This man knows how to hype

Chapter 295 A New Round of Competition

Time flies.

Three days have passed since the incident of "Wu Haochen soliciting prostitution".

During these three days, public opinion has basically been stabilized, and "Kuaishu" is being broadcast as usual, and its popularity and ratings have not been affected much.

Of course, we are still busy in the later stage, and the publicity team is also monitoring all kinds of negative public opinions at any time.

All in all, most of the staff members of the "Storm" crew were in a state of tension.

Also in a tense situation are the artists from the Huaqing Gang of Donghai Media.

Most of these artists have their own schedules, some are in Beijing, and some are in other places. Therefore, Xu Xiyu wants to invite them all to dinner together, and naturally it takes some time to prepare for them.

However, even though they were from all over the world, in the end all 21 artists agreed to come.

This is not to say that these 21 artists are really afraid that Xu Xiyu has their dark history on hand.

The dark history of some artists is not enough to cause "fatal damage" to them. Even if there are some serious past events, they dare to bet that Xu Xiyu is not aware of it.

Therefore, the main reason why everyone was willing to come was because the 21 of them were not united.

When they first learned that Xu Xiyu was going to treat them to a meal, seven or eight people "knelt down" immediately. After they knelt down, in order not to stand out, they naturally instigated others to go along.

After much persuasion, fifteen or sixteen artists decided to come together on the first day.

When the rest of the people saw this situation, they wondered if they would be targeted if everyone else went and they didn't go. Would they be the main target of Xu Xiyu's retaliation?
With this kind of concern, after a while, everyone pulled each other and finally everyone was together.

However, there are exceptions to everything. Although these 21 people were basically forced to come for dinner, there was one person who wanted to come on his own initiative.

This person is none other than Song Liming, who wants both Da Qi and Xiao Qi to come together.

The purpose of her coming here was to help Qi Xiangyang find out information.

At this time, at 9 o'clock in the evening on September 6, 7 artists had gathered in a large box in a club in Beijing.

Song Liming held a cup of tea, sipping it while observing everyone's reactions.

Some people gathered together to chat and laugh, appearing relatively relaxed; others tried to act natural, with some nervousness that was difficult to conceal.

Of course, no one was playing with their cell phones, because everyone had basically handed over their electronic devices to their assistants or agents when they went through security checks.

Yes, this club has a security system.

It is a big taboo to bring any recording or video equipment to such a dinner party.

Especially in recent years, after many people were caught on video at dinner parties, people have paid more attention to protection in this area.

"Sister Song, what do you think Xu Xiyu will say later?" Just as Song Liming was drinking tea and looking around, Li Shangling came over quietly and whispered.

Speaking of which, Li Shangling is also quite beautiful, a bit like Li Qin.

"How would I know?" Song Liming chuckled.

"He won't take out his anger on a few of us and make an example of them, right?" Li Shangling was a little worried.

“It’s possible, especially the two of us. We mocked Yang Xueqing during the Spring Festival Gala. Maybe she will come here today. After all, “Kuang Biao” is a co-production of her company.

Besides, who knows what the relationship between Yang Xueqing and Xu Xiyu is, what if they are having an affair? In this case, maybe he will be angry for the beauty later. "Song Limin said deliberately with a turn of his eyes.

Hearing this, Li Shangling's already conflicted expression became even uglier. This was what she was worried about.

Seeing this, Song Limin continued, "However, if you risk your life for a beauty, this beauty doesn't necessarily have to be Yang Xueqing. You are also a beauty."

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Shangling's eyes and mouth opened slightly before she could reply.

Then I heard a noise at the door.

Then, the waiter pushed open the door and Xu Xiyu, wearing a simple white T-shirt, walked in alone.

Upon seeing this situation, Li Shangling breathed a sigh of relief.

It's fine if you come alone.

It’s good that he came alone!
Then, Song Limin's words "You are a beauty too" inexplicably echoed in her ears again.

The others did not do as she did. Those who were standing came forward one after another, and those who were sitting quickly stood up.

Accompanied by waves of greetings, Xu Xiyu walked to the main seat opposite the door of the oversized round table and asked everyone to take a seat.

21 people, including some well-known first-line stars with countless fans.

Looking around at their expressions, some of them were anxious, some were flattering, and some were pretending to be natural.

In a trance, Xu Xiyu actually felt a little unreal.

After all, in the past six months, the artists he had come into contact with at Huaqing, except for Ke Xinying and Yang Xueqing, were all small-time Karamis.

The people present here are the real stars in the eyes of the public.

But these stars now have to be careful about their emotions. This feeling is really indescribable.

Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu threw away his complicated thoughts, leaned back, smiled and said: "Speaking of which, it is really touching.

All of us here, including me, have the label of Huaqing. But I only had the chance to meet Teacher Song Limin and Teacher Li Shangling once at the Spring Festival Gala.

I have only seen other teachers on TV. Some of them even accompanied me during my childhood and school years. It feels like a dream to be able to sit here and have a meal with all of you.”

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present fell into a strange silence for a moment.

Although Xu Xiyu's words were spoken beautifully, everyone present could tell that Xu Xiyu was mocking their collective job-hopping.

The first sentence is so intense, I’m afraid it will be difficult later on.

However, everyone present was a smart person, and at this moment, Li Shangling suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, "Speaking of which, when I saw President Xu at the Spring Festival Gala, I was simply stunned by his beauty.

In our industry, there are many handsome guys, talented people, and capable people. However, in recent years, there is only one person who is handsome, talented, and capable, and that is Mr. Xu."

As soon as she said this, someone immediately echoed: "Yes, in fact, I have long wanted to meet with Mr. Xu and learn from him. Several times, I thought about taking the initiative to contact Mr. Xu.

But I am always uneasy in my heart. After all, because of Qin Weiwu's coercion, I... Oh, no more, no more. Today I have finally achieved what I wanted. I must toast to Mr. Xu a few more glasses later."

"Indeed, if we had known earlier that President Xu would take over Huaqing, some things would not have developed like this. Everything is to blame on that incompetent Qin Weiwu."

"To be honest, Huaqing was going downhill for many years because of Qin Weiwu's misbehavior. I saw it with my own eyes and felt the pain in my heart. Fortunately, Huaqing is now thriving under the leadership of President Xu. I am really happy for Huaqing."

I heard everyone present start to criticize "Qin Weiwu".

Xu Xiyu couldn't help but sigh that these people really knew how to find a way out for themselves.

Yeah.

When Xu Xiyu came here, he planned to brag and chat 9% of the time. He only did one thing that was really meaningful, and that was "random talk".

When he came, he had already found out that the vice president of Donghai was called Du Chenshuang. Xu Xiyu had never seen this person, nor did he know him, but he heard that he had an average relationship with Qi Xiangyang.

In that case, Xu Xiyu was ready to talk nonsense.

He planned to find an opportunity later to say that he had already found out everything: "Du Chenshuang was the one who did it. His purpose was to instigate a quarrel between me and Mr. Qi. I would never fall for it."

The reason why Xu Xiyu did this was very simple, it was purely for the purpose of stirring up trouble.

No matter whether he is Du Chenshuang or Liu Chenshuang, as long as he has a bad relationship with Qi Xiangyang, it will be fine. Only if the relationship is bad will there be room for instigation.

Of course, at this time, Xu Xiyu didn't know that it was really Du Chenshuang who did it. He just fired randomly to stir up more trouble, just doing it for the sake of convenience.

His main focus was still on this group of artists.

Anyway, apart from "randomly criticizing Du Chenshuang", he would not say anything or do anything during the dinner.

He believed that after the dinner, the people from Donghai would definitely inquire about the news and ask what he said and did at the dinner. But if the answers he got were all "I didn't say anything, I didn't do anything"; or "Xu Xiyu said he had checked it out and it was Du Chenshuang who did it."

If you were a senior executive or employee of Donghai, what would you think?
The facts were just as Xu Xiyu had guessed.

At this time in Donghai, whether it was Qi Xiangyang or Du Chenshuang, including many people in Donghai who knew about this matter, their minds were full of the fact that Xu Xiyu invited these artists to dinner.

Especially Du Chenshuang, after thinking for a while, he went straight to Qi Xiangyang and deliberately brought up this matter.

"Boss Qi, I don't understand. Aren't these people too unscrupulous? They all went to Xu Xiyu for dinner. What's going on? They all want to imitate Yang Xueqing, right?"

Hearing this, Qi Xiangyang was furious, but on the surface he still said calmly: "Some things are forced upon us. You are also an old man in the industry, so you have to understand them."

"Understand them? Are they forced into a situation? In the final analysis, they just change their minds. I was against poaching Hua Qing's girlfriends in the beginning, and now I see that the problem has indeed been exposed."

"Old Du, are you a little too impatient?" Hearing these indirect remarks, Qi Xiangyang could no longer suppress his emotions and asked in a cold tone.

However, Du Chenshuang was not afraid of him. In half a year, Qi Xiangyang lost the support of many employees of Lao Donghai because he had to balance the interests of both parties.

Therefore, he was going to force Qi Xiangyang out of the position of chairman step by step before the listing so that he could reap the benefits himself.

He just said, "I'm doing this for the good of the company. Who knows what they will plot at the wine table tonight, and what they promised Xu Xiyu?"

"We'll know what was said at the dinner table if we ask them when we get back. We're all colleagues and part of Donghai. Sometimes it's better not to be suspicious of each other."

"I don't want to be suspicious, but I'm afraid some people won't tell the truth." Du Chenshuang said sarcastically.

"Whether you are telling the truth or not is not up to you to guess here."

"Okay, I won't talk about this. Let's talk about something else. Lao Qi, is Falling into the Abyss a project you are responsible for?"

Qi Xiangyang did not reply after hearing this, but looked at Du Chenshuang with cold eyes, waiting for his next words.

"This movie was shot by Guan Jinfeng. The actors and behind-the-scenes creators are all from Huaqing. The movie will be released soon. All of us in the old Donghai are watching it."

"What do you want to say?" Qi Xiangyang's tone became increasingly gloomy.

“Nothing, I just want to remind you that I just received news that Little Moss Pictures, owned by Lv Qinyao, has a movie called “Dying to Survive”.

I heard that the release date has been set, and it will be released within a few days of ours. I estimate that promotion and preview screenings will begin next week."

The preview mentioned by Du Chenshuang refers to an activity before the preview, which is mainly for some media, internal staff and a small number of ordinary audiences.

Opinions will be collected during the preview process, and adjustments will be made to the feature film for public release based on these opinions.

Many movie previews have dozens of minutes or even more than an hour more content than the released version. There are also some previews where the special effects are not fully completed.

Of course, the preview was Du Chenshuang’s guess.

Xu Xiyu does not do preview screenings. He only does preview screenings for publicity purposes. The reason is simple: preview screenings are to adjust the content of the feature film, fearing that the rhythm of some parts may not be right.

But Xu Xiyu has already seen the public version of "Dying to Survive", and more than once. He is already familiar with the rhythm and content, so there is no need to adjust. There is really no need to waste time and energy.

However, Du Chenshuang didn't know these things, nor did he care.

He mentioned this in order to pressure Qi Xiangyang, who continued, "The screenwriter of 'Dying to Survive' is also called Yang Sanmei. The plot is exactly the same as 'The Storm', and it's clearly Hua Qing's movie.

Mr. Qi, "Pengcheng 30 Years Old" and "Kuang Biao" were released at the same time, and they lost miserably. If "Falling into the Abyss" and "Dying to Survive" were released at the same time, they would also lose. I'm afraid that the morale of people in our company will be unstable."

"So what do you mean?" Qi Xiangyang asked without any emotion.

"Why don't we withdraw the film from the schedule and avoid the limelight? Xu Xiyu is indeed a talented guy. His films, especially his first one after he became the chairman of Huaqing, are probably not simple." Du Chenshuang said deliberately.

But when Qi Xiangyang heard this, he felt the veins on his forehead throbbing.

Withdraw?

Withdrawing the film would be like telling everyone that he was afraid of Xu Xiyu. How was this different from admitting defeat? How could he possibly do such a thing?

But if I don't withdraw the film and lose the direct confrontation with Xu Xiyu, it will be embarrassing.

The most important thing is that Du Chenshuang brought this up now, meaning to tell himself not to use the company's money to do things like "buying box office" to raise the data. He will keep an eye on this.

If "Falling in the Abyss" has the ability, it will fight "Dying to Survive" with real swords and guns.

To be honest, Qi Xiangyang has seen the feature film of "Falling into the Abyss", and it is actually quite well made, with many bizarre and pornographic elements, which is expected to satisfy the interests of many viewers.

Therefore, Qi Xiangyang felt that even if a real fight took place, "Falling into the Abyss" would not necessarily lose.

But the question is, will Xu Xiyu do anything shady?
Moreover, will Du Chenshuang try to trip people up from within?

Thinking of this, a feeling of irritation arose from Qi Xiangyang again, and the look he gave Du Chenshuang became even colder.

He deliberately said, "Old Du, you wouldn't do such a thing as helping an outsider while eating your own food, would you?"

"What do you mean? If the movie fails to win at the box office, don't put the blame on me?" Du Chenshuang was not the kind of person who would betray his own people.

This kind of thing cannot be kept secret. Once it is exposed, you may end up in a passive position.

The reason why he is now motivating General Qi Xiangyang.

It's just a gamble, a gamble that "Dying to Survive" is a good movie. As long as "Dying to Survive" is a good movie, it will affect the box office of "Into the Abyss".

If "Into the Abyss" wins in this situation, then in the absence of competitors, the box office may be better. Although the reality may not be really better, it makes sense logically.

At that time, I will directly accuse Qi Xiangyang of acting on impulse. I had clearly proposed to withdraw the schedule and postpone the film, but he insisted on being angry, causing damage to the company's profits.

Therefore, if you lose, it’s definitely your fault, Qi Xiangyang.

You won. First of all, this was Xu Xiyu's idea. You won by copying someone else's idea. What is there to brag about?

Secondly, you could obviously earn more, but because of your selfish desires, Qi Xiangyang, the company's profits were affected, thus affecting the listing process.

On the other side, Xu Xiyu naturally didn't know that Qi Xiangyang and Du Chenshuang had already talked about "Dying to Survive".

The atmosphere at their dinner party became increasingly heated.

Everyone clinked glasses and took turns running to the main seat to toast Xu Xiyu.

Some people also wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of toasting and talking alone to find out something, but Xu Xiyu's answer was always: "Whatever you want, I can't drink much, everyone can do whatever you want."

As they were toasting, Li Shangling came over with a cup in both hands.

Her figure is definitely not as exaggerated as Yang Xueqing's, but her skin is delicate. I don’t know if she did it on purpose today or if she just likes to dress like this usually.

A loose neckline, combined with the action of bending down to toast Xu Xiyu.

Let Xu Xiyu's gaze instinctively.

Run towards those two things that are trembling back and forth.

It was impossible for Li Shangling not to feel Xu Xiyu's gaze.

Therefore, she made more small movements when toasting, bending over and nodding while speaking, which seemed like she was expressing respect to outsiders.

But only she and Xu Xiyu knew.

When she nodded.

The two little cuties were also trembling.

Seeing this, Song Liming on the opposite side couldn't help but raise the corner of her mouth. She knew that Qi Xiangyang also had feelings for Li Shangling, and now a potential competitor had been eliminated.

When I get back, I will tell Qi Xiangyang that Li Shangling is hooking up with Xu Xiyu.

However, this is not the point. The point is, how should I report to Qi Xiangyang about what happened at the dinner when I return?

Xu Xiyu is such a jerk, he only knows how to brag and talk nonsense.

It looks like he's here to enjoy everyone's flattery, how do I report this?
(End of this chapter)