Chapter 1375: Chapter 715: Meeting He Yong (2)
Li Ci, indignant, said, "That’s because they’re all a bunch of snobs!"
"That’s even funnier. Why have you worked for so many years surrounded by snobs, without a single true friend?"
Li Ci suddenly found himself speechless.
He had never been asked quite like this, and he was silent for a while.
Zhou Yun said, "You never reflect on yourself; you always look for others’ problems. Why should anyone help you?"
Li Ci snorted coldly and suddenly walked away.
As he walked, he muttered, "You’re popular, so whatever you say is right!"
Zhou Yun stood still, silently watching Li Ci’s back, feeling overwhelmed with emotion.
Does Li Ci only see her as someone who’s right because she’s popular?
He Yong’s secretary came over and said to Zhou Yun, "Miss Zhou, Li Ci is in a bad mood and said some unpleasant things. Please don’t take them to heart. President He is waiting for you; please follow me."
Zhou Yun nodded and followed the secretary into He Yong’s office.
The supposedly "in a meeting" He Yong, according to the secretary, had been sitting in his office the whole time, quietly reading the materials in his hands.
He looked up, saw Zhou Yun, and flashed a warm smile.
"Xiao Yun is here. I haven’t done anything all afternoon, just waiting for you." He Yong stood up and walked over with enthusiasm, "Sit down."
He Yong asked, "What would you like to drink? Coffee, or tea? There’s juice too, freshly squeezed."
Zhou Yun said, "No need, I just had a cup of coffee before coming up."
He Yong asked in surprise, "Where did you drink it? At the café downstairs?"
"Yes." Zhou Yun replied with a smile, "Since we agreed on three o’clock, I arrived early and sat at the café for a while."
He Yong immediately expressed displeasure, "You arrived early, but waited until three o’clock? Why not come directly to me?"
"I was afraid of disturbing you." Zhou Yun waved her hand, "President He, is the company now giving up on Li Ci?"
He Yong’s expression paused before he said, "Oh, you ran into Li Ci outside, didn’t you?"
Zhou Yun nodded and said, "Yes, he doesn’t seem to be doing very well at the moment."
He Yong sighed and said, "The company has truly done everything it could for him. But he’s just unwilling to face reality, still stuck in his past glory, refusing to accept reality. I arranged for him to act, but he won’t take any role other than the leading role, and he said I’m mistreating him. My heart is really broken by him."
He Yong has this knack—he can make every word sound heartfelt.
Zhou Yun was immune to it.
She asked, "Is the company just giving up on him like that?"
"Forcing him to act wouldn’t make sense. I personally cultivated him, and if he’s really unwilling, there’s nothing I can do. We’ll just let it drag on." He Yong said.
Zhou Yun knew that He Yong had his reasons for doing this.
An uncooperative artist, just let them be.
Anyway, the company is big enough, and Li Ci isn’t irreplaceable now.
Zhang Mo and Zhou Jianfeng are both on the rise, with scripts continuously coming in. Especially Zhou Jianfeng, who quickly became a popular young actor with the help of "Under the Grand Dress," business invitations are flying in like snowflakes.
He Yong is now undoubtedly riding high.
Zhou Yun nodded.
She informed He Yong, "Li Ci previously came to me for help, wanting me to assist him."
"Don’t." He Yong reflexively said. After these three words, He Yong seemed to realize his reaction was too intense and tried to make up: "I mean, Li Ci hasn’t come around yet. Helping him now wouldn’t be effective; it would be harmful instead, only worsening his reputation in the industry. Only when he truly changes, that’s when we should help him. It’s only useful then."
Zhou Yun knew that what He Yong said was correct.
But she wasn’t convinced.
Because she knew that He Yong’s original intent behind these words wasn’t the heartfelt concern it appeared to be.
Zhou Yun cautioned herself never to delve too deeply into relationships between people.
She smiled and said, "Let’s not talk about Li Ci. Today, I wanted to discuss the second season of ’Under the Grand Dress’ with you."
"Hmm?" He Yong asked, "Didn’t we already discuss everything about the second season of ’Under the Grand Dress’? Why did you come to the company just to talk about something you could have called me about?"
