My Girlfriend Who Develops Through Development

He Qiqi was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with joy. "Thank you, Second Miss."

"This is what you deserve. It's a waste of your talents to only be a butler."

After leaving the meeting room, Lin Xue patted He Qiqi on the shoulder earnestly, "In the future, Shuangmu will only have two artists, namely Xiao Mo and Yu'er. You just need to serve them well and do everything according to their wishes."

"Of course, I won't treat you unfairly. If I remember correctly, your salary is currently 200,000 per month, and will be 1 million per month in the future, with the year-end bonus calculated separately."

He Qiqi smiled wryly, "Second Miss, why are you giving me a raise all of a sudden? My financial situation isn't tight..."

Before He Qiqi could finish speaking, Lin Xue interrupted, "You're not happy about getting a raise, are you?"

"I love to go against the grain. The more you don't want me to give you a raise, the more I want one. It's a deal!"

He Qiqi was on the verge of tears, "Alright, thank you, Second Miss."

Lin Xue smiled and whispered a few words of advice to He Qiqi.

He Qiqi nodded quickly, "Okay."

Lin Xue grinned, "The real show has only just begun. The design of the intellectual variety show needs to be expedited. Money is not a problem. The plan must be finalized by the end of next month, and the recording must be completed before the Chinese New Year."

"Yes!"

…………

That afternoon, the 98 artists who had been sidelined by Shuangmu Entertainment jointly appealed to the Entertainment Administration Bureau.

The Entertainment Administration Bureau, as the name suggests, is responsible for managing the entertainment industry. All matters, big and small, within the entertainment industry fall under the jurisdiction of the Entertainment Administration Bureau.

This commotion attracted many influential figures to follow up on the matter.

Many celebrities have even complained and accused Shuangmu Entertainment of its actions, saying that it is outrageous to freeze 98 artists on some pretext.

If we stand idly by and watch Shuangmu Entertainment absurdly freeze out nearly a hundred artists this time, will they also suffer such unfair treatment in the future?

Even if there's a contract, human rights still need to be respected, right?

As time went on, more and more celebrities voiced their support for these 98 artists.

Even top-tier celebrities eventually got involved, and the scene was bustling with activity. As the story continued to unfold, the number of people paying attention to it increased exponentially.

In the age of entertainment, what force is the most terrifying?

Public opinion, of course!

Public opinion, when it gets out of control, can destroy everything!

Everyone knows this very well.

That is why, as the impact of the incident continued to escalate, everyone thought that Shuangmu Entertainment would choose to back down due to the pressure of public opinion.

The most popular topic on the forum has attracted tens of millions of participants, and the number is still rising at an extremely rapid pace.

If Shuangmu Entertainment continues to act as it pleases under these circumstances, aside from other issues, the Entertainment Administration Bureau alone will face significant trouble.

The 98 artists who were suspended by Shuangmu Entertainment were overjoyed and updated their social media accounts, all of which denounced how bad Shuangmu Entertainment's behavior was. Some even suggested that the Entertainment Bureau revoke Shuangmu Entertainment's company license.

At 8 PM, Shuangmu Entertainment's official account updated its status again.

The content of this post was very concise, consisting of only a few words.

[They decide to sideline you, and you're sidelined. Take it or leave it!]

Such arrogant remarks shocked everyone. No one expected that Shuangmu Entertainment would ultimately choose to stand up to such great public pressure.

Are we really going to let the Entertainment Bureau do nothing?

Immediately, many people anonymously left messages on the Entertainment Bureau's social media account.

"Holy crap, this Shuangmu Entertainment thing is so arrogant, are you sure you don't want to make a move?"

"This is outrageous! They're freezing out nearly a hundred artists at the drop of a hat. What are artists? They are the soul of the Chinese people! We will never allow capital to trample on the dignity of artists!"

"Someone is provoking us; we should do something about it."

"Let's just shut down Shuangmu Entertainment. I've figured it out now; the boss of this company is a complete troublemaker!"

...

Just half an hour after Shuangmu Entertainment updated its status, the official account of the Entertainment Administration Bureau also updated its status.

[Regarding Shuangmu Entertainment's decision to suspend nearly 100 artists, the Entertainment Bureau's investigation has found it to be entirely reasonable and justified.]

The statement caused an immediate uproar upon its release.

Whether they were executives of the three giants, celebrities, or ordinary citizens, they were all stunned in front of their phone screens after seeing the Entertainment Administration Bureau's statement.

Reasonable?

Shuangmu Entertainment's reasons were so far-fetched, yet the Entertainment Administration Bureau said they were reasonable?

This is too childish!

No matter how much people find it unacceptable, the established facts are there, and they have to accept them even if they can't.

In the entertainment industry, the Entertainment Administration Bureau's word is like a royal decree.

The artists who previously accused Shuangmu Entertainment deleted their dangerous comments immediately.

Meanwhile, messages began appearing in a group chat called "Li Jiang Wang".

Li: What are your thoughts on this matter, gentlemen?

Jiang: What do you think? Ha, what else can I think? This Shuangmu Entertainment is pretty impressive!

Wang: Do you think this might be a warning from above? The entertainment economy has developed too fast and too big in recent years. I heard rumors a few years ago that the higher-ups wanted to take action against the entertainment industry.

Li: Targeting the entertainment industry? It sounds simple, but it's not that easy to actually do it.

Jiang: That's right! In this day and age, looking at the whole world, in any country, the entertainment economy accounts for at least half of the GDP. Who would dare to mess with the entertainment industry? That would be like cutting off their own arms!

Wang: That's not necessarily true. Maybe the higher-ups don't want to give up the huge pie of the entertainment economy, but they also want to control the entertainment industry.

plum:???

Jiang: What a joke! How could that be? Over 90% of the artists are in our three companies. Even if the higher-ups wanted to control the entertainment industry, they couldn't find suitable spokespeople! Without spokespeople, how can the higher-ups change the entertainment-dominated situation?

Wang: Alright, alright, these are all just guesses. Instead of worrying about these things, we should spend more time guarding against this newly emerging Shuangmu Entertainment. I've investigated this entertainment company, but I can't find any information about it. Shuangmu Entertainment seems to have appeared out of thin air, which is very strange.

Jiang: What's there to worry about with a new entertainment company? Guowen Entertainment is our real competitor!

Li: You're overestimating Guowen Entertainment. They're just a bunch of college students with decent grades. What kind of trouble can they cause? Even if the higher-ups pour in all their resources, as long as the three of us secretly join forces, manipulating these naive kids will be a piece of cake.

Wang: Laughs loudly/

Jiang: Agreed/

……

Around 11 p.m., Lin Mo lay in bed. Every night before going to sleep, he would browse the dating site to see what major events had happened that day.

It was fine if I hadn't looked, but I was shocked when I did.

He sat up and leaned against the headboard, watching the commotion Shuangmu Entertainment had caused, and couldn't help but chuckle.

That's so cool!

However, this is consistent with Lin Xue's style of doing things.

After glancing at the comments on the top trending post, Lin Mo edited a status update and clicked publish.

Today I saw a comment saying that celebrities are the soul of China. To be honest, my first reaction when I saw this post was that it was funny, and then I felt disheartened. When did celebrities become the soul of a country?

The soul of a country, the soul of a nation, should be the culture that has been passed down. Culture is the product of the collision of the wisdom of countless sages, which includes inheritance, creation, and development.

Are entertainers the soul of a nation? That's both absurd and ignorant!

Just after Lin Mo posted his update, he noticed that An Youyu had also posted a new update. He clicked on it and couldn't help but laugh, "Is this what they call telepathy?"

An Youyu's posts are very short, only six characters long.

Culture is the soul.

Chapter 698 A Terrible Idea

"Ding--"

When the WeChat notification sound rang, Lin Mo quickly turned on silent mode and opened WeChat to see that it was a message from An Youyu.

How did you learn from me?

Upon seeing this message, Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle, his fingers rapidly tapping on the screen.

[Isn't this a case of the guilty party accusing the innocent first? They're clearly just mimicking me.]

【grimace/】

Okay, it's time to sleep. You don't have class tomorrow morning, so how about I take you out to play?

Okay, goodnight.

Silent all night.

The next day, after Lin Mo got up, he habitually glanced at his social media feed and was shocked by his own traffic.

The post I made last night garnered a staggering two million likes and a staggering one million comments overnight, bringing the likes-to-comments ratio to an astonishing two to one.

In the comments section below the post, there were praises, criticisms, and sarcasm—all sorts of things were said.

"Well said! The soul of a nation is its culture!"

"Highly educated people speak differently. By the way, after seeing your endorsement with An Youyu, I've started listening to music on Yueji Music now. I have to say, Yueji's interface is really comfortable."

"Shameless talk!"

"What kind of culture truly constitutes the soul of a nation? We live in the age of entertainment; artists are the soul, aren't they?"

"What does an eighteen-year-old kid know? Does he really think he can dictate everything just because he has a few fans?"

...

After watching for a while, Lin Mo put down his phone, opened the window, and felt the cold wind rushing in. He couldn't help but feel a few emotions.

Summer will eventually fade away, but fortunately, he has already caught that cicada.

Lin Mo didn't care at all about the sarcastic remarks made by his friends.