127: Chapter 127 Cai Tou, the Scapegoat

"I'm really going to hang out with my sisters. Call me if anything comes up."

Xu Yali waved her hand and turned to leave.

Chen Shaoping also waved, urging her to leave quickly.

Then he quickly caught up to Zhang Ying and said earnestly, "Madam, from this moment on, Assistant Chen will serve you wholeheartedly. Do you have any instructions?"

Zhang Ying glared at him in annoyance. "Are you already unemployed just after starting as an assistant? You have no sense of observation."

Chen Shaoping looked closely, immediately understood, and quickly took the bag from her right hand.

"My apologies, I just started, so I'm not very familiar with the work yet. I'll need more guidance from you, Ms. Zhang."

Zhang Ying didn't quibble with Chen Shaoping anymore and walked forward.

The woman waiting by the car saw Zhang Ying approaching and quickly went to greet her.

"Teacher Zhang Ying."

She then glanced at Chen Shaoping, who was a few steps behind Zhang Ying.

"Teacher Young Master Ping."

"Hello!"

"I'm Liu Xiaoai from Shancheng TV Station. I'm here to pick you up. Please follow me."

"Hello, Xiaoai."

"Please lead the way."

Liu Xiaoai saw the bag on Chen Shaoping and politely said, "Teacher Young Master Ping, I'll carry it."

"No need, it's not heavy," Chen Shaoping refused.

Liu Xiaoai didn't insist and led the two into the car.

On the other side.

Li Qian, as Chen Shaoping instructed, dialed Manager Cai's number.

The phone was answered almost at the last second.

"Hello, who are you looking for?" The voice on the phone sounded very tired.

"Manager Cai, right? I'm Li Qian, General Manager of Tongxing Entertainment Company. I heard you just resigned from Tiantian Media Company."

"Are you interested in our company? How about we schedule a time to meet and discuss further?"

Li Qian got straight to the point, stating her purpose directly.

Manager Cai was currently upset, eager to confront Xu Jie, so he wasn't listening to Li Qian's words.

However, out of politeness, he replied, "Not interested."

Just now, at the company's shareholder meeting, due to Xu Kun, the company directly lost over 300 million yuan.

But this was still the result of Xu Jie and Manager Cai initiating the contingency plan early.

If they had waited until the incident broke out to take action, the losses would have been even more severe.

Even though Xu Kun was an artist in his artist department, Manager Cai felt that even if he didn't have credit, he at least shouldn't be at fault.

But the shareholders didn't think that way; they only saw their money lost.

So, someone had to come out and take the blame.

And the most suitable person to take the blame was Manager Cai.

His position wasn't low, and his salary wasn't low. Dealing with Manager Cai would allow the shareholders to vent their anger.

The shareholders' reasons were also sufficient.

Regarding Xu Kun's incident, Manager Cai, no matter what, was guilty of negligence.

After Xu Kun's incident, he also signed agreements with many brands to replace spokespersons with reduced compensation.

Furthermore, when many brands claimed compensation, his improper handling caused even greater losses to the company.

For example, with the singer & songwriter program team, compensation aside, they should have at least retained the quota to participate in the program.

Losing this quota made the shareholders feel very disgraced, which was even more upsetting than losing money.

They felt stained.

Regarding the shareholders' accusations, Manager Cai could only accept the first one; the rest were fabricated charges.

If they hadn't replaced spokespersons with reduced compensation and brands had claimed compensation, the company's losses would have been even greater.

Moreover, this idea came from General Manager Xu Jie, but Manager Cai also approved the plan.

That's why he didn't say a word and firmly implemented the plan.

As for the singer & songwriter program quota, Manager Cai felt even more wronged; he almost knelt before Acting Station Director Zhou Xie.

Even Xu Jie's request was rejected by Zhou Xie.

But these were not what made him most dissatisfied; he could understand the shareholders' criticisms.

What he couldn't stand the most was Xu Jie—his respected General Manager—who didn't say a word on his behalf during the meeting, didn't even look at him.

Finally, he coldly announced the termination of his employment relationship with the company.

He was very dissatisfied and angry after being thrown out of the meeting.

He just wanted a word from Xu Jie, so he waited outside the conference room.

However, Li Qian's phone call interrupted his indignant mood.

After hanging up, he calmed down a bit and lit a cigarette, though he wasn't much of a smoker.

He recalled everything that happened from the moment he saw Shao Ping's announcement and walked into Xu Jie's office.

Everything that followed replayed in his mind like a slideshow, frame by frame.

The scenes kept flashing between Assistant Feng bringing security guards into his office to forcibly take away the fan group.

And Tie Yuanwu entering his office to forcibly demand his promise to take responsibility for replacing spokespersons with reduced compensation.

Recalling Xu Jie's cold, evasive gaze in the meeting, Manager Cai felt a chill throughout his body.

He suddenly realized that perhaps from the moment Xu Jie determined that Xu Kun was the one whose reputation had collapsed, he had chosen himself to be the scapegoat for this incident.

Tie Yuanwu and Assistant Feng were both his accomplices...

Having understood everything, Manager Cai felt relieved. He chuckled foolishly and leisurely walked towards his office.

...

At this moment, Li Qian was observing a sunny boy, not handsome, but looking very spirited.

His first impression wasn't his face, but rather his hair.

It was like the old 'Shamate' style, but only the latter half of it was retained.

If Chen Shaoping hadn't told her in advance, Li Qian wouldn't have believed that the person in front of her was such a versatile talent who could write and sing.

"Hu Bing, hello, welcome to Tongxing Entertainment Company."

Li Qian suppressed the doubt in her heart and smiled.

"CEO Li, let me make it clear first, I'll only sign for one year. If I enjoy working at the company, we can renew the contract after it expires."

Hu Bing stated his thoughts solemnly and sincerely.

Seeing his demeanor, Li Qian began to believe what Chen Shaoping had said.

"Alright, one year it is."

Just then, Zhou Juan walked in.

"CEO Li, you were looking for me?"

Li Qian pointed at Hu Bing. "Zhou Juan, this is Hu Bing. He'll be with you from now on."

Then she added, "Hu Bing, this is your manager, Zhou Juan."

"I hope you two can work well together. If you're not comfortable collaborating, you can also tell me, and I'll find you new partners."

Zhou Juan turned to face Hu Bing and extended her fair, delicate hand. "Hello, Hu Bing, please guide me more in the future."

Hu Bing was stunned, his face quickly turning red. "You... hello!"

"Alright, you two go out and get to know each other. Then record 'red face' as soon as possible."

Li Qian ushered the two out. There were too many things today, making her feel overwhelmed.

As the company's artists grew, the company's managers became even more stretched thin.

She had just stood up from the sofa and stretched, feeling much more comfortable.

She received a message from Xu Yali that the two bosses had gone on a 'date,' leaving her, the worker, to suffer here.

When they returned, she would have to interrogate them thoroughly to see how far they had progressed.

Just as she was thinking about how to extort gifts from the two, Yang Mengmeng forcefully pushed open the office door.

She rushed in frantically, saying with a trembling voice, "CEO Li, this is bad! Someone online is attacking CEO Chen!"