I'm telling you to push an idol, I'm not telling you to push an idol

Chapter 177: Vice President, you don’t want to have nothing for the rest of your life, do you?

"What did you say?"

Hearing the secretary's words, Zheng Lei and Xu Ya were both shocked. They quickly opened their mobile phones and saw the news that Xia Anruo was endorsing the RIOD brand.

And it wasn’t released by any media, but by RIOD’s official Weibo, confirming that An Ruo was invited as the new brand spokesperson.

Zheng Lei's expression could no longer remain calm: "Xia Anruo has become the spokesperson for RIOD?!"

"What's going on? How come Xia Anruo became the spokesperson? What about me?" When Xu Ya saw the news, she was so angry that her hands holding the phone were shaking.

Good news: RIOD is looking for a spokesperson.

Bad news: You’re not the spokesperson.

The brand that had been working well for so many years had to go through the process of regretting the contract renewal, reconsidering it, and now directly replacing the person in just a few days...

You didn't even notify her as the spokesperson... Oh no, she's the former spokesperson now...

Playing with her?
And why not change anyone else, but Xia Anruo!
What does this mean? Is Xia Anruo competing with her for the endorsement?

While Xu Ya was in shock and anger, the general manager's secretary suddenly knocked on the door and walked in, saying respectfully: "Boss Zheng, Boss Zhang wants you to come over for a moment."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Lei knew that he was going to be scolded again.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the general manager's office, Zhang Ming looked at Zheng Lei with a gloomy face and slammed the table: "Is this what you said you could negotiate? What did you negotiate? Did you negotiate with An Ruo?"

The endorsement was now taken away by Xia Anruo, and Zheng Lei had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Boss Zhang, I know you are very angry, but please don't be angry first..."

"Why, if I'm not angry I should smile?" Zhang Ming was amused by these words.

"I mean, don't you think it's strange that a lot of companies have terminated contracts for no apparent reason recently?" Zheng Lei explained.

"You mean someone is targeting us?" Zhang Ming's anger subsided a little when he heard this.

Without Zheng Lei telling him, he had already noticed that something was a little fishy about the company's business recently.

It is normal for one or two companies to terminate the contract occasionally, but more than ten companies have terminated the contract in the past month, which is obviously not right.

In the past, there were not always a few companies that would terminate their contracts in a year.

"This time, RIOD suddenly changed its mind and chose not to renew the contract without any notice. If someone wasn't specifically targeting them, this would be completely inconsistent with normal business behavior." Zheng Lei said in a deep voice.

A brand that has cooperated for so many years should inform the spokesperson in advance even if it chooses not to renew the contract or is not satisfied with the conditions. This is the normal practice.

Like this time, whether it was the termination of contract renewal or the sudden choice of An Ruo as the spokesperson, there was no notice at all, which caught them off guard every time.

There are too many doubts.

Xu Ya had never had any conflicts with RIOD, and if someone hadn't deliberately teamed up with RIOD to target them, this would not be in keeping with the behavior of a large company.

Even an ordinary company wouldn't do anything so extreme.

"Do you have any idea? Could it be someone from Xinghua who did this?" The first thing Zhang Ming thought of was the entertainment company behind An Ruo.

The only company that could benefit the most from letting An Ruo get the RIOD endorsement is Xinghua Entertainment.

"It's hard to say." Zheng Lei couldn't be sure, but according to normal logic, Xinghua was indeed the most suspicious.

"No matter who is behind this, such a big endorsement has indeed been lost. How can you bear the loss of tens of millions?" Zhang Ming didn't want to worry about who was behind this.

The endorsement issue with RIOD is obviously irreversible now. The new spokesperson has been officially announced, and it is impossible for them to take it back.

Seeing Zhang Ming's eyes looking at him, Zheng Lei took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Zhang, please be patient. I will find a way to recover the loss this time."

"Are you sure?" Zhang Ming stared at him with a frown.

Zheng Lei nodded affirmatively: "Give me some time."

The endorsement issue cannot be saved, but he can still get Chu Ze's songs. As long as he gets Chu Ze's songs, their value will be much more valuable than the endorsement.

Chu Ze's song can definitely make Xu Ya popular again, and the various benefits that can be brought by then are not comparable to these 10 or 20 million.

"Okay, if you can recover the loss, this matter will be over. If not, you'd better pack up and leave as soon as possible." Zhang Ming thought carefully for a while and nodded.

Anyway, we might as well give Zheng Lei a chance.

After saying that, he waved his hand to signal Zheng Lei to go out.

Zheng Lei returned to his office with a gloomy face and a serious look in his eyes.

"Got scolded?" Xu Ya saw Zheng Lei's expression and couldn't help but laugh with glee.

Zheng Lei glanced at her and said, "You're still in the mood to laugh? It's you who was robbed of your endorsement, not me. We've been tricked this time, but we don't know who's behind it."

Xu Ya's smile froze when she heard this, and then she said angrily: "Nonsense, do you still need to think about it? It must be that woman Xia Anruo!"

"Does Xia Anruo have this ability?" Zheng Lei wondered.

"She doesn't have one, but what about Xinghua?" Xu Ya snorted, and her idea was the same as Zhang Ming's.

Zheng Lei frowned when he heard this. If what Xu Ya said was true, this time RIOD was the work of Xinghua, then what about those other companies this month? Were they all the work of Xinghua?

He didn't think that Xinghua, a company of similar size to Guanghui Entertainment, would have this ability.

Besides, Xia Anruo's handle was still in her hand, so how dare she do this?
Thinking of this, Zheng Lei couldn't help but call Liao Qing directly: "What are you doing? What's going on with the RIOD endorsement?"

When he heard Zheng Lei's loud questioning, Liao Qing smiled instead: "Mr. Zheng should ask RIOD, after all, they asked us to be the spokesperson."

"We had already agreed on the contract renewal, but RIOD inexplicably went back on their word and signed a contract with you two days later. You told me that they took the initiative to contact you. Do you think I'm a fool?" Liao Qing's words made Zheng Lei unable to suppress his anger.

"If President Zheng doesn't believe it, then I have nothing to say." Liao Qing was too lazy to explain and replied coldly.

"Let's put the endorsement issue aside for now. We agreed to release one song a month, and it's been a month now. Where are the songs?" Zheng Lei didn't want to pursue this with Liao Qing now. There was no point in trying to find out what was set in stone and could not be changed.

He now urgently needs a good song to recover his losses and give an explanation to Zhang Ming.

Otherwise, his career as vice president would be over.

As soon as Liao Qing finished speaking, before he could answer, Xia Anruo snatched the phone away from him: "Mr. Zheng, don't think about the song anymore. Chu Ze will not write a song for you."

Zheng Lei was a little surprised by Xia Anruo's answer, and then said in a playful tone: "So, it doesn't matter if I announce your relationship with Chu Ze now?"

The threat in these words was obvious, but Xia Anruo smiled nonchalantly: "You can try and see who will go down first, me or Guanghui Entertainment."

"What do you mean?"

"I guess Mr. Zheng had a hard time this month?" Xia Anruo said meaningfully.

Zheng Lei understood Xia Anruo's meaning immediately. He clenched his hand holding the phone and gritted his teeth, "It's you who really messed around during this period. You were the one who caused the brands to terminate their contracts and the investors to withdraw their capital?"

"What do you think?" Xia Anruo laughed happily.

"How did you do it?" Zheng Lei didn't understand. Even he couldn't do it. How could Xia Anruo, a singer, have such great ability, no matter how famous she was?
"It's nothing, it's just that the companies you cooperate with happen to have my family's investment and shares." Xia Anruo said lightly but with full of style.

What a coincidence.

You really got it right.

Zheng Lei was also startled when he heard this, but he still pretended to be calm: "Even so, if a few partners are lost, it's lost, we can find them again. But it's a bit unrealistic to think that Guanghui Entertainment will be ruined just like this, right?"

"My original intention was just to teach you a lesson and give you a warning. You don't think that this is the only thing I can do, right? This RIOD endorsement is just the beginning. If you don't know what to say and what not to say..." Xia Anruo paused, and the threat in her tone was not concealed.

Before, it was Zheng Lei who threatened her, but now...

It's my turn to play!

"Aren't you afraid that I will trade one for one with you?" Zheng Lei asked in a deep voice. One for one?

Xia Anruo smiled.

You think a little too highly of yourself.

"If I don't become a star anymore, the most I can do is go back and inherit billions of dollars in assets, and still be very carefree. And what about you? Mr. Vice President, you don't want to be penniless for the rest of your life, do you?"

Xia Anruo's tone was just right, and she had learned the essence of Mr. Chu.

They are worthy of being a couple, the husband and wife follow each other's wishes.

Even the words used to threaten people are the same.

"Are you sure you have the ability to do this?"

"Then Mr. Zheng, do you want to try your luck?"

"..."

Zheng Lei put down his phone and slumped in his chair, his face looking uglier than ever before.

In the past, he was the only one who threatened artists. This was the first time he was threatened by a singer, but he really didn't dare to touch her.

If it was really her who did it as Xia Anruo said, then it would be impossible for her to do so without an extremely huge capital background.

"What's wrong?" Xu Ya had a bad feeling when she saw this and asked quickly.

"Chu Ze's song...can't be obtained." Zheng Lei glanced at Xu Ya and said in a low voice.

"What did you say?" Hearing this, Xu Ya got anxious and grabbed Zheng Lei by the collar. "I put up with Xia Anruo for so long just for Chu Ze's songs, and now you tell me I can't get them?!"

Zheng Lei pulled Xu Ya's hand away and repeated what he had just said to her.

After listening to this, Xu Ya sneered: "Did you really believe Xia Anruo's threats?"

"This time's RIOD, the Golden Melody Awards not long ago, and a series of bad things in the past month. If Xia Anruo wasn't behind it, how could it be such a coincidence?" Zheng Lei didn't want to believe it, but after threatening Xia Anruo, all the bad things in the past month forced him to believe it.

"So you're scared?" Xu Ya sneered.

"What? Are you still planning to gamble your future with her? If you want to do this, I won't stop you." Zheng Lei said expressionlessly.

Xu Ya, who had been quite tough, froze in expression and fell silent, which was unusual for her.

She had to admit that what Zheng Lei said made sense.

"If I had known to spread the photos as soon as I took them, there wouldn't be so many problems now." Xu Ya became angrier and angrier. She slammed the table, spilling tea all over it.

I originally thought that using the handle to threaten Xia Anruo was a move made by God, but now it seems to be a move made by an eagle.

Originally, if the information was spread directly, no one would be able to find the source, and Xia Anruo would be helpless even if she had a strong background. But now that his identity was exposed, he was caught by her and was able to turn the tables.

It's like walking into a trap.

Zheng Lei and Xu Ya didn't dare to act rashly for a while. They could only investigate whether Xia Anruo's background was true, hoping that Xia Anruo was lying to them.

But if it is true, another thorny problem arises.

Without Chu Ze's songs, how would Zheng Lei make up for the loss of his endorsement of RIOD? How would he explain this to the general manager?
Now, it's Zheng Lei's turn to have a headache.

……

Xia Anruo hung up the phone and returned it to Liao Qing.

"The other side must be furious, right?" Liao Qing took it, with a look of joy on his face.

"Almost." Xia Anruo curled the corners of her mouth, feeling more relaxed than ever before.

Classics, filial piety, urgency, joy, clam and winning are the six arts of the Internet.

Zheng Lei was anxious, but I was happy.

This is their victory.

Won Ma.

"If they like to play dirty, then we'll play along and see who can beat whom." Liao Qing lived in Bengbu and laughed wildly.

The other party wanted to pick on the weak but ended up picking on the strong.

Direct dimensionality reduction attack.

However, Liao Qing did not expect that even a big brand like RIOD could be poached by Xia Anruo from Xu Ya.

For Liao Qing, it was a pleasant surprise.

Thinking of this, Liao Qing also thought of the main business: "By the way, the person in charge of RIOD also asked me that I would like to take a few sets of promotional photos at that time, and asked when you are free to make an appointment."

"Wait until the last concert is over."

"Okay, I'll reply like this."

After Liao Qing finished speaking, he temporarily left the room.

Seeing Liao Qing leave, Xia Anruo thought for a moment and called her aunt Xia Yuqin again.

"Thank you, aunt." She thanked.

"It's just a small matter. How about it? Did the other party obey you obediently?" Xia Yuqin replied with a smile.

"For the time being, we should not dare to act rashly."

"That's good. If they still don't listen and continue to talk to my aunt, I have plenty of ways to deal with them." Xia Yuqin smiled and said that she was best at this kind of thing.

"But I didn't expect that you, my dear aunt, would be so ruthless this time and snatch all the endorsements of Xu Ya RIOD from me." Xia Anruo said with a smile.

For Xia Anruo, this episode was a relief as she snatched away such an important endorsement from Xu Ya.

"RIOD?" Xia Yuqin was stunned when she heard this. "What RIOD endorsement? How come I don't know about it?"

"Didn't you arrange the endorsement of RIOD?" Xia Anruo was also stunned.

"I haven't made any arrangements. I just asked some companies that had cooperated with Guanghui Entertainment to withdraw their investments and terminate their contracts. As for the Golden Melody Award you won a few days ago, one of the awards was originally going to be given to Xu Ya, but I asked me to arrange it for you." Xia Yuqin shook her head.

"If it wasn't arranged by you, aunt? Then who was it?" Xia Anruo was confused. She had always thought that it was Xia Yuqin who arranged it.

"Maybe it's true that RIOD company has taken a fancy to you."

"Really?" Xia Anruo always felt that something was wrong.

After chatting about family matters for a while, the two hung up the phone.

Xia Yuqin tapped her hands on the table in her boss chair and muttered to herself, "I remember the chairman of RIOD was Guo Xu..."

She stroked her chin, repeating the name, and suddenly seemed to think of something.

My eldest brother Xia Jianjun seems to be quite familiar with Guo Xu...

Yes, she understood.

It’s this damn tsundere again.

(End of this chapter)