Chapter 155 No Joke
"It makes no sense that the children of unsung heroes live in anonymity, constantly filled with uncertainty, while the children of drug dealers live in the spotlight!"
"Mr. Liu, my stage is small, but it cannot accommodate such trash. Nor can it tolerate betrayal of those who truly shed their blood!"
Lin Yan'an's words were still incredibly sharp, and her disdainful look greatly annoyed Liu Wei.
He was well aware of what Lin Yan'an was saying, but who could turn down money?
Liu Wei took a deep breath, tightened his grip on the documents, stared intently at Lin Yan'an, and gritted his teeth, saying, "Lin Yan'an! Do you still want to film your script?!"
"Of course I want to."
Lin Yan'an shrugged, glancing at him speechlessly: "You've raised this child with so much effort, and you think you can just throw it away like that?"
"OK!"
Liu Wei snorted coldly and continued, "Then let's move on to Option Two!"
"A public vote will be held, and all the directors present will decide together whether or not to use the company's reserve fund to invest in the project."
"The vote shall now begin."
After saying that, Liu Wei looked around and then turned to Director Wang beside him, nodding in acknowledgment: "Let's start with Director Wang."
"Cough cough."
Upon hearing this, Director Wang cleared his throat, sat up straight, looked at Pei Xubai and Lin Yan'an opposite him, and Zhou Kangning online behind them, and sneered: "I absolutely disagree."
“When the project was first being planned, I was very skeptical of it! You knew the film history market was incredibly sluggish, yet you still insisted on diving in!”
"Now it's all good, the production team is short of funds, this is a good time to cut our losses!"
After he finished speaking, the next person immediately took over.
One after another, people spoke, but only two agreed.
Those who supported Director Wang gained the upper hand, and some even criticized Lin Yan'an, saying that they didn't consider the overall situation!
With three-quarters of the voices against it now in place, the outcome is already decided.
Liu Wei's lips curled slightly. He raised his hand to pause, looked at Lin Yan'an and the others, and sneered, "The results are in. So now, President Lin, President Pei, and President Zhou..."
"The company has decided to immediately disband the project related to 'The Man in the Green Robe'."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Kangning immediately became anxious: "Yan An, Xu Bai, why don't you say something?"
"Are we really going to give up like this?"
Pei Xubai sighed softly upon hearing this and looked at Liu Wei: "Mr. Liu, are you really not going to reconsider?"
Liu Wei shrugged and spread his hands in feigned helplessness: "President Pei, please don't make things difficult for me. This is the decision of the board of directors present. The majority must obey the minority. There's nothing I can do about it."
"hehe."
Lin Yan listened quietly, and after hearing him finish speaking, he stood up with a cold laugh.
His gaze swept over all the directors present, finally settling on Liu Wei's face. His voice was calm, but his eyes were resolute: "Since everyone here lacks confidence in the project's concept and prospects, then there's no need to hold this meeting."
Lin Yan'an paused for a moment, then said in a steady and powerful voice, "Starting today, I, Lin Yan'an, officially announce my withdrawal from the board of directors of Star Entertainment, and effective immediately, I will sell all of my shares in the company."
"The copyright of the 'Qingshan Ke' project, as well as all the scripts I have written and related development results, belongs to me personally."
"I will be in charge of the project myself from now on."
Pei Xubai also stood up: "Xingyu and I will also be leaving with Yan Anyou."
"We will set up a new studio to continue working on the 'Qingshanke' project."
After speaking, he paused, turned his head to look at Zhou Kangning, and asked, "Brother Zhou, what about you?"
Zhou Kangning was somewhat bewildered. He glanced at Lin Yan'an and Pei Xubai's identical serious faces, then at the dumbfounded crowd, and... at Liu Wei's face, which instantly darkened.
Although it was somewhat unethical, he actually felt like laughing.
"Cough cough."
Zhou Kangning lowered his eyes and coughed lightly twice, then nodded with a serious expression: "Of course I'll go with you."
Lin Yan'an nodded: "Okay, then let's put the film crew aside for now, and let Brother Zhou come back and handle things here."
"Okay, no problem."
Zhou Kangning should have agreed readily.
Lin Yan'an was equally decisive, scanning the crowd with his gaze: "If anyone wants to acquire my shares, just contact my assistant tomorrow."
"Everyone, take care of yourselves."
"Lin Yan'an! Do you know what you're saying?!"
Liu Wei's face instantly turned ashen with rage. He slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Without the company platform, what right do you have...?"
"Based on our reverence for content and our determination to do things well."
Lin Yan'an raised his hand to interrupt him, looking him in the eye and saying decisively, "As for why, I don't need Mr. Liu to worry about that."
After saying that, he ignored everyone present and turned to leave.
Pei Xubai watched as President Liu and the others shook their heads in disappointment, and followed Lin Yan'an's steps without hesitation, turning around and leaving.
I left that meeting room, which I don't know when it started, and which was filled with scheming and shortsightedness.
Liu Wei became even angrier instantly, his face turning frighteningly black.
Seeing this, Zhou Kangning also quietly logged off.
The conference room erupted in an uproar.
Lin Yan'an, however, had neither the time nor the inclination to pay them any attention.
He walked briskly out of the conference room and back into his office, followed closely by Pei Xubai and Cheng Yanzhou.
Almost as soon as they sat down, Zhou Kangning called.
Pei Xubai picked up the phone and answered: "Hello, Brother Zhou."
"Xu Bai, tell me, you and Yan An aren't joking, are you?"
Lin Yan'an chuckled upon hearing this: "I'm not joking, Brother Zhou. I've wanted to leave this lousy company for a long time, and this is a good opportunity to make a decision."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
Zhou Kangning instantly felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders, his voice resolute: "Good riddance! It's really unpleasant to stay in this lousy company now; every little thing requires a meeting!"
Pei Xubai couldn't help but smile; you could feel his resentment just by listening to him.
After all, he doesn't spend much time at the company, while Zhou Kangning stays there for extended periods to handle his affairs, which is quite difficult for him.
"Have you come out yet? Or are you still at the company? When can we discuss what to do next?"
"They haven't gone out yet. Yan An is packing his things. We're all in his office."
After explaining, Pei Xubai continued, "Brother Zhou, do you need help tidying up your office?"
"No need, I don't have anything important with me. Let's talk about it when I get back."
After Zhou Kangning finished speaking, he paused for a moment and then asked, "What about the production crew?"
While tidying up the table, Lin Yan'an pondered, "I'll have to trouble Brother Zhou over there."
“Brother-in-law, after you leave here, your studio will become independent, I will invest in it, and the studio will be responsible for the subsequent ‘Qingshanke’ project.”
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