Although YunKong Films has declined, it should not be underestimated in terms of film and television production.
Her company, Weicuo Entertainment, primarily promotes the female protagonist Jiu Cuo from the original novel. Because they know the ending of the book, she has consistently gained popularity and financial success, and the company's performance has been increasingly positive.
However, it is clear that they have already attracted envy, and YunKong Films has already set obstacles for them.
However, Su Qianqian knew that her company's current operating model still had problems. For example, there weren't enough artists in various fields. Although there was development in each area, it wasn't perfect or outstanding enough. The artists also couldn't produce representative works. At this time, it was necessary to have a veteran artist with a certain status in the entertainment industry join in. The veteran mentoring the newcomer was the most effective way to improve reputation.
Su Qianqian looked at Yu Siyu and said, "Just reply and say that she is kind and will contact her if needed. Don't worry about me, I can handle this little thing myself."
Yu Siyu nodded. "Okay, President Su."
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Three days later.
Online discussions about Weicuo Entertainment have reached a significant level, and the number of clicks has broken records.
People have also become quite interested in Su Qianqian, the president of Weicuo Entertainment, who has always maintained a mysterious image.
Everyone felt that the chat logs and words released by Zhao Yuxin were solid evidence, even more convincing than the evidence that Su Lian was an illegitimate child.
Zhao Yuxin also stopped practicing on the idol group variety show and recorded videos online every day, calling out to Su Qianqian from afar and playing the victim every day, which won her a lot of attention.
After thinking it over, Zhao Yuxin decided to do this because she felt that Su Qianqian's company had only been established for a few months, just like Kexin Media, which was just something a rich second-generation heir was playing around with.
How could she compare to Yun Kong Film and Television, which has dominated the entertainment industry for many years? She was just a small-time artist who had no choice but to be signed by Weicuo Entertainment after her debut. But now that she has the opportunity to go to Yun Kong Film and Television, who wouldn't be tempted?
Just like Hua Kongque, who was chosen by Yun Kong Film and Television, she basically doesn't need to attend any events, but her treatment is thousands or even tens of thousands of times better than hers. Once she arrives at Yun Kong Film and Television, she will squeeze out Hua Kongque and become the number one actress of Yun Kong Film and Television.
The press conference was ready, and Su Qianqian appeared at the venue dressed in a formal suit with a stern expression.
The media outlets, as if they couldn't wait, immediately set up their cameras and started snapping away. Reporters from various media outlets were working hard, vying to ask Su Qianqian questions.
Entertainment Reporter: [Mr. Su, regarding the allegations made by your company's artist Zhao Yuxin that she was sexually harassed by her company's supervisor, what explanation do you plan to offer?]
Lu Rong stood up, picked up the microphone, and answered directly, "Dear reporters, for any major questions that are not essential to answer, I can answer them on behalf of President Su."
Regarding the reporter's question about our company manager allegedly engaging in unethical practices with artists, our company has investigated and clarified the matter. The manager stated that she was in a romantic relationship with Zhao Yuxin, an artist within the company, and that there was no such thing as unethical practices. Our company has dismissed the manager because romantic relationships are prohibited within our company.
Lu Rong took out the voice recorder, played the edited recording, and after the recording finished playing, Lu Rong opened his laptop and projected the P-PT he had prepared on the laptop onto the big screen.
"Dear media, please take a look. These are the chat logs that Zhao Yuxin revealed. The manager claims that Zhao Yuxin framed her, that Zhao Yuxin wanted to gain more resources within the company, so she seduced the manager, got him drunk, and then deleted their recent chat logs. I have instructed the technical department to restore the manager's chat logs, which have been projected onto the big screen. Please take a close look."
Sure enough, the reporters stopped asking questions and carefully examined the chat history, discovering many discrepancies.
Zhao Yuxin's chat log was incomplete, missing parts that were unfavorable to her, and also some parts that Zhao Yuxin had secretly added.
Zhao Yuxin, sitting below, was already drenched in cold sweat.
Su Qianqian sat there feeling a bit bored. Lu Rong could handle all of this by himself. After all, this was a system world, and a system event known for its love-struck nature. These methods were extremely childish and couldn't compare to anything in her original world.
Lu Rong then produced a termination contract, stating, "Given that our company's artist Zhao Yuxin is seeking better development and is willing to sacrifice the company's reputation to the detriment of the company, I hereby issue this termination contract to Zhao Yuxin on behalf of President Su and in the name of Weicuo Entertainment."
As soon as Lu Rong said this, the media exploded. There was obviously more to the story, and it quickly escalated into a conspiracy theory.
Hao Duoyu, who was pulling the strings behind the scenes, was unwilling to accept it. Clearly, if this matter were in any other entertainment company, it would be impossible to explain even with eight mouths, but in Weicuo Entertainment, how could it be explained so easily, and Jiang Cuo didn't even make an appearance?
Upon receiving the message from Hao Duoyu, an entertainment reporter, he immediately stood up and asked, "President Su, what evidence do you have to prove that Zhao Yuxin's incident was a setup by another entertainment company, and not a conspiracy theory you're using to whitewash yourself? When you offered Zhao Yuxin a contract termination, were you trying to use your vast company and money to suppress the helpless Zhao Yuxin?"
Su Qianqian frowned. If this public opinion wasn't orchestrated by someone behind the scenes, the reporter wouldn't have gone to such lengths to spread rumors.
The evidence is right in her face, yet she's still shamelessly babbling on and on.
“I have evidence to prove that Weicuo Entertainment is innocent.”
A voice suddenly rang out from a corner of the large press conference room, immediately silencing the previously noisy venue.
The media members raised their cameras and started taking pictures and videos of that corner. Su Qianqian saw a familiar figure emerge from that corner.
Jiang Cuo, dressed in a suit of a similar color to Su Qianqian's, slowly walked out. Her hair was tied in a high ponytail, and her cold phoenix eyes were full of sharpness. Her lips were slightly pursed, and every part of her was exquisite. She was both beautiful and cool, and full of aura.
The entertainment reporter persisted, "Mr. Jiang, what did you just say? You said you have evidence to prove Weicuo Entertainment is innocent, and that Zhao Yaxin is deliberately framing Weicuo Entertainment and stirring up online buzz?"
Jiang Cuo walked to the center of the press conference, next to Su Qianqian's seat, picked up the microphone, and replied to the entertainment reporter, "Zhao Yuxin, as an artist of Weicuo Entertainment, is currently participating in our company's flagship idol seven-member group variety show. We at Buwangchuxin Entertainment also bear some responsibility for anything that happens to Zhao Yuxin during the show, so we take it very seriously and are pursuing the truth. Therefore, in the past three days, Buwangchuxin Entertainment has investigated Zhao Yuxin's movements in the second episode of the idol seven-member group show, as well as the recordings of the places she visited."
Wang Sisi also took out the USB drive she had prepared beforehand. After Jiang Cuo mentioned recording the video, she immediately plugged it into the multimedia device, and the image displayed on the big screen became a surveillance video.
The entertainment reporter realized that things were developing in a direction she couldn't control, and cold sweat broke out on her brow. She glanced back at Zhao Yuxin, who was cowering in the corner, too afraid to make a sound, and gritted her teeth.
Jiang Cuo was incredibly tall. Standing next to Su Qianqian, her right hand seemed to be looking for a place to rest. Somehow, it ended up behind the back of Su Qianqian's chair, making it appear from the front that Jiang Cuo was gently putting her arm around Su Qianqian's shoulder.
Jiang Cuo didn't even turn his head and started speaking directly, "The surveillance video shows that Zhao Yuxin came into contact with many people who were not from the entertainment company during this period, but from other entertainment companies. Moreover, this surveillance video is from the surveillance camera of a hotel near the production crew. You can see that Zhao Yuxin's attitude towards the manager of Weicuo Entertainment was not one of rejection. You can see that the manager was already drunk, but Zhao Yuxin's steps were steady, she was not drunk, and her consciousness was clear."
This immediately made other entertainment media outlets hesitant to ask the question.
For some reason, Su Qianqian suddenly felt as if she had been given a reassuring injection, and her whole body felt extremely comfortable.
After the incident, she never contacted Jiang Cuo, but although Jiang Cuo spoke casually now, checking those surveillance videos would be a huge undertaking.
Jiang Cuo was actually helping, and without seeking credit, which surprised her quite a bit.
After Jiang Cuo finished speaking, a small piece of paper suddenly fell out of his sleeve and landed in his palm. Su Qianqian saw that Jiang Cuo's face was serious and he did not lower his head, but he was making a small movement with his hands, placing the paper in her palm.
Su Qianqian furtively lowered her head and unfolded the note under the table, finding a sentence written on it.
(True sincerity for true sincerity.)
Su Qianqian's eyelashes trembled a few times, and her throat bobbed.
Jiang Cuo... did she go for further studies during her disappearance? But don't think she'll forgive her so easily.
Just as Su Qianqian finished thinking, the second note fell into her hand.
(I don't ask for Su Su's forgiveness, I just hope I can stay by Su Su's side.)
Su Qianqian couldn't help but click her tongue softly.
With the matter having progressed to this point and the evidence conclusive, it should have been dropped.
Those netizens watching the live stream started searching for who first said this was even more conclusive evidence than the claim that Su Lian was an illegitimate child.
Completely unaware that they had been manipulated, used as a sharp weapon on the internet and influenced by public opinion, they would rush to any slight disturbance, without knowing whether it was right or wrong. It was like a flock of sheep with a leader; once one sheep jumped down, the rest would follow suit.
Jiang Cuo smiled slightly. Although she had explained the situation clearly, she did not expose Yun Kong Film and Television because, according to her investigation, Cui Shu seemed to be unaware of the matter.
To prevent himself from being exposed to the public eye, Hao Duoyu used Cui Shu as a pawn, making him the president of Yun Kong Film and Television.
Therefore, she wanted Hao Duoyu to feel that he still had a chance and could still court disaster.
Only in this way can Hao Duoyu be captured in one fell swoop. What she needs to do now is not to alert the enemy, but to lure them out of their hole.
Hao Duoyu, still unwilling to give up after watching the live stream, sent another message to the entertainment reporter who had raised the question.
The entertainment reporter agreed to take Hao Duoyu's case because Hao was facing a promotion at the media company, and every question she asked had been rejected, making her lose face. She didn't want to admit defeat, and she didn't want to be laughed at by her colleagues.
While watching the live stream, Song Yaxing suddenly recognized the entertainment reporter who asked the question as the supervisor of the staff member who had spoken rudely to her before.
[Mr. Su, I heard that you and Mr. Jiang were classmates in high school, and that you were born into a wealthy family, but transferred to a public school in your senior year to get a better learning environment. However, due to your bad personality, you didn't get along with your classmates and even drove a girl from a poor family to the brink of suicide. I heard it was all because of that girl who accused you of cheating on an exam. Is this true?]
Su Qianqian lost all interest in the note Jiang Cuo had given her.
Su Qianqian picked up the microphone, sat down in the chair, and recalled calmly, "Did this reporter receive any benefits from someone? Did you see that the topic was about the artist Zhao Yuxin being sexually harassed? Why are they talking about my past?"
Entertainment reporters are the best at verbal sparring.
[Mr. Su, are you avoiding this question? Or is it true? You seem guilty and don't intend to answer directly.]
Su Qianqian wanted to stand up, but Jiang Cuo placed his long, slender hand on her shoulder, then looked down at her with a soothing gaze.
Then the deer antlers were put into service.
"I can answer this reporter's question. In high school, I was classmates with both Mr. Jiang and Mr. Su. I sat behind Mr. Jiang. The girl you mentioned who committed suicide by jumping off a building back then actually had little to do with Mr. Su. Her family was patriarchal, and her mother neglected her for a long time. The last straw for her was failing her monthly exam and missing out on the scholarship that the school awarded to the top ten students. Her mother then demanded money from her, which made her disheartened. Because of her family background, her personality became somewhat distorted, so she always targeted Mr. Su from high school. For example, she imagined that Mr. Su was so outstanding and must have cheated. This caused quite a stir at the time. But as her classmate, I can testify to Mr. Su's innocence. I also have a petition from the whole class to the school principal and homeroom teacher, which has the red handprints of all the students. The initiator was Mr. Jiang, the class monitor and academic representative from high school."
Upon hearing Lu Rong's words, Su Qianqian turned her head in surprise to look at Jiang Cuo standing beside her.
Was that petition written by Jiang Cuo?
Jiang Cuo had never told her this before. Moreover, when Jiang Cuo was tutoring her at the villa, Su Lian carefully stayed close to her and said something that sounded like she was asking for praise. She thought that Su Lian had written the letter of consent, but Jiang Cuo didn't say a word of rebuttal at the time.
Lu Rong took a picture of the handwritten petition and projected it onto the multimedia screen. The red handprints of each student were still clearly visible on the photo.
"If this reporter still has doubts, I have several videos here recorded by Mr. Su and Mr. Jiang's high school classmates. Each of them can testify to Mr. Su's innocence. Furthermore, after that girl committed suicide, her mother even tried to blackmail Mr. Su at the school, but Mr. Su did not take offense."
The entire press conference was broadcast live, and every word Lu Rong said was refreshing the understanding of netizens across the internet.
For example, they thought that Qianqian's misplaced love started in college, but someone immediately found out that Qianqian's misplaced love actually had a prequel. Jiang Cuo and Su Qianqian started in high school. However, when the author published it online, the high school part was only circulated in small high school groups and did not spread widely online.
Furthermore, some netizens have discovered that Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo were both top students, and were the only two in the city to be recommended for university admission.
Hao Duoyu's online trolls did not stop at all, and continued to post smears against Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo online.
Whether Weicuo Entertainment is any good or not has once again become a headline.
The entertainment reporter had clearly run out of ideas by this point, and stood there feeling even more awkward.
Hao Duoyu watched the live stream with extreme resentment, clenching his fist as he prepared to play his last card.
Although Jiu Cuo was also hesitant, her father was right; their own company was more reliable than other companies.
Besides, when Su Qianqian signed her as a junior in college, wasn't she also using her popularity to make money?
Now that Weicuo Entertainment has encountered such a major problem, its future operations are in jeopardy, and she can't let herself be buried there.
Therefore, Su Qianqian and Lu Rong never anticipated that Jiu Cuo would file for contract termination.
Because apart from Jiang Cuo, no one else in the entertainment industry knew that Hao Duoyu was the real shareholder of Yun Kong Film and Television.
Holding the termination agreement, Jiu Cuo slowly walked out. "President Su, there's something I've wanted to tell you for a long time. I want to leave Weicuo Entertainment and develop my own business."
The press conference suddenly fell silent again.
Lu Rong's brows were furrowed more deeply than anyone else's.
Although she didn't know why Su Qianqian was praising Jiu Cuo, she did the same and did her best to support him. Jiu Cuo's progress in the past two years was obvious to all, and she also cultivated a group of die-hard fans for Jiu Cuo.
Jiu Cuo walked to the front of the press conference, picked up the microphone, and bowed to the various media outlets. "I'm sorry to take up your time, but I haven't had a chance to properly discuss this matter with President Su. Since there are so many media friends here now, I'll just get straight to the point."
I entered the entertainment industry simply to develop my career. I initially joined Weicuo Entertainment because President Su appreciated me and did his best to promote me. He also set a rule in the company that employees are not allowed to date, which I found very appealing.
However, with so many scandals erupting within the company, and the unclear situation between President Su and President Jiang, I'm starting to doubt President Su's leadership. Therefore, I want to go out and broaden my horizons. President Su has witnessed the benefits I've brought to the company over the past two years, and I hope he can let me go.
Jiu Cuo's remarks at the press conference caused an uproar among netizens.
Jiu Cuo is a rising starlet recently promoted by Weicuo Entertainment, who has become incredibly popular in the entertainment industry in recent years.
A large number of die-hard, brainless fans followed.
Because in the entertainment industry where everyone prioritizes love, Lu Rong created a persona for Jiu Cuo that showed he was open to dating while also focusing on his career.