Four days.

Aside from the Wu Sanshi incident, the art examination at the Shanghai Theatre Academy did not make much of a stir.

As for Wu Sanshi, after that day, the Academy used its official blog on major social media platforms to harshly criticize certain celebrities, accusing them of abusing their popularity to seek privileges and insulting the Academy, and clearly stated that the student would never be admitted.

The wording of the official blog was very appropriate and did not mention names, but when this incident occurred, many people were watching, and some even released videos. In an instant, countless curious onlookers rushed into the fray. Wu Sanshi had previously been quite popular and was considered one of the more competent among the new generation of actors, but this time his mother had really harmed him. His agency's PR team urgently tried to clarify the situation, but as the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama reposted the Shanghai Theatre Academy's original Weibo post, stating they would never shelter unethical artists, the situation escalated further.

There were even entertainment industry bigwigs who called Gu Bai about it, but Gu Bai had no interest in getting involved. Even though this matter was somewhat related to him, by now it had become a question of the Academy's dignity. Perhaps Gu Bai had enough influence to speak for Wu Sanshi in front of the Academy's leaders, but would he be foolish enough to do that?

Right now, the only thing Gu Bai wanted to do was to make money!

From the moment he acquired the system, Gu Bai never thought he would be troubled by making money, but this time he truly had no choice. Out of six tasks, he's completed four, leaving only the "Commercial Titan" task unfinished.

It's not that Gu Bai is in too much of a rush, but the prerequisite for "Task 6" is to complete the previous five main tasks, and he has no idea how difficult "Task 6" might be. If he isn't prepared in advance, he might end up stuck at Level 2 for years.

"Task 3: Commercial Titan, successfully become one of the business representatives of Hua Country, with cumulative profits reaching 20 billion RMB, not accounting for losses.

Current profits: 4 billion/20 billion.

Task reward: 10 billion RMB, one free large-scale corporate acquisition opportunity (the system will pay for it)." (Incomplete).

Regarding the "Commercial Titan" task, there is still a full 16 billion shortfall. Although Gu Bai's current bank savings amount to over 20 billion, it doesn't help because it isn't money he earned by himself. Just earning that initial 4 billion already took a lot of efforts from Gu Bai, and the subsequent 16 billion feels even more astronomical.

...........

30th floor of the Hu Shang Center Building.

Xingnai Media Headquarters.

This is Gu Bai's first visit here since the start of the new year. The once small-scale Xingnai Media and the more niche Black Swan Entertainment, companies primarily focused on internet celebrities and streamers, have now become Gu Bai's lifeline for completing tasks.

Under the dedicated development of Zhao Weiwei, Xingnai Media has become the number one MCN (Multi-Channel Network) institution in the Hua Country market. Being the first MCN institution to adopt a production line model for internet celebrities, Xingnai Media is now more powerful than the second to tenth ranked MCN organizations combined. During this brief half-year of rapid expansion, it has established four branch offices within Hua Country, strategically located in the four cities with the most internet celebrities – Star City, Rongcheng, Yangcheng, and Hang City.

Particularly in the short-video sector, Xingnai Media's influence is exceptionally significant.

It's safe to say that any reasonably well-known internet celebrity on the Kuaishou and Douyin short-video platforms is either directly associated with Xingnai Media or has some connection to it.

The initial investment was just 200 million, but the company's valuation has now surged tenfold.

In the venture capital market, Xingnai Media's valuation has surpassed 2 billion within less than eight months, a tenfold increase that no one could have foreseen.

This is largely due to Gu Bai's foresight from future trends, ensuring that every signed internet celebrity would quickly become a hit, eliminating any possibility of wasted resources.

Inside the Xingnai Media meeting room, the current vice president, Yan Xiaobo, passionately used a laser pointer to present an ambitious blueprint to all the executives of Xingnai Media.

Li Zhun, Zhao Weiwei, Gu Bai.

The three titans of Xingnai Media gathered for the first time in 2018 within the company.

"Currently, Xingnai Media holds absolute market control, boasting 104 internet celebrities with over ten million followers across platforms like Weibo, Douyin, and Kuaishou, 366 celebrities with over 5 million followers, and branch offices with over one thousand celebrities surpassing the million-follower mark. Our company also possesses the most comprehensive monetization channels for internet celebrities. According to the finance department's analysis, the company will reach a new revenue milestone in 2018, with cumulative gross profits expected to exceed 1 billion!

Especially with our internet celebrity, Li Ziran, signed this past December, and under the company's promotion, has garnered over a hundred million followers across major platforms. Li Ziran is the first in the domestic internet celebrity market to reach this milestone. Just Li Ziran's personal effect contributes to 20% of our company's valuation!

Furthermore, our overseas branch preparations are underway. As soon as the overseas version of Douyin, TikTok, launches to the global market, our overseas branch will immediately start operations, aiming to capture more overseas markets before competition outside the domestic market reacts!"

Yan Xiaobo's capabilities aren't strong; his position as vice president is entirely due to Gu Bai's promotion since he is Gu Bai's sole confidant in Xingnai Media.

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