And she knew pleading would be in vain!
Whether it was in the past or today, she had gravely offended Chen Haiou!
Now that Chen Haiou had the chance for revenge, there was no way he would let it go!
Zhou Youwei was also startled by Wang Minghao’s attitude; he had already believed in Chen Haiou’s identity.
However, he was uncertain about Chen Haiou’s status within Maetian Entertainment!
Now, Wang Minghao’s attitude provided him with a reference. Considering how he treated Chen Haiou, their positions within the corporation must be extremely disparate, for if it were a normal superior-subordinate relationship, it wouldn’t have gone this far!
His gaze fell upon Chen Haiou once more as he silently calculated how to mend their relationship, especially since he had just offended Chen Haiou!
Given Wang Minghao’s attitude, it would probably be very easy for Chen Haiou to fire him just like Tang Jiaqi if he wanted!
Now, she must be fully in charge of the follow-up work on acquiring the Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe; thus, even if he had been the Chief of the Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe before, it wouldn’t matter. Whether he stayed or left was entirely up to Chen Haiou!
Upon this realization, Zhou Youwei actually broke into a cold sweat on his back!
He even regretted his frivolous behavior just now; without that incident, he might have been able to leave unscathed.
Now, it all hung on Chen Haiou’s mood!
“Director Wang, take note of the dismissal list.”
After learning the purpose of the visit, Chen Haiou spoke directly.
“Okay!”
“Mr. Chen, whenever you’re ready!”
Wang Minghao quickly nodded, then took out a notebook from his briefcase, looking at Chen Haiou with a very respectful attitude, waiting to take notes.
Chen Haiou glanced at Tang Jiaqi to the side and said indifferently, “The director of the song and dance department, Tang Jiaqi!”
“Uh?”
“Alright!”
Wang Minghao was initially stunned, looked at Tang Jiaqi to the side, and then nodded firmly.
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It didn’t matter whether the person being dismissed was a director of the song and dance department or even Chief Zhou. He would firmly stand on Chen Haiou’s side.
After hearing what Chen Haiou said, Tang Jiaqi gave her a cold glare and bit her teeth hard, “Fine, it’s just a broken Cultural Work Troupe!”
“As if I wanted to be here!!”
“I’m leaving!”
She spat out a fierce remark and stormed out of the office.
She didn’t forget to slam the door forcefully, venting her anger for the last time.
“Mr. Chen, your decision is truly wise. I’ve wanted to dismiss Tang Jiaqi for a long time; she’s just not suitable for the director position of the song and dance department!”
Zhou Youwei echoed obsequiously, as if he had no association with Tang Jiaqi whatsoever.
Seeing his response, Chen Haiou couldn’t help but sneer, “Doesn’t that bother you at all, Chief Zhou?”
“I heard you and Director Tang had a good relationship!”
“We’re only related through work!”
Zhou Youwei replied seriously, as if he would rather die than admit his relationship with Tang Jiaqi, especially when there was likely no evidence at Chen Haiou’s disposal.
“Mr. Chen, what do you need from me next for your work?”
Zhou Youwei changed the subject, also a probe to see what Chen Haiou planned to do next.
“Call a general assembly for the whole troupe!”
Chen Haiou had long decided; this return was a “triumphant homecoming,” and it had to be done with flair in order to wash away past humiliations!
“When?”
“Immediately!”
Chen Haiou waved her hand; she intended to complete the task as quickly as possible, since she did not want to waste time on Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe issues given the scale of Maetian Entertainment.
Although she knew Yang Hao didn’t hold very high expectations for her, in Chen Haiou’s view, Maetian Entertainment was still considered “her family’s” business, and she needed to take it seriously.
Yang Hao had already said that in the future, his daughter Chen Ruohan’s contract would be transferred to Maetian Entertainment, so managing Maetian Entertainment’s connections well was akin to paving the way for her daughter!
“Okay, Mr. Chen!”
Zhou Youwei agreed and turned to Zheng Yuanyuan to order, “Go notify them immediately, in fifteen minutes, hold a general assembly for the entire troupe in the auditorium!”
“Got it!”
Zheng Yuanyuan nodded and briskly left the office.
At this moment, the entire Cultural Work Troupe was actually in complete chaos, not because of Chen Haiou but because of the sudden appearance of Wang Minghao.
This “emperor in retirement” sent by Maetian Entertainment had a significant reputation in the Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe, and each of his visits sparked considerable discussion within the troupe.
Because everyone felt his arrival meant layoffs!
And this time, he appeared without warning, as the Cultural Work Troupe had not received any notice beforehand.
Therefore, at the moment, all the employees of the troupe were discussing whether the layoff list had come down!
“Director Tang, has the layoff list been released?”
“Tang, do you know any inside information?”
“Tang, what’s wrong, you seem upset?”
After Tang Jiaqi came downstairs, several colleagues who had a good relationship with her surrounded her.
Because they all knew about her relationship with Chief Zhou, they took it for granted that Tang Jiaqi must have known some insider information.
Usually, Tang Jiaqi wouldn’t mind chatting idly with them for a bit, revealing just enough to let their imaginations run wild.
But today, Tang Jiaqi had no mood for that, about to be kicked out, no more pretending to be impressive!
Taking advantage that the news of Chen Haiou’s return hadn’t spread, it was better for her to leave quietly with her tail between her legs.
“No news!”
“Just wait for the announcement!”
Tang Jiaqi brushed them off with a brief reply and then strode through the crowd and away.
“What’s going on? Tang looks really upset!”
“Could her name be on the layoff list?”
“How could that be possible! With her relationship with Chief Zhou, how could she be laid off?”
The crowd started discussing boisterously, all feeling that Tang Jiaqi was acting out of the ordinary today.
“Why couldn’t she be on the layoff list?”
“No matter how good her relationship with Chief Zhou is, it’s useless, Chief Zhou doesn’t have the final say in this matter!”
Han Xiaoli, in the crowd, curled her lips disdainfully.
She was the only friend Chen Haiou had left in the Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe, and all the news about the Cultural Work Troupe had previously been told to her by Han Xiaoli.
And, always being marginalized in the troupe, Han Xiaoli wasn’t on good terms with Tang Jiaqi and didn’t bother brown-nosing just to get by.
Now that Tang Jiaqi seemed down on her luck, Han Xiaoli was in a good mood.
“Han Xiaoli, what nonsense are you dreaming up!”
“If Director Tang is getting laid off, you’d definitely be the first one on the layoff list!”
Bai Xiaoying retorted from the crowd; she was Tang Jiaqi’s lackey, always playing the role of the sycophantic follower.
Seeing Han Xiaoli attacking her boss, she naturally had to strike back and had already decided to report Han Xiaoli to Tang Jiaqi.
As the two quarreled, Zheng Yuanyuan hurried downstairs.
“A full troupe meeting in the auditorium in fifteen minutes!”
Zheng Yuanyuan shouted at the crowd before running to other departments.
“A full troupe meeting?”
“Are they really going to announce the layoff list?”
“It must be indeed!”
“Ah? I wonder if I’ll be on the list!”
“So nervous, I hope I won’t lose my job!”
“…”
As Zheng Yuanyuan’s words echoed, the scene immediately erupted into chaos.
Everyone whispered among themselves and started heading toward the auditorium.
The Hucheng Cultural Work Troupe had 133 staff members, and today there were 96 present.
Ten minutes later.
These 96 people were in the auditorium, still discussing layoffs so much that the whole place was noisy and chaotic.
“Chief Zhou is here!”
“And there’s that Director Wang from Maetian Entertainment!”
“Eh, Chen Haiou??”
“That’s Chen Haiou!!”
“Why is Chen Haiou here??”
“What’s going on? She’s actually walking between Chief Zhou and Director Wang??”
Those within the system were highly sensitive to the so-called ‘center position’, as when a group would appear, the center spot had to be reserved for the person with the highest position.
But now, it was Chen Haiou who occupied the center spot!
Yet, what qualifications did she have??
The old-timers in the troupe knew the story well — Chen Haiou had left in a very sorry state.
But at the moment, both Chief Zhou and that supreme being from Maetian Entertainment seemed to be treating her with great respect.
This scene literally made the jaws of the old-timers in the troupe drop.
Especially Bai Xiaoying, who had been thinking of snitching just moments before, she was dumbfounded, and recalling Tang Jiaqi’s ugly departure, she suddenly turned pale.
Fuck, could it be that Tang Jiaqi really got fired?