Chapter 274 The Vicious Nature of Capital

"Singing Loudly" ended perfectly on Donghai Satellite TV, and its ratings broke Donghai Satellite TV's ratings record in the past five years.

The peak ratings of the final live broadcast reached 2.51%, making it the highest-rated seasonal variety show in China this year.

This means that "Singing Loudly" will be the king of variety show ratings this year.

Domestic TV stations have finally discovered the code for ratings. All TV series and variety shows involving Fang Xing will be huge hits.

Not only are they huge hits, but the songs on the show are also valuable.

Either it was forwarded and praised by the national department's official WeChat account, or it was selected as the Olympic song.

Such valuable songs cannot be obtained by hard work.

However, this type of songs kept appearing in Fang Xing's hands.

The popularity of "Singing Out Loud" has once again proved this point.

Therefore, after the live broadcast of the "Sing Out Loud" finals, more and more TV stations and video platforms contacted Fang Xing's friends, companies, and agents through various connections and channels to inquire about the subsequent work plans.

Whether it’s a variety show or a TV series, there are people who want to invest.

A few weeks after the finals of "Sing Out Loud", Fang Xing was constantly invited by leaders of various TV stations.

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"Singing Loudly" not only broke the ratings record in the past five years on Donghai Satellite TV, but the number of plays on Penguin Video is also amazing.

One week after the finals, the total number of views for the entire season of "Sing Out Loud" exceeded 5 billion.

Penguin Video also celebrated with a banner on its homepage.

Of course, these 5 billion views include all video content such as full-length films, exclusive editions, VIP member-exclusive behind-the-scenes content, etc.

Moreover, this playback volume is not the final playback volume.

After the finals, "Singing Loudly" still occupied the top three positions on the variety show charts.

On the day when Penguin Video's homepage celebrated that the full season of "Sing Out Loud" had exceeded 5 billion views, it once again topped the popular list.

Not just penguin videos.

"Sing Out Loud" is available on all major online platforms.

From three days before the final to one week after the final, the hot searches on Weibo never stopped.

Live streaming platforms are also covering songs from "Sing Out Loud".

"Chasing Dreams" and "Really Love You" started the left-right competition mode on the music charts, and they competed with themselves for the charts.

If analyzed carefully, everyone in the industry knows that one of the reasons why the finals of "Sing Out Loud" is so popular is Tan Zhiguan.

As a popular music king, Tan Zhiguan can handle the ratings himself.

However, the person who finally stood on the cusp of the storm was Fang Xing.

This caused Tan Zhiguan to disappear from public view for a while after the finals.

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Besides that, the most uncomfortable person is Chen Lipeng.

Because he was the driving force behind the operation of this final, he spent a lot of money, but he failed to achieve his goal.

Although Pengcheng Capital is mainly controlled by the Chen family, in fact, an investment company of this level will have cross-shareholdings with other large capitals.

Therefore, the project run by Chen Lipeng this time obviously suffered a loss, and a lot of it.

Not much money was made, nor was the reputation gained, which also caused the valuation of Mailin Records to drop a bit.

In this case, Chen Lipeng must give an explanation to the other shareholders of Pengcheng Capital.

Of course, there are actually many ways to explain this.

For the shareholders of the company, there is only one goal, and that is to make money.

If you lose money on one project, you can make up for it on other projects.

After knowing that Tan Zhiguan could not win the championship, Chen Lipeng had already thought of various possibilities.

The valuation of Mailin Records has dropped, Tan Zhiguan's value has dropped, and next year's endorsement contract has shrunk.

Chen Lipeng thought about the doubts from Pengcheng Capital shareholders and a series of other things.

He no longer cares about Tan Zhiguan's situation. What he has to deal with is the capital behind it. Tan Zhiguan is said to be the king of the music industry, but in the eyes of capital, he is just a money-making tool.

the next day.

After Chen Lipeng finished handling the matter at hand, he immediately rushed home to discuss with the old man at home to resolve this matter.

In fact, the Chen family has absolute controlling rights in Pengcheng Capital, so the shareholders' doubts are only a minor crisis, not to the extent of breaking their bones.

However, if it is not handled well and major shareholders withdraw their shares, investors will lose confidence in Pengcheng Capital.

Therefore, this matter still needs to be handled safely.

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The next night.

After Chen Lipeng finished socializing, he returned to Shengtian Zunpin.

As soon as the car entered the garage of the villa, Chen Wenhan came up to say hello: "Second uncle, what happened last night? Why did Fang Xing win the championship again? Didn't he say that he wanted to help Tan Zhiguan win the championship?"

Because of the previous incident in "Blood Rain", Chen Lipeng was not very satisfied with his nephew. Moreover, Chen Wenhan was not able to interfere with the company's affairs.

Chen Lipeng replied casually: "Read your book carefully and don't ask questions that shouldn't be asked."

When Chen Wenhan heard this, his expression turned cold.

Ever since he was a child, he has been regarded as a genius by the old man of the Chen family.

The Chen family's commercial success is partly due to their reputation as a "music family."

This means that music is the foundation and foundation of the Chen family.

And it has to be elegant music, like a violinist.

Chen Wenhan is a musical genius trained by the old man of the Chen family, who is preparing to gain honor and status in the upper class for the Chen family.

In the past twenty years, Chen Wenhan did meet the requirements of the Chen family.

Therefore, Chen Wenhan is the most favored among the many nephews of the Chen family, and he has received the best resources since he was a child.

The Chen family also created the character of Chen Wenhan as a musical genius and an upper-class nobleman.

This character design is also very useful, especially when used to play with women, it is easy to capture.

It can be said that Chen Wenhan's first twenty-six years of life were as smooth as if he had been given the protagonist's script and had been kneeled and licked by others since he was a child.

It wasn't until last year's Paganini International Violin Competition that something unexpected happened in his life.

Originally, the Paganini International Violin Competition was just a little accident.

Although Chen Wenhan did not win the gold medal, he also won third place.

The Paganini Competition is one of the most valuable competitions in the violin world, and getting a ranking is enough to show off.

Therefore, he just didn't get the gold medal, and it wasn't really a waterloo.

For ordinary people, getting third place is enough to become famous.

But in Chen Wenhan's opinion, this was the only setback in his twenty-six years of life, and he lost to an undergraduate from the same school.

This was the reason why he really couldn't accept it.

Later, the more he saw Fang Xing making all the changes in the entertainment industry, the more dissatisfied he became. He also wanted to enter the entertainment industry and become the emperor of the entertainment industry.

Moreover, with the resources of the Chen family, it should not be too simple to promote him as a prince.

Therefore, as soon as he debuted, he starred in the S-level production "Blood Rain Jiang Hu".

It's a pity that this S-level martial arts drama is very thorough.

If he had just thrown himself into the street, he wouldn't have been that uncomfortable.

It's just a loss of some money. He doesn't care at all. Besides, it's the family's money that's lost, not the money in his hands.

What really made him uncomfortable was that "Wulin Gaiden", which was competing with "Blood Rain Jiang Hu", exploded and exploded into a mess.

Even "Wulin Gaiden" has been airing for half a year, and it is still ranked first on the comedy category hot list. And judging from the trend, it is likely to stay on the list for a long time.

There is no harm without contrast.

This made Chen Wenhan feel more and more unhappy the more he looked at Fang Xing. Even when he occasionally met Lu Xiang'er in school, he felt angry and had nowhere to vent.

This time.

Fang Xing stepped on Tan Zhiguan, the king recommended by the Chen family, and won the championship of "Singing Out Loud".

Chen Wenhan was even more unhappy, so he wanted to ask what was going on.

He has been exposed to it since childhood and knows that Pengcheng Capital's dominance in the music industry is not based on luck, but on strength.

Therefore, with Pengcheng Capital operating behind it and Tan Zhiguan’s own strength and popularity, it is impossible not to win the championship.

He felt that there must be something wrong here, so he chose to question his second uncle Chen Lipeng.

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However, Chen Lipeng had a lot of things to deal with now, and he was not in the mood to take care of his nephew's emotions. After giving him a lesson, he went directly into the house and went to the study on the first floor to meet Chen Xingye, the old man of the Chen family.

After Chen Lipeng closed the study door, he put on a slightly respectful expression and said, "Dad, the project was not completed this time."

Chen Xingye is over 70 years old, with gray hair, but his eyes are still sharp.

He raised his hand and said, "Okay, I know everything. Tell me what you think and how you want to remedy it?"

Chen Lipeng had actually thought about it clearly before he came, but he still pondered for a moment before replying: "Dad, Songshi Records has gained momentum too quickly, and the song has just ended and the popularity of the song is also very high.

“To press turquoise records now is completely half the effort with half the effort.

“So, the best thing to do is to deal with it coldly and let this storm pass first.

"As for this loss, we can make up for it from other places."

Chen Xingye nodded silently.

As the real helmsman of the Chen family, although Chen Lipeng has handed over Pengcheng Capital to take care of it, when really big things happen, his second son still has to come back to him to discuss it.

It can be said that the foundation of the Chen family was built through the hard work of Chen Xingye.

Being able to achieve this level, Chen Xingye sees many things more clearly than young people.

The current situation of Pine Rock Records is a black swan in business. Once it appears, it is unreasonable.

In this case, the best way is to let it dry for a while and wait for the fierce momentum of the turquoise record to pass before dealing with it.

As for the loss of Pengcheng Capital this time, the easiest way is to make up for it from other places.

What shareholders want is to make money. As long as they can make money back, everything else is easy.

Chen Xingye pondered for a moment and asked, "Where are you going to make up for it?"

Chen Lipeng smiled and said: "Dachuan Audio has been discussing financing with us for more than half a year, and the first batch of financing has been released.

“If we withdraw our investment now, Dachuan Audio’s capital chain will be cut off immediately.

"Then Lu Jianchuan can only wait for bankruptcy and liquidation. At that time, it will only cost one-fifth or even less to acquire Dachuan Audio.

"Then we can split it up and sell it. Not only can we make up for the loss this time, but we can also double the profit."

After hearing this suggestion, Chen Xingye pondered for a moment and asked: "Isn't it that the relationship between our two families is not bad? Isn't this inappropriate?"

Chen Lipeng shook his head and said: "Actually, the two of us have nothing to do with each other. We can only be considered acquaintances. When the time comes, when we acquire Dachuan Audio, we won't need to do it in the name of Pengcheng Capital. We will find another investment company to make the acquisition."

Chen Xingye frowned and asked: "But last time I heard that Wenhan and his mother were guests at their home. Do you want to ask Wenhan what he thinks first? It is better not to do too much to save face."

At this moment.

The door of the study room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. Chen Wenhan walked in and said loudly: "No need to ask, I am not familiar with that family, so I just did as my second uncle said and let Dachuan Audio go bankrupt and liquidated."

When Chen Xingye saw his grandson barging in, he frowned, but didn't say anything. He nodded and said, "Let's do it. You have to be clean from beginning to end when doing it. The company that acquired Dachuan Audio can't be on the same page as our family." Has anything to do with it.”

Chen Lipeng nodded and replied: "I know how to do this, so I will make arrangements now."

Chen Xingye waved his hand and asked his second son to go down and do some work.

After Chen Lipeng left.

Chen Wenhan walked up to Chen Xingye and said, "Grandpa, the second uncle's method this time is really good."

Chen Xingye smiled and lectured: "Eavesdropping is not a good habit."

"Is there anything else at home that I can't know?" Chen Wenhan has been favored since he was a child, and there is never anything he can't do at home.

"You were born to be an artist. Don't get involved in business matters. Remember to practice the piano well. From now on, you will be the sun of the Chen family. The Chen family needs your light to shine." Chen Xingye warned.

"I know, my violin skills have basically reached its peak. What I lack is just fame." Chen Wenhan replied.

"By the way, didn't you and your mother visit Lu Jianchuan's house last time? Why are we not familiar with them again?" Chen Xingye asked.

"I don't want to mention this matter. Anyway, I support my second uncle's decision, so I should teach them a lesson." Chen Wenhan didn't want to mention that incident.

Chen Xingye smiled and said: "Leave all business matters to your second uncle. You are an artist and you have to distance yourself from the smell of copper.

"As for Dachuan Audio, don't mention it to anyone. Our Chen family is a musical family and we won't do such evil things. Do you understand?"

Chen Wenhan nodded in agreement: "Don't worry. With my brain, I know what to do and what not to do."

Chen Xingye coughed and said in a slightly stern tone: "I heard that you have been very close to that female star named Song recently. It's OK to have fun, but you can't be entangled. You should give money to our family. Not everyone can enter the door. I have other plans regarding your marriage."

Chen Wenhan smiled and said: "Don't worry. I'm just having fun and I'll get rid of it after a while."

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