Chapter 36

The next morning, both of them were on time, but Shen Mingzheng went to pick up Su Ning early, fearing that something might go wrong.

On the surface, it seemed like Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng took time out to get married before going to work.

The process of obtaining the certificate was very simple. What was a little different from that of a normal person was that the lawyer appointed by Mr. Su before his death was watching the whole time. He then made some document confirmations and told Su Ning that it was OK and that it was only a matter of time. They would come back to bother him if he needed anything, so he was asked to wait patiently.

Before leaving, the lawyer said congratulations. I don't know whether he was congratulating the two on their marriage or congratulating Su Ning on inheriting a huge sum of money.

Anyway, it was just congratulations, and Su Ning gladly accepted it.

He is in a good mood today.

However, after getting the marriage certificate, Su Ning did not plan to hold a wedding, at least not a big one.

In their situation, their parents were either no longer around or had severed all ties, making them no different from dead. Apart from those they knew in the business world, they didn't have any extra friends to tell. After Mr. Shen nodded, the news of the engagement spread widely, and everyone in the circle knew about it, so there was no need to deliberately pursue a sense of ceremony.

Moreover, the footage from the finals last night, in which he and Shen Mingzheng were on the hot search list, stood out among the crowd of idol photos.

For the boss of an entertainment company, Su Ning itself does not need too much popularity unless it is to create momentum for its artists. In the business world, too much public attention can sometimes bring unnecessary negative effects, so there is no need to make a big fuss at this critical juncture.

This was Su Ning's own request, and he had too much to do and was in a hurry to go to the company today, but he didn't expect that Shen Mingzheng took it very seriously.

Although many details were omitted, he retained the most important ones.

He prepared a ring for Su Ning.

——And it’s not just an ordinary ring.

The ruby ​​ring that Shen Mingzheng brought out of home was the only item he used to recognize his relatives. It was his mother's treasured collection, and the pattern on the ring arm was the representative symbol of the Shen family.

Even for the Shen family, which is rich enough to rival a country, a ring of this grade is extremely rare, not to mention that it has a special meaning and is one of the important symbols of the Shen family.

Su Ning didn't know much about the complicated twists and turns of the Shen family, but he knew at a glance that this thing was very expensive, so he was hesitant to accept it at first.

"It's too expensive," Su Ning said, "You should keep it for yourself."

They all knew that this was just a form of binding cooperation.

But Shen Mingzheng was very persistent.

"Take it," he said. "You are cautious now, but I know I will give you more in the future."

Although the two of them have taken control of the company, they are just starting out and are inevitably restricted, so he understands Su Ning's considerations.

He said that as if he felt that the other party was wronged, but in fact Su Ning really didn't care.

He couldn't resist the issue of the ring, so Su Ning had to accept it.

After getting off the car and entering the company, Guangying Entertainment and Shen's Pictures immediately had a joint meeting to discuss the combined operation. Now the seven people are on the platform, and after shooting the commercial, they have scheduled some events to attend, but in a few days, it will be officially handed over to them.

The two companies each had to send people to form a team. Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng sat on both sides, and Liang Xiaoliang also came with his people.

In addition to discussing business matters at the meeting, gossip king Mr. Liang kept staring at the two of them, muttering something in his heart.

...You can't tell you just got married.

Tsk, I don’t understand these young people.

Shen's Pictures had already made preparations for the production of their debut album, and planned to release a mini album containing three songs first. Shen Mingzheng even took charge of the production himself. The people at Qilin also had a lot of experience in resource matching, and they specially sent someone to join in.

He looked down at the first major job placed here in Su Ning.

——Group summary.

Director Chen Yuan seemed to think that he was very knowledgeable about variety show production, so she specifically gave this role to Su Ning.

It is very difficult to produce a group variety show for an idol group. It is often just for the fans to entertain themselves. In many cases, the production level is not up to par and even fails to meet the fans' requirements.

In the past few years, the variety shows of talent shows didn't seem to have anything out of the ordinary. Even those produced by Qilin themselves were not very effective. It is indeed a difficult problem, but if the variety show is done well, it will be of great significance for a group that originated from a talent show.

Even if it is Su Ning, we have to think about it carefully.

After the meeting, Director Yao, who is now also in charge of the Artist Management Department, also mentioned something to him.

In addition to Li Chu, there are other artists in the company. Their information has been sorted out and most of the people have arrived. Su Ning wants to take a look.

Some of Guangying Entertainment's previous production projects have basically been stopped, but people cannot be stopped. Su Hongda had previously poached several second- and third-tier artists, and the most popular ones ran away during the recent Guangying Entertainment crisis. The company currently still has three artists who can make money and take on jobs. They are all third-tier actors around 40 years old. They are almost in a retirement state and cannot make much money.

These actors are two women and one man. They have played many supporting roles and are familiar to the public, but have never been very famous. Now they often take on some mother-like roles or supporting roles with few lines. In the past, when the output of light and shadow entertainment was huge, they also played many domestic dramas and had representative roles, so they can be considered to have a certain affection for them.

I had enough money, so I kept it.

Su Ning has met them all and had also seen their works before coming here.

Although they have never been very famous, they can be regarded as actors with mature acting skills and considerable experience. They did not show off when they met Su Ning, probably because they played too many supporting roles. The three of them all had a kind of humility that came with the passage of time. They did not say much when they met Su Ning, but just said that if the company needed them to film a movie, they could be called at any time.

This kind of artist is a very valuable treasure of the company.

Su Ning flipped through their information, memorized it, and then flipped through the ones below. Below were those of the interns, all of whom he had met before. But he didn't expect that there was another resume below the interns'. The format looked a little different and a bit old.

"What is this?"

He asked Director Yao.

"Ah, this is someone the company had hidden away before," Director Yao said, "He's almost retired, but at that time our contracts were all for five years, and he couldn't afford the penalty so he stayed. The company didn't care about him, so he must have changed his career now."

The resume showed a girl, and her age was written as 18 years old. Su Ning saw that the photo was a little blurry. The position written on it was an actor. There was a neat ID photo attached. Looking closely, it was a pretty face. She was smiling at the camera, and had a bit of a childish student air.

"The director of the artist management department ran away. I asked this one. There was no news before she was hidden. It seems that she had a third party scandal before her debut, and it was with another well-known male artist, but I don't know if it's true or not. The old boss Su wanted to fight for her at that time. He said that she was already selected for a supporting role in a TV series, but it is said that the original wife is very capable. □□ was directly selected from the Actors Association," Director Yao continued to explain, "It's a pity to say it, it should have happened a few years ago."

This person was signed by the old president at that time. At that time, Guangying Entertainment did not engage in artist brokerage. He must have really come across a good seedling and wanted to keep him, but he did not expect that he was unlucky and got buried when he encountered problems.

Things are unpredictable, and not everyone’s journey into the entertainment industry is smooth, which is not surprising.

But Su Ning frowned.

He took another look at the old resume and felt that this matter was not simple.

"People buried in the entertainment industry" and "hidden" are very important keywords - because they are the keywords of the protagonist.

Li Chu appeared in the script he saw, and Li Chu's previous experience was almost hidden. He was the only one in the light and shadow entertainment industry that Su Ning knew who fit the role of the protagonist.

But the original owner's memory became more and more blurred, and he even forgot some things. So Su Ning himself just found out that there were people who were "hidden" in Guangying Entertainment.

"Where is this person now?" Su Ning asked, "I want to meet him."

This girl can almost be considered as not having made her debut. The company doesn't have much information on her, and she doesn't have any works to speak of. Director Yao tried to call her on the spot but the call didn't go through, so he said he would ask around and bring her to the company to meet him when he found her.

After all, it happened several years ago, so it was normal that he couldn't find the person for a while. So Su Ning copied the information and took it away first.

But no matter whether Li Chu is the protagonist or someone else is the protagonist, Su Ning's original decision to do will not change, and he has kept an eye on these two people.

Even after work, Su Ning is still very busy - he has to attend his own wedding banquet.

The only thing that could be called ceremonial about this wedding was that when Mr. Shen heard that they had suddenly obtained their marriage certificate, he organized a cocktail party in the evening. Mr. Shen couldn't come, but many other people did.

Under the pretext of celebrating, it was hard to refuse, so Su Ning also invited Chen Yuan, Liang Xiaoliang, Su Hongda and several old employees of the company to come, including Director Yao, to inform everyone in the company.

But Su Ning didn't know the person from the Shen family, so he went to ask Shen Mingzheng before the cocktail party.

"I've been in the capital for a short time, so I haven't met the other members of the Shen family. I've seen them in the information," Shen Mingzheng naturally reached out to help him adjust his tie, and then stroked the fine wrinkles on his clothes, and took his hand and said, "The old man said that those who came are relatives and friends. It's okay. I'm here. I'll introduce them to you."

The Shen family has many branches, and the definition of "relatives" is probably different from that of ordinary families. Moreover, Su Ning always feels that it is not so easy for the old man to hold this banquet.

"The reason I agreed is that I think this cocktail party is not completely useless to you," Shen Mingzheng pulled him out, "Many of the people here are people that we two can't invite. You've just started, so you might as well take this opportunity to get to know some of them."

Su Ning thought about it and agreed.

As the two of them walked away, Shen Mingzheng did not forget to let him put on the ring.

This is really a very useful thing. When Su Ning wears it, everyone looks at him a little differently. Most people are just polite.

Liang Xiaoliang has a wide network of contacts. He gets along well with Su Ning now. With Shen Mingzheng's introduction, Su Ning is familiar with almost all the visitors.

It was indeed as mentioned before, it was quite useful. Apart from a few people with the surname Shen, most of them were investors, bosses, directors or producers of various film and television companies. He also saw a few well-known artists who came to politely toast him with a glass of wine.

Su Ning had not known many people since he traveled through the book, but now he had a new understanding of the domestic entertainment industry, which really expanded his network. This "wedding gift" given by the old man was more useful than any other object.

But Shen Antang is always like this. When he stuffs something in, it usually has both good and bad results. How it will turn out depends entirely on the luck of these people.

When the two of them reached the center, Liang Xiaoliang, who came over, was stunned for a moment, and then said to Su Ning: "Why is he back?"

"Su Ning, be careful."

Su Ning turned around and saw a man in his thirties or almost forty who came towards him. He did not look much like Shen Mingzheng and seemed to be of mixed race. He was dressed like an English gentleman, with a plaid jacket and well-polished leather shoes. He spoke at a distance before Shen Mingzheng and Liang Xiaoliang introduced themselves.

"Mr. Su, I have heard of your great name for a long time," he said, "Maybe I should call you, my cousin's wife?"

Even the voice sounds like a foreigner speaking Chinese.

Then Su Ning heard Shen Mingzheng introduce this person's name in his ear.

"Shen Hua, his grandfather and my grandfather are brothers, so we can be considered cousins," Shen Mingzheng said, "His company is in Huiguan, not far away. You should have heard of this name, Jianfeng Brokerage."

After a meal in Su Ning, he knew Peak Brokerage.

Before officially inheriting Guangying Entertainment, he did a lot of homework, and only today did he have the opportunity to face the real person. As for the company Jianfeng Brokerage, he paid special attention to it.

Huiguan refers to Huiguan City, which is not far from Haicheng.

The country is so big, but there are not many places where the cultural and entertainment industries can take root and develop. The economy around Haicheng is relatively developed, and it has been supported in recent years, so it has gradually grown and radiated to the surrounding areas.

Huiguan, Guijiang, Haicheng, just by looking at these place names with three water drops in them, you can tell that these are cities in this circle that are separated by a strip of water. The winding Guishui River nourishes the people in Guijiang City, then turns around in Huiguan and then flows into the sea in Haicheng.

In the narrow sense of the entertainment industry, the Haicheng circle refers to several local companies in Haicheng, but looking at the whole country, the broad Haicheng circle includes Qilin, the top 1 agency in the idol circle in Guizhou, and Jianfeng Agency located in Huiguan.

Unlike Kirin Entertainment, which focuses on the idol industry, Jianfeng Agency works with all types of artists, including models, actors, idols, and even the recently popular internet anchors.

This company did not suddenly appear in Su Ning's vision, because the fourth place in the just concluded Ou Tu, the fifth place Zhou Heng, and the sixth place Wang Ruoyi, all came from Jianfeng Brokerage. Although they are not top-notch, they are indeed well-known.

But when I looked at the information before, it seemed that the boss of Jianfeng was not named Shen?

Su Ning looked at Shen Mingzheng, and after hearing what he whispered, he understood. Many people in the Shen family would not put their investments on the surface. Only a few of them were directly the bosses, like Shen Mingzheng. They preferred to hide behind the scenes and act as the hands in the dark.

This seems to be more in line with the Shen family's "style".

Low profile, but everywhere.

Su Ning smiled, shook hands with him, and said, "It sounds strange to me, so let's just call you Su Ning."

"They all call me Allen, you should call me that too. We don't have to call each other "General" or "General". There's no need, right?" the other party said with a smile, "otherwise the Shen family would have too many "Generals".

Although he had a smile on his face, when he shook hands with Su Ning, the gesture was shaky.

He had a very common name, and in terms of appearance, he was just average in the Shen family, which had good genes. His clothes showed some taste, but when he spoke to Su Ning, he always raised his head slightly, as if looking down at him.

This man has a kind of arrogance that cannot be completely concealed even with restraint.

He did the same when facing Liang Xiaoliang. He raised his head slightly and called him "Mr. Liang". As for Liang Xiaoliang, he looked like he was too lazy to pay attention to him.

If it weren't for Su Ning, Mr. Liang would have turned around and left. Liang Xiaoliang's attitude towards people he doesn't like has always been very clear.

Although his attitude is not pleasant, this Allen does have the qualifications to be arrogant.

"I just went abroad for a vacation last month, but I didn't expect that he would change so much when I returned home," he sighed, "Shen Huai, oh, I thought he would hold on a little longer, but I didn't expect that."

"Xiao Ning, I'm curious, how long can you hold on?"

Although these words were addressed to Su Ning, everyone knew who he was referring to.

Su Ning and Shen Mingzheng soon understood why the old man wanted to hold this banquet. This was not a blessing, but just the beginning of another test of fighting and raising pigs.

Among the Shen family's reserve heirs, the unsuccessful Shen Huai has not even been ranked. There are many successful people guarding the gate ahead of him, and they will not show any courtesy to Shen Mingzheng because of his status.

This is the real "gift" that Mr. Shen gave to them for their wedding.

Su Ning understood and remained calm. He glanced at Shen Mingzheng and said with a smile, "What do you mean by persistence? Take your time. Oh, I forgot to congratulate you. The fifth and sixth place in Figure 4 are also good results."

Upon hearing this, Liang Xiaoliang snorted back coldly.

Qu Shoubai's ranking is higher than this, and Su Ning's is still first!

Although the result was not as simple as he thought when he had his first meal with Su Ning, participating in the Oupu 4 had already been mixed with many things other than the competition. Liang Xiaoliang, who held the shares of Guangying Entertainment, had been guaranteed a profit, and now he was breathing the same air as Su Ning.

He looked down upon this fake foreigner.

Pretentious and stilted, it's annoying to see.