Chapter 445: Narrow Road Encounter

Xu Tian and Manager Song and the others were also preparing to leave. When the group walked to the door, a slightly domineering and strong voice suddenly came from behind.

"Manager Song!"

Manager Song turned his head and saw Qiao Yanan, wearing a purple long dress and stepping on eight-centimeter high heels, walking towards him.

Qiao Yanan's expression was very arrogant, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Manager Song was like looking at her own servant, full of disdain.

"Ms. Qiao, is there anything you want from me?"

Manager Song originally had an opinion about Qiao Yanan's sudden strike, so his performance was very cold.

Qiao Yanan rolled her eyes impatiently and spoke sharply.

"I heard that Manager Song is spreading rumors about me everywhere, saying that I breached the contract and went on strike. Is there such a thing?"

Manager Song's expression became even worse upon hearing this, but he didn't want to argue with Qiao Yanan about this issue at all.

Tian Jing, who was standing beside Manager Song, said coldly: "Our Manager Song is busy with work usually and doesn't have time to spread gossip everywhere."

"And whether the rumors about your strike are rumors or not, you should know clearly in your heart."

"As for how others found out, I can only say that there is no airtight wall in the entertainment industry. Even if we don't say it, it doesn't mean the outside world will always be kept in the dark and not know the truth."

"Hehe..." Qiao Yanan's manager sneered: "Tian Jing, don't you know how bad Apple Audio-Visual's current situation is?"

"Our Qiao Yanan is a little flower in the rising period. Originally, she agreed to come and be the female lead for your unit short video because of past friendship, but you actually nitpicked and picked on our Yanan. How could we endure this!"

Tian Jing and Manager Song were even more annoyed upon hearing this.

Before, they were very happy that Qiao Yanan could agree to star as the female lead, but her shooting attitude was very bad. Not only did she not memorize lines when shooting short dramas, but she also relied entirely on post-dubbing, and later actually asked the video post-production to retouch her beauty frame by frame.

Even if it was a short video, the effect shot like this could not meet Manager Song's standards. Even if it was released on time, it would definitely be mocked by netizens.

Therefore, Manager Song and Tian Jing said a few words to Qiao Yanan and asked her to memorize the lines well.

For an actor, this was originally not an excessive request, but this princess-sick Qiao Yanan left on the spot, and even took away the male lead. The two went on strike together, suddenly putting Apple Audio-Visual into a passive situation.

"Isn't it the most basic quality for an actor to memorize lines? Why say we are nitpicking?" Tian Jing couldn't help but retort: "Or do you dare to let them give you lines or post-dubbing when you are in a big director's crew?"

"You small workshops, dare to compare with famous directors?" Qiao Yanan's manager rolled her eyes: "Are you worthy?"

"Originally, I looked at the previous friendship and agreed to let Yanan come to save the scene. Don't you have any count in your heart about what situation Apple Audio-Visual is in now?"

"Now that you don't know how to appreciate kindness, don't blame us for turning our faces and being ruthless. From today on, I won't let Yanan have any dealings with you anymore. Your bookings will also not be accepted. Don't let your subordinates call me again; it's annoying to listen to!"

"Also, take these scripts back!" Saying this, the manager threw a stack of scripts at Tian Jing: "This kind of dog-fart-not-through thing is a waste of time for me to look at!"

The manager's voice was very loud, attracting guests who were about to return to stop and watch.

"Why are they arguing?"

"Qiao Yanan is a popular little flower after all. How dare Manager Song offend her..."

"Hehe... not recognizing how much they are worth!"

"Qiao Yanan agreed to be the female lead for their unit short video, which is already an exception to lower her status. Manager Song and the others still nitpicked and made unreasonable demands to make things difficult for Qiao Yanan. Do they really think Apple Audio-Visual is the leading short video platform it was before?"

"I think Manager Song is also at his wits' end recently, actually inviting Nie Jingjing over again, letting her and Murong Xue shoot a double female lead again, completely copying Lemon Short Video's mode."

"My God!" Someone exclaimed: "Plagiarizing like this is too shameless!"

"What's the use of being shameless when the popularity is gone? Manager Song is probably also looking at Nie Jingjing's popularity recently. It's a pity that Nie Jingjing's reputation is extremely bad recently, and Murong Xue was also exposed for bullying newcomers. Pulling them to shoot a double female lead, if the video's click-through rate can exceed one million, it would be burning high incense!"

Tian Jing looked at the hard work of their company's screenwriter being ruined by Qiao Yanan's manager, and her eye sockets turned red with anger.

"You... don't bully people too much!" She was about to squat down to pick up those scripts, but saw Xu Tian bend down first and pick up the scripts and hand them back.

Tian Jing wiped the corners of her eyes and said very sincerely to Xu Tian: "Thank you, Agent Xu."

It is said that it is easy to add flowers to brocade, but difficult to send charcoal in snow. Although Xu Tian's situation is even worse than theirs now, she is still very grateful for Xu Tian's rescue this time.

Beside, Manager Song's face was ashen.

He saw the scripts stained with dirt in Tian Jing's hand and shook his head helplessly.

"Tian Jing, now Apple Audio-Visual's momentum is indeed not good. Maybe we are wasting time doing these meaningless innovative reforms."

"You are a very talented director and can now stand on your own. Go out and break through."

"Now that you stay in the company, you will only be dragged down by me. It would be better to..."

Actually, with Tian Jing's qualifications, she can completely go independent and be a director alone.

But because Tian Jing is an old employee of the company, starting from a small assistant and being promoted to the company's director bit by bit, she has always been grateful for Manager Song's promotion and refused to leave.

Tian Jing hurriedly spoke when she heard Manager Song say this: "Manager Song, how could I leave the company at this time?"

"If I choose another way when I see the company's momentum is not good, then what is the difference between me and those white-eyed wolves?"

Tian Jing is very grateful for Manager Song's promotion and also admires his operational mode.

It's just that every time they think of any new planning in recent years, they are always plagiarized by other short video companies, and even bitten back and directly stolen their creative ideas.

Now that the company has fallen, it is certainly for many reasons.

But the biggest reason is that various fast-food short videos have risen, coupled with capital's massive hype, which is not the era when you could be popular all over the internet just by having good ideas before.

Coupled with the fact that their company's previous operational strategy had some problems, when they realized the severity of the problem and wanted to try hard to make up for it, they had already been surpassed by other short video platforms.

Now that it has evolved into this situation, perhaps the management has responsibilities, but wanting Apple Audio-Visual to return to the peak traffic of the beginning is already impossible.

Xu Tian looked at the desolate backs of Manager Song and Tian Jing and couldn't help but feel some emotion.

It is common for the entertainment industry to have thirty years east and thirty years west. No one can be red for a long time, but it doesn't mean that decline will not rise again.

The days are still long, and it is too early to draw conclusions about everything now.

……

"Nie Jingjing and Zhou Shishi narrow road encounter!"

"Nie Jingjing workplace bullying Zhou Shishi upgraded again, actually rolling her eyes in public at the banquet!"

"Zhou Shishi banquet styling."

"Zhou Shishi human world stunning beauty."

"Qingguo Music Economic Department Supervisor Guo Zhihao denounces the ungrateful behavior of former employees."

In the early morning after the banquet ended, one entry after another appeared on Weibo. ===== CHAPTER 446 =====