Global Film Emperor

Chapter 245 Conversation
Upon hearing this news, Lu Ze was immediately jolted awake. He was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what was happening and rubbed his forehead with a headache.

In fact, Lu Ze had noticed something a long time ago. Although he didn't have the authority to interfere in the internal affairs of the group, he could tell from Hu Zhiguang's increasing amount of gray hair that the situation was not so optimistic.

But to his utter surprise, Hu Zhiguang resigned from his position as general manager of Qian Shijia so quietly, without any conflict or open struggle. It was as if everything had been arranged in private.

From the other end of the phone, one could almost hear the hurried footsteps of high heels in the corridor. It seemed that what happened today was destined to cause everyone in the company a lot of headaches. After thinking for a moment, Lu Ze finally spoke.

"Is this what just happened?"

"Yes, ten minutes ago, General Manager Hu announced at the meeting that he had resigned. After saying goodbye to everyone, he left five minutes ago. Now, the company's general manager is Vice President Li."

Lu Ze knew this was the case. He guessed that Li Shanjun had no way to undermine Hu Zhiguang and could only exert pressure from within the group.

It's possible that Li Shanjun's initial purpose in coming here was simply to restrain Hu Zhiguang within Qian Shijia, but later he discovered that Hu's faction was too powerful, and the group didn't want to see such a situation, so he went all out and directly dismissed Hu Zhiguang.

If that's really the case, then the Li family's behavior is truly disheartening. After all, Qian Shijia was brought up by Hu Zhiguang; Li Shanjun played virtually no role. Now that Qian Shijia has secured his position, he's gotten rid of a veteran who's worked at Rongchuang for over twenty years. This...
"I understand. I'll call Mr. Hu first."

Shen Jinghan agreed and hung up the phone, without any worries in his heart.

In reality, the power struggle at the top wouldn't have much of an impact on Lu Ze. After all, there were no Li faction members within the group, only Hu faction members. Now that Hu Zhiguang is gone, all Li Shanjun needs to do is take over completely. It's impossible and unnecessary for him to carry out a major reshuffle within the company.

Lu Ze's position as the top leader of Qian Shijia is very stable. He is the living advertisement of Qian Shijia. Li Shanjun must be out of his mind to make things difficult for Lu Ze. At the very least, he will maintain the existing distribution of benefits with Lu Ze. There is a high probability that he will increase Lu Ze's contract and invest more resources in Lu Ze in order to ensure that Lu Ze can smoothly transition from the Hu faction to the Li faction.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ze thought for a long time in the car. When the car was about to arrive at the hotel, he asked Liu Bin to stop the car on the side of the road. Liu Bin was also smart and woke up Wang Zixuan, who was sleeping soundly. The two of them got out of the car, leaving Lu Ze with private space. After the two of them got out of the car, Lu Ze made a call. After three rings, Hu Zhiguang answered the phone.

"Hello? Lu Ze, what do you want? I've been getting this call non-stop since I left the company. Can't you guys give me a break?"

"Mr. Hu."

"Hey, you've heard the news too, right? I've already resigned and am now a free agent. I have nothing to do with Qian Shijia anymore. You don't need to call me President Hu anymore. If we're just friends, call me Uncle."

Although Hu Zhiguang's tone was calm, Lu Ze could somehow sense that he was unwilling to accept it. It made sense; anyone would find it hard to swallow such a grievance.

Moreover, Lu Ze had heard rumors that Hu Zhiguang was originally in charge of Rongchuang Real Estate, which was Rongchuang's main source of cash and its lifeblood. However, after the old chairman stepped down and the new chairman took over, Hu Zhiguang was ousted from the core of the group and subsequently founded Qian Shijia Culture Media.

This constant forbearance only resulted in the other party becoming increasingly aggressive. This was truly infuriating. Lu Ze didn't know how powerful Hu Zhiguang was within the group back then, that he would be ostracized like this. But Lu Ze realized that loyal ministers have always met with bad ends, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Hu Zhiguang seemed to have guessed Lu Ze's thoughts. When Lu Ze didn't speak, Hu Zhiguang started talking to himself.

"There's no need to make it seem like a life-or-death separation. It's not a big deal. After so many years in the workplace, it's a blessing to bring it to a close now."

"More than 20 years ago, when I joined Rongchuang, it was just a local real estate company. I was only in my early twenties and had just graduated from university. I was an employee of Rongchuang from my internship stage and stayed there for more than 20 years. Looking back now, it was quite tiring. As you climb up the ladder, you also need to constantly recharge yourself, for fear of holding the company back."

"Around 2010, I was the general manager of the group's real estate company. That period was the expansion period of commercial real estate. I didn't take a vacation for four years, not even during the Spring Festival. I flew all over the country every day to negotiate contracts and projects. Now that I think about it, I don't even know how I got through it. Now I can finally rest. Recently, I was diagnosed with diabetes and my blood pressure has been high. My grandson is about to be born, so I'm thinking about retiring at home. Actually, it's not as complicated as you think."

"Do you know what I'm most proud of after establishing Qian Shijia? It's discovering you. I'm not exaggerating or flattering you. To be honest, I have to thank Lao Guo. If it weren't for his recommendation, you wouldn't have gotten into Qian Shijia. It's all fate and luck. Let's not dwell on it." "I just want to tell you, don't reminisce about the past. I guarantee that the company won't be any different after I leave. Now that I'm gone, you're not stupid. You should know how to choose. Go with the flow and protect yourself. That's what you should do. I won't say anything more. I'll let you know when my grandson is born. Come all of you. He won't mind. Lu Ze, your future is more than this. The most important thing is how you choose. Don't be foolish. Do your job well. I'm starting the game now. I'll talk to you later."

Before Lu Ze could say anything more, Hu Zhiguang hung up after saying a lot. Lu Ze stared blankly at his phone, lost in thought. The days of Hu Zhiguang, the legendary "King of Hired Managers" in the domestic business world, finally came to an end at Rongchuang.

Less than thirty seconds later, another call came in. Lu Ze looked at the caller ID and his expression was somewhat complicated. The fact that the call came in so quickly basically proved that this was not the first call.

"Hello, Mr. Li."

"Lu Ze, you're filming in Hangzhou right now, right? Are you settling in well there?"

On his first day as general manager, Li Shanjun did not become arrogant. Instead, his tone became even more gentle. After all, his position was different now. He was now in charge of Qian Shijia as the head of the company and cared about Qian Shijia's top lieutenant.

He also didn't mention that he had called Lu Ze seven times. After all, no matter how cunning Hu Zhiguang was, he couldn't cause any big trouble now that he had withdrawn from the game.

"It's very good. After all, it's not far from Shanghai. I lived in Zhejiang for a few years before, so I'm very used to the food. Thank you for your help, Mr. Li."

It's only a little over 200 kilometers in total. How different can Shanghai and Hangzhou be? The two were just rambling on before getting to the main topic. In the end, they still had to talk about the main topic.

"Well, Lu Ze, the company is facing a new phase and a new beginning. So, I've decided to make some changes, either roughly or in detail, to all the artists' contracts. Of course, the changes will be for the better, so you don't need to worry about that."

Lu Ze recalled what Hu Zhiguang had said earlier. What else could he do? It wasn't that Hu Zhiguang was in a weak position now, but rather that he had simply left the big picture. Lu Ze, however, still had to continue working at Qian Shijia.

Now that Lee Sun-kyun wants to take over the Hu faction with great goodwill, even making concessions on profits, what can he say?

"I have no objection, Mr. Li. How about this, you set a time, I'll go back to Shanghai, and we can discuss the contract then. What do you think?"

"No, no, no, work comes first. I know what kind of person you are, don't worry, I respect your professionalism. Don't rush the contract, it's definitely yours, it won't run away. We'll talk about it after you finish filming, okay?"

"of course can."

"Okay, the Golden Rooster Awards will be held in September, right? I'll prepare a celebration banquet for you then, and we can have a good chat. That's all for now, you go back to work, I'll hang up now."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Ze spun the phone twice in his palm without saying a word. He picked up the cat cage, got out of the car, and left the crippled cat at the pet store. This time, the cat was in a good mood and stopped throwing a tantrum. It lay in the cage with its tongue sticking out, letting people touch it at will.

After settling the lame man in, he got into the car, went into the hotel, and went to his room to rest.

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I had a bit of an upset stomach from drinking, and I don't know which snacks I had with the alcohol were not to my liking. Sorry for the late update.

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