A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

In fact, Su Fan's assertive attitude in this matter was not because he cared so much about the money, nor was it because he felt indignant on behalf of Deng Xinyao.

He was just using this incident to put a threshold in front of everyone.

He knew all too well that if he hesitated, gave in, or showed a willingness to negotiate at this point...

After that, anyone would dare to step on them.

He needs to let the whole circle know that he, Su Fan, is not someone to be trifled with.

What he wanted to establish was not authority, but a boundary that no one dared to cross again.

Sun Zheng hung up the phone and paced back and forth in his office twice.

Then he picked up his phone and dialed each number one by one.

He called on everyone he could, and even invited Jiang Xiangdong.

In the private room of the club, Sun Zheng recounted Su Fan's attitude in detail, his tone filled with obvious resentment: "Listen to this, he's going against the entire industry."

Some people dismissed the idea, saying, "Mr. Sun, aren't you overthinking things? No matter how arrogant Su Fan is, how arrogant can he be? Does he still want to stay in this industry? The way you're putting it makes it sound like we're going to be led by the nose by him."

Several people nearby nodded in agreement.

The meaning was clear: they all felt that Su Fan wouldn't be foolish enough to offend everyone.

Because he will eventually have to integrate into this circle.

Sun Zheng's retelling just now seemed more like an attempt to drag them down with him.

At this moment, Jiang Xiangdong spoke up: "President Sun, since everyone is here, why don't you make the call in front of everyone? I want to see how arrogant he really is."

Sun Zheng hesitated for a moment, then redialed the number.

The phone rang twice before being answered, and Su Fan's voice came through first: "Mr. Sun, have you thought it through?"

Sun Zheng didn't respond to him, and said directly, "I can't agree to the conditions you mentioned."

"Since you won't agree, why did you call me?" After saying that, Su Fan changed the subject and said, "Let me guess, are you with those so-called people in your circle?"

Sun Zheng did not respond.

Su Fan seemed to have received confirmation, and his tone became clearer: "It seems I was right. That's good. Since everyone is here, I'll be frank. I know you all ganged up on me before, but unfortunately you couldn't suppress me. Today, I'll say it here: if you have the guts, come at me. I'll take it all. Similarly, you should be prepared. If you can't suppress me, when I have the time, I'll deal with you one by one."

Su Fan spoke without any politeness, and even with a hint of arrogance.

But no one in the room uttered a sound when these words were spoken.

At this moment, Su Fan continued, "Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. I'll hang up if there's nothing else."

After hanging up the phone, Su Fan muttered to himself, "What a bunch of cowards! I gave you a chance, but you were useless!"

The private room was quiet for a while, not because they were afraid, but because they were stunned by Su Fan's arrogance.

Some people even started to speculate whether Su Fan had some powerful figure behind him.

At this moment, Jiang Xiangdong spoke up: "Alright, he's just being verbally abusive. There are so many of us, are we afraid of just one person?"

He glanced at everyone present and continued, "I don't need to tell you what to do next, do I?"

Someone chimed in, their tone clearly uncertain: "Which direction should we take?"

Jiang Xiangdong said, "He poached Sun's people, and this has already spread online. Through this incident, he has created a persona of being willing to spend money to attract talent. I suppose people in your companies have been a bit restless lately."

On this point, no one could say for sure.

Jiang Xiangdong continued, "However, you don't need to worry too much. He doesn't have enough funds to support him to do these things on a large scale. But we still need to be careful. What if he doesn't try to poach people, but someone comes to him on their own? So, everyone should keep an eye on their own people. As long as his company doesn't have enough people, he won't amount to anything."

Sun Zheng frowned. "Then aren't we just stuck on defense?"

Jiang Xiangdong glanced at him: "Who said we can only defend? Now, everyone should unite and issue a ban."

Everyone was stunned by these words.

This ban is probably the most severe form of targeting this industry.

Sun Zheng hesitated for a moment: "But what if the other two families disagree?"

He didn't name names, but everyone present knew he was referring to Tengfei Group and Huasheng Entertainment.

Because the ban requires the consent of those two companies.

Jiang Xiangdong retorted, "Do you think we can't handle a small fry like him?"

Sun Zheng wanted to say more, but someone had already started to chime in: "That's right, with the resources we have, even without those two companies, it's obvious which platforms would choose."

Jiang Xiangdong said, "Alright, let's get started."

The ban was issued very quickly.

First, several major music platforms received almost identical notifications on the same day.

If they continue to retain Su Fan's works, they will lose the opportunity to collaborate with all the artists under these companies.

This could be seen as blackmail, but it is also a powerful use of resources.

Faced with a seemingly easy question offering only two choices, the platform agreed without much hesitation.

After all, no matter how popular Su Fan is, he is still just one person.

On the other hand, there are the existing resources of the entire industry.

That evening, Su Fan's works were gradually removed from various platforms.

At the same time, some people in the industry began to say: "Whoever goes to Han Tang should be prepared to be blacklisted by the entire industry."

Those who had previously considered switching sides have given up on the idea in the face of this situation.

Su Fan naturally learned of this news as well.

He muttered to himself, "They're moving pretty fast. Should I make my own platform and try it out?"

Just as he was having this thought, the receptionist called.

"Mr. Su, there is a person who claims to be the general manager of NetEase Cloud Music platform. He says he wants to see you and has something urgent to discuss."

Su Fan was slightly taken aback, but still asked the receptionist to invite the person in.

The man who arrived was in his thirties and dressed like an engineering student.

He walked into the reception room and introduced himself: "Mr. Su, hello, I am Shen Fei from the Yiyun Music platform."

Su Fan shook hands with him and gestured for him to sit down: "Mr. Shen, what brings you here?"

Shen Fei didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "I know that there's been a blacklist in the industry for you, and your songs have been taken down from mainstream platforms."

Su Fan didn't respond, waiting for him to continue.

Shen Fei continued, "I'd like to collaborate with you. Our YiYun platform can upload all your songs online, without any limit."

Su Fan did not immediately express his opinion, but said, "President Shen, you should also know that my current situation is not good. You should know better than me what it means for you to stand up and cooperate with me at this time."

Shen Fei frankly said, "President Su, to be honest with you, YiYun has no way out. All the songs are now locked by those big platforms. We can't get good songs, and we are losing users every day. If we can't get high-quality content, the platform will die naturally before long. Your being banned is your misfortune, but for me, it is an opportunity."

"Mr. Shen, you're really doing this as a last resort."

Shen Fei sighed and said, "I don't know how far you can go, but if I don't seize this opportunity, Yi Yun will definitely not go far. Rather than waiting to die, we might as well take a gamble. Besides, I've listened to all the songs you've written, and I think that in the current industry environment, such songs deserve someone to make room for them. If they disappear, it's not your loss, it's the loss of the industry. So, for both emotional and rational reasons, I have to take a gamble and bet that your talent can overcome those capitalists."