EBE Chapter 455: Wrong person
Chapter 455: Wrong person
This was the first time Yu Minghai had ever lost his temper like this in front of the senior executives: "The whole internet is saying that Yu's Jewelry supports plagiarism! The stock price dropped 7% at the opening! You said you were going to find Yaoxing, but as far as I know, Yaoxing is already struggling to cope with its own problems. Are we, Yu's Jewelry, just going to wait to die?!"
He turned to the general counsel, "Have you investigated that author's background? Yaoxing is completely useless, haven't you thought of any way, have you tried to settle privately?"
The legal director wiped his sweat: "According to information from Yaoxing, President Sheng has already met with the other party privately."
"what's the situation?"
"It seems...it seems like it ended on bad terms. And..."
Yu Minghai retorted angrily, "And what? Why are you stammering!"
The legal director quickly said, "We've also contacted them, but they've refused all communication. We've heard that the original author seems to be Mr. Xu from Xingli Films?"
"What did you say!"
Yu Chengfeng's face instantly darkened. "President Xu?"
"Yes, the news coming from inside Yaoxing is probably true."
"No wonder......"
He suddenly remembered something, took out his phone, and dialed Yu Wei's number.
Unlike the panic of the other two companies, Xingli Films' office area remained quiet.
It seemed that what happened online had nothing to do with them; everyone in the office was doing their jobs and working diligently as usual.
There was some noise only in Fang Li's office.
Holding a water glass, Wen Yang danced happily on the floor: "Pear, oh pear, this is so satisfying! Seeing those comments online criticizing Yaoxing and the Yu family makes me feel so relieved!"
Zhou Yufan was also there, leaning back on the sofa, casually scrolling through comments on his tablet: "Yaoxing and Yu's are definitely going to suffer this loss in silence. A rough estimate is that Yaoxing and Yu's losses this time should exceed 100 million."
"Oh, only one hundred million?"
Seeing that Wen Yang wasn't satisfied, Zhou Yufan gave her a speechless glance.
She talks like she has a hundred million, with such an arrogant tone.
Wen Yang understood Zhou Yufan's meaning, pursed her lips, and decided not to argue with him. Then, as if remembering something, she leaned over the desk and looked at Fang Li, saying:
"By the way, the publisher you asked me to contact before, the first batch of 'The Dream Never Ends' has been printed. When do you plan to release it?"
"All right?"
Wen Yang nodded: "Actually, it was fine last week, but because of my family... because we only printed 10,000 copies in the first batch, the publisher even asked if we wanted to reprint?"
Fang Li lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "How about this, we notify the publisher to print an additional 100,000 copies, and as for the existing 10,000 copies... how about we hold a book signing event?"
"A book signing?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yufan, who was sitting on the sofa, raised an eyebrow and looked over: "Holding a book signing at this time?"
Fang Li smiled and said, "Isn't it perfect to take advantage of the favorable wind to achieve something good?"
The three of them exchanged a glance and suddenly burst into laughter.
Amidst the ongoing plagiarism controversy surrounding Yaoxing's work, the original author, Maomao Xiaoli, has surprisingly held a book signing event. There's probably nothing more painful for Yaoxing than this.
Wen Yang was excited just thinking about the scene and immediately said, "I'll go contact a venue right now, and I'll try to hold the autograph session tomorrow!"
Fang Li laughed at her for being in such a hurry.
Zhou Yufan also stood up: "This autograph session is exclusively sponsored by Xingli Film and Television. I'll handle the publicity."
"Thank you for your hard work, senior."
The two left one after the other. Fang Li looked at the messages on her computer, and a slight smile crept onto her lips.
Yaoxing, the Yu family...
Sheng Qianrui, this time she'll see how you try to distort the truth again!
As expected, the news that Xiaoli the cat would be holding a book signing event the next day caused a sensation online as soon as it was released.
Originally, the account "Cat Pear" only had a few hundred thousand followers. Although some readers would be happy to buy it, it wouldn't be as exaggerated as it is now. It has to be said that Fang Li seized the opportunity very well.
With Yaoxing and the Yu family leading the way, the number of people who knew about Maomao Xiaoli increased dramatically in a short time.
Fang Li checked today; her back-end fan base has exceeded one million.
evening.
As soon as Xu Fangli stepped out of the Xingli Film and Television Building, she was stopped by a red Ferrari that suddenly braked. Fangli stopped and looked at it with a cold gaze.
She wondered who it was, but it turned out to be someone else entirely.
The car window rolled down, revealing Yu Wei's exquisitely made-up face, though sunglasses concealed most of her expression.
"Shall we chat?"
Yu Wei deliberately softened her voice, a stark contrast to her usual arrogant tone.
Xu Fangli glanced at her watch and smiled slightly: "Ms. Yu, you can make an appointment with my assistant if you need anything."
"Just five minutes."
Yu Wei took off her sunglasses, revealing obvious dark circles under her eyes. "For the sake of... former colleagues."
Fang Li raised an eyebrow and took out her phone to send a message to Han Xi.
In a corner of the coffee shop, Yu Wei stirred her Americano, which she hadn't actually drunk, the rhinestone nail polish on her fingernails tapping softly against the rim of the glass.
Xu Fangli glanced at the diamond ring on her ring finger, then casually looked away.
"Fang Li..."
Yu Wei suddenly looked up, her eyes full of pleading, "You know how important the movie 'Brilliant Star' is to me, to Achen, and to the Yu family, can you...?"
She got straight to the point, but her attempt to play the victim was just disgusting.
Xu Fangli slowly took a sip of lemonade, then raised her eyes and said, "Miss Yu, how would I know how important you are to me? Besides, you're begging me? You... haven't you come to the wrong person?"
Yu Wei's face stiffened, a dark glint flashed in her eyes, and then she forced a bitter smile: "I was wrong before, I apologize."
She lowered her voice, "As long as you drop the charges, or issue a statement saying it was a misunderstanding, I'll consider whatever you want me to do!"
"Think about it?"
Xu Fangli raised an eyebrow. "It seems you're not very sincere either."
"What do you want? You can just tell us."
Fang Li: "Now it's your turn to ask for help, Yu Wei. When you ask for help, you should act like you're asking for help."
Yu Wei gritted her teeth, remained silent for a moment, then took out a velvet box from her Hermès bag, opened it, and placed it in front of her. Inside was a diamond necklace. "This is a rare piece from Yu's Jewelry, the only one of its kind in the world. This is just a small gift. If you agree, my father will agree that Yu's can cooperate sincerely with Xingli Film and Television in the future."
Xu Fangli chuckled, picked up the box and examined it carefully for a moment. Just when Yu Wei thought there was hope, she slammed the box shut and threw it back.
"Yu Wei, do you all think money can buy everything? You must already know by coming to me that 'The Great Dream Never Ends' is my work, right?"
A hint of impatience flashed in Yu Wei's eyes, but she quickly replaced it with a sincere expression: "I know plagiarism is wrong, but it has already happened. We can compensate you double... no, triple!"
Do you know when I wrote this work?