Get rid of those media reporters? Before Su Yin returned to the company, she received a call from Grape Video in the car.
Even though the other party on the other end of the phone was trying very hard to control his emotions, Su Yin could still hear the great anger hidden underneath from his aggressive questioning.
Zhang Chi, the head of Grape Video's event department, who was in charge of the Grape Awards, solemnly stated over the phone that there were no issues with their awards. Regarding the fairness of the Grape Awards, Su Yin would bear legal responsibility for every word she shared, and she must be cautious in her words and actions.
Afterwards, he directly stated on the other end of the phone: He hopes to see Yuexiang Entertainment Company solemnly announce tonight in an official capacity: What Miss Su Yin said tonight was just a joke!
Here, Su Yin was planning to say a few words to him in the car, but after hearing the other party's commanding tone and righteous words, Su Yin directly threw the phone on the back seat and let him do his thing alone.
During the call, Zhang Chi was still seriously explaining the serious consequences of Su Yin's remarks, a consequence that neither she nor her Yuexiang Entertainment could possibly bear. Their awards had their own set of rules, and the Best Group Award already factored in popularity.
The selection criteria for the Most Popular Group Award are not only based on their fans, but also on the professional judgments of industry insiders and audiences in other fields! Su Yin's words tonight were really too arrogant!
The more Zhang Chi spoke, the more furious he felt. It was because of this woman that their awards selection process this year had become a mess, with various factions making statements and taking action. This was already prone to controversy, and after the awards ceremony had finally concluded, she was still openly questioning the awards in front of the media at this moment of the most public attention, and even publicly demanded internal data and evidence.
Now, the entire internet is filled with discussions about Su Yin’s words and the inside story of the Grape Awards.
As soon as Su Yin's words spread, the senior executives of Grape Video who heard the news immediately called Zhang Chi and scolded him severely, asking him to make sure to handle the matter properly.
Zhang Chi vented his anger on the other end of the phone, only to realize that there had been no sound since some time. He impatiently asked Su Yin to express her opinion, but there was no response from the other end.
A possibility suddenly occurred to his mind. He angrily yelled into the phone, "Where's the person? Where are you?"
Su Yin sat in the car, slowly stuffing a plum into her mouth and taking a sip of water. She pulled out a spare phone from her bag and sent a text message to someone. After sending the message, she simply closed her eyes and rested.
Some people really go too far, thinking that she is fighting alone and has a weak foundation, so can they bully her at will?
On the other end of the phone, Zhang Chi felt like his lungs were about to explode with rage. Ever since he'd been promoted to Head of the Grape Video Events Department, he'd barely been bullied by anyone. This was the first time he'd ever encountered someone from an entertainment company so directly playing tricks on him! He'd actually been left talking to himself like an idiot for ages on the other end of the line!
Or this woman he had disliked for a long time! How dare she!
He was so angry that he wanted to smash the phone hard, but he forced himself to hold back and instead picked up an ornament next to him and threw it to the ground.
Last time, at Grape Video's year-end gala, she'd dared to send a letter directly to Grape Video demanding an explanation after a minor setback, forcing the assistant director to come to him for reconciliation afterward. This time, this woman was even more lawless. Did she really think she could be fearless just because she promoted a popular boy band?
This time, Zhang Chi will settle all the old and new accounts with her!
The media reporters present immediately uploaded the relevant text, audio and video to the Internet. Netizens across the Internet were immediately attracted by the content of her words and began to discuss the matter. Countless people clicked on the video of Su Yin shot by the reporter. Even some people who were not online at the time were forwarded this video by their colleagues and friends to let them see the excitement.
When clicking on the most widely circulated video, everyone’s first reaction was!
Why is the CEO of Yuexiang Entertainment so young? And so beautiful! She looks incredible in this video. Perhaps it's because it was already dark by the time the awards ceremony ended, and there wasn't enough lighting equipment. The reporter filming the video was mixed in with the crowd, and his hand holding the camera wasn't quite steady. Not only does the video look somewhat amateurish, but the blurriness and dimness give it the texture of an older video.
In the video, under the slightly yellowish street lights and breeze, a young woman with long hair is calmly surrounded by a group of reporters, with a huge crowd and other reporters behind her.
She has extremely fair skin, delicate black eyebrows, earth-toned eyeshadow, and curled eyelashes that make her already large eyes appear even deeper. She also has a small nose and bright red lips. Her face isn't as beautiful as the top beauties in the entertainment industry, but it surprisingly gives people a strong sense of surprise.
A group of reporters were eager to ask something from her, but she acted as if she was in her own territory, calmly tucking the hair around her ears, and the first words she opened were a direct challenge to the authority of the Grape Award.
And then there was that seemingly nonchalant, yet in reality, utterly arrogant, and potentially devastating line directed at Rong Haiyao: "If Rong Haiyao were an artist from her Yuexiang Entertainment company, she wouldn't give Rong Haiyao another chance to speak publicly." It was a truly ironic statement.
A group of onlookers who had seen the text description and wanted to watch the video to discuss whether the boss of Yuexiang Entertainment Company was provoked by reporters to say these words all fell into a brief daze after watching the video.
She is really very elegant and beautiful, and her words are so cool. She even produced the most popular idol group and the boss of the entertainment company...
However, many people on major networks are also discussing whether the young female leader of Yuexiang Entertainment is really "cool" or just "reckless".
Ordinary netizens and viewers can freely criticize the Grape Awards and Rong Haiyao, but that's because they can't do anything about it. The audience is the bread and butter of the entertainment industry. But Yuexiang Entertainment is ultimately trying to stay in this industry. Are they really not afraid of offending major video platforms, artists, and their companies?
This was also the true feeling of countless people in the industry tonight. Where did she get the confidence from? Was she really stupid?
The next day, Yuexiang Entertainment Company actually sent a letter to the Grape Awards Selection Committee, hoping that they could disclose the selection details and data basis of the Most Popular Artist Group Award, and published the letter on the Yuexiang Entertainment official website.
While many were secretly mocking Su Yin for her perceived naivety and overconfidence, Grape Video was holding a meeting. They now had two options: the first was for Yuexiang Entertainment to issue a statement accepting the results. The second was for the judging committee to issue a statement declaring the selection process fair and ignoring Yuexiang Entertainment's complaints.
While there are certainly significant human factors and manipulation behind the awards, Grape Video is a major platform, and the Grape Awards have been held for many years. The list isn't simply a crude, erroneous selection process, but rather a result of various disguises and modifications. Without the most original, direct data, it's difficult to assert any manipulation.
The most popular award was based on various factors, including the number of followers, business partnerships, industry reviews, and film invitations submitted by Sky City Entertainment. Their new film was about to be released, so pre-sale box office and post-promotion buzz were all submitted to help them gain points.
Moreover, such data was inflated. The Grape Judging Committee ultimately turned a blind eye and passed the result, allowing the Gemini Stars to win by one point over the Moonlight Boys Group.
Despite this, the ratings and scores cannot be made public, even though they've tried to make them look good. Yuexiang Entertainment isn't experienced enough, nor does its backing be strong enough to convince Grape Video to release their ratings. If that were to happen, public scrutiny and comparison of the data would be even more problematic.
At the internal meeting, Zhang Chi strongly advocated for Yuexiang Entertainment to apologize, especially Su Yin, to save the Grape Awards' reputation. He also suggested that Su Yin and her Yuexiang Entertainment company should be banned as a warning to others!
On the other hand, the Variety Show Department and those on the judging panel who had originally voted for the Moonlight Boys category strongly opposed this approach. This award was indeed poorly chosen, and if we continue to be so aggressive, it would be too extreme.
Even if we can suppress Yuexiang Entertainment and suppress public opinion now, it will actually cause great damage to the reputation of Grape Video and the Grape Awards, both inside and outside the circle!
At the meeting, many insiders who still had some conscience could see at a glance that this award was given out by trickery, and they felt a chill in their hearts when they saw those who only wanted to preserve the noble face of Grape Video.
If the company's culture has been completely lost, and everyone only cares about so-called face and status, and only looks at the other party to see whether their background and backing are strong, can Grape Video really continue to produce excellent works that truly move and touch the audience?
The meeting ended in a bad mood, and everyone was waiting for the final decision of the top management of Grape Video.
Zhang Chi, who had presented various evidence and reasons to strongly support the ban on Yuexiang Entertainment at the meeting, felt much calmer after the meeting. He was even a little impatient to see how the top management would deal with Yuexiang Entertainment and Su Yin. This time, he had more people on his side than the other side.
After the meeting, the more he thought about it, the more relieved and relieved he felt. He couldn't help but ask someone to send an anonymous text message to Su Yin's number, giving her a warning countdown: Wait for your end.
After the awards ceremony, Rong Haiyao appeared unaffected, but she was actually quite worried. After seeing Su Yin's video, she was even more anxious the entire day.
However, after waiting all day, she only received an open letter from Yuexiang Entertainment to the Grape Awards Selection Committee. Nothing else happened, which made Rong Haiyao feel relieved. She was indeed not very clear-headed and outspoken.
Those dark histories in the past were really just her own fault, but what she said at the Grape Awards that night was not the case.
A close friend of hers contacted her and said that if Rong Haiyao said these words on stage, they could give her a small endorsement. After all, Yuexiang Entertainment couldn't interfere with Rong Haiyao, and it could also help her increase her popularity.
She said it bravely. Anyway, that was her image. She had caused trouble before and not only did nothing happen, it actually made her popular during that time.
However, the next night, the Douyin platform suddenly sent a letter to Rong Haiyao's company, stating that due to the negative impact caused by Rong Haiyao's inappropriate remarks, Douyin Company decided not to invite her as a guest at the Douyin Company's anniversary party.
Rong Haiyao, who was having a manicurist come to her home to do a manicure for her, became uneasy from the moment she received the first call from the company.
Why is this Douyin platform so twisted? This incident clearly had no negative consequences! They actually just blocked her from participating! The promotion had already been released, and if they just removed her, it would definitely cause controversy.
Her agent had struggled to secure this opportunity for her. Although it was only Douyin's first large-scale anniversary party, it was the platform's most popular mobile app, with a skyrocketing market value and influence, and over a billion users worldwide.
Everyone wants to have a good relationship with them. Rong Haiyao gritted her teeth, feeling that she had lost out this time.
However, not long after, her phone rang again. Rong Haiyao's heart skipped a beat, and she nervously picked up the phone. It showed her agent's number again, and she immediately had a bad feeling.
She answered the phone with some hesitation and fear. Her agent's urgent voice immediately came from the other end, but the content of the call completely stunned her. The cooperation agreement between City A TV, Guangming Video, and Rong Haiyao Company, which had been in discussion for the first half of next year, had also been cancelled.
Rong Haiyao couldn't understand why she had foolishly asked the manicurist to leave her house. She was extremely upset. She had made a huge loss on this deal! Then, she slowly began to feel a little scared.
Isn’t Yuexiang Entertainment a company without any background at all? The cancellation of these collaborations should not be a big problem...
While Grape Video and City A TV had previously enjoyed a relatively close relationship with Yuexiang Entertainment, Su Yin had now directly challenged Grape Video. It was just a simple collaboration; City A TV couldn't possibly go so far in helping her, right? Rong Haiyao, receiving a text message with a ding-dong, hurriedly opened her most frequently used social media platform and was stunned to find several trending searches listed. Her vision darkened.
#Actor Wei Song talks about not winning the Grape Award for Best Actor#
#TikTok, Moonlight Pictures, Guangming Video, and Kangle TV official accounts support Yuexiang Entertainment#
#A City TV station director talks about how popular the Moonlight Boys group is#
#Modern Fashion previews Moonlight Boys' latest magazine cover#
"The Bluebell Award calls for more scientific, reasonable, fair and open award selection"
Rong Haiyao was completely dumbfounded, almost staggering. What on earth was going on?! Why were so many forces suddenly speaking up for this company?! Wasn't it supposed to be a two-year-old, independent company?!
On the other side, Zhang Chi, who had proudly sent malicious text messages to Su Yin during the day, returned home from get off work, thinking that no matter what the outcome of this wave was, Yuexiang Entertainment's original videos would not be removed from Grape Video.
From now on, Yuexiang Entertainment can no longer hope to gain any favorable conditions in Grape Video, and the works they want to broadcast are almost unlikely to be recommended and promoted on Grape Video.
As for other video platforms, it depends on whether she can quickly contact them to provide them with some traffic. The three major platforms have always been in a competitive and collaborative relationship with each other, so they will not damage the balance between them for the sake of Yuexiang Entertainment Company.
No matter how popular a group is, Yuexiang Entertainment only has this one group.
Without exposure and popularity, you will soon become unpopular.
The culprit was their boss Su Yin who caused such an ugly situation. She didn't have the face to question them and could get away with it.
Thinking of this, Zhang Chi, who was in a much better mood, called several of his "old friends" directly to congratulate their competitor - the stupid Yuexiang Entertainment, which had actually brought about its own destruction. Their little tricks actually achieved results that no one expected.
However, not long after Zhang Chi finished his call, his phone suddenly rang again. After answering the call, his expression changed and he immediately opened the social media app to see the same trending searches.
What's going on? Why are these people supporting her?
In an instant, Zhang Chi's face turned pale. Could it be that there was someone behind this woman?
At that moment, Zhang Chi felt his heart pounding, yet his body felt cold. He immediately shook his head and tried to comfort himself, "No, no. If there was some power behind this company, why hadn't this woman been employed before, and there hadn't been any rumors?"
Furthermore, many people in the industry had already investigated Su Yin. She was indeed an ordinary person from a small city, with no connections in the entertainment, business, or political circles. Even if she was good-looking, it wouldn't be surprising if they had heard some rumors about her connection to some big shot.
But it is impossible for these platforms to come out and speak for her for no reason!
Zhang Chi nervously checked the list on the trending search carefully. Wei Song was obviously speaking for himself and there was no need to consider it.
A City TV Station did cooperate with Yuexiang Entertainment Company before, but the reason for speaking up for her was most likely that they wanted to use this topic to suppress the Grape Awards led by Grape Video. These TV stations have always been at odds with their video platform.
Kangle TV - one of the most famous commercial TV stations in China. I don’t know whether it was bought out by Yuexiang Entertainment Company or just wanted to take advantage of the popularity. After all, they have done so in the past.
Guangming Video has always been under the thumb of Grape Video, and its attempts to expand its influence and become one of the top three video platforms have been completely unsuccessful. This time, they are definitely taking advantage of the chaos to attack Grape Video! Damn Guangming Video!
I don’t know why the short video platform Tik Tok did this, but it’s probably to create buzz and hype for their first anniversary party the day after tomorrow!
Zhang Chi slowly analyzed the situation and gradually calmed down. While these people might seem like connections and relationships within Yuexiang Entertainment, they were more likely targeting Grape Video and the Grape Awards, or simply trying to capitalize on the hype.
It just serves to fill the void for this woman.
Zhang Chi, having calmed down, slowly sat back on the sofa, only to find his back was covered in a cold sweat, soaking his clothes. He stepped into the shower, took a shower, and changed into his pajamas. He drowsily tried to reassure himself: "Nothing's going to go wrong."
She couldn't possibly have any power. Even if she had some small connections, cleverness, or even relationships gained with money, it wouldn't be able to change the overall situation.
After all, they are Grape Video!
Tomorrow, the top management will definitely come up with a conclusion on how to deal with this matter.
The next day, Zhang Chi went to work as usual. However, he felt a sense of unease as he worked, still preoccupied with the matter of Yuexiang Entertainment and the Grape Awards. He wondered if the higher-ups had made a decision.
He heard someone talking in the tea room. He didn't hear it very clearly, but he was able to keenly hear a few key words, which seemed to be Su Yin, Yuexiang Entertainment, Douyin and the like.
My heart skipped a beat, and my phone seemed to sense something! Suddenly, an email alert sounded, causing everyone inside to stop discussing immediately.
When Zhang Chi opened it, his face immediately darkened.
The Douyin platform uses its official account to support Yuexiang Entertainment because she is a major shareholder of the Douyin platform and is worth a lot of money.
I closed the email and returned to my office.
Although this news that caught him off guard could not directly reverse the current situation, it made him even more anxious. He felt dry mouth and tongue all morning, and the air became very stuffy.
I've been a bit impetuous and impatient these past six months, but it's unnecessary. Why bother getting involved when others can be the bad guys?
However, what Zhang Chi didn't know was that the protagonist he was thinking about was right upstairs from him.
In the conference room, Su Yin leaned forward slightly, placed her hands on the conference table, and took the initiative.
"Vice President Lin, you should understand from what President Zheng said just now that I have no ill will towards Grape Video and the Grape Awards."
"Perhaps my actions have caused some people to think that I would damage the reputation of the grape brand, but an award without credibility will only become a carnival for a small circle and will eventually be abandoned."
At this point, Su Yin's eyes met Vice President Lin's directly. "I believe Grape has anticipated the consequences of giving up something in exchange for something else."
"I'm bringing this up this time. It's better than causing a bigger uproar later and causing the public to lose confidence in grapes."
"Are you right?"
Downstairs, Zhang Chi, unable to concentrate on his work, could only constantly tell himself not to overthink things. He planned to go out and check on the people in his department to see if they were doing their jobs properly. Suddenly, he received a notice from upstairs, instructing him to attend a meeting in the conference room above.
He straightened his clothes and appearance, and as he took the elevator up, he couldn't help but get excited. It must be that the discussion had reached a conclusion, and it was about to announce how to deal with the Yuexiang Entertainment incident!
Watching the elevator going up, Zhang Chi thought to himself: So what if he is worth a lot? It has nothing to do with their Grape Video.
It’s not like the entertainment industry will give you face just because you have some money!
Just as he reached the floor, a group of people came out of the elevator next to him before him.
Zhang Chi took a closer look from behind. He saw that the person walking in front was Vice President Lin, who was in charge of the company's main business, along with two other executives in charge of events and publicity. They chatted with a few people nearby as they headed towards the conference room. Zhang Chi immediately followed respectfully. But he saw someone he had never imagined!
Su Yin! Why is this person also in the middle of this group?... She's even standing in the front center.
Zhang Chi, his heart pounding, didn't have time to ponder why. Someone had already spotted him. Entering the conference room, he immediately stepped forward, bowing and shaking hands with the vice president and other senior executives. They introduced him, "This is Zhang Chi, the head of our Grape Video Events Department. He's the primary contact for all matters related to the Grape Awards."
"Zhang Chi, these three are Mr. Zheng, who is in charge of external relations for Soso Engine, Mr. Shen from the TikTok platform, and Mr. Su from Yuexiang Entertainment. We have just chatted for a while, and you should come over and join us. Let's discuss some of the issues that have arisen in this Grape Award." The senior executive who was usually in charge of his activities department gave an order to Zhang Chi.
Zhang Chi was completely unable to react and just nodded based on his reason and instinct.
He frantically wondered in his heart: Why did Su Yin come here? What had they just talked about? What were they going to discuss next? He didn't dare reveal a single word.
More importantly, it's okay for Douyin, he's already heard the news. Why would someone from Soso come with her? This attitude!
In the conference room, Zhang Chi had just sat down, still calming himself, when he heard the executive who usually looked impatient with him say to Su Yin across from him, "I can't believe it, but President Su is truly as capable as any man. Not only is she talented in the entertainment industry at such a young age, she's also a hidden business genius."
Zhang Chi looked calm, but his brain felt like it was about to explode. The attitude of the higher-ups...
Someone from the Douyin platform also spoke up, and Zhang Chi only then realized belatedly that the person before him seemed to be one of the founders of the Douyin platform, and currently one of the main people in charge—Shen Feiyu.
Then Mr. Shen said, "Yes, when Su Yin first approached us and offered to fund the development of a short video platform, we couldn't believe her description and business plan."
"Who knew she'd bet on the right horse and point out the best path for the Douyin platform? We even joked with her several times afterwards, asking her to stop being an idol and focus on being a platform with us, but she refused."
Afterwards, someone from Soso Engine made the final decision: "Now, we are all family, and we still have to give explanations to others." After saying that, he glanced at Su Yin and several senior executives of Grape Video.
The other mid-level managers were clearly overwhelmed. The news that Yuexiang Entertainment and Douyin were the same person was already shocking to them. So what did they mean by "one of our own"?
These people did not explain too much to the people below, and it was obvious that they had reached an agreement before.
The vice president of Grape Video turned to Zhang Chi and said coldly, "We've just discussed this. There may indeed be some omissions in this year's Grape Awards. Zhang Chi, as the person in charge, you must cooperate with the investigation and give an explanation to President Su of Yuexiang Entertainment and to the audience."
Zhang Chi suddenly remembered numbly that two months ago he saw in the newspaper that Soso Engine had acquired shares in the Douyin short video platform and officially became the second largest shareholder of the Douyin platform.
Soso is not only the world's largest commercial brand standing at the top of the pyramid, but also a major shareholder of Grape Video.
The people he mentioned... Could it be that this Su Yin not only unilaterally sold the shares of the Douyin platform to Soso Engine, but also the two parties also exchanged the equity of Grape Video?
Is this... the reason why both platforms sent people here, and the vice president even personally received them and held a meeting?
Thinking that this woman was likely to become, or had even become, a direct or indirect shareholder of Grape Video, Zhang Chi and the others felt as if the sky was falling, and their hearts were plunged into uncontrollable panic.
Hearing that he was asked to cooperate with the investigation and give an explanation to President Su, he thought about how he had strongly advocated for the ban of Yuexiang Entertainment at the meeting yesterday, and the tricks he had used in the past and the connections he had made.
Zhang Chi's heart was completely broken. He was the person in charge of organizing the Grape Award. If he had to find a scapegoat for this matter.
He will never escape.
At the same time, the vice president looked at Su Yin helplessly, still with some disbelief in his eyes that Su Yin in front of him was actually the largest shareholder of the world-famous Douyin platform, and had just reached a business cooperation with Soso Engine not long ago.
These two major platforms came out together to support Yuexiang Entertainment, and their opinions were very straightforward. Grape Video must give them face.
Soso and Douyin directly informed him that the equity transfer had been finalized and was just going through the motions. Su Yin's imminent membership in Grape Video was a foregone conclusion. Grape Video was supposed to handle the matter fairly, and he couldn't say anything more.
Well, it's time to clean up the internal atmosphere of Grape Video, and take this opportunity to clean out some people he doesn't like.
Give some face to the upstart in front of him who is about to become one of Grape Video's "insiders".
"Boss Su, Soso and TikTok are here to help mediate. We've also understood what you've said and will do our best to explain it to you. Please cooperate and don't give us any more trouble."
"In the final analysis, harmony brings wealth."
Su Yin nodded to Vice President Lin, who was very friendly. Then, she raised an eyebrow and glanced at Zhang Chi: "Minister Zhang, I'll trouble you next."
"I think someone must have deliberately tampered with this award. Please cooperate with us so we can give the public an explanation as soon as possible."
The author has something to say: The foreshadowing laid in the previous chapters when the company just started making money finally came out today.
As a newbie, my original thought was that it would be more satisfying to fall hard and then make a big comeback, but I ignored the fact that everyone had seen unpleasant content for three consecutive days, so I changed the previous chapters, but the slap in the face is not over yet.
This book's performance is much better than I initially imagined, and I'm especially grateful to everyone. However, perhaps people are always dissatisfied, and recently I've felt that this performance is actually very ordinary in the vast ocean of books. The collection and subscription numbers have barely moved, and have even dropped and declined, which has made me a little panic.
The problem of the suppressed chapter being too long also made me realize that I still have a lot to improve.
Because I am not a full-time writer, I have to squeeze in a lot of time to write every day. Sometimes my brain really can't react and I can't feel my own rhythm.
I will try my best. I hope that my dear readers can point out any questions in the comments. I will think about them seriously.
I hope I can write well and write a novel that most readers will think is good.
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