Chapter 69

"Ninety percent of men wouldn't dare marry these types of women. Are you one of them? Ninety percent of women wouldn't dare marry this type of man. Are you one of them? I ask you, where did you get this data? Based on your subjective guess?"

"When interviewing a male CEO, you ask, 'Who controls the family finances?' When interviewing a female CEO, you ask, 'What are your ideal partner's criteria?' When interviewing a world champion, you ask, 'Are you ashamed of not having received an education?' Are you alright? Shouldn't you do some research and preparation before interviewing people?"

Marketing accounts edited together a 20-minute video to criticize Shengqi News for its double standards and shameless behavior.

For example, they would also attach screenshots or video clips to verify the facts on the spot, thoroughly exposing the unprofessionalism of Shengxi News.

After watching the video, Chu Muchao sighed inwardly.

That's fantastic!

Wu Mi acted very quickly, uncovering all the dirt on Shengxi News in such a short time, directly releasing the evidence and leaving Shengxi News no room to fight back.

Xu Sui and Gu Xinyi sent their greetings.

Sui: Ahem, our CEO is so amazing!

Xinbao: The trending topic is gone, and now the dirty tricks are being exposed in retaliation~ You're something else~

Chao: Hehe~ You guys found out.

Sui: I was planning to ask you this because I saw you were trending, but I was afraid of delaying your work.

Xinbao: But if we can guess it, others probably can too!

Sui: I see people have already asked this in the comments section. Although there have been complaints online for a long time about Shengxi News's problematic wording and its tendency to guide people's comments, this is the first time it has caused such a big uproar.

Chao: So what? The dirt that can be dug up is dirt in itself, not because I dug it up.

Sui: Great! We won't suffer this in silence!

Xinbao: That's true. They were the ones who released the excerpts first to stir up trouble.

Sui: Exactly!

Xinbao: You've been busy all day, have you eaten properly?

Chao: Mm~ I ate it.

Sui: What delicious food did you eat?

Without a second thought, Chu Muchao savored the random food sent by the system—the super deluxe family seafood porridge—licked his lips, and typed a reply.

Chao: Seafood porridge~ So fresh and fragrant, super delicious! It's even cooked in a clay pot!

Sui: Oh~ the seafood in Haicheng must be super fresh!

Xinbao: You're making my mouth water! I want to eat seafood porridge too!

Well……

Fortunately, everyone knows she's in Haicheng now, and it's not surprising at all that she's eating seafood in a coastal city like Haicheng.

Chu Muchao secretly wiped away a bead of sweat.

【^-^ I'm really worried that Miss Mumu might accidentally let something slip one day.】

Chu Muchao: ...The seafood porridge you brought me today was really delicious! It's the freshest and most fragrant I've ever had!

【^-^That's wonderful!】

*

After finishing all my business trips, I returned to Nancheng.

Shengxi News was banned after being criticized, then criticized by official media, and now its accounts have been suspended across all platforms.

This little incident has been resolved.

Despite this, Xin Qing's negative trending topics still surface from time to time.

Chu Muchao would occasionally log in and take a look, and every time he did, he would see Xin Qing's name.

She hadn't had any particular feeling before, but today, her feeling was especially strong—Xin Qing would come to find her.

-

Chu Muchao came up with a plan to deal with Lan and Jamie.

That afternoon, after returning to the company, Chu Muchao held a meeting with Wu Mi and the people from the head office.

The promotion process for Lan's internal employees and the review process for design drafts have been modified.

The current review process is overseen by Jamie alone. Only with his approval can a designer's work pass and proceed to the next stage.

The revised review process adds a layer of review at the head office level and modifies the initial review mechanism.

The reasons given by the parent company are also quite valid.

This early spring fashion show brought a great negative impact to the "Lan" brand and the company, seriously affecting the brand's reputation and sales, and causing great losses to the brand and the parent group.

The parent company questioned Jamie's decision-making and his ability to capture current aesthetic trends and popularity, and therefore made changes to the review process.

The internal designers conducted the first review and vote. After passing the review, the design director of "Lan" conducted the second review, the senior leaders of "Lan" conducted the third review, and the group leaders conducted the final review.

In addition, an employee promotion channel has been opened up for advancement to the position of Group Chief Designer.

Outstanding designers can be promoted to group designers based on their abilities, enjoying the benefits and treatment of group designers, priority in hosting fashion shows, and access to the best publicity and operational channels.

MZ Group has more than one high-end apparel brand under its umbrella, "Lan," but it is the most well-known.

Therefore, designers who came here hoping to make a name for themselves in the fashion design industry all wanted to squeeze into this place, but they were all suppressed by Jamie and had no chance to rise to prominence.

Chu Wen values ​​other sectors more and has a more relaxed approach to managing those involved in the fashion and entertainment industries.

After the new regulations were issued, Jamie was the first to express his dissatisfaction and made a scene, threatening to confront Chu Muchao.

He kept muttering to himself as he went upstairs.

"She's just a little girl, what does she know?!"

"I've been in charge of the review process for so long, why should she take back my rights just because she says so?"

The assistant next to him said, "Jamie, President Chu isn't taking back your rights, he's just adding a final review process."

"That won't do!" Jamie said indignantly. "Who knows this industry better, me or her? If she keeps messing things up like this, the company will go bankrupt sooner or later! Then don't blame me for taking my people and the brand designer and jumping ship!"

The elevator doors opened as soon as the words were spoken.

Chu Muchao happened to be in the corridor.

Upon hearing this, she turned around and looked at Jamie in the elevator.

Jamie paused for a moment, then quickly came to her senses, pointing at Chu Muchao and walking out while cursing.

Wu Mi quickly led several bodyguards over to stop them.

Jamie's assistant smiled at Chu Muchao and said, "Hello, Mr. Chu."

Chu Muchao smiled at him and said, "Hello."

The bodyguards grabbed Jamie and pushed him back into the elevator.

Wu Mi took a few steps back and exited the elevator.

Chu Mu waved to Jamie.

"If you want to resign, remember to properly hand over your work."

"You're crazy! You'll regret this!"

Jamie's roar was trapped inside the elevator.

Hearing the commotion, Xiao He arrived late.

Seeing the elevator doors close, he hurriedly asked, "Mr. Chu, are you alright?"

Chu Muchao shook his head.

Xiao He asked, "Did Lan's design director come up and cause trouble? I could hear his voice from the office."

Chu Muchao smiled and said, "His voice is quite loud."

The secretary who came out with Xiao He looked Chu Muchao up and down, and hesitantly asked, "President Chu, what if Jamie really resigns and takes people with him? He's a senior designer signed with the brand. It won't sound good if word gets out that an old person is leaving the company. Won't people think you're kicking people out and being too harsh on your subordinates?"

Chu Muchao raised his eyes and his gaze swept across the other person's face.

She thought for a moment and said, "It's one thing if it can't generate sustainable revenue, but this subsidiary is currently in a continuous downward trend, and it's not under the control of the parent group. Plus, the person in charge is like this. I find it hard to find a reasonable reason to continue investing in and operating such a company."

Besides, she didn't intend to force Jamie to leave.

She just wanted to take away Jamie's absolute decision-making power.

-

It was a little after 7 p.m.

After finishing the work he had been working on, Chu Muchao leaned back and slumped wearily into the soft chair.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, Wu Mi's voice came from outside the door.

"Mr. Chu, the company security found Xin Qing next to your car in the parking garage. Should we bring her up?"

Her sixth sense was really accurate.

Chu Muchao said weakly, "Bring him in, but don't let anyone see him."

"OK."

A short while later, Wu Mi brought Xin Qing to knock on the door.

When I saw Xin Qing again, her face was clean and she hadn't put on any makeup.

His pale skin betrayed his exhaustion.

Chu Muchao pointed to the chair in front of him: "Sit down."

Xin Qing walked in cautiously, but hesitated to sit down when she saw the chair.

Chu Muchao didn't rush to ask her why she came. He beckoned to Wu Mi to pour a glass of warm water.

Xin Qing took the warm water from Wu Mi with both hands and held it in her palms.

After taking a few deep breaths, as if summoning immense courage, Xin Qing looked at Chu Muchao and said in a firm and sincere voice.

"Mr. Chu, may I ask you to sign me?"

Chu Muchao was somewhat surprised.

He rested his chin on his right hand, looked back, and waited for the other person to continue.

"I heard you're planning to liquidate your entertainment company, but you don't have many artists under you right now. Could you sign me?"

Xin Qing's voice trembled slightly, but her tone became increasingly firm.

"As long as you're willing to pay my breach of contract penalty, I'm willing to split all future profits with the company 70/30—30 for me and 70 for you! I will work hard to generate even greater profits for the company!"

"I can write lyrics and compose music. Although I've only released one album so far, which only includes three original songs, I have more than fifty original songs that I haven't released yet. I can't guarantee that every single one will be popular. You can test me first, and I'm willing to cooperate with any of your tests!"

When Wu Mi heard Xin Qing mention "penalty for breach of contract," he lowered his head and began searching for information about Xin Qing.

After Xin Qing finished speaking, Wu Mi raised a question: "You've only been with this management company for less than a year. Although your first album sold well, you're currently facing a lot of negative news. After signing you, we not only paid the breach of contract fee but also continued to invest money in you. May I ask why you want to leave this company?"

Xin Qing's eyes immediately welled up with tears and turned red.

She bit her lip hard and said with a determined look, "This company wants me to drink and sleep with them, but I... I don't want to. Now I've offended Zhai Jinwu, and the company wants me to settle things with him privately, otherwise they'll blacklist me and stop giving me free time. I don't want to be buried like this."

Wu Mi looked at Chu Muchao, waiting for her response.

Your secretary doesn't seem to approve of signing her.

The system's voice rang in Chu Muchao's mind.

Chu Muchao: Of course, there's been too much negative news. After signing, we have to clarify things and do public relations, which is time-consuming and laborious. The initial investment might be greater than the return.

So, how should you decide?

Chu Muchao: Let me think about it.

Chu Muchao said, "You are very brave, and I am glad that you trust me and came to me to say these things. However, you also know that there are a lot of negative news about you on the Internet right now, and I need your affirmative answer."