62: Chapter 62 Donating to Gain Popularity

"Welcome back, three heroes!" Li Qian raised both hands, making a gesture to embrace them.

Chen Shaoping naturally extended his hands, but Li Qian shot him a glance and he immediately dodged.

"Single dog, scram!"

After she finished speaking, she walked straight up and hugged Wang Bo.

Chen Shaoping and Zhou Bule exchanged a smile, shook their heads helplessly, and got into the back seat of the car first.

A few minutes later, the two were still shamelessly hugging, showing no intention of letting go, which made Chen Shaoping a bit annoyed.

Even dog food needs to be rationed; how can they keep feeding it?

He poked half his head out of the car window and shouted, "Sister Qian, either drop us off first, or Zhou Bule and I can give up our seats for you two?"

Li Qian finally let go of Wang Bo, not at all shy. "I let you watch for free without charging you, and you're still complaining?"

"Oh my! Sister Qian, if there's any R-rated content, I wouldn't mind paying," Chen Shaoping said teasingly.

Zhou Bule poked his head out, smiled, and said weakly, "CEO Li, I can also pay."

Li Qian glared fiercely at the two of them, feigning anger, "Da Ping, you drive. Zhou Bule, you sit in the passenger seat."

Chen Shaoping secretly smirked, "Idiot, you're driving, huh?"

Wang Bo, who was just showing off, immediately perked up. After putting his things away, he obediently walked to the driver's seat.

On the way back to the company, Li Qian felt that the three of them had something on their minds, but seeing the two in the back already asleep, she didn't ask further.

Back at the company.

The others weren't there. Zhang Ying was recording a music video, and Zhan Tingting and Wang Xinning had gone to study and help out.

After everyone sat down, Chen Shaoping asked, "Sister Qian, has the 2 million bonus arrived?"

"It has. I'll call the new accountant to let her meet the company's real boss."

Li Qian spoke as she walked, and by the time she finished, she was already at the door.

Only one day away, and the company had new staff again. Chen Shaoping was quite looking forward to it.

Soon, a short, petite girl with a pure appearance followed Li Qian in.

"CEO Chen, her name is Wu Xiaoli. She just graduated from university and is currently responsible for the company's finances," Li Qian introduced.

Wu Xiaoli bowed slightly and said earnestly, "CEO Chen, although I just graduated, I will study hard."

"Good, good! The company is short on people. You need to get up to speed quickly and be able to handle things independently."

Seeing the somewhat reserved Wu Xiaoli, Chen Shaoping didn't forget to encourage her.

Then he said to Li Qian, "Sister Qian needs to transfer 200,000 to me. The promised donation must naturally be honored."

"Okay, Wu Xiaoli will handle it shortly."

"Sister Qian, I think we can also donate another 200,000 in the company's name, can't we?"

Wang Bo immediately objected, "Da Ping, 200,000 is still money, and besides, we're not rich right now."

"If we really want to donate, we can donate more once the company is doing well."

Li Qian glanced at Wang Bo. Although she hadn't fully understood Chen Shaoping's purpose, she knew he definitely had other plans.

"Wang Bo, don't rush. Let Da Ping continue."

Chen Shaoping's lips curved into a cunning smile. "Sister Qian, spending 200,000 to ride a wave of CCTV's popularity, I don't think it's a loss at all."

"This is a win-win-win situation, at least that's what I believe."

Li Qian understood immediately and slapped her thigh, her voice growing louder.

"That's right, we used to not dare to ride CCTV's hype, but now CCTV itself is letting us ride it. It's a waste not to."

Seeing that Li Qian had no objections, Chen Shaoping's eyes lit up, and he eagerly instructed.

"Let's do it this way. Wu Xiaoli, as I just said, directly transfer 200,000 in my personal name and 2 million in the company's name to the 'Han Hong Charity Foundation'."

"After the payment is made, post all our payment vouchers and the Han Hong Charity Foundation's receipt vouchers on the company's official website and Qingbo."

"And @the 'the singer & songwriter' program team."

"Also post a message on Young Master Ping's Qingbo account."

Wu Xiaoli immediately stood up after hearing this, nodding, "Okay, CEO Chen, I'll go do it now."

"Da Ping, Zhan Tingting's group has found two people according to your wishes: one named Huang Wuqing and the other Chen Ningci. The group's name will be Feier Band."

"I think that's good. Can we arrange for them to debut?" Li Qian asked.

"Of course, you can arrange it," Chen Shaoping replied casually.

Li Qian gave him an exasperated look, scolding, "Then you should produce the songs!"

Only then did Chen Shaoping remember that he hadn't yet redeemed the songs, and he gave an awkward laugh.

"Alright, Sister Qian, I'll give them to you shortly."

"By the way, Wang Bo and Zhou Bule, you two immediately record 'rain flower stone' and then release it."

After everyone left, Chen Shaoping could finally get down to business.

He logged into Shao Ping's Qingbo account and began to browse today's trending news. To his surprise, the two hottest news items were both related to Zhang Mo.

"First item: At 2 AM today, the Kyoto Anti-Drug Squad received a public tip-off that actor Zhang Mo harbored musicians Zhou Xiao and Wu Jingshan for drug use.

Upon verification by the squad's Police Officers, the situation was confirmed, and the three individuals were arrested on the spot.

Zhou Xiao and Wu Jingshan have been placed under 15 days of administrative detention, fined 500 yuan, and ordered into compulsory drug rehabilitation.

Zhang Mo, for harboring others to use drugs, has violated Article ** of the Dragon Nation Criminal Law and has been criminally detained by the police, with criminal responsibility to be pursued."

Netizens were furious. Drug use is zero tolerance in Dragon Nation, and Zhang Mo could forget about making money again. Even his father, Zhang Guoli, was cursed by netizens.

"This kind of trash, who had everything handed to him since childhood, just seeks out these alternative thrills."

"If I had a son like that, I'd beat him to death."

"Upstairs, don't brag. If you really had a son like that, you probably wouldn't have the heart."

"Veteran Actor Zhang Guoli is out to clean up the mess. Is this the son you raised? @Actor Zhang Guoli"

...

"Second item: An apology letter from Zhang Mo's father, veteran Actor Zhang Guoli, posted across the entire network:

As a father, I feel deep sorrow and shame for this. On behalf of myself and my son, I express my deepest apologies for the negative impact his actions have had on society!

I will certainly supervise Zhang Mo to mend his ways, stay away from drugs, and Zhang Mo and I will make amends together in the future!

I also implore the public and media to be lenient with him, to give a young man who has lost his way a chance to reform. Please understand a father's feelings and forgive a son's mistake."

Zhang Guoli's Qingbo account was flooded with insults.

"Give him a chance? Who gave those sacrificed anti-drug Police Officers a chance?"

"Your apology is insincere. A son's fault is a father's failure. You should also get out of the entertainment industry and reflect."

"From fan to hater of Zhang Guoli, I'm making a public statement."

...

Facing the widespread condemnation of this father and son, Chen Shaoping felt no sympathy. Instead, he thought such punishment was too light and hoped Zhang Mo would receive a heavier sentence.

After reading the trending news, Chen Shaoping drafted a Qingbo post.

"Beautiful female host? Highly educated female host? Turns out CCTV hosts can also fake it."

"Reporting CCTV female host Lin Xin by real name: her SAT and TOEFL scores were obtained by proxy test-takers, and all her academic credentials are forged."

Attached were the evidence obtained from Xu Wen: "transfer records, exam admission ticket numbers, and test papers photographed with cheating tools during the exam."

"Thesis revision records, final version of the thesis, defense records;"

"Information exchanged between the two, recordings of their phone calls, etc. @CCTV-3 Official @the singer & songwriter program team."