Chapter 38
VB had become popular in the last year or two, and many people like to discuss things on VB.
The TV series adapted from the novel "Home and Country" had generated a lot of discussion because the screenwriter, director, and main actors were all highly accomplished and well-known figures in the industry. It could be said that this TV series was a hit even before it aired, and it had already trended on VB several times.
Once the review of "Home and Country" was approved, the fact that Hunan TV bought the first broadcast rights for 100 million yuan was leaked and it immediately caused a heated discussion on VB.
An investment of a hundred million would make ordinary people think, "Wow, that's a lot of money."
Actually, for those old CEOs and investors, it was not a big deal and won't take it to heart. Besides, she only broke even. Unless she invested 100 million and earns 200 million or 300 million, it won't attract their attention.
Most of the people discussing these things in high society were young. Some think that it's already good that Luo Zhengzheng didn't lose money, given it was her first time investing in a TV series and not everyone was an investment expert. This group looked at her more highly.
Some people were skeptical; predicting her downfall, believing she was just spending money to gain publicity, and possessing only the title of investor without the actual ability. They think she should just stay a good socialite and not try to do business like others.
They didn't just mouth it. Some of them even went online to VB and spouted off.
Even Su Zhilan made some veiled remarks about Luo Zhengzheng to her group of friends on VB.
Because of her few VB posts, there was a lot of gossip about Luo Zhengzheng in high society circles.
Gu Shi had overheard some gossip and seen the discussions, and told Luo Zhengzheng, "Don't worry about those things."
Luo Zhengzheng didn't care at all. With a wave of her hand, she said in a very bold manner, "My conduct is beyond reproach. History will judge whether I am right or wrong."
Gu Shi chuckled as he looked at her and teased, "Your mindset is already that of a qualified businessman."
Luo Zhengzheng then added in a literary style: "Let them say whatever they want, the breeze still caresses the mountain ridge."
After saying that, she leaned back on the bed, "I'm not afraid of what they say. Some people can't do things well themselves or are unwilling to take initiative, but like to criticize others. There's no need to argue with these people. Anyone who works hard deserves respect.."
Seeing that she was completely unaffected by external opinions, Gu Shi felt a strange sense of pride. This was his wife.
Luo Zhengzheng patted Gu Shi's arm and asked him, "Do you think this is a marketing strategy by Hunan TV? They deliberately leaked the price of the show to generate buzz and promote the drama in advance, saving on advertising costs?"
This was actually quite common in later generations.
Gu Shi glanced at her and said approvingly, "Very likely, their marketing staff are worth hiring at a high price."
Seeing his eager look, it was clear he really wanted to poach that marketing person. Luo Zhengzheng laughed and fell back onto the bed: "Go ahead and poach their marketing person. As expected of a businessman, so unethical."
Gu Shi squeezed her fingers, looking serious: "Nonsense, a good person should of course work in a good company."
Luo Zhengzheng thought to herself that this person was shameless: "Are you saying that a TV station isn't a good company?"
Gu Shi glanced at her: "What the TV station could give them, I could give them too. What the TV station can't give them, I could still give them. The key is whether they really have the ability to create value for the company."
Luo Zhengzheng looked at him: "You're really going to poach people from the TV station?"
Gu Shi nodded: "We can get someone to make contact and see what happens."
Luo Zhengzheng stared at him and said, "I admit defeat and am ashamed of myself."
Gu Shi patted her: "Don't be ashamed, I'll let you be on top."
Luo Zhengzheng: "......"
Was this flirting?
Was this flirting?
Right? Right?
Gu Shi then added, "You're quite clever to be able to see through Hunan TV's marketing strategy."
Luo Zhengzheng smiled smugly, "That's more like it."
In the morning, after Gu Shi went to work, Luo Zhengzheng got out of bed. After having breakfast, she received a call from Liu Hanyue. Liu Hanyue's voice rang out happily on the phone: "Go check VB, Fourth Younger Brother posted VB."
He hung up the phone after saying that.
Luo Zhengzheng sat lazily on the sofa, with little Jiajia lying on her lap playing with toys. She opened VB and checked her own account first, only to realize that she hadn't followed Gu Shi's VB account yet.
There was no need to search for Gu Shi's account at all. His VB post was already ranked fifteenth on the trending list, and she could find his account simply by clicking on the trending topics.
She spotted the VB he posted at a glance.
There were no pictures, just a few dry paragraphs.
Ms. Luo said: "My conduct is beyond reproach. History will judge whether I am right or wrong."
Ms. Luo added: “Let them say whatever they want, the breeze still caresses the mountain ridge”
Ms. Luo also said: “Some people can't do things well themselves or are unwilling to take initiative, but like to criticize others. There's no need to argue with these people. Anyone who works hard deserves respect.”
I agree with all of these statements.
Luo Zhengzheng blushed after reading it. Wasn't this what she said last night? The first part was fine as a quote, but the second part was her own feeling. Why did he post it online?
She scrolled through the comments below, and the first comment stood out—it was Chen Zefa's comment.
"Your Ms. Luo is very magnanimous."
Few comments followed, asking who Ms. Luo was.
The next day, the comment was posted by Liu Hanyue.
"Fourth Younger Sister-in-law is right. From now on, my idol will be Fourth Younger Sister-in-law."
Upon seeing this comment, some people asked her if Ms. Luo was President Gu's wife.
Liu Hanyue did not answer.
The third comment was posted by Director Lu, who probably also found Gu Shi's VB account through trending topics. His comment was: "Where is Ms. Luo's VB account?"
Most netizens were familiar with Director Lu, and upon seeing his comments, they jokingly criticized him, saying that he directly asked for someone's wife's VB account—did he want to get beaten up? Did he not want to be a director?
Later, some actors from TV dramas invested in by Luo Zhengzheng also posted comments, all imitating Liu Hanyue, jokingly flattering Ms. Luo for her domineering nature and saying that she would be their idol in the future.
Later, comments from other employees of the Ye Group appeared one after another, the most eye-catching being Guo Yao's comment: "President Gu is so domineering, he really supports his wife!"
This comment was followed by a string of replies, all saying, "President Gu is so domineering, he really supports his wife." They were clearly comments from Ye Group's employees.
Even a certain fruit-themed TV station jumped on the bandwagon, posting a comment: "Turn on 8 PM on January 18th to watch 'Home and Country,' produced by Ms. Luo."
Fans of "Home and Country" were blown away by this comment. They thought it was a perfect opportunity to ride the wave of popularity.
Luo Zhengzheng laughed. This fruit station's ability to find a way in and take advantage of every opportunity was amazing. They were really good at climbing up any trough.
Now Gu Shi probably felt even more strongly that the marketing person should be poached.
She thought to herself, you guys should keep a low profile, otherwise all the talent will be poached by others.
She glanced through the comments posted by acquaintances, then stopped reading. In the blink of an eye, she saw little Chengjia sitting on her lap with his little legs crossed, happily munching on an apple.
Luo Zhengzheng immediately laughed and said, "You really know how to enjoy yourself."
Little Chengjia glanced at his mom, sat up, took a piece of apple, and handed it to her: "Mom, eat apple?"
Luo Zhengzheng smilingly said, "I won't eat it, you eat it."
Little Chengjia ate the apple himself and made a deal with his mom: "After I finish apple, can we go to Uncle's house to see younger brother?"
As he grew up, his speech became increasingly clear and articulate.
Luo Zhengzheng opened her phone, intending to send a text message to Gu Shi, and said to her son without looking up, "Okay, go see younger brother."
Yu Shuang finally gave birth to a son, but parents-in-law's reaction was indifferent. It was hard to tell whether the couple was happy or disappointed.
Regardless, they got their wish of having a son.
As for little Chengjia, after becoming an older brother, he instantly felt a sense of responsibility and would visit younger brother at his third uncle's house from time to time.
Luo Zhengzheng opened Gu Shi's number and edited a message: "You actually posted what I said on VB."
Gu Shi wasn't busy today, and when he saw Luo Zhengzheng's text message, he immediately had time to reply to her: "Good words should be shared with others."
Luo Zhengzheng complained, "Originally, only the two of us knew, but now many people know. Luckily, many people don't know me."
Gu Shi: "You invest in TV series and movies, and second elder sister-in-law has also entered the entertainment industry. She's in the spotlight and will inevitably have to appear in the media. You need to be prepared."
Luo Zhengzheng: "Since I've chosen this line of work, I'm definitely well-prepared. Don't worry."
Gu Shi: "Have you had breakfast?"
Luo Zhengzheng: "I ate it."
Gu Shi: "Want to come to the company for lunch?"
Luo Zhengzheng: "Your son is going to visit his younger brother, and I'm going to have lunch with the little handsome young man. As for you, the handsome old man, enjoy your lunch time by yourself."
Gu Shi: "Truly heartless."
Luo Zhengzheng was even more ruthless than he said: "The little handsome young man gets more pampering."
Gu Shi: "......"
Luo Zhengzheng closed her phone, washed her son's face and hands, changed his clothes, picked up two bags, and left the house.
Their house was next to Yu Shuang's villa, just a few minutes away.
They could hear a baby crying before they even entered the house.
Little Chengjia was a little anxious and tugged at his mom's hand: "Mom, is younger brother crying? He must miss me."
Luo Zhengzheng glanced at him and thought to herself, "Son, you're really being presumptuous. Younger brother might be crying due to hunger or he had pooped. He's so young, he can't possibly be missing you."
Little Chengjia didn't care about any of that. He privately thought that younger brother missed him. After all, if he missed younger brother, how could younger brother not miss him?
Once inside, Yu Shuang was seen holding her son and sweating profusely with anxiety. Seeing them arrive, she said, "Please sit down first, I'll try to coax him."
Luo Zhengzheng looked over and asked, "Is he hungry?"
Yu Shuang replied, "I just fed him."
Little Chengjia ran over: "Third Aunt, younger brother misses me, let me see him."
Yu Shuang smilingly said, "Let's see after he stops crying."
Little Chengjia pulled Yu Shuang to sit on the sofa, insisting that younger brother was crying because he missed him. Yu Shuang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and could only sit down on the sofa.
Little Chengjia took out a small bell, shook it gently, and looked at his younger brother, saying, "Younger brother, elder brother is here? Don't cry."
When the younger brother heard the bell, his crying actually stopped gradually. He opened his big, dark eyes and looked at elder brother and started giggling.
Little Chengjia was extremely proud and looked at his mom and third aunt: "Now that I'm here, younger brother won’t cry."
After saying that, he said to his third aunt, "Next time younger brother cries, come and find elder brother. He won't cry if he finds elder brother."
Yu Shuang was deeply moved by him. He was already acting like an older brother at such a young age: "Alright, if younger brother cries, third aunt will bring him to you."
Luo Zhengzheng found it amusing: "He talks about younger brother every single day."
Yu Shuang glanced at her and teased, "Since he really like younger brother so much, why don't you give him a little brother or sister?"
Hearing third aunt's words, little Chengjia secretly glanced at mom. Seeing mom shake her head, he disappointedly went to tease younger brother. He couldn't think of anything for the time being, so he decided to dote younger brother.
Yu Shuang asked her, "Why don't you want to have children anymore?"
Luo Zhengzheng leaned back on the sofa: "I'm rather lazy, I don't have the energy to raise another child, I just need to take good care of Chengjia."
Yu Shuang knew she couldn't persuade her, so she stopped and started talking about other things.
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