Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 222 You are going to kill them!

Chapter 222: 222 You are going to kill them!

As soon as these words were said, the whole room was in an uproar.

So you have to do it whether you sign or terminate a contract? Why don’t you just say the whole company should be tested; what’s with all the fuss?!

Not only were the people in the meeting shocked, but even the audience watching the live stream was startled.

[Damn, I didn’t waste my time watching this live stream after all! Worth it!]

[I knew Zhongxing was playing a big game, but I never thought they would go this big!]

[It’s getting intense! Director Tang is truly upright, daring to take on such a task.]

[I hope other companies take note.]

[Hahaha, Director Tang said it in two parts probably to scare those who used drugs? Giving them a glimmer of hope only to mercilessly crush it later?]

Director Tang was on stage, smiling like a cunning fox.

His words were, of course, meaningful.

There were a few people in the company who you could tell had touched dirty things just by looking at them.

Organizing a company-wide drug test would definitely reveal issues. When that time came, no matter how the company handled it, netizens would criticize. The drugs were found in Zhongxing. Can you escape responsibility?

But by changing the reason, the statement became different.

For signing contracts, well – just take the drug test first. Our company is clean and honest, we don’t want any employees who break the law.

Terminating a contract? A drug test is needed too, ensuring that those who leave Zhongxing are law-abiding good citizens~

Essentially it was the same thing, but it left a completely different impression on the audience!

This was a method taught by Jiang Chuanning to Director Tang and also the charm of the Hua Country language.

With this move, Zhongxing’s image instantly transformed into that of an exemplary company that follows policies and obeys laws.

We are not a den that covers for criminals!

We provide KPIs proactively to our police comrades!

Director Tang continued with a smile, "After signing the contract, the company will provide various training courses to the signed artists every year, including performance and physical training. Especially for the actors going to the costume drama crew, we will provide special training in lines, etiquette, Six Arts, and other courses."

The audience in the live chat was excited.

[Major reform! Good, good, good! I can’t stand the physicality of some actors! Zhongxing’s move has my full approval!]

[Does that mean we’re going to see real horseback riding in costume dramas again? Every time I see close-up shots with actors pretending to ride horses, I just can’t...]

[Yeah, fans always say they’re worried about the danger and whatnot, really just making excuses for their idols. I remember watching the battle scenes of the armies in ’Three Countries,’ feeling the thundering charge of thousands of horses. Now the actors sit on a dummy horse head and wobble a bit, and they call that hard work?]

[Riding horses is dangerous, but those horses in Hengdian are seasoned actors, often outperforming the stars. Sometimes I want to see the daily filming routine of the horses, it must be more interesting than the stars’ behind-the-scenes.]

[I earn several thousand yuan a month, and if I don’t do my job well, I get scolded. Stars shoot a movie and earn millions; if they don’t do their jobs well, we still have to coddle them? It’s all the fans spoiling them!]

After discussing the artists, Director Tang moved on to this year’s projects: "After the signing process is underway, aside from those already in drama crews, the rest of the staff will go on a one-week company team-building reality show—’Cutting Wheat.’

[Cutting Wheat? Is it what I’m thinking?]

[I’ve seen company team-building, I’ve seen reality shows about farming, but a team-building reality show about farming is something new to me.]

[A lesson to learn from hardship? Helping the farmers?]

[Zhongxing’s moves have completely blown me away today! Hahahaha, to rejuvenate the entertainment industry, I trust Zhongxing!]

The faces of the artists present were uglier than the next.

Taking a drug test was one thing—apart from those with guilty consciences, everyone was rather impressed by the company’s courage! But team-building by cutting wheat?! Are you serious?

It’s August, the peak of summer, and unbearably hot.

The mountain area where they were going to Cut Wheat was definitely dry and hot. Just standing under the sun would probably peel off a layer of their skin.

For these artists, whose pale skin had been carefully cultivated for so long, wasn’t all the use of beauty products worth several thousand or even tens of thousands about looking better on camera?

Going out to work in the fields, cutting wheat under the blazing sun, would their faces even be presentable when they got back?!

Not to mention the whole thing being livestreamed...

Any slight slacking off would be recorded crystal clear!

Was Director Tang out of his mind? Was this artist training, or did he want them dead?!

After hearing about these two events, many artists who were observing Zhongxing had completely lost faith in the company...

Most of them entered the entertainment industry because the money was good and easy to come by. Those unreasonable seven-year contracts might be a rip-off, but the artists had willingly signed them.

Everyone wanted to become famous and earn tens of millions just by endorsing an advertisement.

They all knew that of a thousand contracts, it would be good if even one could make someone famous. But gamblers always think they might be the lucky one!

Now, the benefits brought by the contracts only stipulated a duration of one year, without mentioning any other profit-sharing schemes or resource endorsements.

So...

What profit could they possibly gain from this?!

Plus, the free training and team-building Cutting Wheat! It sounded good but was just a sacrifice for the company to foster a positive image.

What’s the use of such good training? Do you get into major groups by being gracefully shaped and having passed your lines?

NONONO!

The entertainment industry had changed long ago.

The artistic backbones of the past could spend years perfecting a play. In today’s fast-food era, if a star doesn’t show their face for a while, fans will forget them outright.

Zhongxing might have had the intention to reform, but they didn’t have the destiny to!

Continuing like this would be nothing but digging their own grave, wouldn’t it?

In the conference room, about half of the artists began to think of retreating, surging with the thought of seizing this opportunity to cancel their contracts and leave.

Director Tang completely ignored everyone’s changing expressions and continued to passionately talk about Zhongxing’s reform plans.

Fixed annual training, regular fitness and drug tests assessments every year...

The more he spoke, the more it seemed unrelated to an entertainment company!

Even internal administration wouldn’t be this strict, would it?!

Finally, Director Tang paused and looked towards the place of honor, "Next, let’s welcome the new boss of Zhongxing—Boss Jiang Chuanning—to deliver a speech about his vision for Zhongxing."

Warm applause rang out in the hall.

Everyone forced a smile, doing their best to maintain a professional facade.

As Jiang Chuanning took the stage and began with a simple opening remark, he laughed and said, "After coming to Hua Country, I heard a rumor that a Ziwei Star will emerge in the entertainment industry this year. They say it will be so bright that everyone will cheer for it. I don’t know where this Ziwei Star is, but through Zhongxing, I intend to create such a star."

He paused, then looked in the direction of the back row.

Almost everyone followed his gaze.

Yan Yueqing, who had been nearly dozing off during the meeting, was startled awake by the intense stares.

What? Why are you all looking at me?!

Especially when Li Manman and Meng Chengchu’s gazes also turned towards her, her scalp went numb!

What are you doing?!

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