"Warm Light in the Palm" - Who Will Redeem the Entertainment Godmother (Twenty...)

Many of the Huo family's early businesses were shady, but they have all been laundered now.

The Huo family's entertainment company was originally created as a special institution, but with the explosive growth of the entertainment industry, this department unexpectedly became a money-making behemoth. The Huo family then changed their strategy and began to operate it seriously.

With its capital and connections, the Huo family quickly became a dominant force in the film market and a top giant in the entertainment industry, with its influence extending to every corner of the entertainment sector.

They're used to being the only ones who matter, and they don't even consider a few minor celebrities as human beings.

Unexpectedly, without careful attention, they suffered a major setback.

Although the Huo family is large and powerful, they cannot afford to throw away hundreds of millions of dollars in investment.

Huo's invested nearly 800 million yuan in the Spring Festival film, and a whole bunch of people wanted to support it, but due to public opinion, it was a complete disaster.

Moreover, not only did the film flop, but the Huo family's corporate image also suffered a heavy blow.

Previously, Huo's was known as a conscientious company in the film industry, guaranteed to produce high-quality films. Now, however, it has become known as a ruthless exploiter in the industry.

It's not just the Huo Group employees who arbitrarily insulted the artists; Sun Manli's contract terms are also astonishing. In this new society, is slavery still around?

The wealth of the Huo family entertainment empire surpasses that of most, but what supports them are countless laborers and cattle.

The masses of cattle and horses are truly outraged upon seeing this. Go eat shit! Do you think we're paying you so you can act like a king?!

Amid this public opinion uproar, not only did Sun Manli abruptly terminate her contract, but others who also had the intention to terminate their contracts and had already found new employers quickly stepped forward to play the victim, hoping to gain sympathy amidst the chaos before fleeing.

Those who didn't terminate their contracts were also pitied by their own fans, who asked, "Brother/Sister, is the company bullying you too?!"

Celebrities who are pitied by their fans often have unspeakable grievances, unable to admit they have them or deny them, and can only keep them bottled up, especially Cheng Yanxi, who is in the most awkward position.

As the current top dog of the Huo family, he has consumed a great deal of resources from the Huo family, and naturally, he has to bear a great deal of consequences.

When Cheng Yanxi was a newcomer, the drama he co-starred in with Sun Manli became an instant hit, and the two of them gained their first wave of public attention. To people who are not deeply involved in the fan circle, they should be considered as a "couple".

The two fan groups, each with their own personal grudges, fought fiercely and treated each other like enemies, while the CP (couple) fans remained active and never considered the atmosphere when they spoke.

CP fans are constantly switching allegiances and shipping their favorite characters, never settling down, but they also return quickly when something happens.

Sun Manli's unexpected career revival has already revived some of the "Ximan" CP fans.

CP fans are naturally fond of dramatic romance novels, and when Sun Manli's affair was exposed, they immediately broke down. @Cheng Yanxi:

Manman is being bullied so much by the company, why aren't you helping her?! [Name omitted] wouldn't act like you! You're not [Name omitted] at all!

Normally, such comments would be treated as insanity, but this time it's different. This time, Sun Manli is on the high ground of public opinion, and the public's judgment of good or bad is based on whether they help her or not.

But it was Sun Manli who terminated the contract, not Cheng Yanxi. He didn't want to continue the relationship, so he spoke up for Sun Manli.

Fans can understand him, but casual observers don't care, and the notion that he lacks responsibility has become popular.

Only Cheng's fans are still helping him defy the world, desperately trying to prove to the public that Cheng Yanxi is also a victim, that his company didn't treat him well, and that he had no choice but to accept the contract!

In the end, even if fans of artists under the Huo Group wanted to defend their idols, they had to start by cursing the Huo Group before they could speak, which made the Huo Group seem even more pathetic, as if everyone was being oppressed by the Huo Group.

Huo Yu, the head of the Huo family, had no expression on his face, but his heart was filled with anger.

A minor celebrity's contract termination and a fool's mistake have actually put the Huo family in such a dilemma!

For so many years, no one has been able to defy him. This time, however, he faces the accusations of tens of thousands of people. No matter who it is, no one can pretend nothing happened when faced with such public will.

The best course of action now is to remain silent and weather this period of conflict.

Any attempt to defend oneself only adds fuel to the fire, giving the already reveling crowd new impetus.

However, after a while, people will naturally be distracted by other things.

Once the public's attention shifts away, that will be his time to settle scores!

The Huo family swallowed this loss for the time being, but that doesn't mean they didn't care at all.

If this precedent is set, everyone will see the Huo family as an easy target, and every Tom, Dick, and Harry will want to take advantage of them.

Huo Yu looked at the list of all the people and forces who had taken advantage of the chaos to loot and revealed a chilling smile.

Don't let him free his hands.

...

Huo Yu was secretly gathering strength, while Sun Manli only wanted to celebrate her free life.

Unlike others who find another job before terminating their contracts, she took a gamble and terminated her contract immediately.

She was almost thirty after the New Year, so why was she still so impulsive? She didn't know.

But at one point she suddenly realized that freedom is more important than money or fame. She didn't really need the money, so why not just live life on her own terms?

Before making the decision, she had many fears and concerns, but she didn't expect that once she actually did it, it wasn't as terrible as she had imagined.

Everything went incredibly smoothly. Facing a behemoth like the Huo family, she escaped unscathed. Looking back now, it feels like a dream.

Qiu Yi leaned back in her super expensive and comfortable beanbag chair, enjoying the last bit of peace before work: "Then after you terminate your contract, sign me. Our company is also planning to develop artist management."

Sun Manli looked at her with amusement: "You don't seem to be afraid of offending the Huo family at all."

Qiu Yi said fearlessly, "What's there to be afraid of? It runs an entertainment company, and so do I. We do the same thing, so why should I be afraid of it?"

Sun Manli exclaimed in amazement: "It's unbelievable that you can say you do the same thing. The Huo family controls half of the entertainment industry's resources, what do you have?"

"You can't just ask me what I have; you have to support me so I can have it. Will you sign or not?"

Sun Manli was at her wit's end, but this wasn't a question that required hesitation: "Sign!"

So as soon as she started work, Qiu Yi brought the hottest celebrity to the company. At the welcome party, everyone was very excited and applauded enthusiastically.

Young and fearless, it was impossible for a group of recent graduates to understand how terrifying the Huo family was. They were only proud of their newly established company and gave the Huo family a good kick!

In the previous massive public opinion battle, the Huo family suffered a humiliating defeat, while the newly established Six Plus Six Group reaped the greatest benefits.

Previously, the various lenient employee policies and holiday policies of 6+6 had already won over many netizens.

In the Sun Manli incident, her actions of standing firmly on the side of the powerful and actively advocating for justice have deeply moved netizens.

The fans and production team of "Ouyang Tu and the Moon Shadow Girl" seemed to have completed a team building activity, and everyone began to feel a sense of collective honor, making the IP a hit again.

The already mature ecosystem of secondary creation has become even more stable, transforming into a fully-fledged cultural circle.

The Huo family occupies half of the entertainment industry, but they don't occupy the other half. At least they don't understand or even touch upon the second dimension of culture.

"Ouyang Tu and the Moon Shadow Girl" targets the ACG (Anime, Comics, and Games) audience and has nothing to do with Huo's company. Nobody cares about Huo's ban. People work six days a week and still talk about cooperation.

Not only are there various advertising offers, but people are also coming to discuss animation copyrights, and even mobile game copyrights. These copyright negotiations are where the big money is made.

The propaganda department staff were already grinning from ear to ear: they could get a cut.

Other departments were also happy: year-end bonuses.

Having made such a large sum of money, Qiu Yi immediately expanded her recruitment, focusing on the marketing and publicity department.

Previously, the marketing and publicity department was responsible for a wide variety of things, including contracts and publicity, all mixed together. Now, the functions have been separated, with one department specifically responsible for artists' management contracts and cultural product contracts.

One department is specifically responsible for the company's publicity and public opinion monitoring.

For artists with 6+6 contracts, we only sign promotional contracts, help promote and negotiate contracts, prioritize domestic roles when available, and help find external roles when not available.

Most of the compensation goes to the artist, the company takes a commission, the marketing and publicity department staff take their own commission from their commission, and the rest goes to the company. At the end of the year, all departments summarize and calculate year-end bonuses to ensure that everyone is motivated to work.

Administration should also be separated out. We can't just dump personnel, procurement, warehousing, and so on all into administration. We also need to add a cashier to the accounting department.

The increase in core technical staff in the film and television industry goes without saying; the core of a film and television production company is undoubtedly its film and television professionals.

For departments where tangible value is difficult to measure, administration has to be extra careful when calculating year-end bonuses.

Thanks to the explosive popularity of the "6+6" corporate culture, countless people applied to join the company. Soon, all the staff in each department were hired, making half a floor feel a bit crowded.

Qiu Yi couldn't help but sigh, wondering when she could own an entire building like the Huo family.

Han Tieying didn't like to spoil her. "Then why don't you get up and do some work? You think you can build a skyscraper just by sitting here?"

Qiu Tianyi: ...

After reflecting on what went wrong and why her employees were so disrespectful to their boss, she still had to get back to work.

When Qiu Yi designed the suspense for the second part of "Ouyang Tu and the Moon Shadow Girl" back then, Sun Manli didn't think she could make a second part, but now it can actually be put on the agenda.

The working group members were immediately eager to try. Editor Wang had already conceived the outline of the second part and even wrote a lot during his vacation.

Qiu Tianyi stroked her chin and said, "This time we're not filming a TV series, we're filming a movie."

Editor Wang wrote a lot: ...

Her fist hardened...

...

The boss is capricious, and no matter how angry the employees are, there's nothing they can do, after all, she really is the boss!

But if you make a movie, where will you sell it? Online movies don't even have the advantage of having more episodes than TV series, so how much money can they make?

If you want to release it in theaters, are you really not afraid that the Huo family will destroy you? Offline theaters are the Huo family's territory.

The staff were worried, but Qiu Tianyi didn't care. She just wanted to film it and didn't care about anything else. She had never kept a film to herself before.

While it's completely unclear where her confidence comes from, she certainly has a high level of credibility in this regard.

Anyway, with the savings in hand, the boss can afford to pay employee salaries even if he doesn't work out this year, so he can do whatever he wants.

The subordinates tidied up and officially began the new year's work.

The Huo family was eager to teach those who caused trouble a lesson, but so far, it had no impact on Qiu Yihe Liujialiu.

Although the incident was big enough to alarm Huo Yu, it wasn't serious enough to warrant his continued attention. He handed the matter over to his son to handle and then left.

Having received years of elite education in his ancestral home, Huo Yueze felt no pressure taking over the company.

Returning to this familiar city stirred up his memories, and that lingering red color seemed to return before his eyes once more.

Unable to shake off that gloomy memory, Huo Yueze simply drove back to the place he had been, determined to make a clean break with the past.

Upon reaching their destination, they saw a group of people carrying various items blocking the entrance, and their expressions turned cold: "Who are you? Who gave you permission to come here?"

Qiu Yi was looking for her keys to open the door when she heard this and turned around.

Huo Yueze's face is very similar to that of a young Huo Yu. Although the movie he starred in flopped, Qiu Tianyi kindly contributed to the box office.

Seeing someone who was almost impossible to be here, Qiu Tianyi slightly raised her eyes.

He straightened up, looked down at him, and said with an ambiguous expression:

"This is my home."