Chapter 366: 366 is really just plain ordinary!!

Tang Ze first chuckled with interest, then he spoke, “I don’t know what the big boss is thinking, not even afraid that we might come to blows.”

“I also didn’t expect that, after you left the Heavenly King, you would come here.”

“As you can see, this is a brokerage company with nothing at all, it hasn’t even been announced yet. How about it, are you interested?” Tang Ze asked, “To be honest, if we become colleagues, there should be a lot of friction.”

“Then you…?”

“I don’t trust you, I just trust the big boss,” Tang Ze said.

“Funny, I feel the same.”

The two of them actually didn’t get along well, with completely different approaches to things, and they didn’t quite see eye to eye. After talking in the office for quite a while, they couldn’t come to any conclusion. Soon, the young miss appeared in the Peak’s office, eager to see the face-off between the two.

To find out to what extent the two had argued, Shi Lan deliberately eavesdropped at the door for a while.

Only when both men were red in the face and neck did Shi Lan push the door and enter, saying, “Not bad, better than expected, no fight has broken out.”

“The big boss… This person is ruthless.”

“Isn’t that better than your tenderness and softness?” Xiao Yue retorted.

“Are artists just animals to you?”

“Excessive kindness leads to rapid inflation of an artist’s ego. Have you been a broker for so long without understanding this simple truth?”

After listening, Shi Lan laughed and asked, “Let me ask you a question, what is the bottom line for an artist in your opinion?”

“Character.”

“Character.”

The two men answered in unison.

“Then let me ask you, between talented artists and lucky artists, which type do you prefer?” Shi Lan asked again.

“Of course, talent.”

“Talent.”

Again, the two men responded in unison.

“See, actually, your standards for selecting artists are the same, it’s just that your ways of leading people are different. One relies on morality, and the other on strictness. In truth, you are natural partners and allies. Why can’t you be accommodating and learn from each other’s strengths? The people I choose to bring in will certainly have qualities for you to appreciate in each other. I hope you’ll see this sooner and give me a team with strong cohesion.”

“Tang Ze has been with me for a longer time, so he will coordinate everything. Xiao Yue, you first think it over, whether you want to join Peak or not,” said Shi Lan.

When it comes to employing people, Shi Lan never muddies the waters regarding closeness and distance.

She would definitely say she trusts Tang Ze more because he has been with her longer. This shows the decisiveness and firmness a manager should have.

In this way, Tang Ze would not feel disheartened, and Xiao Yue would also know she possesses both the skill and the capacity for coordination.

“I can report to him, but, I need you to give me a definite answer, the benefits of joining Peak,” Xiao Yue said.

“Unlike Heavenly King which is fake, we are a real subsidiary of Huahai. Haven’t you noticed, you’re on Shuangshi’s turf?” At this point, Tang Ze answered the question for Shi Lan.

In fact, Xiao Yue had some suspicion when he came in, but he wasn’t sure.

“Who exactly are you?” Xiao Yue was full of question marks about Shi Lan in his mind at this moment.

A woman with various extraordinary skills, strong in all aspects, and capable of securing a subsidiary under Huahai was not something an ordinary person could do.

“A… minor eighteenth-tier artist,” Shi Lan raised an eyebrow, leaving the rest to Tang Ze.

Because it was almost noon, she was going to have lunch with Uncle Yan.

“Where did she go?” asked Xiao Yue.

“The tall building next door,” Tang Ze replied with a shrug.

“What is her relationship with Yan Shixiu?” Xiao Yue finally got to the crux of the matter.

At that moment, he recalled Shi Lan mentioning that Yan Shixiu would definitely not attend the king’s banquet.

“Come on, sign this confidentiality agreement, and I’ll tell you,” Tang Ze said, tossing the document from a drawer in front of Xiao Yue.

With his mind full of questions awaiting answers and trusting Shi Lan, Xiao Yue quickly signed his name on the confidentiality agreement without carefully reading the contents.

Only after Xiao Yue had stamped his fingerprint did Tang Ze finally say, “It’s nothing special, just an ordinary husband and wife relationship.”

Xiao Yue: “…”

After a long pause, Xiao Yue ruffled his hair and chuckled, “That really is quite ordinary indeed!!”

It took Tang Ze a little while, but he finally made a clear introduction to Peak’s status as a rogue ship. In a nutshell, it was about a “background-free” artist, ranked eighteenth and controlled by the king, who developed a secret weapon.

Its background is as a subsidiary of Huahai, the darling son of Shuangshi.

The future blueprint for Peak was to enter the film industry, establish Diamond Film, and secretly form a complete industrial chain with Huahai.

“Although I don’t like you, since the boss has taken a liking to you, I can tolerate you,” Tang Ze said.

Xiao Yue had always felt Shi Lan was not an ordinary person, but he never imagined her background was so formidable.

Yan Ziqing spent her days flaunting the Huahai banner to swindle others, yet the true subsidiary of the family kept such a low profile it was chilling.

“You can go watch a couple of good shows before deciding, no rush,” said Tang Ze, referring to the king’s banquet coming this weekend. “After all, once Peak is established, it won’t publicly use the name of a Huahai subsidiary; there’ll be a long period of hardship. Me saying it’s a rogue ship isn’t an exaggeration.”

If Yan Ziqing was deemed to lack management skills and was utterly chaotic, then Shi Lan was accused of having too much ambition.

This also meant a great test of the team’s capabilities.

He didn’t doubt Shi Lan; it was himself he momentarily hesitated about.

If he stayed with the king, he could easily rise to fame with a few artists and gain some recognition. But if he joined Peak, Xiao Yue could imagine that Shi Lan’s requirements for artists would be exceptionally high-quality and strict, which would greatly test a broker’s abilities.

“I’ll consider it.”

Upon hearing Xiao Yue say this, Tang Ze actually sighed with relief.

If Xiao Yue had immediately agreed to stay because of the big boss and Shuangshi’s relationship, Tang Ze would have doubted Shi Lan’s judgment, but Xiao Yue did not disappoint him.

“Suit yourself.”

Afterward, Xiao Yue left Peak Entertainment. As he exited the Peak Office Building, he glanced at the neighboring Shuangshi Building, which was the future of Yancheng.

As for the weekend’s banquet, he was certain, without a second thought, that Yan Shixiu would not appear.

The expression on Yan Ziqing’s face at that time would undoubtedly be priceless.

No matter how the Yan Family publicized, the fact that Yan Shixiu comfortably occupied the top level of that building meant his vision and abilities wouldn’t allow for such oversight as displayed by Yan Ziqing. Huahai and Shuangshi had shown no response until now; it wasn’t tacit agreement, but rather the brewing of a storm.

…

The night before the king’s banquet.

After confirming the arrangements for tomorrow’s banquet one last time, Yan Ziqing sent the hotel address to Yan Shixiu.

Then, she sent a message to her best friend suggesting that it would be better for her best friend to marry into their family cheaply than to have some glamorous floozy as her sister-in-law; that way, she could keep asking Yan Shixiu for favors.