700 Cao Xuan was furious, and the entertainment circle trembled three times
Beijing, Fanxing Building
Cao Xuan, who had just returned from filming "Avengers", rushed over as soon as he got off the plane and walked into the lobby of the building with a heavy face.
The moment everyone present saw him, they immediately ducked away or pretended to be busy.
There were only two executives from Fanxing who had been waiting here, Ru Sang Kao Yi, who looked as ugly as if he had staked all his wealth on Argentina, only to be upset by Saudi Arabia.
However, the moment he saw Cao Xuan, he still bravely came over to meet him.
"boss."
Cao Xuan was quite tolerant to his subordinates. Even if he sometimes lost his temper or reprimanded him for some reason, he would usually do so in private, and would almost never lose face to his subordinates in public.
But today, when Cao Xuan saw the two of them, he ignored them. He glanced at them coldly and went directly to his own elevator.
The already ugly-faced executives felt their hearts sinking at this moment, but they did not dare to neglect and hurriedly followed them. One of them tried to be clever and climbed the stairs to make a fool of himself, but under Zhang Chong's hint, he still sat next to him honestly.
The elevator follows.
The group of people left with the elevator, and the originally suffocatingly silent hall returned to normal.
"Fuck, I was scared to death."
"I have never seen my boss so angry. This time the artist management department is in dire straits."
"I heard that the boss came back from the United States overnight. This is the biggest scandal since the establishment of our company."
"Not just the boss, I heard that Mr. Hu threw the table during the unexpected meeting the day before yesterday and sprayed Vice President Jiang bloody."
"Vice President Jiang didn't come down to pick anyone up today. Vice Director Jiang is here. Could it be..."
"No, after all, he is an old man who fights against the boss. It's a matter of friendship, but I guess he will definitely suffer a big loss."
"..."
Cao Xuan didn't know about the discussion among the employees below. He came to his office and immediately summoned several vice presidents and relevant persons in charge for a meeting.
Many senior executives who had already received the news had been waiting at the company today. After hearing the notice, they rushed over immediately.
Hu Jing was the closest and came the fastest. She rushed to give some words of advice before the others.
"Don't be angry. It's not worth getting angry for others."
"I can spare it."
Cao Xuan nodded, and Hu Jing went to make him a cup of chrysanthemum tea to relieve inflammation. During this period, many senior officials also came to the scene and sat down at Cao Xuan's signal.
The atmosphere was a bit solemn, Cao Xuan drank tea quietly, Hu Jing looked fine, but occasionally glanced at Cao Xuan worriedly to avoid his anger.
The other vice presidents seemed to have serious expressions, but their eyes were relatively relaxed, and they even seemed to be watching a show.
Only a few people in the artist management department looked really ugly, especially Jiang Yue, whose eyes were bloodshot and looked haggard. It was obvious that they had not had a good rest in the past few days.
After drinking the tea, Cao Xuan briefly adjusted his mood before speaking.
"Tell me what's going on."
Several executives from the artist management department looked at each other, but Jiang Yue gritted her teeth and stood up.
"Boss, it was our negligence in our work..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Xuan: "Let's talk about the specific situation first, and we'll talk about admitting mistakes later."
Jiang Yue paused, and then reported what happened.
The matter that made Cao Xuan angry and even alarmed the entire stars was actually not complicated.
On December 16, after reports from Chaoyang people, the relevant departments caught a drug addict in an apartment in Beijing. This man was none other than Fanxing artist Gong Ju.
Gong Chen, 28 years old, is a singer and graduated from high school. He originally sang in a bar. In 2012, he participated in the "The Voice of China" and won the runner-up result.
Because this Gong Chen was handsome, with half-length fluffy hair, unrestrained and uninhibited, and good at singing folk songs, he was very popular among young literary fans and girls. He was extremely popular during the competition, and later successfully signed a contract with Fanxing.
Subsequently, Fanxing released two albums for him. Although his vision is not particularly prosperous, it has steadily risen, at least in the "Voice of China" program.
Better developed.
Fanxing also attaches great importance to him. It just held a concert for him last year and plans to arrange for him to participate in "I Am a Singer" this year.
If this trend continues, it is unlikely that I will become a first-line singer like Zhang Jie or Yao Beina in the future.
As a result, at the end of this year, a bolt from the blue came to the stars!
You must know that Fanxing has been through ups and downs for nearly two decades since its establishment in 1997. It is not that it has not encountered controversy and negative news, but this is the first time such a big scandal has happened.
Not to mention that Boss Cao has always hated drug-taking artists, and even went so far as to offend some of his old friends and make harsh remarks that artists should be banned altogether.
As a result, an artist under his banner showed his hand to him today. Cao Xuan didn't know if this was a slap in the face, but his face hurt anyway.
What made him even more angry was not that he was unlucky enough to meet a scumbag, but that Fanxing Artists Management Department did nothing.
As a professional entertainment company, Fanxing has strict requirements for artists. There are regulations on how to speak, act, and conduct privately. Violators will be subject to interference or even severe punishment.
Don't think it's harsh, Fanxing is the largest star-making field in the industry. If you can succeed here, you can earn as much as an ordinary person in ten years or even a hundred years. It is reasonable to have more restrictions.
Moreover, although the stars are harsh, they are not inhumane.
It's more about business and public external requirements. I don't actually pay much attention to my private life. Even when I'm in love, as long as I report it and there are no problems with the other party, the company won't care.
Fanxing's real problems are whether artists are involved in illegal crimes or have bad habits, as well as issues such as not talking nonsense during interviews and social platforms.
Whether you take drugs or not is a top priority in Fanxing. Cao Xuan has repeatedly explained it, but in the end he still failed to prevent it.
Regardless of the reason, his manager assistant and some senior executives in the artist management department all failed in their duties.
Jiang Yue also understood this and explained: "According to what we learned afterwards, Gong Chen most likely had a history of drug abuse before joining Fanxing, but he hid it very well.
After joining the company, because his initial work was limited, he used his eye problems to secretly go home every once in a while.
Later, because there were more and more schedule announcements, it was inconvenient for him to take time off frequently, so he found a way to get rid of his assistant and turned a friend of his who knew the situation into his assistant to provide him with cover."
"Does his agent know?"
"I don't know. The agent is more responsible for contacting and arranging work, and is an assistant in charge of specific life aspects, so I was kept secret."
"No matter how clear the division of labor is, our artists can't notice it for two years? And how did the assistant get in? Is the company's human resources department just watching?"
The vice president in charge of human resources next to him realized something was wrong when he heard Jiang Yue talking, and quickly got up to blame him.
"Normally, in order to take care of the artists' demands, we will arrange for assistants who are close to them and are recognized by them, and even recruit people according to their requirements. This assistant of Gong Chen was contacted by the artist management department."
This is an unspoken rule.
The assistant is the person close to the artist and is responsible for life and other work. If the two parties do not get along well, it will definitely reduce efficiency greatly, so the artist's ideas must be solicited.
Coupled with the trust of artists, many people prefer to hire their friends and relatives to keep the job safe and confidential, and even do not hesitate to supplement part of their salary themselves.
For example, Cao Xuan is always surrounded by her old friends Zhang Chong and Liu Tianxian, and her mother is also considered a half-assistant.
The company has always turned a blind eye to this, but I didn't expect that this time it would cover up and help artists make mistakes and deceive the company.
So Cao Xuan didn't care about any unspoken rules and just cut it across the board.
"Similar situations will be avoided in the future. The company's artist assistants must be deployed by internal personnel of the company. You should handle the previous situation as appropriate."
Cao Xuan looked serious: "I only have one request. For things like this, company employees must put the company's interests first.
There are cases where the company is deceived and deceived, causing damage to the company's interests.
"Severe punishment will not be given"
Afterwards, Cao Xuan also announced the punishment plan of the artist management department.
Gong Chen’s agent and assistant will be fired immediately!
The relevant person in charge of the artist management department will be involved in serious dismissal, lighter punishment by notice, demotion + half of the annual bonus deducted.
Jiang Yue, the vice president in charge of the artist management department, was punished by the company and all his annual bonuses and dividends were deducted.
Hearing Cao Xuan's words, Jiang Yue was visibly relieved, but at the same time a little aching.
At her level, the annual bonus is not a small amount, and the dividend is even worse. If it is gone in one breath, this year's work is basically in vain.
Frankly speaking, this matter is either big or small.
To put it bluntly, if something happened to an artist, it would be too much to fire Gong Chen's manager.
But speaking more broadly, this is the biggest scandal in Fanxing's more than ten years of existence. It has even triggered a certain degree of public opinion crisis, causing Fanxing's golden brand to be negatively affected, and even causing the boss to be slapped in the face.
When Cao Xuan was furious, it was not impossible for her, the vice president, to get out.
Although based on her qualifications and relationship with Cao Xuan, the chance of ending up like this is very low, but Jiang Yue is also mentally prepared for the vice president to be fired or have his powers greatly decentralized.
Now she has only lost a little money and reputation, far from breaking her muscles and bones. Jiang Yue is quite lucky.
But after being thankful, he was filled with anger, not towards Cao Xuan, but towards Gong Chen, the culprit.
If it weren't for this bastard, how could he be in such a mess? Jiang Yue, who was mad with hatred, took the initiative.
"Boss, Gong Chen still has a contract for more than five years. Do you want to..."
As soon as these words came out, several people present couldn't help but shudder. Although Jiang Yue didn't say it clearly, everyone understood what she meant.
Based on what Gong Chen did, Fanxing would definitely not be able to use it anymore, but if the contract was terminated directly, Gong Chen would be free. So what Jiang Yue meant by this was to directly hide Gong Chen for five years and abolish the latter.
If I lose one year's salary, I have to take five years of youth plus the future of my entire acting career as compensation.
What a venomous woman’s heart!
Cao Xuan pondered for a moment. He didn't feel that Jiang Yue's approach was excessive at all, but it was just inappropriate.
"This person cannot stay in the stars, otherwise the stain of the stars will never be washed away."
"Wouldn't that give him an advantage in vain?"
Jiang Yue was very unwilling, but Cao Xuan was very calm: "Fanxing doesn't want to keep him, but it doesn't mean that he is getting an advantage."
After saying that, Cao Xuan looked directly at the meeting recorder on the side, his tone was calm but with an undoubted domineering tone.
"Immediately issued an announcement in the name of Fanxing, expelling Gong Chen, and asked him to compensate our company for economic losses in accordance with the terms of the contract.
In addition, an announcement is made emphatically that Fanxing will issue an indefinite comprehensive ban on Gong Chen from now on. All films, programs, performances, and songs in which this person participates will be fully boycotted by Fanxing and its partners... "
Good guy, everyone's eyes are open. They just said that Jiang Yuedu is the one with the most cruel feelings.
There is no way to survive!
Fanxing artists do have relevant clauses when signing contracts. If the company suffers losses due to the artist's illegal crimes or other reasons, Qianqing has the right to unilaterally terminate the contract and require the artist to compensate.
The exact amount of compensation will probably be calculated later.
Let's put it this way, although Cao Xuan will not force the other party to jump off the building, he will have to spit out every penny he has earned through Fanxing in the past few years.
The most amazing thing is the comprehensive banning order. With Fanxing’s current strength, his tentacles are spread all over the network of all sizes in the circle.
Gong Chen wanted to engage in music, variety shows, and filming, but Star Cinema directly blocked his path to movies.
The largest video websites and music platforms are owned by Cao Xuan, and other TV stations and online platforms also want to sell Cao Xuan some face.
It's hard to say how big this face is, but it certainly won't offend Xuan because of Gong Chen.
For offline performances, venues and organizers of a certain size all have cooperation or contact with Fanxing, so they will naturally make
choose.
Of course, if Gong Chen really puts on a small performance with dozens or hundreds of people, or goes to some extremely unpopular online interviews, goes to some small platform to show off, or even goes abroad or on the Internet, there is no way Cao Xuan can stop him.
, but it was enough to make him "worse than death".
Godfather of the entertainment industry + Internet tycoon + super rich man is no joke. If Cao Xuan really decides to block someone, quitting the industry and changing careers may be the only way out.
Cao Xuan's murderous intent shocked everyone.
The same is true for Hu Jing. It's not because Cao Xuan is cruel, but she thinks: "Would this make us look too domineering, and the company's artists might also think too much."
"I just thought about it. I just want to kill the chicken and show it to the monkey."
Cao Xuan was really angry this time, and his voice was unspeakably harsh: "I gave them the best resources and promoted them one by one into celebrities. I didn't let them do evil and cause trouble for me.
Think clearly, stay down-to-earth in Fanxing, and let everyone eat meat and drink soup together. If you don't understand or have small thoughts, get out as soon as possible and go out to commit suicide. Don't affect Fanxing's reputation. "
"That's the truth."
Cao Xuan was angry, and Jiang Yue, who had overcome the difficulties, was even more angry: "We were too lenient with them before. After we return, we will carry out a series of rectifications and inspections to resolutely eliminate hidden dangers among the artists."
The two bosses spoke out, and other people in the artist management department also expressed their opinions, each one more murderous than the other.
Cao Xuan nodded with satisfaction. Although he went to war this time out of anger, he also cooperated with the authorities.
In 2014, there were frequent incidents in the entertainment industry. The number of artists involved in the scandal was in double digits, and most of them were drug addicts. The legal news was even worse than in 2021.
Ordinary people may just watch the excitement, but Cao Xuan has a vague sense of the official efforts to rectify the chaos in the entertainment industry.
Focus on attacking viruses!
Once the poison stars are almost arrested and the entire entertainment industry can avoid them, they will start to collect taxes and get another batch. Even some subsequent style issues that violate public order and good customs will be dealt with.
Plowing back and forth like this several times, although it can't be said to save the interior entertainment, it finally reduces some of the messy atmosphere.
Although some aspects do not agree with it and he knows that it will inevitably bring about some sequelae, overall Cao Xuan still supports this approach of focusing on eliminating cancer.
If you want to make money, you must give up. If a star wants to make money, he must become a "saint". There is no such thing as the best of both worlds.
Cao Xuan made a big show of it, even publicly banning him. Although his behavior was domineering, it was in line with the tone and trend.
At the same time, it can be regarded as setting a benchmark for peers to serve as a warning and once again express Cao Xuan’s attitude.
Cao Xuan may not care about other things as long as they are not excessive, but only poison, whoever touches it will die.
That night, Fanxing Group's official Weibo issued a statement. Cao Xuan and Hu Jing retweeted the Weibo, causing a huge stir.
[Fuck, awesome]
[Too handsome, I will fire him immediately, Cao Cao is a man]
[Haha, the person named Gong lost his job even before he came out.]
[Unemployment does not count, you still have to pay money, and there is a complete ban. This guy is finished]
[Exposed domineering, what is the king of entertainment (backward)]
[Cao Thief: You don’t even want to call me Godfather]
[Playing is about playing, making trouble is about making trouble. Cao Xuan is low-key and friendly, which does not mean that he is really harmless to humans and animals. When the emperor is angry, millions of corpses will be laid down. When Cao Xuan is angry, the entertainment industry will also tremble]
[Fanxing has expressed its stance, what about the other companies?]
[Just pretending to be dead, they are all money-spinners, and some of them have money to play, so how can they express their stance]
[Damn, why not ban them all]
[It is said that Fanxing also took measures against these people, and Zhang Yaoyang’s movie was rejected by Fanxing Cinemas]
[A crow is nothing, but attacking the Dragon Prince is awesome]
[Cheng Long and Cao Xuan have a good relationship, so they probably won’t kill him]
[I understand, but I still feel suffocated]
【……】
Before the words were spoken, the crew of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" announced that due to technical reasons, certain reshoots and production would be temporarily carried out, and the original schedule may be postponed.
Soon, a source broke the news that only Fanxing Cinemas had directly contacted the crew of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain", and its crew had drug-related artists participating in the film. Fanxing had reasons to refuse the movie to be released in theaters.
The crew of "The Taoist Comes Down the Mountain" had no choice but to eliminate the Dragon Prince scene after urgent discussions, and then found someone to reshoot it.
Insiders also said that Cheng Long specifically called Cao Xuan to plead for mercy but was declined, and the relationship between the two parties became tense for a time.
This incident aroused praise from many netizens, but Cao Xuan hung up the phone with Cheng Long with a wry smile.
Although Long Lilong did not express any dissatisfaction on the phone and even scolded Prince Long, strongly supporting Cao Xuan's actions, he knew better.
It's one thing for a father to scold him, but secretly he still wanted to pave the way for his son, but as soon as he intervened, everything went wrong.
"I really offended my eldest brother this time."
"It's your own fault."
Hu Jing didn't have a good impression of Prince Long, and even when she thought of him, she was a little worried about Cao Yang's future, fearing that he would also become this virtuous.
Cao Xuan didn't take this matter to heart either. Cheng Long was a smart man and he was still angry now. When the official came to an end, he would completely give up and everyone would naturally become "good brothers" again.
He didn't care about the turmoil in the outside world. After seeing Fanxing overcome the crisis of public opinion, he immediately started to release his last album "Cao Xuan".
The Cao Xuan era in the Chinese music scene has officially entered the countdown...
