Sheng Min found out about the company’s affairs on that day.
A senior who had worked with him in the previous drama sent him a message asking him to help promote the new drama. Sheng Min then posted a promotional blog for him, replied to a few fans' messages, and also took a look at the private messages backstage.
He promoted "Yi Yu" when it was first launched, and many fans got into this game because of Sheng Min. They reached new levels and shared their new equipment in his private messages. Sheng Min opened the private message and just scrolled through it casually, but saw the news of plagiarism.
Sheng Min's eyes twitched. The fans were complaining as if to vent their anger, but their comments were unclear. Following the key words, he quickly found related posts.
Sheng Min clicked on a trial video. He had downloaded "A Corner" and had been playing it ever since, without missing any updates. Recently, he has been busy with a drama and has logged in less frequently, but he could still see the sense of déjà vu at a glance.
The more he looked, the worse his expression became. He stepped out and frowned as he read the blog posts that were full of discussions.
Since the launch of "Yi Yu", it has been ranked first in the download volume list of business mobile games for several consecutive months. It has a large audience. In addition to the posts for fun, there are also many people who are systematically analyzing the rise of Yuan Yi to the sudden launch of "Void Island". The angles are different, but the conclusions are the same. This is definitely not fair competition in the game market. "Yi Yu" was targeted by someone.
Negative.
This word is used very accurately.
This reminded Sheng Min of the Li family’s villa which had never seen sunlight for years.
After exiting the webpage, he subconsciously wanted to call Li Xuan, but the relaxed look on Li Xuan's face when he left in the morning appeared in front of his eyes again.
"Liar... so stubborn."
The call was never made. Sheng Min gritted his teeth and cursed softly. He wanted to post something for "Yi Yu" to stabilize the situation, but when his fingertips touched the screen, he hesitated.
No, Sheng Min calmed down and managed to keep himself steady. He had been live streaming for several hours because of "A Corner". In order to maximize the effect, he was very natural from beginning to end and tried not to let people see that it was a promotion... But if he showed up again as soon as something happened, it would be hard not to arouse suspicion.
Sheng Min didn't mind, he had many fans and haters, he was used to being scolded. He also admitted that he was selfish in this matter and it was not fair, but if it affected the game itself, and Li Xuan's efforts and hard work were attributed to marketing, it would be easy to rebound if someone with ulterior motives guided him a little at this sensitive time, and the gain would not outweigh the loss.
It is not easy for him to show up, at least not now. Sheng Min bit his knuckles unconsciously. After a few days, when the limelight has died down a little, it might be more effective to slightly mention it as an ordinary player.
But now, we can't just sit there and wait for death...
Sheng Min's mind was working quickly, but he had never taken his own affairs so seriously. After thinking it over, he called Liu Yinying.
"You don't come here for no reason, what's wrong?"
After the last variety show, both of them were filming their own dramas. As they were busy with work, they didn’t contact each other very often. Liu Yinying smiled as she picked up the phone.
Sheng Min briefly explained what happened, and naturally did not mention his relationship with Li Xuan. He only said that they were friends and asked her for help.
"Guiding public opinion, huh? What? Are you laughing at me for having so many trolls and marketing accounts?" The little girl was not annoying even when she was coquettish. "But I have played this game before. Do you have friends who make games? What's the connection? You put so much effort into it. I'm jealous."
"Anyway, thank you for your help. I'll pay for it later..."
"Hey, I was just joking, why did you take it so seriously?" Liu Yinying interrupted him unhappily, "Please don't be so distant with me, okay? You usually introduce resources to me, why didn't you ask me for money? It's just a small matter, I'll ask someone to do it later."
Sheng Min forced a smile: "Thank you."
"No need to thank me. We've known each other for many years." Liu Yinying said, and casually chatted with him about her recent work. "By the way, Xiaomin, I've accepted the role in "Amazing Photos" and will be joining the crew next month."
"The one directed by Zhang? It's pretty good. You're tired of modern dramas and want to act in ancient costume dramas."
"What's good about that? I'm the second female lead, carrying a sedan chair for others..." She sighed, "But I heard that this play seems to have given you a script and wants you to play the male lead, right? Why don't you take it? I really want to act with you."
"After Wei Yang Liu, I received many scripts for period dramas, but the characters were all pretty much the same, too repetitive."
"I heard that you haven't accepted any modern dramas..." Liu Yinying muttered, paused for a moment, and asked him warily, "Xiao Min... You're not going to quit the industry like they said, are you?"
Sheng Min was startled and pursed his lips: "Who said that?"
"A lot of people have been saying it. My agent mentioned it. I heard people talking about it when I was recording a variety show a few days ago. It's just that if you hadn't called me, I wouldn't have asked you about this kind of thing. I bumped into you today." Liu Yinying seemed to have moved to another place and was much quieter. "It can't be true, right? Was it just a rumor spread by your management company?"
"Why do you say that?"
"You're afraid that other companies will snatch you away. It's true that you haven't renewed your contract yet, right? You don't have to hide this from me. I'm well-informed." Liu Yinying said with a proud tone.
"I didn't mean to hide it from you." Sheng Min hesitated for a short moment.
"Think about it, as long as you don't renew your contract, the impact will be set in stone. It's normal to spread rumors that you have no ambition to succeed, so that other companies won't sign you. But it's really disgusting." Liu Yinying said with disdain, "Besides, I think it's useless. You're popular, so there will be a lot of people eyeing you. If they really want to poach you, this rumor is nothing. A lot of management companies have contacted you recently, right? My boss should have contacted you as well, right, Xiaomin?"
"You really know everything." Sheng Min was helpless.
Actually, what Liu Yinying said was not without reason. Since the last drama was finished, he has not accepted any new scripts. He himself has heard similar rumors. In fact, it has only been a month. In the circle, it is normal to not accept any dramas for two or three months. It's just that when the contract is about to expire, of course more people pay attention to it.
These days, Zhang Zhihua kept sending him various scripts and frequently urged him to renew his contract. His attitude was naturally the same as Zhang Shan's...
"Of course. I think my boss is okay. He's better than you anyway. And if you negotiate now, it will be easy to get a higher price. But it depends on your own ideas. Or do you want to work alone? Then you can recruit me as well."
"Once you start talking, there's no limit to it." Sheng Min smiled, and his eyes glanced at the Phoenix in the corner of the living room. Before Li Xuan came to pick him up yesterday, Sheng Min received a call from Zhang Zhihua, saying that Zhang Shan would return to N City in the next few days and would come to discuss the contract with him in person.
"You don't know my sister's personality... You might as well sign it earlier. The conditions we offer you are good enough." Zhang Zhihua said.
"Xiao Min?" Liu Yinying called him, "Hey, is the signal bad? Why is there suddenly no sound?"
"Sorry, I wasn't paying attention. What did you say?"
"Say I'll come work for you."
"How can I afford you?"
"I can afford it, I can afford it. You're so pretty, I'm lucky." Liu Yinying seemed careless, but he had been in the entertainment industry for so many years and was a shrewd person. He asked Sheng Min a few more questions because he was familiar with him, but when he saw that he gave a vague answer, he didn't ask any more questions and just said, "I'm recording a show, I have to go over. If you really open a studio, please save a place for me."
"Okay." Sheng Min smiled and reminded her, "Over there in the game..."
"Remember that. You are a person who never asks for help from others. It's rare that you ask me for help. I will definitely take care of it for you."
Liu Yinying acted very quickly. In just an hour, some big V came out to guide public opinion, from professional game bloggers to professional players, and even the chairman of a game association. I don't know where he got such great ability, but he cited various domestic and foreign cases and directly raised the harm to the level of malicious imitation affecting the development of the domestic game industry. The blog post was written in a fluent and powerful manner, and it was quickly forwarded. Those posts advocating "Nothingness Island" were suppressed. Half an hour after being on the real-time hot spot, Sheng Min received a call from Li Xuan.
At first, neither of them spoke. It was a rare moment of silence between them. Sheng Min originally wanted to scold him, but when she heard his breathing, she could not utter a single harsh word except for feeling heartbroken.
After a while, Li Xuan finally spoke: "Sheng Min, I..."
"What's wrong with you?" Sheng Min didn't let him finish. He sighed and cursed him in a low voice, "Fool."
Li Xuan laughed instead of being scolded, with his usual lazy smile, and said not to worry.
I know it's useless to say this, my heart is on the other person, how can I not worry at the slightest sign of trouble.
"I'm not worried about you." Sheng Min sat at the dining table and reached out to pick off a slightly yellow leaf. "Don't worry about me either. I just got a few books. I won't be bored at home."
Li Xuan hummed, and Sheng Min heard Qi Boyuan's voice again, and knew that he was probably busy at the moment: "I have porridge in the pot. I'm hungry, so I'll go eat first. You should remember to eat too, and don't take your health lightly when you're busy."
"Okay." Li Xuan agreed obediently, "I'll go later."
"Don't think about everything on your own." Before hanging up the phone, Sheng Min said calmly and firmly, "You still have me."