Huayu: Rising from Tencent

Under Cai Yinong's earnest persuasion, Naza suppressed the idea of ​​calling Shen Ci.

Cai Yinong knows her artist's personality too well, and is afraid that Nazha might act impulsively and completely offend Tencent.

In this industry, connections and reputation are crucial; a slight misstep can trigger a chain reaction.

Cai Yinong has decided to personally handle the situation!

Instead of calling Shen Ci directly, she dialed Li Eryun's number.

"Mr. Cai, is there something you need?"

Li Eryun probably guessed Cai Yinong's intentions, but she still chose to play dumb.

But Cai Yinong had no time to play games with her; she immediately launched into a merciless interrogation:

"This is a scam! A scam!!!!"

Li Eryun remained calm and composed, turning the tables on Cai: "President Cai, you have to take legal responsibility for your words."

Cai Yinong said angrily, "Legal responsibility? You lied to us and you don't have to take any responsibility?"

"Did Mr. Cai sign the contract himself?" Li Eryun retorted without backing down. "We did not force you."

Cai Yinong's hands trembled when she heard this.

If Naza were to act in this short web series, even if she could earn millions in pay, what would be the point?

Since her debut, Naza has either played the second female lead or the leading lady, and has even ventured into the film industry.

"There was no coercion, but your General Manager Shen said the project was a big one, but what I understand now is that the investment is only ten million."

Cai Yinong tried hard to suppress her anger and continued, "We don't want the pay anymore, and Nazha won't act."

Li Eryun, of course, could not agree to this and firmly stated, "We still have to stick to the contract; the filming will only last for less than two months."

"Two months? I'd rather Naza stay home and lie in bed for two months," Cai Yinong retorted angrily.

Li Eryun felt that continuing the argument would not yield any results, and she had no power to change her decision.

"The order for Naza was made by President Shen, and I can't change it. If you have any questions, I can pass them on to him."

"Shut up, I'll go find him myself!!"

Cai Yinong shouted angrily and hung up the phone.

"Feed??"

Hearing the busy tone on the phone, Li Eryun immediately ran to Shen Ci's office and reported the matter to Shen Ci.

Upon hearing this, Shen Ci remained remarkably calm. He glanced at WeChat subconsciously but didn't see any messages from Na Zha.

"What if they really breach the contract and cancel the performance?"

Thinking of Cai Yinong's aggressive demeanor just now, Li Eryun couldn't help but ask with some concern.

"I don't believe she would be that stupid," Shen Ci said calmly, putting down his phone.

In his view, Cai Yinong would not easily make a decision that would harm others and herself by unilaterally breaking the contract.

There are many cooperative relationships between Sugar Man and Tencent, and the consequences of breaching the contract are not easy to bear.

Li Eryun glanced at Shen Ci, admiring his composure and secretly agreeing with his words.

My superior is young, but his methods are indeed impressive.

"You go ahead and do your work. I'll handle the rest," Shen Ci said.

"Okay!" Li Eryun was more than happy to agree. She bowed slightly, turned around and left Shen Ci's office.

Hearing the door close, Shen Ci picked up her phone again, wondering whether she should send a message to Na Zha.

My finger hovers over the screen, but I don't know what to type.

He had assumed that the person would voice any grievances they might have, but there was no response, leaving him completely baffled.

Naza was seething with anger, and she really wanted to question Shen Ci about why he had lied to her.

But Cai Yinong strictly forbade it, and she could only obey helplessly, immersing herself in a depressed mood all day.

If I actually act in this short web series, Chen Yao and Jin Chen at the company will definitely be laughing at me behind my back!

Not only that, but outsiders also point fingers at her, which is really hard for her to accept.

Cai Yinong said she was going to call Shen Ci, but she actually dialed Wang Juan's number instead.

She felt that Wang Juan was relatively easier to talk to, while Shen Ci was too young, and young people often have a bad temper.

She worried that communicating directly with Shen Ci would escalate the conflict and make things worse.

As soon as the call connected, Cai Yinong began to pour out her grievances, a stark contrast to her previous aloofness towards Li Eryun.

"Mr. Wang, you can't do this! Isn't this blatant deception?"

Wang Juan was quite helpless and could only respond politely:

"Mr. Cai, I really can't handle this matter. If you need anything, just call Mr. Shen directly."

In name, Wang Juan was Shen Ci's direct superior.

However, in actual workplace relationships, the situations between people are complex and ever-changing, and cannot be generalized.

Wang Juan usually treated Shen Ci as a superior, afraid of accidentally offending him...

If Shen Ci reports the situation to Shenzhen without going through his superiors, I'll be in trouble.

Cai Yinong had anticipated Wang Juan's answer; such passing the buck was all too common in the company.

"Well then, we have two new employees in our company who we think are quite suitable for this project. Could you perhaps make an exception for them?"

"You'll have to ask General Manager Shen about that!"

"Just who is this Mr. Shen?"

Cai Yinong couldn't help but ask, she really didn't understand why Shen Ci could make Wang Juan so wary.

"Even our General Manager Sun has to show some deference to General Manager Shen. You should know about what happened to that old man, right?"

Wang Juan simply brought up Grandpa Wu's story.

Cai Yinong had been gloating over Grandpa Wu's misfortune for a long time, but she never expected that she would also fall into a predicament.

The phone conversation with Wang Juan ended without any resolution.

Cai Yinong was very frustrated and really wanted to unilaterally break the contract, but she was also worried about Tencent's power.

"You're not a human being!"

Cai Yinong cursed under her breath, hesitated for a long time, then finally found Shen Ci's phone number and dialed it.

Coincidentally, just before she made the call, Wang Juan approached Shen Ci and told him about Cai Yinong's call.

Shen Ci looked at the call from Cai Yinong, already prepared, and answered calmly.

"Why didn't Mr. Cai call me directly?"

"Why do you speak to my subordinates in such an aggressive tone?"

"Does Sugar Man think they don't respect Tencent? Is CEO Cai trying to challenge us?"

Shen Ci's questions came at Cai Yinong like cannonballs.

Cai Yinong felt as if the air in her chest had been blocked, and she almost fainted due to lack of oxygen.

Having worked in the entertainment industry for so many years, I've never seen such a shameless person!

But considering Wang Juan and others' attitude towards Shen Ci, and recalling the example of Grandpa Wu...

She suppressed her anger and tried her best to calm herself down.

"Mr. Shen, I'm so sorry, I was just too excited and got angry in a moment," Cai Yinong said through gritted teeth.

"Hmm," Shen Ci responded casually, then continued, "I didn't explain this clearly at the time."

Cai Yinong snorted inwardly, too lazy to respond to his bland and meaningless words.

Shen Ci continued speaking to himself:

"Once you sign a contract, you have to fulfill your obligations. Has Tencent ever mistreated you, Sugar Man? Didn't you make money with 'The Imperial Doctress'?"

"One thing at a time." Cai Yinong felt that Shen Ci was even more unreasonable than a woman.

Shen Ci ignored her emotions and said, "Tencent and Sugarman have collaborated many times. Please give me some face."

"Naza trusts you a lot. After having dinner with you, he speaks highly of you to me every day."

Cai Yinong suddenly said this, trying to get Shen Ci to change his mind by starting with the relationship between Nazha and Shen Ci.

Upon hearing Naza's name, Shen Ci couldn't help but recall the scene of the two of them having dinner that day.

Shen Ci said, "I'll handle things on her end."

Cai Yinong said, "Then let President Shen go and talk to him."

The call was pointless. After the call ended, Cai Yinong, still seething with anger, couldn't help but post it on her WeChat Moments.

Of course, she didn't name names; she wrote it very cryptically.

[After so many years in this industry, this is the first time I've ever been so blind.]

Not content with just that one post, the next day, Cai Yinong woke up feeling increasingly angry and posted another message on her WeChat Moments.

These two posts on WeChat Moments received a lot of likes, and many people asked in the comments section what happened.

Liu Shishi didn't see Cai Yinong's post on WeChat Moments until the afternoon. She liked it and then sent Cai Yinong a private message.

Shortly after sending the private message, Cai Yinong replied instantly:

"That Shen Ci from Tencent is really too cunning!!"

Liu Shishi was looking at the message when she heard footsteps beside her. She immediately turned off her phone and looked up at Shen Ci.

She had already traveled from Shanghai to Beijing and met Shen Ci.

"Why do you look like a thief? Have some water."

Seeing her nervous expression, Shen Ci handed her the water he was holding.