Chapter 876: Reactions from All Sides, Frenzied Targeting
It's not just the people at Rongbao Entertainment who are having headaches.
Now that things have blown up, it's not just people in the Hong Kong entertainment industry who are paying attention to this; people in the mainland entertainment industry are also turning their attention to it.
After so many years of development, the marketing accounts and paparazzi in the Chinese entertainment industry have become adept at digging up information. With the backing of Linghui Entertainment, they are even more unstoppable, bombarding the media with a large amount of negative information.
This left the celebrities, who initially thought they were just trying to ride the wave of popularity, completely dumbfounded.
This also made the other celebrities who were watching exclaim with delight.
"Haha, those guys are finally in trouble! They were so arrogant because they had powerful backers! Now look what happened, they're tied to the boat and can't get off!"
"I heard that the film crew next door also asked a certain Best Actor to leave, because they don't dare to use their artists at this time."
"Huh? Is that Director Gao's film crew? Didn't they almost finish filming? I even saw them promoting their film on the Xiang Sheng ship this time."
"Yes, but who dares to gamble at this time? The film market is already sluggish, and if we get implicated by the artists from those three companies, we'll have nowhere to turn for help!"
"That vacant role position... doesn't that mean we have a chance now?"
"Who knows? You want to give it a try? You'd better hurry. I heard that role is quite important. Director Gao spent a long time trying to get that Best Actor to participate in the filming. But now, the production company has changed, and he has no choice but to bite the bullet and look for other people. It's just a pity... The few people who are available and have star power are all from those three companies. I'm afraid there might not be a suitable candidate..."
"Tsk tsk, Director Gao's luck is amazing. I heard it was a rare big-budget production, and he wanted to use it to regain his footing in the mainland market. Now it seems..."
Some people watched the fire from the sidelines, quite pleased with themselves; others sensed an opportunity for personal gain and started making plans for themselves; still others laughed and then waved their hands without hesitation, saying to the people around them, "Then I'll donate some too. You prepare a copy, and I'll send it out right away!"
"Huh? But we didn't get on the ship this time, so it doesn't really concern us, right?"
Some people are also hesitant.
"It had nothing to do with us before, so we should donate even more! Now it's immediately related to us, isn't it? We've gotten all the traffic and buzz, and we can even take a jab at them at the same time. This money is well spent!"
The magnanimous senior figure simply put his hands behind his back and said, "Besides, why do you think Linghui Entertainment dared to donate so much money? They could have donated less, but they insisted on donating such a large sum. Isn't that just to put those three families in a difficult position? The organizers have caused a huge mess this time. If they don't bleed a little, they might not only fail to get past the authorities, but also the netizens and shareholders."
Some people were surprised: "Isn't Linghui Entertainment afraid of offending the three major organizers? This entertainment company from the mainland is too powerful! It doesn't seem like a particularly big company to me."
"Tsk tsk, those three companies over here have been on the verge of collapse for a long time, and their backers are still under investigation. Didn't you see the news this morning? As soon as the stock market opened, their related industries started to plummet. They're probably too busy taking care of themselves!"
"One more thing—the company that was able to donate so much money so quickly after the incident, what do you think their cash flow must be like? The fact that they dared to challenge those three companies already proves how powerful they are."
The donation from Linghui Entertainment instantly propelled the topic to another climax, attracting countless onlookers.
Liu Rulan, who had been paying close attention to this matter, also showed some satisfaction: "Not bad, the guidance this time was very good."
The situation has escalated significantly, but a closer look reveals that it primarily revolves around topics such as the Xiang Sheng Hao, Xiao He, donations, and celebrities. Although netizens are aware of the human trafficking and other heinous incidents that occurred on the Xiang Sheng Hao, no one has yet posted photos of the victims online.
This can be considered a form of protection for the victims. And those journalists and paparazzi who are always quick to pry and find out more won't focus most of their attention on the victims, digging into their current condition at the hospital. Instead, they'll turn their attention more to the various celebrities with scandals who boarded the ship.
This can be seen as relieving some of the firepower from the hospital and the police.
As for some people saying that Linghui Entertainment is deliberately targeting those three entertainment companies—
All Liu Rulan could say was, congratulations to them for guessing correctly, so what?
She really came here specifically for them this time!
...
However, during this time, Liu Rulan also had some vague worries in her heart.
In her hotel room, she had just finished a meeting when Xiao Zhou from the operations department sent her a private message inquiring about Xiao He's situation.
【Xiao Zhou: Sister Liu, it's been a whole day, and there's still no news from Brother Xiao? Although we released a clarification, many fans are still interpreting it differently, believing that anything is possible since Brother Xiao hasn't shown up. Other fans are also worried about Brother Xiao's situation and hope we can send him a video to let him know he's safe.】
Seeing Xiao Zhou's question, Liu Rulan also sighed.
What is Xiao He's situation?
She doesn't know either!
I asked a lawyer to inquire about the situation, but the police kept turning me away with the excuse that they were investigating the matter seriously, and in the end, I couldn't even see the person.
Liu Rulan is now somewhat afraid that the next day she will see the trending topic, which will be the news that Xiao He has been arrested and imprisoned.
After all, Xiao He revealed far too much in his attack this time!
Well, of course, the probability of Xiao He being arrested is not high, but people can't help but overthink things!
Fortunately, at that moment, someone knocked on the door.
Xiao Chen's excited voice came in: "Sister Liu, look who's here!"
Liu Rulan immediately stood up, walked to the door and opened it—
At this moment, a rather familiar-looking young man was standing next to Xiao Chen.
Upon seeing Liu Rulan, he waved to her and said, "Hello, Manager Liu! It's been a long time! I'm sorry to bother you with this visit at this hour!"
The person who arrived was none other than reporter Zhou Junhao!
Liu Rulan was initially disappointed that it wasn't Xiao He who had returned, but she quickly remembered Zhou Junhao's family situation and excitedly led him into the room: "Oh, it's Reporter Zhou! Long time no see! What's there to be shy about? Please come in!"
"Thank you, sorry to bother you!"
Zhou Junhao followed Liu Rulan in politely, and then got straight to the point: "I flew here alone after hearing about the Xiang Sheng incident, but my brother-in-law came first, so I took advantage of his connections to go to the police station and find out what happened."
"How is Xiao He doing?"
When Liu Rulan heard that Zhou Junhao was actually allowed to go in and take a look, she looked at Zhou Junhao with hope.
"Yes, don't worry. Brother Xiao is currently cooperating with the police investigation. My brother-in-law also has a very good impression of him and even took the initiative to act as his guarantor. He will be fine over there."
Zhou Junhao immediately comforted Liu Rulan, but when he thought about what he had seen at the time, he fell silent for some reason.
Well, how should I put it... I feel like he truly lives up to his name, Brother Xiao; he always has his own way of solving problems wherever he goes.
But...
Zhou Junhao looked at Sister Liu in front of him and didn't dare to continue speaking.
However, it seems that Sister Liu's artists might be poached by other companies...
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The Independent Building of the National Security Department of the Hong Kong Police Force.
At this moment, Xiao He sat upright behind the table, and the person sitting in front of him was no longer an ordinary police officer, but an officer from the National Security Bureau.
In addition, there were several professors wearing glasses and with serious expressions.
Their phones were displaying an app.
It was Xiao He who provided the map software to Shu Han and the others.
This software combines detected surveillance footage with AI intelligent analysis, using human behavior logic and patrol trajectory to provide users with a safe and concealed route on the map.
It was a great help to everyone in this operation, allowing them to follow the navigation without thinking and safely avoid other security personnel on the ship at the right time, thus mitigating their abnormal behavior.
It was also this that helped Tong Junhui and Lao Qi find several suitable locations for surreptitious filming, collect a large amount of evidence, and allow the two of them to proceed unimpeded without arousing any suspicion before robbing the crane.
It is no exaggeration to say that with this cheating tool, they could take advantage of the blind spots created by the surveillance to move around the Xiang Sheng openly and without being seen by others, or even leaving any trace.
They had never heard of such software before.
Then it could only have been done by Xiao He himself?
The old professor couldn't help but push up his glasses, staring intently at the young man before him, awaiting an answer.
Upon seeing the software, Xiao He felt a sense that what was bound to happen was bound to happen sooner or later.