Chapter 29
◎Exclusion◎
When the fully disguised Tianwang Yunshang appeared in front of Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, the two who didn't recognize him were a little confused.
They were surprised only when Yun Shang took off his wig, beard and other items.
"King Yun?!"
Neither of them had ever seen each other, but to both of them, the other's name and appearance were too easy to recognize.
Yun Shang came here for one purpose, but when he couldn't confirm whether the two people were available, he still tried to test them first.
"Mr. Liu, Mr. Pei, I heard you two founded Tianqi Media. Do you have any plans to expand it?"
Hearing this, Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi looked at each other and couldn't help but start to speculate.
Could it be that Yun Shang wanted to come and cooperate with them?
Unfortunately, their focus was actually just on dealing with Zhang Li. Moreover, if they remembered correctly, Chen Xiaodong's new song had overshadowed Yun Shang in one fell swoop.
Thinking about it this way, even if Yun Shang joins, it may not change anything.
After the two exchanged glances, Liu Shuyi spoke first.
"Mr. Yun, we're just casually investing in Tianqi Media. We have family businesses to manage, so Tianqi is temporarily headed by Mr. Chen Zhensheng. If you'd like to collaborate, how about we introduce you?"
Who was Yun Shang? Without much thought, he understood their thoughts clearly and smiled.
"What if we also deal with Zhang Li?"
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi paused.
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Lingman Entertainment won this battle so beautifully!
The pressure that Yu Feiyu had been bearing suddenly eased. Several of his friends and shareholders could also feel his hard work, so they did not come to the company during this period to avoid putting pressure on him.
But they didn't expect that Yu Feiyu actually had such a trick up his sleeve.
Now that the company has escaped trouble, they came without any worries.
"Lao Yu! You really did a great job this time!"
"Who said Lingman would fall from grace? I think Lingman still has great potential! Who knows, maybe it'll be able to stand shoulder to shoulder with Yichang and Suoyun in the future!"
"The company should celebrate this time. It just so happens that when Wancheng joined last time, we didn't express anything..."
So, after Yu Feiyu consulted Zhang Li, Lingman's celebration banquet was finally prepared in a grand manner.
However, after experiencing this incident, Yu Feiyu became more cautious.
He already knew the character of Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, and guessed that after being severely slapped in the face by them this time, the other party might not make any move on the surface, but in fact they would still be planning how to deal with Ling Man behind the scenes.
After announcing that the company would prepare a banquet, he invited Zhang Li to his office to discuss the matter.
"Although Tianqi's plan failed this time, we are in the open and they are in the dark. We don't know what methods they will use next time."
They may resort to the same old tricks and snatch Lingman's resources in terms of actors, but they should also understand that as long as they always have the trump card of Past Studio, no matter how much they snatch, they will never be able to defeat Lingman.
Thinking of this, Yu Feiyu discovered an important problem.
"By the way, Ali, who did you hire in your studio? Are there any problems with the song production?"
Zhang Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, Guan Lingman is more than capable."
During this period of time alone, she prepared a lot of songs again, and had all of them registered by Li Xiaolan, the head of her studio who was directly in contact with her.
With her promise, Yu Feiyu felt relieved.
After discovering that Zhang Li's management ability and vision were no less than his, Yu Feiyu now wanted to discuss everything with her, so he threw out some ideas to stimulate discussion.
"We want to develop now, but the company's current configuration is still a little insufficient..."
Zhang Li had indeed planned this long ago.
"We can only temporarily overcome the difficulties now, but if this continues, the company will still be short-staffed, so there are two things we need to do most now."
Yu Feiyu acted as if he wanted to know more.
"The first step is to thoroughly publicize the reputation of Past Studio so that the company can use it to expand its network."
Yu Feiyu had thought a lot, but his position was limited. He only thought about collaborating with the past to "create a god" for the company, but he didn't think of this. Now that he had Zhang Li as the boss of the studio, he felt more confident.
He smiled and said, "Since the company is hosting this banquet, why not make it grand and invite all the colleagues in the industry? Then we can put our studio on the stage and take advantage of the opportunity."
Zhang Li was still satisfied with his reaction ability.
"As for the second step, I think I don't need to say more."
Yu Feiyu took over naturally, "The second step, of course, is to recruit artists to add bricks and tiles to the company."
Although they broke Tianqi's suppression plan, it is also a fact that most of the artists they have run over to their side. Even though Chen Xiaodong and the other two will take the lead in the future, it is easy for something to go wrong if all the eggs are put in one basket.
In order for the company to take a step forward, signing more potential artists is the most important thing and the foundation.
Zhang Li smiled slightly.
After a pause, she continued, "Actually, there is a third point in my plan."
Yu Feiyu was stunned, but when he saw Zhang Li's eyes gradually become dangerous, he suddenly understood something.
"Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi lured Chen Zhensheng and the others over, not only bringing Lingman to the brink of bankruptcy, but also establishing Tianqi, bent on bringing us down. Since they insist on fighting to the death, we definitely can't be the ones to die..."
Yu Feiyu pondered this question for a long time. However, he also understood that his abilities were limited. He thought that seeking revenge and destroying Apocalypse Media was tantamount to setting a goal for himself that was unlikely to succeed.
But for Zhang Li, it was different.
Zhang Li has a mysterious Wancheng Private Equity Fund behind him, and she herself has more advanced abilities than him. Even if Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi are behind Tianqi, it may not be too difficult for her to bring Tianqi down.
Anyway, he is already a member of Zhang Li's ship. To be more specific, half of him is working for Zhang Li. If Zhang Li has this idea, he will definitely support it with both hands.
"Of course it can't be us who are dead!"
The two looked at each other and set a preliminary strategic goal.
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As the president, Yu Feiyu is a bit busy.
He originally wanted to call the administrative manager to come over and have him decide on the guests to invite to the banquet.
However, Zhang Li saw that he seemed to be unable to get away, so he took the initiative to suggest: "Why don't I go and discuss it with Manager Wei first, and then have him give it to you for review after the draft is completed."
"Then I'll leave it to you, A Li." With Zhang Li taking action, Yu Feiyu felt completely relieved.
Zhang Li smiled and said goodbye to go find Manager Wei from the Administration Department.
The human resources and administrative departments of every company can almost be regarded as the most well-informed departments.
The same goes for Lingman, of course.
Everyone in the administrative department knew that Zhang Li was not only a shareholder of the company, but also had a close relationship with the president and the major shareholder, Wan Cheng.
When they saw her coming, everyone was particularly enthusiastic.
After directing her to the manager's office, the atmosphere in the entire department became a little lively.
"Wow! No wonder President Cheng insisted on signing Zhang Li despite the Liu family and Emperor Pei's ban. She's so beautiful!"
"What is this Mr. Pei? He's just relying on the Pei family's support..."
The administrative department is mostly made up of women, and Lingman treats them well in every way. They also have a good relationship with everyone in other departments, making them the department with the strongest sense of belonging to the company. Before the company nearly went bankrupt, they were quite attracted to Pei Yuanzhi's looks. Now that they know Pei Yuanzhi is an enemy of the company, they have blacklisted him.
What they didn’t know was that soon they would see the legendary Emperor Pei with their own eyes.
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When the administrative manager saw Zhang Li coming, he immediately put down the work at hand.
At Zhang Li's signal, the two of them closed the office door and sat down.
"Boss Wei, Boss Yu has decided to expand the scope of this company banquet. We'll also invite close partners and people from other entertainment companies. We need to draw up a list now."
"Okay, okay." The manager agreed quickly.
It is impossible that Zhang Li came here specifically for this purpose.
Now that she has joined Lingman, whether as a boss or as an artist, she needs to have a clearer understanding of the various forces in the domestic entertainment industry. Now is a good opportunity.
“Which ones have a good relationship with our company?”
When the manager heard her ask this, he immediately knew everything.
"Currently, besides Past Studio, the company frequently collaborates with Blue Elephant Television, Huidi Entertainment, Beidu Weekly... and so on. However..."
"But what?"
"However, a while ago, an artist under our company had an exclusive interview with Beidu Weekly magazine, but it was unilaterally canceled by the other party."
After Manager Wei said this, Zhang Li understood what was going on.
"Then cross them off the list," Zhang Li suddenly remembered something. "Add one more, Li Shang Magazine."
"Hmm?" Manager Wei was a little confused.
"Their leader's surname is Xu, and her name is Xu Yun." She is the sister of her fan Xu Fei.
"Okay." Although Manager Wei had never even heard of this magazine, he understood Zhang Li's position in the company. Since she wanted to join, then he would join. It was not a big deal anyway.
After finishing the rest of the list, Zhang Li asked, "Are there any others left out?"
"The others are just some companies that we've always been at odds with, and then there's... Apocalypse Media..."
Zhang Li's gaze suddenly became subtle, and then she curled her lips into a smile, "Then include Tianqi Media as well."
"Write that their shareholders Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi are specially invited to come, and spread the word about their invitation."
Those two people care about their reputation, so she wants to make sure they can neither go up nor down. No matter how aggrieved or angry they are, they have to come to this celebration party.
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Manager Wei handed the list to Yu Feiyu. When he saw the last one, Apocalypse Media, he understood what was going on.
Yu Feiyu passed it quickly.
With Lingman's intensive preparations, the first large-scale banquet since Zhang Li joined is finally about to begin.
However, it must be said that Zhang Li's move of inviting Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi and publicizing it was too damaging.
When Chen Zhensheng received the invitation letter from Lingman, which specifically mentioned inviting Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, he felt puzzled.
During the video call, he mentioned this matter to Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, but was given the cold shoulder by both of them.
They both said in unison: "Throw it away!"
But they soon began to regret giving this order.
The day after the invitations were received, rumors began to spread. Not only did people from other companies know that Lingman had invited Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, but even marketing accounts online suddenly started reporting on it.
[Orange Party v: It is said that Lingman Entertainment will hold a large banquet in the near future and invites people from all walks of life in the domestic entertainment industry. The first is to welcome the entry of Wancheng Private Equity Fund, and the second is to celebrate Chen Xiaodong, Zou Yanyan and Wang Ting's new songs taking the top three of the song charts.
Furthermore, Lingman Entertainment, despite past grudges, sent an invitation to Tianqi Media, specifically inviting Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi to participate.
At first, this Weibo post was not noticed by many people.
After Lingman’s people received replies from all parties but still hadn’t received any news from Tianqi, Yu Feiyu directly asked the public relations department to make this news a hot topic.
The water army and netizens are mixed in, without distinction between you and me.
[Huh? Didn't they say Lingman Entertainment was nearly driven into bankruptcy by Apocalypse Media? Why did they invite their sworn enemy to the banquet?]
[I can only say that the person above is too naive, haha]
[Hahahaha, no way! Lingman Entertainment is too mean!]
Isn't this like winning a battle and then inviting the enemy to a party to show off your victory? Hahahahaha.
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi wouldn't be so magnanimous as to refuse the invitation, right?
[No way? Two young masters from big families, wouldn't they dare go there? ...]
A moment later, #Lingman Entertainment invites Tianqi Media to attend the celebration banquet# became a hot topic.
The comment section was full of ridicule towards Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, and they specifically tagged the official Weibo account of Apocalypse Media and the two of them.
These were soon presented to Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, and they were so angry that they almost bit their teeth.
This is an open conspiracy!
But the two still couldn't resist this provocation, and finally angrily notified Chen Zhensheng and asked him to reply to Lingman Entertainment.
"Tell them we'll be there 'on time'!"
Hearing the harsh tone, Chen Zhensheng suddenly thought of a question.
"But... I've already thrown away the invitation as you two instructed..."
Liu Shuyi: "..."
Pei Yuanzhi: “…”
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In the end, the invitation letter was never found, but the two of them still took Chen Zhensheng to attend Lingman's banquet.
Lingman arranged the banquet at the largest five-star hotel in City A, with a special reception at the gate.
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi both have good images. They are very eye-catching in formal suits, making Chen Zhensheng next to them look like a rustic nouveau riche.
Fortunately, the other guests were walking in front and no one was coming behind, so no one noticed them.
It was only when they reached the entrance of the banquet hall that they discovered that there were Lingman staff members here specifically to inspect and approve invitations...
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi's faces froze for a moment, and they looked at Chen Zhensheng coldly.
Chen Zhensheng's scalp tightened. Relying on the fact that he was once a shareholder of Lingman, he stepped forward to identify himself to the staff and said that he had accidentally lost the invitation letter.
Unexpectedly, before he could open his mouth, the other party glanced at his empty hands, then glanced at Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, and said with a smile: "You are the three distinguished guests from Tianqi Media, right? Please come in!"
Chen Zhensheng: "Invitation letter..."
Staff: "Oh, it's okay. It's okay if the invitation is lost. You are our honored guests!"
Although the other party clearly emphasized the word "distinguished guest", Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi only noticed that the other party seemed to know the details they were going to mention about the lost invitation letter.
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi couldn't help but wonder if the other party was deliberately trying to intimidate them.
As soon as they entered, someone suddenly came from behind.
I only heard the staff member gently say, "Please show me your invitation."
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi frowned at the same time and turned to look behind them, then met the gazes of the staff member who inadvertently glanced over, and the other party gave a polite smile.
It was clear that he was being treated specially, but it felt as if he had been specifically warned. This thought prevented the two of them from even forcing a smile.
In fact, they are absolutely right.
When Zhang Li entered the venue early, he saw the little girl guarding outside the banquet hall. An idea suddenly came to his mind, so he gave her instructions.
"If you see Mr. Chen Zhensheng from the past, along with Mr. Liu Shuyi and Mr. Pei Yuanzhi, and if they 'accidentally lost' their invitation, just invite them in."
The little girl was very smart. She understood it immediately and said "OK" with a sweet smile.
So, there was a scene where they were treated differently.
In the eyes of Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi, this matter was extremely embarrassing, as if the fact that they had caused Chen Zhensheng to lose the invitation letter had been exposed in public.
Unfortunately, things have turned out like this, there is no point in thinking about it.
The two could only glare at Chen Zhensheng again, then pretend nothing had happened and walked into the banquet hall.
The administrative staff who were hosting the reception immediately noticed the arrival of the three people.
They didn’t expect that the person they were complaining about a few days ago would now appear in front of them.
Someone reminded Manager Wei, who was stunned for a moment and then reminded Yu Feiyu.
Yu Feiyu had discussed this with Zhang Li in advance, and Zhang Li insisted that these three people would definitely come.
The result was exactly as she expected.
Yu Feiyu's eyes flashed, and then he walked towards the three people.
"Dear guests! Mr. Liu, Mr. Pei, and Mr. Chen."
After glancing at the three of them, Yu Feiyu was almost amused by Chen Zhensheng, who was standing like a clown next to Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi.
His immense endurance only allowed him to smile, and he said meaningfully to Chen Zhensheng, "It's been a while since we last met. Mr. Chen hasn't changed at all."
Chen Zhensheng thought he was mocking the last time he terminated the contract with Su Yi and others, and he was extremely angry, but he couldn't help but force a smile.
He countered, "Mr. Yu is much more proud now than before, but I don't know if he can continue to be so proud..."
Yu Feiyu stared at him for several seconds, then smiled, looked away indifferently, and focused all his attention on Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi.
"Please come in, both of you."
The confrontation between the few people attracted the attention of the people around them early on.
Most of the guests at this banquet were well-known figures in the domestic entertainment industry, such as the general manager of Yichang Media, the vice president of Suo Yun Entertainment, etc.
Everyone couldn't help but sigh inwardly when they saw that Apocalypse Media had indeed fallen for the provocation.
However, they came this time not only to honor Lingman by attending the celebration party, but also because they heard that the Past Studio, which had single-handedly helped Chen Xiaodong and the other two to succeed, seemed to be planning some new moves recently.
Although we cannot have a close and family-like relationship with the other party like Lingman, if we can reach a cooperation with them, it will be a win-win situation. After all, it is rare to find a studio as powerful as the other party. Lingman Entertainment can give up a share, and everyone understands what it means.
Over there, Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi took Chen Zhensheng, got a glass of red wine, and walked into the banquet hall.
Manager Wei, instructed by Yu Feiyu, went to invite Zhang Li and told her that Liu Shuyi, Pei Yuanzhi and others had arrived.
Zhang Li was in the lounge at the moment, discussing some details with Wu Heng and Li Xiaolan.
It was Cheng Yu who opened the door.
After learning about this, Zhang Li stopped it.
"That's it, Xiao Man, you can discuss the details with Mr. Yu."
“OK.”
After they went out, Zhang Li switched places with Wu Heng, putting him in the C position among their companions, while she and Li Xiaolan followed him on both sides. No one would have thought that Zhang Li was actually the boss with the most power.
Seeing them appear, Yu Feiyu straightened his expression.
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi in the crowd further confirmed their previous guess after seeing Zhang Li accompanying Wu Heng.
"Shameless..." Liu Shuyi gritted his teeth. Although he lowered his voice, it still fell into the ears of Chen Zhensheng next to him.
Suspicion flashed in Chen Zhensheng's eyes, and he looked back and forth between Liu Shuyi's face full of hatred and Zhang Li.
Before Chen Zhensheng could guess any more, Yu Feiyu looked at the time and found that it was almost time, so he stepped forward, exchanged glances with Zhang Li, and made a gesture to Wu Heng to invite him to the stage.
"Mr. Wu, please."
Wu Heng gestured for him to go on stage first.
Such an action conveys very clear information to the outside world.
Although Wan Cheng owns the most shares, he currently has no intention of competing with Yu Feiyu for rights.
This was something Zhang Li had already discussed with Wu Heng, and Yu Feiyu also accepted the favor. He went on stage first and then solemnly said some polite words, which roughly meant welcoming everyone to attend the banquet, and then invited Wu Heng, the "investor", to speak.
Wu Heng handled this kind of situation with ease.
Although everyone knew that the manager of a private equity fund was actually just an agent, they did not know Wan Cheng's true abilities and subconsciously wanted to win over Wu Heng.
Afterwards, Yu Feiyu invited Li Xiaoman, the head of the studio, to come on stage.
When the real host appeared, the atmosphere in the banquet hall instantly became lively.
"Is this the person in charge of the Past Studio?"
"So young?..."
Although Yu Feiyu invited Chen Xiaodong, Zou Yanyan and Wang Ting to the stage, the attention of the people in the audience was still all focused on Li Xiaoman.
How could Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi not notice that atmosphere?
They hadn't thought about it carefully before, but now seeing this situation, they completely understood what Yu Feiyu wanted to do!
The two men watched with gritted teeth and cold eyes. Wu Heng on the stage was in high spirits, while everyone below the stage was making their own plans. Although they were among them, they had actually been excluded long ago!
Yu Feiyu! He actually used this trick!
Chen Zhensheng also realized it later, "Fuck! They want to exchange the resources of Past Studio for other companies!"
When someone around heard this, they looked at him as if he was a fool, then looked away.
The banquet officially began only after the speeches on the stage were finished.
Under the huge crystal chandelier, well-dressed people are intertwined with each other.
Everyone quickly identified the central area, which was where Yu Feiyu and Li Xiaolan were stationed.
Even the general manager of Yichang Media and the vice president of Suoyun Entertainment took the initiative to walk towards the two of them.
Liu Shuyi and Pei Yuanzhi became furious, and the surrounding area gradually became a "no-man's land", with only the waiters occasionally walking around.
At this moment, a low laugh suddenly came from behind.
"Boss Liu, Boss Pei, what do you think now?"
The two turned their heads and saw Yun Shang holding a wine glass and standing in the shadow of the hall pillar with an unknown smile on his face.
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Zhang Li had been staying near the stage, watching Yu Feiyu and Wu Heng Xiaoman perform above.
But Cheng Yu suddenly came over and told her that someone called.
After seeing the caller's name, Zhang Li immediately went to the open space to answer the call.
There was a small mistake on Xu Yun's end, so he only came here now.
Li Shang Magazine is said to be a medium-sized magazine, but in reality it is not considered top-tier for the top domestic entertainment companies. It was thanks to Zhang Li that she was able to attend this banquet.
So Xu Yun was very grateful to Zhang Li, but he made a mistake in a hurry, so he arrived a step late and the door of the banquet hall was already closed.
Zhang Li went through the crowd to pick her up.
When I came back, the banquet had already entered its main part.
At this time, Xu Yun suddenly said that he wanted to go to the bathroom.
Zhang Li took her to a secluded place. Halfway through, when they passed a pillar, she realized something with her quick eyes and hands, and immediately hugged the exposed Xu Yun back by the waist.
Xu Yun was startled, but Zhang Li shushed him.
She subconsciously became nervous.
【Author’s words】
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