It is really difficult to buy the Ming family’s boat ticket.
Because of the last accident, this route was unexpectedly interrupted. It is scheduled that at the end of this month, another cruise ship with a higher safety factor and greater luxury will dock at the port and will run another journey on the same route.
As an apology, all ticket prices were generously discounted. Passengers on the previous ship who are willing to participate in the trip again will be given upgraded free tickets, so naturally there will be a lot fewer new tickets available.
"…Then the family won't go?"
The marketing manager held his phone, still on guard: "They were passengers before."
"I can't go. Every one of them counts. They are all the defendants now..." The legal manager hadn't finished speaking when he suddenly stared at the countdown that jumped to zero and said, "Hurry, hurry, hurry - ah!"
The legal manager slapped his thigh in annoyance. The manager of the film and television department sitting next to him stared at the screen for five minutes, sighed and threw away his phone.
Fang Hang poked the screen until his fingers hurt. He stared at it for a long time and then slumped back on the sofa, exhausted.
…
It wasn't just Dean Xun who failed to get a ticket.
The management of Huaisheng Entertainment worked together and once again squatted in Mr. Luo's office, ready to go, but they watched helplessly as the remaining tickets were sold out in a second.
The regretful cry from the office scared the passing agent.
"Maybe the internet is bad." Xiang Luan, who was dragged in to help grab the tickets, didn't succeed either, but he was very experienced and comforted the management who had fought with him, "The next round of releasing tickets in exchange for traffic, it will definitely work."
The operations department nodded and added, "Yes, I heard that if there are people who change their itinerary and cancel their tickets, we can get another batch of tickets. Maybe we can get a bargain."
"I'm afraid it's a bit difficult." The marketing manager was worried and analyzed the ferry ticket market. "The number of tickets this time is small, and the ticket price is low. I guess..." His voice quickly faded in the eyes of several people, and he changed his words on the spot, "I guess we can get a bargain."
Several glances were then withdrawn, and the mobile phones with no tickets to grab were temporarily put aside, and the cans of beer in their hands were touched.
Xiang Luan was drinking his iced cola. He had wanted to ask something for a long time. He hesitated and squatted next to Fang Hang: "Brother Fang, are we really going to the beach to watch the sunset?"
Fang Hang was planning this with the manager of the film and television department. He nodded and pressed his head: "Remember to bring your guitar."
“Okay!” Xiang Luan suddenly became excited and jumped up, “The beach! Maybe I can see my brother! Maybe he was rescued by a kind person at the beach, and he’s almost recovered now!”
Fang Hang looked at him for a long time, rubbed his forehead slowly, and let out a breath with a smile.
After the press conference, Huaisheng Entertainment did not give those black PR and marketing accounts a good taste at all.
This must not be the first time these people have done this. It's nothing more than that they either rely on the fact that the boss behind them is difficult to deal with, or they have a lot of negative information about people in the circle, or they specialize in flattering the powerful and bullying the weak and changing their attitude according to the wind, and they are lucky enough not to encounter any tough opponents so far.
They don't need to be afraid of anything now, so naturally they can't be polite and hold back. The legal department followed Xiang Luan's notebook and found evidence to prosecute the case in order. With someone taking the lead, many small entertainment companies that were targeted and blackmailed also seized the opportunity to pull out those so-called "reporters" hiding in the gutter one by one.
Under such circumstances, Xiang Luan, who is at the center of the storm, must be more careful to avoid being retaliated against by those with ulterior motives.
Fang Hang simply took the man away from his agent and gave him a short vacation.
Xiang Luan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him and asked in a low voice: "Brother Fang?"
"It's okay." Fang Hang said, "It's great to be young."
Xiang Luan was puzzled: "Ah?"
"Go pack your things," Fang Hang shouted, "Call your agent along, and remember to wear a hat and mask."
Among all the people in the office, Xiang Luan is the only one who still doesn't know the specific whereabouts of Mr. Luo, but his mentality is even better than others.
From the very beginning, Xiang Luan didn't believe that anything would happen to his brother.
He believed more than anyone else that Luo Zhi could do anything and had a way to solve any problem. Even if she really didn't remember anything, she was definitely the most powerful one and must be living a super cool life now.
In order to further convince himself of this point, Xiang Luan had already made up more than a dozen possibilities, from being stranded on a desert island to being rescued by a passing cruise ship.
One day he was awakened by a nightmare and called his agent in the middle of the night, crying and talking for two hours. The agent was almost forced to come to Manager Fang the next day and ask for a replacement artist who was over 29 years old.
Fang Hang drove him away. The other managers, still immersed in the regret of failing to get the tickets, stood up with a sigh and went back to their own departments to count the people.
Team building at Huaisheng Entertainment has been a tradition since the beginning, and Luo Zhi used to take them there twice a year. It doesn't have to be a certain place, sometimes it's a manor, sometimes it's hiking or a short trip nearby, anyway, it's all paid for by Mr. Luo himself.
Going to these places is purely for fun and relaxation. Employees may not even be able to find the general manager if they have so much fun. They were really reluctant to break this tradition, and this team building was actually planned a few weeks ago.
But looking back now, the state of mind that I had when I decided on my destination has definitely changed a lot.
"I should have watched the sunrise earlier." Fang Hang rubbed his neck twice and laughed, "I haven't watched the sunrise for a long time."
The manager of the film and television department opened the balcony door, knocked out a cigarette and handed it to him: "There will be a day."
The Film and Television Department was in charge of the deputy manager, so he was in no rush to go over there. He smoked on the balcony with Fang Hang and chatted in low voices.
These days were like a completely lucid dream. It was rare for them to have such a chat. The beer in the can was no longer cold, so Fang Hang went to the refrigerator and got two more cans: "Brother Kuang."
The manager of the film and television production department is Kuang Li, the oldest among them, and he was also a manager in the previous film and television company. When he was set up and framed, he lost all his savings over the years and was almost abandoned by the company.
His wife was in poor health and his parents were old. If Luo Zhi had not saved him at that time and later took him in to allow him to continue working in the circle, it is hard to say what would have happened afterwards.
Fang Hang handed him the beer. They knew what scars should not be exposed, and in recent years they had not asked Kuang Li about what happened in the past: "Did those people get their comeuppance later?"
"They've all been sent in." Kuang Li didn't mind and nodded, "They're still squatting in there now."
He didn't know how to thank Luo Zhi, so he redrafted a contract without three years' salary and went to Luo Zhi, but Luo Zhi didn't approve it.
Since then, Kuang Li has been following Luo Zhi. He knew that Luo Zhi didn't like starting a company, so he was the one who handled all the trivial matters. While Luo Zhi wasn't paying attention, he extended the contract to fifty years.
While he was not paying attention, Luo Zhi also left at least five scripts that would give him the confidence to change jobs.
Kuang Li later read those scripts and found that some of them were written by well-known screenwriters who had not appeared in public for many years, while others were very talented and had unlimited potential. Any company with a little bit of discernment will not mention the past events again after seeing what Kuang Li has in his hands.
Fang Hang clinked beer cans with him and took a few sips of cold beer.
...They actually couldn't have imagined it.
Looking back on the experience of that day, it still seems as vague as an absurd and strange dream - Luo Jun applied for a death certificate as a direct relative, and the people from the inheritance notary office came with Luo Zhi's will and handed them the things Luo Zhi left for them.
They sat at the table in a daze, unable to move. Kuang Li had already locked the scripts into the company's safe and left the meeting room.
Then, not long after, Kuang Li personally sent Jian Huaiyi in.
They tried to collect evidence, and the assistant of Director Gong from the "Flame" crew also contacted them and passed on another part of more solid evidence to them. Kuang Li used this evidence to ensure that Mr. Jian would never be able to recover, and he even went to the trial that day.
"I went to see him later." Kuang Li knew what Fang Hang wanted to ask, and after a moment of silence, he spoke, "He looked quite respectable."
Jian Huaiyi was quite respectable when he met him.
Although he was wearing prison uniform and looked rather disheveled, and no longer had the glory he once had as the adopted son of the Luo family, he did not make a hysterical scene and even shook hands with him.
"I'm willing to accept the loss." Jian Huaiyi said to him, "I've thought about this consequence. It's not surprising."
"At that time, he had already known from Luo Chengxiu that Huaisheng was not someone he could snatch away. He was far inferior to Mr. Luo."
Kuang Li said: "He said that he had seen through the character of that family long ago and guessed that this day would come. If he had known earlier, he should have agreed to it."
…
Didn’t Luo Zhi mention to Luo Jun at the beginning that she should give all her shares and inheritance rights to Jian Huaiyi and let Jian Huaiyi leave the Luo family?
At that time, Luo Zhi no longer had any expectations for anyone in the Luo family, and he no longer spoke seriously to his blood brother.
But even if Luo Zhi said these words while playing games, Jian Huaiyi was actually very clear that if Luo Zhi could say it, she could really do it.
"I should have agreed earlier. It's not much money though - that family really didn't give him anything."
Jian Huaiyi sat across from him through the iron fence and continued casually, "I couldn't help it. In his hands, this company is as good as a piece of fat meat. Even the dirtiest stray dog would drool at the sight of it..."
"Have you thought about it?" Kuang Li suddenly said.
Jian Huaiyi was interrupted by him and was stunned: "What?"
"Come to the company, learn from him, and see for yourself how he does it." Kuang Li said, "I am the same person as you."
Jian Huaiyi suddenly looked up, stared at him, and his pupils suddenly contracted.
People like them can recognize each other. This can be guessed from the fact that Kuang Li retaliated against him without mercy and forced him into prison. There is no need for further words to prove it.
"When I was framed, I thought, why should I be the one suffering? Just because I don't do bad things? Then I will become like them."
Kuang Li said: "I felt very ironic that he came to poach me. I was ready to take over all the company's affairs, hoping that he would trust me and gradually take the company away from him."
"Everyone treats me like trash, anyone can come and step on me."
"I don't want to be stepped on anymore." Kuang Li said, "I want to climb up, whether by trickery or by means, I want to get what I want."
Jian Huaiyi paused for a moment as he placed his hand on the table.
He put his hand down and slowly narrowed his eyes: "What happened next?"
"I don't know." Kuang Li paused and thought for a moment, "I probably worked with him for two months. Or four months, but no more than half a year."
Jian Huaiyi suddenly laughed sarcastically: "You want to praise his personality charm to me?"
"Manager Kuang, you and I are not the same kind of people." Jian Huaiyi said, "You just suffered a temporary blow and got into that dead end. You think everyone is hateful, but later you soften your heart when you see a good person."
"I know Luo Zhi is a good person." Jian Huaiyi smiled, "It's a pity that people like me are born bad and can't be reformed."
Kuang Li asked: "Do you think I have been reformed? Have I turned over a new leaf?"
Jian Huaiyi was about to spread his hands when his wrists touched the cold handcuffs. His eyes jumped uncontrollably and his gaze fell on Kuang Li.
"If Huaisheng Entertainment is still around, I will turn back." Kuang Li said, "I will live a peaceful and stable life for the next 50 years."
Jian Huaiyi's pupils condensed: "It was you who sidelined me, took the lead in buying shares and kicked me out."
"I told you, I was in charge of all the company's affairs... I thought I had enough time, I didn't know he was sick."
Kuang Li suddenly stared at Jian Huaiyi: "If Mr. Jian wasn't sick, he would have done a better job than me. You can't even bite this piece of meat."
"I never dared to tell him how important this company is to me," Kuang Li said. "He called me Brother Kuang and never asked me why I made a certain arrangement... I worked in the company for half a year, and I had my revenge with those people, and then I completely stopped thinking about those things. But I was afraid that he would know. You don't know, I was scared to death."
Kuang Li even had nightmares occasionally, worrying that Luo Zhi knew the thoughts he had in his mind when he was poached.
These things are not completely without trace, but because Luo Zhi never doubted him, no one in the team ever doubted him.
"Do you know what kind of company this is?" Kuang Li said, "Mr. Jian, we are the same people, so I know what you want most."
"It's not power, nor is it money. Of course I want these, but I want them for other reasons."
"It's because I was trampled in the mud and kicked like a stray dog. I felt so angry and uneasy that I would wake up even when I was sleeping."
"Because I'm tired of having nothing," Kuang Li said, "so I want to grab everything."
"Okay." Jian Huaiyi interrupted him, "Manager Kuang, I roughly know what you are here for."
Jian Huaiyi lowered his head, his voice turned cold: "You want to see me desperate too, right? I'm sorry you might be disappointed, I don't regret anything I've done..."
"I can sleep well every day in the company," said Kuang Li.
Jian Huaiyi's pupils suddenly shrank.
"We do a lot of things that would seem quite childish in other companies. If I were in another company, I would probably laugh at these idiots for being out of their minds."
Kuang Li completely ignored him and continued, "Only I know how jealous I am. Seeing them all so jealous, my eyes are about to bleed."
"As long as we feel that what we do is right, we don't need to explain it to others, and other departments will cooperate."
"If this thing doesn't achieve the expected results and fails, and no one is to blame, you should write a self-reflection."
"If the effect is good, I will treat everyone to a meal. We won't go to a big restaurant, but to a roadside stall. A group of people, a box of beer, and chat until midnight."
"If we have conflicts with outsiders, we don't have to think about it, the general manager will back us up. As long as we can make sure we don't do anything wrong, no matter how big the mess we make, there will always be someone to cover it up."
"No one restricts you, no one requires you to do something in exchange for something, you can leave if you want and come back if you want."
Kuang Li said: "As long as you want to come back, the door is always open."
Jian Huaiyi seemed to be stabbed in the eyes by these words, and his pupils shrank and did not move.
He sneered almost sarcastically: "Manager Kuang, do you think this kind of company environment is normal? Is it healthy? This is not a child playing house. As long as someone with ulterior motives sneaks in, they can ruin you all! A bunch of naive fools--"
He stopped talking suddenly in the middle of his speech.
Kuang Li just folded his arms and looked down at him without saying a word, but the words that Kuang Li had just said seemed to jump out one by one out of thin air.
...Probably we should laugh at these idiots for their abnormal brains.
Only you know how jealous you are.
Look at them, their eyes are so red that they are about to bleed.
Jian Huaiyi couldn't help clenching his teeth. He wanted to refute, but couldn't utter a word. His whole body leaned forward uncontrollably, staring at Kuang Li motionlessly.
"It's not healthy or normal. It's just a child's play." Kuang Li admitted, "So Li Weiming can help you succeed."
Kuang Li looked at him: "Haven't you already destroyed us?"
Jian Huaiyi's chest kept rising and falling, and the layer of respectability finally began to peel off: "You are all together again now. Manager Kuang, are you mocking me?"
Kuang Li shook his head: "I'm just stating the facts. You've already ruined us."
"We can still get together because we got the inheritance left by Mr. Luo, so we can compete with you."
Kuang Li said: "We will still try our best to be the same as before, but Mr. Luo is gone, it is impossible to be the same."
"Mr. Jian." Kuang Li bent down and looked at him. "Do you know what possibility you have ruined?"
Jian Huaiyi's face slowly turned pale.
"We could have gotten together and played like this in the adult world."
Kuang Li said: "Just like you said, playing house."
"Maybe one day, someone with ulterior motives will sneak in, or maybe not. Maybe someone will lose their original intention in the future, or maybe not."
"But we can at least play for five to ten years. Our general manager is so talented, he can pick the right script, and he has so many resources that people will envy him. Once the situation is opened up, everything will continue to go well."
"By that time, even if we disband, we will have already established our own position in the industry, have enough savings, and a stable family, so we can completely work on our own."
"When the time comes, we will look back on this period of time and feel relieved and relieved, and we will be able to sleep well every day."
"Because during this time, we have everything we want."
"We are not stray dogs. We have a home and friends. We have people supporting us. We don't have to fight for anything. No one can step on us. We look forward to it every day when we open our eyes."
"Someone believes in you unconditionally and is good to you. Whenever you want to come back, the door is open."
With every word Kuang Li said, Jian Huaiyi's expression became uglier.
He seemed to want to interrupt Kuang Li, but he couldn't even open his mouth, and his chest only rose and fell more violently.
"Mr. Jian, you seem to know Mr. Luo very well."
"You have known each other since childhood. When did Mr. Luo start to dislike you? It shouldn't be the first time you met." Kuang Li said, "If he disliked you the first time you met, you wouldn't have been so afraid of him all the time."
Kuang Li lowered his voice to a whisper, "Based on your understanding of him, if you had not opposed him from the beginning, had not harmed the people around him, had not harmed him."
"That's right, you're not that kind of person, and neither am I." Kuang Li changed his tone, "If you were like me, you would keep your composure and pretend to be like that, then go get close to him first and see what the world around him is like."
"If that's the case."
Kuang Li said: "Do you think you will——"
"Thank you for your concern, Manager Kuang."
Jian Huaiyi was finally able to speak. He sneered and whispered, "You probably guessed wrong. I just want money, I want to be a superior person, and I want the identity of the young master of the Luo family. There is no need for so many twists and turns."
Jian Huaiyi's voice seemed to be one word after another, constantly jumping out: "I am not interested in his world, I don't envy it, I admit that I have come this far..."
He suddenly couldn't continue. He just gasped for breath, as if the air was not enough for him to breathe, and his eyes were fixed on somewhere in the void.
……if.
if.
It shouldn’t be the first time.
Kuang Li looked down at him for a long time before he looked away and turned to walk out.
"Whatever." Kuang Li disagreed and did not argue with him, "I can sleep well every day in the company."
Jian Huaiyi sat still in his seat, staring at him.
Kuang Li opened the door.
There is a kind of people who don’t want money or power - of course they want these too, and they greedily and unscrupulously try to grab them, but they grab them just to prove that they are not a stray dog.
Because they are fed up with having nothing, they want to grab everything, even without any bottom line or sense of shame. But I don’t know why, no matter how hard I try, I still feel uneasy.
No matter how hard we tried to grab it, it was just broken into pieces all over the floor, and I couldn't sleep every night.
…
After that, Kuang Li didn't waste another word with him and left the visiting room.
If Jian Huaiyi had not targeted Luo Chi at the beginning - even if he had just disguised himself a little and looked at what the world around Luo Chi would be like, how would things be different in the future?
Will there be one more person's position in Huaisheng Entertainment? Will there be another dirty stray dog that finally finds a place to lie down and have a good sleep? Will it keep a door open every day when it comes here?
Kuang Li had absolutely no interest in knowing this. But he thought that Jian Huaiyi might be interested in this question.
He later heard from others that Master Jian, the Luo family's once promising young talent, never again dreamed of finding someone outside to work around the issue in an attempt to reduce his sentence.
Kuang Li put out the cigarette.
People from all departments were almost organized. The car was already waiting downstairs. The corridor was very lively and the sound of Xiang Luan's guitar could be heard.
They also used to hear the best guitar sounds.
The marketing manager pushed open the office door and poked his head and shoulders in: "Are you going or not? I'll do something magical for Luan Ke, maybe we can run into him——"
He paused, cleared his throat and coughed twice in a proper manner.
He looks only one finger more mature than Xiang Luan.
Kuang Li and Fang Hang clinked their lukewarm beer and smiled, "Let's go watch the sunset."
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