Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 201 The Way of Balance
end of June.

Chen Hong was reviewing documents when Liu Weidong knocked on the door and entered, beaming, and reported, "President Chen, Wang Feng has agreed to sign a contract separately!"

As the saying goes, everyone has their own expertise. When Liu Weidong received this task, he gave up the group vacation and, after a period of in-depth understanding, discovered that there were actually obvious differences between Wang Feng and his teammates.

What others wanted to do was critical rock; while Wang Feng was more in line with the commercial concept of realizing dreams.

Originally, this conflict wasn't that significant, but after Liu Weidong's maneuvering, the newly established No. 43 Baojia Street quickly dissolved due to differing philosophies.
"Yeah."

Chen Hong nodded slightly and said, "To be able to persist for so long, you do have some brotherly loyalty."

Liu Weidong laughed and said, "After all, we are still students. We will always be thinking about this and that. It will be different when we enter society."

Chen Hong neither confirmed nor denied his words, but instead asked, "How did Li Songqiang perform?"

“The young man is very clever, and because he comes from a band background, he has a great advantage in communicating with singers. I estimate that he will be able to stand on his own in another two or three months.”

"Then you should teach him properly."

Chen Hong said meaningfully, "Now, Jinghua and Xu Zhenghui are mostly in charge of mentoring and passing on skills in the company. You are also one of the veterans of our company, so you can't fall behind in this regard."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, I will definitely try my best!"

Liu Weidong quickly assured him that he was a shrewd strategist who cared too much about short-term gains, so he was not as good at interpersonal skills as Wang Jinghua.

Xu Zhenghui, on the other hand, is the kind of older brother that newcomers love most—generous and willing to take responsibility.

In addition, Liu Weidong had made a rash mistake earlier, so the assistants he recruited later were basically trained by those two.

Now, President Chen has specifically assigned Li Songqiang, whom President Zhang has taken a liking to, to be his mentor. This is clearly an attempt to restore Li's status and treatment, and to counterbalance the overly powerful Wang Jinghua.

If Liu Weidong still doesn't get it, he shouldn't stay in this industry.

After listening to Liu Weidong express his loyalty, Chen Hong waved her hand and said, "Alright, go and report to Jinghua, and have her and Director Zhang develop a packaging and promotion plan for Wang Feng. Then submit it to me and Director Zhang."

After Wang Jinghua returned a couple of days ago, she officially took on the role of deputy general manager of the agency. Within the Yuanmeng system, she is second only to Zhang Yan and Chen Hong, nominally on par with Zhang Weining, but her actual power is incomparable.

"Mr. Chen."

No sooner had Liu Weidong left than Chang Jihong came looking for him again.

"Sister Ji Hong, is there something you need?"

Chen Hong treated Chang Jihong much more warmly. During the trip led by Wang Jinghua and Wang Zhongqi, Chang Jihong helped her a lot.

Especially during the application process for Yuanmeng Pictures, having such a seasoned figure in the film and television industry saved Chen Hong a lot of trouble.

More importantly, Chen Hong saw in her the hope of balancing Wang Jinghua's situation—Liu Weidong could only be used temporarily, and in the long run, they still had to rely on Chang Jihong.

Although some people may say that Chang Jihong is the least capable of the three major agents in China, the fact that she is ranked among the top three is enough to prove her quality.

Chang Jihong said somewhat embarrassedly, "President Chen, it's like this, a friend of mine wants to visit our company, and I'd like to ask for leave to pick her up from the train station."

"Is this the Jiang Wenli you mentioned last time?"

Chen Hong smiled and said, "That's quite a coincidence. Here's what you do: go to Director Wang and get 500 yuan. After you pick up Jiang Wenli, don't rush back. Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan should arrive around 12:30. When they arrive, take the three of them to eat first, and then take them to the TV station's guesthouse to stay."

Let's find a decent restaurant. Even though those two are unlikely to join us, we should still show respect for talent; consider it a small investment to attract them.

Chang Jihong wasn't surprised at all that Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan were coming, since it had been discussed with Chen Hong in front of her.

"This……"

Chang Jihong said somewhat embarrassedly, "Wenli came here specifically for me, this..."

"It's just a side trip anyway."

Chen Hong first wrote a note, then handed it over along with her car keys, saying, "You can take my car."

Chang Jihong took the approval slip and the key, thanked Chen Hong repeatedly, and then went to Wang Zhongqi's place.

The approval slip was handed to Wang Zhongqi, who then completed the formalities with the cashier. Soon after, Wang Zhongqi came over with two envelopes, handing over the thinner one first: "This five hundred is for hospitality expenses."

Then he handed another thick envelope to Chang Jihong: "This is the allowance for being on duty during the trip."

"This……"

Chang Jihong was a little confused: "I just arrived, is this...is this appropriate?"

"This was specifically instructed by General Manager Chen."

Wang Zhongqi shrugged and said, "You're in a league of your own among the staff who stayed behind. Li Songqiang also received one, but because he was in his probationary period, he only received half the salary." Chang Jihong was still trembling with excitement when she got into the car.

She had only been here for a little over half a month to realize her dream, and the subsidies she received were more than she would have earned working on the film set for half a year. Not to mention the better treatment she received—this high regard almost made Chang Jihong feel the urge to die for someone who understands her.

After calming down, she checked the time and saw that it was almost time, so she quickly drove her Ford Tianba out of the Dream Company.

the other side.

Standing by the window, Wang Jinghua watched the car drive away, shaking her head helplessly.

Wang Jinghua had naturally taken note of Chen Hong's actions recently.

She didn't actually intend to form cliques within the company, nor did she think she could cause too much trouble, especially with General Manager Zhang as the anchor.

Of course, Wang Jinghua could understand Chen Hong's concerns. After all, Wang Jinghua could intervene in almost everything at the agency, while Chen Hong couldn't lead a team to commercial performances.

It's no wonder that Chen Hong was worried about not being able to get involved in this crucial step.

…………

TRAIN STATION.

As soon as Jiang Wenli stepped off the platform, she saw the large sign in Chang Jihong's hand and immediately ran over to hug Chang Jihong.

The two first met on the film set, and later, because they got along well, they even shared an apartment for a while. Their relationship was as close as that of sisters.

So even though Jiang Wenli had been abroad for several years, she still thought about finding a way out for Chang Jihong.

However, she originally wanted Chang Jihong to be her agent, but unexpectedly, Chang Jihong turned around and joined Yuanmeng.

"Sister Hong~"

Jiang Wenli hugged Chang Jihong and said, half-jokingly, "What kind of spell did Yuanmeng cast on you? You just left me like that without a word!"

"Where did I abandon you?"

Chang Jihong laughed and said, "It was you who abandoned me and went abroad, otherwise I would definitely have discussed it with you first."

"Hey~"

Jiang Wenli said with feigned helplessness but actually with a smug look, "It's all because of my husband, Gu, who's been worrying too much. He keeps saying that 'Farewell My Concubine' might win an award and insists that I go with him to broaden my horizons—what good would it do for a supporting actress like me with so few scenes even if I went?"

"Look at you, so smug."

Chang Jihong poked her forehead with her finger and laughed, "Yes, yes, yes, your old Gu knows how to care for people and has good taste. This film did indeed win a major award, alright?"

After the two sisters played around for a while, Chang Jihong looked at the time and saw that it was just past 11 o'clock, so she said, "Let's go, it's too noisy here, let's go outside to talk."

So the two of them walked out of the station hand in hand and came to the Ford Tianba.

"Wow~"

Seeing Chang Jihong unlock the car with the key, Jiang Wenli exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Sister Hong, your company even provides you with a car?!"

"What? This is the boss's car."

As Chang Jihong spoke, she couldn't help but add, "But once I've established myself in Yuanmeng, houses and cars won't be a problem."

Hearing her speak so confidently, Jiang Wenli felt a chill in her heart—it seemed there was no way to persuade Chang Jihong to turn back from the wrong path.

However, she quickly put the matter out of her mind, smiled, sat in the passenger seat, and said, "Now that you've made it big, I'm going to treat you to a good meal this time."

"If you want to eat my 'big fish,' you'll have to wait until tonight."

Chang Jihong showed the back of the sign: "Li Shaohong and Li Xiaowan are also coming to visit our company to learn. Their train leaves at 12:30. The government has specially approved 500 yuan for them, which is enough for us to eat our fill at the best restaurant."

Because of Gu Changwei's connections, Jiang Wenli knew the two Lis. When she heard that they were also coming to Yuanmeng for a "visit and study", she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "They're even poaching talent from the Beijing Film Studio? What's the background of Yuanmeng? I've never heard of them in the industry before?"

"That's because you haven't paid attention."

Chang Jihong felt honored and gave Jiang Wenli a lot of information about her glorious achievements in realizing her dreams, and also mentioned Zhang Yan's own struggles.

Jiang Wenli calculated that it was around the time she went abroad that Zhang Yan started serializing his novel. Who would have thought that in just three years, a printing factory worker could start from scratch and make such a name for himself?

"So, your General Manager Zhang is only a year younger than me? I'll have to meet him sometime and see if he has three heads and six arms."

(End of this chapter)