Beijing, Juxing Corporation's general manager's office.
The luxuriously decorated room was filled with smoke, and the air was filled with a choking smell. Jin Hongwei sat on the spacious office table, his bloodshot eyes staring at the phone on the table, as if something would jump out at any moment.
The ashtray next to the phone was filled with cigarette butts, and two crushed cigarette packs were thrown aside. It was a pitiful sight to behold.
As the boss of Juxing Corporation, a famous management company in Beijing's entertainment industry, Jin Hongwei had always been confident and proud. He had promoted countless celebrities through his hands, and many of them were big shots.
Although these big shots eventually flew away, they gave Jin Hongwei the title of "Godfather of Entertainment." Although he couldn't be said to be omnipotent in the domestic entertainment industry, there were few who didn't give him face.
Many newcomers and small-time celebrities racked their brains to sign with Juxing Corporation, because relying on Juxing Corporation's connections and resources, quickly becoming famous was not a dream.
Therefore, in this industry, whatever Jin Hongwei wanted, he could easily get.
However, in the past few days, he ran into trouble, big trouble!
First of all, a big project that he had been negotiating with Shonan TV had been put on hold. This was a television series with an investment of more than 100 million. Jin Hongwei had spent a lot of money to buy the rights, signed actors, and was ready to play big with Shonan TV.
He was confident that this IP adaptation could make a group of newcomers famous, wash away the poor operating conditions of Juxing Corporation in the past two years, and re-establish his position in the industry.
However, what Jin Hongwei didn't expect was that Shonan TV had promised him very well, and the internal PR was already done. They were only one step away from signing the contract, but in the end, they were hit in the head!
This directly stunned Jin Hongwei.
He had been preparing to shoot this TV series for at least a year. When he was looking for investors, he patted his chest and promised the investors that the partner would be Shonan TV, and that it would only premiere on Shonan TV.
Originally, this was a very logical thing to do. Although Jin Hongwei's roots were in Beijing, he had a long history of cooperation with Shonan TV. His connections were deep-rooted, and there was no one in the upper echelons of the satellite TV station who did not know him.
Moreover, this cooperation was also a good thing for Shonan TV.
Then why would there be a sudden change?
Of course, Jin Hongwei didn't want to give up. He immediately flew to Shacheng to find some connections, but his friends from the satellite TV station avoided him. They didn't pick up his calls, didn't see him, and didn't even dare to enter the TV station.
It was as if he had become an evil creature that everyone hated overnight.
Jin Hongwei would definitely not let it go after being rejected repeatedly. Even if he was going to die, he should at least die knowing the reason, right?
But before he could figure it out, bad news came from Beijing. Many contracted artists under Conglomerate filed a joint lawsuit in the court, asking to terminate the contract between the two parties.
As for the reason for the lawsuit, it was mainly that Conglomerate's contract was too harsh and seriously violated the artists' personal freedom. They even forced the artists to drink and eat with them.
This was big news. His nest was on fire. Jin Hongwei couldn't care less about Shonan TV. He quickly flew back to Beijing from Shacheng to put out the fire. He was exhausted from all the tossing and turning.
While dealing with the lawsuit, Jin Hongwei asked people around to inquire about the news, wanting to know who was dealing with him.
Shonan TV broke the contract and its artists betrayed them. It couldn't be a coincidence that these two major events happened together. Jin Hongwei had been in this circle for decades. He was very domineering and arrogant. He had offended many people.
In the past two days, Jin Hongwei couldn't eat well, sleep well, and had nightmares!
Ring ring ~
The phone on the desk suddenly rang, and the ringtone sounded particularly ear-piercing.
But Jin Hongwei seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and grabbed the phone with lightning speed.
"Hello?"
After talking with the person on the other side of the phone for a few minutes, his face turned from green to red, then white, and finally black!
Through the relationship of a scoundrel friend, Jin Hongwei finally learned the reason why Shonan TV broke the contract. It turned out that the newly appointed deputy director and program director of Shonan TV, Lv Zhenhai, was very disgusted with him and decided not to cooperate with Conglomerate.
When he first heard the news, Jin Hongwei felt it was incredible. Because when Lv Zhenhai took office, he personally went to Shacheng to pay his respects. Lv Zhenhai's attitude towards him was very intimate. How could he suddenly turn hostile?
Then the other party mentioned a person's name, and that was Lu Chen!
If Jin Hongwei was asked which star in the entertainment circle had the deepest impression, then Lu Chen would definitely be one of them. This young man, who rose rapidly in the entertainment circle, was simply a sore point for Jin Hongwei. He regarded him as an enemy.
The grudge between the two began when Lu Chen rejected him. Jin Hongwei also tried to suppress Lu Chen, but the result was that he was slapped in the face again and again.
Later, Lu Chen soared to the sky. Not only did he make a lot of contacts in the circle, but he also climbed up the relationship with the Li family. Jin Hongwei wanted to use some tricks, but he couldn't do anything. He could only watch the other party become the most popular star among the newcomers.
And Shonan TV chose to terminate the cooperation with him because of Lu Chen.
Jin Hongwei felt like vomiting blood, but there was nothing he could do.
He knew that Shonan TV must be unwilling to accept the current predicament of the current decline in the ratings of TV series and variety shows. They wanted to repair their relationship with the popularity king, Lu Chen, and then gave him as a meeting gift.
In the entertainment circle, who didn't know that Jin Hongwei and Lu Chen had a grudge?
Shonan TV turning hostile should be the first domino to topple. The betrayal of many artists under the Assembly of Stars was probably related to this matter, but he got the news too late.
And if he left the golden signboard of Shonan TV, what would he be left with?
Jin Hongwei suddenly felt a wave of fear.
At this moment, the room door was suddenly pushed open, and the secretary walked in, trembling with fear.
"Director Jin, someone is looking for you …"
Jin Hongwei suddenly became furious. "What are you doing! Didn't I tell you not to disturb me? I don't want to see anyone! "
The secretary was about to cry. She cowered to the side, and then two uniformed men behind her came forward. One of them said in a deep voice, "You are the General Manager of Juxing Corporation, Jin Hongwei?"
"I am the deputy captain of the Economic Investigation Team in Beijing …"
"You are suspected of contract fraud …"
It's over!
Looking at the two policemen who had just shown their identification, Jin Hongwei's mind was blank.
He knew that he was screwed this time, completely screwed!
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