Rubbing her sore eyes, Jiang Shuiyun realized that three or four hours had passed in the blink of an eye. She leaned back in her chair to rest for a while, but a thought suddenly popped into her mind: what if the other party's evidence was not actually stolen by them?
Jiang Shuiyun initially thought that the other party had taken Jianghe Group's assets because Jianghe Group's data did indeed contain them, which gave Jiang Shuiyun a preconceived notion. However, upon closer inspection, there are still a few suspicious points.
First, the other party presented the evidence earlier than the Jianghe Group's records existed. Second, this is Jianghe Group's most core secret. Even if someone wanted to steal it, they would need the opportunity. The only people who could actually access all the information, besides Jiang's parents, were probably Fu Xian. As for other people who might have access to some of the information, they couldn't possibly have accessed this most original part.
No matter how you look at it, the key point is that they had access to all this information, so why did they steal the most difficult part, which wasn't particularly valuable?
This is very strange, unless they were thinking in the wrong direction from the beginning.
Jiang Shuiyun reviewed the evidence presented by the other party again, then picked up her phone and called Fu Xian.
"Young Miss, what's wrong?"
Fu Xian's voice came from the other end of the line. Jiang Shuiyun looked at the data on the computer and asked, "Besides Jianghe Group, who else is researching holographic technology now? And who started around the same time as Jianghe Group and has achieved some success?"
Holography is a cutting-edge research field in the world, and most small companies do not have the capability to do it, but there are countless large companies that are interested in it.
Fu Xian thought for a moment, "Whole world?"
"right."
Jiang Shuiyun was stunned for a moment. The planet she lived on in her previous life had no countries and was uniformly called Blue Star. She almost didn't realize that there were foreign countries in this world.
Fu Xian asked Jiang Shuiyun to wait a moment, and soon a list was sent to Jiang Shuiyun's computer. "Miss, this is the list we know, ordered by the order in which the research and development started. There is only Jianghe Group in China for now, and quite a few abroad, but Jianghe Group is still at the forefront."
"So, is it possible that it has a connection with a foreign company?"
Jiang Shuiyun boldly guessed that competition from peers was not surprising at all. In addition, the development of holographic technology was like crossing a river by feeling for stones. It was normal to make mistakes or get stuck in a dead end. It was not impossible for those companies that were lagging behind Jianghe Group to resort to some dirty tricks.
"We also have this speculation, but because these are all company secrets, it is difficult for us to obtain information from other companies, so we have no way to verify it at the moment."
Speculation is just speculation; it's useless without evidence. Fu Xian and his team have tried every method they could, but with little success.
Jiang Shuiyun naturally knew that after hanging up Fu Xian's call, she looked at the list in her hand. If her guess was correct, it would mean that Fu Xian's way of investigating the mole was blocked and she could only rely on her own verification. There was no other benefit.
The more Jiang Shuiyun investigated, the narrower the path became. She rubbed her temples and decided that it was best to present her own results as soon as possible. As for who was behind it all, she could investigate after resolving the lawsuit. There was plenty of time, and the other party would eventually come to light.
Just as Jiang Shuiyun was about to continue, her phone rang again. It was Gao Zhouzhou; it seemed she had also seen the news online.
"Congratulations!" Gao Zhouzhou's cheerful voice came from the other side, her obvious joy was particularly infectious, and it made Jiang Shuiyun feel a little lighter as well.
"Thank you. Jinbai, are you settling in well over there?"
"Wow, the first thing you ask is someone else? Do you think I'm nothing?"
Gao Zhouzhou was still somewhat unaccustomed to Jiang Shuiyun's overly distant and polite manner, but she could only assume that the huge changes that had taken place in the Jiang family had made Jiang Shuiyun mature overnight. However, the casualness with which she spoke to Jiang Shuiyun remained unchanged.
Are you alright?
Understanding Gao Zhouzhou's true nature, Jiang Shuiyun typed on the keyboard while asking her question again, just as she was thinking.
"Ugh~ Don't ask me anymore, it's giving me goosebumps," Gao Zhouzhou exaggeratedly rubbed her arms as she talked to Jiang Shuiyun about Yi Jinbai. "Jinbai, he's alright, I guess. I don't really know much about him, you know. I've always considered myself a pretty but clueless girl. Beauty is enough for me. I don't know anything else. So I only know what the music producers and professionals in the company say. He's got good talent, a naturally good voice, but he's just too shy and not very outgoing. Plus, this kind of gentle type isn't the mainstream these days. To put it bluntly, he's a really good talent, but he's not easy to become famous, you know?"
"I understand, please take good care of her first."
Jiang Shuiyun never expected Yi Jinbai to become famous with just one song. For now, she just felt that Yi Jinbai liked this path and she was doing what she liked, and that was enough. As for other things, she could listen to Yi Jinbai's opinions.
“Okay, but since you’ve brought him here, I can’t treat him badly,” Gao Zhouzhou continued. “I’ve secured a contract for my next TV series, and I’d like to recommend Jin Bai to sing the OST. It’s rare to find someone with such a gentle voice, so I’ll probably have to decide when he goes back. You don’t mind, do you?”
"What did Jinbai say?" Jiang Shuiyun paused for a moment. "Also, what's the OST?"
Gao Zhouzhou:......
"You really don't understand anything. Hang up. Also, Jinbai is in seclusion these days and can't use his phone. He's focused on practicing singing. If you need anything, contact me, understand?"
Gao Zhouzhou became impatient with Jiang Shuiyun's words and hung up the phone after hearing Jiang Shuiyun's response.
Jiang Shuiyun looked at her phone and searched for what OST was. She felt rejected.
"A TV drama theme song? How long will it take for it to come back?"
Jiang Shuiyun rested her chin on her hand, looking at the search results on her phone, feeling somewhat melancholy. Would she have to wait until Gao Zhouzhou's TV series finished filming?
While Jiang Shuiyun was busy searching for evidence, news about her flooded the internet. It had little impact on her personally, but it had a significant impact on others. For example, the production team of a variety show that had just finished airing was surprised that the person they had so vehemently criticized had become someone they couldn't afford to offend so quickly. Feeling uneasy, they contacted Xi Rong.
Xi Rong finally felt a sense of relief and then contacted Jiang Shuiyun, "Teacher Jiang, the production team has proposed a complete re-editing. What do you think?"
"I don't care," Jiang Shuiyun said, typing on her computer. She couldn't worry about the variety show yet. "Brother Xi, you can handle it as you see fit."
"Okay!"
Jiang Shuiyun didn't care, but Xi Rong wasn't so easy to talk to. He agreed to re-edit the footage, but he also had to apologize and put all of Jiang Shuiyun's scenes back in without reducing the number of scenes for any of the other members.
This is a bit difficult for them. Xi Rong clearly knows that the production team edited the footage from two episodes into one. The time originally reserved for the Miracle Team in the second episode was used to invite someone else. This is tantamount to directly slapping the Miracle Team in the face. Now that Xi Rong is making this request, the runtime will definitely exceed the limit. Either they have to give up the time for the next episode, or it will become an excessively long episode.
The other party was clearly hesitant, and Xi Rong snorted coldly, "You guys figure it out."
After saying that, Xi Rong hung up the phone, feeling refreshed.
A note from the author:
Sorry for the late update, I had some writer's block. Happy Children's Day to all my little angels! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2:34:36 on May 31, 2022 and 22:28:15 on June 1, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the rocket: 1 pineapple octopus;
Thanks to the little angels who threw the landmines: Zhimulin, and one of them;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 56
When Jiang Shuiyun came out of the room, it was already dinner time. Xi Rong had also arrived and was talking to a few people, and they seemed to be having a good time.
"Teacher Jiang, oh dear, you didn't see how pathetic the production team was! They looked down on us like dirt!"
As soon as Xi Rong saw Jiang Shuiyun, he brought up the incident from the last variety show. The fact that all of Jiang Shuiyun's scenes were cut had been weighing on their minds, but now they finally felt relieved.
Jiang Shuiyun smiled, exchanged a few casual words with the others, and then began to eat.
The training is on track and there's basically nothing to worry about. Xi Rong came this time because of Jiang Shuiyun's upcoming participation in the next variety show. With this precedent, the production team probably won't dare to mess around. However, Xi Rong still wants to help Jiang Shuiyun arrange everything.
Jiang Shuiyun had no objections to these arrangements, but this variety show was different from the last one. Last time, the production team was lazy and didn't prepare a script or anything. In addition, it was a lifestyle variety show, so it was just filmed casually and there were no requirements, making it much simpler.
This time it's different. This variety show is a popular national variety show, and it's all scripted. You have to follow the director's script to play games and such, which tests your acting skills to some extent.
Jiang Shuiyun had definitely never encountered this before, which was Xi Rong's biggest worry. After all, judging from Jiang Shuiyun's personality, she wasn't the type to be manipulated by others, even the production team.
What comforted him was that this program was a Star Wars special, and they had also invited other e-sports star players, such as Zhu Lang and Feng Jue, whose tempers were about the same as Jiang Shuiyun's. In that case, the program team would be in a difficult position, and it was unlikely that Jiang Shuiyun would be the only one to make a mistake.
"By the way, Professor Gao Zhouzhou and Professor Fei Yan are here too. You all know Professor Jiang, so you don't need to be too reserved."
Xi Rong has already received the invitation to the variety show for this episode's guests. It seems pretty good so far. Jiang Shuiyun knows quite a few people, and those she doesn't know aren't too difficult to get along with. It's just recording one episode, so there shouldn't be any problems.
Jiang Shuiyun nodded. "Just one day?"
"Yes, just one day. I will go with Teacher Jiang and return on the same day."
Xi Rong's words put Jiang Shuiyun at ease, giving her much more time.
Xi Rong had everything arranged, and on the morning of the departure day, he drove to the door to pick up Jiang Shuiyun.
They're all adults now, so there's no need to worry or give them unnecessary instructions. After finishing her breakfast, Jiang Shuiyun waved goodbye as everyone watched her go and got into the car.
The filming location for this program is Y City, a famous tourist city with beautiful scenery, but none of this has anything to do with Jiang Shuiyun, because they are filming indoors and can't see anything at all.
The distance between Y City and A City is not far; it's about an hour's journey by high-speed rail, making it the most convenient and fastest option.
Jiang Shuiyun wore a hat and a mask, completely covering her face, so no one recognized her at all.
Upon arrival, a car was already waiting. Xi Rong and Jiang Shuiyun got in and headed straight for the recording location of the show. When they arrived, they discovered that they weren't the first ones there; Gao Zhouzhou's van was already parked at the entrance.
Xi Rong and Jiang Shuiyun got out of the car together. They had only taken a few steps and hadn't even found the person to greet them when a red figure rushed over and knocked Jiang Shuiyun back a step.
Gao Zhouzhou raised her hand and gave Jiang Shuiyun a push. Just as she was about to greet her, she belatedly looked Jiang Shuiyun up and down and noticed her empty backpack. "Jiang Shuiyun, you're not planning to wear this outfit to record a show, are you?"
"Is it not allowed?"
Jiang Shuiyun shrugged and couldn't help but yawn; he had gotten up a little early today.
"Of course not! No makeup, sportswear, what were you thinking? Good heavens!"
Gao Zhouzhou couldn't stand it anymore. She grabbed Jiang Shuiyun's wrist and looked at Xi Rong beside her, "We'll leave for a while. You guys wait here and tell them we'll be right back."
Where are we going?
Jiang Shuiyun was pulled into Gao Zhouzhou's car, still not understanding what Gao Zhouzhou meant.
"I'll pick out some clothes for you that you can actually wear out! Have you lost your mind? Your taste in clothes has suddenly dropped so much. Don't tell me you're so poor you can't even afford a decent outfit!"
Gao Zhouzhou glared at Jiang Shuiyun's clothes with a look of disappointment. Although the sportswear was quite expensive, it was definitely not something that could be worn on stage.
Jiang Shuiyun had no way to refute this point. She really knew nothing about clothing aesthetics. In the past, these things were handled by specialists, so she didn't have to worry about them. She could never go wrong with what she wore. But when it came to her own styling, she didn't know what a matching set was.
Gao Zhouzhou quickly led Jiang Shuiyun to a villa area. After entering smoothly, the car stopped in front of a villa, and a waiter came forward to open the car door and invite them to get out.
Jiang Shuiyun had never seen such a strange method before. After following Gao Zhouzhou into the villa, Jiang Shuiyun discovered that it was a hidden world inside.
"Honey, what brings you here today?"
A voluptuous woman came down the stairs and greeted Gao Zhouzhou warmly. Then she looked at Jiang Shuiyun beside her and said, "Captain Jiang Bai, it's an honor to meet you in person."
"Let's skip the formalities. Right now, as quickly as possible, I need her to undergo a complete makeover so that she can appear on stage and record a show."
Gao Zhouzhou was even more impatient than Jiang Shuiyun and directly stated her purpose.
"So urgent? Don't worry about it, leave it to me! Please."
The woman didn't linger and led Jiang Shuiyun and Gao Zhouzhou to a room with a huge dressing table. All around were various accessories, neatly arranged in display cases, dazzling the eyes.
"Clothes, makeup, hairstyles, accessories, the choice is yours."
"This ruby red women's suit, paired with these sky-high heels, doesn't need much of a change in hairstyle, just a touch more sharp in the makeup."
Gao Zhouzhou hardly had to think; she finished deciding on Jiang Shuiyun's outfit in a minute.
Jiang Shuiyun glanced at it; the bright red was just as striking as Gao Zhouzhou's current attire, which was quite a shock to her. "Bright red? Let's change to another color."
"Okay, this one also comes in sapphire blue, so let's go with sapphire blue. Let's get started!"
Urged on by Gao Zhouzhou, the hairdressers and makeup artists got busy, and Jiang Shuiyun was somewhat dizzy from all the fuss.
Half an hour passed in a flash, and everyone finally stopped. Jiang Shuiyun had already changed her clothes and was standing in front of the full-length mirror. She was wearing a royal blue suit with her shirt collar slightly open, looking casual, elegant, and noble. Her long hair was all pulled back, and her perfect features had been slightly modified. Even without expression, she exuded an air of authority.
Jiang Shuiyun casually rolled up her sleeves and looked at Gao Zhouzhou beside her, "Is it alright now?"