A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

Just as Su Fan was making great strides, Honda Yuji felt like he was punching cotton.

They had already put Tengfei Group in an extremely passive situation.

The investment fund redemption crisis, the suspicion surrounding overseas funds, pressure from partners, and the escalating online public opinion have all intertwined.

If any aspect of the Tengfei Group is handled improperly, it will trigger a larger chain reaction.

But no one expected that Su Fan would suddenly launch a live broadcast on cultural tourism.

Initially, Yuji Honda didn't take the show seriously.

In his view, it's nothing more than a few artists changing locations to sing and travel, and then attracting some audiences by promoting local culture and tourism.

But as the live stream continued, things gradually took an unexpected turn.

Su Fan not only voluntarily checked into hotels under the Tengfei Group, but also integrated hotel booking, scenic spot introductions, catering services, and travel routes into the live broadcast page.

What viewers see is no longer the negative news on the internet, which is difficult to distinguish between true and false, but real scenes of hotels operating normally, tourists increasing, and cultural and tourism projects continuing to operate.

The partners, who had initially wavered due to public opinion, have begun to reassess the operating conditions of the Ascendas Group.

Especially after the surge in tourism in Shaanxi Province, the occupancy rate of Tengfei's hotels and the booking volume of cultural and tourism projects have both increased significantly.

The sense of crisis they had painstakingly created was largely diluted by a live broadcast.

Inside the private room of the club, Honda Yuji sat on the sofa, his face dark and rather unpleasant.

In front of Masaki Sano were the operating data of the Tengfei Group for the past few days.

He flipped through the documents in his hand, frowned, and reported to his superior: "The situation of Tengfei has been stabilized. It will probably not be so easy for us to suppress it through public opinion."

Yuji Honda asked, "What about the stock price?"

"The market has recovered most of its losses. Although it has not yet returned to the level before the negative news, the panic in the market has clearly subsided."

A brief silence fell over the room.

After a moment, Honda Yuji finally spoke, "Was this live broadcast intentionally arranged by the Tengfei Group, or was it just a coincidence?"

After a moment of contemplation, Sano Masaki analyzed the information in his hand and said, "Based on the information we have so far, the program was probably decided by Su Fan on short notice. The live streaming function was launched in a very rushed manner. The choice of Qin Province as the first stop was also due to Su Fan's return to his hometown. The subsequent route was decided by netizens' votes. It doesn't seem like a plan that Tengfei had designed in advance. Moreover, Tengfei Group did not initially cooperate with the publicity on a large scale. They only followed up quickly after the live streaming brought about its effects."

Honda Yuji narrowed his eyes: "You mean, Tengfei wasn't involved?"

"At least they shouldn't have been involved in the program planning stage. As for the program crew staying at a hotel under the Tengfei Group, it's possible that the Ye family made the arrangements."

Honda Yuji walked to the table, picked up the business data, and said thoughtfully, "Once could be explained as a coincidence, but staying at hotels under the Tengfei Group for two consecutive stops, and putting the hotel information, booking portal, and real reviews on the live broadcast page at the same time, can't be explained by just 'a coincidence'."

Sano Masaki hesitated before asking, "Honda-kun, do you think all of this was planned by Su Fan?"

Honda Yuji slowly shook his head: "It may not have been planned in advance, but after Su Fan discovered Tengfei's predicament, he must have intended to use this live broadcast to restore their market confidence."

"Does this mean our previous plan is just going to be abandoned like this?"

Honda Yuji tossed the documents back onto the table, a cold glint in his eyes: "Of course we can't let it go. A live stream can restore some market confidence, but it can't fill Tengfei's funding gap out of thin air. The agreement left by Ye Xuan is still there, and someone has to repay those investors' money. However, continuing to create online controversy is no longer very meaningful. The audience has seen with their own eyes that Tengfei's cultural tourism projects are operating normally. If we say they are about to go bankrupt now, it will only make people think we are deliberately smearing them. Let's stop our online activities and refocus our attention on the debts and our partners. Public opinion may change, but the payment dates written in the contracts will not disappear because of a few songs and a live stream."

Masaki Sano nodded and made a note of it.

Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he pulled out another document from the folder: "There's one more thing, about Sun Zheng of Beifeng Entertainment."

Upon hearing this name, Yuji Honda's gaze turned cold.

When they were preparing to target YiYun Music, Sun Zheng had already passed on the message to YiYun.

It was precisely because of this that NetEase Cloud Music had time to prepare, which prevented their original plan from achieving the expected results.

Honda Yuji sat back on the sofa and asked, "Is there any result regarding the handling of his case?"

Masaki Sano finally smiled: "We, together with several shareholders within Beifeng Entertainment, have gradually cut off his control over the company's projects and artists. Recently, he has been reducing his shareholding, and just a few days ago, the last batch of large shares was transferred. Now, even if Sun Zheng still retains some shares, he can no longer have much influence over Beifeng Entertainment."

Sano Masaki opened the documents and continued, "After leaving Beifeng, Sun Zheng didn't stay idle. He recently acquired an animation company called Shanhai Pictures."

Yuji Honda looked up: "An animation company?"

Sano Masaki's tone was somewhat contemptuous: "It's just a very small company with a core team of a dozen or so people. They used to mainly take on outsourcing work for other companies. They don't have any original works to their name, nor do they have stable distribution channels. Sun Zheng probably couldn't stay at Beifeng Entertainment, so he wanted to switch industries and start over. However, of all the industries he could have chosen, he had to choose animation. Isn't that a bit too naive?"

Honda Yuji didn't immediately agree, but instead asked, "Is this acquisition related to Su Fan?"

Sano Masaki turned to the last page of the document and replied, "Currently, there is no evidence that Su Fan was directly involved. The acquisition funds came from Sun Zheng, and Su Fan's name does not appear on the publicly available acquisition documents."

Honda Yuji cautiously instructed, "Continue the investigation. If you find that Su Fan is involved, report to me immediately."

Masaki Sano smiled dismissively: "So what if Su Fan is involved? It's true he can write songs, but animation is a completely different production system. It's impossible for an outsourcing company with only a dozen or so people to achieve anything in the animation industry."

Yuji Honda did not refute this.

In the field of animation, they certainly have enough confidence.

From content creation to production systems, and from broadcasting channels to peripheral development, the entire industry chain has been operating for many years.

Even if Su Fan were to get involved, it would be virtually impossible for him to shake their long-standing advantage in the animation industry.

However, Honda Yuji still instructed, "Shanhai Pictures doesn't need any special handling for now, but keep an eye on them."

Sano Masaki laughed and said, "Honda-kun is too cautious. Even if Su Fan gets involved, he won't be able to cause any trouble."

A cold glint flashed in Honda Yuji's eyes: "If Su Fan is really involved, we can actually use this to our advantage."

Masaki Sano immediately understood: "I'll arrange for someone to keep an eye on things."