Chapter 118 – End and Beginning
Bang!
A valuable Yixing purple teapot fell heavily to the ground, and instantly smashed to pieces, fragments flying everywhere.
When the beautiful secretary, who is sitting outside the manager’s room, heard the sound, she could not help but turn her head and look through the door. She saw her boss’s angry face, and she could not help but be startled by his twisted grim look.
The female secretary hurriedly turned her head, sat upright and pretended to be busy so as not to be found being lazy and used as a scapegoat.
It seems that her boss is in a very bad mood these days.
She had been scolded several times and felt that the position under her buttocks is almost unstable. (TN: She feels she will be fired soon.)
Her job is still very good, at least she can see stars every day.
At this moment, Jin Hongwei, who was inside the room, doesn’t know the small thoughts of the company’s new female secretary.
He had nowhere to vent his anger. Blue veins were protruding on his forehead. His face was flushed, an obvious sign of an increase in blood pressure. After smashing the purple teapot, he was finally relieved.
Status and environment can change people’s temperament, and practices can change people’s physique. After sitting on the position of the general manager of Juxing Agency Company 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 the past two days, he has encountered unprecedented frustration, feeling even worse than when Tan Hong filed a lawsuit with him to terminate the contract.
The cause of the matter is actually a small new singer.
Lu Chen!
This name has been chewed many times in Jin Hongwei’s mouth recently. And every time it is mention, he gnashes his teeth.
Lu Chen first refused his goodwill and refused to sign a contract with Juxing Company.
Then after being eliminated from the competition “Super Singer”, he once again ignored his solicitation, and was extremely stubborn.
Such a newcomer, Jin Hongwei has seen less and less in recent years. Most of the newcomers know the strength of the Juxing Company, and no one dares to give him attitude in front of him. They all obediently kneel down and beg for share.
In the bright, well-known entertainment industry with both fame and wealth, few young people can withstand the temptation to enter it.
Jin Hongwei’s strength and connections make him almost unstoppable in terms of digging people! (TN: Digging = poaching)
However, he has run into a wall twice with Lu Chen.
So, he has run into a wall. Jin Hongwei didn’t particularly care. Anyway, he got his revenge. Three-legged toad is not easy to find, but handsome men with two legs are everywhere in Beijing! (TN: Just means Lu Chen is not that unique)
Jin Hongwei soon discovered Ling Xiaoxiao. After the latter signed a contract with Juxing Company, he was instantly held up.
Jin Hongwei sometimes wonder that if Lu Chen knew that he had lost a shortcut to fame, would he regret it very much, and would he want to turn back and ask for his forgiveness. And would he give him another chance?
It turned out that he was wrong, completely wrong.
After being eliminated on “Super Singer”, Lu Chen not only did not disappear, but instead stood out in Beijing Satellite TV’s “Singing China” competition, and won the top 16 with his outstanding original works.
Not only that, the three songs Lu Chen wrote to the Wandering band have been all on the China Music Charts and the song “In Spring” has been the number one for two consecutive weeks!
Such outstanding talent, really can throw Ling Xiaoxiao three blocks!
Ling Xiaoxiao was brought up by Jin Hongwei. What is his background? Jin Hongwei naturally knew it clearly.
When Jin Hongwei began to regret, his evil behind-the-scenes suppression against Lu Chen was unexpectedly revealed!
The inside story exposure appearing on the Inspur blog gave Jin Hongwei a feeling of being naked or having his body exposed in broad daylight, and the leaked audition video was more like a thunderbolt from the blue, which stunned him.
How did such things leak out?
Years of intuition tells Jin Hongwei’s that he seems to be caught in a trap.
Otherwise, there would be no such coincidence!
But as for who laid the trap, Jin Hongwei has no idea.
Because he has too many enemies.
Then Xiangnan Satellite TV and the “Super Singer” program team apologized to 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. Chen Zhenni 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 attitude 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 the situation has not yet reached its worst point, with his connections, there is always a way to restore the broken relationship. And when things are over, everything will return back to the way it used to be.
However, he must 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 he explain to the drowning dog? Of course, he avoided his responsibilities, only to be torn and scolded by the latter.
How can Jin Hongwei be in a good mood like this?
He hated Lu Chen to the bone.
This matter won’t end that easily, and if he doesn’t get his place back, he’ll have no face to show in the circle in the future.
Wait and see!
After thinking about it, Jin Hongwei picked up his phone, look through his contacts to find a long-time contact number and made a call.
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Ringring ~
Sitting on the second floor of KFC restaurant, Lu Chen took out his cell phone in his pocket and answered it.
The afternoon sun shone through the window on his right arm, giving him a little hot feeling.
The person who called Lu Chen was Wang Jing of Nirvana Studio, who asked for his opinion on the arrangement style of a song. After all, this is Lu Chen’s own album, and he should respect his opinion first.
Lu Chen’s debut album has been under intense production at Nirvana Studio. Recently, he has been going to Nirvana Studios almost every day to help complete the recording of soundtrack and singing.
An excellent album needs to be polished with care and time.
After ending his conversation with Wang Jing, Lu Chen looked up and saw a familiar face.
“Chen Xin!”
This KFC restaurant is where Lu Chen used to work, and Chen Xin is his colleague.
“Lu Chen, I just heard Xiao Zhang say you’re back…”
Chen Xin, dressed in the uniform of a restaurant staff, was very happy: “I saw you on TV last Friday. The song you sang in that competition was so good. Several colleagues saw it.”
Chen Xin’s face was filled with joy of having meeting him after a long time, but there was nothing else.
She once had a favorable impression on Lu Chen. It is just that there is no ambiguous relationship between the two, and with Lu Chen’s resignation and departure, that sentiment disappeared with time.
Seeing Lu Chen on TV, Chen Xin knew that they belonged to different worlds, with no possibility of them being together.
So, seeing Lu Chen again, she feels like she’s meeting a long-separated friend.
“Why did you come back here?”
Lu Chen smiled and said, “I specifically came to look for you…”
“Ah?”
Chen Xin’s heart jumped and she couldn’t help but sat down opposite Lu Chen: “What are you looking for me for?”
At this time in 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, otherwise the manager will find it is necessary to deduct wages.
“Here’s the 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 assistant. I wonder if you would like to work with me?”
Lu Xi had already mentioned to Lu Chen that she needed an assistant and office clerk. She asked that the other party must be a woman, young but not the attractive type, good-natured, hard-working and willing to learn.
At that time, Lu Chen immediately thought of Chen Xin.
Lu Chen and Chen 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 very hardworking, and she doesn’t make many idle talks with other.
She perfectly meets Lu Xi’s requirements.
The only thing that makes Lu Chen feel a little awkward was Chen Xin’s affection for him.
When he resigned at that time, the scene where Chen Xin chased after him was still fresh in his memory, so he didn’t want to get into trouble.
This time he happened to buy something and pass by KFC, and thought he’d come in.
Seeing Chen Xin again, and looking at the other party’s expression, Lu Chen understand that she had really put aside her feelings.
Then there’s no problem.
As for Lu Chen’s invitation, Chen Xin was very surprised: “You’re asking me to be an assistant?”
Lu Chen smiled and said, “That’s right. My sister’s assistant. She’s also the studio manager and my agent.”
Chen Xin understood, and she asked a little embarrassed: “I didn’t go to college, can I do it?”
Lu Chen said seriously, “If you don’t understand something, you can learn it. In fact, my sister is also learning new things, even me.”
“As long as you are willing to study hard, then I am sure there will be no problem!”
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 salary for her is based on KFC’s standard, which is almost the same except for bonuses and benefits.
A higher salary is not impossible, but not necessary.
But if Chen Xin doesn’t want to, it will not matter.
Chen Xin bit her lip and resolutely said, “Then I’ll try it!”
Lu Chen said with a smile, “You don’t have to agree so quickly. It’s not too late to think about it before telling me.”
Chen Xin shook her head and said, “No, I’ve made up my mind. I don’t want to do this job anymore.”
Lu Chen was a little surprised, but was immediately relieved: “Welcome to the Lu Chen studio!”
He extended his hand to Chen Xin.
Chen Xin smiled, shook his hand and soon let go.
It was their first 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
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