Cherry Entertainment Company.
Feng Tianming sat in the reception room, waiting quietly. He had been here for an hour, but showed no sign of impatience.
There was no other way; the person he was about to meet was the head of Cherry Entertainment, the third son of the Jiangnan Wei Family, Wei Jiansheng.
He dared not be impatient.
Wei Jiansheng had just returned from a vacation abroad and wanted to meet Feng Tianming. Feng Tianming came immediately, but upon arrival, he learned that Wei Jiansheng was in a meeting, so he waited there.
Earlier today, Feng Tianming had gone to Wenyue Company, attempting to blackmail Lin Fan with some photos, but failed, only realizing then that he was played by Lin Fan.
Feng Tianming was still fuming, thinking about how to get back at Lin Fan. If it werenât for Wei Jianshengâs summons, he would have gone back to discuss with Feng Wanshan.
Being slapped in the face by Lin Fan yet again, he was unwilling to accept it.
Besides relying on his father Feng Wanshan, Feng Tianming also had some expectations of Wei Jiansheng. If Wei Jiansheng could also deal with Lin Fan, that would be ideal, as Wei Jiansheng had a powerful background, being the son of the richest man in Jiangnan, and Lin Fan certainly wouldnât be his match.
"Mr. Feng, Mr. Wei has finished his meeting. You can go see him now," a secretary in professional attire came in.
Feng Tianming hastily stood up, tidied his clothes, and nervously said, "Thank you."
He couldnât help but be nervous. Who was Wei Jiansheng? Someone Feng Tianming wouldnât dare provoke, nor could afford to provoke!
Following the secretary, he entered a very spacious office. The officeâs decor was extremely luxurious and high-end, something only the wealthy could afford.
In front of the bright floor-to-ceiling window, a middle-aged man sat on an office chair. This man wore glasses and had a neat, genteel appearance. He wore casual clothes, seemingly laid-back, but this outfit was actually a custom luxury brand that ordinary people could neither afford nor find.
"Mr. Wei." Feng Tianming immediately bowed, very humbly.
This middle-aged man was Wei Jiansheng!
"Youâre here. Have a seat." Wei Jiansheng smiled, appearing very affable.
Feng Tianming sat down on the sofa, facing Wei Jiansheng.
Feng Tianming awkwardly smiled and said, "Mr. Wei, you called me over. Is there anything you would like to instruct?"
Wei Jiansheng said, "Tianming, do you know why I originally acquired your company?"
For Mr. Wei to bring this up right away seemed ominous. Feng Tianming was a bit nervous, trying hard to organize his thoughts, chuckling, "Um...Mr. Wei probably sees potential in the companyâs development."
Wei Jiansheng nodded, "Youâre half-right. Whether a company can grow depends on the people! It was you that I saw value in."
Feng Tianming was flattered, "Thank you, Mr. Wei."
Wei Jiansheng said, "The entertainment industry is a very lucrative field, thereâs money everywhere; itâs just about whether you know how to pick it up. When I established Cherry Entertainment, thatâs what I had my eye on. In the end, it all boils down to money! Money is the key to everything, my main focus. However, making money in this field isnât easy. Do you know how high the cost is to make an artist popular? Itâs very high, unimaginably high! In todayâs era of traffic, the cost of acquiring exposure is increasingly expensive. In any industry, people must constantly progress or else they fall behind. Although Iâm known as an entertainment mogul, even I can become outdated if Iâm not careful."
Feng Tianming listened quietly, not knowing what Wei Jiansheng was getting at.
Wei Jiansheng continued, "After the Creation Star program aired, I realized there was another way to play the game: using popularity to determine debut positions. This is a perfect star-making model. Every contestant who debuts is a future traffic star, even potentially a traffic giant. Unfortunately, I was behind and missed being the first to try it. But I donât want to be left behind. I still want a piece of the action. Your girl groupâs overall strength is excellent, and Iâm optimistic, so Iâm handing this opportunity to you."
As a bigwig in the entertainment circle, Wei Jiansheng had made some stars popular in the past, but as time changed, the stars under him gradually lost their fame, with significant popularity loss.
Facing this situation, even Wei Jiansheng didnât have a good solution for a time, because in this era, making a star famous is not an easy task.
It wasnât until the Creation Star program aired that Wei Jiansheng realized there was this new way to create stars.
After some investigation, he set his eyes on Feng Tianmingâs girl group, believing they would perform well in Creation Star.
Cherry Entertainment then extended an olive branch to Feng Tianming.
Since it was Wei Jiansheng, Feng Tianming had no hesitation and immediately agreed to the acquisition, and soon announced the merger with Cherry Entertainment.
Wei Jiansheng naturally placed high hopes on Feng Tianming, and Feng Tianming had once thumped his chest and promised that he would not let Wei Jiansheng down.
All along, Feng Tianming had indeed done quite well. On one hand, he successfully reduced Ning Xiaoyueâs ranking significantly by targeting her. At the same time, his A-Class Playerâs performance steadily improved, entering a debut position before the finals.
Everyone thought it was a secure win this time, including Wei Jiansheng.
Wei Jiansheng went abroad for a vacation with peace of mind.
However, when he returned from vacation, he found that Feng Tianming had already failed, and his A-Class Player had been eliminated!
At this point, Feng Tianming finally understood why Wei Jiansheng called him in today. It was certainly not to praise him, but clearly to question him.
Realizing this, Feng Tianming couldnât help but break into a cold sweat.
"Mr. Wei, please let me explain..." Feng Tianming struggled to explain.
"Explain what? Explain why you failed?" Wei Jianshengâs face turned cold, "Failure is failure, donât give me excuses!"
Wei Jianshengâs face instantly turned icy, rendering him terrifying.
Feng Tianming was so frightened that he slid off the sofa and fell to his knees with a thud.
"Mr. Wei, Iâm sorry about failing, but I really did my best. Itâs not my fault, itâs all because of Lin Fan!" Feng Tianming hurriedly said.
At this moment, Wei Jiansheng was extremely angry. Ever since learning about the results of the talent show, he had been furious.
For no other reason than he had bet on the wrong horse, placing his hopes on Feng Tianming, and Feng Tianming had failed. This meant his chance of getting a piece of the action was gone.
Failing to debut as a group, even if there is still some traffic temporarily, in the long run, it will soon be lost, rendering it worthless!
As a bigwig in the entertainment circle, where would Wei Jiansheng put his face? He didnât want to accept such a failure!
"Lin Fan, thatâs the capital behind Ning Xiaoyue, the richest man in Yun City, Lin Fan!" Wei Jiansheng said.
Feng Tianming said, "Exactly, this guy is extremely cunning. We were all played by him. Originally, I was about to bring down Ning Xiaoyue, but who knew he would fight back, even shutting down Yun City Daily? He deliberately let Ning Xiaoyueâs rankings drop, confusing the outside world. I let my guard down and didnât continue targeting her."