bookcurios Chapter 142 A Day as Small as an Ox's Hair
Chapter 142 A Day as Small as an Ox's Hair
Xie Junfei didn't bother to find out the whereabouts of the wealthy young man, and Huo Shen didn't bother her with such trivial matters either.
All she knew was that after that night, Lin Yunyun never dared to appear in front of her again, and the entire art class became much quieter.
As for the male internet celebrity who kept causing trouble for Uncle Chi, he disappeared quickly after Xie Junfei mentioned him to Huo Shen.
The male internet celebrity originally planned to film Uncle Chi's class, then edit it with some subtle and euphemistic editing, and finally post it online to tell everyone that what good is the dean of the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts? He's just a pretty face with no substance.
Who knew that Uncle Chi was a truly capable person, with solid skills in both his works and professional knowledge, leaving him empty-handed even after a whole month of waiting.
Just as he was enraged and filmed a video spreading rumors, and posted it online, the boss of the MCN he worked for contacted him.
The boss was furious and started cursing at the male internet celebrity:
"Go to hell! What were you thinking, daring to mess with the Chi family!"
"Because all the Venus interview opportunities that I worked so hard to get for the female anchor in the company have all gone to waste!"
"The Huo family's lawyer just sent us a lawyer's letter demanding an exorbitant amount of compensation!"
"Niu Mao Ri, you idiot, first pay back the money the company spent on you, then go and face the lawsuit yourself!"
These words completely woke up the male internet celebrity who had become arrogant due to the praise of his fans.
In order to get the company to promote him, he specifically signed an extremely unreasonable contract with his boss.
The contract states that if he does anything that harms the company's interests, the company has the right to seek compensation from him.
He has used all the money he has earned over the years to buy luxury houses and sports cars, and now he still has tens of millions of yuan in loans. He has no money to pay his boss or to fight the lawsuit.
What's more, that's the Huo family! A well-known and powerful family in the capital!
He originally thought that the Chi family, being a scholarly family and concerned about their reputation, wouldn't hold it against him, but who knew they would actually curry favor with the Huo family!
Thinking about this, the male internet celebrity was completely terrified.
But that video has already gone viral online.
Many art students, whether skilled but unskilled or just watching the spectacle, disregarded the authenticity of the video and launched a fierce attack on Uncle Chi.
The internet celebrity originally planned to quietly delete the video and get away with it, but who knew that the court summons would be delivered directly to his door, suing this idiot.
Along with the court summons came Xie Junfei's professional public relations efforts.
First, they found students from Jingmei who had taken Uncle Chi's class and asked them to come out and defend their teacher, accusing Niu Maori of talking nonsense.
Following this, the Beijing Academy of Fine Arts officially released the surveillance footage of the elective course, which showed that the male internet celebrity had been attending classes without permission for a month and had repeatedly disrupted class discipline, including asking Uncle Chi leading questions.
Finally, they bribed marketing accounts to wrap things up, edited the whole thing into a video, and spread the news widely.
With this PR stunt, Niu Mao Ri, the internet celebrity, became the target of everyone's attacks. In a short time, he lost more than half of his millions of fans, and all the advertising and business deals he was in the process of negotiating with were also lost.
He will also have to face the lawyers from the Huo family, who are known as "top lawyers and the undisputed champions of Beijing".
Uncle Chi, on the other hand, was unfairly targeted by Niu Mao Ri, which garnered sympathy from the entire internet.
The entire news event, from its emergence to its fermentation, its outbreak, and its conclusion, took no more than five days, and the problem that had troubled Uncle Chi was thus easily resolved.
Throughout this public relations incident, Uncle Chi communicated directly with Xie Junfei.
Through this incident, he gained a deep understanding of the 18-year-old girl's professional abilities.
Thinking about his unreliable youngest son again, Uncle Chi felt like he was about to get a migraine.
Although Mr. Chi has been out of the public eye for many years, he is not deaf. He had heard about this kind of internet sensation long ago. During dinner that evening, Mr. Chi gave a little reminder to his grandson who only knew how to shovel rice into his mouth:
"Xiao Xie has helped us a lot this time. And before, she was busy helping this old man organize an art exhibition. We haven't repaid that favor yet. You should try to get along with her."
Chi Xu nodded as he ate:
"Don't worry, Grandpa, we get along very well."
"Xie Junfei will also stay in Beijing to attend university in the future, so we can keep in touch more often."
Sitting to the side, Chi Jingchuan glanced at his younger brother, who only knew how to eat, and sighed softly.
What an unreliable goldfish brain.
How could such a significant favor be satisfied with a small token of kindness?
The old man was giving Chi Xu a hint: since the two were about the same age and sat at the same table, they should take this opportunity to develop a "relationship" that went beyond friendship.
He placed a piece of the Eight Treasures Dish on the old man's plate and smiled as he spoke:
“I know Xiao Xie too. She went back to the Huo family’s old house during the Spring Festival. I heard from the Huo family that she was waiting to get engaged to Huo Shen after the college entrance examination.”
"Don't worry about personal relationships, sir. My cousin works at the National Development and Reform Commission. The market has been unstable lately, so I'll arrange a meal for Xiao Xie's brother and cousin to catch up."
Even though Old Chi was upright, he was still a veteran of the officialdom, having navigated its ups and downs for decades. Upon hearing that Xie Junfei was already married, he gave up his idea, though he was slightly disappointed.
"Okay, you can do whatever you want."
"And Chi Xu, come to the study with me after you finish eating. I have something to tell you."
The next day at school, Xie Junfei spent half a morning completing his studies as usual, and then took out Tia's documents to start reading.
Graduation season is just around the corner, and major art academies will provide venues for their students to hold graduation exhibitions, which will become the students' biggest opportunity for exposure and fame.
Tia's talent scouts will also conduct their final round of selection at this time, signing the artists they are interested in.
Before the graduation exhibition, there are recommendations from professors of various art academies, referred to as "internal referrals." Art director Wang Xiaoyun will conduct preliminary reviews to select truly talented artists, and Xie Junfei will then make the final selection.
For these newly signed artists, Tia will hold art salons for them at fixed times in Shanghai, inviting socialites and dignitaries from all over the world to attend.
With the advent of the era of internet traffic, this fixed "art salon" has become a hot topic of interest for many people.
Artists only need to worry about whether their works will be selected, but it's different for Xie Junfei, who is the boss.
She not only had to select artists with commercial value and room for improvement, but also had to pay attention to the art salon's venue setup, service team, guest list, and follow-up contact with journalists and related fashion magazines for coverage of the artists who became famous at the salon.
Especially since this is the first year of Tia's major reshuffle, so many eyes are watching. If she doesn't give them a beautiful comeback, public opinion won't let her off the hook.
Xie Junfei glanced at the mountain of emails piling up on his computer with a slight headache and let out a long sigh.
"Is the Earth going to explode? I really want to quit!"