Entertainment: I just want to be the boss behind the scenes

Chapter 380: The Sea King capsized?
"How is it, Chaoyue, are you okay?"

Seeing Yang Chaoyue enter the room, a girl with a somewhat heroic appearance stood up and walked towards her and asked with concern.

The girl who was speaking was Fu Jing, also a member of Rocket Girls 101. Her family background was somewhat similar to Yang Chaoyue's, and they had lived in the same dormitory before, so they were considered the closest friends in the group.

"Oh, nothing." Yang Chaoyue waved her hand carelessly. "My agent just asked me about some previous situations, and then said that the company and Tencent were going to clarify the rumors, and asked me to cooperate with them."

Fu Jing saw that her expression was relaxed and not forced, so she felt relieved: "It's good that you're okay. Those haters are really disgusting, making up rumors for no reason."

"Don't be angry, don't be angry, you see I'm not in a hurry." Yang Chaoyue comforted her with a smile.

The two did not avoid each other's conversation, so naturally the other members in the room could hear it. The tense atmosphere immediately eased and everyone came over to comfort Yang Chaoyue.

Although they are a group, their popularity is divided into upper, middle and lower circles according to their rankings in previous debut shows.

Yang Chaoyue, who is very popular, is naturally one of the top figures and has the highest popularity. She has brought a lot of exposure to this new group, but because of her poor singing and dancing skills, many related stage and work resources have to be shared.

There is no competition, and it can bring benefits to oneself. Who would not welcome such a teammate? Therefore, in terms of popularity in the temporary group Rocket Girls, Yang Chaoyue is definitely the best.

"Chaoyue, were you really working at Arclight Films before?" someone asked curiously.

Yang Chaoyue did not shy away from the question and said frankly, "Yes, I came to Jingbei to look for a job and happened to see the company's recruitment, so I went there."

"So what do you do at Arclight? Filming?"

"It wasn't a good thing, it was just a part-time job." Yang Chaoyue said, "I was a receptionist, picking up parcels, registering people, managing some documents, etc."

Several girls sighed, many of them actually came from ordinary families, and before their debut, they worked as backup dancers, coaches, art school teachers, etc., but they were still on the edge of this circle. In terms of social experience and career diversity, they really didn't have as much as Yang Chaoyue.

"Hey, Chaoyue, that Mr. Meng Bai was your boss at the time. Did you know him?"

Yang Chaoyue was speechless: "Of course he knows me. If I don't even know my own boss when I'm a receptionist, I'm doomed."

"Oh, we're not talking about that kind of acquaintance." Several girls said excitedly, "It means you're just on good terms?"

Yang Chaoyue wrinkled her face: "The relationship is that of a boss and an employee, but because the boss was personally in charge when I applied for the job, he also knows me... so it's okay."

"Many people on the Internet say that he is very handsome. How is he in real life?"

"Appearance..." Yang Chaoyue recalled: "Yeah, he's quite handsome. But a man's good looks can't be used to make a living. I still think it's amazing that the boss can build such a big company."

"Ah - it turns out Chaoyue likes powerful men."

"If you don't like powerful people, do you like pretty boys?" Yang Chaoyue shook her head in disdain: "I don't want it."

Hearing this, several girls started to make a noise, "Then didn't you take the opportunity to chase your boss?"

"..." Yang Chaoyue rolled her eyes. "I told you not to watch those idol dramas all the time. You'll become stupid. Which worker is so desperate that he would fall in love with his boss? Besides, he has a girlfriend."

When everyone heard this, they immediately became curious: "He has a girlfriend, who is she? Is she in the entertainment industry?"

"How can I know about other people's privacy?" Yang Chaoyue said, "I just feel that there should be some."

"Eh—I thought I could eat melon."

Everyone sighed in disappointment, and one even said, "Oh, why can't I meet such a good boyfriend?"

"Girl group idols can't date."

"Tsk, why would you still be an idol if you have a boyfriend like this?"

"It makes sense..."

Several girls started chatting at once, and the room was suddenly filled with noisy noises again.

Listening to the familiar noises of his teammates, Yang Chaoyue sighed. Just as he was about to pack up, his cell phone suddenly rang.

She glanced at the caller's name, her breathing stagnated, and her eyes suddenly lit up. She carefully glanced at her teammates who were making a lot of noise, and pretended to get up casually, walked to the lounge, and answered the call.

"Hi boss!"

"Xiao Yang, are you busy?"

A familiar voice came from the phone. It was the "male protagonist" they were just chatting about.

"No, I just finished a trip and am packing up."

"You guys are really popular, with one event after another." Meng Bai joked, "If I had known that you were still in Arc Light, I should have let you guest star in two more dramas. When they are broadcast now, the results will definitely be good."

"That won't work! My current pay is way different from what it was back then!" Yang Chaoyue said seriously.

"Tsk tsk, okay girl, it's different now that you've made your debut. You're not easy to fool anymore."

Yang Chaoyue smiled: "Hehe, there is always room for improvement."

"Oh, that's good progress."

Meng Bai praised him, then paused and continued, "You should have seen the news online these two days. Has the team contacted you?"

After hearing the serious business, Yang Chaoyue stopped joking and honestly told the situation on his side.

After that, she said a little embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, boss, I've implicated you again this time."

In Yang Chaoyue's opinion, if there weren't those black fans who criticized her, Hu Guang and Meng Bai would not have been involved.

"Don't rush to apologize." Meng Bai stopped her, "It's hard to say right now. We may not be the ones who have implicated each other."

"Ah?" Yang Chaoyue held the phone and blinked blankly, feeling that she didn't quite understand.

Perhaps he guessed her reaction, Meng Bai smiled and comforted her: "It's okay if you don't understand, just follow the requirements of the team operations, and the company will handle other matters. I called you just to tell you not to worry too much about these things, just relax."

"Okay, I see." Yang Chaoyue nodded subconsciously, then remembered that she was on the phone, and added: "Thank you, boss!"

"Okay, then you continue to work."

"Okay... Hey, boss, wait a minute, there's something I want to ask you." Yang Chaoyue remembered something else and said hurriedly.

"what's up?"

"Well, I read in that article that it was you who went to Tencent, so I got my high position..." Yang Chaoyue said carefully: "Is this true?"

"Ah, you mean this... That's true. But I didn't ask them to give you a high position. It's just that no matter where you rank, no one can intervene." Meng Bai said: "So your third place was chosen by genuine fans' votes, no doubt about it."

"That's it..."

Yang Chaoyue suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. Ever since she finished reading the article two days ago, she had been wondering whether her ranking was really due to Meng Bai's intervention.

Fortunately, the result did not disappoint her.

But at the same time, her gratitude towards Meng Bai deepened. She had seen topics like "celestial sacrifice script" on the Internet before, but the group had already been formed at that time, so she thought it was just a rumor spread by outside audiences and fans.

Now it seems that I was able to debut so smoothly thanks to my boss!

"Boss, thank you!" Yang Chaoyue repeated it seriously.

"You are from Arclight. It's fine if you don't have enough strength to be selected, but you can't accept being tricked by others." Meng Bai said: "Work hard, Chaoyue, the company is still waiting for you to make money."

It was rare to hear the boss calling his name, Yang Chaoyue was happy and said affirmatively: "Don't worry, boss, I will work hard!"

……

After hanging up the phone, the faint smile on Meng Bai's face gradually faded.

He tapped the table lightly in thought for a while, then called Hua Yan in.

“Has the clarification been sent out?”

"Wajijiwa issued a rumor-refuting announcement, saying that the recent trends are all smear campaigns." Hua Yan said, "Boss, shouldn't we also issue an explanation?"

"It should be published, but the specific content needs to be carefully considered." Meng Bai said.

It is not ten years ago. Netizens and fans no longer have much trust in the various so-called rumor-refuting announcements in the entertainment industry. If you want people to believe, you must explain the matter in detail so that people cannot find any logical errors.

If there is substantial evidence, that should be added.

For individuals, it is a good choice not to fall into the trap of self-proof. However, for entertainers in the entertainment industry, who make a living by their image and fans, proving their innocence is often a must.

"Have you found the publisher of this article?" Meng Bai asked.

Hua Yan frowned and said, "We found the website that first spread the information. It's a social economics channel. But the website said that they also received an email asking them to promote the article. They don't know who the author of the article is."

“Where’s the email address for posting articles?”

"The email address is an overseas address. Tencent said they can help check it, but the hope is not great."

"Heh, sure enough."

Meng Bai sneered. If it was just a black article targeting a little idol like Yang Chaoyue, there would be no need for such a cumbersome process. It was obvious that the other party was targeting him.

As for who is behind this, it is hard to say. Arclight has been developing for so many years, and it is inevitable that there are some competitors. Or some of the works that have been aired recently may also have rivals trying to discredit them.

In addition, his previous public resistance to "ratings fraud" has affected the interests of many people and may make him a target of public criticism.

This is not a show like "Who's the Detective". The murderer is among several people at the scene. Even if you guess randomly, you have a 20% chance of success.

On the contrary, in most cases in reality, the murderer is hidden behind the scenes. At this time, it is difficult to find the problem from the motive. So the key clue is still in this article.

"Well, you can check the email address if necessary, and you can also ask around in the self-media circle to see if you can find the author of this article."

Meng Bai looked at the screen and said, "The information for this article may have been provided by someone else, but the specific content must have been written by one person. The writing is very sophisticated and full of emotional expression. It is obvious that he is experienced and well versed in self-media network communication. Someone with this level of skill should not be completely unknown."

"Okay, boss. I'll go ask someone right away." Hua Yan nodded in response.

"In addition, the content of the clarification article must be carefully considered by the publicity and distribution department, and no loopholes can be easily found. It doesn't matter even if it's a little slow." Meng Bai reminded again.

In his opinion, if the other party's target is him, he will definitely have a backup plan.

And they are most likely waiting for Arc Light's clarification statement to be released, and then they will find "errors" out of context to give netizens the impression that the entire statement is not credible.

But this is also a good thing, at least before that, the other party will not take any action. If his guess is correct, then he can take the initiative.

Unfortunately, Meng Bai was not a fortune teller, and things did not develop as he expected.

Just when Arclight was still considering how to respond, a second similar article came out of nowhere.

And this time, the opponent no longer concealed his purpose, and the blade pointed directly at Meng Bai.

At the end of September, when everyone was looking forward to the National Day holiday, a new big scandal broke out in the entertainment industry.

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(End of this chapter)