Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore-Chapter 375: The Party Disperses

The entertainment industry has always been very exclusive.

And the capitalists who stand above this circle are even more exclusive and cliquish.

Entertainment companies where actors become bosses, like Xiao He's, are not uncommon within the industry. However, those who can truly have a say are not many. Every artist who successfully made it out paid an enormous price and effort to finally gain a firm foothold among these people and obtain "a voice."

—To be honest, in Xiao He's view, these people are really being overly stingy.

The market is so vast, they can't possibly swallow it all.

The iteration of the old and new is also a virtuous cycle.

He couldn't be bothered to deal with that guy over there, turning instead to chat very happily with Tao Zidong.

The middle-aged man who first spoke with a sarcastic, insinuating tone was somewhat displeased, feeling Xiao He wasn't showing him enough respect. But before he could say anything more, Song Yuanqi, sitting beside him, leisurely interrupted: "This young man Xiao He is quite capable. Don't look at him only debuting a year or two ago, the company he founded has already participated in several major investment projects alongside Xingchen Entertainment. Tsk tsk, the younger generation really is formidable these days!"

Rong Shaohua listened, then asked Song Yuanqi with a half-smile, "Oh? What? Listening to President Song, it seems you hold Xiao He in high regard."

"Ah, it's not really praise. We just have a cooperative investment recently, making money together, that's all," Song Yuanqi said with a laugh.

"Haha, speaking of which, the nanny at my neighbor's house also resigned recently. I heard she went and started a cleaning company, and it's been developing quite well lately," Rong Shaohua shrugged. "If President Song is interested, I can recommend her to you. She's a company boss now too, you contacting her personally shouldn't be a loss of face."

—As long as they want it, who isn't a company boss when they step out nowadays?

Is being a company boss so amazing?

Song Yuanqi slightly raised an eyebrow, then instead laughed heartily: "Sure, I don't mind at all, haha. You recommend her to me later. If she's capable, I can consider a long-term partnership with her too."

Seeing that his sarcastic remark didn't embarrass Song Yuanqi, Rong Shaohua just snorted coldly and didn't continue to provoke the other party. Instead, he crossed his arms and continued watching the performance on the stage ahead.

Over here, after Xiao He and Tao Zidong finalized plans for next month's racing meetup, he returned to sit with Liu Rulan and started discussing.

"That guy, if I remember correctly, should be from Taidong Entertainment?"

Xiao He's gaze swept over Rong Shaohua, and Liu Rulan clearly understood his meaning, explaining in a low voice: "His current status is a director at Taidong Entertainment."

"Current status?"

Xiao He was puzzled: "What does that mean?"

"Taidong Entertainment has also been undergoing some equity and personnel changes recently," Liu Rulan explained. "This gentleman was originally the Executive CEO of Taidong Entertainment, but after the last shareholders' meeting, he was kicked down. However, relying on his identity as the second-largest shareholder of Taidong, he remains a significant figure within Taidong Entertainment."

"I see."

Xiao He understood.

"Why are all these companies making changes lately?"

Xingchen Entertainment is like this, Taidong Entertainment is also like this. I heard Jiaxing Entertainment has also had some changes, though its President and largest shareholder, Song Yuanqi, remains as stable as Mount Tai, unaffected by any fallout.

Xiao He found it strange.

Liu Rulan, however, looked like she had something to say but hesitated: "Others might not know, but don't you know?"

Xiao He: "Huh? Me?" 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

He pointed at himself: "Why would I know?"

"Ahem."

Liu Rulan gave a light cough, covering her mouth with her fist, and reminded him in a lowered voice, "The hotel incident."

"Ah—" Xiao He suddenly realized, "How could I forget about that."

Since rescuing Zhou Junhao, Xiao He had consciously considered the matter to have nothing more to do with him. So, he didn't continue investigating, instead confidently handing the matter over to the police.

Thus, during that period, while Xiao He was in the production team, completely absorbed in filming and rushing progress, outside the team, the industry was stirred by a massive upheaval.

And the final result was as Xiao He now saw: many upper echelons of companies within the circle were implicated and purged. The old faction was suppressed, and a new faction seized the opportunity to rise. Many familiar faces had been quietly replaced, while another batch of unfamiliar faces began to take control of the discourse.

Of course, though a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, this cleanup didn't completely overturn the capital order within the industry. It just imposed stricter controls. Many people stepped down to lay low for a while, ready to be heroes again next year.

But if Liu Rulan hadn't reminded him, Xiao He would have completely failed to notice how much impact that incident had on these people.

Xiao He gave a light cough, shifted his gaze away, and said with a hint of guilt, "Understood, understood. You can fill me in properly later."

He had just managed to get to know some people before, and now a new wave of faces had arrived. Who knows if they'll be easy to get along with in the future.

"Mhm."

Earlier, Liu Rulan had only picked out a few important figures. Now that Xiao He asked, she simply started pointing them out on the spot for him, introducing their situations one by one, along with the relationships between these people.

By the time the evening event ended, Liu Rulan had talked until her mouth was dry and her throat parched. Xiao Chen, with keen perception, quickly handed her a water glass. Meanwhile, Xiao He went over to chat casually with a few of the newly acquainted presidents, then left the venue with Liu Rulan and their group.

Even though the evening's activities had concluded and the audience seats were gradually emptying, the fans waiting outside were still extremely numerous, easily causing traffic congestion.

Xiao He absolutely could not go out directly to meet the fans;that would easily hinder crowd dispersal. He had Xiao Chen and another assistant who came with the company go to the outer area to distribute the postcards and small gifts they had prepared in advance. Then, he and Liu Rulan returned to the van together. With Lao Qi driving, they left the scene first.

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"Ah, ah, I got one, I got one!"

Xue Yiwei waved the postcard in her hand, her eyes gleaming.

Dong Nizhen leaned in, then said with envy and jealousy, "Ah! You actually got the one with today's styling! Ahhh, I'm so jealous! How is your luck so good!"

"Hahaha, all these years of being an African Chief were for this very moment!"

For the first time, Xue Yiwei felt blessed by the goddess of fortune. Originally dressed in a ladylike long skirt, she ultimately couldn't resist putting her hands on her hips and laughing heartily at the sky.

"Hehe, I only managed to grab a gift," the short-haired girl on the other side said with utter despair. "Although it's a light luxury perfume from brand L, I think it's not as worthwhile as that postcard! You can buy a hundred bottles of perfume, but you might not be able to buy a personally signed one! I'm so full of regret! Why did this hand instinctively grab the bigger item?"

"Stop with the Versailles-style humblebragging."

The girl wearing the sporty hoodie said gloomily, "At least you guys got into the inner area. I'm the one who's truly miserable, having neither gotten an entry ticket nor managed to grab anything!"

"Pfft."

The other three girls laughed: "Oh, Group Owner, we really didn't expect that! Didn't you say before that you weren't coming?"

Among this group of Little Box fans, Xue Yiwei and Dong Nizhen's ID names were "Little Box" and "Crane Little Black" respectively, also the two fans who visited Xiao He at the hospital last time.

This short-haired girl was "Hehe" from the group. As for the girl in the hoodie, she was the group owner of their veteran fan group. Her ID name was also quite simple and direct: "Little Box Universe-Level First Veteran Group Owner," affectionately shortened by everyone to "Group Owner."

Originally, they hadn't planned to meet in person. But while chatting in the group, they coincidentally discovered they were all nearby, so they came for a simple meetup, taking the opportunity to try and grab the postcards and small gifts distributed by Brother Xiao's assistant.

It was just a case of some being happy, others worried.