Chapter 239: The Envelope Without an Address

"In journalism and communication studies, there is a formula regarding the issue of rumors."

"r (rumor) = i (importance) × a (ambiguity)."

Liu Liu Yifei watched Seeing Lu Kuan speaking eloquently and inexplicably felt that he looked somewhat like he did when he was directing.

He is so immersed in the role.

She did not know that this was actually the primary job of Boss Lu in his past life.

"Regarding this matter, you bringing up the secret filming and the condom incident with Xiao Yu only increases the ambiguity, and the rumors will become even more intense."

"On the other hand, compared to petty theft and romantic scandals, the importance and popularity are much smaller, which can actually mitigate the rumors."

"If you have ever stayed in the countryside, you would know that not everyone might know who has sticky fingers."

"But everyone in the village is definitely clear about whose widow's door has the most gossip!"

This explanation was vivid and clear; the three of them understood instantly.

Liu Liu Yifei thought to herself, no wonder your nickname 'Washing Machine' is so widely spread; so that's the logic behind it!

"If it's just simple petty theft and you clarify and explain the facts, the matter won't blow up."

Liu Xiao finally breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully: "It's fortunate that we have you, Little Lu. If you hadn't had A-Fei rush over to intercept them, today's matter would be impossible to clear up even if we jumped into the Yellow River."

"Don't be in such a hurry to relax; they won't let it go at that."

Referencing the previous public opinion offensive against Boss Lu, it started with Dong Jie, then Xu Xu Xiyuan.

And in both cases, the parties involved came forward to tell their side, with pictures, tears, and stories, which is perfect for the gossiping public to enjoy with their meals and drinks.

Would it really end so simply this time?

This is not the style of the Wang brothers, and even less the style of Zhou Jun.

Otherwise, why would he go to such great lengths to market Jang Na-ra as a cultural ambassador and a little Korean diva?

"Little Liu's success over the past two years has allowed many companies in the domestic entertainment industry to see business opportunities."

"One or two TV roles with a pure persona, high-frequency online interactive marketing, plus starring as the female lead in high-grossing films."

Using films to promote actresses is the most convenient thing; just like in *The Foreign Land*, the one carrying the box office was mainly Leonardo.

But the marketed claim that "Liu Liu Yifei became the female lead of the global weekly box office champion" isn't wrong either; who could say that statement is incorrect?

"This is the route they want to follow to imitate Little Liu's fame, but not many can achieve it. Looking at the film sector alone, currently only Emperor and Yanda Huayi have this strength."

Seeing Lu Kuan changed the subject: "But this doesn't affect them joining forces to target you."

Liu Liu Yifei asked in confusion: "Isn't Emperor on good terms with you? Will they target me too?"

Boss Lu looked at her with a smile: "What does being on good terms with me have to do with targeting you? You aren't part of Wenjie."

"Hmph."

Liu Liu Yifei knew he was finding another opportunity to lecture her, and she just wouldn't let him have his way.

Especially the process of swindling this RV, which only strengthened her resolve to play Huang Rong.

However, she knew Seeing Lu Kuan wouldn't ignore her.

After all, she had earned him so much money before this year was even over; Liu Liu Yifei suspected that at least a few floors of the building Wenjie had just moved into were bought with the money she earned!

Boss Lu's guess was correct, just like the malicious smear attacks against her after Yanda Huayi was slighted during *The Forbidden Kingdom* in the later years.

In this life, the public opinion offensive against Liu Liu Yifei had only just begun.

Heaven on Earth, Room 999.

Zhou Jun's driver hung up the phone and walked in; the hostesses had already been kicked out.

"Mr. Zhou, I couldn't reach them."

You can forget about reaching Xiao Yu; he had already been bought off by the 100,000 yuan A-Fei brought out, plus an acting opportunity at Wenjie.

Not only would he no longer be an accomplice in framing her, but he might even turn against them at a critical moment.

Zhou Jun smiled at the two from Yanda Huayi and flicked the ash into the ashtray: "It doesn't matter."

"He doesn't think this is the end, does he?"

"Wang Xiaolei, is Song Song Zude all set?"

Wang Wang Xiaolei nodded, then hesitated: "Brother Jun, is this big-mouth useful? He's on his blog every day blasting this and cursing that; can the audience believe his words?"

"He is just a troublemaker. The other side will definitely clarify our claims; lies can never become the truth."

Zhou Jun laughed: "You also know that lies can't become the truth, so why not just keep creating lies continuously?"

"I can say she has a hundred faults; does she have the patience to argue with me one by one?"

"Now Na-ra is thriving and has just landed a role in *Seven Swords*."

"As for Liu Liu Yifei, just keep her running around in circles, dragging Seeing Lu Kuan along with her, while we take the opportunity to conquer Golden Harvest."

"That *Super Girl* grand finale is about to start; let the reporters go and interview her."

"If the effect is good, when she joins the *Return of the Condor Heroes* crew next month, you can arrange for a dozen reporters and paparazzi to harass her at the set every day."

Wang Dajun laughed: "Is this the old man's guerrilla warfare?"

"Exactly: the enemy advances, we retreat; the enemy camps, we harass; the enemy tires, we attack; the enemy retreats, we pursue."

"Two brothers, in this world, the truth is the least worth investigating."

Zhou Jun looked at them mysteriously: "As long as the material you provide can satisfy the lowest-level public's speculation about the filthiest side of human nature."

"Satisfy their voyeuristic desire for high-and-mighty female stars, and even the most outrageous rumors will become a sharp weapon that everyone agrees upon!"

He thought for a moment, then reminded them: "By the way, don't target Seeing Lu Kuan this time; he has a name registered at the top, and it won't look good if things get too tense. Just focus on Liu Liu Yifei alone."

The Wang brothers looked at each other, somewhat understanding what Zhou Jun meant by "registered at the top."

They were even more convinced by this Mr. Zhou's sources of information.

Last year, the State Planning Commission was officially renamed the National Development and Reform Commission.

This Mr. Zhou's father's generation...

In short, the duck knows when the spring river water warms; he is quite clear about policy directions.

What is most valuable in this day and age?

To hell with talent; news and inside information are the most valuable!

The next day, a storm that could have been blown out of proportion was nipped in the bud, and the *Silver Years* crew continued their filming tasks.

It was just that Liu Liu Yifei's RV had become a restricted area; Yang Yang Siwei sat under the extended sunshade and would no longer let anyone near.

Undercurrents were surging; even though Liu Xiao and the others were prepared, they still didn't expect the smear campaign to come so swiftly.

The big-mouthed monster Song Song Zude had made his move.

Song Song Zude was a fellow Jiangsu native of Boss Lu.

In the 80s, he studied at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and in the 90s, he was assigned to the Nanjing Railway.

When he was nearing forty, the big-mouthed monster ruined his future within the system because he was always writing letters to leaders and reporting over his superiors' heads.

At that time, the Hainan real estate market was booming; Song Song Zude sold his bicycle, scraped together over 60 yuan, and headed south to seek his fortune.

Since then, he had been tossing and turning, swindling and bluffing, selling houses, and opening a height-increasing insole factory, finally accumulating a net worth of nearly ten million.

At the end of the 20th century, Song Song Zude successfully entered the entertainment industry.

When it comes to the art of hype, this is a figure on par with Boss Lu.

The first shot he fired for himself stemmed from the then-famous incident where Boss Lai gifted Yang Yang Yuying a red Porsche.

After the Yuanhua case broke, this Porsche was confiscated.

In September 2002, Song Song Zude bought it at a high price of 990,000 yuan. He used the massive national influence of this event and joined forces with his cousin, who went by the pseudonym Liu Xinda, to constantly hype it up.

He basically played the hell out of that Porsche.

A simple example of his hype techniques:

First, after Song Song Zude entered the entertainment industry, he invested in filming; *Escape from Laughter* and *Haste Makes Waste* were both his projects.

In the projects he primarily invested in, he would definitely use this Porsche as a prop.

Secondly, he instructed his cousin Liu Xinda to post articles in newspapers and online forums, claiming that he loved Yang Yang Yuying very much and had already gotten her pregnant with his child.

Liu Xinda swore that he would buy back the Porsche from the "renowned entrepreneur and film producer" Song Song Zude at a high price of one million yuan to return it to its original owner, Yang Yang Yuying.

Then came Liu Xinda being debunked, and Yang Yang Yuying was furious to the point of death.

But Song Song Zude quietly became popular.

His persona as a renowned entrepreneur and film company boss was established, and combined with his high-level academic background from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, he finally had some footing in this circle.

By October 2004, Song Song Zude was already a famous big-mouth in the circle.

He had torn into the marriage breakup of Li Xiang and Li Li Houlin;

He claimed that Zhang Zhang Yimou was using foreigners' money to deceive the Chinese;

And there was Jin Jin Qiaoqiao, whom he used for consumption every time, saying she was calculating and had single-handedly orchestrated Wu Qihua's prostitution incident...

This time, Yanda Huayi extended an olive branch to him.

In exchange for private cooperation, he would do what he was best at:

Spewing filth.

The kind of mindless spewing that could always be hyped up to be red-hot.

On October 1, 2004, National Day, Boss Lu was filming at the Chedun Film Studio.

Liu Liu Yifei was at the recording site of the *Super Girl* grand finale in Beiping.

The 8-month competition of *Super Girl* had finally reached its end. According to the naming rights agreement with Mengniu, she would rely on her popularity to lead the singing at the opening of the grand finale.

Sun Jun, the director of Mengniu's marketing department, was extremely excited, recalling the difficult negotiations with Wenjie back then; it had been hard to secure this big client.

Although they paid a high price in advertising fees, it was worth more than the cost!

Not to mention anything else, just the retail sales of dairy products, including Mengniu Sour Yogurt, in the several sub-division cities had increased by 15-20%.

After today's final, the first round of the grand finale, which is estimated to have a viewership rating of around 30%, the company's fourth-quarter report early next year will be exceptionally brilliant.

Sun Sun Wenwen believes this is the most successful sponsorship deal he has negotiated in his ten-plus years in the industry!

"President Long, eh, eh, eh, congratulations to us both, thank you for your efforts!"

"I believe that tonight, with the added support of the female lead of the national box office champion, our mutually beneficial results will be even greater! Hehe!"

On the other end of the phone is Long Li Danni of Wenjie, who is currently at the live broadcast site.

Liu Liu Yifei is chatting with Mei Mei Yanfang, Zhou Zhou Jielun, Han Hong, and others; the only one she is not very familiar with is Yingzi.

Long Li Danni is just about to walk over to chat about the opening later when she is suddenly stopped by her assistant.

"Director Long! Something has happened!"

The assistant runs over, out of breath, her face flushed red.

Especially after catching a glimpse of Liu Liu Yifei, who is chatting and laughing with Mei Mei Yanfang and the others not far away, she thinks to herself that it is terrible.

Long Li Danni, having been in the industry for many years, calmly waits for her to continue.

"More than a dozen reporters have arrived outside, demanding to interview Liu Liu Yifei."

"And then?"

"Their questions are very strange; they say she had a sex change, say she is an actress helping Hollywood movies invade China, and all sorts of other messy things!"

Long Li Danni glances at the innocent-looking Liu Liu Yifei in the distance and pulls the assistant a bit further away: "You blocked them, right? Where did this foul wind come from?"

The young assistant finally catches her breath; she is an undergraduate who just graduated from the Communication University of China this year and was hired into the Wenjie variety show department team.

"I just had a friend check the public opinion trends online, Director Long, it's overwhelming negative news! It's all aimed at Liu Liu Yifei, and the instigator is that Song Song Zude!"

"The one who had a cursing war with Jin Jin Qiaoqiao?"

"Yes! That buck-toothed guy!"

Long Li Danni thinks it is bad, tells the assistant to make sure to control the reporters, and walks to a quiet place to call the boss.

Before the "Super Girl" grand finale, and before Liu Liu Yifei is about to go on stage to lead the singing, having such a thing happen makes it hard not to smell a hint of conspiracy.

The first time, the line is busy.

The second time, the line is busy.

The third time, it finally goes through, but the other end of the phone is especially noisy; judging by the background noise, he should be on a film set.

Boss Lu calmly chats with her for a few sentences and then hangs up.

Long Li Danni grips her phone, feeling a bit lost; at a time like this, why is President Lu still thinking about his film crew?

Could it be that he isn't worried about "Super Girl" or Liu Liu Yifei at all?

Long Li Danni only remembers the last thing he said to her.

Do not let reporters interview Liu Liu Yifei.

She hurriedly calls Yang Yang Siwei and Liu Liu Xiaoli, asking them to rush over from backstage.

In fact, Seeing Lu Kuan learned about this several hours earlier than Long Li Danni; Xu Bo at the public opinion center reported it to him the moment it happened.

Song Song Zude's "Three Crimes of Liu Liu Yifei" published on the internet has caused a huge uproar.

These three crimes range from shallow to deep.

The first crime: artistic ethics issues.

Taking her recent conflict with cultural ambassador Zhang Nara in "Silver Years" as an example, he counts and fabricates her bad track record of acting like a diva, bullying extras, and slacking off on different film sets!

The second crime: stance issues.

Having lived in the United States since childhood, her thinking has been transformed by foreigners, her stance is impure, and she acts as a guide for Hollywood through certain co-produced films, suppressing excellent domestic films of the same period in the mainland.

In fact, this topic is entirely aimed at Seeing Lu Kuan, but the Zhou Army instructed them not to explicitly mention Boss Lu's name, and they didn't even dare to mention "Foreign Lands".

After all, it hasn't been long since it was on "News Broadcast".

The third crime: gender issues.

Slandering her for having undergone sex reassignment surgery; this piece of negative news is the most absurd, yet it is also the most bizarrely popular and intriguing to the onlookers.

It even reached the point where, in later generations, Liu Liu Yifei had to go to "Today's Legal Report" to debunk the rumors to prove her innocence; it's truly fucking ridiculous.

It's just that this time, the Zhou Army's involvement has made things even more complicated.

Because Zhuang Xu and Wang Xing reported an extremely terrible piece of news to him: the Blog Network has been ordered by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and other relevant departments to shut down for rectification!

The Cyberspace Administration of China won't be established until 2011; at this moment, among the departments responsible for the supervision of internet websites involving news dissemination, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has the most power.

According to Zhuang Xu, starting at two in the afternoon, the website was suddenly flooded with a large amount of political commentary and sensitive content.

Although the blocking was relatively timely, the Zhou Army had already used his influence to get this done, having planned it against the unprepared.

This is the biggest killer move from Yanda Huayi and the others.

Learning from past mistakes, they directly banned the Blog Network, a weapon closely related to Seeing Lu Kuan, and placed the main battlefield of public opinion on Sina!

Seeing Lu Kuan understands in his heart that this crisis is even more dangerous than the previous one involving Dong Jie and Xu Xu Xiyuan speaking out.

This is aimed directly at cutting off his cash cow.

Boss Lu arranges urgent work, the filming for the "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" crew ends for the day, and he returns to the hotel heavy-hearted, receiving a call from Zhuang Xu.

"There's no way, it's Director Liu's instruction; our connections can't reach that high for now."

"How many days will it take to unblock?"

"Internal rectification plus inspection and acceptance, at least three days."

Boss Lu instructs him to go and lobby the relevant departments again, then hangs up the phone, feeling depressed.

Just like the MJ scandal he explained to Liu Liu Yifei, her mother, and Yang Yang Siwei, late clarifications and justice have no value.

When rumors are flying everywhere, they must be destroyed immediately, otherwise, the poison will be endless.

Seeing Lu Kuan returns to the hotel and sits in front of the large floor-to-ceiling window; the night view of Shanghai is bright and dazzling, giving him a surreal feeling.

Although he had anticipated the offensive from Yanda Huayi and the Zhou Army, the intervention mixed with "external forces" still makes him feel it is tricky.

This is almost a public relations problem at the highest level.

Why did the enemy choose Sina?

Avoiding the Blog Network is a given; anyone with a discerning eye can see the close cooperative relationship between Wenjie and the Blog Network.

So, with Sina chosen as the enemy's main battlefield for the public opinion war, where is the intersection of the fundamental interests of both sides?

Boss Lu opens his laptop and logs onto Sina Blog, which has been lukewarm in this life due to the existence of the Blog Network.

Song Song Zude's post is pinned to the top, with as many as six thousand comments!

It is unknown how many of these are Liu Liu Yifei's fans coming to denounce him; the rest, besides the onlookers, are the internet trolls hired by Yanda Huayi to stir up trouble.

This is certainly one of the reasons why Sina is willing to cooperate: using this massive amount of negative news to drive traffic.

Just like how Seeing Lu Kuan originally used his own connections with Hong Kong top stars like Xie Xie Tingfeng and Chen Chen Guanxi to drive traffic for the newly established Blog Network.

It's just that the object they are using is Liu Liu Yifei.

The phone on the desk vibrates; it is a message from Fan Fan Bingbing.

"The company is making every artist register an account on Sina Blog; don't post or interact on the Blog Network in the future."

After a while, a second message comes.

"I saw the news about Liu Liu Yifei; if there is anything you need me to do, just say so."

"Understood."

Seeing Lu Kuan replies to the message and also vaguely guesses the second reason why Sina is willing to risk providing a place for the negative news to ferment.

The collective change of allegiance by Yanda Huayi artists.

The phone rings again; it is Zhou Xun.

"Li Xiaolu, what happened to Sister Xixi? Why has the internet become like this now? Isn't that Song Song Zude too disgusting?"

"I am handling it, don't worry."

"By the way, all artists at Rongxingda have received a notice requiring us to register accounts on Sina Blog."

Boss Lu's heart sinks; he hangs up with Zhou Xun and searches for artists from several mainland entertainment and film companies.

Without exception, they have all just registered Sina Blogs within the last 24 hours and posted a few updates.

Including the Hunan TV station.

This further explains the convergence of Sina and these film and television companies.

For these film and television companies, whether it is the young starlets they have cultivated like Zhang Nara, Yang Mi, and Liu Liu Shishi, or other actors whose acting paths conflict with Wenjie's corresponding artists.

If the current development trend continues, there will undoubtedly never be a day for them to stand out.

They can't compete with Wenjie in terms of works, and they don't have the support of the Blog Network for marketing; how can they overtake on a bend?

On one hand, it is because they are too prominent, and on the other, it stems from the joint efforts of the Zhou Army and Yanda Huayi.

The current situation in the mainland entertainment industry is that Yanda Huayi is taking the lead, gathering other film and television companies to form a siege on Wenjie.

Their goal is very clear: they want "when one Liu Yifei falls, all things grow."

This first shot is to take down Liu Liu Yifei, who is closely related to Wenjie, and properly dampen Seeing Lu Kuan's spirit.

For the time being, perhaps only Emperor Entertainment is still holding back; maybe Boss Li was intimidated by his own "Little Fairy" reputation and is still watching from the sidelines.

Seeing Lu Kuan inexplicably feels it is absurd.

The Zhou Army wants to kill many birds with one stone.

Suppressing Liu Liu Yifei, causing trouble for the "Super Girl" grand finale, and cutting off the most valuable artist resource Seeing Lu Kuan currently has in his hands—this is his left arm.

Suppressing the Blog Network, shifting the public opinion war to Sina Blog, where Yanda Huayi has more advantages, and letting the traffic of the Blog Network and Sina Blog grow and decline respectively—this is his right arm.

What to do?

The Blog Network has already been blocked; in these three days, the situation will expand to an unpredictable extent.

Once the evil wind fans the flames into a raging fire, the price to pay for extinguishing it will be too great.

I don't know if Liu Liu Yifei has learned of the turn of events yet; I hope there won't be any more twists and turns at the live broadcast of the "Super Girl" grand finale.

He let out a long sigh, picked up the remote control from the bedside, and wanted to find the live broadcast of the grand finale on the Travel Channel.

"Huh?"

Seeing Lu Kuan saw a small black box on top of the television and, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, walked over to study it.

Shanda...

Shanda Box?

That's it! Shanda!

The Zhou Army directly pulled the rug out from under me and raided my own home;

I can directly strike at Sina and develop a base behind enemy lines!

Seeing Lu Kuan hurriedly took out his phone and asked Zhuang Xu, who had worked at China International Capital Corporation, to help him set up a meeting.

This involves a legal case between Shanda and Sina from later generations.

In February 2005 of later generations, after months of scattered buying on the secondary market, Shanda officially announced that it had used a combination of cash and stock to acquire a 19.5% stake in Sina, which was listed on the U. S. stock market, involving a transaction amount of 230 million USD.

This was the largest capital operation case in China at that time, and with this, Shanda became Sina's largest shareholder.

They were about to act as a barbarian and launch a "hostile takeover."

How did Chen Chen Tianqiao think of devouring Sina?

This has to do with the small box in front of Boss Lu.

Chen Chen Tianqiao's dream was to build Shanda into a cross-media, all-encompassing entertainment empire.

In May of this year, specifically May 13, 2004, Shanda was listed on NASDAQ, and with nearly 1 billion in funds in his hands, Chen Chen Tianqiao began to seek the realization of this crazy concept.

How did he do it?

His goal was to build a "Network Disney" through such a small box.

With the set-top box as the core, he integrated business sectors such as television, mobile phones, music, games, and advertising.

Through this small box, Shanda's users could play games, watch news, trade stocks, and listen to music on their televisions; in his mind, this small box was a little world that encompassed all internet, television, and film products.

During this period, Chen Chen Tianqiao held cash and acquired Qidian Chinese, the Korean company Actoz, the Haofang gaming platform, and others, all in preparation for this strategic vision.

And Sina was also a part of his strategic goal!

An extremely important part!

The next day, 690 Bibo Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, Shanda headquarters.

Boss Lu's appointment was gladly accepted by Chen Chen Tianqiao; the top director in the country and the business prodigy shook hands cordially in the office and exchanged greetings.

"Director Lu, I had people talk to Wenjie about the game rights for 'Otherworld,' but I was given the cold shoulder!"

"Mr. Chen, you could consider 'Zhu Xian'; it is more suitable for adaptation than 'Otherworld'."

Chen Chen Tianqiao smiled and invited Boss Lu to sit down; he had indeed considered 'Zhu Xian'.

It was just that the first season of 'Zhu Xian' would only end this month, while 'Otherworld' had already whipped up a hurricane globally.

Facing the rampant spread of cheats and private servers, the revenue from 'Legend,' which had made Shanda pots of gold over the past two years, was gradually beginning to decline, which gave Chen Chen Tianqiao a huge headache.

"Alright, then I will send people to talk again; Director Lu, you mustn't refuse, okay?"

"Easy to say, easy to say."

Chen Chen Tianqiao changed the subject: "Director Lu, or should I say President Lu, what is the purpose of your visit today?"

"Mr. Chen, both of our time is very precious; I have to go back to the Che Dun film set to shoot this afternoon, so I will be straightforward."

"Please speak."

Boss Lu looked at him with a smile for two seconds and earth-shatteringly revealed Shanda's covert actions in the secondary market.

"I want to be a barbarian together with you, Mr. Chen."

In the capital market, "barbarian" generally refers to aggressive investors and hostile acquirers.

"You!"

"Mr. Chen, I have no malicious intent; we are in a cooperative relationship."

"First, don't be surprised that I know about your company's movements; the transparency of the U. S. stock market is very high, and I have some connections in Hollywood, and they have very close ties with Huaerjie."

"Second, you and I are currently in the same camp; Sina and Sina Blog are our common enemies."

Chen Chen Tianqiao was also a talent who had been in the business world for over a decade, and he quickly recovered from the shock: "How so?"

"Simply put, Wenjie has many rivals among domestic film and television companies; they are now using Sina Blog as a public opinion front to challenge Wenjie, which is disadvantageous to me."

Chen Chen Tianqiao nodded, understanding in his heart, and then laughed: "President Lu, your cross-industry reach is a bit too extreme."

"But Shanda doesn't seem to need allies right now, does it?"

His goal was to acquire Sina for his own use; wouldn't bringing in another investor be working against himself!

Shanda now had money and people; they could completely do this thing on their own.

"No, no, no, Mr. Chen, you are thinking of things too simply."

"Do you know about Sina's 'Poison Pill' plan?"

Chen Chen Tianqiao was silent; how could he not know? It was just that the realization of strategic goals always requires a price, and this was a hill that had to be taken!

The Poison Pill plan is a very common anti-takeover measure, so I won't waste words describing it here.

In short, from Shanda's perspective, if they wanted to continue purchasing shares after reaching the disclosure threshold, Sina could convene a board of directors to trigger the Poison Pill plan.

This would directly cause Shanda's acquisition cost for shares beyond 20% to skyrocket to approximately 150 USD per share, whereas they had previously spent an average of only 30 USD per share to acquire that 20%.

Calculated comprehensively, if Shanda wanted to completely acquire Sina after turning into a barbarian, they would need to pay an additional price of 1.1 billion USD.

Even if Chen Chen Tianqiao gritted his teeth and was willing to do so, Shanda's shareholders would never allow it!

Chen Chen Tianqiao suddenly smiled: "Since President Lu knows the ins and outs, surely you have something to teach me?"

Boss Lu said confidently: "By cooperating with me, Shanda has two advantages."

"First, I have an investment company in the U. S. that can work together to buy Sina shares at a low price on the secondary market and serve as support."

As mentioned earlier, the mother of Emil, the person in charge of Wenjie (U. S.), is a Jewish-American banker on Huaerjie.

Finding an investment company as a front, or even establishing one directly, is fine; the money is ready.

The more than 100 million USD in revenue from 'Otherworld' and 'Fahrenheit 9/11' is still sitting in the account.

"When the time comes, the two companies will announce that they are acting in concert, and then we will acquire more than 50% of the shares from the current shareholders; the great task can be accomplished."

Chen Chen Tianqiao laughed in spite of himself: "Are you joking? Who would sell the stocks in their hands to us?"

"Right now, Duan Duan Yongji calls the shots at Sina; he is the big brother of the Taishan Club, and the shareholders below all follow his lead!"

He had long had the intention to kill Sina, so of course, he had researched the current shareholder composition.

"Mr. Chen, I'm afraid you've forgotten someone?"

"Who?"

"Wang Wang Zhidong! A founder who was kicked out! He has 6% in his hands!"

Chen Chen Tianqiao was dumbfounded, slapped his thigh, and stood up: "Him?!"

"That's right! How could I forget Wang Wang Zhidong? He must hate Duan Duan Yongji to death!"

This business elite patted Boss Lu's shoulder with emotion.

"President Lu, it's truly a pity that you make movies."

"Then you really flatter me; I can only talk big and give you some bad ideas."

Boss Lu was very humble.

Even though he was reborn, no one is omnipotent.

He could only rely on his foresight to point the way; managing a large internet enterprise still requires professionals.

Chen Chen Tianqiao said with a headache again: "Our movements are already hard to hide; even if we split the orders into several companies, the stock price fluctuation is still relatively large."

"Leave this to me; I will definitely make Sina encounter a 'black swan' before the year ends."

Without waiting for Chen Chen Tianqiao to ask, Boss Lu began to use his connections to make a show of force.

"You have surely heard of my relationship with the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, Mr. Chen."

Chen Chen Tianqiao did not doubt this; a film being broadcast twice in a row, mocked by Director Jia as the "biological son" of the Film Bureau.

Coupled with his background from the Beijing Film Academy system, he was convinced of Boss Lu's connections within the radio and television system.

"President Lu, how do you explain this 'black swan'?"

"Mr. Chen, you know about Sina's fortune-telling business, right?"

This is quite funny; Boss Lu made his fortune by fortune-telling;

Sina actually relied on the SP (Service Provider) revenue brought by its online fortune-telling business during a certain period to provide them with a large amount of cash flow!

When book friends open Baidu to search for fortune-telling now, that string of advertisements is the core SP business of Sina at that time.

This is similar to the SP strategy conducted by Blog. com through color ringtones; Sina's SP focus was on online fortune-telling, face reading, and I Ching gossip.

And in 2004 of later generations, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television would issue several "bans" that had a huge impact on the industry.

One is that game-adapted dramas are not allowed to be broadcast on satellite TV;

Two is the reiteration of the "ban on crime dramas" during prime time;

The third is the prohibition of internet, radio, and television stations from broadcasting advertisements for mobile value-added services involving "fortune-telling"!

This is a huge blow to Sina!

Boss Lu acted mysterious as always, swearing that he would facilitate the early release of the ban, which finally put Chen Chen Tianqiao's mind at ease.

"President Lu, you should change your name."

"What?"

"You should be called Lu Ziye (Lu the Wild)!"

Seeing Lu Kuan laughed heartily, "You thick-browed and big-eyed Chen Chen Tianqiao have also learned to suck up!"

The colluding allies hit it off immediately and began to split up to snipe at Sina.

It's just that Seeing Lu Kuan could predict the outcome for Sina, and he naturally knew the outcome for Shanda as well.

Chen Chen Tianqiao's "Internet Disney" strategy was extremely forward-looking, but also too forward-looking.

Being half a step ahead is genius; being a full step ahead is madness.

In 2004, the total number of broadband users in the country was less than 30 million, and 80% of them had download speeds lower than 100kb/s; such a network environment could not support his ambition.

It is just like the genius Jobs.

Even though he foresaw the prospects of smartphones very early on and even made design drafts, he still waited until touchscreens and wireless network technology were mature for large-scale commercial use before he started implementation.

A genius must also restrain their own desires.

In later generations, Chen Chen Tianqiao's Shanda was dragged down by this grand strategy, and in this life, with Seeing Lu Kuan waiting like a mantis stalking the cicada, the outcome could be imagined.

When the time comes, it will just be a matter of taking the shares while the momentum is in his favor; it will be a bloodless victory with no commercial moral pressure.

October 1st to October 3rd, 2004, were three days for countless ordinary people, three happy days immersed in the National Day holiday.

But for the various forces in the domestic entertainment industry, these were three days equivalent to the powder keg of the Balkans brewing an explosion.

On the Yanda Huayi side, the resource allocation for the rising domestic entertainment Korean star Jang Na-ra was pushed to the top level.

First, the South Korean Embassy in China stepped forward to organize a ceremony, officially establishing her status as a cultural exchange ambassador between China and South Korea.

Jang Na-ra would invite a group of fans to the embassy on the 14th of every month to experience Korean culture.

Because the 14th of every month is the Koreans' Valentine's Day, marketed by the conglomerates to sell goods.

Secondly, Director Xu Ke's "Seven Swords" officially established Jang Na-ra's position as one of the female leads, and she would join the crew soon.

Then, Jang Na-ra appeared on the Xiang TV show "Happy Camp," became a friendly cooperative artist with Xiang TV, and would gain high exposure in various programs.

Meanwhile, "Liu Yifei," who had had a small conflict with the currently popular Jang Na-ra according to previous revelations by entertainment reporters and the grapevine, seemed to be in some trouble.

The entertainment industry villain and big-mouth Song Song Zude's "Three Questions for Liu Liu Yifei" had already spread across the entire internet.

There were fans rising up to resist and clarify the rumors, there were masses who never tired of eating melons and watching the show, and there were even more internet trolls who had been planning to kick someone while they were down for a long time.

The key was that the three-day ban by Blogbus caused huge difficulties for the rumor-clearing work.

Yanda Huayi bribed a vice president of Sina Blog to blatantly take sides in the public opinion war.

Anita Mui, Zhou Zhou Jielun, Feng Yuan, and other artists who were close to Liu Liu Yifei could only temporarily open blogs on Sina to support her, but unfortunately, Sina wouldn't give them the traffic!

Instead, Song Song Zude's blog posts were constantly promoted and spread, with a very bad influence.

As the saying goes, three people make a tiger; if a lie is repeated a thousand times, it becomes true. The public opinion situation was moving in the worst possible direction...

On October 4th, Liu Xiao accompanied her daughter to the building that Wenjie had just moved into.

Liu Liu Yifei was wrapped up tightly from head to toe, with Yang Yang Siwei and Liu Xiao guarding her on both sides, having already pushed away many paparazzi interviews along the way.

Just as the three of them wanted to get into the elevator, a fish that had slipped through the net suddenly rushed out from a security booth and appeared in front of them, holding a recording pen high.

"Liu Liu Yifei! Liu Liu Yifei! May I ask if you are a man or a woman?"

"And are you Chinese? Are you specifically helping Hollywood movies to hit domestic movies? Please answer!"

Liu Xiao took out her ID card and passport from her bag: "Are you blind? Can't you see the photos we posted online? Huh?"

She wished she could smash the items into the paparazzi's face, but Yang Yang Siwei had already taken a step forward to snatch the recording pen and throw it away, and the person was immediately dragged away by security.

"Sister Xixi, are you okay?"

Liu Liu Yifei was wearing large sunglasses, her expression was normal, and from the outside, one couldn't tell there was any problem.

Yang Yang Siwei also chimed in: "A bunch of scum, don't pay attention to them, Sister Xixi."

The young girl's voice was very calm, and she lifted her foot to walk into the elevator.

"It's fine, let's go up."

Previously, she had thwarted the little Yu's conspiracy, but now, faced with this kind of black material wrapped in the power of internet public opinion, she was somewhat powerless while Blogbus was temporarily banned.

Liu Xiao and Yang Yang Siwei looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and could only follow silently.

Even with full psychological preparation and an optimistic and strong personality, suddenly reaching a low point in life, the girl who had just turned seventeen last month could not help but feel a sense of sorrow.

She just kept telling herself to be strong, otherwise her mother would be even sadder if she saw it.

These past few nights, tossing and turning in her quilt every night, there was never a time she wished more for Seeing Lu Kuan to be by her side than that moment.

Even if she could only watch him from afar, just like that day at the Beijing Film Academy set, it would be enough to feel at ease.

Today, Yang Yang Siwei was accompanying Liu Xiao and her daughter to find Long Dan-ni to discuss the follow-up activities for "Super Girl."

The seven-day live broadcast event was already more than half over, but the rampant rumors and gossip had truly affected the progress of the event.

The three walked to the door of Long Dan-ni's office, and this variety show director who had just jumped ship to Wenjie this year was furious at the phone.

"Sun Army, I advise you not to be so narrow-minded. Liu Liu Yifei and Wenjie are close partners. She is just having temporary trouble, we..."

"Yes, I know that the events of the past few days have caused a certain impact on your brand, but we also agreed in the contract that without special matters, you cannot..."

"Fine! You insist on terminating the contract, right? Have your chairman call President Lu. I can't handle this. That's it, hanging up!"

Long Dan-ni's temper flared, and she slammed her mobile phone onto the table. The Nokia 7260 she had just bought with her bonus in September was now slightly damaged.

"Mom, let's go."

Liu Liu Yifei didn't want to make things difficult for Long Dan-ni; her presence in "Super Girl" had already caused a negative impact.

Not only were there frequent reporters rushing the scene to harass her, but now it seemed even the brand sponsors had opinions.

Liu Xiao hesitated for two seconds, but Yang Yang Siwei was not one to admit defeat, so she pulled her artist's hand and entered the room.

"Director Long."

Long Dan-ni looked up in surprise and managed to force a smile: "Liu Yifei, you're here. Please sit down."

Liu Liu Yifei pursed her lips, looking somewhat heartbroken at the "Super Girl" chief director who had just defended her on the phone.

"Sister Li Danni, I... I'll withdraw."

The young girl gave a miserable smile: "I don't want to cause trouble for Wenjie."

"No trouble! What trouble? When you were driving traffic for 'Super Girl,' no one complained about trouble?!"

Long Dan-ni's temper flared up again; directors generally don't have very good tempers.

"Don't worry, President Lu will definitely be able to solve this."

Liu Liu Yifei hesitated: "Has he... has he returned to Beiping?"

"Probably not, we haven't been able to reach him these past two days either."

It had been three or four days, and apart from a phone call that night, Long Dan-ni didn't know what her young boss had been busy with.

Could he really be so realistic that he would dump the stock as soon as he saw Liu Liu Yifei's situation was bad?

Not to mention being heartless and ungrateful, but wasn't this vision a bit too short-sighted?

This trip was better off not taken; Liu Liu Yifei returned home in low spirits, her heart in a mess.

She couldn't help but start to worry about gains and losses.

Where exactly did Seeing Lu Kuan go? Why hasn't there been a single phone call in these two days...

Perhaps the young director's consistent realistic style had left too deep an impression on Liu Liu Yifei, and she clicked on the newly unblocked Blogbus with some trepidation.

In addition to the trouble she brought to "Super Girl," the download volume of the ringtones she recorded was also far less than before.

The song "Sour and Sweet Is You" that was launched recently didn't even make it into the top ten.

Would he... because her economic value had declined...

Liu Liu Yifei silently clicked on Blogbus, attempting to find some comfort in the comments on her homepage.

Although there were still mostly encouraging fans, the occasional viciousness from passersby and trolls made her quickly scroll past, unable to bear reading them.

This viciousness was like grit in rice or a small, uncleaned fish bone in a fillet, bringing Liu Liu Yifei a kind of unexpected pain.

"Li Xiaolu, you're here."

Liu Xiao's eyes were red as she looked at Seeing Lu Kuan, who entered the door looking travel-worn.

"Auntie Liu, you've worked hard these past few days. Where is Xiao Liu?"

"In her room, go see her. She is suffering in her heart."

"Okay."

The young director, who had just flown back from the United States, walked up the stairs and looked at Liu Liu Yifei in front of the computer through the ajar door.

She was wearing pajamas that wrapped her tightly, attempting to find some sense of security from the warmth of her body.

On the screen was a still photo of her playing Wang Wang Yuyan, which was one of her previous blog posts.

The comments in the section below, whether encouraging or attacking, were constantly refreshing, and Liu Liu Yifei's fingers resting on the keyboard were trembling slightly.

From Seeing Lu Kuan's perspective, this was a perfect profile shot in a movie.

The lonely Xiao Liu sat there, looking just like...

Just like an envelope without an address?

Not knowing where she was going.

Perhaps in her past life, she would also have such a moment, sitting helplessly in front of the computer looking at her own black material, right?

Seeing Lu Kuan suddenly felt a crack open somewhere in his heart.

Because this is not a commercial novel, the Sina plot here is simplified; otherwise, letting it run wild would waste several chapters. Expressing the basic logic is enough.

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