Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 793 The mysterious hidden boss

"How could she possibly be on 'A Date with Luyu'?!"

In the living room of a villa in Taipei, an incredible voice spread in a voiceless tone.

Fan Weiqi stared at the morning paper in front of her in a daze. The headline #Zhang Shaohan appears on "Lu Yu You Yue" to fight back against public opinion# was very prominent on the front page, leaving her with a look of disbelief.

"A Date with Luyu" was originally a mainland program, and is known as the two most credible social interview programs along with "Focus Interview".

Since Chen Luyu left CCTV and joined Phoenix TV, because Phoenix TV has taken root in Hong Kong, "Luyu Has a Date" has become a super competitive program spanning both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and can radiate to Southeast Asia.

Although its ratings are not off the charts, its stable and continuous brand influence is very strong. It attracts the attention of many people and has a large market in Taiwan.

She is not sure about the previous situation of "Luyu You Yue" in mainland China, but it is very difficult to get on Phoenix TV's "Luyu You Yue". Look at the people Chen Luyu has interviewed in recent years, they are either superstars or elites from all walks of life, either celebrities or Hong Kong politicians. The value of this program can be imagined.

However, why did Zhang Shaohan appear on such a show? !

Why?
Why? ?

Christine Fan had a dazed look on her face and asked three questions from the bottom of her heart. She had no idea how Zhang Shaohan got on this show.

If it were normal, she might be envious and jealous.

But in the current situation, she felt deeply frightened.

Chen Luyu's style of asking any questions has been deeply rooted in people's hearts. Although people often tease Chen Luyu for her low emotional intelligence through this interview style that has entered the market in recent years, it is this kind of program content that makes people believe in its authenticity.

Zhang Shaohan went on the show with the purpose of fighting back against public opinion. If her behavior of taking advantage of others' misfortune and her collusion with the company in betraying Zhang Shaohan were exposed, then she would be finished!
Compared to her, a second-tier celebrity, people will definitely trust the show "Luyu Youyue" more.

"What should I do?" She was at a loss, like an ant on hot pot.

She hasn't started to enjoy the resources of Zhang Shaohan that were transferred to her yet. They are still in the planning stage. The good times of making a lot of money haven't even begun. Is she going to lose everything now?
"Don't be anxious. Don't panic." Chen Jianzhou stroked her hand and comforted her: "Call the company and ask what's going on."

As Fan Weiqi's boyfriend, he never felt that his girlfriend did anything wrong in this matter.

Zhang Shaohan was criticized by his own mother, which is the root cause of the incident. What does it have to do with his girlfriend?
Zhang Shaohan is stuck in a quagmire, and some resources are idle. As Zhang Shaohan's good sister, and for the collective interests of the company, is there anything wrong with helping to digest these idle resources?

It’s true that these resources are yours, but you can’t use them. You can’t just leave them there and wait for them to expire, right?
You can't let your girlfriend go to hell just because you, Zhang Shaohan, have no future, right?

For the sake of collective interests, the company turned to support his girlfriend. In order to get rid of the involvement with Zhang Shaohan and make the resources "clean", he let his girlfriend break off all ties with Zhang Shaohan.

It was for the sake of collective interests that my girlfriend, full of guilt, posted an article online and reluctantly broke off relations with her former good sisters. But this was the company's requirement. What does it have to do with my girlfriend?

From the beginning to the end, he believed that his girlfriend was not wrong. Now seeing Zhang Shaohan on the show which might cause harm to his girlfriend, he appeared to be gentle and comforting his girlfriend but was cursing in his heart. Zhang Shaohan is such a bad person. Wouldn't it be better for him to live the rest of his life peacefully? Why is he jumping up and down and disgusting someone?

My goodness, if Chu Xuan knew that this couple behaved and thought like this, he would understand why Zhang Shaohan said that they were a pair of "bastards". These two people are simply a "perfect match".

After hearing what her boyfriend said, Fan Weiqi came to her senses. She should ask the company about this matter. She and the company were in the same boat. Now she might suffer, and the company certainly didn't want to see this.

So she picked up her phone and called her boss.

——Fumao Music.

Chairman Zhang Gengyu frowned, put down his phone, and looked at Zhang Yunxiao, who was sitting opposite him with a similarly solemn expression.

The two are siblings, the children of Zhang Renfeng, the founder of Fumao Music, and now the actual controller of Fumao Music.

There was no need for Fan Weiqi to call. They got the news as soon as the mainland's public opinion reached Taiwan last night.

"Why did "A Date with Luyu" invite Zhang Shaohan?" After the brother and sister learned the news, they had the same doubts as Fan Weiqi.

Even the once-popular queen Zhang Shaohan may not be qualified to be on this show, let alone under the current negative circumstances. It should be impossible for her to be on this show. But the impossible thing just happened, even the program trailer came out, this cannot be fake.

But this is strange. Knowing that a public figure is surrounded by negative news, Chen Luyu still invited such a person to do an interview. Isn't she afraid that the program will be frustrated? Isn't she afraid that her career will be hindered?

It was not until they arrived at the company early in the morning and saw more and more related news topics coming from the mainland that the brother and sister's faces suddenly became gloomy.

Sure enough, Chen Luyu is not a fool. Those topics show that Chen Luyu is confident in turning around Zhang Shaohan's image. If successful, it will be of great benefit to Chen Luyu and her "Luyu Has a Date", making the program more credible and making Chen Luyu, the host, more brilliant.

After speculating on this relationship, the brother and sister understood why Chen Luyu invited Zhang Shaohan to the show.

However, Chen Luyu is just a host after all, and even if she has top-level connections, there is no question of any interests involved.

Such public opinion broke out in the mainland within one day and was widely spread to Taiwan. Such marketing efficiency and scale are definitely not something Chen Luyu can achieve.

Chen Luyu’s program may just be an introduction, and the public opinion that breaks out is the real core means.

So, there is someone else behind the scenes manipulating this public opinion, and he is a person with both capital strength and media energy.

"Who is helping Zhang Shaohan?"

"It's over now. This is not the point. The point is that if Zhang Shaohan reveals all the truth on the show, the pressure of public opinion will also fall on Fumao, thus affecting the commercial market and our cooperation relationship."

In response to Zhang Yunxiao's question, Zhang Gengyu said this.

As soon as the words fell, the brother and sister fell silent.

In the negative public opinion last month, the public's attention was focused on the center of public opinion. Many people only paid attention to the artists themselves, and few people cared about the companies that the artists signed with.

Because of this, as Zhang Shaohan's signing company, they were not dragged into the whirlpool of public opinion.

But if Zhang Shaohan publicly exposed the relationship between the company and her in "A Date with Luyu", the situation would be different. The commercial market also depends on the company's reputation. It would be fine if the matter was not exposed, but if it was exposed and boycotted by the public, who would cooperate with you?

"Zhang Shaohan shouldn't do this, right? As long as she wants to continue her career, she shouldn't dare to offend us publicly. She knows who is behind us." Zhang Yunxiao said.

Their Fumao Music is a joint venture company. With my father's operation, they successfully connected with PolyGram and made PolyGram a shareholder of Fumao.

Who is PolyGram? It is a music giant in Hong Kong and even Southeast Asia. Together with Universal Music, it is known as the Asian Twin Kings, second only to Sony in Hollywood.

In the years around the millennium, PolyGram merged with Universal Music, which was a huge event and made PolyGram the uncrowned king of the record industry, dominating the market.

Such a powerful giant is a shareholder of their Fumao Music. Zhang Shaohan is also aware of this relationship. Under such circumstances, she doesn’t think Zhang Shaohan dares to offend them.

"We always have to plan ahead. The best outcome is to remove the program early, then nothing will happen," said Zhang Gengyu.

Zhang Yunxiao frowned, "That being said, the marketing has already begun, and the power displayed is in the mainland, so we can't reach it. Besides, since the people behind this have already started, how can they stop?"

"I'll call big brother." Zhang Gengyu picked up the phone and made a call: "We don't know the specific situation, nor do we know who is behind it, but big brother is very powerful and should be able to get some information. Whether we can make this person stop depends on whether big brother can help."

Zhang Yunxiao narrowed his eyes and waited for the result of the call.

Who is the big brother? The boss of PolyGram, the godfather of the entertainment industry, if such a person is willing to help, I think this matter can be easily settled.

——Hong Kong, golf course.

"Bang~" A short and powerful sound was heard, and a golf ball turned into a parabola and flew across the vast grass.

PolyGram's head Zheng Handong put away the bat, stood up straight, put his hand on his forehead to block the sun, and looked in the direction of the ball. Seeing that he had swung a beautiful shot, he said warmly, "Wait for my call."

"Okay, wait for the call from big brother." Zhang Gengyu's voice came from the phone, but the assistant hung up as soon as he finished speaking.

Zheng Handong walked to the front of the grass, and his assistant in a suit and tie followed closely behind him as a caddy.

"The artist fights back against public opinion, and as a boss, I can't sit still anymore. I really can't keep my cool."

"As the saying goes, if you don't do anything wrong, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking at your door."

"Haha, that's a good point."

"Boss, do you want to help him?"

Zheng Handong walked to the ball, bent over and gestured with the club, then swung the club gently, making the ball run about ten meters closer to the hole. He straightened up and walked forward: "It's just a trivial matter. How do you think I can help?"

The assistant was sharp-minded and quickly came up with an idea: "The mainland's public opinion spread in a short period of time, and it matched the program preview perfectly, which shows that there is a connection between the two. The online media and television media were able to be brought together. The online media is most likely the Internet giant Xinlang, and the television media is also the powerful Phoenix TV. The power of the booster behind this is not small."

"Yeah." Zheng Handong nodded.

The assistant added: "So first we need to find out who this person is. It would be best if we can resolve the matter without causing any enmity. If it causes any harm to us, then let Zhang Gengyu resolve it himself."

Zheng Handong did not comment. He walked to the ball, swung slightly, and the ball went into the hole smoothly.

With a "bang", the bodyguards and escorts watching nearby burst into applause.

Zheng Handong smiled and extended a hand to his assistant.

The assistant understood and handed the phone to the boss.

Zheng Handong stayed where he was, enjoying the flattering atmosphere brought by the applause, and made a phone call.

——TVB Building in Hong Kong.

Major shareholder Chen Guoqiang sat in his office, put down the phone in his hand, and said with an interesting, fresh and slightly contemptuous look: "You want me to help you question Phoenix TV? You are so good, Zheng Handong, don't you know that TVB and that Sparrow are competitors?"

Chen Guoqiang shook his head. He naturally knew Zheng Handong's intention, so he picked up his mobile phone and made a call.

——Yinghuang Entertainment Building.

Boss Yang put down the phone, looking at himself with a face that was neither amused nor helpless.

Zhang Shaohan went on "A Date with Luyu" to fight back against public opinion? Did it trigger a wave of public opinion in the mainland media? Who is the mastermind behind this?
What does this have to do with labor and capital?

Why are you asking me?

He sorted out his thoughts. Zhang Shaohan is an artist of Formosa Bohai Corporation, which is backed by Hong Kong PolyGram. Since he could get the TVB boss to call him directly for help, the person who really needs help should be Zheng Handong of PolyGram. Formosa Bohai Corporation is far from being qualified to contact people like them.

So why didn't Zheng Handong ask Phoenix TV, where "A Date with Lu Yu" is hosted, directly? Wouldn't it be enough to ask Phoenix TV's boss Liu Changle?
This involves social etiquette. If Zheng Handong directly asks Liu Changle for help, he will owe Liu Changle a favor.

At their level, it is not easy to repay favors owed to others, and it will cost a lot of money.

Many artists in TVB were once singers of PolyGram and were made famous by Zheng Handong, so the relationship between TVB and PolyGram is complicated and there is no such thing as personal relationships to a large extent, so Zheng Handong turned to TVB boss Chen Guoqiang for help.

However, TVB, led by Chen Guoqiang, is a competitor of Phoenix TV. How can they help you when they are competitors?

Therefore, Chen Guoqiang called him.

He Yinghuang is a content exporter and has been cooperating with Phoenix TV for many years. His works are exported overseas through Phoenix TV's film channel every year. It can be regarded as a mutually beneficial friendly cooperative relationship. If he asks Phoenix TV for help, there will be no need for any social etiquette.

"These people are really old foxes!" Boss Yang was speechless. Such a trivial matter could be linked to him who had nothing to do with public opinion. He was really drunk.

However, on the one hand, he has cooperation with TVB, and on the other hand, he is a little curious about who is the driving force behind public opinion. The person behind this must be no simple person, as he was able to bring together Phoenix TV and mainland online media to create such a situation.

He picked up his phone and made a call.

——Phoenix TV Hong Kong headquarters.

The helmsman Liu Changle put down the phone, put the teacup on the table, and sat on the sofa happily.

"The Fumao twins are really anxious. They went to Zheng Handong, then to Chen Guoqiang, then to Old Man Yang, and finally to me..."

"The public opinion caused by an artist has caused the four of us to pay attention and run errands for it. Zhang Gengyu? Zhang Yunxiao? You have already won."

Liu Changle found it really interesting. People like them basically didn't take the public opinions about artists seriously. Unexpectedly, by some strange coincidence, they all paid attention to it now. This was quite funny.

He picked up the teacup and drank his tea, then crossed his legs and thought for a moment.

"A Date with Luyu" belongs to Chen Luyu's studio and is affiliated with Phoenix TV. He took great pains to recruit Chen Luyu from CCTV, so he gave Chen Luyu higher treatment and more freedom to perform. Chen Luyu decides who to invite and how to interview them, and the TV station also gives the green light in reviewing and approving.

He knew that Chen Luyu invited Zhang Shaohan this time.

There are some rumors in the station that inviting a person surrounded by negative public opinion to appear on TV is really relying on his protection to do things.

Many people are jealous of Chen Luyu's ability to host her own show, so it's normal for rumors to spread.

But he didn't express any opinion and let Chen Luyu do it, because Chen Luyu told him about Chu Xuan's plan, which made him see the value of the interview with Zhang Shaohan.

Chu Xuan?

Help Zhang Shaohan?

What is the reason?
He had doubts about this, but he was not familiar with Chu Xuan and could not ask. Since this matter was essentially beneficial to the TV station, he did not think much about Chu Xuan's purpose in doing so, and it had nothing to do with him.

He just thought that Brilliant Times had the funds, production strength, publicity and promotion windows, and Hollywood channels. If Brilliant Times was interested in producing a TV series that conformed to European and American aesthetics and had Phoenix TV broadcast it, such cooperation might be good.

This kind of cooperation idea was an idea he had once had.

Now Chu Xuan is helping Zhang Shaohan by borrowing the channels of his TV station. Although this is also beneficial to his TV station, if the two parties really cooperate in the future, then this can also be regarded as an interesting little topic of conversation.

Secondly, he saw Chu Xuan's methods and abilities in this plan, which inevitably reminded him of the "Korean Wave" incident two years ago.

At first, many people thought that it was the authorities who did it. Overnight, all the negative information about the Korean Wave was spread. This is not something that ordinary people can do. But now, seeing Chu Xuan's media methods, the source of the "Korean Wave" was also related to Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei. This...

Perhaps the judgment back then was a mistake, and Chu Xuan might be the manipulator behind the scenes.

They were all in the media industry, and having these insights and seeing Chu Xuan's abilities, they also prompted him to want to make friends with Chu Xuan.

So when Zheng Handong wanted to know the person behind this matter, as he might get into a conflict with Chu Xuan, he stood on Chu Xuan's side at this moment and did not want to tell Zheng Handong that the person behind this matter was Chu Xuan.

But then again, Yinghuang Entertainment and Brilliant Times are currently in a honeymoon period, and Yinghuang has a stake in the film that Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Cheng Long collaborated on.

Chu Xuan is also one of the leading actors in the movie. If he suffers any negative impact, it will be detrimental to the movie. I think old man Ying Huang doesn't want to see this?

Zheng Handong and Chen Guoqiang are both real big shots. It would be too disrespectful if we couldn't get any information from them.

In that case, let Old Man Yang worry about how to convey the message.

"Chu Xuan?!"

In the office of Yinghuang Building, Boss Yang saw the encrypted email on the computer. There were only two words "Chu Xuan" in the email, which made him look very surprised.

I never expected that the person behind this was Chu Xuan!
What is Chu Xuan doing?
Why do you want to do this?
Isn’t he filming in Shenzhen?
"Hiss~" Boss Yang took a breath. These doubts were not important. What was important was that Liu Changle had guessed his thoughts correctly.

Zheng Handong's attempt to find the person behind the scenes does seem like he is about to become an enemy of the person behind the scenes.

But Chu Xuan can't get into trouble. Their post-production of "Enemy at the Gates" is almost completed and it will be released soon. If Zheng Handong messes with it, it will only cause more trouble.

Putting this aside, he now has a good cooperative relationship with Brilliant Times. The increasingly powerful development of Brilliant Times also makes it a partner that he can rely on for the development of the Yinghuang Dynasty mainland. Considering this point, he will also stand firmly on Chu Xuan's side.

"It's just such a small matter, but it's giving me a headache."

Boss Yang smiled bitterly, but he insisted on his idea and sent a text message to Chen Guoqiang.

He guessed that the old fox from Phoenix TV was trying to pass the buck. His own TV program was co-operating with Chu Xuan, but you revealed his name to him without following the industry rules. It was because he couldn't explain anything to Zheng Handong and Chen Guoqiang, two people of the same level.

Then they turned their attention to him, expecting that he had a cooperation with Brilliant Times, and determined that he would not expose Chu Xuan, so they successfully handed this trouble over to him to deal with.

This is really a case of "the pot falls from the sky while you are sitting at home".

You old foxes, I will stay away from you from now on, you are all trouble.

"The water is a bit deep?"

In the office of the TVB building, Chen Guoqiang was stunned for a moment. The text message reply he saw consisted of just these four words - [The Water is a Bit Deep].

This... It seems that the person behind Zhang Shaohan's public opinion this time is quite powerful. Even the old guy Ying Huang is unwilling to say it clearly.

"The top boss of the mainland?" He was suspicious. Otherwise, what other level of people could that old guy not dare to talk about?

"Why would such a person help Zhang Shaohan?" He was puzzled again, a little confused about the behavior of this unknown boss.

But this is none of his business. Zhang Shaohan's public opinion has nothing to do with him. Why bother to think about it? It's enough to get an answer.

Also, Zheng Handong is that shameless guy. Just because most of the artists under his company come from PolyGram, he always says that TVB owes him a favor and always asks him to help with things. As a prominent figure in Hong Kong, Zheng Handong is very unhappy about this.

Now that Zheng Handong had hit a snag, he felt inexplicably relieved. In order to prevent Zheng Handong from bothering him about this matter again, he replied with a text message that exaggerated the situation.

"The water is too deep, there is nothing we can do."

On the golf course, Zheng Handong was a little stunned. He hadn't heard such words in many years. When it comes to matters in the entertainment industry, is there anything too complicated for him?

He frowned, knowing that this matter was not simple and the person behind Zhang Shaohan was a real big shot.

He did not call Chen Guoqiang to verify anything. A person like Chen Guoqiang would naturally not lie when doing such a small favor. He must have heard some information or received some advice from someone.

But why would such a powerful figure from the mainland go to so much trouble to help Zhang Shaohan?
Could it be that he has a crush on Zhang Shaohan? He could only think in this direction, and he really couldn't find any suitable reason.

"Why think so much? It's none of my business anyway."

Zheng Handong took the phone from his assistant and called Zhang Gengyu.

"Big brother?"

“Be prepared for PR.”

"Uh……"

"Remember, just do your own public relations and don't slander Zhang Shaohan."

"what??"

At Taipei's Fumao Music Studio, Zhang Gengyu was in total disbelief when he heard these words, as if the person in front of him was a fake big brother.

Aren’t you the godfather of the entertainment industry?

Aren’t you an industry expert?

Can't you handle anything in the entertainment industry?
Why does his tone sound a little scared now?
"Just do as I say. If you don't believe me, you will bear the consequences yourself."

"No, no, no, how could I not believe you, big brother? I know what to do."

Zhang Gengyu said repeatedly, and then heard some earnest teachings.

"Geng Yu, you did something a bit unfair in this matter of Zhang Shaohan. Zhang Shaohan's agency contract was in the hands of her teacher, but you didn't treat her as your own. You used Zhang Shaohan to forcefully tie her to Fan Weiqi, your own person who had signed a long-term contract. After Zhang Shaohan lost power, you chose Fan Weiqi."

"In this matter, the wise approach is to focus on how to make Zhang Shaohan one of our own, rather than focusing on training Fan Weiqi, whose all-round talents are not as good as Zhang Shaohan's, and letting Fan Weiqi take advantage of Zhang Shaohan's popularity to become successful."

"In this line of work, you need to have vision as well as some emotions. I have trained many artists such as Deng Lijun, Zhang Xueyou, and Xu Jiejie. Even after they left me, they still remember my kindness. There is a reason for that. You need to think more about this aspect."

Zhang Gengyu's face twitched. Why didn't you say this earlier? Didn't you agree to bundle Zhang Shaohan and Fan Weiqi together for sale? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to criticize him now after the fact?
But it was this that made him realize the seriousness of the situation. The person behind Zhang Shaohan's public opinion this time who could make Zheng Handong treat the matter in this way...

It can be imagined that he is definitely a big shot in the industry who can stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun!
But how come we haven’t heard of such a great person? Maybe he is a hidden boss!

Zhang Yunxiao was equally incredulous after learning about the situation: "There is such a person? Han Sanping?"

In her opinion, in the entire industry, the only big shot from the mainland who could make Zheng Handong compromise was Han Sanping.

"Han Sanping is in charge of film and television. He has nothing to do with Zhang Shaohan, a singer. It must be someone else." Zhang Gengyu shook his head.

Zhang Yunxiao nodded slightly and didn't think about it any more, knowing that this result was enough.

"I also wanted to ask her mother to take action, continue to buy press releases to fight back, and then fight back in front of the media, so that the public will stand on her mother's side. Then, no matter how big the public opinion is, the impact on us will be minimal."

"But since the boss has said that we are not allowed to use PR tactics to attack Zhang Shaohan, asking her mother to fight back would only cause trouble for the boss and might even offend the mysterious big shot on the mainland."

Hearing what his sister said, Zhang Gengyu became furious and slammed the table.

"Why call her mom? This old woman made a mess, but she just took the money and went back to Canada to enjoy herself, and she didn't care about the things here at all."

"The news that her daughter was going to fight back didn't reach Canada, and she didn't know the situation here yet."

"Just don't tell her. Without her intervention, public opinion this time will most likely lean towards Zhang Shaohan, turning all the negative situations against Zhang Shaohan around."

"When Zhang Shaohan files a lawsuit to get his money back, public opinion will be on Zhang Shaohan's side, and the old woman will be so anxious that she will jump off the building!"

"You caused this yourself, and now it's causing us so much trouble, so no one can expect it to be good!"

Zhang Yunxiao nodded in support. The person involved in the incident ran away, and now they are being punished. How can this be called? If you don't let us have an easy life because of your incident, then you can't have an easy life either!
"Give Fan Weiqi a message to comfort her and let her wait and see what happens."

"If things are as bad as we think, she will be implicated as well. We should prepare for the worst."

"The worst plan? It's nothing more than hiding the resources given to her, giving them to others, or selling them."

"That's all."

In the villa, Fan Weiqi looked at the text messages on her mobile phone and felt very upset.

The text message only has four words: wait and see.

She called the company in the morning and waited for a whole day only to receive these four words, which made her very anxious. This might mean that the company was unable to handle the matter of Zhang Shaohan appearing on "Lu Yu You Yue".

She could only pray that in the program to be aired in a few days, Zhang Shaohan would still remember their past friendship and not expose her. Don't expose her, never!
(End of this chapter)