A few minutes later, Huang Meng was obediently brought in front of Xiao He.
Why is it always you who gets caught?
Xiao He glanced at Huang Meng and found it somewhat amusing.
Huang Meng was filled with grief and indignation: "I don't know either, Teacher Xiao. I was just passing by! It's pure fate that brought us together. Who can control this?"
Xiao He was speechless, not believing Huang Meng's words at all. He simply turned to look at Liu Rulan and asked, "Sister Liu, what do you want with him?"
Yes, actually, they don't necessarily have to catch the paparazzi this time. After all, they can get away quickly on the road, and it's no big deal for them to take a few photos. It won't affect their upcoming promotional activities.
However, Liu Rulan happened to see Huang Meng and wanted to talk to him, so she asked Lao Qi to bring him over.
Liu Rulan gestured for Huang Meng to follow: "Let's talk in the car."
Huang Meng immediately begged for mercy: "Sister Liu, I really do have a flight. If you don't believe me, I'll pull out the ticket right now—"
"We'll reimburse your travel expenses if you reschedule your ticket."
"Okay, sis, you can go now. What do you need me for? Feel free to ask."
Huang Meng immediately changed his tune.
Xiao He:...Goodness, he can bend and stretch.
The group got into the car. As usual, Lao Qi and Xiao Chen went down to get some fresh air, while Xiao He and ★ 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ★ Liu Rulan sat in the car, and Huang Meng sat cautiously opposite them.
"Sister, I really don't know much about the connections in Beijing."
Huang Meng scratched his head awkwardly.
Liu Rulan gave a half-smile: "Oh? Never mind then. I was originally saying that I'd give you a commission based on how many people you arrange for me—"
Oh? You're rich?
You should have said so earlier!
"Oh, sis, I suddenly remembered something again."
Huang Meng immediately lowered his head and sent all the contacts he knew to Liu Rulan.
"Sis, these guys are all people who work as paparazzi in Beijing all year round. There are also a few entertainment reporters and paparazzi. They usually share any news we have on their WeChat Moments for a fee. They're considered to be of good character and their mouths are definitely tight."
Huang Mengfei rubbed her hands together, looking very expectant: "If you need anything, I can call a few people over right now. They were just filming Wu Chuyi here!"
Liu Rulan opened her phone and glanced at it, then nodded in satisfaction: "That's fine. There's no need to call them over in person. You just need to help us pass on the message and guide them to keep an eye on those artists from Jingyou Entertainment."
Huang Meng then received a large sum of money.
Yay!
Huang Meng was completely satisfied.
"Don't worry, Sister Liu, I can definitely handle this for you. But Sister Liu, what's going on? Why are you suddenly picking a fight with Jingyou Entertainment?"
Huang Meng tentatively inquired.
Although these paparazzi can't do anything big, constantly following these people and leaking their whereabouts will still cause some trouble.
For example, if an artist is secretly contacting scripts and auditioning for a role, and not many people in the industry know about it, the chances are high, and it's a highly coveted opportunity. However, if paparazzi follow the artist, their plans can be easily exposed in advance, letting more people know that the artist is currently competing for a role.
Then there will be a lot of variables.
As more people become aware of the available spots, more people will rack their brains to compete for them before the spots are confirmed. As a result, this artist will have many more competitors for no reason. And if the artist's rivals also hate to see them succeed, they will secretly exert their influence, even if they don't want to steal the spots, they will still try to sabotage the artist and prevent them from getting a chance to win one...
Therefore, as the older generation wisely said, many things require "secrecy to accomplish".
Before Xiao He even won the award, he was secretly annoyed by those people, and now Liu Rulan is going to return the favor.
Isn't Jingyou Entertainment fighting amongst themselves, almost to the point of bloodlust?
Then she'll help out and burn the fire directly throughout the entire circle.
She hadn't made a move before because she wasn't in Beijing and needed to help Xiao He get a recommendation spot. But now that they were both in Beijing, she naturally wanted to retaliate.
"This has nothing to do with you, right?" Liu Rulan said with a half-smile, then suddenly teased, "You've been with Zhao Qinyuan all this time, haven't you? That scandal at the New Year's Eve, you probably had some credit for it, didn't you?"
Huang Meng's expression froze.
Xiao He suddenly realized: "No wonder you seemed guilty when we met last time. So you were acting as Zhao Qinyuan's proxy photographer back then."
At the opening ceremony of "Time and Space Standoff", Xiao He met Huang Meng. At that time, he asked Huang Meng who he was filming recently. As a result, Huang Meng turned around and ran away guiltily.
Xiao He had already guessed that Huang Meng was probably following someone he knew.
However, Xiao He knew too many people, so he couldn't be sure who Huang Meng was photographing.
But now that I think about it, his show "Chasing the Wind" was airing at the time, so Huang Meng probably thought he and Zhao Qinyuan had a good relationship.
It turns out that there were clues to follow.
"Hehe, Sister Liu, Brother Xiao, as you know, we're just doing this for a living."
Huang Meng smiled ingratiatingly.
Liu Rulan crossed her arms: "Oh, so you really did sell the information to Zhao Qinyuan. Aren't you afraid that Ren Yibai will come after you later?"
After listening to their words, Xiao He finally understood.
It turns out that the reason Zhao Qinyuan was able to go head-to-head with Ren Yibai on New Year's Eve was because of the significant contribution of this proxy photographer—
Just a few months ago, Huang Meng started acting as Zhao Qinyuan's proxy photographer.
However, as he followed along, he inadvertently learned that Zhao Qinyuan was planning to switch jobs to Hanbei Entertainment.
Although paparazzi aren't exactly the same as real paparazzi, the definition of that role has become quite blurred these days. Often, paparazzi might know things faster than real paparazzi! After all, paparazzi can't follow an artist around taking photos every day, so Huang Meng used to make money by taking photos of secrets while working as a paparazzi.
This time, he certainly couldn't miss it!
So Huang Meng grabbed his bag and decisively followed Zhao Qinyuan to Beijing, ready to snoop out some explosive news.
—When a top employee leaves for another company, it's quite a show!
Who knows, when the two companies are fighting, or when there are changes in personnel, a shocking secret might be leaked without warning...
The result was incredible. During his trip to Beijing, Huang Meng actually managed to photograph something, but the owner of this secret was not Zhao Qinyuan, but Ren Yibai!
However, Ren Yibai is a rather dangerous person.
Huang Meng wanted to make money, but he didn't want to bring misfortune upon himself.
So after observing for a few days, he decisively sold the dirt he had taken to Zhao Qinyuan.
In order to quickly gain a foothold in Hanbei Entertainment, Zhao Qinyuan was naturally quite generous, and Huang Meng made a fortune as a result.
If Liu Rulan hadn't been so well-informed, she really wouldn't have known that this guy had this ability.
Huang Meng gave Liu Rulan an embarrassed smile and pleaded, "Sister Liu, Sister Liu, I know you're well-informed. If you have that ability, why did you come to me for people?"
Beijing is such a big city, why doesn't Liu Rulan just find someone herself? Why bother asking him?
"I just thought you were a good talker," Liu Rulan said with a smile. "After all, you've dealt with us many times, so you should know our capabilities."
Huang Meng shuddered, as if he had been transported back to the sad past when he would be punished by hackers once he connected to the internet.
Recalling Xiao He's brilliant performance last night in using code to command drones for a snow mountain rescue, Huang Meng knew perfectly well who the hacker he had encountered was.
Stealing a glance at Xiao He, who seemed easy to talk to, Huang Meng shrank back: "I, I'll definitely keep my mouth shut!"
Hilarious! He still has to make a living on the internet! Who dares to offend this guy?
