Chen Guang, who was outside the door, was also infuriated.
I understand what you guys are saying, but aren't you guys looking down on me?
You guys are looking down on Tianguang Media, thinking that Tianguang Media will fail if they don't engage in dishonest practices!
Then, you guys are looking down on Chu Zijin, whom I personally appointed!
You guys are looking down on my, Chen Guang's, taste!
That was the first reason. The second reason was that Chen Guang had become half an insider in the entertainment circle. He had even added Jiang Yage and Jin Shiyue into a certain celebrity WeChat group, but he had been lurking in the group all year round.
But he would secretly observe from time to time, treating the chatter in Jiang Yage and Jin Shiyue's BFF group as pure gossip.
This was one of the benefits of becoming a celebrity. He could be in the legendary best gossip observation position, and naturally, he could see first-hand gossip that no one in the industry could see.
Nowadays, there were millions of variety shows, and the news was huge.
Two people who had nothing to do with each other and were not familiar with each other suddenly got together because of something, and there were rumors about them, and they became a couple?
Then, please note, these two people would soon appear in the same movie, TV series, or even the same variety show.
Or else, if they were to make a singing show, just the casting alone would give them dozens of tricks.
Regardless of who they invited or not, regardless of whether the person accepted it or not, in short, there would be inexplicable headlines on the internet, saying that a certain singing god or queen would be joining some show or something.
Then, the closer it was to the day of the announcement, the more fans would be dragged out for a walk.
Regardless of whether the fans were willing or not, in this world, they had no choice.
The singer you admired was originally someone who was indifferent to fame and fortune, and only focused on making music, but for some reason, he would be criticized on the internet, saying that he was showing off by focusing on making music, saying that his style was either too high or not for normal people to listen to.
Are you angry?
Are you going to speak up for the artist you admire?
Sometimes, in order to deliberately mislead people, many variety shows would go through many twists and turns just by announcing the name list. First, they would let you know who would be in the limelight. Then, they would give you an outline. One moment, it looked like Sun Yanzi, and the next moment, it looked like Deng Ziqi. In the end, when the person came out, it turned out to be Cai Qin.
On the day the dust settled, Cai Qin suddenly had something to do and couldn't come again. Then, she was suddenly replaced by another big shot guest who "temporarily" saved the day.
The various fan groups who had slipped away could do nothing but scold them for being retarded.
Most of the time, under the intentional or unintentional guidance and instigation of others, no one could remain unaffected.
Another example, at a certain time, a certain period of time on the Internet focused on nostalgia for a certain TV series of the past, or various marketing accounts reposting related clips.
Don't be surprised, it was most likely a sequel to continue earning money.
Another example, in the middle of the show, a guest who was originally a normal person suddenly went crazy. He attracted all kinds of hatred on the show, saying all kinds of nonsense that slandered tradition and inverted right and wrong, doing strange things like drinking fake wine while doing the show, and then acting crazy.
The audience thought that he had really gone crazy, and all kinds of attacks and curses, but in fact, he was just being paid to avoid trouble.
He was just selling his face and taking the blame. There was no other way, the show needed popularity, and it needed attention.
Otherwise, they would invite some extremely strange "guests" to come out, such as "I left my parents at the age of three to travel alone," or "I sold the old hen that laid eggs at home and walked eight thousand miles to come to this stage …"
In short, there were thousands of ways to create hype in this world. There were only things that you couldn't think of, but there was nothing that these people couldn't do.
In the past, Chen Guang didn't know about these tricks, but after lurking in the female celebrities' BFF group for a long time, he often heard people complaining about how they were CP'd with so-and-so, and so on.
Sometimes, these big shots were quite painful. It might be for the effect of the show, and under the condition that both parties agreed to hype up, or it might be that the guy was almost past his prime, and really couldn't find any ideas, so he found an opportunity to appear on the same occasion as you.
Originally, everyone was just nodding acquaintances, but in the blink of an eye, there were groundless rumors spreading on the Internet.
When faced with such a situation, even if everyone could guess in their hearts that it might be one party playing tricks and making use of the hot topic, they just couldn't find any evidence. Others would only say that they didn't need to care about the media's nonsense, that everyone was upright, and that they didn't need to worry about it.
Other than feeling disgusted, there was nothing the people who had their chickens borrowed to lay eggs could do.
Of course, regarding these female celebrities' complaints, Chen Guang had forgotten about it after seeing it in the past. Although he had been observing in the dark, he had become numb after seeing it too many times, and he would also start to doubt these people's complaints.
Not everyone in the world could be like Jiang Yage and Jin Shiyue, living so sincerely.
These people's words were half true and half false, and there were half true and half false.
It was even possible that someone secretly worked to make use of other people's hot topic, and then turned around and complained in front of others. It was also possible that she actually knew from the beginning, but in front of her group of girlfriends, she pretended that she didn't know and felt wronged.
That was a group of girlfriends, and it was a woman's Jianghu.
Chen Guang didn't have the mood to understand other people's Jianghu. It was too complicated, too tiring, and meaningless.
But now, led by the Longhe Group, the four sponsors were obviously planning to pull their own Tianguang Media and their capable subordinate Chu Zijin into such a lowly Jianghu.
But he was not in a hurry to break in. He was also curious in his heart, wanting to know what decision Chu Zijin would make in such a situation.
Chu Zijin, who was facing the four sponsors alone, didn't express her position immediately, but thought for a short while.
Based on her original character, she would definitely not hesitate to fall out with them.
But this time, they were not wrong in some aspects. "High! My God! " The ratings were indeed getting worse and worse.
Next, the program would have about a month of adjustment period.
Actually, it was supposed to be broadcasted while filming, and the fourth episode was supposed to be broadcasted next week.
But after a discussion between the three parties, including Chili Pepper TV, they decided to slow down and replace it with another program for this month.
As for the next three episodes of the program, everyone needed to overturn their previous ideas and create a new masterpiece.
No one could afford to fail. Chili Pepper TV, Bamboo Platform, and Tianguang Media had invested a lot into this program. Not only did they invest money, but they also invested a lot of manpower and resources.
No one could afford to fail completely.
Perhaps to Chen Guang himself, this was just an insignificant failure of his company.
Even if he lost all 180 million yuan, based on the current box office trend of "Women", a mere 180 million yuan might not even be a concern to him.
But that was only because Chen Guang himself was standing at another level. But to Chu Zijin, Chang Xiaocong, and the leaders of Chili Pepper TV, "High! My God! " This program was almost half of their career, and they couldn't afford to fail.
After a long time, Chu Zijin gritted her teeth and said, "Mr. Li, of course I understand what you mean, but I don't want to feign civility with you. What you hope for won't happen. Our Mr. Chen has never done those things, so as one of his businesses, we, Tianguang Media, will never go against his usual policy. "
The representative of another company couldn't help but say, "So our 160 million sponsorship fees are going to go down the drain? So we, the sponsors who trusted you so much, deserve to face a complete collapse? "
The other party was so aggressive that Chu Zijin was also angry. "Please watch your words, Mr. Liu from Fusheng Food. First of all, your sponsorship fees weren't gone down the drain. In the previous three episodes, we fully fulfilled the sponsorship contract and gave your company's products sufficient time and intensity to promote them. In addition, we signed an equal and mutually beneficial contract, which is a legally binding contract. You chose to sponsor our program because you had your own considerations, and we didn't force anyone! "
"But your ratings failed!"
Mr. Li from Longhe Group questioned loudly.
Chu Zijin's expression didn't change. "This is because of the market. This is also a normal risk range. Even Microsoft will lose money when they acquire Nokia. What's so strange about that? Risks and benefits always coexist, right? "
Seeing that Chu Zijin was stubborn, Mr. Liu threatened again, "Since Mr. Chu doesn't accept our opinion, then don't blame us for unilaterally breaking the contract."
Chu Zijin was so angry that she laughed and sat back in her office chair. "Then I'll see you in court."
Mr. Li from Longhe Group wasn't easy to deal with either. "Do you think we're afraid of Tianguang Group? In our contract, it is clearly written that as a sponsor, we have the right to make suggestions on the program planning. If both parties have any objections, we can ask for a discussion to resolve it. Tianguang Group has completely ignored our opinions, so of course we can reasonably terminate the contract! "
Chu Zijin, of course, remembered the relevant content of the contract. She could only say that she was helpless about this, but she couldn't back down. She said coldly, "Okay, then we'll see how it's decided."
At this moment, the door to her office was suddenly pushed open.
Mr. Li from Longhe Group, Mr. Liu from Fusheng Food, and the others, who were still aggressive a moment ago, turned around to see who it was and froze.
They were even at a loss of what to do.
Why was Chen Guang here at this time!
Wasn't there a rumor that he had just returned to Beijing and was peacefully studying at his university as a reclusive college student?
The companies of the four major sponsors had also carefully considered the risks before they set off.
They dared to cause trouble for Tianguang Media because they knew that Chen Guang didn't care much about Tianguang Media.
Everyone knew that Chen Guang's movies were now very popular.
Those who paid close attention to Chen Guang also knew that he had begun to get involved in the environmental protection industry and the photocatalyst industry. They felt that Tianguang Media's "small business" had become insignificant in his eyes.
Otherwise, he would have appeared in the previous three episodes.
They felt that even if they broke the contract, they wouldn't offend Chen Guang too much. That was why they were so impulsive.
But they didn't expect that when they were looking for Tianguang Media's Mr. Chu, they would run into Chen Guang, who was supposed to be studying in Beijing.
This … was f * cking embarrassing.
"Mr. … Mr. Chen?"
Mr. Liu from Fusheng Food said with a laugh.
"Hello, Mr. Chen, this, hahaha … what a coincidence!"
Mr. Li of the Longhe Group reacted faster. He immediately changed the topic, intending to lead the topic in another direction.
They wanted to put pressure on Tianguang Media and make Chu Zijin yield. But Chen Guang's reputation was also very well-known in the country.
As for his style and means of doing things, there were even specialized scholars who had appeared on the Internet one after another to interpret it. Everyone knew it very well.
Take the recent racial discrimination case of American Airlines as an example.
Countless people were speculating what kind of price American Airlines would offer to settle with Chen Guang privately. But it had been several days since the incident happened, and every day, there were reports of the latest developments from the other side of the sea.
There was no sign of the possibility of a settlement between the two sides.
Baker Law Firm was extremely tough and received support from all aspects of public opinion.
The stock of American Airlines plummeted. Because of this incident, more than 30% of its market value was lost. The impact was even greater than a plane crash!
Many people secretly speculated that, based on the losses suffered by American Airlines and the tragic situation of the Schultz family, who was already detained for another case, if Chen Guang was willing to settle privately, he would probably get more than 400 million dollars.
But he didn't. Now that the Schultz family had been exposed and American Airlines had suffered heavy losses, there was no other way but to go to court.
But according to past experience, even if he could win in court, he could only get more than 100 million dollars in compensation at most.
It was obvious that he couldn't live with money.
But why did he do this?
Many people speculated about his motives, so much so that they almost formed a Chen Guang School. In the end, everyone came to a very painful conclusion.
He was willing!
Well, according to Baker Law Firm, Chen Guang wasn't suing American Airlines for himself. He was speaking for everyone who had been discriminated against by the airline industry!
In fact, American Airlines already regretted their actions. In order to recover from the decline, they even issued a total of 20 new regulations.
The purpose was to self-reflect, apologize to the public, and promise that similar things would never happen again.
But even so, it only managed to stop the stock price from continuing to fall.
If an apology was useful, why would the court be needed?
Chen Guang was clearly harming others without benefiting himself!
Everyone had different opinions about Chen Guang's actions.
The people felt that he was very righteous and cool. They liked to see him challenge the leading companies as an individual. It was very chivalrous, and he could still win.
But those with vested interests were not so happy. They were used to dealing with everything in the way of businessmen.
Similar things had happened in the past, but there was never a time when the problem couldn't be solved with money.
If one million dollars couldn't solve it, then ten million dollars. If ten million dollars couldn't solve it, then 100 million dollars.
If 100 million dollars couldn't solve it, then 200 million dollars!
As long as the problem could be solved with money, it was not a problem.
But for someone like Chen Guang, despite holding a high position, he still acted like a barefooted man who wasn't afraid of wearing shoes, which made them feel fearful.
They weren't afraid of idiots, but they were afraid of idiots with power and influence.
As for Chen Guang, who was already a member of the upper class but didn't have the self-awareness of being one, they loved and feared him, be it in the political and business circles of Europe, the United States or China.
Now the four major sponsors were in an awkward position. They were a little afraid.
Chu Zijin didn't feel good either. She hadn't suffered many setbacks since she was young, and this was the first time.
She never blamed Chen Guang for not caring about Tianguang Media. Instead, she often blamed herself in her heart.
Chen Guang trusted her so much, handing over one billion dollars and such a big company to her …
Alright, in fact, he had volunteered to do so.
But now it seemed that she had messed it up.
She had originally planned to put all her effort into the last three episodes and fight to the death. No matter what, she had to make up for the decline. But today, she encountered the pressure of the four major sponsors. She was still in a terrible situation when Chen Guang suddenly came in and showed him her down and out.
Chu Zijin quietly looked at Chen Guang's seemingly calm expression and guessed that he was probably very disappointed in her.
"Boss, I'm sorry …"
Chu Zijin sighed and decided to take the initiative to take responsibility.
Unexpectedly, Chen Guang waved his hand and interrupted Chu Zijin. "Let's talk about this later. I'll have a good talk with these four first."
Mr. Li of Longhe Group said embarrassedly, "Mr. Chen, we are here today to see the situation and understand the specific plan of your company for the next three episodes."
Chen Guang grinned and said with a fake smile, "Mr. Li of Longhe Group, I heard every word of what you said to my Little Chu just now. It's not necessarily a good thing for people to have good ears, but there's no other way. Mr. Li, your voice is like thunder. It's impossible not to hear it. "
The four sponsor representatives suddenly froze and cursed in their hearts. You are a billionaire, how could you do such a lowly thing like eavesdropping?
Mr. Li, Mr. Liu, and the others were in the air for a while, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
They couldn't make up their minds at that moment.
If "High! My God! " If they didn't change their strategy, they thought that it would be impossible for them to make a comeback in the next three episodes.
But if they continued to sponsor, it was basically like throwing meat buns at a dog. It was like throwing money into the water.
These four companies were all private enterprises, unlike some large state-owned enterprises that could lose tens of millions of dollars without blinking an eye.
But now that the matter had been exposed by Chen Guang, if they continued to demand to tear up the contract, it seemed that they would offend him again.
What should they do?
Mr. Long and Mr. Li hesitated for a long time, frantically weighing the pros and cons in their hearts, but still reluctantly decided to give in. He sighed and said, "Mr. Chen, we didn't really mean that before. We were doing it for the sake of the show. Forget it, it's indeed our fault. Anyway, the day after tomorrow, our company will transfer the remaining payment. How about it? "
The other three companies also followed suit.
Chen Guang looked at these people's sad faces and didn't want to talk to them anymore. "Forget it, forget it. I'll make the decision to void your sponsorship contract, okay? You don't have to pay the remaining payment, and we won't hold you responsible for breaking the contract. Of course, the previous three episodes have been fulfilled, and we won't refund you. We don't owe each other anything in the future, okay? "
Mr. Li thought that Chen Guang was bluffing. "Mr. Chen, that's not what I meant …"
Chen Guang interrupted him again impatiently. "Can we be more honest? If you don't want to sponsor, then don't sponsor. Don't make it seem like I'm threatening you or something. We don't lack money. I'm grateful for the previous cooperation, but for the matters in the future, let's go our separate ways, okay? "
Mr. Li and the others looked at him suspiciously. "This, Mr. Chen, do you mean it?"
"Yes, yes!"
This time, the people from the four sponsors finally left happily. They went back and arranged for people to come to Tianguang Media to handle the handover. When most of them had left, Chu Zijin said hesitantly, "This … doesn't seem to be a good idea?"
Chen Guang shook his head. "It doesn't matter. They'll regret it."
Chu Zijin thought that he was going to settle the score later.
Unexpectedly, Chen Guang said, "When they see the ratings for the next three episodes explode, if it were me, I would definitely find a piece of tofu and kill myself."
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