fictionpage Chapter 319 House Collapse
Chapter 319 House Collapse
Chapter 319 House Collapse
Bai Zhirou had been sending people to inquire about Wu Tao's whereabouts, so when news of Wu Tao's successful art exhibition came, she naturally saw it.
At this moment, Bai Zhirou regretted her choice even more. She should be standing there with Wu Tao right now, enjoying everyone's blessings.
Although celebrities are famous, their actual status is still different from that of painters.
A famous, successful painter has a much longer career prospects than a star.
Most importantly, the value of a painter's work increases with age. Even after death, it will continue to be passed down for many years—this is the true achievement of lasting fame.
The opening of the Haitao International Cultural Exhibition Hall naturally attracted many media reporters.
The images of Wu Tao painting on site, receiving praise from several masters, answering reporters' questions, and numerous wealthy individuals vying for his paintings were broadcast to countless households through the camera lens.
Wu Tao is handsome and dashing, exuding an artistic and cultured vibe that instantly captivated countless women.
Wu Tao's art exhibition lasted for a whole month, and all fifteen of his paintings were sold out.
Based on an average of two million, the total amount received was thirty million yuan.
Meanwhile, starting the day after the media reports, female tourists flocked to the art exhibition every day to see Wu Tao in person.
Wu Tao initially treated her warmly, agreeing to take photos and hug her, but later he directly arranged for bodyguards to protect her.
The female bodhisattva is simply too fierce; this humble monk cannot handle her.
Besides tourists, teachers from the art academy Wu Tao graduated from, along with their juniors, also came.
Wu Tao has now become a star of the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Academy naturally knows how to promote him.
With everyone contributing their efforts, and Wu Tao himself secretly investing 50 million yuan in promotion, things really got interesting.
Two of the customers who participated in the bidding were arranged by Wu Tao in advance.
Otherwise, how could there be such a rush to buy his paintings? Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that Wu Tao has really become famous.
He became incredibly popular, and then suddenly someone dug up old photos of him with Bai Zhirou.
Then everyone learned that Wu Tao was actually the ex-husband of actress Bai Zhirou.
This further boosted Wu Tao's already soaring popularity.
Wu Tao quickly became a rising star in the public eye, having honed his skills for ten years. From being unknown and even facing divorce from his wife, he rose to fame overnight.
This kind of inspirational story is more exciting than any movie.
People started frantically digging up news about Bai Zhirou and Wu Tao getting together, and then someone even accurately located two of Wu Tao's housekeepers.
They swore that Bai Zhirou had already cheated on Wu Tao with Hezhou even before they were divorced.
Later, the man was so heartbroken that he not only hid in his room drinking and crying every day, but also sold the house and fled this place of sorrow.
The news that Sheng Tang Entertainment had suppressed was reversed again, revealing that Wu Tao had actually endured so much pain.
He's so outstanding, why did he have to be hurt by that scumbag woman?
While the public was furiously condemning Bai Zhirou and He Zhou, they were also filled with sympathy for Wu Tao.
I also understand better why his paintings were successful; it's clearly a true reflection of the saying "thirty years east of the river, the river east of the mountain" (meaning things change over time).
After being betrayed by Bai Zhirou, Wu Tao did not choose to be discouraged. Instead, he focused on studying technology and finally proved his excellence today.
Bai Zhirou, Hezhou is in trouble again, and it seems that no matter what method Sheng Tang Entertainment wants to use this time, it will be useless.
Meanwhile, Hezhou and Bai Zhirou's rivals began to add fuel to the fire, aiming to drag these two superstars down with them.
Even with its immense power, Sheng Tang Entertainment cannot control everything. Last time, Bai Zhirou narrowly escaped, but everyone felt their chances of winning were slim.
This time, with Wu Tao's success and the resurfacing of past incidents, Sheng Tang Entertainment's attempt to repeat its old tricks is definitely doomed.
As expected, as the situation continued to develop, someone received confirmation from the Civil Affairs Bureau. After watching the video, everyone knows that the day Wu Tao and Bai Zhirou went to register their marriage was different from the day they got their divorce certificate.
This provides solid evidence of Bai Zhirou's extramarital affair. After a brief struggle, Sheng Tang Entertainment made the difficult decision to cut their losses.
Bai Zhirou, Hezhou was also abandoned.
Not only did their reputations plummet, but their work was also boycotted by audiences. Even their endorsements were affected; the two not only lost acting opportunities but also faced hefty breach of contract penalties from the sponsors.
Bai Zhirou went from being worth nearly 100 million yuan to being in debt for tens of millions of yuan overnight.
This is only because she has only three endorsements.
Hezhou is different; he's a veteran top star with over twenty endorsements.
In addition, due to his actions, several projects that had already been filmed had to be reshot, resulting in losses exceeding 1.8 billion yuan.
Not only were all of Hezhou's assets seized in advance, but his father also had to sell a portion of his shares to help Hezhou pay off its debts.
He Zhou's withdrawal from the entertainment industry has essentially squandered the savings accumulated by two generations of the He family.
He Zhou's father and He Zhou himself originally controlled 30% of the shares of Sheng Tang Entertainment.
With fixed properties, shops, and large deposits, the He family originally had assets of over 3 billion yuan.
Currently, only Hezhou's father still holds the last 10% of Sheng Tang Entertainment's shares.
The original property, shops, and cash were all used to compensate others. Apart from the compensation, he only had less than ten million yuan in cash and an old house left.
Hezhou's father suffered a stroke and was hospitalized in a fit of anger, and Hezhou went from being a top celebrity in the entertainment industry to a scumbag that everyone hates.
At this time, Hezhou's father's illegitimate sons came out to fight with Hezhou for the family property, making him a laughing stock in the industry.
Hezhou's father survived, but became a vegetable and was unable to answer questions about the heir.
The illegitimate children grew increasingly confident, thanks to their powerful backers. As long as they continued to cause trouble, they not only had a chance to acquire shares in Sheng Tang Entertainment, but each of them had already received a million-dollar bonus.
They weren't stupid; they knew someone disliked Hezhou and was deliberately trying to cause trouble.
But that's not important; they themselves were already after shares in Sheng Tang Entertainment. Even 10% of the shares are worth a billion.
If I were to get a portion of it, it would be an immense fortune.
Now that Hezhou's father has become a vegetable, everyone is his son, so why can't we fight for him?
A group of people with various ulterior motives stayed by Hezhou's father's hospital room every day. They weren't going to give Hezhou any chance; they were determined to get 10% of Sheng Tang Entertainment's shares.
Wu Tao originally had 100 million yuan in cash. He spent 10 million yuan on a car and later spent tens of millions more to promote the Haitao International Cultural Exhibition Hall.
When his art exhibition started, he spent tens of millions more, and fortunately, he sold fifteen paintings, earning thirty-eight million.
It would be incredibly satisfying to spend a few million to let the He family's illegitimate sons cause trouble for He Zhou and his father.