Executive Ji's face was gloomy. How did Jiang Hua end up here today?
If he really barged in and spoke nonsense in front of the boss, wouldn't the boss devour him whole?
Thinking of this, Executive Ji hurriedly stepped out from the crowd.
"Jiang Hua, you hitchhiked your way onto someone else's art troupe's bus. I'll deal with you later."
He blocked Jiang Hua's path and warned in a low voice, "Get lost immediately. I'll let you off the hook today."
Executive Ji was afraid that Jiang Hua would speak out of turn. This guy wasn't someone who listened.
He tried to keep his voice down to avoid alerting the boss.
As for that so-called art troupe, he had never been afraid of them.
At the same time, his lackey, Jiang Hua's former manager, also walked over, preparing to drive Jiang Hua away.
Seeing the two henchmen in front of him, Jiang Hua laughed.
He felt sorry for his predecessor.
He had experienced his predecessor's dream. Executive Ji was a disgusting person who liked to take advantage of others and forced newcomers to do commercial performances and gigs for very low pay.
This manager was an accomplice and also one of the beneficiaries.
Jiang Hua was banned because he didn't listen, refused to do commercial performances, and didn't entertain wealthy women for them.
"What are you laughing at? Hurry up and get lost. We'll deal with you later."
If it weren't for the boss entertaining the art troupe today, he would have had security take Jiang Hua away long ago.
For this kind of troublemaker among artists, he had plenty of ways to deal with him. In just a year, he could work Jiang Hua to death on the road.
365 days a year, running around for gigs every day. Just see if you're afraid or not.
Don't underestimate the Shanghai branch of Huayi. The name Huayi was a golden signboard in the entertainment industry. Who dared to offend them?
This kid Jiang Hua couldn't make much of a splash.
"You're Executive Ji, right?"
Jiang Hua looked at Executive Ji and said slowly, "I know you and the manager are in cahoots, trapping newcomers with contracts and exploiting their potential to make profits for yourselves."
Executive Ji laughed and said indifferently, "All entertainment companies do this. What can you do to me? Let me tell you honestly, your three teammates who left the industry brought at least 20 million yuan in breach of contract penalties to our company."
"Do you have the money to compensate? A wise man submits to circumstances. Jiang Hua, I'm telling you, a small-time artist like you with no money or background, and being so stubborn, how could you possibly succeed?"
Jiang Hua smiled slightly. This bigwig in charge of artist contracts seemed to have a malfunctioning brain.
Maybe it was because he was used to being overbearing.
"Are you planning to arrange commercial performances for me, spending 365 days a year on the road, squeezing out my last bit of value?"
These tactics weren't rare. This guy's earnings, apart from breach of contract penalties, came from this unscrupulous life-risking money.
"It's good that you know. As long as you behave yourself, we can still negotiate. Otherwise, you know what will happen."
Jiang Hua rolled his eyes at him and said calmly, "Today, I'm here to exchange and learn."
"Learn?"
Executive Ji and the manager looked at Jiang Hua as if he were an idiot. You, a nobody in the entertainment industry, still want to exchange and learn?
"Did you drink fake alcohol? You're talking nonsense here."
Jiang Hua's contract still had five years left. They could play him to death.
As for the termination fee, this guy couldn't even come up with one million.
Other companies definitely wouldn't offend Huayi for Jiang Hua's sake, and the breach of contract penalty was too high, exceeding his value.
Seeing the boss enter the building, Executive Ji became even more overbearing.
"Little Jiang, what are you doing? Come on, we're waiting for you."
Director Cai, wearing the uniform of the Xiaobaihua troupe with a work badge, was calling for Jiang Hua at the door.
They watched as Jiang Hua took out a work badge from his pocket and hung it on his body.
He smiled slightly and said, "A good dog doesn't block the way. Today, I'm here to exchange and learn."
???
Jiang Hua's words left the two of them, as well as Su Mengxue and a few others who were watching the show from the side, dumbfounded.
How did this guy mix into the art troupe?
What a joke. This guy only knew how to sing pop songs and could play a bit of guitar, but art troupes were all about opera. Could he sing opera?
Jiang Hua walked past them towards the door. After entering today, he would never come back again.
Director Cai grabbed Jiang Hua's arm and whispered, "Later, our old director will talk to your boss about transferring your relationship to the art troupe. Don't be impulsive."
Director Cai had truly developed a love for talent and even brought out her own old director.
Which art troupe didn't have old treasures? The old director had even received a reception from an instructor before.
If they didn't give face, Huayi would offend the entire opera circle. Don't underestimate the opera circle.
Now, traditional opera was in decline, and opera performers couldn't make big money, but they were united, and that was enough.
She was afraid that Jiang Hua, being young and impulsive, would get into a fight, which would be hard to handle.
"I know. I'm very emotionally stable and won't be impulsive."
This little monkey, his emotions were indeed very stable, and he had a good temper.
The two of them walked into the Huayi lobby. Director Cai sighed, "So this is the entertainment industry. They really have money. If only our Xiaobaihua could be this wealthy, then they wouldn't have left Xiaobaihua."
Jiang Hua patted his chest and said, "It's fine. Don't I have you now? Very soon, our Xiaobaihua will be popular throughout the country and make a lot of money."
Director Cai was amused. Becoming popular throughout the country? They had already gone to perform in the countryside.
"Just create a few more new plays for me so that everyone has food to eat."
Watching their backs, Executive Ji and the others were dazed. This guy had really mixed into the art troupe.
But this didn't affect the contract compensation. The amount owed was still the amount owed, even if the breach of contract penalty was unreasonable, it could be reduced a bit.
Jiang Hua couldn't afford it anyway.
Su Mengxue was also dumbfounded. When did Jiang Hua mix into the art troupe? There was no news at all.
Jiang Hua couldn't sing opera, and besides, singing opera couldn't make much money.
Thinking of this, she patted herself on the back for her cleverness. Jiang Hua was finished, but she still had Wang Kai.
The other day, she had been a bit panicked and wanted to go find Jiang Hua, but now there was no need.
On the other side, the boss was taking the art troupe members on a tour of the company. Although their rank wasn't high, they were still part of the establishment.
An art troupe with several decades of heritage, which family didn't have a few wealthy relatives?
"Old Jin, this is our practice room where newcomers and such usually practice."
"Not bad, not bad. Better than our practice room."
She turned to Director Cai and said, "We need to keep up with the times and not be stuck in our ways. We should learn from others' strengths."
Old Jin glanced at Jiang Hua and clapped her hands. "That's right. We're going to shoot a big Yue opera film. How about we borrow some actors from you then?"
This was a good thing. A big Yue opera film might not have much box office success, but it could break out of the circle.
Opera fans were also a sizable group.
"Boss Wang, I want to discuss something with you."
"Please, go ahead."
"I want to ask for a person from you."
Boss Wang hesitated. If you wanted Young Master Zhou or Xiaoming, would Huayi still be able to make money?
Old Jin continued, "Don't worry, not a celebrity. Just a fringe player from your Huayi."
Boss Wang breathed a sigh of relief. Just a nobody. Huayi had plenty of those.
Executive Ji hurried in. Hearing that this old lady wanted someone, he felt a sense of unease.
"Comrade Jiang Hua, hurry up and come over."
Comrade?
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