Chapter 248: Chapter 248: The Love of Family
A little girl in a snow-colored jacket squatted outside the equipment room, holding a phone in her hand.
[Miaomiao: Little Gu, how can I chat with a lot of people at once?]
[Ancient Martial System: Are you talking about creating a temporary discussion group?]
Clearly, it was the Ancient Martial System, yet the system began teaching her how to use electronic devices further.
Tuanzi followed its instructions to create a discussion group and started adding people.
"This definitely needs to be told to the big brother."
Tuanzi sulkily added Gu Cheng to the discussion group.
She couldn’t think of a good idea, but with more people, there’s more strength. It’s time for the brothers to step up. They’re all excellent and can surely think of a better way.
"Brother Pei Hai is a veteran; he should be added too."
Her little finger hovered over Gu Wangchao’s name; she hesitated for a moment and didn’t add him to the discussion group.
[Ancient Martial System: Why not tell him?]
"Don’t you think Brother Wangchao is too innocent and easy to bully?"
Tuanzi pouted in thought. Although Gu Wangchao was good at housework, and his cooking skills were excellent, his temperament was too ethereal, and his voice was airy. Every time she saw him, he seemed otherworldly and simple.
It’s better not to tell him about such haphazard things.
The system was speechless; it always felt that the brothers had too thick of a filter for the host, and now, thinking about it, the host also had a thick filter for the brothers.
After excluding Gu Wangchao, Tuanzi added Gu Qize.
"Brother Qize is the president and can be considered a capital force, right? Maybe he understands those people’s minds better."
As for Gu Qimu, Tuanzi hesitated for a while. This brother’s company didn’t seem very big, and his personality was somewhat annoying.
After thinking about it, she still decided to add him to the discussion group.
Once everyone was together, Tuanzi sent a voice message, angrily and aggrievedly talking about Gu Che’s situation.
Gu Peihai happened to be on his phone and replied directly.
[Gu Peihai: I just found out about this from Jin Tong and investigated. It’s 80% true; they set up a trap for Little Che.]
Tuanzi immediately sent several angry emojis.
These were what she found online; fans watching her show had taken many screenshots to make emojis, which were quite cute.
Gu Peihai saved the emojis with a casual click.
[Gu Peihai: If Little Che wants to vent his anger, it would be a lose-lose situation, making TOH the biggest winner.]
If Gu Che broke ties, ETLO and Shan Fengxing wouldn’t end well, and his own interests would be harmed. Only TOH would laugh last. The brand that didn’t play dirty became the biggest winner.
Next, Gu Yunmu sent a message.
[Gu Yunmu: Is Little Che that dumb? Didn’t he see such an obvious trap?]
Tuanzi, feeling angry, clenched her fist, intending to kick him out of the group discussion.
[Gu Yunmu: Miaomiao, haven’t you thought that TOH might have been plotted against too? Why not seek allies instead of fighting alone?]
[Gu Yunmu: Even if you don’t grab TOH’s endorsements, they’re allies anyway. Artists can’t fight against capital, so let capital fight capital.]
Those bright eyes widened in surprise.
Tuanzi was amazed, "Brother Yun Mu is so smart!"
The mocking words were harsh, but the idea was really great.
[Gu Cheng: I just checked; TOH’s new spokesperson should be Wu Ti. You guys can’t reach him, but I can. Let him talk to TOH’s person in charge.]
If we take the opportunity to damage ETLO’s reputation, letting Wu Ti and TOH reap the benefits, they wouldn’t refuse.
[Gu Peihai: Then I’ll spread this matter around; other artists will likely be wary of Shan Fengxing afterward.]
Being wary means they won’t get close, indirectly cutting off some paths for Shan Fengxing.
The three of them discussed for a while and immediately came up with a solution.
Tuanzi freed a hand and happily rubbed her face.
"Sure enough, more people means more strength."
She could only use Inner Strength to deal with Shan Fengxing, but her brothers were different.
"We’re family, after all."
[Ancient Martial System: Once you experience more, you’ll come up with good ideas too.]
Tuanzi smiled with squinted eyes, feeling much better, with no trace of her previous depression and anger.
[Gu Yunmu: Big brother, why don’t you say something @Gu Qize]
[Gu Peihai: He’s working, isn’t he? Doesn’t he avoid personal messages while working?]
[Gu Yunmu: Boring, really boring, big brother, you’re so dull @Gu Qize]
Then came a flood of messages.
The system was even annoyed and taught the host how to mute people.
Tuanzi, with lightning speed, muted Gu Yunmu.
"Phew, the world is quiet."
She patted her cheeks, "Just now, Miaomiao’s eyes were disturbed."
By dinner time, Jin Tong received a call from TOH’s person in charge.
After chatting for a while, Jin Tong couldn’t hide his joy.
Tuanzi was gnawing on a roast lamb chop. Seeing his expression, she leaned over to Gu Che and whispered, "His smile is so scary."
Trying to suppress a laugh but couldn’t hold it, the expression finally froze into a twisted look.
Gu Che glanced at him and nodded in agreement.
Jin Tong hung up the phone and glared at him angrily, "Who do you think I’m doing this for?"
Gu Che rubbed his nose and said nothing.
Jin Tong said cheerfully, "Hahaha, TOH is planning to invite two spokespersons, you and Wu Ti. We’ll sign the contract tomorrow. Plus, they’re asking me to hand over the evidence; looks like they’ll secretly deal with ETLO afterward."
With TOH stepping in to deal with ETLO, it would have nothing to do with the artists.
Gu Che could secure the endorsement and join forces with Wu Ti, definitely overpowering Shan Fengxing.
This time, Shan Fengxing and ETLO lost heavily.
Gu Che looked down at his sister.
Tuanzi turned her back on him, leaving only her slightly round back, continuing to gnaw on the lamb chop.
Gu Che looked at Jin Tong, "So quickly you’ve come up with a dual-spokesperson plan? No objections from Wu Ti?"
"No objections, none at all!"
Jin Tong said excitedly, "They originally had dual and single-person plans. Initially, they thought if you endorsed, it would be single, since you’re more famous. Later, they found Wu Ti and decided on a single-person plan. But now that Mr. Wu doesn’t mind, and neither do you, it’ll be dual. You take the youthful fashion route, he takes the mature charm route, two promotional styles."
Seeing Gu Che still confused, Jin Tong explained, "You don’t know? Mr. Wu’s contract with his old company expired, and they didn’t renew it. When his contract was about to expire, they stole his resources to promote others and even made him clean up Liang Qiyun’s mess, almost disrupting his family."
Family is Wu Ti’s bottom line.
Initially, Wu Ti didn’t plan to break ties with his old company. Later, he couldn’t bear it anymore, and even if people called him ungrateful, he stood up against them.
"Brother Pei Hai and Director Gu both helped out; otherwise, Mr. Wu wouldn’t have been able to walk away unscathed. Moreover, Brother Pei Hai originally wanted to invite him into our company, but unfortunately..."
Gu Che knew what the "unfortunately" meant.
Haiwang Entertainment only had two artists, both currently at the peak of popularity. Gu Peihai took the film resources, and Gu Che took the TV and variety show resources, with endorsements almost equally divided. Wu Ti’s prospects wouldn’t be big if he joined Haiwang Entertainment.
Jin Tong smiled and said, "That’s why Mr. Wu decided to go independent. If there are resources that don’t suit you two, Brother Pei Hai introduces them to Mr. Wu, and Director Gu does the same."
Gu Che nodded, "I understand."
He reached out and patted Tuanzi’s little head.
"You told them, didn’t you?"
Tuanzi slowly turned her head, confidently saying, "Because we’re family, right? If one person gets into trouble, the whole family helps. So, did you feel the family love?"
Gu Che’s ears turned red: "..."