Chapter 61: The Billionaire's Code

  Kuo Szu-yuan sent the draft he had just written to the newspaper's editorial department by email, still in his usual style of slandering Ho Miu. Although it was not in line with his true intentions, for the sake of his rice bowl, he could only do so; after all, slandering Ho Miu didn't make him any worse off.

  The next day, while walking on the street, Guo Siyuan casually bought a copy of the "Nandu Entertainment News", but there was no article about him. Instead, occupying half of the page were four large characters that read "Apology Statement". The subtitle clearly stated that the apology was directed at artist He Mu, and the reason was that the previous false report about He Mu had seriously affected Mr. He's reputation, hurting his feelings and those of his fans. Therefore, this article was specially published to express apologies. The newspaper company would also severely punish the reporter who made the false report, ensuring that such an incident would never happen again.

  Guo Siyuan was stunned, how could this be?! He looked at several other entertainment newspapers and magazines, most of which were media outlets that had attended the press conference with him yesterday. Except for a few small gossip tabloids that still wouldn't let go of He Mu, all the other media outlets had mysteriously changed their tune, unanimously speaking out in defense of He Mu. This was definitely not something that could be achieved with just red envelopes. One of the newspapers had even published an interview transcript with He Mu's high school homeroom teacher, who claimed that He Mu was the best student he had ever taught in his career, without a doubt.

  This is absolutely a well-prepared draft! This was prepared long ago!

  If he still can't see the problem now, Guo Siyuan doesn't need to mix in this circle anymore. He hastily took out his mobile phone and dialed the newspaper's number.

  The front desk receptionist told Guo Siyuan that he had been fired, this month's salary would be paid into his card, and he didn't need to come to work next month.

  "Why are you telling me this? You can't just fire me for no reason!" Guo Siyuan said angrily.

  The receptionist helplessly said, "I don't know either, don't ask me, it was Editor-in-Chief Jiang's request."

  "Jiang Dajun!" Guo Siyuan clenched his fist tightly.

  Jiang Dajun, who was sitting in the office drinking tea, had actually already heard Guo Siyuan's phone call. He could only apologize to Guo Siyuan silently in his heart. It was also a few days ago that he learned from an old classmate at an advertising company that the boss of Hu Lao Video had connections with the General Administration of Press and Publication, so he came up with this plan to abandon the car and protect the general.

  They were the first media to expose He Mu, and Hu Lang would definitely remember the name of this newspaper and the author's name. Although it is not ruled out that some people may not be familiar with him, but to be on the safe side, he still published an apology statement in the newspaper and fired Guo Siyuan, which can also be seen as a sign of weakness. Smart people would not pursue this matter further, after all, entertainment is just a circle, it's not worth making it life or death, everyone is just trying to make a living.

  But Jiang Dajun ruined Guo Siyuan's rice bowl for his own, which taught the young and inexperienced Guo that the only person he could trust was himself. He would continue to hand out resumes and look for work, taking root in this industry, never giving up until the end of his life!

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  He walked quickly on the street, and the media's wind direction had basically changed. He believed that the negative impact would soon be eliminated, and his exposure rate would also decrease. However, it didn't matter. As an actor without any works, having more exposure was still empty, just like a floating water lily that couldn't stand firm. So, his main task next was to film a good work and consolidate his popularity with his acting.

  News about He Mu aside from defending and attacking him, is also about the casting of "The Deer and the Cauldron". Zhang Jizhong finally released a message, confirming that the role of Kangxi will be played by Hong Kong actor Zhong Hanliang, while Wei Xiaobao will be portrayed by Huang Xiaoming, the male lead in the recently popular "The Return of the Condor Hero".

  He Mu was confirmed to be out, and some media speculated that it was because of He Mu's scandal affecting this cooperation. In fact, it is indeed the case, but losing a horse to gain a general, who knows if it's not a blessing in disguise? He Mu lost a supporting male role, but gained a leading male role, for him, he made a profit.

  Now, first go home, supplement yesterday's diary, and sleep for a while. After getting up in the afternoon, I came to the Tiger Wolf company and happened to see Datang send off a greasy fat man.

  "Who is that?" He Mu asked.

  "Find you as a spokesperson, let me push it." Da Tang replied.

  "Why is that? The price isn't suitable?" He Mu still quite wanted to know what kind of endorsement fees those manufacturers would give him, purely out of curiosity.

  "The price is not bad," Da Tang sat down, "every dynasty's words cost 800,000, which is a sky-high price for you."

  He Mu didn't understand, "Then why not take it? Anyway, I've been pretty free for the past two months." That's 800,000 yuan, if he gets that job, his financial crisis will be alleviated immediately.

  Da Tang took a sip of tea, "Do you know what their product is? Weight loss tea! It's called something like 'Tibetan Secret Oil-Reducing Weight Loss Tea'. Look at that person's figure and the oil on his face, dare to take it?"

  He waved his hand, "Forget it, this money is hot, and my weight loss relies on healthy diet and exercise. Weight loss products have nothing to do with me." It really made him guess, his old photos were posted online, and just two days later someone asked him to endorse a weight loss product, but looking at the greasy degree of that fat guy, the effect of this slimming tea is indeed questionable.

  After being rejected by Datang, the oily fat man found Guo Degang, a non-famous crosstalk actor who rose to fame quickly this year. He finally found a suitable spokesperson and started preparing for large-scale publicity. Fortunately, the spokesperson is not He Mu, otherwise next year's 315 may have triggered another wave of scolding.

  It's been a while since the incident, and the blog hasn't been updated for days. Looking at that fat guy running around with weight loss tea, He Mu thought of writing down his own weight loss experiences and insights to guide people towards healthy weight loss.

  He borrowed a computer in the office, logged into his blog and found that the number of people following him had surged to over 200,000, nearly 20,000 more than last time he logged in. It seems this news event has indeed increased his popularity. Looking at the new comments on his old posts, some were praising him while others were scolding him, even cursing him loudly. It's hard to understand how He Mu had hurt them so much that they would have such strong resentment towards him.

  "He later explained this behavior, 'He scolds you online, it doesn't hurt him because you don't know who he is and maybe he doesn't even know who you are. But when others scold, he follows suit and joins a large crowd to attack one person, regardless of whether that person is guilty or not. Now there's only 100 million internet users, but in a few years when the whole country has 1 billion internet users, you'll see how terrifying this kind of blind following behavior and irresponsible speech can be.'"

  After finishing his blog, He Mu went to Tieba again and found it even more lively. The posts were also more unrestrained, with both fans and haters expressing their emotions in a very vivid way. Through some posts, he discovered another Tieba called "Pig Head Prince Bar", which was also about him. However, after reading a few posts, He Mu decisively closed the page. The sole purpose of this alternative He Mu bar was to bash him, with its main content being Xiao Xianglun's original post and Guo Siyuan's news article. Although the existence of this bar reflected He Mu's popularity, it was still not a place he wanted to visit often, unless he wanted to find trouble.

  Xiao Fangren is not in the company. He Mu turns around and wants to leave. Finally, Da Tang calls out to He Mu, "How's your English?"

  "Well, although I have a good language talent, it's limited to Chinese." He Mu Yu replied truthfully, his English listening ability was a headache for the teacher.

  "Remember to come early tomorrow, I've arranged an English teacher for you."

  "So soon you want me to rush out of Asia and into the world?" He Muyi said with a smile.

  "Preparedness ensures safety, having many skills doesn't burden oneself. Although our company may not have that capability now, who can predict the future?"

  "Okay, although I don't like foreign languages, I will study them diligently." The strong and weak economies have determined that our culture is also at a disadvantage. We must work hard to learn their language, rather than them rushing to learn ours. This can't be changed in the short term, for now we can only follow suit, but the determination to try to change cannot be lost. These are He Mu's thoughts on culture.

  After thinking about the culture, He Mu came to Li Wenrui's place. It is said that he also participated in the adaptation of "Air Stewardess". He Mu wanted to know how the progress was going now, and if possible, he would like to take a look at the script first and get a feel for it.

  When he arrived, Li Wen Hua was on the phone negotiating with the printing factory to add 500,000 copies of "Living with a Flight Attendant". Now that the sales craze of "Flight Attendant" has passed, reprinting such a large quantity would easily lead to inventory piling up and being unable to be sold. The printing factory saw Li Wen Hua as a young entrepreneur and kindly reminded him, but he was very insistent, and since he could pay the printing fee in advance, the printing factory naturally had nothing more to say.

  Ji Li hung up the phone and He Mu gave a thumbs up: "You little guy is really awesome!"

  Li Wen laughed and said, "Now the news of 'Air Stewardess' being made into a TV series hasn't been released yet. Once the news comes out, plus you as a hot topic, if we promote it well, sales will increase by several tens of thousands, no problem. By the time it airs next year, I'm afraid we'll have to print another batch. This book alone can feed us for two years."

  Then Li Wen Hua said: "In addition to the popularity of 'Stewardess', 'The Bund' volumes 1 and 2 have also performed well, with cumulative sales exceeding 130,000 copies. It shouldn't be a problem for single volume sales to exceed 100,000. We are currently preparing 'Ming Dynasty Those Things' Volume 1, that Ming dynasty history book you discovered. I predict our company's annual revenue will reach over 10 million yuan, which is absolutely remarkable in the industry!"

  What is called "code ocean" is the total price of the retail price of books multiplied by the number of printed and published books. Now, the single price of most books has exceeded 20 yuan, so the code ocean is over 10 million, which means that the book sales should be around 500,000 copies. Li Jun was able to achieve this in just one year, apart from his vision and connections, more importantly, it was his hard work and enterprising spirit, He Mu sincerely congratulated him.

  (PS: Thanks to Jin Yiwei and Xingfu Hang for the rewards, thanks for the support. Let me tell you something, don't hit me, tomorrow and the day after will be one update each, because I'm not sure if I can go to work next week, Lao Fo wants to save two chapters of draft, so as not to rush around when the time comes, please forgive me~)