It's connected, completely connected.
The close relationship between Su Ge and Mai Zhenye, the CEO of Meta Pictures, is an open secret in the industry. Because Meta Pictures is a large and powerful company, no one dares to expose it. Even their old rival, Guanjun Century, hasn't made a fuss about it—Su Jin isn't an artist under Meta Pictures, but rather a long-time employee of Guanjun Century. Su Jin is not only popular and well-liked, but also has a loyal fanbase, far more valuable than Su Ge, that spoiled brat.
Guanjun Century sacrificed Su Jin just to pin the blame on Mai Zhenye and Su Ge; this deal was far too unwise.
In this matter, both parties tacitly agreed to a non-aggression pact. As for Tianding Entertainment, although they had heard some rumors, they did not know the specific details or have any concrete evidence. If they acted rashly, they would only get themselves into trouble, so they dared not meddle in other people's business.
You can keep out the outside world, but you can't keep out the inside. Those outside might not dare to speak out, but the young man in Su Jin's household has no such worries. He's an ordinary person, unafraid of being blacklisted or sidelined. Having been supported by Su Jin for years, he's already living a life of luxury, earning a fortune just by livestreaming his and Su Jin's daily life on Douyin.
In his early years, Gong Jian was not yet powerful, and he still had some feelings for Su Jin, so he could only pretend to be submissive and endure it. More than twenty years have passed, and his beauty has faded and his affection has waned. Gong Jian has also made enough money, so he naturally revealed his true colors.
A while ago, Gong Jian started subtly selling information to marketing accounts. He did so in a very cryptic way, intending to use these ambiguous details as bait to lure Maita and Guanjun into spending huge sums to silence him. As a result, Maita Pictures and Guanjun Century had to negotiate with Gong Jian while simultaneously buying a large number of trending topics to cover up the discussion of this matter by using other artists' issues.
It was around this time that Shang Yechu was constantly dragged out to stand guard, making her universally disliked. The love affair rumors were the work of Meta Pictures, while the negative trending topics were the masterpiece of Guanjun Century. As for the other opportunists, most of them were just echoing and trying to ride the wave of popularity.
Unexpectedly, that scoundrel Gong Jian (Ji Juntao thought through gritted teeth) actually used the bait three times!
Besides threatening the Maita and Guanjun families, Gong Jian also secretly contacted Tianding Entertainment and sold the information. Tianding Entertainment did not waste this valuable historical data, and on the day of the official announcement of "Tianjun", they boldly released the news!
The official announcement of "The Heavenly Emperor" came at a time when the show needed buzz and discussion. Tianding Entertainment released this scandal on the same day, completely overshadowing the show's popularity, which is hard not to accuse of deliberately being offensive.
Discussions about "The Heavenly Emperor" on major platforms were quickly drowned out, and the scandals involving Su Jin and Su Ge swept across the internet. Shang Yechu, who was riding high just half an hour ago, was now completely ignored.
You bitch!
Ji Juntao was furious. The company had prepared a grand marketing campaign for the official announcement of "Tianjun," but now it was all useless. Even if they bought a hundred trending topics, the buzz wouldn't compare to a single hair on Su Ge's illegitimate daughter scandal. Who is Tianjun? Who is Ye Chu? And who is Ai Xiaodong?
The most frustrating thing is that although the marketing for "The Heavenly Emperor" is basically a waste, the exorbitant marketing expenses already paid cannot be recovered. Otherwise, Qingping Entertainment will lose credibility in the industry and it will be difficult to smoothly reach cooperation agreements with others in the future.
What a golden period for marketing! Ji Juntao's heart was bleeding. From the day filming began until the following week, it was supposed to be the first period of high exposure for "The Heavenly Emperor." Now that Su Ge's scandal has broken out, it's foreseeable that in the coming week, or even a month, any new work or new artist in the entertainment industry will face an unprecedented period of indifference. Audiences will only be focused on the biggest gossip.
Guanjun Century, Tianding Entertainment, and Meta Pictures—each and every one of them is shamelessly despicable!
Qingping Entertainment had never suffered such a huge loss without being told what to do. What angered Ji Juntao the most was that this time, it wasn't a strategic mistake by the company, but an unexpected disaster. No one at Qingping Entertainment had done anything wrong, yet millions of dollars of effort had vanished in the blink of an eye.
Ji Juntao wished she could conjure up a stone lock to chain the lower bodies of Mai Zhenye, Xu Guanjun, and the CEO of Tianding Entertainment together, to prevent these three men from causing her trouble. But now that things were settled, Qingping Entertainment could do nothing but swallow this bitter pill.
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