"Warm Light in the Palm" - Who Will Redeem the Entertainment Godmother (19...)
Although the Lunar New Year is a good time to make money, Qiu Yi has no interest in making money during the Lunar New Year.
People earn money to enjoy life, not to become slaves to money. If you spend every single day of the year struggling for money, what's the point of living?
So we're on holiday, not accepting any external business. When other companies call the 6+6 customer service hotline, the automated reply is: "The number you dialed is currently on holiday. Please call again after the New Year."
The "6+6" post-New Year period specifically refers to the period after March 1st. A boss who wanted to negotiate a contract with "6+6" got so angry that he threw his phone down, saying, "You start school later than college students!"
His employees remained silent: They really wanted to switch jobs...
Not only did all the employees of 6+6 make a fortune and buy a sea-view house, they also enjoyed an extra-long annual leave. Employees of 6+6 could be seen traveling all over the country, and they didn't even have to go out of their way to enjoy themselves; they were doing it all through live streaming.
The belatedly realizing onlookers: Wait, you guys are all on holiday!
Since everyone started showing their faces, even Liu Jia Liu, who is relatively introverted, has gotten used to showing his face during live streams. Because of the previous wave of popularity, each of them still has quite a few fans.
One person was considered an exception, but when it was discovered that everyone was indulging in excessive eating and sightseeing, the onlookers finally lost their temper.
Do you think we go through all that trouble to watch your videos so you can have a day off while we're at work?
Once it happens, it happens again. Immediately, someone came out and revealed the amazing post-New Year's holiday. The hearts of hardworking people were broken. How could they give people a holiday like this? Are they crazy?!
6+6 has become popular again for free, but this time the public opinion is not manipulated by 6+6 company. The 6+6 publicity department is also on holiday and doesn't care about this.
They're just pathetic slaves to marketing accounts during the Chinese New Year, chasing trends and doing it themselves. When the audience pointed it out, even the marketing accounts themselves cried.
The employees of 6+6 Company are living such a comfortable life that they have suddenly become the most hated company in the country.
But 6+6 Company instantly became the top company on the list of most desired employers.
With such carefree employees, Qiu Yi is naturally no exception. She goes skiing in the north, vacations in the south, and even takes a trip to the other side of the ocean when she feels like it.
She doesn't like live streaming, but wherever she goes, she shares a quick vlog with her fans.
After the show became a hit, the person who gained the most fans, besides the lead actors, was director and boss Qiu Tianyi.
People admire strength, and Qiu Tianyi has too many accolades: a genius director, a genius investor, young, and even somewhat beautiful.
As an ordinary female lead, Qiu Tianyi's face is not particularly outstanding, just decent.
But people are relative. In the entertainment industry, such looks would be ridiculed, but in the directing world, they are incredibly good-looking and instantly attract countless fans.
The fans on the company's official account are incredibly sarcastic, but on their personal accounts, their attitude changes completely. They call her "sister" all the time, using the most cloying terms of endearment.
Qiu Yi is very satisfied with this kind of life. She can do whatever she wants and is very free. There are also people who admire her. She wishes she could live her whole life like this.
It's like being idle for too long makes you want to move. When you're not on vacation, you might as well kick your boss to death, but once you're on vacation, you start to miss your boss.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, this is: Hi boss, Happy New Year.
Um: Hey boss, when do we start work? We can't really hold out until March, can we? Let's do some simple tasks first?
There were also visitors from outside the company: "Hi, Director Qiu, are you going to film another movie next year? Do you still want me to direct it?"
Qiu Tianyi is someone who likes to treat people differently based on their status. She didn't reply to messages from her own people, only replying to the last one.
"Find them, but before that, you must break away from the Huo family."
Sun Manli looked at the information in her hand.
Since the hit drama "Ouyang Tu and the Moon Shadow Girl", Sun Manli has become popular again, and even more so than before, and her company has started to pay attention to her again.
Although the sudden rise to fame of their artists is beneficial to the manager, Zhang Ge, Sun Manli's manager, felt quite uneasy about it.
He used to promote Sun Manli so much, but she never became famous. She went out and took on other roles behind his back, and she became famous. It was as if he was slapping him in the face.
But he wouldn't back down. He didn't mention the past at all and continued to boss Sun Manli around: "Are you sick? You finally became famous, and the company got you such good brand resources, why aren't you signing them!"
Then, realizing that Sun Manli was indeed different now, she softened her tone slightly: "Don't blame me for speaking harshly, I'm only doing this for your own good. If you make something of yourself sooner, would I have to be like this!"
Sun Manli looked up at him. She had signed a ten-year contract with the Huo family, and seven years had passed. She had been with the Huo family for several years and had tolerated this man for just as long.
She used to be able to endure it all the time, but ever since Qiu Yi sent that recording to her phone, every time she was in so much pain at night that she couldn't sleep, she would listen to that audio over and over again, as if she were carrying a knife in her arms.
Sun Manli gently stroked the patterns on the knife, her fear of its sharpness turning into a fantasy of the moment she would plunge it into someone's heart.
While Zhang's agent was still using both soft and hard tactics, Sun Manli was already calmly replying to Qiu Yi's messages while simultaneously replying to him:
"Of course I won't sign it. I'm terminating my contract with the Huo family. If I'm terminating my contract, why would I sign a new one?"
Brother Zhang was taken aback.
If people are arrogant for too long and no one resists, they easily forget that people are alive and that where there is oppression, there will be resistance.
His face instantly fell: "Are you crazy! Who would want you if you left the Huo family!"
Sun Manli, however, was no longer afraid: "I would be crazy to stay here and face you. I've always wanted to ask you, how dare you talk about others like that? What have you accomplished all these years?"
"Which of the two times I became famous was because of you? Which of the times I was criticized had nothing to do with you?"
"If I were you, I would be ashamed to have led an up-and-coming artist to this state. How dare you make such a fuss?"
Zhang's agent instantly flew into a rage.
A high position does not equate to high ability; at least Zhang's agent is someone who has absolutely no emotional control.
He usually dared to berate Sun Manli in front of so many people, which shows how spoiled he was at the company. He couldn't stand such humiliation and immediately flew into a rage, threatening, "You think you're all grown up now! You think I can't handle you!"
Sun Manli continued to laugh casually, "Put away your emperor airs. I'm not working for you anymore, and you still want to act tough with me?"
Zhang's agent was so angry she was practically deformed, but before she could think straight, she said, "What's with the arrogance? Do you know how Zhao Ya was silenced back then? Do you think you're tougher than Zhao Ya?"
Sun Manli stopped and turned to look at him, a half-smile on her face. "What, are you going to kill me?"
Agent Zhang gritted his teeth. If it were a few years ago, he would have really killed this little bitch.
Society is different now; it's more strictly regulated. The Huo family has long since gone legal and can no longer do whatever they want.
Even if the Huo family were to adopt a vegetarian diet, it would be easy for them to create a minor celebrity.
He looked at Sun Manli with a sinister gaze and said in a veiled threat, "The Huo family can elevate you to the heavens, but they can also bring you crashing down to the ground. You better watch out."
Sun Manli looked back at him. "Since you've said that, then I have no choice but to throw Huo Shi to the ground first."
...
When Zhang's agent got back, he wanted to inform the company to deal with Sun Manli, but he didn't expect Sun Manli to act faster than him.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, a time when everyone is relaxed and looking for some fun, a bombshell suddenly popped up.
Since being targeted by a large-scale online attack, Sun Manli has only posted business-related blog posts and nothing else. However, she suddenly posted a long personal article this time.
“In recent years, because of my bad situation, people always want to ask me about my condition, but I never want to talk about it.”
"But now I can say that my years at the Huo family have been very difficult."
Just as people tend to fall behind the times as they get older, so too do companies.
Huo had been indulging in his ego for too long and never imagined that the storm of public opinion in the internet age would unleash such a frenzy.
Sun Manli's new drama has just been released and is attracting the most attention. Her release of two audio recordings has further ignited online emotions.
The first audio clip was harsh enough for netizens to hear. As working people, who hasn't been scolded like that by their boss? It makes them angry just listening to it.
The second point is even more outrageous. Seriously, do people from the Huo family talk like this?
Individual netizens are easy to mess with, but they're not so easy to mess with when they're together.
Before the Huo family could even produce some dirt on Sun Manli and give her a warning, the Huo family's official Weibo account had already been shut down.
Explain what you mean by "I can't handle you" and what you mean by "Zhao Ya went silent". What are you trying to do?
Because of its background, the Huo family has a ruthless corporate culture. The internal collusion is not a problem, but if it is exposed to the outside world, it will make ordinary people feel uncomfortable.
"No way, Sun Manli is a big star, and she was insulted like this..."
"I'm so angry! The Huo family gave my sister such terrible resources back then, which caused her to be criticized so much. She only made a comeback because she worked hard to get roles outside of her previous career. That idiot man really dared to say that!"
"None of that matters. What matters is Zhao Ya. Zhao Ya was so popular back then, and then she suddenly disappeared. Is it related to the Huo family?"
"No, do the young people these days not know how the Huo family started? The internet has really changed the people."
"What? What? There's something inside?"
"Giving directions to XX will be beyond your imagination."
Those with the perseverance to watch the drama unfold immediately went to observe, only to have their worldviews completely shattered upon their arrival.
The public opinion was growing bigger and bigger and couldn't be contained at all. The Huo Group's top management was extremely anxious. On the one hand, they spent a lot of money to reduce the heat, and on the other hand, they hired online trolls to release all the dirt that Sun Manli could, in an attempt to turn the tide.
But netizens aren't stupid. Releasing dirt on Sun Manli at this time clearly means it was the Huo family's doing. The online trolls are so clueless that they've angered netizens. Besides adding more evidence to the Huo family's image of having connections everywhere, they haven't done anything else.
Sun Manli directly posted on Weibo, stating that she would file a lawsuit to terminate the contract and fight to the end.
As usual, Qiu Yi forwarded and sent the message instantly, then smiled and looked at He Xinxin: Although we are still on holiday, Aunt He, can you go to work now?
He Xinxin: ...
Over the years, she has made a name for herself in the legal profession in X City, seemingly unbeatable, but in reality, there is a hidden force threatening her position: Huo's Legal Services.
These outside law firms have a lot of business, so naturally they have a good reputation.
Huo's legal team, however, only intervenes when they are sure to succeed.
She and Lin Lu, who is known as the lawyer of Nanlin University, seem to be enemies, but in reality, they are quite close in private.
After all this, only Huo's legal department remains a tough nut to crack.
He Xinxin looked at Sun Manli's contract again and again, and a smile appeared on his face.
Let her take on this legendary uncrowned king.
...
The big scandal always comes unexpectedly; the recording incident immediately became a hot topic nationwide.
The online trial of Sun Manli and the Huo family was even more popular than the Spring Festival movies, and He Xinxin also became famous in the entertainment industry as a lawyer.
His eloquence and quick wit were so sharp; even television couldn't portray such incisiveness.
Moreover, according to insiders, He Lu's company is right next to 6+6, and she is the prototype of Ouyang Tu.
The fans who were already extremely concerned about the case were instantly moved to tears. What a cross-dimensional rescue! The real-life inspiration for Ouyang Tu saved the actor who played Ouyang Tu.
Tu Quan's post was incredibly sentimental, but He Xinxin almost jumped up and said, "Can you stop talking nonsense? Who is the real person?"
Before filming the drama, Qiu Tianyi did approach her, saying that she wanted to write a legal drama based on her, and if it became popular, she would be credited.
He Xinxin was thrilled by this good news and patiently became an advisor to her family's screenwriter, Xiao Wang, providing him with a wealth of practical information and insider tips from the legal profession.
Then, after the show aired, he was stunned and turned to look at Qiu Tianyi: "Wasn't it supposed to be a legal drama?"
Qiu Yi: Yes, the main character is a lawyer.
He Xinxin: ...
Aside from the fact that the main character is a lawyer, what does this show have to do with lawyers at all?
Although it would be very fulfilling to make a TV series based on herself, it couldn't be this kind of thing; she couldn't bear the embarrassment!
If someone were to project the image of the lawyer from that abstract drama onto her, she would definitely call the police.
But there's nothing she can do; she can't go against the public's opinion on her own. Netizens have already started to see her as a reincarnation of Ouyang Tu, and she's won the lawsuit!
Actually, it's quite easy to win. In the legal profession, the real fear isn't illegal evidence, but rather evidence not being received. The Huo family's mistakes are too big. If she can't win this case, she might as well quit the profession.
The Huo family lost the lawsuit and their reputation. The film they invested hundreds of millions of yuan in during the Spring Festival season was a complete flop and they couldn't even break even.
Huo Yu, the current head of the Huo Group, has gradually stepped down and is no longer involved in affairs. He personally returned from abroad and the first thing he did upon seeing Agent Zhang was to slap her several times.
He said coldly, "Do you know what to do?"
Even though Zhang's teeth had been knocked out, he didn't dare to resist. He wiped away his tears and said, "I know..."
The high-profile case of Sun Manli being bullied by her contracted company ended with Sun Manli successfully terminating her contract, her agent Zhang issuing a live apology, taking full responsibility, and resigning.
The Huo family also began to release Zhao Ya, allowing her to return to the screen and dispel the previous negative news.
Huo Yueze returned to China with his father, and the movie "Blood Flop," which was specifically designed to promote him, was ruined by all the previous publicity efforts.
The audience's calls for unlocking the memories grew louder and louder, but the system stubbornly refused to let go of them.
Wait, wait a minute, there's still one villain who hasn't appeared yet, right?
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