Only after being reborn did I realize how fascinating the world of the rich is.

Soon, Fang Huiya mobilized her online army and launched a fierce counterattack against the wave of public opinion stirred up by Mei Yi, in accordance with the principles set by Li Xiaofeng.

As expected, things unfolded much as some people had predicted: official media stepped in and sternly refuted the entertainment industry's侥幸心理 (a mentality of taking chances) regarding tax evasion.

Many netizens also joined in the rebuttal, saying that celebrities and film companies in the entertainment industry make so much money easily, yet they still want to evade taxes. Such celebrities should be banned.

At the same time, although Vertex Media has explicitly and implicitly stated that it did not start this tax scandal, many people have begun to support Vertex Media, saying that they did a good job and that those malpractices should be eliminated.

In addition, Fang Huiya hired some online trolls to deliberately guide the audience, who clamored that they would only register as members on Dingdian, only watch the movies and TV dramas produced by Dingdian, and even felt that Dingdian's variety shows were much better than before.

Driven by this public opinion storm, the number of paid members of Dingdian Film and Television Network has soared, once again surpassing the data that Meiyi Film and Television Network achieved by spending money.

The actions of Vertex Media left Meiyi Media speechless. They never expected that their slander and defamation would not only fail to harm Vertex Media, but would actually benefit them.

Today, TopMedia has not only become a model taxpayer in the film and television industry, but has also gained the favor of many official media outlets and the trust of the audience.

Inside the Greater China Executive President's office of Puyu Group in Shanghai, Cui Zhongxian slapped Luo Siqi hard across the nose, making Luo Siqi see stars.

"It was all your bad idea. Now look what happened. Not only did Top Media take the opportunity to withdraw a large number of film and television dramas, but it also won a good reputation among the audience. More importantly, we offended the official media."

Do you know what this means? It means that from now on, if anything good happens to our company, they won't come to celebrate, but if something bad happens, they'll kick us when we're down.

Luo Siqi said somewhat aggrievedly, "President Cui, I didn't expect it to turn out like this. Didn't you agree when I made the suggestion?"

"I agree? I was misled by you too! What, are you trying to shirk responsibility? How can you be the general manager if you can't even handle this little thing!"

"President Cui, I am the general manager of Gage Media, not the general manager of Meiyi Media. Meiyi Media is directly under your management!"

"Besides, don't forget that I'm also a shareholder of Gage Media, not a dog under your command, Cui Zhongxian!" Luo Siqi became increasingly agitated as he spoke.

Although the Luo family's business now relies heavily on the Puyu Group, he is still the young master of the Luo family. Even just by virtue of the family crest, he will be looked up to wherever he goes.

Now that Cui Zhongxian has humiliated him like this, does he really think of Luo Siqi as one of Cui's subordinates?

At this moment, although Cui Zhongxian looked down on Luo Siqi from the bottom of his heart, he also realized that Luo Siqi was different from his subordinates, and that it was indeed inappropriate to treat him this way.

But he was the eldest son of the Puyu Group, and Koreans considered themselves to be from a developed country while China was a developing country, so they believed that Koreans were superior to Chinese.

Seeing that Luo Siqi was getting annoyed, he still kept a straight face and adopted the demeanor of a chairman, sneering, "I don't care if you are a general manager or a shareholder. If you want to stand in front of me, you have to let your performance speak for itself."

Look at what you've accomplished over the years? You've been in charge of Gage Media for so many years, what results have you achieved? We're both advertising companies, look at the performance of Wanzhong Media!

As for your Luo family being a shareholder of Gage Media, where does the funding for your Luo family's investment company come from? Isn't a large portion of it invested by our Puyu Group?

"Luo Siqi, I'm giving you a serious warning today: this is your last chance to enter the LCD screen advertising market. If you still can't do a good job, get out of here right now!"

Luo Siqi didn't speak or argue further, but silently turned and left.

Cui Zhongxian is right. Without Puyu Group, the Luo family is nothing.

When the times abandon you, they won't even say goodbye.

In this day and age, everything is about money. Connections and social skills are now measured in monetary terms. The so-called elites of the Luo family have basically become employees of various bosses.

No matter how skilled or capable a worker is, they are still just a worker in someone else's hands. No matter how much influence a worker has, the boss behind the scenes ultimately has the final say.

The Luo family had already realized this problem and were preparing to make a breakthrough in business. However, in addition to ability, doing business also requires keeping abreast of the times.

Clearly, Losi was not very capable in business and failed to seize the opportunities of the times; he merely integrated some traditional industries.

Compared to companies like Wanzhong Media that seized the opportunities of the times, Gage Media seems somewhat outdated.

Now, with the support of Puyu Group, Gage Media wants to enter the LCD screen advertising market, but Wanzhong Media has already built a strong moat in this field, and it won't be easy to surpass Wanzhong Media.

However, with the development of the times, the Luo family has no way out, and neither does Luo Siqi. He must take a gamble to secure a place for the Luo family in the business world; otherwise, the Luo family will truly become a family of wage earners.

Watching Luo Siqi's departing figure, Cui Zhongxian also fell into deep thought.

Today, relying on its deep pockets, Puyu Group is making a high-profile foray into the business districts of Shanghai. Although it has achieved some success, such as investing in Puyu Real Estate, Meiyi Media, and Gage Media.

However, when facing local businessmen in Shanghai, especially rising stars like the Li Group, Puyu Group did not have a clear advantage.

Apart from Puyu Real Estate, which can bring in some relatively stable income, Meiyi Supermedia and Gage Media are both operating at a loss, especially Meiyi Supermedia, which is suffering severe losses.

Is the current development strategy too aggressive? Shouldn't we adopt a more conservative approach?

Soon, Cui Zhongxian put that idea out of his mind.

In this day and age, burning money to seize market share has become the norm in the industry. It's a matter of life or death, with no room for luck.

Both Meiyi Media and Gage Media are challenging the Li Group, the industry leader. They have already gained the upper hand. If they don't find a way to catch up now, they will be left far behind and never have a chance to catch up again.