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

Chapter 499 I’m here, no surprises

in the afternoon.

Zhang Wen took some time to drive to Tianxi Media.

He Yang, Han Wanling, and Zhou Min have decided to switch jobs. In order not to affect the normal operation of the performance training class, he must find someone to fill the vacant positions as soon as possible.

As for where to find acting teachers... Tianxi Media is undoubtedly the best place, since entertainment companies have no shortage of acting teachers.

After Zhang Wen got out of the car, he walked towards the elevator. As soon as he pressed the elevator button, he saw Li Lehua walk out of the private elevator. She was wearing an exquisitely tailored Chanel suit and carrying a limited edition handbag. She couldn't hide the smile on her face, as if she was immersed in something wonderful.

At this moment, Li Lehua also saw Zhang Wen standing to the side waiting for the elevator. The smile on her face quickly faded. In the past, when the two met at the company, they would ignore each other. But suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, and the smile reappeared on her face.

"Hey, isn't this Deputy Director Zhang?" Li Lehua stopped and said sarcastically, "The busy man isn't on set, how come he has time to come back to the company?"

Zhang Wen smiled slightly, "It's been quite a while since I've been back to the company. I missed you, Mr. Li, so I came back today to visit. Now that I see you smiling, Mr. Li, is there some good news?"

Li Lehua's smile froze. Being remembered by the other party was not a good thing. However, the thought that she was just transferring a company employee's job gave her more confidence.

"Actually, there's nothing to celebrate. We just made some adjustments to the company's staff, putting suitable people in suitable positions to maximize their value." Li Lehua paused deliberately here, then, as if suddenly remembering something, continued, "I heard some employees are working part-time at your training center? I wonder if the adjustments have affected you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wen thought to himself: Isn't this adjustment of yours specifically aimed at me?
He knew the other party was pretending, but he wasn't annoyed. Instead, he said nonchalantly, "Since they are company employees, they should definitely put the company's work first. Although it has a slight impact, as the old saying goes, out with the old, in with the new. I'll just find a few more acting teachers from the training department to fill in."

The implication is: You want to poach talent? If you're so capable, why don't you arrange for all the performance teachers in the training department to go to Jia Hua Art Examination Training Center?

Losing two teachers is fine, but if they all are lost, each teacher's hourly rate will be 1,000, which will become a burden for Jiahua.

Li Lehua's expression remained unchanged, but he sneered inwardly.

He felt that the person in front of him was now like a cooked duck, only his mouth was still sticking out.

The three best core teachers in the training center were poached; how could it only have a slight impact?

As for finding acting teachers at the company, she didn't care. Being able to teach trainees doesn't mean they can teach aspiring art students. Besides, the other acting teachers can't even teach the company's trainees well, so how can they teach aspiring art students? Wouldn't that be misleading them?
Such behavior, to put it nicely, is called helping someone in an emergency; to put it bluntly, it's like a cornered dog resorting to desperate measures.

"Ugh!"

Li Lehua suddenly sighed dramatically.

"Deputy Director Zhang, did you know that He Yang resigned from Tianxi Media? I heard he's already found another job. How can people be so ungrateful these days? They jump ship as soon as they achieve a little success. Isn't that just using the company as a stepping stone? By the way, I heard he's the head of performance training at Xingxiang? What are you going to do with your performance training classes now?"

After saying that, he sighed again, as if he was worried about Zhang Wen.

Seeing the other party's smug expression, Zhang Wen couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

What are you pretending for? You're just crocodile tears.

"That's no need for Mr. Li to worry. As the old saying goes, 'A train runs fast because of its locomotive.' Teacher He may be gone, but as long as I'm here, Xingxiang will still be Xingxiang," Zhang Wen said confidently.

Li Lehua sneered inwardly.

I thought to myself: Keep pretending, you'll regret it someday.

"Alright, I wish Xingxiang's students good results in next year's art exams," Li Lehua said with a smile.

The implication is: Let's see if you can still be so smug when the art exam results come out next year.

"Thank you, Mr. Li. I also wish Jia Hua better results in next year's art exams, and hope she doesn't do as badly as she did this year," Zhang Wen retorted sharply, not forgetting to mock Jia Hua's art exam results this year.

Just then, the elevator doors opened, and Zhang Wen stepped inside.

Li Lehua watched the elevator doors gradually close, and the corner of her mouth twitched.

'Next year? Next year, we'll make your Xingxiang a complete laughingstock in Beijing's art exam world!'

She thought for a moment, then stepped back into the private elevator, took out her phone, found Zhou Maoquan's number, and dialed it.

Soon, the call was connected.

"Principal Zhou, you need to investigate the performance of Xingxiang Music Training Class and Dance Training Class this year right now, and find out who their teachers are. I want to poach them all to Jiahua and completely overhaul Xingxiang's teaching staff. Then let's see which parents will still enroll their children there," Li Lehua said through gritted teeth.

“Boss, I’m right outside Xingxiang Art Exam School right now. Judging from the congratulatory notices posted on the wall, Xingxiang’s music and dance exam results this year are excellent. If we can poach the teachers from these training classes to Jiahua, I’m confident that Jiahua’s exam results will dominate the Beijing art exam scene next year,” Zhou Maoquan said confidently.

"Okay, give it to me as soon as you find the list of teachers," Li Lehua said.

She couldn't wait to see what it would be like for that Zhang guy to become a lone commander.

Zhang Wen arrived at the training department, returned to his office, and took out a list of teachers from his drawer. The training department had a total of six acting teachers: He Yang, Han Wanling, Zhou Min, Su Jianlin, He Shining, and Jiang Shuyue.

Compared to He Yang and others, Su Jianlin and others are relatively young, but they are all in their thirties. Although they do not have as much teaching experience as He Yang and others, with him as the reincarnation of the God of Literature, this shortcoming can be completely ignored.

Zhang Wen took out his phone from his pocket, found the three people's numbers and dialed them. All three were in the training department, so they quickly appeared in the office.

"Director Zhang, you wanted to see us?" Su Jinlin asked softly, while secretly observing the deputy director's expression, his heart pounding.

In the training department, this young deputy director only appeared at the company at the end of the month to participate in the trainees' monthly exams and formulate the teaching plan for the next month. Otherwise, he was a hands-off manager, so he was somewhat unsure about being suddenly called to the office.

The vocal class has seen a surge of new talent, and the dance class has also had several trainees who have made a name for themselves this year. Only the performance class has not achieved any significant results.

The class that should have been the easiest to achieve results is now lagging behind the vocal and dance classes. As a performance teacher, it's inevitable that people will question my teaching ability.

Although the acting class has more than just these three teachers, the other three work at the deputy director's training school. If anyone wants to hold someone accountable, they will definitely target these three outsiders.

He Shining and Jiang Shuyue thought the same thing.

As the old saying goes: A new broom sweeps clean.

The newly appointed deputy director has been in office for more than two months and has not lit a fire yet; perhaps it will happen today.

"Want to earn some extra money?" Zhang Wen asked directly.

what?
Su Jianlin, He Shining, and Jiang Shuyue stared blankly. Earning extra money?
Who doesn't want to earn extra money? These days, is there anyone who complains about having too much money?
and many more!

Shouldn't we be criticizing them? How did we get onto the topic of making extra money?
Seeing the three of them hesitate, Zhang Wen got straight to the point: "You've probably heard that I run an art exam training school, and they're short-staffed right now. Do you want to work part-time there? It's 700 yuan per class, weekdays and weekends, at least 30 classes a month."

Su Jianlin and the others were secretly surprised, silently calculating how much money they could earn from part-time jobs.

A lesson costs 700 yuan, so 30 lessons would cost 21,000 yuan. This is higher than their salary at Tianxi Media, not to mention it's part-time, which means they can earn an extra 21,000 yuan per month.

Is that even a question?
Of course I did.

Anyone who doesn't want to is a complete fool.

"Director Zhang, aren't Teacher He and the others working part-time at your school?" Su Jianlin asked in confusion.

“He Yang, Han Wanling, and Zhou Min have already been poached by other art exam preparation institutions, and their hourly rates have increased significantly,” Zhang Wen said. “If you think 700 is too little, you can come work for me for a year. After the art exam results come out next year, other art exam preparation institutions will come to poach you, and your hourly rates will start at least 1,000.”

After he finished speaking, he suddenly felt that Xingxiang was simply the Whampoa Military Academy of the art exam world. Not only were the students all outstanding after graduation, but even the teachers were in high demand.

Su Jianlin and the others were completely stunned.

Teacher He and his colleagues have been poached?

Furthermore, this isn't a part-time job; it's clearly a training course.

The three looked at each other, and each saw a flicker of attraction in the other's eyes.

"Director Zhang, I'll go." He Shining eagerly expressed his opinion, his voice filled with excitement.

He had long envied He Yang and others for getting part-time jobs outside, and now that the opportunity was in front of him, he naturally wouldn't miss it.

This is equivalent to someone giving him money and asking him if he wants it; does he even need to think about the answer?

Su Jianlin and Jiang Shuyue agreed, as they would earn more than 20,000 yuan a month, which would make them very happy.

“Okay.” Zhang Wen nodded with a smile, then took out three USB drives from his pocket and handed them over. “These contain the complete set of resources for the performance major entrance exam teaching system. Take a look when you get back. The training course will start in July, so you will have plenty of time to prepare. If you have any questions, you can ask Han Wanling and Zhou Min. They will tell you.”

The three men took the USB drive, their hands trembling with excitement.

"Thank you, Director Zhang. We will definitely prepare carefully," Su Jinlin said gratefully.

"Yes, I believe you can teach well, otherwise I wouldn't have invited you." Zhang Wen said with a smile, "Alright, if there's nothing else, you can go back and get back to work."

"Director Zhang, we're leaving now."

Goodbye, Director Zhang.

Su Jianlin and the others clutched the USB drive tightly and left happily.

Fortune turns, and it's finally their turn to get rich.

Zhang Wen looked at the closed door and a smile crept onto his face.

Wouldn't this easily solve the problem of the lack of acting teachers?

However, he felt that having only Su Jianlin, He Shining, and Jiang Shuyue was not enough. Last year, there were more than 400 people in the performance class, and the schedule was already fully booked. This year, more than 600 people have signed up, and he conservatively estimated that there would be 1,500 people. How could three teachers possibly be enough?
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly thought of Gao Yue. Gao Yue was a seasoned agent who must know many acting teachers and might be able to help.

Thinking of this, he immediately dialed Gao Yue's number.

"Hello?" Gao Yue's voice came through the receiver.

In the past, Gao Yue would say playful things like "Do you miss me?" after receiving a call from Zhang Wen. However, ever since Bai Lu called her one time, Gao Yue has become extremely cautious when answering Zhang Wen's calls. She doesn't say a word more than "hello," for fear of falling into Bai Lu's trap again.

“It’s me. I missed you. I called to ease my longing,” Zhang Wen said.

"What's with all this longing? It's not like we haven't seen each other for a long time. Is something wrong?" Gao Yue asked, though she was secretly delighted.

Seeing that he had been exposed, Zhang Wen didn't feel embarrassed at all. Instead, he laughed and said, "Haha, it seems we're on the same wavelength. I'll reward you with a kiss tonight."

"..." Gao Yue was speechless. Who was rewarding whom here?

Zhang Wen stopped teasing and got down to business, "Do you know any reliable acting teachers? Preferably with experience teaching art exam preparation, Xingxiang is in dire need of such people."

"Huh? Really? Doesn't your training department have several acting teachers? I heard you mention He Yang and the others before, aren't their teaching skills quite good?" Gao Yue asked doubtfully.

"He Yang and his team have been poached."

Zhang Wen briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter.

"Xingxiang's performance training class achieved exceptionally good results in the art exams this year, so Li Lehua poached Han Wanling and Zhou Min to her company, Jiahua. He Yang was also poached by Huanya Art Exams with a high salary. I just spoke with the remaining three performance teachers in the training department, and they agreed to work part-time at Xingxiang. However, there are too many applicants this year, so I want to find a few more performance teachers, which is also to prevent Li Lehua from continuing to cause trouble."

Gao Yue frowned slightly after hearing this. Although she knew that Li Lehua and her boyfriend had a falling out, she did not expect the other party to go so far.

Isn't this cutting off Xingxiang's path to survival?
"Don't rush, let me think..." Gao Yue pondered for a moment, then said, "When I was managing artists, I worked with several acting instructors, but they all have their own studios. Let me ask them for you."

"Then let's not ask. My hourly rate is only 700, and I usually teach in the evenings, only on weekends during the day. I doubt they'd be interested," Zhang Wen said, not wanting his girlfriend to owe anyone a favor.

Being able to open a studio means you have a certain scale and a certain reputation, so you definitely wouldn't look down on his part-time job.

“There’s no harm in asking. Actually, the studio isn’t as high-end as you think. They take jobs not only from film crews and celebrities, but they’ll take anything that makes money,” Gao Yue explained.

"Okay, then you can ask for me." Zhang Wen no longer refused, but he didn't have much hope. It would be better if someone came, but if no one came, he would think of other ways.

Can a living person suffocate urine?

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(End of this chapter)