Chapter 240 The Situation in Lizhou

During the meal, Lu Ye would occasionally bring up things related to the entertainment industry.

Of course, it wasn't just Lizhou involved; even Zhao Wenyao, who had done his homework, was secretly thrilled and wished he could take out his notebook to write it all down.

"You mean you ran into Cangquan Zoe at the airport?"

Lu Ye put down his knife and fork, his expression somewhat unpleasant.

"His purpose in coming to Lizhou is simple, but also complicated."

"According to industry insiders, the venue for this year's World Art Conference had originally been decided to be the floating island nation, but the art union ultimately chose China, which directly triggered protests and dissatisfaction from the floating island art community."

"In the past two months, many celebrities from Fudao have appeared in Lizhou, just to show off and demonstrate their power."

Zhang Chengzhang looked puzzled: "A demonstration? How old are you? Still so naive? This thing is useful?"

"Of course it's useful."

Lu Ye's eyes flashed coldly: "These artists, who have considerable international influence, have been squeezing the development space of local artists ever since they appeared in Lizhou."

"Furthermore, they did not come alone; each of these people has powerful backers."

"Didn't we mention before? In less than six months, the number of local music platforms in Lizhou and Sangzhou is likely to fall below thirty. A major reason for this is that the capital of the floating island nation is secretly targeting them."

After a pause, Lu Ye continued, "Of course, it's not just local music platforms that are affected; almost every industry involved in the arts is affected."

"Not long ago, it was reported that two medium-sized entertainment companies were targeted for hostile takeover by a giant from Floating Island Capital. Fortunately, the owners of both companies reacted quickly and managed to fight back."

"However, they also suffered considerable losses."

"There's a lot of anxiety in the industry, and many well-known artists have postponed the release of their new works this month. As for commercial performances, they've either rescheduled them or temporarily stopped accepting them."

Sun Min's expression was solemn; the unpredictable weather in Lizhou was far more serious than he had imagined.

He looked at Zhao Wenyao with some concern. Although several leading capital firms had offered Zhao Wenyao opportunities before he arrived, the entertainment industry in Lizhou was currently in turmoil, and he felt that it was not advisable for Zhao Wenyao to get involved at the moment; he should just observe from the sidelines.

"Can the floating islands really suppress Lizhou so easily by simply sending out a few people?"

Zhao Wenyao did not fully believe Lu Ye's words and raised questions about them.

After all, Lizhou is a gathering place for celebrities, so it's unlikely that they would be completely defenseless.

Lu Ye also saw through Zhao Wenyao's thoughts and explained, "If we're just competing on talent, it's a 50/50 chance. But if we're competing on influence, apart from the top few on the celebrity list, the rest are all a bit lacking."

"In the past two decades, the suppression of Chinese artists from outside the region has been extremely severe. They have used books, films, paintings and other works to deliberately insult the appearance of Chinese people, making the outside world mistakenly believe that Chinese people all have squinty eyes, high cheekbones and high outer corners of their eyes."

"They are also adept at using public opinion to promote the 'China threat theory' and incite resentment and hostility towards China among their domestic population."

"What's even more shameless is that they use social media platforms to constantly guide the people of their country to watch some false reports."