Huayu: From the Era of Ringtones to Becoming a Legend

Tianyu Media and Qianjiang have already begun to deploy plans targeting Lu Jiuge, while the twelve record companies remain disorganized.

Everyone discussed the matter at length, but no effective solution could be found.

They hold the copyrights to the songs, yet they can't control the TV stations; they can persuade signed singers not to participate, but they can't stop the enthusiasm of ordinary people to sign up.

They seemed to have the upper hand, but in reality, they couldn't touch Lu Jiuge's core weakness at all.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Wang Lei's phone from Brothers Records suddenly rang.

He glanced at the caller ID and made a shushing gesture:

"The phone call was from Qian Jiang's secretary, the chairman of Tianyu Media. He's backed by Hunan TV, so this call at this time must be related to this matter!"

To explain, the call was only answered after the meeting room had quieted down:

"Director Li, hello. I'm Wang Lei from Brothers Records!"

"Mr. Wang, hello! I'm Li Fengjiao."

After a few pleasantries, Li Fengjiao got straight to the point:

"You must be feeling quite annoyed by the mess that Qianxing Entertainment made, right?"

"If you ask me, we should unite. The TV station should not give Lu Jiuge's show a chance to air, and your record company should lock up all the song copyrights so that the contestants on his show can't perform them!"

"That kid Lu Jiuge is too arrogant, even I can't stand it!"

After Li Fengjiao finished speaking, Wang Lei understood what she was trying to convey, but just to be on the safe side, he still tentatively asked:

"Director Li, is this Mr. Qian's intention?"

Li Fengjiao chuckled and said:

"Whether Mr. Qian knows or not, I feel this is something that absolutely needs to be done!"

After listening, Wang Lei understood that this was Qian Jiang's intention, but he didn't want to leave any evidence against them.

He immediately went along with it, nodding in agreement:

"Director Li is absolutely right, that's exactly what I was thinking!"

"Perfect timing! The heads of our twelve record companies, along with some of their owners, are all here at Yawei Records. Let's draft a joint announcement!"

"Director Li, when would be a suitable time to release this?"

Li Fengjiao did not give an answer, but instead dodged the question:

"That depends on your record company's determination. If you ask me, the sooner the better!"

"I'm currently in discussions with other TV stations! Mr. Wang, since you've already made a decision, let's leave it at that for now. I'll wait for Mr. Qian to return and report to him!"

After Li Fengjiao finished speaking, she decisively hung up the phone.

Wang Lei paused for a moment, then looked at the others:

"Tianyu Media Qianjiang's idea is for our record companies to unite and lock up the song copyrights, preventing contestants on Lu Jiuge's show from performing them!"

"They will also join forces with other television stations to refuse to broadcast 'The Voice of China'!"

After Wang Lei finished speaking, a burst of excited exclamations erupted in the conference room.

The solemnity on everyone's faces vanished, replaced by ecstasy!

"Great, I agree!"

Zhao Mingliang of Yawei Records, which suffered the most severe losses due to the suppression by Qianxing Media and Lu Jiuge, was the first to express his support.

"With no songs for the contestants to sing and no channel for the show to air, even if Lu Jiuge has extraordinary talent, she absolutely cannot turn the tide!"

"This is a brilliant move, cutting off their supply lines completely! On behalf of Universal Music, I wholeheartedly support it!"

……

Others followed suit and echoed his sentiments.

Seeing that no one in the meeting room objected, Wang Lei took the opportunity to indulge in being the one in charge and issued orders:

"In that case, let's start discussing immediately and draft a joint statement as soon as possible, so the whole internet can see what happens when you offend our traditional record industry and Hunan TV!"

……

The managers and owners of twelve record companies are not good at coming up with solutions, but they are the best at coming up with bad ideas!

In just half an hour, they released a strongly worded and menacing joint statement, which was simultaneously pushed to the entire internet through the official accounts of twelve record companies.

In order to combat the unhealthy trends of opportunism and disrespect for copyright in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Tianyin, Yawei, Huala, Brothers... twelve record companies jointly announced:

1. A complete ban is imposed on providing any form of performance authorization for all of its musical works to contestants of "The Voice of China"!

2. We must resolutely resist all variety show projects that violate industry rules and damage the market ecosystem. The entire industry should take action to jointly protect legitimate copyrights!

3. We urge all major domestic television stations to impose a complete ban on the broadcast of "The Voice of China" and prohibit it from airing!

Less than ten minutes after the statement was released, Hunan TV's official account directly reposted it, along with a response:

[Mango TV Statement: Effective immediately, Mango TV and its affiliated partners are fully boycotting all content related to "The Voice of China"; we urge the industry to uphold copyright principles and refuse to allow illegal variety shows to be broadcast!]

These few lines directly confirm the stance of "leading the ban," leaving no room for ambiguity.

The release of the two statements completely ignited the already heated online debate!

#Twelve record companies jointly boycott The Voice of China#

#All TV stations boycott Qianxing Media's variety shows#

#Lu Jiuge is completely desperate#

#The Voice of China was just officially announced, but it's already going to be canceled before it even starts#

Related trending search terms quickly dominated the top ten of the list, and public opinion turned completely one-sided.

Netizens who were previously supporting the show suddenly panicked.

"Oh no, all the copyrights have been blocked. What songs are the contestants supposed to sing?"

"The TV station isn't broadcasting it either. Has the program ended before it even started?"

"Lu Jiuge has really bitten off more than she can chew this time. Offending the record company is bad enough, but she's also messed with Hunan TV. She has no way out!"

"I feel so sorry for those ordinary people who signed up. They had a chance to realize their dreams, but now it's all gone!"

Meanwhile, the online trolls, haters, and capital accounts that had been waiting to see Lu Jiuge make a fool of herself swarmed in like sharks smelling blood, tearing at her with ferocity.

"I knew Lu Jiuge was just trying to attract attention, and now look what's happened—she's been blacklisted by the entire industry!"

"An amateur is an amateur. Do you think making variety shows is that simple? You can't even handle copyright and broadcasting channels, yet you dare to claim that ordinary people are the best?"

"Qianxing Media is really doomed this time. Not only did they mess things up in the music industry, but they also dared to dabble in the variety show world—they're just courting disaster!"

……

Immediately, the entire internet was pessimistic. Everyone was waiting to see Qianxing Media make a fool of itself.

At this moment, Lu Jiuge of Qianxing Media was still organizing a closed-door meeting with core members to discuss the program format and details, completely unaware of the changes in public opinion.

Zuo Wei, who was out using the restroom, saw the news online and was so frightened that she trembled slightly and rushed into the meeting room.

"President Lu! Something terrible has happened!"

"Twelve record labels have just issued a joint statement, completely banning our contestants from singing their songs during the competition!"

"Furthermore, Hunan TV has spearheaded a coalition of many other television stations to ban the purchase or broadcast of our programs!"

Clang!

Liu Sixi dropped the pen in his hand onto the table, his face filled with disbelief.

"What? A complete platform ban? Not even a place to broadcast it?"

"Without copyright or broadcasting channels, this show simply can't be made!"

……

Everyone panicked.

Facing a double ban from record companies and television stations, it was tantamount to a death sentence for "The Voice of China".

The man on the left is clenching his fists, his eyes bloodshot.

"Mr. Lu, what do we do now?"

"Record companies are locking up copyrights, and TV stations are blocking distribution channels. We're already on the defensive in terms of public opinion! Shouldn't we have Mirror Media immediately retaliate and seize the initiative?"

All eyes turned to Lu Jiuge, who was seated in the main seat.

Despite being censored across the internet, besieged by the industry, and subjected to angry criticism from netizens, Lu Jiuge remained unaffected. He focused his attention on the changes in the system.

[A targeted ban across the entire industry has been detected, triggering a surge in intense negative sentiment!]

[Source: Twelve record companies (hatred), Hunan TV (anger), online trolls (mockery), bystanders (anxiety)]

[Negative Faith Value +1286000!]

[Positive Faith Value +123000!]

[Source: Die-hard fan!]

[System notification: Negative emotion purity level A. Skill upgrades can be obtained from the skill shop. Please check your status!]

Looking at the rapidly increasing negative faith value on the system panel, Lu Jiuge smiled.

He snapped out of his daze and glanced at the tense men on his left and right:

"What's the panic?"

"The TV station won't broadcast it? Faced with money, Hunan TV's threats are just empty words!"

"As for blocking song copyrights? That's even simpler, I'll just change the approach!"