Me! A disgraced celebrity! Starting by seeking justice for impoverished students.

The public relations manager, who had worked at Xingchen Entertainment for many years, immediately understood Zhou Hongtao's meaning.

He nodded repeatedly and spoke up, "I understand, Mr. Zhou!"

The announcement stated: "During the period when manager Li Xue was in charge of Han Zihe's affairs, she seriously violated the company's management system, privately deducted the artist's share of the profits, and verbally coerced the artist. All inappropriate behavior was her personal action and has nothing to do with Xingchen Entertainment!"

If we're talking about finding someone to take the blame, then Li Xue is the only one left.

She is Han Zihe's manager. Now that Han Zihe is in trouble, how can she remain unscathed?

Zhou Hongtao nodded in satisfaction, his eyes showing a hint of approval.

"That's right, that's it."

"Also... notify the HR department to have her go through the resignation process."

"The company doesn't need someone like that."

The public relations manager nodded and added, "Add a sentence to the announcement stating that the company has dismissed him and reserves all rights to pursue legal action!"

"Pour all the dirty water over her!"

"Just say that the previous management problems were all her personal negligence, and the company was also a victim!"

Zhang Bingyan paused for a moment, then nodded: "Beautiful!"

"This way, we can both give the public a satisfactory explanation for severely punishing those responsible and also absolve the company of any wrongdoing!"

Entertainment companies like theirs do this kind of thing way too often.

They are almost proficient.

Zhou Hongtao gestured with his chin toward the public relations manager.

"Go do it, don't let me down!"

The PR manager quickly responded, "I'll draft it right away, and it'll be released on all platforms in ten minutes!"

Less than half an hour.

Star Entertainment's official statement was released on time.

With its red background and white lettering, and strong wording, it instantly became a trending topic!

In the comments section below, netizens immediately started arguing.

[Holy crap! So it was all the agent's doing? No wonder they're so unscrupulous, the company needs to investigate thoroughly!]

[Hilarious! This ending is so standard: everything is blamed on the employee's personal actions, and the company is always innocent!]

[Firing a ten-year veteran employee so easily? A classic case of sacrificing a pawn to save the king!]

[Deduction of commission, verbal coercion? So one person is taking all the blame for everything?]

I'm now curious about the truth of the matter!

[Anyway, this person is definitely being pushed out to take the blame. Just take the announcement with a grain of salt; it's not very informative!]

Among the many netizens, some were misled by public relations tactics to criticize Li Xue, while others saw through the scheme.

After this discussion, public opinion did indeed split considerably for a while.

In the director's office.

Li Xue had just finished tidying up the documents and was thinking about how to report the follow-up to Zhou Hongtao.

A notification message suddenly popped up in the company's internal group, tagging all employees.

She casually clicked on it and scanned two lines.

The color drained from his face instantly!

"Under-the-table dealings with artists' share of the profits... personal conduct... dismissal!?"

She murmured the words on the announcement, her fingertips icy cold, as if all the blood in her body had frozen.

At that moment, she felt as if her limbs were filled with lead, and she couldn't lift them no matter what she did.

ten years!

She worked at Star Entertainment for a full ten years!

He rose from a junior assistant to a director of brokerage firms.

She signed dozens of artists for the company and resolved countless contract termination disputes!

By exploiting newcomers and forcing out disobedient artists, the company has made an unknown amount of money!

She handled Han Zihe's matter entirely according to the company's wishes.

The fake medical records were fabricated at the urging of General Manager Zhou, while the negotiation and pressure were at the behest of the Vice President!

Now that they can't cover it up anymore, they're pushing her out as a shield, not even giving her a chance to explain!

After ten years of dedicated service, he ended up being dismissed and held accountable.

This is disheartening!

"Good...very good..."

Li Xue gritted her teeth, her nails digging deep into her palms, the pain making her numb.

But it was nothing compared to the chill in my heart!

She looked at the photos of herself with the company's artists on her desk, and at the stacks of neatly arranged artist contracts, and suddenly smiled.

"Hmph... Hmph..."

The laughter carried a chilling coldness.

"Great! What a great company!"

"If you won't let me have an easy time, then nobody will have an easy time either!"

Without much hesitation, she turned around, went to the corner of the office, and opened a drawer.

Inside was a safe.

She skillfully entered the password, opened the safe, and took out an encrypted USB drive from the bottom shelf.

Then, I took out the backup recordings and files on my phone and glanced at them.

"Your stuff is all here, let's see how you manage to get away with this!"

Then, she stuffed her phone and USB drive into her bag.

She didn't take any of her personal belongings from the desk.

He walked out of the office with only his bag in his hand and without looking back.

Colleagues passing by glanced at him, their eyes filled with sympathy, schadenfreude, and avoidance.

Li Xue ignored everything, stood ramrod straight, and walked out of the gates of Xingchen Entertainment.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

After Star Entertainment released the announcement, Chen Qiaowei also saw the news.

Jiang Chen was notified immediately.

In the office, Chen Qiaowei pushed open the door, holding her phone, her tone tinged with surprise.

"Jiang Lu, Xingchen Entertainment has issued an official announcement."

"They...they fired Li Xue outright! They said it was all her personal behavior and had nothing to do with the company."

"That's a really fast way to shift the blame!"

Jiang Chen was organizing supplementary materials for the case filing supervision on his computer when he heard this, so he looked up and smiled.

His tone was calm, as if he were talking about something he had expected.

"Heh...just standard procedure."

"In the eyes of capital, no one is irreplaceable."

"Being able to trade an employee for the company and walk away unscathed is a great deal in their eyes."

In Jiang Chen's view, this kind of thing was nothing unusual!

Capital doesn't show any mercy.

Even if Li Xue has worked at the company for ten years, so what?

Ten years of work experience is nothing compared to the company's lawsuits!

Chen Qiaowei sighed, somewhat regretfully: "He's been a long-time employee for so long, it's too cold-blooded of him to just give up like that."

"He's certainly cold-blooded, but the company was also incredibly stupid to cut ties so quickly."

Jiang Chen chuckled softly.

"They thought they could get away with it by pushing Li Xue away, but they forgot that what they've done won't just disappear!"

The voice just fell.

Suddenly, Jiang Chen's phone, which was on the table, rang.

The incoming call notification on the screen displays "Li Xue".

Upon seeing the name, Chen Qiaowei's eyes lit up immediately: "Speak of the devil? Why is she calling you?"

Jiang Chen shook his head and answered the phone.

On the other end of the phone, Li Xue's voice was calm, but it carried a do-or-die spirit, without the previous wariness.

"Jiang Chen, are you going to continue investigating Xingchen Entertainment?"

Li Xue's question was very straightforward.

Jiang Chen nodded: "I won't stop until I've gotten justice for Han Zihe."

There was a two-second silence on the other end of the phone.

"I have all the evidence you want: recordings of internal company meetings, backups of hotel floor surveillance footage, original copies of dual contracts, and details of the company's tax evasion."

"If you're willing to continue the lawsuit and bring down Starry Sky Entertainment, I'll give you all this evidence!"