Chapter 125

But at the end of the conversation, Arnold was a little skeptical about the Shen family's situation. He asked, "Is your grandfather okay?"

Shen Antang was someone he needed to be wary of, and he always remembered that.

"He mentioned this," Shen Mingzheng said, "We naturally have ways to deal with him, don't worry."

Arnold felt relieved when he said that.

Even though these two people are younger than me, they always give me a very reliable feeling.

Shen Antang is indeed a problem, but he is no longer the same as before.

After old Matthew died, he was very happy, as if he had breathed a sigh of relief. He even opened a bottle of champagne when the doctor forbade him to drink. But his happiness lasted too short a time.

He had been guarded against too many times before, and those confidants who were still around him could not intervene in a short period of time, so he temporarily handed this matter over to Shen Mingzheng.

At that time, Shen Mingzheng did not raise any objections and agreed.

On the surface, he was indeed connected to the Thorn Award because of the award, and his appearance at old Matthew's funeral was no secret, so Shen Antang was very confident about him at first. But as the matter developed, something seemed to be wrong.

After Raymond's failure, it was unclear who did it. Shen Antang soon found out and called to question him, but Shen Mingzheng had his own story.

"Raymond is not one of us," Shen Mingzheng said lightly, "If we really let him in so easily, where would we have room in the future? So we can't let him succeed."

There is some truth in what he said, but Shen Antang is not stupid. He still thinks that this approach will help Arnold to secure his position and will not benefit himself.

Although Arnold is younger, he is as stubborn as old Matthew. Even if he gains the trust for a short period of time, if something happens in the future, the chairman will not stand by them.

He was speaking fiercely on the phone, but Shen Mingzheng was still very calm when he spoke: "Of course I know this. But the Thorn Award is not something that can be easily infiltrated. Some people were too impatient about Raymond's matter, and what was the result? Arnold insisted on it to the end, and Raymond was bound to fail. Why don't we do this favor to the Thorn Award? You don't have to be too excited."

Shen Antang frowned and wanted to say something, but Shen Mingzheng didn't listen and ended the conversation neatly.

"I have an important meeting next. I have to go to the meeting now. I will tell you if there is any new situation," he said. "You should take care of your health first. I will take care of the rest."

Then he hung up the phone decisively.

Shen Antang listened to the busy tone on the other end of the phone and became a little angry. He smashed the phone. At this time, the medical monitoring device he was wearing also started beeping, so he took it off and smashed it.

Then the alarms in the whole room started to sound, which made him even more upset and his heart ached.

But at this time, he had no way to deal with Shen Mingzheng.

The other party had reasons for this attitude. He had already taken over the Shen family for a year, and the progress was much faster than he had imagined.

When Shen Antang left, he was still cautious and left his own people in many key positions. He also kept some investments and shares of the Shen family in his hands and did not give them to Shen Mingzheng. This was his trump card.

But soon, his people were replaced one after another, and Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng had more people they could use than he imagined.

Some people were not replaced, but they no longer listened to him. For example, Zhu Lan, his once most trusted confidant, had completely sided with Shen Mingzheng, which was beyond his expectations.

The rest of the people are affected even more. This is not the old society where the indentures are still in their hands. For normal people, they will naturally follow whichever boss has a better future, and they will be loyal to him.

The opponent grew so powerful so quickly that Shen Antang had no time to react. By the time he realized it, it was already too late. For Shen Mingzheng, the shares and investments in his hands would not have much impact even if he could not get them.

You know, many of his and Su Ning's current investments and cooperation are no longer limited to the domestic market. The stars and various works under their banner are of high quality, and their voice is getting stronger and stronger. They have no intention of resting on the Shen family's credit, and they are very confident.

If we give him some more time, he will probably completely sideline Shen Antang.

Old Matthew is dead. If Shen Antang is controlled by others like this, he would rather die than live.

He has been recuperating abroad for some time. According to Shen Antang's previous idea, he had planned to go back to visit in the middle of the process, but at this point in time, he didn't dare to go back.

This made him feel extremely depressed.

It seemed that from the very beginning, this matter was different from what he had imagined.

This doctor was not as miraculous as he said. There was no substantial change in my physical condition. It was as if this treatment program was just like the artist he packaged before. Those expensive instruments were of no use.

The people under him were not as steadfast as he thought, and Shen Mingzheng was not as obedient as he imagined...

But Shen Antang is not someone who will sit and wait for death.

He now felt that Shen Mingzheng was disobedient and wanted to set up his own business. According to his usual philosophy, he could not imagine that there would be someone who really did not care about interests and just wanted to maintain a fair and just pure land. Such a "stupid idea" was the best idea. He was ready to show his strength again so that he could return to his original position.

Therefore, Shen Antang contacted the forces behind Raymond. He has been in the circle for so long and knows a lot.

Although the other party immediately pushed Raymond out to take the blame and did not lead to more incidents, they still suffered a lot of losses. At the beginning, they were also very wary of the Shen family, but Shen Antang took advantage of this incident and proposed to cooperate with the other party.

"It's impossible for you to eat up such a big cake," Shen Antang said. "It's too difficult to get judges now, but the people who already have them may have an impact. Let's cooperate. Old Matthew is dead, and now no one can stop me."

Shen Antang has his own logic and methods, and his name is also very famous in the circle. The other party didn't believe it at first, but was gradually convinced by him.

Shen Antang has many remaining connections and enough money in his hands, so he still has some strength to fight back. He is ready to let Shen Mingzheng know that it is not so easy to step on him under his control at this time.

But in reality, he still underestimated young people too much.

Shen Mingzheng and Su Ning both knew about Shen Antang's contact with the outside world. Shen Antang could place people around him, so he could naturally keep people there.

But Shen Mingzheng did nothing. He just took control of everything and watched what these people did.

In fact, all of this was planned by him.

If Shen Antang really stayed abroad to live out his life, he wouldn't be able to do anything to him. This old man was like a thorn in his side, but he obviously wouldn't sit still.

If you want to destroy a person, you must first make him crazy.

When he failed to force the judges to join, it was a perfectly normal choice to bribe them. He could guess it without even staring at Shen Antang.

Not all of the current 27 judges of the Thorn Award are very wealthy; some have always lived a simple life.

Money is an easy problem to solve. After all, the money given by the Thorns Award after becoming a judge is already very generous. Besides, not everyone loves money to the point of having no bottom line. But everyone has weaknesses. If they cannot be bribed, they will become a threat, which is something not everyone can withstand. Some of them cannot be on guard all the time.

Moreover, the Thorn Award is held once a year. It has been more than half a year since the last event, and the preparations have already begun.

After some people calmed down for a while because of Raymond's incident, they immediately became active again, trying to find someone else in private and do some private deals in a shady place.

The Thorn Award also responded quickly.

The best way to deal with creatures in dark places is to open the windows, let the sunlight in, and let everything get some sunlight.

Before, the officials of the Thorn Award had always been very aloof. After all, old Matthew was old, and he was not familiar with the Internet, so he didn't take it seriously before, and he wouldn't do that.

The older generation always has the idea that good wine needs no bush, and this idea is not wrong, but in this era, if you want to do something practical, you have to let everyone know about it. More importantly, if it is sufficiently public, fewer people will be willing to do anything.

This was also the idea that Su Ning had when he first went to the thorns.

Even for someone like Shen Mingzheng who has such abundant information channels, he didn't realize until he arrived at the scene that this award involves so much work besides an awards ceremony. Things like this should be made known to the public.

This will allow everyone to better understand the Thorn Award and sincerely protect this platform that gives ordinary people opportunities.

The new Arnold is not afraid of any public announcement.

He listened carefully to Su Ning's advice. The last incident also reminded him that if he and the Thorn Award established enough credibility, the general public would not be so easily instigated even if they only heard Raymond's one-sided words.

He had too much to do on his own.

Therefore, it was both a reflection after review and a precaution. Next, in the preparation for this year's Thorn Awards, he has already mobilized a large team and started live broadcasting the award selection process.

He prepared more than just a few cameras. Behind each judge, there was a crew of two or three people. This was a very big change.

The job of these 27 judges is not just to cast a vote before the awards ceremony. Each judge has the right to recommend candidate films, and many judges will not only recommend one film, but also combine the ones selected by the chairman's office and those voted by some audiences to form the initial candidate pool.

Initially, there are hundreds of films from various countries that enter the selection field, and then they are screened layer by layer in this pool to select the final shortlisted films.

Each judge does not select films casually by sitting at home and writing their recommendations. They will interview the film team and even return to the filming location to explore the deeper meaning that the work wants to express, and finally form a complete recommendation.

The process itself is complex and rigorous.

Some judges will visit for as long as several months and make detailed interpretations of some details that reflect the local culture. Their goal is to fully understand the entire work so that they can use it as a reference when judging.

But these have not been recorded before, and the audience does not know about it. 99% of the audience will only pay attention to the final winning works, but the original intention of the Thorns Award is definitely not for the final winning works.

Those who did not win the award also deserve recognition.