Chapter 376: Just Colleagues
Jiang Shu never lost his temper from beginning to end, but just a few questions made everyone present feel as if a heavy weight had been placed on their hearts, not daring to breathe.
Now it was the manager's turn.
"Are you also dissatisfied with S.M and DM Entertainment?"
"No! No!" The manager shivered, dropping to his knees on the floor with a thud. "It's a misunderstanding! Executive Director, I absolutely have no other intentions towards the company!"
Jiang Shu frowned slightly. The Koreans' habit of kneeling when scared was truly a feudal remnant.
But the manager mistakenly thought this meant Jiang Shu was dissatisfied with his answer, so he gritted his teeth, deciding to go all out.
"Executive Director! The reason they did this is because there's a rumor within the company that former Chairman Li Xiuman has fled, but Giselle, who was connected to him, hasn't left. If something is done to Giselle, it might earn the appreciation of the company's management, so..."
The manager didn't say anything more, but just this statement made the remaining few also kneel down in unison.
"Executive Director! We were momentarily misguided! Executive Director!"
"Executive Director! We did it for the company!"
"Executive Director..."
"Shut up." Jiang Shu coldly swept his gaze over them. The few who were still trying to excuse themselves instantly fell silent.
Then he looked at the manager.
"There's a rule in the manager's code of conduct. You should know which one I'm talking about."
The manager stammered, "As... as a manager, one must... must protect... protect the artists. The... the artists are young, so the... the manager is like the artists' parents. One must... take good care of them."
"Is that how you take care of artists?" Jiang Shu's voice remained calm, but the manager knew he was finished.
These stylists and makeup artists might be fine, but he was definitely done for.
"Hand over your work to your deputy. You'll start over as an assistant." Jiang Shu said indifferently.
"Yes!" The manager respectfully prostrated himself on the ground, kowtowing to Jiang Shu.
He had never thought of leaving DM Entertainment, unless he didn't want to work in this industry anymore.
With Jiang Shu's current influence, it wasn't difficult to blacklist a popular artist, let alone a manager like him.
Moreover, Jiang Shu hadn't completely cut him off, only making him start over as an assistant, so he still had a chance.
"As for you all." Jiang Shu's gaze fell on the makeup artists and stylists. "All your benefits and performance bonuses for this year will be cut, and three months' salary will be deducted. Any objections?"
This was quite a heavy penalty.
Although S.M's benefits weren't as famously good as DM Entertainment's, they were still very good in the industry.
S.M's 'vampire' reputation only applied to artists; ordinary staff members received quite good treatment. And the performance bonuses were very high; on average, ordinary staff could earn a considerable amount each year, which was extra income besides their salaries. Staff base salaries weren't low, let alone having three months' salary deducted.
But to the six people, it was a huge stroke of luck.
They had originally thought they would be swept out the door, but unexpectedly, they could still stay?
"Thank you, Executive Director! Thank you, Executive Director!"
"Alright." Jiang Shu waved his hand. "Go give Giselle a new look."
"I hope you remember that artists are the core. Company matters do not involve artists. Do not use these petty thoughts on artists. I can't control other companies, but at DM Entertainment and S.M, this is the principle."
"Understand?"
"Understood!"
Jiang Shu waved his hand as if shooing flies, and the few instantly felt greatly relieved, hurrying to ask Giselle to get a new styling.
The others also breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Jiang Shu would vent his anger on them just now.
The former manager, now demoted to assistant, quietly found his deputy, who was taking over his position, to hand over the work.
Jiang Shu looked up at the photographer. The photographer shivered, immediately about to jog over, but Jiang Shu stopped him with a raised hand.
"Delete all the content from just now. If even a second of video gets out, I will thoroughly investigate."
Although releasing such internal disciplinary videos would only benefit Jiang Shu, these few people would be subjected to cyberbullying, and there was no need for that.
Although they were a bit too clever for their own good, their crime wasn't punishable by death, and it wasn't necessary to escalate to this point.
"Yes!"
Then Jiang Shu looked at Liu Zhimin and the other two.
He glanced at the three of them, saying nothing.
But the three noticed Jiang Shu's sweeping gaze and all thought it was Jiang Shu's disappointment in them.
After all, they had all witnessed Giselle's situation.
However, Jiang Shu had no such intention; it was merely their own imagination.
Jiang Shu sat down on the sofa, and a vacuum formed around him. The scene of him dealing with people just now had scared everyone in the lounge, and they no longer dared to relax as before.
Jiang Shu ignored them, browsing his emails on his own, waiting for the music show stage to begin.
Soon, Giselle's styling was redone. Although it wasn't particularly stunning, at least it didn't look as ugly as before.
"Not bad." Jiang Shu nodded with satisfaction, looking at the trembling stylists and makeup artists beside him. "In the future, focus more on artists' styling and makeup, and get less involved in company matters. You are professional technical personnel. Even if there are any issues within the company, they won't involve you. Understand?"
"Yes!" x6.
"Alright, go do what you need to do."
Jiang Shu waved his hand grandly, and the few immediately bowed to Jiang Shu, then left.
He turned to look at Giselle.
"You should get busy too; the music show is about to start."
"Thank you, Executive Director." Giselle pursed her lips, bowing to Jiang Shu in thanks.
Jiang Shu said nothing, just waved his hand, signaling that she could leave.
Giselle got up and went back to sit with her members.
As soon as she sat down, she noticed that the members' moods were a bit off, especially Liu Zhimin, who kept looking up in Jiang Shu's direction from time to time.
Giselle vaguely guessed what was wrong with the three of them.
She didn't blame her teammates. Artists' status was inherently not high. The only people the team could fully boss around were assistants. Others were equal to them, and makeup artists and stylists even had the power to influence their stage makeup and styling.
So artists generally wouldn't offend these people, and in her opinion, it was enough that her teammates didn't kick her while she was down when she was being targeted.
A group being inseparable was just a persona; they were just colleagues, and colleagues with a competitive relationship. The three not taking the opportunity to harm her was already a sign of good colleagues in Giselle's eyes.
Therefore, Giselle wasn't angry that her teammates stood by and did nothing, and she also didn't quite understand why they would feel guilty.
Wasn't this a very normal thing?
If it were her, she wouldn't help either if there was a possibility of getting herself involved, would she?
She didn't understand.