NOVEL NEXT Chapter 301 Speaking With Leaks
"Level Six had just hit Karma, and Song Chen called me, obviously, everything got perfectly resolved, tonight is going to be my moment in the spotlight."
Yu Shaohua started boasting as he answered Song Chen's call and spoke into the phone, "Problem sorted? Well done!"
However, Song Chen's slurred speech came from the other side of the phone, "I went to talk, but the problem isn't resolved."
"Hang on, make yourself clear."
Yu Shaohua was slightly annoyed, Song Chen's voice on the other end sounded like it was leaking air, making it hard for him to hear clearly.
"I got slapped and my speech is leaking air, today I..."
Afterward, Song Chen told everything to Yu Shaohua in detail.
As Yu Shaohua listened to Song Chen, the smile on his face gradually faded, then turned into anger.
"What happened?"
Seeing the angry expression on Yu Shaohua's face, Li Tianning asked him.
"I had Song Chen deliver a message to Wang Ye, but not only did Wang Ye disagree, he also slapped Song Chen's face." Yu Shaohua's complexion was very grim, Song Chen was the one he had sent to deliver the message, yet Wang Ye had slapped Song Chen's face.
This was tantamount to slapping his own face.
"That's outrageous!"
Li Tianning exclaimed angrily upon hearing Yu Shaohua's words.
"Since it's come to this, we've already given Wang Ye and Zhao Min a chance. They are the ones throwing the opportunity back in our faces, so let them see if Zhao Min can stay in the entertainment industry after rejecting our goodwill!"
"No."
Yu Shaohua shook his head, "This time, it's not certain."
"Hm?"
Li Tianning looked at Yu Shaohua with some confusion and said,
"Director Yu, you're not getting hysterical, are you? In the entire entertainment industry, there are only a few big entertainment companies that can compare with us, and none that surpass us."
"Even though our entertainment company has always been in competition with those few others, on the surface, we've managed to maintain a fairly good relationship. The other companies wouldn't go against us just for the sake of Zhao Min, would they?"
"In this case, if we want to ban Zhao Min, do they really have the means to lift the ban on her?"
Li Tianning was full of confidence, and in his speech, he promoted the other few entertainment companies to the same level as theirs, Que Ming Entertainment.
Those entertainment groups were still slightly inferior compared to their Que Ming Entertainment.
In those circumstances, Li Tianning just couldn't see who could save Zhao Min if Que Ming Entertainment wanted her banned.
"It's different."
Yu Shaohua sighed, "This time, Guan Yingjie has stepped in to help Wang Ye."
"Who?"
"Guan Yingjie?"
Li Tianning's voice rose when he heard the name, his tone heavy with incredulity,
"Wasn't Wang Ye supposed to have no connections in the entertainment circle? Why would Guan Yingjie help him?"
Guan Yingjie wielded control over many decisions in the entertainment circle, such as cinema scheduling for movie releases and other matters.
Given this, everyone in the entertainment circle avoided offending Guan Yingjie but rather sought to be on good terms with him.
After all, the cinema chain Guan Yingjie owned was the largest in the Dragon Country.
If someone offended Guan Yingjie, he could arrange the screenings in such a way that even a good movie could be effectively killed off commercially.
There once was a well-known domestic director who offended Guan Yingjie with his words, and as a result, Guan Yingjie disrupted the film's screening schedule, resulting in a box office flop for the director's movie.
In the end, the director, reputed to be the most outspoken in the entertainment industry, had no choice but to apologize to Guan Yingjie on Weibo.
So, even though Guan Yingjie wasn't active in the entertainment circle, he held an extremely influential position within it.
"I don't know, but when Song Chen was at the hotel, Guan Yingjie did show up, even scolding Wang Ye for not telling him about the incident. The tone of his complaint was like he and Wang Ye were close friends since childhood."
Yu Shaohua finished speaking.
Li Tianning's dandyish face also showed a look of concern.
Even though their Que Ming Entertainment held a significant position in the entertainment circle, they still needed to produce films.
Since they were going to produce films,
they would definitely need to collaborate with Guan Yingjie, the biggest enterprise in the film-viewing cinema industry.
Otherwise, after making a movie, how could they release it?
Not release it?
That would be impossible.
Yu Shaohua and Li Tianning both had worried expressions on their faces.
Initially, they thought Wang Ye was just a minor boss of a liquor distribution group.
Yet, to their surprise, Wang Ye had quickly become a top influencer in several industries, starting at the high end from the get-go.
In their view, even if Wang Ye had some minor achievements in these industries, he certainly lacked connections in the entertainment industry.
But in the blink of an eye,
he had become good friends with Guan Yingjie.
These successive turnabouts
had caught them completely off guard.
"So what do we do now?" Realizing the gravity of the situation, Li Tianning stopped even playing mahjong and looked at Yu Shaohua, "Shall we go and talk to Big Brother again?"
"No."
Yu Shaohua shook his head and began to frown in thought.
He didn't want Li Yuhang to know about this matter.
If Li Yuhang found out, he would definitely give Yu a thorough dressing-down.
If they could resolve this issue by themselves, they would just solve it.
After pondering for a while,
Yu Shaohua finally turned his gaze to Li Tianning and said, "I've thought of a solution!"
"What solution?"
"Since we can't blacklist Zhao Min anymore, let's just directly lift the ban on her. That way, we won't offend Wang Ye, and we naturally won't have to worry about Guan Yingjie."
"Next, we will use the comparison of achievements to defeat them."
"Wang Ye and his group are about to shoot a TV drama, aren't they?"
"I don't believe that a bunch of newcomers who barely touched the entertainment industry can make a drama more interesting than ours."
"Besides, this is not a movie; it doesn't involve cinema distribution, so Guan Yingjie can't help them in the middle."
"Once they fail, we'll think of some ways to crush them in one fell swoop."
Hearing Yu Shaohua's words, Li Tianning immediately smiled.
"That's a great idea! Director Yu is truly Director Yu!"
"With the problem solved, I'll call a few buddies. You book the room, and we'll have a good time tonight."
Li Tianning and Yu Shaohua exchanged a smile.
Both of their gazes revealed the expressions that all men understand.
…
Zhao Corporation.
The door to Zhao Han's office was pushed open, and Li Tiaoye and Lü Zhouyi, one after the other, walked in.
Li Tiaoye cast a glance at Lü Zhouyi and coyly began to speak, "Director Lyu, you've kept a low profile. So it turns out you're one of the boss's people."
Previously, although Li Tiaoye knew of Lü Zhouyi, she had only thought that the relationship between Lü Zhouyi and Zhao Han was merely a cooperative one.