Chapter 169 Red Temperature and Darkening

The melon strips about Zhao Mingtao, Zhong Xiaoyun and Lu Xiaoli lived up to expectations and became more and more popular thanks to the concerted efforts of the spectators.

Of course, those who are paying close attention will find that no matter what terms these hot searches are replaced with, they will be pushed down within half an hour after climbing up the list. Only the hot searches in the same city are not affected much, and they cannot stay on either the entertainment list or the overall list for long.

Anyone with eyes can see that someone is working behind the scenes to cool down the popularity of the film, which has aroused rebellion among many people.

——Whether I am interested in or know these people is one thing, but if you deprive me of the right to eat melons, then you are crossing my bottom line!

The ability of the spectators to create entries should not be underestimated. What’s more, in addition to those who suppress the trending searches, there are also people from all sides who are trying to fish in troubled waters and add fuel to the fire when something happens.

The situation outside is in chaos, and the one that is most affected is naturally Wushuang Films.

Changshan City.

In an ordinary business car in the airport parking lot, Liu Shuangcheng stared at the live broadcast room on the flat-screen and the real-time hot search list on the split screen, his face expressionless.

Then he punched the tablet and bent it.

His cell phone was placed on the small table next to him and he was still on a call. He was the only one in the back seat and the driver had lowered the soundproofing baffle, so he didn’t have to worry about being heard by the people in the front.

“Brother, brother, can you hear me?”

“I’ve said it before, if you don’t want to deal with Han Fei, just kill him. You insisted on keeping him alive and torturing him slowly. Look, if it weren’t for him, there wouldn’t be so many problems!”

The female voice on the phone was shrill and angry, and also had a bit of pressure:
“After all this, there’s not much point in you going to Sichuan TV now! If it’s your turn, we have to remove them all from the show even if we have to pay a little more in liquidated damages. Otherwise, who knows how many more troubles they’ll cause. The cameras at Sichuan TV are like those in a hotel. Anyone who goes there will surely fall flat on their face!”

Liu Shuangcheng is a middle-aged man, he is in his fifties this year, but unlike other CEOs of the same age, perhaps because of his experience and background when he was young, or perhaps because he opened a top film and television company in the industry, Liu Shuangcheng has managed his body very well. Despite his age, his hair is mixed with white, but his body is not bloated, and you can even see some signs of training through his clothes.

If he was too weak, it would be unlikely that he could bend the flat board with one fist without batting an eyelid.

When he was young, his appearance was just average, but at this age, he stood out because of his tall stature among short people.

Liu Shuangcheng looked at his phone and said coldly:
“What does what’s happening now have to do with Han Fei?”

“Zhao Mingtao wanted to get together with Shu Yi, and not only did he do it, he was also photographed by paparazzi. For this matter, he agreed to many conditions of Sichuan Southern TV Station and even went on a show with Shu Yi. He didn’t expect to run into Xu Qing’an and Lu Xiaoli on the show.”

“From the beginning to the end, wasn’t it his own fault? You can at most say that the Southern Sichuan TV station fanned the flames, but in the final analysis, it was all Zhao Mingtao’s fault. You taught him to get into trouble, and you blame me for not killing a has-been celebrity who had nothing to do with him earlier. Where do you get the confidence to do that?”

Liu Shaomei was scolded by him, but she did not feel guilty at all.

Of course she knew that Liu Shuangcheng was overseas before, saying he was on vacation, but she didn’t know what he was actually doing. When the program first made the news, he didn’t want to return to China, and just said that Zhao Mingtao would handle it. Now that things have turned out like this, he flew back in a hurry, but he still didn’t make it.

As soon as he landed at Changshan Airport, Liu Shuangcheng was watching the live broadcast while making a phone call. He witnessed Shu Yi revealing the gossip about Zhao Mingtao and Zhong Xiaoyun on the show, and also threatened and warned Lu Xiaoli…

Well, Zhao Mingtao did have problems, and he was not her biological son, so she didn’t need to protect him. But the problem was that although Zhao Mingtao’s surname was not Qu, he was a real member of the Qu family. Since Zhao Mingtao worked in Liu Shaomei’s brother’s company, if anything went wrong, Liu Shaomei would have to take the blame.

No matter how unimportant or inconspicuous Zhao Mingtao is in the Qu family, he is still the third generation of the Qu family. Most importantly, the public now only knows that he is the marketing manager of Wushuang Film and Television. If his relationship with the Qu family is exposed, even if it does not affect the company greatly, it will still affect its image. It is also possible that someone with ulterior motives will dig out the reasons why his surname is Zhao instead of Qu.

This was the fundamental reason why Liu Shaomei was so anxious and wanted to get him out as soon as possible.

It was nothing for her stepson to get into trouble, but it was something that happened in her brother’s company. The most urgent thing now was to get rid of the blame first, and then let her eldest brother take it and put more effort into cleaning up the mess. Otherwise, how could she handle the messy troubles in the entertainment industry?
Family members know family members well. Liu Shaomei knows Liu Shuangcheng’s temper, personality and work style too well. If she doesn’t give him some eye drops to divert the fire, Liu Shuangcheng’s solution to this matter may be to announce the dismissal of Zhao Mingtao and directly freeze all the artists related to “Dear Roommate”, regardless of whether they are under Wushuang Film and Television or not. As long as there is black material that affects the company, as long as they are involved, they will all be suppressed!
As a result, Liu Shaomei’s speech became more fluent:

“If Han Fei hadn’t been on this show, Lu Siyuan wouldn’t have come at all!”

“At that time, I wanted to use the show to lure Han Fei to go crazy, but not only did he not go crazy, he also created several waves of image marketing for himself, jumping into the river to save people and exposing Lu Siyuan’s bullying of him in the cave. And don’t forget, Zhong Xiaoyun was exposed by Lu Xiaoli on the spot during the live broadcast for his secret marriage and childbirth and domestic violence, and it was Han Fei who exposed it!”

“It was because of these things that the entire program went astray, which led to the series of major troubles that followed.”

“If I don’t hold this account against Han Fei and Chuan Nantai, who should I hold accountable?”

“Don’t say it’s their fault. You already knew about those things a long time ago, and you did a lot of them!”

Liu Shaomei spewed out a stream of words without pause or hesitation, and she seemed to be terribly self-righteous.

After she finished her shouting, she added:
“Who is that? Oh, Liang Chaojie. It’s Han Fei and Lu Siyuan’s agent who called me and told me that Han Fei just claimed in a live broadcast that he is ill and that if anyone dares to disturb his family, he will sue and beat them up. Liang Chaojie was really scared and asked me if I should stop doing anything to his family. He is bullying us now. What are you thinking, brother? Do you want to let him go?”

“You don’t think Han Fei embarrassed you enough before, do you?”

When Liu Shuangcheng was watching the live broadcast, he was so angry that he pounded the tablet without much change in his expression. But after hearing what Liu Shaomei said, his expression finally darkened.

His skin was not white. Even though he had been pampered for so many years, his complexion was not very fair. It was rather yellow and dark. At this moment, his face was dark with a little red. Upon closer inspection, one could find that Mr. Liu’s neck was a little red.

It seems to be a little red and warm.

It would have been better if he didn’t mention it. As soon as Liu Shaomei mentioned the gossip that Han Fei had spread throughout half of the circle, he couldn’t help but want to kill this guy.

half an hour.

His facial muscles were tense, he lit a cigarette, and his voice was sinister.

“I have my own plans. I’ll tell you later. I’m hanging up now.”

After hanging up the phone and lowering the partition, Liu Shuangcheng told the driver:
“Let’s go to the Southern Sichuan Provincial Government Building.”

…………

at the same time.

In the public bathroom on a certain floor of the Chuannantai building, in a cubicle in the corner of the men’s restroom.

A man wearing a baseball cap, sunglasses and a mask was squatting with his feet on the toilet lid. If you look closely, you can see that his hair is not natural, like a wig, which can be said to be a real camouflage right down to the hair.

He didn’t go to the toilet, didn’t move, and didn’t make any sound. This posture lasted for a long time.

If the cubicle door is not closed, people passing by may wonder if his feet are numb from squatting.

But of course, the door was closed, and no one noticed him. At most, the cleaners tried to clean several times but couldn’t push the door open, and they murmured why there was always someone in this cubicle. There was the sound of running water outside the door, as if several people came to the toilet together, but they didn’t leave immediately after using the toilet. There was also the sound of lighters, as if they were secretly gathering together to smoke and chat.

“Hey, I mean, you seemed to be the PD of our station’s “Dear Roommate” before, why did you go to the first episode but not the second? Did you make the director unhappy?”

“What nonsense! Director Li may be a bit foul-mouthed, but he is actually just the strongest champion. He won’t really kick people out of the group if they don’t make any big mistakes. Why would I care?”

“Then why didn’t you go? Tell me.”

“You don’t know if you’re not a photographer. Well, it’s all because of this desert island survival project. Director Li said that they’re going to have a desert island survival project. Not only will the guests have a hard time, but the PD will have to do the same. Moreover, the guests only need to survive, and the PD has to carry a big guy and follow them to shoot their survival. So there are a lot of requirements, such as priority for those with outdoor experience, priority for good physical strength, priority for retired military personnel… In short, normal photographers can’t do this job.”

“Oh, now that you mention it, I remember that this thing seems to be temporarily allocated to all the program groups in the station. Two people from my group were called over. Hey, isn’t it just an S+ project? The station has two every year. Why is it such a big deal this time? Does the station attach so much importance to it?”

“That’s nonsense. Director Meng even personally came out to coordinate with Director Li to help him maintain order. I guess it’s because the project ‘Dear Roommate’ is so popular. Think about it, the station has S+ projects every year, but how many of them can be discussed this much?”

“That’s right… buddy, you have to work harder in the future. If there’s another project like this and you’re removed because of your lack of physical strength, then it’s a relief. With the experience of participating in a phenomenal variety show on your resume, the conditions offered by headhunters in the future will be much better!”

“Hush, you are really outrageous. Mr. Meng’s office is on this floor, and you still dare to talk about changing jobs? Those who come here from other floors are all here to report to Mr. Meng. We have to meet. Come on, stop smoking, and leave quickly. Who knows if there is anyone in the cubicle.”

After the rustling sound, there was a series of footsteps coming from near and then far away.

They’re gone.

In the cubicle, the man took off his sunglasses, slowly got down from the toilet lid, and stretched his hands and feet.

He hung his sunglasses on his collar, opened the door and went out, washed his hands slowly, tidied his appearance in front of the mirror, and then left the men’s room as well.

Following the signs on the corridor wall, he easily found the director’s office.

Stand at the door for a few seconds.

The man knocked on the door three times, “Knock, knock, knock”, and as expected, he heard a “Come in”.

When I stepped in, I saw Meng Yunda, the director of Southern Sichuan TV, sitting at his desk.

Meng Yunda was flipping through a document that looked like a report, and said without raising his head:

“what’s up?”

The man took off all his disguises and said in a gentle voice:
“Hello, Mr. Meng, I have something I want to discuss with you. I wonder if you are free now.”

Meng Yunda felt that the voice was both familiar and unfamiliar. He paused flipping through the documents and looked up.

Then he was stunned, and after several seconds he said in surprise:
“Zhong Xiaoyun? What do you want to see me for?”

Except for the bowl-cut wig on his head, Zhong Xiaoyun had removed his sunglasses, mask and hat. Even though his hairstyle looked a bit weird, it did not prevent Meng Yunda from recognizing his identity.

After all, this face has appeared on the hot search many times. Even though his most explosive news has passed, new revelations appeared today, which brought up Zhong Xiaoyun’s previous affairs and sparked a lot of discussion. Meng Yunda has been paying attention to public opinion, so of course he saw it.

Seeing that the other party had no intention of sending him away, Zhong Xiaoyun closed the door and sat on the reception sofa in the office. He took a few sips of the bottle of mineral water beside him to moisten his throat before speaking:

“Director Meng, you should be very clear about my current situation.”

“I lost all the acting offers I was in contact with, and even the ones I had already signed, the crews called to cancel the contracts. The only good thing is that because I was not very popular before, I didn’t have any endorsements, so I didn’t have to pay too much liquidated damages, and I didn’t have any debts.”

“But now my wife and children have left me, and I’ve been deserted by everyone. Friends in the industry who used to have a good relationship with me have quickly unfollowed me, and those who had previously planned to try to create a couple with me have also deleted all related content, for fear of being associated with me.”

“All this is thanks to ‘Love Star’ – oh no, this show has now been renamed ‘Dear Roommate’, am I right?”

Meng Yunda quietly put his right hand under the table.

He held his cell phone, his finger on the security department’s phone number, ready to call immediately if anything went wrong.

But on the surface, Meng Yunda’s emotions were still quite stable.

He nodded slightly:
“Do you hope that we, the Southern Sichuan TV Station, can give you some compensation in terms of resources?”

“These are all easy to discuss. Zhong Xiaoyun, you are still young, and you may not know much about the twists and turns in the industry, but I can tell you that falling down once does not mean you can’t get up again. Think about it, those so-called veteran actors and artists today, if you go back 20 years, who doesn’t have a few scandals, right?”

“At that time, their dirty laundry was all in the newspapers, and the whole nation watched and laughed at it. Now, your case is really nothing. Those who have been jailed for tax evasion can continue to act and sing after they are released. You haven’t broken the law, so you still have plenty of opportunities.”

Zhong Xiaoyun looked at him for a long time and suddenly smiled.

He crossed his legs, drank another sip of mineral water, and then said:
“Did Mr. Meng misunderstand something? I don’t want your station to give me resources or anything like that. Even if I want resources, I have to wait until the current storm is over. There is no way that Sichuan Southern TV Station can support an artist like me who is at the center of controversy. Don’t you agree?”

“I came to see you today for no other reason than to talk about something.”

“I’ve watched the show and the trending searches. To be honest, I admire your station’s variety show level and public relations ability.”

“But from what I understand, if nothing unexpected happens, after you beat up the younger one, the older one will come. If you treat Zhao Mingtao like this, his family will come to your house soon. When that happens, no matter if you practice Tai Chi or anything else, you will definitely not be able to escape from them unscathed. Even if you can, it will be quite troublesome.”

“What kind of style does Mr. Liu Shuangcheng have? You are more familiar with him than I am, right?”

Meng Yunda’s finger moved away from the screen silently.

He quietly put his phone on his lap, put his hands on the table, crossed his fingers and smiled:
“Yes, I know all of this, but I’m not sure what Mr. Zhong wants to say.”

Zhong Xiaoyun put down the mineral water, stood up and stared at him, his expression becoming much more serious.

He said word by word:

“I’m going to tell you something that can bring Zhao Mingtao to even greater ruin. I also have evidence. Do you want it?”

(End of this chapter)