In the corridor.
This was a matter of life and death for the company. CEO Zhou naturally did not want to let go of any hope. He could not watch the company go bankrupt just like that. This was his decades of hard work. Hence, after CEO Zhou called Director Sun, he desperately tried to find a doctor. He called a few other leaders he was familiar with or had dealings with before.
"Hello, Chief Liu." Chief Zhou quickly said.
"Xiao Zhou, what's up?" A middle-aged man asked.
Director Zhou didn't have time to be polite and went straight to the point. "Director Liu, our company's two film projects are stuck. You also know that we spent many years to complete them. It's almost all of our funds. If they really stop, the consequences will be unthinkable. Can you … can you help us think of a way?" After a pause, he said, "As long as the approval for the projects can be restored, anything is fine."
This hint was very obvious.
Chief Zhou felt that since he could not use his connections, he will use money. There will always be a solution. He had been doing this all along. Actually, Director Zhou does not want to admit that he was beaten by a young man who is two years younger than him. If there are other ways, Director Zhou will also not apologize to Dong Xuebing and Yu Meixia. At his position and age, his reputation is more important than anything else. Director Zhou does not want to bow down to Dong Xuebing and would rather spend more money to settle this matter. At least, he did not lose to Dong Xuebing.
But Chief Zhou's plan failed once again.
The middle-aged man heard Chief Zhou's words and replied without hesitation. "I had just heard about the suspension, and there is nothing I can do."
Chief Zhou asked anxiously. "Can you tell me which leader asked us to stop the projects?"
"It's useless even if you know. It's not convenient for me to tell you." The middle-aged man replied.
"Chief Liu, just help us this time. If the company can get through this crisis, I promise …" Chief Zhou wanted to say something.
The middle-aged man interrupted him. "Xiao Zhou, do your best."
After that, the call ended. Chief Zhou's face changed and kept quiet for a while.
Then, he reluctantly called the next leader. However, he didn't know if the other party had received the news in advance. He simply didn't even pick up the phone. He called another one, but the other party not only didn't pick up, but also hung up directly. There was a notification that the call was in progress. This attitude was already very clear. The other party didn't even want to talk to him. There wasn't even room for negotiation. He directly drew the line.
These were all leaders that Director Zhou knew who had real power!
Chief Zhou did not expect all the leaders to be so united, and he was disappointed!
Who did that Dong Xuebing contact? What kind of leader was it that stopped their project? There is no room for negotiation or explanation?
This is bad!
How can he do anything when they cannot even talk?
Manager Wu and the rest of the company's top management walked over anxiously.
"Chief Zhou."
"How is it?"
"About the suspension, what exactly …"
The higher-ups all had shares in the company. This was also related to their livelihood and financial resources. They could not help but care about it. If the company went bankrupt, no one would have a good time!
Chief Zhou looked at them but did not say a word.
Everyone looked at each other. Their faces turned pale. The project did not succeed? Even those leaders who are close to Chief Zhou cannot do anything about it?
"How did this happen?!"
"Why did they stop our projects all of a sudden?"
"If these two projects are put on hold indefinitely, not to mention never being able to be released, even if they are delayed for three months to half a year, the company won't be able to persist. The capital chain would have been broken long ago!"
"Is it because of that young man?"
"It must be him. Who else can it be other than him?"
"But isn't this too fast? He had only called us for 10 minutes, and they stopped our projects? The higher-ups can't possibly approve the project so quickly! "
"Who knows? That person looks a little strange."
The top management discussed among themselves. They are all worried about their futures.
Manager Wu could not care less about the wound on his mouth. He asked anxiously. "Chief Zhou, what should we do now?"
Other than Chief Zhou, Manager Wu owns the most shares in the company. He is also the one who is the most anxious.
Chief Zhou did not say a word. He closed his eyes and pondered for a long time. He seems to be thinking and trying to calm himself down.
1 second … …
10 seconds … …
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the corridor became more tense.
Suddenly, the door to the surveillance room opened, and Deputy Chief Chang and a police officer walked out. The police officer continued to investigate the case and questioned the witnesses, while Deputy Chief Chang went to the bathroom. After a while, he finished washing his hands and walked out of the bathroom. He looked at Chief Zhou and the rest.
Chief Zhou walked up to him. "Chief Chang."
"Huh?" Deputy Chief Chang looked at him coldly.
Chief Zhou paused. His expression had already changed. From his condescending attitude just now, he was now calm and composed. He wasn't unhappy at all. "Your suggestion just now was right. This isn't a big deal. I'll listen to you. Let's settle this privately."
Chief Zhou had the intention to compromise.
That's right. Reputation is more important than anything, but sometimes, it is worthless than anything.
Deputy Chief Chang sneered in his heart. He knew Dong Xuebing is not an ordinary person, and that's why he had helped Dong Xuebing to settle this matter. But what about you all? Dong Xuebing is not an ordinary person. That's why he had helped Dong Xuebing to settle this matter. But what about you all? Do you still think that I'm trying to harm you? You keep saying that you won't let me off, and you're so arrogant. You even want to go against me?
Now you all want to settle this?
What the hell were you all doing earlier?!
Deputy Chief Chang had no intention to interfere. He replied. "We can settle this, but it is up to both parties."
Chief Zhou hesitated. "You are a police officer, and I think it is better for a police officer to step in."
Deputy Chief Chang can't be bothered with Chief Zhou. "I cannot step in. I had tried to mediate with you all, but you all rejected me first. We had dealt with each other many times, and I am doing this for your own good. You all should know by now. But you all do not appreciate my kindness, and I can't do anything about it." After Chief Zhou and the rest did not give him any face, Deputy Chief Chang had told them not to look for him if there were any problems. Deputy Chief Chang will not take back his words. Now, you all think of me? It's too late!
Manager Zhou and the rest in his company were embarrassed. At first, they did not expect Dong Xuebing to have a powerful background and did not know he had so much influence in the SARFT. That's why they did not feel wronged when Manager Wu tried to molest a woman. They wanted to teach Dong Xuebing a lesson as they cannot lose the authority of the company's higher-ups. That's why they did not give Deputy Station Chief Chang and the officers in the station any face. But no one had expected this to happen, and it was too late for them to regret.
"Chief Chang, please help us." The other company's top management also saw the situation. Even Director Zhou had lowered his head, which means the company is at its wit's end. They knew the company's survival depends on the attitude of that young man, Dong Xuebing, in the room.
Deputy Chief Chang waved his hand. "I had said you all can settle this among yourselves. Our station is only providing a venue for you all to settle this."
Chief Wu was still angry that he was beaten up by Dong Xuebing. "But what about him hitting someone?"
Deputy Chief Chang replied. "If you all cannot settle this privately, our station will step in. But from what I can see, both parties are at fault."
Chief Wu replied angrily. "But they don't have any evidence, and they are still trying to frame me. Then …"
No evidence?
You still dare to mention if you have evidence?
Deputy Chief Chang was annoyed and can't be bothered to speak.
"Old Wu!" Chief Zhou shouted. "Shut up!"
Chief Wu's face changed. He gritted his teeth and did not say a word.
This incident was caused by Chief Wu, and he had even caused an unknown person to appear in their company. It's impossible for Chief Zhou to be nice to him. Evidence? Dong Xuebing had said he does not need evidence. Yes. Dong Xuebing is powerful. Zhou Kexin had worked hard for more than a month to pass the approval for this TV series. But Dong Xuebing canceled the approval within 10 minutes with a phone call. Dong Xuebing is going to shut down Zhou Kexin's company, and there's no point in asking for evidence now. Everyone knows that Zhou Kexin's company is the one who started this incident.
He looked at Deputy Superintendent Chang and said, "Our attitude wasn't good earlier, and I just got here and didn't really understand the situation, so I was a little abrupt. If we've offended you in any way, please forgive us. We'll still need you to speak up for us later. Regardless of whether it works out or not, just say the word in the future and I'll definitely not say anything." He promised a blank cheque to Deputy Superintendent Chang.
Deputy Chief Chang does not care about this. Speak up for you all? Bullshit. That person in the room can even order the City's Committee Secretary around. If I speak up for you all, I will be offending him. Do you all think I don't have enough things to do? In fact, if it was at the beginning of the incident, when the young man asked for an apology from Director Zhou and the rest, it would not be a problem for Deputy Director Chang to say a few words to mediate the situation. But now, it was impossible. The matter had been pushed to an irreconcilable point by the company's higher-ups. Of course, Deputy Director Chang would not add to the mess at this time. In fact, in his opinion, whether or not this matter could be mediated was a problem. The young man's temper was not ordinary!
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