Miss you
"What?" Xia Tangyue frowned.
Xiaoyu continued, "Our hot search terms were forcibly removed. At the same time, two new topics emerged: #Top-tier romance exposed# and #A certain brand's food safety issue#. The reading volume increased abnormally, which was obviously manipulated by humans!"
"What should we do, Director?" Xiaoyu said anxiously, "It must be the Mulin Art Museum. If we keep dragging it out like this, no one will pay attention to us once the popularity is over!"
Xia Tangyue bit her lower lip. Before the live broadcast, she had actually communicated with the marketing account to simultaneously cut and edit their live broadcast into 15-second high-energy clips for distribution across the entire network. Unexpectedly, all of them were suppressed now. If the popularity could not be raised, her previous efforts would be in vain.
After learning about the situation, Cha Chunfeng also started to help, asking familiar media friends to help forward the message and expand its influence, but the effect was minimal.
Xia Tangyue fell into the chair, staring at the screen anxiously, thinking of countermeasures quickly in his mind.
what to do?
how so?
Did she make a mistake? There is no capital giant behind Mulin Art Museum, so how could it manipulate the trending searches on the three major platforms at the same time? And it was using news of the magnitude of a top star’s love affair to suppress the popularity.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong, but now was not the time to think about it. Just when Xia Tangyue was at a loss, Xiaoyu's excited voice came over: "Director, Director, come and see, the official account of LUMINOVA Group actually forwarded our live broadcast room!"
Xia Tangyue hurried over. Xiaoyu was right. LUMINOVA Group not only forwarded their live broadcast room, but also opened a live broadcast portal on the official website of its global branches. The in-vehicle systems of all its new energy vehicles also pushed the live broadcast link simultaneously.
Even the well-informed Cha Chunfeng couldn't help but exclaim: "Oh my God!"
She covered her mouth, stared at Xia Tangyue in shock and said, "With such a backer, why did you go through so much trouble to set up a trap to collect evidence? Why not just let LUMINOVA's legal department run over it?"
Xia Tangyue was also surprised. She stared blankly until her cell phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, how are you?"
"Ms. Xia, I'm Wen Zimo, President Wen's special assistant. If you need any help, just tell me and I'll arrange for the public relations department to handle it. Don't worry about the public opinion."
Xia Tangyue was still in shock: "Thank you, how did you..."
Wen Zimo: "Oh, this is all Mr. Wen's order. You continue with the live broadcast and leave the rest to us."
"good."
The situation does not wait for anyone, so after hanging up the phone, Xia Tangyue readjusted his rhythm and continued the live broadcast. With the help of LUMINOVA Group, the popularity exploded, with the real-time number of online users exceeding 3 million, and #艺术圈反黑行动# ranked first in the hot search list. Even the official Twitter account of the International Art Association forwarded the live broadcast link.
Cha Chunfeng let out a long breath, took a cup of water and sat next to Xia Tangyue: "They can't run away now."
Xia Tangyue nodded. He had been busy all day and had no time to eat. After the live broadcast, he asked Xiaoyu to order takeout from the hotel and have it delivered directly to the art museum as a reward for the team.
Relaxed, Xia Tang jumped into the bathroom to wash her face and get rid of her fatigue. She subconsciously wanted to check the time on her phone, only to find that it was not with her. She was too busy just now, so she put it on the documents after answering the phone.
Xia Tangyue returned to the conference room and took out his cell phone from under a pile of documents. The moment the screen lit up, 17 missed calls were clearly visible - all from Wen Zheng, and the latest one was just three minutes ago.
Xia Tangyue sat down happily and called back. The call was connected after only two seconds.
"elder brother!"
She wanted to call Wen Zheng last night, but there was a time difference between China and the United States, and she fell asleep before she could wait.
"Are you done?" Wen Zheng's voice was as mellow and light as ever. Xia Tangyue nodded silently and told him about what happened during the live broadcast. When she talked about the time when the hot search was removed in the middle of the live broadcast, she was still frightened and almost failed.
Wen Zheng listened to her silently, not feeling annoyed at all, and occasionally interrupted her when she got tired of talking.
Xia Tangyue's mouth was dry as she spoke, and she took a big gulp of water, but she choked and kept coughing. She moved the phone away and waited until she recovered before continuing. Wen Zheng asked nervously, "What's wrong? Did you choke? Are you okay?"
"Cough... cough... it's okay."
Wen Zheng exhaled, and then said in a deep voice: "When I'm not with you, take good care of yourself, and call me if you have any problems."
Xia Tangyue pursed his lips silently and wrinkled his nose: "Brother, when will you come back? I miss you."
Yes, Wen Zheng had just gone to the United States and she missed him so much.
Before Wen Zheng could answer, a noisy English conversation came from the receiver. It seemed that he was in a social occasion and someone was calling his English name: Keh.
"Brother, brother?" Xia Tangyue asked repeatedly. After a long while, Wen Zheng finally answered: "Hmm?"
"Brother, when will you come back?"
Wen Zheng paused.
"I'm sorry, my brother has to host a meeting this week and can't go back."
Xia Tangyue immediately became sullen. Although she knew that Wen Zheng could not come back to see her every week, she still couldn't help but get angry.
She said unhappily, "What about next week? If I ask you next week, you'll say you're on a business trip and can't come back. You might as well just stay in America for the rest of your life!"
Wen Zheng chuckled: "Are you willing to do that?"
"I'm willing to give it up! I'm especially willing to give it up!" Xia Tangyue retorted.
"Don't be angry, okay? I'll go back to accompany you as soon as I finish my work here." Wen Zheng said.
Xia Tangyue lowered his eyes gloomily: "Hmm..."
The live broadcast was very successful. The next day, Furen Group invited Xia Tangyue to the company for discussions.
There was nothing to talk about. Xia Tangyue filed a lawsuit against Gu Jiaping for violating confidentiality regulations, and attached a notarized chat recording and a plan comparison chart. She used this as an irreconcilable rift in the cooperation and proposed to terminate the cooperation with Furen Group. In the future, the investment of Zhijian Art Museum will be fully undertaken by Zhu Shang's company, Zhu's International Art Group, and the contract specifically states that the creator has permanent decision-making power.
After signing the contract, Zhu Shang symbolically shook hands with Xia Tangyue and said, "Sister, I will count on you to make a fortune in the future."
Xia Tangyue laughed out loud: "Thank you, Brother Zhu Shang, for giving me a hand."
Zhu Shang sat back on the sofa and waved his hands lazily: "That's all. If you need my help in the future, just let me know. How's Mu Lin doing?"
Xia Tangyue said, "We will sue them all at once. They plagiarized my proposal. We have solid evidence. They can't get away with it."
"Oh, right." Xia Tangyue suddenly remembered something: "When I was live streaming, I was repeatedly removed from the trending searches. Logically, Mu Lin shouldn't have the ability to do that. Do you know much about them? Is there someone backing them up?"
Zhu Shang pondered for a moment, then shook his head: "From what I know, there shouldn't be any. If there was, Mu Lin wouldn't have ended up like this."
“That makes sense…”
Zhu Shang looked at her and said, "Why are you so downcast? Your brother is going to the United States to act in 'The Legend of Zhen Huan' and will be back soon. Don't miss him too much."
Xia Tangyue covered her mouth and laughed. Zhu Shang's words were really funny.
However, her depression was not caused by Wen Zheng. Instead, she felt that there would be a follow-up to this matter, and it was not that simple. Mu Lin must have a backer behind him.
The art world is always well-informed. In just a few days, the news that "Umbrella Shadows Under the Bauhinia Tree" was placed in the Zhijian Art Museum has spread like wildfire. Even Xia Tangyue's old mentor, Shen Yanqiu, took time out to fly back to China. He stood in front of the painting for a long time wearing reading glasses, and finally said meaningfully: "You are incredible, girl."
Xia Tangyue held Chen Yanqiu's arm with a smile on her face, her tone full of joy: "I've told you, my brother loves me very much. You see, he was willing to take a photo of a masterpiece by a master like Yu Qingyue for me."
Chen Yanqiu did not comment, and walked slowly. After a while, he stopped and looked at her, "You said he loves you so much, where is he? Why don't you bring him to me to see him?"
Xia Tangyue choked up and said, "He's on a business trip to the United States."
Chen Yanqiu smiled and shook his head, pressing Xia Tangyue's brow with his thumb: "You, your heart is all on him. You are in China, but your heart is in America."
Xia Tangyue winked slyly and poured a cup of tea for Chen Yanqiu: "When he comes back, I will make sure to bring him to see you as soon as possible."
Chen Yanqiu said: "I came back this time not only to see this painting, but also to attend the Asian Art Foundation's anniversary dinner. If you go with me, it will help you expand your network in the international curatorial circle.
Xia Tangyue's eyes lit up: "Thank you teacher for your support."
The headquarters of the Asian Art Foundation is in Beijing, so naturally, the anniversary celebration was also held in Beijing.
On the day of the dinner, Xia Tangyue accompanied Shen Yanqiu as her student.
She looked around and saw that the venue was full of well-known gallery owners, auction house executives and top collectors. Chen Yanqiu took her to walk in front of them and collected a stack of business cards. He whispered to each one he took: "This is the president of Sotheby's Asia. He handled the spring auction of Wu Guanzhong's Zhouzhuang last year."
Xia Tangyue is not good at socializing, but for the sake of the operation of the art museum, she has to integrate into these occasions. Amidst the clinking of glasses, a young man walked towards her and introduced himself: "My name is He Ruicai. I currently run the "Mist Mirror Space" gallery in the 798 Art District. It mainly showcases the works of emerging artists. Let's meet."
"Hello, I'm Xia Tangyue."
He Ruicai looked at her steadily and said, "Actually, I know you. I am also a student of Teacher Shen, but not a formal disciple. I have only attended a few open classes."
Soon the banquet began.
Xia Tangyue sat down with Chen Yanqiu, and He Ruicai followed and sat next to Xia Tangyue.
"I heard that you have a painting by Yu Qingyue. I also want to go and see the original. After all, 90% of the paintings on the market are imitations."
Xia Tangyue said in a distant tone: "The art gallery is open at any time, please feel free to do as you please."
The anniversary celebration dishes were exquisite. Xia Tangyue took out his phone to take pictures of Wen Zheng and share with him the fun things that happened today. He Ruicai suddenly came over with a cup and said, "Director Xia, it's fate that we meet. Let's have a toast?"
Xia Tangyue was slightly displeased at being interrupted, but since this was a social occasion, she had no choice but to go along and clink glasses with He Ruicai.
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