Chapter 206: The Pet Goose

Chapter 206

It was announced neither early nor late, but at this very moment... Why are these official accounts trying to stir things up right now...

The management team at the TV station could not sit still.

"Are we still going to sue?" Someone asked.

"Sue my a**! You want to go against the authorities?" Someone refuted.

"But she breached her contract! I'm confident our legal team can win as long as we rigorously adhere to the contract terms!" Someone else pointed out.

"Even if we win, what’s the point? Do you think those brands and official accounts making posts and taking sides are stupid?"

...

This meeting was held with exceptional difficulty.

The director was also struggling with indecision:

"Why don’t we try to resolve this privately if possible, each side taking a step back to avoid too ugly of a scene since we are in the same industry."

Director's inner voice: "How to resolve this amicably... Can it get any uglier..."

The director's assistant bowed her head looking at her phone keeping up with developments. At the moment, passersby and fans were mostly taking Qin Wei's side, while the diligent water army, having taken money, was still enthusiastically battling the various factions.

"Another artist has announced withdrawal from the competition..."

The assistant said softly.

The faces of those at the meeting became even more unsightly.

[An Xing UU: Due to work arrangements, I am withdrawing from the recording of "Unfurl the Sails Against the Wind" Sister Program starting today. Thanks for the encounter.]

Yet another unilateral withdrawal announcement.

Followed quickly by reposts of the two previous posts made by the official accounts, with an additional line:

[An Xing UU: Senior sister is the best! Senior sister has great prospects!]

...

This matter had become quite a hot topic online. Since there were no new developments, artists from other agencies participating in the show adopted a wait-and-see attitude. The program team specifically went to An Xing Entertainment's office, hoping to resolve this privately.

"Let's treat this as a misunderstanding!"

The director said while taking out his laptop, pulling up the proposal they had meticulously prepared:

"For subsequent performances, we have adopted Teacher Qin's suggestion of real name voting, with a limit of 5 votes per person which cannot be exceeded. One vote is really nothing. We don’t make any money off five votes and still have to give the artists a share... We sincerely invite Teacher Qin to return and continue the competition. As a gesture of goodwill, we can guarantee her an debuted artist spot right now."

The director looked at Xu Mingchuan pleadingly.

They did not actually meet Qin Wei today. The one receiving them was An Xing's President Xu alone.

Xu Mingchuan did not bother to continue looking at the proposal they had written up, simply saying:

"The withdrawal was a collective decision by the company and artist which will be quite difficult to change... Furthermore, our artist hopes the program team can refund the voting payments to their fans."

"The total amount is nearing eight figures. We can't throw up something we've already swallowed."

The director clicked in. The Weibo posts were the same few that had been previously restricted. But one of them had over ten thousand reposts, likes, and comments each.

And those numbers were still growing.

Upon investigation, the reason turned out to be Shen Kai had liked and reposted it.

"Actor Shen? How did he get involved in this too!?"

The director seemed unable to accept Shen Kai doing such a thing. After all, he had always maintained good cooperative relations with the TV station. Not only that, when they sincerely and earnestly invited him to the first performance, he had readily agreed!

The director's hands started trembling.

Shen Kai's influence was not insignificant...

The intern had already started planning his resignation. But still felt the director was quite pitiful. Although his mind and vision were full of nothing but traffic and money, he also worked tirelessly without rest. It was just...

*Sigh*... He was too inexperienced himself and did not know where the problem lay...

Seeing the director's brain frozen in shock, the intern still could not help reminding him:

"Director, did you forget...

When the program team invited Actor Shen, it was not only because you valued his personal traffic, but also wanted to leverage the gossip about him and Teacher Qin to stir up hype for the TV station..."

The director slapped himself on the forehead. He really was muddleheaded. Shen Kai was so difficult to invite before no matter how they begged. Yet the moment Qin Wei appeared, he readily agreed. Doesn't that speak for itself?

The brat still had feelings for Qin Wei and was now speaking up for her. It was the archetypal white knight saving the damsel in distress.

He had genuinely forgotten about this trifle and furthermore never imagined Shen Kai would do such a thing...

Calls from the TV station's leadership flooded in nonstop. Another meeting was being called.

...

["Unfurl the Sails Against the Wind" Program Team: The misunderstanding has been resolved. It was due to incorrect information relayed by the TV station's intern which led to misunderstandings between both sides. After communication, we fully understand and respect the three teachers' withdrawal from the competition! The program will grow together with the artists. We look forward to even better future collaborations!]

Comments——

[What a dog program with falsified data! Refund our money!]

[The money I saved bit by bit, refund it quickly!]

[Shameless jerks! Does the program team want to stop pretending to be human? Keep buying hot searches to smear my sister? Unfortunately defamation can only be sued by the individual. Otherwise I'll be suing till you cry and beg for daddy!]

[An Xing Entertainment: Due to malicious posting of defamatory remarks causing negative impact to our artist Qin Wei, we have authorized XX Law Firm to file a lawsuit. Let this serve as a warning that the Internet is not beyond the law. Please take responsibility for your own words and actions.]

[This should have been done long ago!]

[Support safeguarding rights!]

[Crying, Lu E said for everyone to quiet down and she will handle this herself, believe she is right. The child has finally grown up...]

[The trash program wants to fleece the flock. Sister Qin is enduring all this just for our sake, though some still don't get it *sigh*...]

[Those of us who understand is enough]

[Even this passerby supports little Qin's approach]