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#Multiple Entertainment Industry Giants Simultaneously Announce Banning Guo Jingming#

When he clicked into the topic, the name of Black Swan Group was prominently displayed, followed one by one by statements from a total of 11 companies. Li Zhun counted them up, and the content of the statements was identical to that of Black Swan Group, except for the company names; even the punctuation marks were the same.

Li Zhun saw a newly released video and clicked on it as well.

"Today's entertainment circle has exploded with a major scandal, Guo Jingming! Not sure what hornet's nest he's stirred up; a total of 11 companies have united to blacklist him. I'll focus on the most terror-inducing giants among them: Black Swan Group, Tencent Film and Television, Wanda Film and Television, Ali Film and Television, Tianyu Group, Huayi Brothers—each of these companies alone is enough to make the entertainment industry tremble, and now they have united just to banish a single Guo Jingming.

I have to sigh; this could be Guo Jingming's most dazzling moment in the entertainment circle.

Additionally, I observed that the first to release a banning statement was Black Swan Group, and the other 10 companies released their statements simultaneously at 9 o'clock. So, I speculate that even if it wasn't led by Black Swan Group, it absolutely has a significant connection!

I will also analyze how Guo Jingming should respond to this predicament.

My suggestion for Mr. Guo Jingming is to exit the entertainment industry altogether. Perhaps returning to writing novels might still offer a sliver of hope. This banning alliance, spearheaded by Black Swan Group, has a combined market value or valuation reaching hundreds of billions, with businesses encompassing various fields in the entertainment circle. A rough estimation indicates about 60% of the industry is connected to these 11 companies, and as for the remaining 40%, there will be some linkage more or less.

The statements of these companies clearly state refusing any business dealings with companies that have had close collaborations with Mr. (Guo Jingming)! This sentence is essentially driving Guo Jingming to a dead end! It can be said that the entire entertainment industry will no longer have a place for him!

We are continuing the investigation into the specific reasons, and we will notify everyone at the first opportunity if we uncover anything. Of course, if any of you have inside information, you can private message me. See you in the next issue."

The remarks of this blogger are indeed straightforward, not only accurately deducing who leads this banning operation but also bluntly pointing out Guo Jingming's plight.

After reading these, Li Zhun glanced at Gu Bai, who seemed to have fallen asleep, and couldn't help but lightly shake his head.

This time, Guo Jingming has really stumbled. His acerbic persona in the entertainment industry has long been known, but fortunately, he had some emotional intelligence, knowing whom to offend and whom not to offend. Over the years, he developed quite successfully; despite his films being critically panned, they nevertheless raked in profits.

But this time, he truly paid the price for his sharp tongue, hitting a snag and losing everything.

Li Zhun also put down his phone, lay back, and closed his eyes to rest.

Unknowingly, Gu Bai has transformed from a rookie who once bought a customized Aventador to a true capital tycoon.

...........

At the Siwen Culture Company in Shanghai, Guo Jingming jumped off a chair not much taller than himself, angrily shouting at the subordinates in the meeting room, "Where is the PR department? Are they all dead? Why hasn't our PR draft been issued yet?!"

It wasn't unreasonable for him to be furious; being forcibly terminated by Sujiang TV yesterday had already upset him, and after returning to Shanghai, before he could catch his breath, he encountered this situation, leaving Guo Jingming speechless.

The assistant nearby, viewing Guo Jingming like a furious little dwarf, almost burst into laughter but held back, considering his own job security, and answered seriously, "Chairman Guo, it's not that the PR department can't produce a PR draft; we simply don't know where to start. We're in the dark about why these 11 companies have targeted you, personally. Furthermore, we contacted all 11 companies immediately, but without exception, we couldn't get through. Even if we did, they didn't explain and directly hung up."

Upon hearing the assistant's reply, Guo Jingming flew into a rage again.

"Then what is the legal department doing? Draft and send a legal notice, sue all 11 companies for collusion in monopoly! Using improper business practices to hinder our company's development!"

Sitting at the meeting table, the head of the legal department also stood up and answered helplessly, "Chairman Guo...we simply can't sue; even if we did, there's a zero chance of winning. These 11 companies targeted you personally, not our company, which the law interprets as normal corporate conduct..."

Watching Guo Jingming about to explode, one of the board members seated nearby frowned and said, "Chairman Guo, the priority now is to understand the root of the matter! Why have these 11 companies united to blacklist you? Rather than listen to you reproach the company's departments here, if this incident can't truly be reversed, either we shareholders withdraw our shares for you to buy back at market value, or convene a board meeting to dismiss your position and reelect a chairman!

According to the Board's agreement, if the chairman causes major losses due to personal reasons, the board members have the right to dismiss the chairman!"

Looking at the speaking board member with disbelief, Guo Jingming couldn't fathom that the board member, who was amicable just days ago, now seemed set on a coup.

The board member met his gaze unflinchingly.

Just as Guo Jingming was about to speak, his phone on the table rang, and he quickly answered it.

"Jingming, about what you asked me to find out, I've managed to get some information. A friend of mine, who is an executive at Tencent Film and Television, mentioned that this united blacklisting against you was initiated by Black Swan Group, and that the directive at Tencent Film and Television came directly from President Ma of Tencent Group...

You'd better think about how you offended Black Swan Group."

With that, the call abruptly ended, as if saying another word to Guo Jingming would implicate them.

Knowing the source of the problem, Guo Jingming pocketed his phone and announced to everyone in the meeting room: "Contact the foreign affairs department of Black Swan Group immediately!"

After saying that, he pondered for a few seconds and suddenly remembered that Black Swan Group's headquarters was in Shanghai, so he swiftly headed toward the meeting room door, announcing, "The heads of PR and Legal departments, come with me to their group!"

...........

Meanwhile, Gu Bai had also returned to Shanghai. After briefly bidding Li Zhun farewell, he instructed Gu Yi to drive him to Hu Shang Center Building.

Upon entering through the company's doors, the receptionist saw Gu Bai and immediately greeted him respectfully.

"Chairman Gu!"

Gu Bai nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

He then walked directly towards the company's interior.

Every employee from various departments who saw Gu Bai promptly stopped what they were doing to greet him.

Gu Bai responded to each one until he saw Yi Jiahui, who'd been informed by the receptionist, and said, "Have the chairman's office announce that a high-level group meeting will be held in half an hour, and all group executives at the company must attend."

He then walked straight into his office.

Yi Jiahui didn't dare delay for a moment. While Gu Bai usually treated employees kindly, he was utterly ruthless when it came down to business. During a previous executives meeting, the positions of those who were asked to resign were still vacant, having yet to be filled. Although Yi Jiahui knew she was a board member, she was acutely aware of her minimal presence among them. Should any task be mishandled or should she anger Gu Bai, she could be removed from her position in a heartbeat.

With this realization, Yi Jiahui immediately instructed the chairman's office staff to begin contacting the major executives for notification.