Li Deming was completely dumbfounded.
He never expected that Director Liu Jianguo would actually fire him!
Li Deming had considered that Liu Jianguo would be very angry, and he had long been prepared to endure Liu Jianguo's fury.
He had even vaguely sensed that his position as director might not be secure.
However, who would have thought that Director Liu Jianguo's handling of him would be so decisive and merciless.
Not only was he removed from his position, but he was also directly fired.
Li Deming really couldn't accept this!
"Director Liu, no... no! You can't! You can't fire me!"
Li Deming's eyes widened, bloodshot, as he shook his head repeatedly, his emotions incredibly agitated, clearly on the verge of a breakdown.
However, Director Liu Jianguo didn't even glance at him, waving his hand dismissively:
"Be sensible and get out! Otherwise, I'll have security escort you out."
As he spoke, two security guards suddenly rushed in. At the secretary's signal, they grabbed Li Deming, whose face was a mask of shock and reluctance, and dragged him out of the director's office, half-dragging, half-carrying him.
Watching himself being dragged away, Li Deming was stripped of his usual arrogance and swagger. His face was ashen, his eyes filled with despair:
He knew he was finished! Which television station would hire someone like him, fired and dismissed for making a huge mistake? It was impossible.
His career, he feared, was over.
At this moment, Li Deming was filled with regret!
If he'd known things would turn out like this, he would have done anything to get the broadcasting rights for Legend of the Mystic Blade.
Even if it meant begging the other side.
He wouldn't have dared to bring up those harsh conditions, or put on airs in front of President Fu.
Sigh, in the end, it was all his own fault.
He was blind, unable to recognize a treasure!
Director Liu naturally didn't know about Li Deming's current regret and despair.
In fact, he didn't want to know at all.
The current mess Xiangnan Satellite TV was in was enough to give Director Liu a headache.
He really didn't have the time or inclination to bother with other people's business, alright?
"Director, what should we do next?"
Seeing that Li Deming had been dealt with, President Liu rubbed his temples, looking tired and annoyed, and didn't issue any further instructions. The secretary beside him cautiously asked.
In fact, speaking up at this moment wasn't a wise move; it could easily lead to being caught in the crossfire.
But, work still had to continue.
So, there were some things the secretary couldn't avoid asking.
In short, they, the working class, were in a tough spot!
"First, suspend the broadcast and take down 'Romantic Love'. Cancel all promotion and distribution related to 'Romantic Love'."
Liu Jianguo immediately spoke in a low voice upon hearing this.
A flop like this wasn't worth Xiangnan Satellite TV's time and resources anymore.
Stopping broadcast and taking it off the air to cut their losses was the best choice.
After issuing a series of orders, President Liu pondered for a moment before saying,
"Secretary Lin, find someone to contact the production company of Legend of the Mystic Blade. Spare no expense; we must buy the exclusive broadcasting rights for Legend of the Mystic Blade on our television platform. We'll change the programming in our prime time slot to Legend of the Mystic Blade."
Imperial Capital New Dawn Entertainment Headquarters Building President's Office
"President Fu, Xiangnan Satellite TV just urgently notified us that our Romantic Love has been taken off the air. What do you think, this..."
A flurry of hurried footsteps approached, followed by a brief knock on the door. Li Yi, the assistant, pushed the door open directly. As soon as he entered, he couldn't hide his anxious expression.
President Fu Zicong of New Dawn Entertainment, who had been sitting behind a large desk, reviewing the documents in his hand, suddenly raised his head upon hearing this. His eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his face was ashen.
"What's going on? Assistant Li, explain yourself clearly. Why did Xiangnan Satellite TV suddenly announce that they're going to stop broadcasting and take down Romantic Love? Are you sure this is true?"
Romantic Love was invested in and filmed by New Dawn Entertainment.
It was also New Dawn Entertainment's major project this year.
New Dawn Entertainment had invested a lot of money in the drama Romantic Love.
They had originally hoped to make a lot of money from this drama. However, after it was broadcast, the audience didn't seem to be interested. Both the reputation and the ratings were very poor.
Now, things were even worse. They had been notified by Xiangnan Satellite TV, the television platform that first broadcast the drama, to stop broadcasting and take it down.
If this was true, it would undoubtedly be a significant blow to Romantic Love and New Dawn Entertainment.
Not to mention making money.
The money they invested in the drama Romantic Love before would all be lost.
Therefore, Fu Zicong, as the president of New Dawn Entertainment, didn't want this to be true at all.
"President Fu, I'm certain. Just now, the producer of Romantic Love, Old Wang, received a call from Xiangnan Satellite TV. Xiangnan Satellite TV did indeed say this. They said that our Romantic Love was really too terrible, and its reputation and ratings were at a new low in recent years. There was really no need to continue broadcasting it. So..."
Assistant Li Yi said respectfully.
His voice, however, became smaller and smaller.
In the end, it stopped abruptly.
Looking at his boss's increasingly bad expression, Assistant Li swallowed hard.
"Hmph, no need to continue broadcasting? They make it sound so simple!"
Fu Zicong's face darkened as he snorted coldly.
In his heart, he had already begun to "warmly greet" the ancestors of everyone at Xiangnan Satellite TV, going back eighteen generations.
They stopped broadcasting and took down "Romantic Love," acting so decisively.
Did they even realize the kind of losses this would cause New Dawn Entertainment?
New Dawn Entertainment had practically given away the exclusive broadcasting rights of "Romantic Love" to Xiangnan Satellite TV.
Originally, they had been relying on Xiangnan Satellite TV, a decent broadcasting platform, to give "Romantic Love" a viewership boost, hoping to make a fortune in the process.
And now?
The money from selling the copyright and exclusive broadcasting rights wasn't even enough to cover the initial investment in "Romantic Love."
Even the money for the salaries of the two top-tier stars, Lu Zilin and Yang Lili, wasn't enough.
This time, New Dawn Entertainment was really bleeding money!
Thinking of this, Fu Zicong was extremely frustrated, his face turning a dark shade. He couldn't help but slam his hand on the table:
"Lu Zilin and Yang Lili, these two useless things! As top-tier stars, they actually collectively failed this time. Based on this alone, how dare Lu Zilin ask me for 200 million in salary? And Yang Lili dares to say that she deserves 20 million per episode, that she's worth that price? Freeze them! Freeze both of them for me!"
The only fortunate thing was that both Lu Zilin and Yang Lili were artists under New Dawn Entertainment.
Here, President Fu, the boss, was unhappy, and he immediately took action against them.
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