Hearing the sound of the phone being hung up, Jiang Bei realized the seriousness of the matter. His father-in-law, Li Qiangguo, was going to cut off his ties with him!
"Brother, I saw through the rearview mirror that your face doesn't look very good. Could it be that uncle insulted you again?" Liangliang asked seriously while sitting in the back seat.
"We may have hurt your uncle's heart." Jiang Bei sighed softly and said.
In fact, since the last incident, this black fan group has been on the verge of collapse, and only the last layer of window paper has not been pierced.
Originally, Jiangbei wanted to wait for a period of time so that Li Youqing no longer appeared in public view before explaining a series of related matters to Li Qiangguo and explaining the plan.
However, as the battle plan suddenly went unexpectedly, Li Youqing once again became the top trending search star for participating in "Hot Pot Rescue", which made Li Qiangguo, who didn't know the reason, very angry, so he called to talk about the conversation just now.
"Should we tell uncle the whole story?" After hearing this, Liangliang felt that the matter was a bit serious and said with a frown.
Jiang Bei shook his head: "We have lost your uncle's trust now, and we can't make him believe it again just by relying on words."
Throughout the past few years, he has made verbal guarantees to Li Qiangguo again and again, but every time he has been defeated and defeated again and again. Not to mention a normal person, even a person with little brains should have
I understand that I can no longer choose to believe his words.
Therefore, it is obviously impossible to make Li Qiangguo believe in him through the previous methods.
"Then what should we do? Will uncle get angry and tell my sister-in-law all the bad things we did before?" Liangliang finished speaking with a worried look on her face, then subconsciously grabbed the bag next to her, glanced at the door handle, and thought in her mind
Li was calculating how certain he was that he would be able to escape unscathed if he jumped out of the car at this moment.
no way.
She has done too many things that are against Li Youqing. Once things are exposed, it will be the pawns like her who will bear the brunt of death, so at this time, she must find a way to save herself.
"Why are you panicking?"
Jiang Bei saw signs that the gambling king was running away, and raised his brows and said: "Speaking of which, your uncle is also the mastermind. How could he tell your sister-in-law everything? And to take a step back, we have made so much privately over the years.
Part of the money was given to your uncle's Qingbei Foundation, which has made a lot of contributions to society. Even if it is for the sake of the foundation, he will not rashly tell the story."
This is not wrong. In fact, a large part of the reason why Jiangbei was willing to help his father-in-law Li Qiangguo establish the Qingbei Fund was to strengthen the relationship between the father-in-law and his son-in-law and avoid killing each other.
I just didn’t expect that the rainy day plan I originally planned for would actually become a reality, which is really a bit uncomfortable.
Although Liangliang thought what his brother said was quite reasonable, after all, he was the gambling king of An'er who had dominated An'er Street for more than ten years. His vigilance was far superior to other people's, so he did not relax and was instead thinking about what to do.
Remove yourself from this matter.
Jiang Bei didn't know what Liangliang was thinking at this time. Seeing her acting like this, he thought it was because the seriousness of the matter had affected her mentality, and comforted him: "Don't worry, things are not that bad yet. But our plan must be decisive."
It’s one o’clock, we can’t delay it any longer.”
"How decisive?" Liangliang replied with her mouth full.
"Make results as soon as possible and let your uncle see the results." Jiang Bei squinted his eyes and looked ahead, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
"Dong dong dong~"
"Hello, please show your driver's license."
...
November 3rd.
The "Hot Pot Rescue" promotional video, which was released for a week, has been viewed more than one billion times, becoming the most viewed promotional video of the year, and won the 2021 China Best Promotional Video of the Year Award.
In addition, "Hot Pot Rescue" has also been shortlisted for the Best Actress and Best Film awards in the 6th Chinese Micro Film. In this winter of micro films, the probability of winning these two awards is very high.
As the director and one of the screenwriters of this promotional video, Ji Yingzi has been very proud of herself recently. She receives many investors with strong capital every day to discuss investment in new movies.
Of course, this is not because everyone likes Naka Eiko's directing ability, but because they like the theme of "Hot Pot Rescue".
The capital market is not stupid. They believe that putting "Hot Pot Rescue" on the big screen will bring huge benefits, so they choose to actively seek cooperation with Ji Yingzi.
But no matter which aspect it is, for Ji Yingzi, as long as someone can invest in her, the goal will be achieved.
So the two parties reached an agreement soon, and Ji Yingzi immediately launched the "Hot Pot Rescue" movie project, which will be jointly invested and distributed by seven major domestic investors. The total investment is expected to be 720 million yuan. After filming, it will be released worldwide.
As soon as the news came out, naturally there was another wave of enthusiasm. Weibo expressed unanimous support for the "Hot Pot Rescue" movie project and published relevant opinions.
"I'm really looking forward to it being made into a movie. I want to see how Xiaomei lives alone on Mars for several years. Does she really rely on growing potatoes?"
"720 million investment, this is probably the largest investment amount in a movie in China, right?"
"As expected of Director Ji, the films he makes are all large-scale productions. But this time I don't know if he can open the door to science fiction in our country again."
"Just follow the promotional video and it will be no problem. I feel it won't be lower than "The Wandering Blue" at the box office."
"We must keep the original cast! Especially the protagonist."
"Yes! I think the role of Tsundere as Xiaomei is very good, and the character is also very consistent."
"Anyway, I have preconceived notions. If the protagonist of the movie is not a tsundere kid, I will definitely not watch it."
In fact, for "Hotpot Rescue" to be brought to the big screen, fans have a unanimous view on the original cast and crew, and they all hope that the main creative lineup can be maintained and no personnel should be changed.
At least the lead actor cannot be changed.
In fact, Ji Yingzi thought so too, so after negotiating the investment details, she took the initiative to contact Li Youqing, hoping that she could continue to be the protagonist of the "Hot Pot Rescue" movie.
Li Youqing must be very willing, because she has not filmed a film or television drama this whole year, and she is very eager for the sudden arrival of resources.
But what she never expected was that Erjing Film and Television refused her to participate in the "Hot Pot Rescue" movie, and asked her to immediately stop promoting the "Hot Pot Rescue" promotional video on Weibo and remove it from Youku.
"Hot Pot Rescue" promotional video, otherwise a lawyer's letter will be issued to warn her.
The reason given by Erjing Film and Television is also very simple. It is said that Li Youqing violated the interests of Erjing Film and Television. He endorsed and promoted the "Hot Pot Rescue" promotional video for free, which brought a lot of revenue to himself, the Qingjiang Hot Pot brand, and the Doraemon comics.
.
Moreover, Erjing Film and Television also listed in detail the interests and damages involved.
Since October 26th, "Hot Pot Rescue" has been played on Youku.com up to one billion times, and investors of "Hot Pot Rescue" are expected to gain hundreds of millions in revenue.
In addition, the Doraemon robot that appeared in "Hot Pot Rescue" was confirmed to be a character from "Doraemon" on the Chinese comic serial platform. Because of the popularity of the promotional video, it has brought huge traffic to the comic. It is expected that
The income will be over ten million yuan.
Finally, "Hot Pot Rescue" was confirmed to be a promotional video for the Qingjiang hot pot brand. This promotional video will bring immeasurable benefits to the brand.
According to Erjing Film and Television's investigation, Qingjiang Hotpot is a brand company in which Li Youqing holds shares, and "Doraemon" company Westward Animation is owned by Li Youqing's husband Jiangbei. Therefore, Erjing Film and Television believes that Li Youqing wants to use his fame to make profits for his own company.
suspicion.
Therefore, in order to safeguard the rights and interests of the company, Erjing Film and Television issued a warning to Li Youqing privately after careful consideration.
"I have never had such an idea!" After receiving the news, Li Youqing was immediately panicked and anxiously walked around the house.
Jiang Bei silently looked at the freshly brewed tea on the coffee table and said nothing.
He admitted that he did all this.
The humiliation ahead is just waiting for this moment to arrive.
Starting today, Erjing Film and Television has found the perfect reason to hide Li Youqing, and everything will end here.
"Beibei, how about we give all the profits from Youku to the company as compensation?" Li Youqing couldn't help but ask when he saw him sitting on the sofa in a daze.
"Why?" Jiang Bei asked pretending to be confused: "The matter of you serving as the spokesperson for Qingjiang Hotpot and shooting a promotional video was mentioned to Erjing Film and Television, and Erjing Film and Television also agreed to your proposal to be the spokesperson for Yiyuan. From a legal point of view
There is nothing wrong with you this time."
In fact, the current situation is a moral and legal choice.
Erjing Film and Television believes that Li Youqing is trying to trick the company, because as an artist under Erjing, Erjing Film and Television can take a commission from any income earned by Li Youqing from any external business.
But Li Youqing signed a one-yuan contract with Qingjiang Hotpot, which means that Erjing Film and Television can only take a commission from this one dollar.
It would be okay if behind this incident, Qingjiang Hotpot and Westbound Animation have nothing to do with Li Youqing. The key is that Qingjiang Hotpot is Li Youqing’s own brand, and Westbound Animation is equivalent to her family company, which is easy to associate with
To the 'pit'.
Because Li Youqing still gets a share of the profits from the promotional videos, but he has nothing to do with Erjing Film and Television.
Therefore, it is understandable that Erjing Film and Television thinks there is something wrong with Li Youqing's approach.
But from a legal perspective, there is no problem with this wave of Li Youqing.
Since there is no problem from the legal point of view, Jiangbei naturally does not agree with giving the money earned from the promotional video to Erjing Film and Television.
"But if I don't satisfy the company, I won't be able to take on the movie "Hot Pot Rescue", and it might be hidden for the next two years." Li Youqing said with a worried look.
As an artist under Erjing Film and Television, she must be subject to constraints from the company in terms of entertainment-related business. Once the company is dissatisfied with the matter, although the company cannot sanction you from a legal perspective, it can directly
Treat the artist coldly in retaliation.
The so-called cold treatment naturally means freezing and blocking.
Li Youqing signed a three-year contract with Erjing Film and Television.
It's been less than a year.
If it is hidden, it will be almost impossible to appear in public view for the next two and a half years.
In two and a half years, he almost faded out of the entertainment industry.
When Jiangbei heard this, he was secretly happy.
It would be better to be hidden in the snow.
The purpose is achieved.
But on the surface, he definitely still wanted to talk to his wife. He touched his chin and thought: "I'm afraid Erjing Film and Television won't be satisfied with the money alone. Otherwise, we should go to the company tomorrow to talk to Manager Zuo and see what he wants."
Sample."
Li Youqing nodded when he heard this: "You're right, but I don't think the company really wants to fall out with me. Otherwise, they wouldn't notify me privately about this matter, but would directly announce it to the public."
"But it's better to take down the promotional video first and watch it after the matter is resolved." Jiang Bei suggested.
"Will that have an impact on hot pot restaurants?" Li Youqing is still very concerned about the newly opened Qingjiang Hot Pot.
"No, the hot pot restaurant's reputation is enough."
This is true. Since its opening on November 1, the flow of people in the hot pot restaurant has not dropped, and it has been operating at full capacity.
In addition to the traffic brought by the promotional video, there is also the service of the hot pot restaurant itself. The taste has been recognized by diners. Due to the high reputation, many people are willing to come and have a taste.
"Okay." Li Youqing agreed with a worried look.
That night, the most popular promotional video for "Hot Pot Rescue" on Youku was removed from the website without any warning, causing many fans who were watching "Hot Pot Rescue" repeatedly to be confused and began to spread the news.
"What the hell? Halfway through, it suddenly prompted me that the video does not exist?"
"I just searched several times and found that I couldn't find any news about "Hot Pot Rescue" on the entire Youku website."
"Getting a 404?"
"There doesn't seem to be anything inappropriate in the promotional video, right?"
Following the discussion among netizens, the news that the promotional video of "Hot Pot Rescue" was removed from Youku soon appeared on Weibo's hot search, causing widespread discussion.
Many netizens even went to Li Youqing's Weibo to ask about the related reasons, but some sharp-eyed netizens discovered that Li Youqing's previous promotional blog post about "Hot Pot Rescue" on Weibo was also missing.
Only then did netizens realize that this matter was not that simple.
"You said it's true that Erjing Film and Television has to suppress its own artists when they are in the limelight. Are you saying that the management is mentally ill?" Ji Yingzi held a notebook in her home and casually browsed the information on the Internet while feeling dissatisfied.
rant.
She was an early insider and knew more about it, so she knew why the promotional video was suddenly removed from the shelves.
But even though she knew clearly, she couldn't understand this approach.
Sui Xi, who was holding a teacup in her hand, was filled with doubts when she heard this and replied: "Logically speaking, it shouldn't be right."
"No, just now Youyou called and said that Erjing Film and Television banned her from participating in the movie "Hot Pot Rescue". This is completely a ban! I said you shouldn't have sent Youyou to Erjing Film and Television in the first place.
Litui, look at what you have done to this little girl now." Ji Yingzi criticized mercilessly.
Sui Xi didn't say anything, nor did he care about these words, but the doubts in his eyes became deeper and deeper.