Chapter 318: Chapter 318: The President’s Wife’s New Policy
Gu Qianlan left Gu’s Headquarters and headed straight to the hospital. She lay on You Ran and cried bitterly, "You Ran, I am really an annoying person. Nobody at home likes me. Even my best friend uses me and says I’m worthless!"
You Ran scolded her, "You’re pressing on my wound, Gu Qianlan, you, quickly, disappear!"
Gu Qianlan cried even harder, "You Ran, you’re the only one I have now. You can’t scold me. Wuwuwu..."
You Ran foamed at the mouth and pressed the button to call the nurse frantically. He could only use one hand now and didn’t want to become a cripple.
Why did he have to encounter Gu Qianlan? What mistake did he make in his past life!
An Junxi sat at the head of the conference room table. Over a dozen important artists had already been seated, except Liu Zhiwen, who arrived late.
Liu Zhiwen lowered her head and pushed open the door to enter, the slap mark on her face was very noticeable.
Everyone gave her looks of astonishment. Liu Zhiwen was a big name in the company; who could have slapped her?
No one present knew that this rising star would soon fall.
After seeing that everyone had arrived, An Junxi said, "You all know I’m now the special assistant to General Manager Yang. This meeting is hosted by me to mainly determine the reallocation of company resources."
The artists exchanged glances, feelings mixed with joy and sadness, wondering what new policy the president’s wife had.
"The famous director’s new drama is starting the casting process. The female lead is tentatively Liu Zhiwen, the supporting role is Han Jiayi, and there’s a rather miserable role, playing a mute often beaten and scolded by the lead. Zhi Zhi, are you interested?"
This new drama is practically a stage for Wanling Entertainment’s artists. No artists from other entertainment companies can join in. Wanling Entertainment has the Gu Family backing it. No entertainment company can compete for resources.
Zhi Zhi was a newcomer and hadn’t received much attention. She came to the meeting just to go through the motions, unexpectedly being mentioned by the president’s wife.
She was momentarily speechless, looking at An Junxi for a while. An Junxi repeated, "Are you interested?"
Zhi Zhi hastily replied, "I can do it, thank you, Mrs. Gu!"
"Call me Assistant An."
"Thank you, Assistant An."
The others felt a bit jealous. Playing a supporting role to Liu Zhiwen, even if getting beaten and scolded, is worth it. At least you’ll get some face time and start accumulating popularity.
An Junxi redistributed many resources. She knew several artists usually had good relations with Liu Zhiwen. Yang Chenmin had promised to give them good resources, but now An Junxi reshuffled everything, leaving none of them gaining any advantage.
They felt unbalanced, An Junxi said, "These are all resources Zhiwen fought for everyone, I think it’s very reasonable. We’ll allocate them in this manner. Everyone agrees, right?"
A few people immediately stared at Liu Zhiwen, realizing she had stirred up trouble in front of the president’s wife!
On the surface, Liu Zhiwen helped them fight for resources, making them work hard for her, creating publicity, and in front of fans, presenting herself as a kind artist with good relations within the entertainment circle. But in reality, she was conveying a different narrative to the boss lady. They’ve all been played!
Upon hearing An Junxi’s words, Liu Zhiwen turned pale. This was pushing her to her death!
She saw everyone glaring at her, covered her face, and said, "Mrs. Gu, did you make a mistake? I didn’t say those things."
An Junxi looked surprised, "Did I make a mistake? Impossible, even Manager Yang heard it."
Of course, everyone believed An Junxi. They glared at Liu Zhiwen with harsh expressions, sneering, "Sister Zhiwen has landed the lead in a new drama. Her career is surely going to take another leap. Truly enviable!"
Liu Zhiwen had nothing to say; what use was her explanation?
An Junxi glanced at Han Jiayi, Han Jiayi spoke, "Hasn’t Sister Zhiwen looked after you all enough? Now she simply wants to work with some new artists, and it’s offended you all."
Everyone in the company knew that Han Jiayi and Liu Zhiwen always advanced and retreated together. Han Jiayi’s words confirmed their suspicions.
They had been entirely played by Liu Zhiwen!
An Junxi sipped her coffee. Han Jiayi’s line was well-received, achieving the desired effect.
Liu Zhiwen glared fiercely at Han Jiayi, Han Jiayi bowed her head and didn’t dare look around. When things go wrong, everyone thinks about self-preservation; who cares about past relations?
Moreover, Liu Zhiwen hadn’t brought her any good resources.
An Junxi had achieved her goal. She packed up the documents on the table, "Meeting adjourned."
She returned to her office and sat there for half a day. Han Jiayi came in and said to her, "Liu Zhiwen was beaten up in the restroom by those people."
An Junxi shook her head, "Really simple and crude, none of them will make it." This kind of handling was as dumb as could be. After dealing with Liu Zhiwen, the company would have to undergo a major overhaul.
Of course, that would be Yang Chenmin’s responsibility.
An Junxi directed the company’s marketing team to announce the new drama candidates on the official blog. As soon as the news was out, Liu Zhiwen’s fans increased by tens of thousands.
The comment section was full of cheers saying, "Looking forward to Sister Zhiwen’s new drama."
An Junxi felt very pleased. The higher you are held, the harder you fall.
She wanted Liu Zhiwen to fall from grace and exit the audience’s sight in the most disgraceful manner.
Zhang Miaoyan knew An Junxi’s intentions. She straightforwardly said, "Jun Xi, I never knew you could be so ruthless. You and the president are truly a match made in heaven, really carrying the style of the president’s wife."
An Junxi replied, "I’ll take that as a compliment."
Zhang Miaoyan forced a smile, "As long as you’re happy."
The new drama hadn’t started shooting yet, everything was proceeding according to An Junxi’s plan. Suddenly, Han Jiayi came to An Junxi to question, "Didn’t you say that if I cooperated with you, I would receive slight punishment? Now the drama hasn’t even started shooting, and you’ve already acted!"
An Junxi was confused, "What are you talking about?"
Han Jiayi said, "Didn’t you see the news?"
An Junxi went online and saw overwhelming scandals about Han Jiayi.
Photos and even videos of her accompanying drinks and sleeping with men had spread online. Netizens were overwhelmingly cursing Han Jiayi.
Han Jiayi said, "Reporters are downstairs. Are you trying to force me to jump from Gu’s Headquarters?"
An Junxi was indifferent, "I don’t believe you have the courage to jump."
Han Jiayi pointed at her, "You, you have no credibility!"
An Junxi didn’t argue with her over senseless matters. She contacted IT, "Trace the origin of today’s scandal about Han Jiayi online. Which IP spread it first."
After hanging up, she asked Han Jiayi, "Besides you, who else has these videos?"
Han Jiayi weakened and muttered without giving a clear answer.
An Junxi said, "This has nothing to do with me. If you don’t come clean, I can’t handle it."
Han Jiayi finally spoke, "All the men in the videos have them."
An Junxi played the video for a few seconds. She could see clearly both Han Jiayi and the men facing the camera.
She asked, "Did you record this yourself, planning to blackmail them?"
Han Jiayi nodded silently.
An Junxi sneered, "Blackmail is more profitable than acting, isn’t it? This income is enough for your retirement." Truly hoisted by her own petard.
Among these men were well-known directors and producers, most of whom were married. This scandal not only enraged netizens but also offended half of the big shots in the industry.