Chapter 46 #Real Daughter Invests in Fake Hu Ji Zhuan#
After a lot of speculation, a conclusion was reached online.
"Runjia Entertainment is the real deal. In order to evaluate its subsidiaries, they actually paid two people for the same script and had two companies start filming simultaneously."
Xi Yimiao looked at it and sneered: "Heh..."
What's with Runjia being so playful? It's obvious that Du Wanwan got the script for "The Legend of Hu Ji" from somewhere! Lingyun Media's copy was plagiarized!
Xi Yimiao never doubted the origin of the script of "The Legend of Hu Ji".
Xiang Yiqing was introduced to him by the harem system, and they promised him a god-level script. How could this go wrong?
So when Yu Chong asked him what was going on, Xi Yimiao said confidently, "Even if you don't trust my work, don't you trust the person 'that' chose? Brother-in-law, this is my masterpiece. I've been involved in art since I was a child. How could I not know what plagiarism is?"
"But this won't be good for the crew," Yu Chong suggested. "Hurry up and gather evidence, sue Lingyun Media, and force them to stop production. If you don't sue, at least issue a clarification announcement to avoid being accused of plagiarism."
This won't do. He's using the plagiarism allegation of "The Legend of Hu Ji" to control Du Wanwan and make her submit. How can he just sue her for plagiarism so easily?
He deliberately asked someone to copy Lingyun Media's copy to warn Du Wanwan.
Plagiarism? Who wouldn't? Don't think I didn't notice. Come and apologize to me soon, give me a kiss, and maybe I'll forgive you. Otherwise, it's not his fault for targeting Lingyun Media.
But Xi Yimiao waited for a few days, but never saw Du Wanwan come to apologize or admit defeat.
Xi Yimiao felt that with Du Wanwan's intelligence, it was impossible for her not to understand the meaning of his deliberate Weibo post. She was playing dumb because the beating wasn't strong enough.
So, Xi Yimiao specifically inquired about the date of Lingyun Media's opening ceremony, and he instructed his employees to choose the same day.
Not only did G-Light Entertainment have to make any ceremony Lingyun Media held on the same day bigger and more impressive, but they also invited media to attend and prepared trending topics and press releases. In short, they had to outdo Lingyun Media in every way.
However, Xi Yimiao felt that Du Wanwan wouldn't cry until she saw the coffin, so even if he showed his strength, she wouldn't necessarily give in. In order to make Du Wanwan realize the crisis, he had to take action personally.
Xi Yimiao shook off his suit jacket, put his hands in his pockets, and went to Lingyun Media in the same building.
The receptionist at Lingyun Media turned pale when she saw him appear. She stood up and called out, "Xi... President Xi, are you here to see our President Yi? Our President Yi doesn't..."
"Baby, don't be nervous. I'm not here to see your CEO Yi. I'm just..." Xi Yimiao curled his lips into a smile, placed a perfumed white rose and a letter on the front desk, and said in a low voice, "I'm here to deliver this. I want to tell your CEO Yi that if you don't want to be left with nothing, please help me deliver it."
After saying that, he winked at the receptionist and walked away with his hands in his pockets again.
"..." Ye Shiqing just walked out from inside, and she and the girl at the front desk were both confused.
What is this?
"This letter..." The girl at the front desk carefully picked up the white rose and envelope, reading the words on it. "To the cold yet beautiful Miss Du Wanwan. Don't miss the surprise, otherwise, you'll be surprised instead of happy."
The letter gave her goosebumps. "What the hell is this? Mr. Xi wants to write a love letter to the chairman?"
But is there such a threatening love letter in the world?
No, no, she must have misunderstood. Xi Yimiao was merely the general manager of G-Light Entertainment. Within Runjia Group, Xi Yimiao had the director of Runjia Entertainment above him, who had the president of Runjia Entertainment above him, and above that, the chairman of Runjia Investment. The difference between a small, 80-square-meter, three-bedroom apartment in the suburbs and a large lakefront villa in the city center, right?
Doesn't Xi Yimiao have any self-awareness at all? How dare he threaten the chairman?
The girl at the front desk came to a conclusion: "Is this Mr. Xi crazy?"
"Wait, give it to me." Ye Shiqing felt that something was wrong, so she quickly took the envelope and rose to find Yi Jiantai.
"Jiantai, what do you think Xi Yimiao means by this?"
What else could it mean? Yi Jiantai's face darkened. "Xi Yimiao is threatening President Du about the plagiarism rumors out there."
The mention of Ye Shiqing made her angry. "They still dare to sue? I haven't even sued them yet! Don't they know who plagiarized?"
After scolding her, she asked again: "What should we do now?"
Yi Jiantai didn't know what to do, so he could only ask Du Wanwan for advice.
"Ignore him, just do what you need to do." Du Wanwan asked, "How is the crew preparing?"
"With your financial support, the crew's preparations are going smoothly."
"Then don't worry about it." Du Wanwan slowly instructed, "No matter what happens, don't worry. Just do as I say, and there will be no problem."
Since she said so, Yi Jiantai could only suppress his doubts and continue to push forward the work of the crew with Fan Zhaoling.
As for Xi Yimiao's letter... not to mention that Du Wanwan wouldn't read it, how could Yi Jiantai let such garbage disturb their President Du?
On this day, Yi Jiantai and Fan Zhaoling had already signed the contract for the costumes, props, etc. for "The Legend of Hu Ji" and were very busy.
At this time, Xi Yimiao was in a restaurant box by the river, fiddling with his guqin while waiting.
Yi Jiantai has severed all ties with the Yi family. The success or failure of "The Legend of Hu Ji" hinges on his ability to secure a foothold at Runjia Investment. Facing plagiarism rumors, Yi Jiantai cannot remain indifferent and will definitely speak to Du Wanwan. His passionate letter expresses his willingness to trade affection for personal gain. He'll immediately abandon everything and join Du Wanwan's side if she's willing to be with him.
Even at the end of the letter, he said that he had more important news to exchange with Du Wanwan, but he had to meet with her alone.
Du Wanwan was so smart that she couldn't have guessed there was someone behind him. She must have wanted to know who was behind this, so she would definitely come. As long as she came alone, Xi Yimiao would be sure to make things happen.
Women, like fledglings recognizing their parents, will involuntarily obey their first man. Du Wanwan must have never experienced that kind of pleasure, right? For Runjia's hundreds of billions of assets, he was willing to give everything he had.
First, give her a literary confession, then make her a promise for life, and finally, tonight, give her the ultimate and perfect experience.
As Xi Yimiao thought about it, he couldn't help laughing. His fingertips slid across the strings, making bursts of sound.
Then, he waited in the restaurant until night fell and almost all the guests in the restaurant had left.
Until... the whole restaurant seemed to treat him as a joke.
Xi Yimiao's face was so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it.
The restaurant manager and the waiter looked at him nervously, not daring to disturb him, but at this moment Xi Yimiao's cell phone rang.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Yu Chong asked in a deep voice.
Before Xi Yimiao could reply, he continued his scolding, "How can you even think of eating? Lingyun Media has already assembled the crew. I just received word that they've already booked the hotel for the crew! As soon as the opening ceremony is over, they'll release a press release boasting about this being a big production. How long are you going to keep this up? Do you really have to wait until two identical TV series are released?"
Yes, how long should he wait? Du Wanwan has no sense of romance, so why should he waste his feelings on her?
"No more waiting." Xi Yimiao said slowly, "I'm going to let Du Wanwan know right now that the consequence of not being respectful is that she'll have to kneel down and beg me!"
Xi Yimiao hung up the phone after saying that. He closed his eyes, suppressed his anger, and made another call.
"Hey, Lingyun Media booked a hotel? When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me?"
"I...I..." the other party argued, "Boss Xi, I just prepared the form and was about to send it to you!"
At this time, she acted quickly and sent a flow sheet over in a short time, clearly showing the destination and brand.
Xi Yimiao looked at the flowing water and couldn't help laughing.
Du Wanwan is really willing to spend a lot of money, but does she think that she can defeat him with such little money?
Who doesn’t know how to buy hot searches for the opening ceremony?
Xi Yimiao immediately forwarded the transaction details to the G-Light Entertainment staff and sent a message to the work group: "At this price, we can multiply it several times over. Spend the money and create a strong momentum! Remember, we're a big production, so don't worry about the cost!"
Du Wanwan pays newcomers 200,000 yuan per episode, but he hired second-tier actors and actresses, so he has to pay them 400,000 yuan.
Du Wanwan arranged for Lingyun Media's staff to stay in three-star and four-star hotels, and he booked four-star and five-star hotels for the crew.
In short, you can't lose your momentum!
Not only must we not lose momentum, we must also not lose public opinion. Isn't Du Wanwan being shameless? Then don't blame him!
Xi Yimiao called several marketing accounts on the spot.
No one had paid them before, and the marketing accounts were just looking for buzz, sometimes praising Lingyun Media, sometimes speaking for G-light Entertainment. In short, they gave each company a good slap on the wrist, then praised them again. As for the word "plagiarism," they resolutely avoided using it to avoid being too definitive.
But once Xi Yimiao's money arrived, the marketing accounts' attitudes completely changed. Following Xi Yimiao's instructions, once G-Light Entertainment and Lingyun Media held their opening ceremonies, the major marketing accounts released their pre-prepared Weibo posts.
@Drama Frontline: #TrueandFakeTaleofHuji# Both Tale of Huji movies started filming at the same time today. It seems like they are serious. So, which one is the #Tale of Huji plagiarized#?
There are four pictures in total. In addition to two pictures from the opening ceremony of the two "The Orchid" films, the other two pictures are the Weibo post of G-Light Entertainment issuing the actor recruitment order and the first Weibo post of Lingyun Media's "The Orchid" official Weibo.
Not only did the accompanying picture bring out the time, but the marketing account was also afraid that the onlookers didn't notice it, so as soon as the Weibo post was released, it used internet trolls to control the comments.
The first comment circled the timestamps of the two screenshots and specifically said: [First come, first served, right? Anyone can see that, right? G-light Entertainment released the casting call first, and Ling Yun clearly plagiarized it. They even registered the show's title on the official Weibo account. How disgusting!]
Other marketing accounts caught wind of the situation and instead of directly reposting the original post, they reposted the most popular comment.
Immediately afterwards, the marketing account felt that the topic was not hot enough and brought up another topic.
@吃瓜君: This #TrueFakeHujizhuan# thread is so sad. A few months ago, I was supporting Du Wanwan, the real daughter, in her fight against counterfeiting on Weibo. I didn't expect that not long after, the real daughter would invest in the fake Hujizhuan. Supporting plagiarism is really ruining your reputation! Du Jingyuan's fame and hard-earned business empire are about to be destroyed by Du Wanwan.
It happened to be Sunday that day, and the marketing account chose to send a message at 8 o'clock in the evening. The real discussion, coupled with the use of water armies and purchased data, immediately pushed the two topics #The Legend of Hu Ji plagiarism# and #The True and False Legend of Hu Ji# to the top three hot searches.
The most searched topic was #A real daughter invested in a fake Hu Ji Zhu#.
Before this, Du Wanwan had always reminded herself that she was weak and needed to cherish her blessings and accumulate virtue. It was true that sword cultivators were fearless and courageous, but she shouldn't bring their vindictive nature into business. She should always show mercy when she can.
But when she saw the number one hot search topic, Du Wanwan changed her mind.
Some people may have to suffer serious injuries before they know who not to mess with.
"Assistant Pei." Du Wanwan put the tablet on the table and called out.
Pei Xingyao didn't need her to say anything more, he already knew what to do.
He first had the board of directors take screenshots and screen recordings of all the Weibo posts involving Du Wanwan to preserve evidence. Then he called Lingyun Media and Mingzhao Studio. After outlining what needed to be done, Pei Xingyao added, "Tomorrow is the group meeting. Don't forget to attend."
The next day, at nine o'clock in the morning, at the headquarters of Runjia Investment Group, needless to say, almost all the company's senior executives arrived.
In addition to the company's top management, the most eye-catching people are the heads of the three subsidiaries - Xi Yimiao of G-Light Entertainment, Yi Jiantai of Lingyun Media, and Fan Zhaoling of Mingzhao Studio.
"Hey, President Yi, President Fan." Xi Yimiao called out as he entered the meeting room, "Have you seen the trending searches? What do you think?"
Yi Jiantai's expression remained unchanged. Fan Zhaoling laughed coldly, and everyone sat down in their seats without answering.
Xi Yimiao looked at them, overjoyed. As he sat down, he said with a grin, "You all don't know yet, right? Our group was really embarrassed last night! The scandal even made it to the Weibo trending list, occupying three topics at once. It's all because the head of a subsidiary of Runjia has no moral integrity and even plagiarized the work of his own sister company, and he always wants to be the first. He's clearly a mistress, but he insisted on pretending to be the main wife. It's really embarrassing in front of the whole country!"
The news of whether the "Legend of Hu Ji" was real or fake had already spread within the group. Other sections and departments all looked like they were looking forward to the show - no matter whether they were watching Du Wanwan's show or Yu Chong's show, they were all watching the show anyway.
Not only do they enjoy watching the show, they also add fuel to the fire.
Someone immediately asked, "Mr. Yu, you're in charge of the entertainment section. What's going on? The entertainment section also carries the Runjia name, and we can't let the reputation of other sections suffer."
Yu Chong was also waiting to make trouble at the meeting today. He immediately gave a wry smile, waved his hand and said, "Alas! I'm old. I really can't guess what a little girl is thinking. I really don't understand what the chairman is thinking!"
Before he could finish his words, Xi Yimiao added, "What can President Yu possibly think? He's the president of the entertainment division, and he's just a poor employee. How can he possibly go above and beyond the chairman? Ultimately, isn't it just someone who, relying on their backers, disregards rules and regulations, laws, and acts arrogantly?"
"Cough!" Yu Chong immediately coughed dryly and scolded, "Yimiao, stop talking! Don't you understand what kind of occasion this is?"
Xi Yimiao immediately zipped up his shirt. As soon as he finished, he saw Du Wanwan, wearing a black suit and skirt, walking into the office while talking to Wei Nanrong.
Normally, when the chairman arrives, everyone should stand up to greet him. But this time, when Du Wanwan walked in, only a few department heads stood up to greet her. The rest of the senior officials had gloomy faces.
"Good morning, Chairman." Xi Yimiao greeted with a smile. Just as he said that, Meng Qian hurried over and greeted him warmly.
"Wanwan, you're here?"
Du Wanwan looked up and saw that Meng Qian's eyes were full of anxiety. He put his arm around his shoulders and whispered, "Yu Chong and Xi Yimiao..."
"Uncle Meng, good morning." Du Wanwan shook her shoulders imperceptibly, relieving his force and preventing him from getting hit at all.
Meng Qian was stunned for a moment, then saw Du Wanwan smiling and nodding at him, and sitting at the top seat in the conference room.
She took the medicinal tea from Pei Xingyao and said to Wei Nanrong with a smile, "Vice President Wei, it seems everyone has something to discuss. Let's put the daily procedures aside and discuss the important matters first, how about that?"
Wei Nanrong naturally cooperated with her: "No problem. Maybe there's something important?"
"How should I know? I just saw that everyone looked very nervous." Du Wanwan took a sip of medicinal tea to replenish her energy, looked around, and slowly asked, "So, what exactly happened?"
Xi Yimiao had been waiting to attack, and upon hearing this, he stood up with a bang. "Mr. Du, please stop asking questions when you already know the answer. How can you, as the chairman of Runjia Investment, openly invest in a plagiarized drama? Please immediately terminate Lingyun Media and halt the filming of 'The Legend of Hu Ji'!"
Du Wanwan listened patiently and gently asked, "So, everyone here agrees that there should be zero tolerance for plagiarism. Am I understanding correctly?"
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