Wang Jingru had Tianmei Media well-organized, and she was truly invested in the operation of the entertainment company.
Yang Hao’s original plan was to make use of Wu Dehai, but after getting to know his true nature, he decided to replace him immediately.
Wu Dehai was indeed capable, but his character was simply not up to par!
And for Yang Hao, character was the most important trait when it came to hiring people.
He always looked down on the so-called “hidden rules”; if someone needed to use them to sleep with women, it only proved his own incompetence.
Besides, Yang Hao couldn’t think of any other use for these so-called “hidden rules”!
However, it was only after dialing the phone that Yang Hao learned that Wang Jingru had gone to Capital City for a job interview.
“Hao, it’s like this: Xueru’s aunt married into a family in Hucheng,”
“Her aunt has two children. My cousin is two years older than me and worked at an entertainment company in Hucheng, holding a rather high position.”
“Last month, she got divorced and also quit her job, but now she might be able to come over and help out!”
Although Wang Jingru couldn’t come to Hucheng immediately, she recommended her cousin to Yang Hao.
As for the close kinship between sisters Wang Xueru and Wang Jingru in Hucheng, Yang Hao had some recollection of it.
During the last big family celebration for Wang Changda’s sixtieth birthday, it was mentioned at the banquet that the elder sister’s family was absent.
At the time, Yang Hao was added to Wang Xueru’s family group chat, where Wang Xueru’s aunt Wang Hongjuan was quite active.
But Wang Jingru’s cousin, whom she mentioned, had never appeared in the family group chat.
“She has management experience in an entertainment company?”
“That’s actually not a bad choice. Jingru, could you contact her for me?”
Since she was the cousin of Wang Jingru and Wang Xueru, she was practically family to Yang Hao. It seemed like a good idea for her to come work at Maetian Entertainment.
“Hao, I’ll contact her now, and then have her reach out to you directly,”
Wang Jingru’s voice came through the phone again.
“Yeah, okay!”
Yang Hao responded and then hung up the phone.
Jincheng Residential Complex.
As Wang Hongjuan was picking vegetables, she chatted with her daughter Song Xuejiao: “Jiaojiao, it’s not good for you to just stay at home all day, go out and take a walk!”
“You didn’t travel for long the last time you went on a trip; why not go out again?”
“You’ve always wanted to visit the grasslands, and it seems pretty nice to go there around this season…”
Wang Hongjuan was worried about her daughter’s mental state. About two months ago, her daughter had returned home after getting a divorce. Ever since then, her daughter’s mood hadn’t been great. She went traveling for a bit of respite but returned home after just a few days.
“Mom, don’t worry!”
“I’m really okay now, otherwise I wouldn’t have ended the trip early and come back,”
Song Xuejiao spoke while looking at the information on her smartphone.
“If you really are fine, then start looking for a job!”
“Having something to do can distract you a bit!”
Wang Hongjuan didn’t fully believe her daughter’s words, feeling her daughter’s mental state wasn’t all that great.
“I’ve already been sending out resumes,”
“But right now, there aren’t any suitable positions,”
Song Xuejiao shook her head gently. She used to work in her ex-husband’s company, a not-so-large variety show production company, mainly focusing on music variety shows.
But her ex-husband had affairs with several female artists under the company’s umbrella, and she had caught him more than once.
Initially, Song Xuejiao thought her husband was just straying occasionally and that he was making mistakes, but later she realized that a man either cheats never or cheats repeatedly!
Thus she decisively chose to divorce!
“Jiaojiao, why don’t you ask Jingru for help?”
“Isn’t she working at an entertainment company?”
Wang Hongjuan spoke up again.
“Ask what? Our Jiaojiao is so outstanding. Does she need help finding a job??”
Song Guocheng, who had been watching TV, suddenly took over the conversation. His tone made it clear that he had issues with his wife Wang Hongjuan’s maternal family—he was quite rude in his speech!
“You’re just petty,”
“Didn’t my brother just refuse to lend you money!”
Wang Hongjuan rolled her eyes at her husband and said to her daughter Song Xuejiao, “Don’t listen to your dad; just ask her! It’s no shame.”
“We’re family, there’s nothing wrong with helping each other out.”
“What do you mean, no shame?”
“You might not find it embarrassing, but I do!!”
Song Guocheng curled his lips, then picked up the remote and turned down the volume of the TV before continuing, “Our Xuejiao is so outstanding, she doesn’t need their help to find a job!”
“Besides, they aren’t capable of it!”
“You know very well what kind of job Xuejiao had before!”
“She was an executive at a large corporation. What kind of job could they possibly recommend to her?”
“Let’s not even talk about the position, the salary definitely won’t reach her previous level!”
Wang Hongjuan shook her head and countered, “All this talk is just because you’re too petty, thinking asking for help is losing face!”
“My older brother even mentioned in the group chat that Jingru is now back in Jiangcheng, working for a big entertainment company, and Xuejiao once said that company is really big!”
“It would be quite good if Xuejiao could work there!”
“And Jingru isn’t an outsider either!”
“What big entertainment company??”
“Don’t fall for their bragging!!”
Song Guocheng snorted, still dismissive, a sense of pride unique to people from Hucheng ingrained in his bones. He said with his head high, “What kind of big entertainment companies could there be in a place like Jiangcheng!”
“The entertainment industry in our country is either in the Capital City or right here in Hucheng!”
“Even though Jiangcheng’s economic development is not bad, its entertainment industry can’t compare; it’s a far cry from ours in Hucheng!”
His words had just ended.
Song Xuejiao’s phone suddenly rang.
“Is it Jingru??”
Song Xuejiao raised an eyebrow. Her parents had just mentioned her, and now she’s calling, quite a coincidence!
“The timing couldn’t be better, answer it!”
“And talk to Jingru about the job while you’re at it.”
Wang Hongjuan quickly urged.
“Mm!”
Song Xuejiao nodded and pressed the answer button.
“Jiao, it’s me, Jingru!”
Wang Jingru’s voice came through the phone.
“I know it’s you, Jingru.”
“Aren’t you supposed to be at work? What made you call me?”
Song Xuejiao replied with a smile, having a decent relationship with Wang Jingru. Although they didn’t contact each other often, they were cousins with blood ties, which gave them an intimacy that was incomparable for ordinary people, whether meeting in person or talking over the phone.
“Jiao, I’m calling you precisely to talk about work!”
“You resigned before, didn’t you?”
“I don’t know if you’ve found a job by now?”
Wang Jingru didn’t beat around the bush and asked directly.
“Not yet.”
Song Xuejiao replied truthfully.
“So, are you not ready to start working again, or have you not found the right one?” Wang Jingru questioned again.
“I’ve been job searching recently, but jobs that suit me aren’t so easy to find.”
Song Xuejiao shook her head slightly. At her age, job hunting was indeed quite awkward. She’d often face a dilemma where jobs would either not meet her expectations or be too competitive.
She couldn’t accept a job with too low a salary and position; yet, for positions with high salaries and high status, the competition was fierce, and her age became a disadvantage.
“That’s great then!”
“Er, great?”
Song Xuejiao was perplexed.
At that moment, she heard Wang Jingru keep talking on the phone: “I might not have made myself clear, Jiao.”
“I said it’s great because I happen to have a good job opportunity over here.”
“You know about Maetian Entertainment, right?”
“Of course, I know!”
Song Xuejiao nodded. Maetian Entertainment was one of the top music companies in the country, and her former company, which focused on music variety shows, had collaborations with it. How could she not know?
“Well, our boss has acquired Maetian Entertainment, and we’re currently short-staffed. If you’re interested, you could work at Maetian Entertainment!”
Wang Jingru got straight to the point, clarifying the purpose of her call.
“Really?”
“I could go work at Maetian Entertainment??”
Song Xuejiao’s eyes lit up. If she could work at Maetian Entertainment, it would naturally be the best outcome.