The story of Rose starts with being a brother

Chapter 342: Things are serious, let’s begin!
At the end of February, in the conference room of "ME" company.

"Last week was the first week after the Chinese New Year, and the sales of ME dropped significantly compared to the year before. Compared to the same period last year, the sales were also much lower..."

"This issue must leave six pages of soft copy for new brands. The core of ME is 'fashion, elegance, and rebellion'. We can't just follow the trend and make a stereotyped celebrity assembly line..."

"ME is the leading fashion magazine in Shanghai, and creativity is our company's greatest competitive advantage. The money allocated to the creative and photography departments every quarter is not for you to compete with each other every day to see who has a better aesthetic..."

"Fashion is not about pleasing everyone, but about making those who hate us discuss us! What I need now is a cover that can be on the trending search. The company pays you to do things and recruit people, not to chase stars..."

In the conference room, Gong Ming, editor-in-chief and executive president of ME, was convening a meeting with the company's senior executives with a sullen face. In the huge room, only his voice could be heard.

In addition to the group of people gathered around the long desk who were being scolded, the top and bottom leaders of many departments who were sitting on the left and right sides and against the wall at the back were also silent.

The mobilization meeting at the beginning of the year a week ago was only the first half. Now at the end of the first month after the New Year, the second half has begun.

But compared to previous years, Boss Gong cursed even more harshly this year.

Lin Xiao sat in the corner and kept recording the content of the meeting. Although Gong Ming was not scolding her, she still dared not breathe every time the other party's voice got louder.

When Kitty started playing the slides for everyone, Lin Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, then quietly poked the person sitting in front of him with a pen.

"Gu Li, my pen is out of ink. Can I borrow yours?" Lin Xiao leaned forward and said in a low voice.

Gu Li, who had been frowning as if she was being scolded seriously or daydreaming, quickly handed the pen she brought over but had not written a single word on it to Lin Xiao.

"Thank you." Lin Xiao said in a low voice.

It wasn't surprising that the other party didn't respond to her. Apart from the heavy atmosphere in the meeting room, the other party had been looking deadpan during company meetings for the past two months.

It's very simple, because two months ago, Gu Li was sitting at the desk, not leaning against the wall like now.

And the person sitting in the seat that originally belonged to her was her boyfriend Gu Yuan.

Although Gu Li was removed from the position of financial director by Ye Chuanping overnight, it did not mean that she was kicked out of ME.

After all, Shenggu’s acquisition by Constanly Group was not a full acquisition. As a shareholder of Shenggu, she still had to be under the Gong family.

Moreover, after Gong Ming’s birthday party, Gong Ming also told her that he still had confidence in her and that her current situation was only temporary.

Regardless of whether it was just a polite remark, at least she had no other qualifications to be so rude.

As I said, after selling Shenggu, she had nothing left except money and her future in ME.

Well... ever since he lost his position as financial director, Gu Li has been left with nothing except money.

Oh, by the way, she now has a financial deficit of 200 million.

So even though Gu Li had a bad temper, he could only sit here and take the scolding.

Seeing her boyfriend quietly turning his head and winking at her, Gu Li pretended not to see it and continued to stare at the slides.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan, who had failed to communicate with his eyes, had no choice but to continue the meeting seriously to avoid being scolded by Gong Ming later.

Although he is the eldest son of the Ye family, and his status and position are no less than Gong Ming's except that he is younger than the other, unfortunately, the workplace has its own rules.

If he doesn't come into "ME", then he will naturally be worthy of Gong Ming with the title of Young Master Ye, but if he comes in, he will have to be an obedient subordinate of the other party. If he really shows Young Master Ye's temper here, even his own mother will not stand on his side.

After all, the main reason Ye Chuanping pushed him in was not only to reveal some secrets that could not be revealed in advance, but also to train him.

If he stays in the Ye Group, everyone will inevitably treat him like a prince. Only by placing him in other interest groups can he have more growth.

Although many people are concerned about the reputation of "ME", no matter how concerned they are, they will not really support him due to the impact of interests, and he will still get into trouble.

Before, Gu Li’s wealth here was only lower than Gong Ming’s, but wasn’t he also subjected to countless bullying?
As for why Ye Chuanping didn't send her eldest son to a farther place for training, just like in movies and TV dramas, to let him grow up in obscurity, maybe with some tricks to play the pig and eat the tiger... Of course, there was no need for that, and neither she nor Gu Yuan had nothing better to do than to do such a stupid thing.

He should first do a good job on finance here and prepare for being transferred back to Ye's company later. There is no need for Gu Yuan to do anything to expand the territory. A stable succession, stable operation and stable development, and the transition from Chief Financial Officer CFO to Chief Executive Officer CEO is a normal thing.

Like many large companies, apart from the initial entrepreneurial leader who is the top boss, most of the successors come from a finance background.

Those who manage money are always very important.

At the moment, Gong Ming also knew the reason why Ye Chuanping pushed Gu Yuan in... At least he knew the obvious part of the reason, so he had never been polite to Gu Yuan.

Those who deserve to be scolded should also be scolded.

"Although it is only the end of February, the data for the first quarter of this year can already be roughly seen. If no miracle happens next month, then everyone here will create the lowest sales quarter for "ME" in the past five years..."

Just as Gong Ming continued to speak about the contents on the slide, Lin Xiao in the corner felt the vibration of the phone in his pocket.

Frowning, Lin Xiao gently took out the phone and found that it was an unfamiliar number, but it was from a local number.

After a little hesitation, she left her seat, hunched over, opened the back door and went out to answer the phone.

Gong Ming naturally noticed this scene, but just frowned and said nothing. It was not like people were asked to turn off their phones during a meeting, and with so many people here, it was inevitable that calls would come in.

But few people dare to go out and answer the phone when he is cursing.

Because of Jian Xi?

When he thought of what that person said with a smile at the birthday party, his mood became even worse.

"I don't care what method you use. Next month, I must see the name of ME appear on the fashion hot list, otherwise..."

"boom!"

Before Editor Gong finished his speech, the half-closed back door was suddenly pushed open. The loud noise instantly interrupted his words and also attracted the attention of other people in the meeting room.

"Lin Xiao, have you completely forgotten the content of the on-the-job training? Do you need to start from scratch again?!"

Gong Ming looked coldly at Lin Xiao at the door, his voice filled with anger that could no longer be concealed.

Gu Li also frowned and looked at her best friend. It was the first time she saw her do such an eye-catching thing in the company.

"Mr. Gong, phone...phone..." However, Lin Xiao couldn't care less at the moment. She held up the phone with a look of shock on her face.

"What's up with the phone? Who's calling?"

"It's a call from the Audit Bureau." Lin Xiao looked away from Gong Ming's face and turned to look at her best friend. Shock turned into worry. "The auditors are here. They're here to look for... to look for Gu Li."

"..."

The already quiet conference room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone's eyes turned to Gu Li, who was sitting in the back with a dazed look on his face.

Gu Yuan was the first to stand up. He had a calm expression on his face during the meeting, but now his brows were furrowed.

"Where are people?"

"I got on the elevator. They said there was a financial case that needed Gu Li's help in investigating."

Lin Xiao looked at Gu Li and said, and after she finished speaking, other people in the meeting room began to whisper.

After Gu Li came to his senses, he realized something. After taking a look at Gong Ming and Gu Yuan in front of him, he stood up and walked out.

Seeing this, Gu Yuan also rushed out, and when Lin Xiao was about to follow, Gong Ming stopped her.

"Lin Xiao, wait a minute!" Gong Ming looked serious. After calling Lin Xiao, he also looked at Kitty who was standing by the wall with a shocked face, "Have you received the Audit Notice before?" "No."

"No, and I haven't received any news about the audit." Kitty said quickly, and this was where she was shocked.

A surprise audit, it's a big deal.

……

"The sword angrily cuts the snow-winged eagle, and the mountain majestically rises to the sky. The fire is surging and burning, and the sea is rising thousands of feet high..."

In Pudong, there were also many people sitting in the conference room of Hongye Media. At this time, on the big screen in the conference room, this song that was both earthy and awkward but also very emotional was playing...

rap?

This word popped up in the minds of many people in the conference room, but everyone knew that this was not rap, but the rap of the company's "Social Xiang Sister".

The culture of shouting rap actually appeared very early, even ten years ago, but it was mostly popular in nightclubs at that time, and later in chat room culture.

Before this, it had never been specifically brought to the stage for singing, let alone discussed by so many people in an entertainment company. Even if some people were rapping on the Internet, they were only a minority, and the rap culture had not yet taken off.

Looking at the non-mainstream woman in the video with exaggerated bright blue highlights, thick bangs covering her eyebrows, and an exaggerated afro on the back of her head, who was yelling with a red face and exposed veins, even though everyone had seen it many times, they still couldn't help but look at Nan Xiang who was sitting on the side of the conference room.

This is really... a contrast!

Who can recognize that the person in front of you with light makeup, long hair tied up, and wrapped in a neat gray trench coat is the same woman as the woman in the video?

Thick black eyeliner, sequined eyeshadow, crudely applied false eyelashes, lips painted with fluorescent pink lipstick, heart-shaped sequins on the face, and a riveted vest and ripped jeans are the public impression of her on the Internet.

"OK, everyone has watched the final version of the video. Do you have any suggestions?"

After the video was played, Jian Xi turned to look at everyone in the conference room and asked.

Everyone looked at each other and finally shook their heads. The production of this video had been planned and launched last year... Yes, it was actually a project, and it was led by the boss himself. The boss didn't care much about the previous rap, including some live broadcasts or video content, which contained a lot of improvisation.

Who would have thought that the boss would be so serious this time, that the rap for "Sword Mountain and Fire Sea" was only completely completed a few days ago after the Chinese New Year this year. Most of the people here are almost sick of it, especially with such a noisy format. At the beginning, everyone still found it interesting, but after so many times, they couldn't stand it anymore. Now, it's all passed in the boss's hands with great difficulty, and no one is thinking about making changes.

Seeing that everyone shook their heads, Jian Xi looked at Nan Xiang next to him: "Nan Xiang, do you think there is anything else that needs to be changed?"

"..." Everyone looked over, Nan Xiang's mouth twitched, and she said in a hoarse voice, "No, no more."

Others suffered from their ears, but she suffered from her throat. Even though her physical condition had improved a lot, her throat had become a little hoarse.

So Boss Jian nodded and said, "Okay, then the promotion and streaming will proceed according to the previously planned plan. Other influencers under the company can also be used to attract traffic in videos and live broadcasts and serve as background music or something."

After a pause, he said, "You can start preparing for the male version. We'll release it after the momentum here slows down. To be honest, this lyric still needs a male voice to sound powerful. However, the male influencers in the same field in the company are still a little behind Nan Xiang in terms of size."

"Boss..." At this time, a woman wearing glasses in the conference room raised her hand and spoke. After Jian Xi looked over and nodded, she continued, "The copyright of this song has been registered. As for restrictions on others..."

Jian Xi understood it quickly, and after a moment of hesitation, he said, "No need to restrict it. As long as the source is in our hands, everyone else, even if they are not from our company, can sing if they want."

Jian Xi is very clear that these days, Internet-derived culture, such as rap, basically has no copyright awareness. Restricting copyright will only limit oneself, and it is enough as long as it can be sung out.

He is not bored and wants to trouble everyone with this song, but the company needs to show a clear breakthrough point in the local music track.

After more than a year of specialized development, the company has already ranked among the best in the domestic market, but this is not enough. At least in this year's most intense competition, it needs to become a banner that all big capitals cannot bypass.

Although this will limit the company's image positioning, it doesn't matter. This area will have to be separated sooner or later. It is normal to have gains and losses. We cannot waste such a large piece of traffic cake.

At the beginning, I asked Nan Xiang to come and do the non-mainstream work. Although I did have a rather bad taste, I have to say that this was a right move. It would have been a waste of Nan Xiang's talent if she didn't do the non-mainstream work.

After discussing for a while in the conference room, Jian Xi's phone on the table vibrated. After seeing the incoming call, he raised his eyebrows, but did not rush to answer it. Instead, he said to everyone:

"There is one more thing. Select some people from the Xingxiu section who don't perform well and come to Nanxiang." Jian Xi looked at Nanxiang and continued, "You also need to start changing the group broadcast format that I mentioned before."

"Okay." Nan Xiang nodded. This matter was also discussed last year. However, even if the other party did not discuss it with her, she would not refuse him.

"After the group broadcast begins, remember to have those people add the suffix 'Enshi Shehui Xiangjie' to their IDs. As for becoming a disciple... you can also prepare for hype about this."

After a pause, Jian Xi looked at everyone with a serious expression and said, "Let me say this again. The Xingxiu Internet celebrities in the company are hired for work, not to give benefits to the company's perverts. If I receive another report that someone is harassing them, don't blame me for being ruthless when dealing with their superiors."

"Although our company does not follow the traditional office work model and does not explicitly prohibit office romances, I hope that everyone has a scale in their hearts and knows what should and should not be done!" As the biggest unspoken rule boss of Hongye Media, Boss Jian said righteously.

Sorry, only the county magistrate is allowed to set fire, and the common people are not allowed to light lamps.

As soon as he finished speaking, some people in the conference room began to look unnatural, both men and women. There was nothing they could do about it; it was inevitable for everyone to like beautiful things.

But after hearing the big boss's knock, everyone nodded in unison, including Nan Xiang, whose eyes also looked a little unnatural. For a moment, she didn't know whether this really included her or was just a flirtation with her.

It should be flirting, right?

"Okay, that's all for today. Let's adjourn the meeting. Nan Xiang, please stay for a while."

"..."

The door of the conference room opened, and the people inside filed out, feeling relieved. When only Nan Xiang and Jian Xi were left, she quietly glanced outside. This was a glass door, so it shouldn't be necessary now...

"Don't think too much and keep your mind clear." When Jian Xi saw the other person like this, he knew what this woman was thinking.

"..."

Nan Xiang retracted her gaze, gritted her teeth and said nothing.

You sound like you're the only one who's overthinking this?

But this time Jian Xi ignored her, but picked up the phone that had been hung up on the table and dialed again.

While waiting for the call to be answered, he saw Nan Xiang looking at him and pointed to the cup on the table.

Nan Xiang pouted when she saw this, and had to stand up, pick up the cup and pour him tea.

"Do you still have your throat-moistening pear tea? My throat is a little dry too." Jian Xi said with a smile.

"Ah? There's more." Nan Xiang picked up her kettle on the table and was about to open it to pour the pear tea into the other person's cup when she suddenly paused. Then, in Jian Xi's puzzled gaze, she pushed the kettle directly in front of him.

"There is a straw." Nan Xiang blinked and said softly.

Jian Xi smiled and started drinking without saying anything else.

At this time, the phone was connected. He let go of the straw and smiled at the phone: "Hello? Aunt Ye, I'm sorry, I was in a meeting just now and didn't hear the call..."

Nan Xiang blinked and waited quietly, but her eyes were on the straw of her water bottle, on which there were obvious teeth marks.

This guy must have done it on purpose... Nan Xiang's face turned slightly red, and she felt a little uncomfortable in her chest.

Just now he was saying that I should have a clear mind about office romances, and now he is deliberately teasing me... Don't you know that I will become very sensitive in such places?

No, this guy must know!

Jian Xi, who didn't know that Nan Xiang had a slight fever, smiled and said to the person on the phone, "Has the audit department started yet? Okay, I'll follow up right away."

(End of this chapter)