Chapter 68 Chapter 68 "My surname is Cheng"

The elevator door closed, blocking out the sharp angry voices faintly coming from outside. Cheng Shuyi lowered his sunglasses again to hide the growing unhappiness in his eyes.

The elevator reached the sixth floor, and as the door opened, the capable manager Sister Qiu, who estimated that the artist should be arriving soon, was sitting at the fabric table and chairs at the entrance with her sleeves half rolled up. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she saw her artist with a bad look on his face.

Sister Qiu, formerly at a small film and television company, possessed strong business skills and had successfully grown two small-time celebrities from scratch. She poached them to expand her business and later assigned Shuyi as her exclusive agent. She had reviewed Shuyi's background and believed she had great potential: beautiful, professionally trained, and backed by a major company. Given a few years, she could definitely become a top-tier star.

Besides, although Shuyi has good conditions, his personality is surprisingly good. After chatting with her several times, Sister Qiu felt that Shuyi's personality was quite to her liking. He was not at all like those people who were already feeling euphoric before they became famous. Sister Qiu was determined to bring out a famous artist this time. When her precious seedling suddenly looked so unwell, Sister Qiu immediately showed concern.

"I just ran into Du Yisang downstairs." Cheng Shuyi said briefly.

Sister Qiu's eyebrows frowned slightly.

She also heard about the conflict between Du Yisang and Shuyi.

How could one not hear about it? The other party, with unabashed arrogance and aggressiveness, stormed into the company, clashed with the higher-ups, and then stormed out in a rage. Listening to a colleague's live broadcast, it seemed the other party wanted to punish Shuyi, but since Shuyi's career was currently promising, their intentions were temporarily dismissed.

However, even if the higher-ups don't agree this time, when Du Yisang's contract is transferred to Yunyi, everyone will be an artist under Yunyi Film and Television, and they will inevitably face various problems such as internal resource division and status competition within the company. If they become enemies now, based on Du Yisang's personality, I'm afraid he will not have peace in the company in the future.

Where there are people, there is competition. Knowing that her child has made an enemy of the popular traffic star, Sister Qiu is not afraid. After all, the entertainment industry is such a bloody place. If you are really afraid, don't get involved. Work hard to become a top star as soon as possible and accumulate capital. By then, no matter how many enemies you have or how many tricks you have, they will not be able to shake your position.

She was just sitting here when Du Yisang left, and she was still mocking a bunch of artists who relied on unfair means to get to the top and had negative news about how they would be in trouble sooner or later. She remained calm and treated them as if they were talking nonsense. She had seen this kind of thing many times and was very calm. However, Shuyi was still young and if she was criticized by others, she was afraid that her mentality would collapse.

Sister Qiu felt she had to comfort the child first: "Don't listen to what Du Yisang said. Your film has already been negotiated, and all the clips you shot will appear in the main film. She's really unhappy at the moment, so just pretend you didn't hear some of what she said..."

Cheng Shuyi waved her hand. She certainly didn't care about Du Yisan's nonsense, but she also didn't want to see him continue to jump around in front of her: "Du Yisan, do you want to join Yunyi?"

"Yes," Sister Qiu nodded. "After all, Yunyi's resources are undeniable. It seems that the negotiations are almost complete, and we are just waiting to sign the contract."

"Oh, she wishes." Cheng Shuyi took off his sunglasses and laughed coldly.

Sister Qiu blinked in a daze.

"Which senior executive is here today?"

"Mr. Zhu should still be in the office..."

Shuyi, who suddenly exuded an inexplicable aura, arrived at the private office of Mr. Zhu, one of Yunyi's senior executives. Sister Qiu wondered if the kid felt wronged and wanted to complain about Du Yisang to the senior executives.

He couldn't file a complaint. Every artist signed with He Yunyi had a powerful backer. Mr. Zhu hadn't approved Du Yisang's move against Shuyi because Shuyi had someone behind him. Otherwise, Du Yisang couldn't easily move. If this continued, it would only deepen the feud between the two and intensify the conflict, leaving neither side undefeated.

Facing the popular Du Yisang, Shuyi is still at a disadvantage.

Sister Qiu stopped Shuyi who was about to knock on the office door and gently advised her about the unspoken rules of the workplace. Unexpectedly, Shuyi, who looked like a well-behaved, quiet and sensible girl, had a bad temper. She raised her hand and knocked twice symbolically, then opened the door and walked in without waiting for the reply from the person inside.

Oh my god, why do kids these days have such explosive tempers? The senior executives at Yunyi are no ordinary people. Fearing that Shuyi would suffer a loss in a confrontation with the senior executives, who were her most beloved, Sister Qiu gritted her teeth and entered the door.

Mr. Zhu, who was sitting in the office frowning and thinking, heard someone knocking on the door. Before he could answer, someone rushed in. He looked up with some displeasure, and saw that the person who came in was the other party who had quarreled with him before. His face became even worse.

President Du has been coming to him to build relationships for some time, so there is no problem in giving Du Yisang some praise. What's more, Du Yisang also wants to have a deeper understanding with President Cheng of the group.

Du Yisang might be okay as an entertainer, but it wouldn't be surprising if she were to meet Mr. Cheng. After all, he was the head of the Cheng Group, and he had seen all sorts of women. Furthermore, Mr. Cheng was always obsessed with his work, and after his divorce, he had never been known to look at any woman differently. In his opinion, the chances of Mr. Cheng falling for Du Yisang were close to zero.

But maybe, not all men like beautiful girls. If Du Yisang really hooks up with Mr. Cheng, then he will be completely successful, and he will also benefit from it. Therefore, his relationship with the Du family is pretty good now.

If Du Yisang had proposed to deal with some other young artist, it would not have been a big deal, but the one he was dealing with happened to be a new artist that Cheng's company had asked him to sign. The fact that Shuyi could star in Cheng's promotional video was enough to show that he had a strong background, and he could not put too much obstacles in his way, otherwise he would not be able to explain to his superiors. President Zhu was in a dilemma and felt a headache when he saw Shuyi.

"Is there anything wrong?" Mr. Zhu said in a deep voice, his eyes sweeping over the artist in front of him and the agent who followed in behind him.

He is a leader and can manage the artists under him. As long as they don't go too far, his superiors will not blame him if he says a few words about the artists' faults.

Just as Sister Qiu was about to speak, Cheng Shuyi smiled and said, "This person...what's your name?"

"Mr. Zhu." Sister Qiu reminded her.

"Mr. Zhu, right? I've heard a lot about you." Cheng Shuyi pretended to be polite. "I've never met Mr. Zhu before. It's really a privilege to meet you today."

It looked like he was greeting the leader, but the tone was not polite at all and was a bit too arrogant. Mr. Zhu's displeasure deepened.

Some people think that they have some traffic and are popular, and they start to lose track of the world. In the eyes of the company's top management, artists are just commodities. Of course they will be praised when they can make money, but once they lose their commercial value, they are nothing.

Cheng Shuyi seemed completely oblivious to the displeasure on Zhu's face as he continued, "By the way, I just arrived at the company and I'm not familiar with everyone here yet. I guess Zhu doesn't know me very well either. I originally thought it was unnecessary, but now I think I should introduce myself."

Facing Mr. Zhu's gaze and Sister Qiu's confusion, Cheng Shuyi said word by word: "My surname is Cheng, and my full name is Cheng Shuyi."

If it were a senior executive of the Cheng Group headquarters, they would definitely be sensitive to this name. This name is so similar to their top boss, President Cheng Shuze. They would know right away that they are siblings. This must be the younger sister of their powerful and influential president, the daughter of the Cheng Group.

However, Yunyi Film and Television is an inconspicuous subsidiary of the Cheng Group. It has only been established for two years. Although it has a great reputation in the entertainment industry with the support of the Cheng family, it is not an important mainstay under the Cheng Group. This can be seen from the fact that Cheng Shuze only looks at the annual financial statements and never asks about specific business.

People in Yunyi Film and Television rarely see President Cheng throughout the entire year. Their only impression of the real boss of the group is that he is called President Cheng. Few people even mention President Cheng's name. Therefore, when Cheng Shuyi mentioned her own name, President Zhu looked at her for a while. He did not show the surprise that Cheng Shuyi had imagined when he knew that she was the daughter of the Cheng family. Instead, he looked a little confused.

Cheng Shuyi, who rarely showed off but didn't achieve the desired effect, said: "..."

Mr. Zhu was thinking about the name that Cheng Shuyi had just said. The other party actually said it word for word, which meant that the name must have a great origin. However, he thought about it for a long time and couldn't remember where he had heard of this name. The other party would not just tell him the name.

Cheng Shuyi? He knew that this artist debuted under the name Shuyi. Du Yisang had been talking about it over and over again since he called and asked them to ban the person after he left for filming. Now he had added a surname. What was the origin of this surname?

Chen? Cheng? Which cheng?

Cheng Shuyi was embarrassed to explain who she was to others after failing to show off the first time. The moment when she should have made a brilliant debut was like a firework that suddenly duds halfway through and then had to be re-ignited. It was a waste of the prelude and a bit of a downgrade.

It’s all because her brother has a weak presence, so no one recognizes her just by mentioning her name.

Cheng Shuyi cleared his throat again. "Anyway, please compile the information of the artists that Yunyi Film and Television are planning to sign and hand it over to me. I'll review everything. I'll accept resumes from outside, review and select qualified candidates, and then organize interviews. My requirements are quite strict, and some artists who don't meet the standards won't have a chance to sign with Yunyi."

This time, President Zhu understood. Who does this artist think she is? She is giving orders in a very logical manner. These are all company affairs. What right does a small artist like her have to interfere?

Sister Qiu was much more perceptive. She frowned and then looked at Cheng Shuyi in disbelief.

President Zhu sneered twice, not caring about Shuyi's background: "Who do you think you are?"

"Me? Haven't I already introduced myself?" Cheng Shuyi smiled. "I'm just your new boss."