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Chapter 272 The Consequences of Offending Ren Tuo

at the same time.

Outside the RV, Han Fei tilted his ear slightly, as if listening to something, then stood up and said to Li Wensheng next to him:

"Director Li, I'm going to the woods over there and will be back in a while."

Li Wensheng was a little slow to react at first, and wanted to ask him what he was going to do, but then he suddenly realized that there was something in Han Fei's ear, so he quickly stopped talking and laughed:
"Oh, go ahead then. Come back soon. It shouldn't take them too long to check and change the dressings."

Han Fei nodded to show that he understood, and then quickly walked into the woods on the side of the road where no one could see him.

After all, this is a live broadcast room that is controlled by the authorities at all times. When Han Fei came, there was a PD with him and the camera did not turn on automatically. Zhu Chengbiao simply turned off the microphone when he was chatting with Li Wensheng. Now that he had something to say, he simply cut off the power to the device hanging on Han Fei's chest.

Inside the woods.

Han Fei looked carefully and confirmed that there was no one around before he covered his ears:

"Director Zhu, what's going on?"

Zhu Chengbiao's tone was somewhat heavy:

"You should have heard the conversation between me and Nie Wenjin just now."

"There are huge problems within Wushuang Films..."

Han Fei paused and said:
"I did hear it, but Director Zhu, I have heard of this kind of thing before, but it was not so specific."

"If you are determined to achieve great results, you can directly investigate the entertainment industry and you will definitely gain a lot. In addition to Wushuang, other companies must have done this, but Wushuang is just the largest in scale."

Director Zhu was stunned for a moment before asking:
"Do you know about this kind of thing happening to other people? Who? If you know their names, we can catch them all at once this time to avoid any trouble in the future."

Han Fei shook his head, feeling a little helpless:

"I heard other people gossiping about it on the set. You asked about the specific person, but of course I don't know. Although there is a lot of gossip in the entertainment industry, everyone is very cautious. When gossiping outside, people rarely mention names directly, unless they are chatting with people in the industry alone, they will explain it more clearly."

"Everyone is worried that they will be sold out, and similar things have happened before."

"For example, there was an artist who was on the phone with a friend in his lounge, talking about his dream of becoming a pimp and pimping for prostitutes all over the world. Then he gave examples and talked about other male artists' PCs. As a result, the conversation was recorded... Tsk, anyway, the entertainment industry is a mess, and you have to be careful."

Zhu Chengbiao didn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.

He took a breath:

"Don't these people even have the most basic legal awareness? They are pimps and madams. Have they ever considered that once the case is discovered, they will be the main culprit and how many years they will be imprisoned for?"

Han Fei shrugged and said:
"In places where people indulge in luxury and extravagance, people have a weak sense of law. Our country is still relatively good, but if you look at the news about the entertainment industry abroad, once a big incident happens, it becomes a serious matter, the kind that will result in the silencing of the witnesses."

"Hey, but this is getting off topic. You asked me to find a place alone just now. What exactly did you want to tell me?"

Zhu Chengbiao finally came to his senses.

He was also blinded by the gossip. When he talked about those messy things with Han Fei, he was like a country bumpkin coming to the city. He never expected that there would be such a cyber place. Now that Han Fei reminded him, he finally remembered what he wanted to say just now.

Zhu Chengbiao said quickly:

"Yes, yes, it is indeed something serious."

"I just told Nie Wenjin that if I encounter any danger during the recording of the program, I will directly ask you for help. You should have heard this."

"My concern is that I just saw something going on in Zhao Mingtao and Lu Siyuan's live broadcast room. I suspect they might be leaking some inside information. They are currently playing a game of Jifeng, and Lu Siyuan doesn't quite understand it. I am considering whether to cut off the live broadcast and only let us insiders watch it."

Han Fei was stunned:
"What are they talking about now?"

Zhu Chengbiao:
"Well, roughly..."

Han Fei made a prompt decision:

"Quickly cut off the live broadcast. If Liu Shuangcheng and the others hear this, all the fish we have caught will be wasted!"

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On the way to the creek to wash.

Zhao Mingtao saw that there was no PD nearby, nor any signs of the program crew. He was about to say something when he suddenly remembered that he still had a microphone on him. So he reached out and took off the microphones hanging on his and Lu Siyuan's chests, turned off the power buttons on them one by one, and put them in his trouser pockets. Only then did he feel relieved.

Seeing this, Lu Siyuan sneered:
"Mr. Zhao, you are so cautious, what do you want to tell me?"

"I was just about to ask, who the hell is that Ren Tuo? Why do you dare not say a word when he speaks out? Who is he to have such a big face?"

Zhao Mingtao gritted his teeth.

If everyone was not in the same boat now, he would have beaten the guy in front of him long ago!

After enduring for a long time, Zhao Mingtao finally said:

"You don't need to care who he is. Even if you have a good relationship with the higher-ups, you don't know who he is."

"Anyway, no matter who you ask, they will ask you to see what Ren Tuo means first. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Not to mention your current situation, even before the show, you still can't afford to offend him."

The more Lu Siyuan listened, the more confused he became.

What the hell is going on?

Isn't Ren Tuo just an ordinary rich boy with an overseas background? No matter how powerful his family is, his connections are not in the country. In this world, it's not the case that whoever has money is right. If you don't have some connections, if you are a dragon you have to coil up, if you are a tiger you have to lie down. Even a strong dragon will suppress a local snake!

He looked disdainful:
"He has money and has invested in the project, or does he have to ask someone else to help him spend his money?"

"If it's a client, I can understand that the company doesn't want to offend him. After all, he's a fat sheep, but there's no need to be so afraid of him. What's the big deal? We've cooperated with many companies before, but there are only a few that can compare with ours in size, and he can't find anyone else."

That's monopoly.

With Wushuang's scale, it can make more than ten films a year, and these are all purely those listed by the company. If we add those that are semi-invested and controlled, or artists like Nie Wenjin and Lu Siyuan who take jobs at the company's command, the number will be countless.

Such a large scale has almost formed an industrial chain.

There are many movies on the market starring big-name artists, some of which can even be called big-name movies, but the special effects are exaggerated, the plot is also bad, and the market is not optimistic about it. It may be said that hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested, but in the end it can only be played online and in theaters. These movies appear in an endless stream, and they flop and flop, but they still continue to appear.

Some netizens joked online, "How much money do you have to wash?" or called on those big brands to "shoot commercials instead of bad movies if you are short of money." They may not have noticed it themselves, but in fact, this has already said something. It is true that only when there is a special demand will such a film be shot.

Some artists are owed favors, so they just do the film because the investors asked them to do so, and they don't really intend to whitewash anything; some artists are simply stuffed in by the investors, and are paid sky-high salaries, but in reality the artists don't even get half of it, and are lucky if they have a few million left, and the rest goes to paying taxes; in addition to these invited artists, the investment and filming companies are all shell companies specially set up by the investors, which are specifically set up to settle accounts.

This is how those movies that are hyped up but turned out to be terrible are made.

And the resources in Wushuang's hands are enough to set up 800 such games.

What is strength? This is strength!

In the past, many companies were able to engage in this kind of business, but in recent years, the crackdown from above has become increasingly severe, and many companies have been washed away by the waves. In addition, due to the economic downturn, it is difficult for everyone to make money, so of course they are more willing to find reliable companies to cooperate with.

As a result, Wushuang stood out from this group of companies and now has almost formed a monopoly -

We can arrange for you to find a shell company, all you have to do is sign; we can also find you artists who are willing to follow the strict rules and take paper pay, and we guarantee that they are from different companies and of different types, with suitable status and will not attract attention; we have a professional outsourcing company for the special effects of the crew, and we guarantee that the money spent is gorgeous, but in fact nothing is spent; the accountants are all our own people, and they will not give anyone away even if they are arrested and taken to Tilanqiao.

Isn’t this the completion of a one-stop industrial chain?

Wushuang even has a controlling stake in online and physical cinemas, so stealing box office revenue is no problem at all.

Which other company can do this? Almost no one!

Zhao Mingtao stopped and looked back at Lu Siyuan, his face full of disbelief.

At this point, this idiot still thinks Ren Tuo is just a money laundering client?

He frowned:
"You don't think that his self-media company is just for fun, do you?"

Lu Siyuan was stunned:
"What do you mean—wait, you mean, live broadcast?!"

Zhao Mingtao grinned, but there was not much smile in that smile.

He didn't say anything, just stared at Lu Siyuan quietly, waiting for him to figure out the solution.

Lu Siyuan’s brain was almost burned out.

Yes.

Since the rise of live streaming, the money laundering method of investing in movies in the entertainment industry, which was very popular ten years ago, seems to have gradually shifted.

After all, it costs money to invest in movies in the entertainment industry, not just money. For example, time costs. Even if a movie is shoddy, it will take half a year from project approval to approval. This is at the fastest speed. Shooting takes time, editing takes time, and selecting scripts and finding people takes even more time.

If we add the box office revenue, it will probably take about a year.

But live streaming is different...

All are done by professional studios. The big brother on the left hand recharges hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and the right hand pays taxes and the money comes out clean. The studio then goes to the tea shop, tobacco shop and liquor store opened by the big brother's family to buy some cheap goods at a high price. The money has passed through two hands, so there is no worry at all about spending it.

In a sense, this is also a shock to the film and television industry.

Lu Siyuan hissed and took a breath:

"You mean, Ren Tuo opened his own media company just to..."

Zhao Mingtao put his index finger to his lips and looked at him with a fake smile:
"Some things are better left to one's own knowledge. There's no need to expose them. That would be pointless."

"So I advise you to think carefully about whether you can offend Ren Tuo or not. Do you want to offend him?"

"I can't tell you anything else, but there is one thing I can tell you - the reason why Nie Wenjin came to participate in this program was because of Ren Tuo. She herself didn't even know that it was Ren Tuo who asked her to come. The company had already arranged everything for her."

"If Ren Tuo didn't have some kind of psychological mysophobia or some messed up XP, and he strongly requested that Nie Wenjin not know about it, I think she would have been drunk and put on the bed in the hotel by now, so why would she have gone through so much trouble?"

"Even someone of her status is manipulated by others. Do you think you can compete with them in your current situation?"

Lu Siyuan was stunned.

He couldn't even utter a word for a moment.

After a while, Lu Siyuan stammered and asked:

"Then... then Brother Zhao, can you tell me what exactly Ren Tuo does? I promise not to tell anyone, but I'm just unsure, I think I've offended him..."

Of course he has offended someone. When Lu Siyuan went crazy before, he didn't care about anyone and attacked indiscriminately!

Zhao Mingtao saw that he seemed to finally be afraid, so he also sneered like him:
"You regretted when you were about to die, and you shed tears when you saw the coffin?"

"Since you have some idea now, I don't need to hide it from you."

"On the overseas islands you visited in recent years, most of the parties held on the islands were from his industry chain."

"You already know that he has an overseas background. Use your brain to think about what the entertainment industry in Eagle Country is like. Think about what you have seen in your daily life. Is it difficult to guess?"

Lu Siyuan's legs went weak on the spot and he almost knelt down in front of Zhao Mingtao.

His lips trembled for a long time before he said:

"You, you mean the men and women kept on the island, and the medicines..."

Zhao Mingtao crossed his arms and laughed:

"Don't ask me. Haven't you already guessed it? No matter what you guessed, it's right. It's all correct."

"Do you understand the consequences now?"

"No matter how serious the scandal is, no matter how bad the impact is, you will just be banned from the domestic entertainment industry. As long as you hold on to your big brother and get some PR for you, you can move to another place to develop. At worst, you can develop around the mainland."

"Besides, my uncle will definitely find a way to save you now. Just be honest, and none of what I just said will happen. Go out and hide for a while, and nothing will happen after that. You should make money and continue to be a big star."

"But if you accidentally offend Ren Tuo..."

"I can tell you very clearly that if you offend him to death, you will be in more danger the further you develop around the continent. Once you go abroad, you will have to keep your head tied to your belt. Do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)