How can you ascend to heaven when you are a star?

Chapter 455 What can you do to me?
When Chen Mingyuan saw Zhang Wen leave, he immediately became anxious. Although this was the first time he had met Zhang Wen, he had already heard many stories about him.

With just three songs, this young man not only made Tang Yi and the Future Girls group famous, but also helped Jiang Li win several major awards at the recently concluded Golden Melody Awards ceremony, single-handedly increasing the company's music business revenue by 120%.

He had just been parachuted into Tianxi Media and urgently needed to achieve results to prove himself to the board of directors. The young man in front of him was both capable and had a grudge against Li Lehua, making him the perfect candidate to be his right-hand man.

If the other party backs out and stops writing songs for the company's singers, won't the company's music revenue drop significantly next year?

Not only will they fail to produce outstanding results, but they will also be relentlessly targeted by Li Lehua. It will be difficult to say whether they can even maintain their position as deputy general manager, let alone check and balance Li Lehua.

The moment Zhang Wen's hand touched the doorknob, Chen Mingyuan abruptly stood up from his chair, his mind filled with only one thought: he absolutely could not let this young man leave like this.

"Teacher Zhang, wait a minute!"

Although Chen Mingyuan tried his best to control himself, his tone still revealed a hint of anxiety.

Zhang Wen paused, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes. He then turned around, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression, and deliberately asked, "Is there something you need, Mr. Chen?"

Chen Mingyuan strode out from behind his desk, his previous nonchalant expression gone. He said in an extremely earnest tone, "Teacher Zhang, I know you feel wronged and I understand your dissatisfaction with Li Lehua's actions. Don't worry, I won't stand idly by in this matter."

Seeing Chen Mingyuan's forehead slightly sweating with anxiety, Zhang Wen's smile deepened, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he asked suspiciously, "Mr. Chen, is what you said true? You're not lying to me?"

"Of course I'm not lying to you. If a leader doesn't stand up for his subordinates, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes." Chen Mingyuan said seriously, "I'll go find Li Lehua in a little while and get justice for you. If she can't come up with compensation that satisfies you, I'll report to the board of directors."

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. I'll wait here for your good news." Zhang Wen said, then sat down in the chair next to him.

what?
Chen Mingyuan was stunned and froze on the spot.

He said "wait a while" just to keep the other party calm, thinking he could calm them down first and then figure out a strategy. Who would have thought the other party would stay and wait for news? Isn't this forcing him to go now?
But the words have already been spoken. If he changes his mind now, it will only make him seem insincere. How can he convince the other party in the future?
Now that things have come to this, all we can do is go and meet with Li Lehua. Even if we can't get 'justice,' at least we can show this young man our stance, and from now on, he'll be one of our people.

"Okay!" Chen Mingyuan agreed reluctantly. "Wait for me here, I'll be right there."

After saying that, he walked towards the door.

Looking at the somewhat hurried figure of Deputy General Manager Chen, Zhang Wen could no longer hide the smile in his eyes. He had long guessed that the other party was using delaying tactics. The reason he deliberately sat down and did not leave was to force the other party to go to Li Lehua, make a big fuss, and embarrass Li Lehua.

Meanwhile, in the general manager's office, Li Lehua had a gloomy face and found everything displeasing.

She had already learned from her secretary that Zhang Wen had returned to the company and that he had gone to Chen Mingyuan's office. These two were now her biggest concerns, and their getting together was bound to be troublesome.

Just as she was wondering, there was a knock on the door, and then her secretary walked in.

"Mr. Li, Vice President Chen is looking for you," Secretary Hu said cautiously.

Li Lehua raised an eyebrow. Didn't that guy surnamed Zhang go to Vice President Chen's office? Did they finish talking so quickly?

For some reason, a bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

"Let him in," Li Lehua said calmly.

As the old saying goes: When soldiers come, generals will block them; when water comes, earth will dam it.

She's the company's general manager. Does she really need to be afraid of a deputy general manager and an employee? If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off.
Secretary Hu walked out of the office, and soon Chen Mingyuan pushed open the door and walked in, his face showing a serious, businesslike expression.

"Vice President Chen, is there anything I can help you with?" Li Lehua asked proactively.

Chen Mingyuan walked to the desk, his face stern, and asked, "President Li, there are rumors circulating online that in order to suppress Zhang Wen, you actually went to Zheng Jinpeng and gave the award that originally belonged to Zhang Wen and the Future Girls Group to someone else. Is there any truth to this?"

Li Lehua's heart sank; she hadn't expected Chen Mingyuan to come and stand up for Zhang Wen.

She suppressed her anger and sneered, "Vice President Chen, what you're saying is old news. Didn't you see today's news? The person who said that has been sent to a mental hospital for treatment. Vice President Chen, you don't believe the words of a mentally ill person, do you?"

Chen Mingyuan looked at the mocking smile on Li Lehua's lips and had already guessed that the other party would use 'Sun Shiping is mentally ill' as a shield to easily wipe away all doubts.

But he came today with no intention of leaving the other party a way out.

"President Li, you and I both know very well whether Sun Shiping is mentally ill or not. What I want to ask now is, did you ask Zheng Jinpeng to change the award? Did you replace the Golden Melody Award that originally belonged to Zhang Wenhe and Future Girls with someone else?" Chen Mingyuan questioned loudly.

Li Lehua's face darkened as she was questioned, her fingers gripping the armrest of her chair tightly. How dare a mere vice president question her, the general manager?
Tianxi Media was founded by her.

“Vice President Chen, I really don’t know how you could say such a thing. I am the general manager of the company. How could I give an award to someone else that belongs to one of our own artists?” Li Lehua said coldly.

She would never admit to suppressing her own artists. If she did, would the artists in the company still respect her?
Nobody wants a boss who harms others without benefiting himself and is always stabbing them in the back.

“President Li, now that things have come to this, you shouldn’t pretend to be ignorant. Zhang Wen just came to me demanding justice. I wonder how President Li plans to compensate Zhang Wen and the Future Girls group?” Chen Mingyuan didn’t believe the other party’s words at all. People like him could say they were sticking together for warmth even if they were trapped in bed.

"Compensation? I did nothing, why should I compensate him? Just because a mentally ill person said a few baseless things during a live broadcast? If that's the case, can I also find a mentally ill person to smear you, Vice President Chen, saying that you are immoral and have improper conduct?" Li Lehua asked with a cold smile.

Although she lied, she wasn't panicked at all.

There is nothing special about it, it’s just a matter of practice.

"It seems Mr. Li has no intention of compensating Zhang Wen? In that case, don't blame me for reporting this to the board. I wonder if the board members will believe your explanation." Chen Mingyuan had guessed this would be the outcome, so he turned and walked out of the office, not wanting to argue with the other party for the sake of a moment's pleasure.

"boom!"

The door was slammed shut.

Li Lehua finally could no longer suppress her anger, grabbed the documents on the table and threw them toward the door.

"Wow!"

The documents scattered in the air, falling to the ground like snowflakes.

"A mere deputy general manager dares to challenge me? What an arrogant fool!" Li Lehua cursed loudly, completely unafraid of being overheard.

In fact, Chen Mingyuan did hear it, but he couldn't go back and argue with Li Lehua, much less fight with her. That would be a sign of incompetence. A real man proves himself in action.

'Hmph, let's hope you can still be this tough when the board members question you!'

Chen Mingyuan thought to himself.

Back in his office, Chen Mingyuan was met with Zhang Wen's questioning gaze as soon as he pushed open the door. He immediately put on an angry look and said indignantly, "Teacher Zhang, that woman Li Lehua is too stubborn. No matter what I say, she won't admit to suppressing you at the Golden Melody Awards. She even said that Sun Shiping is mentally ill and that what he says is not credible."

He appeared to be standing up for Li Lehua, but in reality, he was passing the buck to Zhang Wen, hoping Zhang Wen would solve the problem.

Zhang Wen naturally knew Chen Mingyuan's thoughts and guessed that Li Lehua would deny it, but he still pretended to be angry and frowned as he replied, "Oh? Really? She really won't admit it?"

“Yes.” Chen Mingyuan nodded heavily. “Not only does she refuse to admit it, but she also has no intention of paying compensation. It’s outrageous. I will report to the board of directors in a little while. A person like that is not fit to be the general manager at all.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mingyuan regretted it. If the young man in front of him still wanted to stay here and wait for him to report to the board of directors, should he report or not?
This call definitely needs to be made, but today or tomorrow is not the right time. We can't let the board members go into the new year with their anger, can we?
Bringing the anger of the old year into the new year is infuriating just to hear about.

"boom!"

Zhang Wen slammed his hand on the table, stood up abruptly, and said angrily, "This is outrageous! This is too much! I'm going to confront her right now. Mr. Chen, you'll be a witness."

"Okay." Chen Mingyuan readily agreed, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he didn't have to wait here to call the directors to complain.

Moreover, with Teacher Zhang and Li Lehua making such a scene, the whole company will know, and Li Lehua's prestige will be affected, allowing him to reap the benefits.

Zhang Wen stormed upstairs, ignoring Secretary Hu's attempts to stop him, and pushed open the door to the general manager's office.

Li Lehua was still angry, but when she saw the person who came in, her eyes instantly turned cold. "Zhang Wen, who let you in? Don't you have any manners? Where is Secretary Hu?"

Secretary Hu followed closely behind, and upon hearing the general manager's words, stood trembling to the side, head bowed, not daring to speak. "Don't shout, I came in myself." Zhang Wen walked to the desk, placed his hands on the surface, and asked through gritted teeth, "President Li, I'm asking you, did you have Zheng Jinpeng change the Golden Melody Awards?"

Chen Mingyuan, who followed Zhang Wen in, was startled by Zhang Wen's imposing manner. He hadn't expected the other party to dare to slam his fist on the table with Li Lehua. It seemed that he had been polite to Zhang Wen before.

Li Lehua felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, but still maintained his authority as general manager, and sneered, "Zhang Wen, how come you're as mentally unstable as Vice President Chen? You even believe the words of a mentally ill person? Sun Shiping said at the beginning that the Golden Melody Awards were fair and just, why didn't you believe him?"

Chen Mingyuan looked completely innocent, never expecting to be scolded. This time, he didn't say anything.

"Li Lehua, do you dare to swear an oath?" Zhang Wen asked.

"What oath?" Li Lehua asked irritably.

“If you had Zheng Jinpeng alter the award results, you would immediately develop Alzheimer’s,” Zhang Wen said.

Li Lehua frowned slightly. She had seen the news that Tian Boyang had developed Alzheimer's disease because of his vow, and his condition was still recurring.

Although the music association has denied it, isn't it just too coincidental that this happened?

"What, you don't dare?" Zhang Wen asked with a sneer, his tone full of provocation. "Why don't you just admit it?"

"Who wouldn't dare?" Li Lehua retorted, sticking out her neck. "That's feudal superstition! I won't do that, hmph!"

Zhang Wen narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that this woman was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined. But it didn't matter. Even if he didn't fall for her provocation, he had a way to get her to admit it herself.

He silently summoned a high-level negative personality derivative from the Wenqu Tower. With a flick of his finger, the derivative flew towards Li Lehua's upper right abdomen, where the liver is located.

Soon, the derivative gradually turned from transparent to red, evolving into a violent demon king, and Li Lehua's expression became visibly ferocious, his brows filled with impatience.

"Mr. Li, are you scared?" Zhang Wen provoked, "Are you afraid that your oath will come true and you'll end up with Alzheimer's like Tian Boyang?"

"Bullshit!" Li Lehua sat up abruptly from behind his desk, pointing his finger at Zhang Wen's nose and yelling, "Who do you think you are, trying to make me swear an oath? Do you even deserve it? Let me tell you the truth, I did go to Zheng Jinpeng and had him strip you of your Golden Melody Award. What are you going to do about it?"

"..."

Upon hearing her words, the office fell silent instantly.

Chen Mingyuan's eyes widened in surprise. The other party had denied it in every way before, but he didn't expect him to admit it so quickly this time. It had to be Teacher Zhang.

Meanwhile, Secretary Hu's face had already turned deathly pale. Rumors are rumors, and speculations are speculations, but once they come out of President Li's mouth, the nature of the matter changes.

The general manager suppressed the company's artists and colluded with outsiders to strip them of their awards.

Once this is confirmed, who would want to join such a company? Even the company's own artists would feel dissatisfied, and some might even consider leaving.

"Mr. Li, you just said you didn't do it, but now you say you did. Which statement is true and which is false? Are you suffering from Alzheimer's disease?" Zhang Wen asked sarcastically.

"You're the one with Alzheimer's!" Li Lehua said irritably. "I ruined your award, and this is the price you pay for going against me."

"President Li, I'm a company employee!" Zhang Wen looked heartbroken and said aggrievedly, "Even if the contract for Future Girls was revised, causing the company to earn less money, I still made Tang Yi famous and wrote songs for Jiang Li. Their records sold very well, bringing in a lot of revenue for the company. Aren't you being too heartless?"

"What's so excessive? I'm the company's general manager, I can do whatever I want." Li Lehua said, pointing to the door. "Get out of here right now, I don't want to see you in the office."

"Mr. Li, you've gone too far!" Zhang Wen said angrily.

Li Lehua grabbed the photo frame on the table and smashed it hard at Zhang Wen.

"boom!"

The picture frame hit Zhang Wen squarely in the stomach, causing him to bend over in pain, clutching his stomach with both hands.

"Li Lehua, how could you hit someone!" Chen Mingyuan, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward and loudly rebuked Li Lehua.

"If you don't leave, I'll beat you up too!" Li Lehua said viciously, this time picking up the tablet from the desk and making a move to smash it.

Upon seeing this, Chen Mingyuan quickly helped Zhang Wen walk out of the office.

Li Lehua's expression softened once everyone had left.

"Mr. Li, why did you admit it just now?" Secretary Hu asked, puzzled.

"You're just a secretary, how dare you tell me what to do? Get out of here!" Li Lehua started cursing.

Secretary Hu trembled and quickly left the office.

Chen Mingyuan helped Zhang Wen up and asked with concern, "Teacher Zhang, are you alright?"

"Something's wrong, I need to go to the hospital," Zhang Wen said through gritted teeth, cold sweat already beading on his forehead.

"Is it that serious? I'll take you there," Chen Mingyuan said.

“No need, I can manage on my own. Li Lehua has gone mad. If it weren’t for you, President Chen, keeping things under control, she could have turned the company upside down,” Zhang Wen said.

Chen Mingyuan thought about it and felt that what the other person said made a lot of sense, so he said, "Then be careful."

"Okay." Zhang Wen waved his hand and then stepped into the elevator.

The elevator quickly stopped on the 19th floor, where several employees were standing outside, about to go downstairs.

When everyone saw Zhang Wen bending over, they were all stunned. After entering the elevator, they deliberately kept a distance from him.

"Teacher Zhang, what's wrong?" someone couldn't help but ask.

"I was hit by General Manager Li," Zhang Wen said.

what?
The group looked at each other, but no one dared to say anything.

So, whenever someone asked about it in the elevator, Zhang Wen would answer that he had been beaten by General Manager Li, and he would even tell the receptionist when he got out of the elevator.

Suddenly, everyone began to sympathize with him.

Teacher Zhang is really pitiful. Not only was the Golden Melody Awards ruined by President Li, but he was also beaten up by President Li. What kind of grudge could he possibly have?

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Zhang Wen got into a ride-hailing car.

Not long after the ride-hailing car drove off, he straightened up, took out his phone from his pocket, found a video, and tapped to play it.

"Zhang Wen, who let you in..."

"To tell you the truth, it was I who went to Cheng Kam-Peng and got him to strip you of your Golden Melody Award. What can you do about it?"

"..."

Li Lehua's voice echoed in the ride-hailing car; it was the entire process that Zhang Wen had filmed after entering the office.

He was inspired by Tian Boyang's secret filming of Sun Shiping, which is why he deliberately brought Chen Mingyuan along. With a witness, the video would be more convincing.

"Li Lehua, let's see how you explain this time."

……

(End of this chapter)