glass, "Doesn't Chen Jianhong like to delegate power? Then we should start with Chen Shiming."

Jiang Yuze's expression was stern: "Boss Lin, what do you mean?"

Lin Shizhong's eyes were filled with a bit of sinisterness, "Some people love to investigate so much, so they should be taught a lesson, right?"

An important quarterly meeting had just concluded within Chen's group. When Chen Shiming left the meeting room, he was met with sarcastic comments from two shareholders, who were obviously extremely dissatisfied with his recent actions within the group.

Chen Shiming had anticipated this. If he wanted to eliminate internal hidden dangers, it was inevitable that he would run into the interests of certain people.

But as long as Chen Jianhong is still in the top position, given the Chen family's current equity structure, these people dare not make any big moves.

Back in the office, there were several paper documents piled on the desk. Chen Shiming has been busy investigating other issues within the group during this period. In particular, when investigating matters related to Yicheng, he discovered several engineering loopholes and held several departments accountable. Fortunately, these problems were discovered early, otherwise when they broke out there would be a bunch of loss-making projects, and the impact would be much greater than it is now.

He was discussing follow-up matters with the assistant team. He glanced at them and noticed that one person was missing. He asked, "Where is Special Assistant Xu?"

The assistants looked at each other in bewilderment, and then a female assistant spoke up to explain, "Boss Chen, Special Assistant Xu is out on a field trip today."

"What field work?" Chen Shiming asked in surprise.

"It's like this." The female assistant carefully explained, "The Second Young Master said he wanted to sign a few young stars, and Brother Xu went over to help..."

Chen Shiming: “…”

At the same time, Special Assistant Xu, who was on a field trip, was sitting in a car, stuck in the old town of S City.

The Chen family's little bully, Chen Ershao, was sitting next to him, playing with his cell phone absentmindedly.

Chen Qizhao was chatting with Shen Yuhuai.

Ever since what happened in the laboratory, the frequency of their conversations began to increase, as if they were getting closer and closer to the way they got along in their previous life. When I met Shen Yuhuai in my previous life, he was very busy. When the two of us sent messages, they would reply after a long time, and each time we could chat for a long time. In this life, Shen Yuhuai has more free time, and he can always receive a reply within three hours no matter how long the message is.

Occasionally we would go to the S University cafeteria to eat together.

Chen Qizhao took a photo in the car and told Shen Yuhuai that he had something to do today.

Not long after the message was sent, I received a reply from the other party.

Shen Yuhuai: [Picture] Then I will also enter the laboratory, let’s talk about it at the party.

The picture was taken in the lounge, and captured the corridor outside the lounge's glass window. Chen Qizhao clicked on the picture to enlarge it, and could vaguely see Shen Yuhuai's outline from the reflection on the glass window. He thought about it and sent a message to Shen Yuhuai saying that the experiment went well.

Special Assistant Xu looked at Chen Qizhao who was sitting next to him. When he saw him put down his phone, he handed him another file. "Second Young Master, this is Nie Chenxiao's information. He did have some conflicts with his agency recently. They should be willing to terminate the contract. When I contacted them, they were very easy to talk to."

In addition to Nie Chenxiao, he also has several third-tier celebrities in his hands. I don’t know why Chen Qizhao suddenly became interested in these people. Not only did he want to investigate them, he also said he wanted to invest in them to open a studio.

Seeing that the other party didn't respond, Special Assistant Xu asked again: "Why is the Second Young Master suddenly interested in this?"

He originally thought that the Second Young Master was just acting on impulse. After all, there were too many sudden investigations of this kind, but he didn't see the Second Young Master take any action.

Chen Qizhao glanced at Assistant Xu casually with a calm look in his eyes, "Can't we invest with more money?"

He Shuhang's story spread briefly in S City for a while, but Chen Qizhao didn't pay much attention to it. Only occasionally Special Assistant Xu would come out and ask a question or two about He Shuhang. After all, Special Assistant Xu had looked up so much information about He Shuhang before, so it was not surprising that the other party was curious. There is nothing wrong with being curious about one thing, but if you are curious about too many things, it is probably Chen Shiming's instruction.

Chen Shiming was paying attention to what he was doing. Chen Qizhao didn't want to explain. The more Chen Shiming paid attention to him, the better it was.

Ever since he got involved in Feihong's affairs, he was able to get some small news about the Chen Group more quickly, and he also noticed some of the schemes that Chen Shiming had set up within the Chen Group.

Judging from the personnel transfers within the group, it is not difficult to see that Chen Shiming is weakening the rights of some people and removing some thorns. The Chen Group went bankrupt due to internal and external troubles, including powerful enemies outside and commercial spies and some selfish old-fashioned people inside.

In his previous life, his father and brother had made efforts, and the old stubborn forces in the group were weakened to a large extent. It was a pity that someone came from behind and disrupted the situation, namely Lin Shizhong.

The traffic jam wasted some time, and Chen Qizhao also finished reading Nie Chenxiao's information.

When they arrived at the place, Nie Chenxiao and his agent were already there. There were two people sitting in the private room, one was a man wearing a suit that looked a bit old-fashioned, and the other was wearing a casual gray suit. He didn't have many extra accessories on his body, but he had a good-looking face.

Chen Qizhao's gaze fell on Nie Chenxiao.

While he was looking at Nie Chenxiao, Nie Chenxiao's gaze also stayed on him.

Chen Qizhao: "Hello, Chen Qizhao."

Seeing this, Nie Chenxiao extended his hand, "Hello, Mr. Chen, I am Nie Chenxiao."

The boy who entered the private room was not very old and looked like a student. If there had not been an elite assistant standing next to him, Nie Chenxiao almost thought that he had walked into the wrong private room.

He recently had some unpleasantness with the company due to the economic contract issue, and he planned to leave the original company and work on his own with his agent.

In his early years, he signed a contract with his current company because he did not understand the affairs of the entertainment industry. The salary and share were basically lower-middle level. Not only that, the company also allocated the resources promised to him to young people. There were fewer and fewer scripts suitable for his age. In addition, the publicity resources did not keep up, and his original popularity was also worn out. Now he can only rely on himself and his agent to find crews for auditions.

And just at this time, Chen Qizhao came to him.

Chen Qizhao looked at the man in front of him and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Nie?"

Nie Chenxiao and his agent looked at each other and finally said, "Mr. Chen, my agent and I have considered this, and we currently have no intention of signing with an agency."

The Chen Group is indeed a well-known capital in S City, and its status is not low across the country. However, as the saying goes, different industries have different mountains. The Chen Group does have related entertainment companies under it, but they are still far behind the giants in the circle. In addition, having been cheated by his previous agency, Nie Chenxiao does not have much time left to experiment and make mistakes.

So when he accepted the invitation, he also talked to his agent. The two of them still wanted to work alone rather than sign with an agency.

"Teacher Nie has a web drama to be broadcast during the New Year period, right?" Chen Qizhao put a document on the table and turned to one of the pages. "Teacher Nie doesn't have many dramas to be broadcast. In addition, the General Administration has been restricting film and television themes in recent years, so there are even fewer films that can be released. This web drama is a rare one in which Teacher Nie plays the leading role. If the publicity during the broadcast period cannot keep up, it will be a big headache for Teacher Nie."

Nie Chenxiao paused: "What does Mr. Chen mean?"

Chen Qizhao got straight to the point and said, "You still have half a year left on your contract with the agency. You don't want to be pressured by the agency during the broadcast of the drama, do you?"

Nie Chenxiao's expression became a little tense.

"Teacher Nie may have misunderstood." Chen Qizhao took out another contract, "My entertainment company is not under my control at the moment. I contacted Teacher Nie to discuss cooperation with you, not to get you to sign a contract with my company."

The contract was pushed in front of Nie Chenxiao and his agent, opening an exciting page.

"I can help Mr. Nie pay for the liquidated damages, I can pay for Mr. Nie's promotion of the web drama scheduled for the New Year, and I can even invest in Mr. Nie's studio." Chen Qizhao leaned back slightly on the chair and continued in a normal tone: "I will not interfere with any decisions in the studio. Mr. Nie decides what drama he wants to shoot, and I am only responsible for paying for it."

Paying money but not interfering with management, is there such a good thing?

The agent had also read a lot of contracts. After taking a closer look, he found that they were basically the same as what Chen Qizhao had said, that is, the person in front of him was a big money sponsor who suddenly appeared and wanted to invest in their studio without any involvement in management and just wait for dividends.

The agent's expression changed slightly. Could this be some disguised form of a sponsorship contract? ?

Nie Chenxiao pondered for a moment: "Does Mr. Chen have any additional requirements?"

"Yes, but not really." Chen Qizhao said, "I am a fan of Mr. Nie. Investing money is a personal hobby. If I must state a few requirements to reassure Mr. Nie, then I hope that Mr. Nie will give priority to our group's products when he encounters schedule conflicts or endorsement issues in the future."

Nie Chenxiao and his agent were stunned when they heard this. What kind of request was this! ?

Being the product endorsement for several famous companies under the Chen Group is considered as top resources in the circle. Even being the endorsement for smaller companies is something that second- and third-tier actors and actresses fight for. But in Chen Qizhao's mouth, it becomes a simple request?

Nie Chenxiao smiled bitterly: "Mr. Chen, this is not a request..."

Chen Qizhao continued, "It's a request. I think Teacher Nie will become very popular in the future."

Nie Chenxiao looked at the boy in front of him who was probably a generation younger than him and claimed to be his fan, and suddenly felt that this might just be a spur of the moment investment by a rich second generation. After all, he was not a famous person, and such investment conditions were rare. But the opportunity was in front of him and he didn't want to refuse it.

He is already 35 this year. As he gets older, his acting range will become shorter and the roles he can take will become limited.

He and his agent had put a lot of effort in interviewing for the role in the New Year's web drama, and in his eyes, it was a good drama that would allow him to make a breakthrough. If the promotion of the drama was delayed because of his original company, it might ruin his opportunities for the rest of his life. To be honest, he was very tempted by Chen Qizhao's invitation to cooperate, but looking at the young boy in front of him and the overly perfect contract, he took the initiative to say: "I may not be famous. This contract is not fair to you. There are a few points that can be modified."

Chen Qizhao was a little surprised. Why did this person consider him? "Is it okay?"

The agent came out and said, "We can agree to Mr. Chen's request. Can we go back and think about the contract? We'll give Mr. Chen a reply in two days." He smiled bitterly and said, "The conditions are really excellent. We can't let you invest and still suffer losses. The liability requirements can be renegotiated, and the dividend ratio can also be changed."

Chen Qizhao blinked and said, "Okay then."

Special Assistant Xu was watching from the side and pursed his lips slightly when he saw Chen Qizhao discussing cooperation with others.

He was the one who prepared this contract. When he heard Chen Qizhao's request, he also felt that the Second Young Master might have gone too far in his star-chasing pursuit. This kind of request might be acceptable if it was discussed with a top artist in the entertainment industry, but if it was discussed with a third-tier star like Nie Chenxiao, it would be like giving away money.

Nie Chenxiao's side said that they wanted to revise the profit-sharing agreement and would give a reply after confirming it in a few days.

But saying this, it can basically be said that they have agreed, but the other party thinks that he will not be famous and does not want Chen Qizhao to suffer any loss.

As Chen Qizhao left, he glanced at Special Assistant Xu and said, "Do you think Nie Chenxiao is a little bit unsure of himself?"

Special Assistant Xu: “…”

Isn't it that you are too confident in him?

Noticing Chen Qizhao's relaxed and happy expression, he considered for a moment, and adhering to the principle of helping Chen Shiming solve his problems, he took the initiative to ask, "Does the Second Young Master like Teacher Nie very much?"

Chen Qizhao thought about it. From a capitalist's perspective, he still liked Nie Chenxiao very much. "Is it okay?"

So you like older people... Assistant Xu's face changed slightly, and he was thinking about what wording he should use in the report to his boss so as not to be too abrupt.

The two got in the car and the driver drove towards S as planned.

Chen Qizhao did not notice the pale and blue face of Special Assistant Xu. He lowered his head to check the message on his phone and noticed the message from Assistant Yu saying that the contract with Fu Yanyu had basically been negotiated and the publicity plan had been finalized. It was estimated that the contract would be signed next week.

He thought of something and searched the Internet for news about Fu Yanyu and Feihong. His tone changed slightly: "Change the route, let's go to Feihong."

When they arrived at Feihong Company, two documents were stuffed into Special Assistant Xu's hands as soon as he got out of the car. Chen Qizhao handed Nie Chenxiao's matter to him and asked him to finalize the contract as soon as possible. He entered the company in a blink of an eye.

He saw Assistant Yu walking towards the company gate from afar and felt mixed emotions.

He was a member of General Chen's assistant team, and his seniority is much higher than his.

And doesn’t the Second Young Master have an assistant? Why do you always make him do these things?

When he met Assistant Yu, Chen Qizhao put on a serious face again, as if he had come to the company on a whim.

"Rongguang's current plan is almost ready. If there are no problems, we should be able to sign the contract next week." After entering the office, Assistant Yu handed a document to Chen Qizhao, "Second Young Master, this is the currently agreed promotion plan."

Chen Qizhao glanced at him and looked down at his phone: "Put it aside for now and call that person from the Propaganda Department."

Assistant Yu suppressed his disdain and put the document aside: "The people in the Propaganda Department are in a meeting. We may have to wait for a while."

He has dealt with Chen Qizhao a lot in the past few days and found that this guy has a lot to do. He selected a concise version of the document and sent it to him. Chen Qizhao complained that there were too many professional terms in the document and he couldn't understand it, so he asked him to organize a new one. After he finished organizing it, Chen Qizhao felt that there were too many words and didn't want to read it, so he asked him to select the important content.

An idiot is an idiot. He pretends to understand documents even though he can't. Every time he is given more meaningless work, he wastes his time.

Chen Qizhao asked casually: "How long?"

Assistant Yu: “About half an hour.”

On the phone screen was Fu Yanyu’s super topic. Chen Qizhao looked at it for a while, then directly exited Weibo and switched back to the VX interface. He was thinking about something as if nothing had happened, but his finger had already clicked into Shen Yuhuai's circle of friends and browsed around aimlessly.

The latest post on Moments is the little white flower that he posted two months ago.

Chen Qizhao stared at it for a while, then returned to his own circle of friends. The circle of friends that he had set to be visible for only three days seemed to be overgrown with weeds, and the circles of friends from bar parties further back were even more unsightly.

Assistant Yu stood nearby without saying anything, and suddenly noticed Chen Qizhao's gaze.

Chen Qizhao frowned and said, "Move to the side, you're blocking me."

Assistant Yu was puzzled. Just after he took two steps away, he heard the sound of a camera clicking.

Chen Qizhao took a photo of the desk and posted it on WeChat Moments, then said, "That's enough, you can stand back."

Assistant Yu: “…”

About ten minutes later, the head of Feihong's Propaganda Department, who received the news, came quickly.

He was still holding the meeting documents in his hand, and he was breathing slightly when he rushed into the office.

It seemed that Fu Yanyu was tempted by the high price offered by Chen Ershao. The contract negotiation process went very smoothly and the other party was very easy to talk to. The only problem was Fu Yanyu's schedule for the next half month. The end of the year is approaching and the holiday schedules of major satellite TV stations are very crowded. In order to promote his new drama, Fu Yanyu will have to travel to several satellite TV stations to participate in programs, so there will not be much time left for Feihong.

But this was also within Feihong's expectations. After all, Feihong took a fancy to Fu Yanyu because the other party could maintain high exposure in the next year, and the endorsement cooperation would bring Feihong considerable profits. Therefore, Feihong is also happy to cooperate with the publicity requests raised by Fu Yanyu.

The person in charge said, "Second Young Master."

He first delivered some promotional materials to Chen Qizhao's desk. "We just held a meeting to draw up a follow-up plan. We have also contacted major manufacturers for promotional slots. All the reserved advertising spaces have been reserved. This is the plan and budget determined in the meeting."

Chen Qizhao rolled his eyes. Sure enough, it was completely in line with Fu Yanyu's publicity schedule, and it was closely aligned with the holiday promotion. It could be said to be a perfectly arranged publicity plan. In the previous life, it was because of such sufficient preparation and the necessary advertising spaces and manufacturers had been contacted, so when Fu Yanyu regretted not signing the contract, Feihong suffered great losses.

It seems that Lin Shizhong has almost finished playing this game.

Chen Qizhao's eyes were gloomy, but they subsided slightly when he glanced at the two people around him.

He curled his lips slightly, and immediately threw his phone on the table the next second.

The quiet office was broken by the loud bang.

"Did you find these marketing accounts?" Chen Qizhao pointed at the mobile phone on the desktop, which contained Fu Yanyu's super chat. Several marketing accounts were promoting Fu Yanyu's upcoming schedule. One account mentioned that a popular artist had received an endorsement from Feihong, a niche domestic electrical appliance brand.

The person in charge was stunned when he saw this, "This is not what we found, it should be the news released by Fu Yanyu."

But this is also a common way of operating in the entertainment industry. Once the contract is signed, the official announcement can be made. The current preheating can actually increase the heat for the official announcement as soon as possible. He explained: "Nowadays, many endorsements will be preheated in advance to give fans anticipation and to facilitate the subsequent work."

The two thought that the matter was over, but they didn't expect Chen Qizhao to suddenly attack.

"Is this just a warm-up?" Chen Qizhao laughed, "How about taking a look at the comments below?"

The person in charge picked up the phone and saw that the marketing account was indeed operating normally, but the comments below were a bit extreme. Some fans were talking about "luring fans", while some passers-by were wondering which niche electrical appliance brand it was. There were many comments such as "luring fans", "no appointment without official announcement", "what the hell is Feihong, it's just rubbing shoulders with people everywhere", etc. From the current situation, it seems that the preheating has not come out, but has instead damaged the goodwill of passers-by.

Seeing this, he looked a little embarrassed: "Fu Yanyu didn't communicate this to us, I'll go ask."

Assistant Yu also saw the comments below and his expression changed slightly.

This is different from their previous plan. They do intend to control public opinion, but they plan to let it ferment for a while before launching the fan effect to buy black hot searches. The current situation is completely unexpected.

The two people had different expressions, but Chen Qizhao continued to talk about this point.

"Why are they in such a hurry to promote the contract when it hasn't been signed yet? His own studio hasn't even issued a notice to announce it, but they are trying to find marketing accounts to promote it." Chen Qizhao flipped through the comments under a marketing account, like an extremely dissatisfied and reckless person looking for trouble. "Look, what are these people saying? They say that it's not official yet and we are just trying to attract fans. Fans think we are just trying to get attention."

"This is the first time I know that one has to be so humble when looking for an endorsement. Our brand is niche, but it is still an electrical appliance brand under Chen's. This will really damage the reputation of our brand and make it seem like we are paying for it."

The person in charge's face froze, "Second Young Master, we really didn't pay attention to this matter."

"I spent the most money to negotiate with Fu Yanyu, and this is what I got in return? Are we paying to hire someone to do publicity, or are we paying someone to do wedding clothes? Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. Aren't we doing public relations and waiting for others to scold us for riding on the popularity?" Chen Qizhao sneered and glanced at Assistant Yu beside him: "Assistant Yu, come and teach him how to do public relations when encountering this kind of problem?"

As someone who has worked in the group headquarters for several years, Assistant Yu naturally knew how to deal with this kind of public relations. According to the original plan, they had to attract enough attention from fans in the early stage so that they could better manipulate online public opinion in the later stage. However, he did not expect things to suddenly turn out like this. The appearance of such remarks on the Internet was completely beyond his plan.

Assistant Yu’s face froze slightly.

Chen Qizhao knocked on the table impatiently and urged: "Yu Zhu?"

He asked, "No way? You've been with my dad for so long, and you can't even solve this problem?"