"What's wrong?"

On the way back, Liu Rulan looked at Xiao He with some curiosity.

You seem to be in a bad mood.

"fine."

Xiao He slowly put away his phone and turned his gaze back to the window. "I'm just a little tired."

"Tired? You've reached this point?"

Liu Rulan was shocked.

Xiao He rolled his eyes: "Sister Liu, can't you let me indulge in a little self-pity when it's time to be sentimental?"

Liu Rulan immediately straightened her expression and refused very seriously: "I'm sorry, but as agents, our primary concern is the physical and mental health of our artists."

Therefore, she cannot allow artists to be emotional on their own.

"Pfft—okay."

Xiao He couldn't help but chuckle, "But I'm really fine. I just overheard some gossip about the Dianyun family, so I'm not in a good mood."

"The Yun family? Yun Ziqi?"

"uh-huh."

After thinking for a moment, Xiao He recounted what he knew about the story of Yun Ziqi's elders bidding for something overseas.

Liu Rulan's reaction wasn't too strong, but Lao Qi and Xiao Chen, who were sitting in front of her, were quite angry.

"How could they be so shameless? How could they say such things?" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Xiao Chen was so angry that she slapped her thigh.

“Back then, the economy was underdeveloped, and communication between domestic and international markets was difficult. Auction houses couldn’t wait for them to investigate the truth, so many things could be misunderstood based on just words and appearances.” Although Lao Qi was angry, he still analyzed rationally, “So it’s understandable that people who went there were deceived.”

Back then, there were quite a few people who were scammed.

That face, a symbol of compatriots, and that fluent Beijing accent—how could someone newly arrived in a foreign land not subconsciously feel more favorably toward him?

Furthermore, if we must say something, auctions are something that depends on each person's ability. Since they gave up the auction themselves, they have no reason to force others to return what they won.

"But they can't do that! At the very least, they should compete fairly!"

Xiao Chen said angrily.

"There were so many things that happened back then, and if you really want to be angry, you can never get over them."

Liu Rulan shrugged, appearing unusually calm—not that she was indifferent, but having been in the industry for so long, she had heard everything and there was nothing left to shatter her values.

Old Qi, however, was concerned about the final status of the artwork: "So the original is still with us?"

"Yeah, but I'll be going back soon. I don't know when I'll be able to come back next time."

"If you ask me, it's because they're too thin-skinned. They just detained it. If they're so capable, let the Yun family come to them and demand it back." Xiao Chen crossed his arms and sneered. "They were in the wrong back then. I want to see who will lose face in the end if this matter blows up."

Liu Rulan frowned: "Such a thing is definitely not acceptable. This original painting is now the personal property of the Yun family. Regardless of whether the matter was their fault or not, the borrowed item must be returned. Otherwise, it will affect the reputation and trust of all parties and have a very negative impact. The higher-ups will not allow this to happen."

While it might sound satisfying to simply seize the items and take them back, this involves many issues. Both the calligraphy association and art center, which were the main parties responsible for signing the contract, and the production team of the TV series "The Imperial Empire," which facilitated the deal, will be implicated.

If anything goes wrong, it will be a very troublesome matter, and it may even escalate into an international issue.

—After all, Yun Ziqi's grandfather is no longer a Chinese citizen.

"ah--"

Xiao Chen hadn't thought that much about it; he was just acting on impulse. Now, hearing Liu Rulan's words, he was immediately disappointed: "So, we're just going to watch them return the things?"

Just thinking about it makes me feel frustrated.

Xiao He did not express his opinion, but simply said, "It is only natural to borrow and return."

"Ah, Brother Xiao, you think so too?" Xiao Chen was silent for a moment, then sighed, "Okay, I know that too, I was just joking."

It's just that I'm unwilling to accept it.

After all, they're just nobody! At most, they can only complain about these things; they can't really make any decisions.

Besides, in the end, not many people may know about this, and many people will have long since become indifferent to it.

It's good to know nothing, isn't it?

While Xiao Chen was sighing, Liu Rulan looked at Xiao He strangely and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Um?"

Xiao He looked at her with the same puzzled expression: /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ "What could I possibly be thinking?"

"I just feel like you've been acting strangely from the moment you left until now, like you're up to something bad."

Liu Rulan was silent for a moment, then leaned close to Xiao He's ear and asked in a very low voice, "You didn't do anything, did you?"

I have a feeling this kid isn't up to anything.

Xiao He made a dead fish-like expression: "Hey, what are you talking about? What can I do?"

This is such a blatant injustice!

"Sister Liu, what you said has seriously damaged the physical and mental health of your artists and severely damaged our friendly cooperative relationship. I am now formally protesting to you."

Liu Rulan: "..."

The woman rolled her eyes rather inelegantly and nodded perfunctorily: "Oh, okay, then you can go through the OA process first, and I'll approve it when I get back to the company."

He then urged the driver in front, Lao Qi, "Lao Qi, please drive faster. Everyone has worked hard today, so go home and rest early."

In short: I can't be bothered with you!

Xiao He:...Okay!

I'll make something big out of you sooner or later!

I'm setting this flag here!

-

After returning, Xiao He and the others didn't have time to check the online feedback about the release of "Mistaken Identity," and went straight to wash up and rest.

The next day, Xiao He finally had time to check on the release of "Mistaken Identity" the day before.

Although the Lantern Festival is a holiday, it doesn't actually have a holiday and falls on a weekday, so relatively few people can dedicate time to watching it. The increase in box office revenue was significantly lower than that of films released during the Spring Festival. The box office performance on the opening day was not good, and it was neither a flop nor a blockbuster. It could only be ranked behind several films released during the Spring Festival on the charts.

However, bloggers and marketing accounts who watched the film did not miss this opportunity, and basically many reviews appeared on the night of the premiere.

Among them, Tiger, who flew back to his home overnight, single-handedly propelled the topic of his film "Mistaken Identity" to the top of the trending list.

Tiger, who also chose to watch his own videos the next morning, was stunned by the sudden surge in data.

"ah?"

He stared in disbelief at the increasing view count of his latest video, wondering if he had slept for days.

The video's growth rate is terrifying! It's comparable to his previous three-day view count!

Although Tiger is now a top content creator with millions of followers on Bilibili and is doing quite well on Yin Fu short video platform, videos are always a mixed bag, especially for accounts like theirs with a relatively stable fanbase, where traffic has basically reached its peak.

But today, this video has undoubtedly become the latest viral hit.

Tiger didn't quite understand.

What's wrong with his video?