Chapter 146 The Counterattack

At the same time, after the meeting ended, Jiangnan TV immediately responded to Qian Yin Group's email on Weibo.

Jiangnan TV: @Qian Yin Group, after careful consideration, we find your demands in this email impossible to fulfill.

“President Ji, Jiangnan TV has publicly posted our email content on Weibo and directly rejected our request.”

Lin Qian, wearing high heels, rushed into Ji Cheng’s office in the Qian Yin Group building and said to him.

“What? Is Jiangnan TV crazy? They exposed our email on Weibo? Immediately issue a denial on Weibo and contact Jiangnan TV, demanding they delete this post immediately, or all cooperation will be canceled!” Ji Cheng said. He knew this matter had to be resolved privately, it couldn't see the light of day. Especially if this Weibo post continued to ferment, Qian Yin Group would also be boycotted by fans. Therefore, he had to get this Weibo deleted as soon as possible.

Lin Qian quickly rushed to handle it after receiving the instructions.

“Qian Yin Group is going too far! They actually demanded that Wang Shu be blacklisted!”

“Scary, I didn't expect the entertainment industry to be so complicated. An entertainment company can actually command a TV station.”

“What happened to Wang Shu? He's been targeted by Qian Yin Group, and they've gone to such lengths to blacklist him across the entire network.”

Many netizens scrolling through Weibo saw Jiangnan TV's Weibo post and began to discuss it heatedly.

A few minutes later, Qian Yin Group also issued a statement denying it, saying that Qian Yin Group had never sent such an email to any organization. Meanwhile, Qian Yin was also constantly contacting Jiangnan TV, demanding they delete the Weibo post. The old station manager had long anticipated their actions, so he had already instructed the new media center not to pay attention to them. Since he had decided to break ties with Qian Yin Group this time, he would not give them any chance.

“This Jiangnan TV really doesn’t know its place! How dare they oppose our Qian Yin Group like this? Does this Wang Shu have such strong backing?” In his office, after hearing Lin Qian’s report, Ji Cheng was furious. He smashed his teacup to the ground. He never expected that a TV station would go against him over Wang Shu, even if it meant mutual destruction.

“Immediately cancel all cooperation with Jiangnan TV, including all copyrights and artists. All artists currently appearing on their programs are to be withdrawn! I want to see what a small TV station can do against me!” Ji Cheng pondered for a moment and then slapped the table, issuing his command. He wanted to see what a small TV station could do to attract viewers without Qian Yin's artists and copyrights.

Wang Shu, who was enjoying himself in a five-star hotel, was sound asleep when a phone call woke him up. After answering, he realized the voice on the other end was Zhang Ji.

“Brother Wang Shu, I just saw on Weibo that you've been blacklisted by Qian Yin Group!” Zhang Ji asked with some concern over the phone.

“When did this happen? Let me see!” Wang Shu woke up immediately upon hearing this news. How could he be blacklisted by the industry so quickly? He then ran to Su Yao’s room, took her phone, and accessed Weibo. However, he didn’t see any information about his blacklisting on the trending searches, which made him puzzled. He then sent a message to Zhang Ji. Following Zhang Ji’s advice, Wang Shu searched for Jiangnan TV’s Weibo account. He then found a Weibo screenshot that explicitly named him and demanded that all TV stations cease all commercial cooperation with him.

“Wow, I’m really impressed. If they can’t have it, they’ll destroy it. As expected of Qian Yin Group!” Wang Shu couldn't help but exclaim. He had been tricked by people from Qian Yin Group in the morning, and now after a nap in the afternoon, he was about to be blacklisted.

“What’s wrong? Why are you using my phone?” Su Yao, who was also sleeping soundly, opened her eyes and asked Wang Shu with confusion.

“Your boss has been blacklisted, and you still have the mind to sleep?” Wang Shu said with a slight smile, looking at Su Yao.

“What? You've been blacklisted?” Su Yao’s eyes widened, and she asked Wang Shu with disbelief.

“See for yourself!” Wang Shu then returned the phone to Su Yao. After taking the phone, Su Yao saw the Weibo post from Jiangnan TV and was stunned.

“Boss, are you that important? Qian Yin Group is even trying to blacklist you across the entire network!” Su Yao blinked and said to Wang Shu after reading the Weibo post.

“You underestimate your boss too much. Do you know who found our residence this morning now?” Wang Shu waved his hand.

“You mean Qian Yin Group found you this morning?” Su Yao’s eyes widened as she looked at Wang Shu, not expecting her boss to have been targeted by Qian Yin so early.

“Let me contact Director Gong and see what’s happening on their end!” Wang Shu said. After all, given the current situation, Jiangnan TV seemed to be on his side. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have posted this Weibo to expose Qian Yin Group's shamelessness. He then called Gong Tao, and the call was connected. On the phone, Wang Shu learned that Jiangnan TV was essentially tied together with him. Jiangnan TV had chosen to cooperate with him, thus falling out with Qian Yin Group. According to Gong Tao, all cooperation between Jiangnan TV and Qian Yin Group had been canceled, and all programs featuring artists from Qian Yin Group had been suspended. Furthermore, Jiangnan TV had initiated its legal department to formally sue Qian Yin Group for breach of contract. At the same time, Wang Shu received important news: Jiangnan TV planned to invite him and Gong Tao to jointly establish an entertainment company to cultivate their own artists. Wang Shu did not refuse this offer, as he felt that Jiangnan TV’s choice to stand with him today was already a great sacrifice. He himself had plans to establish an entertainment company, and with the strong support of Jiangnan TV, it would be much easier. Therefore, Wang Shu arranged to meet with Gong Tao and also notified Bian Yuan and Li Lang. In the evening, the few of them gathered at a pre-arranged teahouse.

“This is Mr. Gong Tao, a well-known director from Jiangnan TV!” Wang Shu introduced him to his two artists.

“Director Gong, do you remember me? I participated in ‘The Masked Singer’ before.” Bian Yuan knew Gong Tao, as Gong Tao had personally invited him to participate in ‘The Masked Singer’.

“I didn’t expect you to be working with this guy Wang Shu!” Gong Tao was very surprised to see Bian Yuan. He never imagined that Bian Yuan would become Wang Shu’s signed artist.

“Brother, your skills are impressive. You even managed to sign a strong contestant like Bian Yuan!” Gong Tao gave Wang Shu a thumbs up. He had also considered signing Bian Yuan before, but at that time, he hadn’t decided how to develop him after signing him. He didn’t expect Wang Shu to have gotten ahead of him so quickly.

“And who is this?” Gong Tao looked at Li Lang on the other side and asked curiously.

“This is Li Lang, another artist of mine. He hasn’t debuted yet,” Wang Shu introduced again.

“You’re really quick, kid. The station manager only told me about this this afternoon, and you’ve already recruited two capable subordinates,” Gong Tao couldn’t help but admire Wang Shu’s abilities again.

“There will be a third one immediately!” Wang Shu said mysteriously.

“A third one? Who?” Gong Tao became even more curious. He didn’t know who the third person Wang Shu was referring to.

“Zhang Liangying!” Wang Shu didn’t keep him in suspense and directly revealed the name.

“You can even get her?” Hearing these three words, Gong Tao was slightly taken aback, as Zhang Liangying was no ordinary artist. He doubted whether Wang Shu could secure her.

“I have about seventy to eighty percent certainty!” Wang Shu said with full confidence. Zhang Liangying had already been impressed by his creative abilities, so signing her was only a matter of time.

“Director Gong, you need to step up your game. Tomorrow, let’s register the company first. Did the old station manager say how much he would invest this time?” Wang Shu asked Gong Tao curiously. Since the entertainment company was mentioned by the old station manager himself, there should be some investment.

“He didn't specify the amount. He just asked me to get your opinion!” Gong Tao replied. Then, they both began to discuss the specific plans for establishing the entertainment company.

After their meeting, it was already late evening. Wang Shu rushed back to the hotel under the moonlight.

“Boss, the news about you being blacklisted has hit the trending searches!” As soon as he entered the room, Su Yao held up her phone and showed it to Wang Shu.

“So fast?” Wang Shu took Su Yao’s phone. Looking at the trending topic, Wang Shu couldn’t help but smile. Since Qian Yin wanted to blacklist him, he saw no need to show them any courtesy. He then logged into his Weibo account using Su Yao’s phone, preparing to post the video of the secretary he had recorded at noon. However, after logging in, even Su Yao’s iPhone 14 lagged for a long time before finally logging in.

“So many messages?” Wang Shu looked at his message box with over 999+ unread messages and almost lost his mind. No wonder it was so slow; with that amount of data, it would be strange if it wasn't slow. He then blurred the video of the secretary he had recorded and posted it on his Weibo.

#Wang Shu is Blacklisted# Everyone, I am Wang Shu. Yes, I've been blacklisted. I think this is the reason for the blacklisting. The beautiful woman in the video should be from Qian Yin Group! Video.mp4