Chapter 166 Resignation
Zhu Wanwen's superb piano performance just now received a lot of praise.
Although the artists on the TV station have their own talents, Zhu Wanwen is the only one who has such high attainments in piano.
Ji Shao turned his head and saw Zhu Wanwen walking towards him in a simple burgundy evening dress, her hair loosely tied in a bun, looking elegant and calm.
Noticing that Master Ji was looking at her, Zhu Wanwen looked over and nodded, "Hello, Master Ji."
Ji Shao also nodded and praised: "You played the piano very well just now. I know piano is difficult to practice. You must have suffered a lot."
Zhu Wanwen smiled and said, "Not really. My elders are all musicians, so I've been influenced by them since I was a kid. Plus, I enjoy it, so it wasn't hard for me to learn."
"So, you come from a musical family? That's really a waste of talent." Ji Shao asked in surprise.
"Mr. Ji, you're too kind," Zhu Wanwen said modestly. "It's not that I come from a musical family, it's just that the elders all like me. Originally, they wanted me to pursue piano, but I wasn't used to living abroad, so I returned to Baogang."
Mr. Ji extended his hand and made a gentleman's invitation: "Could Miss Pianist please dance with me?"
"I don't dare to be a pianist, but I am very honored by Mr. Ji's invitation." Zhu Wanwen placed her hand in his palm gracefully and walked towards the dance floor together.
After Hu Xiaoxiao and Mingxu finished dancing, they slipped away quietly.
They went to find a good late-night snack restaurant, sat down and enjoyed the food while discussing things in the film industry.
The next day, at ten o'clock in the morning, Ji Sheng's special assistant, Lin Tezhu, came to the TV station with a briefcase and walked into the general manager's office.
Qiu Lihua quickly stood up and offered him a seat. "Why are you here, Special Assistant Lin? If you have anything to say, just call and let me know. There's no need to come in person. Come on, please take a seat! Special Assistant Lin, have you had breakfast? If not, I'll have someone pack you some."
"No need." Special Assistant Lin said lightly, looking at Qiu Lihua with indifference.
Qiu Lihua's heart tightened slightly, and he felt something was wrong.
Last night he went to say hello to Ji Sheng. Ji Sheng didn't say anything on the surface and still had a nice smile on his face. But after all, he had worked for Ji Sheng for so many years, and he could clearly feel Ji Sheng's alienation and displeasure towards him.
Instead, Lu Shengkang caught Ji Sheng's eye and talked to him for a long time. When they left, the two talked for a long time.
Qiu Lihua thought again about the wrong decision he had made with "Fan Lihua" and quickly told Special Assistant Lin, "The failure of the previous investment in "Fan Lihua" was due to a strategic error on my part. I was indeed wrong about that. I've been trying to find an opportunity to talk things over with Mr. Ji in person, but he's been very busy."
Qiu Lihua's investment in "Fan Lihua" interfered with the production department's affairs, but as general manager, he had the right to invest in good projects. This is why other management members, although dissatisfied, did not take this to the board of directors.
Although this investment failed, Qiu Lihua had made several investments before, and most of them were profitable, whether they were programs or TV dramas.
Therefore, although Qiu Lihua was troubled by the failure of "Fan Lihua," it was still within his control. What got out of his control later was the negative reviews of "Fan Lihua," which damaged the company's reputation and caused Ji Sheng to lose face.
But after all, he has been doing this for so many years, and he feels a little wronged to be punished just for the investment in a drama.
"Mr. Qiu, I came here today not only to tell you about the failed investment in "Fan Lihua." Special Assistant Lin opened his briefcase, took out the results of the investigation during this period, and placed them in front of Qiu Lihua.
Special Assistant Lin said, "Over the past few years, you've abused your position to gather resources, privately approved funding for several of your lovers to produce dramas, and profited from them. You've done this more than once or twice."
The document listed several names and projects, among which Wang Shuangshuang, the most favored, received the most investment and was fed with resources until she won the Best Actress award.
The lover got the resources and became famous. After receiving commercial performances or endorsements, he made money and gave Qiu Lihua branded watches, cars and other items.
Finally, Special Assistant Lin took out a few more documents. When Qiu Lihua saw them, his face turned pale.
Assistant Lin finally said, "Mr. Ji said that since you have worked at the TV station for so many years, he doesn't want to be too inhumane, so he asked me to come over and give you a decent visit. Of course, I don't know if Mr. Qiu will accept this respect."
After saying that, Special Assistant Lin left the general manager's office.
An hour later, Qiu Lihua submitted a resignation report to the board of directors, stating that he wanted to study abroad and was no longer suitable to serve as general manager. The board of directors approved it that day.
On the second day, the board of directors issued a document, appointing former deputy general manager Lu Shengkang as the general manager of Baogang TV Station.
The company's employees were privately discussing Qiu Lihua's sudden resignation. Because it involved several popular female artists, the discussion was so heated that even the paparazzi outside heard about it.
After the uproar caused by Qiu Lihua's resignation subsided, Mingxu's departure from the TV station became big news in the company again.
It is common for artists not to renew their contracts, but it is very rare for such a big thing as a popular first-line star, who is being trained as the future star, to leave the TV station.
Soon, the news that Mingxu was going to enter the film industry and his future employer was Jincan Company was dug up, causing a sensation.
Jincan Company is a very powerful company in the film industry. Many artists were envious of Mingxu for being able to sign with Jincan when he first entered the film industry.
Mingxu's decision to terminate the contract caught Charlie off guard. He called Mingxu to his office and asked sullenly, "When did you reach an agreement with Jincan Company?"
Mingxu pretended to be surprised and said, "They came to talk to me these past few days. I thought about it and decided that it wouldn't be bad to try my hand in the film industry, so I agreed."
Charlie obviously didn't believe what Xiang Mingxu said. Similarly, Mingxu didn't believe Charlie either. The reason why he didn't tell him in advance was that he was afraid of causing trouble and ruining his future.
You know, there are many tricks in the entertainment industry. It's not easy to make someone famous, but it's too easy to destroy someone. Even if Mingxu believes that Charlie is not such a villain, what if someone with red eyes knows about this and does something wrong?
Charlie talked with Mingxu for a long time and realized that he could not convince Mingxu to stay. After all, people go to high places and water flows to low places.
Finally, Mingxu signed another cooperation contract with the TV station.
When Mingxu was negotiating his contract with Jincan, he mentioned his desire to negotiate a full-time contract with a TV station. He was also considering this so that if he didn't succeed in the film industry, he could have a fallback and return to TV to film.
However, the new agent Wei Zhen took out a schedule and told Mingxu that after signing with Jin Can, his schedule would be fully booked and he would have no time to film a TV series.
So in the end, I only signed a cooperation contract with the TV station.
The TV station was willing to sign this contract, partly because they had heard about Jincan's plans for Mingxu and saw Mingxu's potential, and partly to prevent someone they had trained from going to work for a rival company. The TV station didn't need this person, but they couldn't let the rival company take advantage.
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