Chapter 53 Court Summons, Not One Missed (Part 1)

Evening Glow Artists Department.

"Ling'er, I told you, recording Li Zhaoyang's songs was pointless."

After seeing the official order and noticing that many of Wanxia's partners had terminated their cooperation, Hua Nongying felt a sense of crisis for the first time at this company.

She even complained, "Will the sunset's fate end here? One artist has made the whole company pay for it. Li Zhaoyang deserves to die. He has to release a song to make money when he's retiring from the industry. Is this new song inlaid with gold?"

Bian Ling'er, who had grabbed some snacks from the snack aisle and was heading back to her office, said coldly, "Why are you nagging me like this? These are things for the company leaders to worry about. Why are you getting involved?"

She didn't have any bad feelings towards Hua Nongying at first, but the other party kept talking incessantly in her ear, like a headless fly.

Most importantly, he even made insulting remarks about Teacher Zhaoyang.

What else could this kind of person be but a fence-sitter?

Hua Nongying was instantly annoyed after being rebuked: "Ling'er, I'm just worried about you. You've been sold out and you're still patting the seller on the back. Look at this incident, it's so serious that the authorities have to get involved. It's not a big deal that Li Zhaoyang has retired from the entertainment industry, but the reputation you've worked so hard to build is about to collapse."

Despite her annoyance, Hua Nongying was actually quite pleased; it would be best if her reputation collapsed.

"It seems unlikely that Wanxia will be able to hold on this time. Should everyone consider switching jobs?" Zhang Feng, who knew the truth behind the public opinion, had an attitude of enjoying the drama.

"Zhang Feng, what nonsense are you talking about?" Supervisor Bian was provoked by his words. He could ignore the backstabbing and treachery among his colleagues.

But Manager Bian has almost zero tolerance for such sensationalist topics that are used to mislead people as soon as the company runs into trouble.

"I won't say anything then." Zhang Feng shrugged. Anyway, he would leave Wanxia after this public opinion died down, and he was too lazy to keep a low profile.

Moreover, he harbored resentment towards Wanxia, ​​especially towards Supervisor Bian.

He had been a long-time employee of the company for many years. It was understandable that he was suppressed when Li Zhaoyang was still there, but even a newcomer like Lin Xianguang could step on him.

“Manager,” Lin Xianguang said as he walked out of the office next to the corridor, “after those partners terminated their cooperation with our Evening Glow, the organizers canceled my event.”

"Okay, I understand." This was all within Manager Bian's expectations.

The termination of the cooperation will have a huge impact on Wanxia's future. The first thing to be affected will be the artists signed by Wanxia, ​​whose full schedules will be vacated.

"What? The variety shows for the next few months have been canceled?" Zhao Anlan had just walked in from outside the artist department when she heard her manager's words and her face turned pale.

"Manager, such a big thing has happened to the company, don't you have any countermeasures?"

Zhao Anlan went straight to her supervisor; she was genuinely shaken by the news that morning.

It is estimated that she will lose at least 10 to 20 million yuan by the end of the year.

"Wait for further notice." Supervisor Bian felt it was necessary to hold a meeting to stabilize morale in the department; otherwise, if this continued, something bad would happen before the end of the workday.

Zhao Anlan asked, "Why is the director so confused this time? Why did he choose to release a new song right when Li Zhaoyang is retiring from the entertainment industry?"

Just as Supervisor Bian was about to call everyone to start a meeting in the conference room in five minutes, the arrival of two outsiders disrupted the proceedings.

"Is this the Sunset Artists' Department?"

Two men in court uniforms stepped out of the elevator and looked around.

"Yes..." Manager Bian looked puzzled, and after seeing the badge on the other person's chest, his brows furrowed slightly.

What...? Sunset is being sued?

"Is it that serious?" Hua Nongying, who saw this scene from not far away, had already found a new home. It seemed that Wanxia couldn't stay any longer.

So many things have happened, and now they've even been sued.

To everyone's surprise, one of the court staff members came out and asked, "Who is Zhang Feng?"

"Looking for you?" Manager Bian turned around and looked at Zhang Feng, completely bewildered.

"I am..." Zhang Feng, unaware of the seriousness of the situation, stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Comrades, what happened?"

The man standing on the left showed a court summons and reminded him: "Zhang Feng of the Evening Glow Artists Department is suspected of leaking company secrets. Our court will be issuing a lawsuit against you. Please arrive at the Shanghai Supreme People's Court at 2:30 pm today."

After leaving behind a court summons, the two staff members turned and left without lingering.

This scene left many people puzzled.

Someone else looked towards the supervisor and asked:

"Supervisor, what did Zhang Feng do wrong?"

"Yes, supervisor, what do you mean by 'suspected of leaking company secrets'? What did he leak?"

Even Qin San pressed for details: "Old Zhang, what's wrong? Did you leak something?"

"I didn't leak anything, did I?" Zhang Feng broke out in a cold sweat. His first thought was of the two videos he had filmed, but upon closer inspection, he realized that was unlikely.

That thing was just an ordinary video, not a company secret.

But if it's not a video, then what is it?

Zhang Feng racked his brains but couldn't recall where he had leaked company secrets.

"You didn't leak anything, yet you got a court summons?" Manager Bian knew the rules best about this.

Court summonses are generally served in several ways: direct service, substituted service, service by proxy, service by transfer, and service by publication.

The most serious issue is that some people even deliver the goods directly to your door.

This is no small matter.

"I really don't know!" Zhang Feng almost lost his temper: "I'll go to the court at 2:30 at noon to see what's going on. Who the hell is causing trouble for no reason?"

Soon, Zhang Feng's matter was forgotten, and not many people cared about it.

The artist department returned to that atmosphere of panic, and those most affected were the company's popular artists such as Zhao Anlan, Hua Nongying, Bian Ling'er, Qin San, and Lin Xianguang.

...

Stardom.

Director's office.

"Hahahaha...hahahaha hehehehe..."

Chen Tianyi sat on the sofa and burst into laughter.

Zhao Shanshan sat leaning against Tianyi, her mood at this moment was extremely good.

"Isn't the leader of the Sunset Sect going to step forward and say anything?"

Chen Tianyi laughed until tears streamed down his face: "I was wondering what reason Representative Tang would come up with to issue the crackdown order, but it turns out that Li Zhaoyang is a leopard that can't change its spots. He actually dared to release a song using the hype of retiring from the entertainment industry. Isn't he just asking for Wanxia to die even faster?"

The reasons had already been prepared for the Tangshan Iron and Steel Group representative, so issuing the order directly based on those reasons would have been perfectly logical.

"Director, good news." The female secretary knocked on the door and walked in, her face beaming: "More than 12 partners terminated their cooperation with Wanxia within half an hour. Wanxia is now on the decline."

"Great!" Chen Tianyi slapped his thigh forcefully: "After the media storm passes, Xingtu can consider acquiring Wanxia!"

Zhao Shanshan nestled in his arms and said coquettishly, "Brother Tianyi, Wanxia's current situation is truly one of everyone turning against it. If we were to annex Wanxia, ​​they would be doing a great job."

Chen Tianyi gently pinched her nose: "Don't worry, you'll get your share. Afterwards, the company will use all its resources to make you the queen of pop. No one can stop you from becoming queen this time. I'll also put in a good word for you with the board of directors."

"Thank you, Brother Tianyi. You're so kind, Brother Tianyi. Here's a kiss."

"Knock knock knock—"

At the door stood a female employee holding a stack of documents. She said in a flustered manner, "Mr. Chen, people from the court are looking for you."