CH 10

Yan Qiuping called Luo Ning personally and found that he was not blocked. When he heard the call connect, he scoffed in his heart. Luo Ning was really playing hard to get, but she still didn’t dare to truly offend him.

On the other side, just after signing the new contract, Luo Ning answered Yan Qiuping’s call.

“Is something wrong?”

“Luo Ning, who allowed you to post that kind of Weibo, do you know how much trouble this will cause Xingheng? Stop causing trouble and delete it,” Yan Qiuping said with a bit of anger.

When Luo Ning heard what he said, she chuckled and said, “If I delete it now, won’t I get into more trouble? Dream on.”

After posting something like that only to delete it, not only would she be ridiculed to death by anti-fans, but the general appeal would be atrocious. This guy was too vicious.

“Luo Ning, if you continue to be so willful, then all your appearances and activities will be suspended,” Yan Qiuping threatened.

This woman was a fool to pick a fight with him over this matter. He was her manager, and it was easy for him to make things difficult for her. Since she was so ignorant, he’d devote all her resources to Bo Xiangxiang in the future. Xingheng was in the throes of anger at the moment, so he wouldn’t object.

“If you want to suspend my activities, you need to have the right to do so.” Luo Ning then continued in a very calm voice. “I’m officially informing you that you have been fired by me, and I want to change managers.”

Her words sounded like a big joke to Yan Qiuping. “Luo Ning, you are too naive. As long as I don’t agree, the company’s management won’t change your manager.”

“Don’t think about anything else, you can only be my artist.”

“Now go delete the post and take the initiative to admit that the person in the trending photo is you. Xingheng and I won’t hold a grudge against you for your previous attitude.” He didn’t bother to hide his intentions anymore. There was no way he would allow Luo Ning to change managers, otherwise she would be out of his control.

“Piss off!” Luo Ning didn’t want to hear his bullshit, so she hung up the phone and blocked all his contact numbers.

When Yan Qiuping heard her words followed by the disconnect tone from the phone, he was stunned. Was Luo Ning crazy? She really dared to go against them. Since he had become a first-class agent, no one had dared to talk to him like that. It was extremely upsetting. Luo Ning better be prepared to be frozen1When a company “freezes out” a singer or actor, the company will stop casting him or her in movies, or releasing their albums, or arranging commercial events for them. While their contracts have not expired, the singer or actor can’t get work from another company..

Seeing Yan Qiuping’s dark face after hanging up, Ji Xingheng couldn’t help but ask, “What did she say?”

“She refused, and said she wanted to change her manager and asked me to piss off.” Yan Qiuping suppressed the anger in his heart and put on a look of helplessness, as if Luo Ning was acting childish.

Ji Xingheng frowned. “She’s too willful this time.”

Brother Yan’s foundation in the company was not shallow, so it was impossible for Luo Ning to change managers. What good would it do her to go on like this? Falling out with the manager was the most unwise decision, wasn’t she usually quite smart?

“That’s right, so I’m going to cancel all her appearances first and let her calm down,”   Yan Qiuping sighed.

When all the heat around Luo Ning dies down and her popularity drops, the flower vase character would be easily forgotten if she wasn’t active in the circle.

Ji Xingheng’s frown deepened. “There’s no need for that, I’ll talk to her about it.”

“Don’t let her admit to the trending photo or delete her post. I’ll find someone to remove the relevant trending topic.”

This was what Luo Ning had a problem with. If he compromised, she probably wouldn’t continue.

Yan Qiuping was shocked into silence. He thought that Ji Xingheng would be even more angry, but who knew that he would take the initiative to compromise. It seemed that Luo Ning’s position in Ji Xingheng’s heart wasn’t as unimportant as they imagined; this wouldn’t do. He was just about to persuade Ji Xingheng when his phone suddenly rang.

When he saw that the company’s human resources department was calling, he was surprised for a moment and thought that it was good timing. He could inform them in advance so that Luo Ning wouldn’t make a fuss about changing managers.

After he picked up the phone, the other party told him that the company had decided to replace Luo Ning’s manager with Fang Yan, and he no longer needed to take care of her.

Yan Qiuping was completely stunned. “On what basis are you changing Luo Ning’s manager without my consent?”

“Based on the fact that this decision was made personally by the senior management. The company has already signed a new contract with Luo Ning, so you don’t need to worry about it anymore.” The other party hung up after speaking.

It was only then that Yan Qiuping realized that Luo Ning was not just playing hard to get. This feeling of being out of control didn’t feel good.

“Does Luo Ning know anyone in the company’s management?” He came to his senses and asked Ji Xingheng.

Ji Xingheng thought for a while and shook his head. “I don’t think so, why?”

“She really went to the company to ask for a change of manager and even got Fang Yan. It’s impossible for her to do that without knowing someone at the top.” Yan Qiuping’s mood was dark.

He was the one who wanted to kick Luo Ning to the curb on his own initiative, but in the end, she grabbed the company’s ace manager and kicked him out first. He felt quite distressed, but he couldn’t do anything about it. It had been a long time since he had felt so bad.

Ji Xingheng was surprised as well. There were no secrets between him and Luo Ning, and he basically knew everyone she knew. But now, she was breaking up with him, blacklisting him, and changing managers without telling him, all of which made him feel a rare sense of anxiety.

“I’ll go to the company tomorrow to talk to her.” He felt that things couldn’t go on like this.

Yan Qiuping’s head was also muddled. “Yes, go see her and have a good talk.”

Right now, he could only hope that Ji Xingheng’s importance in Luo Ning’s heart was still high, so that she could be persuaded to return, otherwise his plan with Bo Xiangxiang would be completely ruined.

On the other side, Luo Ning and Fang Yan left the president’s office.

“You don’t have to worry about anything for the next few days, just prepare well for the variety show next week. Whether you can make a comeback or get a clean slate depends on it,” Fang Yan said.

Luo Ning’s current reputation had been completely scandalized by the misleading rumors, and the live variety show was a good opportunity. After all, it was an audio-visual environment, and the audience would be influenced by even the slightest thing.

Of course, live broadcasts also made it easy to be slandered. If the performance wasn’t good, it would affect the general appeal to non-fans, and the fans themselves would revolt. Don’t mention trying to get a clean slate, the blacklisting would only get worse.

Luo Ning nodded. “I had the same thought.”

“Brother Fang, I’m going to make another post on Weibo to inform the public about the manager change.” She wanted to hear the other party’s opinion.

“What do you plan on saying?”

Luo Ning took out her phone, opened the app and created a post, then handed it to him.

Fang Yan was surprised when he saw the content, and then chuckled. “Are you sure you want to be so direct?”

Luo Ning nodded and said, “Yes. I not only want to get rid of my flower vase persona, but I also want to tear off the labels they have put on me, so I will start by confronting them directly. I will be me, no one else.” She had never been a weak character, and she didn’t like to retreat.

Seeing her confident and firm expression, Fang Yan had admiration in his eyes again. “Okay, but don’t post today. Let the popularity of the previous post simmer for a bit; post tomorrow.”

“Notify me after you post it. I’ll interact with you on Weibo and ask the company to post an announcement on its official page. To prevent the trolls and ghostwriters from getting in the way, I will have the PR team moderate the comments.”

He liked and appreciated Luo Ning’s decisiveness in handling things. He felt that she had a lot of potential.

“Okay, then I’ll trouble Brother Fang.” Luo Ning nodded in agreement. This was the right way for a manager to use his connections.