Chapter 495: Is It So Competitive?

But even if she was angry to death in her heart, she still had to pretend to be indignant on the surface, walking to Yan Old Lady and Yan Qingxue, opening her mouth to say.

"Is someone making things difficult for Qingxue? It's really too unreasonable!"

"Qingxue, don't worry, if I find out that the servants in the house dare to be disrespectful to you, I will fire them immediately!"

"Thank you, Second Aunt, for your trouble." Yan Qingxue hesitated, "If I come home for dinner in the future, Second Aunt, you won't be unwelcoming to me, right?"

"How could I be unwelcoming!" Yan Second Aunt tried hard to squeeze out a smile, "I can't

"Come home to eat whenever you're free; your grandfather and grandmother miss you very much..."

Damn it!

Since when did this little brat Yan Qingxue become so glib?

Not only did she coax the old lady into being happy, but she also secretly dug a pit for her.

Why does the old lady dote on Yan Qingxue so much? Just because Yan Qingxue is a member of the Yan family, while she is of a different surname?

No, she absolutely cannot let Yan Qingxue snatch away everything that belongs to them!

Seeing that Yan Laotai was only focused on chatting with Yan Qingxue and didn't even look at her properly, Yan Ershen felt she was asking for trouble and could only walk away silently.

She walked around the banquet hall and finally found Yan Hongyu.

"Hongyu, most of the people have arrived, our ceremony should begin!"

"Alright, I'll go tell Grandma." After Yan Hongyu finished speaking, he walked toward Yan Laotai.

"Grandma, the time has come, can the ceremony begin?"

"Mm, go ahead and arrange it." Yan Laotai nodded.

Yan Hongyu immediately notified his assistant to invite Yan Laoyezi and Yan Jinbai out of the lounge.

After the company's high-level executives had all arrived, the female host responsible for the transitions walked gracefully onto the stage.

"Good evening, distinguished guests!"

"Welcome to the annual gala of Giant Star Media. Now, let us welcome our Chairman Yan to the stage with warm applause!"

After a round of thunderous applause, Yan Laoyezi walked slowly to the front of the stage.

The assistant waiting on the side immediately handed over the speech script. Yan Laoyezi spoke a few simple words and then handed the microphone to the current Executive CEO of the Yan Group, Yan Jinbai.

Finally, Yan Hongyu, the Vice President of Giant Star Media, wrapped things up by introducing the company's annual plan for the new year to everyone below the stage.

While the leaders were speaking on stage, the company executives sitting below whispered to each other.

"The Yan family's second branch has completely taken over. Previously, the CEO of the Yan Group was Yan Jinsong, but now he doesn't even have a name in the entertainment industry; I'm afraid the newly hired young people haven't even heard of him."

"It's normal that they haven't heard of him. Chairman Yan ordered that no one in the company is allowed to mention Yan Jinsong, and he is not allowed to return to any company under the group to hold a position. Even for a company celebration like this, he is barred from entering."

"Then why did Yan Qingxue come today?"

"She is a junior, after all. Her father committed a mistake, but it doesn't mean she should be implicated. Besides, Yan Qingxue has recently started to make a name for herself in the fashion circle; I guess the Yan family has discovered her value."

"I actually think Chairman Yan and the Chairman's wife are quite satisfied with this eldest daughter of the first branch. Just now, Yan Qingxue was chatting with the Chairman's wife, and they seemed very happy. Maybe they want to groom Yan Qingxue as the heir!"

"Heh... an heir? With Yan Qingxue's brain, is she worthy of being an heir?" Someone who knew Yan Qingxue scoffed at this statement. "That woman is a love-struck fool. She previously fell in love with the boss of a small company and even used her own savings to help him start a new company, only to end up with nothing."

"With such a fool, who would dare hand over the family business to her to manage? Aren't they afraid she'll give away all the family assets again?"

"So she's that stupid... no wonder she's only made a name for herself after being in the entertainment industry for so long."

Although Yan Qingxue's treatment in the Yan family had clearly improved, because most of the high-level executives at Giant Star Media belonged to Yan Jinbai's faction, even those who hadn't taken sides and remained neutral could not support her after hearing those rumors about her.

Only minor celebrities who didn't know the situation would want to curry favor with Yan Qingxue and get on good terms with her.

In reality, those in the true core circle did not think highly of Yan Qingxue, but they wouldn't make things difficult for her to her face; maintaining superficial peace was enough.

After the leaders' speeches, it was time for the Giant Star Media artists to perform on stage, with energetic songs and dances pushing the atmosphere of the annual meeting to another climax.

After the performances ended, an interview session was specifically arranged so that reporters could ask questions freely, making it convenient for them to write their articles.

Of course, most of the reporters' question outlines had been discussed with Giant Star's public relations department in advance.

Giant Star Media is, after all, one of the two giants in the entertainment industry; no media dared to touch a nerve by asking inappropriate questions during their annual celebration.

Sitting at the main table below the stage this time, in addition to company executives like Yan Laoyezi, Yan Jinbai, and Yan Hongyu, was the company's chief planner, Gu Jin Fang.

Taking advantage of a gap in the reporters' questions, Yan Hongyu took the microphone, stood up, and announced on the spot.

"Our company is about to launch a nationwide talent show variety program. The goal is to unearth all-around talents who excel in singing and dancing, competing through a team PK mode."

"The auditions will be held nationwide, and the group that ultimately wins the championship will be directly signed to Giant Star Media and debut as a group."

"This talent show variety program is led by gold-medal planner Teacher Gu Jin Fang. At the same time, we have also invited professional music critics to serve as expert judges. The ten major nationwide audition channels will be opened soon. We hope everyone will pay close attention to this brand-new form of talent show!"

As soon as Yan Hongyu finished speaking, thunderous applause erupted all around.

Before this, there had never been a talent show variety program with this mode in the Huaxia entertainment industry.

It is conceivable that after this variety show is broadcast, it will definitely set off a craze for idol groups and widespread attention.

"As expected of a giant in the entertainment industry, are talent shows this competitive now..."

"I guess with Giant Star Media leading the way, other companies will follow suit one after another!"

"Teacher Gu, can you talk to us about the process of planning this variety show? The group PK talent show mode is unprecedented in the country; it's a new type of talent show mode. Where did you get your inspiration from?"

"This goes back to two months ago." Gu Jin Fang spoke eloquently facing the camera. "At that time, a friend invited me to eat at a barbecue restaurant. There was a band performing there, and the lead singer was a fairly well-known internet celebrity singer in our Jiang City. I thought he had great potential to become a big hit, so I asked him why he didn't sign a contract instead of singing at a barbecue restaurant."

"The other party said he didn't want to be separated from his bandmates. He had talked to several agencies, but they were only willing to sign him alone. At that time, I was thinking, shouldn't we also give these loyal young people a chance? That's why we have this brand-new form of talent show planning."

"Contestants can be partners in a temporary group or teammates who have worked together for many years. What I want to see is the fighting spirit of a team working together, never giving up on each other. Isn't that blood-boiling?"