How can you become a star without money?

Chapter 162 Anyway, comfort is innocent.

When God closes a door, he opens a window.

This is a piece of inspirational wisdom that Wang Yao has heard since childhood. Translated into Eastern philosophy, it means: "There's always a way out."

But after experiencing many desperate situations, Wang Yao discovered that God not only closes a door, but also seals the windows and blocks the sewers. While it may not kill you, it won't get you out of your predicament, let alone change your fate.

Later, after reading about the great man's conclusion in his youth in "The Power of the Mind" that he combined Mingyang's philosophy of mind with the theory of evolution and concluded that "my mind is the universe, and the universe is my mind," Wang Yao suddenly realized something.

If you want to change your fate, you have to carry a bomb and blow up the house.

It is unwise to expect others to solve your problems, and it is also unwise to belittle your own problem-solving abilities.

Wang Yao has done so much, all while maintaining this mindset in solving all problems.

Even a feud spanning ten generations can be avenged.

Tianhuo Media is a company born with an 'original sin', and it is very difficult for it to escape the fate of being sacrificed. Wang Yao was just one of the ants who were sacrificed by chance.

Is the root cause of all these problems simply Meishe, this company?

At first, Wang Yao wanted to investigate the mastermind behind the scenes before exacting his revenge, but in the process he suddenly realized that He Ming and Xu Chen were just a part of it.

Since no snowflake is innocent in an avalanche.

Why are you still hesitating?
Just output it without any difference.

In any case, being comfortable is not a sin.

Among the three great thunderbolts of the Heavenly Fire, Ma Ruo and Qu Shou's crises were not considered serious, but Feng Jiao's problem was the real crisis.

Wang Yao is a very conservative person, so he made many preparations to handle this risk.

Feng Jiao's case involves coercion and transnational trafficking.

To maximize influence, you must drive bigger events.

In late 09, Dongwancheng underwent a large-scale cleanup operation, but it wasn't just offline; the internet SP (Service Provider) business was also being targeted simultaneously. At that time, the three major telecom operators suspended all SP-related services on WAP websites, and tens of thousands of websites disappeared overnight.

Meishe also received financing and saw its valuation rise during that period, and subsequently established Tianhuo Media, thus preemptively eliminating some potential risks.

Besides economic reasons, this purge was also directly related to the public opinion surrounding the suicide of Korean actress Jang Ja-yeon in early 09. The rise of the new leader of Korea in 08-10 was also a time of internal reform, and the exchange of power and sex was an important bargaining chip.

Before the rise of the internet, these were all games played behind closed doors, but now things are different. Faced with tools that spread information so quickly, no one is entirely confident in handling them well, so they have been putting them aside.

However, before Jang Ja-yeon, there were many other cases of celebrities, such as Lee Eun-ju, committing suicide, not to mention countless others who were not well-known. This was because in Goryeo, a country with a patriarchal society and a strict class system, unspoken rules were almost everywhere.

Korea has a cruel trainee system. After debuting, trainees are subject to slave contracts and various forms of control by the company, such as being burdened with plastic surgery loans. Obtaining quality resources is not something that can be achieved simply by having talent or working hard.

In addition, given Korea's long-standing tradition of serving drinks to guests, such incidents have become increasingly common. While print media used to be slow and could be controlled, the internet, as a mainstream tool, has not only spread the information quickly but is also globally interconnected.

The "tragic incident in the Goryeo entertainment industry" started in January with a secretly filmed video exposed on an independent Goryeo website. At first, it was just an outsider, but later, because one of the people in the video looked very similar to a Goryeo celebrity, the website used it to gain traffic and spread it widely.

This incident occurred around the same time as the Qu Shou incident, but it was forgotten after it did not turn around.

In mid-March, Wang Yao linked this incident with the Zhang Ziyan incident, and first gathered momentum on the international version of Myspace. Ewha Womans University in Korea was the first to respond and organized a support campaign, which sparked a small-scale discussion on international social media such as Twitter and Facebook. However, the number of people in the discussion group on MS reached as high as 10.

In early April, the family variety show "The Return of Superman," prepared by Lee Yong-woo of the Korean branch for a month and a half, premiered on KBS. The first episode achieved an 8% viewership rating, but the second episode garnered a 16% rating, the highest in its time slot, second only to top variety shows like "2 Days & 1 Night" and "Strong Heart," becoming one of the top five shows in Korea and the most popular. "The Return of Superman" became one of the top three variety shows in April, and its "father-child" concept generated considerable discussion and controversy. Kakao Talk, which had initially invested $1 million, heavily integrated its content into the show, gaining over 600,000 new users, primarily housewives, contributing over 40% to the app's daily active users.

However, after the show became a huge hit, Lee Boo-jung, the eldest princess of the Three Stars, snatched the title sponsorship from KT for $300 million. The show then became the title sponsor of Aibao Family Park and received sponsorships from several official Korean organizations.

In late April, when "Superman" surpassed 25% in viewership ratings and was aiming for the top spot on "Infinite Challenge," lead PD Lee Yong-woo made a high-profile statement on social media, announcing that for the healthy development of the next generation of Koreans, he would be partnering with the Shilla Group to remake two films: "Silenced," a novel adapted from the 05 Gwangju case, and "Hope," based on the 09 Cho Doo-soon case.

The two events, which were already well-known in Korea, have garnered a lot of attention even before being remade. On the international version of Kanpianer.com, the number of people who have pre-ordered to watch the two films has exceeded one million.

While the world's attention is focused on the May 5.1st China World Expo, Korea is experiencing undercurrents. Recently, Lee Yoo-jung, a female director who has emerged as a rising star, has once again brought up the Jang Ja-yeon incident from last year.

They hope the issue of unspoken rules will receive attention, and have announced plans to make a movie called "Plaything" based on Jang Ja-yeon, soliciting material from the Korean entertainment industry.

Korean netizens were collectively excited, and the post on the Korean petition website calling for a "re-investigation" of the previous discussion group about the "tragic events in the entertainment industry" received more than 100,000 signatures.

The incident spread to international social media, even prompting a comment from actress Nicole Kidman, spokesperson for Unite to End Violence against Women, who said "Reject the unspoken rules," and garnering support from several Hollywood actresses, further escalating the topic.

Therefore, after Xu Chen read Wang Yao's advice and reviewed the development of the events, he felt an unprecedented fear.

He knows better than anyone how Meishe got its start. Although he has been trying to clear his name and put Meishe's business on the right track for the past two years, he still can't erase the traces of the past.

Moreover, he was well aware that this incident, which was gaining traction on the international internet, would inevitably impact the domestic market, and that this kind of topic was a source of traffic that major social media websites would not let go of.

Qu Shou's initial topic generated nearly a billion derivative discussions and millions of new users for Sina, with a potential valuation of billions.

Moreover, even if Meishe has the ability to influence one company, there are currently four giants in the Weibo field all making moves. Who would be willing to let go of the traffic generated by such topics that can affect the rise and fall of a platform?
Xu Chen couldn't imagine what direct connection this matter had with Wang Yao. He could only tell himself that Wang Yao happened to have a branch office in Korea and thus learned about the news and risks in advance.

And out of goodwill as a "family," I reminded myself to take precautions.

After all, if this matter were to spread domestically, Meishe.com, as the leading industry player in the field, would inevitably face a fatal crisis, not only from public opinion but also from direct pressure from higher authorities.

After all, Meishe had already experienced a crisis at the end of last year. Although it turned out to be averted, this time it was obviously more fatal than the last one.

This is probably a dead end!

Xu Chen was perfectly clear-headed, even though his mind was completely muddled.

The road to success, which had just been paved with 2 billion yuan in funding, suddenly turned into a dead end, and the fresh 400 million yuan in the accounts became a death knell.

He couldn't even imagine how the old and new shareholders would treat him if they knew about this fatal risk of impending financial collapse.

What's even more despairing is that Xu Chen knows Wang Yao still has a lifeline that he personally delivered to him.

He is now filled with remorse. When he realized that Wang Yao was a wolf in sheep's clothing, he still clung to the hope that the key to his future control over Meishe was the handle he had.

Indeed, when you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you.

He could only pray silently that Wang Yao wasn't a madman and wouldn't personally light the fuse, dragging everyone into the abyss.

After washing his face with cold water, Xu Chen lay on the sofa for a while and found that he could no longer sort out his thoughts and was almost powerless, so he decisively bought a plane ticket to Shanghai.

He needs to save himself!

Even if it means being Wang Yao's dog, I'm willing to do it.

(End of this chapter)