The Queen's Rumored Father

"Don't force me to hit women!"

Xu Yuan shoved Ning Meng away, his expression indifferent, without even a trace of guilt.

Ningmeng couldn't stand his expression and snapped, "I helped you, and now I've been fired! You're telling me I'll get a promotion?! You'd better explain yourself, or I'll expose this!"

Xu Yuan remained motionless.

"I really will expose this!" Ningmeng took out her phone, pretending to call a paparazzi.

"If this gets exposed, regardless of what happens to me, you'll be blacklisted by the entire industry." Xu Yuan took a sip of tea, leaned down to tidy up Ning Meng's bangs, and said, "You did as I said, didn't you set an industry record? You've created the most amazing music chart record in the past three years!"

"The outside world may not know, but within the industry, whenever Meng Xiaoxuan's 'Little Lucky' is mentioned, they will also mention you, editor at Lemon Pictures. These are the things I promised you, and I have done them."

"As for why you were fired by Tencent, it must have been due to pressure from Huace. So the target of your outburst today shouldn't be me, but Huace, Yang Ying, or some of Tencent's middle and upper management who couldn't handle the pressure."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he looked at Ning Meng.

What he said sounded very plausible.

But if Chen Kewen were here now, he would definitely spit all over Xu Yuan's face.

Despicable, yet perfectly justified!

What a scumbag!

Yes, on the surface, it seems that Lemon's dismissal has nothing to do with Xu Yuan, but in reality? Is it really unrelated?

The truth is, from the moment Ningmeng chose to cooperate with Xu Yuan, her fate was already sealed.

By leveraging the popularity of Yang Ying's new song to drive traffic to Meng Xiaoxuan's new song, the aim was to boost activity on Tencent Music for those two days and create a new song miracle. It sounds wonderful, but it actually violated an industry taboo.

diversion!

You can create hype, you can use Yang Ying's popularity to promote Meng Xiaoxuan, but you can't directly redirect traffic!

If this practice becomes commonplace, the most serious consequence will be chaos in the industry. The influence of any top star could be directly diverted to newcomers, which is unacceptable to the stars themselves.

This matter is destined to provoke a joint boycott from management companies, musicians, and others.

Tencent has good distribution channels, and the saying "distribution channels are king" is true.

However, a collective boycott from the industry is a price that even Penguin cannot afford.

Moreover, besides Tencent Music, there are also two giants, NetEase Cloud Music and Alibaba Music, so Tencent Music is not without competition.

Penguin Music has bowed its head.

Lemon Pictures was just cannon fodder they threw out to apologize.

So a couple of days ago, they deliberately promoted Lemon's position from junior editor to deputy editor-in-chief of the operations department.

It sounds sophisticated, but it's really just so you can present it in a presentable way.

It was precisely because of this process of first upgrading and then opening that Lemon collapsed.

Actually, she is just like Chen Kewen.

The difference is that Chen Kewen understood everything and could accept it all; he could only blame himself for his own foolish act, and had no one else to blame. Ning Meng, on the other hand, didn't even know how she died.

This is the difference in experience.

Actually, besides Xu Yuan, there was another person who caused trouble for Ningmeng: their direct supervisor who approved Ningmeng's actions. Any leader would like an energetic employee like Ningmeng, because such people are likely to achieve results.

Successful results are a testament to effective leadership.

Of course, it's easy to cause problems. But if problems arise, just address them; what does it have to do with the leaders?

Therefore, the one who truly and ruthlessly drove Ningmeng away was not anyone else, but the kind leader who usually treated her well but seemed to lack strong professional abilities.

Once Ningmeng had calmed down, Xu Yuan said, "What was your salary at Tencent before? I'll give you a 20% raise. Starting today, you'll be in charge of promoting Meng Xiaoxuan's music."

"This song has now fallen to number ten on the pop charts. I'll give you two days to get it back into the top five."

"If you can do that, we'll sign a contract immediately and give you a percentage of your music revenue. We'll discuss the specific percentage later, but I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"You!" Lemon was completely stunned.

Does Xu Yuan mean that Meng Xiaoxuan wants her?

"Work for Haoyue Film and Television?" Ningmeng frowned. "But are you sure you can handle Haoyue? They..."

"It's for Meng Xiaoxuan's job," Xu Yuan said. "Your job loss has nothing to do with me. But your abilities impressed me. If you can prove yourself again, then true talent will always shine!"

Xu Yuan got up, paid the bill, and turned to leave.

"You have my phone number. Remember, you only have two days!"

Xu Yuan's figure disappeared.

Ningmeng stared at the cup of tea he had drunk from, lost in thought.

Should she take the job?

It seems she had no choice.

……

After returning to Xiangshan Film and Television City, Xu Yuan found Meng Xiaoxuan and Chen Kewen.

However, before he could even speak, Chen Kewen exploded.

"Fu Youcheng made a move! It must have been him, otherwise he wouldn't have been so ruthless!" Chen Kewen opened Weibo, and the trending topics had changed. They were no longer about criticizing Xu Yuan or discussing cyberbullying.

"The production quality of the 'Chang'an' film crew is worrying; a major mistake occurred during an explosion scene, nearly causing casualties!"

Because of the constant news about Meng Xiaoxuan, Li Yuan, Xu Yuan, Yi Yangqianxi, and others, the cast and crew of "The Longest Day in Chang'an" are now well-known to everyone.

The Weibo post that went viral was made by Ju Jueliang, the director of the drama "General and I". He also compared the explosion scenes in "General and I" with those in "The Longest Day in Chang'an", criticizing the unprofessionalism of the "The Longest Day in Chang'an" crew.

The production team's professionalism was criticized; can the Chang'an production team tolerate it?

Cao Dun immediately launched into a tirade.

However, Cao Dun was a new director after all, and although Chen Kewen had experience at CTV, he was also a newcomer in the TV drama industry. The two of them were at a disadvantage even when they joined forces.

The current public opinion situation is becoming increasingly unfavorable.

"This is outrageous! This video only shows Lei Jiayin rescuing the dog and getting blown up, and the short clip where everyone rushes over to check if he's injured. It's all been edited out!" Meng Xiaoxuan stomped her feet in anger.

Just then, Cao Dun, Lei Jiayin, Li Yuan, Yi Yangqianxi and others arrived.

Cao Dun said with a grim expression, "No, apart from the footage from the main episodes, all this behind-the-scenes footage is gone. It was deleted!"

"Xiao Liu, it must have been this bastard who did it!" Lei Jiayin cursed angrily.

"How about we clarify things online together?" Jackson Yee suggested.

"It's no use," Chen Kewen shook his head. "When the whole internet was attacking Xu Yuan a couple of days ago, our crew already did an online clarification. The first time something like this happens, it's very impressive. But if we do it again later, our credibility will decrease."

"Besides, I've dealt with Fu Youcheng before. If he's the one who made the move, he definitely has a backup plan. If we all speak out to prove our innocence, we'll fall into his trap. He's best at destroying people's spirit!"

"He might already have a team of online trolls ready to smear us. The best we can do now is produce the complete video from back then; otherwise, we'll be stuck with this mess and won't be able to clear our names!"

For a moment, the room fell silent.

The video has been deleted!

No!

This road is absolutely amazing!

Wait a minute, Chen Kewen suddenly looked at Xu Yuan.

Then you see Xu Yuan's lips curl slightly upward, revealing a charming smile.

No way, is this kid that monstrous?

Is he some kind of prophet?