Tao Tao's inhalation was quite loud, attracting the attention of several colleagues who were discussing the topic. Su Min turned her head:
"You don't know yet, right?" Tao Tao has been so busy lately that she doesn't even have much time to go home. In addition, she went abroad for an interview some time ago, and after returning, she sorted out the manuscripts and worked non-stop. It was normal for Su Min to not know about this.
"Some time ago, someone placed a big bet on the British CB gambling website. When no one was optimistic about "God's Redemption", he invested 500,000 yuan in it, hoping to win the grand prize by betting on "God's Redemption."
Su Min was a little excited when she said this. The incident caused a small sensation in the country at the time, but it was soon diluted with the subsequent topic of "Filmmakers of the Century".
It was brought up again recently because the grand prize won by "God's Redemption" caused a small stir in online gambling.
At that time, not many people were optimistic about "Divine Redemption". Compared with some legendary directors participating in the "Centennial Filmmakers" event, many people who participated in the betting believed that Cesare was not qualified.
What's more, Jiang Se's participation has become a variable in the eyes of many people, so when placing bets, "God's Redemption" has the highest odds.
Not many people placed bets on "God's Redemption" online, so the 500,000 yuan that Tao Tao invested not only made headlines on the British CB gambling website, but also caused a sensation in China.
"Judging from the registered status of the netizen who placed the bet at that time, it was the capital of China. Someone has already posted an analysis online." Seeing that the topic aroused Tao Tao's interest, several colleagues came over to discuss while the boss was not out:
"The person who placed the bet is either a fan or the team is hyping up the movie."
Su Min continued:
"Five hundred thousand is not a small number. As for fans, judging from the registration location and the comments left in the post at that time, it is very likely that they are Jiang Se's fans. If they are a team, then it is also possible that Jiang Se's team is trying to increase the popularity of the movie "God's Redemption"."
At this point, Su Min glanced at Tao Tao:
"The ID of this bettor is translated into English as 'Peach'," she said as if jokingly:
"If we weren't all paid, I would know you're not the type to spend so much hard-earned money. I would even doubt if you were the one who placed the bet."
When Su Min said this, colleagues around her all laughed.
In recent years, Tao Tao has become increasingly valued in the studio, and her salary has been increasing year by year.
She is not a wasteful person. After working for seven or eight years, she can come up with 500,000 yuan, but this 500,000 yuan is definitely her entire fortune. We are all ordinary working class people, and this 500,000 yuan is not a small amount. At that time, "God's Redemption" was generally not optimistic. If an ordinary person really put all his fortune on that bet, everyone would probably think that she was obsessed with chasing stars and had gone crazy.
Everyone was still laughing, but Tao Tao was already trembling all over. She opened the webpage of the British CB gambling website and muttered:
"Sister Su..."
Su Min turned around and saw that something was wrong with her expression:
"What's wrong?"
"That's me." Her voice was a little soft. When she started to speak, Su Min didn't react to what she said until Tao Tao raised her voice again and said loudly:
"The one who placed the bet is me."
As soon as she finished speaking, several colleagues who were still laughing in the office froze. Su Min stood up involuntarily. Because she was too excited, her movement even caused the chair behind her to slide backwards, making a creaking sound. She widened her eyes:
"What did you say?"
Seeing her disbelief, Tao Tao added:
"I was the one who placed a bet of 500,000 on the British CB website."
Now all the colleagues in the office heard it clearly, and regardless of the expressions of the people around her, Tao Tao opened her personal account. The money she had betted had already been credited to her account. Because many people on the Internet were generally pessimistic about "God's Redemption" at the time, the odds of this movie were high and the chances of winning were low, so the odds were as high as ten times.
Her original capital of more than 500,000 yuan had now turned into a return of nearly 6 million yuan. When Tao Tao counted the '0's in the account, her hands were shaking.
She clicked to withdraw cash back to her account, and her colleagues gathered around her without caring that it was still working hours.
The name on Tao Tao's account is indeed a recent hot figure on the British CB gambling website. Even though the money has been transferred away by users and entered the process, the records of her gambling are still there on her account, which is enough to make many people envious and jealous.
No one could explain what they felt in their hearts. The lucky guy who had been discussed for many days was right next to them. Su Min couldn't tell whether she was jealous of Tao Tao for making so much money in just a few days, or was shocked that she dared to take so much money to gamble everything.
This money is equivalent to what everyone would earn if they worked hard for a lifetime. She has a close relationship with Tao Tao and knows that this girl has been saving money for so many years just to buy a small house in the capital and have her own nest.
She was able to save more than 500,000 yuan, probably for the down payment of a house.
Now that she has five or six million, after paying taxes, not only will she not need a loan to buy a house, she can probably also buy a bigger house than her budget, or even a car.
"… "
Colleagues were filled with mixed emotions, and Tao Tao hadn't recovered from this huge surprise yet:
“I didn’t expect to win…”
On the CB website, the betting netizens who were originally extremely confident were cursing and swearing. Even 'NANA', who was the first to initiate the gambling and was very active during the process, did not show up. On the 26th, before the release of "Salvation" in North America, some people were still shouting that there was something shady about the "Filmmakers of the Century" selection.
On the 26th, after the movie was released, no one said such things anymore. The only people left were discussing the plot of "God's Redemption" and envying the biggest winner of this gamble, "Taozi".
"It's really Tao Tao."
"More than five million, Tao Tao, you are so lucky!"
"A treat, a treat!"
"Tao Tao, you've made a fortune..."
"… "
Everyone surrounded Tao Tao and talked a lot. Tao Tao was hit by a huge pie that fell from the sky and was still a little dizzy at this time.
The boss's office door was opened immediately, and a noisy sound was heard outside:
"What are you arguing about?"
Su Min was very excited. Just when she was about to say that Tao Tao had won the jackpot, she heard the boss say solemnly with a sullen face:
"Don't be idle, something big has happened."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, Tao Tao also took a deep breath, and the boss continued:
"I just got the news that Huang Yangyi and his group in Century Galaxy have already started to resign."
Longxing Studio has developed well in recent years, and the company's scale has been expanding, but the news it mainly tracks is still mainly in the entertainment industry.
Colleagues in the company are also very familiar with 'Huang Yangyi', who is a senior figure in Century Galaxy and strongly supports Tao Cen. He and Tao Cen have been friends for more than ten years.
It would be fine if Huang Yangyi was the only one to resign, but if the whole group was going through the resignation procedures, then it was very likely that something unexpected happened on Tao Cen's side.
Tao Cen has been in Century Galaxy for many years. In the minds of many people, they more or less think that the relationship between her and Century Galaxy is inseparable. When ordinary netizens think of the stars of Century Galaxy, before Jiang Se emerged, the first representative figure they think of is Tao Cen.
Under such circumstances, no one would have thought that Tao Cen would leave Century Galaxy. If the boss's guess was true and Tao Cen really wanted to terminate his contract with Century Galaxy, it would be a major news that shocked the entire China. No wonder the boss's expression was so solemn at this time.
In comparison, the news that Tao Tao won nearly six million in gambling is not worth mentioning compared to the rumors that Tao Cen and Century Galaxy "broke up".
"Currently, the phone numbers of Tao Cen's agent, assistant, and Century Galaxy-related staff are all busy. Su Min, Wang Hao, you must rush to Century Galaxy immediately." The boss named a few more people and asked everyone to continue calling the relevant personnel. "Call the other stars and agents of Century Galaxy to see if they know about this news."
Once this news breaks out and is confirmed, it may become the hot news of the year that will shock the entertainment industry at the end of the year. It may even grab a headline from "God's Redemption" dominating the screen, diverting everyone's attention originally focused on the movie.
Jiang Se also got the news quickly, and she knew much more than the media.
"After Tao Cen leaves Century Galaxy, he will open another media company."
Mo Anqi said this with a helpless look on her face.
It’s the time, the luck, and the fate.
Jiang Se's film won the honor of the best film of the "100 Years of Filmmakers". It had the best timing, location and people. The box office response was good after it was released overseas, and the domestic publicity was even more sufficient.
Riding on the rare momentum of the "Centennial Filmmakers" award that is held every three years, in addition to the trailers released by the film company one after another to make people excited, the music in the movie had already spread before the movie was released, the pre-sale box office of the movie also broke the historical record, and the grand occasion of hard-to-get tickets made this movie a hot topic.
Industry insiders can even guarantee that this movie is already on track to top the box office in China.
If the news about Tao Cen comes out now, it will destroy this "momentum" and it will be difficult to consolidate it.
Once the topic of "God's Redemption" is interrupted and the audience's attention is diverted, it will not only affect the audience's enthusiasm, but will also cause a huge blow to the box office.
Die-hard fans will still pay for movies, and moviegoers will willingly go to the cinema because of their love for the movie, but after the curiosity of some passers-by is diverted, they are unlikely to watch the movie.
Unless there is another wave of hot topics about the movie at this time to suppress Tao Cen, the movie will eventually face a situation of starting high and ending low. It is estimated that this will result in Jiang Se's first participation in a large foreign production, but he will eventually become famous abroad, but the response in China will be mediocre. It feels like "flowers bloom inside the wall, but the fragrance is outside the wall."
Jiang Se is currently targeting the international market, but her focus is still on the domestic market. Once the news is suppressed by Tao Cen at this time, it will give people the feeling that her "morale" is still suppressed by Tao Cen.
It is very important whether Tao Cen’s news comes out at this time.
Century Galaxy knows the interests involved and will probably try to suppress the news, or at least wait until "God's Redemption" is over and the box office situation has been determined before revealing the news.
But Tao Cen is a smart person. Since she proposed to terminate the contract at this time, it proves that this idea did not come to her one or two days ago.
She must have thought it over carefully, and just brought up this topic at the most "appropriate" time, and then exaggerated the topic, using this opportunity to hit Jiang Se's "fame" to prove that her influence in China is still unique.
The company's plan may not necessarily make her surrender. If she burns her boats and confirms her "breakup" with Century Galaxy at this time, the topic will be swayed and it will be difficult to pull it back.
"what to do?"
Mo Anqi was a little at a loss. She was just an assistant, and the person who could handle this urgent public relations matter should have been Xia Chaoqun.
But she went to France a few days ago to negotiate an endorsement contract with Melovin for Jiang Se, and is not in the country now.
It was too sudden for Tao Cen to propose termination of the contract at this time, and there was no room for redemption. Even though Xia Chaoqun had been reminded by the chairman early in the morning, Melovin's half-negotiated contract could not be thrown away at will.
Once it is thrown away, it will probably be like what happened to Carolus shampoo, which was taken advantage of by others.
"Sister Xia has entered the contract signing stage."
Mo Anqi tried hard not to panic and said, "I've already called and said that I'll deal with the matter as soon as possible and rush back to clean up the mess." Without Xia Chaoqun, the team seemed to have lost its backbone.
Even though Xia Chaoqun said on the phone that he would rush back to China as soon as possible, no one knew how long this "as soon as possible" would take.
The most urgent task is to stop Tao Cen from revealing the news of his separation from Century Galaxy at this time. Although Mo Anqi knows what is going on, she is probably powerless to stop it even if she wants to.
Several assistants were a little flustered, but Jiang Se was still preparing for the Chinese premiere of "God's Redemption" in the evening.
Compared to the ugly faces of the assistants, Jiang Se was much calmer. In the past, Xia Chaoqun was adept at handling this kind of public relations. She didn't need to worry about or ask about anything that was not related to filming. She only needed to focus on doing what she was supposed to do.
"Sese, what should we do?"
Mo Anqi bit her lip, put her hands together and wiped her face, trying to suppress her panic: "Sister Xia said that we should hold on for the next few days."
On the crew side, Cesare and Donald have first-class influence internationally, but in China, they are still a little behind Tao Cen in terms of traffic. In the end, the one who can compete with Tao Cen for topics is still Jiang Se.
The competition between her and Tao Cen is not only in the movie, but also in public opinion, popularity and topicality, and she cannot be suppressed by Tao Cen.
"As long as we can divert the topic away from Tao Cen, that'll be fine."
Jiang Se had already put on her makeup for the premiere tonight. In the lounge that the IMAX theater had prepared for tonight's "protagonists", she looked at her panicked assistant and seemed to have a plan in mind:
"Sister Chaoqun said she would hold on, but did she ever say how serious the situation could get?" (To be continued)