Chapter 169 Emotional Management in the Workplace
Lu Yanhe found it hard to imagine that an artist and his agent would fight.
Even during Feng Zhi's time, when their relationship with Zhou Ping'an was so bad, there had never been a direct conflict.
This kind of thing can be said to be a scandal for Star Entertainment.
Yan Liang saw the news in a group chat, which also means that the matter must have spread.
"Has it spread online?" Lu Yanhe asked Li Zhibai who was searching for relevant information on Weibo.
"I haven't seen it yet." Li Zhibai shook his head.
Lu Yanhe put down his phone and said, "I haven't seen any discussion of this online yet. It should be kept secret for the time being."
Li Zhibai curled his lips and said, "It's impossible to keep this secret. There are so many people in the group chat."
Ma Zhiyuan is so popular that any news related to him can easily become a hot topic. The fact that there is no relevant news on the Internet now only means that no one has spread it online yet.
The people who know about this matter now are all from Star Entertainment, and most of them still have the confidentiality ethics of professionals.
But it was only a matter of time before it spread online.
"This has become a big deal." Li Zhibai, enjoying the excitement, gloated, saying, "Ma Zhiyuan is fighting with his agent. Haha, if this gets out of hand, I'd like to see how they're going to explain it."
Yan Liang: "Keep your voice down."
Li Zhibai has such a loud voice. If he keeps shouting, everyone in the restaurant will come over to look at him.
Li Zhibai didn't care at all about this being known to others. Deep down, he even hoped that more people would know about it.
But it would not be good if this matter were to be spread out from him.
Li Zhibai lowered his voice, but the gloating expression on his face remained unchanged.
"After this incident, do you think Lin Suyang will continue to lead Ma Zhiyuan?"
"That depends on what these two say next. If they can shake hands and make peace, then it's normal for them to continue working together. After all, Lin Suyang has been Ma Zhiyuan's manager since his debut. But if they can't reconcile, then it's hard to say." Yan Liang thought seriously. "Ma Zhiyuan has always looked down on Lin Suyang. When he talks about Lin Suyang outside, he always says that he is inexperienced and lacks ability. He often messes up their MX things. If he hadn't been lucky enough to guide them from the beginning, he would never have been able to raise successful artists. I've always felt that these two would clash one day, but I didn't expect it to be so soon."
Lu Yanhe was thinking about the show "Young Days" and asked, "Why did they fight? Does anyone know?"
"No." Yan Liang shook his head.
This incident became the spice of their lunch.
We ate and talked at the same time, and before we knew it, we had finished eating but hadn't finished talking yet.
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Vice President Ma is overwhelmed.
He looked at Lin Suyang and Ma Zhiyuan sitting in front of him, one on his left and the other on his right. The former had injuries on his face and his left eye was swollen, and it was obvious that he had been hit hard by a fist. The latter had a defiant and aggressive look on his face, but he had no injuries, but he also didn't seem to have any guilt at all.
"You two are quite capable. One is a famous artist, the other is a manager, and you can actually fight, in front of so many people! You think your life is so easy right now, right?"
Vice President Ma couldn't help but scold them.
"Ma Zhiyuan, have you forgotten who you are?! You're an idol. If word of your fight gets out, your image will be ruined!" Vice President Ma scolded him angrily. Seeing his defiant and self-righteous expression, he became even more angry. "Don't think that just because you're famous now, you'll be famous forever. Once the media labels you a bad artist, it will be too late to apologize!"
Only then did Ma Zhiyuan show some uneasiness.
But he still refused to accept it. He glared at Lin Suyang and said, "You can't blame me for being impulsive. If he hadn't deliberately embarrassed me in front of other people, I wouldn't have been impulsive!"
Lin Suyang took a deep breath.
Vice President Ma: "Just because he's wrong, does that give you a reason to take action? Out of so many trainees, who picked you to debut as a member of MX? And who praised you for being versatile and made you the captain?!"
Before MX debuted, the company went through several rounds of auditions and assessments, ultimately leaving the current group. Lin Suyang accompanied everyone throughout the entire process, and each member ultimately selected was recommended by Lin Suyang. He holds such a significant influence in MX's career because he has been behind every step of MX's development, from its debut to the present day.
Even if Ma Zhiyuan doesn't admit it, the company must admit that Lin Suyang is one of the major contributors to MX's popularity.
Ma Zhiyuan took a deep breath and said, "I know that when MX first debuted, if it weren't for him, they might not have become famous so quickly. But if it weren't for the efforts of a few of us, how could an agent like him with no experience and no connections have made others famous so quickly? Everyone says they put in a lot of effort, but who hasn't put in a lot of effort? We run around every day, preparing for stage performances. When we're busy, we don't sleep more than five hours for a month straight. Why do you think he is the biggest contributor to MX's success?"
Ma Zhiyuan's face was full of doubt, and he pointed at Lin Suyang and questioned him.
Lin Suyang's face flushed red, and she looked at Ma Zhiyuan in disbelief. She had never expected Ma Zhiyuan to say such a thing.
It was practically like crushing his face underfoot.
Vice President Ma also looked at Ma Zhiyuan in disbelief.
He used to think that Ma Zhiyuan just had the temper of a young man. Once he became famous, he became self-righteous, looked down on the world, and did not take anyone seriously.
Now after hearing Ma Zhiyuan's questions, he realized that Ma Zhiyuan's problems were even bigger than he had expected.
"Do you think Lin Suyang is not qualified to be your agent?"
"He's not qualified to be our MX's agent!" Ma Zhiyuan said firmly, "Without him, our MX would have developed even better and become even more popular!"
Lin Suyang stood up suddenly.
"Okay, Ma Zhiyuan, starting today, I will no longer be your agent!" He glared at Ma Zhiyuan, "For someone as opinionated as you, I'll wait and see how long you can stay famous!"
Lin Suyang walked out of the office door angrily.
"Lin Suyang!" Vice President Ma shouted in shock. "What are you doing? He's ignorant, are you also ignorant?"
Lin Suyang stopped and turned to look at Vice President Ma.
"Boss Ma, I've already told you that Ma Zhiyuan is young and unruly, and I don't have the ability to continue coaching him. You said MX had only been popular for a year, and it was a critical period for their career development, so you asked me to continue coaching them. I did, but I didn't expect that until today, I'd be coaching such an ungrateful person!" Lin Suyang gave Ma Zhiyuan a cold look. "I'm indeed a newcomer, and I'm lucky to have been able to bring together a popular group on my first try. But I don't need to put up with an artist who's only been in the industry for two years, especially... an artist I personally made famous. I can't stand such backstabbing. Whoever is capable should take over!"
After Lin Suyang finished speaking, he opened the door of Vice President Ma's office and rushed out.
Vice President Ma stared at Lin Suyang's back in amazement, speechless for a moment.
After all these years, this was the first time he had seen such an impulsive agent who gave up on the artist he had built up.
Seeing this, Ma Zhiyuan said, "Boss Ma, you've seen it too. Can he continue to be our agent with such a temper?"
His face was full of disdain.
Vice President Ma looked at Ma Zhiyuan, who had a prickly look on his face, silently without saying a word.
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Li Zhibai drove Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang to the company.
There's nothing else to do, just to watch the show live.
The three of them had just driven into the parking lot and found a parking space, but before they parked, they saw Lin Suyang walk out of the elevator in front with an angry look on his face and get into a gray car.
"Uh, are you leaving now?" Li Zhibai said with some regret, "I didn't even catch the show."
Lin Suyang got into the car, started it, and drove out without hesitation.
Because Li Zhibai's car blocked his way, he honked his horn in annoyance.
Only then did Li Zhibai drive the car into the parking space.
Lin Suyang stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
"This is quite a big deal." Li Zhibai sighed.
Lu Yanhe also felt the same way.
"Did he leave in anger? What about Ma Zhiyuan?"
The three people got out of the car and prepared to go upstairs.
"Why are you three here?" Chen Ziyan's voice suddenly sounded from behind them, startling all three of them.
"Oh my, Sister Zi Yan, why did you suddenly appear? You look like a female ghost!" Li Zhibai complained subconsciously.
Chen Ziyan swung the bag in her hand and hit Li Zhibai with a "bang".
"You actually called me a female ghost?"
Li Zhibai immediately took a step back and dodged.
"She's still a female ghost with a bad temper." Li Zhibai muttered.
Chen Ziyan rolled her eyes at him and looked at Lu Yanhe again, "Didn't you say you were going to take a break? Why are you here again?"
Lu Yanhe hesitated, too embarrassed to say that he was there to watch a show.
Yan Liang also wanted to save face, so he quickly lowered his head and didn't dare to look directly at Chen Ziyan.
Only Li Zhibai explained immediately.
"We're just here to watch the fun."
Chen Ziyan looked at the three of them in surprise. "You guys are so free! Even such a small matter can make you come all the way here. Li Zhibai, are you free? Don't you have to run announcements?"
"I've been running all day lately and I'm exhausted. I need a few days of rest," Li Zhibai said. "I'm going to record a new show soon, so I'd better take a break now."
At this time, the elevator arrived.
Some people came out, and after they came out, Chen Ziyan and the other three went in.
"Sister Zi Yan, you have more experience. How do you think this matter between Lin Suyang and Ma Zhiyuan will be handled?" Li Zhibai asked curiously, "Will Ma Zhiyuan be punished?"
Chen Ziyan: "What are you thinking? In the end, Lin Suyang will definitely give in. He's the artist's manager, and it's his job to protect the interests of his artists. To prevent this incident from escalating into a negative impact, he won't sit idly by and let Ma Zhiyuan take the blame."
"Then...will Lin Suyang continue to be MX's agent?"
"Why not continue?" Chen Ziyan said, "MX is the team he single-handedly built up. It's very popular now. If he doesn't continue, will he let others reap the benefits?"
"Then maybe Ma Zhiyuan will absolutely refuse to let Lin Suyang be his agent again."
"It's not up to him to decide," Chen Ziyan said. "The company won't tolerate an artist being so arrogant. He's not famous enough to make the company give in."
As soon as he finished speaking, the elevator door opened and someone else came in.
The person who came in this time was Zhou Ping'an. He was shocked when he saw four people in the elevator.
His first reaction was: Why are Li Zhibai and Yan Liang with Chen Ziyan?
"What are you doing--" Zhou Ping'an looked at them hesitantly.
"We met in the parking lot." Chen Ziyan saw through Zhou Ping'an's thoughts and immediately said, "Are you going upstairs?"
This floor is where Zhou Ping'an's office is located.
Zhou Ping'an nodded: "Boss Ma asked me to go up there."
Chen Ziyan: "Oh, looking for you at this time? He won't deal with the conflict between Ma Zhiyuan and Lin Suyang?"
"Maybe they've already dealt with it." Zhou Ping'an said, "They were called over half an hour ago."
Chen Ziyan smiled.
"I didn't expect something like this to happen."
Zhou Pingan: "Lin Suyang has only been working for a few years, it's no surprise that he couldn't control his temper."
He glanced at Li Zhibai and Yan Liang and said, "No matter what happens, Lin Suyang shouldn't have a direct conflict with Ma Zhiyuan in front of so many people."
"really."
At this time, we arrived at the floor where the rehearsal room was located.
Li Zhibai immediately said that they were out.
After the three young men left, only Zhou Pingan and Chen Ziyan were left in the elevator.
Chen Ziyan: "Don't be nervous, I don't plan to steal your girlfriend."
Zhou Pingan immediately smiled and said, "I know, why would I worry about this."
"Just kidding." Chen Ziyan smiled slightly. "If you were to meet an artist like Ma Zhiyuan, what would you do?"
"Leave him alone for a while, let him know his own limitations, and he'll be obedient after that," Zhou Ping'an said without hesitation. "Ma Zhiyuan's been arrogant and hot-tempered for a long time. Lin Suyang hasn't managed him well from the beginning. How can an artist be allowed to discuss what work to take and what direction to take? He wants democracy, wants everyone to express their opinions, but he's allowed the artists to become overly opinionated. Lin Suyang deserves it."
Chen Ziyan: "But it's undeniable that MX is really popular now."
"Of course there's a fire going on, but it's only been a little over a year and they've already started internal strife. How much longer can it last?"
As he spoke, the elevator arrived.
The two of them walked out together.
Chen Ziyan said, "Yan He is going to record 'Young Days' with Li Zhibai and Yan Liang. I think you've already discussed this with Chen Biqiu and the others. Can we meet up later to discuss this show?"
"Okay." Zhou Ping'an nodded immediately, "Then I'll go find Mr. Ma first."
"Um."
The two people remained harmonious from beginning to end, with no signs of their previous quarrel.
This is how it is in the workplace: as long as there is no conflict, there will be no enemies.
Especially for two old hands like these, emotions are often used as weapons rather than simply as emotions themselves.
Never show emotions when there is no need to attack.