Zhuang Hongyi, who was sitting to the side, overheard everything that Tong Ji and Yan Shaohan said.

As a seasoned veteran of the production crew, he naturally understood the coordinator's unspoken meaning.

Zhuang Hongyi's eyes darkened slightly. He pushed up his glasses and asked in a cool tone, "Who hasn't arrived yet?"

His face didn't have an overly serious expression, but when his gaze swept over the crowd, the previously chattering hall suddenly fell silent.

Everyone pricked up their ears and subtly glanced at Zhuang Hongyi and the coordinator in the front seats.

"It's Gao Zhenxia, ​​Yuan Sitong, and Lu Yuxi."

The coordinator originally intended to whisper in Zhuang Hongyi's ear, but unexpectedly, Yan Shaohan, standing to the side, blurted it out on the spot, completely disregarding any consideration for the three people's feelings.

The previously relaxed atmosphere suddenly became tense after he spoke.

Everyone sat in their own seats, eyes downcast, pretending to know nothing, not daring to utter a sound.

Some people guessed that Zhuang Hongyi was preparing to make an example of someone to scare others.

"Them."

Zhuang Hongyi raised his hand and tapped his fingers lightly on the table. He was just a casually dressed man in a hoodie, but now his aura was terrifyingly strong, exuding the pressure of a big boss. "Tell me, what did they say?"

The coordinator swallowed hard, glanced at the people around him, and was about to whisper an explanation in Zhuang Hongyi's ear when Zhuang Hongyi interrupted him again: "Why only tell me? Everyone is waiting. Everyone has the right to know. There's no need to explain to only me."

Xiao He sat to the side, watching the coordinator constantly wiping away sweat, and his gaze towards Zhuang Hongyi held a different expression.

Indeed, someone who can consistently achieve box office success and amass wealth on their own cannot possibly be as gentle and harmless as they appear.

Faced with Zhuang Hongyi's words, the coordinator dared not give these three people any more face and could only say in a normal voice: "Teacher Gao said that she suddenly has a last-minute assessment and needs to spend more time, so she may be a little late. Teacher Yuan said that there is a last-minute notice and she can't make the adjustment, so she will be late. As for Teacher Lu... we haven't been able to contact her yet."

After listening to the coordinator's words, Zhuang Hongyi did not answer immediately, but continued to tap the table lightly.

—Even though there were people sitting all around him, the sound of his knocking was so clear that almost everyone could hear it clearly.

Xiao He couldn't help but raise a small flag for the three of them.

Someone's going to be in trouble... But this arrogant and unprofessional guy deserves it, hehe!

"I don't care who it is. Give them half an hour. If I don't see them there, then just pack the contract and get out."

Finally, in the somber atmosphere, Zhuang Hongyi calmly issued the order.

The crowd remained deathly silent; no one dared to speak up in support, much less question Zhuang Hongyi's authority.

"Okay." The coordinator wiped his sweat. "But we still can't get in touch with Professor Lu..."

Zhuang Hongyi shot him a sharp glare—

The coordinator immediately understood and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I understand, I'll go contact them right away!"

We are indeed trying to contact them, but as for if we can't reach them...

Then I'm sorry.