Growth-type Super Rich

Because it was the weekend, I spent another day in Jinling with Yan Shen.

After the new year, I hadn't returned to the company. Even though under Vice President Gu Jun, along with the two group advisors Gu Si and Gu Xin, everything was running smoothly, there were some matters that required my attention as the chairman.

Such as signing off on the acquisition of Hongye Building Materials and approving Gu Jun's appointment as general manager.

Most importantly, Principal Wang had followed closely after Gu Bai's arrival in Shanghai to handle the funding for Panda TV, a matter that had taken quite a toll on him.

Additionally, Gu Bai had a task that he could complete at any time, and he was waiting for the system's reward of 10 billion to implement his layout in the new energy vehicle industry.

...........

Jinling wasn't far from Shanghai, so Gu Bai chose to carpool with Li Zhun instead of rushing to catch the high-speed train.

In the car, Li Zhun, sitting beside Gu Bai who was engrossed in his phone, couldn't help but ask, "Hey Old Gu, what exactly do you plan to do about Guo Jingming?

It's been over a day, and this isn't like you. I even coerced Sujiang TV to terminate their contract with Guo Jingming. Although the contracts between the TV stations and the artists are not exactly balanced, and Sujiang TV doesn't need to compensate much, suddenly changing a judge mid-program is no small matter. Our group, even as a sponsor, is also bearing the risk."

Upon hearing this, Gu Bai smiled and asked, "How do you think I should deal with Guo Jingming?"

"Dig up dirt, expose him, and use capital-influenced public opinion to blacklist him?"

Without much thought, Li Zhun answered immediately. In his view, isn't this the usual tactic for capital to deal with celebrities? Like last time with Wu Qian, that wasn't even a big deal; Wu Qian walked into it himself, and Gu Bai just took the opportunity to fan the flames.

Gu Bai nodded slightly.

"You're correct, blacklisting certainly is the biggest blow to a public figure, but your steps seem too complicated. Although Guo Jingming has a certain fan base and a few connections in the entertainment circle, I don't need such cumbersome steps to deal with him."

After saying this, Gu Bai looked at his left wrist, at the 6002G, noting it was already ten in the morning.

"The timing should be about right. If you want to know how I'm dealing with Guo Jingming, you can check Weibo now. It should have fermented about enough. I'll take a nap; wake me when we reach Shanghai."

Gu Bai's tone was calm, as if Guo Jingming was merely an ant that could be casually crushed.

However, thinking from another perspective, given Gu Bai's current status compared to Guo Jingming, although not quite a giant versus an ant, in Gu Bai's eyes, Guo Jingming was at most a slightly stronger grasshopper. The only difference is that crushing an ant is easy, while stamping out a grasshopper might take a few more stomps.

With skepticism, Li Zhun opened Weibo, and the push notification on his homepage was precisely the Black Swan Group's official announcement.

"From today on, the Black Swan Group officially declares that no subsidiary of Black Swan Group will engage in any business dealings with the chairman of Hu Shang Zui Si Cultural Development Co., Ltd. (Guo Jingming).

Moreover, they will refuse any business dealings with companies that have had close cooperation with Mr. (Guo Jingming).

All are advised to take note.

March 10, 2018."

With the explosive popularity of the "Creation 111" program, the Black Swan Group also gained considerable exposure. A simple notice of refusing cooperation, yet the comments below had already surpassed ten thousand, and the likes were astonishing. This Weibo post, made just over an hour ago at 8:30, had already exceeded 500,000 likes.

"Awesome! I've long been sick of this guy—copying in his books, plagiarizing in his movies, not even knowing if he's male or female. I totally support this!"

"Does this count as an industry ban? After all, the Black Swan Group is already considered an industry giant, right? I just checked some information; the cinemas under Black Swan Film and Television already exceed 200, ranking firmly in the top ten of the domestic cinema industry. Such an industry leader issuing a ban, I bet Guo Jingming is starting to panic?"

"No need to say more, just one thing: Principal Gu is awesome!! (screech)!!"

At this moment, the size of Guo Jingming's fan base became apparent as loyal fans immediately came out to show their allegiance.

"Ha, before watching 'Creation 111' I thought you guys at Black Swan Group were a conscientious entertainment company. Now, I just haha. Does a person like Gu Bai deserve to be the National Heartthrob? I think he's just jealous of our Xiaosi's talent?"

"Using capital to threaten legitimate artists, is this the method of your Black Swan Group? I've experienced it now, directly reporting you for industry monopoly!"

"Does your crappy company think you can blacklist our Xiaosi? Really made me laugh."

Various comments filled the comment section, but Guo Jingming's flaws were too numerous, and the supportive netizens far outnumbered his deluded fans.

After reading these comments, Li Zhun frowned and asked Gu Bai, "No, Old Gu, you don't actually think just a blacklist statement is enough to shut him down, do you? Your blacklist might affect Guo Jingming's future steps in the entertainment world, but it wouldn't even come close to crippling him."

Upon hearing Li Zhun's words, Gu Bai didn't even open his eyes, just said faintly, "Did you only see the statement our company issued?"

Hearing this, Li Zhun looked at his phone again. When he saw the number one trending topic, his pupils shrank, and he finally understood the source of Gu Bai's confidence.