Huayu: From charlatan to great entertainer

Chapter 309 Washing Machine North American Show
In front of the cameras of North American reporters, 51-year-old Schmidt and 24-year-old Lu Kuan shook hands and greeted each other, smiling at the camera as they accepted interviews and photos.

Schmidt, as the host, gave the first speech.

"Today is a signing press conference and also a fan meeting."

"Friends, we are honored to have Mr. Lu Kuan, the internationally renowned director and president of Mytube, and his two partners, Steve Chen and Solomon, come to Mountain View to participate in and witness this historic signing!"

Boss Lu and the other two waved to the audience. It was the first time for Chen Shijun and Mike Solomon to see such a scene, and they were so excited that they could hardly calm down.

Schmidt smiled and announced: "Google has recently reached an agreement with the board of directors of Mytube to acquire the latter for a total price of US$23 billion."

"This acquisition has been submitted to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission and has been approved by the antitrust review. The transaction will officially take effect today!"

The barrage of comments in the audience, Mytube live broadcast, and the live broadcast of Wenjie Video all exploded instantly.

With a total price of 23 billion US dollars, even if Boss Lu only holds 51% of the shares, he has already jumped to the throne of the richest man!

Netizens don’t know how many wealthy people and hidden tycoons are not on the list, but the impact of this clear and calculable number in front of them is huge.

The 24-year-old richest man in China, stop talking about the American Dream and talk about the Chinese Dream instead.

The acquisition application process was submitted to various federal departments more than a week ago when Mytube and Google reached a memorandum of understanding.

For the US, there are no policy barriers for its domestic Internet companies to acquire a video company founded by a Chinese.

Especially since such a video company is currently a leader in the Internet field and is pursued by Viacom, AOL, and News Corporation.

Of course, if the acquiring entity is the other way around, it will not be a green light, and may have to use K Street lobbying firms to do some targeted work.

When the press interview time came, Chinese and foreign media rushed to raise their hands.

The Wall Street Journal: Mr. Schmidt, the acquisition price of $23 billion is about 15% higher than what was previously reported by the media. What are Google's considerations in being willing to pay such a high premium?
Schmidt is quite familiar with the situation: "Google is now dominant in the search field, but is still exploring in the content field. Mytube's user-generated content model can complement Google's professional content."

"At the same time, Mytube's huge user base and high traffic volume bring new growth opportunities for Google's advertising business. We can use advanced advertising technology and user data to achieve precise push notifications."

The questions Schmidt was asked were naturally arranged. Having spent a huge amount of money to acquire the industry leader, he naturally wanted to get feedback in the secondary market.

Today's press conference is a rally and a storytelling meeting.

With $23 billion spent, the investment might soon be recouped in Google's stock price, even if only at paper value.

Schmidt kept answering reporters' questions and painting a rosy picture to build confidence for shareholders and investors. The Chinese media in the audience were already getting a little itchy.

The Xinhua News Agency’s Los Angeles branch was notified in advance of today’s press conference.

In 1983, with the approval of the Central Committee, Xinhua News Agency began to embark on the path of building a global news agency, and was known as one of the world's four major news agencies along with the Associated Press, Reuters and Agence France-Presse.

Among them, Xinhua News Agency first had branches in the United Nations, Washington, and Los Angeles in the United States. In the past two years, it has successively opened branches in Chicago, Houston, etc., and can almost capture first-hand news materials in North America at any time.

The Xinhua News Agency reporter present today is Qi Heng, who graduated from the Journalism Department of Lanzhou University in 93 and was also a special reporter for the 2006 North American Chinese Spring Festival Gala.

The microphone finally reached him, and Qi Heng couldn't wait any longer: "Director Lu, when did you start Mytube? What were your motivations and reasons for starting it? Now that Mytube is practically a leader in the video media industry, why did you give it up?"

Boss Lu remained relaxed when addressing his family: "You have a lot of questions. I'll answer them one by one."

"Mytube was officially registered and launched in the US at the end of 2004, and has been in development for about 15 months."

"My original reason and motivation for founding the platform were simple. My main job is a film director, but I also knew there were many photography enthusiasts who loved life and were willing to share. They didn't have a platform for their inspiration and creativity to run wild, so I created Mytube. This was my original idea."

Qi Heng continued, "So the same applies to your domestic Q&A videos? Are you also considering technological developments?"

"Yes, with the rise of broadband networks in China and the United States in the past two years, although the speed and stability are still not enough, it can already support the needs of some users and provide a basic network environment."

"Coupled with the emergence and development of Flash technology, and the cloud hosting technology developed by our Mytube technical team, we were able to reduce costs and efficiently transmit and store data, which was the key to success."

Boss Lu switched hands to hold the microphone. "As for reporter Qi's talk of giving up, I don't think that's appropriate. This isn't giving up; this is a strong alliance with Google."

"Google has more abundant resources and a stronger platform, which will be beneficial to Mytube's future development."

"Mytube's brand image among young users makes Google appear younger, more fashionable and innovative, further consolidating its leadership in the internet industry."

“I believe this will be a win-win situation!”

Schmidt on the side looked at Boss Lu and nodded repeatedly.

After several rounds of negotiations, and considering the young director's humor at last year's Oscars, he had no doubt that he could handle a small scene like today's.

During the negotiations, Mytube's difficulty in making a profit, the skyrocketing copyright fees, and the shortage of high-end advertising business were of course all tools used by Google to lower prices.

But in today's interview, Boss Lu, who has sold himself, will not mention these topics. After all, he still holds more than 10 billion Google shares, so he must only talk about good things.

The press conference ended quickly, but discussions about it had just begun to escalate in online media in both China and the United States.

For American netizens, Boss Lu's name and image are not unfamiliar.

From "The Drummer" to the blockbuster "Alien", to the Oscars ceremony that has attracted much attention from North American movie fans and audiences, the image of this handsome, wealthy, romantic and talented director has long been popular.

In the international perspective, the label of Boss Lu as a Chinese will be inadvertently diluted.

Because of his entrepreneurial experience in the United States and his creation of foreign language films, he was given the status of a world citizen.

This will be very beneficial for his subsequent attempts at cultural exports, at least he will not be subject to discriminatory scrutiny from the authorities when acquiring some sensitive companies.

Since the Declaration of Independence in 1776, Americans have loved talking about the American Dream for more than two hundred years, as if it has become the common spiritual opium of the people in this land.

From the westward movement and land expansion that began in the late 18th century, to the subsequent industrialization and urbanization, and the prosperity after World War II, countless immigrants of different ethnic groups came to the United States to create value and realize the American dream.

Take the acquisition of Google for example. In 15 months, an Internet company worth $23 billion was created. Is there any better example that illustrates the American dream than this?
Of course, no matter what he thought in his heart, Boss Lu had to agree with this concept in front of the media.

This is a great opportunity for him to gain a lot of fans from young North American entrepreneurs and establish his personal image.

In terms of the macro situation, the first strategic dialogue between the two countries was held in Beijing in August this year.

The leader will visit the United States in April next year, and Bush will attend the 4 Olympics. The relationship between the two countries has been in a honeymoon period in recent years, which makes it very convenient for him to penetrate the enemy's hinterland with the label of the American dream, acquire and infiltrate more core cultural industries, and prepare for the future.

When the news reached China, most domestic netizens expressed their pride in it, and the effect it brought was comparable to Geely's acquisition of Volvo in later generations.

One is the going global of domestic enterprises, and the other is the going global of domestic entrepreneurs.

A pure-blooded Chinese man created an Internet company worth $15 billion from scratch in the United States in just 23 months, making a huge fortune for the Americans.

This money may not be given to everyone, but it makes me happy just looking at it!

Although Mr. Lu’s reputation as a filmmaker and artist is impressive, the universal evaluation system for adult men around the world is undoubtedly the size and level of assets.

During the two days when the Mytube news fermented, netizens and onlookers seemed to have forgotten his main business and began to immerse themselves in studying numbers.

Lang Xianping's column for Caijing: In October, I did a rough calculation of Mr. Lu Kuan's assets, but it seems there were some omissions. Reliable sources indicate that Mr. Lu Kuan owns over 85% of Mytube. Given the increased valuation of its domestic competitor, Wenjie Video, following Mytube's sale, I'll be recalculating the net worth of this "suspected richest man in China." Stay tuned.

Hong Kong's Oriental Daily: The scene two years ago when Mr. Lu Kuan announced his investment in Golden Harvest at a press conference in Hong Kong is still vivid in our minds. The talented director who was busy building a film empire in Greater China at that time suddenly seemed to have extended his tentacles to North America. Is this the Chinese Dream or the American Dream?

Business Weekly, Taiwan's largest financial magazine, commented: "Today we're comparing two figures: Mr. Lu Kuan's total assets, estimated at NT$260-300 billion, are roughly half of the nearly NT$500 billion net worth of Taiwan's richest man, Mr. Tsai Hongtu of Linyuan Group. However, at 24, compared to Mr. Tsai's 55, he seems less than halfway there. Where are Taiwan's young generation?"

This time, Lu Kuan chose not to keep a low profile anymore. Instead, he stepped onto the world stage in a dignified manner, confidently declaring China's voice and gradually covering up the controversy caused by the joint letter.

In the next two days, he continued to accept interviews from leading North American financial media such as Time, Fortune, CQ, and Wired, which was uncharacteristically his.

On January 1, the North American professional public relations team hired by Harvey Banglu contacted CNN's flagship program "Larry King Live" to prepare for an exclusive interview.

The PR team offered a number of programs to choose from, such as "The Oprah Winfrey Show," NBC's "The Tonight Show," and "The Late Show with David Ryman."

But Boss Lu had a little trick up his sleeve. On the same day after the talks with Xiao Liu broke down, he had already arranged the organization and operation of the Weibo team.

One of the styles of "Larry King Live" is that it likes to make so-called surprise attacks, with the host Larry King bringing the interview team directly to the location of the guests for on-site interviews.

Since Twitter's existence can no longer be hidden, why not take advantage of this excellent advertising opportunity and make a big splash.

Poor Xiao Liu, his first entrepreneurial project seems to be about to be killed.

"Larry King Live" is a CNN television station affiliated with Time Warner Group. Since 1992, it has been the highest-rated talk show in North America.

Whether it was the presidential debate or hot news such as the O.J. Simpson murder case and the Clinton incident, they all pushed Larry King and the show to the top.

South of San Francisco, the former Mytube startup center in Santa Clara Valley has now officially been renamed Microblog.

The talented architect Mike Solomon effortlessly wrote the server architecture of Weibo based on his understanding of the general concepts.

He is now known as the number one architect in Silicon Valley. Boss Lu doesn't understand much, but he believes that Weibo's architecture is definitely superior to Liu Xiaoyuan's Twitter architecture.

After all, Mytube, which was sold for a whopping 23 billion, was originally written by him in just over a day.

Boss Lu stood at the door to welcome Larry King's team. From a distance, he saw an old man with a slicked-back hair and overalls, walking and talking to the camera with a microphone.

"Hey, hello Lu, nice to meet you."

"Hello Larry, welcome to Microblog."

Advertisement starts now, this is Larry King Live, which had a peak audience of 1800 million viewers nationwide!
Larry King had done his homework before arriving, and upon meeting him, he made a startling statement: "Lu, you're truly an entrepreneurial enthusiast. You've started something new in such a short time."

"Can I understand that you sold Mytube to Google, the unscrupulous party, just to raise funds for this project?"

Larry King's style is bold, sharp, and inquisitive. He will seize any loophole or highlight and launch a hysterical interrogation.

He himself has a wide range of knowledge. The show covers topics such as supernatural phenomena, religion, UFOs and aliens, and also invites so-called psychics and skeptics to debate.

Boss Lu responded to him with a smile, Larry King did his homework, and of course he did his homework too.

"I don't think Mr. Schmidt was the sucker you claimed he was. Just three days after the acquisition, Google's market capitalization had grown to almost the same amount as the acquisition price."

"Very good, you are an astute interviewee. Would you like to give me a tour of your new company?"

Lu Kuan extended an invitation and took the interview team into the "American factory", introduced the concept and gameplay of Weibo, and inspected the relaxed and pleasant working environment.

"You must be a good manager. According to my survey, the turnover rate of Mytube employees is less than 5%. They didn't choose to go to Google, but stayed here."

Boss Lu smiled and said, "Thank you guys for your trust in me, but Google's strict selection standards also played a role."

Larry King registered a Weibo account under the guidance of the staff, and after adding a verified account, he posted his first Weibo post with a photo of himself and Boss Lu.

"This is my first meeting with Lu at Weibo in Silicon Valley. I'm looking forward to interacting with him. Please leave me a message."

It is worth mentioning that Larry King Live, a program that pioneered a new interview genre, is usually broadcast live.

At this time, there were less than 1400 million viewers watching the live broadcast across the United States, and the number of registered users in the Weibo team's background surged.

Larry King and Lu Kuan were chatting about Chinese tea by the coffee machine when his phone suddenly vibrated violently with more than 40 messages.

"Oh my God! Are they going to turn my Nokia into a bomb?"

Boss Lu leaned over and saw that they were all reply prompts from Weibo. He asked someone to log into Larry King's account and turn off the prompts.

He took out his mobile phone and started to demonstrate the functions of mobile Internet.

"This is so convenient! I don't have to use a hotline for my show anymore. I can use your Weibo to interact with the audience!"

The two chatted for a while and prepared to go to the president's office to officially start today's interview.

Chen Shijun walked over excitedly and whispered a number in his ear: 15.

In just 20 minutes after the show was aired, it attracted 15 user registrations. Although it is unknown how many of them will ultimately remain, it was a hit nonetheless.

Since Chema Pao has made it clear that it wants to become a Weibo, it must increase the number of users in the shortest possible time, improve data and technical barriers, and prevent any big players from getting in on the action.

"Go contact Lily, no, Xiao Liu, and continue discussing the acquisition with her. Throw the data into her hands."

The number of Twitter users has reached 35, most of whom are fans of "Twilight". The frequency of interaction and retention rate are extremely high, and it still has certain value.

Most importantly, he doesn't want other companies interested in getting involved to take over Twitter.

In the conference room, the program team's assistants have completed the lighting and set-up.

Larry King's assistant brought his usual chairs, water cups and other items from his Los Angeles studio and set up everything early.

"Okay, this is Larry King Live. We just visited Lu's new company. First of all, congratulations to him, a pure Chinese man, for realizing his American dream."

"Lu, tell us how you did it."

The young director's style today is a bit more casual, which can narrow the distance between him and the North American audience and reduce his sense of being a wealthy man.

"The spirit of the Internet is sharing. When I was a novice director, I often thought it would be sad if no one saw my films or shorts."

"So I created video websites in both China and the United States, hoping to provide a platform for more video enthusiasts to share their experiences."

Larry King wondered, "As of the day of the transaction, Mytube had over 3200 million registered users. Honestly, that number is astonishing." "With so many users, as a Chinese, have you ever received official instructions to infiltrate certain areas of the United States?"

Boss Lu raised his eyebrows: "Yes."

The staff on the scene were all shocked. This was a live broadcast!
Larry King was also a little speechless. His original intention was to continue interrogating Boss Lu even though he denied it, but he just confessed like that?
"Of course there is penetration, for example in the tea and food industries."

"Everyone must have seen the videos of Crystal, an Asian blogger on Mytube. She was the leading lady in my previous movie."

"Her two videos on Chinese tea ceremony and food have both been viewed over 800 million times. This is what we call penetration."

Boss Lu laughed and said, "I think a lot of North American audiences are now fascinated by Chinese cuisine, right?"

Larry King was tricked and felt unhappy. How could he let the guests take the initiative in his show?

"Lu, we've all seen your film 'Tangshan'. It talks about some of the superhuman behaviors of soldiers. Can I interpret it as your propaganda film for Zhengzhi?"

"No, I don't think so." The young director said solemnly.

"In the American movie 'Saving Private Ryan,' soldiers are portrayed as brave, resolute, loyal and righteous heroes."

"In the process of searching for Ryan, they did not flinch in the face of heavy German artillery fire. In the scene of the Omaha Beach landing, they bravely advanced under a hail of bullets, showing extraordinary courage and sacrifice."

Boss Lu spread his hands and said, "American movies portray their own country's army as the savior of the European battlefield, but anyone familiar with history knows that it was actually the Soviet Union that took on this task during World War II."

"Larry, am I to interpret Saving Private Ryan as a righteous propaganda film for your country?"

Without waiting for Larry King to respond, Boss Lu continued, "Globalization is currently intensifying, especially in the cultural field, where there is increasing integration and exchange."

"We hope more Western friends will abandon their prejudices and visit China to see for themselves. The 2008 Beijing Olympics is a great opportunity!"

"Just like me, before coming to the United States, I was also full of uncertainty and anxiety about you. But I realized the so-called 'American Dream' in this land. Now I have left all my profits here and continue to serve you through my internet business."

He mentions the Olympics whenever he has the chance and advertises on North America's top talk show. This is sure to be popular among the Chinese people and is also his main countermeasure against stigmatizing behaviors such as the joint letter.

For the authorities, all their channels of expression may be maliciously misinterpreted by Western media, and the reach of their propaganda is extremely low.

But for someone like Boss Lu, who is known as an artist, international director, and a person who realizes the American dream, the words that come out of his mouth are different. They can be directly output to the 1500 million viewers in front of the camera and more people.

This is the importance of mastering the discourse power of public opinion, and it is also the purpose of his high-profile publicity this time.

Compared with his international reputation and fame, can the mess of petty intrigues and despicable deeds at home still be an obstacle in the eyes of the leaders?

Larry King frowned, he had no hostility towards Boss Lu.

But today I was led around by him all the time, and all the topics were resolved logically and logically, which was a bit below standard.

On the topic of the Beijing Olympics, Larry King went a step further: "Lu, there are rumors that you may be selected as the chief director of the Olympics or some other position."

"I'd like to ask, many foreign artists who participated in the bidding process said that official scrutiny is very strict, and that there are often administrative orders that experts in the field guide outsiders, which puts enormous pressure on artists like you. Is this true?"

Boss Lu said with a righteous look on his face: "This statement is a gross overgeneralization."

"Of course there is pressure. After all, this is a grand event for audiences all over the world and it is the pride of every country."

"But this pressure doesn't come from above, but from below, from millions of ordinary viewers and the people of this country."

"I often think, if I became the chief director of the Olympics and ended up messing up, I might just end up spending the rest of my life somewhere where no one knows me, hahahaha."

Larry King opened his arms and said, "Welcome to North America. The people here love artists like you."

"Thanks, I was just kidding."

"I once had a conversation with a film master, and he told me that artists must ultimately be rooted in the cultural soil of their own nation. That is what we respect and believe in."

"If I had come to Hollywood, I might have become a mediocre film craftsman."

Larry King is best at digging deep into the guests' questions, and he keenly captured a topic that is often used to criticize Chinese people.

"Speaking of faith, I've interviewed many Chinese Americans and even had private conversations with Yao from the Rockets. It seems like you Chinese don't have any faith?"

"You are so helpless, without any faith to guide your behavior and purify your soul. Aren't you afraid?"

Boss Lu remained silent.

If this kind of argument were put on the Internet in the future, I guarantee that you would be criticized so much that your mother wouldn't even recognize you.

But it is very sad that in this era, due to our long-term cultural and economic disadvantage, not only foreigners use this excuse to attack us, but also a group of public intellectuals lead us to reflect.

"Chinese people have faith, and our faith is much older."

"what?"

“History and culture.”

Larry King waved his hand: "I can understand culture, but how can history become a belief?"

“How can history not become faith?”

The young director said as if it was a matter of course: "Aren't the Quran and the Bible both narratives of religious history?"

"The Bible was written in the 2nd century BC, during the Western Han Dynasty in China. The first reliable historical records would have to be traced back several hundred years."

"The Quran was written in the 7th century AD. At that time, China was in the Tang Dynasty. It had made great achievements in culture, politics, economy, diplomacy and other aspects. It was one of the most powerful countries in the world at that time."

"Your religious classics are like the books compiled by historians in our country. We can find traces of the people and events of every dynasty in the 5000-year history of the great Chinese nation."

"From history, we can see all the exploration and research about how the world works, and even about the ultimate principles of the universe."

“How is this not faith?”

Larry King was speechless. The number 5000 shocked him and countless viewers in front of the screen.

They mainly make comparisons unconsciously with the 200 years since the founding of their own country.

Nowadays, very few Westerners understand China, and even less so when it comes to history.

But through the Classic of Mountains and Seas in "Foreign Land", Xiao Liu's two popular videos on Mytube, and the kung fu movies imported from Hong Kong, even though the progress is slow and difficult, there are still many people working hard to explore.

Boss Lu pressed on: "Larry, I don't know if you've seen this, but a while ago, a video of my team's Olympic plan was leaked online."

"Well, it's a very beautiful and grand scene, which is a pity."

"These programs contain the essence of Chinese history and culture, which is why they are so wonderful."

"As an ordinary Chinese, I recognize the American dream and the freedom of this land, but I also sincerely hope that more friends can go to China, to Beijing, and to the Olympics."

"This is definitely a grand event that integrates Chinese and Western cultures and fully showcases the spiritual and cultural treasures of all mankind."

Larry King laughed and said, "I don't know what others think. If it's convenient, I hope Lu can give me some tickets. I really haven't been to China yet."

"No problem! Keep it on me."

After all, it is the top talk show in North America, and the effect it brings is significant.

Not only did the topic of "Tangshan" mentioned between the lines, but it also boosted the popularity of the movie which has not yet been released in North America.

In the promotion of the Olympics, Boss Lu spared no effort and took advantage of every opportunity.

After the live broadcast of the show ended, Wenjie spent $5 to buy the broadcasting rights of this episode through Harvey, and released it on the domestic Wenjie video overnight, which received an excellent response.

Before the controversy surrounding the joint letter subsided, many veteran black fans who were affected by it had raised questions:
Didn’t you, Lu Kuan, always say that you want to export culture and guard the cultural front?

Why would Mytube, a video website that facilitates cultural export, be sold to Americans so easily?
In the final analysis, it is just as what those sixty or seventy people in the industry said, they talk about ideology but only think about business.

When the video is released, it will talk about Chinese people’s beliefs, history, and culture, about the export of food and tea, and about changing the world’s view of us through the Olympics...

The Internet is flooded with topics that make the Chinese people feel proud. Not only have haters turned to fans, but countless passers-by have also turned to fans.

The joint letter that had previously made so much noise was still hanging alone on the official blogs of various directors, looking so pitiful and ridiculous. The blogs of Chen Kaige and others were spontaneously attacked.

"Director Chen, you can only show off your stinky mouth in China, but you only do shameful things abroad!"

"Lu Chuan, why don't you shut up about this to your dad? You've been swearing at him for days, and you think the washing machine has paid any attention to you? You stupid dog!"

In the municipal party committee office, Leader Liu patiently watched the video downloaded by his secretary and recalled the young director's confident response on the phone that day.

Watching the handsome young Chinese man in the video, speaking fluent English and competing with American talk show host Larry King, he talks about the Olympics and Chinese culture in just a few words.

"Good boy, in the revolutionary era, this guy would be a great propaganda worker!"

The secretary jokingly said, "The leader has a keen eye for talent. Even with all the online uproar, you haven't changed your mind."

Leader Liu nodded. With this video, it seems that the submission of the selection plan can be put on the agenda.

In the later Beijing Olympics, the official external propaganda had great difficulties, and there were many distortions and false statements from hostile media and forces in the United States and the West.

Many incredible remarks, fermented by hostile forces and the media, caused an uproar.

For example, the Catholic News Service reported that the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee's list of prohibited items included the Bible;
For example, Reuters reported that China required all foreign students to temporarily leave the country during the Olympics;
For example, the German newspaper Die Welt announced that every foreign journalist entering Beijing would be entered into a database and closely followed by a dedicated person.

There is also the well-known Darfur issue, which was linked to the Olympics. This was also Spielberg's main excuse for withdrawing midway, and the international impact was very bad.

Now I don’t have to be afraid anymore, because I also have a human-shaped loudspeaker for the entire server!
The most important thing is that he is traveling in the international community as a film director and artist, without an official identity, and is not subject to restrictions or suspicion.

The far-sighted leader Liu keenly realized that this so-called Weibo in the video was another brilliant move of his and might play a significant role in the upcoming Olympic promotions.

Seeing the appreciation and affirmation on Leader Liu's face, the secretary took the opportunity to pass on a piece of news that was neither important nor trivial.

"Boss, I heard that Lu Kuan's Holocaust film script filed with the Film Bureau was rejected and revised due to recent controversy and has not been reviewed."

"Oh? There's such a thing."

"Xiao Li, help me answer..."

Leader Liu habitually wanted to understand the situation and see if he could show concern for what he considered a "small matter", which could also be considered as opening a back door for this young comrade.

After all, his stance and ideas are absolutely correct.

But just as the words were on the tip of his tongue, Leader Liu, who was used to thinking a few steps ahead, stopped Xiao Li.

He was a little confused. Considering Lu Kuan's influence in the film industry, or just considering his relationship with Han Shanping, this shouldn't be such an unsolvable problem, right?

After experiencing the Zhou Jun and joint letter incidents, Leader Liu had some understanding of Lu Kuan's habit of playing idle pieces to draw big dragons, and there might be something fishy about it.

Maybe...

Is this another move made by him?
It was better to be quiet than to move, so Leader Liu gave up the idea of ​​interfering: "Let's do this for now. Just pretend you don't know about this matter. Don't say anything and don't interfere."

"Yes, leader."

Leader Liu guessed correctly, Talang and his son won’t be able to live long.

In the public opinion field, the best way to replace a hot search is to create another hot search.

From the sale of Mytube and Boss Lu becoming the richest man in mainland China, to the "Larry King Live" show that crazily output Olympic topics, the continuous positive hot searches have brought the popularity of the joint letter to a freezing point.

In fact, if it weren't for the fact that Blog.com had to maintain a neutral position in public opinion, these people might not have been able to post a single word at that time.

Boss Lu maintains relative and absolute control over Xinlang and Blog.com.

However, it is better to open up than to block. Such negative remarks should be exposed to the sun openly, dehydrated and turned into powder, which will be blown away by the wind and will not cause any future troubles.

The balance of victory suddenly tilted to one side, and all parties involved in organizing the frame-up and posting big-character posters became restless.

They are well aware that, according to Lu Kuan's style, clarifying the facts and eliminating the impact is the first step, and the second step may be...

As the provocative and trouble-making party, they may not even have a place to reason, and no one will sympathize with or pay attention to them.

Chen Kaige was fine, but "The Promise" was a complete failure and he no longer had the will to continue fighting.

How can a good-for-nothing scholar fight against the sinister and vicious richest man?
Now he can only rely on his late father's face and hold on to his script.

Of course, this is what he believed to be true.

But his wife Chen Hong was really worried.

If you don't kill the snake, according to that person's character, he will be retaliated against endlessly, so you have to think of a solution in advance.

Lu Tianmin and his son have many more ulterior motives and are preparing for a final gamble.

(End of this chapter)