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Chapter 76 The Rumored Extermination

Such internal corruption incidents within large companies are commonplace and clearly do not warrant a trending topic.

They should stay quietly in a corner where no one cares.

In the vast public online space, the fact that only one employee of Taoyuan Factory is suspected of violating the law is not worth mentioning at all.

After all, everyone on Douyin is from a wealthy family, and billions are nothing to them—what are employees of a big company compared to that?

Even within those in the know, Wang Xiaofei being killed so ruthlessly is not considered a big deal.

but----

Upon hearing the news, Shen Junyi suddenly had an idea. He looked at Lao Huang and said in a meaningful tone:

—

Wang Xiaofei —

"His situation is somewhat related to Li Zhou, isn't it?"

Old Huang's response was rather tactful: "The peach factory has internal integrity requirements; his problem mainly stems from his own own corrupt practices."

"However, Wang Xiaofei and Li Zhou did have a minor conflict."

In the incident, Shen Junyi could actually be considered one of the parties involved.

He wanted to win the lead role in the S+ long-running drama project that Wang Xiaofei was pushing for.

However, Wang Xiaofei and the director didn't care at all. Instead, they took the initiative to invite Li Zhou, but Li Zhou politely declined.

Afterwards, Wang Xiaofei deliberately spread rumors implying that Li Zhou was arrogant and disdainful of others.

As a result, Wang Xiaofei was demoted, and the S+ project was suspended indefinitely.

This also meant that TaoChang didn't open any new S-level or higher projects for about a month afterward.

After much deliberation, Shen Junyi made a decision: "Let the company team evaluate whether it's worthwhile to buy marketing materials."

"It's really unbelievable that someone could be driven to jail."

Old Huang chimed in, "Yes, who would have thought it would turn out like this?"

To be honest, Shen Junyi has recently targeted Li Zhou several times, but he himself has not gained any benefit from it.

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This is a typical example of harming others without benefiting oneself.

The reason is simple.

The creative field that Li Zhou is currently active in is one that Shen Junyi has absolutely no way of directly competing with.

Naturally, it's impossible to attack on one hand and ride the wave of popularity on the other.

However, even when things are going well, it's still possible to catch a glimpse of the surging traffic.

It's barely enough to detect someone's personal popularity.

..

With Shen Junyi's involvement, the incident of Wang Xiaofei potentially going to jail, which was originally a minor matter, immediately became a hot topic.

The topic also became a trending topic on Weibo.

The spearhead was aimed directly at Li Zhou —

"It's said that while this peach factory employee had some personal issues, the main reason for being dealt with this way was because he offended Li Zhou —"

"You guys didn't know that? Li Zhou had a falling out with TaoChang before, and it even made the trending topics—"

"Oh, I see. So his screenwriting works are all becoming huge hits, which is why Taoyuan suddenly took action?"

""

The news was quickly relayed to Song Mingche through Sister Yu.

After hearing this, Song Mingche was completely exhausted: "Damn it, who's provoking Li Zhou now?!"

He really has some PTSD now.

The final outcome of a series of events in recent months made Song Mingche realize that anything related to Li Zhou would eventually implicate him.

He was completely bound by Li Zhou.

Sister Yu sighed, "We can't find out for now. There are just too many people in the industry who want to make things difficult for Li Zhou."

"Moreover, the team's premonition wasn't good."

""

Meeting Song Mingche's gaze, Sister Yu explained in detail: "The inside story of this matter is not complicated."

"The company team has had a lot of contact with Wang Xiaofei. He's a voracious eater, he'll eat anything and everything, he has a huge appetite."

Their current predicament is not surprising; it's entirely their own fault.

"But now that the investigation is being used against you, from a profit-driven perspective, Li Zhou's team would definitely prefer to target you directly."

Song Mingche: "————"

He can certainly understand.

Because a definite opponent is obviously more meaningful than searching for an enemy in the void.

From Li Zhou's current perspective, the best opponent is Song Mingche.

Song Mingche didn't say anything more; he was just silently pondering—"Since when did I become the scapegoat?"

"The ancients were right—you can only be a thief for a thousand days, not a thief for a thousand days."

After pondering for a long time, Song Mingche finally had only one thought in his mind: "No matter what, the movie has to be a box office hit!"

He felt that only in this way could he rise to the next level and escape the situation of being hunted down and killed by Li Zhou.

Well, the reason why film actors are generally considered to be a cut above television actors is because the reach and influence of television dramas have declined.

Of the dramas that have performed well in the last 5 years in terms of ROI (Return on Investment) and other aspects, probably 90% are fan-oriented hits.

However, most people have heard of the commercially oriented films released in various periods over the past five years, regardless of their box office performance.

Therefore, it is clear that the more popular an individual is, the more they can only rely on movies to increase their popularity and national recognition.

Specifically, this is a very precise real-world example.

Despite the explosive growth in viewership data for "Xu" these past few days, its reach remains limited.

Many netizens simply cannot find any online news related to "Xu".

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Because many netizens don't actively click on Weibo's trending topics list, Douyin's trending topics list, or other similar lists.

Putting all that aside, Li Zhou, who had just returned to his hotel room, received a call from Xu Qingyi.

As usual, Mr. Xu, who never makes phone calls unless necessary and even occasionally worries about answering Li Zhou's calls, got straight to the point.

"Everyone online is saying that Boss Li is ruthlessly eliminating his employees—what exactly is going on?"

Li Zhou replied, "Taoyuan Factory has been very proactive in seeking cooperation recently; it's probably just a statement, and it has little to do with me."

Xu Qingyi on the other end of the phone immediately understood: "So that means there's a connection?"

Li Zhou didn't hide anything: "Just a little bit."

"I had Zhang Qiming do a little work. Boss, you know I've always been kind-hearted, and naturally I always seek revenge."

Then, Li Zhou added, "I've also seen the online comments. It doesn't matter who started them, but I can only say that Zhao Yu—"

Bai is lucky.

Xu Qingyi made this call to show that she cared about this matter, and immediately became interested: "Oh?"

After a brief reorganization, Li Zhou simply shared his thoughts: "If no one makes a fuss about this, netizens won't know how rare and admirable my screenwriting skills are —"

"I have already arranged to buy marketing for Zhao Yubai to remind netizens of his appearance at the opening ceremony of Chinese Paladin."

"Without the marketing accounts saying anything, netizens will fill in the blanks themselves, and then arrange for Zhao Yubai to appear on variety shows —"

"By setting the bar high, we can basically mold Zhao Yubai into a potential breakout star among the post-00 generation."

After listening, Xu Qingyi simply asked, "And where are you?"

Li Zhou kept everyone in suspense: "There are other plans, no rush."

Xu Qingyi: "————"

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The Shengshi team is very efficient. While Li Zhou and Xu Qingyi were talking on the phone, the relevant marketing had already been launched.

The situation unfolded almost exactly as Li Zhou had predicted.

Zhao Yubai was lucky, winning six trending topics in a row, and was spontaneously dubbed by netizens as the "post-00s generation's rising star".

Aside from the hype from marketing accounts, a large number of netizens are genuinely looking forward to Zhao Yubai's starring role in the new drama written by Li Zhou.

It's not that I'm expecting it to be incredibly good, but rather I want to see if Li Zhou can really mass-produce hit dramas.