Since we are both reborn, of course I would choose the rich woman!

Chapter 323 Lü Yao: Are you threatening me?

Although he had thoroughly investigated Yao Xinjie's background, Lü Yao still pretended not to know him when he saw Yao Xinjie coming over.

Having lived two lives, worked in the business world, and faced the camera so many times, Lü Yao has long since honed his acting skills. So life is the best acting teacher.

Those useless actors who have struggled and studied in the entertainment industry for so many years but still have such rusty acting skills should be exiled to real life to hone their skills... However, this is unlikely. Anyone with a bit of influence or background who enters the entertainment industry is doing so to escape real life.

Yao Xinjie was somewhat surprised, then he entered Lü Yao's office and closed the door behind him: "Hello, Mr. Lü, I didn't expect you to recognize me."

Lu Yao continued to show off his acting skills, laughing, "You are one of the top internet celebrities in our MCN company. Although we have never officially met, I often see you in the reports."

Yao Xinjie laughed and said, "It seems that it has brought a lot of revenue to the company. I am very happy to be able to contribute to the company."

Lu Yao nodded: "Mr. Yao, if you think this way, then it means that our cooperation can achieve a win-win situation."

Yao Xinjie then changed the subject, saying, "But since we've already made so many contributions to the company, shouldn't we consider a different way of cooperating?"

Lu Yao frowned, his smiling face gradually turning serious: "Mr. Yao, do you mean... you want to change the profit-sharing ratio in the contract? But our profit-sharing ratio is already very fair."

In the early days of MCN companies, the revenue sharing ratio was not public or transparent. Even ten years later, when the short video industry has become very mature, there are still cases where only 500 yuan of a 50,000 yuan commercial order is given to the in-app influencer.

This has led to a growing number of influencers in the online influencer community no longer trusting MCN agencies, and more and more influencers choosing to go solo.

But are there any ethical MCNs in the industry?
Of course, there are.

However, human greed is insatiable. You might see the company receive a 50,000 yuan order, but you only end up with a mere 20,000 yuan.

When a live-streaming sales event generates hundreds of thousands in profit, but you only receive a mere tens of thousands, what would most people think?
"They made their money because of my fame, so why should they get so much of it?"

"I'm clearly the most influential person in this IP, so why should so many people point fingers at me?"

If you're honest, they might wait until the contract expires and then terminate it; if you're not honest enough, you'll end up like Yao Xinjie is now.

Lu Yao showed signs of wanting to bargain, but Yao Xinjie said directly, "Mr. Lu, I think we have already generated a lot of profit for the company, and our cooperation has been quite pleasant so far, so I am here to apply for termination of the contract."

"Our contract clearly states that 'after friendly consultation and with the consent of both parties, the cooperative relationship may be terminated amicably and peacefully,' right?"

Yao Xinjie asked Lü Yao.

Lu Yao looked very puzzled: "Yes, but this can only take effect if both parties negotiate amicably and reach a consensus."

Yao Xinjie said, "That's why I'm here to discuss this with you."

Lu Yao laughed in exasperation: "Look, Mr. Yao, our MCN company invests manpower, resources, and money to cultivate internet celebrities, not to peacefully part ways with them and let them go solo. I'm very busy. If you're not satisfied with your treatment or your current working relationship, you can go talk to the manager in charge of this business at the MCN company."

The subtext is: People at my level are doing you a favor by chatting with you, but if you can't handle the respect I'm giving you, then stop wasting your breath.

Instead of getting up to leave, Yao Xinjie said, "I am negotiating with you properly now, and I am not just representing myself."

Lü Yao leaned back in his chair, his smile becoming inscrutable and menacing: "So, Mr. Yao, are you threatening me?"

Yao Xinjie immediately stood up and laughed, "No, no, how could that be?"

He stood in front of Lü Yao's desk and said, "Then I won't disturb you any longer. Goodbye, Mr. Lü."

After saying that, Yao Xinjie left.

Watching Yao Xinjie's departing figure, Lü Yao shook his head.

Is this guy overconfident?

He actually came straight to me to talk about this kind of thing, completely clueless. Lü Yao had investigated Yao Xinjie's background; he had an uncle who worked in the Three Judicial Offices. Was that the source of his confidence?

Lu Yao shook his head and chuckled. He really was naive.

After Yao Xinjie left, Lü Yao continued with his own business. Once he had finished most of his tasks, Lü Yao began to keep an eye on Tencent's updates.

Based on information gathered from various channels, it seems that Tencent is working hard to standardize its legal team, even bringing in elite members from its public relations team, all to ensure that the legal team does not continue to make sensational claims and to minimize the negative impact on Tencent from the outside world.

In any case, Lü Yao's assist successfully relieved the pressure on ByteDance, while also putting enormous pressure on Tencent Games.

Tencent's Interactive Entertainment Group is currently mobilizing resources to prepare for replicating Calamity & Castle.

This actually shows that Tencent is indeed a group lacking innovation and sincerity. Over the years, the only truly noteworthy achievement is WeChat, which was created by chance while President Liu was trying his best to eliminate the QQ business.

Following WeChat, "Official Accounts" and "Video Accounts" are businesses born from the social system. Even WeChat itself is an application that was created by drawing inspiration from WhatsApp.

Of Penguin's remaining businesses, which ones have truly had a profound impact on the industry?
It's nothing really.

By 2016, after Penguin underwent a strategic transformation, profits from its investments accounted for more than 70% of the Penguin Group's total profits, while revenue from its wireless, gaming, and media businesses accounted for a smaller and smaller proportion of the Penguin Group's total revenue.

However, a purely financial company cannot survive well in China, which is why Tencent has been clinging to its wireless, gaming, and media businesses, even if it loses money.

This is also the fundamental reason why President Teng started to suppress President Liu.

However, now, Tencent's internet business is facing exclusion and suppression from many sides.

MiTalk is emerging as a dark horse in the social networking field, with its user base surpassing that of other male-female social networking apps like Momo and Tantan. In the media and information business, it faces competition from ByteDance's "Neihan Duanzi" and "Toutiao". In the gaming sector, it is being squeezed by the rising star, Guang'an Network Games.

It's fair to say that penguins are currently facing immense pressure and are besieged on all sides.

However, the fall of an internet giant is not something that can be accomplished overnight. Even if it's a downhill road, it will take a very long time for Tencent to get off.

Just like Baidu, even though it was already terminally ill and slow to act, it can still occasionally make its presence felt in the cutting-edge field of AI, even ten years later. Although this is also related to the lack of competitiveness of emerging domestic companies, the saying "a centipede dies but does not fall" is indeed very true.

Lu Yao pinched the bridge of his nose. In fact, after Lu Yao entered the Internet with so many resources and information from the future, it was only natural that the penguin's living space would be squeezed.

Tencent's competitiveness in the internet field is only average. If it weren't for regional protection and its trump card of a social networking system, Tencent would have been defeated by many other companies long ago.

For example, Xiaomi, which once planned to enter the social networking field.

MiTalk's ultimate failure was due not only to insufficient technical preparation, but also to unsuccessful external strategies.

just now.

Lü Yao also has off-the-ground support. His technical skills, innovation, and even his grasp of the future are stronger than Tencent's. He also has more allies than Tencent. In a fair competition, Lü Yao doesn't think he will lose.

However, Lü Yao also didn't think that the penguin would continue to compete with him fairly.

Perhaps it won't be long...

The penguin will then use its greatest weapon against itself.

Lu Yao closed his eyes; he probably needed to prepare some additional killing moves.

……

While Lü Yao was planning for the future, some other people were also busy with their own future.

After leaving Lü Yao's office, Yao Xinjie took out his phone and sent a message to a girl in his phone whose contact name was "Liu Huihui": "You can get ready now, send out the video tonight."

Liu Huihui sent a message: "Have you talked to the boss? Didn't you reach an agreement?"

Yao Xinjie: "He sent me to the supervisor below, which was incredibly arrogant. I originally planned to part ways with the company amicably, but now there's no need for that."

Liu Huihui sent another message: "Are we really going to do this? I'm really unsure. Are you sure you can do it?"

Yao Xinjie patiently reassured him, "Don't worry, we're not doing this all by ourselves. Even if President Lü really did some really bad things, my uncle and the foundation I met while studying abroad will all be involved. Once they've all put in the effort, you'll become an internet sensation!"

Liu Huihui was persuaded: "Okay."

……

At 8:30 p.m., a blogger named "Xiao Huihui Jiang" with 350,000 followers on Weibo, more than 200,000 followers on Kuaishou, and more than 100,000 followers on the newly launched Douyin platform suddenly posted a video of accusation on all her accounts.

In the video, Xiao Huihui is without makeup and looks quite unwell. Facing the camera, she says with tears in her eyes, "I can't stay silent any longer. I want to bravely stand up through the internet. I was approached by my boss, Lu Yao, the boss of Shangnan MCN agency..."

The video was tagged with hashtags such as #LvYao, #ShangNanXiaoLvZong, and #Women'sSafety. Combined with Xiao Huihui Jiang's fans and the explosive nature of the incident, the video quickly attracted a lot of attention.

Because they just held a new game launch event, Lü Yao and Guang'an are extremely popular online. Any video or article featuring Lü Yao will get a surge in traffic, not only from Lü Yao's own efforts but also from netizens searching for and following the gossip.

In this situation, Xiao Huihui's video information immediately went viral online, with over 100,000 likes, over 200,000 reposts, and over 50,000 comments within an hour. Every time the page was refreshed, these numbers would jump up a little bit.

The rapid change in traffic caught Xiao Huihui off guard, but at the same time, a surge of joy filled her heart.

In Lü Yao's MCN tutorial, there is a sentence that says, "In the Internet age, traffic is money, whether it is positive or negative."

Although Liu Huihui's grades were average when she was in school, she seems to have a talent for the internet. She is not afraid of the camera and is able to express herself better, showing her confident, generous, and even cool side.

That's why she was able to achieve some success online and successfully enter the best and largest MCN company in Shangnan. However, her development quickly hit a bottleneck, which may be because there were too many outstanding people in Lü Yao's MCN company. Liu Huihui's advantages seemed too mediocre in Lü Yao's MCN company.

but now……

A brand new, wildly popular opportunity has just appeared.

At that moment, Liu Huihui even had a sudden flash of inspiration, realizing that their agency's boss, the man with so many rumors circulating in Shangnan, was actually the real top influencer in their MCN company. Simply by piggybacking on his name, she could ride the wave of success online and soar to new heights!
It has to be said that Liu Huihui is really suited to make a living in the internet industry. In this incident, she actually figured out such a bizarre and potentially criminal path to fame and fortune.

She was only thinking about how to become famous, but she didn't consider the risks involved. A person who can't do risk assessment and management can never truly succeed.

It's clear that Liu Huihui can't do that now either.

She was immersed in her fantasy of becoming an internet sensation, excitedly refreshing her inbox. Even though the 99+ red dots would disappear every time she logged in, she would find her private messages, mentions, and comments had returned to 99+ after logging out again.

Is this what it feels like to become a major internet celebrity?

This feeling is amazing!

As for the comments under her videos... Liu Huihui clicked in to watch them as well.

"Holy crap, is this for real? Is Mr. Lü that desperate?"

"I feel like this is a bit fake. What kind of beautiful women doesn't Mr. Lü have around him? Does he need to resort to this method to obtain these resources?"

"You don't understand, do you? When people reach a certain level, they start to seek excitement. Those who are readily available and obedient get boring after a while, so they start looking for those who don't obey them."

"Using 'You don't want to lose this job, do you?' as a threat? That's pretty cool, huh?"

"Hahahaha, the Japanese netizen upstairs, tone it down."

"Indeed, although this blogger is a bit lacking in looks, wildflowers aren't necessarily pretty, they're definitely wild! The fact that this girl dared to stand up and expose President Lü shows how fierce she is."

Seeing the uniform mockery in the comments section, Liu Huihui frowned. Finally, she saw a comment that showed concern for her: "Do you guys have any humanity? A young woman's innocence has been ruined like this. It was her first time, and you're making fun of her like this. Are you even human?"

The replies to this comment are as follows:
"That's President Lü after all. What kind of good person could he be? Don't you know how President Lü made his fortune? To be honest, I'm not surprised at all that he's taking advantage of his own people."

Naturally, the comments section was filled with attacks from various girls against the netizens who posted them.

"nausea!"

"Down!"

“Greasy!”

Related comments instantly piled up in layers of cyber towers below this comment.

Meanwhile, many netizens tagged Lü Yao, but during the peak traffic period in the evening, Lü Yao did not appear to comment. Lü Yao had actually noticed and seen Xiao Huihui's video, but he didn't take it seriously. Instead, he waited.

Wait until this whole thing blows up.

So after browsing some gossip about himself that evening, Lü Yao put down his phone, chatted with Jian Xiaojie and Wang Shu for a while, and then went back to his room to sleep.

Not long after Lü Yao lay down, his phone suddenly rang. When Lü Yao picked it up, he saw that it was Jian Xiaojie calling.

Lu Yao knew perfectly well what she wanted to ask when she called, so he hung up without a second thought. He was just about to send Jian Xiaojie a message saying "Go to sleep early" when Jian Xiaojie called him again.

Seeing the persistently ringing phone, Lü Yao finally sighed and answered it.

As soon as the call connected, Jian Xiaojie's slightly angry voice came through the phone: "Fine, you're already hanging up on me."

Lu Yao was speechless: "You're right across from me, next to Sister Shu's room. I just said goodnight to you guys and came back to sleep a dozen minutes ago. Tell me, what do you want from me? If I'm not mistaken, you want to ask me if those rumors on the internet are true?"

Jian Xiaojie clicked her tongue on the phone and said, "You're quite angry. I didn't believe in those things before, but your attitude is very suspicious."

Lu Yao laughed in exasperation: "If you can't sleep, there's a gym and a recreation room in the basement. If all else fails, we can even call people over to play cards."

Jian Xiaojie finally couldn't suppress the laughter in her voice: "Open the door."

Lü Yao: "?"

Jian Xiaojie: "Right now..."

... (1056 words omitted here)
The next day, early in the morning.

Because of the night raid by Jian Xiaojie, Lü Yao, whose forces had suffered heavy losses, looked a little tired when he woke up this morning. However, Wang Shu was already used to Jian Xiaojie's little tricks in private.

Now that she is pregnant, her status as an older mother prevents her from doing anything risky. Wang Shu understands that Lü Yao and Jian Xiaojie interact quite a bit in private. After the child is born, she may focus on the child. Therefore, gradually withdrawing from Lü Yao's world seems like a good choice.

After finishing breakfast, Lü Yao, Wang Shu, and Jian Xiaojie did not go to work.

Instead, he stayed home and watched the information spread online.

After a whole night of fermentation and Lü Yao's lack of response, various voices gradually emerged online.

Around 10 a.m., many official new media outlets with a large following and significant influence in China began reporting on the "Liu Huihui Accusation Incident." One particularly influential new media account from southern China even published a strongly worded and highly authoritative article—

When will women's safety in the workplace be guaranteed?

This article illustrates the unfair treatment of women in the domestic workplace by listing numerous examples of unfairness, injustice, bullying, and humiliation suffered by women in the workplace.

Then, a large number of workplace protection regulations for women in foreign countries were listed.

The intention was to incite everyone's anger towards Lü Yao.

It must be said that this article is quite shrewd. Regardless of whether the other party has mobilized its resources, the online sentiment has indeed shifted towards condemning Lü Yao.

Simultaneously.

They all felt that the matter was settled and began to storm into Lü Yao's media accounts, and even the media accounts of Guang'an and MCN company, to angrily criticize and scold Lü Yao, saying that the game made by such a scumbag must also be a scumbag game!
The public is boycotting Lü Yao and the games of Guang'an Network Games Company under his name.

Players of the Light Shore series of games, especially those playing MOBA mobile games, have actually been swayed by this incident.

Key data for many games under the Guang'an Group have been affected.

But Lu Yao remained calm in the face of this shock. He was arranging for the company's statisticians to calculate the losses, which would be crucial for sentencing decisions later.

Just as Lü Yao was busy, he received a call from Rong Nianqing: "President Lü, are you busy? Come out and have a chat."

Lü Yao knew what she was worried about, so he simply smiled and said, "Okay."

After hanging up the phone, Lü Yao looked at Jian Xiaojie and Wang Shu: "President Rong asked me to come over for a chat."

Jian Xiaojie immediately said, "I'll go with you."

She had a feeling that there would be some fun to watch this time.

Wang Shu had noticed the huge uproar online, but since she was pregnant and it wasn't convenient for her to go out, she smiled gently and said, "Yes, Xiao Jie will go with you."

Lü Yao laughed and said, "Then let's go together."

Because Wang Shu needed to recuperate, Jian Xiaojie moved Wang Shu and Lü Yao to a villa in a very upscale community in Shangnan. The security there was excellent, so even though the outside world was in such a big uproar, Lü Yao was not affected by the online public opinion.

After changing into a car and discreetly arriving at the meeting place with Rong Nianqing and the others, Rong Nianqing greeted them with a smile as soon as they met, "President Lü is here."

Lu Yao laughed speechlessly, "President Rong, you're really putting me down."

Following Rong Nianqing was Gan Xiaoxi, who said with a smile, "Oh dear, President Lü, you're so busy and famous, it's getting harder and harder to see you now."

Lu Yao sat down and laughed, "You two are both on my company's visitor whitelist. You can just come to me directly, but I haven't seen you come to me many times. Sigh, in the end, it's all just polite talk."

Gan Xiaoxi frowned. Why was this guy turning the tables on her?

Rong Nianqing laughed and said, "Alright, alright, we've noticed what's going on online. Who have you offended lately?"

Lü Yao smiled and asked, "What do you mean?"

Rong Nianqing spread her hands and said, "Several influential media organizations, even those with considerable influence abroad, are reporting on your story. This is not normal."

Lu Yao tilted his head and thought for a moment. It seemed that Yao Xinjie was not as simple as the background check showed.

So Lü Yao briefly explained what was going on with Yao Xinjie.

After listening, Rong Nianqing was surprised: "Just for this little thing?"

"Such a small matter?" Lu Yao chuckled. "For most ordinary people, this amount of money is enough to make them abandon all morality and shame."

Rong Nianqing agreed, "So, you're just waiting for things to escalate so you can turn the tables in the end?"

Lü Yao laughed and said, "What else?"

Gan Xiaoxi, standing beside her, twirled a strand of hair between her fingers and said, "Are you just going to stop like this? I feel like you're not as mischievous as before."

Lu Yao nodded and smiled, "Then I'll demonstrate how to do it for you all right now, shall I?"

He then took out his phone, logged into his main Weibo account, and reposted and commented on Liu Huihui's accusation video, saying:

——"Who are you?"

(End of this chapter)