Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 517 Talents

America, New Haven.

The weather in the morning is warm, but the drizzle that is falling is a little bit cold.

In the villa in the Yilai community, Liu Xiaoli sat on the sofa, watching the news and comments on the laptop screen in front of her, her face gradually gloomy.

The assistant Xiao Zeng next to her saw Liu Xiaoli's obviously not in a good mood, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.

"Xiaoxuan, there must be a paparazzi who followed us a long time ago." Liu Xiaoli held the phone in her left hand to her ear, and she was on the phone with Chu Xuan.

She was still in the kitchen thinking about how to match her daughter's lunch at noon today.

Chu Xuan made a phone call and said a few words. When she came to the sofa in the living room and saw the news on the Internet, her mood took a turn for the worse.

Some time ago, like her daughter, she went online and offline from time to time, and she knew a thing or two about domestic public opinion.

Seeing the fake lace news about Chu Xuan and Sun Li before, she was also angry as a mother.

She had completely regarded Chu Xuan as her son-in-law in her heart, and she couldn't tolerate such a thing happening.

Even if it was fake, her mother-in-law was not happy.

Seeing that her daughter didn't take it seriously after several phone calls with Chu Xuan, this matter gradually faded in her heart.

Until today when Chu Xuan called, and until she saw the news on the Internet again just now, she really did not expect that the domestic public opinion not only did not dissipate, but also evolved to such an extent that the whole country knew it.

Fans kneeling?

Zhang Nala's reputation plummeted after being promoted?
The daughter's unfounded rumors suddenly appeared on the whole network?

This was completely unexpected for her.

"Yes, in those photos, there are quite a few pictures that took place a few months ago. We just went to New Haven not long ago, which means that someone followed us at that time." Chu Xuan's voice came from the phone Come out from inside.

Liu Xiaoli looked at the photos on the Internet, and nodded: "It's fine to take sneak shots, but I'm here to blackmail you, this is intentional."

"Mmm." Chu Xuan said "Mmm", "Auntie, it's about Qianqian, so I feel the need to tell you about it, but don't worry, I will take care of it."

"You..." Liu Xiaoli shook her head.

Since hearing from her daughter and Chu Xuan that the public opinion was about to disperse, her daughter stopped surfing the Internet a few days ago, and concentrated on training performances and reading books to prepare for Yale University interviews and written exams.

She also no longer pays attention to public opinion.

But she and her daughter didn't pay attention that day, so the public opinion would change suddenly that day.

Looking at the news in front of me, the public opinion has intensified these days, but when he called Chu Xuan on the phone, Chu Xuan only chatted with them about family affairs, and never said these things.

She knew in her heart that Chu Xuan didn't want them to worry.

It wasn't until today that rumors about her daughter's unfounded rumors spread across the country that Chu Xuan called to inform her.

In Chu Xuan's heart, Qianqian is her daughter, and as a mother, she needs to know about this matter, which can be regarded as a respect.

And looking at these messy news, thinking that Chu Xuan is alone these days, her mother-in-law also feels a little distressed.

"Auntie, I'm a little confused now, do I need to tell Qianqian about this?" Chu Xuan said.

"No need." Liu Xiaoli said decisively: "She hasn't surfed the Internet these days, so she doesn't know about it. Why do you tell her? She will have an interview in a few days. Don't let her lose her mind."

"But..." Chu Xuan's tangled voice came: "In the past, I always said that there is something to face together, and she will know about it sooner or later."

"If I don't tell her, even if I settle the matter, will she be unhappy when she finds out? Or that I don't trust her? Or that I don't care about her? "

"You just care too much about her!" Liu Xiaoli didn't expect Chu Xuan to think so, but she also understood Chu Xuan's thoughts.

The center of public opinion in China today is Sissy, and it's about Sissy herself but she doesn't tell Sissy.

If Chu Xuan handles the matter well, it will be another girl who finds out about it afterwards...

I was hacked?Still being hacked so badly?But my boyfriend is protecting me and helping me out with everything...

There is a high probability that this girl will feel very happy and happy.

But Cici is different from other girls. Cici has a strong character and a strong sense of self-esteem.

Once Sissy finds out about it afterwards, she will think differently from other girls.

Do you need others to help you with your own affairs?And don't tell yourself?

Even if this person is her boyfriend, Sissy will feel lost at the first moment, and then she will feel distressed for Chu Xuan at the second time. After all, Chu Xuan has undertaken everything for her daughter, Sissy.

Liu Xiaoli knew her daughter very well, and could roughly predict her daughter's psychological fluctuations.

"You think so because you care too much." Liu Xiaoli said: "Both sides face everything together. This is a good way to manage love, but it also depends on the situation."

"Even if you tell Sissy about the matter, since Sissy is in the United States, she will have no way to resolve this matter with you. This will make her very disappointed and distract her energy."

"Listen to me, don't tell her. Afterwards, if she finds out that she is going to blame you, she will say that I said it."

"Okay." Chu Xuan responded, "But Su Chang, Jiang Xin and the others..."

Chu Xuan was worried that friends like Su Chang and Jiang Xin would call Qianqian.

"I'll handle it." Liu Xiaoli understood Chu Xuan's meaning: "Don't worry on our side, you can do what you want with peace of mind, okay?"

"Okay, then I'll hang up first." Chu Xuan hung up the phone.

Liu Xiaoli took down her mobile phone, the smile she had when she was talking with Chu Xuan disappeared, and she looked downcast while watching the news on the computer.

These words of ridicule and abuse reminded her of the time when her daughter was hacked on the Tianya forum a few years ago.

The daughter at that time was so helpless, and she, the mother, was also helpless.

They, the mother and daughter who just entered the entertainment industry, were hesitant and persistent all the way forward.

It's all right now, with Xiaoxuan here, a son-in-law who loves his daughter as much as a mother like her.

Looking at the incident where her daughter was raped and hacked by the Internet, the burden in her heart has dissipated a lot.

"Turn off the Internet at home." Liu Xiaoli said.

The assistant Xiao Zeng was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he was afraid that Concubine Liu Yi would be distracted by seeing this incident online.

Liu Xiaoli saw that Xiao Zeng went to stop the Internet, so she hid her phone first, then got up and walked upstairs.

In the bedroom, Concubine Liu Yi was sitting at the desk and reading a book. The drizzle outside the window was beating on the window, but it didn't affect this girl who had been working hard all this time.

Maybe it was a woman's sixth sense, when there was no movement but she suddenly felt someone behind her, Concubine Liu Yi turned her head to look, but saw her mother pushed the door a corner and was looking at her through the crack of the door.

"Mom, what are you doing?" Concubine Liu Yi was surprised, her eyebrows frowned: "Why do you look like a thief."

Liu Xiaoli smiled slightly, and walked in: "I see you are too serious, I am afraid to disturb you."

She came to the desk and picked up her daughter's mobile phone calmly: "I don't know where I put my mobile phone. Make a call and look for it."

Concubine Liu Yi didn't take it seriously when she saw her mother walking out with her mobile phone, looking like she was looking for her mobile phone while making a call.

She didn't even think about it, since her mother's phone couldn't be found, why didn't she ask her assistant, Sister Zeng, to borrow the phone.

Out of unconditional trust in her mother, she didn't think much about it.

In the corridor outside the door, Liu Xiaoli was holding her daughter's mobile phone. Except for her own and Chu Xuan's numbers, all other numbers were blocked to prevent others from calling her daughter to talk about public opinion, thereby affecting her daughter.

The Internet has also been stopped, and the number has also been blocked. Now, no matter what, my daughter will not be able to know the situation of domestic public opinion, right?

Thinking so, Liu Xiaoli returned to her daughter's bedroom and put the phone back where it was: "I found it, it's in the crack of the sofa."

Concubine Liu Yi smiled slightly at this, looked at her mother's back, and suddenly said: "Mom, can we go back to China the next day after the written interview?"

Liu Xiaoli stopped, turned around and looked at her daughter, seeing the undisguised miss of Chu Xuan in her daughter's eyes, she was silent for a while.

She didn't know when Chu Xuan would be able to deal with the matter of public opinion. If her daughter hadn't dealt with it after the interview and written test, and found that she and Chu Xuan were hiding this matter when she returned home, her daughter would definitely have negative emotions.

"So..." Liu Xiaoli pretended to be mysterious and smiled: "When the time comes, I will contact Sister Hua to inquire about Xiaoxuan's situation, and then we will find the right time to go back and give him a surprise."

Concubine Liu Yi's eyes lit up, she nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"

Liu Xiaoli nodded slightly: "You read the book first, and have lunch later, and we will go shopping when the rain stops in the afternoon."

"Okay." Concubine Liu Yi nodded, watching her mother close the door and leave, she looked back and lowered her head to continue reading.

It's just that Liu Xiaoli's sudden arrival distracted Concubine Liu Yi a little, and she silently counted: "There are still ten days."

In ten days, she will be able to finish the first stage of her studies.

This also indicates that they will finally be able to return to China to meet Chu Xuan, and then film together.

"What is he doing now?" Concubine Liu Yi muttered, thinking about Chu Xuan again in her mind.

She picked up her mobile phone and wanted to call Chu Xuan, but it was already late at night in China, so she thought about it and forgot about it.

Concubine Liu Yi put down her phone and continued reading.

……

Beijing, 11 o'clock at night.

As usual at this time, Chu Xuan had already gone home to rest.

But now the company office is brightly lit, and he obviously hasn't come home from get off work yet.

"Sissy can't get through on the phone. Fortunately, I can't get through. Otherwise, I would have told her. I realized just now that she is about to have a written interview on her side. I shouldn't have told her."

"Don't call her, I'll take care of it."

"All right, all right, I won't fight anymore." Su Chang's voice paused, "Chu Xuan, help Qianqian get revenge."

Chu Xuan hung up the phone and put the phone on the desk.

Su Chang and the others couldn't get through to Concubine Liu Yi, so it must be the mother-in-law's trick, right?

That's good too, for the time being, he doesn't have to worry about Concubine Liu Yi's emotions, he can also concentrate on dealing with this matter.

The sudden change of things, taking photos to slander Concubine Liu Yi was completely unexpected to him.

Such behavior had already touched his bottom line, and the occasional anger in his heart made him restless all night and prevented him from concentrating on this matter.

But what he didn't expect was that someone gave him a surprise before his thoughts calmed down.

"When did you send it?" Chu Xuan asked lightly.

On the computer screen in front of him was an email.

Inside the email is a video.

In the video, Jeon Hye-jung and Song Seung-sun are clearly visible, and at the beginning of the video, the two take out an envelope from one person, and then take out a stack of suspected photos from the envelope, which can also be seen clearly.

The reason why it looks like a photo is because the video has been coded, and it is impossible to see what the two people are holding in their hands.

But this does not hinder anything, the text in the email has told him everything——

【What they are holding is Concubine Liu Yi's black material. 】

With just this one sentence, Chu Xuan already understood that the people who revealed Liu Yifei's false information were Quan Huizhen and Song Chengxian!

This deepened his anger towards the two at the first moment, but the second sentence of the email text made him calm down——

[50, complete video. 】

Obviously, the purpose of this email is to ask for money.

"At ten o'clock in the evening, I found it when I was just scanning the email." Xiao Shu replied.

Chu Xuan was thinking, Concubine Liu Yi was hacked in the evening, and now it has become a big public opinion event in the past few hours, but at this moment, an email video proving Concubine Liu Yi's innocence came.

Is it a coincidence?

"Certainly not." He thought so.

But how exactly that needs to be carefully considered.

Chu Xuan raised his head: "Go back."

"I'd better stay and work overtime." Xiao Shu pursed his lips.

Her thoughts are in a mess now, too many things happened today, and she can't react.

In the morning, the big man came and told a short story about "herring" and "lucky fish" with profound meaning.

In the evening, the proprietress had an accident, which caused the boss to explode completely. He chose the "herring" and decided to kill the "lucky fish".

Just now came another email that shocked her. The video in it could prove the proprietress's innocence, and it could kill and disable a "lucky fish".

But how did you get this video?Why send it to the boss again?

This series of seemingly unrelated things made her very confused now.

What happened today made her feel like she had gone through a plot of a conspiracy?Or a large-scale urban suspense drama?

She couldn't make up her mind at all.

"Go back first, I will call you if I need your help." Chu Xuan said, took a sip of tea from his teacup, and smiled softly: "It's not good for women to stay up late."

Xiao Shu was startled, feeling amused in his heart, but couldn't laugh out loud.

All the miscellaneous things were piled on the boss alone, but now he was in the mood to joke with her. It was obvious that the boss was pretending to be relaxed to comfort her as an employee.

In the evening, when she decided to start the whole Korean wave, the boss was very domineering, leaving aside the facts and cause and effect, giving her the feeling of a big villain.

But now she can joke again, and looks as warm as before, which makes her feel that the boss is really a contradictory and complicated person.

But it was this kind of contradiction and complexity that made her suddenly feel that it was very attractive.

"Then boss, you should also go to bed earlier." Xiao Shu said, she couldn't relieve the boss's worries by staying, and seeing the boss's attitude of wanting to be alone, she complied with the boss's words and took a step ahead.

Chu Xuan watched Xiao Shu leave, and after closing the door, he was the only one left in the big office.

He asked Director Xiao to find someone or a team in order to go to South Korea to find black material to deal with the Hallyu.

But it took time to find someone, so he could only wait for Director Xiao's reply.

Chu Xuan put this matter aside for the time being, looked at the email on the computer screen, leaned back in the chair, hugged his hands, raised Erlang's legs, closed his eyes and thought carefully in his mind.

Many of these photos of Concubine Liu Yi are from when Concubine Liu Yi went to New Haven a few months ago.

This shows that Concubine Liu Yi was targeted a long time ago.

Concubine Liu Yi is not well-known abroad, and the foreign paparazzi and reporters don't know her at all. To be able to know Concubine Liu Yi and keep following her for so long, one must know Concubine Liu Yi's newsworthiness.

Only domestic paparazzi and media can know the news value of Concubine Liu Yi.

This shows that the paparazzi following Concubine Liu Yi are from the Hua Kingdom.

A Huaguo paparazzi is capable of going abroad to catch news.

This shows that this Huaguo paparazzi is an international paparazzi or Yu Ji.

This Huaguo international paparazzi or entertainment reporter was able to stay undiscovered under the close protection of Jess and Caitlin.

This shows that this international paparazzi or Yuji is at least a high-end player in the domestic media industry, with rich experience in filming.

"A paparazzi at the level of an international high-end player, I don't know where I got the news, or I accidentally ran into Concubine Liu Yi in the United States, so I followed her all the way for several months."

After speculation, Chu Xuan came to this conclusion.

"But why did he blackmail Concubine Liu Yi?"

Chu Xuan suddenly felt puzzled.

Many of these photos posted on the Internet are from a few months ago. If you want to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi to make money, wouldn't it be the same if you blacked out Concubine Liu Yi earlier?

With Concubine Liu Yi's popularity, if she casually sells these photos to the media, she will also earn a lot of money.

Why do we have to wait until this period of public opinion?
To make more money?
Impossible, no one can predict the direction of public opinion, and there is no public opinion at the time when I just went to New Haven, no one can predict the direction of an event that has not happened at all.

So, the paparazzi didn't want to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi at first.

If he wanted to, wouldn't it be better to get dark early and make money earlier?Tracking abroad for so long also costs money.

"This paparazzi didn't want to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi, but happened to encounter public opinion and saw an opportunity to make a lot of money, so he disguised the photo as black material and sold it to Quan Huizhen."

Chu Xuan came to this conclusion, but he had another doubt.

"Why did this person sell black materials to Quan Huizhen?"

Chu Xuan got up from the chair, paced slowly in the office, folded his arms with his left hand, pinched his chin with his right hand, thinking about himself.

"The grievances between Jeon Hye-jung and Kim Jae-hee have a long history. This time, the public opinion deliberately used Song Seung-sun's account to publish a statement, which aroused the rebellious sentiment of Jang Nara Hallyu fans, and once again pointed the finger at me."

"The intention should be to deepen the misunderstanding between me and Kim Jae-hee."

"However, in the previous stage of public opinion, Zhang Nala's reputation was seriously questioned by the incident of fans kneeling down."

"At this time, the emergence of Concubine Liu Yi's 'black material', will the media with ulterior motives or the self-media with no bottom line, for the sake of gimmicks and traffic, say that this incident is Zhang Nala's intentional revenge on Bright Times?"

"According to the current public opinion, Zhang Nala is still 'innocent', an 'innocent' big star is being scolded so badly by the parents.

"Suddenly, scandals about Concubine Liu Yi appeared again, which involved Concubine Liu Yi, and made people intensify the cyberbullying against me, which showed signs of changing the direction of public opinion, so..."

"Zhang Nala is taking revenge on me? Taking revenge on Brilliant Times? Because the core point of the whole thing is the Brilliant Times audition. This logic makes sense, and some unscrupulous media are likely to carry out such false guidance."

"If it is guided like this, once things become serious, the conflict between me and Kim Jae-hee, including Brilliant Times and Kim Jae-hee's xy, will only grow bigger."

"And all of this is what Quan Huizhen wants to see the most, right?"

Chu Xuan had some inferences in his mind, but these inferences were from Quan Huizhen's point of view to look at the whole matter.

It can be understood from the inference that Quan Hye-jung got the black material of Concubine Liu Yi and spread it, which is indeed beneficial to Jeon Hye-jung and the South Korean capital behind it.

Looking at the overall situation, Concubine Liu Yi's "black material" is the most useful to Jeon Hye-jung.

According to this inference, Chu Xuan has reason to believe that this mysterious paparazzi is very aware of the capital situation in South Korea, the grievances between Kim Jae-hee and Jeon Hye-jung, and the domestic public opinion situation.

Therefore, this paparazzi sold Concubine Liu Yi's "black material" to the person who needed it most - Quan Huizhen.

Otherwise, if the paparazzi wants to make money, he can just sell it to any domestic media.

Judging from the email video, the paparazzi is obviously looking for Quan Huizhen with precise positioning.

There is only one reason, selling to Quan Huizhen can make more money.

"But there is another contradiction here."

Chu Xuan frowned, put down his embraced hands, and walked to the French window with his hands in his pockets.

Facing the brightly lit city night scene, recalling the series of speculations just now, he had another doubt.

This paparazzi didn't want to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi before, so he followed her for several months. He must have wanted to capture some normal revelations.

Even if there is no revelation, so many photos of Concubine Liu Yi's daily life are enough to make the paparazzi a lot of money.

So, even with this public opinion, why did this paparazzi who didn't want to slander Concubine Liu Yi suddenly change?
Since I chose to pick out some photos that are enough to blacken Concubine Liu Yi, the remaining large number of daily photos will not be of much use.

If Concubine Liu Yi is not blackmailed, then daily photos can be sold for money.

Come and go, it doesn't seem to make money, right?
Chu Xuan didn't know much about the paparazzi market, but based on his understanding, he couldn't figure out this sudden change.

Give up a part and choose a part, the purpose is to make money.

Keeping everything is also making money, and you don't have to hack it, and you don't have to worry about offending him.

Why did the paparazzi choose the former?
Unless, the paparazzi sold the photos to Quan Huizhen at a sky-high price, making the paparazzi a lot of money.

But Jeon Hye-jung is not an idiot, she is one of the best agents in South Korea anyway, don't you understand the market in this regard?
Chu Xuan thought it was impossible to get money from Quan Huizhen, no matter how good this paparazzi was.

Under Chu Xuan's analysis, the logic of this paparazzi's behavior is a bit unreasonable.

After following Concubine Liu Yi for several months without criticizing Concubine Liu Yi, now he suddenly changed his attitude to criticize Concubine Liu Yi, it can only be that the paparazzi saw an opportunity to make a lot of money.

However, it seems that Quan Huizhen can't make a lot of money, and many daily photos need to be discarded. This is the result of months of hard work.

Being able to make such a decision, the paparazzi saw an opportunity to make a lot of money, or the money he wanted to make must be a lot.

This is a bit contradictory.

Chu Xuan frowned, unable to find the direction of his thoughts for a while, returned to the chair from the French window and sat down.

He glanced at the email on the computer screen, and when he saw the number [50] in the text, he was suddenly taken aback.

"Bang!" Chu Xuan patted the table, his eyes fixed on the email: "Unless, he is the one who sold Quan Huizhen's black material and asked me for money!!"

According to the analyzed paparazzi's behavioral logic, Chu Xuan seems to have found the answer.

If a large number of Concubine Liu Yi's daily photos, which were secretly photographed for several months, were published one after another by domestic media to attract traffic, she could also earn a lot of money.

But now the paparazzi didn't do that, but suddenly changed his attitude and chose to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi, and he also took the risk of offending Bright Times and him.

Enduring it for a few months, and taking this kind of risk again, just to make a small fortune from Quan Huizhen?
He didn't quite believe it.

but……

Chu Xuan looked at the email and the numbers in the text: "If you add the 50, it will be a big profit for this paparazzi."

He didn't know if his speculation was correct, but he believed it.

Only with such conjectures can everything he deduces conform to the behavioral logic under his analysis.

How much this paparazzi earned from Quan Huizhen, he didn't know.

But if you add the 50, then there should be 80, right?
80?You can buy two houses in the capital, and three or four houses in some areas on the Fifth Ring Road.

For a paparazzi, even if it is an international paparazzi, this 80 million is still a huge sum of money in 2007.

"Talent." Chu Xuan sighed.

Based on this inference, this paparazzi understands the Korean entertainment market, and also understands the grievances between Kim Jae Hee and Jeon Hye Jung.

Just happened to follow Concubine Liu Yi, coincided with the domestic public opinion, first found the right time to sell the photo to Quan Huizhen, and then tricked Quan Huizhen, got the video of the transaction through some method, and finally wanted to get it from him Make a fortune.

This paparazzi... was operated by God.

This is a complete ignorance of the rules, not only offending Quan Huizhen, but also offending him.

According to the analysis, this paparazzi has a good IQ, how could he make such a move?Aren't you afraid of being accounted for after the incident?
Really just to make money?

But this paparazzi also looks like a veteran, so he should be very clear in his heart that this is not how money is made, right?

Since this paparazzi didn't want to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi before, it means that his background is pretty clean, and he is not a fan of Concubine Liu Yi, nor is he a fan of Concubine Liu.

Now he suddenly came to blackmail Concubine Liu Yi, and not only offended Quan Huizhen, but also offended him by the way. This paparazzi should have figured out the consequences of such a relationship in advance, right?

Do you really do anything for money?
But if you can do anything, why didn't you blackmail Concubine Liu Yi before?

Chu Xuan pondered slightly, he only thought of one possibility.

This paparazzi owes money and is being chased?
Or get married and buy a house?
Or was something wrong with the family?
In short, Chu Xuan believed that the paparazzi did this for money, but the money was urgently needed, and there might be another purpose.

Chu Xuan shook his head, picked up the cup and wanted to drink tea, but there was not much water left in the cup, he took the cup to the coffee table in the middle of the sofa, picked up the teapot and poured tea.

Most of the cup of tea was poured, and he straightened his waist and raised his head to drink the cup.

Chu Xuan took a sip, put down the cup and held it in his hand, and suddenly frowned, thinking of a critical point.

Concubine Liu Yi's "black material" appeared in the evening, and the time of first release was only an hour or two earlier.

He didn't know where Quan Huizhen was.

The paparazzi sold the "black material" to Quan Huizhen, and when the "black material" spread all over the Internet, he sent him the video of cheating Quan Huizhen.

So, this paparazzi is in the capital!

This paparazzi wants to sell him videos, so he has to trade with him, right?
If you want to trade with him, do you have to choose a place?
Others are in the bright era of the capital, which can be known without asking.

For the convenience of the transaction, the paparazzi will basically choose a certain place in the capital for the transaction.

Based on this inference, the paparazzi should have been in the capital when he just sent the email!

He didn't know if this reasoning was right, but it was enough for him to try to do one thing.

Chu Xuan turned around and walked towards the desk, picked up the phone from the desk and made a call.

"Mr. Cao, I'm sorry to bother you so late."

"No way, I haven't slept yet, is Mr. Chu busy?"

"Does Xinlang have any skilled masters?"

"The technology is very good? What aspect does Mr. Chu refer to?"

"For example, look up ip and so on."

"Mr. Chu needs it? Is it urgent?"

"If you can, do it now."

"One hour, I'll call President Chu."

"Thank you."

(End of this chapter)