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The online discussions were obviously orchestrated by a water army, making uniform claims that Jiahe Entertainment was failing, making bad movies, and should go bankrupt soon.
With the added exaggeration and embellishment from paid marketing accounts, some naive netizens were fooled into believing it.
Director Sun couldn’t help but laugh when he saw the trending topic “Jiahe Entertainment is about to go bankrupt” on Weibo’s top ten list. “Su Tianhe, oh Su Tianhe, I never thought you’d end up like this. Back then, I followed you wholeheartedly, made so many contributions to Jiahe Entertainment, and in the end, you still suppressed me. Now, let you taste the taste of Jiahe Entertainment collapsing in your daughter’s hands.”
The familiar ringtone of a cellphone sounded, and Director Sun looked at the caller ID, reaching out to answer the call with a smile: “Director Yu, your gift is really too much. Jiahe Entertainment is in chaos now, everyone must be anxious, hahaha…”
The person called Director Yu sighed and said with a tone of deep pain and reluctance: “I never thought Jiahe Entertainment would end up like this. Back then, Jiahe Entertainment was so good. You brought so many great projects, you were such a big help to Jiahe Entertainment. Your leaving is truly a loss for Jiahe Entertainment. Jiahe Entertainment is bound to go under sooner or later.”
Director Sun was flattered and proudly said: “I’m not as amazing as you say, it’s just everyone taking care of me. Honestly, seeing Jiahe Entertainment in this state now, I’m also very sad. I’m more worried about you and the other old employees, what will happen to you in the future?”
Director Yu quickly said, “Last time you said I helped you, and you promised to take me with you to Yuefeng Entertainment when the time comes. Is that still true?”
Director Sun, hearing this, couldn’t help but roll his eyes, thinking how easy it is to deceive fools, but he continued to coax the other person, “We’ve been friends for so many years, don’t you trust me? After everything settles down, just come find me, I’ll definitely arrange a good position for you.”
“Then it’s settled, I’ll wait for your good news.” Director Yu said.
“Okay, okay.” Director Sun perfunctorily replied, then said, “I’m busy with something, let’s talk later.” And he hung up the phone.
Director Sun then sneered at the darkened phone screen, “Fool, wait for your doom!”
*****
At Jiahe Entertainment, Zhang Mingen sat in front of Director Yu’s desk, arms crossed, staring at him seriously with a stern face.
Director Yu hung up the phone and looked at Zhang Mingen nervously.
Sweat beads had already formed on his round, chubby face, and his voice trembled as he said, “I’ve followed your instructions and recorded everything. You also said you would spare me, wouldn’t report me. My family has a 70-year-old mother and a 10-year-old child. The whole family depends on me. I was just being foolish to take his money and do such a stupid thing. I won’t dare to do it again…”
“Enough, stop the nonsense.” Zhang Mingen interrupted Director Yu, saying in a deep voice, “First, give me the recording, as for what to do with you, we’ll talk when Father Su comes back.”
Director Yu had no choice. Zhang Mingen caught him red-handed, and Zhang Mingen had all the evidence.
If he didn’t listen to Zhang Mingen, he might be taken to the police station and face a lawsuit. He couldn’t afford to mess around.
“I’ll give you the recording now. Please help me say some good things in front of Father Su.” Director Yu handed over the call recording obediently, pleading with Zhang Mingen to be lenient.
Zhang Mingen didn’t immediately respond, only telling him, “Wait until Father Su comes back.”
For someone who knew he had done wrong and was waiting to be punished, not knowing the final outcome was the most agonizing.
Zhang Mingen used this method to wear down his willpower.
*****
On Weibo, the black hot search for Jiahe Entertainment was still trending. Director Sun sat in his office, humming a song, crossing his legs, looking happier and happier. He thought to himself, “This time, Jiahe Entertainment is doomed!”
But in the next moment, a new hot search popped up, directly jumping to third place.
When Director Sun saw the information, his face instantly changed, turning an ugly bluish-purple, as if a big hand had viciously slapped him across the face!
The topic of “#Xuanfei Technology invests in Jiahe Entertainment#” suddenly rose to the third place on Weibo’s hot search, forcefully announcing to everyone that Jiahe Entertainment not only doesn’t lack funds but has also secured a huge investment, giving a heavy blow to those who were gloating.
Jiahe Entertainment V: Thanks to @Xuanfei Technology for your strong support. It’s been a pleasant cooperation. Investment agreement.jpg
Su Lingwei promptly reposted the Weibo.
Su Lingwei V: Handshake and smile image.jpg//Jiahe Entertainment V: Thanks to @Xuanfei Technology for your strong support. It’s been a pleasant cooperation. Investment agreement.jpg
Xuanfei Technology also responded swiftly on Weibo.
Xuanfei Technology V: @Jiahe Entertainment V@Su Lingwei, we’re glad to cooperate with your company. It’s been a pleasant cooperation. Investment agreement.jpg
This hot search immediately sparked discussions among numerous netizens.
A Weibo influencer who understands the matter posted a shocking Weibo: Ah ah ah, am I seeing this right? Xuanfei Technology invested in Jiahe Entertainment, this really shocks me! Who said Jiahe Entertainment was short of funds? Is this called a shortage? Is it? If this is a shortage, then I’m afraid other companies are already bankrupt to the point of no return.
Some netizens who didn’t know about Xuanfei Technology’s background, and after checking Xuanfei Technology’s Weibo, didn’t find much information.
They only knew that it was a company in the technology industry. They asked under the influencer’s Weibo what was going on, feeling that Xuanfei Technology must be quite influential.
The Weibo influencer and the netizens who asked replied: Xuanfei Technology may not be well-known domestically, but it’s very famous in Country M, a well-known technology company in Country M. Oh, and I should mention that the extremely popular online game “Cool Hero,” which was launched in the country six months ago, was produced by their company.
As soon as the most popular online game “Cool Hero” in the past six months was mentioned, more people knew about it. Countless netizens said they had played this game.
Netizen tyuiop: So this is the game! I’ve played it, I’ve played it. With its huge user base, its daily cash flow must be in the hundreds of millions.
The articulate dentist: I heard from a friend that this game is very fun. I just downloaded it at my friend’s recommendation. I’ll go play it later.
Netizen Tangtang Jumping Rabbit: Wow, this company is rich. It invested in Jiahe Entertainment, so Jiahe Entertainment is not short of money now!
Netizen Xixi Haha Lele: The commenter above, just by looking at the previous hot search, it’s clear that someone deliberately smeared Jiahe Entertainment. They didn’t even know that Jiahe Entertainment had secured a large investment. They hired so many water army to smear, it’s really ridiculous.
The news of Xuanfei Technology’s investment in Jiahe Entertainment naturally broke the previous negative trend of smearing.
With such a big reversal, countless netizens couldn’t help but ridicule the person who hired the water army to smear Jiahe Entertainment, calling them a fool.
Jiahe Entertainment has pulled in such a large company to invest, does that look like they lack money?
It’s probably the one smearing them who is broke, Jiahe Entertainment is not short of money at all!
[ Hahaha, those marketing accounts, setting the tone that Jiahe Entertainment is broke and going bankrupt, what’s the result now? They’ve been slapped in the face! ]
[Before, some people were saying that Jiahe Entertainment used newcomers to film the movie “Overnight Riches” to save money, using newcomers to deceive the public. But now, it seems that’s not the case at all. Jiahe Entertainment is not short of money at all. They are a conscientious company in the industry, willing to be the patron of newcomers and cultivate talent.
I don’t know which fool spread such rumors without even investigating the situation of Jiahe Entertainment clearly. They didn’t think about how painful it would be to be proven false later. Where can they hide their face!
I know about this issue. The first to say that Jiahe Entertainment is short of money was the entertainment blogger Wakaka Entertainment Circle on Weibo. Anyway, this blogger’s mouth is very dirty. There are hardly any true words coming out of their mouth. They often spread rumors and even intentionally smeared my idol.]
[So it’s this bastard. It also intentionally smeared my idol. I’m going to scold it.]
[Everyone is going to scold @Wakaka Entertainment Circle. You can’t even see the comments under its Weibo anymore. I didn’t expect it to end up like this. It’s simply a joyous occasion!]
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