Chapter 384 Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor
"Hey, Huahua... you found the person, right? Okay, I got it... bring him back to the company first, I'm on a flight at noon, I'll be back in the afternoon..."
Li Qin woke up from her sleep on the bed in the hotel, and heard people talking around her in a daze.
She sat up slowly, and when she saw Meng Bai put down the phone, she asked in a slightly hoarse voice: "Are you going back to Jingbei at noon?"
"Yes." Meng Bai raised his hand to smooth her hair, "Huahua found the person who wrote the article, I have to go back to see the details."
"There really is such a person!" Li Qin said in surprise: "I thought you were making up a story last night... Oh!"
Meng Bai retracted his fingers and looked at the girl who covered her forehead in front of him: "You don't believe me."
"You have so many thoughts, how can I know whether it is true or false..."
Li Qin muttered softly, but she felt much more comfortable in her heart.
Get up and wash up, and ask the hotel to send food over. Meng Bai looked at the investigation materials sent by Hua Yan, and casually asked Li Qin who had just come out of the bathroom: "How long is your contract with Rong Xinda?"
"According to the contract, it will end completely at the end of October."
Li Qin wrapped a bathrobe, sat next to Meng Bai, and said sadly: "A while ago, Aunt Li asked me if I wanted to renew the contract, and I said I wanted to go out and have a look. She didn't say anything at the time, but I could see that she was quite disappointed."
Meng Bai whispered to comfort her: "It's human nature. After all, we have been together for so many years, and Director Li has also spent a lot of time on you."
When Rong Xinda remade "Dream of Red Mansions", it signed a large number of promising newcomers. But after ten years, basically all of them terminated their contracts and left, and many people were very unhappy.
Li Qin could actually leave a few years earlier. Although the liquidated damages of tens of millions are a lot, it is not unacceptable to grit her teeth, not to mention that she can ask the next company to pay.
It's just that she is more nostalgic, and she is grateful to Director Li Shaohong for "visiting Shanghai Theatre three times" and bringing her into the entertainment industry, so she stayed in Rong Xinda until the end of the contract, which can be regarded as a favor.
"You should be the only artist in Rong Xinda who has stayed for ten years according to the contract. You have done your best for the company and Director Li."
"Yes." Li Qin sighed with emotion.
"Okay, girl, just sigh a little." Meng Bai raised his voice and said, "Rong Xinda has turned the page. Why not enjoy the bright future in Arc Light?"
"Humph, I haven't said I must go to Arc Light!"
"Studio model, capital injection, annual TV series and movie contracts, new high-end endorsements and fashion resources, and a certain investment share if there is a suitable project..."
Meng Bai said generously, "I don't believe anyone can offer better conditions than this."
Li Qin really couldn't refute this. The signing price offered by Arc Light for her was indeed a large premium for her current status.
Especially the studio injection and the "investment share" condition, in a sense, it is equivalent to taking her identity from a simple actor and artist to the capital side.
If she can operate reasonably, maybe in a few years, she can become a capital tycoon in the film and television industry?
Li Qin imagined that one day she would acquire Arclight Films, and then tie Meng Bai up at home to serve her tea, wash clothes and cook. A bright smile suddenly appeared on her face.
"Snap!"
A crisp snap of fingers rang in her ears, waking her up from her "fantasy time".
"What are you grinning about?" Meng Bai frowned and asked.
"Nothing, nothing." Li Qin put away her smile.
No, now is not the time to expose her. This guy must not know her thoughts, otherwise he will definitely suppress her.
Meng Bai naturally didn't know that Li Qin had already started planning her future "career", otherwise he would have to laugh at her and say, "Forget how the 600,000 yuan was cheated away that year?
" When the film and television market was good in the past few years, many stars were doing the transformation of actors into capital, and some succeeded and some failed.
Of course, it was mainly failure.
Even those who seemed to be successful, many of them were just a name, and there was not much actual benefit.
Just like Yang Mi, whom Li Qin used to envy, once he got the shares and signed the bet, he turned into an ATM machine and nanny of Jiaxing.
It's not only about getting coins, but also about bringing in new people, and getting scolded if something goes wrong.
But it's also good, it suits her ambitious personality.
Meng Bai asked Huguang to invest in Li Qin's studio, not because he expected her to become a money tree like Yang Mi, after all, this girl's ambition is really limited.
Giving her a little investment share is simply to let her experience the addiction of being a boss and make some "pocket money" by the way.
Anyway, if you follow Huguang's project, you won't lose money.
...
After breakfast, the two of them stayed together for a while, and when it was almost time, Meng Bai left and rushed to the airport.
It was already afternoon when he landed in Jingbei, and Hua Yan and the driver Lao Qi came to the airport to pick him up.
However, the car did not go back to the company directly, but turned a corner in Sanlitun first, and then continued to drive to the Huguang Building.
Huguang Film and Television, conference room.
A young man with messy hair was sitting in the room at this time, and his expression and behavior seemed quite anxious.
He glanced at the door of the conference room, where two burly men were standing. The security uniform on his body was taken from someone else. It was obviously one size smaller and stuck to his body tightly.
Looking at the two men's arms that were thicker than his thighs, the young man licked his dry lips. He hadn't drunk a sip of water since he was brought here from the rental house early in the morning.
Damn, I shouldn't have taken that order at that time!
The young man cursed fiercely in his heart.
But then, he sighed again. Writing a soft article that relies entirely on splicing materials can earn 10,000 yuan. Who would be willing to refuse such a good business?
Not knowing how Mr. Meng would deal with him, the young man flashed through various movie and novel clips in his mind, each more miserable than the other, and his face became paler and paler.
He was getting scared when he suddenly heard voices coming from the door. Looking up, he saw that the two security guards at the door had rough faces with respectful smiles that were totally inconsistent with their personalities.
Then, a group of people filed in. Leading the way was the high school-like girl he had seen when he came here in the morning, followed by two middle-aged men in suits with serious faces.
After that, there was a tall and handsome young man. Behind him was a short man in a black men's coat, but because he was wearing a hat and a mask, his face could not be seen clearly.
The group sat down one by one on the opposite side, and facing him was the handsome young man. He looked at himself, smiled and spoke slowly: "Hello, I'm Meng Bai from Arc Light Films."
"Meng, Meng, Mr. Meng, hello." The young man spoke with difficulty, and said in a dry voice: "I am..."
"Li Mu, male, 25 years old, graduated from an unknown technical college. After graduation, he worked as an entertainment reporter for more than a year, commonly known as a 'paparazzi'. After being laid off, he began to write online novels on Qidian Chinese Network, mainly based on entertainment themes. His favorite heroines are Liu Tianxian and Yang Mi. He has written three books so far, but all of them have been banned because the content is too similar to real events. He usually works part-time to contribute to self-media public accounts, with an average monthly income of about 4,000 yuan..."
Meng Bai read the information in his hand, then looked at the pale Li Mu: "Is there anything you want to modify?"
"Well, actually I don't like Tianxian and Yang Mi very much, it's just that more people will read if I write about them..." Li Mu said weakly.
"Really? Who do you like?"
"No one in particular... I won't pay much attention to the entertainment industry after I stop being an entertainment reporter. I'll just watch some dramas at most." After a pause, Li Mu added, "I prefer to watch Arclight's dramas. I've basically watched all the 'Green Ivy Series'."
"Oh, you're still a fan of Arclight."
Meng Bai put the information in his hand aside, and then said, "Okay, the small talk is over. Let's talk business. By the way, let me introduce you to these two people who are Arclight's legal advisors. They will record and record all the conversations today."
Li Mu glanced at the two middle-aged men sitting next to him, and his already dry throat became even more itchy.
Fortunately, Meng Bai didn't deliberately oppress him at this time, and asked someone to bring a glass of water to him. Seeing that the other party drank "really eagerly", he continued: "Tell the whole thing from beginning to end, and your result depends on your cooperation."
Li Mu naturally did not dare to hide anything, and immediately told the whole process from the time he received the other party's invitation to write an article until he was found today.
In short, this Li Mu usually provides articles for various film and television entertainment marketing accounts. Because he is more reliable than other people's writing, he has a little reputation in the industry.
About half a month ago, when Mi Meng's article about Yang Chaoyue was popular all over the Internet, someone contacted him and said that he wanted a similar article, but from the perspective of behind-the-scenes capital.
Li Mu did not take it seriously. There are too many such cases of mutual blackening of each other's marketing articles, and he himself has written a lot.
Although he also likes Yang Chaoyue, this little girl, there is no way, after all, men should focus on their careers.
At worst, when she releases an album in the future, buy a copy to support her.
So, based on the materials and information provided by the other party, he completed the article "Uncovering the Capital Bureau".
He was writing completely normally, and did not deliberately increase the length of the part involving Arc Light and Meng Bai. At most, he took extra care to embellish it.
As I said just now, he has indeed watched a lot of Arc Light's dramas, and he admires this team and Meng Bai.
After submitting the manuscript, the other party paid the money very happily. Then within two days, Li Mu saw his article on the Internet.
His first reaction: This "rival" spent a lot of money on promotion.
Second reaction: No, this article is different from my original article. Why are there so many more parts about Arc Light! Third reaction:
Damn, I seem to be involved in a big trouble.
Being able to support himself by writing about the entertainment industry, Li Mu naturally has some understanding of the situation here. As soon as he saw this situation, he knew that the other party's target was not Yang Chaoyue at all, but Mr. Meng of Arc Light Film and Television. For
a small person like him to get involved in this kind of struggle between big men, he would simply seek death. But he had no choice now, the only thing he could do was to pray that he would not be approached again.
However, things did not go as planned. Less than two days later, the person from before came to him again. First, he affirmed that he wrote well last time, and then he made a new request. And this time it was urgent and must be given to him within one day.
Li Mu made an excuse that the information he gave was not enough, and the other party said it didn't matter, it would be fine if it was about the same. He wanted to refuse, but the other party threatened and bribed him again.
In the end, he had no choice but to write a second article based on the information he found on the Internet and some rumors he heard when he was an entertainment reporter.
Just like last time, this new article added a lot of content he had not written before, some of which he could even see were fabricated.
But there was nothing he could do. His words were insignificant and he could not change anything. He could only leave it to fate.
Then, Arc Light came to the door.
After listening to Li Mu's explanation of the cause and effect of the matter, Meng Bai thought for a while and asked: "You just said that someone found you. Who is this person?"
"I don't know either." Li Mu saw that the other party frowned, and hurriedly said: "They are all email contacts, I have never seen them."
"Do you have an email address?"
Li Mu did not speak, and looked at Hua Yan who was sitting next to Meng Bai.
"Boss, when we found him this morning, we asked him first and checked it by the way." Hua Yan said, "The other party used two email addresses in total. The first one was more secretive and we didn't find any information. But the second one who contacted him might be too anxious, so the other party used the registered information."
"We have contacted the police this morning, and Tencent has also used technical forces to find out the identity of the other party."
Hua Yan said, handing the phone to Meng Bai, which showed the information of another person.
[Chen Zhijie, male, 47 years old, director of the marketing strategy department of Jiangsu Straw Bear Entertainment Film and Television Company...]
"Straw Bear Entertainment..."
Meng Bai couldn't help laughing when he read the name.
It's said that this circle is small, and anyone who pops out can know the details.
This Straw Bear Entertainment was mentioned by Meng Bai when he contacted Guo Jingyu before. The boss of the company, Liu Xiaofeng, is the so-called "god" who can manipulate the ratings and decide the broadcast of TV series.
Sure enough, his previous guess was correct. Only this group of people would be so nervous about investigating the fraud of ratings.
Speaking of which, the idea is not bad. Hitting myself to muddy the water and delay time. Then, whether it is to find connections or to ask for help, this matter can be reduced to a small matter.
Unfortunately, the other party misjudged the determination and efficiency of the higher-ups to rectify the film and television industry this time, and had to rush to deal with it, which led to many flaws.
At this point, the situation is very clear. That Liu Xiaofeng should not be at the top of the entire chain, but he is almost close to the core position.
Especially this attack on myself, it is probably related to him.
"Huahua." Meng Bai threw a look at Hua Yan.
"Understood."
Hua Yan responded, and then went out first and began to contact all parties to deal with the follow-up.
In the room, Meng Bai looked across: "What about you, do you want to recommend me a way to deal with you?"
Li Mu sat there dejectedly, without speaking.
"Okay, then I'll give you some legal knowledge."
Meng Bai gestured, and the middle-aged legal officer next to him said, "According to the newly effective General Principles of Civil Law, literary works that describe real people and real events, which insult, slander, or disclose privacy to damage the reputation of specific people, should be deemed as defamation. The infringer shall bear the tort liability, eliminate the impact, restore the reputation, and apologize."
"If actual losses are caused to the victim, compensation shall be paid according to the actual losses. At the same time, the injured party can pursue compensation for mental damages and property damages, and the infringer shall bear the prosecution fees, transportation expenses, loss of work time, etc. during the period. Based on the current actual impact, the total compensation should be around 300,000 to 500,000."
"Only half a million, so little?" Meng Bai raised his eyebrows.
The middle-aged legal officer smiled and said, "Because there is no way to determine the specific impact of the two articles on Arc Light. But if you strongly advocate it, we can also cooperate to make a detailed evaluation report."
Meng Bai did not answer, but looked at Li Mu again: "What do you think?"
"Mr. Meng, you have all my information and know my situation. So you can kill me or cut me up, just tell me." Li Mu said.
Not to mention 300,000 or 500,000, he couldn't afford even 30,000 or 50,000, so he didn't think of struggling at all.
Seeing the other party's resigned look, Meng Bai smiled and said, "I can give you three options. Have you seen Let the Bullets Fly? Treat me to a meal, behead me..."
"Accept me as a dog?" Li Mu replied.
"Hey, don't say it so badly." Meng Bai said, "You can replace it with 'staying in Arc Light to work and pay off debts'."
"Okay, I agree!" Li Mu agreed without thinking.
"So soon?" Meng Bai asked, "Why don't you ask me what I'm doing here?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly, "I can only write a few things, other than that, I can't think of any other reason."
"It's good to be self-aware."
Meng Bai regained his serious expression: "Hu Guang has already reported this matter to the police, so you still have to go through the procedures with the police. After that, you have to cooperate with our requirements, apologize, refute rumors, and clarify. After these things are over, we will discuss in detail what you should do to repay your debt."
"I understand."
Someone came in to take Li Mu away, and then everyone left the meeting room together. The outsourced legal consultants of the two red circle firms said goodbye and left, and Meng Bai walked towards the office, but there was a tail behind him.
When he opened the door and entered the room, the man who had been following Meng Bai from the beginning and had not spoken the whole time followed him in.
After Meng Bai closed the door, the man took off his large hat and mask, revealing Li Yitong's cute little face.
"Huh - I've been holding it in for so long."
"You insisted on listening to it live, are you satisfied now?"
"Well, it's okay." Li Yitong shook her head, "It's proven that our President Meng occasionally tells the truth."
"What do you mean by telling the truth?" Meng Bai looked at her sincerely and said, "I said I won't lie to you."
"Haha, stop it." Li Yitong was not moved at all, "You should keep this to coax Teacher Li, ex-girlfriend, etc."
Meng Bai curled his lips, and sure enough, he said that Boss Li was the most difficult to deal with.
Compared with Li Qin and Song Zhi, this girl was angry, but she was much calmer. She felt that the two so-called "explosive articles" on the Internet were unbelievable after reading them.
But at the same time, she didn't believe Meng Bai's words at all, and had to see the real person in person, so there was the "interrogation" just now.
If not, Meng Bai would have sent Li Mu to the police uncle long ago. As for accepting the "work to pay off the debt", it was just a matter of a word.
However, even after hearing the description on the spot and knowing that Meng Bai was indeed "attacked" this time, Li Yitong still firmly believed that he was absolutely innocent.
At the very least, that Li Qin and Song Zhi should have done it. It's just that
after knowing each other for so many years, she couldn't be more familiar with Meng Bai, and he has been a playboy for a long time. Anyway, as long as it doesn't show in front of her, just pretend not to know.
There's nothing she can do, who made her like this "dog man"!
Sitting down on the sofa, Li Yitong asked curiously: "Do you really want to keep that Li Mu? He is your enemy."
"What kind of enemy is he? At best, he is a tool man." Meng Bai said indifferently: "Every grievance has its perpetrator, and this kind of small character is not necessary. What's more, this person does have something in those marketing soft articles, which can stir up the emotions of readers. Staying, it will be useful for the things that come later."
"Then what are you going to do next?"
"Now that we know the core enemy behind the scenes, we naturally have to fight back."
Meng Bai's face turned cold: "If we don't squeeze out Lu Xiang from these grandsons, they will be considered as having never eaten leeks!"
(End of this chapter)
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