I became famous in the entertainment industry by burning incense

Chapter 377 Sell or go bankrupt, choose one (ask for monthly ticket)

Considering that Sister Fang was very concerned about Qi Guan Mingzhu, Jinli thought about it and mentioned the internal struggle in the company to her.

After listening to this, Sui Lingfang was silent for a while and said, "This agent must have a grudge against Qi Guan Mingzhu. Isn't she afraid that the company will hold her accountable if the matter is exposed?"

Jinli speculated: "Being able to do things so thoroughly, maybe this agent doesn't plan to stay in the entertainment industry anymore?"

Sui Lingfang groaned, "That's possible. If it was another agent, I wouldn't be able to guarantee it, but Qi Guan Mingzhu's agent... once Qi Guan Mingzhu changes jobs, her agent will probably be out of work."

Jinli was stunned: "Why, is it that the industry does not allow her to change jobs?"

Sui Lingfang shook her head: "No, think about it, Century Entertainment is a second-tier company, and the entire company's business is supported by Qi Guan Mingzhu, and they only found new people this year.

Qi Guan Mingzhu's agent probably also rose to prominence thanks to her. Once she loses Qi Guan Mingzhu, this cash cow, she will have to face fierce competition from her peers, and she may not be able to outsmart others.

My thought is that not only will the agents lose their jobs, but Century Entertainment will either be acquired by another company or go out of business.”

Sui Lingfang sighed, "This is the result of betting your entire fortune on an artist. If the artist can't make it in the future, the agent will inevitably lose his mind and cause losses to the company and the artist."

Jinli frowned slightly: "Isn't she worried that the company will hold her accountable and ask for compensation?"

Sui Lingfang: “First of all, it depends on whether the party making the announcement wants them to pay liquidated damages. I guess if they are all small announcements, there will be no liquidated damages clause when signing the contract.

As for the notices from first-tier brands, they will definitely ask for compensation for breach of contract, but the lawsuit will take a long time, and the agent can also pass the buck to the company, saying that it was instructed by the company or something like that..."

She changed the subject, "But no matter what, Lu Shuxian's actions are only shooting herself in the foot. No matter how long the timeline is stretched, the truth will come out sooner or later.

This move of hers was just to disgust Qi Guan Mingzhu, but as long as she explains, she won’t be affected in any way. On the contrary, her agent will even compensate her with a large sum of money.”

Sui Lingfang concluded: "She might have been really too angry and lost her mind!"

Jinli was speechless for a while before she said, "When I was browsing the news online before, I always saw a lot of confusing operations by humans, and I thought they were jokes. I didn't expect that in real life, there are really people who do this just to vent their anger!"

Sui Lingfang seemed to have thought of something and sighed softly, "Yes, and there are many. Sometimes I really want to cut open their brains to see if they are different from ordinary people."
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The next day, Qi Guan Mingzhu came to Century Entertainment.

In the past, she was the only artist in Century Entertainment, and many departments were dispensable. Although the company had three floors, they were all deserted, with only cleaning staff busy coming in and out.

But now Century Entertainment is much more lively.

The company signed more than a dozen new people at one go this year, and filled all the non-existent departments with staff. It is preparing to make a big splash in the entertainment industry by relying on Qi Guan Mingzhu's popularity.

So when she arrived at the company, she saw many people hanging around at the gate.

There are not only reporters, but also many employees and artists.

When the reporters saw her, they swarmed over and pointed their microphones at her. Some even poked her eyes. Fortunately, Qi Guan Mingzhu had the foresight to wear sunglasses when she came.

"There have been a lot of negative news about you on the Internet in recent days. Did you terminate your contract with Century Entertainment peacefully? Was this deliberately spread by Century Entertainment?"

"Can you tell me which company you want to work for?"

"It is said that thirty or forty companies are trying to contact you. Can you reveal the content of the new contract negotiations?"

"A brand has accused you of breach of contract and said you are being arrogant. Can you explain it?"

……

An employee reacted and immediately pulled the artist who was watching the fun and said, "Hurry up and give her a hand, don't let her be surrounded by paparazzi!"

The artist was still a little stunned: "Ah, why do you want to stop the paparazzi!"

"Stupid! She must be here to negotiate with the company. Maybe there's still a chance for her to get back together with the company!"

It must be said that the employees are really naive and the artists are really stupid.

But regardless of whether Qi Guan Mingzhu and Century Entertainment have the possibility of getting back together, it is outrageous for a star whose contract has not yet expired to be openly surrounded by paparazzi at the company gate!
Not only did he lose his manners, he also lost face.

Qi Guan Mingzhu remained silent throughout the whole process. She was not allowed to enter the company until the people from Century Entertainment came and stopped the paparazzi.

She walked straight into the president's office and did not see Lu Shuxian.

The president said with an unpleasant look, "I did some research last night. You have been in contact with Lu Shuxian, and since you issued the termination statement, the top management has not contacted you, so Lu Shuxian misinformed you."

Qi Guan Mingzhu was silent for a while, thinking of the WeChat group he saw yesterday, and reluctantly admitted his mistake.

"I am also involved in this matter. If I add more WeChat accounts of the company's senior executives, you can come and ask me after seeing the message conveyed by Lu Shuxian, so there will be no misunderstanding."

"I called Lu Shuxian last night and scolded her. I asked her to come to the company today to deal with the breach of contract and pay the liquidated damages, but she never came. I tried to contact her on WeChat and found that she had been blocked. Do you know where she is?" asked the president.

Qi Guan Mingzhu paused and shook her head: "I don't know, I don't have much contact with her privately."

President: “So what do you think now?”

Qi Guan Mingzhu: "I will still attend the announcements I accepted before."

Speaking of this, the president's face became even gloomier.

"Lu Shuxian has already sent notices to those parties who gave the notice. They all thought you were going to break the contract. Except for one party that has not yet found a replacement, the others have already found replacements.

I contacted the notice party who had not found a replacement, and they said that because we delivered confusing information, it caused them a lot of trouble, and asked you to reduce your notice fee by half. "

The president looked at Qi Guan Mingzhu, "You——"

Qi Guan Mingzhu said without hesitation: "I'll take it. Although the mistake was not caused by me, as an artist, I should be more sensitive in terms of announcements. I failed to discover it in time. This is my mistake. I am willing to pay for my mistake."

The president's expression softened slightly, "Well, it's best if you think so."

He lowered his tone, "Now let's talk about your contract."

Qi Guan Mingzhu immediately said: "Let's terminate the contract normally according to the process."

The president, who had not seen Qi Guan Mingzhu before, now sees her. He still wants to fight for her and tries his best to make his expression and tone gentle.

"You have been in Century Entertainment for five years and are very familiar with the company. It is better to do what you are familiar with than to do what you are new to. I can give you all the conditions that others can offer, and I can even give you better ones.

Aren’t you dissatisfied with Lu Shuxian? I can pay a lot of money to recruit a professional agent from the industry to be your exclusive agent…”
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Qi Guan Mingzhu left Century Entertainment through a special channel.

Her trip was to resolve the breach of contract in the notice, and she has always been firm in her attitude towards the contract.

After getting in the car, Qi Guan Mingzhu looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window and suddenly sighed softly.

She admitted that she was a vulgar person. When the president said that the new contract could increase her share to 80%, and that she could also hire a professional agent to take care of her announcements and everything would be based on her opinion, she was tempted. But it was only for a few seconds, and she regained her sanity.

She has worked at Century Entertainment for five years and is quite familiar with the company. This is the company that she built up.

When she was the only one she could rely on, Lu Shuxian dared to force her with all kinds of notices that she didn't like and morally blackmailed her.

Now that the company has signed so many artists, who should be relied upon to lead these artists?
You have to know that Century Entertainment’s current status is all thanks to her!

If she continues to stay, will she have to go back to the old path of training new people?
In addition, she is not actually very sensitive to the trends in the entertainment industry, otherwise she would not have been obstructed by Lu Shuxian for several days before she discovered the problem with the announcement.

In other words, she has no ambition.

If she hired a professional agent and had full authority to arrange announcements based on her opinions, Qi Guan Mingzhu would still be very worried that she would bring disaster upon herself.

She still needs an agent who can make decisions for her and manage her.

So after comprehensive consideration, Sui Lingfang from Chenxi Entertainment is the most suitable one.

In addition, if she switched to Chenxi Entertainment, she wouldn't have to do anything and the commercial value would be increased effortlessly.

She is in Chenxi Entertainment, and can benefit from the fame of her two former teammates. Isn't this a kind of lying flat?

If Sui Lingfang does something that she doesn't like, she doesn't have to face her agent directly, but can talk to her good sisters directly and let her good sisters communicate on her behalf.

Although this is a bit roundabout, she just doesn't want to spend time on these trivial matters. She is a person who keeps work and private life separate.

The phone suddenly vibrated. It was a message from Jinli.

Carp: [Have you resolved the issue you notified? ]

Pearl: [It's resolved. Century Entertainment will sue Lu Shuxian in court]

Thinking of this, Qi Guan Mingzhu felt a little dazed.

When the president asked her if she knew where Lu Shuxian was, she did think of a place in her mind.

That is Lu Shuxian’s hometown - Guangcheng.

In Qi Guan Mingzhu's impression, Guangcheng is a very depressing place for Lu Shuxian. Her parents who are unable to take care of themselves live in Guangcheng, and her children and husband also live in Guangcheng.

Every month, she has to return to Guangcheng.

But apart from revealing Lu Shuxian's address in Guangcheng in front of her, even her assistant didn't know that she actually returned to Guangcheng every month.

In the company, Lu Shuxian has established a single persona for herself as someone who strives for self-improvement.

Although Qi Guan Mingzhu felt very strange, he did not say anything and did not tell anyone about Lu Shuxian.

She doesn't like others to explore her privacy, nor does she like to explore other people's privacy.

Lu Shuxian treated her like this, but when the president asked her about it, she hesitated and chose to conceal it.

This may be her last charity to Lu Shuxian.

Lu Shuxian cannot escape, it is only a matter of time before she is caught.

The phone vibrated again, and Jinli sent a screenshot.

The content inside was that Sui Lingfang asked Jinli if she could do some publicity and marketing related to Qi Guan Mingzhu, such as having Chenxi Entertainment publicly issue a statement on the Internet, welcoming Qi Guan Mingzhu to visit Chenxi Entertainment.

Qi Guan Mingzhu thought about it and replied: [Okay.]

Now that we are completely cutting ties with Century Entertainment, it’s time to make some noise.

On the other side, after Qi Guan Mingzhu left, the president sat in the chair and thought for a long time, sighed deeply, and called his assistant to come over.

He only said two things.

"The first case is to sue Lu Shuxian in court for forging a message, which caused significant losses to the company."

The assistant heard what happened from the president last night. He was not surprised and wrote it down quickly.

"The second thing is to release Qi Guan Mingzhu. She still has three months of contract at Century Entertainment. Qi Guan Mingzhu is willing to fully cooperate with the final handover. Then -"

He paused and said, "You can contact the seller who wants to acquire Century Entertainment. Call me anytime when you find someone."

The assistant was stunned. "President, are you no longer going to run Century Entertainment?"

The president leaned back in his chair again, looking indescribably relaxed.

"You have been with me for so many years, and have been my assistant since I was a student. It's not like you don't know my personality. I don't like working, and I just want to live off my parents.

If my grandfather hadn’t disliked me five years ago, and I didn’t want to work in the family company, I would have decided to start my own business. But I didn’t want to make it too complicated, I just wanted to sit back and enjoy the fruits of my labor, so I set up an entertainment company and let the artists work hard on their own.”

He said with great joy: "It just so happened that I was lucky at that time. I was blessed with a Qi Guan Mingzhu. With her alone, I was able to pull the company from obscurity to the second tier in the industry.

In fact, I didn’t want to do this job for the past two years. I was looking for an opportunity to sell it. I had already negotiated with the seller, but Qi Guan Mingzhu suddenly became a first-line star again and had a long-term guest on a first-line variety show. I would have lost money if I sold it at that time! I could only stay in the company and continue to work with grievance.”

The president spread his hands and said, "Now that Qi Guan Mingzhu refuses to renew the contract, Century Entertainment's pillar is gone. What's the point of staying here? We should get out of this as soon as possible!"

The assistant was speechless.

After a while, she reminded him, "This year, the company has signed more than a dozen artists and filled many new departments with staff."

President: "So I sold the company instead of going bankrupt. Now I don't even have to pay compensation. Let the new company figure it out."

The assistant was embarrassed and reminded again: "Everyone knows that Century Entertainment relied on Qi Guan Mingzhu. Without Qi Guan Mingzhu, who would be willing to spend a lot of money to buy it?"

The president touched his chin and said, "Isn't there still three months left on the contract? You know better than me how much money a first-line star makes every month.

Her agent ran away and there is no one else to arrange work for her. I am not familiar with this business either. Can you do it?

If you can temporarily become her agent and find her work to make money for the company, I can consider not selling her for the time being and going bankrupt when the contract expires."

The assistant weighed the pros and cons and felt that the CEO's decision was wiser, so he immediately said, "Let's sell it."

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