Volume 9, Chapter 20 (End) Chapter 615 Duan Jiabao's company is over
The next morning, at Cornucopia Company, the company's artists were preparing for the performance report at the end of the month. At this time, Duan Jiabao walked into the company carrying two large bags of snacks and said with a smile:
"Children, you must have worked hard all morning. Here, here are some food for you. My dad bought this especially for you. He said that the children are too tired, so he wanted to reward you."
"Thank you, boss. Thank you, old boss!"
The artists picked out their favorite snacks and thanked Duan Jiabao with a smile. Duan Jiabao also smiled and continued:
"The old boss also said that I would buy whatever the children wanted to eat, but I refused. These things are too high in calories, so, just eat them this time and that's enough!"
"Okay, Sister Bao!"
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"Sister Bao, how is your family situation?"
A young male artist asked Duan Jiabao privately that he was the artist Duan Jiabao valued the most, not because of his good acting skills, but because he was the most handsome and had the potential to be a popular young actor. After all, most women who watch dramas are obsessed with looks. As long as he is handsome enough, their values are determined by his features. Even if he is a scumbag, he will be their favorite. Compared to honest men, they prefer handsome guys who can seduce others. If he is handsome and rich, it will be even more perfect. As for whether he is a scumbag or not, they don’t really care.
Looking at the leading actor of this performance, Yin Shang, Duan Jiabao bet the future of Jubaopen Company on him. She made a bet with Yuan Xudong that if this performance could be a complete success, Yuan Xudong would have to invest a sum of money in Jubaopen Company. Otherwise, Duan Jiabao would have to close Jubaopen Company which was losing money every day. Of course, during the bet, Duan Jiabao could not use the card given to her by Yuan Xudong, nor could she borrow money from Jiang Xiaoguo and others to run the company. She could only use the money currently in the account of Jubaopen Company.
Although it was a bet, Yuan Xudong did not really send anyone to supervise Duan Jiabao. Duan Jiabao only violated the rules for a while. She transferred her remaining pocket money to the company's account, and then used Yuan Xudong's card to pay for her daily living expenses. Thinking about her future plans, Duan Jiabao looked at Yin Shang and smiled:
"My family is fine. It's just that the factory has added an additional production line, so the funds are a bit tight for a while. But that the final payment has come, it's much better. Don't worry, everything will be fine!"
"I'm glad you're okay!"
Yin Shang smiled, Duan Jiabao looked at the other artists and said with a smile:
"Okay then, you guys continue rehearsing. I'll be busy now. Come on!"
"Okay, bye, Sister Bao!"
"goodbye!"
After watching Duan Jiabao leave, Yin Shang picked up a bag of nuts from the snack bag at random, and then took a closer look. On the back of the bag was a label of the supermarket downstairs. It was obvious that these snacks were not bought for them by Duan Jiabao's father, but bought by Duan Jiabao at the Nanhu Supermarket downstairs from the company. Why did she lie?
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On the other hand, after leaving the artists' rehearsal room, Duan Jiabao came to the office and found the person in charge of the company's operations and finance and told them the truth:
"You are all my closest people, so I won't hide it from you. Our Cornucopia will not have any income for a while in the future, so we must cut back on spending. But we just need to know this, and don't tell the children, because I'm afraid it will affect their mood when they report on the performance."
"So what should we do now? We still have tens of thousands of dollars to pay for the teacher's training!"
The employee who is specifically responsible for managing the company's trainees said, Duan Jiabao looked at her and said:
"Don't worry about this. I just transferred some money to the company's account. I'll give it to the teachers!"
"I still have not paid the final payment for the venue. I also planned to invite the parents of the newlyweds to come and watch the performance. The airfare, hotel and food will also be a large expense."
The employee in charge of finance added, Duan Jiabao thought for a moment and said:
"Don't invite parents. Just show them the videos and photos after the performance!"
"Well, that's all we can do."
"Oh, by the way, can the deposit for that theater be refunded?"
Duan Jiabao said somewhat embarrassedly:
"I think it's a bit expensive there. I want to change to another place. Is that ok?"
"I'll go try it, I think it can be returned to us."
"That's good!"
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"Sister Bao!"
At this time, Yin Shang walked into the office along the stairs. Duan Jiabao and the others immediately stopped talking. Duan Jiabao looked at him and smiled:
"What's wrong with you?"
"It's about the guitar I told you about last time."
Yin Shang walked into the office, his face looked a little unnatural. In fact, he had arrived a long time ago, but he didn't show up immediately. He heard almost all of Duan Jiabao's conversation. Although the company was currently short of money, Duan Jiabao still said:
"Go buy one at the store, and I'll reimburse you when you come back!"
"Can you lend me one?"
The company's financial officer suddenly spoke up, and Yin Shang also looked at Duan Jiabao and said:
"I don't think it's necessary either. I'll go borrow one!"
"No, you are all professional musicians, you should live with your instruments. Borrowing one will not be easy to use. Just go buy one!"
"Okay then, bye, Sister Bao!"
"Well, go ahead, rehearse well, everything is going well for the company!"
"Okay, got it!"
After watching Yin Shang leave, Duan Jiabao looked at the company's operations and finances and said:
"You guys should get busy too!"
"Okay, let's get busy!"
"Um!"
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After everyone left, Duan Jiabao was the only one left in the office. She took out her cell phone and called her old classmate:
"Hey, Zhizhi, it's me, Duan Jiabao!"
"Yes, I heard that you joined the school youth league committee. So, are you in charge of the small theater?"
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After discussing the small theater, Duan Jiabao got up and left the company. When she returned home, Jiang Xiaoguo and the others were all working, and Yuan Xudong had gone somewhere to play. She ordered a large portion of beer and crayfish, and then sat at the dining table to eat, turning anxiety into appetite. Not long after, a WeChat ringtone rang, and Duan Jiabao answered the WeChat video. Looking at the company's artists in the video, she smiled and said:
"What's wrong with you guys?"
"Sister Bao, why did the performance venue change to Huanan University of Finance and Economics?"
"Because that's your sister Bao's alma mater, and our juniors are all very enthusiastic. Why are you the only ones here? Where's Yin Shang? Isn't he rehearsing with you?"
"He went out and never came back, and I don't know where he went!"
"Okay then, just rehearse well first, bye!"
"Bye-bye Sister Bao!"
After the video call ended, Duan Jiabao found Yin Shang's number in the address book and called him, but no one answered. She could only leave him a message on WeChat:
"Yin Shang, have you bought your guitar yet? If you have, hurry back to rehearse. You are the finale of this performance, so you must not make any mistakes, understand?"
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On the other side, at Chunfeng Pet Hospital, after Ding Yixuan changed into her work clothes, she sat at the front desk and started working, greeting the pet doctors who came to work. At this time, Yuan Xudong walked into the store. He lay on the edge of the front desk and looked at Ding Yixuan inside and said with a smile:
"Xiao Ding, are you okay?"
"Why are you here? By the way, have you found your friend?"
Seeing that the person coming was Yuan Xudong, Ding Yixuan smiled in surprise, and Yuan Xudong also smiled and said:
"Found it. I went to Chengdu for some business. How have you been lately?"
"Very good, my new novel has been accepted by the editor and was just signed this morning. Thank you for the inspiration you gave me!"
"You're welcome. I bought two movie tickets. How about going to the movies tonight?"
Yuan Xudong invited directly. Ding Yixuan hesitated for a moment. She said with some hesitation on her face:
"Tonight?"
"No?"
Seeing that Ding Yixuan looked a little embarrassed, Yuan Xudong changed his words:
"Tomorrow night is fine, but tonight is better. I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Do you have the heart to reject me?"
"Okay then, it's tonight. I have to work, so you go ahead and get busy!"
"good!"
Yuan Xudong smiled, then picked up a pet cage from his feet and put it on the front desk and said:
"Please register. This is a stray cat I found on the roadside. It's injured. Please give it some medical treatment."
"Hey, what happened to its paw?"
Seeing the stray cat limping in the pet cage, Ding Yixuan immediately said with pity:
"I'm going to find the dean, please wait a moment!"
"Okay, go ahead!"
After watching Ding Yixuan leave, Yuan Xudong looked at the poor stray cat in the cage and murmured:
"You have to work hard. Whether you become a pet cat or a stray cat in the future depends on you. Do you understand?"
“Meow~~”
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After handing the injured stray cat to the dean for treatment, Yuan Xudong sat outside and waited. Ding Yixuan, who was sitting behind the front desk, looked at him and asked:
"Did you give it a name?"
"It's time to get up, Gou Mei, and Gou Ge are both Gou, so they can be a perfect match, what do you think?"
"Well……"
Ding Yixuan said speechlessly:
"It looks like a male cat..."
"A tomcat?"
Yuan Xudong still said indifferently:
"This is true love, isn't it?"
"Pah, what kind of true love is this?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong who was talking nonsense seriously, Ding Yixuan couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. At this time, a doctor on duty came over. He leaned over the side of the front desk and looked at Ding Yixuan inside and gossiped:
"Xiao Ding, the blind date I introduced to you asked to add you on WeChat, but you ignored him?"
"Oh……"
Ding Yixuan smiled awkwardly. She looked at Dr. Qian who was lying on the front desk and said awkwardly:
"I don't think the one you introduced is suitable, so..."
"We haven't even talked or met each other yet, so why are you not suitable?"
Doctor Qian sighed and said:
"And the lawyer last time, you also said he was not suitable, but he graduated from a prestigious university and is a famous lawyer. What great qualifications, right?"
"I did talk to that lawyer, but no matter how I talked to him, he could always find fault with me. He also said that I was childish and that my logic was confusing. He and I were really not suitable for each other."
"What about this time? Why didn't you even approve WeChat?"
Doctor Qian continued to ask. Ding Yixuan glanced at Yuan Xudong who was sitting next to her and looking at her. She turned to look at Doctor Qian and forced a smile.
"Well, I don't like his profile picture!"
"avatar?"
Doctor Qian was shocked. He couldn't understand:
"What happened to his avatar?"
"His profile picture is a bowl of beef noodles. Mainly, he took the picture of the bowl of beef noodles without any composition or angle!"
"So what does this mean?"
Doctor Qian was still confused and asked. Ding Yixuan smiled, then looked up at Doctor Qian and said seriously as if it was a matter of course:
"This shows that his aesthetic taste is not online, right?"
"No, what's your reason?"
Seeing that Dr. Qian was still chattering away, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but stand up and walked over. He patted Dr. Qian on the shoulder from behind and said with a smile:
"Excuse me, my girlfriend means that she only likes handsome guys like me, and they have to be talented handsome guys!"
"No, you are Xiao Ding's boyfriend?"
Doctor Qian asked in surprise. Yuan Xudong nodded. Ding Yixuan blushed a little, but did not object. Seeing the two of them like this, Doctor Qian immediately said in boredom:
"Why didn't you tell me earlier? I thought you were single. Forget it, I'll go introduce Weiwei to a boyfriend!"
After saying that, he left the front desk. After watching Dr. Qian leave, Yuan Xudong leaned on the edge of the front desk and looked at Ding Yixuan inside, feeling jealous:
"Are you still going on blind dates?"
"No, it was mainly because Doctor Qian introduced me to him, and I couldn't refuse. But he probably won't introduce me to anyone again in the future. Thank you for today!"
"Thank me for what?"
Looking at Ding Yixuan, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"You're my girlfriend, isn't it my duty to do this?"
"Who is your girlfriend? Don't talk nonsense, understand?"
Ding Yixuan said in a coquettish voice, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore. I'm serious now. Xiao Ding, are you willing to be my girlfriend?"
"Hey, please stop teasing me, okay?"
"Who's teasing you? I'm serious, okay?"
After rolling his eyes at Ding Yixuan, Yuan Xudong smiled and said:
"Forget it, forget it. I will always wait for you. Whenever you are willing, my arms will always be open to you!"
"Is this how you boys would cheer us girls up?"
"No, I'm different from them. They usually give their girlfriends red envelopes like 520, 1314, or clothes, bags, cosmetics, jewelry, etc. It's just too vulgar, using money to taint love. Those red envelopes should be given to the ladies in the nightclubs. Only professionals accept tips!"
"So what will you give?"
"This, I will give it to myself. It belongs to my girlfriend, and what belongs to my girlfriend is mine!"
"Smooth talk!"
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In the evening, at Jubaopen Company, after Yin Shang, who had disappeared for a whole day, returned to the company, he immediately contacted Duan Jiabao.
Looking at Yin Shang who looked listless, Duan Jiabao said in a somewhat reproachful tone:
"Yin Shang, where have you been? Everyone else is rehearsing very seriously, why did you, the main character, disappear?"
"Sister Bao, let's talk alone!"
"What are you talking about?"
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"Terminate the contract?"
In the office, Duan Jiabao couldn't help but panic when she saw Yin Shang was about to terminate his contract with Jubaopen Company at this critical moment. She had put all her chips on this performance, and Yin Shang was the male lead of this performance. All the preparations were centered around him. He actually asked to terminate his contract with Jubaopen Company at the most difficult time for the company. Duan Jiabao couldn't help but ask:
"Why?"
"I was invited to play the second male lead in a movie. I think this is a rare opportunity and I don't want to miss it."
"Then go ahead. It doesn't conflict with the performance. Why do you want to terminate the contract?"
"They're about to start filming, so I might not be able to attend the performance."
"It's a question of time, isn't it?"
Duan Jiabao's voice was somewhat humble:
"It's okay. I can help you with this. I can adjust the time and wait for you and..."
"I made it very clear!"
Seeing Duan Jiabao still trying to keep him, Yin Shang said directly:
"I want to terminate the contract!"
"It's not about the movie at all, is it?"
Seeing that Yin Shang had made up his mind, Duan Jiabao had no chance to persuade him to stay. She looked at Yin Shang and asked directly:
"Do you think our company is hopeless and want to leave?"
"Not inviting parents, changing the venue, canceling the dinner, don't these all indicate that this company is about to collapse?"
"I have ways to solve these. All you have to do is..."
"Don't be so stubborn. Did your father really buy those snacks and specialties? How much money is left in the company's account?"
"These are all solvable problems. As long as this performance is successful, I can find new investors to invest in our Cornucopia Company. Besides, didn't we agree at the beginning? No matter what difficulties we encounter, we will face them together?"
"Face it together? Or wait to die together?"
"Yin Shang, what are you talking about?"
Hearing Yin Shang say this, Duan Jiabao said angrily:
"Now this is just the darkness before dawn. We have all worked together for such a long time. How can you just give up now?"
"Sister Bao, I have made up my mind!"
"Yin Shang, I don't even recognize you. It's only been a few days since our family was in trouble? Have you found a way out so quickly?"
"This is the difference between you and me. I can see the reality clearly, but you can only daydream!"
"What?"
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