Chapter 03 Chapter 3
The company gave two options, one was to lose a large amount of money, and the other was more serious, which was to be outright unemployment.
The agent did not intend to let Ning Su give a direct answer to these two options, but gave him enough time to consider.
"Go back and think about it carefully. Tell me when you've made up your mind."
Seeing Ning Su remained silent, the manager finally softened his heart and sighed to comfort him, "Don't blame your brother Zhao for not helping you. As artists, you are born to suffer more than others in order to maintain your image."
Afraid that Ning Su couldn’t figure it out, the agent talked about the public opinion management incident last night.
"Something happened on your side, and someone immediately posted something. If the company hadn't discovered it in time and contacted the website to delete it, you really shouldn't be in this line of work if the incident got out of hand."
Even if two options were given, in the eyes of the agent, the possibility of Ning Su choosing the latter was almost zero.
Compared to severe punishments such as quitting the entertainment industry and losing one's job, it is simpler to just pay some money and be done with it.
"Be obedient, and after this period is over, I will find a solution for you."
The agent's implication was hardly concealed - although the first punishment would cause Ning Su's income to drop significantly, the rules were fixed, and when the limelight had passed, any way the agent wanted to help Ning Su with the supplements would be a private matter.
At this point, the agent wanted to sigh again.
When it comes to surviving in this circle, Hai Yu is of course better, but people’s hearts are indeed biased.
He has done his best for Ning Su.
Fortunately, Ning Su was not ignorant. After a short silence, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhao."
The agent felt relieved, smiled and felt relieved.
But who knew that Ning Su's thanks were not the end. The agent saw his precious child raise his eyes and asked with a clear gaze: "What about Boss Zhang? How is the company going to punish him?"
"I remember the company has rules and regulations that do not allow management and above to take action against the company's artists, right?"
——This time, the agent almost couldn’t catch his breath.
He said it during the day, but it was all in vain!
"Get out of here, get out of here now!"
Not long after Ning Su’s beating incident, the news that Ning Su was kicked out of the office by his agent spread in various company groups.
There are all kinds of reactions to this matter.
Some people think that Ning Su is a unique and angular young man with ideas.
Some people even sneered at Ning Su's unruly behavior.
"He's not even famous yet, and he has such a bad temper. He's so aloof, why did he enter this circle?"
People have different thoughts, which cannot be controlled by external forces. Ning Su himself certainly did not intend to care about what others think, otherwise he would not have debuted as a solo trainee when no one was optimistic about him.
After being driven away by his agent with a sullen face, he went out, took a taxi and headed towards the hospital.
Boss Zhang was injured and is still lying in the hospital.
Zhuang Haiyu is still taking care of the other person in the hospital.
Although according to his agent, Boss Zhang was "reasonable" enough to forgive him, it was probably due to the agent's threats and Hai Yu's dissuasion.
When he arrived at the hospital, Ning Su wore a mask and did not go to the ward to irritate people. Instead, he called Hai Yu to come out and talk.
After a while, Hai Yu came out. Ning Su motioned for him to sit down, and then said:
"Now there are two choices, choose for yourself."
The agent gave Ning Su two choices, and Ning Su also gave Zhuang Haiyu two options.
"First, break up with that Zhang guy. I'll give you the variety show opportunity, and I'll talk to the company about the rest. Second, you go home now, and I'll find a way to raise some money for you. Come back after the storm has died down."
"Brother Ning... no need."
Zhuang Haiyu was stunned. He never thought that Ning Su would come to see him specially and say such words.
In fact, he also knew about the two options the company gave Ning Su, but he didn't expect that the other party would still consider him even though he was in trouble himself.
"I want to be with Mr. Zhang because of my own will, not for you." Zhuang Haiyu lowered his eyes.
Ning Su wanted to say something but was interrupted by Hai Yu, who smiled and said, "I don't have as good talent and resources as you. If I want to survive in this circle and stand out, I have to find a way."
"I'm telling the truth."
Ning Su looked at the other person for a few seconds, and nodded after realizing that the latter was not joking.
"Okay, you decide."
After saying that, he stood up, paid the bill, and left the cafe.
After all the trouble, it was already dark when Ning Su returned to the dormitory.
The teammates who went out to participate in the event had already returned. When Ning Su walked into the corridor, he heard a group of people chatting.
"Ning Su is too pretentious. He takes advantage of Brother Zhao's love for him and dares to do anything. He doesn't even think about who he is."
One person's voice was very loud, and even if Ning Su didn't deliberately listen, he could hear everything he said.
"No, this isn't Brother Ning's fault. It was clearly that dishonest Zhang who started it first."
The person who spoke for him was the member who had rushed to the club with him and witnessed him beating someone.
"Zhang is dishonest? Do you dare to say that it wasn't deliberately designed by some people? By doing this, not only did he climb up the ladder, but he also got Ning Su involved. It was really killing two birds with one stone."
"Just tell me, if it wasn't for this time, would Brother Zhao agree with him flirting with Zhang?"
Someone else wanted to say something, but this sharp voice interrupted, "Don't be so reasonable. It's a fact that Zhuang Haiyu has climbed up the social ladder. When this is over, Brother Zhao will let Zhuang Haiyu go solo. You'll just have to wait and see!"
By that time, Zhuang Haiyu might be a rising star, while they are still lingering outside the eighteenth tier.
After saying this, Ning Su opened the door and walked in as if nothing had happened.
At this moment, not only the person who was speaking passionately just now, but also the person who advised him not to say that, all stayed where they were.
The atmosphere in the living room suddenly became extremely awkward.
"Ning, Ning Su." Finally, the captain Huang Xiao stood up, breaking the awkwardness, and said with a wry smile, "You're back. Have you eaten?"
Ning Su glanced at him and said, "I've eaten."
After saying that, Ning Su closed the door, changed his shoes, and went into his bedroom ignoring the strange atmosphere in the living room.
The team member who was speaking nonsense just now turned red and white.
Another person took the opportunity to persuade him: "Don't say that, Brother Ning is very good to us."
The group had no recognizable identity, released songs quietly, and in order to command a high price for performances, the group had to sing "Sea Soul". Ning Su never cared about this.
In a word, they both owed each other a favor.
"...I just feel sorry for him." The member said embarrassedly.
Because of Ning Su's return, the dormitory fell silent again. After what happened in the living room before, everyone wanted to minimize their presence.
In the bedroom, Ning Su was looking for his copyright documents.
At that time, when he became famous with "Ocean Soul", the program team helped him register the relevant procedures and also helped to popularize the contents of the lyrics and music copyright revenue.
In the past one or two years, in addition to the money paid by the company for external activities, the copyright income of "Hai Po" also accounts for a considerable part of the income.
Since he debuted as an individual trainee at the time and only signed a two-year contract with the company to form a group, even if he wanted to terminate the contract early, the cost would not be too high.
"...Is Brother Zhao okay looking for you?"
Ning Su was rummaging through the drawers in the house. Captain Huang Xiao couldn't help it and finally knocked on the door.
"fine."
Huang Xiao paused. Compared to the agent, the other members had spent more time together and knew Ning Su's character better.
"There are some things that we cannot decide for ourselves. Instead of resisting, we should accept them...right?"
"You know, Brother Zhao values you..."
Hearing this, Ning Su stood up and sighed: "I know."
He was not a fool, so how could he not understand the painstaking efforts of the agent to save him? However, understanding was one thing, and getting him to agree with and accept the other party's ideas was another.
From the beginning to the end, both the agent and the teammates seemed to be saying the same thing.
You are an artist, you are weak, you should compromise.
Even if he was right, this reason could be flexible due to his weakness.
"...But, what else can we do?" Huang Xiao said at a loss.
As adults and entering society, they seem to have long lost the ability to distinguish right from wrong.
Ning Su didn't say anything and ended the conversation in silence.
In the evening, in the STUN group member group, the agent arranged the next day's schedule. Except for Hai Yu, Ning Su was still not among them.
Obviously, although the agent indulges Ning Su, he does not intend to give in on this point - he intends to use this method to force Ning Su to recognize his problems and become obedient.
Ning Su said nothing.
In the next few days, the atmosphere in the team was tense. Ning Su and his agent ignored each other, and the team members were caught in the middle, feeling torn.
During this period, Ning Su completed the copyright transfer procedures.
In addition, he also went to the previous club and spent money to get the surveillance footage from that time.
The next day, agent Zhao Ge rushed into Ning Su's room with a sullen face.
"Are you crazy? What on earth do you want to do?"
Last night, General Ning posted the video content of his private restaurant that day online, which once again ignited the heated public opinion.
Although he used a small account to reveal all this, his agent only needed to make a phone call to find out who did it.
"If you do this, neither of those two conditions will be granted to you. In addition, the company will ask you to quit the industry and pay you liquidated damages."
"I know."
"Is this worth it to you?"
Ning Su nodded: "Of course."
As a party to the incident, Ning Su bore a lot of responsibility, but at the same time, Boss Zhang also did not escape the condemnation of public opinion.
As a well-known "big shot", he was involved in such a scandal. His wife who was far away in the United States rushed back yesterday, and the company's board of directors had to deal with him.
In this way, Hai Yu is no longer the focus.
"Okay, don't regret it." The agent said this and left.
The next day, Ning Su went to the company to sign the termination contract. As the price of this "rebellion", he also needed to pay the company a hefty penalty for breach of contract.
After signing the contract, Ning Su returned to the dormitory, packed his luggage, and left overnight.
At the same time, STUN members discovered that their agent had sent a document in their WeChat group - a copyright transfer agreement.
Ning Su transferred the copyright of the lyrics and music of the song "Hai Po" to the STUN group for joint ownership.
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