Chapter 118 - End and Beginning
Bang!
A valuableYixing purple teapot fell heavily to the ground, and instantly smashed topieces, fragments flying everywhere.
When the beautifulsecretary, who is sitting outside the manager"s room, heard the sound, shecould not help but turn her head and look through the door. She saw her boss"sangry face, and she could not help but be startled by his twisted grim look.
The femalesecretary hurriedly turned her head, sat upright and pretended to be busy so asnot to be found being lazy and used as a scapegoat.
It seemsthat her boss is in a very bad mood these days.
She had beenscolded several times and felt that the position under her b.u.t.tocks is almost unstable.(TN: She feels she will be fired soon.)
Her job isstill very good, at least she can see stars every day.
At thismoment, Jin Hongwei, who was inside the room, doesn"t know the small thoughtsof the company"s new female secretary.
He hadnowhere to vent his anger. Blue veins were protruding on his forehead. His facewas flushed, an obvious sign of an increase in blood pressure. After smas.h.i.+ngthe purple teapot, he was finally relieved.
Status andenvironment can change people"s temperament, and practices can change people"sphysique. After sitting on the position of the general manager of Juxing AgencyCompany for such a long time, Jin Hongwei has cast a tenacious will early on.He"s easy to be outwardly happy and angry, but he rarely gets furious.
But in thepast two days, he has encountered unprecedented frustration, feeling even worsethan when Tan Hong filed a lawsuit with him to terminate the contract.
The cause ofthe matter is actually a small new singer.
Lu Chen!
This namehas been chewed many times in Jin Hongwei"s mouth recently. And every time itis mention, he gnashes his teeth.
Lu Chenfirst refused his goodwill and refused to sign a contract with Juxing Company.
Then afterbeing eliminated from the compet.i.tion "Super Singer", he once againignored his solicitation, and was extremely stubborn.
Such a newcomer,Jin Hongwei has seen less and less in recent years. Most of the newcomers knowthe strength of the Juxing Company, and no one dares to give him att.i.tude infront of him. They all obediently kneel down and beg for share.
In thebright, well-known entertainment industry with both fame and wealth, few youngpeople can withstand the temptation to enter it.
JinHongwei"s strength and connections make him almost unstoppable in terms ofdigging people! (TN: Digging = poaching)
However, hehas run into a wall twice with Lu Chen.
So, he hasrun into a wall. Jin Hongwei didn"t particularly care. Anyway, he got hisrevenge. Three-legged toad is not easy to find, but handsome men with two legsare everywhere in Beijing! (TN: Just means Lu Chen is not that unique)
Jin Hongweisoon discovered Ling Xiaoxiao. After the latter signed a contract with JuxingCompany, he was instantly held up.
Jin Hongweisometimes wonder that if Lu Chen knew that he had lost a shortcut to fame, wouldhe regret it very much, and would he want to turn back and ask for hisforgiveness. And would he give him another chance?
It turnedout that he was wrong, completely wrong.
After beingeliminated on "Super Singer", Lu Chen not only did not disappear, but instead stoodout in Beijing Satellite TV"s "Singing China" compet.i.tion, and wonthe top 16 with his outstanding original works.
Not onlythat, the three songs Lu Chen wrote to the Wandering band have been all on theChina Music Charts and the song "In Spring" has been the number one for twoconsecutive weeks!
Suchoutstanding talent, really can throw Ling Xiaoxiao three blocks!
LingXiaoxiao was brought up by Jin Hongwei. What is his background? Jin Hongweinaturally knew it clearly.
When JinHongwei began to regret, his evil behind-the-scenes suppression against Lu Chenwas unexpectedly revealed!
The insidestory exposure appearing on the Inspur blog gave Jin Hongwei a feeling of beingnaked or having his body exposed in broad daylight, and the leaked auditionvideo was more like a thunderbolt from the blue, which stunned him.
How did suchthings leak out?
Years ofintuition tells Jin Hongwei"s that he seems to be caught in a trap.
Otherwise,there would be no such coincidence!
But as for wholaid the trap, Jin Hongwei has no idea.
Because hehas too many enemies.
ThenXiangnan Satellite TV and the "Super Singer" program team apologizedto Lu Chen, admitted their mistake, punished the people concerned, and so on.Zhang Xiaoan was removed from his post and got suspended from his work. ChenZhenni and Zhuang Hao are all out!
These three can be said Jin Hongwei"s connection. It can also be said that he was the one that pitted them.
Of course, Jin Hongwei is somewhat wronged. It was originally a matter of "Dead men tell no tale"1. Who would have thought that the recorded video would be stolen and dispersed outside and led to this storm?
As a result, Jin Hongwei himself fell into big trouble.
Xiangnan Satellite TV"s att.i.tude towards him became cold. Several high-level leaders refused to answer his phone calls. His partner, Chengtian Entertainment2 was very dissatisfied. There were even discordant voices within the Juxing Company.
Although thesituation has not yet reached its worst point, with his connections, there isalways a way to restore the broken relations.h.i.+p. And when things are over, everythingwill return back to the way it used to be.
However, hemust pay a high price. Moreover, his reputation in the circle has been greatly affected.
Just now,Zhang Xiaoan called him, shouting for an explanation.
What can heexplain to the drowning dog? Of course, he avoided his responsibilities, onlyto be torn and scolded by the latter.
How can JinHongwei be in a good mood like this?
He hated LuChen to the bone.
This matter won"tend that easily, and if he doesn"t get his place back, he"ll have no face toshow in the circle in the future.
Wait and see!
Afterthinking about it, Jin Hongwei picked up his phone, look through his contactsto find a long-time contact number and made a call.
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Ringring ~
Sitting onthe second floor of KFC restaurant, Lu Chen took out his cell phone in hispocket and answered it.
Theafternoon sun shone through the window on his right arm, giving him a littlehot feeling.
The personwho called Lu Chen was w.a.n.g Jing of Nirvana Studio, who asked for his opinion onthe arrangement style of a song. After all, this is Lu Chen"s own alb.u.m, and heshould respect his opinion first.
Lu Chen"sdebut alb.u.m has been under intense production at Nirvana Studio. Recently, hehas been going to Nirvana Studios almost every day to help complete therecording of soundtrack and singing.
An excellentalb.u.m needs to be polished with care and time.
After endinghis conversation with w.a.n.g Jing, Lu Chen looked up and saw a familiar face.
"ChenXin!"
This KFCrestaurant is where Lu Chen used to work, and Chen Xin is his colleague.
"LuChen, I just heard Xiao Zhang say you"re back…"
Chen Xin,dressed in the uniform of a restaurant staff, was very happy: "I saw youon TV last Friday. The song you sang in that compet.i.tion was so good. Severalcolleagues saw it."
Chen Xin"sface was filled with joy of having meeting him after a long time, but there wasnothing else.
She once hada favorable impression on Lu Chen. It is just that there is no ambiguousrelations.h.i.+p between the two, and with Lu Chen"s resignation and departure, thatsentiment disappeared with time.
Seeing LuChen on TV, Chen Xin knew that they belonged to different worlds, with nopossibility of them being together.
So, seeing LuChen again, she feels like she"s meeting a long-separated friend.
"Whydid you come back here?"
Lu Chensmiled and said, "I specifically came to look for you…"
"Ah?"
Chen Xin"sheart jumped and she couldn"t help but sat down opposite Lu Chen: "Whatare you looking for me for?"
At this timein the afternoon during weekend, there would not be a lot of guests. Therefore,she could have a chat with Lu Chen. However, the time can"t be too long, otherwisethe manager will find it is necessary to deduct wages.
"Here"sthe thing…"
Lu Chen said,"I recently opened a studio and asked my sister to come over and help me.She is looking for a work a.s.sistant. I wonder if you would like to work with me?"
Lu Xi hadalready mentioned to Lu Chen that she needed an a.s.sistant and office clerk. Sheasked that the other party must be a woman, young but not the attractive type,good-natured, hard-working and willing to learn.
At thattime, Lu Chen immediately thought of Chen Xin.
Lu Chen andChen Xin were colleagues for almost a year. He knows that she is from Sichuan.Although her school record is not high, she has a good character and is veryhardworking, and she doesn"t make many idle talks with other.
Sheperfectly meets Lu Xi"s requirements.
The onlything that makes Lu Chen feel a little awkward was Chen Xin"s affection for him.
When heresigned at that time, the scene where Chen Xin chased after him was stillfresh in his memory, so he didn"t want to get into trouble.
This time hehappened to buy something and pa.s.s by KFC, and thought he"d come in.
Seeing ChenXin again, and looking at the other party"s expression, Lu Chen understand thatshe had really put aside her feelings.
Then there"sno problem.
As for LuChen"s invitation, Chen Xin was very surprised: "You"re asking me to be ana.s.sistant?"
Lu Chensmiled and said, "That"s right. My sister"s a.s.sistant. She"s also thestudio manager and my agent."
Chen Xinunderstood, and she asked a little embarra.s.sed: "I didn"t go to college,can I do it?"
Lu Chen saidseriously, "If you don"t understand something, you can learn it. In fact,my sister is also learning new things, even me."
"Aslong as you are willing to study hard, then I am sure there will be noproblem!"
Chen Xin is still a little unconfident: "I am willing to learn; I am just afraid I will not be able to learn well."
Lu Chen said, "If you"re willing to learn, you can do it. In terms of salary, it"s the base salary of 3, 000 yuan, plus the five social insurances and one housing fund3. In addition to the bonuses and benefits, the allowance for board and lodging is 500 yuan."
Lu Chen"s salaryfor her is based on KFC"s standard, which is almost the same except for bonusesand benefits.
A highersalary is not impossible, but not necessary.
But if ChenXin doesn"t want to, it will not matter.
Chen Xin bither lip and resolutely said, "Then I"ll try it!"
Lu Chen saidwith a smile, "You don"t have to agree so quickly. It"s not too late tothink about it before telling me."
Chen Xinshook her head and said, "No, I"ve made up my mind. I don"t want to dothis job anymore."
Lu Chen wasa little surprised, but was immediately relieved: "Welcome to the Lu Chenstudio!"
He extendedhis hand to Chen Xin.
Chen Xinsmiled, shook his hand and soon let go.
It was theirfirst shakehands.
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TN: An idiom, which the original text is "There is no evidence of death" - That the parties are dead and cannot check the facts. In the story, it just means, he thought there were no evidences of their wrongdoings.1
TN: This was mentioned from a previous chapter, which I translated at that time as "Orange Field Entertainment". Now, I changed it to "Chengtian Entertainment"2
TN: 代缴五险一金. I have no idea if I got the right English equivalent of this. "Five social insurances and one housing fund" refers to the collective name of several kinds of guaranteed treatments given to employers by the employer, including pension insurance, medical insurance, unemployment insurance, work injury insurance and maternity insurance, and housing provident fund.3