Rebirth and Conquest

After Tang Sijie left the Yan family, he joined the Haoran Group. The technicians he had brought with him also went with him, and the matter was temporarily put to rest.

Chen Yan had been staying at headquarters, but after a few days, she went to He Yichen's place again. Chen Yan wanted to open another advertising company. The idea of ​​opening an advertising company came from one of their company's artists. Haoran Entertainment is now considered to be very powerful in the industry, and it is not difficult to promote someone. That artist was newly signed, and she was heavily promoted as soon as she was signed, and then she became popular very smoothly.

Perhaps because her rise to fame was too smooth, or perhaps it's just her temperament, this artist is extremely difficult to please. Not long ago, her company secured a very good advertisement for her. Everything was agreed upon, and they were just waiting to film. However, during filming, a problem arose with the advertising company. The artist made many demands of the advertising company, some of which were quite excessive, causing the advertising company to refuse to continue filming after only half of the shoot.

Chen Yan wouldn't normally concern himself with such trivial matters, but He Yichen mentioned it to him by chance, saying that the artist was later transferred to a different advertising company and the filming was reshot.

This might not be a big deal, but Chen Yan wouldn't allow it. It wasn't that she wouldn't allow the artist to throw a tantrum, but rather that she wouldn't allow her company to have any weaknesses. If Haoran had his own advertising company, how could he have encountered the situation where an advertising company refused to shoot for him?

Chen Yan ignored what happened to the artist and went directly to He Yichen. Then she transferred Hua Fengchen over. Hua Fengchen had been staying at Wen's company and had nothing to do. Now he could be put in charge of the advertising company.

Besides Hua Fengchen, a few more people were transferred from the entertainment company, and then they began to discuss starting a company.

In the conference room, Chen Yan and the others started discussing early in the morning. At the beginning, they still needed to proceed step by step in many areas, and none of them were very experienced. The meeting lasted until late at night, and they only adjourned after the preliminary plan was almost finalized. Then they went back to prepare.

After leaving the meeting room, He Yichen took a few quick steps to catch up with Hua Fengchen, who was walking ahead, and casually greeted him, saying, "Why are you in such a hurry? Work still needs to be done step by step."

Hua Fengchen glanced at He Yichen, who had followed him, and continued walking forward with his pace unchanged: "Chairman Chen entrusted me with this work, how could I dare not take it seriously?" Hua Fengchen's tone was indifferent, and his whole person exuded a cold and aloof aura.

He Yichen smiled silently. Since Hua Fengchen left him, the two had hardly seen each other. When Hua Fengchen was under his command, he would maintain a respectful facade, but after leaving him, he became very cold. He Yichen knew in his heart that given the grudges between him and Hua Fengchen, he should be grateful that Hua Fengchen didn't hate him. He didn't need to expect Hua Fengchen to like him at all.

However, perhaps it was precisely because of Hua Fengchen's cold and indifferent attitude that He Yichen was unable to let go. He Yichen would occasionally feel confused. If Hua Fengchen hated him, he could not see anything else besides his coldness. But how could he not hate him? Perhaps in He Yichen's heart, he still hoped that Hua Fengchen did not hate him.

The two didn't speak again, and parted ways after turning the corner.

Chen Yan stayed with He Yichen after that. Hua Fengchen would often bring prepared documents for Chen Yan to sign, and sometimes they would discuss some issues. The company had just been established, and there were many documents to prepare. Every day, she had to sign quite a few documents.

"Alright, once this document is signed, the company will be officially established," Hua Fengchen said, standing in front of Chen Yan's desk.

Chen Yan handed over the signed documents. "Okay, if you have any further questions, come find me again, and we can work together to find a solution."

After taking the document, Hua Fengchen simply said, "Yes, then I'll go out first."

Hua Fengchen is very direct and decisive in his work. He doesn't talk much about anything other than work-related matters. Chen Yan actually likes this about him. So after nodding, Chen Yan added, "From now on, you can make your own decisions about company matters. You don't need to keep asking for my opinion. Also, we will definitely need to recruit more people in the future. If you think someone is suitable, you can recruit them yourself."

"Yes"

Next to the entertainment company building, there was a newly built commercial building of Haoran Group. Chen Yan assigned it to Hua Fengchen as the office building for the advertising company. Since it was an advertising company, there would definitely be many places where they would need to deal with He Yichen in the future, so being closer would be more convenient.

After Hua Fengchen left Chen Yan's place, he ran into He Yichen, who was there.

"Is everything done?" He Yichen asked with a smile. "If you have any problems, come find me. There's strength in numbers."

"Before we even started, Mr. He already doubted my abilities."

"how come?"

"I go first."

Watching Hua Fengchen walk away without turning his head, He Yichen touched his nose and then walked into Chen Yan's office.

At this moment, Chen Yan was sitting behind her desk, looking at a stack of materials on the table, which were detailed information about the company's artists.

"Did the boss notice anything wrong?" He Yichen asked with a smile as he walked in.

Chen Yan didn't look up, but simply asked, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I came to see if the boss needs anything. If there's anything I haven't explained in detail, I can answer it for you one by one," He Yichen said, sitting down on the sofa next to him.

Chen Yan didn't say anything more, but after a while she suddenly asked, "Does our company have signed a lot of artists?"

"Hmm? As the company grows bigger, countless people are scrambling to get in, so it's normal to sign more people."

“You’re right, but with more people, the skill levels will vary. Are you sure we can manage to look after them all?” Chen Yan put down the documents. “The company is moving forward, and if we keep having artists who don’t know what’s going on, how far do you think we can go?”

"So you haven't forgotten her, boss. I thought she escaped unscathed." He Yichen said with a smile, then sat up straight. "Well, our company does have quite a few artists, and the company does have some problems that are not handled in a timely manner. The problems that artist has encountered are not uncommon, but..." He paused, then smiled and said, "Li Yilang was even more immature in the past, and you still tolerated it."

Chen Yan gave a cold laugh: "But her name isn't Li Yilang."

"Okay, I understand." He Yichen's smile faded, and he asked again, "Then what about us?"

“Let’s pick some people out from among these people. I think many of them are just coasting along and can’t be promoted. Since they can’t be promoted, let’s not waste the company’s resources and give them to more qualified people.”

He Yichen was somewhat surprised, "You don't mean to say we're terminating the contracts of a group of people, do you?"

"Yes, people who don't contribute don't need to stay in the company."

“This isn’t a good idea,” He Yichen disagreed. “Even if some of them aren’t very famous, we’ve still invested money in them. We can’t just terminate their contracts like this. Besides, they might not agree to terminate their contracts without a reason.”

“An artist’s best years are only a few. If we freeze them out and give them nothing, they will take the initiative to terminate their contracts even if we don’t say anything.”

He Yichen chuckled dryly twice, "Isn't that a bit heartless?"

"Yi Chen, we're not doing charity."

"Okay." He Yichen shrugged, speechless. "I'll take care of it. Any other questions?"

"Remember to make enough money to cover the costs we've incurred before letting them go," Chen Yan added. "Also, new recruits will be signed as usual, but we need to strive for excellence. We'll provide resources to promote each person. Promoting them once is fine, promoting them twice is fine too, but if they can't be promoted every time, then we should discard them as soon as possible and only keep those who can be promoted."

"I'm afraid many people will call me cold-blooded and ruthless in the future," He Yichen said with a self-deprecating laugh.

Chen Yan remained noncommittal, but instead asked, "By the way, did you see Hua Fengchen when you came in just now?"

"Yes, I saw it."

"You'll definitely have a lot of work-related interactions with him in the future, so I'm giving you a heads-up: don't let your personal feelings affect your work."

"?"

Chen Yan raised an eyebrow. "Do you still have feelings for him? Didn't you tell me you liked him? What, have you forgotten?"

"Boss, you still care about this?" He Yichen said with a smile. "Then all I can say is, my heart remains unchanged."

Chen Yan chuckled, "Why are you so persistent this time? I thought you had already lost interest in him and gone to find other prey."

"Really? In your eyes, am I such a heartless person?"

"Does he know?"

"Boss, you don't necessarily have to let others know if you like someone. Sometimes, the feeling of having a crush can be quite wonderful."

"Fine, if you don't have the courage, then forget it." Chen Yan stood up from behind her desk. "I'm leaving."

Chen Yan left He Yichen's place and returned to the group headquarters. However, not long after, someone came looking for him again. This person was Mu Yang, who had helped him manage the art company.

Mu Yang had always worked at the art company, where there was little to do, so Chen Yan hadn't paid much attention to him. However, his visit this time brought Chen Yan bad news: Han Danqing was leaving.

"Why did you suddenly say you were leaving?" Chen Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.

“He’s wanted to leave for a long time. How can an artist not have some quirks?” Mu Yang said casually. “He said he was going on a trip and didn’t know when he would come back. I think if he leaves, he probably won’t come back.”

"Okay, I'll go back and check on him. You keep him calm for me for now."

"Sure." Mu Yang nodded, then paused and asked, "By the way, I heard you started an advertising company?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"Hua Fengchen was in charge? And you put those two together again?"

Chen Yan realized that Mu Yang's real intention was not what it seemed. He still couldn't let go of He Yichen. He had said he hated He Yichen with gritted teeth, but seeing the two of them together still bothered him.

“They’re not together,” Chen Yan said. “If you want to see him, you can go there to find him.”

"It was just a question," Mu Yang said nonchalantly. "I'm going back now."

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