Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Lawsuit
某公司录音棚.
After recording a song, Gu Wangchao walked out, his indistinguishable face showing a calm expression.
Someone approached him, seeing him, slightly pulling at the corner of their lips, "Isn’t this Mr. Gu? How come you’re here borrowing the recording studio?"
The man was taller and blocked Gu Wangchao’s path, looking him up and down.
The young man had a face that was hard to categorize as male or female, a breathtaking beauty. If he pursued an idol career, he’d have a massive fan base. His frame was slender but not weak.
He possessed excellent looks, exceptional talent, an incredible voice, and even a Film Emperor as an older brother.
All of this drove Wei Chuan mad with jealousy.
"I heard your brother’s company has top-notch recording equipment. Why not record there and let your brother help promote your album, giving you a few movie soundtrack resources?"
Gu Wangchao lifted his eyes to look at him, his expression cold, "A good dog won’t block the way."
Wei Chuan: "!"
"You think you..."
Gu Wangchao raised his phone, "I recorded, want to continue?"
Wei Chuan’s face turned pale, and like a dog with its tail tucked, he scurried away.
Gu Wangchao withdrew his gaze, striding out.
The hand holding his phone involuntarily tightened.
He reached the garage, got in the car, and opened his phone to find many messages from Gu Peihai.
Their chat frequency depended on their parents.
For instance, if Gu Peihai visited the parents, they’d have him bring things to Gu Wangchao, leading Gu Peihai to contact him.
Previously, if he met outstanding producers or composers, Gu Peihai would help connect them. After being refused several times, Gu Peihai stopped mentioning it.
Recently, their cousin, who went missing in a car accident four years ago, returned. Gu Peihai found a new topic, sharing photos, live show clips, and some highly popular edits.
He viewed them but didn’t reply.
The cousin was cute, but what did she have to do with Gu Peihai to sound so smug?
Seeing a few more pictures, he skillfully clicked save, staring blankly at the last voice message.
After much thought, he clicked play.
Listening, but not replying.
However, what came from the phone was a milky child’s voice.
某餐厅.
Gu Peihai tried to maintain a casual expression, but his slightly trembling pupils betrayed his emotions.
Tuanzi ran over, patting his shoulder, "Big cousin, don’t be nervous, relax."
"I’m not nervous."
Gu Peihai slightly smiled, but his leg beneath the table shook.
With big bright eyes curved like crescent moons, "Yes, you’re not nervous, you’re just shaking your leg."
Gu Peihai: "..."
Gu Cheng gave him a sideways look, "When did you last meet?"
Gu Peihai didn’t want to answer.
The top streamer calculated, "You just came back recently, previously filming abroad, last meeting, could it be around New Year?"
It’s already late August now.
Gu Peihai smiled, not speaking.
Gu Che sighed, "Wangchao just has a knot in his heart, it’s good to untie it."
He thought to himself, his relationship with his brother was still good... or not that good.
The top streamer, ears red, tried to cover it by poking his sister’s cheek.
Seeing her soft cheek, he suddenly realized, "When did you pinch my sister’s cheek?"
"My sister," emphasized heavily.
Gu Peihai was about to speak when Tuanzi shoved the phone in his face. He quickly locked onto the last line of text.
[Thank you, sister, I’ll treat you to a meal next time.]
This was a gentle refusal.
Gu Peihai breathed a sigh of relief, yet couldn’t help feeling a bit lost.
The dishes had arrived.
Tuanzi was eating happily.
In contrast, Gu Peihai seemed unsettled.
At Pineapple TV Station.
Director Li invited Ai Zhen for a drink.
"Consider it an early celebration for you."
Director Li smiled meaningfully.
After the rebroadcast of "Go on an Adventure Together," it had received high popularity.
Whether it was Gu Miaomiao’s ring throwing, Qinggong, knife skills, and spear fishing, all were iconic scenes.
Gu Cheng’s excellent performance, contrasting behavior in front of his sister, building bamboo houses, cooking, etc., also attracted a high viewership.
Fu Guoqiang performed well this time, his daughter adorably sweet, obedient, and sensible.
Previously criticized as pampered, Gu Jiujiu displayed excellence in the role of ’Prince’. Xiong Chenfei’s hardworking nature made him popular as well.
Equally impressive was Xiong Chenli. This young boy inadvertently revealed his interaction with his parents.
Earning pocket money by doing household chores. His parents regularly encouraged him, making the boy particularly confident.
Of course, his sister’s performance was a bit unspeakable. However, Xiong Chenfei stealing the spotlight and irony also gained popularity.
Although Director Li attempted to trap Gu Cheng several times, he never succeeded. Overall, as long as the next three episodes maintain this standard, "Go on an Adventure Together" would definitely be the ratings champion during the same period.
And as long as this show succeeds, his reputation will soar, and Ai Zhen could leverage it to become station director.
Ai Zhen gladly accepted.
He was solely responsible for promoting this program and found the popularity so high; with contributions mainly from the Gu Cheng siblings, he felt quite clever.
Early in the year, when "Star Chasing Journey" maliciously edited, many criticized Gu Che. Given his relationship with Gu Che’s father, he could have intervened. But he didn’t, waiting for the brothers to approach owing him a favor.
Eventually, all went as he anticipated. He assisted, Gu Cheng owed him a favor, and had to bring his sister on the show.
Ai Zhen was unaware; Gu Cheng’s main goal was to travel with his sister, foster their relationship, and simultaneously return a favor.
The two found a bar, drinking to a half-drunken state.
Suddenly, someone called Director Li.
Originally dizzy, Director Li’s expression changed after hearing a few keywords.
"What?"
Ai Zhen looked at him drunkenly.
"What happened?"
Director Li turned pale, "Wu Ti publicly condemned me and said he’s going to sue me."
Ai Zhen sobered up immediately.
Wu Ti was also a guest on "Go on an Adventure Together."
During the second live episode, due to Director Li’s obstinacy, he and his child got injured, leading to his departure from the show. Subsequently, another set of guests left, investors withdrew, causing a month’s hiatus.
Over a month passed, with no word from Wu Ti, so no one paid it any mind.
Pineapple TV Station is one of the larger stations in the industry; surely Wu Ti wouldn’t sue the show and offend the station authorities.
Ultimately, Wu Ti didn’t sue the entire show, offending the station; he targeted only Director Li.
Wu Ti and his son’s injuries originally made the show and station responsible.
Now that Wu Ti intended to sue him, the station would certainly strip him of his chief director role and assign other directors to this program.
After all the hard work, was he now working for someone else’s benefit?
Director Li’s eyes instantly welled with tears, "Director Ai, you must help me."
Ai Zhen laughed while comforting him; then turned to inquire within the station.
The station, not wanting to lose such a great show, quickly provided solutions: removing Director Li’s role as the chief director, issuing a public apology, and offering compensation. Whether Wu Ti would sue Director Li was their matter.
Ai Zhen considered it but didn’t speak for Director Li.
With Director Li removed, the show remained. The show was his doing, and as long as it remained popular, the credit was his. There was no need for him to offend the soon-to-retire director at this time.