Chen Chen acted swiftly, being the first to release an announcement before any official media had reacted. This set a benchmark for a group of netizens who were like scattered sand, demonstrating a sense of corporate responsibility. "I am a Chinese company. To eradicate this scourge from the industry, I am willing to forgo making money from it, just for the sake of this stubborn belief in my heart!"

Zhou Haiqing was furious at Yuewen Entertainment Media's swift response. He had spent the whole night planning, but Yuewen Entertainment Media beat him to it. Their reaction speed was too fast! He had originally wanted to see the official reaction, but Yuewen Entertainment Media decisively fired the first shot and stole the limelight.

But it's never too late to mend the fence after the sheep are lost. The storm has just begun to form, and Zhou Haiqing believes that few people have reacted yet. If they can't even keep up with the trend, they might as well pack up and go home to farm, which would be too shameful.

Liufeng Film & Television's follow-up attack was like adding fuel to the fire, instantly plunging angry netizens into jubilation. This is what a responsible company should be like! In the face of national interests, it decisively abandons unnecessary conflicts of interest and stands with the people. That is what a responsible company does!

Wang Minghua and Tan Zhaofeng reacted a little slower, mainly because they needed to communicate with their boss. However, they still quickly issued their own announcement a few minutes after Liufeng Film and Television issued its announcement. The content of the announcement was similar to that of Liufeng Film and Television, stating that they would close all cooperation with Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television and would never have any intention to cooperate with the two companies again.

Zhou Haijun was woken up by Ni Sufeng in his sleep. Still half asleep, Zhou Haijun looked at Ni Sufeng blankly and mumbled, "What's wrong? Why are you waking me up in the middle of the night?"

Ni Sufeng said irritably, "Your precious daughter is shouting outside, saying something terrible has happened and we need to get out of here right away."

Zhou Haijun shrank his neck and muttered, "It's so cold, why isn't this girl sleeping under the covers? What could she possibly want so late at night?"

Although somewhat reluctant, Zhou Haijun and Ni Sufeng got up and dressed to see what this girl was up to.

The living room lights were on when they opened the door, but no one was there. The study lights were on, as if welcoming the two of them. Zhou Haijun and Ni Sufeng exchanged a glance and stepped into the study. They found Zhou Xin in her pajamas, staring intently at the computer, completely unaware of their arrival.

"Xiaoxin, what's wrong? Why aren't you resting so late?"

Zhou Xin looked up and saw the two standing at the door. She called out, "Dad, Mom, come quickly! Something really bad has happened. Someone has revealed that Yuehai Media has an island capital background. Fang Yang's company is saying that it will blacklist Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television. Liufeng Film and Television is also blacklisting these two companies. It's causing a huge uproar online."

Zhou Haijun and Ni Sufeng exchanged a glance, then hurriedly went to the computer, pulled Zhou Xin to sit down, and after quickly understanding the situation, they were surprised that the rating incident they had seen earlier had escalated to this point, even to the point of causing hatred between the two countries.

Zhou Haijun shook his head and said, "Many people in the industry already knew that Yuehai Media had an island capital background, but this was just a business matter. Basically, everyone was concerned about saving face and didn't do anything to Yuehai Media. Unexpectedly, this time Yuehai Media stepped on a powder keg and angered Yanyun Film and Television, Liufeng Film and Television, and Nandu Film and Television. They turned around and bit back. Now Yuehai Media is going to have a hard time."

Zhou Xin said anxiously, "Fang Yang and the others have already blacklisted Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television, aren't you going to join in?"

Zhou Haijun laughed and said, "Our company is different from theirs. We have a state-owned background and must follow national policies. Before the relevant departments have set out measures, we cannot speak out casually. Look at your mother, can she speak freely now? This still needs to be discussed and decided at tomorrow's meeting."

Zhou Xin looked at her mother, still unwilling to give up. Ni Sufeng nodded and said, "Your father is right. Although Yuehai Media has an island capital background, without evidence that they are engaged in espionage, and their business activities have not threatened anyone's life, there's nothing we can do about them. At most, we can only suspend operations for rectification, and they'll be fine after a while. If we go too far, it will affect the diplomacy between the two countries, and it will make everyone look bad. I estimate that Yuehai Media will issue an announcement soon, saying that the previous events were all done by Sun Hai, and that the company will hold Sun Hai accountable, actively cooperate with the relevant departments' rectification opinions, disband the online army, and do what a law-abiding citizen should do!"

Zhou Xin was dumbfounded. "Could such a big thing just end up like this?"

Ni Sufeng patted Zhou Xin's head. "It's not entirely ineffective. The Ministry will cancel or strictly regulate Yuehai Media's film and television import quota. Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television will also be severely punished. Moreover, Fang Yang is quite cunning. Before the relevant national departments made a decision, he blocked Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television in advance, creating a fait accompli. This way, the relevant national departments cannot raise different opinions. After all, this is a corporate action. Although there are national regulations that cinema chains cannot refuse film companies' normal film screening applications without reason and must guarantee a minimum screening rate, this matter has a bad impact. Before the national policy was released, Yuewen Cinemas catered to the demands of the vast majority of netizens and did not violate the rules. So even if the policy is relaxed in the future, it cannot force Yuewen Cinemas to change its mind. Therefore, this time Yuewen Cinemas took advantage of the loophole in the national policy and blocked Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television once and for all. No one can say anything about it."

Zhou Xin turned to Zhou Haijun and said, "Dad, why don't you also boycott Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Films at your cinema? That way, those two companies will deserve what they got!"

Zhou Haijun rolled his eyes at Zhou Xin. "Do you think I don't want to? But I can't. If we just ban it like this, our movies won't be able to enter other countries in the future. Because our cinemas represent the country's attitude, we can't act arbitrarily. But removing Qingcheng Films' 'Wrong Love' is still an option, because it violated the rules of the game and should be punished."

Seeing that Zhou Xin was still a little indignant, Ni Sufeng patted Zhou Xin's head and smiled, "You don't need to worry about this. I estimate that Yuehai Media will issue an apology in a while, and then donate to some Hope Primary School to eliminate the impact. However, I estimate that a large number of the two companies' endorsement contracts will be canceled, and they will demand compensation and such. This time, Yuehai Media and Qingcheng Film and Television will be severely damaged, even if they are not completely destroyed. In the future, it will be difficult for the two companies to achieve good results in the short term for their movies or TV series. This is the punishment they deserve for all the bad things they have done over the years."

Zhou Xin tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Doesn't that mean the two companies' revenue will decrease? If revenue decreases, won't many people want to leave their companies? Also, during this period, many TV stations probably won't dare to invite their artists anymore. They'll have a hard time now."

Ni Sufeng patted Zhou Xin's head and said, "I didn't expect our little Xin to be thinking about these issues. That's good. The government won't do anything to them, but it's hard to say about the local governments. After all, they need ratings and traffic. They may not say they'll ban them in the short term, but they will take action. It can only be said that Yuehai Media didn't catch the fox this time, but they got themselves into a mess. What was originally a very small matter has now become known to the whole world and is difficult to handle."