Do Not Speak Ill of My Mother!
Chapter 518 - 502 Teacher Ji Selects People

Chapter 518: 502 Teacher Ji Selects People

Yan Yueqing clapped her hands, "Teacher Ji is not one to delay when it comes to recruiting talent. Little Huang, take Miss Xu down to draft the contract."

The HR representative, Huang Meimei, let out a surprised gasp.

Then, with a resigned chuckle, she nodded her head.

She might have doubts about Teacher Ji’s words, but President Yue’s orders were ironclad. Did she dare not listen?

Procedures were there to serve the boss, after all!

As long as she said it was okay, anything goes.

Huang Meimei put on a genuine smile and extended her hand to Xu Mengjie, "Miss Xu, please come upstairs with me."

Xu Mengjie had not expected things to go so smoothly, her delighted smile totally undisguisable as she eagerly nodded, "Yes, yes, yes!"

The artists in the back started whispering among themselves.

"Isn’t this recruitment a bit too much of a joke? The procedure we went through to get into the company was much more than this."

"Yeah, maybe this is just the new boss’s style—no dilly-dallying."

"Is it possible she’s just trying to please Teacher Ji?"

"Have you been acting in too many silly sweet dramas and knocked your brain silly? Does a president need to please a teacher who trains artists?"

"To be fair, although I’m not a vocal music student, I can tell that Xu Mengjie sings very well! Teacher Ji seldom takes a fancy to anyone, and President Yue must also see her potential for future development."

"Keep it down, don’t let the boss hear you!"

As they chattered away in the back, Yan Yueqing overheard some of their words and, with a laugh, cast them out of her mind, continuing to invite the next applicants to perform.

With a gem in front, the rest seemed less impressive.

Especially for the second one to take the stage, the pressure was not ordinary.

His performance was a dance, the movements were quite fluid, but the expression was a bit stiff due to nervousness.

Teacher Ji slumped in his seat, delivering an indifferent critique, "My birds at home put on a more pleasing fight than the dance you just performed."

The kid, on the verge of tears, clutched the corner of his shirt with teary eyes, nearly crying out loud on stage.

The chatterers in the back breathed a sigh of relief.

"That’s more like it! That’s the proper way to open Teacher Ji’s critiques."

"I hope this kid has thick skin and can withstand Teacher Ji’s comments, otherwise... the company will have nothing to do with him."

"Seriously though, it wasn’t bad dancing."

Yan Yueqing contained her smile, and had a brief chat with the boy.

In the end, it was Zhou Jue who spoke, "Thank you for your performance. Please go to the rest area and have a seat."

The boy’s face changed dramatically, "Does that mean... I don’t stand a chance anymore?"

Zhou Jue replied indifferently, "HR will notify you of the result."

The boy forced a smile uglier than tears, bit his lip, and bowed before leaving the stage.

Yan Yueqing watched his retreating figure, "Quite polite."

Zhou Jue sidled up ingratiatingly, "Does President Yue want to sign him?"

"No," Yan Yueqing shook her head, "Today’s selection of all the artists is up to Teacher Ji."

"Teacher Ji?"

Even though he was a teacher for training artists, wasn’t it a bit too generous to give him full authority over the auditions?

Usually, after initial selections, those scouted or who came to audition voluntarily would be gathered by the talent department. After they went through basic training and received two or three test scores, Ji Quwei would come down to give formal lessons.

After all, his devilish comments during auditions could significantly knock someone’s confidence.

If joining the company means training under the devil himself right away, that would really be hell!

There will be regular teachers to guide everyone for a while before Teacher Ji cranks up the intensity.

Today President Yue has given Ji Quwei full control, isn’t she afraid he’ll weed out everyone?

Thinking about this, Zhou Jue secretly changed his tone, thankful for Xu Mengjie’s presence, else he couldn’t imagine how tragic today’s scene would have been?

Ji Quwei seemed to have heard Zhou Jue’s question and glanced over, saying, "What? President Zhou doesn’t trust my selection process?"

"Not at all!" Zhou Jue sat up straight, "I absolutely trust Teacher Ji’s judgment!"

Ji Quwei scoffed indifferently.

Yan Yueqing smoothed things over with a cheerful smile: "Teacher Ji, before we came to you, I promised that we should leave professional matters to the professionals. At Xingyue, we value quality over quantity. Having you screen candidates cuts out the training process, not only saving the company money but also not wasting applicants’ time, isn’t that great~"

One by one, everyone in the back row suddenly sat up straight!

Did you hear that?!

President Yue says we value quality over quantity?!

She’s giving them points!

After receiving a positive response from Yan Yueqing, Ji Quwei relaxed a bit and his gaze shifted to the stage: "Next."

His expression was cool, but inside he was all smiles.

The proud old man watched the performers while remembering the visit from President Yue last night, asking him to come out of retirement.

As an old-timer at Xingyue, Ji Quwei had deep feelings for the company.

When President Jiang was in charge, he controlled the quality of the artists and selected a lot of talent.

Latterly, as people grew ambitious and looked to other forests, Ji Quwei knew the company couldn’t hold on to everyone, yet he still maintained long-term contact with those who left.

He was adept at maintaining both connections and relationships.

It’s a pity that afterwards, Xingyue was mishandled into a mess by several presidents, and he could stand it no longer but couldn’t interfere much either.

For example, in the initial recruitments, Ji Quwei would be directly involved; he felt that those with poor qualifications wouldn’t be selected at all.

But later on, recruitment gradually marginalized him, to the point where people he felt had no strengths at all would still join the initial training groups... Ji Quwei understood that these were the leadership’s connections, regardless of whether they could be turned into celebrities, at least sign them to the company first.

Having him train those who were neither diligent nor musically inclined was more unbearable than killing him.

Under frustration, Ji Quwei simply stopped caring these past two years.

He hadn’t expected that the company would suddenly appoint a new president.

Yan Yueqing’s respect for talent gave Ji Quwei hope once again for Xingyue’s future.

Her saying, "professionals should do professional tasks," was refreshingly straightforward, just like the old coal bosses who would only invest money in a production team and never interfere with the selection of actors or scripts. In contrast, nowadays, with just a bit more investment, inserting someone into the cast meant adding unnecessary scenes.

For that one person, they would disregard continuity of the plot and logical consistency...

What kind of quality can a production have if it’s sacrificed for the sake of one person?

By the same token, if a group of artists exists merely to support a single individual, what can be said about the level of that group? Everyone knows in their hearts.

Before leaving, Yan Yueqing earnestly promised: "Rest assured, I will not interfere at all when the selection process opens up tomorrow!"

Ji Quwei was half-doubtful, yet now, he had finally set his mind at ease.

Over twenty people auditioned all morning.

Apart from Xu Mengjie, only one other girl caught Ji Quwei’s approval: Xi Hongxia.

The personnel staff, anxious, came to consult Yan Yueqing’s opinion: "President Yue, the contracts for Xu Mengjie and Xi Hongxia are ready, as for the others..."

Yan Yueqing didn’t even lift an eyelid: "Don’t keep them, give each one a gift and send them off politely."

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