Chapter 486

March Sky and others are prepared; when He Yan calls them to the office, they follow He Yan.

He Yan, for some reason, deliberately takes some long detours, letting many staff members in Tianding Entertainment see them.

After they leave, those staff members gather together, all discussing the relationship between March Sky and He Yan, the Minister of the Public Relations Department.

"They left laughing and talking together; their relationship isn't as stiff as the rumors say, right?"

"Yeah, I heard He Yan even recommends gigs to March Sky in private, and March Sky even went to participate!"

"Where did you get this news? I've never heard of it; I only heard that March Sky doesn't really interact with this new Minister of the Public Relations Department."

"It's what He Yan said himself; he recommended gigs to March Sky, and March Sky participated in all of them. I checked the gigs He Yan mentioned, and March Sky did indeed participate."

"Hiss—"

Some people, not knowing what they thought of, gasp and say cautiously:

"I heard people say that this new Minister of the Public Relations Department has a significant background; he won't stay in the Public Relations Department for a long time and will soon be promoted and climb up.

Senior management intends to make him the President of Tianding Entertainment, or a position with more real power than the Minister of the Public Relations Department. Since his relationship with March Sky is so good, could it be that he wants to take over March Sky's gigs and bring them himself?"

Others hear this and mutter: "Then what about Zhang Guang? If senior management really does this, isn't it burning bridges for Zhang Guang? Who doesn't know that March Sky was brought up by Zhang Guang single-handedly?

March Sky is a popular boy group; changing managers at this juncture means all the benefits are snatched away by others."

Muttering is muttering, but everyone knows this is the norm in the company.

In many large companies, isn't it all about you snatching my resources, I snatch your clients, and the capable ones take the position?

Although everyone understands, it doesn't mean they can accept it rationally.

In a company without human touch, who would still think about working hard? Anyway, in the end, it's all making wedding clothes for others.

March Sky and He Yan arrive at the office.

March Sky doesn't know that just walking with He Yan would lead to so much discussion.

But even if they knew, they wouldn't care; Brother Guang had already bottom-lined this with them long ago, and March Sky and others had already had their own ideas.

If the company really wanted to change their manager, they would definitely refuse.

It's not because they are grateful for Zhang Guang's kindness in discovering them, but purely because they look down on He Yan as a person.

He is fond of grandiosity, never considers the artists, only wants to squeeze the artists, and is not worthy of bringing them.

He Yan catches March Sky, but he himself is not in a hurry, leisurely making tea there, telling them not to be polite and to sit wherever they want.

Yan Xingdong still remembers that Gu Cheng has to attend a family meeting; Gu Cheng is cold-natured and doesn't give others face, and is capable of walking away directly.

In order not to cause an awkward situation, Yan Xingdong takes the initiative to speak: "Minister He, I don't know what you want with us; we have to attend a gig later, and there isn't much time."

He Yan frowns: "Isn't your only gig today the variety show in the evening? It's still afternoon, why do you have to attend another gig?"

Yan Xingdong says without changing his expression: "Brother Guang arranged a gig for us temporarily."

He Yan stares at them with burning eyes and says: "Brother Guang is not being kind by doing this. If it were me bringing you, I would definitely not squeeze you like this and would absolutely give you sufficient rest time."

The others smile faintly and don't speak.

Yan Xingdong continues to ask: "What is Minister He looking for us for?"

He Yan ponders for a while and says: "You have all seen the gigs I recommended to you before, right?"

Chen Lin complains in his heart: how could we not see them?

Others send gigs to the manager's WeChat or the team's dedicated email for receiving invitations; how could there be someone like He Yan, sending them directly to the artist's WeChat and insisting on getting a reply from the artist?

Cold treatment doesn't work; if there is no reply for three hours, he chases and asks desperately on WeChat. Chen Lin wanted to block him several times.

It was Yan Xingdong who kept the big picture in mind, directly creating a group chat and letting He Yan send them in the group chat.

Yan Xingdong: 【Minister He, we are too busy and are always running gigs, so we don't have time to look at our phones many times. Also, the assistant takes our phones, and the phones keep vibrating, so we are afraid the assistant will peek. If you have any gig recommendations in the future, just send them directly to the group.】

Reminded so bluntly by Yan Xingdong, He Yan stopped the WeChat bombardment.

Yan Xingdong smiles and says: "We will look at them when we are free."

He Yan stares at him tightly: "Since you saw them, why didn't you participate?"

Yan Xingdong directly shifts the blame: "We asked the manager, and the manager said they were all not very good, so there was no need to participate."

He Yan's face turns somewhat ugly instantly.

He says: "Your manager has no vision. The gigs I arranged for you are all very famous brands abroad, just not famous in the country. They want to open up the situation in China, so they thought of using famous domestic stars to promote."

Yan Xingdong shrugs and says innocently: "Minister He, I understand your idea very well, but it is impossible for our gigs to bypass the manager and be accepted privately.

Tianding Entertainment has had incidents in this regard before and has a set of very strict process regulations. If we act on our own, we will be fined."

He Yan asks meaningfully: "Then have you ever thought about changing a manager?"

This is said too directly, making Yan Xingdong and the others stunned.

They look at each other; it seems that the competition within the company is becoming more and more white-hot, and He Yan doesn't even hide his wolfish ambitions.

Yan Xingdong ponders for a while and soon has a response.

To tell the truth, one is the company's senior management, and the other is the company's cash cow.

Senior management doesn't want to offend the cash cow, but the cash cow doesn't want to offend senior management either.

The company and the artists have a complementary relationship; as long as one side is not compatible, it is difficult for the other side to make progress.

If possible, he doesn't want to offend He Yan, which is also the reason he has been beating around the bush.

Although he is determined to scheme this time, he still doesn't want to offend him on the surface, which is why he pushes all the blame onto Brother Guang.

As their manager, Brother Guang is supposed to protect them.

Yan Xingdong also says with hidden meaning: "Minister He, I don't quite understand what you are saying. If the company has other arrangements, we will try our best to cooperate with the company."

He Yan curls his lips; this sentence is enough.

He thinks to himself, the relationship between Zhang Guang and March Sky is just like that, not as ironclad as the rumors say, otherwise why would the olive branch he threw out casually be caught by Yan Xingdong?

He Yan says: "I still have several resources for foreign brands here. If you see any you like, just tell me directly. I will communicate with Zhang Guang. As long as you are willing to participate, Zhang Guang cannot stop you, so you can rest assured."

Yan Xingdong nods, "Okay."

He Yan jokes: "You had better really go participate, don't be like in the past, ignoring me after I send the gigs and standing me up."

Yan Xingdong smiles: "Minister He, you can rest assured about this. As long as the gig is absolutely good, we will definitely participate."

He Yan asks: "Will you really go participate?"

Yan Xingdong nods with utmost firmness, bringing out his lifelong acting skills: "Really!"

He Yan smiles with satisfaction.

He says obscurely: "In three months, everything will be settled."

Because they "have a gig" later, Yan Xingdong and the others leave soon.

Chen Lin, Luo Yi, and Gu Cheng keep their expressions blank, hanging their heads low while Yan Xingdong and He Yan are talking, looking like "none of my business."

But as soon as they get in the car, Chen Lin asks impatiently: "What does He Yan mean? Is he not going to be the president, but instead changing his career to be a manager?"

Luo Yi sneers, "From the beginning, I didn't think He Yan could be the president. He is too young and his qualifications are shallow; a mere experience of less than a year as Minister of the Public Relations Department is not enough for him to be the president."

Chen Lin: "How hard is it to be a manager? There is no real power in the company, just dealing with artists more. Why can't he think straight and want to be a manager?"

Gu Cheng hits the nail on the head: "A manager can better control the artists. Tianding Entertainment makes its fortune by relying on artists. As long as you control the artists, you control the money and can make money better."

Yan Xingdong says in a deep voice: "With He Yan's qualifications, it's impossible to start from bringing newcomers.

The words he said today have clearly expressed his intentions. He wants to take over us. I guess that by then, it won't just be taking over us; several other popular first-tier stars or boy groups in the company might also be taken over by him."

Chen Lin thinks of that scene and shakes his head quickly: "I don't want such a manager!"

Yan Xingdong is about to say something when his phone suddenly vibrates; it's a message sent by He Yan in the group.

He Yan specifically says that the combination of Qi Guan Mingzhu and Ji Qinglian is particularly strong, emphasizing:

【If you don't take more meaningful gigs, you will soon be surpassed by these two girl group members. I am also doing this for your own good, wanting you to keep your current status.】

Even Chen Lin doesn't believe these words.

Chen Lin says confidently: "Except for Captain Qinglian, Sister Pearl doesn't want to run so many gigs and just wants to retire. Where would she have so much ambition?"

Yan Xingdong ponders for a while, "I don't know why, but many people in the company think that Qi Guan Mingzhu and Ji Qinglian will compete with us, but the tracks of boy groups and girl groups are different, and these two people haven't become a group on the surface, so the path they take is even more different from ours."

Gu Cheng thinks for a while: "After all, we always take first place. This time we didn't get it, so everyone was surprised and had other ideas, feeling that we can also be surpassed. They saw hope and opportunity."

Luo Yi smiles: "It's a pity they don't know our relationship with Pink Girls; such low-level sowing of discord is useless to us."

Little do they know, they have been infected by the salty-fish mentality of Pink Girls and are already somewhat yearning for a retired life.

When will the money ever be earned?

Living a life with low material desires is also quite good.

Want to slack off.

Yan Xingdong used to think that Tianding Entertainment had at least developed for decades and had experienced so many storms, so it could hold steady.

But the situation in the company recently is becoming more and more tense.

He expresses his thoughts: "By the end of the global concert tour next year, we will basically develop independently. I said before that you should consider how to develop in the future.

Originally, my idea was that Brother Guang has a lot of experience, so let him continue to bring us, but now it seems that the company is also swaying in the wind and rain, and needs to change the person in power.

The new person in power won't necessarily value our batch of top-tier artists. The attitude of the new president also determines our situation in the company. I have a premonition that the future will not be so easy anymore."

Yan Xingdong pauses specifically when he says this and sighs.

"This weekend, let's set aside an evening to gather and discuss what to do in the future. You guys also go back and think carefully about whether to continue signing contracts with the company, or fly solo to open a personal studio, or open a studio affiliated with the company?"

These words are said very bluntly.

Yan Xingdong has never considered jumping ship; for mature artists, jumping ship to a new company is not a good choice.

Unless it's like the members of Pink Girls, who want to retire and don't want to manage the company themselves, so they find a retirement company.

March Sky has developed to this point, with connections, status, and popularity, so they can completely work alone.

Chen Lin hesitates and says: "Captain, is it really necessary to go to this point? I still want Brother Guang to bring me."

Yan Xingdong smiles: "Let's consider our own way out first, then communicate with Brother Guang; maybe Brother Guang also has other ideas."

Except for Chen Lin who is still half-understanding, Luo Yi and Gu Cheng hear the meaning of Yan Xingdong, and their eyes flash slightly.

It seems Brother Guang also has the intention to jump ship?

Haha, that would be interesting.

After March Sky and others leave, He Yan can't wait to post the news that March Sky is willing to take gigs in the alumni group.

Gerald: 【March Sky? This is a very famous boy group in China. I have also heard of their reputation in the US. Fal, you are really too amazing; you can even negotiate with such outstanding artists!】

Ford: 【Can you let my brand make a reservation? I can pay for their travel expenses to the US!】

Vincent: 【I want to reserve too; Fal is too amazing!】

He Yan's English name is Fal. Looking at those rich second-generation alumni flattering him, he can't help but curl his lips and laugh out loud.

On the other side, here at Seeing Jin Li's.

The filming of Chitang Village is back on track. After signing the supplementary contract, it seems to have put another shackle on the actors. Everyone doesn't dare to play and frolic on set at will, and everyone takes out a very serious and earnest state to film.

The efficiency of the crew shoots up.

Thanks to the improvement in efficiency, Director Ye even gives the actors a day off to reward them for their diligence during this period.

And the day of the holiday is exactly New Year's Day.

On this year's New Year's Day, Seeing Jin Li is still accompanied by books and starts her study live stream early.

Gu Cheng has a stage performance on New Year's Day and is very busy, but he will secretly video call her.

He asks Seeing Jin Li to adjust the angle so that he only sees the books, so as to avoid Seeing Jin Li appearing in the video and being discovered by others.

Seeing Jin Li:...

It's a bit like having an affair.

Have to say, it's a bit exciting.

Gu Cheng obviously wants Seeing Jin Li to see him and show his best state.