The press conference began while Gao Fei was busy with his money-making plans.
Nine in the morning, Yihe Tianfu Community.
"Junior, boss, long time no see!"
Zeng Keming, accompanied by intern lawyers, arrived at the villa Gao Fei had just purchased.
It had been over three months, and while they had been in contact by phone, they hadn't met in person.
On the day of the franchisee negotiations, according to Gao Fei's plan, they would first negotiate with troublemakers like Ma Youwang and Sun Yaoguo.
If the negotiations failed, they would use various videos and their blackmail material for the final showdown.
However, plans often changed faster than reality.
Who could have imagined that Vice Mayor Zhou and Captain Chen would suddenly present the "Home of Meritorious Service" plaque?
And Sun Mouguo, who led the franchisees in demanding the secret recipe, was a criminal leader who had been executed eight years prior, only to miraculously reappear.
Due to the chaos at the scene and the numerous individuals involved, Zeng Keming was eventually persuaded by Gao Fei to withdraw.
Therefore, this was their first meeting in nearly four months.
After the greetings, Gao Fei began introducing Jin Qiqi to Zeng Keming.
Upon learning that Sister Jin was the agent for Yuanfei Studio, Lawyer Zeng, instead of getting angry, heaved a sigh of relief.
For the past four months, Lawyer Zeng, who was not a professional in this field, had been losing hair over various song copyrights and business collaborations.
Now that a professional was finally involved, he was almost in tears. Junior boss no longer had to solely rely on him!
After the introductions, Gao Fei began assigning tasks: "Brother Ming, have you prepared the employment and commercial contracts I asked for?"
Zeng Keming, unconcerned with the casual address, placed a USB drive on the table: "I've drafted them overnight according to your terms. Just review and confirm!"
Opening the contract templates on the USB drive, Gao Fei confirmed them and then handed them over to Jin Qiqi: "Sister Jin, we'll handle your employment contract later. Do the music platforms agree to our terms for cooperation?"
"Out of the eighteen music platforms, five have agreed to your 60% revenue share. The other platforms still insist on a fifty-fifty split!"
"Alright, let's cooperate with these five platforms! Send the contracts over by fax now and sign them immediately!"
"Understood!"
Jin Qiqi took out her phone and began to sign cooperation agreements with the heads of five music platforms under the studio's name.
The contracts included revenue from clicks, plays, and downloads, as well as income from the newly introduced ringtone services by major telecommunications companies.
And copyright revenue from KTVs, bars, and clubs.
Without intermediaries taking a cut, a simple calculation indicated that Yuanfei Studio's income would see a breakthrough progress in the coming year.
While the song contracts were being signed, Gao Fei made a call to Elder Lu.
The song "Chizi Xin" was to be released on music platforms, but it was missing its accompanying MV.
There wasn't enough time for a last-minute shoot, so Gao Fei turned his attention to the recruitment season promotional video.
Upon connecting the call and explaining his intentions, Lu Yuanjun laughed into the phone: "Little Gao, you want the promotional video to be the MV for 'Chizi Xin'? I can decide that myself!
But..."
Before he could finish, Gao Fei quickly interjected: "Elder Lu, please rest assured. The contract I've signed with the music platforms clearly states that all revenue from the MV of 'Chizi Xin' will be transferred to the military's martyrs' foundation. I won't take a cent.
You can have the foundation staff liaign with the music platforms today."
"You've got a good heart, child!"
Elder Lu had actually intended to say that it wasn't uncommon for promotional videos to become song MVs and appear on music platforms.
This was because some regional military commands indeed needed alternative sources of income.
Half of the MV revenue might have to be given to the Beijing Military Region.
He hadn't expected Gao Fei to refuse any share and directly transfer all the MV revenue to the martyrs' foundation.
After they ended the call, the original promotional video was quickly sent to the studio's email.
When Jin Qiqi checked the video and saw that the MV was actually this year's recruitment season promotional video, she was very surprised.
This was because Gao Fei was the first person to be able to use a promotional video as a song MV under a private name.
She hadn't expected her boss to receive such special treatment from the military.
Once the music platform contracts were signed, Jin Qiqi began finding partners and negotiating contracts for Gao Fei's new projects.
When all preparations were complete, the press conference finally concluded.
...
Twelve noon, after the midday news slot.
Television stations across Yun Province began broadcasting the morning's press conference.
Fengyun City Television's official account was the first to release the press conference video online.
Shortly after, Fengyun City's official account reposted it.
Yun Province's official account also followed suit, reposting the press conference video.
Furthermore, while reposting, the Yun Province official account also released a bombshell announcement.
Yun Province would be launching a province-wide "Hundred Days Action" for one year, an internal cleanup to eradicate societal ills.
The press conference video and the news of the "Hundred Days Action" immediately climbed to the top 100 trending topics on major websites.
It wasn't until the official account of the military reposted the press conference video, along with a caption, that things truly escalated.
"Military honors, the Home of Meritorious Service, must not be fabricated or slandered!"
After the military's official account reposted the video.
Once all netizens had watched the press conference.
In an instant, the internet was rocked by seismic tremors.
Most importantly, Captain Chen stated at the last moment that he, representing the military, would hold unscrupulous media accountable.
At this moment, those self-media marketing accounts that had fabricated fake news began to panic!
The military's involvement in pursuing accountability was far more serious than Gao Fei suing them.
The self-media marketing accounts attempted to repent through their social media accounts, admitting their mistakes.
But upon logging in, they discovered that their official self-media accounts had all been permanently banned.
Even their smaller accounts were banned by various online platforms.
'Xin'er' Media Company.
As the first self-media to publish fake news, it had reaped various benefits in just four days.
First, it gained nine hundred thousand followers, and then its advertising revenue exceeded six million yuan within four days.
However, with the military's repost and statement.
'Xin'er' Media's social media accounts were permanently banned, and the company simultaneously received a lawsuit from the military.
At this moment, the instigators of the public opinion storm faced enormous fines.
And the company's executives were looking at potential prison sentences.
Not only 'Xin'er' Media Company, but the other twelve self-media marketing account companies also faced similar fates.
In addition to the self-media companies, those "little haters" who had been rampant in the past four days also faced the crisis of being sued.
When the "little haters" watched the press conference video and learned the full story, they wanted to post online again.
But they suddenly discovered that their social media accounts had been simultaneously banned for six months.
And some "little haters" who had used Gao Fei's photos to create prison-themed backgrounds faced even more severe consequences.
Not only were their social media accounts permanently banned.
As they were at home trying to understand the situation and before they could even post online, police officers from various regions arrived at their homes with arrest warrants.
Over twenty "little haters" were facing serious lawsuits for insulting the portrait rights of those with military honors.
The press conference going online marked the darkest hour for all self-media and black fans.
No one expected that mindless following would lead to such severe repercussions.
Meanwhile, at home, Gao Fei, who was about to capitalize on the backlash against him, his hand trembled violently after watching the press conference video.
"My God, the military itself is speaking out to condemn them for me. Can I still leverage my own popularity?"
Seeing self-media and "little haters" being apprehended online, he dared not to even try to ride on his own trending status for the moment.
Just then, a call suddenly came through on his phone.
The caller ID indicated the location as Kyoto!