With just a few casual words, I've swept the music scene.

Upon hearing this, both Jing Song and Ran Xin laughed.

“I’m sorry,” Jingsong said. “A loyal minister does not serve two masters, and a virtuous woman does not marry two husbands. Since we have already signed a contract with Fanfu Culture, it is impossible for us to break the contract.”

"Yes," Ran Xin said with a regretful expression, "otherwise, what kind of people would we be?"

“Actually…” Jingsong sighed, “All things considered, Yuting Culture is definitely our best choice, but unfortunately, President Zhuo, you’ve said it too late!”

"Exactly, it's too late!" Ran Xin echoed.

"It seems we're just not meant to be," Jingsong said.

“Yes, we weren’t meant to be.” Ran Xin nodded.

"But it's okay, we might have another chance to cooperate after our contract with Fanfu Culture expires!" Jingsong said with a smile.

“Yes, there will be another chance in ten years!” Ran Xin said.

Zhuo Tao nearly vomited blood from anger. His face darkened as he said, "Fine! I hereby announce that you are expelled from 'The Strongest Newcomer King'! Don't even think about appearing in any activities related to Yuting Culture in the future!"

Jingsong and Ranxin exchanged a glance, shrugged simultaneously, and turned to leave.

Once outside, the two of them burst into laughter, clutching their stomachs.

"My God, this is hilarious!"

"Look at how furious Zhuo Tao is! I almost burst out laughing just now!"

"A bunch of idiots! They thought they had the victory in the bag, but they've already fallen into the trap!"

"They're in for a good show now!"

After the two left, Zhuo Tao was so angry that he smashed several cups.

A group of senior executives came up to persuade him, and after a long time, Zhuo Tao finally said through gritted teeth, "We won't eat mixed-hair pigs even if we lose Zhang the butcher! Blue Star will keep turning no matter who's gone!"

"Exactly! They'll both regret this sooner or later!"

"Ban them! Make sure they never get a chance to succeed in the music industry again!"

"If they go against our Yuting Culture, how will they survive?"

"We'll make them come crying to us and begging for our lives!"

The executives were indignant and gave a good talking-to.

Just then, Zhuo Tao's assistant rushed over in a panic: "Something bad has happened!"

Zhuo Tao was already in a bad mood, and upon hearing this, his face turned ashen with anger. He snapped, "What's the panic? What's all the fuss about?"

The assistant grinned and said, "Flip Culture sent us a lawyer's letter, demanding that we immediately stop the infringement!"

"what?"

All the executives were stunned.

"Infringement?"

"What infringement? What rights did we infringe on?"

Everyone rushed over.

Zhuo Tao was also puzzled. He took the lawyer's letter from his assistant, opened it, and read it carefully.

"Yuting Culture has violated the copyright law regarding television program copyright. Please immediately cease the infringing activities, otherwise our company will protect our legitimate rights and interests in accordance with the law..."

Zhuo Tao stared at the words, his eyes widening slowly.

The executives looked at each other, somewhat surprised.

"Violated copyright law? What makes you say that?"

"What, is it that only he can use this kind of program format, but we can't?"

"This is a joke!"

Zhuo Tao's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Ignore them! It's just a petty trick. Who are they trying to scare? Do you think we're easy prey? Just because they say it's illegal, we break the law?"

"Exactly! He's just jealous of how popular our show is, so he's here to cause us trouble!"

"He claims to be upholding legitimate rights? What rights does he even have?!"

"They're just using someone else's name to intimidate us; there's no need to pay them any attention!"

Just then, Zhuo Tao's phone rang. He looked at it and saw it was the director of the Capital TV station in charge of "The Strongest Newcomer King".

He quickly answered the phone, but before he could speak, the person on the other end asked very seriously:

"Mr. Zhuo, have you received the lawyer's letter?"

"Received it." Zhuo Tao nodded. "Don't mind it, it's just a case of cultural manipulation using someone else's power to try and..."

“We also received a lawyer’s letter,” the other party interrupted him rudely.

"They're really daring!" Zhuo Tao laughed. "A private company actually dares to intimidate the Capital TV station? Don't they know the difference between the people and the officials..."

"It was a lawyer's letter from Linhai TV," the other party said coldly.

Zhuo Tao was stunned.

Private companies may not care, but Linhai TV is a public institution and the official mouthpiece. When it speaks, no one dares to ignore it!

"What are they trying to do?" Zhuo Tao asked, puzzled.

“We have investigated carefully,” the other party said. “The country did indeed promulgate laws on the protection of television program copyrights a few years ago. Your imitation of ‘The Voice of China’ has indeed violated the relevant laws. The program needs to be revamped.”

"What?" Zhuo Tao exclaimed anxiously, "How can this be? We've put so much effort into the show, the contracts for the four mentors have already been signed, and there's the stage setup, the team..."

"Enough!" The other party interrupted him again. "Mr. Zhuo, it's fine for a private company like yours, but if Linhai TV takes us to court, do you know how much of an impact that would have on Capital TV? Capital TV, a prestigious station, openly disregarding national laws and policies—do you know what that means? Besides, don't think you're immune to everything just because you're a private company. You may not care about your reputation, but what about your profits? One episode of 'The Voice of China' costs over 20 million yuan in advertising! The title sponsorship fee is a whopping 60 million! If you continue to plagiarize, they can demand compensation from you based on that standard!"

"This..." Zhuo Tao was dumbfounded.

"Change the program back immediately! We have Jing Song and Ran Xin as our two trump cards, what are we afraid of?" the other party said.

Zhuo Tao opened his mouth as if to speak, but didn't know what to say.

Two trump cards?

Yes, those were indeed two trump cards!

But they're all about subverting culture!

Seeing that Zhuo Tao remained silent, the other party assumed that Zhuo Tao had come to his senses, so they said, "Let's change the program back to its original format. As for the matter of the four mentors, I believe that with Yuting Culture's capabilities, we can handle it properly. Now you need to ensure that Jing Song and Ran Xin won't cause any problems, so that no matter what program format we adopt,..."

Zhuo Tao held the phone, letting the other person ramble on and on, but he didn't listen to a single word.

How can we ensure that Jing Song and Ran Xin won't run into any problems?

They've already run into trouble!

How to do?

How to do?

Finally, Zhuo Tao forced himself to interrupt, "Um... I have a problem here..."

He cautiously recounted the story of Jing Song and Ran Xin, and the other end of the phone immediately fell silent.

After a long while, someone on the other end roared:

"Are you guys brainless?!"

"Why didn't they sign such a star player from the start?! How could they give their opponents an opportunity instead?!"

"Without Jing Song and Ran Xin, what's the point of the show? What's there for the audience to watch?!"

Zhuo Tao looked bitter and didn't dare to say a word, as the other party scolded him for more than ten minutes.

No matter how bad a TV station is, it's still an official entity; no matter how powerful an entertainment company is, it's still a private enterprise.

As a private enterprise, we must maintain a low profile when dealing with government officials!

Don't be fooled by Wang Lei's humble attitude towards Wang Ke; it's because Linhai TV needs the help of Fanfu Culture and can only turn things around by relying on Fanfu Culture.

However, the relationship between Yuting Culture and Capital TV is different. When they cooperate with Yuting Culture, it's a favor they do for you! It's a sign that they think highly of you!

Therefore, in terms of status, the director of the Capital TV station is completely superior to Zhuo Tao!

If someone scolds you, you have to take it; you can't show any temper!