Reborn in the Chinese Entertainment Industry: My Childhood Sweetheart is Boss Yang

Perhaps it was Tangren's high-profile announcement of the launch of "Chinese Paladin 3" that gave Softstar Entertainment, located across the strait, a strong boost.

The stocks of those bastards surged, giving them the illusion that they could control Gu Heng and Tang Ren.

I want to take advantage of this momentum to get more tangible benefits at the negotiating table.

But who is Gu Heng?

He is a businessman with a strong sense of contractual responsibility.

The contract clearly states in black and white that Taiwanese artists must participate, but it doesn't specify the number.

Even if I just find an extra and say they're from Taiwan, that's still fulfilling the contract!

The Tang people originally intended to turn a blind eye and continue doing what they were doing.

But Gu Heng always thinks the worst of people.

One should always be wary of others, and he had already had people keeping an eye on Da Yu's movements.

Sure enough, as expected, these people started causing trouble.

The person in charge of Daewoo directly attacked the media, and their attitude was extremely unpleasant.

"Mainland capital doesn't understand art! It doesn't respect the spirit of the original 'Chinese Paladin' series! This is a desecration of our culture!"

"The casting was entirely unilateral and was not approved by the copyright holder!"

These accusations seem designed to put the Tang people in a very difficult position.

Moreover, these people are quite cunning; they dare not attack Brother Hu.

After all, Lao Hu built his empire with "The Legend of Sword and Fairy 1," and even players on Softstar Entertainment acknowledge his achievements.

So, these bastards turned their attention to Yang Mi and the other actresses.

The implication is that they are not qualified, their temperament is not right, and they ruin the original work.

Especially towards Yang Mi, they used the most offensive language imaginable.

These media outlets are always eager to stir up trouble, and they're releasing press releases everywhere.

The online sentiment was immediately swayed.

"Boycott! Resolutely boycott the destruction of the original work!"

"Change the cast! We absolutely must change the cast! We want to see the authentic Legend of Sword and Fairy!"

This has completely enraged Gu Heng.

It's just a business transaction, and you insist on turning it into a personal attack.

And they even attacked his people?

Everyone in the industry knows that Yang Mi is Gu Heng's henchman!

Gu Heng sat in Tangren's conference room, looking at the news online, and sneered.

"Fine, if you don't want to make money properly, then don't bother."

Gu Heng is now too lazy to even make a single phone call to Dayu.

It's a waste of breath to talk to someone like that.

He's been in the stock market for so many years, spent so much money, and supported so many people—wasn't it all just for today?

Get him!

The current Taiwan stock market is different from the A-share market. The system there is closer to the international market and allows short selling.

This is commonly known as short selling.

In less than four hours, a well-dressed finance team, carrying briefcases, stormed into Tangren Film & Television.

Cai Yinong was stunned as she watched this group of powerful elites file in.

"Mr. Gu... what's this?"

"Could I borrow a meeting room? Sister Cai, you can keep an eye on it."

Gu Heng waved his hand, signaling the bystanders to leave.

The door was closed and the curtains were drawn.

"Get to work."

With just two simple words, everyone immediately entered battle mode.

The laptops were open in rows, their screens displaying red and green numbers.

"Contact the brokerage firm over there and let me borrow shares."

"Target code 6111, Daewoo Information."

"What's the stock price now?" Gu Heng asked.

"Mr. Gu, the current price is NT$24," the trader reported quickly.

"Only 24? That's a bit inflated." Gu Heng tapped his fingers lightly on the table. "Directly borrow 100 million shares through short selling."

While the finance team was making arrangements, Gu Heng turned to Cai Yinong, who was still in a daze, and said, "Sister Cai, issue the announcement."

"Huh? What did you send?"

"Make the casting list public, and release all the costume photos of Yang Mi and Tang Yan. They'll be as stunning as they can be."

"At the same time, we'll take a slightly artistic approach to Daewoo's previous threats against us, their demands for replacements, and even their requests for more copyright fees, and expose them to the public."

"Finally, I have some news to announce..."

Gu Heng paused for a moment, then smiled brightly.

"Due to the unreasonable demands of the copyright holder, Softstar Entertainment, and force majeure, the TV series 'Chinese Paladin 3' project is indefinitely suspended!"

Cai Yinong gasped, "An indefinite postponement? Then what about our initial investment..."

"Don't worry, it's just to scare them. If I don't tell them to stop, who would dare to actually stop?" Gu Heng gave her a reassuring look.

The announcement caused an uproar.

Players and fans were already harboring a lot of resentment towards Softstar Entertainment.

Previously, "Xuan-Yuan Sword 5" was a complete disaster, and the internal strife within Softstar Entertainment is still brewing.

Now everyone sees it and thinks, "Wow! It turns out it's Daewoo's doing it again!"

Moreover, look at the promotional photos. Yang Mi's Xuejian is lively and cute, and Tang Yan's Zixuan is beautiful and charming. Is this considered disrespecting the original work?

That's way too much respect!

In an instant, a torrent of criticism flooded Daewoo's official website and forums.

"Is Daewoo obsessed with money?"

"If you can't make good games yourself, why can't you let others make good TV series?"

"This company is garbage; I hope it goes bankrupt soon!"

It was at this moment that Gu Heng, watching the stock price begin to fluctuate on the screen, calmly gave the order.

"Smash it."

The sell order for 100 million shares was dumped into Daewoo's fragile stock market over two days.

Today's Daewoo is outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

The company cut its mainland business due to its own mistakes, and its main business has been losing money year after year. It is only keeping itself afloat by selling nostalgia and the "Chinese Paladin" IP.

This is a typical small-cap stock: few people, little money, and a small market capitalization.

Even the slightest breeze can make them sway, let alone a sniper of Gu Heng's caliber.

Da Yu's plate was smashed by Gu Heng.

The news that the TV series "Chinese Paladin 3" has been indefinitely postponed was the last straw that broke the camel's back.

For investors, this means the biggest expected return for Daewoo in the next few years.

Gone!

Panic began to spread.

Institutional investors are the most perceptive. As soon as they see huge selling pressure on the market and sense something is wrong, they run away faster than rabbits.

Next came the big investors, who were terrified and quickly placed stop-loss orders.

Finally, there are the retail investors, who, seeing the stock price plummet, cry out in despair and sell at a loss.

Sell ​​orders piled up like mountains, but there were no buyers to take them over.

If they can't sell them, they have no choice but to slash prices regardless of cost.

24 yuan...

23 yuan...

20 yuan...

Daewoo's stock price plummeted, crashing through the floor to NT$18!

In just four days, Softstar Entertainment's market value evaporated by a full NT$600 million!

1.47 million RMB!

Gu Heng only used 588 million to smash a plate.