Cao Miao searched for the phone numbers of gossip reporters on the Internet. The final choice was the most notorious entertainment tabloid in the domestic entertainment industry - "Star Gossip".
The magazine has always been committed to reporting celebrity gossip, digging deep into the stories behind celebrities, and doing its best to let readers know the celebrity's image outside the camera as soon as possible. Putting aside these high-sounding words, "Star Gossip" is a gossip tabloid that exploits celebrity privacy and stimulates sales with sensational reports.
Although many celebrities in the circle have publicly boycotted "Star Gossip" and even stated that they would never accept interviews from "Star Gossip". Unfortunately, Star Gossip is not well known among the audience and fans. And it has always been popular for its image of being "fast, real, effective, and reliable".
After the establishment of Feixun.com, the entertainment tabloid "Star Gossip" also established its own public account on Feixun.com, and in just one year, the number of fans exceeded 30 million. Comparable to the most active A-list celebrities.
The main reason why Cao Miao chose this magazine to expose the news was that he had searched online and found that "Star Gossip" offered the highest reward to whistleblowers.
Sure enough, when the entertainment reporter from "Star Gossip" heard Cao Miao's explosive revelations, he immediately expressed his great interest in Cao Miao's revelations. If Cao Miao could produce relevant evidence, "Star Gossip" was willing to pay 5,000 yuan to purchase the information in Cao Miao's hands.
In 2009, 5,000 yuan at Yanjing was almost the salary of an ordinary white-collar worker for two or three months. The entertainment reporters of "Star Gossip" believe that the informant fees offered by their newspaper are very generous. Unfortunately, Cao Miao was not satisfied.
Cao Miao said that he had a recording of Shen Yu saying in person that he and Yan Sheng were dating, but he felt that 5,000 yuan for the clue was too little.
Cao Miao opened his mouth and asked for a huge amount of money, which he considered to be huge: "I want 100,000 yuan."
The entertainment reporter from "Star Gossip" immediately said that the price was too high. He has no say in this.
Cao Miao didn't care: "If you can't make the decision, you can ask your boss for it. Anyway, I want 100,000 yuan, not a penny less. If you don't agree, I will find another company."
Cao Miao said: "I think several other entertainment newspapers on the Internet are also pretty good. Competitors are enemies. I guess those gossip newspapers also want to get more explosive gossip, grab the headlines, and surpass the sales of Star Gossip in one fell swoop, right?"
I have to say that although Cao Miao does not have a high level of education, his mind is definitely quick. Although he cannot be said to be very enlightened, he is still quite clever. Otherwise, I wouldn't have gained Tao Mu's trust in my previous life.
Although Cao Miao didn't know much about the entertainment industry, in order to get close to Shen Yu, he did search for a lot of gossip on the Internet. After thinking about it myself, the threats I made out actually sounded pretty similar.
The reporter from Star Gossip on the other end of the phone was silent for a while, then said, "I really can't decide on this price. Wait for me for a moment, I'll go and ask our editor-in-chief. Don't contact other magazines yet."
There is a way!
Cao Miao's eyes lit up and he swallowed excitedly and nervously. Trying his best to suppress his heart that was about to jump out of his throat, he said steadily: "I'll give you half an hour. If you don't give me a decision after half an hour, I will go to other magazines to expose the news."
The reporter from "Star Gossip" agreed immediately. Cao Miao waited in the Internet cafe for more than twenty minutes, counting the time anxiously. The call from "Star Gossip" finally came back.
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" personally communicated with Cao Miao and asked for a meeting and to listen to Cao Miao's recording with his own ears. If the evidence is conclusive, he is willing to spend 100,000 yuan to buy the information. However, "Star Gossip" also has a requirement that the revelation must be exclusive.
Cao Miao agreed readily. The two immediately agreed on a time and place to meet. It's a coffee shop near the internet cafe. After hanging up the phone, Cao Miao clapped his hands excitedly. Before leaving, he suddenly remembered something, sat down again, and imported Shen Yu's recording into his Feixun background. Then he got up and left.
An hour later, the two sides met in a cafe. The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" is a man in his forties with a ponytail and a big beard.
Cao Miao was too lazy to comment on the other person's clothing taste, so he asked directly: "Did you bring the money?"
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" smiled and handed a brown paper bag to Cao Miao. Strawberry checked it and found that there were indeed ten stacks of cash inside. Each stack looks to be ten thousand yuan thick. However, Cao Miao was still worried, so he asked the coffee shop waiter to bring the store's money detector over and counted the money himself.
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" has met many informants who break news, and most of them are paid in exchange for goods. Counting the money in person is also part of the normal process. So the editor-in-chief showed no sign of impatience. I ordered a cup of coffee and waited slowly for Cao Miao to count the money. During this time, I also asked Cao Miao how he got the information.
Cao Miao did not hide anything and directly told how he gained Shen Yu's trust, became Shen Yu's personal assistant, was investigated by a private detective hired by Yan Sheng, and heard Shen Yu personally admit that he and Yan Sheng had been dating for a long time.
Cao Miao also felt that his work was particularly beautiful. So when I discussed this matter with the editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip", I also had a mentality of showing off.
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" listened to the whole story from beginning to end and indeed felt that Cao Miao was a bit smart. It's a pity that I am short-sighted and have too low a vision. If it were someone else, with such a handle in hand, he would certainly stay with Shen Yu peacefully in the hope of gaining greater profits. This is the long-term approach to catching big fish. As a result, this guy couldn't wait to find the entertainment tabloids to expose the news. Just for a mere hundred thousand dollars!
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" was disdainful in his heart, but complimented Cao Miao on the surface. He also said that Cao Miao is a smart person and is actually very suitable to be an entertainment reporter. He also told Cao Miao to contact him if he had any information to expose in the future.
Cao Miao was in ecstasy because he had earned 100,000 yuan from a recording. After hearing what the editor-in-chief said, he agreed without hesitation. He finally got a taste of success this time. I was thinking, no wonder Tao Mu was trying so hard to become an actor. It turned out that it was easy to make money in this industry.
Cao Miao counted the money without any delay. He simply pulled out his phone, played the recording, and handed it to the editor-in-chief of Star Gossip. The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" plugged in his headphones and pressed the play button. Sure enough, he heard Shen Yu's revelations.
Moreover, Shen Yu's revelations were particularly comprehensive. Not only did he mention that he and Yan Sheng were dating, he also listed all the things he had done during the year he and Yan Sheng were dating. Especially during the filming of "Black and White" with Yan Sheng in Hong Kong, some of their interactions were captured and reported by Hong Kong media. But at that time no one suspected that Shen Yu and Yan Sheng had that kind of relationship.
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" is still very satisfied. He then took out several thousand yuan from his bag and took away Cao Miao's phone. Before leaving, he asked Cao Miao: "You don't have a backup, and you didn't leak it to other media, right?"
Cao Miao quickly shook his head and said honestly, "Absolutely not. I promised you an exclusive report. How could I possibly tell anyone else about it?"
The editor-in-chief of Star Gossip chuckled and said meaningfully, "That's good. There are rules for every job. Otherwise, you won't be able to gain a foothold in this industry. Of course, if you just want to do a one-time deal, just ignore what I said."
Cao Miao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly apologized with a smile, "I dare not, absolutely not. You really worry too much."
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" actually doesn't care whether Cao Miao is doing anything fishy behind the scenes. After coming out of the coffee shop, the editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" returned to the car, took out his mobile phone and made a call.
Zeng Yiheng, who was at Yan Sheng's house, was about to work overtime with his childhood friend when he answered the phone nonchalantly: "Hello?"
"What?" Zeng Yiheng almost choked on his coffee and asked in disbelief, "What did you just say?"
Not knowing what was said on the other end of the phone, Zeng Yiheng glared at Yan Sheng with a gloomy look: "Okay! I get it. What are your conditions? Just tell me directly!"
Zeng Yiheng said this while putting his cell phone on loud speaker. On the other end of the line, the editor-in-chief of Star Gossip said leisurely, "...I want 10 million in hush money!"
“Ten million?!” Before Yan Sheng could say anything, Zeng Yiheng was so angry that he almost had a cerebral hemorrhage. He angrily cursed, “How dare you ask for it!”
"Don't think it's too much!" The editor-in-chief of Star Gossip said with a smile, "You have to think about it from another perspective. How much does the great actor Yan Sheng get paid for a movie? How much is the endorsement contract fee? On a larger scale, how much is the great actor Yan's future career worth in the next few decades?"
"I spent a lot of money to get this information from my informant. To tell you the truth, it's only because Mr. Yan has a very good reputation in the circle and he didn't have any grudges against us, Star Gossip, that I took the initiative to contact you! If it were someone else, we at Star Gossip wouldn't even make a phone call and would just leak the information out directly!"
"We at Star Gossip respect Teacher Yan, so you can't let us suffer too much, right?"
The editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" said it well. However, both he and Zeng Yiheng knew that the most crucial reason why "Star Gossip" did not break the news at the first time was because "Star Gossip" was well-informed and knew the background of the Yan family. However, "Star Gossip" couldn't afford to offend the Yan family, so it was happy to do Yan Sheng a favor.
——That’s right, even if “Star Gossip” asked Yan Sheng for 10 million, if Yan Sheng really gave the money, he would still have to accept the goodwill of “Star Gossip” with gratitude.
Zeng Yiheng took a deep breath and subconsciously retorted: "I think you misunderstood. Our Yan Sheng and Shen Yu are not at all-"
"It's no secret that we are all experts in the industry, so there's no need for you to tell me this kind of words to fool laymen. No matter whether this is true or not, as long as it's exposed, it must be true. Besides, I have Shen Yu's own revelation here."
Zeng Yiheng asked gloomily, "How did you get this information? Did Shen Yu tell you in person?"
"That's not the case. A young man came to me with the recording." As a professional, even if he wanted to curry favor with Yan Sheng, he would not hand over his informant. Therefore, the editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip" did not expose the existence of Cao Miao. But he also vaguely revealed some inside information. As long as Zeng Yiheng is determined, he will be able to find it if he searches carefully.
Zeng Yiheng glared at Yan Sheng fiercely: "Ten million is not a small amount. You have to give us some time to prepare."
"That won't do." The editor-in-chief of Star Gossip rejected directly, "You also know that any gossip is time-sensitive. The longer it is delayed, the less effective it will be. Zeng Dajing is a top agent in the industry. With your skills, I believe you can settle the matter by tonight. By then, I'm afraid the gossip I have will be useless."
"Half an hour. I'll only give you half an hour. Teacher Yan is a top star in the industry and has established his own studio. You can't have even 10 million in liquid funds in your account, right?"
"It's already evening. Even if I transfer money from my account, the bank won't be open, right?" Zeng Yiheng's top priority was to try his best to appease the editor-in-chief of "Star Gossip".
The editor-in-chief of Star Gossip didn't want to embarrass Yan Sheng, so he finally compromised and said, "Then can you write me an IOU?"
Zeng Yiheng hung up the phone exhausted. Just as he was about to discuss with Yan Sheng how to solve the follow-up problems, he suddenly had an idea: "Not good!"
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