Chapter 103 Outrageous [VIP]
Chapter Summary: Initially, there was no intention to leave the game.
Ji Binghe nodded and recounted the process of Mao Hongjun's contract termination with Lanxing Media.
"The story begins a few months ago..."
After receiving a tip from Mu Zhi that Mao Hongjun had met privately with the vice president of the He Group, Ji Binghe began to pay attention to Mao Hongjun's situation and conducted some investigations after returning from Lhasa.
It was discovered that Mao Hongjun had been in private contact with the boss's older brother, He Junzhi, on multiple occasions.
At first, I couldn't figure out what the two people's intentions were in meeting.
He said to Mu Zhi, "Since you know that the boss's biological mother is not the chairman's wife of the He Group, you should also know that the boss and He Junzhi are not brothers. In the stories of wealthy families, even brothers can turn against each other to fight for the right to inherit the family business."
He Zhiyue and He Junzhi are not biological brothers. Judging from the first appearance of He Junzhi and his mother at the annual meeting, the two are enemies.
Ji Binghe asked Mu Zhi, "Do you want to guess why Mao Hongjun terminated his contract with the company?"
Mu Zhi and Mao Hongjun met less than three times at the company.
They had absolutely no connection.
My understanding of Mao Hongjun is very limited.
All I know is that he became famous after starring in a prime-time TV series. He has good acting skills and after signing with Lanxing Media, he developed his career in film. Several of his films have been quite successful, and he was nominated for "Best Actor" for starring in a high-grossing comedy film.
After signing with Lanxing Media for three years, he rose from a second-tier actor to a first-tier actor.
Mao Hongjun was a highly promoted actor at Lanxing Media. After signing with Lanxing Media, his career took a significant leap forward, and his future looked bright. If he were to sign with another company after leaving Lanxing Media, such as Shengyu Media, his career development would be similar to what he would have achieved by staying at Lanxing.
Mu Zhi tried to put herself in Mao Hongjun's shoes and think, what else does he want?
Is Mao Hongjun planning to go solo?
Ji Binghe looked at Mu Zhi with admiration: "That's right."
"Mao Hongjun has already registered his own film and television company, which should be a collaboration with He Junzhi."
He Junzhi watched as He Zhiyue successfully built up Lanxing Media, and this year's performance was quite good. It seemed that achieving the performance target wouldn't be a problem.
To prevent Lanxing Media from completing its performance-based agreement, they resorted to this tactic: poaching their top star, Mao Hongjun.
In Mu Zhi's view, Mao Hongjun is still inexperienced and He Junzhi is mostly using him. He is also an outsider. The entertainment sector under He Group already has Lanxing Media. Does it have extra resources and money to invest in another Lanxing Media 2.0?
Perhaps He Junzhi was just taking advantage of Mao Hongjun's ambition to become a capital player. After Mao Hongjun leaves Lanxing Media, it will be irrelevant whether the new company he registers can be successfully operated.
Ji Binghe sighed: "I've talked to Mao Hongjun twice, but I couldn't convince him either."
He Junzhi may have made grand promises to Mao Hongjun, saying that Lanxing Media is mine, and He's Group is mine too. He said that even if Mao Hongjun's solo ventures don't go well, as long as he's here, everything is negotiable, and he will definitely not let him lose.
Mu Zhi remained silent. It seemed that a seed had been successfully planted in Mao Hongjun's heart, and it was growing vigorously under the nourishment of ambition.
Once some people have made up their minds about something, nothing can change their minds.
"What's the company's decision?"
Ji Binghe: "President He is quite angry. He probably prefers to stay out of sight and out of mind and is too lazy to fight a lawsuit with Mao Hongjun and drag him out. He has already agreed to terminate the contract and ask Mao Hongjun to pay the penalty for breach of contract and leave."
In a couple of days, before the news of the contract termination is leaked by marketing accounts, the company and Mao Hongjun will release a statement online to officially announce the termination.
Mu Zhi instantly understood that her manager had informed her of this because he was worried that Mao Hongjun's contract termination with the company would affect the company's other artists...
Especially for herself, first she encountered the problem of having her resources snatched away, and then an important artist from the company terminated his contract and left.
Seeing that her agent hesitated to speak, Mu Zhi took the initiative to reassure her: "My cooperation with Lanxing Media has been quite pleasant so far. I will not consider leaving before the contract expires."
Ji Binghe has worked with Mu Zhi for so long and has a certain understanding of Mu Zhi. Mu Zhi has many excellent qualities and is not the kind of artist who treats the company as a stepping stone and takes resources and then leaves.
Thanks to Mu Zhi's reminder, Mao Hongjun's situation prevented the company from suffering even greater losses.
As Mu Zhi becomes increasingly popular and has a bright future, other companies are already eager to make their move, worried that He Junzhi will repeat his old tricks.
Therefore, Mu Zhi was informed of the detailed process and reasons for Mao Hongjun's contract termination.
Hearing Mu Zhi's clear statement, Ji Binghe felt very gratified. Mu Zhi had become a valuable asset for Lanxing Media, and Mu Zhi's commitment to the contract was very important to the company.
Mutual trust between the company and the artist is essential for them to work together effectively and achieve long-term success.
Two days later.
Lanxing Media's official Weibo account released a statement announcing the termination of its contract with artist Mao Hongjun.
This is the first artist to terminate their contract with Lanxing Media.
Aside from the highly respected veteran artist Feng Chongxian, Mao Hongjun was practically the top star at Lanxing Media Company, and the news of his contract termination immediately sparked heated discussions.
Following this, Mao Hongjun's personal studio also released a statement, which was very official in its expression of gratitude to Lanxing Media, stating that the contractual relationship had been terminated after friendly negotiations, and so on.
#Mao Hongjun terminates contract with Lanxing Media# became a trending topic and quickly rose to the top of the list.
When Mu Zhi clicked into the trending topic, the top comments under the marketing accounts were all dominated by Mao Hongjun's fans. The general content of the comments was "supporting Brother Jun's decision" and "will accompany Brother Jun as always." It seems that the team had informed the fan group in advance.
Scroll down to see netizens' opinions on Mao Hongjun's contract termination:
"Wasn't Mao Hongjun doing well at Lanxing Media? Why did he suddenly terminate his contract? [Surprised]"
Which company will Mao Hongjun sign with after terminating his contract?
"Lanxing Media went to great lengths to promote Mao Hongjun to A-list status, investing a lot of resources, and now Mao Hongjun has terminated his contract and left? I feel sorry for him."
......
On the forum, netizens started threads to discuss Mao Hongjun's contract termination, focusing on the reasons behind it.
Someone revealed in the post:
On the surface, Lanxing Media has the backing of the He Group. After entering the entertainment industry, it has developed rapidly in just three years. A group of artists, represented by Mao Hongjun, Liu Rui, Mu Zhi and Xia Xinyan, have all achieved great success in their careers and have improved their status.
However, the company has made a huge investment, and the boss signed a performance-based agreement, so it's hard to say whether it has made a profit yet.
Why did Mao Hongjun, who was doing well at Lanxing, have to pay a large sum of money in breach of contract fees to quickly terminate his contract and leave? You can guess for yourselves.
An account claiming to be an insider exposed the news of "Lanxing Media's betting agreement" and then deleted itself.
The netizens who left the post made various negative speculations about Lanxing Media, which were then reposted and spread on Weibo by marketing accounts...
The hashtag #LanxingMediaBettingContest# trended on social media.
This trending topic was poorly arranged. It's not uncommon for companies or artists in the industry to sign performance-based agreements, but putting the topics #MaoHongjunTerminatesContract# and #LanxingMediaPerformanceAgreement# together inevitably has a negative impact on the company.
Mu Zhi's first thought was: Fortunately, Lanxing Media is not listed. If it were, the news of its important artists terminating their contracts and making performance-based agreements would probably cause the stock to plummet to its daily limit.
I noticed a new topic trending on the hot search list: #XiaXinR&DBo#.
I clicked in out of curiosity to take a look.
A few minutes ago, Xia Xinyan updated her Weibo.
Xia Xinyan V: #InventoryPhotos# of the first snow in Beicheng
I posted 9 pictures.
The photo in the middle is of Xia Xinyan tilting her head cutely, making a "V" sign, and posing with the logo of Lanxing Media behind her.
I specially posted a photo I took at the company entrance that I had previously stored.
Some interpret Xia Xinyan's gesture as a show of support for Lanxing Media.
Some people misinterpreted Xia Xin's snowy photos as a sign that things were about to get even worse, and her peace sign as a sign of cutting ties, implying that she was also going to terminate her contract and leave.
That's completely out of line.
Xia Xinyan's fans are well aware of what their idol is trying to say. Xia Xinyan has mentioned the company many times in her birthday parties, farewell concerts, variety shows, and interviews, expressing her gratitude to the company and her boss for their recognition and cultivation.
He was mocked for "creating a persona of being grateful to the company."
Before Five Flowers disbanded, the fans of the other members often criticized the company.
Xia Xinyan's fans haven't really cursed her much; at most, they've cursed her studio.
Because Xia Xinyan was the only idol among the first batch of artists officially announced by Lanxing Media, her resources after the group's formation, including endorsements, variety shows, magazines, and singing OSTs for films and television dramas, were better than those of other members and many senior idols.
She's now a top female idol in the industry, and her company plans to hold a solo concert for her next year...
Fans can see that the company doesn't care about their idol's career.
Upon seeing their idol's post supporting the company, Xia Xinyan's fans rushed to the front lines of the #LanxingMediaBettingContract# hashtag to defend the company...
Mu Zhi's fans initially showed no intention of getting involved.
I don't care that the top star in my idol's company has terminated his contract.
Mao Hongjun had been signed with Lanxing Media for three years, so it's normal for him to terminate the contract early.
I didn't take the trending topic #LanxingMediaBettingContest# to heart. Lanxing Media has the powerful backing of the He Group, and the company and its artists are doing better and better.
It's quite common for celebrities to sign performance-based agreements with their companies.
What if something happens, like Lanxing Media being acquired or the boss being replaced?
With the idol's current status, leaving Lanxing Media is completely different from leaving Xinghe Culture back then. He would be a hot commodity and a highly promoted artist no matter which company he signs with. Muzhi is confident because of his strength and achievements.
So Mu Zhi's fans have nothing to worry about.
The idol and the company have a cooperative relationship; they are just fans of Mu Zhi and have no intention of getting involved.
As a result, I saw that Mu Zhi left a comment under Xia Xinyan's latest Weibo post.
Muzhi V: A timely snowfall promises a bumper harvest!
These five characters originally referred to winter snow as a sign that the coming year would be a bountiful harvest.
Now, considering Xiaxin R&D's Weibo posts, it seems they express their best wishes for the company's future development.
Xia Xinyan replied to Mu Zhi within 3 seconds, sending three hearts.
Seeing their idol step in to support the company, Mu Zhi's fans also joined in...
Subsequently, the hashtag #MuzhixiaXinyanCommentInteraction# trended on Weibo.
Many netizens noticed the interaction between Mu Zhi and Xia Xinyan on Weibo:
"It brings back memories of the 'Chasing the Light Girl' talent show three years ago. Back then, both of them were hot favorites to debut as the center!"
Three years later, Mu Zhi became the most popular actress, and Xia Xinyan became the most popular female idol. The two met at the top, ahhh, this is so sweet (doge)
"Two beautiful ladies, are you looking forward to a collaborative performance?"
"The atmosphere at Lanxing Media is great! The female artists get along very well. We hope to see more friendly interactions between these beauties!"
......
The topic generated a lot of discussion and rose rapidly, even surpassing the topic of #Mao Hongjun terminates contract with Lanxing Media# to top the trending search list.
After consuming this series of juicy gossips today, the gossip-loving public is exhausted.
The evening of the second day.
Perhaps it was to refute what netizens said yesterday about the seemingly good relationship among the female artists under Lanxing Media, or perhaps someone's trending topic was suppressed and they wanted to get revenge.
On Weibo, a small marketing account revealed:
The suspense film "Twins," directed by Dou Wei, originally cast Mu Zhi as the female lead, but the company's top female star snatched the role at a "friendship price."
The hashtag #LiuRuiMuZhi# was taken down as soon as it appeared on the real-time trending list.
Family scandals should not be aired in public, and Lanxing Media naturally cannot allow this matter to become a trending topic.
Mu Zhi has already accepted the role of director Hong Yan in "Role Model of the Times," and the film is scheduled to start shooting in January. Once the news of the film's start date is revealed, it becomes meaningless to bring up the matter between Mu Zhi and Liu Rui again.
Yesterday would have been the perfect time if Mu Zhi and Xia Xinyan hadn't been trending.
Because Lanxing Media released so many scandals yesterday, viewers are getting tired of them.
The only time to reveal this information was today.
The trending topic was taken down before it even officially appeared on the search results, which greatly reduced its popularity and discussion. It didn't generate much discussion among netizens, but mainly caused a stir among Mu Zhi's fan base.
Mu Zhi's fans were furious when they heard the news that Liu Rui had snatched away their idol's resources!
Isn't this blatantly suppressing their own idol?
If it were yesterday, I would have immediately launched a full-scale attack on the company.
Today, most fans calmed down relatively quickly and began to doubt the authenticity of the allegations.
Yesterday, my idol even went down to interact with Xia Xinyan and stood up to support the company.
Mu Zhi's fan base is quite diverse, including fans of idols, actors, appearance, and career, and most of the fans are quite reasonable.
This year has been a very important and transformative year for Muzhi. The company helped their idols secure film projects with renowned directors, and the TV dramas currently airing were more or less recommended by their agents through Yin Xiuran's connections.
Lanxing Media has treated Muzhi quite well.
Given the age difference between the idol and Liu Rui, it's unlikely they would compete for the same role.
In the past two days, a series of negative reports about Lanxing Media have emerged, which seems rather suspicious.
After calming down, Mu Zhi's fans left comments under the marketing accounts' Weibo posts about the alleged resource hijacking, urging them to stop spreading rumors.
They didn't get provoked into yelling at the company.
Liu Rui doesn't have many fans, and a few trolls disguised as fans are provoking her, but she can't be bothered with them.
It's a one-sided crushing victory; there's nothing to argue about.
To avoid being accused of bullying the actress and ruining his public image.
However, it's still quite necessary to go to the studio and the agent to give them a heads-up...
Mu Zhi received the script for her new role and was busy at home studying the character.
I was browsing the internet as usual in the evening and didn't see any trending topics related to myself, so I was unaware of this matter.
I received a thumbs-up emoji from my agent on WeChat, thanking Mu Zhi for her brilliant comment under Xia Xinyan's Weibo post yesterday.
Mu Zhi: ...I didn't think that much about it at the time, it was just a complete accident?
[Author's Note]
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:18:23 and 23:57:05 on July 29, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the landmine: SaltyFishYearly 1;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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