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He Miao: "I heard it from other people in the studio. Just take it as gossip, but please don't tell anyone else."

Pei Lingxuan nodded: "Don't worry, Xiao Miao, I know all the rules of gossip. Tell me quickly, why is our CEO Zhou also considered your boss?"

"Ahem..." He Miao cleared her throat, leaned forward slightly, and said to Pei Lingxuan in a low voice, "That's right, when I first joined the company, I heard from a senior colleague who used to work in my position that Zhou, the general manager of Qiangsheng Design, had invested in our Weilan Studio, and he had invested a large portion of the shares."

Pei Lingxuan frowned, deliberately feigning a gossipy air: "A major shareholder? How many shares is that?"

He Miao raised her hand and held up the number "six": "I heard it's sixty-seven percent."

"Sixty-seven percent?!" Pei Lingxuan exclaimed in surprise. "That's not just a large stake; it's practically like President Zhou is the real owner of Weilan Studio!"

"Shh—" He Miao put her index finger to her lips, signaling Pei Lingxuan to be quiet.

"Oh..." Pei Lingxuan obediently covered her mouth immediately.

He Miao: "You could say that. Anyway, within our studio, we all assume that Mr. Zhou is the boss."

Pei Lingxuan: "Since President Zhou is the boss, then what is President Xu, who is currently in charge of the studio? Is he a minority shareholder?"

He Miao thought for a moment, then shook her head: "No."

"Hmm?" Pei Lingxuan asked, puzzled. "Why doesn't it count?"

He Miao: "Because the remaining 33 percent of the shares are actually held jointly by three people, and Mr. Xu can only be considered one of them."

"The other two shareholders both work for other companies in Yuncheng and rarely come to Weilan Studio to manage things. So..."

"So your General Manager Xu is actually just an employee left behind by General Manager Zhou to oversee the studio?" Pei Lingxuan picked up where He Miao left off, though it was a bit harsh, she didn't finish her sentence.

He Miao blinked in agreement.

"Wow..." Pei Lingxuan exclaimed in surprise, "I didn't expect this President Zhou to be so amazing. In public, he is the general manager of Qiangsheng Design, and in private, he is the absolute shareholder of Weilan Studio."

He Miao chimed in, "We also think he's impressive, but he never seems to reveal his true identity at Weilan Studio to outsiders. I've been here for three months and I've run into him three times in total. But each time he only said he was there to meet a friend, and never revealed his shareholding status."

"The receptionist who was in charge of greeting us still doesn't know that he's the boss who pays the salaries."

"Why doesn't he reveal his identity?" Pei Lingxuan asked, puzzled.

He Miao shook her head: "I don't know either. Maybe she just wants to be mysterious?"

“…Hmph.” Pei Lingxuan chuckled lightly. “Perhaps.”

"Hey, why did that girl who was gossiping with you quit? She must have worked at the studio for a long time to know this secret."

“Sigh…” He Miao couldn’t help but sigh repeatedly when this matter was mentioned.

"What else could it be? Capitalists are ruthless."

"Hmm?" Her intuition told Pei Lingxuan that something might be fishy. She leaned forward slightly, getting closer to He Miao, and asked with a gossipy look, "What do you mean? Was that lady bullied by the boss?"

He Miao first grunted in agreement, then said, "This involves an even bigger scandal."

He paused after speaking, his expression becoming very conflicted: "But this is such a bombshell, I don't know if I should say it..."

"Tell me, tell me." Pei Lingxuan gently shook He Miao's hand, acting coquettishly like she did in college. "You've piqued my curiosity, how can you not tell me? Tell me, tell me, I really want to hear it."

“This…” He Miao was still hesitating.

Seeing this, Pei Lingxuan quickly raised her hand and swore, "Tell me, and I promise I won't tell anyone!"

"..." He Miao bit her lip and looked at her, her rationality beginning to waver.

Pei Lingxuan pleaded again, "Please, Xiao Miao, just tell me! Ever since I joined Qiangsheng Design, I've been working overtime every day with President Zhou. I desperately need some gossip about President Zhou to soothe my soul!"

"Little seedling..."

“…Okay.” The seedlings didn’t sway for long before Pei Lingxuan’s coquettishness easily broke through their defenses.

Afraid of speaking too loudly across the table, she picked up her drink and sat down next to Pei Lingxuan, close to her.

"Xiaoxuan, this gossip is too big. Just pretend you didn't hear it and don't let a single word out, okay?" Before speaking, Hemiao reminded her again, still worried.

Pei Lingxuan nodded vigorously: "I know. Don't worry, Xiao Miao, I will definitely keep my mouth shut!"

"Hmm." He Miao felt a little more at ease.

"Speak," Pei Lingxuan stared at her with wide eyes, already prepared to listen attentively.

He Miao organized her thoughts and slowly began to speak: "That lady is indeed a veteran of the studio. As far as I know, she joined the studio when it was first established, so she is considered a founding member."

"She's a veteran employee, and the capitalists in your studio are still bullying her?" Pei Lingxuan said indignantly. "This is shameless."

"Heh..." He Miao laughed sarcastically, "Aren't all capitalists like this? They bully whoever is weak. And the gossip I'm going to tell you is why this older sister was bullied."

Pei Lingxuan: "Okay, go ahead."

He Miao: "Our studio looks high-end, but in some ways it's not clean at all. About two months before I joined, this lady received a task from General Manager Xu, asking her to come up with some gimmicks to increase our studio's online popularity."

"This woman wasn't doing this for the first time, so when she received the notification, she immediately contacted several local internet celebrities in Yuncheng, wanting to use the old method to create hype with them. But after reviewing her hype plan, President Xu rejected her idea and instead told her to create a fake plagiarism scandal."

Pei Lingxuan narrowed her eyes: "So, are you the plagiarist or the one whose work was plagiarized?"

He Miao: "Of course we were the ones who were copied! And by a well-known company at that!"

"...Which company?" Pei Lingxuan's heart jumped into her throat.

He Miao replied, "I don't know, that older sister didn't tell me."

"Oh..." Pei Lingxuan licked her lips, "And then? What did that older sister do?"

He Miao: "What else can she do but follow orders? Even though that sister is a veteran employee, she's essentially just working for the studio. The boss has already given the order, what other choice does she have but to follow orders?"

"..." Pei Lingxuan's face was stiff, and she didn't say anything.

He Miao: "I don't know what method that sister used to make the studio get plagiarized, but in any case, she did meet Mr. Xu's requirements, and our studio got a lot of exposure as a result."

"Sadly, after this matter was over, my sister was fired by her superiors on some pretext."