Lin Chudong pulled Lin Qiqi back, shielding her behind him.
Zhang Yiran was now consumed by rage, snapping at everyone like a rabid dog.
She was taking advantage of her status, completely abandoning any pretense of civility.
Hong Wentao and Director Meng had both come over, and the entire backstage area was surrounded.
"Sister Zhang, that's enough. Are you really trying to blow this out of proportion?"
These leaders all knew that Lin Qiqi's family had connections, not weaker than Jing Feifei's. They could let her curse Da Fei a few times, but if she dared to lay a hand on Lin Qiqi, her future would be ruined.
Song Jing's words weren't an exaggeration. If Zhang Yiran dared to do anything too outrageous, she'd be disgraced, even as a heavenly queen.
Lin Qiqi was easygoing, but that didn't mean she was weak.
She could endure being criticized by Li Zhilin on set the last time.
But this time, Zhang Yiran dared to scold Da Fei, and she couldn't tolerate it.
Zhang Yiran's face also turned a bit ugly; she had been impulsive just now and had offended Lin Qiqi.
She had heard that this girl had a strong background; her family seemed to be in pharmaceuticals, and reportedly, had produced several academicians of both the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering, which was quite impressive.
Fortunately, she hadn't resorted to violence just now.
"Hmph!"
Zhang Yiran, with a cold expression, was about to leave.
Suddenly, Lin Qiqi stood at the exit of the corridor, blocking her way.
"You're not going anywhere!"
"Apologize to Da Fei!"
Zhang Yiran's face was ashen. "Apologize to him? Did you forget to take your medication today? Get out of the way!"
Lin Qiqi's face was filled with stubbornness.
"I won't!"
"You apologize!"
Zhang Yiran pointed at her, glaring. "You little brat, get out of my way! Where's the agent? Can't they manage you?"
Song Jing stood to the side, arms crossed, and said lightly.
"I can't help you. Figure it out yourself."
As if Song Jing had a good temper?
That crazy bitch of a diva was too arrogant. She actually dared to think about hitting Lin Qiqi just now. She really didn't know when to quit.
Suddenly, Lin Qiqi's phone rang.
It was already ten o'clock at night, and Lin Qiqi hadn't gone home yet. Her family must be worried.
Lin Qiqi answered the phone with a bad tone.
"I'm at Mango TV. I'm not going home. Someone wants to hit me, and I want her to apologize."
After speaking, he hung up the phone.
Song Jing took a deep breath. It's over, something big is about to happen.
The atmosphere suddenly froze. Lin Qiqi refused to back down, and even Director Meng couldn't persuade her. Everyone was stuck in this stalemate for several minutes.
Zhang Yiran was furious. What a little brat, she's really gone too far!
At this moment, Zhang Yiran's phone suddenly rang, and she frowned immediately.
She turned around and answered in a low voice.
"Sis?"
Zhang Yiran's older sister, Zhang Yina, was a behind-the-scenes boss in the entertainment industry, a famous agent.
"Yiran! Are you crazy? Why did you provoke Lin Qiqi?"
Zhang Yiran frowned. "What? Can't I afford to provoke her? I've been in this business for decades. Can't I even scold her a couple of times?"
"Of course! You can scold others, but isn't it like courting death to scold her? Several of the businesses under us are using the Lin family's patents."
"If something happens because of you, we won't be able to pay the penalty!"
Zhang Yiran and her sister had been in the entertainment industry for a long time, and they had invested in many businesses, each with several partners.
If something went wrong with Zhang Yiran and caused the company's operations to collapse, she would have to bear all the losses of her partners.
Several companies were being held back by the Lin family. Once they restricted their patents, they would collapse within a month.
At that time, not to mention the entertainment industry, they probably wouldn't be able to survive in the country. They would only have endless lawsuits and debts to pay off every day.
Zhang Yiran's forehead was also beaded with cold sweat, and her face was a bit pale.
Zhang Yina said, "I'm giving you twenty minutes. Get Lin Qiqi to go home. What's the big deal? Are you trying to make an enemy of money? Do you want to live a hard life like before?"
Zhang Yiran clenched her fists and said in a low voice, "I understand, sis."
After hanging up the phone, Zhang Yiran walked over to Lin Qiqi. Lin Chudong stepped forward, clenching his fists.
Zhang Yiran shouldn't dare to lay a hand on her. If she did, Lin Chudong was ready to go all out.
Zhang Yiran stared at Lin Qiqi, "Get out of the way. I'm leaving. I don't have time to play with you."
Zhang Yiran's tone was much softer than before, and her arrogant arrogance had diminished considerably.
But Lin Qiqi wouldn't budge an inch.
"Apologize."
"You…"
Wu Shuang walked over at this moment, pulling Zhang Yiran.
"My dear Sister Zhang, I didn't watch over you for a moment, and how did you get into such a big deal! Several shareholders came looking for you, and Sister Yina's phone is blowing up, don't make a fuss!"
Zhang Yiran frowned, speaking in a low voice.
"Let them all disperse."
Wu Shuang hurriedly said to everyone, "Everyone, please disperse first, there's nothing here, Director Hong, quickly have everyone go back to the studio and get busy!"
Hong Wentao nodded, gave Da Fei a meaningful look, and then directed the others to get to work.
Director Meng and the others quickly left when they saw the situation, not wanting to get involved.
Once most of the people had left, Zhang Yiran's face was ashen as she said to Lin Chudong in a low voice, "I'm sorry."
"Alright, alright?"
Lin Qiqi pointed at the broken piano on the ground, "Pay up."
Wu Shuang quickly took out their phone, "I'll pay, I'll pay."
They transferred 100,000 to Liang Yin. The piano was only worth thirty or forty thousand, but the extra was for compensation.
Lin Qiqi finally stepped aside.
Zhang Yiran walked out quickly, her face so gloomy it looked like it could drip water. A surge of anger was almost unbearable.
Wu Shuang got into the car and hurried to say, "My dear Sister Zhang, don't let it get to you. So many people in the company depend on you. Please don't act on impulse, okay?"
Seeing that Zhang Yiran was about to explode, Wu Shuang said, "Let's not go home. Let's find a place to unwind. I'll find a few guys to cheer you up."
In the makeup room, Lin Qiqi pouted and stared at Lin Chudong.
"Da Fei, can you not say anything about me?"
Lin Chudong patted her head, "You stood up for me, why would I say anything about you? Go home, your family is probably worried."
"Okay, Da Fei, I'm going."
Song Jing followed, patting Lin Chudong on the shoulder as she left.
"It's okay, don't worry, I'm here. Qiqi won't be bullied."
"Yes, thank you, Sister Song."
"See ya."
After everyone left, only the members of the Liang Yin Band were left in the room. Liang Yin took a deep breath, "That Zhang Yiran is so hateful!"
Lin Chudong said, "This kind of thing is very common in the entertainment industry. If it weren't for Qiqi, we'd have to swallow our pride today."
"There are only two ways to avoid being bullied."
"Either you have a bad temper and say, 'I'm not eating this food,' and you don't have to put up with these big shots. You're happy today, but you quit the entertainment industry tomorrow."
"Or, you have more power than them, and make them bow their heads, making them afraid of you."
"There's only these two paths to take, otherwise we can only be the pushovers."
Liang Yin clenched her fists. "Sooner or later, we will become big shots that no one dares to bully!"
"Everyone, cheer up, we won the championship today!"
Liang Yin reached out her hand.
Jia Lu put her hand on top, followed by Jing Feifei, Qian Duoduo, and Li Xiaomai.
Wang Zhi, Guo Xiaoliang, and Old Chen.
No one spoke, but the hearts of everyone, unwilling to be ordinary, were already gearing up. No one wanted this kind of thing to happen again.
Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Chudong.
Chen Jianguo said, "Da Fei, you are the core figure of this team."
Lin Chudong smiled.
"Each of you is an indispensable part of the team."
"Let's all work hard together."
After speaking, Lin Chudong placed his hand on everyone's, and said with emphasis,
"Go for it!"
Da Fei's victory immediately topped the trending searches.
And the Da Fei Band was once again thrust into the spotlight.
Everything Shen Jianbin had said before was overturned.
Da Fei wouldn't participate in variety shows or commercial activities? But he's doing great now, he even filmed a drama.
Da Fei has no talent? He's the champion of I Am a Singer King, with a constant stream of hit songs!
It was obvious whether it was Shen Jianbin's poor judgment or Da Fei's lack of ability.
The media had been trying to interview Shen Jianbin, but he had consistently refused.
This was what he meant by "winner takes all". As long as Da Fei gained popularity and his fans increased, public opinion would shift to the other side.
Therefore, responding now would be useless. Da Fei was at the peak of his popularity, and anything said would be met with criticism.
Back at the company, Liang Yin held a meeting.
"Everyone will receive a bonus for winning I Am a Singer King. Qian Duoduo has already transferred your salaries for this month, and you'll receive them shortly. This time, we won't make it public; just keep it to yourselves."
"Our company has been developing well recently, but you've also experienced what happened behind the scenes. You've seen the huge gap between us and real capital, so everyone needs to work hard in the coming period."
"Let Da Fei arrange the upcoming work for everyone."
Lin Chudong stood up and said,
"We have a few things to do next. First, there's the fan operations for Beginning. Since the show is a hit, we need to work on merchandise. Let's brainstorm some activities and give fans some prizes. Also, we can talk to publishing houses and game companies about the publishing and game rights for Beginning."
"Publishing will be tricky, since the ending has already aired. But there's still a market for it. We can try for a lower publishing price."
"Second, the company is about to expand. We'll be setting up a film and television department, a legal department, and a finance department. The film and television department will be the most expensive. Also, our company's current space isn't enough. Boss Lady, you can start looking for a new office. Let's see if we can get a refund on the current office rent. If not, we can use it as a dormitory."
"Third, the next variety show we're doing is Crossover Singer. Although I'm the only performer, you all will have a chance to perform. Get ready."
"Fourth, starting today, our company will officially change its name from the Liang Yin Band Studio to Liang Yin Media Co., Ltd."
"We're setting up a performance department, and Chen Jianguo will temporarily be in charge of the musicians."
"Wang Zhi will be the Boss Lady's part-time secretary, and Xiao Jia will be working with me on business."
"Everyone in the company is a salesperson. Anyone who brings in a project will get a corresponding commission, and your part-time positions will also be reflected in your salary."
"That's basically it for the work arrangements. Does anyone have any questions?"
Guo Xiaoliang raised his hand, "Da Fei, can we do self-media?"
"Yes." Lin Chudong nodded. "No one will manage your self-media activities after work. If you film the band or things on set during work hours, the self-media account needs to be managed by the company. Of course, most of the income from the self-media account still goes to you."
"Our company is just about to expand, so it's relatively relaxed. You can come to me with any ideas."
Liang Yin's eyes were full of admiration. Da Fei still had a certain aura.
After everyone dispersed, Liang Yin said.
"The money from Mango TV has been transferred. The company now has about four million. Should I go and rent a place first?"
"Okay, let's rent. Make it spacious. The film and television department has a lot of people and equipment, so we'll need something bigger. The legal department has two or three people, and the finance department has two or three."
"If it's a large flat, one floor should be enough. It'd be great if the property management provided a cafeteria."
Liang Yin nodded. "Alright, when will Tianxun Video pay us?"
"They should be able to send a payment this month. I'll follow up on it later."
After two days of work, on Wednesday at noon, Beginning updated again.
It updated to episode eleven.
Originally, it should have been updated to episode 10, but Tianxun Video responded to Lin Chudong's request for more updates on Weibo and added an episode.
Immediately, netizens were full of praise.
"Haha, Director Da Fei is awesome, three episodes at once are amazing, he really did get people to beg for more."
"He's the champion of I Am a Singer King, doesn't he deserve this much face?"
"Da Fei is going to dominate the whole internet, another three episodes, finally we can binge-watch!"
"Will it finish next week? My membership is about to expire..."
"Then recharge, and watch it all again in one go."
"I've already watched all three episodes at double speed, get out of the way, I'm going to spoil it."
"The killers are Auntie Guo and the driver, one drives and the other serves the pot, no wonder it's called Beginning haha!"
"Finally going to see the ending, Auntie Guo acted so well, I didn't even dare to look her in the eye!"
"This director has some skill."
"..."
Lin Chudong urged Huang Wei, and she readily transferred ten million over.
This ten million was a combination of membership fees, playback fees, and advertising revenue, representing the earnings for the first eight episodes over a week. Subsequent payments would be settled monthly, with all accounts finalized within three months of the series' completion.
The first three months are the biggest money-makers for web dramas, with income decreasing afterward, but they still settle the accounts.
With the money in the bank, Lin Chudong felt more at ease.
However, less than a day after the money arrived, the news about "Beginning" being a plagiarism began to spread online.
"Da Fei, someone is saying we plagiarized!"
Jia Lu found the source of the Weibo post. It all started with a web novel author accusing Beginning of plagiarism.
Lin Chudong's heart skipped a beat when he saw the news.
The last day of the system check-in had given him a three-year completion gift pack, which was 80% fictionalized entertainment.
He had searched before filming the drama, and Beginning didn't exist, nor did the novel. Could there be any loose ends?
After a careful look, he was speechless.
The content written by this web author was about a group of people solving a case on a train, with the male protagonist constantly time-traveling to find the real culprit.
This novel was actually inspired by Murder on the Orient Express, a story about someone being murdered on a train, followed by the solving of the case.
It was somewhat similar to Beginning, but the overall style was completely different. This was clearly a case of someone trying to stir up trouble!
Liang Yin returned from outside at this moment, her brows furrowed.
"Da Fei, we've received a lawyer's letter."
Lin Chudong was speechless. "Looks like the legal department needs to be set up in advance. Is this related to Li Zhilin?"
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