Chapter 14

In the next meeting, everyone paid more attention to the novel and detailed plan. Some people found Su Ning's change strange, but they had the same idea as Chen Tao in their hearts, and ordinary people could not imagine such a mysterious change of heart.

After all, this young master's biological parents have passed away. He used to hang out outside and rarely came to the company to interact with the directors or shareholders. Even his uncle Su Hongda only moved to Haicheng from the coal mine in the last two years. It's just that everyone said he was useless, so they naturally formed an impression of him.

Looking back now, maybe the old boss is more humble? Or is it that he has hit the bottom with his previous rumors?

Chen Yuan had always been very interested in Su Ning's idea, and when she heard the plan, she couldn't hide her satisfaction on her face. Her mood had completely changed 180 degrees compared to yesterday. Most people on the Orange Video platform listened to her, so naturally they had no objections.

Apart from considering Shen Mingzheng's opinion, Chen Yuan generally does not have any other considerations.

Even if Shen Mingzheng didn't consider what Su Ning had just done to help, and just rationally considered it for the program crew, he couldn't say "no" when looking at this plan.

It's really impeccable.

He looked up at Su Ning who was sitting in the middle of the conference table. The man was so at ease standing there, as if he had been in control of the situation many times before.

This person was most likely replaced last night.

In this way, the abnormal behavior of suddenly beating Jiang Chenfeng and taking Li Chu away can be explained.

Really interesting.

I don’t know what kind of misfortune this person had to have to fall upon Su Ning at this time.

After Shen Mingzheng was reborn, even though he changed his way of life, he still felt that the world was full of decay and ruin. Until today, he actually saw a new variable here that had never appeared before, like a seed that had grown out of the mud and sprouted.

But this "seed" was not smooth.

Even though Chen Yuan nodded, there were still discordant voices in the meeting.

Su Hongda was unwilling to give up, and said: "Of course the competition system can be changed, but I had a very pleasant cooperation with Director Chen before. Now it's Su Ning who takes over. It's not appropriate. Why not let me do it..."

But before he could finish his words, Su Ning poked the table with the tip of the PPT remote pen and reminded him, "Boss Su, this plan was my idea. No one here knows more about the show Idol Star Map than me. I am responsible for my own mistakes. What's wrong with that?"

Chen Yuan glanced at him and said bluntly, "Mr. Su, I don't think our previous cooperation was that pleasant."

She probably heard from the assistant director that this person wanted to buy tickets, so she didn't look happy towards Su Hongda.

But Su Hongda was choked back, but there were others who were unwilling to give in.

The directors who wanted to fight for power in the company were headed by Director Ma Yima, who sat diagonally opposite Su Hongda. He was a thin middle-aged man with sparse hair and small eyes that were often squinted, with a gleam of light always in them.

When the incident happened before, this person hid faster than anyone else. Now that he sees some benefits and Idol Star Map Season 4 is obviously a money-making project, he starts to become interested.

"Boss Su, I have to say that you are the one who messed things up like this because you don't know what's going on. You have to take the main responsibility."

"Xiao Ning is too young after all, and she doesn't have a formal position in our company. This is not suitable. Why don't I find someone to help? I also have experience in variety show production, so I can just hand it over to..."

Su Hongda immediately slammed the table and stood up: "You old thing, do you still have any shame?"

This group of people were talking back and forth, making a fuss and taking advantage of their seniority. For every one Su Ning said, he would reply with ten sentences, and they started arguing. Outsiders like Shen Mingzheng couldn't say anything.

Until the noise became louder and louder, Chen Yuan couldn't bear it anymore and yelled, "Alright!"

The meeting place suddenly became quiet, and then Chen Yuan made a decision on the spot and expressed her thoughts.

"Su Ning's plan to change the competition format is fine, I agree, but there is only one thing, if Kirin's trainees don't participate, this resurrection match will not meet my requirements."

"Before I came here, I had a phone call with Qilin's people and hinted at this idea, but I don't need to say much about Qilin's style. They didn't give in or were unwilling to do so. Profits are one thing, but a company like this won't easily lower its standards."

"Guangying Entertainment and our show have a contractual partnership. We had some unpleasant experiences before, but as long as this matter can be handled properly according to the plan, I will forgive them and it is only natural that we will continue to cooperate in the future."

She glanced at Su Ning again and continued, "I can't interfere with your company's internal affairs, but I still have a say in the matter of Ou Tu. Whoever brings the Qilin trainee here will be the next person I will contact. It's that simple. You can quarrel, but don't interfere with my business."

Chen Yuan has a very high status in the industry. Ordinary directors have to consider the opinions of investors, but for her, it is the other way around.

Her words were fair and impartial, without any bias, and immediately no one argued anymore.

After Chen Yuan finished speaking, she prepared to leave as the production crew still had a lot of things to do. She just passed by Su Ning on her way out and winked at him, signaling him to find a chance to talk alone.

Su Ning understood, and after the meeting they found a quiet place where no one was around to meet. Shen Mingzheng also did not leave and sat aside.

"I was the one who asked Mr. Shen to stay," Chen Yuan's expression softened as she explained, "I thought he might be able to help with this matter."

Chen Yuan didn't hold much hope when she asked Shen Mingzheng to stay, but she didn't expect that Shen Mingzheng actually didn't refuse.

I've never seen him so kind-hearted before.

"Don't blame me for not taking your side just now. There will be no result if we continue to argue like this, so I have to say something to keep things simple," Chen Yuan said bluntly. "I know those directors of Guangying Entertainment. You guys are capable of not leaving them any room at this time and playing tricks on them behind your back."

She had not expected that such a large company would be in such a mess, with everyone pursuing their own agenda. After the old president Su passed away, no one stood up for Su Ning.

In just one or two years, things have become so chaotic.

She listened to Su Ning's explanation at the meeting and asked many questions. She knew very well that the idea was Su Ning's own and not someone else's, so it was natural for her to open the stove now.

"I can help you contact the people at Qilin and speak well of them. They are more reliable than the connections made by those directors. But the people there are very stubborn and arrogant. You have to be careful, especially think about how to open your mouth."

Su Ning nodded. He also knew that this was the difficulty of the matter.

Chen Yuan also felt strange when she heard this, and asked, "Don't you have 30% of the shares? Logically, you are also a legitimate shareholder. Why did Mr. Ma say that you don't have a formal position in the company? How dare he talk to you like that?"

"You don't know, actually, the shares are not in my hands now, so it's normal for them to disobey," Su Ning said with a wry smile, not hiding it, "According to my father's will, I do own 30% of the shares in name, but it will be given to me after the marriage is completed."

Chen Yuan was surprised: "What?"

In fact, when Mr. Su made this will, he also thought carefully. He knew that his son was a good-for-nothing and was afraid that if he just gave him shares, he would not be able to keep the company.

He and Shen Ting are friends who have lived together for life. This "lives of life" is not an adjective. When Shen Ting was young, he really risked his life to carry the drunk Su Honghui out of a fire while on a business trip, and actually saved his life.

The two families had made an engagement when their children were young, and their companies had cooperated on many occasions, so they had always been very close. Moreover, Mr. Su knew that Shen's Pictures had the backing of a big family, so as long as the marriage with the Shen family was completed, it would be a more solid business alliance, and Su Ning would be protected.

If all the money was given to him before marriage, his son wouldn't even know that he was being betrayed with his intelligence.

In addition to the 30% of shares, there is actually money as well. The money and property left by the original owner's father amount to billions. Before the marriage contract is completed, 20% is given in batches, and a small portion of about 5 million can be received every year. Only after the marriage contract is completed can the remaining 80% of the huge sum of money in the will be obtained.

The will is very detailed, and it can be said that the original owner had a long-term plan for this waste.

But before he died, he didn't realize that the Shen family was not completely reliable. Even if they had their lives taken away, people would change. He also didn't expect that after Guangying Entertainment was leaderless, the originally thriving company would become like this in less than two years, and his son was even more useless than he thought.

Su Ning checked the balance in his bank card. No wonder Su Hongda threatened to cancel his card. It was only autumn, and the fixed amount of money he received from the inheritance this year was almost gone.

No one would believe it if I told him. If the original owner couldn't make a debut and earn money, he might have to sell cars and things to make a living in the second half of the year. No wonder the old man was unwilling to give him most of the money directly in the will, and wanted to find someone reliable to take care of him.

Chen Yuan had heard about this long-planned marriage in the circle. When she saw Su Ning's love-minded look in the program, she thought the two of them were about to get married.

Logically speaking, the conditions for inheriting the shares left by Mr. Su were not harsh, but the marriage partner was Shen Huai, which was a big problem.

"You must be with Shen Huai..." This matter shouldn't be interrupted by her, but Chen Yuan couldn't help but remind him, "Even for the sake of shares, you have to be cautious about marriage."

She has a way of judging people. Shen Huai seemed okay on the surface, but she felt he was fake once she got to know him better.

"That's not necessarily true," Su Ning frowned when he thought of Shen Huai, "It just says heir to Shen's Pictures."

Strictly speaking, he would not be able to get the inheritance even if he married Shen Huai now, because Shen Huai was not the official heir. The next heir of Shen's Film Company had to get the nod from the head of the family, so Shen Ting's opinion would not count.

This was also a layer of insurance left by old President Su. Since the engagement was made for the purpose of seeking cooperation and protection, the specific person was not important, but the position was important. In addition, Su Hongda was selfish and had repeatedly prevented the original owner, who was a love-minded person, from getting married easily, so the engagement was left on hold.

Although according to the current situation, the next successor of Shen's Film is basically Shen Huai.

He is Shen Ting's only son and has outstanding abilities. As Shen Ting grows older, he plans to step back and take a backseat. It's just a matter of time.

Chen Yuan sighed when she heard this, but there was no point in saying too much, so she could only wave her hands and said, "Forget it, don't think about you solving the current problem first."

Su Ning thought so too.

As for the shares and the engagement, he will look at the will to see if there is any solution. It is not easy to take over Guangying Entertainment in a short time.

What he didn't notice was that Shen Mingzheng next to him looked thoughtful after hearing this, and only came back to his senses when Chen Yuan called his name again.

"Does Mr. Shen have any ideas about this?" Chen Yuan asked. "Mr. Shen?"

But before she could finish, Shen Mingzheng reacted and agreed.

"It's okay. I'll take him to Qilin Entertainment," he said, and then turned to Su Ning and said, "Master Su, I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Su Ning felt that what he said was quite meaningful, but he was happy with it and replied, "It's a pleasure to work with you."

Compared to the venomous Shen Huai, Shen Mingzheng has a somewhat cold temper, but he is obviously more powerful and straightforward than Shen Huai. He prefers to deal with this young Mr. Shen.

Chen Yuan was in a hurry to deal with the program crew's affairs. Before leaving, she asked a question: "By the way, you said you wanted to reserve a spot for the company. Now that the plan to change the competition system has been decided, who do you want to replace it with?"

Before Su Ning answered, Shen Mingzheng, who was sitting next to him, already knew.

"He wants to replace Li Chu."

Su Ning smiled and replied, "Mr. Shen knows our company well. It is indeed him."

"Li Chu," Chen Yuan had some impression of this name, "I remember him. He has some relationship with Qilin. I heard that he was going to sign with Qilin, but later gave up and signed with your company. Su Hongda paid great attention to him at the beginning, and his name was on the initial list of participants, but..."

She glanced at Su Ning and said, "It's your turn."

Su Ning knew about these past events.

Guangying Entertainment is a big investor, so it was easy for them to get an extra spot, but before the show, Su Ning forced him to go in. He saw Li Chu dancing and saw that the contrast between him and Li Chu was too obvious, so he thought that Li Chu would definitely take his spot.

Of course, the company would not make this choice based on this reason alone. Su Hongda has his own ideas.

Before participating in the competition, Su Ning was very popular because of his face. If nothing unexpected happens, he can make his debut. But after all, no one knows whether the fourth season of Idol Picture will be popular. There is no need to put all his hopes on this variety show. He needs to be prepared for both situations.

If the variety show becomes popular, the debut group will be operated for a year and a half, and Su Ning will have to return to his original company. With his ability, it is impossible for him to go solo, so he will naturally use his fame to form his own idol group, and then let Li Chu debut with him. This will also lock Su Ning on the path of idols and prevent him from interfering in the company's management, killing two birds with one stone.

But because everyone was selfish, Li Chu's chance to debut was delayed again and again.

Later, Su Hongda heard that Li Chu was dissatisfied and had sought help from the company management, which made him even angrier. He was determined to suppress his temper and treated him coldly for a while.

As for the original contract that promised a quick debut, that contract was drawn up by an experienced lawyer, so how can it make sense?

This was already very inhumane, not to mention that Su Ning had gotten himself into trouble and had even planned to sacrifice Li Chuxian to Jiang Chenfeng last night.

If he hadn't traveled through the book and rescued the people in time, he would have been killed by those people.

"I have met Li Chu and read some of his information before the meeting. He is very obedient, hardworking and kind-hearted. He doesn't bear any grudge against me at all," Su Ning said. "It is our company that has let him down, so I want to give him the opportunity he deserves."

When he swore that he "didn't bear a grudge against me", he clearly heard Shen Mingzheng, who was sitting next to him, smile.

Li Chu does not bear grudges against anyone.

Shen Mingzheng didn't believe in any punctuation marks.

Li Chu is the most vengeful person.

He and Li Chu were not actually friends in their previous lives, but they had the same goal of destroying Guangying Entertainment at a certain point in time, and later debuted together in Shen's Pictures.

Li Chu doesn't trust anyone except Zhou Chunqing, his blood relative.

He volunteered to be Shen Huai's pawn, not for money, but just to rescue Zhou Chunqing who was trapped in Jiang Chenfeng's hands.

In fact, how could Shen Huai offend the powerful Jianghai Media for him? He sold the evidence he obtained only as a bargaining chip in negotiations with Jiang Chenfeng, causing public opinion to add insult to injury when Guangying Entertainment was in crisis.

After Shen Huai took over Guangying Entertainment, he had already achieved his wish. It was impossible for him to risk saving Zhou Chunqing for him. Instead, he wanted to use this to continue to trick Li Chu into working hard for him.

When it comes to being an idol, Li Chu is much more talented than Sang Le, who is also a pawn, and is also better at judging the situation than the stubborn Shen Mingzheng at the time.

He is a popular star who became a huge hit as soon as Shen's Pictures was launched. He has made countless money for the company and is called a "natural dancer" and a "stage angel" by fans. On the surface, he seems to be much easier to control than the stubborn Shen Mingzheng.

But Li Chu's ending was not good.

He was obedient and enjoyed a period of glory, but this situation did not last long.

Zhou Chunqing was not rescued, and his sister, who was very grateful to him and depended on him for survival, jumped off the building and died after being tortured.

Because there was no evidence, it could only be classified as suicide. The suspect Jiang Chenfeng was only detained for a few days before being released. Not long after, he even attended a charity dinner in a show of force.

Then, he was stabbed to death in front of the live camera by Li Chu, a popular idol who was performing at the dinner.