Chapter 3837 - 3825: 200,000? Doesn’t Seem Enough
Chapter 3837: Chapter 3825: 200,000? Doesn’t Seem Enough
"They want to fire me!"
Zhou Li was completely stunned and didn’t expect things to be this serious.
"President Zhang, I’ve been with the company for so many years, and you’re firing me over such a small thing?"
"Small thing? You think this is a small matter? If I had known you were like this, I would have fired you a long time ago."
"I’m already willing to pay compensation, but they’re asking for an outrageous amount, they’re just trying to rip me off!"
Even at this point, Zhou Li was still stubborn, believing that she was the victim.
"Rip off? Just the other day, my car got scratched, and I went to the dealership to get it repainted; it cost over 3,000 bucks. Several kids scratched over twenty cars, and you think paying 1,000 bucks each would cover it? What were you thinking? Do you have any common sense left!"
Zhou Li was stunned, standing there speechless from being scolded.
It was only then that she realized the seriousness of the situation.
"Considering you’ve been with us for a long time, I’ll give you one last chance. Compensate according to the court’s decision, and I won’t hold it against you, or else pack your things and leave."
Hearing this, Zhou Li felt as if she had been pardoned from a death sentence.
No matter what, she could keep her job. Paying some money didn’t seem so bad then.
...
In the office, Lin Yi was fiddling with his phone, replying to Yan Ci’s message.
Yan Ci: "Solved it, Xu Ying for 1 million, Yin Sha for 700 thousand."
Lin Yi: "That’s quite cheap. President Yan’s influence is impressive."
Yan Ci: "Actually, it wasn’t much about my influence. Director Lin is the impressive one. I told them that several big sponsors are interested in the show and might want to sponsor it. They’re smart people and understand how the capital market operates, so they agreed willingly."
Yan Ci: "Their agents will contact Zhao Jing afterwards, so you don’t need to worry."
Lin Yi: "I won’t say anything polite, just buy whatever you want; it’s on me."
Yan Ci: "Thanks, Director Lin."
After a few words, Lin Yi got up and went to Zhao Jing’s office.
At that moment, Chu Hao was in Zhao Jing’s office.
"Director, I tried contacting their agents. Xu Ying and Yin Sha are hard to deal with. Has Lin Yi got any news?"
"Don’t count on Lin Yi; he just started working here. You and Old Ma can’t handle it, so he definitely can’t." Zhao Jing said helplessly as she leaned back on her chair:
"I let him try just as a desperate measure and to test his capabilities, just to give him some experience."
"But in my opinion, Lin Bro’s persuasion skills are quite impressive," Chu Hao said:
"I watched some of their previous videos, and he really seems like he was born to be a journalist or a host. Most importantly, his appearance is top-notch, really makes people envious."
"That’s exactly why I brought him over," Zhao Jing said:
"His current issue is lack of experience. Once he gains more in that area, he can handle things independently."
"Indeed, our strength will increase by then."
"Alright, now’s not the time for this talk," Zhao Jing said:
"Looking at the current situation, Xu Ying and Yin Sha seem impossible. Let’s look at other options and try contacting them."
"Alright, we’re just two people short now, so it’s not a huge issue."
Knock knock knock—
"Come in."
As they were talking, there was a knock on the office door.
Upon Zhao Jing’s response, Lin Yi pushed the door open and entered.
"Lin Bro is here."
Seeing Lin Yi come in, Chu Hao moved aside to let Lin Yi sit on a nearby chair.
"Is there something you need?"
"Didn’t you ask me to contact those two female artists? It’s all sorted. Xu Ying for 1 million, Yin Sha for 700 thousand, all within budget."
"What?!"
Zhao Jing’s eyes widened in shock.
Chu Hao was also stunned, taking quite a while to process it.
In their minds, they had already given up on those two female artists.
Budget was tight, and Lin Yi was a newcomer with no experience. Assigning him the task was just a long shot.
They didn’t expect that in just one day, he would settle the issue and even save 300 thousand!
"Repeat that? You spent 1.7 million and managed to invite them?"
"Yes, their agents should contact you shortly," Lin Yi said:
"If there’s nothing else, I’ll head out."
"Hold on," Zhao Jing stopped Lin Yi, "How did you manage this in just one day without doing anything?"
"What do you mean ’without doing anything’? Didn’t I connect you with them?"
"I asked you to go on a business trip, but you didn’t go, and stayed in the office all the time. I’m curious how you managed this?"
"I networked through friends, you could say it was strategic networking."
"You have friends in this area?"
"Walking in this business world, you have to know a little bit of everyone."
Not wanting to elaborate further, Lin Yi left, and Zhao Jing opened the blinds on the glass partition and watched Lin Yi through the window.
She had always found him hard to read, and now he seemed even more enigmatic.
"Director, did we just find a treasure? That’s incredible!"
"Should, should be..." Zhao Jing snapped back from her shock.
"No wonder he dares to clash with Wang Minji and Xu Qingqing. If I had such capability, I wouldn’t put up with them either."
At the same time, when Lin Yi returned to his desk, he saw Zhao Yuhuan rushing towards him.
"Lin Bro, Zhou Li called me. She said she’s willing to pay the compensation! The court’s lawsuit really worked, they backed down."
Lin Yi wasn’t surprised, such a result was within her expectations.
If even this method didn’t work, she’d have to respect them as persistent adversaries.
"What did Zhou Li say?"
"At her neighborhood property, six o’clock tonight."
"Alright."
At noon, Lin Yi was invited out for lunch.
Ma Guotao and Chu Hao were there too. They had heard about Lin Yi handling Xu Ying and Yin Sha and praised his ability.
"The personnel is basically settled. Next, we have to hold the brand sponsorship meeting. We’re at the stage of raising funds now; the more advertising we attract, the more attention we’ll receive, which is the critical part. Let’s all do our best."
Ma Guotao and Chu Hao both looked displeased.
"Their program, directed by Wang Minji, just held a launch yesterday. I heard they secured a sponsorship of 90 million yuan, and the station executives were overjoyed."
"Xu Qingqing didn’t come, and still that much?" Zhao Jing was surprised.
"You were busy yesterday, so you might not have known, but Xu Qingqing is back," said Ma Guotao:
"Apparently, she found out we are starting a music variety show to rival theirs, so she came back."