184: collaborators

Surpassing Dongmeng to become Gannan's top MCN had been Extreme Realm's goal for the past two years.

Although ever since Mr. Chen's arrival, everyone knew that surpassing Dongmeng was only a matter of time.

However, ever since they started moving against Dongmeng a few days ago, Tan Yuzhe and the others had been incredibly fired up!

They had just been rehearsing the potential counterattacks Dongmeng might launch, only to be told that Dongmeng had been directly absorbed by their own boss?

The opponent had turned into an underling just like that?

"So, are we already the number one MCN company in Gannan now?"

The few of them looked at each other in bewilderment.

This didn't feel real at all!

"This certainly fits Mr. Chen's style..."

Tan Yuzhe said helplessly after a brief daze.

Back then, hadn't their Jijing Media also been effortlessly acquired by Mr. Chen without any warning?

However... "Did Mr. Chen acquire Dongmeng because he's dissatisfied with Extreme Realm?"

Tan Yuzhe thought with a trace of anxiety.

Extreme Realm now had both the resources and the talent!

In less than a year, they would have definitely been able to trample Dongmeng underfoot.

Under normal circumstances, there was absolutely no need for Mr. Chen to spend money to acquire Dongmeng!

Doing this, whether merging the two companies or letting them compete against each other, would inevitably divert the resources Mr. Chen originally intended for Extreme Realm!

At this thought, Tan Yuzhe's mood grew heavy.

"So, what business do you have with Mr. Chen?"

Tan Yuzhe looked at Ai Ai.

Ai Ai let out a soft breath and said in a low voice.

"Mr. Chen seems to want to sell his shares in Dongmeng..."

Her first sentence immediately swept away Tan Yuzhe's heavy mood.

But he quickly frowned and asked.

"Didn't Mr. Chen just buy it? Why is he selling it so soon?"

This wasn't like buying clothes online; this was a nine-figure transaction!

Even young women buying clothes online would usually wait seven days before returning them!

Mr. Chen was selling the company he had just acquired in less than a day?

"I don't know either..."

Ai Ai then repeated what Hong Shan had said.

"From what Hong Shan said, it seems Mr. Chen is also willing to sell the shares back to them."

Tan Yuzhe pondered for a moment and looked at Ai Ai.

"Then, what is your purpose for coming here?"

"I want to join Extreme Realm!"

Ai Ai said bluntly.

"If Dongmeng returns to the hands of The Hong family father and son, it's destined to have no hope of success!"

"That's why I came to find Mr. Chen, hoping he can transfer my contract over to Extreme Realm!"

Hearing Ai Ai's words, Tan Yuzhe smiled and shook his head.

How confident.

"What value do you have that makes you worth such a gesture from Mr. Chen?"

Ai Ai puffed out her ample chest.

"I am willing to follow all of Mr. Chen's arrangements!"

Tan Yuzhe understood the subtext in Ai Ai's words.

But, so what?

"Our company doesn't lack beautiful influencers who are willing to follow Mr. Chen's arrangements!"

Tan Yuzhe said bluntly.

To put it bluntly, who doesn't want to serve Mr. Chen right now?

Even those rushing to do so have to consider if they're even qualified!

"The competition in this field is very fierce!"

Ai Ai was stunned by his words.

This was the first time she had encountered a situation where one had to wait in line just to offer themselves up!

"Forget it, I'll ask Mr. Chen for instructions first."

Tan Yuzhe shook his head and walked aside to call Chen Qiu.

After saying a few words, he suddenly froze.

He then quickly grabbed a pen and paper and sat down. As Chen Qiu's voice came through, his pen moved continuously across the paper.

A few minutes later, more than a dozen names were written on the paper.

Yu Yalin, standing nearby, leaned over to take a look.

The names on the paper were all screen names, some of which were nicknames she recognized.

"They're influencers under Dongmeng..."

Yu Yalin's eyebrows twitched as she recognized many of them.

By then, Tan Yuzhe had already stood up with the paper.

"Understood, Mr. Chen!"

He put away his phone and walked over to Ai Ai.

"Mr. Chen said he can arrange for you to join Extreme Realm, but..."

"You have to bring these people along with you!"

Tan Yuzhe handed the paper to Ai Ai.

She was stunned when she saw the many familiar names on the paper.

She pointed at herself with her index finger.

"Me?"

"Not just you. Mr. Chen said you can work together with Director Huang!"

Upon hearing this, Ai Ai's gaze turned complex as she looked at the paper full of names.

There were plenty of influencers with millions of followers on that list!

Was this her entry ticket into Extreme Realm?

She was going to be the one to lead them away?

If Hong Shan found out, wouldn't he go insane with rage?

"But with Director Huang's help, it shouldn't be a problem!"

"Besides, so what if I'm leading them away? It's better than staying at Dongmeng and fading into obscurity!"

Ai Ai gritted her teeth and gave Tan Yuzhe and the others a firm nod.

"I understand!"

...To Chen Qiu, Dongmeng Media really didn't serve much of a purpose.

Selling it back to The Hong family father and son and pocketing two hundred million was far more practical!

However, Ai Ai's suggestion made Chen Qiu realize something.

He could take this opportunity to poach the high-quality influencers from Dongmeng Media!

Dongmeng Media itself wasn't very useful, but those high-quality influencers certainly were.

Thus, Chen Qiu pulled a list of promising Dongmeng influencers directly from the system.

He also checked the list of celebrities under Dongmeng's banner.

The Dream Husband Wu Tao was also on that list!

After some thought, Chen Qiu decided not to touch those celebrities.

Compared to influencers, celebrities were far more dependent on resources.

Qingmang Era's resources were already stretched thin among its current artists; adding more would be pointless if the resources couldn't keep up.

Besides, Chen Qiu didn't want to spend too much energy on these idol celebrities.

They were profitable, but they attracted trouble far too easily.

Didn't he see that even Liu Yue and Ding Qiao were fans of this "Brother Wu Tao"?

Heaven only knew how many more Liu Yues and Ding Qiaos were in his fan base!

Just as Chen Qiu was thinking about this, he suddenly received an unexpected message.

It was from Ding Qiao's stepmother, Gong Han!

"Hello, Mr. Chen. Do you know where Ding Qiao is?"

"Sister Gong, we went our separate ways after dinner last night."

"Can you get in touch with her?"

"I can't... Hasn't she returned home yet?"

"No, and she isn't answering her phone... Sigh, I don't know what's gotten into that child. She goes abroad and just stays out... and now it's all over the internet. Her father is about to go insane with rage!"

Chen Qiu could understand.

Any parent who woke up to see videos of their daughter with a foreign man going viral would be lucky not to end up in the hospital from pure rage.

"Sister Gong, why don't you try contacting Ding Qiao's best friend? They should be together."

A few minutes after he sent the message, Gong Han replied.

"No need. Her father found out that they took a flight out of the country. Both of them are gone!"

Chen Qiu was taken aback, his expression turning odd.

Did they just run away?