Wang Shengnan looked at Chi Nian, and for a moment, she did not know what to say.
She thought that Chi Nian might have some misunderstanding about the phrase “not bad.”
But for some reason, looking at the determination in Chi Nian’s eyes, Wang Shengnan suddenly wanted to go crazy just once.
“Get up early tomorrow.”
Wang Shengnan looked at Chi Nian as she spoke.
“Why?” Chi Nian asked instinctively.
“I’ll take you to the company to terminate your contract.”
Hearing this sentence from Wang Shengnan, the light in Chi Nian’s eyes grew even brighter.
Looking at the person in front of her, whose eyes seemed to sparkle like stars, Wang Shengnan’s lips curved into a smile she herself did not notice.
Like this… maybe it was not so bad.
The next day arrived right on time, under Chi Nian’s eager anticipation.
Sitting in Wang Shengnan’s car, Chi Nian arrived in front of the company building that felt both familiar and unfamiliar. She looked up at the sign of Shengjing Entertainment and let out a light breath.
This time, she was really going to say goodbye.
She truly… felt so happy!
“Sister Wang, do we have to pay a penalty for terminating the contract?”
While standing in front of the elevator waiting, Chi Nian chatted casually with Wang Shengnan.
“A penalty? I don’t know about others, but for you, definitely not.” The company could not wait to kick you out sooner.
Thinking about how some of the senior management had avoided Chi Nian like the plague during the last company meeting, Wang Shengnan felt angry. Back when Chi Nian had been making money for them, they had called her “Nian Nian” so affectionately. Now that they had a new rising star to promote, they started to dislike Chi Nian, saying she tarnished the company’s image—what nonsense.
“That’s good.” Chi Nian’s eyes curved into a smile.
Being able to terminate the contract easily, without any disputes, was truly the best outcome.
Wang Shengnan looked at Chi Nian standing there foolishly smiling and sighed silently in her heart.
Forget it. With this person’s personality, if she stayed in this industry any longer, she would probably be swallowed whole.
Leaving the industry was good. Even if she could not become a doctor, being a nurse would not be bad—at least it would be far better than Chi Nian’s current situation.
Thinking about Chi Nian’s current position both in the industry and within the company, Wang Shengnan, who had been a manager for more than ten years, felt a headache coming on.
After all, she had managed Chi Nian for quite some time. Wang Shengnan turned her head, wanting to give a few more instructions.
Before she could speak, the elevator doors opened.
The two of them stepped into the elevator while the doors were open. There were already two people inside.
When those two saw Chi Nian and Wang Shengnan, they paused their steps of getting out.
“Well, if it isn’t Sister Wang?”
Wang Shengnan looked at the familiar yet ugly expression on that person’s face and did not want to respond.
“Sister Wang really is a star manager who brought up Big Star Chi. Look at that attitude—now she won’t even talk to us old colleagues anymore.”
Seeing that Wang Shengnan did not react, that person did not push further. Instead, she turned to talk to the artist she managed, though her words were laced with sarcasm toward Wang Shengnan.
Her artist chimed in, “Exactly. You can’t be like that. You can’t look down on old friends just because the artist you manage has a big name.”
Old friends?
Pah!
Hearing this, Wang Shengnan felt like she might throw up.
Old friends? Her and Liu Xia?
More like sworn enemies!
And the kind whose grudge had lasted over ten years, with no way to resolve it!
Thinking back to how Liu Xia had once tried to snatch Chi Nian from her but failed, Wang Shengnan almost wanted to laugh first out of politeness. When she looked at Chi Nian again, her gaze carried a bit more gentleness.
No matter how Chi Nian was doing now, in the earlier years, she had indeed relied on Chi Nian to firmly suppress Liu Xia.
If it had not been for this recent period—where the artist under Liu Xia had gotten close to senior management and had been openly and secretly suppressing Chi Nian—Liu Xia would not have dared to target her so blatantly.
After being rivals for over ten years, she might not know others well, but she knew Liu Xia clearly. This was someone who always stepped on the weak and flattered the strong. No matter how bad their relationship had been before, and no matter how much Liu Xia had cursed her behind her back, she had always restrained herself in front of Wang Shengnan.
And now she dared to say Wang Shengnan looked down on old friends because she managed a big-name artist? In Wang Shengnan’s view, the phrase “bullying others by relying on power” might as well have been tailor-made for Liu Xia.
Ever since the artist under Liu Xia had begun to show signs of rising popularity, Wang Shengnan had already experienced scenes like this many times. One more time did not matter.
As for the words those two said, Wang Shengnan treated them like air—letting them pass through her ears without entering her heart.
Meanwhile, the two people treated as air seemed to sense something. So when the elevator reached the designated floor, they followed Wang Shengnan and Chi Nian into the innermost office.
Liu Xia thought to herself that she wanted to see exactly what her old rival was up to. With things already like this, could Wang Shengnan still use that “salted fish” named Chi Nian to stage a beautiful comeback?
Although Liu Xia looked down on Wang Shengnan from the bottom of her heart, her actions unconsciously revealed a level of concern she herself had not noticed.
She still acknowledged Wang Shengnan’s ability.
Recently, the company had been selecting a gold-medal manager, and Wang Shengnan’s usual capabilities had been seen by the higher-ups.
Although Wang Shengnan was currently managing Chi Nian, who was on the decline, while Liu Xia’s artist was on the rise, as long as the final result had not been announced, Liu Xia could not relax.
Objectively, she knew Wang Shengnan no longer had the ability to compete with her. But after more than ten years as rivals—and having once fought over the same artist—Liu Xia paid close attention to every move Wang Shengnan made.
It was not until she sat on the sofa in that office that the faint worry in Liu Xia’s heart turned into something like a joke.
“Terminate the contract? Are you kidding? Wang Shengnan, have you gone crazy?”
This was one of the rare times Liu Xia directly expressed her opinion about Wang Shengnan.
She was simply too shocked and completely unable to understand Wang Shengnan’s decision.
Over the years, Wang Shengnan had indeed managed quite a number of top-tier artists. Although those artists were stronger than Chi Nian in terms of ability, in terms of popularity, even all of them combined might not match a single Chi Nian.
And at such a critical moment for selecting a gold-medal manager, Wang Shengnan actually wanted Chi Nian to terminate her contract with the company!
Liu Xia was so shocked that her thoughts began to scatter.
At that moment, the company’s president, President Zhou, spoke:
“Xiao Wang, I knew you were a smart person. And smart people will always make smart choices. You truly did not disappoint me.”
Hearing President Zhou’s words, something in Liu Xia’s mind seemed to snap.
Smart?
Giving up Chi Nian?
In a flash, Liu Xia suddenly realized something.