Chapter 24 Chapter 24
Having done good deeds, Gu Xingshi hid his merits and fame and returned to Dunhai City.
As soon as he came back, he noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Everyone seemed to be in a panic, but there were still two days before the next ranking announcement, so there was no need to start worrying so early.
Hearing his doubts, Yin Hefeng said helplessly: "For a moment, I don't know if I should envy your strong insensitivity." Gu
Xingshi: "???"
Yin Hefeng: "Didn't you notice that the ones who are anxious are the larger and more established brokerage firms?"
Gu Xingshi observed carefully and found that it was true.
In recent years, talent shows have been very popular. In addition to the brokerage companies that originally dealt with idols, many traditional brokerage companies have also begun to train trainees under them, hoping to get a piece of the pie.
Yin Hefeng whispered, "Did you know that Guangyi's boss Cao Guangli was arrested?"
Gu Xingshi: "Ah?"
The system came online in time: [Yes, Liang Wenjun blocked the news immediately after discovering that there was a problem with the company's contract, and then called the police. After the police found out that Cao Guangli secretly transferred property, they immediately went to arrest him. By the way, his mistress Ji Yurou and illegitimate son Ji Yiwei were also arrested. Yin Hefeng
said: "In short, this matter is quite a big deal. The police followed the clues and found some clues, which shocked the higher-ups. It is said that they will conduct a strict investigation of the Yin-Yang contracts in the entertainment industry."
"You also know that the management was not so strict before, and there were still many such things, especially those old-fashioned brokerage companies. They all knew it tacitly. Who knew that Cao Guangli had stirred up a hornet's nest and caused a big earthquake in the entertainment industry. Many companies were implicated and are now scolding him!"
Yin Hefeng was not in a hurry.
They have been strict in this area since their founding. They were ridiculed by their peers for not being flexible. Now they can be considered proud.
As for Gu Xingshi, there is no need to worry.
After all, there are only two artists in Leshi, and neither of them has debuted yet, so they don't even have this opportunity.
However, Yin Hefeng still quietly reminded Gu Xingshi: "You should keep a low profile recently. These companies are bleeding a lot this time. They are very resentful of the 10086 boss who exposed this matter. However, they can't find the other party's identity, and they are afraid that they will vent this resentment on you."
Gu Xingshi made an "OK" gesture.
To be honest, he didn't expect that this butterfly's wings would cause such a big storm. He just couldn't stand what Cao Guangli, the scumbag, did, and he was filled with righteous indignation and wanted to help Liang Wenjun.
However, Yin Hefeng's words made sense. He decided to hang around the agents less recently and try not to appear in front of them to avoid hatred.
Gu Xingshi hid from people and came to Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin's dormitory.
The two were discussing the details of the next performance in the room. When they saw Gu Xingshi sneakily waving at them at the door, they walked out inexplicably.
Gu Xingshi took them to a corner, looked around, and breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that no one was there.
Cheng Xin: "Boss Gu, you are sneaking around, are you a thief?"
Gu Xingshi: "..."
He glared at Cheng Xin unhappily, "What do you know, I'm doing this for our safety!"
He first told them about the big earthquake in the entertainment industry, and then secretly took out the contract for "The Wrath of the Sea".
Both of them were stunned.
Gu Xingshi had discussed it with them before he went there, but everyone knows that the film industry has never looked down on the idol industry, especially idols like them who haven't debuted yet, and they are even the bottom of the bottom.
So when Gu Xingshi proposed to fight for the promotional song of "Crossing Mountains and Wading Rivers", even if they trusted his ability, the two did not dare to raise any hopes.
This is director Xu Cheng's film!
The people he collaborated with in the past were all top musicians in the circle, and they dared not even think about it.
Unexpectedly, Gu Xingshi actually did it!
If they hadn't seen the contract, the two thought Gu Xingshi was teasing them.
Facing the two people's admiring and burning gazes, even Gu Xingshi felt a little embarrassed, and coughed lightly: "The promotion period of the movie hasn't started yet. According to the contract, it must be kept confidential first."
The two nodded dizzyly.
Gu Xingshi said quickly: "Keep a low profile! This expression is too hateful. I'm afraid you will be put in a sack when you go out!"
The two of them immediately retracted their dignified expressions and said seriously: "Boss Gu is right!"
So, in the next two days, the other trainees found that Meng Cheng and the others were much more restrained in their daily lives except when they were performing.
Even when other trainees got advertising resources and deliberately showed off in front of them, the two of them remained calm.
In fact, some time ago, other trainees got all kinds of resources one after another, and some even got advertising resources from big names.
The two of them were actually a little envious and a little disappointed.
But all this was instantly smoothed over after seeing the contract for "The Wrath of the Sea".
What's an advertisement?
"Raging Sea" is going to be the promotional song for "Crossing the Mountains and Rivers".
The trainee who was originally showing off: "..."
Damn! What a sense of accomplishment!
However, the two of them looked calm in the eyes of fans, and it instantly changed.
[What's going on! Even the trainees in the lower circles have resources. My brother is the most popular, how come he doesn't have any? ! ]
[I'm really mad! Just because I don't have any resources, people outside are mocking me, saying that my popularity is fake! ]
[I heard that my brother signed with a small company. Is the company not good? ]
[I heard a piece of news. It is said that many advertising resources were found by the brothers before, but the person in charge of Le Shi was particularly arrogant and acted like a big shot, and directly angered people away. Among them, there was even the brand xx. ]
[Fuck!!! xx This is an international brand! ! I am really impressed, this company is sick! 】
【I can accept that small companies are not professional enough, but it is rare to find such rubbish. I don’t ask you to help a lot, but do something and don’t hinder the future of our Shengbao and Xinge! 】
[Small companies are like this. To be honest, it’s better to sign with 10086 boss! At least the boss cares about us kids! ]
[Good idea!!!]
[Support 10086 boss to sign the brothers!!]
...
These comments spread more and more, especially when the next ranking was announced. Although Meng Yuansheng was still the most popular, he was not the first by a large margin like usual. The gap with the second place was very small, and Cheng Xin dropped directly to the second place. Yuan Ye replaced him and rushed to the second place.
Cheng Xin was indeed a little disappointed when he saw the ranking announcement.
However, he also knew that as the schedule entered the middle stage, fans of other companies were also working hard, especially Yuan Ye’s performance in the last performance was too wonderful. He deserved to rush to the second place.
So, he acted emo for a while, then recovered and went to the live broadcast room with Meng Yuansheng.
But he was stunned when he saw the barrage.
The fans were very excited, and the barrage was full of pity for them being wronged and wanted them to leave LeShi.
Cheng Xin stuttered: "I'm not... not wronged!"
His popularity dropped because he didn't perform to the extreme. What does it have to do with the company and Mr. Gu!
Meng Yuansheng also helped explain: "Mr. Gu is really good to us. If it weren't for him, we would never have been able to participate in the "Men's Group Training Camp". He really helped us a lot..."
If he wasn't restricted by the confidentiality contract, he really wanted to tell the fans that Mr. Gu even got him the opportunity to sing the promotional song for "Traveling Through Mountains and Rivers". He really didn't feel wronged at all!
However——
Fans: [Wuwuwuwu, are you threatened? Bro is so miserable!]
[I heard that small companies like this will set very high penalty fees. In fact, they don’t want to manage artists properly. They just cast a wide net, and then if one of them becomes popular, they will make them do things they don’t want to do and force them to terminate the contract so that they can earn penalty fees. They won’t stop until they bite off a piece of meat from the artist.]
Meng Yuansheng: “…No! The contracts between Cheng Xin and I are very loose. It’s really not what you think!”
Fans: [Brother, you don’t have to say it! I know you are helpless now, I understand!]
[Brother, just blink if you are kidnapped! 】
Cheng Xin: "... I didn't have any choice... Okay! Stop counting the number of times I blinked! Blinking is a human physiological instinct, not a kidnapping signal!"
Fans: [Secret code!! OK! Keyword get√]
[Brother's first song in the performance was xxx, and the second song was xxxx... Rearrange the first letters...]
Meng Cheng and Meng Xin: "!!!"
Please, put away your magic power!!
After this live broadcast, the two were exhausted.
As soon as it ended, they found Gu Xingshi.
Meng Yuansheng had worked as an assistant for a while, and he was keenly aware of the abnormality of the fans' behavior: "Boss Gu, I think someone seems to be leading the rhythm here."
Gu Xingshi was not surprised.
He saw all the fans' bullet screens.
At first, he was a little angry and aggrieved when he saw that everyone was scolding him, but as things got more and more outrageous, he slowly stopped being angry.
Especially when he saw fans suggesting that 10086 boss take action to kill him and Le Shi, he was already at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
What is this called?
I killed myself?
After calming down, he really saw some comments that were trying to take advantage of the situation. They
were actually some comments that said other companies were good to artists and hoped that Meng Cheng and the others could go to new companies.
System: [This was indeed done by these companies. They all have resources, but their artists are not very good. They took a fancy to Meng Cheng and the others and wanted to alienate the relationship between you so that they could take advantage of the situation. 】
Gu Xingshi: [… Poaching? Such a plain and simple business war tactic! 】
System: [Of course, there are other companies fueling this, and even those brands that you rejected before are secretly adding fuel to the fire. 】
Gu Xingshi: […]
There are too many enemies, and I can’t take revenge on them all at once, so I can only write them down in a small notebook.
But revenge is revenge, and many fans are really worried, and he has read them all.
Originally, he simply mentioned the matter of those advertising resources coming to him to Meng Yuansheng, mainly because he thought it was not a big deal and should not disturb their training and rest time.
But at this moment, he still explained to them in detail why he did not choose those advertising brands.
Although Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin didn't know how Gu Xingshi knew so many inside stories, they had eyes and could see Gu Xingshi's painstaking efforts for them.
The two did not hesitate at all: "Mr. Gu, you can make the decision on these, we trust you!"
Gu Xingshi originally had a lot more to say, but facing their unreserved trust, he suddenly felt that there was no need to say anything.
He nodded vigorously at the two of them: "Don't worry, I will solve this matter!"
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Zuo Hang is the agent of Xingmao Company. Xingmao relies on Xingmao Media and is mainly responsible for idols.
However, the company has been established for two or three years, and its artists are mediocre. They are just cannon fodder in the talent show, which makes Zuo Hang very anxious.
However, it is not so easy to find good seedlings, so Zuo Hang started to think about poaching from other companies.
This time, he set his sights on Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin from "Men's Group Training Camp", especially Meng Yuansheng.
He can sing and dance, he's good-looking, and he can compose. Which agent doesn't want such a good talent!
More importantly, he came from a small company. Zuo Hang is the best at dealing with such young trainees.
Who would have thought that his unbeatable record would fail for the first time with Meng and Cheng.
Zuo Hang thought they didn't know the strength of Star Cat, so he brought out Xingmao Media behind him, but the two remained unmoved.
Zuo Hang thought they were using this to raise their own value, but after several attempts, he found out that the two really didn't want to leave that small broken company.
Zuo Hang was speechless.
This is just a company, not a second parent, so why are they so loyal? !
Seeing that the talks were not going well, he did not give up, but thought of other tricks.
He found a way to sneak into the fan group of the two, pretending to be worried, and put some pressure on Le Shi.
As a result, he hooked several friendly companies.
Zuo Hang: "..."
Friendly companies: "..."
Good guys, it turns out that the business war tactics of each company are so plain and simple.
But now is not the time to care about these. The most important thing is to separate Meng Cheng and Le Shi first. After
the parties reached a consensus, they began to lead the rhythm in various groups.
Their rhetoric was not something these simple fans could handle, and they were soon provoked to anger, thinking that it was an unprofessional small company like Le Shi that had treated their brother badly.
The plan went very smoothly. Although Meng Yuansheng and his friend kept emphasizing that the company treated them very well during the live broadcast tonight, Zuo Hang was not in a hurry.
After all, it was a fact that the two of them did not have any advertising resources. Even if they believed it now, what about in the long run?
There is no real trust between people, especially between companies and artists. Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.
Before, Meng Yuansheng and his friends were amateurs and could only rely on the company, but now they have popularity and a super hacker die-hard fan behind them. How could their mentality not change a little?
Zuo Hang is very confident.
It's just that they are adding fuel to the fire here, and there are also some rational fans who are trying to maintain order and calm everyone's emotions.
Qiao Ruoyao is one of them.
It turns out that she is also such a fan who listens to one side and gets carried away easily.
But ever since her idol scandal last time, when she became a fan of Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin, she changed her ways and decided to think more before encountering anything.
This time, too, after seeing the news, she almost got carried away again, but she reacted in time, walked back and forth in the dormitory for several circles, and waited for people to calm down completely before she realized that something was wrong.
So she immediately advised in the group: [Sisters, Shengbao has said in the live broadcast room that the company is especially good to them. We should listen to our brother and give them some time.]
Zuo Hang didn't expect someone to come out and disrupt his plan. He frowned, then pretended to be neutral and replied: [That's because my brother is a good person. He swallowed all the hardships himself. That's why we can't let them suffer any grievances! Otherwise, what's the use of us fans! Qiao Ruoyao
was angry and anxious, but the other party was too good at talking. She couldn't beat him at all and was always led off topic by him.
However, as they were arguing, she discovered a problem.
Because she was in the fan groups of Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin at the same time, she found that those messages were all sent by the same person, and the content was the same, only the names were changed.
All kinds of conspiracies and tricks suddenly emerged in her mind.
She quickly took screenshots of the two conversations and sent them to the group.
Xiao Qiao shook: [Sisters! Calm down, he has posted this in both fan groups, there must be a conspiracy! 】
Zuo Hang didn't expect to be exposed, but he was prepared, and immediately retorted: [Everyone knows that Shengbao and Xingge have a good relationship. I am just a co-conspirator. You can see my information, so aren't you a co-conspirator? Or are you a spy sent by the dog company, lurking in the group? 】
Qiao Ruoyao didn't expect him to turn the tables and was furious.
But she could only calm herself down and not be led astray by this man, and continue to persuade other fans.
However, she was no match for Zuo Hang in this regard. After just a few words, she was isolated and helpless, and was considered a running dog of Le Shi.
[Fake fans, right? If you really like your brother, how can you not feel sorry for them at all? ]
[How much money did the dog company give you? Give you an account, and everyone can make money together! Qiao Ruoyao
was speechless and almost cried.
At this moment, an account suddenly said: [@小喬搖啊搖, I believe you. ]
Qiao Ruoyao was almost shut up by the scolding, and suddenly saw someone supporting her. Tears almost fell out, until she saw the other person's name, she was stunned.
Did Ranran take pictures today?
Isn't this the fan who often takes pictures
in a trance? ! And the last time Shengbao was wronged, it was she who had always firmly believed in Shengbao and spoke for Shengbao in the group. In addition, she often took pictures in a trance, and her status in the fan circle is very high.
Therefore, as soon as she opened her mouth, the fans who were originally scolding stopped.
Bai Ran went to follow Shen Yu's schedule tonight, so she didn't watch the live broadcast in time.
She didn't know such a big thing happened until she got home. She has been in the fan circle for many years, and she can see through this trick at a glance.
Her words are much more weighty than Qiao Ruoyao's. After a thorough analysis, many fans really calmed down.
Apart from anything else, the competition is not over yet. If Meng Cheng and the brokerage company really fall apart, it will definitely not be a good thing.
However, there are rational people, and naturally there are irrational people.
Some people don't buy Bai Ran's tricks at all, and said aggressively: [How are you sure that the dog company didn't bully them? ]
Bai Ran thought about it and replied: [I've met him, he's not that kind of person. ]
As she spoke, she found a photo of the three of them.
This was before the competition started. She ran into the three of them at the airport. At the time, she just thought they were good-looking, so she took a photo and asked them to sign.
She uploaded the photo and the autographs.
Did Ranran take a photo today: [This photo shows how good their relationship is! And if there are sisters who follow Shengbao and his friends on their way to and from work, they should be able to recognize him. He is the little brother who follows Shengbao and his friends every day and fetches water and bags for them. He does so many things for them, but there are still people who suspect that he is not good to Shengbao and his friends? ]
After she finished speaking, the group instantly became quiet.
I don’t know how long it took before someone replied: [This... is an agent? ? ]
This sentence was like turning on some kind of switch, and the group instantly became boiling.
[Fuck!!! I have seen this little brother before! He was wearing a mask, but his eyes were super beautiful, and he said thank you to me very gently. I originally thought he was a trainee! ! 】
[I remember that during the last live broadcast, someone passed water to Shengbao from behind the camera. That hand was super beautiful. Many people asked if it was a staff member. Shengbao said proudly that it was his agent.]
[Yes, yes, yes, I remember it too. When I thought about what I said at the time, that it was a waste for an old man to have such a pair of beautiful hands, I wanted to go back and kill myself for talking nonsense]
...
After a heated discussion, someone said cautiously: [The little brother doesn't look like a bad guy. Maybe he has some difficulties...]
[Yes, we are so fierce, will we scare the little brother?]
[That's right! We must believe in the brother! Their vision must be right. Give the agent some more time.]
[I checked the company information. The guy's name is Gu Xingshi. What a nice name! He sounds like a kind person.]
[Hey, one more reason to want to join my brother's company]
[+1, if my boss looks like this, I'll work for him for free]
Zuo Hang: [???]
You guys who are obsessed with looks should stop it!!!
Then, that night, these photos were circulated throughout Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin's fan groups.
The fan groups that were originally noisy quieted down. Those who needed to do data did data, and those who needed to edit videos edited videos. It seemed that they calmed down in an instant.
A chaos disappeared without a trace.
Other companies that were ready to step up their efforts: "???" Gu Xingshi, who
was ready to appease fans: "???"
Meng Yuansheng and Cheng Xin, who had secretly vowed to stand with President Gu to fight against public opinion: "..."
After a long silence.
Meng Yuansheng: "As expected of President Gu, your solutions to problems are always so... emmmmm unique."
Cheng Xin: "Seduction is shameful but useful."
Gu Xingshi went crazy: "It wasn't me! Don't look at me like that! Listen to my explanation!!"
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