Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 319 'Parting amicably'

After the dinner, everyone was on their way back to the company.

Zhang Yan and Chen Hong were talking about the casting for "Gan Shijiu Mei". Zhang Yan asked directly, "Do you support Gai Lili for the role?"

Chen Hong's thoughts might be able to hide them from Wang Luyao, but they certainly couldn't hide them from Zhang Yan, her husband.

Chen Hong didn't hide anything and said frankly, "Of course. Even close sisters should keep clear accounts. Lu Yao is not suitable for this kind of role. Besides, since she has already made a name for herself in the music industry, there is no need for her to keep thinking about acting. If she wants to act, she can just do a cameo role occasionally."

She paused, then smiled and said, "So I also want to use Xu Jinglei to put some pressure on her, so that she won't make too much of a fuss about this."

"Xu Jinglei..."

Zhang Yan shook his head and said, "This girl has a crazy streak. If you want to use her to establish your authority, just do it. I won't get involved."

"Really?"

Chen Hong looked at Zhang Yan with some surprise: "I thought you would be more interested in this kind of literary and artistic girl, after all, you used to write obscure poetry."

"Artsy youth..."

Zhang Yan smiled wryly and said, "Gu Cheng is also a literary youth. Once this kind of person goes crazy, it's not surprising that he will do anything."

Last October, Zhang Yan's idol in his youth, Gu Cheng, hanged himself after killing his first wife.

Chen Hong naturally knew about this as well, and hesitated upon hearing this, saying, "She's just a young girl, she shouldn't be that crazy, right?"

However, after saying that, she sighed and said, "I was originally planning to follow the Hong Kong approach and put her on hiatus for a few years to set some rules for the company. But since she's crazy, let's part ways amicably."

As she spoke, she took out her phone and began contacting Wang Jinghua and Wang Zhongqi.

Then the three cars simultaneously sped up.

When the bus calmly pulled up in the company compound, the dozens of slightly tipsy students on board saw Chen Hong, along with Wang Jinghua, Wang Zhongqi, and four security guards, quietly waiting outside.

This scene has an inexplicable sense of oppression.

Everyone looked at each other in surprise at first, and then the focus gradually shifted to Xu Jinglei.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Xu Jinglei smiled instead. Then she adjusted her small handbag, stood up, and gracefully got off the bus.

As soon as her feet touched the ground, Chen Hong stared at her and said, "I'm sorry, our company may not be a good fit for a maverick like you."

As he spoke, he gestured to Wang Jinghua without turning his head, and Wang Jinghua immediately handed the termination contract that she had just drafted to Xu Jinglei.

Chen Hong then added, "As for the compensation for unilateral termination of the contract, you can discuss it with Director Wang."

Wang Zhongqi immediately gestured for him to enter.

Chen Hong said it was best to part amicably, but the ritual of making an example of someone still had to be performed in full.

Xu Jinglei didn't even glance at Wang Zhongqi. She took the contract and then held out her hand, saying, "Pen!"

After Wang Jinghua handed her the pen, she turned around, leaned on the bus, and quickly signed the termination agreement.

Then he threw one of the dishes on the ground and said with disdain, "Judging from your behavior at noon, I thought you would have some new tricks up your sleeve. It turns out you are still using your power to bully people."

"What, this isn't the first time?"

Chen Hong's veiled retort made Xu Jinglei's sneer look somewhat distorted.

She glanced at Zhang Yan's office, then turned and walked towards the front door without saying a word.

Chen Hong reminded her from behind, "You can also take a bus back to Beijing."

Xu Jinglei said nothing, but raised both arms at the same time and gave the middle finger.

Seeing this, Wang Jinghua couldn't help but shake her head and sigh, "This girl is really young and impetuous, isn't she afraid of ruining herself?"

Chen Hong smiled and said, "She's a bit like Gai Lili back then, thinking that the world is vast and that she can make a name for herself with her own abilities—after she's seen and experienced things, she'll probably have that kind of personality worn down."

As she spoke, she grabbed the handrail and boarded the bus, clapping her hands at the crowd and saying, "Everyone should know why Xu Jinglei was fired, so I won't go into details here. The main reason I didn't stop her before was that I didn't want to spoil everyone's fun."

Wang Jinghua also got into the car, glanced at everyone and said, "We were supposed to study the company's rules and regulations this afternoon, so this was just an early lesson—please follow me and General Manager Chen to the conference room."

The afternoon classes proceeded in an exceptionally orderly manner. Meanwhile...

Wang Luyao also used all her persuasive skills in the general manager's office to try to convince Zhang Yan to give her the role of Gan Shijiu Mei.

Although Zhang Yan had long expected that she would try to persuade him, he did not expect that she would actually use what she had on hand, bringing a bottle of champagne and some tools for refrigerating the wine from the party.

After being subjected to intense and contradictory questioning, Zhang Yan finally relented. However, he did not agree to let her play Gan Shijiu Mei. Instead, he agreed to tailor-make a distinctive and edgy role for her in a youth idol drama.

Wang Luyao was overjoyed and was about to ask if she was the female lead.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Zhang Yan hurriedly got up to clean up the mess and gestured for Wang Luyao to crawl under the desk.

Although there had been rumors circulating in the company, there is still a difference between having rumors and being stuck in a room.

After she hid herself, Zhang Yan went over and unlocked the door.

Li Songqiang was standing outside the door, looking visibly embarrassed. After all, locking the door in broad daylight couldn't possibly be for a serious matter.

Zhang Yan asked casually, "Has the person left?"

When the matter was brought up, Li Songqiang secretly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "That girl really didn't leave. She found a hotel nearby to stay in."

When Chen Hong made an example of Xu Jinglei, Zhang Yan didn't show up, but he arranged for Li Songqiang to secretly follow behind her to see where Xu Jinglei would go after leaving Yuanmeng.

Zhang Yan always felt that the girl wasn't the type to give up easily, and his prediction came true.

After sending Li Songqiang away.

As soon as Zhang Yan closed the door, Wang Luyao crawled out from under the table and asked nervously, "What does Xu Jinglei want to do? Is she trying to get revenge on Sister Hong?"

"Probably not."

Zhang Yan paused, then changed his words, saying, "At least it's not the kind of revenge you're thinking of."

As he spoke, he observed the situation in the courtyard through the window, then turned to Wang Luyao and asked, "Are you going out now, or will you wait until tonight?"

Wang Luyao picked up the bottle, shook it, and licked her lips with her delicate tongue, saying, "There's still plenty of champagne left, how about... we mix another one?"

Zhang Yan immediately transformed into a character with sharp edges and distinct features.

Just as I was about to lock the door and get into a "bang" state, the mobile phone on the table rang at an inopportune moment.

After Zhang Yan answered the phone, he heard the person on the other end introduce himself: "Is this Mr. Zhang? I am Zhang Yimou."

Why did Zhang Yimou contact me?

Zhang Yan was a little puzzled, but still pretended to be pleasantly surprised and greeted him, "Oh, it's Director Zhang. What brings you here?"

"This one……"

Zhang Yimou hesitated for a long time before asking, "You saw that news about Gong Li recently, right? What do you think about it...?"

"News? What news?"

Zhang Yan was baffled: "Is this news from Hong Kong Island? I left Hong Kong Island four days ago. What, didn't Gong Li and Zhang Jing mention this to you?"

"Ah, oh~"

Zhang Yimou was initially taken aback, then hurriedly said, "I thought you were still in Hong Kong, I didn't expect you to already be... I'm sorry, I'm sorry, let's contact each other again later."

With that, he hung up the phone.

What happened to Gong Li?

Zhang Yan called Gong Li to ask what was going on, but Gong Li's mobile phone was switched off.

Since they weren't very familiar with each other, Zhang Yan hesitated for a moment and then gave up the idea of ​​calling other people.

Right now, it's more important for him to make another drink.

(End of this chapter)