I am a Big Player
Chapter 582 - 576、The Influence of Qinghe (First Update)_1

Chapter 582: 576、The Influence of Qinghe (First Update)_1

What position did Chen Da hold in Ren He’s heart? Frankly, he was beyond a friend yet higher than a stranger, and if the time came and Ren He was certain of the other’s character, he wouldn’t mind letting the other into his circle of friends.

Ren He had strict definitions for friendship. In his previous life, due to certain events, he left his original post and then saw people’s true colors.

But Ren He also understood that everyone drifts along with the currents of life, most not by choice.

What he could do in this life was to make himself stronger and then carefully choose his own circle. Ren He felt that he too had the right to select his own circle.

Friends were like a fortress deep in one’s heart; they were a form of spiritual consolation when one felt most vulnerable. Therefore, everyone had the right to choose whether or not to be friends with someone.

Because of this, there were people who considered it an honor to have a meal at Ren He’s Courtyard House now, a consequence of circumstances that Ren He had not anticipated, but he wasn’t opposed to it.

Ren He was very clear on what kind of person Chen Da was. Having lived for thirty-seven years, he had experienced peaks and valleys in life, seen fair-weather friends, and also felt the warmth over time.

This man appeared rough, yet possessed a shrewdness beyond comparison.

Ren He didn’t mind the other’s shrewdness; everyone had the right to be shrewd, as that was the way of society.

Chen Da was now carefully maintaining their relationship, hoping to leverage Ren He’s influence, capable of steamrolling the entertainment industry, to climb out of his low point, and Ren He was more than willing to lend a hand.

Such a person, who could at any moment enter his circle of friends, a thirty-seven-year-old man, suddenly held back his anger and grievance to say to Ren He, "Don’t worry, it won’t affect the work of the crew."

Ren He felt that if he didn’t do something, what right did his circle have to make others feel honored?

Ren He smiled, "Mr. Chen, I think that at the age of thirty-seven, a man should no longer have to bow to others. You think the crew is important to me, indeed, it’s very important. But I don’t believe there’s anyone in this circle who could influence it."

Chen Da’s eyes lit up at those words. So that was Ren He’s attitude!

Chen Da thought Ren He would be annoyed by someone affecting his plans, as it is with many successful individuals who like to feel that everything is under their control, isn’t it?

However, Chen Da was now understanding Ren He with his own thinking; the fact was, Ren He simply never considered the others in the circle from the very beginning.

Now Qinghe held stock in thirty-seven media companies and had controlling shares in twelve, not to mention owning Weibo, a powerful instrument of public opinion. Once Qinghe wielded this kind of influence within the media, it guaranteed a certain level of influence in the entire public opinion landscape, as these resources it held represented a force: a respect that other media entities had to give, if only begrudgingly.

In the beginning, the big shots of Qinghe Group didn’t quite understand Ren He’s arrangements. After all, those media shares were expensive. But now, they had suddenly realized that with the push of public opinion, everything could be achieved with half the effort, and it also eliminated most of the negative news about Qinghe Group.

Before, Ren He would dodge the media, but now, no one would dig deeper into his negative affairs. When typing "Ren He" into Qinghe Search, there were no search results.

The layman might not think much of it, but the insider would realize just how frightening this was.

What if one day this propaganda machine suddenly decides to manipulate someone’s public narrative? What can that person do?!

Even without manipulation, if these 49 media outlets, a Qinghe Search, and a Qinghe Weibo suddenly delete all news about a star, and from then on any attempts at publishing puff pieces by their team are blocked, and their promotions vanish—as if they’ve evaporated from the public eye—what future can such a star possibly have? Isn’t a star’s success dependent on exposure?

These are 49 of the most influential domestic media organizations, and there are very few left that can’t be bought, which are the true authorities, beyond Qinghe’s reach, the real mouthpieces.

However, with the existence of these 49 hugely influential media outlets, the other media would still have to show some respect. We are all in the same circle after all; we see each other often. We are the insiders; the entertainment industry... they are outsiders!

People in the entertainment industry haven’t realized this issue yet because their sights are set only within their own circle, including Zhang Ming and Chen Da, who have yet to grasp what the words Qinghe truly mean. The outside world is also unaware of just how much has been accomplished by the investment and mergers department after Qinghe’s massive capital began to flow.

It’s like a large net, trying to infiltrate every industry it deems necessary.

Ren He doesn’t think any big shot in the entertainment industry will suddenly jump out to cause trouble for him, and he’s not interested in reasoning with anyone. Within the range of a big gun, truth spreads far and wide.

So, the impact Chen Da mentioned, whether it affects the film crew or not, is only Chen Da’s perspective, not Ren He’s.

What Ren He has to do now is... yes, to help his actor resolve life’s difficulties, so he can focus on acting. Yes, that’s a good reason!

"Director Zhang, what’s going on here?" Ren He didn’t care what Chen Da said, choosing instead to understand the situation first. If this was Chen Da’s fault, he wouldn’t be in the right either.

Zhang Ming whispered something, and the beautiful woman opposite suddenly changed her expression. She suddenly realized that things might get complicated—she didn’t know who this young man was, since she had never seen him in the entertainment circle before.

But the problem was, she knew who Zhang Ming was! She had never seen Zhang Ming speak to anyone like this before; the person opposite seemed like Zhang Ming’s boss...

It was only then that Ren He found out the woman opposite him was called Xu Xiaowen, a first-tier star and Chen Da’s ex-girlfriend.

When Chen Da was blacklisted by the bigwigs of the entertainment circle, Xu Xiaowen directly left him and even kicked him when he was down several times.

Next to Xu Xiaowen was a tycoon from the real estate industry, worth several billion, now also trying his hand at the entertainment industry for fun. He alone had invested 200 million yuan in the movie Xu Xiaowen was currently shooting.

Ren He felt somewhat reflective that his level seemed to have really risen; hearing about the other party’s worth of several billion didn’t elicit much of a reaction from him...

Ren He, of course, was very clear about the nature of real estate businessmen of this era; their lifeline was their cash flow.

The opposing party was playing big, spending 200 million to please his girlfriend without fearing cash flow problems. The movie turning a profit is one thing, but what if it incurred a loss? Even if one can bear it, they’d probably have to face a period of gloom and doom.

Ren He smiled and said, "You might as well not invest any more money in the promotion of your movie; it won’t be of much use anyway. It’ll save you some money too."