Chapter 136 No Double Pot
Director Zhang took the information from Xu Zhaoqing and took a look at it.
The information is very simple, including the professional resumes of Sister Phoenix, Cheng Tianxiang, and Brother Tank.
Director Zhang read through it quickly and didn't notice anything unusual at first.
But when he watched it for the second time, he suddenly realized...
The last two columns of these people's resumes all show that they resigned from a branch of the Zhao Group and then joined Chenyu Game Company.
The timing is also very coincidental, all happening a few months ago, with a difference of no more than 2 days.
After reading these documents, Director Zhang frowned deeply, which made his originally dignified square face look a little funny.
Seeing Director Zhang looking in. Xu Zhaoqing sighed, "Do you understand now?"
Director Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Could it be... a coincidence?"
Xu Zhaoqing seemed to have guessed that Director Zhang would ask this question. He said, "Actually... in addition to looking up this information, I also asked someone about them."
Director Zhang raised his head from the information and looked at him.
Xu Zhaoqing continued, "And the news I got is... although these five people wrote that they had resigned, in fact the formalities were not completed, and they... received double salary."
Director Zhang was stunned for a moment, "Double salary?"
Xu Zhaoqing said in a low voice, "Yes. I tossed and turned and looked for several people today before I found one of the management of the branch."
"The manager said that this was a transfer order from the headquarters and only the branch manager was qualified to know about it."
"He doesn't know the details. He only knows that although these people have resigned, they are still being paid every month."
"It is said that he will be sent out for half a year, and after half a year, he may return to the original company."
Director Zhang could no longer sit still.
If those five people simply resigned from the Zhao Group at the same time, they could still forcibly explain it by saying "Chen Yan poached five people from the Zhao Group in one go."
It is totally inexplicable that a person is sent abroad for half a year and receives double salary. There is obviously something fishy going on!
In addition, this was an order from the Zhao Group headquarters. When combined with what Xu Zhaoqing just said, Chen Yan’s identity was confirmed!
He is the illegitimate son of the Zhao family!
Thinking of this, Director Zhang didn't know what to do for a moment.
He looked at Xu Zhaoqing and asked, "Old Xu, what should we do now?"
Xu Zhaoqing also had a headache.
He smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know either."
"We are in a bit of a dilemma right now."
"We have already said it. It is impossible for it to have no results. Let's take it back immediately."
"After this, what prestige and face do we have in the circle?"
"But... the size of the Zhao family is not comparable to our company. Although their tentacles have not yet extended to our circle, and their impact on us is not great. But for such a small matter, it is not worth it to make enemies with them..."
Hearing what Xu Zhaoqing said, Director Zhang stood up, holding the documents in his hand, and began to pace in the living room with a frown on his brow.
After pacing for two or three minutes, Director Zhang suddenly stopped and said to Xu Zhaoqing, "Old Xu, do you think this will work?"
He said, "Since we have already made the announcement yesterday, let's hold off for now."
"I guess. There are only a few people in the industry who are as well-informed as us."
" Other people in the circle won't get the news, and they will also be affected by our ban."
"It's very likely that Chen Yan and Lu Man won't be able to recruit anyone in the next two days."
"after……"
"I took the opportunity to proactively approach them to negotiate and said that the matter was over and that we were willing to support them in their development in the entertainment industry."
“We can even invest and collaborate together on their new and future films.”
"When the time comes, both sides will issue a small-scale joint statement and the matter will be over."
"This way, they can enter the entertainment industry in one step, and we can also establish a relationship with the Zhao family."
"From enemies to friends."
After hearing what Director Zhang said, Xu Zhaoqing pondered for a full five minutes.
Then he looked up and said, "I feel OK."
"If we take the initiative to admit defeat, not only will we not gain anything, but we will also be looked down upon by others."
"Why not let them know our importance and status first."
"Take the initiative again."
At this point, he gave Director Zhang a thumbs up and said, "Old Zhang, you're great at this."
Director Zhang smiled, then finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued to make tea.
While making tea, he said with some emotion, "Now the non-core heirs of big families have begun to take an interest in the entertainment industry."
Xu Zhaoqing nodded, "That's right."
"After all, they are destined not to inherit the family's core business , so relying on the family's fame to venture into the entertainment industry can be considered as leaving themselves a way out."
"Hong Kong City was the first to do this, and then Australia City followed suit, which shows that this path is feasible."
"I remember that there was a big family in Hong Kong that declined, and the one who did the best was the youngest daughter who entered the entertainment industry. It's also interesting..."
After the two of them discussed their next response, they began to chat about the gossip about these big families.
They are not too worried about whether things will develop in the direction they expected.
Because... Having been active in the entertainment industry for more than 20 years, they have long become big shots whose stomping of feet can shake the entire industry.
They know their influence in the circle better than anyone else.
Now that they have spoken, everyone, except for marginal figures, will really have to think carefully.
And things turned out exactly as the two had imagined.
Because there were very few people in the entertainment industry who knew the secrets of the Zhao family, Chen Yan’s “background” did not spread.
This resulted in most people in the circle watching how things progressed without taking any action.
At the end of the day, Chenlu Film and Television Company, Luman Star Studio and the crew of "Love Is Not Blind" did not receive many people's requests except for the resumes of some marginal figures.
Except for the few senior people who decided to help Sister Meili from the beginning, the two companies and the crew are still empty shells...
…
In the evening, Chen Yan, Yu Qiaoqiao, Sister Meili and Lu Man went out to have dinner together.
Even though they didn't want to bring up work matters at the dinner table, Sister Meili and Lu Man couldn't help but sigh.
Yu Qiaoqiao, the silly little girl, didn't know what was going on, so she looked at the two of them curiously and asked Chen Yan, who was sitting next to her, in a low voice, "Chen Yan, what happened to them?"
Chen Yan was the only person at the dinner table who was not affected.
He held the [Divine Incense] in his hand but hadn't lit it yet. He still had the leisure to brush up his wealth points as usual. "Waiter. Give me ten portions of beef! Ten portions of mutton! Five portions of tripe! And two portions of kidney!"
"By the way, give me one serving each of these vegetables."
"What? Vegetable platter is cheaper?"
"No, no. We like big portions."
"Yes, yes. Let's have another shabu-shabu pot."
"First! No, no. Don't want a double-pot. Let's have two pots. One with clear soup and one with red soup."
After a quick calculation, including the other dishes ordered, the total cost was almost two thousand yuan. Chen Yan stopped ordering with satisfaction.
After returning the menu to the waiter, Chen Yan finally had time to explain to Yu Qiaoqiao quietly, "It's okay, they just suffered a setback in their careers. They're in a bad mood."
Yu Qiaoqiao looked at the two people opposite her, then looked at Chen Yan who looked very happy, and asked curiously, "But isn't their career your career? Why aren't you unhappy?"
Chen Yan smiled, "Because I am more confident than them."
“I believe things will turn around.”
Because the two of them did not avoid Lu Man and Sister Meili when they spoke, they also heard what Chen Yan said.
Lu Man was still maintaining her persona. She glanced at Chen Yan coldly and said concisely, "Your chance is about the same as buying a lottery ticket."
Chen Yan smiled, lowered his head to unpack his chopsticks, and said nonchalantly, "Then we'll wait for the prize draw tomorrow."
Sister Meili saw that Chen Yan was full of confidence, and she couldn't help but ask with concern, "Mr. Chen, do you have any preparations?"
Chen Yan smiled and said, "I don't have any preparation."
"I just believe in my luck and people's hearts."
Sister Meili asked, "What do you mean?"
Chen Yan said, "The Xu brothers and Director Zhang have been in the entertainment industry for so many years, they must have enemies, right?"
"Even if there are no enemies, there will always be people you don't like, right?"
"The reason why these people haven't come forward now is that they are still hesitating."
"We really just need a little bit of luck."
"After that...if only a small group of people stand up, everything will be different."
Sister Meili was fascinated by what she heard.
She understood what Chen Yan said.
To put it bluntly, Director Zhang and the Xu brothers have been in the entertainment industry for so many years. The greater their influence, the more people will be unhappy with them.
Chen Yan’s idea is to unite these people and rely on them to support the two new companies.
This is indeed the case, but... can our side attract them to stand out?
Sister Meili always feels very uncertain...
There aren't so many good things in this world...
Although she had her doubts in her heart, seeing Chen Yan's confident look, Sister Meili couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope in her heart: Maybe... there really is a miracle?
I hope... everything will be just as Mr. Chen predicted...
Perhaps Chen Yan's smile and confidence were really contagious. Under his influence, Meili and Lu Man gradually began to relax and concentrate on enjoying the hot pot.
Just like what Sister Meili thought: Maybe... there really is a miracle?
In the evening, after dinner, Chen Yan returned home with 2,300 wealth points and a bunch of packed ingredients.
After returning home, Chen Yan slowly and methodically packed all the things into categories.
Then, I washed my hands and came to the computer desk.
I opened the rightmost drawer on the computer desk. There were many strange things in this drawer.
There was a blue and white Polaroid camera, some photo paper, two cards with "little people" drawn on them, and... two plates of mosquito coils.
Taking out the mosquito coil, Chen Yan picked up a bracket and inserted it, then put it on the table.
Taking out the lighter he had just bought on the road, Chen Yan lit the mosquito coil.
The mosquito coils burned slowly, and circles of white smoke slowly floated upwards...
