Chapter 42 - Worth It

At this time, Zhang Xiaohua parked the car right in front of the door of New Century. Several security guards saw this and wanted to rush up and stop him, but once they realised it was Zhang Xiaohua, they lost their momentum.

Zhang Xiaohua was the son of the company's former boss, a famous musician and entrepreneur; moreover,and he was also a shareholder in the company. With these three identities, the security guards didn't dare to mess with him.

As he stood in front of the company, Zhang Xiaohua looked up. It really was a big company; even the building had a high-end atmosphere to it. It was an office building that was 30 stories high, surrounded by blue skies, unimpeded and in a prime location.

For now, he could only squeeze together with Yuan Datong and the others in the minuscule studio, but it did not matter as Zhang Xiaohua was confident that sooner or later, he would hang the sign of HuaXiang Entertainment on this building.

After he shuffled into the company's hallway, Zhang Xiaohua walked up and pressed the elevator button. When the elevator door opened, Xu Fengnian stepped out...

Suddenly seeing each other, both of them were slightly stunned, but Xu Fengnian was the first to reveal a friendly smile. He seemed to be happy to see that Zhang Xiaohua was here.

Zhang Xiaohua stared at Xu Fengnian, and after he saw that he was holding a cardboard box in his arms and being followed by four security guards, Zhang Xiaohua knew that he was being swept out.

However, Zhang Xiaohua couldn't understand why this man, one of the companies senior executives, who not long ago represented the company to discuss business with himself, was being expelled today.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiaohua came to a conclusion—it must have been an order from Cao Dequan. No one else had enough power to drive a veteran employee like him out of the company.

Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua had always wondered why Cao Dequan didn't come find trouble with him as this was not the style of that old man.

It seemed to be because of this Manager, Cao Dequan would definitely not leave him be if he knew he was the owner of HuaXiang. This manager had clearly recognised him at the time, so he must have withheld this information from Cao Dequan, earning them time. Otherwise, with New Century suppressing them, even he could not guarantee that the success they had with Wang Jingwen would be possible.

In this case, he would also need to thank this Manager Xu!

Since he was swept out by Cao Dequan, it showed that Cao Dequan treated him as an enemy, and as the ancient proverb goes: 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend'.

As he thought of this, Zhang Xiaohua smiled back at him, but not in the same way he did when he first met Xu Fengnian. This time, Zhang Xiaohua's smile contained obvious respect with none of the former ridicule.

"Uncle Xu, what's the matter?" asked Zhang Xiaohua, calling to him.

Xu Fengnian smiled awkwardly, in his eyes, a faint tear seemed to be forming.

Had this situation not happened, Xu Fengnian would have been able to retire gloriously in just a few years. In the future, by relying on his retirement funds, his family would be guaranteed the most basic protection, and they would at least be safeguarded from hunger.

But now, he was removed by Cao Dequan for making a mistake and according to company regulations, his pension would also be cancelled. For this reason, Xu Fengnian inevitably worried about his future, but he didn't care about his own situation; instead, there were still many people in the family who relied on him to eat.

Even if he wanted to go out to look for a good job to maintain their livelihood in the future, he presumed that other companies would not accept him. The reason was very simple: At the present moment, there was no entertainment company in this country that would dare to face Cao Dequan and hire someone who was expelled by him.

Understanding this, Manager Xu shook his head helplessly and stepped out of the elevator under the "security escort" of four security guards and at this moment, he said only a few words to Zhang Xiaohua, "Oh, Xiaohua, all you can do for me is already done. This is my repayment for your father's care and from now on, Uncle Xu hopes that you can look after yourself and continue growing in the future. If you can remain low-key at this point, I advise you to do so. I think you should understand what I mean."

After that, Xu Fengnian was about to leave, but he heard Zhang Xiaohua suddenly ask, "Does Uncle Xu have any interest in doing business for my company?"

When Xu Fengnian heard this, he fell into contemplation.

"Of course, we are still just a small company, however... if Uncle Xu can give me face and agree to guide my juniors, I can pay Uncle a monthly salary of 100,000 yuan, it's not much but..."

Xu Fengnian was surprised. He never expected that Zhang Xiaohua would be so generous.

A monthly salary of 100,000 yuan... although it could not be compared to New Century's, it was more than enough to maintain his livelihood.

Cao Feifei and Zhang Xiaohua were both young people, but it was clear that the way these two younger generations were quite different!

After he thought it over, Xu Fengnian showed a gratified smile on his face. He was very grateful to Zhang Xiaohua for being willing to risk it to help him when he was in danger. However, Xu Fengnian really did not know what he could do to help Zhang Xiaohua because Zhang Xiaohua's ability already outweighed many people, and the birth of that superstar was already proof of his strength.

"Xiaohua, ah, Uncle Xu is very grateful to you, but I really can't do anything to help you because you are already amazing. For a monthly salary of one hundred thousand, I really can't accept it." replied Xu Fengnian in a humble way.

"What!?" Zhang Xiaohua looked at Xu Fengnian seriously and raised his voice intentionally, so that everyone nearby could hear what he said: 

"With your personal connections in the industry, Uncle Xu is more than worthy of it. In the future, I still have a lot of things that will need the help of Uncle Xu. I also hope that Uncle can rest assured that when the company gets bigger, I promise that Uncle will have a monthly salary of at least one million!"

"This..."

"Don't do this… My company's address, Uncle should remember it. Tomorrow morning, I'll be waiting for you at the door."

Leaving these words behind, Zhang Xiaohua took big strides and got into the elevator. Then, turning back with a smile, he asked Xu Fengnian: "Oh yes, where is that old bastard Cao Dequan?"

"In the conference room." Xu Fengnian spoke involuntarily, and in the midst of it, he appeared to be still contemplating Zhang Xiaohua's offer.

"Oh, thanks!" Zhang Xiaohua smirked, he pressed the elevator button and went straight to the conference room on the top floor.

He was ready to kill...