I am a Big Player
Chapter 607 - 601, the era of Jiang Wensheng, has come to an end_1

Chapter 607: 601, the era of Jiang Wensheng, has come to an end_1

Overnight, many in the entertainment industry felt as if the winds had changed, and Hua Ge Media, once untouchable, seemed to have collapsed in just one night.

First, the artists were led by a narrative, then the company was hit by scandals. Jiang Wensheng had always held an unshakable position, and Hua Ge Media had been like an evergreen in the entertainment industry, producing stars aplenty.

The artists at Hua Ge Media felt as though their tower was about to fall, something they had never contemplated. Who would have thought that Hua Ge Media would encounter such an event?

The naive believed the company would surely resolve the issue, after all, such matters had always been handled by the company. The process of whitewashing stars may seem mysterious, but it’s quite straightforward.

In a previous life, there was a female star who claimed she had never dated and due to her conservative nature, refused to perform kissing scenes. Yet, within days, photos surfaced of her kissing a man in middle school, followed by more explicit photos...

The first thing this female star did was to shut off the comments on her Weibo, significantly reducing the impact of the trolls. She then went on variety shows, using the image crafted by her team to gain fans. One particularly successful example of such a show for whitewashing stars was: "Roast Conference."

After that, it was either stirring up someone else’s affairs to divert attention from her or "exposing" some acts of kindness. These were the basics of the script.

The compromised artists at Hua Ge Media were all waiting for the company to step in and resolve these matters. Everyone knew the extent of Jiang Wensheng’s influence. The first step was to close off the Weibo comments, then see what decision the company would make.

However, they suddenly discovered that upon logging into Qinghe’s Weibo, when they attempted to disable commenting, the system was mysteriously overloaded—a situation that lasted for two hours until the wind shifted onto Hua Ge Media, at which point it disappeared.

Some felt that something was amiss...

The original plan of Weibo’s team was to keep these people from managing the comments, but Ren He felt that such system behavior should be used sparingly, and after advising the Weibo team, they finally let it go.

After all, Weibo is an open platform for the whole country, and users have their own rights. Even though he was leading the narrative against Hua Ge, Hua Ge was not worth Qinghe sacrificing its reputation over, and these were just minor details.

The smart ones inside Hua Ge understood what was happening. Jiang Wensheng, Hua Ge’s big boss, had just had a confrontation with Qinghe Group, and now this incident occurred—how could it not be related to Qinghe?

While Hua Ge had considerable influence within the circle, could it maintain its dignity in the face of an outsider like Qinghe Group, an apex predator? Hardly likely.

Recently, Jiang Wensheng’s authority had already been shaken. Chen Da, whom he had suppressed for years, had made a comeback and become one of the hottest male leads to cast. Some of the more astute people within Hua Ge Media had already begun to ponder: just how much control did Jiang Wensheng still have over the entertainment industry?

Whether Qinghe Group could gain a firm foothold in the entertainment realm was no longer a question—"Crazy Stone’s" box office success spoke volumes. Looking at the current situation, "Crazy Stone" became the biggest dark horse of the half-year within just half a month of its release. With only three days left until 2008, it was safe to say it had already become the box office champion of 2007.

In terms of box office, they had certainly won, and now it looked like Qinghe was aiming its dagger at Hua Ge!

What now? Those artists within Hua Ge that had no scandals started to weigh their options.

At this moment, the entire entertainment industry witnessed the terror of Qinghe Group, just as the internet giants had before, watching Qinghe succeed in every field it entered. Qinghe was always number one in any area it touched.

Sometimes when the internet giants gathered for tea, they would sigh, referring to this as: the fear under Qinghe’s rule.

Those big players in fields yet untouched by Qinghe began seeking self-preservation: Qinghe was still rapidly expanding. Of the seven people having tea, at least five had been approached by Qinghe’s investment and acquisition department. At times like this, they could only hope that Qinghe wouldn’t cast a glance at the "mosquito legs" in their field, or they too would be doomed.

Bankruptcy was unlikely, but with the cake only so big, a significant shrinkage in company profits was inevitable.

Suddenly, everyone was on edge...

If those in the extreme sports field knew all this, they might say, what you’re experiencing is what we’ve gone through already...

The stock of Hua Ge Media began a half-month streak of plummeting that even laypersons watching found alarming. What in the world was happening to Hua Ge Media?

A week prior, Jiang Wensheng had not been able to look at Hua Ge Media’s stock price, as he lay questioning life itself in a hospital bed for a full week. His mind was occupied with what Ren He had said to him, his digestion was bad...

He kept suspecting that it was Ren He’s doing, but since Ren He entered, he hadn’t drunk a sip of water or eaten a bite of food, and there had been no physical contact between them. So, he just couldn’t understand what had happened.

Could it really be that his digestive system was problematic?!

The doctor examined him and hesitated before saying, "There’s nothing wrong with your digestive system."

"Impossible!" Jiang Wensheng shouted. He had been vomiting feces; how could there be nothing wrong!

So, Jiang Wensheng shouted "impossible" in the hospital for a week, making the doctors start to doubt their own lives... Is there something wrong with this guy’s brain too?

They felt there might be an issue, as the man’s digestive system was clearly fine, but he had genuinely vomited feces! Typically, that only happens in one situation, which is a lower intestinal obstruction, but Jiang Wensheng didn’t have that condition either!

It was only when Jiang Wensheng finally stopped doubting life and had time to pay attention to the company again did he realize that the market value of Hua Ge Media had dropped to 471 million...

Ren He had been willing to spend 500 million to buy his more than sixty percent stake, and he’d refused. Now, the entire market value of Hua Ge Media wasn’t even 500 million... How ruthless!

Moreover, while the 471 million in stocks seemed valuable, he couldn’t even sell them. Who else would take over this hot mess?

Ren He had been willing to acquire his shares because Hua Ge’s earnings were quite good, but now? When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter.

Jiang Wensheng suddenly realized that from the moment Qinghe entered the entertainment industry, his era had ended.