They surrounded me right after the breakup.

Jiang Han: "???"

Lin Yaoyao: "To make you feel involved, this group is different from the old one. Everyone who joins has been screened."

Jiang Han was stunned by Lin Yaoyao's words.

A harem group is fine, why bother with screening?

They've all been thoroughly investigated by me!

Lin Yaoyao held up her phone, took a picture of the ceiling, and sent it to the new group chat.

"From today onwards, this group will serve as our official communication group."

"We must uphold tradition!"

"Group rule number one: Home is where we are! Please handle any needs at home. Thank you for your cooperation!"

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

I really don't know how to reply.

At the same time, Xiao Xiao sent more than a dozen messages.

No one replied.

Where are you, @LinYaoyao and @QiuSiyao?

"@Shen Qingning @Xia Yutong @Liu Meng, what are you doing? Why are you ignoring me?"

"You're in a different group, right?"

"Can anyone tell me what happened?"

Am I being isolated?

"We really need to call the police!"

"At least reply to me, ladies, please!"

"I'll knock!"

Silence is Cambridge tonight.

Xiao Xiao opened Qiu Siyao's private chat.

"Yaoyao, are you guys talking badly about me in other groups?"

"No, we were discussing work."

"What kind of job do you want to discuss with me in private?"

"Can I join that group you guys are in?"

"Sorry, no."

Xiao Xiao stared at the screen and tossed her phone onto the sofa.

He looked up at the ceiling and roared.

"I'll knock your horse's head off!"

……

Xingyue Media, conference room.

Jiang Han sat in the main seat.

Fang Chongwen, the head of the film and television department, the music director, Shen Qingning, and Xia Yutong sat around the long table on both sides.

Liu Meng sat on the right side of the Yangtze River.

Jiang Han never rambles on at meetings; he gets straight to the point.

"I've called everyone here today to announce two things."

"First, Xingyue Media has officially entered the MCN field."

"The acquisition of a controlling stake in Wangyue Culture has been completed."

"Wangyue has nearly seventy signed talents."

"Covering three vertical tracks: beauty, fashion, and home furnishings."

Ms. Liu Meng will continue to serve as the General Manager of Wangyue Culture.

"At the same time, he joined the management team of Xingyue Media, where he was in charge of MCN and short video businesses."

Liu Meng stood up and formally greeted the management of Xingyue Media.

This is a formal introduction.

Fang Chongwen's pen stopped in mid-air.

The head of the film and television department gaped open.

He looked down and flipped through the short video industry research report in front of him that he hadn't submitted yet.

Like garbage.

Two weeks ago, he mentioned to Fang Chongwen that the MCN field was worth paying attention to.

The risks are considerable, so it's advisable to wait and see.

"We are still conducting market research, but Chairman Jiang has already bought the company."

"Compared to Chairman Jiang, we seem like complete useless trash!"

"It seems that MCNs are about to become a new market trend."

"Yes, wherever Chairman Jiang goes, he inevitably causes a traffic jam among his peers."

"Who would have thought that animated films would become such a hot investment?"

Actions speak louder than words.

The film Nezha, invested in by Xingyue Media, broke the box office charts for domestic animated films.

It also successfully sparked a craze.

Jiang Han ignored everyone's discussion and continued speaking.

"Secondly, Xingyue has completed its angel round investment in Jiaming Media, acquiring a 30% stake."

"Jiamei mainly focuses on e-commerce live streaming and has a strategic partnership with Baotao Live."

"Plus the talent incubation system of Mochizuki."

"It will become the main force for Xingyue Media to develop its MCN business in the future, forming a complete business closed loop."

Upon hearing this, several department heads instinctively looked to see the other party's reaction.

They have completely given up the struggle.

He placed his hands on the table, his expression shifting from shock to blankness.

Then his indifference turned into resigned admiration.

Everyone here is a veteran, having worked in the entertainment industry for a long time.

I've met quite a few bosses who are decisive and efficient.

Like Jiang Han, who had already accomplished something while everyone else was still thinking about it.

I've only ever seen this one.

Fang Chongwen took off his glasses and wiped them with his sleeve.

He looked at Liu Meng and was the first to extend his hand.

"Mr. Liu, welcome to Xingyue!"

The head of the film and television department stood up, followed by the music department director.

Liu Meng stood up and shook hands with each of them.

Soon, the public relations department released the industry announcement.

Liu Meng's phone kept vibrating.

In Wangyue's signing group, Chengcheng was the first to take a screenshot and forward it.

"StarMoon Media has officially announced it! We're now a legitimate company!"

"Sisters, from now on, we can mention Xingyue's name when we go out for business meetings!"

There were dozens of rows of people lined up below.

Thank you, Chairman Jiang; thank you, General Manager Liu; congratulations on your prosperity!

The operations manager tagged Liu Meng in the group chat.

Tomorrow, all the influencers will be posting a video to congratulate us.

Each video includes the official hashtag for Xingyue MCN Business Group.

Liu Meng replied to each one.

Boarding a large ship on the Yangtze River allowed her painstakingly built business to take off overnight.

Industry media reacted faster than influencers.

Several announcements were forwarded more than 10 times.

……

On the other side, in the United Capital office.

Lu Chengze is flipping through the project approval form.

The assistant knocked on the door and came in, placing the tablet in front of him.

The screen displays a recent announcement from Xingyue Media's official account.

White background with blue lettering, concise wording.

StarMoon Media officially established its MCN business group.

Its holding subsidiary is Wangyue Culture, and its strategic investment company is Jiaming Media.

Liu Meng joined the management team of Xingyue Media and, as a member of the dispatched team, assisted Jiaming in its transformation and upgrading.

Lu Chengze stared at the screen for several seconds.

Behind him, an entire bookshelf was filled with post-merger reports on various acquisition cases.

The earliest one was an acquisition he personally handled many years ago.

While all competitors were still observing during the bidding stage, he had already secured the target company.

Over the years, Lu Chengze has always relied on his judgment that is one step ahead of everyone else.

To grow United Capital to its current size.

But now someone is faster than him!

"Jianghan is treating MCN as a second film and television city."

The assistant stood next to the desk, swiping his finger across the tablet to the end of the announcement.

The chairman's office of Xingyue Media.

"President Lu, Jiang Han has suddenly made a high-profile announcement of entering a new industry, for reasons unknown."

"According to our investigation, Wangyue has experts, and Jiaming has a live streaming supply chain."

"Their acquisitions and investments were not spur-of-the-moment decisions."

The assistant paused, then lowered his voice and added.

"Mr. Lu, someone wants to see you. They mentioned the MCN project we discussed before."

"Let him wait."

The assistant left.

Lu Chengze pushed the tablet away and leaned back in his chair.

Qiu Siyao raised her paddle and won the auctioned land plot belonging to the Jiang family right in front of him.

The copyright to The Three-Body Problem was also aggressively acquired by Jianghan.

Every action I take seems to be completely uncompetitive in the eyes of the other party.

At the auction, United Capital was still tentatively raising its bids, while Qiu Siyao had already locked in the bidding.

United Capital arrived first for the Three-Body copyright negotiations, but Zhang Mingyuan was waiting for Jiang Han instead.

This time it was even more straightforward.

United Capital is still conducting market research on MCNs.

Xingyue Media has directly invested in upstream and downstream companies in the industry.

They even accelerated the process, opting for a more costly capital acquisition instead of building the business from scratch.

"Film and television cities are asset-heavy, while MCNs are asset-light."

"Jianghan wants to use the cash flow from the film and television city to support the initial investment of the MCN."

"Then we'll use the traffic from the MCN to support other projects within the company."

"closed loop!"

Lu Chengze picked up the landline and dialed his assistant's internal line.

"Notify the project team to suspend all MCN projects that we are currently negotiating."

"Reassess."

The assistant cautiously asked in return.

"Mr. Lu, several projects are close to the signing stage."

"Let's renegotiate the valuation!"

"Xingyue has already stirred up the entire industry's game ahead of schedule."

"A project that hasn't been signed is no longer a project."