Chapter 197: Dark Eyes

Liu Shuangcheng was not feeling well at that time.

He stared at the screen of his mobile phone, as if he wanted to stare through the screen and see the person in the post.

For a moment, Liu Shuangcheng wanted to make a phone call and ask the company’s public relations department to contact the administrator of this group and delete the post, but he quickly calmed down.

Just covering his mouth is completely useless, and it may even have the opposite effect of making him look guilty, as if he was doing this out of guilt.

If the gossip came from the group, then the post could be deleted quickly, and the person could be banned from posting, and basically nothing would happen. Once a real insider is treated like this, he will understand what happened at the time, and know that he has hit a wall and has been seen, and he will definitely not continue to talk nonsense.

However, judging from the remarks of the poster, the source is the so-called next door, which is naturally Weibo.

It was Apple Entertainment that spread this “rumor”.

why?
Why did Apple Entertainment suddenly do this?
Could it be that… the other party already knew about today’s talent show contestants so quickly, and it was him who did it? Is this the counterattack of Southern Sichuan TV?
But how could Southern Sichuan TV move so quickly?
What’s more, Southern Sichuan TV has no position to do this. None of the vote-rigging candidates exposed today were made famous by Southern Sichuan TV. They were just used to offset the negative information about Lu Siyuan. They are not so domineering. Once they make trouble, others are not even allowed to do public relations!

After thinking it over, Liu Shuangcheng picked up his phone and called Liang Chaojie.

“Hey, what on earth are you doing today? Why did you bring up Chuannantai so quickly?”

Southern Sichuan Station, in the director’s office.

Liang Chaojie answered the phone and turned on the speaker. He heard the voice from the other end that was obviously filled with suppressed anger. He glanced at Meng Yunda beside him with some trepidation, but Meng Yunda just nodded slightly, indicating that he should just do as planned. Liang Chaojie could only calm down and speak.

“Boss Liu, what happened to Chuannantai?”

He sounded doubtful:
“I just followed your instructions and sent the list of people who rigged the votes for the show to the internet trolls and marketing companies, telling them to keep their mouths shut. This is Wushuang’s business, so don’t talk nonsense…”

“Oh, if you must say it has something to do with Sichuan TV, a few people asked me what I would do if I received a lawyer’s letter. I said no, the Lu Siyuan incident was exposed by Sichuan TV, and those companies should go to Sichuan TV if they want to find someone. If they hadn’t done that shitty live broadcast, Xiaoyuan wouldn’t have gotten into trouble, and so many people wouldn’t have been involved.”

“Is it because of this? But I haven’t heard of any action from the Southern Sichuan TV station. I just watched the live broadcast. Although the atmosphere was not right, the guests had already started to make fire and cook normally, and the comments didn’t say anything. What’s going on?”

Liu Shuangcheng felt his eyes go dark.

He had never had direct contact with Liang Chaojie before. At most, he asked Liu Shaomei to instruct his subordinates about some action. He was very busy himself, having to deal with Wushuang’s affairs and also had to negotiate with overseas parties. How could he have the time to pay attention to Lu Siyuan’s agent?

If it weren’t for the special circumstances this time, Lu Siyuan had gotten into trouble and was still locked in the program and couldn’t be contacted, and he himself happened to be in Changshan, Liu Shuangcheng would have been too lazy to deal with Liang Chaojie anyway.

To put it bluntly, unless Liang Chaojie becomes the top agent in Beijing or Shanghai, he will not even be qualified to eat at the same table with Liu Shuangcheng. The fact that he can establish a relationship with Liu Shuangcheng now is just because of Lu Siyuan’s influence.

But just this once! Just this once! This guy can do this!
Although it was indeed Liu Shuangcheng who said these words, doesn’t Liang Chaojie have any idea about which ones can be told to the public and which ones cannot?

Tell the marketing account that it was Wushuang who exposed the incident and told them to shut up. How the hell can they say that? They are all marketing accounts, so it would be a miracle if they can keep their mouths shut!!!
It’s obvious that they don’t want to take responsibility and want to find someone to take the blame so they can shirk the responsibility. Can’t Liang Chaojie just say that it was Huanxing who did it? Why does he have to put the blame on Wushuang? What a fucking idiot!

No wonder Southern Sichuan TV allowed Apple Entertainment to release that kind of stuff.

It’s easy to imagine that the marketing account must have been chased and attacked by that group of brokerage companies, so it immediately turned against them and said that it was Wushuang’s request, and then asked that group of people to find trouble with Sichuan Southern TV, which resulted in the current situation.

He was wondering why Sichuan Southern TV suddenly went crazy and did this. It was obvious that he was doing all this just for public relations and it had nothing to do with Sichuan Southern TV. Even if the other party wanted to take action, they wouldn’t do it so quickly.

Now I found out after asking, it turns out that I was being blamed.

Liu Shuangcheng’s breathing even became rapid, and it took him a long while to catch his breath.

He closed his eyes tightly, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

“What’s wrong? Go check out what Apple Entertainment posted on Weibo today before you ask me what’s wrong!”

Liang Chaojie certainly knew what Apple Entertainment had released.

What else? He is the one who provided the material for the gossip.

But he still pressed the screen of his mobile phone until it made crackling sounds, and acted as if he was searching for keywords in a hurry, trying his best to act as realistically as possible so that Liu Shuangcheng on the other end of the phone could hear the sound.

A moment later, Liang Chaojie’s voice was heard, with three parts of confusion, three parts of shock and suspicion, three parts of disbelief, and one part of luck.

“Boss Liu, who are these things that Apple Entertainment posted today talking about?”

It seemed as if he had guessed something, but seemed unable to believe it, or perhaps he did not dare to say it out loud for fear of angering Liu Shuangcheng.

It’s true.

Meng Yunda admired his performance and felt that if this guy was not an agent, he would probably be a veteran actor.

Liu Shuangcheng was choked by his question.

Want to come clean and say that this is talking about him? That would be a confession. Apple Entertainment didn’t name anyone. If he behaved properly, then there would be no reason for his anger now.

But if he doesn’t explain it clearly, how would Liang Chaojie know that he had done something stupid!
After a few seconds of silence, Liu Shuangcheng coughed and said coldly:
“I first saw the discussion in a Douban group. Someone mentioned the post posted by Apple Entertainment, and another industry insider said it was me. It was pushed to the top of the hottest replies. Douban didn’t mention any names, just saying that this ‘big boss’ almost lured a recent artist who was at the center of controversy, and that person was later banned after scandals were exposed.”

“Did you hear anything?”

“That so-called insider is probably from Sichuan Southern TV, and he’s calling me here.”

“Regardless of whether their revelations are true or not, now that the Internet trolls on other apps are attracting their attention to me, even if they are fake, they have to be confirmed.”

Meng Yunda raised his eyebrows.

As expected, he is a veteran in the entertainment industry for many years. He could tell at a glance that there was something fishy about the hot post on a certain forum.

Yes, the people who are leading the trend on various platforms are indeed arranged by him. But Meng Yunda is more cautious. He doesn’t like to use external marketing accounts and water armies. Sichuan Southern TV has its own special marketing department, which supports a large number of marketing accounts and water armies.

When there is nothing to do, the marketing department will also take on business from various celebrities and companies to earn extra money. Once they find a place to use their skills, they will feel more at ease when their own people use them, right?

Apple Entertainment has paparazzi like Zhuo Ge, people who specialize in self-media content, and undercover agents lurking in the Gua Group, who keep a close eye on public opinion at all times.

Because they have inside information and can always accurately predict hot topics, marketing accounts have many fans. The task of the undercover agents is to hide in the group with professional badges, and if they find that the guests of variety shows or actors in new dramas on the station are showing signs of collapse, they will immediately replace them in advance to stop the loss in time.

Therefore, there are very few bad artists on Southern Sichuan TV who affect the broadcast of programs or TV dramas.

In order to make themselves look less obtrusive, the undercovers will occasionally release gossip after eliminating the hidden dangers. They will use the identity of a low-level minion in the entertainment industry to describe harmless gossip such as a certain star is usually irritable and rude to the staff below, and someone likes to act like a big shot and is late, etc. This kind of gossip is real and can resonate with many people in the industry, reflecting their identity as insiders, but it will not cause trouble.

At a time like today when people in the circle are needed to add fuel to the fire, their highly credible accounts come in handy.

Using one number for two purposes is the correct way to play.

Liu Shuangcheng’s guess was indeed correct. Although the person who posted in a certain Bangua group today was not arranged by Sichuan Southern TV, the popular reply was posted by Meng Yunda. Of course, this was not to lure Liu Shuangcheng out, but just to plant a few more mines in various software for follow-up.

But what Meng Yunda didn’t expect was that Liu Shuangcheng, an old man in his seventies, would actually go to such a place to eat melons, and even eat some on himself. This was quite beyond Meng Yunda’s expectations.

“Boss Liu, I, I really didn’t know this would happen. I didn’t mean to do it…”

Seeing Meng Yunda just smiling and saying nothing, Liang Chaojie had no choice but to bite the bullet and pretend to be innocent, looking panicked:
“How about I contact those marketing accounts now and ask them to remove those press releases?”

Liu Shuangcheng was so angry that he almost laughed.

“What’s the point of withdrawing the press release now? The Southern Sichuan TV station has already started to take action, and you are withdrawing now. If they see you, they will think Wushuang is scared and cowardly!”

“It doesn’t matter, just let them publish it. I don’t believe they can really have any evidence. It’s fake, and it can’t be true anyway!”

“We’ll see what happens tomorrow. You have nothing to do anyway, so pay more attention to it. Send a special reminder to Apple Entertainment to keep an eye on it. If they release any more information, feel free to call me.”

With a click, Liu Shuangcheng hung up the phone without waiting for a reply.

Liang Chaojie raised his head and looked at Meng Yunda in surprise.

To be more precise, he was the only one who looked at each other in bewilderment. Meng Yunda was not panicked at all and kept smiling.

Liang Chaojie was a little anxious:

“Meng Tai, what are you laughing at? He must have had something on his mind to be so reckless when he said that just now!”

“We don’t really have any evidence to prove what he did overseas. His reaction shows that he is very sure that there is no evidence. It is very likely that he is doing the same as their usual operation, confiscating electronic devices after entering the venue and physically isolating and secretly filming.”

“And Mr. Meng, please believe me, I really saw it, I’m not talking nonsense. He just said it was fake, he must have said that because he knew there was no evidence!”

Seeing that he was really a little anxious, Meng Yunda raised his hand, smiled and comforted him:
“I know, I know what you say is true.”

“I know Lao Liu well. If he had no guilty conscience, he wouldn’t have called you, let alone been angry.”

“He’s anxious, which means he has something to hide.”

“As for why he said it doesn’t matter and he’ll wait and see… I guess he probably wants to wait and see how public opinion develops. If he rushes into action, it will only make him look like he’s trying to cover up his own faults, which will give netizens room for imagination. He understands the Internet, but not a lot.”

“In short, you should be relieved now. Even if Liu Shuangcheng is angry, he has no doubt that you did these things on purpose. In his opinion, you dare not do this, and there is no reason to do so, right?”

Liang Chaojie couldn’t refute it.

This is true.

Although Mr. Liu was angry just now, he really didn’t suspect that he had done something deliberately. He probably thought that a small minion couldn’t cause any trouble.

After all, he is just a small agent in a small company called Huanxing. The biggest stars he has ever managed are Han Fei and Lu Siyuan. One of them was suppressed and blackened by the whole network and had no power to fight back, while the other was basically equivalent to Wushuang. Liang Chaojie not only licked Liu Shuangcheng, but also dared to make small moves. Is he crazy?

“All right……”

Liang Chaojie sighed and pointed to a building outside the large French window of his office:
“Then I’ll book the hotel next door today. If anything needs to happen, I can come quickly to discuss it. You can call me anytime tomorrow.”

“It’s getting dark now, I won’t delay you from getting off work, I’ll leave first?”

He had already delayed Mr. Meng for a long time. Many employees had already left the gate of Chuannan Station. If he continued to delay, it would be a bit impolite.

However, what he didn’t expect was that Meng Yunda just waved his hand and said:

“I stay in the office at night. If you have anything, just call me. I’ll give you a work badge later. You can swipe the card to take the elevator directly to my place, so you don’t have to keep asking someone to go down to pick you up.”

“You go back and rest first. I will call you directly if I have anything.”

Liang Chaojie: …

Liang Chaojie was shocked.

It turns out that what is said online about people who treat their company as their home when they earn over 100,000 yuan a month really exists?

…………

On the island.

The sky was completely dark at this time.

There are no lights on the island far away from the city and the crowds. The sky is filled with stars and moonlight, exuding an inexplicable tranquility.

Even the program crew did not use any lighting equipment. They only placed a few reflectors next to the guests to achieve a better program effect.

By now, everyone had cleared a piece of land outside the shelter, built a bonfire, and were cooking. The firelight shone on their faces, making them appear red.

It was clearly a very peaceful and harmonious scene, but the atmosphere between people was a little discordant.

Xu Qing’an poked the fire with a stick and said in a sarcastic tone:

“We cut and moved the big logs, and Han Fei and Qi Qingyi went to the sea to exchange for supplies. Some people did nothing but call the production team to call the medical team. I don’t know how they can eat.”

Lu Siyuan: …

Lu Siyuan wanted to stab him to death.

(End of this chapter)