"Ye Qing, Huang Fei and I know each other. It was really an accident that we ran into each other at the factory today... No, I mean, it was an accident that Huang Fei and I were there together today. We just bumped into each other on the street by chance. She's about to start filming a movie about the Republican era, and she asked me about the evolution of clothing during that time, so I..."
Ye Qing never expected Chu Xun to say that right away. After a thousand thoughts raced through her mind, Ye Qing interrupted Chu Xun before she could finish speaking: "Mr. Chu, you don't need to say all this to me. We're just business partners..."
To avoid giving Chu Xun any ambiguity, Ye Qing didn't even use the word "friend" and went straight to "partner." But after saying that, he felt that the word wasn't quite right, so he changed it: "Calling you a partner isn't quite right either, since we're not actually working together right now. To put it another way, we might be partners in name only. If my studio and Nancheng University reach a cooperation agreement, we might ask you to be our consultant. So strictly speaking, we're just acquaintances right now. So who you contact or meet is your prerogative."
After Ye Qing finished speaking, Chu Xun remained silent for a long time on the other end of the phone.
In fact, he was well aware that he had made the call for no reason, or rather, he shouldn't have made it at all, since Ye Qing was already married.
But sometimes people's thoughts are truly devoid of any rationality.
Despite his lack of reason, Chu Xun still made the call.
Moreover, Chu Xun understood the underlying meaning of Ye Qing's words; he understood that Ye Qing didn't want any contact with him outside of work.
Chu Xun knew that Ye Qing's attitude was not problematic, but as the saying goes, not everyone can be rational at all times.
After a moment of silence, Chu Xun said, "Why put it this way? Because of me, your negotiations with Nancheng University will go more smoothly; otherwise, they might not have been able to reach an agreement at all..."
"If we don't reach an agreement, it won't be a loss for my studio. If we do, it will be icing on the cake. I admit that icing on the cake is something that can't be forced when a studio has developed to this point. If you insist on turning something that might happen naturally into something that requires you to beg someone, then let's not cooperate then." Ye Qing not only didn't change his attitude because of Chu Xun's words, but his attitude became more and more resolute.
"Have you discussed these things with your colleagues in the studio? For you, if the cooperation with Nancheng University doesn't work out, it might really not work out, but what about your colleagues?" Chu Xun seemed a bit stubborn at this point, knowing Ye Qing's attitude, but still insisting on asking.
Although Chu Xun didn't know what Ye Qing would say next, he could guess that it would be something more resolute, but he still asked the question.
Now that the question had been asked, Ye Qing naturally couldn't remain silent.
Although Ye Qing had only ever dated Xi Quan, she knew that if she remained silent at this moment, Chu Xun might interpret it as her wavering.
So no matter what, we have to fight to the end. More importantly, Ye Qing really dislikes Chu Xun's aggressive attitude of asking questions he already knows the answers to.
To put it nicely, it's aggressive; in reality, it's just sophistry and unreasonable arguments.
"Mr. Chu, I am a very ordinary person. Whether I started a business or went abroad, it was all to make more money. I thought that after making more money, I could make my own decisions and wouldn't have to care about other people's opinions. Now I have the means to not care about other people's opinions, so you don't need to use my colleagues to threaten me."
I certainly didn't discuss it with them, but whatever their attitude is, I can handle it; it's just a matter of accepting or not accepting.
If everyone accepts my approach, then naturally everyone will be happy.
If they don't accept, then it's a matter of different principles, and they are perfectly free to seek better opportunities elsewhere.
Chu Xun, as if to argue, said again, "So your solution to the problem is to make people resign?"
If it weren't for the phone line separating them, Chu Xun would have been able to see how angry Ye Qing was.
Suppressing her anger, Ye Qing said, "As I just said, the reason I worked so hard when I had nothing was so that I wouldn't have to be subservient to others. Now that I'm a boss and I can do that, do you think I should be subservient to my employees? If they disagree, they can resign. That's a difference in values, not a matter of principle."
Furthermore, I believe that if someone were to resign because they did not cooperate with Nancheng University, they would still achieve great things even if they went to other companies.
However, I am very curious about one thing: Mr. Chu, do you have the courage to resign?
"Me?" Chu Xun was a little unsure how to respond to Ye Qing's words, not quite understanding why Ye Qing had suddenly asked him this question.
Regardless of whether Chu Xun could see her or not, Ye Qing nodded firmly: "Yes, you, do you dare to resign? I think you don't dare, Mr. Chu, because you are currently working at the museum. Unless you make some serious mistake, you will not be fired. And from what you just said about my colleagues possibly resigning, it also shows that you are actually unwilling to resign."
In that case, Mr. Chu, I don't think you need to stand up for my colleagues; after all, you don't have their do-or-die courage.
After finishing speaking, Ye Qing hung up the phone without waiting for Chu Xun to say anything next.
However, although Ye Qing firmly retorted to all of Chu Xun's words, it must be said that some of Chu Xun's threats were not entirely ineffective against Ye Qing.
During the first negotiation with Nancheng University, their initial idea was that if the cooperation was successful, they hoped to find Chu Xun's grandfather to be a visiting professor, and not just someone who would give lectures.
Ye Qing had agreed, hoping that Chu Xun would help him, but it's hard to say whether he will still help now.
Adding flowers to brocade is certainly not necessary, but it would be a shame to miss it.
Despite this, Ye Qing had no regrets.
Xi Quan was away on a business trip, so Ye Qing couldn't chat with him about it. Of course, she could have called him, but Xi Quan was already bothered by Chu Xun, so Ye Qing thought it would be better to talk about it in person.
So when Xi Quan called her that evening, Ye Qing didn't mention it.
The following day, Yang Zi arrived on time to sign the contract with the production team, just as Ye Qing had agreed.
The producer of the film crew was very surprised to see Yang Zi, and Ye Qing also learned of his surprise.
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