Chapter 25 Playing Hard to Get? No, I'm Really Not Interested

When Pu Yao picked up the phone, he felt absurd.

It's hard to say whether he likes Bai Qiuwu or not, it's just that he was tied up before, so he deliberately avoided suspicion.

In addition, her commercial value is indeed limited, so there is no need to sign this big trouble back for that little bit of value.

So he decisively rejected Bai Qiuwu's contract application, and went all out by directly closing her live broadcast room.

But now, Bai Qiuwu used such an unconventional method to make a comeback.

She actually raised her worth to the point that the executive director of the live broadcast company didn't dare to make a decision easily and had to come to the head office to ask him for a decision.

In fact, if Pu Yao had not previously mentioned his refusal to sign Bai Qiuwu, with Bai Qiuwu's current popularity and traffic, the Starlight Live Platform would not have hesitated at all and would have signed him directly.

After all, this is like picking up money, and a lot of it. If you sign the contract later, you may lose a lot of money.

How great is the value of this news? It is so great that even Pu Yao, who never pays attention to entertainment news, picked up his phone and opened Weibo in a clumsy manner.

The screen is full of red hot searches, each one followed by "explosion". It is said that the public security system has intervened and will conduct a thorough investigation of Bai Qiuwu's ancestors for eighteen generations.

True and false news were spreading everywhere, it was simply a carnival on the Internet.

Bai Qiuwu has made herself into this state. She definitely has no chance of making it in the entertainment industry. No blind director would hire her unless they are expecting to be scolded to death.

She will not be considered for brand endorsements for the same reason as above. In short, this wave of negative impact is too great and has seriously affected her future.

But it’s different for live streaming companies. No matter whether you are popular or not, as long as there is traffic and popularity, there will be money. Even if everyone comes to scold you, as long as they enter your live streaming room, they will make a lot of money.

Therefore, in Pu Yao's view, this carnival of abuse all over the screen is all about interests.

Without much hesitation, he made a decision quickly.

"Unblock her livestream, warn her not to engage in feudal superstition, and send her a contract invitation. Offer her a salary and ask her to come to the company to discuss it with you."

In just a moment, Pu Yao quickly figured out how to deal with it: "For the follow-up matters, you can just report online. Don't let anything she does go through me openly."

Everyone likes a treasure bowl, and no one complains about making too much money, but we still need to maintain a distance and avoid suspicion.

"As for the treatment..." The executive director of Starlight Live Broadcasting Company asked cautiously, trying to find out what the relationship was between the ultimate boss and Bai Qiuwu.

Pu Yao didn't know what his subordinates were thinking. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Follow the normal evaluation process, pay attention to the follow-up online, and make an offer based on the subsequent developments."

The answer was quite standard and did not reveal any preference.

The Executive Director was curious and couldn't help asking, "If we sign the contract, will we need any special care?"

Pu Yao looked at him calmly, his dark eyes like deep pools, without any emotion in them.

He seemed not to feel the temptation in these words, and said casually and calmly:

"You decide who you sign."

This means that they have made up their minds not to interfere and to avoid suspicion as much as possible.

In fact, his attitude was a bit too evasive. If it were just those rumors on the Internet, Pu Yao would not have acted like this.

It was mainly because of the encounter that night, Bai Qiuwu's blunt confession, and the words that were basically equivalent to asking for support, that made Pu Yao's heart alarm bells ring, and he wished to stay away from her and never have any contact with her again.

It's not just because he doesn't have the intention, but also because he's afraid of trouble.

However, his attitude of avoiding suspicion caused some misunderstandings from the executive director.

When had he ever seen his boss act like this? Didn't this just prove that Bai Qiuwu was different?

Is there really something going on between these two people?

He said that the rumors on the Internet are not groundless and there must be a reason.

Could it be that they dated and then broke up, so they're avoiding each other now?

This would also explain why Bai Qiuwu was specifically not allowed to sign the contract.

Because this is revenge.

However, now that the benefits are so great, the boss still chose to compromise. But is his refusal to meet because he is afraid that the conflict will rekindle if they meet, or is he simply disgusted?

Before he knew it, the executive director started overthinking, and the more he thought, the more he thought.

He has even been thinking about how to treat the boss's ex-girlfriend. He can't be too bad to her, after all, they might get back together, but he can't be too good to her either, because what if they don't get back together?

It seems a bit difficult.

The executive director left with a pile of information in his arms, feeling troubled, and soon realized that his worries were unnecessary.

Because they were not willing to sign a contract with him at all.

When the call was first made, Bai Qiuwu didn't answer at all. The HR lady speculated that he might have been severely cyber-bullied and didn't want to look at his phone, so she expressed understanding.

After all, which normal person would not be broken by such a large-scale scolding? Those with a weak mentality might even jump off the building.

Then I called several times before someone picked up. The voice was groggy, as if they had just woken up.

"Hello, this is Starlight Live Broadcasting Company. Are you Bai Qiuwu?"

The person on the other end said "hmm" with a heavy ending, expressing dissatisfaction at being woken up.

The young lady from the HR department was speechless for a moment, thinking to herself that she was really naive. How could the other person be heartbroken? He was sleeping soundly.

But the work that needs to be done still needs to be done.

Putting on a sweet voice, the young lady introduced enthusiastically: "Didn't you apply to sign a contract with our company before? After comprehensive evaluation, you have passed the review requirements."

"Excuse me, when are you free? You can come to the company and we can discuss the contract and benefits in person."

It took a while for the other party to react, as if they understood what she meant. Then the little star gave a perfunctory "oh" and said casually, "I don't want to sign it. I'm not interested."

Then he hung up the phone.

The HR lady was confused and tried to call back, but the other party rejected the call. Then she called again, but was blocked.

Many people around were peeking in to watch the fun, even the executive director.

Seeing the little girl put down her phone in a daze, someone immediately asked: "How is it? When will she come to the company? Do we need to send someone to pick her up?"

"Yeah, yeah, she has such a bad reputation now. If she walks on the street, people will throw rotten eggs at her. Do you still want us to pick her up?"

"Our company is so kind. Even though her reputation is so bad, they still want her. Aren't they touched?"

Personnel lady: "...No."

"She said she didn't want to sign and wasn't interested in us."

Everyone: “…”

What the hell?!

The Executive Director was completely surprised by this and his eyes widened instantly: "What does this mean? Didn't they explain the salary clearly?"

"I understand. It's a bit of a playful trick. I've encountered people who inflate their status like this before. If you fight back, I'll tell you."

The director is ready to go.

The HR lady looked innocent: "But she blocked us."

Director: “?”

Ah this? Zundu fake du?!

(End of this chapter)