This sarcastic comment, laced with a hint of mockery, was quickly pushed to the forefront.
Taoxun Film and Television saw it and actually replied.
Taoxun Film and Television: [It's not hard work, it's a difficult life, after all, my department is special. Fortunately, we all work from home, allowing us to reunite with family while working. Only triple pay and the company's generous Lunar New Year red envelopes can soothe my wounded soul!]
Everyone was speechless. They called this a difficult life?
To them, the employee behind the Taoxun Film and Television account seemed to be boasting about their good fortune. While others spent money on red envelopes during the Lunar New Year, this employee received triple pay and a large red envelope. For those who disliked social gatherings, it was a perfect excuse to avoid relatives.
However, someone still raised a question.
[Working from home? Is that true? How do you communicate with colleagues in the department? You sound like you're describing something completely new.]
Not long after this comment appeared, Taoxun Film and Television replied directly to it.
Taoxun Film and Television: [Of course, we use Taoxun Video Conference! Taoxun Video Conference offers clear, smooth, and stable visuals, making it the ideal choice for online meetings! Just update your Taoxun Chat to experience the new feature. Give it a try!]
Everyone was stunned. The employees of Taoxun were so much like their boss! They were shamelessly advertising on the spot, capitalizing on their own momentum.
Taoxun Film and Television, along with the comedy film, soared to the top of the trending searches, becoming the hottest topic of the day.
Taoxun Film and Television's official Weibo had a lively personality and enjoyed interacting with the comment section. More people were drawn in, and for a time, Taoxun Film and Television was unrivaled.
But soon after, Taoxun Film and Television posted another official Weibo.
[So annoying, my boss just gave me another big red envelope and told me to work overtime to finish the 200 million poster designs.]
Everyone was even more speechless. Wasn't this just boasting? They were clearly boasting about both the large red envelope and the fact that Taoxun's film had surpassed 200 million yuan at the box office. Wait! This comedy film by Taoxun had already grossed over 200 million yuan on its opening day?
Although the film market was improving year by year, and Su Ming had provided considerable support to many cinemas this time, an opening day gross of 200 million yuan was indeed rare and something Taoxun Film and Television could be proud of. Major platforms had projected the film's total box office to exceed one billion yuan, with some even more optimistic.
Suddenly, the internet was abuzz with discussions about the film.
The soaring box office success of Taoxun's film made Ou Minghan feel particularly uneasy.
He no longer harbored thoughts of competing with Ye Zhi, as he knew he couldn't win. However, this did not mean he wasn't envious.
He hadn't expected filmmaking to be so lucrative. Unfortunately, his own film projects were all on hold due to various reasons.
Now, if he could only take control of the Cen family and use their money to invest in those films, he would be like Ye Zhi, waiting to receive vast sums of money.
With this thought, he picked up his phone and called Ni Na.
"Auntie, has there been any news about Cen Xiucheng?" Ou Minghan asked solicitously.
"Not yet..." Ni Na replied wearily.
For the past few days, she had exhausted all her efforts, mobilized all her contacts, and spent a fortune hiring people to search the Jiang River, but to no avail.
If it weren't for Ou Minghan's comprehensive logistical support, she might not have persevered this far. It was precisely because of this that she now considered Ou Minghan a rather reliable person.
Ou Minghan did not want to hear this answer. He couldn't help but disdain her inwardly, thinking he had overestimated Ni Na.
"It's alright, please continue your search slowly and meticulously," Ou Minghan said in a sincere tone. "I will handle the pressure from the capital."
Ni Na immediately understood the meaning behind his words and hurriedly asked, "What's happening in the capital? Ou Minghan, I trust you completely now, don't try to deceive me!"
Ou Minghan sighed and then said with a troubled expression, "It's not a big deal, really. It's just that after you left the capital, a company wanted to acquire Shanjin Jewelry at a low price..."
"What?" Ni Na exclaimed, both surprised and angry. "Who dares to have designs on Shanjin Jewelry?!"
"It's not just Shanjin Jewelry," Ou Minghan continued. "The other party specifically emphasized that they wanted Feilong Live, Feilong Games, Feilong Film and Television, and other affiliated businesses as a bonus, essentially given to them..."
"This is outrageous, absolutely outrageous!" Ni Na trembled with anger. "I think they're after Feilong Live and the like, aren't they? It must be Taoxun, right? Is this Ye Zhi's idea?!"
Ou Minghan played a strategic retreat, "Auntie, it's not entirely certain that it's Ye Zhi. The other party is just a shell company, claiming to have sufficient capital behind them to crush the Cen family. If we refuse to sell, they will use all their might to make it impossible for the Cen family to continue..."
"It must be her, it must be this woman!" Ni Na gritted her teeth in anger. She asked, "Minghan, tell me, what has Ye Zhi been doing these past few days?"
A cold, sinister glint flashed in Ou Minghan's eyes. Ni Na's question was perfectly timed!
He put on a sad tone and said, "She was setting off fireworks until midnight last night..."
"What?!" Ni Na cried out, a mix of grief and anger overwhelming her. "Why should they be celebrating so joyfully and lavishly when my son is missing? How dare they set off fireworks! Why? How can this be!"
Ou Minghan felt a surge of triumph. He knew exactly what Ni Na didn't want to hear at this moment.
People like Ni Na, who were in extreme grief, would uncontrollably lash out at and resent others if they saw them happy. They would even think the worst of them. He intended to exploit Ni Na's current uncontrollable dark thoughts.
Ou Minghan continued, "Auntie, perhaps they are just celebrating the fact that Taoxun's film has surpassed 200 million yuan at the box office. According to platform predictions, this film could gross over a billion yuan. Ye Zhi will likely receive a substantial share, which is why she's so happy..."
Ni Na's eyes turned red. The better Ye Zhi lived, the more pain she felt. Why should she be the only one suffering? Why was Ye Zhi living so comfortably while she was in anguish?
"It's Ye Zhi, isn't it?" Ni Na suddenly said.
Her words came out of nowhere, and Ou Minghan looked confused. "What?"
"Ye Zhi harmed my son, didn't she?" Ni Na shouted, almost frantically. "She wants to destroy the Cen family and annex it, so she attacked Xiucheng, didn't she?!"
Ou Minghan smiled silently, a smile of immense satisfaction.
He had never directly accused her in recent days, but he had consistently steered the conversation in that direction, and now it was finally yielding results.